EX-10.8



 Exhibit 10.8 

AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of
June 8, 2012 is entered into by and between PROFESSOR CONNOR’S, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), and CITY NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (“Lender”), and in light of
the following: 
 W I T N E S S E T H 

WHEREAS, Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 23,
2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender make certain amendments to the Loan Agreement; and 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender is willing to accommodate Borrower’s requests. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Defined
Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby. 

2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. 

(a) Section 1.1 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definitions as follows: 

““Adjusted EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal quarter, Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated
gross revenue, minus the cost of goods sold, minus selling, general, and administrative expenses (but excluding: (a) any costs associated with the installation of refrigerators in new locations and marketing expenses incurred in
connection with the introduction of new locations; (b) all non-cash expenses or losses, including any depreciation and amortization expense; (c) any marketing expenses incurred in connection with television marketing;
(d) non-recurring fees, charges and other one time start-up costs in connection with any real property (including all buildings, fixtures, integrated equipment or other improvements located thereon) now, hereafter or heretofore owned, leased,
operated or used by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for the purpose of developing, manufacturing and marketing pet food; and (e) other non-recurring fees, charges and other expenses that have been approved by Lender, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld).” 
 ““TTM EBITDA” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the product of
(i) Adjusted EBITDA of Borrower determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, for the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Borrower as to which financial statements have been delivered to Lender pursuant hereto times
(ii) four (4), minus (b) the aggregate amount of marketing expenses incurred in connection with television marketing for the four fiscal quarters immediately preceding such fiscal quarter, to the extent that such amount described in
this clause (b) exceeds $6,000,000.” 
 (b) Section 3.4(a) to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
“December 31, 2013” appearing therein and replacing it with “December 31, 2014”. 







 (c) Section 7.18(a)(i) to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows: 
 “(i) Leverage Ratio. A Leverage Ratio, measured on a quarter-end basis, of not greater than the
applicable ratio set forth in the following table for the applicable date set forth opposite thereto: 
  

					
	 Applicable Ratio
	  	 Period
	 	 
	3:00:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2013	 
	3:00:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending September 30, 2013	 
	3:00:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending December 31, 2013	 
	2:50:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending March 31, 2014	 
	2:50:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2014	 
	2:00:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending September 30, 2014	 
	2:00:1.00	  	For the 3 month period ending December 31, 2014	 
		  		 	”

 (d) Section 7.18(a)(ii) to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the
table appearing therein as follows: 
  

					
	 Applicable Amount
	 	  	 Period

	$	4,687,000	  	  	For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2011
	$	5,426,000	  	  	For the 3 month period ending September 30, 2011
	$	6,783,000	  	  	For the 3 month period Ending December 31, 2011
	$	7,732,000	  	  	For the 3 month period ending March 31, 2012
	$	8,601,000	  	  	For the 3 month period ending June 30, 2012
	$	9,362,000	  	  	For the 3 month period ending September 30, 2012
	$	10,567,000	  	  	For the 3 month period Ending December 31, 2012
	$	10,708,000	  	  	For the 3 month period Ending March 31, 2013
	$	12,313,000	  	  	For the 3 month period Ending June 30, 2013








 3. Conditions Precedent to Amendment. The satisfaction of each of the following shall
constitute conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Amendment (such date being the “Amendment Effective Date”): 

(a) Lender shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by the parties hereto, and the same shall be in full force and effect. 

(b) Lender shall have received (i) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2012 by and among Borrower, ONEWEST BANK, FSB,
as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Junior Agent”), and the Junior Lenders party thereto (the “Junior Credit Agreement”), duly executed by the parties thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and
(ii) any and all security agreements, including any deed of trust, mortgage or similar security document, executed in favor of the Junior Agent in connection with the Junior Credit Agreement, each of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender. 
 (c) Lender shall have received a subordination agreement by and among Lender, Borrower and Junior Agent, duly
executed and delivered by the parties thereto, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 
 (d) Lender shall have
received amendments to Borrower’s Governing Documents or any other agreements evidencing Borrower’s Preferred Stock, which amendments shall extend the mandatory redemption date with respect to such Preferred Stock to a date that is after
December 31, 2014, and which amendments shall be otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 
 (e) The representations and
warranties herein and in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely
to an earlier date). 
 (f) No injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall have been issued and remain in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower or Lender. 

(g) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein. 
 (h) All other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall
have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. 
 4. Representations
and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender as follows: 
 (a) It (i) is duly organized and existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any state where the failure to be so qualified reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and (iii) has all
requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated
thereby. 
 (b) The execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Amendment and the performance by it of each Loan Document to which it
is or will be a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and (ii) do not and will not (A) violate any material provision of federal, state or local law, rule or regulation, or any order, judgment, decree, writ,
injunction or award of any arbitrator, court or governmental authority finding on it or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of it or its Subsidiaries, or 







 
any order, judgment or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on it or its Subsidiaries, (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation of it or its Subsidiaries, except to the extent that any such conflict, breach or default could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Change, (C) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of Borrower, other than Permitted Liens, or (D) require any approval of Borrower’s interestholders
or any approval or consent of any Person under any material contractual obligation of Borrower, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of a material contractual
obligation, for consents or approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. 

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Loan Documents do not and will not require any registration with, consent, or approval of, or notice to, or other action with or by, any Governmental Authority other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and
effect. 
 (d) This Amendment is, and each other Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, when executed and delivered by each Person
that is a party thereto, will be the legally valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally. 
 (e) No injunction, writ,
restraining order, or other order of any nature prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein has been issued and remains in force by any Governmental Authority against Borrower or Lender. 

(f) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of the effectiveness of this Amendment, and no condition
exists which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default. 
 (g) The representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment, the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date.) 
 (h) This Amendment has been entered into without force or duress, of the free will of
Borrower, and the decision of Borrower to enter into this Amendment is a fully informed decision and Borrower is aware of all legal and other ramifications of each decision. 

(i) It has read and understands this Amendment, has consulted with and been represented by independent legal counsel of its own choosing in
negotiations for and the preparation of this Amendment, has read this Amendment in full and final form, and has been advised by its counsel of its rights and obligations hereunder and thereunder. 

5. Payment of Costs and Fees. Borrower shall pay to Lender all costs, all out-of-pocket expenses, and all fees and charges of every
kind in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and any documents and instruments relating hereto. In addition thereto, Borrower agrees to reimburse Lender on demand for its costs arising out of this
Amendment and all documents or instruments relating hereto (which costs may include the reasonable fees and expenses of any attorneys retained by Lender). 

6. Choice of Law. This Amendment and the rights of the parties hereunder, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of California. 







 7. Amendments. This Amendment cannot be altered, amended, changed or modified in any
respect or particular unless each such alteration, amendment, change or modification shall have been agreed to by each of the parties and reduced to writing in its entirety and signed and delivered by each party. 

8. Counterpart Execution. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective
as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Amendment, but the
failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment. 

9. Effect on Loan Documents. 

(a) The Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, and each of the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance
with their respective terms and hereby are ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate, except as expressly set forth herein, as a modification or waiver of any right, power,
or remedy of Lender under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. The waivers, consents and modifications herein are limited to the specifics hereof (including facts or occurrences on which the same are based), shall not apply with respect to
any facts or occurrences other than those on which the same are based, shall not excuse any non-compliance with the Loan Documents, and shall not operate as a consent to any matter under the Loan Documents. Except for the amendments to the Loan
Agreement expressly set forth herein, the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of or, except as expressly
set forth herein, as an amendment of, any right, power or remedy of Lender in effect prior to the date hereof. The amendments and waivers set forth herein are limited to the specifics hereof, shall not apply with respect to any facts or occurrences
other than those on which the same are based, and except as expressly set forth herein, shall neither excuse any future non-compliance with the Loan Agreement, nor operate as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default (other than the Designated
Events of Default). To the extent any terms or provisions of this Amendment conflict with those of the Loan Agreement or other Loan Documents, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall control. 

(b) Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “herein”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Loan Agreement”, “thereunder”, “therein”,
“thereof” or words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as modified and amended hereby. 

(c) To the extent that any terms and conditions in any of the Loan Documents shall contradict or be in conflict with any terms or conditions
of the Loan Agreement, such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified or amended accordingly to reflect the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement as modified or amended hereby. 

(d) This Amendment is a Loan Document. 

(e) Unless the context of this Amendment clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular
include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”. 







 10. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, and terms and provisions hereof, the Loan Agreement
and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous amendments or understandings with respect to the
subject matter hereof, whether express or implied, oral or written. 
 11. Integration. This Amendment, together with the other Loan
Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

12. Release. 
 (a)
Effective on the date hereof, each of Borrower and, for itself and on behalf of its successors, assigns, and officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys, and any Person acting for or on behalf of, or claiming through such Person, hereby
waives, releases, remises and forever discharges Lender, each of its Affiliates, and each of their respective successors in title, past, present and future officers, directors, employees, limited partners, general partners, investors, attorneys,
assigns, subsidiaries, shareholders, trustees, agents and other professionals and all other persons and entities to whom Lender would be liable if such persons or entities were found to be liable to Borrower (each a “Releasee” and
collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all past, present and future claims, suits, liens, lawsuits, adverse consequences, amounts paid in settlement, debts, deficiencies, diminution in value, disbursements, demands, obligations,
liabilities, causes of action, damages, losses, costs and expenses of any kind or character, whether based in equity, law, contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law (each a
“Claim” and collectively, the “Claims”), whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, direct, indirect, or derivative, asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, foreseen or unforseen, past or present,
liquidated or unliquidated, suspected or unsuspected, which Borrower ever had from the beginning of the world, now has, or might hereafter have against any such Releasee which relates, directly or indirectly to the Loan Agreement, any other Loan
Document, or to any acts or omissions of any such Releasee with respect to the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to the lender-borrower relationship evidenced by the Loan Documents, except for the duties and obligations set forth in this
Amendment. As to each and every claim released hereunder, Borrower hereby represents that it has received the advice of legal counsel with regard to the releases contained herein, and having been so advised, specifically waives the benefit of the
provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California which provides as follows: 
 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO
CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 

(b) Borrower acknowledges that it may hereafter discover facts different from or in addition to those now known or believed to be true with
respect to such claims, demands, or causes of action and agrees that this instrument shall be and remain effective in all respects notwithstanding any such differences or additional facts. Borrower understands, acknowledges and agrees that the
release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such
release. 
 (c) Borrower, for itself and on behalf of its successors, assigns, and officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys, and
any Person acting for or on behalf of, or claiming through it, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and agrees with and in favor of each Releasee above that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or
otherwise) any Releasee on the basis of any claim released, remised and discharged by such Person pursuant to the above release. Borrower further agrees that it shall not dispute the validity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents or any of its obligations thereunder, or the validity, priority, enforceability or the extent of 







 
Lender’s Lien on any item of Collateral under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If Borrower or any of its successors, assigns, or officers, directors, employees, agents or
attorneys, or any Person acting for or on behalf of, or claiming through it violate the foregoing covenant, such Person, for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any
Releasee may sustain as a result of such violation, all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by such Releasee as a result of such violation. 

13. Acknowledgments. 

(a) Acknowledgment of Obligations. Each of Borrower and Lender hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that as of the close of
business on June 8, 2012, Borrower was indebted to Lender for loans and other financial accommodations under the Loan Documents in the aggregate outstanding amount of principal and interest of in respect of the Advances, $15,149,111.11, (which
amount is comprised of $15,000,000.00 of principal outstanding, and $149,111.11 of accrued and unpaid interest) plus out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender due and owing under the Loan Documents. All such Obligations owing by Borrower, in each
case together with interest accrued and accruing thereon as provided in the Loan Documents, and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges now or hereafter payable by Borrower to Lender (with respect to any fees charged by Lender which are not in
respect of out-of-pocket fees and expenses and which have accrued on or before the date hereof, to the extent that Lender has given notice to Borrower of the amount thereof), are unconditionally owing by Borrower to Lender, without offset, defense,
withholding, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, nature or description whatsoever and shall be payable in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents as amended hereby. 

(b) Acknowledgement of Security Interests. Borrower hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that Lender has and shall continue to have
valid, enforceable and perfected first-priority liens upon and security interests in the Collateral granted to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents or otherwise granted to or held by Lender. 

(c) No Disregard of Loan Documents. Borrower hereby acknowledges that the parties hereto have not entered into a mutual disregard of
the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or engaged in any course of dealing in variance with the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement or the Loan Documents, within the meaning of any applicable law of the
State of California, or otherwise. 
 14. Reaffirmation of Obligations. Borrower hereby reaffirms its obligations under each Loan
Document to which it is a party. Borrower hereby further ratifies and reaffirms the validity and enforceability of all of the liens and security interests heretofore granted, pursuant to and in connection with any Loan Document to Lender as
collateral security for the obligations under the Loan Documents in accordance with their respective terms, and acknowledges that all of such liens and security interests, and all collateral heretofore pledged as security for such obligations,
continues to be and remain collateral for such obligations from and after the date hereof. 
 15. Ratification. Borrower hereby
restates, ratifies and reaffirms each and every term and condition set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents effective as of the date hereof and as amended hereby. 

16. Severability. In case any provision in this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable
from the remainder of this Amendment and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

[signature pages follow] 







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	PROFESSOR CONNOR’S, INC.,
	A Delaware corporation, as Borrower
		
	By:	 	




		 	  

	Name:	 	 S MACCHIAVERNA

	Title:	 	 SECRETARY




  
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	CITY NATIONAL BANK,
	a national banking association, as Lender
		
	By:	 	




		 	  

	Name:	 	 Garen Papazyan

	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President




  
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