4th Amendment to Amended/Restated Credit Agreement
Exhibit 10.46
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is entered into as of this 21st day of January, 2004 among WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC., a Minnesota corporation (Borrower), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Lender, Term Lender, Swing Line Lender and as Agent (Agent), the Credit Parties signatory hereto and the Lenders signatory hereto. Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrower, certain Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2002 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS, Borrower, the Credit Parties signatories to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders and Agent wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, as more fully set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1 Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend the Credit Agreement as follows:
(a) The last sentence of Section 1.1(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, Borrower shall cause (i) at all times during the period from and including December 31, 2003 through and including April 15, 2004 (x) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan to be reduced to, and remain at, zero dollars ($0) and (y) the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations to be less than or equal to $20,000,000; (ii) at all times during the period from and including April 16, 2004 through and including May 15, 2004 (x) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan to be less than or equal to $15,000,000, and (y) the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations to be less than or equal to $20,000,000; and (iii) at all times during the period from and including December 31, 2004 through and including March 31, 2005 (x) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Advances and the Swing Line Loan to be reduced to, and remain at,
zero dollars ($0) and (y) the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations to be less than or equal to $20,000,000.
(b) Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
5.11 Senior Notes. On or prior to April 15, 2004, the Borrower shall, and shall cause Ultimate Parent to, cause the Senior Notes Documents to be amended, modified refunded, renewed, refinanced or extended to provide that no principal payment with respect to the Senior Notes (and all other indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.3(d) hereof) shall be due on or prior to September 1, 2005.
(c) Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
5.12 Senior Notes Action Plan. No later than March 15, 2004, Borrower shall deliver to Agent and the Lenders a written plan, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and the Lenders, which sets forth in detail Borrowers proposed plan of action with respect to the amendment, modification, refunding, renewal or extension of the Senior Notes contemplated by Section 5.11.
(d) Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word and which appears immediately prior to Section 6.8(g) of the Credit Agreement and (ii) inserting immediately prior to the period in Section 6.8(g) a new Section 6.8(h) which shall read in its entirety as follows:
and (h) (x) sales of Inventory and other assets of Borrower and certain other Credit Parties (collectively, the Merchants), solely to the extent such sales are consummated in the Merchants retail store locations listed on Schedule I attached to the Fourth Amendment (collectively, the Closed Stores) by means of a promotional, store closing or similar sale (the Store Closing Sale), (y) sales of furnishings, trade fixtures, Equipment and real property improvements in connection with the Store Closing Sale which are located at the Closed Stores or at the Merchants distribution centers in Maple Grove, Minnesota and Las Vegas, Nevada (the FF&E Sale), and (z) the sale or termination or other mitigation of damages with respect to the leases of the real property listed on Schedule II attached to the Fourth Amendment (the actions and events described in this clause (z), the Lease Mitigations and together with the Store Closing Sale and the FF&E Sale are collectively being referred to herein as, the Comprehensive Sale).
(e) Section 6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 6.19 thereto which shall read in its entirety as follows:
6.19 Lease Mitigations
No Credit Party shall make payments to landlords in connection with one or more Lease Mitigations (i) on or prior to April 15, 2004 in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000,000 and (ii) at any time in an aggregate amount in excess of the lesser of (x)
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$10,000,000 or (y) the aggregate sale proceeds (net of any related costs, fees and expenses) received by Merchants from the Hilco/Gordon Brothers Joint Venture as a result of the Comprehensive Sale.
(f) Schedule A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding, in the appropriate alphabetical location, the following definitions thereto:
Closed Stores has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
Comprehensive Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
FF&E Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
Fourth Amendment shall mean that certain Fourth Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement entered into as of the 21st day of January, 2004 among the Borrower, the Agent, the Credit Parties signatory thereto and the Lenders.
Hilco/Gordon Brothers Joint Venture means a joint venture composed of Hilco Merchant Resources, LLC, Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC and Hilco Real Estate, LLC.
Lease Mitigations has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
Merchants has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
Store Closing Sale has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement.
(g) Schedule H to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new clause (h) at the end thereof:
(h) Borrower, at its own expense, shall deliver to Agent on or prior to Friday, January 30, 2004 and each Friday thereafter until the Comprehensive Sale is completed a summary of the cash proceeds and disbursements of fees, costs and other expenses relating to the Comprehensive Sale, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Section 2 Representations and Warranties.
Borrower and the Credit Parties who are party hereto represent and warrant that:
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(a) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and such Credit Parties of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and this Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower and such Credit Parties enforceable against Borrower and such Credit Parties in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(b) each of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;
(c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does or shall contravene, result in a breach of, or violate (i) any provision of Borrowers or Credit Parties certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or government instrumentality or (iii) indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which Borrower, the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries is a party or by which Borrower, the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their property is bound, except in any such case to the extent such conflict or breach has been waived by a written waiver document a copy of which has been delivered to Agent on or before the date hereof; and
(d) no Default or Event of Default will exist or result after giving effect hereto.
Section 3 Conditions to Effectiveness.
This Amendment will be effective only upon satisfaction of the following:
(a) Execution and delivery of (i) this Amendment by Borrower, the Credit Parties that are listed on the signature pages hereto, the Agent and each Lender and (ii) of each of the documents listed on Exhibit A to this Amendment by each of the applicable Persons;
(b) Delivery to Agent of certified copies of (i) that certain Agency Agreement dated as of January 21, 2004 by and among the Borrower, the Credit Parties signatories thereto and the Hilco/Gordon Brothers Joint Venture, and (ii) all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with the foregoing; and
(c) The representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct in all respects.
Section 4 Reference to and Effect Upon the Credit Agreement.
(a) Except as specifically set forth herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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(b) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, except as specifically set forth herein. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein or words of similar import shall mean and refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 5 Waiver and Release.
In consideration of the foregoing, each of Borrower and each Credit Party hereby waives, releases and covenants not to sue Agent or any Lender with respect to, any and all claims it may have against Agent or any Lender, whether known or unknown, arising in tort, by contract or otherwise prior to the date hereof relating to one or more Loan Documents.
Section 6 Costs and Expenses.
As provided in Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower agrees to reimburse Agent for all fees, costs and expenses, including the fees, costs and expenses of counsel or other advisors for advice, assistance, or other representation in connection with this Amendment.
Section 7 Governing Law.
THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Section 8 Headings.
Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purposes.
Section 9 Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 10 Confidentiality.
The matters set forth herein are subject to Section 11.18 of the Credit Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the date first written above.
BORROWER: | ||||
WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
Revolving Loan Commitment: $60,000,000 (including $10,000,000 Swing Line Commitment) | GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent, Lender and Swing Line Lender | |||
Term Loan B Commitment: $25,000,000 | By: | /s/ Lynn Gosselin | ||
Title: | Duly Authorized Signatory | |||
Revolving Loan Commitment: $30,000,000 | LASALLE RETAIL FINANCE, a division of LaSalle Business Credit, as agent for Standard Federal Bank National Association, as Lender | |||
By: | /s/ Robert Barnhard | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
Revolving Loan Commitment: $45,000,000 | THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Lender and Documentation Agent | |||
By: | /s/ Deborah Rogut | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]
Revolving Loan Commitment: $45,000,000 | WELLS FARGO RETAIL FINANCE LLC, as Lender andSyndication Agent | |||
By: | /s/ Frank OConnor | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]
The undersigned are executing this Amendment in their capacity as Credit Parties:
Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
Wilsons Center, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
Rosedale Wilsons, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
River Hills Wilsons, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
Bermans The Leather Experts Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter G. Michielutti | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment]
EXHIBIT A
CLOSING DOCUMENTS
relating to the
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
by and among
WILSONS LEATHER HOLDINGS INC.,
as Borrower
and
THE LENDERS NAMED THEREIN,
as Lenders
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent, Lender, Term Lender and Swing Line Lender
GECC CAPITAL MARKETS GROUP, INC.
as Lead Arranger
THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
as Lender and Documentation Agent
and
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY
as Lender and Syndication Agent
DATE OF CLOSING: January 21, 2004
Exh.A-1
Set forth below is a Schedule of Documents which lists the documents to be delivered in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Fourth Amendment (Amendment) to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) listed herein as Document No. 1. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement and all section references herein are to Sections of the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. All documents shall be dated as of January 21, 2004 unless otherwise indicated.
PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL
General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation | (GE Capital, in its individual capacity, a Lender, Term Lender and the Swing Line Lender and as agent, Agent) | |
Wilsons Leather Holdings Inc., a Minnesota corporation | (Borrower) | |
Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc., a Minnesota corporation | (Ultimate Parent) | |
Wilsons Center, Inc., a Minnesota corporation | (First Intermediate Parent) | |
Rosedale Wilsons, Inc., a Minnesota corporation | (Second Intermediate Parent) | |
River Hills Wilsons, Inc., a Minnesota corporation | (Third Intermediate Parent) | |
Bermans The Leather Experts Inc., a Delaware corporation | (Bermans) | |
Bentleys Luggage Corp., a Florida corporation | (Bentley) | |
Latham & Watkins, counsel to General Electric Capital Corporation | (L&W) | |
Faegre & Benson LLP, counsel to the Borrower | (Faegre) |
Exh.A-2
Doc. | Responsible | |||||
No. | Description of Document | Party | Status | |||
I. | Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | |||||
Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Borrower, the Lenders signatory thereto and GE Capital, as Agent, Lender, Term Lender and Swing Line Lender | L&W | |||||
II. | Collateral Documents | |||||
Reaffirmation of Guaranty Store and Parent Guarantors | L&W | |||||
III. | Officers Certificates and Corporate Documentation | |||||
A. Ultimate Parent Corporate Documents | ||||||
Certificate of Ultimate Parents secretary or assistant secretary certifying to (a) the resolutions of Ultimate Parents board of directors, (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives executing the Amendment and the other Loan Documents (as applicable), (c) Ultimate Parents articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of the State of Minnesota, and (d) Ultimate Parents by-laws | Borrower | |||||
Required certificates of status/good-standing for the state of Minnesota | Borrower | |||||
B. First Intermediate Parent Corporate Documents | ||||||
Certificate of First Intermediate Parents secretary or assistant secretary certifying to (a) the resolutions of First Intermediate Parents board of directors, (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives executing the Amendment and the other Loan Documents (as applicable), (c) First Intermediate Parents articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of the State of Minnesota, and (d) First Intermediate Parents by-laws | Borrower | |||||
Required certificates of status/good-standing for the state of Minnesota | Borrower |
Exh.A-3
Doc. | Responsible | |||||
No. | Description of Document | Party | Status | |||
C. Second Intermediate Parent Corporate Documents | ||||||
Certificate of Second Intermediate Parents secretary or assistant secretary certifying to (a) the resolutions of Second Intermediate Parents board of directors, (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives executing the Amendment and the other Loan Documents (as applicable), (c) Second Intermediate Parents articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of the State of Minnesota, and (d) Second Intermediate Parents by-laws | Borrower | |||||
Required certificates of status/good-standing for the state of Minnesota | Borrower | |||||
D. Third Intermediate Parent Corporate Documents | ||||||
Certificate of Third Intermediate Parents secretary or assistant secretary certifying to (a) the resolutions of Third Intermediate Parents board of directors, (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives executing the Amendment and the other Loan Documents (as applicable), (c) Third Intermediate Parents articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of the State of Minnesota, and (d) Third Intermediate Parents by-laws | Borrower | |||||
Required certificates of status/good-standing for the state of Minnesota | Borrower | |||||
E. Borrower Corporate Documents | ||||||
Certificate of Borrowers secretary or assistant secretary certifying to (a) the resolutions of Borrowers board of directors, (b) the incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives executing the Amendment and the other Loan Documents (as applicable), (c) Borrowers articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, and (d) Borrowers by-laws | Borrower | |||||
Required certificates of status/good-standing for the state of Minnesota | Borrower |
Exh.A-4
SCHEDULE I
STORE LOCATIONS
Sch.I-1
SCHEDULE II
LEASED PROPERTY
Sch. II-1