Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
dated
as of
February 15, 2008
among
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED,
as
Borrower,
HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED,
HAMPSHIRE DESIGNERS, INC.,
ITEM-EYES, INC.,
SB CORPORATION
and
SHANE HUNTER, INC.
as Letter of Credit Account Parties,
HAMPSHIRE DESIGNERS, INC.,
ITEM-EYES, INC.,
and
SHANE HUNTER, INC.
as Guarantors,
and
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
BANK LEUMI USA,
and
SOVEREIGN BANK
as Banks,
and
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING TERMS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
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Section 1.01
Definitions
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Section 1.02
Accounting Terms
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Section 1.03
Computation of Time Periods
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Section 1.04
Rules of Construction
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ARTICLE II
REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
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Section 2.01
Revolving Credit
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Section 2.02
Term Loan Conversion
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Section 2.03
Notice and Manner of Borrowing
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Section 2.04
Conversions and Continuation
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Section 2.05
Non-Receipt of Funds by Agent
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Section 2.06
Interest
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Section 2.07
Notes
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Section 2.08
Optional and Mandatory Prepayments
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Section 2.09
Method of Payment
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Section 2.10
Use of Proceeds
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Section 2.11
Minimum Amounts
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Section 2.12
Establishment of Loan Account; Collection of Accounts
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Section 2.13
Closing Fee
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Section 2.14
Commitment Fee
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ARTICLE III
LETTERS OF CREDIT
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Section 3.01
Trade Letters of Credit; Cash Collateral for Letters of Credit
Expiring After Termination Date
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Section 3.02
Reimbursement Obligation
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Section 3.03
Payment of Commissions, Expenses and Interest
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Section 3.04
Proper Drawing; Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s
Honoring
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Section 3.05
Standby Letters of Credit
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Section 3.06
Amendment; Change; Modification; No Waiver
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Section 3.07
U.C.P. and I.S.P.; Agreements and Acknowledgments;
Indemnification
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Section 3.08
Licenses; Insurance; Regulations
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Section 3.09
Airway and Steamship Guaranties
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Section 3.10
Additional Security
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Section 3.11
Continuing Rights and Obligations
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Section 3.12
Instructions; No Liability
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Section 3.13
Steamship Guaranty
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Section 3.14
Letter of Credit Application and Agreement
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Section 3.15
Existing Letters of Credit; Use of Term “Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank”
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Section 3.16
Borrower’s Obligations Under Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE IV
PARTICIPATION
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Section 4.01
Participating Banks’ Pro Rata Shares
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Section 4.02
Sale and Purchase of Participation
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Section 4.03
Participation in Fees and Collateral; Relationship
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Section 4.04
Procedures
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Section 4.05
Collections and Remittances
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Section 4.06
Sharing of Setoffs and Collections
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Section 4.07
Indemnification; Costs and Expense
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Section 4.08
Administration; Standard of Care
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Section 4.09
Independent Investigation by the Participating Banks
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Section 4.10
Participating Banks’ Ownership of Interests in the
Participation; Repurchases by the Letter of Credit Issuing
Banks
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ARTICLE V
GUARANTY
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Section 5.01
Guaranty
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Section 5.02
Guarantor’s Guaranty Obligations Unconditional
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Section 5.03
Waivers
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Section 5.04
Subrogation
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Section 5.05
Limitation of Liability
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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Section 6.01
Conditions Precedent to Use of a Credit Facility on and after the
Restatement Date
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Section 6.02
Conditions Precedent to All Credit Facilities
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Section 6.03
Deemed Representation
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ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 7.01
Incorporation
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Section 7.02
Corporate Power and Authority; No Conflicts
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Section 7.03
Legally Enforceable Agreements
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Section 7.04
Litigation
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Section 7.05
Financial Statements
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Section 7.06
Ownership and Liens
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Section 7.07
Taxes
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Section 7.08
ERISA
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Section 7.09
Subsidiaries; Ownership of Guarantors; Investments
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Section 7.10
Operation of Business
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Section 7.11
No Default on Outstanding Judgments or Orders
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Section 7.12
No Defaults on Other Agreements
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Section 7.13
Labor Disputes and Acts of God
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Section 7.14
Governmental Regulation
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Section 7.15
Partnerships
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Section 7.16
Environmental Protection
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Section 7.17
Solvency
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Section 7.18
Properties; Priority of Liens
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Section 7.19
No Burdensome Restrictions
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Section 7.20
Federal Regulations
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Section 7.21
Deposit and Securities Accounts
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Section 7.22
Disclosure
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Section 7.23
Security Interests
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Section 7.24
Patriot Act
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ARTICLE VIII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
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Section 8.01
Maintenance of Existence
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Section 8.02
Conduct of Business
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Section 8.03
Maintenance of Properties
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Section 8.04
Maintenance of Records
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Section 8.05
Maintenance of Insurance
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Section 8.06
Compliance with Laws
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Section 8.07
Right of Inspection
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Section 8.08
Reporting Requirements
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Section 8.09
Compliance With Environmental Laws
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Section 8.10
Contractual Obligations
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Section 8.11
Inactive Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE IX
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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Section 9.01
Debt
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Section 9.02
Guaranties
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Section 9.03
Liens
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Section 9.04
Sale of Assets
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Section 9.05
Transactions with Affiliates
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Section 9.06
Investments; Acquisitions
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Section 9.07
Mergers
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Section 9.08
Leases
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Section 9.09
Dividends
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Section 9.10
Restricted Payments
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Section 9.11
Fiscal Year
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Section 9.12
Changes, Amendments or Modifications
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Section 9.13
Nature of Business
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Section 9.14
Double Negative Pledge
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Section 9.15
Factoring Agreements
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Section 9.16
Deposit and Securities Accounts
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ARTICLE X
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
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Section 10.01
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth
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Section 10.02
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
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Section 10.03
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
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Section 10.04
Consolidated Capital Expenditures
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Section 10.05
Revolving Credit Loan Coverage
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ARTICLE XI EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
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Section 11.01
Events of Default
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Section 11.02
Remedies
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ARTICLE XII THE
AGENT AND COLLATERAL MONITOR
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Section 12.01
Appointment, Powers and Immunities of Agent
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Section 12.02
Reliance by Agent
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Section 12.03
Defaults
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Section 12.04
Rights of Agent as a Bank
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Section 12.05
Indemnification of Agent
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Section 12.06
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Section 12.07
Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks
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Section 12.08
Failure of Agent to Act
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Section 12.09
Resignation or Removal of Agent
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Section 12.10
Amendments Concerning Agency Function
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Section 12.11
Liability of Agent
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Section 12.12
Transfer of Agency Function
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Section 12.13
Withholding Taxes
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Section 12.14
Collateral Monitor
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ARTICLE XIII YIELD
PROTECTION
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Section 13.01
Additional Costs
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Section 13.02
Illegality
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Section 13.03
Certain Compensation
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Section 13.04
Substitution of Banks
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ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 14.01
Amendments and Waivers
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Section 14.02
Usury
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Section 14.03
Expenses; Indemnification
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Section 14.04
Assignment; Participation; Additional Bank
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Section 14.05
Notices
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Section 14.06
Setoff; Sharing
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Section 14.07
Jurisdiction; Immunities
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Section 14.08
Governing Law
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Section 14.09
Counterparts
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Section 14.10
Exhibits and Schedules
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Section 14.11
Table of Contents; Headings
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Section 14.12
Severability
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Section 14.13
Integration; Conflicts
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Section 14.14
Jury Trial Waiver
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Section 14.15
HSBC
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Section 14.16
USA PATRIOT Act Notice
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Section 14.17
Amendment and Restatement
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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Form of Pledge Agreement |
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Exhibit B
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Form of Security Agreement |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Trademark Security
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Exhibit D
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Form of Borrowing Notice |
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Exhibit E
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Form of Borrowing Base
Certificate |
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Exhibit F
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Form of Revolving Credit Note |
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Exhibit G
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Form of Term Note |
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Exhibit H
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Form of Assignment and
Acceptance |
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Exhibit I
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Form of Reaffirmation Agreement |
Schedules
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Schedule 1.01(a)
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Eligible Inventory Locations |
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Schedule 1.01(b)
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Eligible Trade Letter of Credit
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Schedule 1.01(c)
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Existing Letters of Credit |
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Schedule 7.04
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Litigation |
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Schedule 7.06
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Trademarks |
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Schedule 7.09
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Direct and Indirect Subsidiaries;
Inactive Subsidiaries; Ownership of Guarantors, Investments |
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Schedule 7.13
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Labor Disputes and Acts of God |
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Schedule 7.21
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Deposit and Securities Accounts |
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Schedule 9.03
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Permitted Liens |
AMENDED AND
RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY dated as of
February 15, 2008, among HAMPSHIRE GROUP, LIMITED,
(“Borrower”), HAMPSHIRE DESIGNERS, INC.,
(“Designers”), ITEM-EYES, INC.
(“Item-Eyes”), SB CORPORATION (“SB”) and
SHANE HUNTER, INC. (“Shane Hunter”), HSBC BANK USA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, (“HSBC”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A. (“Chase”), ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
(“IDB”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(“Wachovia”), BANK LEUMI USA (“Bank
Leumi”), and SOVEREIGN BANK (“Sovereign”, and
together with HSBC, Chase, IDB, Wachovia, Bank Leumi, individually
a “Bank” and collectively the “Banks”),
HSBC as Letter of Credit Issuing Bank for all Letters of Credit,
and HSBC, as Agent for the Banks (in such capacity, together with
any successors in such capacity, the “Agent”).
RECITALS:
(1) The
Borrower, the Guarantors, HSBC, Chase, IDB, Wachovia, Sovereign (as
assignee of Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”)) and Bank
Leumi (as assignee of The CIT Group/Commercial Services, Inc.
(“CIT”)) and the Agent have entered into a Credit
Agreement and Guaranty dated as of August 15, 2003, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 29, 2004, by
Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 10, 2005, by
Amendment No. 3 and Waiver dated as of August 8, 2006, by
Waiver dated as of October 13, 2006, by Amendment No. 4
and Waiver dated as of December 29, 2006, by Amendment
No. 5 and Waiver dated as of March 30, 2007, by Amendment
No. 6 dated as of July 11, 2007, by Waiver dated as of
July 25, 2007, by Waiver dated as of August 31, 2007, by
Amendment No. 7 dated as of September 17, 2007, by
Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement and Amendment to Security
Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2007, by Amendment
No. 8 dated as of December 13, 2007, and by Waiver dated
as of January 7, 2008 (as amended, the “Existing
Agreement”).
(2) Each
Bank shall be deemed, upon the Restatement Date (as defined below),
to have exchanged its Revolving Credit Commitment, its Trade Letter
of Credit Commitment and its Standby Letter of Credit Commitment
(as each such term is defined in the Existing Agreement) for the
Revolving Credit Commitment, the Trade Letter of Credit Commitment
and the Standby Letter of Credit Commitment (as each such term is
defined below), respectively, in an amount equal to its Pro Rata
Share (as defined below). !
(3) The
Borrower, the Guarantors, the Banks and the Agent wish to amend the
Existing Agreement to make certain changes in the terms of the
Existing Agreement, acknowledge and admit Bank Leumi and Sovereign
as the Banks, release and remove CIT and BofA as Banks, and to
restate the Existing Agreement in its entirety.
(4) The
parties hereto intend that (a) the Obligations (as defined in
the Existing Agreement) that remain unpaid and outstanding as of
the Restatement Date shall continue to exist under this Agreement
on the terms set forth herein, (b) any letter of credit
outstanding under the Existing Agreement as of the Restatement Date
shall be Letters of Credit under and as defined in this Agreement
and(c) the Collateral (as defined in the Existing Agreement), other
than Excluded Collateral (as defined below) shall continue to
secure the Obligations (as defined below).
(5) Following such restatement, this Agreement will set forth
the definitive terms and conditions of the agreement of the
Borrower, the Guarantors, the Banks and the Agent regarding the
matters covered by this Agreement as of the date the Existing
Agreement is restated (the “Restatement Date”), and the
Existing Agreement will continue to govern such terms prior to such
date.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration for the foregoing agreements and for
other good and valuable consideration whose receipt and sufficiency
are acknowledged, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Banks and the
Agent hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING TERMS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement,
the following terms have the following meanings (terms defined in
the singular to have a correlative meaning when used in the plural
and vice versa):
“Accounts” means all of the accounts receivable as
defined in the Master Security Agreement and the Guarantor Security
Agreements.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person:
(a) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person; (b) which
directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds five percent (5%)
or more of any class of voting stock of the such Person; or
(c) five percent (5%) or more of the voting stock of which is
directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by such Person.
The term “control” means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
“Agent” means HSBC, when acting in its capacity as
Agent under any of the Loan Documents, and any successor
thereto.
“Agent’s Office” means the address of HSBC as set
forth on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other
address as HSBC may designate by written notice to Borrower, the
Guarantors and the Banks.
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement and Guaranty.
“Airway
Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09 hereof.
“Applicable Margin” means (a) with respect to a
Revolving Eurodollar Loan, one and twenty five hundredths percent
(1.25%), and (b) with respect to the Term Loan, one and
seventy five hundredths percent (1.75%).
“Applicable Percentage” means the percentage set forth
in the column entitled “Applicable Percentage” in the
definition of Permitted Investments.
“Application” means the application by a Letter of
Credit Party for a Letter of Credit.
“Assignment and Acceptance” means an Assignment and
Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit H
hereto.
“Assignment of Proceeds Agreement” means an Assignment
of Factored Credit Balance and Proceeds Agreement or other similar
agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent,
duly executed by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and any
Factor and a Consent and Acknowledgment thereto duly executed by
such Factor.
“Augmenting Bank” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(b)(ii) hereof.
“Authorized Person” means any duly authorized officer
or employee, or combination thereof of Borrower.
“Availability for Revolving Credit Loans” means the
lesser of (a) the Revolving Credit Commitment minus the sum
of: (i) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Term
Loan, if any, and (ii) the Letter of Credit Obligations and
(b) the Borrowing Base minus the Letter of Credit
Obligations.
“Availability Reserves” shall mean, as of any date of
determination, such reserves in amounts as Agent may from time to
time establish and revise in good faith in accordance with
customary credit practices in the commercial finance industry
reducing the amount of Revolving Credit Loans and Letters of Credit
which would otherwise be available to the Borrower under the
lending formula(s) provided for herein: (a) to reflect events,
conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined in good
faith by Agent in accordance with its customary credit practices,
do or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect either
(i) the Collateral or its value, (ii) the assets or
business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the
Borrower or (iii) the security interests and other rights of
Agent in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection
and priority thereof) or (b) to reflect Agent’s good
faith belief that any collateral report or financial information
furnished to it or any Bank by or on behalf of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower, is or may have been incomplete,
inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or (c) in
respect of any state of facts which Agent determines in good faith
constitutes an Event of Default or may, with notice or the passage
of time or both, constitute an Event of Default. The amount of any
Availability Reserve established by Agent shall have a reasonable
relationship to the event, condition or other matter which is the
basis for such reserve as determined by Agent in good faith.
“Bank” or “Banks” has the meaning set forth
in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Bank
Equity” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06
hereof.
“Bank
Parties” means Agent, each of the Banks and each of the
Letter of Credit Issuing Banks.
“Banking
Day” means any day on which commercial banks are not
authorized or required to close in London, England, New York City,
New York, Greenville, South Carolina or Anderson, South
Carolina.
“Blocked
Person Annex” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.24 hereof.
“Board
of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or any successor.
“Book
Value” shall mean, as to any inventory in respect of which
such amount is to be determined, the lower of (a) the cost (as
reflected in the general ledgers of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane
Hunter or, with the approval of Agent, any other existing or future
Subsidiary of the Borrower), as applicable or (b) market value
(both cost and market value being determined in accordance with
GAAP calculated on a first in first out basis).
“Borrower Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement
dated August 15, 2003 executed by Borrower in favor of Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties, as amended by the
First Amendment dated as of December 6, 2006, as amended and
reaffirmed by the Borrower pursuant to the Reaffirmation
Agreement.
“Borrower Trademark Security Agreement” means the
Collateral Assignment and Trademark Collateral Assignment and
Security Agreement dated August 15, 2003 executed by Borrower
in favor of Agent for the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties, as
amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 6, 2006
and by the Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement and Amendment to
Security Agreement dated as of November 1, 2007, and as
amended and reaffirmed by the Borrower pursuant to the
Reaffirmation Agreement.
“Borrowing Base” shall mean, at any time, an amount
equal to the lesser of
(a) the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment minus
the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan;
or
(b) the
sum of (without duplication):
(i) the Applicable Percentage of Cash Collateral (
provided , however , that notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, the value of such Cash Collateral
shall be the value of Cash Collateral as of the date of the
Borrowing Base Certificate in which such Borrowing Base calculation
appears), plus
(ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Net Amount of Eligible
Accounts, plus
(iii) fifty percent (50%) of Net Amount of Eligible Inventory,
plus
(iv) fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate undrawn amount of
all outstanding Eligible Trade Letters of Credit, plus
(v) fifty percent (50%) of the amount of Eligible In-Transit
Inventory, plus
(vi) the Supplemental Amount, less
(vii) Availability Reserves.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means the certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
“Borrowing Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03 hereof.
“Capital
Lease” means any lease which has been or should be
capitalized on the books of the lessee in accordance with
GAAP.
“Cash
Collateral” means cash and Cash Equivalents, and any interest
or other income earned thereon, that is delivered to Agent as
Collateral for the Obligations and held in the Cash Collateral
Account.
“Cash
Collateral Account” means a savings, checking, time deposit
or securities account at HSBC (or HSBC Brokerage (USA) Inc. or
HSBC acting in a brokerage capacity), which account shall be
subject to Agent’s Lien for the benefit of the Banks.
“Cash
Equivalents” means the first 16 types of investments set
forth in the definition of “Permitted
Investments”.
“Change
of Control” means any “person” or
“group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d)
and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) shall have become the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Shares entitled
to exercise more than 51% of the total power of all outstanding
Voting Shares of the Borrower (including any Voting Shares which
are not then outstanding of which such person or group is deemed
the beneficial owner). For purposes of this definition, the term
“ Voting Shares” shall mean all outstanding
shares of any class or classes (however designated) of capital
stock of the Borrower entitled to vote generally in the election of
members of the Board of Directors thereof.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” means any and all personal property
subject to a Lien granted by any of the Security Documents and this
Agreement, but in no event shall Collateral include Excluded
Collateral (as defined in the Security Documents).
“Collateral Monitor” means HSBC, when acting in its
capacity as Collateral Monitor under any of the Loan Documents, and
any successor thereto.
“Commitment Increase Amount” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.01(b)(i) hereof.
“Consolidated Amortization” means the amortization or
write-off of impaired value adjustments of the intangible assets of
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis,
all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means the Dollar
amount of gross expenditures (including the principal portion of
payments under Capital Leases, net of any sublease income) made for
real property, fixed assets, property, plant and equipment, and all
renewals, improvements and replacements thereto (including, but not
limited to, maintenance and repairs thereof but only to the extent
required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP) incurred or
paid by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the foregoing, such expenditures made
for non-real estate Capital Leases in an amount not to exceed Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per Fiscal Year shall be
excluded.
“Consolidated Debt” shall mean, at any date of
determination, the aggregate amount of all funded debt of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Depreciation” means depreciation of
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis,
all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
and Amortization” means, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income, plus Consolidated Interest Expense, plus Consolidated
Taxes, plus Consolidated Depreciation, plus Consolidated
Amortization, all for such period.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Ratio” means a ratio of: (i)
(a) Consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
and Amortization for such period, less (b) Consolidated
Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary during such period, less (c) Consolidated Taxes paid
during such period, to (ii) the sum of (a) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) Consolidated
Principal Amortization for such period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period,
all interest paid or required to be paid by Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries on all of their respective Debt, including
the Obligations, during such period.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, at any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Debt as of such date
to (b) Consolidated Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization for the Test Period in respect of
such date.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the
net income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a
consolidated basis, all as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated Principal Amortization” means scheduled
consolidated principal payments of all funded debt of Borrower and
the Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means the sum of
(a) Consolidated Total Tangible Assets less
(b) Consolidated Total Liabilities.
“Consolidated Taxes” means, for any period, the income
and franchise taxes of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on
a consolidated basis, all as determined in accordance with
GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Liabilities” means total
liabilities and all mandatorily redeemable preferred stock of
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis,
all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Tangible Assets” means the total
assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a
consolidated basis, minus all intangible assets (other than
deferred taxes), including, but not limited to, non-compete
contracts, employment contracts, deferred or prepaid transactions
cost, capitalized research and development cost, capitalized
interest, debt discount and expenses, goodwill, patents,
trademarks, copyrights, franchises, licenses and other intangible
assets, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Contractual Obligations” means as to any Person, any
provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, instrument or undertaking to which such Person is a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control
Agreement” means any Deposit Account Control Agreement and/or
Securities Account Control Agreement among the Borrower, the
Deposit Bank party thereto and the Agent, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a) hereof.
“Credit
Facilities” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans,
the Term Loan (if any) and the Letters of Credit.
“Debt” means: (a) indebtedness or liability for
borrowed money, or for the deferred purchase price of property or
services (including trade obligations); (b) the principal
portion of obligations as lessee under Capital Leases;
(c) obligations under letters of credit issued for the account
of any Person; (d) all obligations arising under
bankers’ or trade acceptance facilities of any Person;
(e) all guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent
obligations to purchase any of the items included in this
definition, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest
in any Person, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and
(f) all obligations secured by any Lien on property owned by
such Person, whether or not the obligations have been assumed. For
purposes of the foregoing, the amount of any Debt described in
clause (e) shall be equal to the lesser of (A) the amount
of the primary obligation in respect to which such guaranty is
issued and (B) the maximum liability amount under the terms of
such guaranty.
“Declined Share” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(b)(ii) hereof.
“Default” means any event which, with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of
Default.
“Default
Rate” means, at any time, a rate of interest equal to 2% per
annum plus the highest rate that would then be applicable to Prime
Rate Loans; provided, that, if the Default Rate is implemented and
the applicable Obligation is a Revolving Credit Loan or the Term
Loan, Default Rate shall mean, with respect to an amount of any
such Loan not paid when due, a rate per annum equal to two percent
(2%) above the Interest Rate then in effect thereon.
“Deposit
Account” has the meaning given to such term in the Uniform
Commercial Code.
“Deposit
Bank” means such Bank or Person maintaining any of the
Borrower’s Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts.
“Designers” means Hampshire Designers, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Designers Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement
dated August 15, 2003 executed by Designers in favor of Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties, as amended and
reaffirmed by Designers pursuant to the Reaffirmation
Agreement.
“Designers Trademark Security Agreement” means the
Trademark Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement dated
August 15, 2003 executed by Designers in favor of Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties, as amended and reaffirmed
by Designers pursuant to the Reaffirmation Agreement.
“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean lawful
money of the United States of America.
“Eligible Accounts” shall mean (a) the trade
accounts receivable created in the ordinary course of business by
Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the approval of Agent
and the Required Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of
the Borrower, which (i) are subject to a valid, first
priority, fully perfected security interest in favor of Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties and which conform to the
representations and warranties contained herein and in the Loan
Documents, and (ii) at all times shall continue to be
acceptable to Agent based on the criteria set forth below, as
revised from time to time by the Agent in good faith (the
“Non-Factored Accounts”), and, (b) the Factored
Accounts, but only to the extent a Factor has the credit risk with
respect to such Factored Accounts pursuant to the applicable
Factoring Agreement with such Factor, and provided, further, that
such Factored Accounts remain subject to an Assignment of Proceeds
Agreement and the Factor has otherwise agreed to the terms set
forth in Section 9.03(e)(iii) hereof.
In general,
the Non-Factored Accounts may, as determined by Agent in good
faith, be deemed eligible if:
(a) delivery of the merchandise has been completed;
(b) no
return, rejection or repossession has occurred;
(c) the
merchandise has been accepted by the account debtor without
dispute, setoff, defense or counterclaim;
(d) such
trade account receivable is unconditionally payable in Dollars
within 90 days of the invoice date and is not evidenced by a
promissory note, chattel paper or any other instrument or document,
Notwithstanding the prior sentence, a trade account receivable
payable more than 90 days but less than 150 days from the
invoice date may be eligible (the “Over 90
Receivables”) provided that, (i) such receivable is due
from Ross Stores, Inc., TJX Companies Inc., Burlington Coat Factory
Investment Holdings, Marshalls of MA Inc., Kohl’s Corporation
and Mercury Beach-Maid Inc. or such other customer approved by
Agent, (ii) such receivable is scheduled in sufficient detail
to the Borrowing Base Certificate which includes such receivable,
and (iii) such receivable is not more than 15 days past
due;
(e) except as otherwise provided pursuant to subclause
“(d)” above with respect to the Over 90 Receivables, no
more than 60 days has elapsed from the invoice due date and no
more than 120 days has elapsed from the invoice date;
(f) the
account debtor is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary;
(g) such
trade account receivable does not constitute an obligation of the
United States or any other Governmental Authority;
(h) the
chief executive office of the account debtor with respect thereto
is located in the continental United States, unless the Receivable
is supported by a letter of credit or other similar obligation
reasonably satisfactory to Agent or Agent has received evidence
that credit insurance with respect to such Account has been
assigned to Agent and names Agent as loss payee;
(i) the
account debtor with respect thereto is not also a supplier or a
creditor of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless such
supplier or creditor has executed a no offset letter reasonably
satisfactory to Agent (but the portion of the Non-Factored Accounts
of such account debtor in excess of the amount at any time and from
time to time owed by such Subsidiary of Borrower to such account
debtor or claimed to be owed may be deemed an Eligible
Account);
(j) not
more than 50% of the aggregate amount of all trade account
receivables from an account debtor with respect thereto remain
unpaid more than 60 days past the invoice due date or
120 days past the invoice date;
(k) the
account debtor is not insolvent, subject to a bankruptcy,
reorganization, receivership, insolvency arrangement or any similar
proceeding; and
(l) no
facts, events or occurrences exist that would impair the validity,
enforceability or collectibility of such trade account receivable
or reduce the amount payable, or delay payment thereunder, all as
determined in the good faith by Agent (provided, that, as to facts,
events or occurrences that reduce the amount payable under such
receivable the amount payable thereunder as so reduced, may be
deemed an Eligible Account).
The aggregate
amount of all Eligible Accounts of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane
Hunter and, with the approval of Agent and the Required Banks, any
other existing or future Subsidiary of the Borrower, shall be
reduced by any reserves deemed necessary by Agent in good faith,
including a reserve in an amount which would represent the
historical or anticipated ratio of dilution (i.e. returns,
discounts, claims, credits, and allowances) to collections to the
extent that such amounts are not already included in the
Availability Reserves.
“Eligible Bank” means (i) any of the Banks, or
(ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof which has a Bank Equity of
not less than Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars
($250,000,000).
“Eligible Inventory” shall mean inventory or Eligible
Prior Season Inventory of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and,
with the approval of Agent and the Required Banks, any other
existing or future Subsidiary of the Borrower, comprised solely of
uncut fabric, yarn and finished goods located in the United States
which meets all of the following specifications:
(a) the
inventory is owned by Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with
the approval of Agent and the Required Banks, any other existing or
future Subsidiary of the Borrower, free and clear of any existing
Lien (other than warehouseman’s and landlord’s liens as
long as a reasonably satisfactory waiver has been entered into with
Agent), other than the liens and security interests in favor of
Agent under the Loan Documents, it is not held on consignment and
may be lawfully sold and it continues to be in full conformity with
any representations and warranties made under the Loan Documents by
the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Agent with respect
thereto;
(b) Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the approval
of Agent and the Required Banks, any other existing or future
Subsidiary of the Borrower, has the right to assignment thereof and
the power to grant liens thereon and security interests with
respect thereto;
(c) the
inventory arose or was acquired in the ordinary course of business
of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter or, with the approval of
Agent and the Required Banks, any other existing or future
Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable and does not represent
returned, second quality or damaged goods;
(d) the
inventory is readily marketable for sale by Designers, Item-Eyes,
Shane Hunter and, with the approval of Agent and the Required
Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of the
Borrower;
(e) the
inventory is located at one of the addresses for locations of
Collateral set forth on Schedule 1.01(a) and with
respect to which inventory Agent, for the ratable benefit of the
Bank Parties, has been granted and has perfected a valid, first
priority security interest therein;
(f) the
inventory is not goods to be returned to a supplier of the Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary, or, with the approval of Agent and
the Required Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of the
Borrower;
(g) the
inventory is not samples;
(h) if
the inventory is sold under a licensed trademark, with respect to
each Required Licensor, Agent shall have entered into a licensor
waiver letter, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, with
such Required Licensor with respect to the rights of Agent to use
the trademark to sell or otherwise dispose of such inventory;
(i) the
inventory is not obsolete, slow-moving or unmerchantable and is and
at all times shall continue to be acceptable to Agent in all
respects as determined by Agent in good faith; and
(j) the
inventory, other than Eligible In-Transit Inventory, is not located
in a warehouse or on leased premises unless Agent has entered into
a warehouseman’s waiver or landlord’s waiver, as the
case may be, on terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” shall mean “in
transit” fabric, yarn or finished goods inventory of
Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the approval of Agent
and the Required Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of
the Borrower, shipped under an Eligible Trade Letter of Credit, the
amount of which is equal to the face amount of the related Eligible
Trade Letter of Credit, provided that such inventory (a) has
been paid for by the Borrower and has not otherwise been included
in Eligible Inventory or under an Eligible Trade Letter of Credit,
and (b) such inventory would otherwise qualify as Eligible
Inventory and is otherwise satisfactory in all respects as
determined by Agent in good faith.
“Eligible Prior Season Inventory” shall mean Prior
Season Inventory which Agent determines, in good faith, to be
eligible inventory. In general, Prior Season Inventory may be
deemed Eligible Prior Season Inventory if (a) it is subject to
a confirmed purchase order, (b) the cost of such inventory is
an amount in the general ledger of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane
Hunter or such other existing or future Subsidiary of the Borrower
approved by Agent and the Required Banks, as the case may be, which
will produce, when such inventory is sold, a gross profit margin
which is satisfactory to Agent, and (c) such inventory would
otherwise qualify as Eligible Inventory and is otherwise
satisfactory in all respects to Agent in good faith.
“Eligible Trade Letter of Credit” shall mean a
commercial letter of credit issued by Agent for the account of the
Borrower covering fabric, yarn or finished goods inventory of
Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the approval of Agent
and the Required Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of
the Borrower, for which (a) the documents of title have been
or will be consigned to Agent, (b) the underlying goods have
been or will be insured to the satisfaction of Agent, and
(c) the underlying goods have been or will be shipped to an
eligible location in the United States set forth on
Schedule 1.01(b) .
“Environmental Discharge” means any discharge or
release by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries of any Hazardous
Materials in violation of any applicable Environmental Law.
“Environmental Law” means any Law relating to pollution
of the environment, including Laws relating to noise or to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous
Materials into the workplace, the community or the environment, or
otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Notice” means any complaint, order,
citation, letter, inquiry, notice or other written communication
from any Governmental Authority (a) affecting or relating to
Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ violation of
any Environmental Law in connection with any activity or operations
at any time conducted by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary,
(b) relating to the unpermitted occurrence or Presence of or
exposure to or possible or threatened or alleged occurrence or
presence of or exposure to Environmental Discharges or Hazardous
Materials at any of Borrower’s or any Restricted
Subsidiary’s locations or facilities, including, without
limitation: (i) the existence of any contamination or possible
or threatened contamination at any such location or facility and
(ii) remediation of any Environmental Discharge or Hazardous
Materials at any such location or facility or any part thereof; and
(c) any violation or alleged violation of any relevant
Environmental Law.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, including any rules and regulation promulgated
thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which
is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within
the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as Borrower or any
Guarantor or is under common control (within the meaning of Section
414(c) of the Code) with Borrower or such Guarantor;
provided however , that for purposes of provisions
herein concerning minimum funding obligations (imposed under
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), the
term “ERISA Affiliate” shall also include any entity
required to be aggregated with Borrower or any Guarantor under
Section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
“Eurodollar Base Rate” means with respect to any
Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, the arithmetic mean, as
calculated by Agent, of the respective rates per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1 %) quoted at
approximately 11:00 A.M. London time by the principal London
branch of Agent two (2) Banking Days prior to the first day of
such Interest Period for the offering to leading banks in the
London interbank market of Dollar deposits in immediately available
funds, for a period, and in an amount, comparable to the Interest
Period and principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan which shall be
made by Agent and outstanding during such Interest Period.
“Eurodollar Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a
rate based on the Eurodollar Base Rate.
“Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Eurodollar Loan for
any Interest Period therefor, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined by Agent to be
equal to the quotient of (a) the Eurodollar Base Rate for such
Loan for such Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve
Requirement for such Loan for such Interest Period.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.01 hereof .
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“Excluded Accounts” means all Deposit Accounts
specifically and exclusively used as zero balance accounts or used
for security deposits, payroll, payroll taxes, deferred
compensation and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for
the benefit of the Borrower’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ employees, and the accounts listed on
Part II of Schedule 7.21 .
“Excluded Collateral” shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in the Master Security Agreement.
“Existing Agreement” has the meaning set forth in
Recitals hereof.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means letters of credit
issued pursuant to the Existing Agreement and set forth on
Schedule 1.01(c) attached hereto.
“Factor” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.03(e) hereof.
“Factored Accounts” shall mean the trade accounts
receivable of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the
approval of the Agent and the Required Banks, any other existing or
future Subsidiary of the Borrower, created in the ordinary course
of business which have been purchased and/or assigned to the Factor
under a Factoring Agreement, which may include trade accounts
receivable for which the Factor has no credit risk.
“Factoring Agreement” means any factoring agreement by
and between Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and a
Factor.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded,
if necessary, to the next greater 1/100 of 1%) equal to the rate
per annum at which the Agent is offered overnight Federal funds by
a Federal funds broker selected by the Agent at or about 2:00 p.m.,
New York time, on such day, provided that if such day is not
a Banking Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such
rate at which the Agent is offered overnight Federal funds by such
Federal funds broker at or about 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the
next preceding Banking Day.
“Field
Examination” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.07 hereof.
“Fiscal
Month” means each of the twelve (12) monthly periods of
Borrower’s Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal
Month End Date” means the last day of any Fiscal Month of
each Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means each of the four (4) quarterly periods of
Borrower’s Fiscal Year.
“Fiscal
Year” means each calendar year ending December 31.
“Foreign
Lender” means any Bank that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than that in which Borrower is located. For
purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each
State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to
constitute a single jurisdiction.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America from time to time, applied on a
basis consistent with those used in the preparation of the
financial statements referred to in Section 7.05
hereof.
“Glamourette” means Glamourette Fashion Mills, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
“Good
Faith Contest” means the contest of an item if: (a) the
item is diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings timely instituted; (b) adequate reserves are
established in accordance with GAAP; (c) during the period of
such contest, the enforcement of any contested item is effectively
stayed; and (d) the failure to pay or comply with the
contested item during the period of the Good Faith Contest is not
likely to result in a Material Adverse Change.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or
government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and
any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantor” and “Guarantors” means
(i) with respect to all Obligations other than the Letter of
Credit Obligations, Designers, Item-Eyes and Shane Hunter and any
present or future Restricted Subsidiaries that are organized under
the laws of any state or territory of the United States that are
not Inactive Subsidiaries subject to Section 8.11
hereof, and (ii) with respect to all Letter of Credit
Obligations, Borrower, Designers, Item-Eyes and Shane Hunter and
any present or future Restricted Subsidiaries that are organized
under the laws of any state or territory of the United States that
are not Inactive Subsidiaries subject to Section 8.11
hereof; provided , however , that MC Inc. shall be
deemed not to be a Guarantor.
“Guarantor Security Agreements” means any Security
Agreements executed by any of Designers, Item-Eyes and Shane Hunter
to secure the Guaranty Obligations.
“Guaranty” means, collectively, all of the guarantees
provided by the Guarantors pursuant to Section 5.01
hereof.
“Guaranty Obligations” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.01 hereof.
“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, effluents,
emissions, contaminants, toxic or hazardous wastes or substances,
as any of those terms are defined from time to time in or for the
purposes of any applicable Environmental Law, including asbestos
fibers and friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and any
petroleum or hydrocarbon-based products or derivatives.
“HSBC” means HSBC Bank USA, National Association and
its successors and assigns and any Person acting as agent or
nominee for HSBC Bank USA, National Association and any corporation
the stock of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly
by, or is under common control with, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association and/or HSBC Holdings plc.
“Inactive Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the
Borrower that has (a) revenues in the relevant Fiscal Year
that do not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or
(b) assets that do not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000). (As of the Restatement Date, Glamourette, MCHK,
MC Apparel and SB are the Inactive Subsidiaries.)
“Increasing Bank” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(b)(i) hereof.
“Instructions” means oral or written instructions or
instructions transmitted by teleprocess given on behalf of Borrower
by one or more Authorized Persons.
“Instrument” means with respect to any Letter of Credit
or Steamship Guaranty, Airway Guaranty, any draft, receipt,
acceptance, teletransmission, including, but not limited to, telex
or cable, or other written demand for payment under such Letter of
Credit.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurodollar
Loan, a period of one, two, three or six months, such period
commencing on the date such Loan is made, converted from another
type of Loan or renewed, as Borrower may select in accordance with
Section 2.03 hereof, provided that , each
such Interest Period, which commences on the last Banking Day of a
calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month),
shall end on the last Banking Day of the appropriate calendar
month; provided , further , that ,
(a) If
any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Banking Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the next
succeeding Banking Day unless such Interest Period is with respect
to a Eurodollar Loan and the result of such extension would be to
extend such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which
event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding
Banking Day.
(b) No
Interest Period with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan shall
extend beyond the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
(c) No
Interest Period with respect to the Term Loan shall extend beyond
the Term Loan Maturity Date.
“Interest Rate” means either (a) with respect to a
Prime Rate Loan, the Prime Rate minus one percent (1%) or
(b) with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the Eurodollar Rate
plus the Applicable Margin.
“Interest Rate Contracts” means interest rate swap
agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar
agreements, interest rate insurance and other agreements or
arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuation in
interest rates, in each case, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent.
“International Standby Practices” means the
“International Standby Practices (ISP98),” as
promulgated by the Institute of International Banking Law &
Practice, Inc., approved by the International Chamber of Commerce
(“ICC”) Commission on Banking Technique and Practice,
and issued by the ICC as Publication No. 590, or any successor
code of standby letter of credit practices among banks adopted by
the Bank as a standby letter of credit issuer in the ordinary
course of its business and in effect at the time of
reference.
“Inventory” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Master Security Agreement and the Security Agreements that have
been executed by the Guarantors.
“Investigation Expenses” means expenses arising out of
or resulting from the investigation by the Audit Committee of the
Borrower’s Board of Directors and related matters, including,
without limitation, costs related to the restatement of the
Borrower’s financial statements, the assessment and
remediation of certain tax exposures, investigations by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States
Attorney’s office, certain stockholder derivative suits,
Nasdaq Global Market listing related costs, and arbitration and
other legal fees.
“Item-Eyes” means Item-Eyes, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Item-Eyes Trademark Security Agreement” means the
Trademark Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement dated
August 15, 2003 executed Item-Eyes by in favor of Agent for
the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties, as amended and reaffirmed
by Item-Eyes pursuant to the Reaffirmation Agreement.
“Law” means any applicable federal, state or local
statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, policy or
rule of common law, now or hereafter in effect, and any applicable
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof by a Governmental
Authority or otherwise, including any judicial or administrative
order, consent decree or judgment.
“Letters
of Credit” means Trade Letters of Credit and the Standby
Letters of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Account Parties” means the Borrower, Designers,
Item-Eyes, SB, Shane Hunter and all other Restricted
Subsidiaries.
“Letter
of Credit Fee” means the Trade Letter of Credit Fee and the
Standby Letter of Credit Fee.
“Letter
of Credit Issuing Bank” means HSBC with respect to all
Letters of Credit.
“Letter
of Credit Obligations” means at any time an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Trade Letter of Credit
Obligations, (b) the aggregate amount of Standby Letter of
Credit Obligations and (c) any Letter of Credit Fee due and
payable.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
security, interest, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preference, priority, or
other security agreement or preferential arrangement, charge, or
encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“Loan” means an extension of credit by the Banks to the
Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving
Credit Loan or the Term Loan.
“Loan
Account” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.12(a) hereof.
“Loan
Document(s)” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of
Credit, the Security Documents and any and all documents executed
in connection with the Letters of Credit.
“Master
Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement executed by
Borrower and each Guarantor in favor of Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Banks.
“Material Adverse Change” means either (a) a
material adverse change in the status of the business, assets,
liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or
otherwise) or property or prospects of Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) any event or occurrence
of whatever nature which is likely to have a material adverse
effect on Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under
the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
“MC
Inc.” means Marisa Christina, Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation.
“MC
Apparel” means Marisa Christina Apparel, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“MCHK” means C.M. Marisa Christina (H.K.), Limited, a
Hong Kong [company].
“Monthly
Date(s)” means the first Banking Day of each calendar month
occurring on or after the Restatement Date.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan defined as such in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“Net
Amount of Eligible Accounts” shall mean and include at any
time, without duplication, as determined by the Collateral Monitor
in its reasonable discretion, the gross amount of Eligible Accounts
at such time less (a) sales, excise or similar taxes and
(b) returns, discounts, claims, credits, allowances, of any
nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available
or claimed; provided, that such amounts have not already otherwise
been deducted.
“Net
Amount of Eligible Inventory” shall mean, at any time, the
aggregate Book Value of Eligible Inventory, as determined by the
Collateral Monitor in its reasonable discretion.
“Net
Availability” shall mean, at any date, (a) the
Availability for Revolving Credit Loans less (b) the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Credit
Loans.
“Non-Consenting Bank” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.04(h) hereof.
“Note(s)” means the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term
Notes.
“Obligations” shall mean any and all Revolving Credit
Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations, the Term Loan and all other
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of every kind, nature and
description owing by Borrower, a Letter of Credit Account Party or
Guarantors to each Bank Party, the Banks and/or their Affiliates,
arising out of or in connection with the Notes, the Letters of
Credit, including Airway Guaranty or Steamship Guaranty, this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any and all Interest Rate
Contracts (but solely to the extent a Bank is a counter-party to
such Interest Rate Contract), including without limitation for
principal, interest, charges, fees, expenses, reimbursement
obligations and foreign exchange obligations, however evidenced,
whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise,
arising under this Agreement, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, whether arising before, during or after the Revolving
Credit Termination Date or after the commencement of any case with
respect to Borrower, any Letter of Credit Account Party or any
Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due
or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, original, renewed or extended and whether
arising directly or howsoever acquired by the Banks including from
any other entity outright, conditionally or as collateral security,
by assignment, merger with any other entity, participations or
interests of the Banks in the obligations of Borrower, Letter of
Credit Account Parties or Guarantors to others, assumption,
operation of law, subrogation or otherwise and shall also include
all amounts chargeable to Borrower, any Letter of Credit Account
Party or any Guarantor under this Agreement or in connection with
any of the foregoing, provided however , that
indebtedness and obligations due to any of the Banks in connection
with transactions between Borrower or any Guarantor and any such
Bank separate from this Agreement, excluding those in connection
with Interest Rate Contracts, shall not be deemed
“Obligations”.
“Optional Prepayment” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.08(b) hereof.
“Outstanding Credit Facilities” means at any time an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount
of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans plus (b) the
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Term Loan, if any,
plus (b) the Letter of Credit Obligations.
“Participating Banks” means each Bank other than
HSBC.
“Participation” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01 hereof.
“Patriot
Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.16
hereof.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under
ERISA.
“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board and any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions
under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
“Pension
Plan” means any Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
“Permitted Investments” means any of the
following:
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Maximum |
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Minimum |
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Applicable |
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Investment Type |
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Maturity |
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Rating |
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Percentage |
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Cash
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N/A |
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N/A |
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100 |
% |
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T Bills
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6 months |
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N/A |
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100 |
% |
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T Notes
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1 year |
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N/A |
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100 |
% |
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US Government
Agency Bills, Notes and Bonds
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1 year |
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N/A |
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100 |
% |
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Commercial
Paper
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9 months |
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A2/P2 |
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95 |
% |
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Asset Backed
Commercial Paper
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9 months |
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A2/P2 |
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95 |
% |
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Bankers
Acceptances
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6 months |
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N/A |
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95 |
% |
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Repurchase
Agreements
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1 month |
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N/A |
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95 |
% |
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Domestic
Certificate of Deposit
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1 year |
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N/A |
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95 |
% |
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Euro Certificate
of Deposit
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|
1 year |
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N/A |
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|
95 |
% |
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Medium Term
Notes
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1 year |
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AAA |
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95 |
% |
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Prime Rate Demand
Notes
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3 months |
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AAA |
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95 |
% |
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Corporate
Bonds
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1 year |
|
AAA |
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|
95 |
% |
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Municipal Notes/
Bonds
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1 year |
|
AAA |
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|
95 |
% |
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Tax Exempt or
Taxable Money Market Funds
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N/A |
|
AAA |
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|
95 |
% |
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Auction Rate
Securities
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1 year |
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AAA |
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95 |
% |
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Stock, obligations
or securities received in settlement of debts (created in the
ordinary course of business) owing to the Borrower.
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N/A |
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N/A |
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0 |
% |
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.03 hereof.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity
of whatever nature.
“Plan” means any plan, agreement, arrangement or
commitment which is an employee benefit plan, as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained by Borrower, any Guarantor
or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which Borrower, any
Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate at any relevant time has any
liability or obligation to contribute.
“Pledge
Agreement” means a Pledge Agreement substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto, to be delivered by Borrower and
certain Guarantors under the terms of this Agreement.
“Presence” when used in connection with any
Environmental Discharge or Hazardous Materials, means and includes
presence, generation, manufacture, installation, treatment, use,
storage, handling, repair, encapsulation, disposal, transportation,
spill, discharge and release.
“Prime
Rate” means that rate of interest from time to time announced
by HSBC at its Principal Office as its prime commercial lending
rate. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily
represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer.
The interest rate for Prime Rate Loans shall change when and as the
Prime Rate changes and which changes in the rate of interest
resulting from changes in the Prime Rate shall take effect
immediately without notice or demand of any kind.
“Prime
Rate Loan” means any Revolving Credit Loan when and to the
extent the Interest Rate therefor is based on the Prime Rate.
“Principal Office” means the principal office of HSBC,
presently located at 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10018.
“Prior
Season Inventory” shall mean finished goods inventory of
Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the approval of Agent
and the Required Banks, any other existing or future Subsidiary of
the Borrower, which was manufactured for sale in a shipping season
prior to the current shipping season, as the case may be, of
Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter or such other existing or future
Subsidiary of the Borrower which has been approved by Agent and the
Required Banks (for purposes of this definition, the term
“shipping season” means the period of time in which
Inventory of Designers, Item-Eyes, Shane Hunter and, with the
approval of Agent and the Required Banks, any other existing or
future Subsidiary of the Borrower, is shipped for sale, such period
to be determined in a manner consistent with such Persons’
past business practices).
“Pro
Rata Share” means (a) with respect to each Bank’s
Revolving Credit Commitment, a fraction, the numerator of which is
such Bank’s portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment and
the denominator of which is the total of all the Bank’s
Revolving Credit Commitments; (b) with respect to each payment
on the Revolving Credit Loans, a fraction, the numerator of which
is the outstanding principal amount of all such Revolving Credit
Loans owed to such Bank, and the denominator of which is the
outstanding principal amount of all such Revolving Credit Loans
owed to all Banks; and (c) with respect to Letters of Credit,
the percentages set forth in Section 4.01 hereof.
As of the date
of this Agreement, the amount of each Bank’s Revolving Credit
Commitment and its Pro Rata Share of such Revolving Credit
Commitment is as follows:
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Bank |
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Commitment |
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Pro Rata Share |
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HSBC
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$ |
31,000,000 |
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24.8 |
% |
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Chase
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$ |
27,000,000 |
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21.6 |
% |
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IDB
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$ |
22,500,000 |
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18.0 |
% |
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Wachovia
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$ |
22,500,000 |
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18.0 |
% |
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Bank Leumi
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|
$ |
11,000,000 |
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8.8 |
% |
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Sovereign
|
|
$ |
11,000,000 |
|
|
|
8.8 |
% |
“Prohibited Transaction” means any transaction
prohibited under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code.
“Quarterly Date” means the last Banking Day of each
March, June, September, and December.
“Reaffirmation Agreement” means the Reaffirmation
Agreement and Amendment executed by the Borrower and the Guarantors
in favor of the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties,
substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.
“Regulatory Change” means, with respect to any Bank,
any change after the date of this Agreement in the United States
federal, state, municipal or foreign laws or regulations (including
without limitation Regulation D) or the adoption or making
after such date of any interpretations, directives or requests
applying to a class of banks including any of the Banks of or under
any United States federal, state, municipal or foreign laws or
regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any court
or governmental or monetary authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in
Section 4043(c) of ERISA or in the regulations thereunder except
for any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement is
waived.
“Required Banks” means at any time the Banks holding
fifty one percent (51 %) of the aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitment. In calculating the Revolving Credit Commitment of each
Bank for purposes of this definition of “Required
Banks”, each Bank (other than HSBC) shall be deemed to have a
portion of the Trade Letter of Credit Commitment or the Standby
Letter of Credit Commitment, as the case may be, equal to that
Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Trade Letter of Credit
Commitment or the Standby Letter of Credit Commitment, as the case
may be, and HSBC shall be deemed to have a portion of such Trade
Letter of Credit Commitment or Standby Letter of Credit Commitment
equal to one hundred percent (100%) minus the sum of the Pro Rata
Shares of the other Banks.
“Required Licensor” means, with respect to inventory of
the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is sold under a
licensed trademark, each licensor that has licensed such trademark
to the Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent
that the gross revenues received or to be received by the Borrower
and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to the sale of
inventory subject to such licensed trademark equals or is in excess
of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) for any twelve month period
(taking into account sales as well as unfilled orders). The
Required Licensors as of the Restatement Date are Geoffrey Beene,
Inc. (as to the “Geoffrey Beene” licensed trademark)
and Levi Strauss & Co. (as to the “Dockers” and
“Dockers Premium” licensed trademarks).
“Reserve
Requirement” means, for any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest
Period therefor, the rate at which reserves (including any
marginal, supplemental or emergency reserves) are required to be
maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D by
member banks of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with
deposits exceeding One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000) against in
the case of Eurodollar Loans, “Eurocurrency
Liabilities” (as such term is used in Regulation D).
Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Reserve
Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be
maintained by such member banks by reason of any Regulatory Change
against (a) any category of liabilities which includes
deposits by reference to which the Eurodollar Base Rate is to be
determined as provided in the definition of “Eurodollar Base
Rate” in this Section 1.01 hereof or (b) any
category of extensions of credit or other assets which include
Eurodollar Loans. Agent will use its best efforts to promptly
notify Borrower of any change of such Reserve Requirement.
“Restatement Date” has the meaning set forth in
Recitals hereof.
“Restricted Payment” means (i) any guaranties
other than those guaranties permitted by Section 9.02
hereof, and/or (ii) any repurchase of any shares of the
Borrower.
“Restricted Subsidiaries” means, individually and
collectively, Designers, Glamourette, Item-Eyes, SB, Shane Hunter,
MC Inc., MC Apparel, MCHK and any existing and future Subsidiaries
of Borrower, together with their respective successors and
assigns.
“Revolving Credit Commitment” means the commitment of
the Banks to lend, pursuant to their Pro Rata Share, One Hundred
Twenty Five Million Dollars ($125,000,000) to Borrower pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement as such commitment may be
(x) increased in accordance with Section 2.01(b) hereof
or (y) reduced in accordance with Section 2.08
hereof.
“Revolving Credit Loan(s)” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01 hereof.
“Revolving Credit Note(s)” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.07(a) hereof.
“Revolving Credit Termination Date” means
April 30, 2013.
“Revolving Eurodollar Loan” shall mean a Revolving
Credit Loan when and to the extent the Interest Rate therefor is
determined on the basis of the definition “Eurodollar Base
Rate.”
“SB” means SB Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
“Securities Account” has the meaning given to such term
in the Uniform Commercial Code.
“Security Agreement” means a Security Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Security Documents” means the Master Security
Agreement, the Borrower Pledge Agreement, the Designers Pledge
Agreement, the Borrower Trademark Security Agreement, the Designers
Trademark Security Agreement, the Item-Eyes Trademark Security
Agreement, Shane Hunter Trademark Security Agreement and each other
Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement and Trademark Security
Agreement, to the extent executed, separately or jointly, by any
party obligated in connection with the Obligations.
“Shane
Hunter” means Shane Hunter, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Shane
Hunter Trademark Security Agreement” means the Trademark
Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement dated as of even date
herewith executed by Shane Hunter in favor of Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Bank Parties.
“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person,
that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person, on a
going concern basis, is greater than the total amount of
liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities)
of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the
assets of such Person, on a going concern basis, is not less than
the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of
such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured,
(c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that
it will incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s
ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and
(d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction,
and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which
such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small
capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice
in the industry in which such Person is engaged. Contingent
liabilities will be computed at the amount that, in light of all
the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability.
“Standby
Letter of Credit” means a Standby Letter of Credit issued by
HSBC for the account of Borrower.
“Standby
Letter of Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.05 hereof.
“Standby
Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.05 hereof.
“Standby
Letter of Credit Obligations” means at any time an amount
equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate unused face amount of
all outstanding Standby Letters of Credit, plus any variance
allowed under the terms of the Standby Letter of Credits,
(b) the aggregate amount of all unreimbursed obligations on
Standby Letters of Credit and (c) the aggregate amount of all
outstanding overdrafts created to satisfy any of the foregoing
obligations.
“Steamship Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.09 hereof.
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, a corporation of
which shares of stock having ordinary voting power (other than
stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
managers of such corporation are at the time owned, or the
management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such
Person.
“Supplemental Amount” shall mean an amount, if any,
determined pursuant to Section 8.08(i) hereof.
“Term
Eurodollar Loan” shall mean a Term Loan when and to the
extent the Interest Rate therefor is determined on the basis of the
definition “Eurodollar Base Rate.”
“Term
Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a) hereof.
“Term
Loan Maturity Date” shall mean the date which is the earlier
of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Conversion Date and
(y) the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
“Term
Loan Principal Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a) hereof.
“Term
Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.07(b) hereof.
“Test
Period” shall mean, at any date of determination, the four
most recently ended consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Borrower (in
each case taken as one accounting period) for which financial
statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 8.08 hereof.
“Trade
Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.01 hereof.
“Trade
Letter of Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.01 hereof.
“Trade
Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.03 hereof.
“Trade
Letter of Credit Obligations” means at any time an amount
equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate unused face amount of
all outstanding Trade Letters of Credit, plus any variance allowed
under the terms of the Trade Letter of Credits, (b) the
aggregate amount of all unreimbursed obligations on Trade Letters
of Credit, (c) the aggregate amount of all outstanding
overdrafts created to satisfy any of the foregoing obligations and
(d) the aggregate amount of all Airway Guaranties and
Steamship Guaranties.
“Trademark Security Agreement” means a Trademark
Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Uniform
Customs and Practices” means, with regard to each Letter of
Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Letters
of Credit (2007 Revisions), International Chamber of Commerce
Publication No. 600, and any subsequent revision thereof
adhered to by HSBC on the date such Letter of Credit is
issued.
Section 1.02 Accounting Terms . All accounting terms
not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance
with GAAP, and all financial data required to be delivered
hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Section 1.03 Computation of Time Periods . Except as
otherwise provided herein, in this Agreement, in the computation of
periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word “from” means “from and including”
and words “to” and “until” each means
“to but excluding”.
Section 1.04 Rules of Construction . When used in this
Agreement: (a) “or” is not exclusive; (b) a
reference to a law includes any amendment or modification to such
law and any statutory amendments and recodifications; (c) a
reference to a Person includes its permitted successors and
permitted assigns; and (d) a reference to an agreement,
instrument or document shall include such agreement, instrument or
document as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with its terms and as permitted by the
Loan Documents.
ARTICLE II
REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
Section 2.01 Revolving Credit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each of the Banks severally agrees to make loans (the
“Revolving Credit Loans”) according to each such
Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Commitment, to
Borrower from time to time during the period from the Restatement
Date up to but not including the Revolving Credit Termination Date,
provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
Credit Loans outstanding at any time does not exceed the
Availability for Revolving Credit Loans. Each Revolving Credit Loan
which shall not utilize the Availability for Revolving Credit Loans
in full shall be in the minimum amount set forth in
Section 2.11 hereof. Subject to the terms hereof, the
Borrower may borrow, make an Optional Prepayment pursuant to
Section 2.08 hereof, and reborrow under this Section
2.01 hereof.
(b) Provided that no Default or Event of Default is then
occurring or would be caused thereby, and provided that the
aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans
outstanding at any time does not exceed the Availability for
Revolving Credit Loans, at any time prior to the Revolving Credit
Termination Date, the Borrower may request from time to time in
writing to the Agent that the Revolving Credit Commitment be
increased, by an amount not less than Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) or a higher integral multiple of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000), to an amount, in any event, not to exceed One Hundred
Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000), according to the following
procedures:
(i) The Borrower shall offer the existing Banks the
opportunity to participate in any such increased amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitment (such increased amount being referred
to as the “Commitment Increase Amount”) in accordance
with each Bank’s Pro Rata Share (each participating Bank
being referred to as an “Increasing Bank”). The
existing Banks shall be under no obligation to participate in any
such Commitment Increase Amount and any agreement by any Bank to so
participate will be in the sole discretion of such Bank.
(ii) If any Bank declines to, or within fifteen (15) days
of the delivery of such offer by the Borrower does not, commit in
writing to its Pro Rata Share of any such Commitment Increase
Amount (such declined portion of the Commitment Increase Amount
being referred to as a “Declined Share”), then the
Agent may join a new Person (or Persons) to this Agreement (each
such Person, an “Augmenting Bank”), who shall be
acceptable to the Borrower, or permit an existing Bank which has
already agreed to commit to its Pro Rata Share of any such
Commitment Increase Amount, to commit to the Declined Share. If a
new Person (or Persons) commits to the Declined Share, it (or they)
shall join this Agreement pursuant to a bank joinder and assumption
agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent, setting forth the Revolving Credit Commitment of such new
Bank (or Banks), pursuant to which such new Bank (or Banks) will
become party hereto as of the effective date thereof.
(iii) On the effective date of any increase in the Revolving
Credit Commitment as contemplated herein (A) each Increasing
Bank and Augmenting Bank shall make available to the Agent, for the
benefit of the other Banks, such amounts in immediately available
funds as the Agent shall determine as being required in order to
cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such
amounts to make payments to such other Banks, each Bank’s
portion of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of all the Banks
to equal its Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Revolving Credit
Loans (after giving effect to the increase in the Revolving Credit
Commitment occasioned by the addition of the Increasing Bank(s) or
Augmenting Bank(s), or both, as the case may be) and (ii) the
Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans as of the date of any increase
in the Revolving Credit Commitment (with such reborrowing to
consist of Revolving Credit Loans subject to the same interest rate
options provided herein, with related Interest Periods if
applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03 ).
Upon the request of the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and
deliver to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks any and all Notes
and other documents, instruments, and agreements necessary or
advisable in the reasonable judgment of the Agent to evidence or
document the increase in the Revolving Credit Commitment, including
any amendments hereto, and each of the Banks and each of the
Borrower and the Guarantors hereby provides its consent hereto and
thereto and each Bank hereby authorizes the Agent, and each of the
Borrower and the Guarantors hereby authorizes the Borrower, to
execute any such documents, instruments, and agreements consistent
with the terms of this Section 2.01 on its behalf without
the necessity of any further consent of any Bank or any of the
Borrower and the Guarantors.
(iv) On the effective date of any increase in the Revolving
Credit Commitment as contemplated herein, each Increasing Bank and
Augmenting Bank shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase, and
each other Bank shall sell, a Participation and an interest in each
outstanding Letter of Credit, any amounts drawn thereunder and in
the obligations of the Letter of Credit Account Parties in respect
of each such Letter of Credit under this Agreement and the Letter
of Credit as the Agent shall determine as being required in order
to cause, after giving effect to such increase, each Bank’s
Participation and portion of each outstanding Letter of Credit to
equal its Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Letter of Credit
(after giving effect to the increase in the Revolving Credit
Commitment occasioned by the addition of the Increasing Bank(s) or
Augmenting Bank(s), or both, as the case may be).
(c) The
failure of any Bank to make any requested Revolving Credit Loan to
be made by it on the date specified for such Revolving Credit Loan
shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation (if any) to make
such Revolving Credit Loan on such date, but no Bank shall be
responsible for the failure by any other Bank to make such
Revolving Credit Loans.
Section 2.02 Term Loan Conversion.
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, each
of the Banks severally agrees to permit the Borrower to elect a
one-time conversion of a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment
in the aggregate principal amount of up to Twenty Five Million
Dollars ($25,000,000) (the “Term Loan Principal
Amount”) into a term loan (the “Term Loan”)and to
borrow the Term Loan Principal Amount and/or convert outstanding
Revolving Credit Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed the Term Loan Principal Amount into a Term Loan at any time
prior to the first anniversary of the Restatement Date (the date of
such conversion and/or borrowing, the “Conversion
Date”), in accordance with such Bank’s Pro Rata Share
of Revolving Credit Commitment, provided that (i) no Default
or Event of Default then exists, (ii) the Banks shall have
received payment of any interest due on the then outstanding
Revolving Credit Loans, if any are to be converted hereunder, and
(iii) the Banks shall have received the Term Notes, duly
executed by the Borrower, in accordance with
Section 2.07(b) . Upon any such conversion, the term of
the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, if any, that have been
converted shall be deemed to have been extended and the payment
terms thereof modified, as provided herein. Any Term Loan shall not
be deemed to be new indebtedness hereunder.
(b) During the term of the Term Loan, amounts repaid or
prepaid in respect of such Term Loan may not be reborrowed as a
Term Loan, but such amounts may be reborrowed as a Revolving Credit
Loan under the Revolving Credit Commitment in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth herein with respect to the Revolving
Credit Loans.
Section 2.03 Notice and Manner of Borrowing. Borrower
shall give Agent telephonic notice, to be followed by written or
telegraphic or facsimile notice in the form of
Exhibit D hereto (irrevocable and effective upon
receipt) of any Loan, such notice to indicate, in the case of a
Revolving Credit Loan, whether such Loan shall be a Prime Rate Loan
or a Revolving Eurodollar Loan. Each of the foregoing notices (a
“Borrowing Notice”) must specify the date and the
amount of such Loan to the Agent and the Agent will promptly notify
each Bank of receipt by the Agent of a Borrowing Notice and of the
contents thereof. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the Borrowing
Notice shall be received not later than three (3) Banking Days
prior to such Eurodollar Loan and shall specify the Interest Period
selected, In the case of a Prime Rate Loan, the Borrowing Notice
shall be received not later than noon (New York time) on the date
of such proposed Prime Rate Loan. Not later than 1:00 P.M. (New
York time) on the date of a Loan, each Bank will cause to be
transmitted to the Agent, to an account designated by the Agent, in
immediately available funds, such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of
such Loan. After the Agent’s receipt of such funds, not later
than 3:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date of a Loan, and upon
fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in
Article VI , the Agent will make such Loan available to
Borrower in immediately available funds by crediting the amount
thereof to the accounts as designated by Borrower to Agent.
Section 2.04 Conversions and Continuation.
(a) The
Borrower shall have the right to convert one type of Revolving
Credit Loan into another type of Revolving Credit Loan at any time
or from time to time; provided that : (i) the
Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) Banking Days
notice of the conversion of a Prime Rate Loan into a Revolving
Eurodollar Loan and (ii) Revolving Eurodollar Loans may be
prepaid or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for
such Revolving Eurodollar Loan.
(b) Borrower may, as long as no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, elect to continue any
Eurodollar Loan at any time prior to the expiration of the
applicable Interest Period; provided that the
Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) Banking Days
notice of the continuation of such Eurodollar Loan.
(c) If
the Borrower shall have failed to timely continue pursuant to
Section 2.04(b) hereof a Eurodollar Loan, then, upon
the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar
Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to continue such
Eurodollar Loan as a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest
Period; provided that no Default or Event of Default
of the type described in Section 11.01(a) and
(e) hereof then exists.
(d) After
the occurrence of and during the continuation of a Default or an
Event of Default of the type described in
Section 11.01(a) or (e) hereof, the Borrower may
not elect (i) to have a Loan be made as a Revolving Eurodollar
Loan, (ii) to have a Revolving Credit Loan converted to a
Revolving Eurodollar Loan, or (iii) to have a Eurodollar Loan
continued as a Eurodollar Loan, after the expiration of any
applicable Interest Period.
(e) Upon
receipt of a notice of conversion pursuant to
Section 2.04(a) hereof or a notice of continuation
pursuant to Section 2.04(b) hereof, the Agent will
promptly notify each Bank thereof, or, if no timely notice is
provided by the Borrower, the Agent will promptly notify each Bank
of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and
continuations shall be made according to each Bank’s
applicable Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amounts of
the Revolving Credit Loans or the Term Eurodollar Loans with
respect to which the notice was given.
Section 2.05 Non-Receipt of Funds by Agent. Unless the
Agent shall have received notice from a Bank, prior to the date on
which such Bank is to provide funds to the Agent for a Loan to be
made by such Bank, that such Bank will not make available to the
Agent such funds, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such
funds available to Agent on the date of such Loan in accordance
with Section 2.03 hereof and the Agent, in its sole
discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to Borrower on such date a
corresponding amount. If and to the extent such Bank shall not have
made such funds available to the Agent, such Bank agrees to repay
the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together
with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
made available to Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to
the Agent, for three (3) Banking Days, at the Federal Funds
Rate and thereafter, at the Prime Rate. If such Bank shall repay to
the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall
constitute such Bank’s Loan for purposes of this Agreement.
If such Bank does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon
Agent’s demand therefor, the Agent shall promptly notify
Borrower, and Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding
amount to the Agent with the interest thereon, for each day from
the date such amount is made available to Borrower until the date
such amount is repaid to the Agent, at the rate of interest
applicable at the time to such proposed Loan. Unless the Agent
shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which
any payment is due to any Bank hereunder that Borrower will not
make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that Borrower has
made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent,
in its sole discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, in
reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Bank
on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank.
If and to the extent Borrower shall not have so made such payment
in full to the Agent, each Bank shall repay to the Agent forthwith
on demand such amount distributed to such Bank together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is
distributed to such Bank until the date such Bank repays such
amount to the Agent, for three (3) Banking Days, at the
Federal Funds Rate and thereafter at the Prime Rate.
Section 2.06 Interest. Borrower shall pay interest to
the Agent, for the account of the applicable Bank, on the
outstanding and unpaid principal amount of the Loans at a rate per
annum equal to the Interest Rate. Any principal or interest amount
not paid when due (at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall
bear interest thereafter, payable on demand, at the Default
Rate.
The interest
rate on each Prime Rate Loan shall change when the Prime Rate
changes. Interest on each Loan shall not exceed the maximum amount
permitted under applicable Law and shall be calculated on the basis
of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual
number of days elapsed.
Accrued
interest shall be due and payable (a) in the case of a Prime
Rate Loan (i) in arrears on each Monthly Date, commencing with
the first such date after such Prime Rate Loan, and (ii) upon
each payment or prepayment of principal on such Prime Rate Loan and
(b) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, at the end of each
Interest Period and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan with an
Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day
prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of
such Interest Period, and (c) in the case of a prepayment that
reduces the Revolving Credit Commitment in accordance with
Section 2.08 hereof, upon each such prepayment.
Section 2.07 Notes.
(a) All
Revolving Credit Loans made by each Bank under this Agreement shall
be evidenced by, and repaid with interest in accordance with, a
single promissory note of Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit F duly completed, in the principal amount equal
to such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the total Revolving Credit
Commitment, dated the date such bank becomes a Bank, payable to
such Bank and maturing as to principal on the Revolving Credit
Termination Date (the “Revolving Credit Notes”). Each
Bank is hereby authorized by Borrower to endorse on the schedule
attached to the Revolving Credit Note held by it the amount of each
Revolving Credit Loan, and the payment amount of each principal
payment received by such Bank on account of the Revolving Credit
Loans, which endorsement shall, in the absence of manifest error,
be conclusive as to the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit
Loans made by such Bank; provided however , that the
failure to make such notation with respect to any Revolving Credit
Loan or payment shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations
of Borrower under this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Note held
by such Bank. Each Bank agrees that prior to any assignment of the
Revolving Credit Note, it will endorse the schedule attached to its
Revolving Credit Note.
(b) Upon
the Conversion Date, the Term Loan shall be evidenced by a single
promissory note of Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit G duly completed, in the principal amount equal
to such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the total Term Loan
Principal Amount, dated the Conversion Date, payable to such Bank
and maturing as to principal on the Term Loan Maturity Date (the
“Term Notes”). The Term Loan shall be payable as to
principal monthly on the last day of each month following the
Conversion Date, in consecutive equal monthly installments until
the Term Loan Maturity Date when the entire remaining principal
balance shall be due and payable. Each such installment prior to
the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be in an amount equal to 1/60th
of the original principal amount of the Term Loan. The Term Loan
shall bear interest at the Interest Rate, and such interest shall
be payable in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof,
including, without limitation, on the Term Loan Maturity
Date.
Section 2.08 Optional and Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) Borrower may prepay without premium or penalty a Prime
Rate Loan, in whole or in part, with accrued interest to the date
of such prepayment on the amount prepaid, provided
that , each partial prepayment shall be in a principal
amount of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
(each such payment, a “Prime Rate Optional
Prepayment”).
(b) Borrower may prepay without premium or penalty but subject
to the provisions of Section 13.03 hereof a Eurodollar
Loan, in whole or in part, with accrued interest to the date of
such prepayment on the amount paid, provided that ,
each partial prepayment shall be in a principal amount of not less
than One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) (each
such payment, a “Eurodollar Optional Prepayment”, and
together with each Prime Rate Optional Prepayment, collectively, an
“Optional Prepayment”).
(c) During the term of this Agreement, Borrower shall make
mandatory prepayments (i) in an amount equal to the net
proceeds received in any Fiscal Year in excess of Fifteen Million
Dollars ($15,000,000) in the aggregate, from the sale (other than a
sale in the ordinary course of business) of all or any part of the
assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) in
an amount equal to the net proceeds received by Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary from the sale or issuance of any debt
instrument, and (iii) in an amount equal to the net proceeds
received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any
insurance policy, to the extent that, in the case of property and
casualty insurance, such proceeds are not used by Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary to repair or replace the property which was
the subject of such insurance claim, with a reasonable period of
time but in no event later than six (6) months from the date
such proceeds are received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary,
unless Borrower or such Subsidiary has taken action to effect such
repair or replacement, as determined by the Agent in good faith, or
unless otherwise agreed to by the Agent. With respect to
prepayments received by the Agent for the ratable benefit of Banks
under this Section 2.08(c) , such prepayments shall be
applied first, to the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans,
second, to the repayment of the Term Loan if it remains
outstanding, and third, at the discretion of Agent, to be held as
Cash Collateral to secure Letter of Credit Obligations.
(d) To
the extent that, at any given time, (i) the Outstanding Credit
Facilities exceed the then effective Revolving Credit Commitment,
or (ii) the Outstanding Credit Facilities minus amounts
outstanding under the Term Loan, if any, exceed the sum of the
Availability for Revolving Credit Loans plus the Letter of Credit
Obligations, or (iii) the Revolving Credit Loans exceed the
Availability for Revolving Credit Loans, or (iv) the
Obligations exceed any of the other borrowing limitations set forth
in this Agreement, in each case the Borrower shall immediately pay
to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Banks a mandatory
prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans in an amount equal to such
excess and/or Borrower shall immediately provide Cash Collateral
for the Letter of Credit Obligations to the extent required to
eliminate such excess. Any Cash Collateral deposited with the Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Banks in accordance with the terms
of this Section 2.08 shall be credited, for purposes of
the calculation of Availability for Revolving Credit Loans under
Section 2.01 hereof, against the outstanding Letter of
Credit Obligations subject to Section 2.08(e)
hereof.
(e) In
the event Eurodollar Loans are outstanding at the time of any
mandatory prepayment under this Section 2.08 hereof,
such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to reduce any
Prime Rate Loans outstanding to zero. Any remaining mandatory
prepayment amount shall be deemed to be Cash Collateral and shall
be deposited by Agent in a segregated account to be applied to the
Eurodollar Loans. The Cash Collateral in such segregated account
shall represent a reduction of the Eurodollar Loans then
outstanding and such amount shall be credited against Revolving
Credit Loans for purposes of calculating Availability for Revolving
Credit Loans. Agent shall hold such amounts in such segregated
account and use it to pay the Eurodollar Loans as such loans
mature. If the amounts in the segregated account are sufficient to
pay (at maturity) the then outstanding Eurodollar Loans, any
remaining mandatory prepayment shall then be applied to Letter of
Credit Obligations in accordance with Section 2.08(d)
hereof.
(f) Borrower may, without premium or penalty, reduce the
Revolving Credit Commitment to an amount not less than the sum of
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit
Loans, the Term Loan and the Letter of Credit Obligations then
outstanding. Each such reduction (i) shall be in an amount
which is an integral multiple of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000),
(ii) shall be made providing not less than ten (10) Banking
Days written notice to Agent, which notice shall state the amount
of the payment to be made and shall conform to the amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitment after giving effect to such payment,
(iii) shall reduce, on a permanent basis, the Revolving Credit
Commitment by an amount equal to the amount of such reduction, and
(iv) shall be irrevocable. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 2.01(b) hereof, once reduced the Revolving
Credit Commitment may not be increased. Borrower may reduce the
Revolving Credit Commitment to Zero Dollars ($0) provided the
Revolving Credit Termination Date occurs simultaneously
therewith.
(g) Any
prepayments of the Term Loan pursuant hereto shall be applied to
reduce scheduled principal payments required under
Section 2.07(b) hereof, on a pro-rata basis among the
scheduled principal payments remaining to be made.
Section 2.09 Method of Payment. Borrower shall make
each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes, without
setoff or counterclaim, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the date when due in Dollars to the Agent at the Agent’s
Office in immediately available funds and if received after 2:00
p.m. New York time, then such payment shall be credited the next
Banking Day. The Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be
distributed to each Bank (a) such Bank’s Pro Rata Share
of the payments of principal and interest in like funds, and
(b) fees or sums payable to such Bank in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, amounts due
in accordance with Article XIII .
Borrower
hereby authorizes the Agent to charge, from time to time, against
any account it maintains with the Agent or any Bank, any such
amount so due to the Agent and/or the Banks and the Agent agrees to
provide a written notice of such charge to the Borrower within a
reasonable period after such charge.
Except to the
extent provided in this Agreement, whenever any payment to be made
under this Agreement or under the Notes shall be stated to be due
on any day other than a Banking Day, such payment shall be made on
the next succeeding Banking Day, and such extension of time shall,
in such case, be included in the computation of the payment of
interest and other fees, as the case may be.
Section 2.10 Use of Proceeds. On and after the date
hereof, the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term
Loan will be used by Borrower to provide working capital for
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. The Trade Letters of
Credit will be used for importation and purchasing of inventory by
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Borrower will
not, directly or indirectly, use any part of such proceeds for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock within the
meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors or to extend
credit to any Person for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
such margin stock.
Section 2.11 Minimum Amounts. Each Prime Rate Loan
shall be in an amount at least equal to One Hundred Thousand
($100,000) Dollars and each Eurodollar Loan shall be in an amount
at least equal to One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000)
Dollars.
Section 2.12 Establishment of Loan Account; Collection of
Accounts.
(a) Agent
shall maintain a loan account (the “Loan Account”) on
its books in which shall be recorded the Loans and other
Obligations and the Collateral, all payments made by or on behalf
of Borrower and all other appropriate debits and credits as
provided in this Agreement, including fees, charges, costs,
expenses and interest. All entries in the Loan Account shall be
made in accordance with Agent’s customary practices as in
effect from time to time. The records of Agent shall be conclusive
and binding, in the absence of manifest error.
(b) Upon
and during the continuance of any Event of Default, all proceeds of
Collateral shall be deposited by Borrower and Restricted
Subsidiaries into lockbox accounts with or under the control of
Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Bank Parties).
Section 2.13 Closing Fee. Borrower shall pay to Agent,
for the ratable benefit of Banks, a closing fee in the amount of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), which fee shall be fully
earned and payable as of the date hereof.
Section 2.14 Commitment Fee. If, for any Agreement
Quarter (as defined below) during the term of this Agreement, the
average daily unpaid balance of the Revolving Credit Loans plus
Letter of Credit Obligations for Borrower for each day of such
quarter does not equal the Revolving Credit Commitment less the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, if any, then
Borrower shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Banks, a
fee at a rate equal to one eighth of one percent (.125%) per annum
on the amount by which the Revolving Credit Commitment less the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, if any, exceeds such
aggregate average daily unpaid balance of the Revolving Credit
Loans plus Letter of Credit Obligations for Borrower. Such fee
shall be payable by Borrower to Agent in arrears on the last day of
each calendar quarter, shall be fully earned as of the date of
payment and shall not be subject to refund, rebate or proration for
any reason whatsoever. For the purposes of this
Section 2.14 only, the term “Agreement
Quarter” shall mean each calendar quarter of each calendar
year.
ARTICLE III
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 3.01 Trade Letters of Credit; Cash Collateral for
Letters of Credit Expiring After Termination Date. Letter of
Credit Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth, to issue trade letters of credit payable at sight with a
maturity date of up to one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of issuance (such Letters of Credit issued by Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank after the Restatement Date, and all the Existing
Letters of Credit are collectively referred to herein as the
“Trade Letters of Credit”) for the account of a Letter
of Credit Account Party, during the period from the Restatement
Date to five (5) Banking Days prior to the Revolving Credit
Termination Date; provided that , at no time will the
outstanding Trade Letter of Credit Obligations exceed the lesser of
(a) the Revolving Credit Commitment less outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans, the outstanding principal
amount of the Term Loan and Letter of Credit Obligations (other
than Trade Letter of Credit Obligations) or (b) the Borrowing
Base less outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Letter of Credit
Obligations (other than Trade Letter of Credit Obligations) (the
“Trade Letter of Credit Commitment”); provided
further that, Letter of Credit Issuing Bank will not
be required to issue a Trade Letter of Credit with a maturity
(expiration) date of more than 90 days after the Revolving
Credit Termination Date and, with respect to all Letters of Credit
with a maturity (expiration) date after the Revolving Credit
Termination Date, all of such outstanding Trade Letters of Credit
Obligations and/or Standby Letters of Credit Obligations, as of
five (5) Banking Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination
Date, shall be secured by Cash Collateral at one hundred and five
percent (105%) of the face amount thereof.
Title
documents shall be consigned to Agent at Agent’s request;
provided that with respect to any Existing Letters of
Credit for delivery of goods from outside of the United States into
the United States, within five (5) Banking Days of the
Restatement Date, at Agent’s request Borrower shall apply for
amendments to such Letters of Credit to provide that all title
documents related to such goods shall be consigned to Agent.
Section 3.02 Reimbursement Obligation. With respect to
each Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Account Party for which
such Letter of Credit has been issued will pay Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank, within one (1) Banking Day of demand at Letter
of Credit Issuing Bank’s Principal Office, in immediately
available funds, the amount required to reimburse Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank in respect of Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s
payment of each Instrument applicable and/or relating to such
Letter of Credit. Such reimbursement shall be made with interest
from the date of Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s payment of
such Instrument to the date of reimbursement (i) in the event
that such reimbursement is made within one (1) Banking Day of
such demand, such interest shall be at the rate applicable to such
Letter of Credit, and (ii) in the event that such
reimbursement is made after one (1) Banking Day of such
demand, such interest shall be at the Default Rate. If the
Instrument is in foreign currency, such reimbursement shall be in
Dollars at Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s selling rate for
cable transfers to the place of payment of the Instrument current
on the date of payment or of Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s
settlement of its obligation, as Letter of Credit Issuing Bank may
require. If, for any cause, on the date of payment or settlement,
as the case may be, there is no selling rate or other rate of
exchange generally current in New York for effecting such
transfers, each applicable Letter of Credit Account Party will pay
Letter of Credit Issuing Bank on demand an amount in Dollars
equivalent to Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s actual cost of
settlement of its obligation however or whenever Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank shall make such settlement, with interest at the Prime
Rate for Revolving Credit Loans from the date of settlement to the
date of payment. Each Letter of Credit Account Party will comply
with all governmental exchange regulations now or hereafter
applicable to each Letter of Credit or Instrument or payments
related thereto and will pay Letter of Credit Issuing Bank, on
demand, in Dollars, such amount as Letter of Credit Issuing Bank
may be or may have been required to expend on account of such
regulations. HSBC may debit, or direct any other Bank to debit, any
account or accounts maintained by any other Letter of Credit
Account Party with any office of HSBC or any other Bank or any of
their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (now or in the future)
and apply the proceeds to the payment of any and all amounts owed
by any Letter of Credit Account Party to Letter of Credit Issuing
Bank hereunder, and such Bank, Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be
authorized to act in accordance herewith and shall treat this
authorization as irrevocable, and HSBC agrees to provide a written
notice of such debit to the Borrower within a reasonable period
after such debit.
Section 3.03 Payment of Commissions, Expenses and
Interest. Each Letter of Credit Account Party will pay interest
where chargeable, including reasonable fees and charges of counsel,
or reasonable costs allocated by Letter of Credit Issuing
Bank’s internal legal department in connection with the
enforcement of this Agreement or any Letter of Credit. Unless
otherwise agreed:
(a) interest payable under this Article III on
amounts not paid when due shall be at the lesser of (i) the
maximum rate permissible under applicable Law and (ii) the
Default Rate; and
(b) each
Letter of Credit Account Party shall pay to Letter of Credit
Issuing Bank on demand such amounts as Letter of Credit Issuing
Bank, in its sole discretion, determines are necessary to
compensate it for any cost attributable to its issuing or having
outstanding such Letter of Credit resulting from the application of
any Law or regulation applicable to Letter of Credit Issuing Bank
regarding any reserve, assessment, capital adequacy or similar
requirements relating to letters of credit or the reimbursement
agreements with respect thereto or to similar liabilities or assets
of Letter of Credit Issuing Bank whether existing at the time of
issuance of the Letter of Credit or adopted thereafter including,
but not limited to, fees and amounts payable with respect to
amendments to and increases of a Letter of Credit. Each Letter of
Credit Account Party acknowledges that there may be various methods
of allocating costs to the Letter of Credit and agrees that Letter
of Credit Issuing Bank’s allocation for purposes of
determining the costs referred to above shall be conclusive and
binding upon each Letter of Credit Account Party provided such
allocation is made in good faith.
In addition to
other expenses to be paid by the Letter of Credit Account Parties
with respect to a Letter of Credit (all of which shall be for the
Letter of Credit Issuing Bank’s own account), each Letter of
Credit Account Party shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of
the Banks, under a Trade Letter of Credit issued for its account a
fee for each draw in the amount of fifteen hundredths of one
percent (.15%) of the amount drawn under such Trade Letter of
Credit (collectively the “Trade Letter of Credit Fee). All
such fees shall be due and payable at the time of drawing.
Section 3.04 Proper Drawing; Letter of Credit Issuing
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