Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated February 27, 2023, among Ulta Beauty, Inc., Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., the subsidiaries of Ulta Beauty signatory thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN
AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of February 27, 2023 is by and among ULTA BEAUTY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ULTA SALON, COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower Representative”), ULTA INC., a Delaware corporation (“Ulta Inc.”), ULTA BEAUTY CREDIT SERVICES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Ulta Credit”), ULTA BEAUTY COSMETICS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Ulta Cosmetics”), UB MEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“UB Media”), ULTA BEAUTY DISTRIBUTION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“UBD”, and together with Holdings, the Borrower Representative, Ulta Inc., Ulta Credit, Ulta Cosmetics, and UB Media, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the financial institutions party hereto as lenders (“Lenders”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”) and in its individual capacity (“Wells Fargo”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement (defined below).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders, and the Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of August 23, 2017 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 11, 2020, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, or modified from time to time, “Loan Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.20(2) of the Loan Agreement, the Agent and the Borrower Representative have agreed a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred and have agreed to certain amendments to the Loan Agreement as set forth herein and upon the terms and conditions as set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1Amendments to Loan Agreement.Immediately upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment:
1.1 | Amendments to Loan Agreement. |
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, the greatest of (a) the Floor, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus ½%, (c) Term SOFR for a one month tenor in effect on such day, plus 1%, provided that this clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable, and (d) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, within Wells Fargo at its principal office in San Francisco as its “prime rate” in effect on such day, with the understanding that the “prime rate” is one of Wells Fargo’s base rates (not necessarily the lowest of such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto and is
evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publications as Wells Fargo may designate.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of:
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then- current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
For the avoidance of doubt, if the then-current Benchmark has any Available Tenors, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then- current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.20(2)(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.20(2)(b).
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the first day after the end of each calendar quarter and the Maturity Date.
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“Interest Period” means, as to each SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower Representative in its SOFR Loan Notice; provided that:
(iv) | no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date; and |
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR” means,
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Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day; provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or clause (b) above) shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.20(2)(b)(iv).
“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.20(2)(b)(i).
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.16 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
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“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to zero percent (0.0%).
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of SOFR Loans.
“SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR (other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”).
“SOFR Revolving Loan” means any Revolving Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to Adjusted Term SOFR.
“SOFR Loan Notice” means a notice for a SOFR Borrowing or continuation pursuant to Section 2.03, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit G, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and Borrower Representative.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or any successor thereto, recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Section 2.03, such day is also a Business Day.
thereof:
“1.14. Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any then- current Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.20(2)(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, any
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alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to a Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to any Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.”
“(2)Inability to Determine Rates.
(b) | Benchmark Replacement Setting. |
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thereof:
“2.24. Term SOFR Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right (in consultation with the Borrower Representative) to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower
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Representative and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR.”
(iii) each reference to “Eurocurrency Loan Notice” shall be deleted and replaced with “SOFR Loan Notice”, (iv) each reference to “Eurocurrency Revolving Loan” shall be deleted and replaced with “SOFR Revolving Loan”, and (v) each reference to “LIBOR Rate” shall be deleted and replaced with “Adjusted Term SOFR” in each instance.
Section 2 Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Section 3 Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment that:
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Section 4 Fees. The Borrowers shall pay in full all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees), including in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
Section 5 Miscellaneous.
(ii) prejudice any right or rights that the Agent and any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereof” and words of like import and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment dated as of the date first above written.
BORROWERS:
ULTA BEAUTY, INC.
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary |
ULTA SALON, COSMETICS &
FRAGRANCE, INC.
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary |
ULTA, INC.
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary |
ULTA BEAUTY CREDIT SERVICES CORPORATION
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Treasurer |
ULTA COSMETICS, LLC
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary |
[Ulta- Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]
UB MEDIA, INC.
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Treasurer |
ULTA BEAUTY DISTRIBUTION, INC.
By:/s/ Scott M. Settersten
Name:Scott Settersten
Title: | Treasurer |
[Ulta- Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:/s/ Maggie Townsend
Name:Maggie Townsend
Title: | Director |
[Ulta- Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]
Annex A
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF SOFR LOAN NOTICE
Date: ,
To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) by and among, among others, ULTA BEAUTY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), ULTA SALON, COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower Representative”), the Subsidiaries of Holdings identified on the signature pages thereof as “Borrowers” (together with Holdings, Borrower Representative, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning herein as in the Loan Agreement.
The undersigned hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement that it requests a SOFR [Borrowing][continuation] under the Loan Agreement and in that connection set forth below the terms on which such SOFR [Borrowing][continuation] is requested to be made:
1. | On(a U.S. Government Securities Business Day)1 |
2. | In the amount of $ 2 |
3. | With an Interest Period ofmonths3 |
The Borrower Representative hereby represents and warrants (for itself and on behalf of the other Borrowers) that each of the conditions specified in Section 4.01 of the Loan Agreement have been satisfied or waived on and as of the date specified in Item 1 above in connection with the Credit Event hereunder.
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1 Each SOFR Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of or continuation of SOFR Loans.
2 Each Borrowing or continuation of SOFR Loans must be in a principal amount of at least $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.
3 The Borrower Representative may request a Borrowing of SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one, three, or six months. If no election of Interest Period is specified, then the Borrower Representative will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
Dated as of the date above first written.
ULTA SALON, COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE,
INC., as Borrower Representative
By:
Name: Title: