Exhibit 10.2
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
(Unrestricted Notes)
___________________ (including any other persons
or entities exchanging Existing Notes hereunder for whom the
undersigned Holder holds contractual and investment authority, the
“ Holder ”) enters into this Exchange Agreement
(the “ Agreement ”) with Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
(the “ Company ”) on July __, 2009 whereby
on the date hereof the Holder will exchange (the
“Exchange”) the Company’s 6.375% Convertible
Senior Notes due February 15, 2036 (the “Existing
Notes”) for the Company’s new ____% Convertible Senior
Notes due 2036 (the “New Notes”) that will be issued
pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture dated as of
July __, 2009 (the “Indenture”) among the Company,
certain subsidiary guarantors party thereto (the
“Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “ Trustee
”).
On and
subject to the terms hereof, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Article I
: Exchange of the
Existing Notes for New Notes
At the
Closing (as defined herein), the Holder hereby agrees to exchange
and deliver to the Company the following Existing Notes, and in
exchange therefor the Company hereby agrees to issue to the Holder
the principal amount of New Notes described below and to pay in
cash the following accrued but unpaid interest on such Existing
Notes:
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Principal Amount of Existing Notes to be
Exchanged:
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$
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(the “ Exchanged Notes
”).
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Principal Amount
of New Notes to be issued in Exchange:
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$
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(the “ Holder’s New Notes
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Cash Payment of
Accrued but Unpaid Interest on Exchanged Notes:
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$
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(the “ Cash Payment
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The closing of the Exchange (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur no later than three
business days after the date of this Agreement (assuming the timely
delivery of the Exchanged Notes). At the Closing,
(a) the Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company all right, title and interest in and to the Exchanged Notes
free and clear of any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest, encumbrance, title retention agreement, option, equity or
other adverse claim thereto (collectively, “ Liens
”), and all documentation related thereto, and whatever
documents of conveyance or transfer may be necessary or desirable
to transfer to and confirm in the Company all right, title and
interest in and to the Exchanged Notes free and clear of any Liens,
(b) the Company shall issue to the Holder the Holder’s
New Notes and (c) the Company shall deliver to the Holder the
Cash Payment; provided, however, that the parties acknowledge that
the issuance of the Holder’s New Notes to the Holder may be
delayed due to procedures and mechanics within the system of the
Depository Trust Company and that such delay will not be a default
under this Agreement so long as (i) the Company is using its
best efforts to effect the issuance of one or more global notes
representing the New Notes, (ii) such delay is no longer than
three business days and (iii) interest shall accrue on such
New Notes from the date of the Indenture. Simultaneously
with or after the Closing, the Company may issue New Notes to one
or more other holders of outstanding Existing Notes, subject to the
terms of the Indenture.
Article II
: Covenants,
Representations and Warranties of the Holder
The
Holder hereby covenants as follows, and makes the following
representations and warranties, each of which is and shall be true
and correct on the date hereof and at the Closing, to the Company,
Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and Lazard Capital Markets LLC,
and all such covenants, representations and warranties shall
survive the Exchange.
Section
2.1 Power
and Authorization. The Holder is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing, and has the power, authority and
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its
obligations hereunder, and to consummate the Exchange contemplated
hereby. If the Holder that is signatory hereto is
executing this Agreement to effect the exchange of Exchanged Notes
beneficially owned by one or more other persons or entities (who
are thus included in the definition of “Holder”
hereunder), (a) such signatory Holder has all requisite
discretionary authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of,
and bind, each such other person or entity that is a beneficial
owner of Exchanged Notes, and (b) Exhibit A
hereto is a true, correct and complete list of (i) the name of
each party delivering (as beneficial owner) Exchanged Notes
hereunder, (ii) the principal amount of such Holder’s
Exchanged Notes, (iii) the principal amount of Holder’s
New Notes to be issued to such Holder in respect of its Exchanged
Notes, and (iv) the amount of the cash payment to be made to
such Holder in respect of the accrued interest on its Exchanged
Notes.
Section
2.2 Valid
and Enforceable Agreement; No Violations.
This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Holder and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable against the
Holder in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement
may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and
(b) general principles of equity (the “
Enforceability Exceptions ”). This
Agreement and consummation of the Exchange will not violate,
conflict with or result in a breach of or default under
(i) the Holder’s organizational documents, (ii) any
agreement or instrument to which the Holder is a party or by which
the Holder or any of its assets are bound, or (iii) any laws,
regulations or governmental or judicial decrees, injunctions or
orders applicable to the Holder.
Section
2.3 Title
to the Exchanged Notes. The Holder is the sole legal and
beneficial owner of the Exchanged Notes, and the Holder has good,
valid and marketable title to the Exchanged Notes, free and clear
of any Liens (other than pledges or security interests that the
Holder may have created in favor of a prime broker under and in
accordance with its prime brokerage agreement with such
broker). The Holder has not, in whole or in part, except
as described in the preceding sentence, (a) assigned,
transferred, hypothecated, pledged, exchanged or otherwise disposed
of any of the Exchanged Notes or its rights in the Exchanged Notes,
or (b) given any person or entity any transfer order, power of
attorney or other authority of any nature whatsoever with respect
to the Exchanged Notes. Upon the Holder’s delivery
of the Exchanged Notes to the Company pursuant to the Exchange, the
Exchanged Notes shall be free and clear of all Liens created by the
Holder.
Section
2.4
Accredited Investor. The Holder is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“ Securities Act ”).
Section
2.5 No
Affiliate, Related Party or 5% Stockholder Status.
The Holder is not, and has
not been during the consecutive three month period preceding the
date hereof, a director, officer or “affiliate,” within
the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (an
“ Affiliate ”), of the Company. The Holder
has no affirmative