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FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
This FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated as of July 20, 2007, is
entered into by and among MOVIE GALLERY, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Borrower"), the Lenders party hereto, GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.
("GSCP"), as Lender and in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the
Lenders ("Administrative Agent") and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
("Wachovia"), as Lender and in its capacity as Collateral Agent for the
Secured Parties ("Collateral Agent").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party
thereto, the Administrative Agent, GSCP as Syndication Agent, the Collateral
Agent, and Wachovia as Documentation Agent have entered into that certain
First Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2007 (as has
been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the "Credit Agreement");
WHEREAS, (a) Events of Default have occurred and are continuing under (i)
Section 8.1(c) of the Credit Agreement as a result of Borrower's failure to
maintain as of the Fiscal Quarter ended July 1, 2007 (x) the Interest
Coverage Ratio required under Section 6.7(a) of the Credit Agreement, (y) the
Leverage Ratio required under Section 6.7(b) of the Credit Agreement and (z)
the Secured Leverage Ratio required under Section 6.7(c) of the Credit
Agreement and (ii) Section 8.1(c) of the Credit Agreement as a result of
Borrower's failure to comply with the notice requirements with respect to the
Existing Defaults (as defined herein) under Section 5.1(e) of the Credit
Agreement, and (b) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing as a result of Borrower's failure to comply with the requirements
under Section 10.23 of the Credit Agreement (clauses (a) and (b),
collectively, the "Existing Defaults");
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Administrative Agent and the Requisite
Lenders forbear until August 14, 2007 from the exercise of remedies available
to it as a result of the Existing Defaults; and
WHEREAS, Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders are willing to so
forbear upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, provided that
Borrower complies with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained in the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and 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 1. Definitions.
(a) The "Effective Date" of this Agreement shall be July 2, 2007.
(b) "Forbearance Period" shall mean the period beginning on the Effective
Date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier to occur of (the occurrence
of clause (i) or (ii), a "Termination Event"): (i) the date on which
Administrative Agent delivers to Borrower a notice terminating the
Forbearance Period, which notice may (and, at the direction of Requisite
Lenders under the Credit Agreement, shall) be delivered immediately upon and
at any time after the occurrence of any Forbearance Default (as hereinafter
defined), or (ii) August 14, 2007.
(c) "Forbearance Default" shall mean (i) the occurrence of any Event of
Default other than the Existing Defaults, (ii) the failure of Borrower or any
Guarantor to timely comply with any term, condition, or covenant set forth in
this Agreement, (iii) the failure of any representation or warranty made by
Borrower or any Guarantor under or in connection with this Agreement to be
true and complete in all material respects as of the date when made or deemed
made, or (iv) the filing of any petition (voluntary or involuntary) under the
insolvency or bankruptcy laws of the United States or any state thereof, or
of any foreign jurisdiction, with respect to Borrower, any of the Guarantors,
any of their Affiliates, or any of their Subsidiaries.
(d) Unless otherwise defined above or elsewhere in this Agreement,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. Confirmation by Borrower of Obligations and Existing Defaults
Under the Credit Agreement.
(a) Borrower and each of the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that as of July
1, 2007, the aggregate principal balance of the outstanding Obligations under
the Credit Agreement is $723,500,000.
(b) The foregoing amounts do not include interest, fees, expenses and other
amounts which are chargeable or otherwise reimbursable under the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
(c) Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) each of the
Existing Defaults constitutes an Event of Default that has occurred and is
continuing as of the execution of this Agreement, (ii) none of the Existing
Defaults has been cured as of the date hereof, and (iii) except for the
Existing Defaults, no other Events of Default have occurred and are
continuing as of the date hereof, or are expected to occur during the
Forbearance Period, as the case may be. Prior to the effectiveness of this
Agreement, each of the Existing Defaults: (i) relieves the Lenders, the
Issuing Bank and the Synthetic LC Issuing Bank from any obligation to extend
any Loan, issue any Letter of Credit or Synthetic Letter of Credit, or
provide other financial accommodations under the Credit Agreement or other
Credit Documents (including consenting to Borrower's use of cash collateral),
and (ii) permits the Lenders, Requisite Lenders or other Secured Parties, as
the case may be, to, among other things, (A) suspend or terminate any
commitment to provide Loans, issue any Letter of Credit or Synthetic Letter
of Credit, or make other extensions of credit under any or all of the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (B) accelerate all or any portion
of the Obligations, (C) commence any legal or other action to collect any or
all of the Obligations from Borrower, any Guarantor and/or any Collateral,
(D) foreclose or otherwise realize on any or all of the Collateral, and/or
appropriate, set-off and apply to the payment of any or all of the
Obligations, any or all of the Collateral, and/or (E) take any other
enforcement action or otherwise exercise any or all rights and remedies
provided for by any or all of the Credit Agreement, the other Credit
Documents or applicable law.
SECTION 3. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
Subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of "Interest Payment Date" in Section 1.1 is hereby
amended by deleting the same in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
" "Interest Payment Date" means, with respect to Loans that
are Base Rate Loans and Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, the
last Business Day of each calendar month."
(b) Section 2.9(a)(i) is hereby amended by adding the following at the end
of each of subclauses (1) and (2) thereof: "plus 1.0% per annum".
(c) Section 2.9(a)(ii) is hereby amended by adding the following at the end
thereof: "plus 1.0% per annum".
(d) Section 2.9(a)(iii) is hereby amended by adding the following at the
end of each of subclauses (1) and (2) thereof: "plus 2% per annum".
(e) Section 2.12(b)(i) is hereby amended by adding the words "plus 2% per
annum" immediately following the words "plus 3.50% per annum".
SECTION 4. Waiver.
Without limitation of any other provision of this Agreement, in accordance
with Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement, the Requisite Lenders, the
Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (x) except as otherwise
provided in subclause (y) of this Section 4, hereby waive the 2% per annum
interest rate increase pursuant to Section 2.11 and (y) in respect of the
Revolving Exposure, hereby waive 1.0% of the 2% per annum interest rate
increase pursuant to Section 2.11, leaving 1.0% per annum of such interest
rate increase in place; provided, that the waiver pursuant to this Section 4
shall immediately terminate and no longer be in effect at any time that any
of the amendments pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement shall no longer be
in full force and effect. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender or other
Secured Party has waived or is by this Agreement waiving, and no Lender or
other Secured Party has any intention of waiving, any other provisions of the
Credit Documents, any Default or Event of Default which may be continuing on
the date hereof or any Event of Default which may occur after the date hereof
(whether the same or similar to the Existing Defaults or otherwise).
SECTION 5. Forbearance; Forbearance Default Rights and Remedies.
(a) As of the Effective Date, each of the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent agrees that until the expiration or termination of the Forbearance
Period, it will forbear from exercising its default-related rights and
remedies against Borrower or any Guarantor arising solely with respect to
the Existing Defaults; provided, however, (i) the Obligations shall continue
to bear interest as specified herein, (ii) the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and
the Synthetic LC Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to make any further
Loans, or issue any Letter of Credit or Synthetic Letter of Credit, or make
other extensions of credit to Borrower or any Guarantor, (iii) Borrower and
each Guarantor shall comply with all limitations, restrictions or prohibitions
that would otherwise be effective or applicable under the Credit Agreement or
any of the other Credit Documents during the continuance of any Event of
Default, (iv) except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, nothing herein
shall restrict, impair or otherwise affect any Lender's or other Secured
Party's other rights and remedies under any agreements, including, without
limitation, any agreement containing subordination provisions in favor of any
or all of the Lenders or amend or modify any provision thereof, and (v)
nothing herein shall restrict, impair or otherwise affect Administrative
Agent's right to file, record, publish or deliver a notice of default or
document of similar effect under any state foreclosure law.
(b) Any Forbearance Default shall constitute an immediate Event of
Default under the Credit Agreement.
(c) Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the agreement of
the Lenders hereunder to forbear from exercising their respective default-
related rights and remedies shall immediately terminate without the
requirement of any demand, presentment, protest, or notice of any kind
(provided, that, without limitation of this Section 5(c), the Administrative
Agent agrees to give notice of such Termination Event to the Borrower (it
being understood that the failure to give such notice will not prevent the
occurrence of such Termination Event and that the Administrative Agent shall
have no liability to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or their
respective affiliates for the failure to give such notice)), all of which
Borrower and the Guarantors each waives. Borrower and the Guarantors each
agrees that any or all of the Lenders and other Secured Parties may at any
time thereafter proceed to exercise any and all of their respective rights
and remedies under any or all of the Credit Agreement and any other Credit
Document and/or applicable law, including, without limitation, their
respective rights and remedies with respect to the Existing Defaults.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the
provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence of a
Termination Event, the Lenders may, in their sole discretion and without the
requirement of any demand, presentment, protest, or notice of any kind, (i)
suspend or terminate any commitment to provide Loans or other extensions of
credit under any or all of the Credit Agreement and other Credit Documents,
(ii) continue to charge interest on any or all of the Obligations in
accordance with the Credit Agreement, (iii) commence any legal or other
action to collect any or all of the Obligations from Borrower, any Guarantor
and/or any Collateral, (iv) foreclose or otherwise realize on any or all of
the Collateral, and/or appropriate, setoff or apply to the payment of any or
all of the Obligations and any or all of the Collateral, and (v) take any
other enforcement action or otherwise exercise any or all rights and remedies
provided for by any or all of the Credit Documents and/or applicable law, all
of which rights and remedies are fully reserved by the Lenders.
(d) Any agreement by the Lenders to extend the Forbearance Period,
if any, must be set forth in writing and signed by a duly authorized
signatory of each of the Administrative Agent, Borrower, the Guarantors and
the Requisite Lenders under the Credit Agreement.
(e) Borrower and the Guarantors each acknowledges that neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders have made any assurances
concerning any possibility of an extension of the Forbearance Period.
(f) The parties hereto agree that the running of all statutes of
limitation or doctrine of laches applicable to all claims or causes of action
that any Lender or other Secured Party may be entitled to take or bring in
order to enforce its rights and remedies against Borrower or any Guarantor
is, to the fullest extent permitted by law, tolled and suspended during the
Forbearance Period.
(g) Borrower and the Guarantors each acknowledges and agrees that
any Loan or other financial accommodation which any Lender, Issuing Bank or
Synthetic Issuing Bank makes on or after the Effective Date has been made by
such party in reliance upon, and is consideration for, among other things,
the general releases and indemnities contained in Section 7 hereof and the
other covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of Borrower and
the Guarantors hereunder.
(h) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, during the Forbearance
Period, it shall not be entitled to, and will not request, any Swing Line
Loan borrowings.
SECTION 6. Supplemental Terms, Conditions and Covenants.
The parties hereto hereby agree to comply with the following
terms, conditions and covenants, in each case notwithstanding any provision
to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any
other Credit Document:
(a) Retention of Financial Advisor for the Administrative Agent.
Administrative Agent may, at its sole discretion, and at the cost and expense
of the Borrower, engage one financial advisor for the benefit of itself and
any of the Lenders and/or a steering committee for the Lenders under the
Credit Agreement (the "Financial Advisor") to advise and assist
Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent's counsel, and Lenders (and/or a
steering committee for the Lenders) with their on-going assessment of
Borrower's financial performance, such assistance to include, without
limitation, the duties described in the engagement letter entered into
between the Administrative Agent and the Financial Advisor ( a copy of which
shall be provided to the Borrower). Administrative Agent and Lenders may
elect to maintain the confidentiality of any conclusions reached or reports
prepared by the Financial Advisor and may also provide that the Financial
Advisor's conclusions shall be covered by the attorney work-product
privilege. Borrower shall promptly reimburse Administrative Agent for the
fees and expenses of the Financial Advisor in accordance herewith and Section
10.2 of the Credit Agreement. Borrower and the Guarantors each authorizes
members of their senior management to (i) provide the Financial Advisor with
reasonable access to Borrower's and Guarantors' books and records and
premises, at reasonable times and subject to such Financial Advisor's
representatives acting with all discretion reasonably appropriate under the
circumstances (such access shall include, without limitation, (x) access to
books and records relating to accounts receivable and accounts payable of
Borrower and the Guarantors, all existing leases and contracts of Borrower
and the Guarantors and all leases and contracts of Borrower and the
Guarantors currently under negotiation (and the projected effects on
Borrower's future profitability) and (y) reviews and inspections of
Borrower's operations and the items outlined in clause (x) above), and (ii)
make such members of senior management and Strategic Advisor (as defined
below) reasonably available to consult with, and respond to the inquiries of,
Administrative Agent, the Financial Advisor and Administrative Agent's
counsel concerning any and all matters relating to the operations, finances
and businesses of Borrower or any Guarantor, the assets and capital stock of
Borrower or any Guarantor.
(b) Retention of Strategic Advisor for the Borrower. At all times
during the Forbearance Period, the Borrower shall have engaged and retained,
at its cost and expense, an outside crisis management firm reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed that Alvarez & Marsal
is acceptable to the Administrative Agent) (a "Strategic Advisor"), in
connection with the Borrower's business to, among other things, (a) become
familiar with and analyze the business operations, properties and financial
condition, prospects and funding requirements of Borrower, (b) consult with
the Borrower with respect to the operation of the Borrower and allocation of
its resources, (c) assist Borrower with the formulation of strategic long
term business plans and the Borrower's adoption and implementation of such
plan, and (d) consult, assist and cooperate on such other matters as the
Borrower shall determine are reasonable or necessary. The Borrower hereby
agrees to (i) cooperate with and provide such Strategic Advisor with all
information reasonably requested in order for it to perform its functions as
Strategic Advisor, and (ii) provide such Strategic Advisor with access to all
of Borrower's retained advisors and professionals and information and reports
prepared by any of them (subject to privilege concerns).
(c) Required Deliveries. Borrower, or the Strategic Advisor on
behalf of Borrower, shall provide the following to the Administrative Agent
and the Financial Advisor (each of whom may provide copies to any of the
Lenders that have entered into a confidentiality agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (each
such Lender, a "Private Side Lender")):
(i) Immediate Deliveries. Within three days following the
satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Agreement: (a)
Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' store revenue, expense and cash flow
detail (including rent expense) for the annual periods 2003 through
2006 and the last twelve months through May 2007 identified by store
number only for all stores open as of May 1, 2007; (b) a summary of
Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' cash flows and working capital changes
for the second Fiscal Quarter of 2007; (c) current payables aging
report; (d) a summary of trade terms for the top 10 vendors of Borrower
and its Subsidiaries; (e) a summary and detailed schedule of inventory;
(f) a detailed explanation of major items causing material sources or
uses of cash by Borrower and its Subsidiaries in each working capital
line item (e.g. accrued liabilities and prepaid expenses); and (g) a
detailed statement of monthly results for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal months April 2007 and May 2007 (including
the monthly financial package delivered to the Borrower's senior
management team for such months, which shall include, among other
items, results for the month, quarter to date, year to date, and versus
prior year and plan).
(ii) Periodic Information. (a) Within three days following the
satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness of this Agreement,
during the Forbearance Period, a rolling 13 week cash flow prepared at
the end of June 2007 and, thereafter, a 13 week cash flow forecast for
each subsequent rolling 13 week period (each, a "Cash Flow Forecast")
due five days following the end of each fiscal month, which shall
reflect Borrower's good faith projection of all weekly cash receipts
and disbursements in connection with the operation of its business
during such period and include the Borrower's studio payment forecast
model detailing purchases by studio and title; (b) for each week ended
Sunday, due by 5:00 p.m. EST on the immediately following Wednesday, an
actual-to-projected analysis comparing Borrower's actual cash receipts
and disbursements for the immediately preceding week in the Cash Flow
Forecast compared to projected cash receipts and disbursements for such
week as set forth in the Cash Flow Forecast; (c) a weekly conference
call to discuss the Borrower's performance and address questions from
advisors to the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any of the
Lenders (and/or a steering committee for the Lenders), including,
without limitation, the Financial Advisor; (d) on each Tuesday
afternoon by 1:00 p.m. PST, a weekly sales report for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, reflecting total sales and comparable sales versus
prior periods and budget; (e) each Tuesday afternoon by 1:00 p.m. PST,
a weekly "comp calendar" report for all divisions of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries; and (f) on or prior to 30 days after the end of each
fiscal month, a detailed statement of monthly results for the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal month (including the monthly
financial package delivered to the Borrower's senior management team
for such month, which shall include, among other items, results for the
month June 2007 (and each subsequent fiscal month), for the second
Fiscal Quarter of 2007 (or such applicable quarter) to date, Fiscal
Year 2007 year to date, and versus prior year and plan).
(iii) End of Forbearance Period Deliveries. On or prior to the
last day of the Forbearance Period: (a) delivery of a financial plan
and business model (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow) for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including monthly projections for
the each fiscal month ending after the Effective Date in Fiscal Year
2007 and for each fiscal month in Fiscal Year 2008, in each case with
detailed back-up containing underlying assumptions; (b) detail of
capital expenditures for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
remainder of Fiscal Year 2007 and for Fiscal Year 2008; (c) a
comprehensive analysis and recommendation on store closings and
associated financial impact on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; (d) a
presentation by Borrower and Strategic Advisor on restructuring options
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (e) all reports, findings,
appraisals and recommendations developed by Strategic Advisor and other
business advisors of the Borrower's regarding the real estate leases of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(iv) Other. Promptly following any such request, all other
available financial and operational information of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries that is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
or its advisors, including information requested pursuant to the
Financial Advisor's July 12, 2007 Preliminary Information Request List.
The Cash Flow Forecast and the other analyses, reports, information and
deliveries described in this Section 6(c) shall be in a form and prepared
in accordance with a methodology in each case reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent.
(d) Loan-to-Value and Inventory Reporting. Borrower, or the
Strategic Advisor on behalf of Borrower, shall provide the following to the
Collateral Agent and the Financial Advisor (who may distribute a copy to each
of the Private Side Lenders): (i) within three days following the
satisfaction of the conditions to the effectiveness of this Agreement, a Loan
to Value Ratio Certificate as of May 31, 2007 and (ii) no later than July 27,
2007, a Loan to Value Ratio Certificate as of June 30, 2007.
(e) Applicable Loan to Value Ratio. During the Forbearance
Period, the Applicable Loan to Value Ratio for all purposes under the Credit
Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be 3.5:1.0.
(f) Post-Closing Items; Additional Collateral. All post-closing
actions required under Section 10.23 of the Credit Agreement shall be
completed by August 1, 2007, unless extended by the Administrative Agent. In
addition, from time to time, Borrower and each Guarantor will, at its cost
and expense, promptly secure the Obligations by pledging or creating, or
causing to be pledged or created, in accordance hereunder and with the
applicable Collateral Documents, perfected security interests with respect to
such of its assets and properties as the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders shall designate (it being understood that it is the intent of the
parties that the Obligations shall be secured by substantially all the assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including real and other properties
existing on, or acquired subsequent to, the Closing Date). Such security
interests and Liens on the Collateral will be created under the Collateral
Documents and other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other
instruments and documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Collateral Agent, and the Borrower and/or the relevant Guarantors shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent all such instruments
and documents (including customary legal opinions (if requested by
Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent), title insurance policies and lien
searches) as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request to evidence
compliance with this Section 6(f) and the relevant Collateral Documents; the






