Exhibit 10.4





Exhibit 10.4




THIRD AMENDMENT TO 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY




THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY (this
"Amendment”), is made and entered into as of July 1, 2011, by and among AARON’S, INC., a Georgia
corporation (“Sponsor”), each of the lending institutions listed on the signature pages hereto
(such lenders, the “Participants”) and SUNTRUST BANK, a banking corporation organized and existing
under the laws of Georgia having its principal office in Atlanta, Georgia, as Servicer (in such
capacity, the “Servicer”).



W I T N E S S E T H:




WHEREAS, the Sponsor, the Participants and the Servicer are parties to a certain Second
Amended and Restated Loan Facility Agreement and Guaranty, dated as of June 18, 2010, as amended by
that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Facility Agreement and Guaranty
dated as of March 31, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Loan Facility Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Facility Agreement), pursuant to which the
Participants have made certain financial accommodations available to the Sponsor;



WHEREAS, the Sponsor has requested that the Participants and the Servicer amend certain
provisions of the Loan Facility Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Participants are willing to do so;



NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of
which are acknowledged, the Sponsor, the Participants and the Servicer agree as follows:



1. Amendments. Section 8.8 of the Loan Facility Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing clause (i) in the proviso thereof with the following new clause (i) to read in its
entirety as follows:




“(i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by law or
by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the 2005 Note Agreement (or
in any other note purchase agreement entered into in connection with any Private
Placement Debt permitted to be incurred hereunder, so long as such restrictions and
conditions are not any more restrictive than those imposed by the 2005 Note
Agreement),”



2. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights of the Participants hereunder, it
is understood and agreed that this Amendment shall not become effective, and the Sponsor shall have
no rights under this Amendment, until the Servicer shall have received:




(i) executed counterparts to this Amendment from the Sponsor, each of the
Guarantors and the Participants;




(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Sponsor and
each Guarantor, (A) attaching certificates of good standing or existence, as may be
available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the
Sponsor and
the Guarantors, (B) certifying the name, title and true signature of each
officer of the Sponsor or the Guarantor, as the case may be, executing the Amendment
and (C) certifying that there have been no changes to the articles of incorporation
or bylaws of the Sponsor or any Guarantor since the Effective Date; and


 


 









 






(iii) reimbursement or payment of its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Amendment (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Servicer).




3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Participants and the Servicer to
enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants to the
Participants and the Servicer that:




(a) The execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Amendment (i)
are within such Credit Party’s power and authority; (ii) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate and shareholder action; (iii) are not in contravention of any provision
of such Credit Party’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other organizational
documents; (iv) do not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any
Governmental Authority; (v) do not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of,
constitute a default under or accelerate any performance required by, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which such Credit Party or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which such Credit Party or any such Subsidiary or
any of their respective property is bound; (vi) do not result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien upon any of the property of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(vii) do not require the consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any other
person;




(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered for the benefit of or on behalf
of each Credit Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit
Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms except as the
enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies in general;




(c) After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained
in the Loan Facility Agreement and the other Operative Documents are true and correct in all
material respects, and no Credit Event or Unmatured Credit Event has occurred and is
continuing as of the date hereof; and




(d) After giving effect to this Amendment, all Participation Certificates previously
issued remain in full force and effect.



4. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each Guarantor consents to the execution and delivery
by the Sponsor of this Amendment and jointly and severally ratify and confirm the terms of the
Guaranty Agreement with respect to the indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding under the Loan
Facility Agreement as amended hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Guarantor
acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other
document evidencing any indebtedness of the Sponsor to the Participants or any other obligation of
the Sponsor, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Participants with respect to any
obligation of the Sponsor, the Guaranty Agreement (and in the case of Sponsor, the guaranty as set
forth in Article X of the Loan Facility Agreement) (i) is and shall continue to be a primary,
absolute and unconditional obligation of such Guarantor, except as may be specifically set forth in
the Guaranty Agreement (or in the case of Sponsor,
the guaranty provisions set forth in Article X of the Loan Facility Agreement), and (ii) is and
shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained
herein to the contrary shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of
the Guarantors under the Guaranty Agreement (or in the case of Sponsor, the guaranty provisions
set forth in Article X of the Loan Facility Agreement).


 


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5. Effect of Amendment. Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the Loan
Facility Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Operative Documents shall be and remain in
full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of
the Sponsor to the Participants and the Servicer. 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 the Participants under the Loan Facility Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of the Loan Facility Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a Operative Document
for all purposes of the Loan Facility Agreement.



6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the internal laws of the State of Georgia and all applicable federal laws of the United
States of America.



7. No Novation. This Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be
construed to be, a novation of the Loan Facility Agreement or an accord and satisfaction in regard
thereto.



8. Costs and Expenses. The Sponsor agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and
expenses of the Servicer in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside
counsel for the Servicer with respect thereto.



9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto
in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which,
taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf form shall be
as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.



10. Binding Nature. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto, their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns.



11. Entire Understanding. This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or
agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, under
seal in the case of the Sponsor and the Guarantors, by their respective authorized officers as of
the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SPONSOR:



AARON’S, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
 	 
	 	 	Gilbert L. Danielson 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 	 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTOR:



AARON INVESTMENT COMPANY, as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Gilbert L. Danielson
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Gilbert L. Danielson 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Treasurer 	 



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN FACILITY AGREEEMENT]




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PARTICIPANTS:



SUNTRUST BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ J. Matthew Rowand
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	J. Matthew Rowand 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ben Wright
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ben Wright 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



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	 	REGIONS BANK

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott J. Rossman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott J. Rossman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	SVP 	 



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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ryan Maples
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ryan Maples 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN FACILITY AGREEEMENT]