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SECOND AMENDMENT
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 21, 2008 (the
“ Agreement ”) is entered into among Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia
corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders party
hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement
(as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent entered into that certain Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 28, 2007, as
amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of November 30,
2007 (as so amended and as further amended or modified from time to
time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders
amend the Credit Agreement as set forth below subject to the terms
and conditions specified in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
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1.
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Amendments .
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The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a) Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
defined terms in proper alphabetical order:
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“ Authoritative
Guidance ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5.1(g)
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“ Capital
Expenditures ” shall mean all
expenditures of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries which, in
accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures,
including, without limitation, Capital Lease
Obligations.
“ Cash
Collateralize ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section
2.23(j) .
“ Collateral
Agent ” shall mean Bank of America
in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Collateral
Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement or any successor
collateral agent.
“ Collateral
Documents ” shall mean a collective
reference to the Pledge Agreement and such other security documents
as may be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to
the terms of Section 5.12.
“ Consolidated
Entities ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5.1(g)
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“ Consolidated
Working Capital ” shall mean, at
any time, the excess of (i) current assets (excluding cash and
those Permitted Investments identified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii)
and (v) of the definition of Permitted Investments) of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis at such time over (ii)
current liabilities (excluding current maturities of Indebtedness)
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at
such time, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“ Control
Event ” shall mean (1) the
execution by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates
of any agreement or letter of intent with respect to any proposed
transaction or event or series of transactions or events which,
individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to
result in a Change in Control, (2) the execution of any written
agreement which, when fully performed by the parties thereto, would
result in a Change in Control or (3) the making of any written
offer by any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and
Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) or
related persons constituting a group (as such term is used in
Section 13(d)-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) to the
holders of the common stock of the Borrower or of any of its
Affiliates, which offer, if accepted by the requisite number of
holders, would result in a Change in Control.
“ Debt
Issuance ” shall mean the issuance
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness other than
Indebtedness permitted by Section
7.12 .
“ Domestic
Subsidiary ” shall mean any
Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any state of the
United States or the District of Columbia.
“ Eligible
Assets ” shall mean property that
is used or useful in the same or a similar line of business as the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries were engaged in on the Closing Date
(or any reasonable extension or expansions thereof).
“ Equity
Interests ” shall mean, with
respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the
warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition
from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership
or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants,
rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person
of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other
ownership or profit interests in such Person (including
partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or
nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options,
rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of
determination.
“ Equity
Issuance ” means any issuance by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person of its Equity
Interests.
“ Excess Cash
Flow ” shall mean, for any period
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, an amount equal to the sum,
without duplication, of (a) Consolidated EBITDA minus (b) Capital
Expenditures paid in cash (to the extent permitted hereby and not
financed by a Debt Issuance or an Equity Issuance) minus (c) the
cash portion of Consolidated Interest Expense minus (d) federal,
state and other taxes to the extent paid in cash during such period
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis minus
(e) the sum of all payments (not financed by Debt Issuances) made
pursuant to Section 7.4(iii)
minus (f) the sum of scheduled payments of principal
on Indebtedness of the types identified in clause (i) or (ii) of
the definition thereof of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus
(g) the sum of cash consideration (not financed by a Debt Issuance
or
an Equity Issuance) paid by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for Permitted Acquisitions minus (h) increases in
Consolidated Working Capital plus (i) decreases in Consolidated
Working Capital, in each case on a consolidated basis determined in
accordance with GAAP.
“ FIN 46R
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(g) .
“ Intercreditor
Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of the
Second Amendment Effective Date among the Borrower, the Guarantors,
the Purchasers, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of all of the
Lenders, Bank of America, as servicer on behalf of all the
participants under the Franchise Facility and the Collateral Agent,
as amended or modified from time to time.
“ Investments ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section
7.3 .
“ Net Cash
Proceeds ” shall mean the aggregate
cash or cash equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary in respect of any Debt Issuance or any sale, transfer or
disposition conducted in accordance with Section 7.5(f) , net of (a)
reasonable direct costs incurred in connection therewith
(including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment
banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or reasonably
estimated to be payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of
any sale, transfer or disposition, the amount necessary to retire
any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on the related
property; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds”
shall include, without limitation, any cash or cash equivalents
received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash
consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pursuant
to any such Debt Issuance or sale, transfer or
disposition.
“ Pledge
Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Pledge Agreement dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date in
favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the holders of
the Senior Secured Obligations, executed by each of the Borrower,
the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, as amended or modified
from time to time.
“ Pledged
Collateral ” shall have the meaning
set forth in the Pledge Agreement.
“ Purchasers ” shall mean the
“Purchasers” under and as defined in the Senior Note
Purchase Agreement.
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“ Second Amendment
Effective Date ” shall mean May 21,
2008.
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“ Senior
Notes ” shall mean the
“Notes” under and as defined in the Senior Note
Purchase Agreement.
“ Senior Secured
Obligations ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
(b) The
following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are
hereby amended to read as follows:
“ Aggregate Revolving
Commitment Amount ” shall mean the
aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders from time to time, as such aggregate principal amount shall
be reduced pursuant to the terms hereof. On the Second
Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving
Commitment Amount equals $491,692,411.00.
“ Aggregate Revolving
Commitments ” shall mean,
collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders in effect at
any time.
“ Applicable
Margin ” shall mean, as of any date, the percentage per annum determined
by reference to the applicable Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR Ratio
in effect on such date as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) attached
hereto; provided , that a change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a
change in such ratio shall be effective on the second Business Day
after which the Borrower is required to deliver the financial
statements required by Section
5.1(a) or (b) and the compliance certificate
required by Section 5.1(c)
; provided
, further
, that if at any time the Borrower shall have failed
to deliver such financial statements and such certificate, the
Applicable Margin shall be at Level V until such time as such
financial statements and certificate are delivered, at which time
the Applicable Margin shall be determined as provided above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin from the
Second Amendment Effective Date until the financial statements and
compliance certificate are required to be delivered for the
Borrower’s fiscal year ending in June of 2008 shall be
determined based upon Pricing Level V.
“ Change in
Control ” shall mean the occurrence
of one or more of the following events: (a) any sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Borrower to any Person or “group” (within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the
SEC thereunder in effect on the date hereof), (b) the acquisition
of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by
any Person or “group” (within the meaning of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder
as in effect on the date hereof) of 30% or more of the outstanding
shares of the voting stock of the Borrower; (c) occupation of a
majority of the seats on the board of directors of the Borrower by
Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the current board of
directors nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, (d)
the occurrence of a “Change in Control”
under and as defined in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement or (e)
the occurrence of a “Change in Control” under and as
defined in the Franchise Facility Credit Agreement.
“ Consolidated
EBITDA ” shall mean, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to
the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period minus (b) to
the extent included in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such
period, any non-cash gains during such period minus (c) any actual
cash payments made during such period related to non-cash charges
included in (d)(v) below for a prior period plus (d) to the extent
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income tax expense
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (iii)
depreciation and amortization determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP, (iv) for the Fiscal Quarters ending June 3,
2008, September 2, 2008, December 2, 2008 and March 3, 2009 only,
actual costs determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP incurred in connection with the closing of any stores or units
during any such Fiscal Quarter; provided , that the amount of such
costs shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate for all such
Fiscal Quarters and (v) all other non cash charges, in each case,
that do not represent a cash item in such period, all as determined
in accordance with GAAP.
“ Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of
any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR to
(b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, in each case measured for the four
Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date.
“ Franchise
Facility ” shall mean that certain
credit facility in the amount of up to $48,000,000 extended by Bank
of America, as servicer, to certain franchisees of the Borrower, as
guaranteed by the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries, all
pursuant to the Franchise Facility Credit Agreement.
“ Loan
Documents ” shall mean,
collectively, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the
Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes (if any), the LC Documents, the
Fee Letter, all Notices of Borrowing, the Subsidiary Guaranty
Agreement, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation and any and all
other instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed in
connection with any of the foregoing.
“ Material
Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of
Credit) or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging
Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For
purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal
amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
in respect to any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the
maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements)
that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if
such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“ Obligations ” shall mean all
amounts owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank or any Lender (including the Swingline Lender)
pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including without limitation, all principal, interest
(including any interest accruing after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim
for post filing or post petition interest is allowed in such
proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses,
indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses
(including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative
Agent and any Lender (including the Swingline Lender) incurred
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or
thereunder, and all obligations arising under Hedging Agreements
entered into with a counterparty that was a Lender or an Affiliate
of a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement was entered into to
the extent permitted hereunder, and all obligations and liabilities
incurred in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing,
together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or
refinancings thereof.
“ Senior Note
Purchase Agreement ” means that
certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of
May 21, 2008 among the Borrower and the purchasers party thereto,
as amended or modified from time to time.
(c) The
following sentence is hereby added at the end of the definition of
“Revolving Commitment” in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement to read as follows:
Any reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment
Amount pursuant to Section 2.9
shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each
Lender according to its Pro Rata Share.
(d) The
definitions of “ Consolidated
EBITR ” and “
Incremental Facility ” are each hereby deleted from Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in their entireties.
(e) Section
2.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows: ” and “
Incremental Facility ” are each hereby deleted from Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in their entireties.
Section 2.4 [ Reserved .]
(f) Section 2.9
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows: ” and “
Incremental Facility ” are each hereby deleted from Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in their entireties.
Section 2.9 [ Reduction and termination of Commitments
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(a) Unless
previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments shall terminate on
the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Upon at
least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the
Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the
Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or
terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole;
provided ,
however , that (i) any
partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and
permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender, (ii)
any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be in an
amount of at least $5,000,000 and any larger multiple of
$1,000,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which
would reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount less
than the outstanding Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders. Any
such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall result
in a proportionate reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral
multiple of $100,000) in the Swingline Commitment and the LC
Commitment.
(c) Commencing
with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 3, 2008, the Aggregate
Revolving Commitments shall automatically be permanently reduced by
$6,250,000 as of the end of each Fiscal Quarter (with each such
permanent reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant
to this Section 2.9(c)
to be applied to reduce proportionally and
permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender according to
its Pro Rata Share).
(d) On the
ninetieth (90th) day following the Second Amendment Effective Date
and on the one hundred eightieth (180th) day following the Second
Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall
automatically be permanently reduced by $4,153,795.00 (with each
such permanent reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
pursuant to this Section 2.9(d)
to be applied to reduce proportionally and
permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender according to
its Pro Rata Share)
(e) In addition
to the automatic reductions to the Aggregate Revolving Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.9(c)
and ( d
) above, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall
automatically be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the
amount of any prepayment required to be made by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.12(b)(ii)
, ( iii
), ( iv
) or ( v
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(g)
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Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Section 2.12
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Prepayments .
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(a)
Voluntary Prepayments .
The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time
to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or
penalty, by giving irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent no later
than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing,
12:00 noon not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any such
prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate
Borrowing, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of such
prepayment, and (iii) in the case of Swingline Borrowings, prior to
12:00 noon on the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall
be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such
prepayment and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion
thereof to be prepaid. Upon receipt of any such notice, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the
contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any
such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such
date on the amount so prepaid; provided, that if a Eurodollar
Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an
Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all
amounts required pursuant to Section 2.19. Each partial prepayment
of any Revolving Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be in a
minimum amount of $5,000,000 and in integral multiples of
$1,000,000, and each partial prepayment of any Swingline Loan shall
be in a minimum amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of
$50,000. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to
the Loans comprising such Borrowing.
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(b)
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Mandatory Prepayments of Loans
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(i)
Revolving Commitments .
If for any reason the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at
any time exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount then in
effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans
and/or the Swing Line Loans and/or provide cash collateral for the
LC Exposure in an aggregate amount equal to such excess;
provided ,
however , that the
Borrower shall not be required to provide cash collateral for the
LC Exposure pursuant to this Section
2.12(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in
full of the Revolving Loans and the Swing Line Loans the Revolving
Credit Exposure of all Lenders at any time exceeds the Aggregate
Revolving Committed Amount.
(ii)
Dispositions and Involuntary
Dispositions . The Borrower shall (A)
prepay the Loans and/or provide cash collateral for the LC Exposure
as hereinafter provided and (B) offer to prepay the Indebtedness
under the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, on a pro rata basis, in
an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of all
sales, transfers and dispositions of property pursuant to
Section 7.5(f) to the
extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not reinvested in Eligible Assets
within 90 days of the date of such sale, transfer or disposition.
Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be applied as set
forth in clause (vi) below. To the extent all holders of the Senior
Notes reject an offer from the Borrower to prepay the Senior Notes
as required by the terms of this clause (ii), the Borrower shall be
permitted to keep such rejected proceeds.
(iii)
Senior Note Purchase Agreement
. If the Borrower makes any prepayment of the
Indebtedness under the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, the Borrower
shall simultaneously therewith prepay the Loans and/or provide cash
collateral for the LC Exposure as hereafter provided in an amount
sufficient to provide that the Indebtedness under the Senior Note
Purchase Agreement and the Indebtedness (including LC Exposure)
hereunder are prepaid and/or cash collateralized, as applicable, on
a pro rata basis. Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (iii)
shall be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below.
(iv)
Excess Cash Flow .
Subsequent to the Second Amendment Effective Date, (A) within the
earlier of the date that is 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year of the Borrower and the date that is 2 days after the date the
information required by Section
5.1(a) is filed with the SEC for such
fiscal year and (B) within the earlier of the date that is 45 days
after the end of the second fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of
the Borrower and the date that is 2 days after the date such
information required by Section
5.1(b) is filed with the SEC for such
fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall (A) prepay the Loans and/or
provide cash collateral for the LC Exposure as hereafter provided
and (B) offer to prepay the Indebtedness under the Senior Note
Purchase Agreement, on a pro rata basis, in an aggregate amount
equal to 30% of Excess Cash Flow for the six month period ending as
of such fiscal year or such second fiscal quarter, as applicable.
Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (iv) shall be applied as set
forth in clause (vi) below. To the extent all holders of the Senior
Notes reject an offer from the Borrower to prepay the Senior Notes
as required by the terms of this clause (iv), the Borrower shall be
permitted to keep such rejected proceeds.
(v)
Debt Issuances .
Immediately upon receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall (A)
prepay the Loans and/or provide cash collateral for the LC Exposure
as hereinafter provided and (B) offer to prepay the Indebtedness
under the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, on a pro rata basis, 100%
of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any prepayment pursuant to this clause
(v) shall be applied as set forth in clause (vi) below. To the
extent all holders of the Senior Notes reject an offer from the
Borrower to prepay the Senior Notes as required by the terms of
this clause (v), the Borrower shall be permitted to keep such
rejected proceeds.
(vi)
Application of Mandatory Prepayments
. All amounts required to be paid pursuant to
this Section 2.12(b)
shall be applied as follows:
(A) with
respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 2.12(b)(i) , to Revolving
Loans and Swing Line Loans and (after all Revolving Loans and Swing
Line Loans have been repaid) to provide cash collateral for the LC
Exposure; and
(B) with
respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 2.12(b)(ii) ,
Section 2.12(b)(iii) , Section 2.12(b)(iv)
and Section
2.12(b)(v) to Revolving Loans and Swing
Line Loans and (after all Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans have
been repaid) to provide cash collateral for the L/C Exposure (with
a corresponding permanent reduction in the Aggregate Revolving
Committed Amount and Aggregate Revolving Commitments).
Within the parameters of the applications set forth
above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and
then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest
Period
maturities. All prepayments under this
Section 2.12(b) shall
be subject to Section 2.19
, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and
shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid
through the date of prepayment.
(h) The
first sentence of Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read as follows:
In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of
a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default),
(b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than
on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the
failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any
Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any applicable notice
(regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d)
any assignment of a Eurodollar Loan on a day other than the last
day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the
Borrower pursuant to Section
2.22(b) then, in any such event, the
Borrower shall compensate each Lender, within ten (10) days after
written demand from such Lender, for any loss, cost or expense
attributable to such event.
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(i)
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Section 4.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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Section 4.14
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Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
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As of the Second Amendment Effective Date,
Schedule 4.14 sets
forth the name of each Subsidiary and identifies each Material
Subsidiary, together with (i) jurisdiction of formation, (ii)
number of shares of each class of Equity Interests outstanding,
(iii) number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class
owned (directly or indirectly) by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary
and (iv) number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding
options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and all other
similar rights with respect thereto. The outstanding Equity
Interests of each Subsidiary of any Loan Party are validly issued,
fully paid and non assessable.
(j) Article IV
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section
4.16 at the end thereof which shall read as follows:
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Section 4.16
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Perfection of Security
Interests .
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The Pledge Agreement creates a valid security
interest in, and Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, which security
interests and Liens are currently perfected security interests and
Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent, prior to all other
Liens.
(k) Article
IV of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
Section 4.17 at the end thereof which shall read as
follows:
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Section 4.17
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Obligations Rank Pari Passu
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The Obligations rank at least pari passu in right of
payment with all obligations of the Loan Parties under the Senior
Note Purchase Agreement (and the Senior Notes) and all obligations
of the Loan Parties under the Franchise Facility.
(l) Section 5.1
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the period
after subsection (e) thereof and replacing such period with a
semi-colon and by inserting new subsections (f) and (g) following
subsection (e) thereof which shall read as follows:
(f) concurrently
with the financial statement referred to in clause (a) above,
beginning with the fiscal year ending June 2, 2009, (i) financial
projections for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries containing pro
forma income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for
each quarter of the next fiscal year and (ii) an updated corporate
chart for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
(g) commencing with
the Borrower’s first fiscal quarter for which the Borrower is
required, and continuing for so long as the Borrower is required,
pursuant to FASB Interpretation 46(R) (“
FIN 46R ”) or any
other authoritative accounting guidance (collectively,
“ Authoritative Guidance
”), to consolidate its Franchise Partners or
any other less than 100% owned entity not previously required,
under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2002, to be so consolidated
(collectively, the “ Consolidated
Entities ”), each set of financial
statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall
be accompanied by unaudited financial statements of the character
and for the dates and
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