Ex-10.72



 



EXHIBIT 10.72


IRON AGE CORPORATION

Robinson Plaza Three, Suite 400

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205



      June 26, 2003



Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.

One Boston Place, Suite 1800

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Attention: Vice President



        Re: Loan and Security Agreement


Ladies and Gentlemen:



     Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
September 23, 2002, as amended by the First Amendment to the Loan and Security
Agreement and Limited Waiver (the “First Amendment”) dated as of May 12, 2003
and the Letter Agreement dated May 29, 2003 (the “Letter Agreement”) (as so
amended and modified, the “Loan Agreement”), each by and among, on the one
hand, the lenders identified on the signature pages thereof (such lenders,
together with their respective successors and assigns, are referred to
hereinafter each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”),
and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., formerly known as Foothill Capital Corporation,
a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the
Lenders (the “Agent”), and, on the other hand, Iron Age Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Iron Age”), Falcon Shoe Mfg. Co., a Maine corporation (together
with Iron Age, each individually a “Borrower” and collectively, jointly and
severally, as “Borrowers”), and Iron Age Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Parent”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein are used herein as defined in the Loan Agreement and the First
Amendment.


     Iron Age has (a) notified the Agent of its intentions to (i) pursue a
strategic transaction as previously disclosed in writing by Iron Age to the
Agent and the Lenders (the “Transaction”) and (ii) contemporaneously with the
consummation of the Transaction, exchange all of the Parent Notes and the Iron
Age Notes for new securities of the Parent and Iron Age (the “Note
Restructuring”), and (b) requested that the Agent and the Lenders extend the
Waiver Period under the First Amendment to facilitate the negotiation and
consummation of the Transaction and the Note Restructuring.


     In consideration of such request, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:


 






 


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     1.     Waiver Period. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
Section 9(b) of the First Amendment is hereby amended by replacing “June 26,
2003” in clause (i) therein with “October 31, 2003”.


     2.     Forbearance Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for the account
of the Lenders (to be allocated among the Lenders pro rata based upon the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Lender’s Advances and Term Loans) a
forbearance fee (the “Forbearance Fee”), which Forbearance Fee shall be
non-refundable, fully earned on the Letter Agreement Effective Date (as
hereinafter defined) and payable as follows:



		
	 	     (a) an amount equal to $180,921 shall be payable upon execution by
the Loan Parties of this letter agreement; and
	 
	 	     (b) an amount equal to $271,382 shall be payable as follows:
	 
	 	          (i) if the Agent and the Lenders disapprove the Transaction or the
Note Restructuring, an amount equal to $271,382 shall be payable on the
date of such disapproval; or
	 
	 	          (ii) if the Agent and the Lenders approve the Transaction and the
Note Restructuring, (A) an amount equal to $180,921 shall be payable on
the date of such approval and (B) an amount equal to $90,460 shall be
payable on the earlier of October 31, 2003 and the date of consummation
of the Transaction and the Note Restructuring, provided, that if the
Transaction and the Note Restructuring are consummated on or before
October 31, 2003, the portion of the Forbearance Fee set forth in this
clause (ii)(B) shall be forgiven.



     3.     Default Interest. Notwithstanding the waivers set forth herein and in
the First Amendment, effective as of June 25, 2003 and continuing during the
remainder of the Waiver Period, (a) all outstanding Obligations shall accrue
interest at the default rate set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Loan Agreement
and (b) the Letter of Credit fee shall be increased to the default rate set
forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Loan Agreement.


     4.     Transaction and Note Restructuring Documents; Lender Approval; Borrower
Cooperation.



		
	 	     (a) Transaction and Note Restructuring Agreements. The Loan Parties
shall provide to the Agent and the Lenders, on or before August 25, 2003,
the following agreements (each of which shall be in form customary for
agreements of its type and in substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent and the Lenders):
	 
	 	          (i) a fully executed, binding agreement to consummate the
Transaction,



 






 






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	 	          (ii) written evidence that the ad hoc committee of holders (composed
of Zell and Greenwich Street) of the Parent Notes and Iron Age Notes have
agreed to all of the terms of the Note Restructuring, and
	 
	 	          (iii) a binding commitment of a reputable financial institution to
refinance the Obligations in full upon consummation of the Transaction
and the Notes Restructuring.
	 
	 	     (b) Lender Approval. The Agent and the Lenders shall, reasonably
promptly after receipt of all agreements set forth in clause (a) above,
provide notice to the Loan Parties of their approval or disapproval of
the Transaction and the Note Restructuring, which approval or disapproval
shall be in the Agent’s and the Lenders’ reasonable discretion. In the
event that the Agent and the Lenders disapprove the Transaction and the
Note Restructuring, such notice shall contain, in reasonable detail, the
basis for the Agent’s and the Lenders’ disapproval, in which event, the
Loan Parties shall have a seven (7) Business Day period in which to
submit to the Agent and the Lenders revised agreements for
reconsideration by the Agent and the Lenders. In the event that, either
initially or upon reconsideration, the Agent and the Lenders approve the
Transaction and the Note Restructuring, then the Loan Parties shall
consummate the Transaction and the Note Restructuring prior to the
expiration of the Waiver Period.
	 
	 	     (c) Lender Disapproval. In the event that, upon reconsideration,
the Agent and the Lenders do not approve the Transaction and the Note
Restructuring for any reason, the Loan Parties shall, within seven (7)
Business Days after receipt of notice from the Agent and the Lenders of
such disapproval, provide the Agent and the Lenders with an out-of-court
restructuring plan (the “Restructuring Plan”), which Restructuring Plan
shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders
in their reasonable discretion. In the event the Lenders do not approve
the Restructuring Plan for any reason, then the Waiver Period shall,
automatically and without further notice by any party, terminate and be
of no further force or effect.
	 
	 	     (d) Borrower Cooperation.
	 
	 	          (i) The Borrowers’ senior management and advisors (including,
without limitation, FTI Corporate Recovery (“FTI”)) shall participate in
conference calls with the Agent and the Lenders at least weekly to report
on the status of the Transaction, the Note Restructuring and the
Restructuring.
	 
	 	          (ii) The Borrowers shall fully cooperate with the Agent and the
Lenders in connection with (A) their review (and approval or disapproval)
of the Transaction, the Note Restructuring and the Restructuring Plan (if
any) and (B) the exercise by the Agent and the Lenders of all rights and
remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable law following any
termination of the Waiver Period.



 






 






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     5.     Restructuring Documents; Retention of FTI.



		
	 	     (a) The Loan Parties shall cause FTI to deliver to the Agent and the
Lenders the following:
	 
	 	          (i) On or before July 31, 2003, (A) a financial forecast business
plan through fiscal year 2005 and (B) a preliminary fiscal liquidity
forecast through fiscal year 2005;
	 
	 	          (ii) On or before the earlier of (A) August 15, 2003 and (B) the
tenth (10th) Business Day after request by the Agent, an assessment of
the Loan Parties’ capital structure and restructuring alternatives;
	 
	 	          (iii) By Tuesday of each week commencing on July 1, 2003, a weekly
cash forecast for the following 12 week period, together with a
reconciliation of the results for the preceding week with the weekly cash
forecast previously delivered, in a form consistent with the cash
forecasts previously delivered to the Agent and the Lenders; and
	 
	 	          (iv) By the twentieth (20th) calendar day of each month commencing
on July 20, 2003, monthly reporting packages containing unaudited
consolidated financial statements, balance sheets and cash flow
statements, in a form consistent with the reporting packages previously
delivered to the Agent and the Lenders.
	 
	 	     (b) The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge and approve of the
retention by Iron Age of FTI to assist the Loan Parties with respect to
the preparation and delivery of the documents referred to in clause (a)
above.



     6.     Financial Covenants.



		
	 	     (a) The Agent and the Lenders hereby waive during the Waiver Period
any Events of Default arising during the Waiver Period as a result of the
Loan Parties’ failure to comply with the financial covenants set forth in
Sections 7.20(a) and 7.20(b) of the Loan Agreement (the “Additional
Limited Waiver”). Upon expiration of the Waiver Period, the Additional
Limited Waiver shall automatically and without further action terminate
and be of no force and effect, it being understood and agreed that the
effect of such termination will be to permit the Agent and the Lenders to
exercise any and all of their rights and remedies immediately and at any
time and from time to time thereafter, including, without limitation, the
right to accelerate the Obligations and exercise any other remedies set
forth in the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, applicable law and
otherwise, in each case, without any notice, passage of time or
forbearance of any kind.




		
	 	     (b) Subject to the Additional Limited Waiver and the limited waiver
in the First Amendment, the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.20
of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, provided
that (i) for purposes of the



 






 






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	 	calculation of Excess Availability under Section 7.20(d) of the Loan
Agreement, Availability shall be increased by the amount of (A) any
Forbearance Fees and the Lenders’ costs and expenses actually paid by the
Borrowers pursuant to this letter agreement and (B) any expenditures
(including, without limitation, in respect of professional fees,
retainers and success fees) actually made by the Loan Parties in
connection with the Transaction and the Note Restructuring in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000, provided that, if the Agent and
the Lenders approve the Transaction and the Note Restructuring, such
amount shall be increased to $1,000,000, and (ii) for purposes of
determining compliance with Section 7.20(e) of the Loan Agreement,
commencing June 30, 2003, (A) cash receipts shall not be less than 85% of
Budget and (B) cash disbursements shall be measured, by line item, on a
cumulative basis from May 30, 2003 through the week then ended.



       
    7.     Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this letter
agreement and the limited waivers set forth herein is subject to the
fulfillment, in a manner satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders, of each of
the following conditions precedent (the date such conditions are fulfilled or
waived by the Agent and the Lenders is hereafter referred to as the “Letter
Agreement Effective Date”):


	 	 
	 	              (a) The representations and warranties contained herein, in Section
5 of the Loan Agreement and in each other Loan Document and certificate
or other writing delivered to the Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto on
or prior to the Letter Agreement Effective Date shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Letter Agreement Effective Date
as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date
(in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of such date).
	 
	 	              (b) No Default or Event of Default (other than the Existing
Defaults) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Letter Agreement
Effective Date, or result from this letter agreement becoming effective
in accordance with its terms.
	 
	 	              (c) The Agent and the Lenders shall have executed this letter
agreement and received a counterpart of this letter agreement, which
bears the signature of each Loan Party.
	 
	 	              (d) The Borrowers shall have paid to the Agent for the account of
the Lenders in accordance with the Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares
(or the Agent may charge the Loan Account pursuant to Section 2.10) that
portion of the Forbearance Fee that is payable upon execution by the Loan
Parties of this letter agreement.
	 
	 	              (e) The Borrowers shall have paid all out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this letter agreement, or otherwise payable
pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges
of counsel to the Agent and each Lender, in each case,



 






 






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	 	to the extent billed to the Borrowers or otherwise scheduled to be
paid on or before the Letter Agreement Effective Date.



       
    8.     Legal Expenses. Without limiting any obligation of the Borrowers as to
the payment of the costs or expenses of the Agent and the Lenders under the
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Borrowers agree to pay on
demand all of the reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys
fees and disbursements) of the Agent and the Lenders in connection with this
letter agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without
limitation, the Transaction, the Note Restructuring and the Restructuring).


       
    9.     Miscellaneous.


	 	 
	 	             (a) Continued Effectiveness of the Loan Agreement. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect
and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and
after the Letter Agreement Effective Date (A) all references in the Loan
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words
of like import referring to the Loan Agreement shall mean the Loan
Agreement as amended by this letter agreement and (B) all references in
the other Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”,
“thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement
shall mean the Loan Agreement as amended by this letter agreement, (ii)
to the extent that the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document purports
to pledge to the Agent, or to grant to the Agent a security interest in
or lien on, any collateral as security for the Obligations, such pledge
or grant of a security interest or lien is hereby ratified and confirmed
in all respects, and (iii) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this letter agreement shall not operate as an amendment of any right,
power or remedy of the Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Agreement or
any other Loan Document, nor constitute an amendment of any provision of
the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.
	 
	 	             (b) No Waiver. This letter agreement is not a waiver of, or consent
to, any Default or Event of Default now existing or hereafter arising
under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document and the Agent and the
Lenders expressly reserve all of their rights and remedies under the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, under applicable law or
otherwise.
	 
	 	             (c) Letter Agreement as Loan Document. The Parent and each Borrower
hereby acknowledges and agrees that this letter agreement constitutes a
“Loan Document” under the Loan Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an
Event of Default under the Loan Agreement if the Parent or any Borrower
fails to perform, keep, or observe any term, provision, condition,
covenant, or agreement contained in this letter agreement or if any
representation or warranty made by the Parent or any Borrower under or in
connection with this letter agreement shall have been untrue, false or
misleading in any material respect when made.



 






 






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	 	             (d) Counterparts. This letter agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this letter agreement by
telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this letter agreement.
	 
	 	             (e) Governing Law. This letter agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.



 






 



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     This letter agreement (a) supersedes all prior discussions, agreements,
commitments, arrangements, negotiations or understandings, whether oral or
written, of the parties with respect thereto, (b) shall be binding upon the
parties and their respective successors and assigns, and (c) may not be relied
upon or enforced by any other person or entity. If this letter agreement
becomes the subject of a dispute, each of the parties hereto hereby waives
trial by jury. This letter agreement may be amended, modified or waived only
in a writing signed by the parties hereto.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
Very truly yours,
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
IRON AGE CORPORATION
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
FALCON SHOE MFG. CO.
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 	Title:



Consented to and agreed

as of the date first above written:



IRON AGE HOLDINGS CORPORATION



	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name
	 	 	
Title:



IRON AGE INVESTMENT COMPANY




	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name:
	 	 	
Title:



IA VISION ACQUISITION, CO.




	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name:
	 	 	
Title:



 






 



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Agreed and accepted

as of the date first above written:


WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,

as Agent and Lender



	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name:
	 	 	
Title:



CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL,

as a Lender




	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name:
	 	 	
Title:



H/Z ACQUISITION PARTNERS, LLC,

as a Lender



By: Highbridge/Zwirn Capital Management, LLC



	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	


	 	 	
Name:
	 	 	
Title: