Exhibit 10.2
FOURTH AMENDING AGREEMENT IN
RESPECT OF THE BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH
AMENDING AGREEMENT , made as
of the 15 th day of October, 2008
BETWEEN:
MAGNA ENTERTAINMENT
CORP. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter called the “
Borrower ”),
- and -
MID ISLANDI SF.
,
a partnership formed under the laws
of Iceland, acting through its Zug branch
(hereinafter called the “
Lender ”),
- and -
PACIFIC RACING
ASSOCIATION ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of California
- and -
MEC LAND HOLDINGS (CALIFORNIA)
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of California
(hereinafter collectively called the
“ Golden Gate Fields Guarantors
”),
- and -
THE SANTA ANITA COMPANIES,
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
- and -
LOS ANGELES TURF CLUB,
INCORPORATED ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of California
(hereinafter collectively called the
“ Santa Anita Guarantors ”),
- and -
GULFSTREAM PARK RACING
ASSOCIATION, INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Florida
(hereinafter called the “
Gulfstream Guarantor ”),
- and -
GPRA THOROUGHBRED TRAINING CENTER
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter called the “
Palm Meadows Training Guarantor ”),
- and -
MEC DIXON, INC.
,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter called the “
Dixon Guarantor ”),
- and -
MEC HOLDINGS (USA)
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
- and -
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SUNSHINE MEADOWS RACING,
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter collectively called the
“ Ocala Guarantors ”),
- and -
THISTLEDOWN, INC.
,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Ohio
(hereinafter called the “
Thistledown Guarantor ”),
- and –
MEC MARYLAND INVESTMENTS
INC. ,
a corporation incorporated under the
laws of the State of Delaware
- and -
30000 MARYLAND INVESTMENTS
LLC ,
a limited liability company formed
under the laws of the State of Delaware
(hereinafter collectively called the
“ AmTote Guarantors ”) (the Golden Gate Fields
Guarantors, the Santa Anita Guarantors, the Gulfstream Guarantor,
the Palm Meadows Training Guarantor, the Dixon Guarantor, the Ocala
Guarantors, the Thistledown Guarantor, and the AmTote Guarantors
hereinafter collectively called the “ Guarantors
”),
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WHEREAS the Lender, as lender, the
Borrower, as borrower, and the Guarantors, as guarantors, are
parties to a bridge loan agreement made as of September 12,
2007, as amended by a First Amending Agreement (the “
First Bridge Loan Amending Agreement ”) made as of the
23 rd day of May, 2008, as amended by a Second Amending
Agreement (the “ Second Bridge Loan Amending Agreement
”) made as of the 13 th day of August, 2008, as
amended by a Third Amending Agreement (the “ Third Bridge
Loan Amending Agreement ”) made as of the 15
th day of September, 2008 (such bridge loan agreement,
as amended and as may be further amended, modified, renewed or
replaced from time to time being referred to herein as the “
Bridge Loan Agreement ”);
AND WHEREAS on September 11,
2007, the Borrower’s Board of Directors approved and adopted
a plan (the “ MEC Debt Elimination Plan ”)
(referenced in the Bridge Loan Agreement as the Borrower
Restructuring Plan) to restructure the Borrower’s balance
sheet through the sale of certain assets and entering into
strategic partnerships or joint ventures to allow the Borrower to
substantially eliminate its debt by December 31, 2008, and to
pursue a business plan focused on achieving sustainable
profitability;
AND WHEREAS the MEC Debt Elimination
Plan contemplated the sale of assets including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, certain of those Properties owned
by the Borrower that constitute collateral for the Loan;
AND WHEREAS the sale of assets under
the MEC Debt Elimination Plan continues to take longer than
originally contemplated and, although the Borrower continues to
take steps to implement the MEC Debt Elimination Plan, it does not
expect to execute the MEC Debt Elimination Plan on the originally
contemplated time schedule, if at all;
AND WHEREAS on March 31, 2008,
the Board of Directors of MI Developments Inc. (“ MID
”), an affiliate of the Lender and the controlling
shareholder of the Borrower, received a reorganization proposal on
behalf of various shareholders of MID that would, among other
things, alter the relationship between MID and the
Borrower;
AND WHEREAS on June 27, 2008,
MID announced that, in light of shareholder discussions relating to
potential amendments to the reorganization proposal, the special
meeting of MID shareholders to consider the reorganization
proposal, previously called for July 24, 2008, was being
postponed;
AND WHEREAS despite discussions
between MID and various of its shareholders relating to potential
amendments to the reorganization proposal, no consensus has been
reached with respect to such amendments, and, therefore, MID
intends to continue to explore a range of alternatives with respect
to its investment in the Borrower;
AND WHEREAS on August 22, 2008,
MID announced that it had retained GMP Securities L.P. as a
financial advisor to MID management to liaise with shareholders in
an attempt to develop a consensus on how best to reorganize
MID;
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AND WHEREAS pursuant to the First
Bridge Loan Amending Agreement the parties to the Bridge Loan
Agreement have amended the Bridge Loan Agreement to, inter
alia : (i) increase the Loan Amount from $80,000,000 to
$110,000,000; (ii) provide that Loan Amounts borrowed and repaid
prior to the date of the First Bridge Loan Amending Agreement may
be reborrowed; (iii) extend the Maturity Date of the Loan from
May 31, 2008 to August 31, 2008; and (iv) provide
for certain additional arrangement and extension fees, all on the
terms and conditions set out therein;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Second
Bridge Loan Amending Agreement the parties to the Bridge Loan
Agreement have amended the Bridge Loan Agreement to, inter
alia : (i) extend the Maturity Date of the Loan from
August 31, 2008 to September 30, 2008; and
(ii) provide for an extension fee, all on the terms and
conditions set out therein;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Third
Bridge Loan Amending Agreement the parties to the Bridge Loan
Agreement have amended the Bridge Loan Agreement to, inter
alia : (i) extend the Maturity Date of the Loan from
September 30, 2008 to October 31, 2008; and
(ii) provide for an extension fee, all on the terms and
conditions set out therein;
AND WHEREAS the parties to the
Bridge Loan Agreement have agreed to further amend the Bridge Loan
Agreement to, inter alia : (i) increase the Loan Amount
from $110,000,000 to $125,000,000; and (ii) provide that Loan
Amounts borrowed and repaid in July 2008 may be reborrowed,
all on the terms and conditions set out herein;
AND WHEREAS the Lender has provided
a letter to the Borrower determining in writing that the Maturity
Date shall be December 1, 2008 (or such later date or dates as
may be determined in writing from time to time by the Lender in its
sole discretion, with such later date or dates being subject to
such conditions as may be determined by the Lender in its sole
discretion);
NOW THEREFORE
, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and the sum of
Ten Dollars ($10.00) paid by each of the parties hereto to the
other and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties
hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1.
Definitions
. Unless otherwise defined
herein, all capitalized terms used in this agreement (this “
Agreement ”) shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to them in the Bridge Loan Agreement.
2.
Representations and
Warranties . The
Borrower and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and
warrant to and in favour of the Lender, with the intent that the
Lender shall be entitled to rely upon such representations and
warranties in entering into this Agreement and notwithstanding the
completion of the transactions contemplated herein, that:
(i) all of the recitals to this Agreement are true and
complete in all material respects; (ii) except as specifically
qualified in the Disclosure Schedule, all of the representations
and warranties of the Borrower in Article 5 of the Bridge Loan
Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof as if made on and
as of the date hereof; and (iii) there are no facts,
conditions or circumstances that are known to the Borrower or any
of the Guarantors and that may reasonably be considered relevant to
the Lender’s decision to enter into this Agreement that have
not been disclosed in writing to the Lender.
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3.
Amendments
. The Bridge Loan Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
(a)
by adding, in proper alphabetical
order, the following definition of “ Bankruptcy Code
” to Section 1.1 of the Bridge Loan
Agreement:
““ Bankruptcy
Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, 11
U.S.C. §§ 101 et. seq.;”;
(b)
by adding, in proper alphabetical
order, the following definition of “ Fourth Bridge Loan
Amending Agreement ” to Section 1.1 of the Bridge
Loan Agreement:
“