Exhibit


 


EXHIBIT 10.4


FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 


Dated as of September 10, 2015
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is by and among ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MANAGEMENT CO., a Delaware corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), the other Borrowers and Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 7, 2014 (as amended hereby and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower has requested that the Agent and the Required Lenders agree to amend the Credit Agreement as specifically set forth herein and, subject to the terms of this Amendment, the Agent and the Required Lenders have agreed to grant such request.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.Capitalized Terms.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment (including without limitation in the introductory paragraph and the Preliminary Statements hereto) shall have the meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.


Section 2.Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree to the following amendments to the Credit Agreement:


(a)amend the definition of “Change of Control” contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement by (i) deleting clause (b) thereof in its entirety and (ii) replacing the “(c)” from present clause (c) with “(b)”.


(b)amend Section 8.01(i) of the Credit Agreement to delete the phrase “or any other Person” each time it occurs therein.


Section 3.Waiver.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(i) of the Credit Agreement as a result of the civil action filed by Eric Gilbert against the Parent, the directors of the Parent and the Agent in the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, Ohio Civil Division, on August 22, 2015, as Case No. 15-CV-007354.


Section 4.Conditions of Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of the amendments in Section 2 and the waiver in Section 3 shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:


(a)the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Required Lenders;







(b)the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Section 5 shall be true and correct; and


(c)all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel for the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment) shall have been paid by the Borrowers.  


Section 5.Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties.  Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows:


(a)The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of its obligations in connection with this Amendment are within its corporate (or other organizational) powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other organizational) action and do not and will not (i) violate any provision of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or similar organizing or governing documents of such Loan Party, (ii) contravene any applicable Law which is applicable to such Loan Party or (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with notice, lapse of time or both) a default under any material indenture or instrument or other material agreement to which such Loan Party is a party, by which it or any of its properties is bound or to which it is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to the extent such contraventions, conflicts, breaches or defaults could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


(b)Such Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate (or other organizational) action to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and has validly executed and delivered this Amendment.  This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.


(c)No material consent, approval, authorization or other action by, notice to, or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is or will be required as a condition to or otherwise in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.


(d)After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date (other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a specific date, in which case as of such specific date).


(e)No Default or Event of Default shall exist after giving effect to this Amendment.


Section 6.Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.  On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and this Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.


(a)The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects 

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ratified and confirmed.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case as amended or converted by this Amendment.


(b)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents.


Section 7.Reaffirmations.  Each Loan Party (a) consents to this Amendment and agrees that the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall not limit or diminish the obligations of such Person, or release such Person from any obligations, under any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) confirms and reaffirms its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) agrees that each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.


Section 8.Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.


Section 9.Governing Law.  This Amendment and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


Section 10.Entire Agreement.  This Amendment and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agent, the Issuing Lender, each Swingline Lender and/or the Arrangers, constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.


	
			
	 
	BORROWERS:

	 
	 
	 

	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH

	 
	MANAGEMENT CO., as Lead Borrower

	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, INC.

	 
	J.M. HOLLISTER, LLC

	 
	GILLY HICKS, LLC

	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO., as

	 
	Borrowers

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Everett Gallagher

	 
	Name:
	Everett Gallagher

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President and Treasurer

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 













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	GUARANTORS:

	 
	 
	 

	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO., as Parent and

	 
	as a Guarantor

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Everett Gallagher

	 
	Name:
	Everett Gallagher

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President - Tax, Treasury and

	 
	 
	Risk Management and Treasurer

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	A&F TRADEMARK, INC.

	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH HOLDING

	 
	CORPORATION

	 
	HOLLISTER CO.

	 
	J.M.H. TRADEMARK, INC.

	 
	HOLLISTER CO. CALIFORNIA, LLC

	 
	AFH PUERTO RICO LLC

	 
	A&F CANADA HOLDING CO., as Guarantors

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Everett Gallagher

	 
	Name:
	Everett Gallagher

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President and Treasurer






	
			
	 
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH PROCUREMENT

	 
	SERVICES, LLC, as a Guarantor

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.,

	 
	 
	its Sole Member

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Everett Gallagher

	 
	Name:
	Everett Gallagher

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President and Treasurer













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	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

	 
	ASSOCIATION, as Agent and as a Leader

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Peter Foley

	 
	Name:
	Peter Foley

	 
	Its Authorized Signatory













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	PNC BANK, NATIONAL

	 
	ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Todd Milenius

	 
	Name:
	Todd Milenius

	 
	Title:
	Vice President













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	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a

	 
	Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Jenifer L. Medzi

	 
	Name:
	Jenifer L. Medzi

	 
	Title:
	Authorized Officer













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	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Matthew Potter

	 
	Name:
	Matthew Potter

	 
	Title:
	Vice President













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	FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Michael J. Schultz, Jr.

	 
	Name:
	Michael J. Schultz, Jr.

	 
	Title:
	Vice President













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	HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Darren Pinsker

	 
	Name:
	Darren Pinsker

	 
	Title:
	SVP













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	THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL

	 
	BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Tracy Salyers

	 
	Name:
	Tracy Salyers

	 
	Title:
	Vice President













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	CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, a

	 
	division of Citizens Asset Finance, Inc., as a

	 
	Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Rohit Mehta

	 
	Name:
	Rohit Mehta

	 
	Title:
	Vice President















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	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING

	 
	CORPORATION, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Katsuyuki Kubo

	 
	Name:
	Katsuyuki Kubo

	 
	Title:
	Managing Director













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	U.S. BANK NATIONAL

	 
	ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Thomas P Chidester

	 
	Name:
	Thomas P. Chidester

	 
	Title:
	Vice President













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