Commitment Letter for $200,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility between Quiksilver, Inc., Quiksilver Americas, Inc., Bank of America, and GE Capital
Quiksilver, Inc. and Quiksilver Americas, Inc. have entered into a commitment letter with Bank of America and General Electric Capital Corporation for a $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The agreement outlines the roles of the banks as lenders, arrangers, and agents, and sets a three-year maturity for the facility. Quiksilver agrees to assist in the syndication process and provide accurate financial information. The facility is subject to the terms in the commitment letter, a term sheet, and a fee letter, with specific obligations for both parties regarding information sharing and syndication efforts.
$200,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Quiksilver Americas, Inc.
15202 Graham St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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Borrower: | Quiksilver Americas, Inc. and all domestic subsidiaries which own any assets of the type included in the Borrowing Base (as defined below) (collectively, the Borrower). | |
Guarantors: | Quiksilver, Inc. and all other direct domestic subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Borrowers (other than immaterial subsidiaries to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents). In addition, each Borrower shall cross guaranty all other Borrowers. | |
Administrative Agent: | Bank of America, N.A. will act as sole and exclusive administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent). | |
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners: | Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) and GE Capital Markets, Inc. (GECM; collectively, together with BAS, the Arrangers). | |
Co-Collateral Agents: | Bank of America, N.A. and General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC; collectively, in such capacity, the Co-Collateral Agents). | |
Lenders: | Bank of America, N.A., GECC and a syndicate of financial institutions arranged by the Arrangers, which lenders shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld. | |
Purpose: | The Facility, in conjunction with the initial proceeds of the Term Loan (defined below), in an initial principal amount equal to $125,000,000, will be used to refinance all of the obligations under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 3, 2005 among the Quiksilver, Inc., Quiksilver Americas, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties thereto, to repay certain other indebtedness of Quiksilver, Inc. and its subsidiaries, to pay related transaction fees and expenses in connection with the |
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refinancing and repayment of indebtedness and for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Borrower. | ||
Facility: | A senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 (the Facility). The Facility shall include a sublimit of $100,000,000 for the issuance of letters of credit and a swing line loan sublimit of 10% of the aggregate commitments under the Facility.1 | |
Increase Option: | Provided that no default or event of default is then existing or would arise therefrom, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders agree that the Borrower, at its option, may request, not more than on two (2) occasions and in minimum increments of $25,000,000, that the Facility be increased by an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000. Any such increase shall be on the same terms and conditions as the Facility. Any or all of the existing Lenders shall initially have the right of first refusal (but not the obligation) to increase their respective commitments to satisfy the Borrowers requested increase in the Facility. If the Lenders are unwilling to so increase their commitments, BAS will use its reasonable efforts to obtain one or more financial institutions which are not then Lenders reasonably acceptable to the Borrower to become party to the Facility and to provide a commitment in an amount necessary to satisfy the Borrowers requested increase in the Facility. The Borrower shall pay BAS, the Administrative Agent and the participating Lenders fees and other compensation as agreed to between the Borrower, BAS, the Administrative Agent or such Lenders, as applicable, in connection with the exercise of the Increase Option. | |
Borrowing Base: | Credit Extensions under the Facility shall not exceed the lesser of $200,000,000 or the Borrowing Base. The Borrowing Base at any time will be the sum of (a) 85% of the value of eligible credit card receivables of the Borrower, plus (b) 85% of the face amount of the Borrowers eligible accounts receivable (other than credit card receivables), plus (c) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory of the Borrower minus (d) customary reserves established in connection with a good faith determination made in the commercially reasonable credit judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent. Definitions of appraised value, eligible inventory, eligible credit card receivables, eligible accounts receivable, and |
1 | Facility may include a Canadian subfacility on terms reasonably acceptable to Lenders. |
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reserve levels and categories will be mutually established by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents upon completion of an inventory appraisal and commercial finance examination; provided that those accounts outstanding for 90 days or less from the invoice date (or 120 days or less up to an amount not to exceed [$TBD]) and those accounts not yet overdue by 60 days or less shall be included in eligible accounts receivable, to the extent such accounts satisfy all other eligibility criteria. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the definitive documentation shall reflect that each Co-Collateral Agent shall have rights at least as expansive as the rights afforded to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other agent or arranger in the Facility relating to (i) (x) the definition of Availability, Excess Availability, and any component definition of any of the foregoing, (y) the definition of Borrowing Base and any component thereof (including, without limitation, reserves, advance rates, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements and appraisals, examinations and collateral audits) and (ii) the validity, extent, perfection or priority of the liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agents in regards to the Collateral (collectively, Collateral Issues), and any provision relating to a Collateral Issue which would otherwise only need to be satisfactory (or, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory, etc.) to the Administrative Agent or any other agent or arranger shall be deemed to require the consent of or be satisfactory (or, as the case may be, reasonably satisfactory, etc.) to the Co-Collateral Agents. In addition, in the event that the agents under the Facility cannot agree on issues relating to the Borrowing Base, Availability, Excess Availability, Borrowing Base eligibility standards, reserves, advance rates, borrowing base reporting, appraisals or examinations or any other action or determination, the determination shall be made by the agent either asserting the more conservative credit judgment (that is, that would result in the least amount of credit being available to the Borrower) or declining to permit the requested action. | ||
Closing Date: | A mutually agreed upon date to be determined but in any event on or before June 26, 2009. | |
Maturity Date: | Three years from the Closing Date. | |
Applicable Margin: | The Applicable Margin shall be the applicable rate per annum set forth in the pricing grid, below, based upon average daily Excess Availability (the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility less |
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outstanding credit extensions) for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. Initial pricing shall be at Level II and shall remain at Level II for 2 full fiscal quarters after the Closing Date (notwithstanding that the performance measures for Level I may be satisfied; provided that, if the performance measures set forth below for Level III are in effect, pricing shall be at Level III during such period that such performance measures are in effect). The applicable rates shall thereafter be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the pricing grid. |
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I | Equal to or greater than 66% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility | 4.00 | % | 3.00 | % | |||||
II | Less than 66% but equal to or greater than 33% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility | 4.25 | % | 3.25 | % | |||||
III | Less than 33% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility | 4.50 | % | 3.50 | % |
Letter of Credit Issuer: | Bank of America, N.A., any other Lender requested by the Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective affiliates. | |
Letter of Credit Fees: | (a) Documentary Letters of Credit shall bear a fee equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate Margin payable quarterly in arrears on the average daily balance of Documentary Letters of Credit outstanding; (b) Standby Letters of Credit shall be priced at a fee equal to the applicable LIBOR Rate Margin, payable on the total face amount of each outstanding standby letter of credit, payable quarterly in arrears; (c) a fronting fee shall be payable to the Letter of Credit Issuer in an amount |
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equal to 0.125% per annum for all Letters of Credit quarterly in arrears; and (d) Letter of Credit Issuers customary fees and charges in connection with the issuance, negotiation, amendment, and extension of letters of credit shall be payable by the Borrower to the Letter of Credit Issuer. All Letter of Credit fees shall be calculated on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. | ||
Default Pricing: | Each level of the Applicable Margin and Letter of Credit Fees shall be increased by 2% per annum. | |
Borrowing Options: | At the option of the Borrower, borrowings under the Facility shall be at a rate of interest of either (a) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin (Base Rate Loan), or (b) the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin (LIBOR Rate Loan). LIBOR Rates will be quoted for one, two, three, and six months, but there shall be a 2.0% floor on LIBOR for one-month and two-month LIBOR Rate Loans; provided that Borrower shall be permitted to borrow for one-month or two-month periods at the three-month LIBOR rate. Base Rate Loans shall be available on at least one business days prior notice. LIBOR Rate Loans shall require at least three business days advance notice. Interest on Base Rate Loans will be due and payable quarterly in arrears. Interest on LIBOR Rate Loans will be payable at the end of each applicable interest period or quarterly in arrears, whichever is earlier. All interest for LIBOR Rate Loans shall be based on a 360-day year and actual days elapsed and all interest on Base Rate Loans shall be based on a 365/366 day year and actual days elapsed. Base Rate means the greatest of (1) the Prime Rate announced by the Bank as its Prime Rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50% per annum, or (3) the LIBOR Rate for an interest period of one month plus 1% per annum. | |
Swing Line Option: | Swing line loans (Swing Line Loans ) will be made available by the Administrative Agent on a same day basis in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10% of the aggregate commitments under the Facility. All Swing Line Loans shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. | |
Unused Line Fee: | The Borrower will pay an unused line fee calculated from the Closing Date of (i) 1.00% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the Facility if less than 33% of the Facility has been used, (ii) 0.75% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the Facility if 33% or more but less than 66% of the Facility has been used and (iii) 0.50% per annum |
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on the average daily unused portion of the Facility if 66% or more than 66% of the Facility has been used and, in each case, payable quarterly in arrears and upon the Maturity Date, and adjusted quarterly. Swing Line Loans will, for purposes of the commitment fee calculations only, not be deemed to be a utilization of the Facility. | ||
Optional Prepayments and Commitment Reductions: | The Borrower may repay the loans at any time and from time to time without premium or penalty (other than breakage costs with respect to LIBOR loans, if applicable), in minimum principal amounts and with customary notice requirements to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents. | |
The Borrower may reduce the unutilized portion of the commitments in respect of the Facility at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, in minimum principal amounts to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and subject to customary notice requirements to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents. | ||
Mandatory Prepayments: | If at any time the sum of borrowings under the Facility exceeds the lesser of (i) the Borrowing Base as in effect at such time and (ii) the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility as in effect at such time, prepayments of loans (and/or the cash collateralization of Letters of Credit) shall be required in an amount equal to such excess. | |
Additional Fees: | Payable in the amounts and at the times set forth in the Fee Letter of even dated herewith. | |
Security: | The Facility (and all cash management services and other bank products provided to any of the Borrower or Guarantors by any of the Lenders or their affiliates) will be secured by a first priority (subject to exceptions to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) perfected security position on all inventory and accounts of the Borrower and Guarantors, together with all general intangibles (exclusive of intellectual property subject to a first priority lien to secure the Term Loan) relating to inventory and accounts, all contract rights under agreements relating to inventory and accounts, all documents relating to inventory, all supporting obligations and letter-of-credit rights relating to inventory and accounts, all instruments evidencing payment for inventory and accounts; |
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all money, cash, cash equivalents, securities and other property of any kind held directly or indirectly by the Co-Collateral Agents or any Lender; all deposit accounts, credits, and balances with any financial institution with which the Borrower maintains deposits and which contain proceeds of or collections on, inventory and accounts; all books, records and other property related to or referring to any of the foregoing, including books, records, account ledgers, data processing records, computer software and other property and all proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, proceeds of any insurance policies, claims against third parties, subject to exceptions and liens to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents. | ||
The Facility will also be secured by (a) a second priority perfected security position on substantially all other personal property of the Borrower and the Guarantors, subject to exceptions and liens to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents and (b) a second priority pledge of the direct and indirect ownership interest in each direct domestic subsidiary (and each Canadian foreign subsidiary, to secure obligations under the contemplated Canadian sub-facility, if any) of the Borrower and each Guarantor. The Co-Collateral Agents shall enter into an intercreditor agreement with the agent for holders of a first priority lien on such other assets which intercreditor agreement shall be on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents and which shall in any event provide that the Co-Collateral Agents shall have the right to utilize, at no cost or expense, such properties of the Borrower and Guarantors (including without limitation intellectual property) to the extent necessary to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the inventory and accounts after an event of default (collectively, the Collateral). | ||
Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Sections 9-406 through 9-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the security arrangements shall not include Collateral to the extent (i) prohibited by applicable law, (ii) constituting leaseholds, (iii) constituting vehicles and other assets subject to certificate of title, (iv) constituting interests in joint ventures and non-wholly owned subsidiaries which cannot be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties, (v) those assets over which the granting of a security interest is such assets would be prohibited by contract or (vi) otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co- |
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Cash Management: | If, at any time, (a) Excess Availability is less than (i) 20.0% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility for 3 consecutive Business Days, or (ii) $30,000,000 for 3 consecutive Business Days, (b) an Event of Default exists, or (c) the failure to either (i) refinance the indebtedness owing by Pilot SAS (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc.) to Crédit Lyonnais SA, BNP Paribas SA and Société Générale SA pursuant to that certain unsecured credit agreement dated as of March 14, 2008 (the Pilot SAS Indebtedness) or (ii) enter into a binding commitment satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents to refinance the Pilot SAS Indebtedness (such refinancing to close by no later than the maturity date thereof then in effect), in each case by no later than that date which is fifteen (15) days prior to the maturity date of the Pilot SAS Indebtedness then in effect (each, a Cash Dominion Event), all cash receipts (subject to exceptions to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) shall be forwarded to a deposit account which is subject to a control agreement in favor of the Co-Collateral Agents or to a concentration account maintained by the Co-Collateral Agents with Bank of America, N.A. and such receipts shall be applied daily in reduction of the obligations under the Facility. The occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing at any time (x) when an Event of Default is continuing or, (y) if such Cash Dominion Event has occurred due to the failure by the Borrower to maintain Excess Availability as set forth in clause (a) above, notwithstanding that Excess Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth in clause (a) above, unless and until Excess Availability exceeds such amounts for 60 consecutive days, in which case a Cash Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing; provided that a Cash Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing (even if Excess Availability exceeds the required amounts for 60 consecutive days) if a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and been discontinued on 3 occasions during the term of the Facility and (z) if such Cash Dominion Event has occurred due to events described in clause (c) above, until such time as the Pilot SAS Indebtedness has been refinanced, or a satisfactory binding commitment to refinance the Pilot SAS Indebtedness (such refinancing to close by no later than the maturity date thereof then in effect) has been entered into. |
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The definitive documentation for the Facility shall provide that, so long as any advances or letters of credit are outstanding under the Facility, Borrower shall not permit cash in an aggregate amount in excess of 10% of the Borrowing Base as then in effect (other than (i) store cash, cash held in local, non-concentration deposit accounts, cash in transit between stores and depository accounts and cash receipts from sales in the process of inter-account transfers, in each case as a result of the ordinary course operations of the Borrower, and (ii) to the extent necessary for the Borrower and Guarantors to satisfy in the ordinary course of their business the current liabilities incurred by them in the ordinary course of their business and without acceleration of the satisfaction of such current liabilities) to accumulate and be maintained in depository accounts of the Borrower and the Guarantors. | ||
Representations and Warranties: | Usual and customary for facilities of this type, with exceptions, qualifications and materiality to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents, including, without limitation, the following: (i) corporate status; (ii) corporate power and authority and enforceability; (iii) no material violation of, or conflicts with, law, material contracts (if any, to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) or organizational documents; (iv) no material litigation; (v) accuracy and completeness of specified financial statements and other information, and no material adverse change; (vi) no required governmental or third party approvals or consents; (vii) use of proceeds/compliance with margin regulations; (viii) valid title to property and assets (including intellectual property and licenses), free and clear of liens, charges and other encumbrances; (ix) status under Investment Company Act; (x) ERISA matters; (xi) environmental matters; (xii) labor matters; (xiii) status and adequacy of insurance; (xiv) status of subsidiaries and perfected liens, security interests and charges; (xv) solvency; (xvi) payment of taxes; (xvii) indebtedness and liens; (xviii) compliance with applicable laws; (xix) no default; (xx) licenses and permits; (xxi) owned and leased business locations; and (xxii) lines of business. In addition, the security documents shall contain representations and warranties with respect to the Collateral which are usual and customary for transactions of this type. | |
Other Covenants: | Usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants applicable to the Borrower and each Guarantor and their |
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subsidiaries appropriate to facilities of this type (with customary grace periods, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) to include, without limitation, the following: | ||
a) Usual and customary financial reporting requirements, including monthly Borrowing Base certificates (unless Excess Availability is less than (i) 20.0% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility, or (ii) $30,000,000, in which case Borrowing Base Certificates will be furnished weekly)(to the extent possible, to include information regarding inventory), monthly (commencing with the first month after the first full six months ending after the Closing Date) (such monthlies to be in a format to be mutually determined), quarterly and annual collateral and financial reporting requirements, compliance certificates, and annual business plans and forecasts. | ||
b) (i) Notices of defaults, notices of litigation and proceedings, environmental actions and liabilities and ERISA and tax events and liabilities, of changes in accounting or financial reporting practices, organizational structure, and other business and financial information as the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall reasonably request through the Administrative Agent; (ii) payment of taxes and other obligations; (iii) preservation of corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory), franchises, permits, licenses and approvals; (iv) maintenance of properties and equipment; (v) maintenance of appropriate and adequate insurance; (vi) visitation and inspection rights; (vi) keeping of proper books in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (vii) compliance with laws and material contracts; (viii) use of proceeds; and (ix) further assurances, additional subsidiary guaranties and collateral and perfection and priority of security interests. | ||
c) Field examinations and inventory appraisals will be conducted on an ongoing basis at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent. The Borrower shall be required to pay the fees and expenses for only two examinations/appraisals per year; provided that such limit shall be increased to three per year if Excess Availability is less than (i) 30% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility for 3 consecutive Business Days, or (ii) $45,000,000 for 3 |
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consecutive Business Days. In addition to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent may undertake additional exams and appraisals at any time at its own expense and may undertake such exams and appraisals as it deemed necessary, at the Borrowers expense, while an Event of Default exists. | ||
d) Limitations on (i) indebtedness, guarantees, or other contingent obligations; (ii) liens, investments, loans, permitted acquisitions, joint ventures, other investments, asset divestitures, dividends and distributions, other restricted payments and prepayments, redemption or repurchase of indebtedness, and transactions with affiliates; (iii) material changes in the nature of business; (iv) mergers and consolidations; (v) changes of fiscal year or amending organizational documents, or amending or otherwise modifying any debt, any related document or any other material agreement; (vi) limitations on intercorporate transfers; (vii) sale/leaseback transactions; (viii) granting negative pledges; (ix) impairment of security interests and (x) changes in accounting policies or reporting practices. All of the foregoing will be subject to such exceptions and qualifications as the Borrower and the Lenders may mutually agree in the definitive documentation; provided, however, that limitations on foreign subsidiary indebtedness and liens shall be no more restrictive than the limitations set forth in the Borrowers existing credit agreement and shall permit the grant of liens on intellectual property assets owned by foreign subsidiaries. In any event, subject to other limitations provided therein, the definitive documentation shall permit the Borrower to (A) pay cash dividends and repurchase its capital stock if, after giving effect to any such dividend or repurchase, the Borrower shall have certified, and shall have delivered supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that Excess Availability is greater than (i) 30% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility immediately preceding, and on a pro forma on the date thereof and projected basis for the 12 months following, such dividend or repurchase, and (ii) $45,000,000, and Borrowers minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (to be defined in a manner to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents), calculated on a trailing 12 month basis, is greater than 1.25:1.0, immediately preceding, and on a pro forma on the date thereof and projected basis for the 12 months following, such dividend or repurchase, and (B) make acquisitions and |
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other investments and repurchase debt (in addition to other carve-outs (not subject to the following conditions) for repurchases or redemptions of Quiksilver, Inc.s existing senior notes in a manner to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) if, after giving effect to any such acquisition, investment or repurchase, the Borrower shall have certified, and shall have delivered supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that Excess Availability is greater than (i) 30% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility immediately preceding, and on a pro forma on the date thereof and projected basis for the 12 months following, such acquisition, other investment or repurchase, and (ii) $45,000,000, and Borrowers minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (to be defined in a manner to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents), calculated on a trailing 12 month basis, is greater than 1.1:1.0, immediately preceding, and on a pro forma on the date thereof and projected basis for the 12 months following, such acquisition, other investment or repurchase. | ||
e) Usual and customary restrictions on investments in, loans to and distributions to non-Guarantor subsidiaries and affiliates. | ||
f) In addition, the security documents shall contain covenants with respect to the Collateral which are usual and customary for transactions of this type. | ||
Financial Covenants: | a) If, at any time, Excess Availability is less than (i) 15% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility, or (ii) $30,000,000, then the Borrower will be required to maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (excluding operations of Europe and Asia Pacific, to be defined in a manner to be mutually agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents), calculated on a trailing 12 month basis, of 1.1:1.0 until Excess Availability again equals or exceeds each of such thresholds for 60 consecutive calendar days. | |
b) Minimum Excess Availability shall at all times be in excess of 7.5% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the amount of the aggregate commitments under the Facility, it being agreed that the Minimum Excess Availability |
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requirement may be amended or waived with majority Lender consent. | ||
Events of Default: | Usual and customary for facilities of this type, and to include, without limitation, failure to pay any interest or principal when due, failure to comply with covenants, material misrepresentations, insolvency, bankruptcy, cross defaults with material indebtedness and material agreements (with a material adverse effect standard), change of control, adverse judgments, and ERISA defaults, with appropriate grace periods, exceptions, materiality, and baskets to be negotiated. | |
Conditions Precedent: | Closing of the Facility shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions and the conditions described in the letter agreement to which this Term Sheet is attached: | |
(a) Preparation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation with respect to the Facility consistent with the terms hereof and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, BAS, the Lenders and the Borrower. | ||
(b) Administrative Agent shall have received such customary corporate resolutions, certificates and other corporate documents as the Administrative Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent shall reasonably request. | ||
(c) All necessary consents and approvals, if any, to the Facility shall have been obtained. | ||
(d) Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall have received the preliminary, or final if available, quarterly financial statements of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2009, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents, consisting of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. | ||
(e) Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents shall have received an updated business plan prepared by management of the Borrower consisting of consolidated balance sheets, statements of income or operations and cash flows and borrowing availability forecast of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding foreign subsidiaries other than Canadian subsidiaries and the Mexican and Brazilian joint ventures) on a quarterly basis for the immediately following fiscal year. | ||
(f) Each of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral |
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Agents shall have completed reasonably satisfactory background checks on the Parent, the Borrower and their management. | ||
(g) No event shall have occurred after October 31, 2008 that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, or business of the Borrower and Guarantors. | ||
(h) There shall not be any action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened, in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, or business of the Borrower and Guarantors or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Facility or the transactions contemplated thereby. | ||
(i) After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated on the Closing Date, no Event of Default shall then exist. | ||
(j) All costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) and other compensation described in this Term Sheet and the Fee Letter to be payable by the Borrower shall have been paid to the extent due. | ||
(k) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of legal opinions of counsel to the Borrower reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents. | ||
(l) The Co-Collateral Agents shall have received (in form for filing) all required financing statements, and obtained all such control agreements with respect to deposit accounts (which control agreements (i) may be completed within 10 days after the Closing Date, which grace period may be extended to 30 days after the Closing Date for selected deposit accounts acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents or may be reduced or eliminated by the Co-Collateral Agents if the maturity date of the Pilot SAS Indebtedness is within 20 days of the Closing Date, and (ii) shall be subject to such exceptions as may be acceptable to the Co-Collateral Agents), and shall have given all such notices, as may be necessary for the Co-Collateral Agents to perfect their security interest in the Collateral for themselves and for the benefit of the Lenders and the |
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Administrative Agent and to assure their first, or second, as applicable, priority status therein. | ||
(m) Borrower shall have entered into and received proceeds of a term loan (the Term Loan), in a minimum amount of $125,000,000, on terms and conditions substantially the same as those set forth in the term sheet in respect thereof dated as of June 8, 2009 or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents, including without limitation, execution of an intercreditor agreement on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents. | ||
(n) After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated on the Closing Date and the credit extensions made under the Facility on the Closing Date Excess Availability shall be not less than $90,000,000. | ||
(o) Administrative Agent shall have received, and be reasonably satisfied with, evidence of the Borrowers insurance, together with such customary endorsements as Administrative Agent or any Co-Collateral Agent may reasonably require. | ||
(p) No material changes in governmental regulations or policies affecting the Borrower or its subsidiaries, or the Administrative Agent or Lenders shall occur prior to the Closing Date. | ||
(q) The Borrower shall not have executed a sale agreement with respect to the DC Shoes business. | ||
(r) The Co-Collateral Agents shall have received all reasonably required UCC, tax lien and litigation searches relating to the Borrower the Guarantors and such results shall indicate the absence of liens on the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors, except for liens permitted under the definitive documentation for the Facility and liens for which termination statements and releases are being tendered concurrently with the closing of the Facility or other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents for the delivery of such termination statements and releases have been made. | ||
(s) The Co-Collateral Agents shall have concluded with results reasonably satisfactory to them all background checks and other investigations to ensure compliance with the USA |
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Patriot Act, anti-money laundering laws and other applicable laws and regulations. | ||
(t) The Co-Collateral Agents shall have received the results of, patent, trademark and copyright searches conducted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, relating to the Borrower the Guarantors and such results shall indicate the absence of liens on the patents, trademarks and copyrights of the Borrower and the Guarantors, except for liens permitted under the definitive documentation for the Facility and liens for which releases are being tendered concurrently with the closing of the Facility or other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Co-Collateral Agents for the delivery of such releases have been made. | ||
Expenses: | The Borrower will pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agents and BAS associated with the arrangement of the Facility and the preparation, negotiation, syndication, execution, delivery and administration of the definitive documentation and any amendment or waiver with respect thereto (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single law firm for each such agent or BAS, auditors and appraisers, the charges of IntraLinks and the charges for any field exams); provided that the Borrowers liability for GECCs and GECMs legal fees and expenses for the initial closing of the Facility shall not exceed $100,000, (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of a single law firm for each such agent) in connection with the enforcement of the definitive documentation or in any bankruptcy case or insolvency proceeding and (iii) the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one law firm for the Lenders (other than the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agents) in connection with any matter referred to in clause (ii) above. | |
Administrative Agents Counsel: | Riemer & Braunstein, LLP | |
Governing Law: | State of New York |
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