EXHIBIT 10.33
EXECUTION VERSION
THIRD AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER
TO FINANCING
AGREEMENT
THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER, dated as
of April 21, 2006 (this “ Amendment ”), to
the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement, dated as of
October 27, 2004 as amended by the First Amendment dated
April 11, 2005 and the Second Amendment dated as of
January 4, 2006 (as may be further amended, restated,
modified, supplemented or otherwise changed from time to time, the
“ Financing Agreement ”), by and among GORDON
BIERSCH BREWERY RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., a Tennessee corporation
(the “ Parent ”), BIG RIVER BREWERIES,
INC., a Tennessee corporation (“ Big River ”),
and GB ACQUISITION, INC., a Tennessee corporation (“
GBA ” and together with Big River, each a “
Borrower ” and collectively, the “
Borrowers ”), each Person listed as a “
Guarantor ” on the signature pages thereto (together
with the Parent, each a “ Guarantor ” and
collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), the lenders
from time to time party thereto (each a “ Lender
” and collectively, the ” Lenders ”),
ABLECO FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Ableco ”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in
such capacity, the ” Collateral Agent ”),
and WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation (“
Foothill ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders
(in such capacity, the ” Administrative Agent
” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “
Agent ” and collectively, the “ Agents
”).
RECITALS
The Borrowers’ have requested,
and the Agents and the Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the
Financing Agreement, and to waive events of default that have
occurred and are continuing under the Financing Agreement, in each
case subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrowers, the
Guarantors, the Agents and the Required Lenders hereby agree as
follows:
1. Capitalized Terms . All
terms which are defined in the Financing Agreement and not
otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined
therein.
2. Amendments to Financing
Agreement .
(a) Definitions .
(i) The definition of
“Borrowing Base Multiple” set forth in
Section 1.01(a) of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ ‘ Borrowing Base
Multiple ’ means, as of any date of determination, the
following multiple for each period set forth opposite thereto as
follows:
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Date
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Borrowing Base
Multiple
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From and including the Effective Date and
through and including September 30, 2005
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3.50
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From and including October 1, 2005 and
through and including January 31, 2006
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3.25
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From and including February 1, 2006 and
through and including August 31, 2006
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3.00
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From and including September 1, 2006 and
through and including December 31, 2006
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2.75
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From and including January 1, 2007 and
thereafter
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2.50”
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(ii) The definition of
“Consolidated EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.01 of
the Financing Agreement is hereby amended to (x) delete the
word “and” immediately preceding clause (i)(K), and
(y) add the following new clause (i)(L) immediately following
the end of clause (i)(K) of such definition:
“and (L) non-cash stock
option compensation expenses to the extent deducted from
Consolidated Net Income”
(iii) Subclause (E) of the
definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” set forth
in Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended
to add immediately prior to the proviso the following:
“other than (x) the
amount of any Capital Expenditures made on or following the date of
funding of any Designated Sponsor Capital Contribution up to the
aggregate amount of such Designated Sponsor Capital Contribution
made as of such date, and (y) the amount of any Glendale
Capital Expenditures;”
(iv) The definition of “Loan
Documents” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:
“‘ Loan Document
’ means this Agreement, any Assignment Document, the Capital
Call Agreement, the Additional Capital Call Agreement, the
Supplemental Capital Call Agreement, any Control Agreement, the Fee
Letter, any Guaranty, any Security Agreement, any Pledge Agreement,
any Mortgage, any Credit Card Acknowledgment, any Environmental
Indemnity Agreement, any UCC Filing
Authorization Letter, the New
Subordination Agreements, the Negative Pledge Letter and any other
agreement, instrument, and other document executed and delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any
Loan or any other Obligation.”
(v) The definition of “New
Subordinated Note” set forth in Section 1.01 of the
Financing Agreement is hereby amended by (A) deleting the
“and” immediately preceding clause (d) and
inserting a comma in lieu thereof, and (B) adding immediately
prior to the period at the end of such definition a new clause
(e) which shall read as follows:
“and (e) any Supplemental
Subordinated Note”
(vi) The definition of “New
Subordination Agreements” set forth in Section 1.01 of
the Financing Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
“ New Subordination
Agreements ” means, collectively, (i) the
Subordination Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2004, duly
executed by RSTW and the Parent, (ii) the Subordination
Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2004, as amended by a
letter amendment, dated as of April 11, 2005, a letter
amendment, dated as of January 4, 2006, and a letter agreement
dated as of April 21, 2006, duly executed by the Sponsor and
the Parent, and (iii) the agreements, instruments or other
documents setting forth the terms of the intercreditor and
subordination arrangements with the Person (or Persons) funding the
Additional Liquidity Facility, entered into on the date of the
Additional Liquidity Facility, as each such agreement, instrument
or other document may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented
or otherwise changed from time to time in a manner satisfactory to
the Agents.
(vii) Section 1.01 of the
Financing Agreement is hereby amended to add in their respective
alphabetical order the following new definitions:
“‘ Designated Sponsor
Capital Contributions ’ means the capital contributions
made by the Sponsor pursuant to the terms of the Supplemental
Capital Call Agreement.”
“ Glendale Capital
Expenditures ” means Capital Expenditures attributable to
the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of the building
and opening of the restaurant in Glendale, Arizona solely to the
extent such Capital Expenditures were not paid or payable by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and have been attributable to
such Persons as a result of GAAP.”
“ Supplemental Capital Call
Agreement ” means the Capital Call Agreement, dated as of
April 21, 2006, made by the Sponsor in favor of the Agents and
the Lenders, which shall provide that the Sponsor will make
additional capital contributions to the Parent with proceeds to the
Parent on or prior to the following dates and in the
following amounts (which amounts are
(x) in addition to any other capital contributions made prior
to such dates and (y) made in one capital contribution and not
a series of capital contributions): (A) an aggregate amount
equal to $500,000 on or prior to June 30, 2006 and (B) an
aggregate amount equal to $500,000 on or prior to July 31,
2006.”
“ Supplemental Subordinated
Note ” means each subordinated promissory note issued by
the Parent to the Sponsor evidencing amounts advanced pursuant to
the terms of the Supplemental Capital Call
Agreement.”
(b) Mandatory Prepayment .
The parenthetical immediately following the reference to clause
“(j)” of the definition Permitted Indebtedness in
Section 2.05(c)(vi)(A) of the Financing Agreement is hereby
amended and restated to read as follows:
(A) “(but not excluding
Indebtedness incurred in respect of the Additional Subordinated
Notes or any Supplemental Subordinated Note):
(c) Capital Expenditures .
Section 6.02(g) of the Financing Agreement in amended to add
immediately prior to the end of such Section, the following
paragraph:
“Additionally, notwithstanding
the foregoing, (x) the amount reflected in the table above for
Fiscal Year 2006 shall be increased by the aggregate amount of any
Designated Sponsor Capital Contributions received by the Parent and
(y) the amount of any Glendale Capital Expenditures shall not
be included for purposes of calculating compliance with this
Section 6.02(g).”
(d) Leverage Ratio . The
table in Section 6.03(a) of the Financing Agreement setting
forth the Period and Leverage Ratio is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:
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“Period
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Leverage Ratio
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For the last
fiscal period ending closest to the end day of each calendar month
from the Effective Date through and including September 30,
2005
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3.50 to 1.0
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For the last
fiscal period ending closest to the end day of each calendar month
from October 1, 2005 through and including December 31,
2005
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3.25 to
1.0
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For the last
fiscal period ending closest to the end day of each calendar month
for January 1, 2006 through and including August 31,
2006
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3.00 to
1.0
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For the last
fiscal period ending closest to the end day of each calendar month
for September 1, 2006 through and including December 31,
2006
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2.75 to 1.0
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For the last
fiscal period ending closest to the end day of each calendar month
from January 1, 2007 through the Final Maturity
Date
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2.50 to 1.0”
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(e) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio Section 6.03(b) of the Financing Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(b) Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio . Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Parent
and its Subsidiaries for each period set forth below of the Parent
and