Exhibit 10.51
Confidential Treatment Requested.
Certain material (indicated by asterisks) has
been omitted from this document and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment.
SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT CARD PROGRAM
AGREEMENT
This Sixth Amendment to Credit Card
Program Agreement (“Sixth Amendment”) is made effective
as of the 17th day of July, 2007, by and among The Neiman Marcus
Group, Inc. (“ NMG” ), Bergdorf
Goodman, Inc. ( “BG , and together with NMG, the
“ NMG Companies” ), HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A., a
national credit card bank ( “Bank” ), and HSBC
Private Label Corporation, a Delaware corporation formerly known as
Household Corporation (“ Primary Servicer” ) to
that certain Credit Card Program Agreement, executed as of
June 8, 2005 and amended by the First Amendment to Credit Card
Program Agreement executed as of April 30, 2006, and the
Second Amendment to Credit Card Program Agreement executed as of
June 28, 2006, and the Third Amendment to Credit Card Program
Agreement executed as of August 1,2006, and the Fourth
Amendment to the Credit Card Program Agreement executed as of
April 3, 2007, and the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Card
Program Agreement executed as of March 13,2007, by and between
the parties hereto, (collectively, the
“Agreement”).
In consideration of the terms,
conditions and mutual covenants contained herein, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties acknowledge and agree that,
effective October 4, 2007:
1.
Changes to Cardholder
Terms .
Section 4.7 of the Agreement is deleted and replaced
with a new Section 4.7, which is set forth in the attached
Addendum l. A new Schedule 4.7(a) is added to the
Agreement as set forth in the attached Addendum 2.
2.
Changes to Participation in Late
Fee Reversals .
Schedule 1.1(f) of the Agreement is deleted and replaced
with a new Schedule 1.1 (f), which is set forth in the attached
Addendum 3.
3.
Changes to NMG
Compensation .
Section 9.1(a) of the Agreement is deleted and
replaced with a new Section 9.1(a), which is set forth in the
attached Addendum 4. A new Schedule 9.1(a)(iii) is added
to the Agreement as set forth in the attached Addendum
5.
4.
Administrative
Provisions. When
construing the provisions of the Agreement and this Sixth
Amendment:
A.
To the extent the provisions of this
Sixth Amendment are inconsistent with the Agreement, this Sixth
Amendment shall govern.
B.
This Sixth Amendment supersedes all
prior communications with respect to the matters set forth herein
and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties,
their respective successors and assigns.
C.
All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the same meaning afforded them in the
Agreement.
D.
Except as otherwise modified herein,
the terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
Parties has caused this Sixth Amendment to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.
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THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
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HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.
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By:
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/s/ Steven P. Dennis
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By:
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/s/ Brian D. Hughes
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Title: Senior Vice President
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Title: Executive Vice President
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BERGDORF GOODMAN, INC.
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HSBC PRIVATE LABEL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Nelson A. Bangs
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By:
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/s/ Brian D. Hughes
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Title: Vice President
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Title: Managing Director
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