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EXHIBIT
10.7
SECOND AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Second Amendment and
Waiver to Credit Agreement (this “ Second Amendment
”) is made as of the 29 th day of April, 2005 by
and among:
THE WET SEAL, INC., a
Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at
26972 Burbank, Foothill Ranch, California 92610, as Lead Borrower
for the Borrowers, being:
said WET SEAL,
INC.,
WET SEAL CATALOG, INC., a
Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at
26972 Burbank, Foothill Ranch, California 92610; and
THE WET SEAL RETAIL, INC., a
Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at
26972 Burbank, Foothill Ranch, California 92610; and
WET SEAL GC, INC., a Virginia
corporation, having its principal place of business at 26972
Burbank, Foothill Ranch, California 92610, as Facility Guarantor;
and
the LENDERS party hereto;
and
S.A.C. CAPITAL ASSOCIATES,
LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of
Anguilla, in its role as administrative agent (the “
Administrative Agent ”) and in its role as collateral
agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”, together with
the Administrative Agent, the” Agents ”) for the
Lenders;
in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained and benefits to be derived herefrom.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower,
the other Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agents entered into a
Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2004 (as amended by the
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2005
and as the same may be further amended, restated or otherwise
modified and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower
desires to issue a new series of convertible preferred stock and a
new series of warrants, pursuant to the terms of the Securities
Purchase Documents (as hereinafter defined), and has requested that
the Lenders and the Agents consent to such issuance and to waive
any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement related
thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and the
Agents have agreed to consent to the issuance of the convertible
preferred stock and the warrants pursuant to the terms of the
Securities Purchase Documents and to waive any Default or Event of
Default under the Credit Agreement that might be deemed to occur as
a result of such issuance; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire
to amend certain of the terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby
agreed as follows:
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Definitions . All capitalized terms used but not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement. |
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Amendments to Article I . Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by: |
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a. |
deleting the parenthetical in the definition of “Excess
Availability” and substituting in lieu thereof “(as in
effect on the Third Amendment to Working Capital Credit Agreement
Effective Date)”. |
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b. |
deleting the definition of “Minimum Required Excess
Availability” in its entirety and substituting in lieu
thereof the following: |
“ Minimum Required
Excess Availability ” means Excess Availability at all
times of not less than the lesser of (i) fifteen percent (15%) of
the greater of the Borrowing Base or the Term Loan Borrowing Base,
at any time of calculation, or (ii) $5,000,000.
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c. |
deleting the definition of “Restricted Payment” in
its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the
following: |
“ Restricted
Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any
shares of any class of capital stock of any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary of any Loan Party, or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other property), including any sinking fund or
similar fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of
any such shares of capital stock of any Loan Party or any such
Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any
such shares of capital stock of any Loan Party or any such
Subsidiary. Without limiting the foregoing, “Restricted
Payments” with respect to any Person shall also include all
payments made by such Person with respect to any stock appreciation
rights, plans, equity incentive or achievement plans or any similar
plans and all proceeds of a dissolution or liquidation of such
Person payable to the shareholders of such person; provided
, however , that “Restricted Payments” with
respect to any Person shall not include any Equity
Fees.”
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d. |
deleting the definition of “Working Capital Credit
Agreement” in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof
the following: |
“ Working Capital
Credit Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2004, as the same may be
amended, replaced, renewed or refinanced from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof and Section 6.09
hereof.
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e. |
inserting the following new definitions in their appropriate
alphabetical positions: |
“ Equity Fees
” means, collectively, (a) any “Registration Delay
Payments” (as such term is defined in the 2005 Registration
Rights Agreement) required to be paid pursuant to Section 2(f) of
the 2005 Registration Rights Agreement, plus (b) any amounts
required to be paid as a result of any failure by the Lead Borrower
to timely issue and deliver or register the shares of Common Stock
on the Lead Borrower’s share register or to credit a
holder’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company,
to which any holder is entitled upon such holder’s exercise
of any 2005 Warrant pursuant to Section 1(c) of each 2005 Warrant,
plus (c) any amounts required to be paid as a result of any failure
by the Lead Borrower to credit a holder’s balance account
with The Depository Trust Company or to issue and deliver a
certificate to a holder for the number of Common Shares to which
such holder is entitled upon the conversion of Preferred Shares, or
to issue and deliver a new Preferred Stock Certificate representing
the number of Preferred Shares to which a holder is entitled,
pursuant to Section 2(d)(v) of the 2005 Certificate of
Designations, all such fees set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c)
herein in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate in any
calendar year.
“ Third Amendment to
Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective Date ” means
the date on which all conditions precedent to the Third Amendment
to Working Capital Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2005,
among the Loan Parties, the Working Capital Administrative Agent
and the Working Capital Lenders, have been
satisfied.”
“ 2005 Certificate
of Designations ” means that certain Certificate of
Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock dated as of April 29, 2005.
“ 2005 Registration
Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of April 29, 2005 by and between the Lead
Borrower and the Buyers (as defined in the 2005 Securities Purchase
Agreement) listed therein.
“ 2005 Securities
Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of April 29, 2005 entered into by and
among the Lead Borrower and the Buyers (as defined in the 2005
Securities Purchase Agreement).
“ 2005 Transaction
Documents ” means the 2005 Securities Purchase Agreement,
the 2005 Registration Rights Agreement, the 2005 Certificate of
Designations and the 2005 Warrants.
“ 2005 Warrants
” means the Form of Series E Warrants substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit B to the 2005 Securities Purchase
Agreement.
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Amendments to Article V . Article V of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by: |
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a. |
deleting subsection 5.01(f) in its entirety and substituting in
lieu thereof the following: |
“(f) weekly, on
Wednesday of each week, (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate (as
defined in the Working Capital Credit Agreement) showing the
Borrowing Base and Term Loan Borrowing Base as of the close of
business on the immediately preceding Saturday, which Borrowing
Base Certificate shall reflect, among other things, the roll
forward of the Inventory from the prior week as of the close of
business on the immediately preceding Saturday and the prior
week’s Eligible Cash and Cash Equivalents (as defined in the
Working Capital Credit Agreement) as of the close of business on
the immediately preceding Saturday; provided that, if at any
time the Working Capital Administrative Agent or the Term Lender
(as defined in the Working Capital Credit Agreement) request a
daily Borrowing Base Certificate from the Lead Borrower, the Lead
Borrower shall simultaneously furnish a copy of such Borrowing Base
Certificate to the Agents; and (ii) if the Borrowing Base (as
defined in the Working Capital Credit Agreement as in effect on the
Third Amendment to Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective
Date), the Term Loan Borrowing Base (as defined in the Working
Capital Credit Agreement as in effect on the Third Amendment to
Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective Date) or any component
definition thereof (as in effect on the Third Amendment to Working
Capital Credit Agreement Effective Date) shall be modified after
the Third Amendment to Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective
Date, an additional Borrowing Base Certificate (as in effect on the
Third Amendment to Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective Date)
showing the Borrowing Base (as defined, together with any component
definition used therein, in the Working Capital Credit Agreement as
in effect on the Third Amendment to Working Capital Credit
Agreement Effective Date) and Term Loan Borrowing Base (as defined,
together with any component definition used therein, in the Working
Capital Credit Agreement as in effect on the Third Amendment to
Working Capital Credit Agreement Effective Date) as of the close of
business on the immediately preceding Saturday, in each case of
clauses (i) and (ii) above, each such Borrowing Base Certificate to
be certified as complete and correct on behalf of the Borrowers by
a Financial Officer of the Lead Borrower;”
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b. |
deleting “and” at the end of subsection 5.02(i) and
inserting the following new subsections (j) and (k) at the end of
Section 5.02: |
“(j) the occurrence of
(i) any delay in complying with any Filing Deadline (as defined in
the Regi
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