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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
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