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Exhibit 10.7
FIRST AMENDMENT TO FRANCHISEE FINANCING AGREEMENT
This
First Amendment to Franchisee Financing Agreement (“Amendment”)
is made and entered into by and among Texas Capital Bank, National Association
(“Lender”), ColorTyme, Inc., a Texas corporation (“ColorTyme”),
and Rent-A-Center East, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (“RAC”).
RECITALS
A. Lender,
ColorTyme and RAC entered into that certain Franchisee Financing Agreement
dated April 30, 2002 (as the same has been amended, modified, restated or
supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”).
B. Lender,
ColorTyme and RAC desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms of
this Amendment.
AGREEMENT
For
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall be construed to have the meaning
and definition set forth in the Agreement.
2. Amendment
to Recital A. Effective as of the date hereof, paragraph A of the Recitals
of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:
A.
ColorTyme is a franchisor of “rent-to-own” stores (each such store
is referred to herein as an “RTO Store”) operated by
franchisees licensed by ColorTyme (each such franchisee is herein referred to
individually as a “Franchisee” and collectively as the
“Franchisees”), offering various home entertainment
equipment, household equipment, and consumer products and parts, accessories,
and other goods used in connection therewith (all such goods are referred to
herein as “Inventory”), and certain Franchisees may open new
stores for the origination and/or processing of payday loans and the other
services incident to the foregoing (each such store is referred to herein as a
“PayDay Store”). PayDay Stores may be located within
existing RTO Stores or in separate locations attached to an RTO Store and owned
and operated by a Franchisee (or its affiliate).
3. Amendment
to Recital B. Effective as of the date hereof, paragraph C of the Recitals
of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:
C.
ColorTyme desires a source of financing for its Franchisees for the purposes
described herein.
4. Amendment
to Article I. Effective as of the date hereof, Article I of the
Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
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Article I
Credit Facility
1.1
Credit Facility. Bank shall provide a credit facility for Franchisees
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The
amount of the credit facility shall be up to, but not in excess of, Twenty
Million and No/100 Dollars ($20,000,000.00) in the aggregate; provided,
however, that (i) up to, but not in excess of, Fifteen Million and No/100
Dollars ($15,000,000.00) of such credit facility may be utilized for Inventory
Lines of Credit (as defined below) and/or RTO Term Loans (as defined below),
and (ii) up to, but not in excess of, Five Million and No/100 Dollars
($5,000,000.00) of such credit facility may be utilized for Pay Day Lines of
Credit (as defined below) and/or PDL Term Loans (as defined below). Bank will
not finance any transaction or transactions which would cause the amount
financed by Bank pursuant to this Agreement to exceed any of the limitations
set forth in the preceding sentence. Each credit facility extended by Bank to a
Franchisee shall be secured by a first priority security interest in
(x) all of the Franchisee’s inventory, goods, chattel paper,
accounts, contract rights, documents, instruments, note receivables, franchise
rights, and general intangibles (specifically including leases and rental
contracts), (y) 100% of the stock or equity interest in such Franchisee,
and (z) such additional collateral as Bank may require, and shall be fully
guaranteed by each of such Franchisee’s principal owners.
5. Amendment
to Article II. Effective as of the date hereof, Article II of the
Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
Article II
Credit Procedures, Terms and Administration
2.1
Financing Procedures. The following procedures shall be employed in
determining the availability of financing for Franchisees under this Agreement:
(a)
In the event a Franchisee shall indicate an interest in obtaining financing
for any of the purposes described in Section 2.5, ColorTyme shall
provide the Franchisee with a credit application and other credit documentation,
to be developed by Bank and approved by ColorTyme, and shall assist the
Franchisee in completing such credit application and other credit documents.
(b)
After the Franchisee has completed the credit application and provided the
other credit documents specified by Bank, if such credit application and other
credit documents are acceptable to ColorTyme, ColorTyme shall promptly forward
the executed credit application and other credit documents to Bank at its
office in Dallas, Texas or any other such location Bank may designate in
writing to ColorTyme.
(c)
If, following completion of its review of such credit application and other
credit documents and its credit investigation, Bank determines that it will
provide the financing requested, it shall so notify the Franchisee and
ColorTyme and, upon receipt of such additional closing documents and
satisfaction of such
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closing conditions as Bank
determines to be necessary for the approval and documentation of the credit in
its sole discretion, Bank shall establish one or more of the following:
(i) a revolving line of credit for the Franchisee in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement for such Franchisee’s acquisition of Inventory
and/or such Franchisee’s acquisition or conversion of an RTO Store (an
“Inventory Line of Credit”), (ii) a revolving line of
credit for the Franchisee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for
such Franchisee’s funding or extension of payday loans (a “PayDay
Line of Credit”), (iii) a term loan facility for such
Franchisee’s acquisition of Inventory and/or such Franchisee’s
acquisition or conversion of an RTO Store (an “RTO Term Loan”),
and/or (iv) a term loan facility for such Franchisee in order to build and
equip a PayDay Store (a “PDL Term Loan”). For purposes of
this Agreement, the resulting obligation of a Franchisee to Bank pursuant to
any of the credit facilities described above is referred to as a “Receivable”.
2.2
Interest Rates. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Bank and
ColorTyme, the interest rate on each Receivable shall be in accordance with the
following schedule: (i) for each Inventory Line of Credit with a Credit Limit
(as that term is hereinafter defined) of $1,000,000 or less, the rate will be
the Prime Rate plus 3.75%; (ii) for each Inventory Line of Credit with a
Credit Limit of more than $1,000,000, the rate will be the Prime Rate plus
2.75%; (iii) for each RTO Term Loan, the rate will be the same as the rate
applicable to the Franchisee’s Inventory Line of Credit on the date of
such RTO Term Loan; (iv) for each PayDay Line of Credit, the rate will be
the Prime Rate plus 4.75%; and (v) for each PDL Term Loan, the rate will
be the Prime Rate plus 4.75%. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
“Prime Rate” shall mean the “Wall Street Prime Rate”
as announced and published and so designated in the Money Rates Section of the
Wall Street Journal (Southwest Region), as such rates may change from time to
time, ColorTyme hereby acknowledging that the “Wall Street Prime
Rate” may not be the lowest rate offered by Bank to its customers. If
such Prime Rate shall cease to be published or is published infrequently or
sporadically, then the Prime Rate shall be determined by reference to another
Prime Rate or similar lending rate index, generally accepted on a national
basis, as selected by Bank in its sole and absolute discretion. Fluctuations in
the Prime Rate shall become effective on the last business day of the calendar
month during which such changes in the Prime Rate occur. Interest will be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year.
2.3
Credit Limits. Upon approval of an application for financing
submitted by or on behalf of a Franchisee pursuant to this Agreement, Bank
shall establish a credit limit for such Franchisee in an amount agreed upon
from time to time by Bank, ColorTyme and such Franchisee (the credit limit
established for each Franchisee with respect to any credit facility extended to
such Franchisee is referred to herein as a “Credit Limit”).
The amount of any Credit Limit may be adjusted from time to time upon written
agreement by Bank, ColorTyme and such Franchisee. It is contemplated that
(i) the Credit Limit for PayDay Lines of Credit will not exceed $85,000,
and (ii) the Credit Limit for PDL Term Loans will not exceed $15,000
(provided that exceptions to this general rule may be agreed to by ColorTyme
and Bank from time to time in their sole and absolute discretion).
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2.4 Advance Limits.
(a) Advance
Limits for RTO Stores. Notwithstanding the amount of the Franchisee’s
applicable Credit Limit(s), the total amount of credit available under a
Franchisee’s Inventory Line of Credit and RTO Term Loan (collectively,
the “RTO Receivables”) shall be limited to the product of
the Franchisee’s Average Monthly Revenue multiplied by five (such advance
limit established for each Franchisee is referred to herein as its “RTO
Advance Limit”). For purposes of this Agreement, a Franchisee’s
“Average Monthly Revenue” shall mean the average monthly
total revenue (exclusive of sales tax and any fees or other income directly
attributable to a PayDay Store) of the Franchisee from the sale, lease or
rental of Inventory and other fees, calculated in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, for the three
(3) calendar months preceding the most recent review of such
Franchisee’s RTO Receivables. Notwithstanding anything in this section to
the contrary, if the RTO Advance Limit established pursuant to this section
would otherwise be an amount that is less than the then outstanding balance of
such RTO Receivables (each such RTO Receivable is referred to herein as an
“Overline Receivable”), the RTO Advance Limit for such
Overline Receivable will be set at the then outstanding balance thereof, and
such Overline Receivable will continue to be administered as provided herein,
unless Bank and ColorTyme agree otherwise. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to any RTO Receivable until the RTO Store for which the financing was
provided under the RTO Receivable has been open for business for one
(1) year.
(b) Notwithstanding
the amount of the Franchisee’s applicable Credit Limit(s), the amount of
credit available under a Franchisee’s PayDay Line of Credit shall be
limited to the product of the Franchisee’s Applicable PDL Ratio (as
defined below) multiplied by its PDL Balance at the end of the immediately
preceding month (such advance limit established for such Franchisee is referred
to herein as its “PDL Advance Limit”). For purposes of this
Agreement, (i) a Franchisee’s “Applicable PDL Ratio”
shall mean, as applicable, a percentage equal to, 100% during the first
six-month period following the initial extension of credit under a PayDay Line
of Credit, 90% during the second six-month period following the initial
extension of credit under a PayDay Line of Credit, 80% during the third
six-month period following the initial extension of credit under a PayDay Line
of Credit, 70% during the fourth six-month period following the initial extension
of credit under a Pay Day Line of Credit, 70% during the fifth six-month period
following the initial extension of credit under a Pay Day Line of Credit, 70%
during the sixth six-month period following the initial extension of credit
under a Pay Day Line of Credit, and 50% at any time thereafter, provided, that
Pay Day Lines of Credit shall mature and be fully due and payable thirty-six
(36) months following the initial extension of credit thereunder (unless
the maturity thereof is extended with the written consent of both Bank and
ColorTyme), (ii) a Franchisee’s “PDL Balance”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal balance
of all of its Eligible PayDay Loans (as defined below), plus the amount of fees
incurred and payable
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thereunder, and
(iii) the term “Eligible PayDay Loans” means, with
respect to a Franchisee, each payday loan owing by a borrower thereunder (each
such borrower hereinafter referred to as a “PayDay Borrower”)
to such Franchisee which meets the following requirements at the time it comes
into existence and continues to meet the same until such payday loan is paid in
full:
(1)
it is a valid, legally enforceable and unconditional obligation of such
PayDay Borrower;
(2)
it is evidenced by credit documents subject to a security interest in favor
of Bank and conspicuously stamped with a notation indicating such documents
have been collaterally assigned by the Franchisee to Bank, such notation to be
similar in form to “COLLATERALLY ASSIGNED TO TEXAS CAPITAL BANK AND/OR
ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS”; and
(3)
it has not remained unpaid more than 30 days after the maturity date
thereof.
2.5
Use of Proceeds. Bank will advance funds to or on behalf of a
Franchisee pursuant to this Agreement only for: (i) in the case of such
Franchisee’s Inventory Line of Credit and/or RTO Term Loan, (1) such
Franchisee’s acquisition of Inventory and/or (2) such
Franchisee’s acquisition or conversion of an RTO Store, (ii) in the
case of such Franchisee’s PayDay Line of Credit, such Franchisee’s
funding or extension of payday loans and/or the opening of a PayDay Store and
the other services incident to the foregoing, or (iii) in the case of such
Franchisee’s PDL Term Loan, such Franchisee’s funding of the costs associated
with the build out and equipping of a PayDay Store (to include such items as a
CCTV system, safe, computer, computer printer, exterior signage and approved
construction costs).
(a)
Inventory. Advances under the Inventory Line of Credit or RTO Term
Loan for Inventory will be limited to the lesser of (i) the cost of the
Inventory acquired by the Franchisee; (ii) the amount of the
Franchisee’s applicable Credit Limit; or (iii) the amount of the
Franchisee’s RTO Advance Limit.
(b)
Store Acquisitions and Conversions. Advances under the Inventory Line
of Credit or RTO Term Loan for RTO Store acquisitions and/or conversions (i.e.,
the acquisition of existing RTO Stores and/or the acquisition of other
“rent-to-own” stores for conversion to “ColorTyme” RTO
Stores) will be limited to the lesser of (i) in the case of an RTO Store
that has been open for business (either as a “ColorTyme” RTO Store
or as another “rent-to-own” store) for one (1) year or more, the
product of the Average Monthly Revenue, as defined in Section 2.4,
of the individual RTO Store multiplied by nine (9); (ii) the amount that
would cause the Debt-to-Revenue Ratio for the Franchisee to equal or exceed
5:1; (iii) except in the case of advances pursuant to an RTO Term Loan,
the amount of the Franchisee’s applicable Credit Limit; and (iv) the
amount of the Franchisee’s RTO Advance Limit. For purposes of this
paragraph, “Debt-to-
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Revenue Ratio” shall mean the ratio of (x) Funded Debt
to (y) the Average Monthly Revenue, as defined in Section 2.4
of the Franchisee (calculated on an aggregate basis for all RTO Stores owned
and/or operated by such Franchisee and any and all affiliates of such
Franchisee); and “Funded Debt” shall mean, as of any date,
the total amount of any liabilities (including the advance contemplated by this
paragraph) that would be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of
Franchisee and its parent and any and all subsidiaries and affiliates, if any,
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis. Financing for RTO Store acquisitions and/or conversions will
be made available only to Franchisees that are, at the time, already indebted
to Bank under a Receivable.
(c)
PayDay Stores. Advances under the PayDay Line of Credit will be
limited to the lesser of (i) the amount of the Franchisee’s
applicable Credit Limit; or (ii) the amount of the Franchisee’s PDL
Advance Limit. All advances under the PayDay Line of Credit or a PDL Term Loan
will be made available to the Franchisee only upon prior written authorization
from ColorTyme, and such advances will be wired directly to the Franchisee.
For purposes of this
section, Bank may rely fully on the representations and/or agreements of the
Franchisee with respect to the use of funds, with no obligation to
independently verify such information. The use of any such funds by a
Franchisee for any purpose not permitted by this section will not affect the
obligations of ColorTyme or Guarantor under this Agreement.
2.6 Payment Terms.
Each Receivable will be repayable as follows:
(a)
In the case of the Inventory Line of Credit, (i) accrued and unpaid
interest shall be payable monthly, and (ii) principal shall be payable in
monthly installments as determined in accordance with Addendum A
attached hereto and made a part hereof, as such Addendum A may be
modified from time to time by the parties to this Agreement. In addition, at
the option of Bank or ColorTyme, a mandatory principal payment shall be made on
any Inventory Line of Credit that is an Overline Receivable (at any time
following the initial month in which such Overline Receivable was first
determined to exist) to the minimum extent necessary to cause the amount of the
RTO Receivables to no longer exceed the RTO Advance Limit.
(b)
In the case of an RTO Term Loan, (i) accrued and unpaid interest shall
be payable monthly, and (ii) principal shall be payable in equal monthly
installments over the term of the RTO Term Loan, with the monthly principal
installment to equal the amount of the RTO Term Loan divided by the number of
months in the term thereof. In addition, at the option of Bank or ColorTyme, a
mandatory principal payment shall be made on any RTO Term Loan that is an
Overline Receivable (at any time following the initial month in which such
Overline Receivable was first determined to exist) to the minimum extent
necessary to cause the amount of the RTO Receivables to no longer exceed the
RTO Advance Limit.
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(c) In the case of the PayDay Line of Credit, (i) accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable monthly, (ii) mandatory principal payments shall be made in such amounts as may be necessary to ensure that the outstanding principal balance under the PayDay Line of Credit does not exceed the PDL Advance Limit (any such mandatory principal payments are to be made within one (1) business day following the determination thereof), and (iii) all princ






