Exhibit 10.2
WAIVER AND THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
TERM LOAN CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This Waiver and Third Amendment,
dated as of February 9, 2007 (this “ Waiver and
Amendment ”), is executed and delivered by D 56, INC., a
Minnesota corporation (“ D 56 ”), LENOX RETAIL,
INC., a Minnesota corporation (“ Lenox Retail
”), LENOX, INCORPORATED, a New Jersey corporation (“
Lenox ” and, together with D 56 and Lenox Retail,
“ Borrowers ” and each individually, a “
Borrower ”), the Term Loan Lenders party hereto and
UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity,
the “ Administrative Agent ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , Borrowers, the financial institutions party
thereto as lenders (the “ Term Loan Lenders ”)
and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005, as amended by that
certain First Amendment thereto, dated as of January 23, 2006, and
by that certain Second Amendment thereto, dated as of April 27,
2006 (as such agreement may be further amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement
”);
WHEREAS , Borrowers have informed Administrative Agent
and Term Loan Lenders that the following Events of Default (the
“ Specified Events of Default ”) have occurred
and are continuing: (i) failure to achieve the maximum Leverage
Ratio pursuant to Section 6.08(a) of the Credit Agreement for the
Test Period ended December 31, 2006 and (ii) failure to achieve the
minimum Interest Coverage Ratio pursuant to Section 6.08(b) of the
Credit Agreement for the Test Period ended December 31,
2006;
WHEREAS , Administrative Agent and Term Loan Lenders are
willing to consent to a waiver of the Specified Events of Default
as and to the extent set forth in this Waiver and Amendment and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS , this document shall constitute a Loan Document
and these Recitals shall be construed as part of this Waiver and
Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Definitions . Except to the extent otherwise specified
herein, capitalized terms used in this Waiver and Amendment shall
have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Credit
Agreement.
2.
Limited Waiver . Administrative Agent and Term Loan Lenders
hereby waive the Specified Events of Default solely for the time
period ending on April 30, 2007 (the “ Waiver Termination
Date ”). On the earlier of the Waiver Termination Date or
the occurrence of any other Event of Default under the Credit
Agreement, the foregoing waiver shall automatically terminate and
the Specified Events of Default shall then be existing and
continuing Events of
Default under the Credit Agreement
entitling the Administrative Agent and Term Loan Lenders to
exercise all rights and remedies with respect thereto as though
such waiver had never been in effect.
3.1. Section
5.01(h) of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the words
“Not later than the first day of each fiscal year” and
inserting in place thereof, the following words at the beginning of
such section: “With respect to the fiscal year 2007, not
later than March 15, 2007, and with respect to each fiscal year
thereafter, not later than 60 days after the first day of each such
fiscal year”.
3.2. The
following is inserted as a new Section 6.08(d) to the Credit
Agreement:
“(d) Minimum Borrowing
Availability . Permit Borrowing Availability (as defined in the
Revolving Credit Agreement) to be less than $5,000,000 at any
time.”
3.3. Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the definition
of the term “Applicable Margin” and replacing it with
the following:
“ Applicable Margin
” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any ABR Term Loan,
3.00%, and with respect to any Eurodollar Term Loan,
4.00%.”
3.4. The
following amendments set forth in this Section 3.4 are made as
temporary amendments to the Credit Agreement solely until the
Waiver Termination Date. On the earlier of the Waiver Termination
Date or the occurrence of any Event of Default (other than the
Specified Events of Default), the following amendments shall
automatically terminate and the respective covenant levels so
amended shall revert to the levels in effect under the Credit
Agreement prior to such amendments as though such amendments had
never been in effect:
(a) Section
6.08(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by resetting the
Leverage Ratio covenant level for the Test Period of four fiscal
quarters ending March 31, 2007 to 5.40 to 1.0.
(b) Section
6.08(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by resetting the
Interest Coverage Ratio covenant level for the Test Period of four
fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2007 to 1.25 to 1.0.
4.
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness . The effectiveness of
this Waiver and Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of each of
the following conditions precedent in a manner acceptable to
Administrative Agent:
4.1. Administrative
Agent’s receipt of counterparts of this Waiver and Amendment,
duly executed by Borrowers, each of the other Loan Parties, the
Administrative Agent and Required Lenders.
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4.2. Borrowers
shall have paid to the Administrative Agent a nonrefundable fee for
the ratable account of those Term Loan Lenders who consent to this
Waiver and Amendment, evidenced by their timely delivery to the
Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart signature page
hereto, in an amount equal to fifteen basis points (i.e., 0.15%) of
the aggregate Term Loans outstanding of such consenting Term Loan
Lenders.
4.3. The
required lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement shall have
waived the events of defaults arising under the Revolving Credit
Agreement as a result of the Specified Events of
Default.
4.4. After
giving effect to this Waiver and Amendment, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
4.5. Borrowers
shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a completed
Perfection Certificate Supplement, dated as of the date
hereof.
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5.
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Reference to and Effect Upon the
Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents.
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5.1. The
Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall remain in full
force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed by
Borrowers and each other Loan Party. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents
shall continue in full force and effect and the guaranties of each
of the Guarantors shall continue in full force and
effect.
5.2. The
effect of this Waiver and Amendment shall be limited precisely as
written and, except as expressly set forth herein, shall not be
deemed to be a consent to any waiver of any term or condition or to
any amendment or modification of any term or condition of the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
5.3. Each
reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”
or any other word or words of similar import shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and each
reference in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement or any
word or words of similar import shall be and mean a reference to
the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.
6.
Counterparts . This Waiver and Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed an original but all such counterparts shall constitute one
and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of