NINTH AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS NINTH
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Ninth
Amendment") is made and entered into as of the 21
st day July, 2008, by and among WMCK VENTURE CORP.,
a Delaware corporation, CENTURY CASINOS CRIPPLE CREEK, INC., a
Colorado corporation and WMCK ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware
corporation (collectively the "Borrowers"), CENTURY CASINOS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Guarantor") and WELLS FARGO BANK,
National Association, as Lender and L/C Issuer and as the
administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders and L/C Issuer
(herein in such capacity called the "Agent Bank" and, together with
the Lenders and L/C Issuer, collectively referred to as the
"Banks").
R_E_C_I_T_A_L_S:
A. Borrowers,
Guarantor and Banks entered into an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of April 21, 2000, as amended by First
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
August 22, 2001, by Second Amendment to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of August 28, 2002, by Third
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
October 27, 2004, by Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of September 23, 2005, by Fifth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit dated as of December 6,
2005, by Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of October 31, 2006, by Seventh Amendment to Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2007,
and by Eighth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of April 11, 2008 (collectively, the "Existing Credit
Agreement").
B. For
the purpose of this Ninth Amendment, all capitalized words and
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings and be construed herein as provided in Section 1.01
of the Existing Credit Agreement and any reference to a provision
of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate
that provision as a part hereof, in the same manner and with the
same effect as if the same were fully set forth herein.
C. Borrowers
and Guarantor desire to further amend the Existing Credit Agreement
for the following purposes:
(i) decreasing
the Aggregate Commitment and Maximum Permitted Balance from its
present level of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) to Five
Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00);
(ii) amending
the definition of EBITDA;
(iii) deleting
the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio requirement effective as of the
Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2008 (Section 6.02);
(iv) restating
Subsection 6.05(d) for the purpose of removing the aggregate
limitation of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) of
Indebtedness owing by Borrowers to Guarantor or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate of Guarantor; and
(v) restating
the Restriction on Distributions Covenant (Section 6.10) for
the purpose of providing that on and after the Ninth Amendment
Effective Date no further Distributions or Management Fees may be
made in Cash or otherwise actually paid.
D. Lender
is willing to amend the Existing Credit Agreement for the purposes
described hereinabove, subject to the terms and conditions which
are hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable
considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto do agree to the amendments and
modifications to the Existing Credit Agreement in each instance
effective as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, as specifically
hereinafter provided as follows:
1.
Definitions . Section 1.01 of the Existing
Credit Agreement entitled "Definitions" shall be and is hereby
amended to include the following definitions. Those
terms which are currently defined by Section 1.01 of the
Existing Credit Agreement and which are also defined below shall be
superseded and restated by the applicable definition set forth
below:
"Aggregate
Commitment" shall mean, as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date,
reference to the aggregate amount committed by Lender for advance
to or on behalf of the Borrower as Borrowings under the Credit
Facility up to the maximum principal amount of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00), as may be reduced from time to time by
(i) Voluntary Permanent Reductions and/or (ii) Mandatory
Commitment Reductions.
"Aggregate
Commitment Reduction Schedule" shall mean the Aggregate Commitment
Reduction Schedule marked "Schedule 2.01(c)", affixed to the Ninth
Amendment and by this reference incorporated herein and made a part
hereof, which revised Schedule 2.01(c) shall fully supersede
and restate Schedule 2.01(c) attached to the Existing Credit
Agreement.
"Compliance
Certificate" shall mean a compliance certificate as described in
Section 5.08, the form of which is more particularly described
on "Exhibit F", affixed to the Ninth Amendment and by this
reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof, which revised
Exhibit F shall fully supersede and restate Exhibit F attached
to the Existing Credit Agreement.
"Credit
Agreement" shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by
the Ninth Amendment, together with all Schedules, Exhibits and
other attachments thereto, as it may be further amended, modified,
extended, renewed or restated from time to time.
"EBITDA" shall
mean with reference to any Person, for any Fiscal Period under
review, the sum of (i) Net Income for that period, plus
(ii) Interest Expense (expensed and capitalized) for that
period, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of federal and state taxes
on or measured by income for that period (whether or not payable
during that period), plus (iv) depreciation, amortization and
all other non-cash expenses for that period, plus (v) unpaid
accrued Management Fees, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP, less (vi) all cash and non-cash income (including, but
not limited to, interest income), transfers, loans and advances
from CCI or any of its Subsidiaries that are not members of the
Borrower Consolidation, less (vii) all other non-cash income
from any source not specified in (vi) above, and, in the case of
items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), only to the extent deducted in the
determination of Net Income for that period and in the case of
items (vi) and (vii) only to the extent included in the
determination of Net Income for that period.
"Existing
Credit Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in Recital
Paragraph A of the Ninth Amendment.
"Maximum
Scheduled Balance" shall mean the maximum amount of scheduled
principal which may be outstanding on the Credit Facility from time
to time in the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) as of
the Ninth Amendment Effective Date.
"Ninth
Amendment" shall mean the Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement.
"Ninth
Amendment Effective Date" shall mean July 23, 2008, subject to
the occurrence of each of the conditions precedent set forth in
Paragraph 7 of the Ninth Amendment.
2.
Commitment Decrease . From and after the Ninth
Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment shall be and is
hereby reduced to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).
3.
Restated Definitions . On and after the Ninth
Amendment Effective Date:
a. The
definitions of "Aggregate Commitment", "Aggregate Commitment
Reduction Schedule", and "EBITDA" shall be deemed fully amended and
restated by the definitions set forth in the Ninth Amendment;
and
b. The
definition of "Interest Expense Coverage Ratio" shall be and is
hereby deleted in its entirety from the Credit Agreement, effective
retroactively to the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30,
2008.
4.
Elimination of Interest Expense Coverage Ratio Covenant
. As of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.02
of the Existing Credit Agreement entitled "Interest Expense
Coverage" shall be and is hereby deleted in its entirety, effective
retroactively to the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30,
2008.
5.
Restatement of Subsection 6.05(d) of the Total Indebtedness
Covenant . As of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date,
Section 6.05(d) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be restated
in its entirety as follows:
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"d. Indebtedness to Guarantor or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate of Guarantor which is not a member of the
Borrower Consolidation."
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6.
Restatement of Covenant Restricting Distributions
. As of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, Section 6.10
of the Existing Credit Agreement entitled "Restriction on
Distributions" shall be restated in its entirety as
follows:
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"Section
6.10. Restriction on Distributions
. Commencing as of July 1, 2008 and continuing
until Credit Facility Termination, the Borrower Consolidation shall
not pay in Cash or otherwise actually pay in any manner any
Distributions (including, without limitation, Designated CCI
Distribution Carve-Outs), Management Fees or interest on
Subordinated Debt. Provided, however, for the avoidance
of doubt, the parties understand and agree that Borrowers may
reimburse Guarantor and/or Affiliates for actual operating expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business (such as employee
salaries, insurance premiums and other shared expenses) that are
actually paid on behalf of any Borrower by Guarantor and/or such
Affiliate."
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7.
Conditions Precedent to Ninth Amendment Effective Date
. The occurrence of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date
is subject to Agent Bank having received the following documents
and payments, in each case in a form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent Bank, and the occurrence of each other
condition precedent set forth below on or before July 23,
2008:
a. Due
execution by Borrowers, Guarantor and Banks of three (3)
duplicate originals of this Ninth Amendment;
b. Corporate
resolutions or other evidence of requisite authority of Borrowers
and Guarantor, as applicable, to execute the Ninth
Amendment;
c. Reimbursement
to Agent Bank by Borrowers for all reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Agent Bank in connection with
the Ninth Amendment, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys' fees of Henderson & Morgan, LLC and all other like
expenses remaining unpaid as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date;
and
d. Such
other documents, instruments or conditions as may be reasonably
required by Lenders.
8.
Representations of Borrowers . Borrowers hereby
represent to the Banks that:
a. The
representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the
Existing Credit Agreement and contained in each of the other Loan
Documents (other than representations and warranties which
expressly speak only as of a different date, which shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of such date) are true and
correct on and as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date in all
material respects as though such representations and warranties had
been made on and as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, except
to the extent that such representations and warranties are not true
and correct as a result of a change which is permitted by the
Credit Agreement or by any other Loan Document or which has been
otherwise consented to by Agent Bank;
b. Since
the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in
Section 5.08 of the Existing Credit Agreement, no Material Adverse
Change has occurred and no event or circumstance which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change or
Material Adverse Effect has occurred;
c. No
event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or
Event of Default under the terms of the Credit Agreement;
and
d. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Ninth Amendment has
been duly authorized by all necessary action of Borrowers and
Guarantor and this Ninth Amendment constitutes a valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of Borrowers and Guarantor.
9.
Consent to Ninth Amendment and Affirmation and Ratification of
Guaranty . Guarantor joins in the execution of this
Ninth Amendment for the purpose of evidencing its consent to the
terms, covenants, provisions and conditions herein contained and
contained in the Existing Credit Agreement. Guarantor
further joins in the execution of this Ninth Amendment for the
purpose of ratifying and affirming its obligations under the
Continuing Guaranty for the guaranty of the full and prompt payment
and performance of all Indebtedness and Obligations under the
Credit Facility, as modified and amended under this Ninth
Amendment.
10.
Incorporation by Reference . This Ninth Amendment
shall be and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the
Existing Credit Agreement.
11.
Governing Law . This Ninth Amendment to Credit
Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
Nevada without reference to conflicts of laws
principles.
12.
Counterparts . This Ninth Amendment may be
executed in any number of separate counterparts with the same
effect as if the signatures hereto and hereby were upon the same
instrument. All such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same document.
13.
Continuance of Terms and Provisions . All of the
terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain
unchanged except as specifically modified herein.
14.
Replacement Schedule Attached . The following
replacement Schedule is attached hereto and incorporated herein and
made a part of the Credit Agreement as follows:
Schedule 2.01(c) - Aggregate
Commitment Reduction Schedule
15.
Replacement Exhibit Attached . Th