EXHIBIT 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED PLEDGE
AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of
June 10, 2008, is made and given by WINMARK CORPORATION, a
Minnesota corporation (the “ Pledgor ”), to
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association
(the “ Secured Party ”), for the ratable benefit
of the Secured Party and the Lenders (as defined below).
RECITALS
A.
The Pledgor, Wirth Business Credit, Inc. a Minnesota
corporation (“ WBC ”), Winmark Capital
Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (“ WCC ”),
Grow Biz Games, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ Grow
Biz ”, and together with the Pledgor, WBC and WCC, the
“ Loan Parties ”), and the Secured Party have
entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of
September 30, 2004 (as amended, the “ Existing
Credit Agreement ”).
B.
The Pledgor is the owner of the equity interests described in
Schedule I hereto (the “ Pledged Shares ”)
issued by the business organizations named thereon.
C.
As a condition precedent to the obligation of the Secured Party to
extend credit accommodations pursuant to the terms of the Existing
Credit Agreement, the Pledgor executed and delivered to the Secured
Party a Pledge Agreement dated as of September 30, 2004 (as
amended, the “ Existing Pledge Agreement
”).
D.
The Loan Parties and the Secured Party have agreed to amend and
restate the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in that certain Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Agreement of even date herewith (the “ Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement ”) by and among the Loan
Parties, each lender from time to time party thereto (each a
“ Lender ” and collectively, the “
Lenders ”), and the Secured Party, as a Lender and as
agent for the Lenders.
E.
It is a condition precedent to the obligations of the Secured Party
and the Lenders to extend credit and certain other accommodations
pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
that this Agreement be executed and delivered by the
Pledgor.
F.
The Pledgor finds it advantageous, desirable and in the best
interests of the Pledgor to comply with the requirement that this
Agreement be executed and delivered to the Secured
Party.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and in order to induce the Secured Party and the
Lenders to enter into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and
to extend credit and certain other accommodations to the Pledgor
thereunder, the Pledgor hereby agrees with the Secured Party, for
the ratable benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders, as
follows:
Section 1.
Defined Terms.
1(a) As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
“ Collateral
”: As defined in Section 2.
“ Event of Default
”: As defined in Section 11.
“ Lien ”:
Any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance,
title retention agreement or analogous instrument or device
(including the interest of the lessors under capitalized leases),
in, of or on any assets or properties of the Person referred
to.
“ Obligations ”:
(a) All indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the
Loan Parties to the Secured Party and the Lenders of every kind,
nature or description under the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, including the Loan Parties’ obligation on any
promissory note or notes issued under the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement and any note or notes hereafter issued in
substitution or replacement thereof, and (b) all liabilities
of the Pledgor under this Agreement, in all of the foregoing cases
whether due or to become due, and whether now existing or hereafter
arising or incurred.
“ Person ”:
Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, firm, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or governmental agency or
political subdivision or any other entity, whether acting in an
individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
“ Pledged Shares
”: As defined in Recital B above.
“ Security Interest
”: As defined in Section 2.
1(b)
Terms Defined in Uniform Commercial Code . All other
terms used in this Agreement that are not specifically defined
herein or the definitions of which are not incorporated herein by
reference shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the
State of Minnesota as it may be amended, revised, supplemented or
modified from time to time, to the extent such other terms are
defined therein.
1(c)
Singular/Plural, Etc . Unless the context of this
Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural
include the singular, and “or” has the inclusive
meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The
words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” The words
“hereof,” “herein,”
“hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement. References to Sections are references to
Sections in this Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement unless
otherwise provided.
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Section 2.
Pledge . As security for the payment and performance
of all of the Obligations, the Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to
the Secured Party, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Party and
the Lenders, a security interest (the “ Security
Interest ”) in the following, including any securities
account containing a securities entitlement with respect to the
following (the “ Collateral ”):
2(a)
The Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged
Shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments and other property
from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in
respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged
Shares.
2(b)
All additional equity interests of any issuer of the Pledged Shares
from time to time acquired by the Pledgor in any manner, and the
certificates representing such additional shares, and all
dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in
exchange for any or all of such shares.
2(c)
All proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (including
proceeds that constitute property of types described
above).
Section 3.
Delivery of Collateral . All certificates and
instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged Shares which
have not been previously delivered to the Secured Party shall be
delivered to the Secured Party contemporaneously with the execution
of this Agreement. All certificates and instruments
representing or evidencing Collateral received by the Pledgor after
the execution of this Agreement shall be delivered to the Secured
Party promptly upon the Pledgor’s receipt thereof. All
such certificates and instruments shall be held by or on behalf of
the Secured Party pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for
transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed
instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and
substance satisfactory to the Secured Party. With respect to
all Pledged Shares consisting of uncertificated securities,
book-entry securities or securities entitlements, the Pledgor shall
either (a) execute and deliver, and cause any necessary
issuers or securities intermediaries to execute and deliver,
control agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the
Secured Party covering such Pledged Shares, or (b) cause such
Pledged Shares to be transferred to the name of the Secured
Party. The Secured Party shall have the right at any time,
whether before or after an Event of Default, to cause any or all of
the Collateral to be transferred of record into the name of the
Secured Party or its nominee for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Party and the Lenders (but subject to the rights of the Pledgor
under Section 6) and to exchange certificates representing or
evidencing Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger
denominations. If the Collateral is in the possession of a
bailee, the Pledgor will join with the Secured Party in notifying
the bailee of the interest of the Secured Party and in obtaining
from the bailee an acknowledgement that it hold the Collateral for
the benefit of the Secured Party.
Section 4.
Certain Warranties and Covenants . The Pledgor makes
the following warranties and covenants:
4(a)
The Pledgor has title to the Pledged Shares and will have title to
each other item of Collateral hereafter acquired, free of all Liens
except the Security Interest and Liens permitted by the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement.
4(b)
The Pledgor has full corporate power and authority to execute this
Pledge Agreement, to perform the Pledgor’s obligations
hereunder and to subject the Collateral to the Security Interest
created hereby
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4(c)
No financing statement covering all or any part of the Collateral
is on file in any public office (except for any financing
statements filed by the Secured Party).
4(d)
The Pledged Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued by
the issuer thereof and are fully paid and non-assessable. The
certificates representing the Pledged Shares are genuine. The
Pledged Shares are not subject to any offset or similar right or
claim of the issuers thereof.
4(e)
The Pledged Shares constitute the percentage of the issued and
outstanding shares of stock of the respective issuers thereof
indicated on Schedule I (if any such percentage is so
indicated).
4(f)
The Pledgor’s federal tax identification number and
organizational identification number are set forth on the signature
page of this Agreement.
Section 5.
Further Assurances . The Pledgor agrees that at any time and
from time to time, at the expense of the Pledgor, the Pledgor will
promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents,
and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the
Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to perfect and
protect the Security Interest or to enable the Secured Party to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect
to any Collateral (but any failure to request or assure that the
Pledgor execute and deliver such instruments or documents or to
take such action shall not affect or impair the validity,
sufficiency or enforceability of this Agreement and the Security
Interest, regardless of whether any such item was or was not
executed and delivered or action taken in a similar context or on a
prior occasion).
Section 6.
Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc.
6(a)
Subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 6, the Pledgor
shall be entitled to exercise or refrain from exercising any and
all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged
Shares or any other stock that becomes part of the Collateral or
any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement or the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that the
Pledgor shall not exercise or refrain from exercising any such
right if such action could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or any
material part thereof as such (which shall not be deemed, for
purposes of this Section 6, to include actions which effect or
may effect the underlying value of the respective issuer
thereof, such as actions to approve a merger, statutory
exchange or asset disposition not prohibited by the Credit
Agreement and actions to elect directors).
6(b)
Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 6, the Pledgor
shall be entitled to receive, retain, and use in any manner not
prohibited by the Credit Agreement any and all dividends paid in
respect of the Collateral.
6(c)
The Secured Party shall execute and deliver (or cause to be
executed and delivered) to the Pledgor all such proxies and other
instruments as the Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose
of enabling the Pledgor to exercise the voting and other rights
that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to
Section 6(a) hereof and to receive the dividends that it
is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 6(b) hereof.
6(d)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, the Secured Party shall have the right in its sole
discretion, and the Pledgor shall execute and
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deliver all such
proxies and other instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to
give effect to such right, to terminate all rights of the Pledgor
to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other
consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise
pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof, and all such rights
shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall
thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from
exercising such voting and other consensual rights; provided,
however, that the Secured Party shall not be deemed to possess or
have control over any voting rights with respect to any Collateral
(and the Pledgor shall have no obligation to execute or deliver any
proxies or other instruments) unless and until the Secured Party
has given written notice to the Pledgor that any further exercise
of such voting rights by the Pledgor is prohibited and that the
Secured Party and/or its assigns will henceforth exercise such
voting rights; and provided, further, that neither the registration
of any item of Collateral in the Secured Party’s name nor the
exercise of any voting rights with respect thereto shall be deemed
to constitute a retention by the Secured Party of any such
Collateral in satisfaction of the Obligations or any part
thereof.
6(e)
Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, without notice from the Secured Party:
(i)
all rights of the Pledgor to receive the dividends that it would
otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 6 (b) hereof shall cease, and all such rights
shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party, for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders, who shall thereupon
have the sole right to receive and hold such dividends as
Collateral, and
(ii)
all payments of dividends that are received by the Pledgor contrary
to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 6
(e) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Secured
Party, shall be segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and
shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party as Collateral in
the same form as so received (with any necessary
indorsement).
Section 7.
Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Share
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