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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

WAIVER OF CERTAIN CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

 

Dated: August 17, 2017

 

Reference
in this waiver letter (this “Waiver”) is hereby made
to the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Bison Capital
Partners V, L.P., General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia
Holdings, Inc., GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd.., and GFN Asia
Pacific Finance Pty Ltd., dated as of July 13, 2017 (the
“Purchase
Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined in this Waiver shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
the Purchase Agreement.

 

In
accordance with Section
15.1 of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser
hereby:

 

1.

waives as a
condition to its obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the requirement in
Section 7.18 of the
Purchase Agreement that the condition
in Section 9.8(a) of the Bidder’s Statement must have been
fulfilled or waived at the end of the Offer Period (as defined in
the Bidder’s Statement).

 

2.

waives as a
condition to its obligation to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the requirement in
Section 7.19(e) of
the Purchase Agreement (but, to be clear, not any other requirement
of Section 7.19)
such that it reads, after the effectiveness of this Waiver, as
follows:

 

“(e) At the
earliest possible time permitted under the terms of the takeover
bid set out in the Bidder’s Statement, Holdings must have
entered into one or more CHESS Agreements relating to all of the
Capital Stock (together with undated stock transfer forms executed
in blank) of Royal Wolf Holdings acquired or to be acquired
pursuant to the takeover bid set out in the Bidder’s
Statement.”

 

Except
as specifically set forth in this Waiver, the Purchase Agreement
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and this Waiver
shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver or modification of any
other representation, warranty, condition or covenant contained in
the Purchase Agreement.

 

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Waiver as of the
day and year first above written.

 

 

	

"PURCHASER"

BISON
CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership

By:
BISON CAPITAL PARTNERS V GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
its general partner

By:
BISON CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, its general partner

 

 

By:         
/s/ Douglas B.
Trussler

Name:   
Douglas B. Trussler

Title:     
Managing Member

	
 

	

"GFN"

GENERAL
FINANCE CORPORATION

 

By:        
/s/ Ronald V.
Valenta

Name:    
Ronald F. Valenta

Title:      
Chief Executive Officer

	
 

	

"GFN
(US)"

GFN
U.S. AUSTRALASIA HOLDINGS, INC.

 

By:        
/s/ Charles E.
Barrantes

Name:     
Charles E. Barrantes

Title:       
Chief Financial Officer

	
 

	
 

	

"COMPANY"
OR “HOLDINGS”

GFN
ASIA PACIFIC HOLDINGS PTY LTD.

 

By:         
/s/ Charles E.
Barrantes

Name:      
Charles E. Barrantes

Title:        
Director

	
 

	
 

	

“FINANCE”

GFN
ASIA PACIFIC FINANCE PTY LTD.

 

By:         
/s/ Christopher A.
Wilson

Name:        
Christopher A. Wilson

Title:          
Director

	
 

 

 

 

 

	
 

	

2ex10-1.htm

Execution Version

 

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of May 26, 2017

among

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.,

as Borrower,

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER,

as the Guarantors,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank

 

and

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

as Sole Arranger and Book Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

 

 

 

Schedules

 

Schedule 1.1(e)     -     Non-Grantor Guarantors

Schedule 1.2     -     Revolving Commitments

Schedule 1.3     -     Appraised Values of Initial Eligible Restaurants

Schedule 1.4     -     Initial Eligible Restaurants 

Schedule 5.14     -     Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.13(a)(1)     -     Equity Interests

Schedule 6.13(a)(2)     -     Liquor Clubs/Corporations

Schedule 6.13(c)     -     Mortgaged Properties

Schedule 8.1     -     Existing Liens

Schedule 8.3     -     Existing Investments

Schedule 8.7     -     Restrictive Agreements

Schedule 8.12     -     Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 8.14     -     Certain Subsidiaries

 

Exhibits

 

Exhibit 2.3     -     Notice of Revolving Borrowing

Exhibit 2.6     -     Form of Continuation/Conversion

Exhibit 2.9     -     Revolving Credit Note

Exhibit 2.18 (1-4)     -     Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates

Exhibit 4.1(c)(i)     -     Form of Secretary’s Certificate

Exhibit 4.1(h)     -     Form of Officer’s Certificate

Exhibit 6.10     -     Form of Joinder Agreement

Exhibit 11.4     -     Form of Assignment and Acceptance

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 26, 2017, by and among RUBY TUESDAY, INC., a Georgia corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time party hereto (the “Lenders”) and UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) and as Issuing Bank (the “Issuing Bank”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a credit facility for the purposes set forth herein, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders severally, to the extent of their respective Commitments as defined herein, are willing to severally establish the requested revolving credit facility;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank agree as follows:

 

Article I     

DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1     Definitions.

 

In addition to the other terms defined herein, the following terms used herein have the meanings herein specified (to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

“2016 Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter, dated the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

“2016 Store Closures” means (a) the closing of the stores identified in Exhibit A of the 2016 Disclosure Letter, and (b) the sale of real property identified in Exhibit B of the 2016 Disclosure Letter.

 

“Acceptable Appraiser” means a real estate appraisal firm selected by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) meeting the requirements of FIRREA.

 

“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage of voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.

 

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means,

 

(a)     with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum (rounded to the nearest multiple of 1/16 of 1%) obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage; and

 

(b)     for any day with respect to a Base Rate Loan bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR, a rate per annum (rounded to the nearest multiple of 1/16 of 1%) obtained by dividing (i) LIBOR for such Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage; provided, that if the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. 

 

“Adjusted Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including without limitation all Loans and LC Exposure, but excluding all Indebtedness of the type described in subsection (xi) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and excluding any Synthetic Lease Obligations to the extent that such Synthetic Lease Obligations are included in clause (ii) below, plus (ii) to the extent not included in clause (i), the present value of all lease obligations arising under operating leases of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP (provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such lease obligations shall not include payments conditioned upon the exercise of a renewal option of any rental or operating lease that would be payable by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries only to the extent such lease was renewed beyond the completion of the current term of such lease), applying a discount rate of ten percent (10%).

 

“Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Adjusted Total Debt as of such date minus unrestricted and available cash and/or cash equivalents of the Borrower as of such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDAR as of such date, measured for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on such date.

 

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph hereof.

 

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth in Section 11.1 or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in the form prepared by the Administrative Agent and submitted to the Administrative Agent duly completed by such Lender.

 

“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person.

 

“Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders from time to time, as such aggregate principal amount shall be reduced pursuant to the terms hereof. On the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount equals TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000).

 

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means, collectively, all Revolving Commitments of all Lenders in effect at any time.

 

“Applicable Account Receivable” means any account receivable relating to (i) any royalties from any franchised restaurants located outside of the 48 contiguous states of the United States of America and the District of Columbia, (ii) any third party gift card or (iii) any vendor rebate. 

 

“Applicable Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for such Type of Loan in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

 

“Applicable Margin” means, as of any date, the percentage per annum equal to: (a) for Eurodollar Loans, 4.00% and (b) for Base Rate Loans, 3.00%.

 

“Appraisal Notice” has the meaning set forth in the last paragraph of Section 6.1.

 

“Appraisal Report” means, as to any Eligible Restaurant that is or is to become a Mortgaged Property, the written report of the Acceptable Appraiser setting forth the Appraised Value of such Eligible Restaurant in a form (and with a level of detail) similar to the Initial Appraisal Reports, and delivered to the Administrative Agent. It is understood and agreed that an Appraisal Report may set forth the Appraised Value of more than one Eligible Restaurant. 

 

“Appraised Value” means, as to any Eligible Restaurant, the value thereof (as expressed in Dollars), determined by an Acceptable Appraiser on an As-Dark Basis. The Appraised Value of each Initial Eligible Restaurant that constitutes a Mortgaged Property is set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto; provided that the Appraised Value of each Eligible Restaurant (including, without limitation, each Initial Eligible Restaurant) shall be as set forth in the most recent Appraisal Report relating to such Eligible Restaurant; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Closing Date, as to any Eligible Restaurant or Mortgaged Property, the Appraised Value of such Eligible Restaurant or Mortgaged Property shall be as set forth in the Initial Appraisal Report until a subsequent Appraisal Report relating to such Eligible Restaurant or Mortgaged Property is delivered or produced pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.1 or the last sentence of Section 6.1, and from and after the delivery of such subsequent Appraisal Report, the Appraised Value of such Eligible Restaurant or Mortgaged Property shall be as set forth in such subsequent Appraisal Report.

 

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

“Arranger” means UBS Securities LLC, in its capacity as a sole arranger and sole book manager.

 

“ASC 810” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(g).

 

“As-Dark Basis” means, as to any restaurant at any time, assuming (solely for purposes of determining the Appraised Value thereof) that such restaurant is not operating at such time and no business or commercial activity (other than de minimis activity required to maintain the property and buildings) is being conducted on the parcel of real property on which such restaurant is situated. 

 

“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.4(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit 11.4 attached hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Authoritative Guidance” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(g).

 

“Availability Period” means the period from the Closing Date to the Business Day immediately prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

 

“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

“Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of one-month beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 100 basis points; it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Base Rate shall not be less than zero. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c), as applicable, of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively. 

 

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

 

“Borrower” has the meaning in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and in case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located or New York and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

 

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for LC Exposure or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of any thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Issuing Bank benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the Issuing Bank.

 

“Cash Collateral” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

“Casualty Event” shall mean any involuntary loss of title, any involuntary loss of, damage to or any destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any property of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. “Casualty Event” shall include but not be limited to any taking of all or any part of any real property of any person or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Requirements of Law, or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any real property of any person or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military, or any settlement in lieu thereof.

 

“Change in Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (a) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any Person or “group” (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder in effect on the Closing Date), (b) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or “group” (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Closing Date) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Borrower; (c) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals who were either (i) directors of the Borrower on the Closing Date or (ii) elected to the board of directors or nominated for election to the board of directors of the Borrower by the board of directors (or a duly constituted committee thereof) of the Borrower with the approval of at least a majority of the directors who were directors on the date of this Agreement or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, or (d) the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (or any equivalent term thereof) under and as defined in the Senior Note Documents.

 

“Change in Law” means (i) the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof, by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement, or (iii) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) requiring compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or the Issuing Bank (or for purposes of Section 2.16(b), by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if applicable); provided, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

“Class,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or a LC Commitment.

 

“Closing Date” means May 26, 2017.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means a collective reference to all real and personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents.

 

“Collateral Documents” means a collective reference to the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, any Deposit Account Control Agreement and such other security documents as may be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 6.10, Section 6.12, Section 6.13 or Section 6.16.

 

“Commitment” means a Revolving Commitment or a LC Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context shall permit or require).

 

“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(b) hereof. 

 

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) as amended or otherwise modified, and any successor statute.

 

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

“Consolidated Companies” means, collectively, the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, and “Consolidated Company” means, individually, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period minus (b) to the extent included in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, any non-cash gains during such period minus (c) any actual cash payments made during such period related to non-cash charges included in (d)(iv) below for a prior period plus (d) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) income tax expense determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (iv) all other non-cash charges, in each case, that do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period, (v) expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries related to investigation and/or pursuit of strategic alternatives for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including retention expenses, (vi) expenses relating to corporate restructurings of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (vii) non-recurring lease reserve charges incurred in connection with the 2016 Store Closures; provided, that, the aggregate amount of such charges added back pursuant to this clause (d)(vii) for all periods shall not exceed $20,000,000, (viii) non-recurring closing, corporate and restructuring costs related to the 2016 Store Closures; provided, that, the aggregate amount of such costs added back pursuant to this clause (d)(viii) for all periods shall not exceed $10,000,000, (ix) non-cash impairment charges or asset write-offs relating to inventory and small-wares in connection with the 2016 Store Closures; provided, that, the aggregate amount of such charges or write-offs added back pursuant to this clause (d)(ix) for all such periods shall not exceed $4,000,000, (x) executive transition charges incurred in connection with the departure of the Borrower’s chief executive officer; provided, that, the aggregate amount of executive transition charges added back pursuant to this clause (d)(x) for all periods shall not exceed $3,800,000, (xi) expenses under the executives’ and officers’ severance plan filed as an exhibit to the 10-K of the Borrower dated August 15, 2016 and the 10-Q of the Borrower dated April 7, 2017 and (xii) other adjustments reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated EBITDAR” means, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (a) Consolidated EBITDA plus (b) Consolidated Lease Expense, in each case for such period.

 

“Consolidated Entities” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(g).

 

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (a) total interest expense, including without limitation the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations capitalized or expensed during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) under Hedging Agreements during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).

 

“Consolidated Lease Expense” means, for any period, the aggregate amount of fixed and contingent rental and operating lease expense payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to leases of real and personal property (excluding (x) Capital Lease Obligations and (y) cash payments with respect to leases terminated in connection with the 2016 Store Closures, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000,000) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding therefrom (to the extent otherwise included therein) (a) any extraordinary gains or losses, (b) any gains attributable to write-ups of assets, (c) any equity interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in the unremitted earnings of any Person that is not a Subsidiary and (d) any income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary on the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Contractual Obligation” of any Person means any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or undertaking under which such Person is obligated or by which it or any of the property in which it has an interest is bound.

 

“Control” means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (i) vote 5% or more of securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of a Person or (ii) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by,” and “under common Control with” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Control Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement. 

 

“Debt Issuance” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.12.

 

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

“Default” means any condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.23(b), any Lender, as determined by the Administrative Agent, that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit, within three (3) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.23(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

 

“Default Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b).

 

“Deposit Account” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

 

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.

 

“Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Dollar(s)” and the sign “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

“Eligible Assets” means property that is used or useful in the same or a similar line of business as the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were engaged in on the Closing Date (or any reasonable extension or expansions thereof).

 

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.4(b)(ii) and (iv) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.4(b)(ii)).

 

“Eligible Restaurant” means, at any time, any restaurant of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is (a) wholly-owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (b) not part of the Franchise Partner Program, (c) not owned or operated by a Traditional Franchisee, (d) operating at such time, (e) situated on real property owned in fee by Borrower or a Guarantor and (f) located in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

“Employee Benefit Plans” means, collectively, Borrower’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Morrison Incorporated Long Term Incentive Plan, the 1984 Morrison Incorporated Long Term Incentive Plan, the 1987 Stock Bonus and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, the 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Incentive Plan, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Non-Executive Stock Incentive Plan, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan, the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and any salary deferral or deferred compensation plan of any Subsidiary or franchisee of Borrower pursuant to which the equity securities of Borrower or any Subsidiary are the subject of rights to acquire such equity securities, an investment option under such plan or a matching contribution under such plan; in each case as any such plan may be amended, modified or replaced by successor plan thereto.

 

“Engagement Letter” means that certain letter agreement dated as of April 20, 2017 between UBS Securities LLC and the Borrower, as such letter agreement may be amended, modified or waived by the parties thereto.

 

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental investigation and remediation, costs of administrative oversight, fines, natural resource damages, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) any actual or alleged exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated), which, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for the purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the determination that a Plan is in “at risk status” as defined in Section 430(c) of the Code; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a “waived funding deficiency” with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator appointed by the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

“Eurodollar” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, and a “Eurodollar Loan” referes to a Loan or Borrowing bearing interest by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.

 

“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves) expressed as a decimal (rounded upwards to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on any day to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate pursuant to regulations issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D. The Eurodollar Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning provided in Article IX.

 

“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned or leased real or personal property which is located outside of the United States (except with respect to Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (subject to clause (c) below) and other assets to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, (b) any personal property (including, without limitation, motor vehicles) in respect of which perfection of a Lien is not either (i) governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or (ii) effected by appropriate evidence of the Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, unless requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, (c) the Equity Interests of any direct Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section 6.13(a) and (d) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 8.7, is subject to a Permitted Lien of the type described in Section 8.1(c) to the extent the documents in which such Lien is granted, or the obligations secured by such Lien arise, prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property.

 

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant under a Loan Document by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 3.8 hereof and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.20(b) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that pursuant to Section 2.18(a)(ii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.18(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2013, by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and issuing bank, as amended and modified from time to time.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States with respect to the foregoing and any law, regulation or official rules or interpretations adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

 

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System of the United States, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided, that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided, that the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall not be less than zero.

 

“Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter, dated the Closing Date, executed by UBS AG, Stamford Branch and accepted by the Borrower.

 

“FIRREA” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

 

“Fiscal Quarter” means any fiscal quarter of the Borrower or the Consolidated Companies, as applicable.

 

“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

 

“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“Franchisee” means, collectively, a limited liability company or limited partnership in which the Borrower owns an equity interest pursuant to the Franchise Partner Program.

 

“Franchise Partner Program” means the optional financing and business structuring program offered by the Borrower to a limited number of qualified restaurant operators, such operators to be determined by the Borrower in its sole discretion, which provides such restaurant operators a business structure for organizing, owning and funding the establishment and operation of restaurants doing business under operating concepts owned by the Borrower.

 

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to the Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding LC Exposure other than LC Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis and subject to the terms of Section 1.3.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

 

“Grantor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

 

“Grantor Guarantor” means any Guarantor that is not a Non-Grantor Guarantor.

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of Guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly and including any obligation, direct or indirect, of the guarantor (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued in support of such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposits in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which Guarantee is made or, if not so stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Guarantor” means (a) each Material Domestic Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) any Subsidiary that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12, (c) with respect to (i) Obligations under any Hedging Agreement entered into with any Hedging Bank, (ii) Obligations under any Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, (iii) any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 3.1 and 3.8) under the Guaranty, the Borrower and (d) their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other holders of the Obligations pursuant to Article III.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedging Agreements” means interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity agreements and other similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates, currency values or commodity values, in each case to which any Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party.

 

“Hedging Bank” means (a) any Person that is the Administrative Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender at the time that it becomes a party to a Hedging Agreement with any Loan Party and (b) the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender that is party to a Hedging Agreement with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 8.8.

 

“Historical Audited Financial Statements” means the annual audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of and for each of the fiscal years ended May 31, 2016, June 2, 2015 and June 3, 2014.

 

“Historical Unaudited Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of and for each of the Fiscal Quarters ended August 30, 2016, November 29, 2016 and February 28, 2017.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided, that for purposes of Section 9.1(f), trade payables overdue by more than 120 days shall be included in this definition except to the extent that any of such trade payables are being disputed in good faith and by appropriate measures), (iv) all obligations of such Person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement(s) relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (vi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptances or similar extensions of credit, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person of the type of Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) all Indebtedness of a third party secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (ix) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock of such Person, (x) Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities and (xi) all obligations under Hedging Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent that the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

“Initial Appraisal Reports” means the Appraisal Report or Appraisal Reports relating to the Initial Eligible Restaurants.

 

“Initial Eligible Restaurant” means each Eligible Restaurant listed in Schedule 1.4.

 

“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, a period of one, two, three or six months (in each case, subject to availability); provided, that:

 

(i)     the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of another Type), and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

 

(ii)     if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period would end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(iii)     any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which such Interest Period ends; and

 

(iv)     no Interest Period may extend beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

“Investments” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.

 

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 

“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Laws Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

“Issuing Bank” means UBS AG, Stamford Branch, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 6.10 executed and delivered by a Domestic Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12.

 

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

“LC Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed or refinanced as a Loan on the Business Day of such drawing.

 

“LC Commitment” means that portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount that may be used by the Borrower for the issuance of Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $15,000,000.

 

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

“LC Documents” means the Letters of Credit and all applications, agreements and instruments relating to the Letters of Credit.

 

“LC Exposure” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit, including all LC Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.5. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. The LC Exposure of any Lender shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

“Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

 

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.21 by UBS AG, Stamford Branch (or its successor as Issuing Bank) for the account of the Borrower pursuant to the LC Commitment.

 

“LIBOR” means,

 

(a)     for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

(b)     for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that date;

 

provided, that, to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Period in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Period as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. 

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, or other arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Revolving Credit Notes (if any), any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.22, the LC Documents, the Fee Letter, each Joinder Agreement, all Notices of Revolving Borrowing, all Notices of Conversion/Continuation and any and all other instruments, agreements, documents and writings executed in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.

 

“Loans” means all Revolving Loans in the aggregate or any of them, as the context shall require.

 

“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

“Major Casualty Event” means, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, a Casualty Event that either results in (i) damage to such Mortgaged Property of $750,000 or more, as determined by the Borrower in good faith or (ii) a taking of such Mortgaged Property (or portion thereof) with a value subject to such taking of $750,000 or more, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

“Margin Regulations” means Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event, act, condition or occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether singularly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition or conditions, occurrence or occurrences whether or not related, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (i) the business, results of operations, financial condition, assets, properties or liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, (iii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents or (iv) the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

 

“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Material Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect to any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

“Material Subsidiary” means (i) each Loan Party other than the Borrower, and (ii) each other Subsidiary of the Borrower, now existing or hereafter established or acquired, that at any time prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, has or acquires total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or that accounted for or produced more than 5% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower on a consolidated basis during any of the three most recently completed fiscal years of the Borrower, or that is otherwise material to the operations or business of the Borrower or another Material Subsidiary. For purposes of Sections 9.1(g), (h) and (i), if a Subsidiary that is not otherwise a Material Subsidiary is subject to an event or circumstance described in Section 9.1(g), (h) or (i) but if together with any other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that do not then otherwise constitute a Material Subsidiary or Material Subsidiaries and are also then subject to an event or circumstance described in any of Section 9.1(g), (h) or (i), then such Subsidiary and such other Subsidiary or Subsidiaries shall constitute Material Subsidiaries for purposes of Sections 9.1(g), (h) and (i). 

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

 

“Mortgaged Properties” means the real property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is subject to a Mortgage, including those real properties set forth on Schedule 6.13(c) and those real properties pledged pursuant to Section 6.16, including the applicable Eligible Restaurant relating to such real property.

 

“Mortgages” means the mortgages, deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt that purport to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, a security interest in the fee interest of any Loan Party in the Mortgaged Properties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

“Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash or cash equivalents proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Debt Issuance, Casualty Event or any sale, transfer or disposition conducted in accordance with Section 8.5(f) or (g), net of (a) reasonable direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof and (c) in the case of any sale, transfer or disposition, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien on the related property; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include, without limitation, any cash or cash equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pursuant to any such Debt Issuance or sale, transfer or disposition.

 

“Non-Grantor Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.1(e); provided that, other than RT Michigan Franchise, LLC and RT New England Franchise, LLC, no Non-Grantor Guarantor shall own a Mortgaged Property.

 

“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” means the notice given by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in respect of the conversion or continuation of an outstanding Borrowing as provided in Section 2.6(b) hereof.

 

“Notice of Revolving Borrowing” has the meaning as set forth in Section 2.3.

 

“Obligations” means all amounts owing by the Borrower and each Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, the Engagement Letter, and any other Loan Document, including without limitation, all principal, interest (including any interest or fees accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post filing or post-petition interest or fees is allowed in such proceeding), all reimbursement obligations, fees, expenses, indemnification and reimbursement payments, costs and expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and any Lender incurred pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now existing or hereafter arising hereunder or thereunder, all obligations arising under Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank to the extent permitted hereunder, all obligations arising under Treasury Management Agreements entered into with Treasury Management Bank to the extent permitted hereunder and all obligations and liabilities incurred in connection with collecting and enforcing the foregoing, together with all renewals, extensions, modifications or refinancings thereof; provided, however, that the “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.

 

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

“Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” of any Person means (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any Sale and Leaseback Transactions which do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any Synthetic Lease Obligation or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity

 

“OSHA” means the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.20).

 

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4(d).

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.4(d).

 

“Payment Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent for borrowings and paydowns as set forth in Section 11.1, or such other location as to which the Administrative Agent shall have given written notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“Permitted Acquisition” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(h).

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means

 

(i)     Liens imposed by law for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(ii)     statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens imposed by law created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(iii)     pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

 

(iv)     deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)     judgment and attachment liens not giving rise to an Event of Default or Liens created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP;

 

(vi)     encumbrances and other title defects reflected in the title insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Properties approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Mortgages; and

 

(vii)     easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

provided, that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

 

“Permitted Investments” means:

 

(i)     direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally Guaranteed by, the United States (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(ii)     commercial paper having the highest rating, at the time of acquisition thereof, of S&P or Moody’s and in either case maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(iii)     certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days of the date of acquisition thereof issued or Guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

 

(iv)     fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (i) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (iii) above; and

 

(v)     mutual funds investing solely in any one or more of the Permitted Investments described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

“Permitted Liens” means all Liens permitted under Section 8.1.

 

“Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.

 

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Pledge Agreement” means that certain pledge agreement dated as of the date hereof in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, executed by each of the Loan Parties (other than any Loan Party that constitutes a Non-Grantor Guarantor) and the Administrative Agent, as amended or modified from time to time.

 

“Prime Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States, or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (as determined by Administrative Agent). 

 

“Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Article VII, or where specified in Article VIII, that any Disposition, Acquisition, repurchase of Senior Notes or Restricted Payment shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which the Borrower was required to deliver financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b). In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition, income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property disposed of shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction and (b) with respect to any Acquisition, income statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement items for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section 1.1 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.

 

“Pro Rata Share” means with respect to any Lender at any time, with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at any time, the percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.23; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.1 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.2 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto after the Closing Date, as applicable.

 

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“Real Property Security Documents” means with respect to the fee interest of any Loan Party in any Mortgaged Property:

 

(a)     a fully executed and notarized Mortgage encumbering the fee interest of such Loan Party in such Mortgaged Property; provided, that if the applicable Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction that imposes a recording tax or similar taxes or fees in connection with the recordation of a mortgage, deed of trust or deeds to secure debt (other than Tennessee), as applicable, the maximum amount secured by such Mortgage shall not exceed the Appraised Value of such Mortgaged Property;

 

(b)     ALTA mortgagee title insurance policies or commitments to issue such policies in the amount equal to not less than the portion of the Loan allocated to such Mortgaged Property (such amount to be determined in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable and good faith discretion, and reasonably approved by Borrower) issued by a title insurance company acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Mortgaged Property, assuring the Administrative Agent that the Mortgage covering such Mortgaged Property creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on such Mortgaged Property, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a general mechanics’ lien exception), except Permitted Liens, which title insurance commitments or policies shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall include such endorsements as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;

 

(c)     a “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property, and if any improvement located on such Mortgaged Property is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards (a “Flood Hazard Property”), (A) the applicable Loan Party’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Administrative Agent (1) as to the fact that such Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property and (2) as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (B) copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries evidencing flood insurance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and naming the Administrative Agent and its successors and/or assigns as lenders’ loss payee and mortgagee on behalf of the Lenders;

 

(d)     an environmental assessment report as to such Mortgaged Property, in form and substance and from professional firms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

(e)     an Appraisal Report or such appraisals as the Administrative Agent shall have determined to be reasonably required under FIRREA;

 

(f)     a survey of each Mortgaged Property certified to the Administrative Agent and the title insurance company issuing the policies referred to in clause (b) of this definition in a manner satisfactory to each of the Administrative Agent and such title insurance company in such form as shall (x) be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the title policy with respect to such Mortgaged Property and (y) comply with the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title Association; and

 

(g)     opinions addressed to the Administrative Agent of (i) local counsel in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions and (ii) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.

 

“Register” has the meaning provided in Section 11.4(c).

 

“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may be in effect from time to time, and any successor regulations.

 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.

 

“Required Appraised Value Covenant Level” means at any time (A) $30,000,000 less (B) the product of (x) the aggregate reduction, if any, from and including the Closing Date to and including such time, of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or Section 2.7(c) and (y) 1.5. 

 

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, (a) at such time as there are fewer than four Lenders hereunder, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 75% of (i) the unfunded Revolving Commitments, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein or (ii) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein, (b) at such time as there are four to six Lenders hereunder, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 66 2/3% of (i) the unfunded Revolving Commitments, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein or (ii) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein and (c) at such time as there are seven or more Lenders hereunder, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of (i) the unfunded Revolving Commitments, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein or (ii) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein. The unfunded Revolving Commitments of, and the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure and participations therein held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

“Requirement of Law” for any Person means the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation, or determination of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

“Responsible Officer” means any of the president, the chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, a vice president or the chief legal officer of a Loan Party or such other representative of such Loan Party as may be designated in writing by any one of the foregoing with the consent of the Administrative Agent; with respect to the financial covenants only, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower; and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate and to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), or any setting apart of funds or property for any of the foregoing.

 

“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of Credit (subject to the terms herein) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such Lender on Schedule 1.2, or in the case of a Person becoming a Lender after the Closing Date, the amount of the assigned “Revolving Commitment” as provided in the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by such Person as an assignee, as the same may be changed pursuant to the terms hereof. Any reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount pursuant to Section 2.7 shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share.

 

“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) May 25, 2018, or (ii) the date on which all amounts outstanding under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

 

“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and such Lender’s LC Exposure.

 

“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of a requesting Lender in the principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.9.

 

“Revolving Loan” means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower under its Revolving Commitment, which may either be a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s.

 

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

 

“Sanctions” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States government (including, without limitation, OFAC) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to its principal functions.

 

“Securities Laws” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.

 

“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement dated as of the date hereof in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, executed by each of the Loan Parties (other than any Loan Party that constitutes a Non-Grantor Guarantor) and the Administrative Agent, as amended or modified from time to time.

 

“Senior Notes Indenture” means that certain indenture dated as of May 14, 2012 by and among the Loan Parties and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

 

“Senior Note Documents” means the Senior Notes Indenture, the Senior Notes and all other documents executed and delivered in connection with the Senior Notes Indenture and the Senior Notes.

 

“Senior Notes” means the “Notes” under and as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture.

 

“Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged or is to engage, (d) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person and (e) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

“Specified Loan Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power, or in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, are directly or indirectly owned, controlled (intentionally lowercase) or held by the parent. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Subsidiary” hereunder means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

“Swap Obligation” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing arrangement whereby the arrangement is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease or does not otherwise appear on a balance sheet under GAAP.

 

“Synthetic Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the sum of (i) all remaining rental obligations of such Person as lessee under Synthetic Leases which are attributable to principal and, without duplication, (ii) all rental and purchase price payment obligations of such Person under such Synthetic Leases assuming such Person exercises the option to purchase the lease property at the end of the lease term.

 

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Traditional Franchisee” means, collectively, a franchisee of the Borrower that (i) is not a Franchisee and (ii) is not operating under the Franchise Partner Program.

 

“Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overdraft, credit or debit card, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.

 

“Treasury Management Bank” means (a) any Person that is the Administrative Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender at the time that it becomes a party to a Treasury Management Agreement with any Loan Party and (b) the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender that is a party to a Treasury Management Agreement with any Loan Party in existence on the Closing Date.

 

“Type,” when used in reference to a Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Base Rate.

 

“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(e)(ii)(B).

 

“USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-56), as amended, and its implementing regulations.

 

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

Section 1.2     Classifications of Loans and Borrowings.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g. a “Eurodollar Loan” or “Base Rate Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g. “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g. “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g. “Revolving Eurodollar Borrowing”).

 

Section 1.3     Accounting Terms and Determination.

 

(a)     Unless otherwise defined or specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent (except for such changes approved by the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statement of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a); provided, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VII to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VII for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided, further, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to change its fiscal year end in accordance with Section 8.10 and such change effects any covenant in Article VII, then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of the fiscal year end in effect immediately before such requested change in fiscal year end became effective, until such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

 

(b)     Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenants in Article VII (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

Section 1.4     Terms Generally.

 

The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to but excluding.” Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as it was originally executed or as it may from time to time be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision hereof, (iv) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement and (v) all references to a specific time shall be construed to refer to the time in the city and state of the Administrative Agent’s principal office, unless otherwise indicated. Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document

 

Section 1.5     Letter of Credit Amounts.

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any LC Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

Section 1.6     Times of Day.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

Section 1.7     Rates.

 

The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the calculation of rates in the definition of “LIBOR” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

 

Article II     

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE COMMITMENTS

 

Section 2.1     General Description of Facilities.

 

Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) the Lenders hereby establish in favor of the Borrower a revolving credit facility pursuant to which the Lenders severally agree (to the extent of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment) to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.2, (ii) the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.21 and (iii) each Lender agrees to purchase a participation interest in the Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; provided, that in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans and outstanding LC Exposure exceed at any time the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount from time to time in effect.

 

Section 2.2     Revolving Loans.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in U.S. dollars to the Borrower, from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders exceeding the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount. During the Availability Period, the Borrower shall be entitled to borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, that the Borrower may not borrow or reborrow should there exist a Default or Event of Default.

 

Section 2.3     Procedure for Revolving Borrowings.

 

The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice of each Revolving Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3 attached hereto or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (a “Notice of Revolving Borrowing”) (x) prior to noon on the Business Day of the requested date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 2:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of each Eurodollar Borrowing. Each Notice of Revolving Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify: (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the Type of such Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto (subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period). Each Revolving Borrowing shall consist entirely of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the Borrower may request. The aggregate principal amount of each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $500,000, and the aggregate principal amount of each Base Rate Borrowing shall not be less than $200,000 or a larger multiple of $100,000; provided, that Base Rate Loans made pursuant to Section 2.21 may be made in lesser amounts as provided therein. At no time shall the total number of Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding at any time exceed eight. Promptly following the receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing in accordance herewith, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loan to be made as part of the requested Revolving Borrowing.

 

Section 2.4     [Reserved].

 

Section 2.5     Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a)     Each Lender will make available each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds by 11:00 a.m. to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office (or 3:00 p.m. in the case of Base Rate Borrowings). The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts that it receives, in like funds by the close of business on such proposed date, to an account maintained by the Borrower with the Administrative Agent or at the Borrower’s option, by effecting a wire transfer of such amounts to an account designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)     Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to 5 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date of a Borrowing in which such Lender is participating that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance on such assumption, may make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest at the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation for up to two (2) days and thereafter at the rate specified for such Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent together with interest at the rate specified for such Borrowing. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

 

(c)     All Borrowings shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of their respective Pro Rata Shares. No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligations hereunder,  and each Lender shall be obligated to make its Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.

 

Section 2.6     Interest Elections.

 

(a)     Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Notice of Revolving Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Notice of Revolving Borrowing. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing into a different Type or to continue such Borrowing, and in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

(b)     To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice of each Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.6 hereto (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) that is to be converted or continued, as the case may be, (x) prior to noon on the Business Day of the requested date of a conversion into a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) prior to 2:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to a continuation of or conversion into a Eurodollar Borrowing. Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the Borrowing to which such Notice of Conversion/Continuation applies and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof that are to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing); (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Notice of Conversion/Continuation, which shall be a Business Day, (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period.” If any such Notice of Conversion/Continuation requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month. The principal amount of any resulting Borrowing shall satisfy the minimum borrowing amount for Eurodollar Borrowings and Base Rate Borrowings set forth in Section 2.3.

 

(c)     If, on the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to a Base Rate Borrowing. No Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing if a Default or an Event of Default exists, unless the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have otherwise consented in writing. No conversion of any Eurodollar Loans shall be permitted except on the last day of the Interest Period in respect thereof.

 

(d)     Upon receipt of any Notice of Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

Section 2.7     Reduction and Termination of Commitments.

 

(a)     Unless previously terminated, all Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

(b)     Upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), the Borrower may reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in part or terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in whole; provided, however, that (i) any partial reduction shall apply to reduce proportionately and permanently the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall be in an amount of at least $5,000,000 and any larger multiple of $1,000,000, and (iii) no such reduction shall be permitted which would reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount less than the outstanding Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders. Any such reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall result in a proportionate reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral multiple of $100,000) in the LC Commitment.

 

(c)     The Revolving Commitments shall be reduced at the times and to the extent provided in the second sentence of Section 2.10(b)(ii).

 

Section 2.8     Repayment of Loans.

 

The outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans shall be due and payable (together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.

 

Section 2.9     Evidence of Indebtedness.

 

(a)     Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice appropriate records evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable thereon and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall maintain appropriate records in which shall be recorded (i) the Revolving Commitment of each Lender, (ii) the amount of each Loan made hereunder by each Lender, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the date of each continuation thereof pursuant to Section 2.6, (iv) the date of each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type pursuant to Section 2.6, (v) the date and amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder in respect of such Loans and (vi) both the date and amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower in respect of the Loans and each Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. The entries made in such records shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure or delay of any Lender, the Administrative Agent in maintaining or making entries into any such record or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans (both principal and unpaid accrued interest) of such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)     At the request of any Lender at any time, the Borrower agrees that it will execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Credit Note payable to the order of such Lender.

 

Section 2.10     Prepayments.

 

(a)     Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, by giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent no later than (i) in the case of prepayment of any Eurodollar Borrowing, 12:00 noon not less than three (3) Business Days prior to any such prepayment and (ii) in the case of any prepayment of any Base Rate Borrowing, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the proposed date of such prepayment, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and the Interest Period with respect thereto, in the case of any Eurodollar Borrowings. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any such prepayment. If such notice is given, the aggregate amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date designated in such notice, together with accrued interest to such date on the amount so prepaid; provided, that if a Eurodollar Borrowing is prepaid on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay all amounts required pursuant to Section 2.17. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Loan that is a Eurodollar Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $500,000, and each partial prepayment of any Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $200,000 and in integral multiples of $100,000. Subject to Section 2.23, each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

 

(b)     Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.

 

Revolving Commitments. If for any reason the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at any time exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount then in effect, (i) the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.10(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans, the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at any time exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount.

 

Dispositions. The Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of all sales, transfers and dispositions of property pursuant to Section 8.5(f) or (g), to the extent that (1) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from all such sales, transfers and dispositions exceeds $100,000,000 and (2) such Net Cash Proceeds are not reinvested in Eligible Assets within 180 days of the date of such sale, transfer or disposition; provided that (i) no reinvestments may be made pursuant to this clause (2) if at the time of such reinvestment a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used to repay, redeem or otherwise acquire any Senior Notes. Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (ii) shall automatically operate to permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount on a dollar for dollar basis and shall be applied as set forth in clause (iv) below.

 

Debt Issuances. Immediately upon receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and/or provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure as hereinafter provided, in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds. Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (iii) shall be applied as set forth in clause (iv) below.

 

Application of Mandatory Prepayments. All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) shall be applied as follows:

 

(A)     with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 2.10(b)(i) to Revolving Loans and (after all Revolving Loans have been repaid) to provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure); and

 

(B)     with respect to all amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 2.10(b)(ii) and Section 2.10(b)(iii) to Revolving Loans and (after all Revolving Loans have been repaid) to provide Cash Collateral for the LC Exposure.

 

Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.10(b) shall be subject to Section 2.17, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.

 

Section 2.11     Interest on Loans.

 

(a)     The Borrower shall pay interest on each Base Rate Loan at the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, and the Borrower shall pay interest on each Eurodollar Loan at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable Interest Period in effect for such Loan, plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time.

 

(b)     If an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at the request of the Required Lenders, and at any time after acceleration of the Loans pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 9.1, the Borrower shall pay interest (“Default Interest”) with respect to all Eurodollar Loans at the rate otherwise applicable for the then-current Interest Period plus an additional 2% per annum until the last day of such Interest Period, and thereafter, and with respect to all Base Rate Loans and all other Obligations hereunder (other than Loans), at an all-in rate in effect for Base Rate Loans, plus an additional 2% per annum.

 

(c)     Interest on the principal amount of all Loans shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are made to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof. Interest on all outstanding Base Rate Loans shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on all outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be payable on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, and, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period in excess of three months or 90 days, respectively, on each day which occurs every three months or 90 days, as the case may be, after the initial date of such Interest Period, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date. Interest on any Loan which is converted into a Loan of another Type or which is repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such conversion or on the date of any such repayment or prepayment (on the amount repaid or prepaid) thereof. All Default Interest shall be payable on demand.

 

(d)     The Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such rate in writing. Any such determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.12     Fees.

 

(a)     The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in the Fee Letter.

 

(b)     The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”), which shall accrue at 0.50% per annum on the daily amount of the unused Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period; provided, that (A) no Commitment Fee shall accrue on the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender and (B) any Commitment Fee accrued with respect to the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, commencing on the first such date after the Closing Date; provided, further, however, that any Commitment Fees accruing after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall be payable on demand. For purposes of computing Commitment Fees with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender.

 

(c)      The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a letter of credit fee with respect to such Lender’s participation in each Letter of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to such Letter of Credit during the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to but excluding the date on which such Letter of Credit expires or is drawn in full (including without limitation any LC Exposure that remains outstanding after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date); provided, however, any letter of credit fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.21 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Shares allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.23(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the Issuing Bank for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders while any Event of Default exists, all letter of credit fees shall accrue at Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans then in effect plus 2.00%. Accrued letter of credit fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the first Letter of Credit is issued, and ending on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and thereafter accrued letter of credit fees shall be payable on demand.

 

The Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate set forth in the Fee Letter on the daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the Availability Period (or until the date that such Letter of Credit is irrevocably cancelled, whichever is later), as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Accrued fronting fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the tenth day after the end of each calendar quarter in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit and ending on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and thereafter accrued fronting fees shall be payable on demand.

 

Section 2.13     Computation of Interest and Fees.

 

Other than calculations in respect of the Base Rate Loans bearing interest by reference to the Prime Rate, all computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable (to the extent computed on the basis of days elapsed). Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest amount or fee hereunder shall be made in good faith and, except for manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes. Interest on Base Rate Loans bearing interest by reference to the Prime Rate shall be made on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in a 365/366 day year.

 

Section 2.14     Inability to Determine Interest Rates.

 

If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing,

 

the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant interbank market, adequate means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or

 

the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender, as the case may be) of making, funding or maintaining their (or its, as the case may be) Eurodollar Loans for such Interest Period,

 

the Administrative Agent shall give written notice to the Borrower and to the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. In the case of Eurodollar Loans, until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Eurodollar Loans or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended and (ii) all such affected Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto unless the Borrower prepays such Loans in accordance with this Agreement. In the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Adjusted LIBO Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent revokes such notice. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day before the date of any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for which a Notice of Revolving Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, then such Revolving Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.

 

Section 2.15     Illegality.

 

If any Change in Law shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurodollar Loan and such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the other Lenders, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Eurodollar Loans, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or into Eurodollar Loans, shall be suspended. In the case of the making of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Lender’s Revolving Loan shall be made as a Base Rate Loan as part of the same Revolving Borrowing for the same Interest Period and if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, such Loan shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either (i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Loan to such date or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loan to such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the affected Lender shall, prior to giving such notice to the Administrative Agent, designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation would avoid the need for giving such notice and if such designation would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender in the good faith exercise of its discretion.

 

Section 2.16     Increased Costs.

 

(a)     If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)     impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Adjusted LIBO Rate hereunder against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

 

(ii)     impose on any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the eurodollar interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or any participation therein; or

 

(iii)     subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

and the result of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining a Eurodollar Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Bank of participating in or issuing any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then the Borrower shall promptly pay, upon written notice from and demand by such Lender or Issuing Bank on the Borrower (with a copy of such notice and demand to the Administrative Agent), to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender or Issuing Bank, within ten (10) days after the date of such notice and demand, additional amount or amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)     If any Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have determined that on or after the date of this Agreement any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital (or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s parent corporation) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s parent corporation could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies or the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s parent corporation with respect to capital adequacy) then, from time to time, within ten (10) days after receipt by the Borrower of written demand by such Lender or Issuing Bank (with a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s parent corporation for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)     A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s parent corporation, as the case may be, specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay any such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such amount or amounts within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)     Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation.

 

Section 2.17     Funding Indemnity.

 

In the event of (a) the payment or prepayment of any principal of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of a Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure by the Borrower to borrow, prepay, convert or continue any Eurodollar Loan on the date or in the amount specified in any applicable notice (regardless of whether such notice is withdrawn or revoked) or (d) any assignment of a Eurodollar Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20(b) then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand from such Lender, for any loss, cost or expense attributable to such event. A certificate as to any additional amount payable under this Section 2.17 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.18     Taxes.

 

(a)     Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

 

Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

 

If any Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including U.S. federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the applicable Withholding Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by such Withholding Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the applicable Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.18) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(b)     Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)     Tax Indemnifications.

 

Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.18) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 

 

Each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the Issuing Bank (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.4(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

 

(d)     Evidence of Payments. Upon request by any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 2.18, each Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

 

(e)     Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

 

Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.18(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

(A)     any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding;

 

(B)     any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(I)     in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(II)     executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(III)     in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.18-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

 

(IV)     to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.18-2 or Exhibit 2.18-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.18-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)     any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)     if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.18 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)     Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.18, it shall pay to the Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 2.18 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(g)     Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.18, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank, and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

(h)     Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

Section 2.19     Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

 

(a)     The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements or of amounts payable under Section 2.16, 2.17 or 2.18, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of any defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaim, or withholding or deduction of taxes. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.16, 2.17 and 2.18 and 10.3 may be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of (i) the Lenders to each Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) and (ii) any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest  thereon shall be made payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

 

(b)     If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements, then due to such parties.

 

(c)     If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans that would result in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided, that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.22 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in LC Exposure to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)     Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e)     If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.5(b), 2.19(d), 2.21(d), or 11.3(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

Section 2.20     Mitigation of Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)     If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.18, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the sole judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable under Section 2.16 or Section 2.18, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

 

(b)     If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.16, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.18, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 11.4(b)) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender); provided, that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 11.4(b), (iii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans owed to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (in the case of such outstanding principal and accrued interest) and from the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws and (v) in the case of a claim for compensation under Section 2.16 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.18, such assignment will result in a reduction in future claims for such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Section 2.21     Letters of Credit.

 

(a)      On any Business Day from and including the Closing Date to but including the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date , the Issuing Bank, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.21, agrees to issue, at the request of the Borrower, standby Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that (i) each Letter of Credit shall expire no later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the Borrower may not request any Letter of Credit, if, after giving effect to such issuance (A) the aggregate LC Exposure would exceed the LC Commitment, (B) the aggregate LC Exposure, plus the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount or (C) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding amount of all LC Exposure would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the Letter of Credit so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

The Issuing Bank shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Bank (provided, however, the Issuing Bank agrees that it will not adopt policies for the sole purpose of preventing the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder); (C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000.00; (D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or (E) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other LC Exposure as to which the Issuing Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion. The Issuing Bank shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the Issuing Bank would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof. The Issuing Bank shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the Issuing Bank shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and LC Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article X included the Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the Issuing Bank.

 

Upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Issuing Bank without recourse a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  Each issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to utilize the Revolving Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal to the amount of such participation.

 

(b)     To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or any amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower by 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of such issuance (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) the date (which shall be a Business Day) such Letter of Credit is to be issued (or amended or extended as the case may be), the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article IV, the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or any amendment which increases the amount of such Letter of Credit) will be subject to the further conditions that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and contain such terms as the Issuing Bank shall approve and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered any additional applications, agreements and instruments relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing Bank shall reasonably require; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between such applications, agreements or instruments and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(c)     At least two Business Days prior to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received such notice and if not, the Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Lender, any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the date the Issuing Bank is to issue the requested Letter of Credit directing the Issuing Bank not to issue the Letter of Credit because such issuance is not then permitted hereunder because of the limitations set forth in Section 2.21(a) or that one or more conditions specified in Article IV are not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue such Letter of Credit or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices.

 

(d)     The Issuing Bank shall examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit promptly following its receipt thereof. The Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make a LC Disbursement thereunder; provided, however, that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to such LC Disbursement. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursements paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of such drawing, without presentment, demand or other formalities of any kind. Unless the Borrower shall have notified the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing in funds other than from the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Notice of Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent requesting the Lenders to make a Base Rate Borrowing on the date on which such drawing is honored in an exact amount due to the Issuing Bank; provided, that the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 (other than delivery of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing) shall be applicable and provided, further that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, the aggregate LC Exposure (plus the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans of all Lenders) shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3, and each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Base Rate Loan included in such Borrowing available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral for such purpose) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank in accordance with Section 2.5. The proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement. Any notice given by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.21(d) may be given in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(e)     If for any reason a Base Rate Borrowing may not be (as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), or is not, made in accordance with the foregoing provisions, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of such unreimbursed LC Disbursement, and each Lender (other than the Issuing Bank) shall be obligated to fund the participation that such Lender purchased pursuant to subsection (a) in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such LC Disbursement on and as of the date which such Base Rate Borrowing should have occurred. If the Borrower shall fail to reimburse the Issuing Bank as provided above for a LC Disbursement, the unreimbursed amount shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus an additional 2% per annum, it being understood and agreed that such interest shall be for the account of each Lender on a pro forma basis after its funding of its participation of such unreimbursed LC Disbursement as provided below. Each Lender’s obligation to fund its participation shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including without limitation (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or any other Person may have against the Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the existence of a Default or an Event of Default or the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any breach of this Agreement by the Borrower or any other Lender, (v) any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or (vi) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Base Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.21(d) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing). No such funding by a Lender of its Pro Rata Share of any LC Disbursement shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein. On the date that such participation is required to be funded, each Lender shall promptly transfer, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank. Whenever, at any time after the Issuing Bank has received from any such Lender the funds for its participation in a LC Disbursement, the Issuing Bank (or the Administrative Agent on its behalf) receives any payment on account thereof (including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment; provided however, if any such payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.13 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)     To the extent that any Lender shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 2.21 on the due date therefor then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such Lender shall pay interest to the Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) on such amount from such due date to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Issuing Bank in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A certificate of the Issuing Bank submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.21(f) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(g)     The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements hereunder shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of any of the following circumstances:

 

(i)     any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii)     the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or transferee may be acting), any Lender (including the Issuing Bank) or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)     any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv)     any payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

(v)     any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, defense available to, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or

 

(vi)     the existence of a Default or an Event of Default.

 

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the Issuing Bank. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or LC Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Lenders nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Bank nor any Related Party of any of the foregoing shall have any liability or responsibility for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.21(g) or by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to above), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided, that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential or exemplary damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree, that in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and the Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

 

(h)     Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuing Bank shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the Issuing Bank required under any law or order that is required to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Requirements of Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the Issuing Bank or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade – International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

Section 2.22     Cash Collateral.

 

(a)     Certain Credit Support Events. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, (i) if the Issuing Bank has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an LC Borrowing or (ii) if, five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, any LC Exposure for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then outstanding amount of all LC Exposure. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

(b)     Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.22(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

 

(c)     Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.22 or Section 2.10, 2.21, 2.23 or 8.2 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied in satisfaction of the specific LC Exposure, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided herein.

 

(d)     Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good-faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.22 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 9.2) and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Bank may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

Section 2.23     Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)     Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)     Waivers and Amendment. The Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.2.

 

(ii)     Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.7), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the Issuing Bank, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Bank against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that, if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, LC Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans, LC Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to the pay the Loans of, and LC Borrowings owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.23(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)     Certain Fees. The Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee pursuant to Section 2.12(b) for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive letter of credit fees as provided in Section 2.12(c).

 

(iv)     Reallocation of Pro Rata Shares to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.21 and Article III, the “Pro Rata Share” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided, that, (x) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (y) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender.

 

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to Section 2.23(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided, that, no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties (and, in any event, subject to Section 11.17), no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

Article III     

THE GUARANTY

 

Section 3.1     The Guaranty.

 

Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender, each Hedging Bank, each Treasury Management Bank and the Administrative Agent as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of all Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal. 

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents, Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank or Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank (i) the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under the Debtor Relief Laws or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law and (ii) the Obligation of a Guarantor that are guaranteed under this Guaranty shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.

 

Section 3.2     Obligations Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 3.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank or Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any law or regulation or other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 3.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Article III until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full, no Letters of Credit are outstanding and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

 

at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

 

any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement entered into with a Hedging Bank, or any Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Loan Documents, such Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank or such Treasury Management Agreements entered into with a Treasury Management Bank shall be done or omitted;

 

the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement entered into with a Hedging Bank or any Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Loan Documents, such Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank or such Treasury Management Agreements entered into with a Treasury Management Bank shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

 

any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

 

any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including, without limitation, for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including, without limitation, any creditor of any Guarantor).

 

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement entered into with a Hedging Bank or any Treasury Management Agreement entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Loan Documents, such Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank or such Treasury Management Agreements entered into with a Treasury Management Bank, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

 

Section 3.3     Reinstatement.

 

The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article III shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of external counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

 

Section 3.4     Certain Additional Waivers.

 

Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 3.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 3.6.

 

Section 3.5     Remedies.

 

The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Section 9.2) for purposes of Section 3.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 3.1. The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the Lenders may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Section 3.6     Rights of Contribution.

 

The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Loan Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until all Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have terminated.

 

Section 3.7     Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee.

 

The guarantee in this Article III is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.

 

Section 3.8     Keepwell.

 

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty in this Article III by any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Specified Loan Party”) or the grant of a security interest under the Loan Documents by any such Specified Loan Party, in either case, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article III voidable under applicable Debtor Relief Laws, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each applicable Loan Party under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations that survive the termination of this Agreement) have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Article IV     

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Section 4.1     Conditions To Effectiveness.

 

The obligations of the Lenders to make initial Loans hereunder and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any initial Letter of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.2):

 

The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document and under any agreement with the Administrative Agent or any Arranger (including without limitation the Engagement Letter). The Fee Letter shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto.

 

The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed by or on behalf of each party hereto or written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement, (ii) if requested by any Lender, the duly executed Revolving Credit Notes payable to such Lender and (iii) the other Loan Documents, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party party thereto;

 

The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received:

 

a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party, attaching and certifying copies of its bylaws and of the resolutions of its boards of directors, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying the name, title and true signature of each officer of such Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

 

certified copies of the articles of incorporation or other charter documents of each Loan Party, together with certificates of good standing or existence, as may be available from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Loan Party.

 

The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a favorable written opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties, Kutak Rock LLP, Arkansas and Georgia counsel to the Loan Parties, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Colorado counsel to the Loan Parties, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnel LLP, Delaware counsel to the Loan Parties, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Tennessee counsel to the Loan Parties, McGuireWoods LLP, Texas counsel to the Loan Parties, and Berger Singerman LLP, Florida counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders, and covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request;

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

 

searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax and judgment lien filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral and, with respect to such tax and judgment searches, in the state and county jurisdictions in which any Loan Party maintains its principal place of business, copies of the financing statements and other liens on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens;

 

UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

 

[Reserved]

 

searches of ownership of, and Liens on, intellectual property of each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices; and

 

duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the intellectual property of the applicable Loan Parties.

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) Real Property Security Documents with respect to the fee interest of any Loan Party in the Mortgaged Properties identified on Schedule 1.4 and (ii) the Initial Appraisal Reports.

 

[Reserved]

 

The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2;

 

[Reserved]

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed Notices of Revolving Borrowing, if applicable;

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations and filings and orders required or advisable to be made or obtained under any Requirement of Law, or by any Contractual Obligation of each Loan Party, in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired;

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Existing Credit Agreement has been terminated and all interest, fees and principal accrued thereunder through the Closing Date will be paid in full from the initial Revolving Loans under this Agreement;

 

Consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from First Tennessee Bank, N.A., regarding the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries mortgage loan obligations; and

 

Receipt by the Administrative Agent of all other documents and information as the Administrative Agent reasonably requests.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

Section 4.2     Each Credit Event.

 

The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result;

 

all representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, in each case before and after giving effect thereto or, if such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, were true and correct as of such earlier date; and

 

the Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, certificates, information or legal opinions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.2.

 

Section 4.3     Delivery of Documents.

 

All of the Loan Documents, certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Article IV, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of each of the Lenders and, except for the Revolving Credit Notes, in sufficient counterparts or copies for each of the Lenders and shall be in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent.

 

Article V     

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

 

Section 5.1     Existence; Power.

 

The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation or limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.2     Organizational Power; Authorization.

 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable against the Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be) in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

 

Section 5.3     Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.

 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement, and by each Loan Party of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law, rule or regulation or the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement (including, without limitation, agreements relating to the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ mortgage loan obligations) or other material instrument binding on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens created under the Loan Documents or Permitted Liens.

 

Section 5.4     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each of the Historical Audited Financial Statements and the Historical Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the year end or Fiscal Quarter end dates relating thereto and the consolidated results of operations for the periods covered thereby in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject, in the case of the Historical Unaudited Financial Statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. Since May 31, 2016, there have been no changes, event or circumstances with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which have had or could reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.5     Litigation and Environmental Matters.

 

(a)     No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrators or Governmental Authorities is pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability against the Borrower or any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(b)     Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any applicable Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any applicable Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability, except for any failure or Environmental Liability that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.6     Compliance with Laws and Agreements.

 

The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all applicable laws, rules, regulations, judgments, orders and rulings of any Governmental Authority, and (b) all indentures, agreements or other instruments binding upon it or its properties, except in either case where non-compliance, either singly or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.7     Investment Company Act, Etc. 

 

Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company,” or is “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt.

 

Section 5.8     Taxes.

 

The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed by them, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against it or its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority, except (i) to the extent the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) where the same are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, the charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of such taxes are adequate, and no tax liabilities that could be materially in excess of the amount so provided are anticipated.

 

Section 5.9     Margin Regulations.

 

None of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” with the respective meanings of each of such terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the applicable Margin Regulations.

 

Section 5.10     ERISA.

 

No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

 

Section 5.11     Ownership of Property; Insurance.

 

(a)     As of the Closing Date, each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold or other appropriate legal interests in, all of its real and personal property material to the operation of its business free and clear of any Liens except Permitted Liens.

 

(b)     Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed, or otherwise has the right, to use, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, franchises, licenses, and other intellectual property material to its business, and the operation of their respective businesses by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe on or violate the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)     The properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of such Persons, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

 

(d)     The Borrower maintains fully paid flood hazard insurance on all Mortgaged Property that constitutes a Flood Hazard Property on such terms and in such amounts as required by the Flood Insurance Laws or otherwise required by the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)     As of the Closing Date, no Consolidated Company has received any notice of, nor does any Consolidated Company have any knowledge of, the occurrence or pendency or contemplation of any Casualty Event that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, taken as a whole. 

 

Section 5.12     Disclosure.

 

The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments, and corporate or other restrictions to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the other reports (including without limitation all reports that the Borrower is required to file with the SEC), financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or anyone on their behalf in connection with the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by any other information so furnished) contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Section 5.13     Labor Relations.

 

There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes, or grievances against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice, charges or grievances are pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any of them before any Governmental Authority. All payments due from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.14     Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.

 

As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.14 sets forth the name of each Subsidiary and identifies each Material Subsidiary, together with (i) jurisdiction of formation, (ii) number of shares of each class of Equity Interests outstanding, (iii) number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class owned (directly or indirectly) by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and (iv) number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and all other similar rights with respect thereto. The outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of any Loan Party are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Section 5.15     Solvency.

 

The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are Solvent on a consolidated basis.

 

Section 5.16     Senior Indebtedness.

 

The Obligations rank at least pari passu in right of payment with all obligations of the Loan Parties under the Senior Note Documents. The Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents is unsecured Indebtedness and does not contain any covenants or defaults, taken as a whole, that are materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement. All Subsidiaries of Borrower that Guarantee or are otherwise an obligor on the Senior Notes are Loan Parties.

 

Section 5.17     Perfection of Security Interests.

 

The Collateral Documents create valid security interests in, and Liens on, the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, which security interests and Liens are currently perfected security interests and Liens, prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

Section 5.18     OFAC; USA PATRIOT Act.

 

(a)     Neither the Borrower, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity currently the subject of any Sanctions, nor is the Borrower or any Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

(b)     To the extent applicable, each Consolidated Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with the USA PATRIOT Act and Sanctions.

 

Section 5.19     Eligible Restaurants; Appraisals.

 

Each restaurant listed on Schedule 1.4, and each restaurant that becomes a Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section 6.16, constitutes an Eligible Restaurant pursuant to the definition thereof. No Acceptable Appraiser is an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no material agreements or arrangements between any Acceptable Appraiser or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Borrower or one of its Affiliates, on the other hand, other than those that have been disclosed to the Administrative Agent. The Appraised Value of the Initial Eligible Restaurants that constitute Mortgaged Properties, in the aggregate, as set forth in the Initial Appraisal Reports, is no less than $30,000,000. 

 

Article VI     

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or the principal of or interest on any Loan remains unpaid or any fee or any LC Disbursement remains unpaid or any Letter of Credit or other Obligation (other than (x) Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank, (y) Treasury Management Agreements entered into with Treasury Management Banks or (z) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent expense reimbursement, indemnification, yield protection or tax gross-up obligations, in each case for which no claim has been made) remains outstanding:

 

Section 6.1     Financial Statements and Other Information.

 

The Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

 

as soon as available and in any event upon the earlier of the date that is 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower and the date that is 2 days after such information is filed with the SEC, a copy of the annual audited report for such fiscal year for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, containing a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (together with all footnotes thereto) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and reported on by KPMG L.L.P. or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanation, other than any “going concern” qualification solely pertaining to the maturity of the Revolving Commitments under this Agreement, and without any qualification or exception as to scope of such audit) to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;

 

as soon as available and in any event upon the earlier of the date that is 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower and the date that is 2 days after such information is filed with the SEC, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the then elapsed portion of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous fiscal year, all certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate of the chief financial officer or treasurer, (i) certifying as to whether there exists a Default or Event of Default on the date of such certificate, and if a Default or an Event of Default then exists, specifying the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with Article VII, (iii) setting forth whether the Borrower is in compliance with Section 6.11 and (iv) stating whether any change in GAAP or the application thereof has occurred since the date of the Borrower’s most recent audited financial statements referred to in Section 5.4 or which have been previously delivered hereunder and, if any change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

 

as soon as available and in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal month, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal month and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal month and the then elapsed portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the then elapsed portion of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding calendar month of the Borrower’s previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of Borrower’s previous fiscal year, all certified by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal quarterly and year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and

 

promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the results of operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Eligible Restaurant that constitutes a Mortgaged Property, in each case as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request; and

 

commencing with the Borrower’s first fiscal quarter for which the Borrower is required, and continuing for so long as the Borrower is required, pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards of Codification No. 810, as amended (“ASC 810”), or any other authoritative accounting guidance (collectively, “Authoritative Guidance”), to consolidate its Franchisees or any other less than 100% owned entity not previously required, under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, to be so consolidated (collectively, the “Consolidated Entities”), each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be accompanied by unaudited financial statements of the character and for the dates and periods as in said paragraphs (a) and (b) covering each of the following:

 

the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, before giving effect to any consolidation of the Consolidated Entities;

 

the Consolidated Entities on a consolidated basis; and

 

consolidating statements reflecting eliminations or adjustments required in order to reconcile the consolidated statements referred to in subclauses (i) and (ii) above with the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, setting forth in each case (commencing, in the case of the consolidation of any Consolidated Entity pursuant to Authoritative Guidance, with the Borrower’s fiscal quarter that is four fiscal quarters following such consolidation) in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed in Section 11.1; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided, that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or e-mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by e-mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery by a Lender, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (v) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, means that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (w) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (x) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (y) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

 

The Administrative Agent will be entitled to obtain a new Appraisal Report of all Mortgaged Property (a) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (b) once, on or after the date that is six months following the Closing Date, and, in each case, Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Administrative Agent and the applicable Acceptable Appraiser in obtaining such new Appraisal Report (including, without limitation, by allowing access to such Mortgaged Property during normal business hours). If Administrative Agent receives any Appraisal Report pursuant to clause (b) of the preceding sentence that causes the Required Appraised Value Covenant Level to no longer be satisfied, Administrative Agent shall provide Borrower with a copy of such Appraisal Report and notice that the provisions of Section 7.1 hereto are no longer satisfied (such notice, the “Appraisal Notice”) within 5 days of receipt of such Appraisal Report by the Administrative Agent. The expenses of procuring any such new Appraisal Report shall be for the account of (i) in the case of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrower and (ii) in the case of clause (b) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.2     Notices of Material Events.

 

The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

 

the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

the occurrence of any event or any other development by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) fails to comply with any applicable Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) becomes subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) receives notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability, or (iv) becomes aware of any basis for any Environmental Liability, and in each of the preceding clauses, which individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

the occurrence of any ERISA Event that alone, or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000;

 

(e)     the occurrence of any Casualty Event in an amount that equals or exceeds (i) $1,000,000, if such Casualty Event occurs with respect to any Mortgaged Property, or (ii) $5,000,000, if such Casualty Event occurs to assets not constituting Mortgaged Property; and

 

(f)     any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

Section 6.3     Existence; Conduct of Business.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and its respective rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business and will continue to engage in the same business as presently conducted or such other businesses that are reasonably related thereto; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 8.2.

 

Section 6.4     Compliance with Laws, Etc. 

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any Governmental Authority applicable to its business and properties, including without limitation, all Environmental Laws, ERISA and OSHA, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.5     Payment of Obligations.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge at or before maturity, all of its obligations and liabilities (including without limitation all tax liabilities and claims that could result in a statutory Lien) before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (i) (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to make payment thereof, when aggregated with all other such unpaid obligations and liabilities, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the failure to make payment thereof could not result in a statutory Lien.

 

Section 6.6     Books and Records.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent necessary to prepare the consolidated financial statements of Borrower in conformity with GAAP.

 

Section 6.7     Visitation, Inspection, Etc.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representative of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine its books and records and to make copies and take extracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers and with its independent certified public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request after reasonable prior notice to the Borrower; provided, however, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no prior notice shall be required.

 

Section 6.8     Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain good and marketable title to all property subject to no Liens except Permitted Liens and keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business, and the properties and business of its Subsidiaries, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, (c) without limiting the foregoing, (i) maintain, if available, fully paid flood hazard insurance on all real property that is a Flood Hazard Property and that constitutes Collateral, on such terms and in such amounts as required by the Flood Insurance Laws or as otherwise required by the Administrative Agent, (ii) furnish to the Administrative Agent evidence of the renewal (and payment of renewal premiums therefor) of all such policies prior to the expiration or lapse thereof, and (iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any redesignation of any such improved real property into or out of a special flood hazard area and (d) cause the Administrative Agent and its successors and/or assigns to be named as lender’s loss payee or mortgagee as its interest may appear, and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing liability coverage or coverage in respect of any Collateral, and cause each provider of any such insurance to agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it will give the Administrative Agent thirty days (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may agree) prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or canceled.

 

Section 6.9     Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.

 

The Borrower will use the proceeds of all Loans to refinance Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date, and, thereafter, to fund future permitted acquisitions, to finance working capital needs, to finance capital expenditures and for other general and/or lawful corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including share repurchases permitted hereunder. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would violate any rule or regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U or X. All Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

Section 6.10     Additional Subsidiaries.

 

If any additional Material Domestic Subsidiary is acquired or formed after the Closing Date or any Subsidiary becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days after such Material Domestic Subsidiary is acquired or formed or such Subsidiary becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary, notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and will (A) cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and (B) cause such Material Domestic Subsidiary to deliver simultaneously therewith similar documents applicable to such Material Domestic Subsidiary required under Section 4.1 as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, a supplement to each of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, documents of the types referred to in Sections 4.1(c) and (e), and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clauses (A) and (B)), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.11     Additional Guaranties.

 

If at the end of any Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower:

 

the total assets of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors constitute more than five percent (5%) of the total assets of the Consolidated Companies, or

 

the Consolidated Net Income of Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors constitute more than five percent (5%) of the Consolidated Net Income of the Consolidated Companies, then the Borrower shall (i) notify the Administrative Agent thereof in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(c) for such fiscal quarter and (ii) within 15 days thereafter, (A) cause the appropriate number of Subsidiaries to become Guarantors (by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose) and (B) cause such Subsidiary to deliver simultaneously therewith similar documents required under Section 4.1 as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, a supplement to each of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, documents of the types referred to in Sections 4.1(c) and (e), and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clauses (A) and (B)), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.12     Additional Guarantors.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.10, if at any time any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor provides a guarantee of any Person’s obligations with respect to the Senior Note Documents, then promptly (and in any event within five (5) days), the Borrower will cause such Domestic Subsidiary to (A) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and (B) deliver simultaneously therewith similar documents applicable to such Domestic Subsidiary required under Section 4.1 as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, a supplement to each of the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement, documents of the types referred to in Sections 4.1(c) and (e), and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clauses (A) and (B)), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.13     Pledged Assets.

 

(a)     Equity Interests. The Borrower will cause (a) 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Domestic Subsidiary (other than the Equity Interests of (1) the Subsidiaries specifically described on Schedule 6.13(a)(1), in each case, solely for so long as any Lien on such Equity Interests existing on the Closing Date remains in effect and to the extent the documents granting such Lien prohibit any other Lien on such Equity Interests; provided that in the event of the termination or release of any such Lien or prohibition, the applicable Loan Party promptly shall cause such Equity Interests to be subject to a security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement, and (2) the Subsidiaries specifically described on Schedule 6.13(a)(2)) owned by the Borrower or any other Loan Party and (b) 66% (or such greater percentage that, due to a change in an applicable Law after the date hereof, (1) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent and (2) could not reasonably be expected to cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by a Loan Party to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, together with opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)     Personal Property. Cause all personal property (other than Excluded Property) of each Loan Party (other than any Loan Party that constitutes a Non-Grantor Guarantor) to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations to secure the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents or, with respect to any such property acquired subsequent to the Closing Date, file all applicable UCC financing statements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office to cause such property to be subject to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations to and such other additional security documents as the Administrative Agent shall request (subject to Permitted Liens) and, in connection with the foregoing, deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request including filings and deliveries necessary to perfect such Liens, Organization Documents, resolutions, landlord’s waivers and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)     Real Property. Cause the Mortgaged Properties to be subject at all times to first priority, valid and title insured Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents (subject to Permitted Liens) and, in connection with the foregoing, deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documentation and take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may request from time to time to maintain such Liens and their priority.

 

Section 6.14     Deposit Account Control Agreements.

 

Maintain all cash in deposit accounts (other than cash held in Excluded Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement)) for which the Administrative Agent has received Deposit Account Control Agreements; provided that with respect to the cash in Deposit Accounts listed on Schedule 4(i) to the Security Agreement, such requirement shall only apply from and after the 30th day following the Closing Date.

 

Section 6.15     Post-Closing Requirements.

 

(a)     Within five (5) days following the Closing Date, provide to the Administrative Agent all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests that constitute “certificated securities” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(4) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (the “UCC”)), in each case, to the extent pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank and undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer attached thereto or delivered therewith;

 

(b)     Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, provide to the Administrative Agent Control Agreements for each of the Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s Deposit Accounts set forth on Schedule 4(i) of the Security Agreement; and

 

(c)     By no later than August 15, 2017, provide to the Administrative Agent copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties evidencing liability and casualty insurance meeting the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured (in the case of liability insurance) or Lender’s loss payee or mortgagee, as applicable, (in the case of hazard insurance) on behalf of the Lenders.

 

Section 6.16     Additional Mortgaged Properties.

 

Provide to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and notarized Mortgage encumbering the fee interest of the applicable Loan Party in such additional Eligible Restaurants such that the requirements of Section 7.1 are complied with at all times, together with (i) such other Real Property Security Documents with respect to such additional real properties as are requested by the Administrative Agent, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) an environmental assessment report as to each such additional real property, in form and substance and from professional firms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 6.17     Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and maintain policies and procedures to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

 

Section 6.18     EEA Financial Institutions.

 

No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

 

Article VII     

FINANCIAL COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or the principal of or interest on or any Loan remains unpaid or any fee or any LC Disbursement remains unpaid or any Letter of Credit or other Obligation (other than (x) Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank, (y) Treasury Management Agreements entered into with Treasury Management Banks or (z) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent expense reimbursement, indemnification, yield protection or tax gross-up obligations, in each case for which no claim has been made) remains outstanding:

 

Section 7.1     Minimum Appraised Value of Eligible Restaurants.

 

The Borrower shall ensure that at all times Eligible Restaurants constituting Mortgaged Properties have an aggregate Appraised Value of no less than the Required Appraised Value Covenant Level. If the immediately preceding sentence is not complied with solely as a result of (i) a Major Casualty Event with respect to any Mortgaged Property or (ii) the production of a new Appraisal Report pursuant to clause (b) of the last sentence of Section 6.1, then, in each case, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to occur solely as a result of such noncompliance with such immediately preceding sentence so long as the Borrower shall have:

 

(a)     within 15 days after the occurrence of such Major Casualty Event or receipt of an Appraisal Notice, notified the Administrative Agent in writing of:

 

(i)     if applicable, the occurrence of such Major Casualty Event, including a description of the Mortgaged Property subject to such Casualty Event and a brief description of such Casualty Event; and

 

(ii)     Borrower’s election to either:

 

	 	
			(A)

				
			reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7(b) by an aggregate amount such that the Required Appraised Value Covenant Level shall be at a level no less than the level required by the immediately preceding sentence; or

			

 

	 	
			(B)

				
			cause additional Eligible Restaurant(s) to become a Mortgaged Property so that the Required Appraised Value Covenant Level shall be at a level no less than the level required by the immediately preceding sentence; or

			

 

	 	
			(C)

				
			a combination of (A) and (B), such that the Required Appraisal Value Covenant Level shall be at a level no less than the level required by the immediately preceding sentence; and

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			if Borrower elects to reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii)(A) or (C), such reduction shall be effected within 15 days after the occurrence of such Major Casualty Event or receipt of such Appraisal Notice, as the case may be; and

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			if Borrower elects to cause additional Eligible Restaurant(s) to become a Mortgaged Property pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii)(B):

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			within 30 days after the occurrence of such Major Casualty Event or receipt of such Appraisal Notice, as the case may be, have identified to the Administrative Agent in writing the Eligible Restaurant(s) which would have an aggregate Appraised Value to cause the Required Appraised Value Covenant Level to be at a level no less than the level required by the immediately preceding sentence (without giving effect to the provisions of this sentence) and commission an Appraisal Report or Appraisal Reports relating to such Eligible Restaurant(s); and 

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			cause such Eligible Restaurant(s) referred to Section 7.1(c)(i) to become a Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties by delivering to the Administrative Agent fully executed and notarized Mortgage(s) encumbering the fee interests of the applicable Loan Party in such Eligible Restaurant(s) and otherwise cause the requirements of Section 6.16 hereof to be satisfied, in each case within 90 days after the occurrence of such Major Casualty Event or receipt of such Appraisal Notice, as the case may be.

			

 

Section 7.2     Maximum Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR Ratio.

 

The Consolidated Companies will maintain, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, an Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR Ratio of not greater than 5.00:1.00, beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ending on or about September 5, 2017.

 

Article VIII     

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

The Borrower covenants and agrees that so long as any Lender has a Commitment hereunder or the principal of or interest on any Loan remains unpaid or any fee or any LC Disbursement remains unpaid or any Letter of Credit or any other Obligation (other than (x) Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank, (y) Treasury Management Agreements entered into with Treasury Management Banks or (z) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent expense reimbursement, indemnification, yield protection or tax gross-up obligations, in each case for which no claim has been made) remains outstanding:

 

Section 8.1     Negative Pledge.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

 

Permitted Encumbrances;

 

any Liens on any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.1; provided that such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.12(d); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition and (iii) such Liens attach to such property concurrently with or within ninety days after the acquisition thereof;

 

Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.12(e) assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Lien shall only apply to such property acquired pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition.

 

extensions, renewals, or replacements of any Lien referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section; provided, however, that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased and that any such extension, renewal or replacement is limited to the assets originally encumbered thereby;

 

any Liens on Cash Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent as contemplated by the terms hereof; and

 

Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations.

 

Section 8.2     Fundamental Changes.

 

(a)     Except as permitted in Section 8.5, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in a single transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or all or substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or liquidate or dissolve; provided, however, that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge with a Person if the Borrower (or such Subsidiary if the Borrower is not a party to such merger) is the surviving Person, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into another Subsidiary; provided, however, that if any party to such merger is a Guarantor, the Guarantor shall be the surviving Person, (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Borrower or to a Guarantor and (iv) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve into a Guarantor or into the Borrower if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided, however, that any such merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 8.3.

 

(b)     The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

Section 8.3     Investments, Loans, Etc.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger), any common stock, evidence of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person (all of the foregoing being collectively called “Investments”), or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person that constitute a business unit, or create or form any Subsidiary, except:

 

Investments (other than Permitted Investments) existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.3 (including Investments in Subsidiaries);

 

Permitted Investments;

 

Guarantees of Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

 

Investments made by any Loan Party in or to any other Loan Party;

 

loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business for travel, relocation and related expenses;

 

Hedging Agreements permitted by Section 8.8;

 

Investments received in settlement of Indebtedness created in the ordinary course of business;

 

Acquisitions by any Loan Party meeting the following requirements (each such Acquisition constituting a “Permitted Acquisition”):

 

as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Acquisition, and the representations and warranties contained herein shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition;

 

such Acquisition is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired, and no material challenge to such Acquisition shall be pending or threatened by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired;

 

the business to be acquired in such Acquisition is pertaining to Ruby Tuesday units pursuant to the Borrower’s Traditional Franchisee program and/or Franchise Partner Program;

 

as of the date of consummation of such Acquisition, all material approvals required in connection therewith shall have been obtained;

 

the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent not less than five (5) days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition a pro forma compliance certificate demonstrating that the Adjusted Total Debt to EBITDAR Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis (after giving effect to such Acquisition) is less than 3.25:1.00; and

 

the Borrower has at least $10,000,000 of availability under the Aggregate Revolving Commitments after giving effect to such Acquisition.

 

Investments in Equity Interests of the Borrower to the extent permitted under Section 8.4;

 

Investments in joint ventures not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

 

Investments under Section 8.3 (other than Section 8.3(a), (b), (d), (e) or (g)) shall not be permitted if, before or after giving effect to the making of such Investment, a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.3, no Grantor Guarantor shall make any Investment comprised of an (a) Applicable Account Receivable or (b) intellectual property (other than, in the case of this clause (b), any non-exclusive license of intellectual property in accordance with past practice that is useful or necessary in the operation of the applicable Non-Grantor Guarantor’s business) in any Non-Grantor Guarantor.

 

Section 8.4     Restricted Payments.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that:

 

each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor; and

 

the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests of such Person; provided that in the case of a Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned by a Loan Party, such dividends or distributions will be pro rata to the holders of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary; and

 

the Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests or options, warrants or other rights to acquire its Equity Interests owned by former directors, officers and employees following the termination of service or employment of such directors, officers or employees or in connection with the death or disability of any such director, officer or employee; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of any such repurchases shall not exceed $250,000 in any fiscal year and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing after giving effect to such repurchase.

 

Section 8.5     Sale of Assets.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets, business or property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiary’s common stock to any Person other than the Borrower or any Guarantor (or to qualify directors if required by applicable law), except:

 

the sale or other disposition for fair market value of obsolete or worn out property or other property not necessary for operations, disposed of in the ordinary course of business;

 

the sale of inventory and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;

 

     the sale, lease or transfer of assets of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided, that if the sale, lease or transfer of assets is made by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such sale, lease or transfer must not be for consideration that exceeds the fair market value of the assets sold, leased or transferred;          

 

the sale of real property and related personal property in connection with the 2016 Store Closures;

 

the sale or other disposition of certain furniture, fixtures, equipment and other personal property located at the premises of the stores subject of the 2016 Store Closures;

 

sales, dispositions or transfers of assets not otherwise permitted by the foregoing, provided that (A) the assets or other property are sold for fair market value, (B) the aggregate net book value of all assets disposed of pursuant to this clause (f) shall not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate during the period from the Closing Date through the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, (C) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a result of such sale, disposition or transfer and (D) the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such sale with the covenants in Article VII (and the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower confirming compliance with clauses (A) through (D)); and

 

(g)      Casualty Events.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Grantor Guarantor shall make any sale, transfer or disposition of (a) an Applicable Account Receivable or (b) intellectual property (other than, in the case of this clause (b), any non-exclusive license of intellectual property in accordance with past practice that is useful or necessary in the operation of the applicable Non-Grantor Guarantor’s business) to any Non-Grantor Guarantor.

 

Section 8.6     Transactions with Affiliates.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into or permit to exist any transaction of any kind with any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliates and (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 8.4.

 

Section 8.7     Restrictive Agreements.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit any Lien upon any of its assets, revenues or properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations or otherwise be a Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents or (c) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its common stock, to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or to transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions set forth in Schedule 8.7 or restrictions or conditions imposed by law or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the Senior Note Documents, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is sold and such sale is permitted hereunder and (iii) clause (a) shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted hereby if such restrictions and conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness.

 

Section 8.8     Hedging Agreements.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities. Solely for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower acknowledges that a Hedging Agreement entered into for speculative purposes or of a speculative nature (which shall be deemed to include any Hedging Agreement under which the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is or may become obliged to make any payment (i) in connection with the purchase by any third party of any common stock or any Indebtedness or (ii) as a result of changes in the market value of any common stock or any Indebtedness) is not a Hedging Agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks.

 

Section 8.9     Amendment to Material Documents.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of its rights in a manner materially adverse to the Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s duties or the Lenders’ rights under this Agreement under (a) its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or (b) any contract, agreement, document, or instrument to which the Borrower or Subsidiary is a party.

 

Section 8.10     Accounting Changes.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or approved by the Borrower’s independent accountants, or change the fiscal year of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary, except to change the fiscal year of a Subsidiary to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower and except that Borrower or any Subsidiary may, upon 30 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year end to the Tuesday closest to any calendar quarter end.

 

Section 8.11     ERISA.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to engage in any transaction in connection with which the Borrower or such Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to be subject to a civil penalty assessed pursuant to ERISA which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

 

Section 8.12     Indebtedness.

 

The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Indebtedness, except:

 

Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

 

(i) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Guarantors under the Senior Note Documents, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $212,500,000 and (ii) refinancings thereof; provided that the terms of any such refinancing Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, provided, further, that the principal amount of the Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents shall not be increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing (other than to pay reasonable fees, premiums, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing), and the direct and contingent obligors therefor shall not be changed, as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, provided still further that the final maturity and the average life of such refinancing Indebtedness shall not end earlier than the final maturity and the average life of the Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents and provided still further that other material terms, taken as a whole, of any such refinancing Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of the Senior Note Documents;

 

Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth in Schedule 8.12;

 

purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations or Synthetic Lease Obligations) incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of fixed assets, and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof; provided, that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed $10,000,000, (ii) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed; and (iii) no such Indebtedness shall be refinanced for a principal amount in excess of the principal balance outstanding thereon at the time of such refinancing;

 

secured Indebtedness of the Loan Parties assumed in connection with a Permitted Acquisition so long as such Indebtedness (i) was not incurred in anticipation of or in connection with the respective Permitted Acquisition and (ii) does not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing or arising under any Hedging Agreement, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Hedging Agreement does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

 

Indebtedness in the form of Guarantees of Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.3(c); and

 

other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

 

Section 8.13     Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc. 

 

The Borrower will not make (or give any notice with respect thereto), or permit any Subsidiary to make (or give notice with respect thereto), any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of any Indebtedness, including without limitation Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents except Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and intercompany debt owed to any Loan Party; provided, however, that the Borrower may (a) prepay Indebtedness of the Loan Parties secured by real property and set forth on Schedule 8.12 so long as (i) after giving effect to such prepayment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower does not have any Loans or other amounts outstanding hereunder, (ii) once such Indebtedness is prepaid in full, the Liens on such real property shall be terminated, and the Borrower shall provide evidence of such termination to the Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing before or after giving effect to such prepayment, (b) refinance Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents in accordance with Section 8.12(b)(ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing before or after giving effect to the refinancing of such Indebtedness and (c) repurchase Indebtedness under the Senior Note Documents in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal year so long as (i) after giving effect to such repurchase on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower does not have any Loans or other amounts outstanding hereunder, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing before or after giving effect to such repurchase and (iii) the Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such repurchase with the covenants in Article VII (and the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower confirming compliance with clauses (i) and (ii)).

 

Section 8.14     Certain Subsidiaries.

 

The Borrower will not permit, nor will it allow any Subsidiary to permit, any Subsidiary designated on Schedule 8.14 to create, acquire or own any Subsidiary (except for those six (6) exceptions specifically described on Schedule 8.14).

 

Section 8.15     Sanctions.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, use any Loan or Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Loan or Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

Section 8.16     Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, use any Loan or Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

Section 8.17     Initial Eligible Restaurants

 

At all times that an Initial Eligible Restaurant is subject to a Mortgage, such Initial Eligible Restaurant shall be situated on real property owned in fee by Borrower or a Guarantor located in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia and not be part of the Franchise Partner Program and not be owned or operated by a Traditional Franchisee. 

 

Article IX     

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 9.1     Events of Default.

 

If any of the following events (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or of any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment or otherwise; or

 

the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount payable under clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days; or

 

any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto) and any amendments or modifications hereof or waivers hereunder, or in any certificate, report, financial statement or other document submitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by any Loan Party or any representative of any Loan Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or submitted; or

 

the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence) or 6.9 or Article VII or VIII; or

 

any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than those referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (d) above), and such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of (i) any officer of the Borrower becomes aware of such failure, or (ii) written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

 

the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether as primary obligor or as guarantor or other surety) shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any Material Indebtedness that is outstanding, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument evidencing such Material Indebtedness; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Material Indebtedness; or any such Material Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable; or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or defeased, or any offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Material Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

 

the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its property, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any such Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or any substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a custodian, trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official for the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or

 

the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable to pay, shall admit in writing its inability to pay, or shall fail to pay, its debts as they become due; or

 

an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000; or

 

one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

any nonmonetary judgment or order shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall be a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or

 

a Change in Control shall occur or exist; or

 

any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower or any Guarantor contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or the Borrower or any Guarantor denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

 

except as contemplated by Section 10.9 or as may be permitted by any Loan Document, any Loan Document purporting to grant a Lien to secure any Obligation shall, at an time after the delivery of such Loan Document, fail to create a valid and enforceable Lien on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby or such Lien shall fail or cease to be a perfected Lien with the priority required in the relevant Loan Document;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section) and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall terminate immediately; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest on the Loans, and all other Obligations owing hereunder, to be, whereupon the same shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; (iii) exercise all remedies contained in any other Loan Document; and (iv) exercise any other remedies available at law or in equity; and that, if an Event of Default specified in either clause (g) or (h) shall occur, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, and all fees, and all other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

Section 9.2     Application of Funds.

 

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.1 (or after the Loans have automatically become due and payable and all other Obligations have automatically become due and payable as set forth in the last paragraph of Section 9.1), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of such Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article II) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of such Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and letter of credit fees) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the Issuing Bank and amounts payable under Article II), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of such Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid letter of credit fees and interest on the Loans and LC Borrowings and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Hedging Agreement to the extent such Hedging Agreement is permitted hereunder, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Hedging Agreement, Hedging Banks) in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them;

 

Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of such Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and LC Borrowings and (b) payment of breakage, termination or other payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Hedging Agreement or Treasury Management Agreement, to the extent such Hedging Agreement or Treasury Management Agreement is permitted hereunder, and to Cash Collateralize that portion of LC Exposure comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Hedging Agreements and Treasury Management Agreements, Hedging Banks and Treasury  Management Banks) and the Issuing Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and 

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of such Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law;

 

provided that, subject to Section 2.21, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to such other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

 

Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or such Guarantor’s assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Treasury Management Agreements with a Treasury Management Bank and Hedging Agreements with a Hedging Bank shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Treasury Management Bank or Hedging Bank, as the case may be. Each Treasury Management Bank or Hedging Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

 

Article X     

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

Section 10.1     Appointment and Authority.

 

(a)     Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints UBS AG, Stamford Branch to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, and neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

(b)     The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Bank for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent,” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.5 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI (including Section 11.3(d), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the collateral agent under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

Section 10.2     Rights as a Lender.

 

The Person(s) serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person(s) serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

Section 10.3     Exculpatory Provisions.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

 

shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

 

shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 9.1 and 11.2) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. If the Administrative Agent shall request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any action or actions (including the failure to act) in connection with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such act, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received instructions from the Required Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall not incur liability in any Person by reason of so refraining. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the Issuing Bank.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 10.4     Reliance by Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties) independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

Section 10.5     Delegation of Duties.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that such appointment shall not relieve the Administrative Agent of any responsibility or liability with respect to the duties, rights and/or powers performed or exercised by such sub-agents. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

Section 10.6     Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States, with such successor to have combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The agency fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Any resignation by UBS AG, Stamford Branch as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as Issuing Bank. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank, (b) the retiring Issuing Bank shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (c) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangement satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

Section 10.7     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.

 

Each Lender and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

Section 10.8     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or LC Exposure shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

 

to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, LC Exposure and all other Obligations (other than obligations under Hedging Agreements or Treasury Management Agreements to which the Administrative Agent is not a party) that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 11.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12 and 11.3.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

 

Section 10.9     Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

 

The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 10.9.

 

The Lenders and the Issuing Bank irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its reasonable discretion (a) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) Hedging Agreements entered into with a Hedging Bank, (y) Treasury Management Agreements entered into with Treasury Management Banks or (z) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent expense reimbursement, indemnification, yield protection or tax gross-up obligations, in each case for which no claim has been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit, (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except any sale or other Disposition to another Grantor) or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section 11.2 and (b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.1(c). Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release its interest in particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.9. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

 

Section 10.10     Treasury Management Banks and Hedging Banks.

 

No Treasury Management Bank or Hedging Bank that obtains the benefit of Section 9.2, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Treasury Management Agreements with a Treasury Management Bank and Hedging Agreements with Hedging Banks except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Treasury Management Bank or Hedging Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Treasury Management Agreements with a Treasury Management Bank and Hedging Agreements with Hedging Banks.

 

Section 10.11     No Other Duties, Etc. 

 

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the book managers, arrangers, syndication agents, documentation agents or co-agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties, or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank.

 

Article XI     

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.1     Notices.

 

(a)     All notices and other communications to any party herein to be effective shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, e-mailed, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

	 	
			To any Loan Party:

				
			Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			333 East Broadway Avenue

			Maryville, TN 37804

			Attention: Chief Financial Officer

			Telecopy: 865-379-6817

			

 

	 	
			To the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank:

				
			UBS AG, Stamford Branch

			

Attention: Structured Finance Processing

600 Washington Blvd., 9th Floor

Stamford, CT 06901

Facsimile: (203) 719-3888

Telephone: (203) 719-4319

Email: Agency-UBSAmericas@ubs.com

 

	 	
			To any other Lender:

				
			the address set forth in the Administrative

			Questionnaire 

			

 

Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the mail or if delivered, upon delivery; provided, that notices delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall not be effective until actually received by such Person at its address specified in this Section 11.1.

 

(b)     Any agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in reliance upon such facsimile notice. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans and all other Obligations hereunder shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any facsimile notice or the receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be contained in any such facsimile notice.

 

Section 11.2     Waiver; Amendments.

 

(a)     No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or any other Loan Document, and no course of dealing between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default or Event of Default at the time.

 

(b)     No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment or waiver shall: (i) increase the Revolving Commitment or LC Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or LC Disbursement or interest thereon or any fees hereunder or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date for the termination or reduction of any Revolving Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.19(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders which are required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the consent of each Lender; (vi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees of the Guarantors without the written consent of each Lender; or (vii) except in connection with a sale of assets permitted under Section 8.5, release all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of such Person. 

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Revolving Commitment or LC Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, (iii) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (iv) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

 

Section 11.3     Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a)     The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and their respective Affiliates including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arranger actually incurred, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel, fees of inside counsel, accountants, consultants, and other similar professional fees) actually incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or any Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans and Letters of Credit. For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Parties agree that they shall pay all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger for any appraisals reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger related to real estate property and/or any equipment of any Loan Party incurred by the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

(b)     The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any and all costs, losses, liabilities, claims, damages and related expenses, including the actual and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, which may be incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the applicable Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or any of the Borrower’s or any such Affiliate’s directors, shareholders or creditors; provided, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnitee for any of the foregoing arising out of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations under the Loan Documents, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment.

 

(c)     The Borrower shall pay, and hold the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and each of the Lenders harmless from and against, any and all present and future stamp, documentary, and other similar taxes with respect to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, any collateral described therein, or any payments due thereunder, and save the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

 

(d)     To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Issuing Bank under clauses (a), (b) or (c) hereof, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided, however, that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified payment, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

 

(e)     To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to actual or direct damages) arising out of, in connection with or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated therein, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.

 

(f)     All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

 

Section 11.4     Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)     Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)     Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in LC Exposure) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)     Minimum Amounts.

 

(A)     in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

(B)     in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Acceptance, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

 

(ii)     Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided, that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any such assignment to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the Commitment subject to such assignment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and

 

the consent of the Issuing Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding).

 

(iii)     Assignment and Acceptance. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to wave such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(iv)     No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B) or (C) to a natural person.

 

(v)     Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 11.2 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment). Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Revolving Credit Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

 

(c)     Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s United States Office a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and LC Exposure owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates and any Lender with respect to its own Loans, Commitments and LC Exposure, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d)     Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in LC Exposure) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and the Issuing Bank shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in Section 11.2 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.20 and (B) other than as may be the consequence of a Change in Law, shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.16 or 2.18, with respect to any participation, than its participating lender would have been entitled to receive. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.19 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(e)     Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Revolving Credit Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(f)     Electronic Execution. The words “delivery,” “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Loan Document or any other document executed in connection herewith shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided, that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, that without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

 

(g)     Resignation as Issuing Bank after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time UBS AG, Stamford Branch assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, UBS AG, Stamford Branch may, upon thirty days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign Issuing Bank. In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Bank hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of UBS AG, Stamford Branch as Issuing Bank. If UBS AG, Stamford Branch resigns as Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Bank and all LC Exposure with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in LC Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.21). Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Bank, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank and (2) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to UBS AG, Stamford Branch to effectively assume the obligations of UBS AG, Stamford Branch with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

Section 11.5     Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)     Other than as expressly set forth in any other Loan Document, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law (without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof) of the State of New York.

 

(b)     Other than as expressly set forth in any other Loan Document, each Loan Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in the county of New York, and of any state court of the State of New York located in New York County and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against a Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)     The Loan Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding described in paragraph (b) of this Section and brought in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)     Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to the service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 11.6     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 11.7     Right of Setoff.

 

In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall have the right, at any time or from time to time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply against all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of the Borrower at any time held or other obligations at any time owing by such Lender and the Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Loan Parties against any and all Obligations held by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, irrespective of whether such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made demand hereunder and although such Obligations may be unmatured; provided, that, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.23 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender and the Issuing Bank agree promptly to notify the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties after any such set-off and any application made by such Lender and the Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.

 

Section 11.8     Counterparts; Integration.

 

This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents 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. This Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Engagement Letter, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreement(s) with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, constitute the entire contract 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. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any certificate delivered thereunder, by fax transmission or e-mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or certificate. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent a manually executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

 

Section 11.9     Survival.

 

All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, and 11.3 and Article X shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. All representations and warranties made herein, in the certificates, reports, notices, and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.

 

Section 11.10     Severability.

 

Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability without affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.10, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

Section 11.11     Confidentiality.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees to take normal and reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of any information designated in writing as confidential and provided to it by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except that such information may be disclosed (i) to any Related Party of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any such Lender, including without limitation accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iii) to the extent requested by any regulatory agency or authority, (iv) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, or which becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to provisions substantially similar to this Section 11.11, to any actual or prospective assignee or Participant, or (vii) with the consent of the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided for in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

 

Section 11.12     Interest Rate Limitation.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which may be treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate of interest (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by a Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

Section 11.13     Payments Set Aside.

 

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the Issuing Bank severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.14     Patriot Act Notice.

 

Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

 

Section 11.15     No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

 

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) the credit facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof); (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, the Administrative Agent and each Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (iii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (iv) the Administrative Agent and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Administrative Agent and each Arranger have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. The Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

 

Section 11.16     Waiver of Notice of Termination.

 

Those Lenders party hereto which are also party to the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waive any prior notice requirement under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the termination of commitments thereunder and the making of any prepayments thereunder.

 

Section 11.17     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable, (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

      

 

	BORROWER: 	RUBY TUESDAY, INC.,
	 	
			 

			as Borrower

			
	 	 
	 	By:     /s/ Rhonda Parish
	 	Name:     Rhonda Parish
	 	Title:       Authorized Signatory

 

	
			GUARANTORS:

				
			RTBD, INC.

			RT FINANCE, INC.

			RUBY TUESDAY GC CARDS, INC.

			RT TAMPA FRANCHISE, L.P.

			RT ORLANDO FRANCHISE, L.P.

			RT SOUTH FLORIDA FRANCHISE, L.P.

			RT NEW YORK FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT SOUTHWEST FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT MICHIANA FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT FRANCHISE ACQUISITION, LLC

			RT KENTUCKY RESTAURANT HOLDINGS, LLC

			RT FLORIDA EQUITY, LLC

			RTGC, LLC

			RT DETROIT FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT MICHIGAN FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT WEST PALM BEACH FRANCHISE, L.P.

			RT NEW ENGLAND FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT LONG ISLAND FRANCHISE, LLC

			RUBY TUESDAY, LLC

			RT LAS VEGAS FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT MINNEAPOLIS FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT INDIANAPOLIS FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, L.P.

			RT OMAHA FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT KCMO FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT PORTLAND FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT WESTERN MISSOURI FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT AIRPORT, INC.

			RT LOUISVILLE FRANCHISE, LLC

			RT MCGHEE-TYSON, LLC

			RT ONE PERCENT HOLDINGS, INC.

			RT ONE PERCENT HOLDINGS, LLC

			RT MINNEAPOLIS HOLDINGS, LLC

			RT OMAHA HOLDINGS, LLC

			RT DENVER, INC.

			RT LOUISVILLE, INC.

			RT ORLANDO, INC.

			RT SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.

			RT TAMPA, INC.

			RT WEST PALM BEACH, INC.

			RT NEW HAMPSHIRE RESTAURANT HOLDINGS, LLC

			RT RESTAURANT SERVICES, LLC

			RTTA, LP

			RT DISTRIBUTING, LLC

			RT O’TOOLE, LLC

			RT SMITH, LLC

			RT MILLINGTON, LLC

			RTTT, LLC

			RTT TEXAS, INC.

			RT JONESBORO CLUB

			RUBY TUESDAY OF RUSSELLVILLE, INC.

			RUBY TUESDAY OF BRYANT, INC.

			RT FL GIFT CARDS, INC.

			

 

 

	 	By:     /s/ Rhonda Parish
	 	Name:     Rhonda Parish
	 	Title:       Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

	 	RT FL GIFT CARDS, INC.
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:    /s/ James Vitrano
	 	Name:    James Vitrano
	 	
			
			
			
			Title:     Authorized Signatory

			

			

			

			

 

 

 

 

	
			ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

				
			UBS AG, Stamford Branch,

			as Administrative Agent

			
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:    /s/ Houssem Daly
	 	
			Name:    Houssem Daly

			
			Title:      Associate Director

			

			
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:    /s/ Craig Pearson
	 	
			Name:    Craig Pearson 

			
			Title:      Associate Director

			

			

 

 

 

 

 

	
			LENDERS:

				
			UBS AG, Stamford Branch,

			as a Lender and an Issuing Bank

			
	 	 
	 	
			By:    /s/ Houssem Daly

			
			
			
			Name:    Houssem Daly

			

			

			

			
			
			Title:      Associate Director
 

			

			

			
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
			
			
			
			By:    /s/ Craig Pearson

			

			

			

			
			
			
			Name:    Craig Pearson

			

			

			

			
			
			
			Title:      Associate Director

			

			

			

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(E)

 

Non-Grantor Guarantors

RT Millington, LLC

RT O’Toole, LLC

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P.

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

RT Smith, LLC

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

RT New England Franchise, LLC

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

RT Denver Franchise, L.P.

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC 

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.2

Revolving Commitments

 

	
			Lenders

				
			Revolving Commitment

				
			Pro Rata Share

			
	
			UBS AG, Stamford Branch

				
			$20,000,000.00

				
			100.000000000%

			
	
			Total:

				
			$20,000,000.00

				
			100.000000000%

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.3

 

Appraised Values of Initial Eligible Restaurants

 

	
			Street No.

				
			Street Name

				
			City

				
			State

				
			Go Dark Value

			
	
			8777

				
			Tamiami Trail North

				
			Naples

				
			Florida

				
			$1,950,000

			
	
			5525

				
			Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			Colorado

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			14100

				
			East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			Colorado

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			12075

				
			Southwest 152 Street

				
			Miami

				
			Florida

				
			$1,950,000

			
	
			17520

				
			Bruce B. Downs Drive

				
			Tampa

				
			Florida

				
			$2,150,000

			
	
			3197

				
			South Cobb Drive

				
			Smyrna

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			1714

				
			State Highway 138

				
			Conyers

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,650,000

			
	
			1925

				
			Sullivan Road

				
			College Park

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,700,000

			
	
			16451

				
			Excalibur Road

				
			Bowie

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			9490

				
			Highway 92

				
			Woodstock

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,720,000

			
	
			2711

				
			East 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			815

				
			Prince Frederick Boulevard

				
			Prince Frederick

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			8811

				
			Greenbelt Road

				
			Lanham

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,340,000

			
	
			2500

				
			South McKenzie Street

				
			Foley

				
			Alabama

				
			$960,000

			
	
			1826

				
			Fort Campbell Boulevard

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			1101

				
			Carmia Way

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			2316

				
			North Main Street

				
			Crossville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			431

				
			Southpark Circle

				
			Colonial Heights

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			5005

				
			Fayetteville Road

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			5205

				
			Service Road

				
			Mobile

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			1001

				
			North Court Street

				
			Medina

				
			Ohio

				
			$960,000

			
	
			2003

				
			East Dixon Boulevard

				
			Shelby

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			1821

				
			U.S. Highway 70 Southeast

				
			Hickory

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			1206

				
			Shelton Beach Road

				
			Saraland

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,960,000

			
	
			1704

				
			Woodward Avenue

				
			Muscle Shoals

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			2023

				
			Village Drive

				
			Moody

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			140

				
			Suzanne Drive

				
			Dickson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			7814

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Madison

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			1414

				
			Indian Springs Road

				
			Indiana

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,420,000

			
	
			101

				
			Rigby Drive

				
			Warner Robins

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,210,000

			
	
			960

				
			Foxcroft Avenue

				
			Martinsburg

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			1653

				
			Sycamore View Road

				
			Memphis

				
			Tennessee

				
			$990,000

			
	
			258

				
			Highway 78 West

				
			Jasper

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			15047

				
			US Highway 19 South

				
			Thomasville

				
			Georgia

				
			$930,000

			
	
			2491

				
			Care Drive

				
			Tallahassee

				
			Florida

				
			$1,970,000

			
	
			305

				
			North Morgan Street

				
			LaGrange

				
			Georgia

				
			$890,000

			
	
			2504

				
			Augusta Road

				
			West Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			543

				
			West Oglethorpe Highway

				
			Hinesville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,630,000

			
	
			45138

				
			First Colony Way

				
			California

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,070,000

			
	
			2

				
			Ravine Street

				
			Dickson City

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			642

				
			Thornton Road

				
			Douglasville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,860,000

			
	
			120

				
			Columbiana Circle

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			5957

				
			Chalkville Mountain Road

				
			Trussville

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			3454

				
			McKinley Parkway

				
			Blasdell

				
			New York

				
			$900,000

			
	
			4600

				
			Devine Street

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1936

				
			North Jackson Street

				
			Tullahoma

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			1067

				
			Western Boulevard

				
			Jacksonville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			3417

				
			Ross Clark Circle

				
			Dothan

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,010,000

			
	
			625

				
			Boll Weevil Circle

				
			Enterprise

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,840,000

			
	
			210

				
			Malcom Drive

				
			Westminster

				
			Maryland

				
			$900,000

			
	
			3730

				
			West Dublin Granville Road

				
			Columbus

				
			Ohio

				
			$910,000

			
	
			712

				
			South Quintard Avenue

				
			Anniston

				
			Alabama

				
			$830,000

			
	
			4218

				
			West Wendover Avenue

				
			Greensboro

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			9830

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Glen Allen

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			827

				
			South James M. Campbell Boulevard

				
			Columbia

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			2626

				
			Dawson Road

				
			Albany

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,010,000

			
	
			9071

				
			Northeast Robert Fulton Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			2285

				
			Whiskey Road

				
			Aiken

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			724

				
			Citadel Road

				
			Orangeburg

				
			South Carolina

				
			$2,160,000

			
	
			120

				
			International Boulevard

				
			Elizabeth

				
			New Jersey

				
			$3,130,000

			
	
			2110

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Corinth

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,310,000

			
	
			2190

				
			Highway 441 South

				
			Dublin

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,580,000

			
	
			1238

				
			National Highway

				
			LaVale

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,800,000

			
	
			8680

				
			Bartram Avenue

				
			Philadelphia

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$3,540,000

			
	
			509

				
			Emily Drive

				
			Clarksburg

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			255

				
			Saint Charles Way

				
			York

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1812

				
			Julian R Allsbrook Highway

				
			Roanoke Rapids

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			252

				
			Micah Way

				
			Scottsboro

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			119

				
			Industrial Park Drive

				
			Smithfield

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,300,000

			
	
			900

				
			Tiger Boulevard

				
			Clemson

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			5274

				
			Abbe Road

				
			Elyria

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			1405

				
			Highway 85 North

				
			Fayetteville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			1640

				
			South Roane Street

				
			Harriman

				
			Tennessee

				
			$810,000

			
	
			101

				
			North Strand Parkway

				
			Myrtle Beach

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			1055

				
			North 9th Street

				
			Stroudsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			3510

				
			South Memorial Drive

				
			Greenville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,500,000

			
	
			1025

				
			Magnolia Bluff Way

				
			Darien

				
			Georgia

				
			$590,000

			
	
			1168

				
			Highway 20

				
			McDonough

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			115

				
			East Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			Arkansas

				
			$1,470,000

			
	
			120

				
			Highway 321 N

				
			Lenoir City

				
			Tennessee

				
			$840,000

			
	
			2250

				
			Southgate Parkway

				
			Cambridge

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,030,000

			
	
			6421

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cottondale

				
			Alabama

				
			$930,000

			
	
			6736

				
			Highway 63

				
			Moss Point

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			315

				
			Rivers Edge Drive

				
			Milford

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			2435

				
			Delk Road

				
			Marietta

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			1360

				
			Airport Road

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			1055

				
			Coshocton Avenue

				
			Mount Vernon

				
			Ohio

				
			$890,000

			
	
			494

				
			Crockett Trace Drive

				
			Morristown

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			25

				
			Westage Drive

				
			Fishkill

				
			New York

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			110-A

				
			Highway 12 West

				
			Starkville

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,030,000

			
	
			23236

				
			Interstate 30 North

				
			Bryant

				
			Arkansas

				
			$840,000

			
	
			2171

				
			Post Oak Lane

				
			Marianna

				
			Florida

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			701

				
			Willow Spring Drive

				
			Charles Town

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			1812

				
			W Lucas Street

				
			Florence

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			9687

				
			State Route 14

				
			Streetsboro

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			301

				
			Ruby Tuesday Lane

				
			Fort Payne

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			12330

				
			Johnston Road

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

				
			$950,000

			
	
			8905

				
			Red Oak Boulevard

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,310,000

			
	
			2935

				
			Raleigh Road Parkway

				
			Wilson

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			7490

				
			Garners Ferry Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			2443

				
			State Road 16

				
			St. Augustine

				
			Florida

				
			$2,460,000

			
	
			8753

				
			Owenfield Drive

				
			Powell

				
			Ohio

				
			$970,000

			
	
			1521

				
			County Road 220

				
			Fleming Island

				
			Florida

				
			$1,620,000

			
	
			2915

				
			Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			Arkansas

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			1480

				
			Sniders Highway

				
			Walterboro

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			7333

				
			Broadview Road

				
			Seven Hills

				
			Ohio

				
			$990,000

			
	
			6076

				
			Alabama Highway 157

				
			Cullman

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,420,000

			
	
			1317

				
			West Main Street

				
			Lebanon

				
			Tennessee

				
			$910,000

			
	
			2461

				
			Wonder Drive

				
			Kannapolis

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			5464

				
			Sunset Boulevard

				
			Lexington

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			110

				
			Loblolly Lane

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			399

				
			Armco Road

				
			Ashland

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			100

				
			Crown Pointe Parkway

				
			Kingsland

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,550,000

			
	
			327

				
			Loudon Road

				
			Concord

				
			New Hampshire

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			425

				
			Blowing Rock Boulevard

				
			Lenoir

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			4121

				
			Atlanta Highway

				
			Loganville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,570,000

			
	
			806

				
			McMeans Avenue

				
			Bay Minette

				
			Alabama

				
			$900,000

			
	
			4917

				
			Highway 90

				
			Pace

				
			Florida

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			1118

				
			Sunset Avenue

				
			Clinton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			1208

				
			West Harris Drive

				
			Johnson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$960,000

			
	
			320

				
			South Pearson Road

				
			Pearl

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,390,000

			
	
			615

				
			Cahaba Valley Road

				
			Pelham

				
			Alabama

				
			$850,000

			
	
			1260

				
			North Main Street

				
			Fuquay-Varina

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			3805

				
			Gulf Breeze Parkway

				
			Gulf Breeze

				
			Florida

				
			$1,800,000

			
	
			1360

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cookeville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$840,000

			
	
			55

				
			Seargent Prentiss Drive

				
			Natchez

				
			Mississippi

				
			$900,000

			
	
			630

				
			Winfield Dunn Parkway

				
			Sevierville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$770,000

			
	
			5555

				
			Mahoning Avenue

				
			Austintown

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			2543

				
			West State Street

				
			New Castle, Union Twp

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,340,000

			
	
			114

				
			Spirit Drive

				
			Auburn

				
			Alabama

				
			$870,000

			
	
			7135

				
			Aurora Road

				
			Aurora

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			4784

				
			Windsor Commons Court

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

				
			$1,360,000

			
	
			113

				
			Walker Street

				
			Gadsden

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			2239

				
			Madison Street

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			3250

				
			Electric Road

				
			Cave Spring

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,560,000

			
	
			167

				
			Steven B Tanger Boulevard

				
			Commerce

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			1870

				
			Owen Drive

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			2612

				
			East Malone Avenue

				
			Miner

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			101

				
			Troy Plaza Loop

				
			Troy

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			3995

				
			West Tilghman Street

				
			Allentown

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			210

				
			Turnersburg Highway

				
			Statesville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			245

				
			Southwest Commerce Drive

				
			Lake City

				
			Florida

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			5350

				
			Alexandria Pike

				
			Cold Spring

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			1444

				
			Farmington Avenue

				
			Bristol

				
			Connecticut

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			706

				
			South Van Buren Road

				
			Eden

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			281

				
			Hogan Boulevard

				
			Mill Hall

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,120,000

			
	
			3991

				
			Paxton Street

				
			Swatara

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,560,000

			
	
			3725

				
			West Vernon Avenue

				
			Kinston

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,070,000

			
	
			950

				
			International Drive

				
			Linthicum

				
			Maryland

				
			$3,600,000

			
	
			9680

				
			Lottsford Court

				
			Upper Marlboro

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			798

				
			East Interstate 10 Service Road

				
			Slidell

				
			Louisiana

				
			$950,000

			
	
			312

				
			East Pulaski Highway

				
			Elkton

				
			Maryland

				
			$700,000

			
	
			17050

				
			Jefferson Davis Highway

				
			Dumfries

				
			Virginia

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1940

				
			East Third Street

				
			Williamsport

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			545

				
			North Navy Boulevard

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

				
			$1,780,000

			
	
			47

				
			Highland Crossing

				
			East Ellijay

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			3901

				
			Grandview Drive

				
			Simpsonville

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			1790

				
			West Main Street

				
			Troy

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			3390

				
			Camp Creek Parkway

				
			East Point

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,310,000

			
	
			12037

				
			Indian River Road

				
			D'Iberville

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			15

				
			Radcliffe Drive

				
			Moosic

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			796

				
			Highway 400 South

				
			Dawsonville

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,300,000

			
	
			1341

				
			James Way

				
			Belcamp

				
			Maryland

				
			$900,000

			
	
			2139

				
			Rockford Street

				
			Mount Airy

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			1512

				
			Winkler Mill Extension

				
			Wilkesboro

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			2925

				
			Scottsville Road

				
			Bowling Green

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,320,000

			
	
			1020

				
			Far Hills Drive

				
			Hopewell

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,390,000

			
	
			100

				
			Dorman Commerce Drive

				
			Spartanburg

				
			South Carolina

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1830

				
			Holiday Drive

				
			Athens

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,700,000

			
	
			2235

				
			East Sharon Road

				
			Sharonville

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,520,000

			
	
			905

				
			Hartford Turnpike

				
			Waterford

				
			Connecticut

				
			$2,180,000

			
	
			109

				
			Furrow Way

				
			Alcoa

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			1113

				
			Woodruff Road

				
			Greenville

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			710

				
			Colonial Promenade Parkway

				
			Alabaster

				
			Alabama

				
			$980,000

			
	
			1807

				
			South Main Street

				
			Farmville

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			4066

				
			Victory Boulevard

				
			Portsmouth

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,480,000

			
	
			7406

				
			Chapman Highway

				
			Knoxville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,300,000

			
	
			7780

				
			Lyles Lane

				
			Concord

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			5

				
			Ricky Avenue

				
			Bloomsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			5595

				
			Highway 153

				
			Hixson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			7385

				
			Guilford Drive

				
			Frederick

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			6412

				
			Sessions Court

				
			Clemmons

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			508

				
			East Emory Road

				
			Powell

				
			Tennessee

				
			$960,000

			
	
			2675

				
			Highwood Boulevard

				
			Smyrna

				
			Tennessee

				
			$950,000

			
	
			201

				
			Commerce Drive

				
			Elizabethtown

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,630,000

			
	
			6425

				
			Miller Lane

				
			Dayton

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			2757

				
			Godwin Boulevard

				
			Suffolk

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,880,000

			
	
			6080

				
			Daybreak Circle

				
			Clarksville

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			30500

				
			Highway 181

				
			Spanish Fort

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			6970

				
			Eastchase Loop

				
			Montgomery

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			1936

				
			Cedar Creek Road

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,900,000

			
	
			2813

				
			Highway 14

				
			New Iberia

				
			Louisiana

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			413

				
			North Fruitland Boulevard

				
			Salisbury

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			21366

				
			Athens-Limestone Lane

				
			Athens

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			145

				
			Newtowne Boulevard

				
			Pocomoke City

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			511

				
			Bush River Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,210,000

			
	
			4097

				
			U.S. Highway 280

				
			Alexander City

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			5310

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,500,000

			
	
			523

				
			Patriot Drive

				
			Dandridge

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			4411

				
			New Bern Avenue

				
			Raleigh

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			6405

				
			Yorktown Circle

				
			DeWitt

				
			New York

				
			$890,000

			
	
			1685

				
			Highway 27 South

				
			Carrollton

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,470,000

			
	
			731

				
			Highway 53 East

				
			Calhoun

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,660,000

			
	
			101

				
			Thomas B Murphy Drive

				
			Dallas

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,680,000

			
	
			11473

				
			Tara Boulevard

				
			Lovejoy

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			111

				
			Northside Circle

				
			Shelbyville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$660,000

			
	
			102

				
			Lonnie Lane

				
			Americus

				
			Georgia

				
			$720,000

			
	
			25

				
			South Broad Street

				
			Winder

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			4330

				
			St. Michael Drive

				
			Texarkana

				
			Texas

				
			$930,000

			
	
			1004

				
			East U.S. 70 Highway

				
			New Bern

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			223

				
			South Bragg Boulevard

				
			Spring Lake

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			2950

				
			West 5th Street

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			2380

				
			Roanoke Street

				
			Christiansburg

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			1355

				
			Boxwood Terrace

				
			Bedford

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			5107

				
			Oaklawn Boulevard

				
			Hopewell

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,730,000

			
	
			10843

				
			West Park Place

				
			Milwaukee

				
			Wisconsin

				
			$1,400,000

			
	
			2571

				
			South Market Street

				
			Gilbert

				
			Arizona

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			1035

				
			North Avondale Boulevard

				
			Avondale

				
			Arizona

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			5995

				
			Cypress Gardens Boulevard

				
			Winter Haven

				
			Florida

				
			$1,980,000

			
	
			2235

				
			East Gulf to Lake Highway

				
			Inverness

				
			Florida

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			11594

				
			Memorial Parkway South

				
			Huntsville

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			499

				
			Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			8711

				
			East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			1023

				
			East Pickard Street

				
			Mount Pleasant

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			6898

				
			Sashabaw Road

				
			Clarkston

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			51295

				
			Gratiot Avenue

				
			Chesterfield

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,170,000

			
	
			15397

				
			Waldron Way

				
			Big Rapids

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			20

				
			Waterville Commons Drive

				
			Waterville

				
			Maine

				
			$1,540,000

			
	
			13675

				
			U.S. Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			Florida

				
			$1,620,000

			
	
			3290

				
			SW Martin Downs Boulevard

				
			Palm City

				
			Florida

				
			$1,790,000

			
	
			1271

				
			North State Road 7

				
			Royal Palm Beach

				
			Florida

				
			$1,940,000

			
	
			8512

				
			Ridge Road

				
			New Port Richey

				
			Florida

				
			$1,570,000

			
	
			13095

				
			Cortez Boulevard

				
			Spring Hill

				
			Florida

				
			$1,860,000

			
	
			1812

				
			East State Road 60

				
			Valrico

				
			Florida

				
			$2,240,000

			
	
			3780

				
			South Fiske Boulevard

				
			Rockledge

				
			Florida

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			7909

				
			Gall Boulevard

				
			Zephyrhills

				
			Florida

				
			$1,480,000

			
	
			9001

				
			Park Royal Drive

				
			Fort Myers

				
			Florida

				
			$1,880,000

			
	
			10509

				
			Gibsonton Drive

				
			Riverview

				
			Florida

				
			$1,720,000

			
	
			6741

				
			Tower Road

				
			Denver

				
			Colorado

				
			$3,320,000

			
	
			2008

				
			Cornhusker Road

				
			Bellevue

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,080,000

			
	
			3150

				
			24th Avenue

				
			Council Bluffs

				
			Iowa

				
			$980,000

			
	
			2700

				
			North Hill Road

				
			Lincoln

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			2320

				
			South Jeffers Street

				
			North Platte

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,680,000

			
	
			108

				
			First Avenue Place

				
			Kearney

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			3429

				
			West 13th Street

				
			Grand Island

				
			Nebraska

				
			$760,000

			
	
			2909

				
			Burlington Street

				
			North Kansas City

				
			Missouri

				
			$950,000

			
	
			5

				
			Walton Drive

				
			Brewer

				
			Maine

				
			$960,000

			
	
			9051

				
			Buchanon Trail

				
			Inver Grove Heights

				
			Minnesota

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			3308

				
			East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,700,000

			
	
			4135

				
			Dean Lakes Boulevard

				
			Shakopee

				
			Minnesota

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			1120

				
			Shapiro Drive

				
			Festus

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			3606

				
			West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			Missouri

				
			$790,000

			
	
			604

				
			North Bluff Road

				
			Collinsville

				
			Illinois

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			2071

				
			North Telegraph Road

				
			Monroe

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			1375

				
			East Michigan Avenue

				
			Saline

				
			Michigan

				
			$950,000

			
	
			39581

				
			Twelve Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			8133

				
			East 96th Street

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,400,000

			
	
			3715

				
			West Market Place Drive

				
			Edinburgh

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			7940

				
			South U.S. 31

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,100,000

			
	
			3451

				
			South U.S. Highway 41

				
			Terre Haute

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			9106

				
			Wesleyan Road

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$980,000

			
	
			1300

				
			North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			Missouri

				
			$990,000

			
	
			60

				
			Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			Florida

				
			$1,780,000

			
	
			7

				
			Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			Illinois

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			3231

				
			South Range Line Road

				
			Joplin

				
			Missouri

				
			$870,000

			
	
			3316

				
			West State Highway 76

				
			Branson

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			2725

				
			North Glenstone Avenue

				
			Springfield

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,130,000

			
	
			135

				
			Saint Robert Boulevard

				
			Saint Robert

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			2510

				
			North Baltimore Street

				
			Kirksville

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,010,000

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.4

 

Initial Eligible Restaurants

 

	
			Street No.

				
			Street Name

				
			City

				
			State

			
	
			8777

				
			Tamiami Trail North

				
			Naples

				
			Florida

			
	
			5525

				
			Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			Colorado

			
	
			14100

				
			East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			Colorado

			
	
			12075

				
			Southwest 152 Street

				
			Miami

				
			Florida

			
	
			17520

				
			Bruce B. Downs Drive

				
			Tampa

				
			Florida

			
	
			3197

				
			South Cobb Drive

				
			Smyrna

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1714

				
			State Highway 138

				
			Conyers

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1925

				
			Sullivan Road

				
			College Park

				
			Georgia

			
	
			16451

				
			Excalibur Road

				
			Bowie

				
			Maryland

			
	
			9490

				
			Highway 92

				
			Woodstock

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2711

				
			East 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			Georgia

			
	
			815

				
			Prince Frederick Boulevard

				
			Prince Frederick

				
			Maryland

			
	
			8811

				
			Greenbelt Road

				
			Lanham

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2500

				
			South McKenzie Street

				
			Foley

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1826

				
			Fort Campbell Boulevard

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1101

				
			Carmia Way

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

			
	
			2316

				
			North Main Street

				
			Crossville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			431

				
			Southpark Circle

				
			Colonial Heights

				
			Virginia

			
	
			5005

				
			Fayetteville Road

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5205

				
			Service Road

				
			Mobile

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1001

				
			North Court Street

				
			Medina

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2003

				
			East Dixon Boulevard

				
			Shelby

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1821

				
			U.S. Highway 70 Southeast

				
			Hickory

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1206

				
			Shelton Beach Road

				
			Saraland

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1704

				
			Woodward Avenue

				
			Muscle Shoals

				
			Alabama

			
	
			2023

				
			Village Drive

				
			Moody

				
			Alabama

			
	
			140

				
			Suzanne Drive

				
			Dickson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7814

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Madison

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1414

				
			Indian Springs Road

				
			Indiana

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			101

				
			Rigby Drive

				
			Warner Robins

				
			Georgia

			
	
			960

				
			Foxcroft Avenue

				
			Martinsburg

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			1653

				
			Sycamore View Road

				
			Memphis

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			258

				
			Highway 78 West

				
			Jasper

				
			Alabama

			
	
			15047

				
			US Highway 19 South

				
			Thomasville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2491

				
			Care Drive

				
			Tallahassee

				
			Florida

			
	
			305

				
			North Morgan Street

				
			LaGrange

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2504

				
			Augusta Road

				
			West Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			543

				
			West Oglethorpe Highway

				
			Hinesville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			45138

				
			First Colony Way

				
			California

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2

				
			Ravine Street

				
			Dickson City

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			642

				
			Thornton Road

				
			Douglasville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			120

				
			Columbiana Circle

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			5957

				
			Chalkville Mountain Road

				
			Trussville

				
			Alabama

			
	
			3454

				
			McKinley Parkway

				
			Blasdell

				
			New York

			
	
			4600

				
			Devine Street

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1936

				
			North Jackson Street

				
			Tullahoma

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1067

				
			Western Boulevard

				
			Jacksonville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			3417

				
			Ross Clark Circle

				
			Dothan

				
			Alabama

			
	
			625

				
			Boll Weevil Circle

				
			Enterprise

				
			Alabama

			
	
			210

				
			Malcom Drive

				
			Westminster

				
			Maryland

			
	
			3730

				
			West Dublin Granville Road

				
			Columbus

				
			Ohio

			
	
			712

				
			South Quintard Avenue

				
			Anniston

				
			Alabama

			
	
			4218

				
			West Wendover Avenue

				
			Greensboro

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			9830

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Glen Allen

				
			Virginia

			
	
			827

				
			South James M. Campbell Boulevard

				
			Columbia

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2626

				
			Dawson Road

				
			Albany

				
			Georgia

			
	
			9071

				
			Northeast Robert Fulton Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2285

				
			Whiskey Road

				
			Aiken

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			724

				
			Citadel Road

				
			Orangeburg

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			120

				
			International Boulevard

				
			Elizabeth

				
			New Jersey

			
	
			2110

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Corinth

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			2190

				
			Highway 441 South

				
			Dublin

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1238

				
			National Highway

				
			LaVale

				
			Maryland

			
	
			8680

				
			Bartram Avenue

				
			Philadelphia

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			509

				
			Emily Drive

				
			Clarksburg

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			255

				
			Saint Charles Way

				
			York

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			1812

				
			Julian R Allsbrook Highway

				
			Roanoke Rapids

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			252

				
			Micah Way

				
			Scottsboro

				
			Alabama

			
	
			119

				
			Industrial Park Drive

				
			Smithfield

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			900

				
			Tiger Boulevard

				
			Clemson

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			5274

				
			Abbe Road

				
			Elyria

				
			Ohio

			
	
			1405

				
			Highway 85 North

				
			Fayetteville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1640

				
			South Roane Street

				
			Harriman

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			101

				
			North Strand Parkway

				
			Myrtle Beach

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1055

				
			North 9th Street

				
			Stroudsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3510

				
			South Memorial Drive

				
			Greenville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1025

				
			Magnolia Bluff Way

				
			Darien

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1168

				
			Highway 20

				
			McDonough

				
			Georgia

			
	
			115

				
			East Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			120

				
			Highway 321 N

				
			Lenoir City

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2250

				
			Southgate Parkway

				
			Cambridge

				
			Ohio

			
	
			6421

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cottondale

				
			Alabama

			
	
			6736

				
			Highway 63

				
			Moss Point

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			315

				
			Rivers Edge Drive

				
			Milford

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2435

				
			Delk Road

				
			Marietta

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1360

				
			Airport Road

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

			
	
			1055

				
			Coshocton Avenue

				
			Mount Vernon

				
			Ohio

			
	
			494

				
			Crockett Trace Drive

				
			Morristown

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			25

				
			Westage Drive

				
			Fishkill

				
			New York

			
	
			110-A

				
			Highway 12 West

				
			Starkville

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			23236

				
			Interstate 30 North

				
			Bryant

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			2171

				
			Post Oak Lane

				
			Marianna

				
			Florida

			
	
			701

				
			Willow Spring Drive

				
			Charles Town

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			1812

				
			W Lucas Street

				
			Florence

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			9687

				
			State Route 14

				
			Streetsboro

				
			Ohio

			
	
			301

				
			Ruby Tuesday Lane

				
			Fort Payne

				
			Alabama

			
	
			12330

				
			Johnston Road

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			8905

				
			Red Oak Boulevard

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2935

				
			Raleigh Road Parkway

				
			Wilson

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			7490

				
			Garners Ferry Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			2443

				
			State Road 16

				
			St. Augustine

				
			Florida

			
	
			8753

				
			Owenfield Drive

				
			Powell

				
			Ohio

			
	
			1521

				
			County Road 220

				
			Fleming Island

				
			Florida

			
	
			2915

				
			Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			1480

				
			Sniders Highway

				
			Walterboro

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			7333

				
			Broadview Road

				
			Seven Hills

				
			Ohio

			
	
			6076

				
			Alabama Highway 157

				
			Cullman

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1317

				
			West Main Street

				
			Lebanon

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2461

				
			Wonder Drive

				
			Kannapolis

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5464

				
			Sunset Boulevard

				
			Lexington

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			110

				
			Loblolly Lane

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

			
	
			399

				
			Armco Road

				
			Ashland

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			100

				
			Crown Pointe Parkway

				
			Kingsland

				
			Georgia

			
	
			327

				
			Loudon Road

				
			Concord

				
			New Hampshire

			
	
			425

				
			Blowing Rock Boulevard

				
			Lenoir

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			4121

				
			Atlanta Highway

				
			Loganville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			806

				
			McMeans Avenue

				
			Bay Minette

				
			Alabama

			
	
			4917

				
			Highway 90

				
			Pace

				
			Florida

			
	
			1118

				
			Sunset Avenue

				
			Clinton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1208

				
			West Harris Drive

				
			Johnson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			320

				
			South Pearson Road

				
			Pearl

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			615

				
			Cahaba Valley Road

				
			Pelham

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1260

				
			North Main Street

				
			Fuquay-Varina

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			3805

				
			Gulf Breeze Parkway

				
			Gulf Breeze

				
			Florida

			
	
			1360

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cookeville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			55

				
			Seargent Prentiss Drive

				
			Natchez

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			630

				
			Winfield Dunn Parkway

				
			Sevierville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			5555

				
			Mahoning Avenue

				
			Austintown

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2543

				
			West State Street

				
			New Castle, Union Twp

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			114

				
			Spirit Drive

				
			Auburn

				
			Alabama

			
	
			7135

				
			Aurora Road

				
			Aurora

				
			Ohio

			
	
			4784

				
			Windsor Commons Court

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

			
	
			113

				
			Walker Street

				
			Gadsden

				
			Alabama

			
	
			2239

				
			Madison Street

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			3250

				
			Electric Road

				
			Cave Spring

				
			Virginia

			
	
			167

				
			Steven B Tanger Boulevard

				
			Commerce

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1870

				
			Owen Drive

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2612

				
			East Malone Avenue

				
			Miner

				
			Missouri

			
	
			101

				
			Troy Plaza Loop

				
			Troy

				
			Alabama

			
	
			3995

				
			West Tilghman Street

				
			Allentown

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			210

				
			Turnersburg Highway

				
			Statesville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			245

				
			Southwest Commerce Drive

				
			Lake City

				
			Florida

			
	
			5350

				
			Alexandria Pike

				
			Cold Spring

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			1444

				
			Farmington Avenue

				
			Bristol

				
			Connecticut

			
	
			706

				
			South Van Buren Road

				
			Eden

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			281

				
			Hogan Boulevard

				
			Mill Hall

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3991

				
			Paxton Street

				
			Swatara

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3725

				
			West Vernon Avenue

				
			Kinston

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			950

				
			International Drive

				
			Linthicum

				
			Maryland

			
	
			9680

				
			Lottsford Court

				
			Upper Marlboro

				
			Maryland

			
	
			798

				
			East Interstate 10 Service Road

				
			Slidell

				
			Louisiana

			
	
			312

				
			East Pulaski Highway

				
			Elkton

				
			Maryland

			
	
			17050

				
			Jefferson Davis Highway

				
			Dumfries

				
			Virginia

			
	
			1940

				
			East Third Street

				
			Williamsport

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			545

				
			North Navy Boulevard

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

			
	
			47

				
			Highland Crossing

				
			East Ellijay

				
			Georgia

			
	
			3901

				
			Grandview Drive

				
			Simpsonville

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1790

				
			West Main Street

				
			Troy

				
			Ohio

			
	
			3390

				
			Camp Creek Parkway

				
			East Point

				
			Georgia

			
	
			12037

				
			Indian River Road

				
			D'Iberville

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			15

				
			Radcliffe Drive

				
			Moosic

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			796

				
			Highway 400 South

				
			Dawsonville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1341

				
			James Way

				
			Belcamp

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2139

				
			Rockford Street

				
			Mount Airy

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1512

				
			Winkler Mill Extension

				
			Wilkesboro

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2925

				
			Scottsville Road

				
			Bowling Green

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			1020

				
			Far Hills Drive

				
			Hopewell

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			100

				
			Dorman Commerce Drive

				
			Spartanburg

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1830

				
			Holiday Drive

				
			Athens

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2235

				
			East Sharon Road

				
			Sharonville

				
			Ohio

			
	
			905

				
			Hartford Turnpike

				
			Waterford

				
			Connecticut

			
	
			109

				
			Furrow Way

				
			Alcoa

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1113

				
			Woodruff Road

				
			Greenville

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			710

				
			Colonial Promenade Parkway

				
			Alabaster

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1807

				
			South Main Street

				
			Farmville

				
			Virginia

			
	
			4066

				
			Victory Boulevard

				
			Portsmouth

				
			Virginia

			
	
			7406

				
			Chapman Highway

				
			Knoxville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7780

				
			Lyles Lane

				
			Concord

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5

				
			Ricky Avenue

				
			Bloomsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			5595

				
			Highway 153

				
			Hixson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7385

				
			Guilford Drive

				
			Frederick

				
			Maryland

			
	
			6412

				
			Sessions Court

				
			Clemmons

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			508

				
			East Emory Road

				
			Powell

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2675

				
			Highwood Boulevard

				
			Smyrna

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			201

				
			Commerce Drive

				
			Elizabethtown

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			6425

				
			Miller Lane

				
			Dayton

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2757

				
			Godwin Boulevard

				
			Suffolk

				
			Virginia

			
	
			6080

				
			Daybreak Circle

				
			Clarksville

				
			Maryland

			
	
			30500

				
			Highway 181

				
			Spanish Fort

				
			Alabama

			
	
			6970

				
			Eastchase Loop

				
			Montgomery

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1936

				
			Cedar Creek Road

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2813

				
			Highway 14

				
			New Iberia

				
			Louisiana

			
	
			413

				
			North Fruitland Boulevard

				
			Salisbury

				
			Maryland

			
	
			21366

				
			Athens-Limestone Lane

				
			Athens

				
			Alabama

			
	
			145

				
			Newtowne Boulevard

				
			Pocomoke City

				
			Maryland

			
	
			511

				
			Bush River Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			4097

				
			U.S. Highway 280

				
			Alexander City

				
			Alabama

			
	
			5310

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

			
	
			523

				
			Patriot Drive

				
			Dandridge

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			4411

				
			New Bern Avenue

				
			Raleigh

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			6405

				
			Yorktown Circle

				
			DeWitt

				
			New York

			
	
			1685

				
			Highway 27 South

				
			Carrollton

				
			Georgia

			
	
			731

				
			Highway 53 East

				
			Calhoun

				
			Georgia

			
	
			101

				
			Thomas B Murphy Drive

				
			Dallas

				
			Georgia

			
	
			11473

				
			Tara Boulevard

				
			Lovejoy

				
			Georgia

			
	
			111

				
			Northside Circle

				
			Shelbyville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			102

				
			Lonnie Lane

				
			Americus

				
			Georgia

			
	
			25

				
			South Broad Street

				
			Winder

				
			Georgia

			
	
			4330

				
			St. Michael Drive

				
			Texarkana

				
			Texas

			
	
			1004

				
			East U.S. 70 Highway

				
			New Bern

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			223

				
			South Bragg Boulevard

				
			Spring Lake

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2950

				
			West 5th Street

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2380

				
			Roanoke Street

				
			Christiansburg

				
			Virginia

			
	
			1355

				
			Boxwood Terrace

				
			Bedford

				
			Virginia

			
	
			5107

				
			Oaklawn Boulevard

				
			Hopewell

				
			Virginia

			
	
			10843

				
			West Park Place

				
			Milwaukee

				
			Wisconsin

			
	
			2571

				
			South Market Street

				
			Gilbert

				
			Arizona

			
	
			1035

				
			North Avondale Boulevard

				
			Avondale

				
			Arizona

			
	
			5995

				
			Cypress Gardens Boulevard

				
			Winter Haven

				
			Florida

			
	
			2235

				
			East Gulf to Lake Highway

				
			Inverness

				
			Florida

			
	
			11594

				
			Memorial Parkway South

				
			Huntsville

				
			Alabama

			
	
			499

				
			Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			Michigan

			
	
			8711

				
			East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			Michigan

			
	
			1023

				
			East Pickard Street

				
			Mount Pleasant

				
			Michigan

			
	
			6898

				
			Sashabaw Road

				
			Clarkston

				
			Michigan

			
	
			51295

				
			Gratiot Avenue

				
			Chesterfield

				
			Michigan

			
	
			15397

				
			Waldron Way

				
			Big Rapids

				
			Michigan

			
	
			20

				
			Waterville Commons Drive

				
			Waterville

				
			Maine

			
	
			13675

				
			U.S. Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			Florida

			
	
			3290

				
			SW Martin Downs Boulevard

				
			Palm City

				
			Florida

			
	
			1271

				
			North State Road 7

				
			Royal Palm Beach

				
			Florida

			
	
			8512

				
			Ridge Road

				
			New Port Richey

				
			Florida

			
	
			13095

				
			Cortez Boulevard

				
			Spring Hill

				
			Florida

			
	
			1812

				
			East State Road 60

				
			Valrico

				
			Florida

			
	
			3780

				
			South Fiske Boulevard

				
			Rockledge

				
			Florida

			
	
			7909

				
			Gall Boulevard

				
			Zephyrhills

				
			Florida

			
	
			9001

				
			Park Royal Drive

				
			Fort Myers

				
			Florida

			
	
			10509

				
			Gibsonton Drive

				
			Riverview

				
			Florida

			
	
			6741

				
			Tower Road

				
			Denver

				
			Colorado

			
	
			2008

				
			Cornhusker Road

				
			Bellevue

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			3150

				
			24th Avenue

				
			Council Bluffs

				
			Iowa

			
	
			2700

				
			North Hill Road

				
			Lincoln

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			2320

				
			South Jeffers Street

				
			North Platte

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			108

				
			First Avenue Place

				
			Kearney

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			3429

				
			West 13th Street

				
			Grand Island

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			2909

				
			Burlington Street

				
			North Kansas City

				
			Missouri

			
	
			5

				
			Walton Drive

				
			Brewer

				
			Maine

			
	
			9051

				
			Buchanon Trail

				
			Inver Grove Heights

				
			Minnesota

			
	
			3308

				
			East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			Indiana

			
	
			4135

				
			Dean Lakes Boulevard

				
			Shakopee

				
			Minnesota

			
	
			1120

				
			Shapiro Drive

				
			Festus

				
			Missouri

			
	
			3606

				
			West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			Missouri

			
	
			604

				
			North Bluff Road

				
			Collinsville

				
			Illinois

			
	
			2071

				
			North Telegraph Road

				
			Monroe

				
			Michigan

			
	
			1375

				
			East Michigan Avenue

				
			Saline

				
			Michigan

			
	
			39581

				
			Twelve Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			Michigan

			
	
			8133

				
			East 96th Street

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			3715

				
			West Market Place Drive

				
			Edinburgh

				
			Indiana

			
	
			7940

				
			South U.S. 31

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			3451

				
			South U.S. Highway 41

				
			Terre Haute

				
			Indiana

			
	
			9106

				
			Wesleyan Road

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			1300

				
			North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			Missouri

			
	
			60

				
			Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			Florida

			
	
			7

				
			Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			Illinois

			
	
			3231

				
			South Range Line Road

				
			Joplin

				
			Missouri

			
	
			3316

				
			West State Highway 76

				
			Branson

				
			Missouri

			
	
			2725

				
			North Glenstone Avenue

				
			Springfield

				
			Missouri

			
	
			135

				
			Saint Robert Boulevard

				
			Saint Robert

				
			Missouri

			
	
			2510

				
			North Baltimore Street

				
			Kirksville

				
			Missouri

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.14

Subsidiaries

 

	
			Subsidiary

				
			State of

			Formation

				
			Number of Shares of each class of

			Equity

			Interests

				
			Number of Shares

			Owned or Percentage of

			Membership/Partnership

			Interests Held

				
			Number and

			effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and other similar rights

			
	
			RTBD, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Finance, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares – RTBD, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday GC Cards, Inc. (A)

				
			Colorado

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares – RTGC, LLC

				
			None

			
	
			RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT Tampa, Inc.

			(General Partner)

			99%-RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT Orlando, Inc.

			(General Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT South Florida, Inc.

			(Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT New York Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			99%- RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

			99% -Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Kentucky Restaurant Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Florida Equity, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTGC, LLC (A)

				
			Colorado

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT West Palm Beach  Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT West Palm Beach, Inc. (Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Detroit Franchise,  LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			None issued

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT New England Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			None issued

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Airport, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares subscribed to Ruby Tuesday, Inc. per Share Subscription Agt

				
			None

			
	
			RT Louisville Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

			1%  -RT Louisville, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			1% - RT Airport, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT One Percent Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT One Percent Holdings, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Omaha Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Denver, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Louisville, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Orlando, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT South Florida, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Tampa, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT West Palm Beach, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday ,Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT New Hampshire Restaurant Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Restaurant Services, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTTA, LP (A)

				
			Texas

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RTBD, Inc. (Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Distributing, LLC (A)

				
			Tennessee

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTT Texas, Inc. (A)

				
			Texas

				
			100,000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – RTTT, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTTT, LLC (A)

				
			Texas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Omaha Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			50% - RT Omaha Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT KCMO Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc

			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Portland Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc

			1% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Denver Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99.9% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc., GP

			0.10% - RT Denver, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc

			50% - RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Las Vegas Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT O’Toole, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Smith, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Millington, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Jonesboro Club (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc. (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc. (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT FL Gift Cards, Inc. (A)

				
			Florida

				
			100 Shares

			$0.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			

_____________________

(A)          Material Subsidiary

 

2.             The following “liquor clubs/corporations” are owned by the members thereof and controlled by a Board of Directors, who are typically employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  These “clubs” enter into service agreements with Borrower to provide the services necessary to conduct alcoholic beverage sales and related service at Borrower’s restaurants located in the relevant states.  

 

	
			Name

				
			State of Organization

			
	
			Orpah, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT Hospitality – York JV

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of St. Mary’s, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Allegany County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Columbia, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Linthicum, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Salisbury, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Frederick, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Cecil County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Clarksville, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Riverside, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Pocomoke City, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Fruitland, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RTMB Lodging Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT Stonebridge Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT of Annapolis, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Marley Station, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT/Sayosha Chambersburg Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			

3.             The following entities will be dissolved:

 

4721 RT of Pennsylvania, Inc.

 

Ruby Tuesday Sunday Club, Inc.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(A)(1)

Equity Interests

 

RT O’Toole, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Smith, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Millington, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Jonesboro Club, an Arkansas corporation

Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc., an Arkansas corporation

Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc., an Arkansas corporation

RT Denver Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT New England Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT St Louis Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(A)(2)

Liquor Clubs/Corporations 

 

	
			Name

				
			State of Organization

			
	
			Orpah, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT Hospitality – York JV

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of St. Mary’s, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Allegany County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Columbia, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Linthicum, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Salisbury, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Frederick, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Cecil County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Clarksville, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Riverside, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Pocomoke City, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Fruitland, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RTMB Lodging Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT Stonebridge Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT of Annapolis, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Marley Station, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT/Sayosha Chambersburg Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(C)

Mortgaged Properties

 

	
			1)

				
			5205 Service Road, Mobile, AL

			
	
			2)

				
			827 S James Campbell Blvd., Columbia TN

			
	
			3)

				
			2626 Dawson Rd., Albany, GA

			
	
			4)

				
			2110 US-72, Corinth, MS

			
	
			5)

				
			2171 Post Oak Lane, Marianna, FL

			
	
			6)

				
			1812 W Lucas St., Florence, SC

			
	
			7)

				
			1521 County Rd 220, Orange Park, FL

			
	
			8)

				
			110 Loblolly Ln, Pensacola, FL

			
	
			9)

				
			399 Armco Rd, Ashland, KY

			
	
			10)

				
			320 S Pearson Rd., Pearl, MS

			
	
			11)

				
			113 Walker St., Gadsden, AL

			
	
			12)

				
			101 Troy Plaza Loop, Troy, AL

			
	
			13)

				
			3991 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA

			
	
			14)

				
			3901 Grandview Dr., Simpsonville, SC

			
	
			15)

				
			7406 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN

			
	
			16)

				
			2757 Godwin Blvd., Suffolk, VA

			
	
			17)

				
			4097 US-280, Alexander, AL

			
	
			18)

				
			4411 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, NC

			
	
			19)

				
			1685 US-27, Carrollton, GA

			
	
			20)

				
			101 Thomas B Murphy Dr., Dallas, GA

			
	
			21)

				
			15397 Waldron Way, Big Rapids, MI

			
	
			22)

				
			5 Walton Dr., Brewer, ME

			
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

Existing Liens[1]

 

1.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 7157[2] arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

2.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Michiana Franchise, LLC and/or RT Smith, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) in all of the estate, right, title and interest in, to and under the land located at House Codes 7310, 7346, 7368, 3015 and 7350, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Michiana Franchise, LLC and/or RT Smith, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

3.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7719, 7119 and 7123, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

4.             Liens on assets or other property of RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 2205 and 7717, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

5.             Liens on assets or other property of RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 7121, 7124, 2146, 2148, 2149 and 2153, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

6.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Detroit Franchise, LLC and RT Millington, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, attached to, located in or used in connection with the land located at House Codes 7613, 7632, 7629, 7556, 7574, 7581, 7594, 7599 and 7606, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Detroit Franchise, LLC and/or RT Millington, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

7.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Michigan Franchise, LLC and/or RT O’Toole, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, located in, or on, or used, or intended to be used in connection with the land located at House Codes 7044, 7087, 7043, 7041, 7046, 7058, 7063, 7089, 7084, 7075 and 7045, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Michigan Franchise, LLC and/or RT O’Toole, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

8.             Liens on assets or other property of RT New England Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7114, 7156 and 7273, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT New England Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

9.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Long Island Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, located in, or on, or used, or intended to be used in connection with the land located at House Codes 2224, 2227, 2228, 2229, and 2230, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Long Island Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns  (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

10.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Denver Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or hereafter acquired, in each case, attached to or affixed to the land located at House Codes 2163, 2166, 2158, 2164, 2341, and 2182, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Denver Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

11.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7654, 7670, 7652, 7653, and 7672, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

12.          Liens on assets or other property of RT KCMO Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or later, in each case, located on the land located at House Codes 7277 and 7685, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT KCMO Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

13.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Omaha Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7234 and 7244, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Omaha Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

14.          Liens on assets or other property of RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7461, 7466, 7467, 7743, 7458, and 7464, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

16.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, held or used in connection with the land located at House Codes 4331, 4409, 4459, 7883, 7884, 7885, 7886, 7887, 7888, and 7890, , arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

17.          Liens on assets or other property of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Code 4644 arising from or related to indebtedness and/or lease obligations incurred by Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (as lessee) in favor of SunTrust Bank or its affiliates, successors or assigns and/or Atlantic Financial Group, Ltd or its affiliates, successors or assigns (as lessor).

 

18.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Code 5422 arising from or related to indebtedness and/or lease obligations incurred by RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (as lessee) in favor of Vestar CPT Tempe Marketplace, LLC (as lessor) or its affiliates, successors or assigns.

 

19.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 2197, and 2199 arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC in favor of Irwin Franchise Capital LLC or its affiliates, successors or assigns and/or Ascentium Capital LLC or its affiliates, successors or assigns.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 8.1

	
			House code

				
			Lender

				
			Borrower

				
			Loan Number

				
			Property Address

				
			City

				
			State

				
			Zip

				
			Debt Balance 5/01/17

			
	
			2158

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			8025 West Bowles Ave Bowles Crossing

				
			Littleton

				
			CO

				
			80123

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2163

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874 / 000430876

				
			5525 Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			CO

				
			80002

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2164

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			4150 N Freeway

				
			Pueblo

				
			CO

				
			81008-2064

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2166

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874 / 000430878

				
			14100 East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			CO

				
			80014

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2182

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			1710 Briar Gate Blvd Chapel Hills Mall

				
			Colorado Springs

				
			CO

				
			80920

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2341

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			270 Dillion Ridge Way 270 US Highway 6

				
			Dillion

				
			CO

				
			80435

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7556

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			27736 NOVI RD

				
			NOVI

				
			MI

				
			48377

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7574

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			31066 W TWELVE MILE RD

				
			FARMINGTON HILLS

				
			MI

				
			48334

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7581

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			35500 VAN DYKE AVENUE

				
			STERLING HEIGHTS

				
			MI

				
			48312

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7594

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			2071 N TELEGRAPH RD (US 24) #C-101

				
			Township

				
			MI

				
			48162

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7599

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			23000 EUREKA RD

				
			TAYLOR

				
			MI

				
			48180

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7606

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			30901 GRATIOT AVENUE

				
			ROSEVILLE

				
			MI

				
			48066

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7613

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000429492

				
			1375 Michigan Ave

				
			Saline

				
			MI

				
			48176

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7629

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000430272

				
			45660 Michigan Avenue

				
			Canton

				
			MI

				
			48188

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7632

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000430270

				
			39581 W 12 Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			MI

				
			48377

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7652

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			515 E SOUTHWAY BLVD

				
			KOKOMO

				
			IN

				
			46902

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7653

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			5530 SCATTERFIELD RD

				
			ANDERSON

				
			IN

				
			46013

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7654

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			8133 EAST 96TH STREET

				
			INDIANAPOLIS

				
			IN

				
			46256

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7670

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			3715 West Market Place Drive Edinburgh Outlet Center

				
			Taylorsville

				
			IN

				
			46124

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7672

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			000432116 / 000432117

				
			1901 West McGalliard Road Northwest Plaza Shopping Center

				
			Muncie

				
			IN

				
			47304

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7277

				
			1st TN

				
			RT KCMO FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429746

				
			2909 Burlington

				
			Kansas City

				
			MO

				
			64116

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7685

				
			1st TN

				
			RT KCMO FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000427903

				
			1300 East North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			MO

				
			64012

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2224

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			313 Smith Haven Mall Space C-26

				
			Lake Grove

				
			NY

				
			11755

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2227

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			289 Middle Country Road Selden Plaza

				
			Selden

				
			NY

				
			11784

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2228

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			1226 Old Country Road

				
			Westbury

				
			NY

				
			11590

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2229

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			363 Broadway Broadway Mall

				
			Hicksville

				
			NY

				
			11801

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2230

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			252 Sunrise Mall

				
			Massapequa

				
			NY

				
			11758

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			3015

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111235

				
			2705 E 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			GA

				
			30474

				
			 $       585,485.45 

			
	
			7310

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			2120 Southlake Mall

				
			Merrillville

				
			IN

				
			46410

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7346

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			1050 E Coliseum Blvd

				
			Fort Wayne

				
			IN

				
			46805

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7350

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			000427904

				
			6083 B Dr N

				
			Battle Creek

				
			MI

				
			49014

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7368

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			3308 East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			IN

				
			46582

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7041

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430713

				
			14600 Lakeside Circle

				
			Sterling Heights

				
			MI

				
			48313

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7043

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			111237

				
			499 Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			MI

				
			49735

				
			 $       690,406.90 

			
	
			7044

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			111238

				
			8711 East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			MI

				
			49601

				
			 $       613,095.57 

			
	
			7045

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000428984

				
			1764 NORTH US HWY 31

				
			TRAVERSE CITY

				
			MI

				
			49686

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7046

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			6800 Eastman Avenue

				
			Midland

				
			MI

				
			48642

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7058

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430712

				
			3417 S Linden Road #110

				
			Flint

				
			MI

				
			48507

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7063

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			405 A-North Telegraph Road

				
			Waterford

				
			MI

				
			48328

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7075

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000429971

				
			4280 24th Avenue

				
			Fort Gratiot

				
			MI

				
			48059

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7084

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000428982

				
			1023 EAST PICKARD STREET

				
			MOUNT PLEASANT

				
			MI

				
			48858

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7087

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000429912

				
			6898 Sashabaw Rd

				
			Clarkston

				
			MI

				
			48348

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7089

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			51295 Gratiot Avenue

				
			Township

				
			MI

				
			48051

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7114

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000429199

				
			20 Waterville Commons Dr

				
			Waterville

				
			ME

				
			04901

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7156

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000428127

				
			830 Main Street Space D-12 Aroostock Center

				
			Presque Isle

				
			ME

				
			04769

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7273

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000428127

				
			663 Stillwater Avenue Bangor Mall

				
			Bangor

				
			ME

				
			04401

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7234

				
			1st TN

				
			RT OMAHA FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000427931

				
			2008 Cornhusker Hwy

				
			Bellevue

				
			NE

				
			68123

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7244

				
			1st TN

				
			RT OMAHA FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000428731

				
			2700 NORTH HILL ROAD

				
			LINCOLN

				
			NE

				
			68504

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7119

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			000430663

				
			2695 N Atlantic Avenue Bellaire Shopping Center

				
			Daytona Beach

				
			FL

				
			32118

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7123

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			000430693

				
			9616 US Hwy 441

				
			Leesburg

				
			FL

				
			34788

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7719

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			111239

				
			60 Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			FL

				
			32137

				
			 $       495,798.13 

			
	
			2205

				
			1st TN

				
			RT South Florida Franchise, LP

				
			000430622

				
			3887 West Hillsborough

				
			Deerfield Beach

				
			FL

				
			33442-9481

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7717

				
			1st TN

				
			RT South Florida Franchise, LP

				
			000428688

				
			299 SW 26th Avenue

				
			Pompano Beach

				
			FL

				
			33069

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7458

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429043

				
			90 MID-RIVERS MALL DRIVE

				
			SAINT PETERS

				
			MO

				
			63376

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7461

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429044

				
			1120 SHAPIRO DRIVE

				
			FESTUS

				
			MO

				
			63028

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7464

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429043

				
			6565 NORTH ILLINOIS AVENUE

				
			FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

				
			IL

				
			62208

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7466

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000430217

				
			3606 West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			MO

				
			63010

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7467

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429632

				
			604 N Bluff

				
			Collinsville

				
			IL

				
			62234

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7743

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000428085

				
			7 Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			IL

				
			62056

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7157

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

				
			000428733

				
			8306 TOURIST CENTER DRIVE

				
			BRADENTON

				
			FL

				
			34201

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2146

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			409 Plaza Road Mizner Park

				
			Boca Raton

				
			FL

				
			33432

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2148

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			3101 PGA Boulevard Space C-129

				
			Palm Beach Gardens

				
			FL

				
			33410

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2149

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			3000 NW Federal Highway Treasure Coast Square

				
			Jensen Beach

				
			FL

				
			34957

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2153

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			801 North Congress Avenue Boynton Beach Mall

				
			Boynton Beach

				
			FL

				
			33435

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7121

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			111240

				
			13675 US Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			FL

				
			32958

				
			 $       763,426.33 

			
	
			7124

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			000428851

				
			1271 N STATE ROAD 7

				
			ROYAL PALM BEACH

				
			FL

				
			33411

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4331

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			115 E Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			AR

				
			72802

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4409

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			23236 I-30

				
			Bryant

				
			AR

				
			72022

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4459

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			2915 Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			AR

				
			72401

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7883

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2010 Bernadette Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			MO

				
			65203

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7884

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2300 Missouri Blvd

				
			Jefferson City

				
			MO

				
			65109

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7885

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2825 SOUTH GLENSTONE

				
			SPRINGFIELD

				
			MO

				
			65804

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7886

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			3231 Rangeline Road

				
			Joplin

				
			MO

				
			64804

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7887

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			3316 WEST HIGHWAY 76

				
			BRANSON

				
			MO

				
			65616

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7888

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			2725 NORTH GLENSTONE (North Springfield)

				
			SPRINGFIELD

				
			MO

				
			65803

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7890

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			135 ST ROBERTS BLVD

				
			SAINT ROBERT

				
			MO

				
			65584

				
			 $                        -   

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.3

Existing Investments

 

See Schedule 5.14 for a list of direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Borrower in which Borrower has made an Investment.

 

Company-owned life insurance policies totaling $29,628,230 held for the purposes of funding pension benefits due under two of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans.

 

Split dollar life insurance policies totaling $1,689,798 held as an executive benefit for a group of former employees.

 

Mutual funds, cash and Ruby Tuesday common stock totaling $8,663,024 held within a rabbi trust to fund our Deferred Compensation Plans.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.7

Restrictive Agreements

 

1.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to incur additional liens on any of the assets pledged as security under such agreements.

 

2.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to transfer or dispose of any of the assets pledged as security under such agreements.

 

3.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to make distributions or dividends to its members or partners.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.12

Existing Indebtedness

 

1.             Indebtedness totaling $10,947,514.00, evidenced pursuant to various letters of credit issued primarily in connection with the Company’s workers compensation and casualty insurance programs.

 

2.             Company’s covenants in favor of Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (the “Authority”) in connection with the Food and Beverage Concession Agreement dated September 1, 1999, between the Authority and RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC, a Subsidiary, wherein Company agrees to provide continuing working capital to RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC during the term of the Concession Agreement.

 

3.             The Company has entered into a Distribution Agreement and an Agreement Respecting Employee Benefit Matters (collectively referred to as sharing agreements) with Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc. (acquired by Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.) and Morrison Management Specialists, Inc. (formerly Morrison Health Care, Inc. and acquired by Compass Group, PLC) providing for the assumption of liabilities and cross-indemnities designed to allocate, generally, among these three companies, financial responsibility for liabilities arising out of or in connection with business activities prior to the March, 1996 “spin-off” transaction.

 

4.             The Company is the guarantor of nine leases which have either been assigned or subleased to a third-party.  The leases are primarily associated with our former Lime Fresh Mexican Grill concept and were assigned upon the sale of the concept during the Company’s fiscal year 2016.  While the Company believes that the likelihood of being required to make payments associated with the lease guarantees is remote, the Company has a guarantee liability of approximately $0.4 million as of May 2, 2017.

 

5.             Former franchise partner Indebtedness described in the attached spreadsheet and as further described in Schedule 8.1:

 

[see attached]

	
			RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

			
	
			Franchise Partner Debt

				 	 	 
	
			Schedule 8.12

				 	 	 
	
			May 1, 2017

				 	 	 
	
			                   (000's)

				 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
			 

				
			MORTGAGE

				
			TOTAL

			
	 	
			Michiana Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Acquisition

				
			585

			
	 	 	
			First Tn - Acquisition

				
			715

			
	 	
			Orlando Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Palm Coast Construction

				
			496

			
	 	
			West Palm Beach Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Sebastian

				
			763

			
	 	
			Michigan Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Cadillac Construction

				
			613

			
	 	 	
			First Tn - Gaylord Construction

				
			690

			
	 	
			Indianapolis Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Construction refinance

				
			911

			
	
			Total Mortgage loan obligations

				 	 	
			4,773

			
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
			  TOTAL  RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

				
			$4,771

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.14

Certain Subsidiaries

 

RT Millington, LLC

RT O’Toole, LLC

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P.

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

RT Smith, LLC

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

RT New England Franchise, LLC

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

RT Denver Franchise, L.P.

SCHEDULE 1.1(E)

 

Non-Grantor Guarantors

RT Millington, LLC

RT O’Toole, LLC

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P.

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

RT Smith, LLC

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

RT New England Franchise, LLC

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

RT Denver Franchise, L.P.

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC 

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.2

Revolving Commitments

 

	
			Lenders

				
			Revolving Commitment

				
			Pro Rata Share

			
	
			UBS AG, Stamford Branch

				
			$20,000,000.00

				
			100.000000000%

			
	
			Total:

				
			$20,000,000.00

				
			100.000000000%

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.3

 

Appraised Values of Initial Eligible Restaurants

 

	
			Street No.

				
			Street Name

				
			City

				
			State

				
			Go Dark Value

			
	
			8777

				
			Tamiami Trail North

				
			Naples

				
			Florida

				
			$1,950,000

			
	
			5525

				
			Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			Colorado

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			14100

				
			East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			Colorado

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			12075

				
			Southwest 152 Street

				
			Miami

				
			Florida

				
			$1,950,000

			
	
			17520

				
			Bruce B. Downs Drive

				
			Tampa

				
			Florida

				
			$2,150,000

			
	
			3197

				
			South Cobb Drive

				
			Smyrna

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			1714

				
			State Highway 138

				
			Conyers

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,650,000

			
	
			1925

				
			Sullivan Road

				
			College Park

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,700,000

			
	
			16451

				
			Excalibur Road

				
			Bowie

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			9490

				
			Highway 92

				
			Woodstock

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,720,000

			
	
			2711

				
			East 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			815

				
			Prince Frederick Boulevard

				
			Prince Frederick

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			8811

				
			Greenbelt Road

				
			Lanham

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,340,000

			
	
			2500

				
			South McKenzie Street

				
			Foley

				
			Alabama

				
			$960,000

			
	
			1826

				
			Fort Campbell Boulevard

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			1101

				
			Carmia Way

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			2316

				
			North Main Street

				
			Crossville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			431

				
			Southpark Circle

				
			Colonial Heights

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			5005

				
			Fayetteville Road

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			5205

				
			Service Road

				
			Mobile

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			1001

				
			North Court Street

				
			Medina

				
			Ohio

				
			$960,000

			
	
			2003

				
			East Dixon Boulevard

				
			Shelby

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			1821

				
			U.S. Highway 70 Southeast

				
			Hickory

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			1206

				
			Shelton Beach Road

				
			Saraland

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,960,000

			
	
			1704

				
			Woodward Avenue

				
			Muscle Shoals

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			2023

				
			Village Drive

				
			Moody

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			140

				
			Suzanne Drive

				
			Dickson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			7814

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Madison

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			1414

				
			Indian Springs Road

				
			Indiana

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,420,000

			
	
			101

				
			Rigby Drive

				
			Warner Robins

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,210,000

			
	
			960

				
			Foxcroft Avenue

				
			Martinsburg

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			1653

				
			Sycamore View Road

				
			Memphis

				
			Tennessee

				
			$990,000

			
	
			258

				
			Highway 78 West

				
			Jasper

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			15047

				
			US Highway 19 South

				
			Thomasville

				
			Georgia

				
			$930,000

			
	
			2491

				
			Care Drive

				
			Tallahassee

				
			Florida

				
			$1,970,000

			
	
			305

				
			North Morgan Street

				
			LaGrange

				
			Georgia

				
			$890,000

			
	
			2504

				
			Augusta Road

				
			West Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			543

				
			West Oglethorpe Highway

				
			Hinesville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,630,000

			
	
			45138

				
			First Colony Way

				
			California

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,070,000

			
	
			2

				
			Ravine Street

				
			Dickson City

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			642

				
			Thornton Road

				
			Douglasville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,860,000

			
	
			120

				
			Columbiana Circle

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			5957

				
			Chalkville Mountain Road

				
			Trussville

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			3454

				
			McKinley Parkway

				
			Blasdell

				
			New York

				
			$900,000

			
	
			4600

				
			Devine Street

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1936

				
			North Jackson Street

				
			Tullahoma

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			1067

				
			Western Boulevard

				
			Jacksonville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			3417

				
			Ross Clark Circle

				
			Dothan

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,010,000

			
	
			625

				
			Boll Weevil Circle

				
			Enterprise

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,840,000

			
	
			210

				
			Malcom Drive

				
			Westminster

				
			Maryland

				
			$900,000

			
	
			3730

				
			West Dublin Granville Road

				
			Columbus

				
			Ohio

				
			$910,000

			
	
			712

				
			South Quintard Avenue

				
			Anniston

				
			Alabama

				
			$830,000

			
	
			4218

				
			West Wendover Avenue

				
			Greensboro

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			9830

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Glen Allen

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			827

				
			South James M. Campbell Boulevard

				
			Columbia

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			2626

				
			Dawson Road

				
			Albany

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,010,000

			
	
			9071

				
			Northeast Robert Fulton Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			2285

				
			Whiskey Road

				
			Aiken

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			724

				
			Citadel Road

				
			Orangeburg

				
			South Carolina

				
			$2,160,000

			
	
			120

				
			International Boulevard

				
			Elizabeth

				
			New Jersey

				
			$3,130,000

			
	
			2110

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Corinth

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,310,000

			
	
			2190

				
			Highway 441 South

				
			Dublin

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,580,000

			
	
			1238

				
			National Highway

				
			LaVale

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,800,000

			
	
			8680

				
			Bartram Avenue

				
			Philadelphia

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$3,540,000

			
	
			509

				
			Emily Drive

				
			Clarksburg

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			255

				
			Saint Charles Way

				
			York

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1812

				
			Julian R Allsbrook Highway

				
			Roanoke Rapids

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			252

				
			Micah Way

				
			Scottsboro

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			119

				
			Industrial Park Drive

				
			Smithfield

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,300,000

			
	
			900

				
			Tiger Boulevard

				
			Clemson

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			5274

				
			Abbe Road

				
			Elyria

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			1405

				
			Highway 85 North

				
			Fayetteville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			1640

				
			South Roane Street

				
			Harriman

				
			Tennessee

				
			$810,000

			
	
			101

				
			North Strand Parkway

				
			Myrtle Beach

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			1055

				
			North 9th Street

				
			Stroudsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			3510

				
			South Memorial Drive

				
			Greenville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,500,000

			
	
			1025

				
			Magnolia Bluff Way

				
			Darien

				
			Georgia

				
			$590,000

			
	
			1168

				
			Highway 20

				
			McDonough

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			115

				
			East Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			Arkansas

				
			$1,470,000

			
	
			120

				
			Highway 321 N

				
			Lenoir City

				
			Tennessee

				
			$840,000

			
	
			2250

				
			Southgate Parkway

				
			Cambridge

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,030,000

			
	
			6421

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cottondale

				
			Alabama

				
			$930,000

			
	
			6736

				
			Highway 63

				
			Moss Point

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			315

				
			Rivers Edge Drive

				
			Milford

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			2435

				
			Delk Road

				
			Marietta

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			1360

				
			Airport Road

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			1055

				
			Coshocton Avenue

				
			Mount Vernon

				
			Ohio

				
			$890,000

			
	
			494

				
			Crockett Trace Drive

				
			Morristown

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			25

				
			Westage Drive

				
			Fishkill

				
			New York

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			110-A

				
			Highway 12 West

				
			Starkville

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,030,000

			
	
			23236

				
			Interstate 30 North

				
			Bryant

				
			Arkansas

				
			$840,000

			
	
			2171

				
			Post Oak Lane

				
			Marianna

				
			Florida

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			701

				
			Willow Spring Drive

				
			Charles Town

				
			West Virginia

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			1812

				
			W Lucas Street

				
			Florence

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			9687

				
			State Route 14

				
			Streetsboro

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,040,000

			
	
			301

				
			Ruby Tuesday Lane

				
			Fort Payne

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			12330

				
			Johnston Road

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

				
			$950,000

			
	
			8905

				
			Red Oak Boulevard

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,310,000

			
	
			2935

				
			Raleigh Road Parkway

				
			Wilson

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			7490

				
			Garners Ferry Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,330,000

			
	
			2443

				
			State Road 16

				
			St. Augustine

				
			Florida

				
			$2,460,000

			
	
			8753

				
			Owenfield Drive

				
			Powell

				
			Ohio

				
			$970,000

			
	
			1521

				
			County Road 220

				
			Fleming Island

				
			Florida

				
			$1,620,000

			
	
			2915

				
			Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			Arkansas

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			1480

				
			Sniders Highway

				
			Walterboro

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			7333

				
			Broadview Road

				
			Seven Hills

				
			Ohio

				
			$990,000

			
	
			6076

				
			Alabama Highway 157

				
			Cullman

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,420,000

			
	
			1317

				
			West Main Street

				
			Lebanon

				
			Tennessee

				
			$910,000

			
	
			2461

				
			Wonder Drive

				
			Kannapolis

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			5464

				
			Sunset Boulevard

				
			Lexington

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			110

				
			Loblolly Lane

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			399

				
			Armco Road

				
			Ashland

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			100

				
			Crown Pointe Parkway

				
			Kingsland

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,550,000

			
	
			327

				
			Loudon Road

				
			Concord

				
			New Hampshire

				
			$1,230,000

			
	
			425

				
			Blowing Rock Boulevard

				
			Lenoir

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			4121

				
			Atlanta Highway

				
			Loganville

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,570,000

			
	
			806

				
			McMeans Avenue

				
			Bay Minette

				
			Alabama

				
			$900,000

			
	
			4917

				
			Highway 90

				
			Pace

				
			Florida

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			1118

				
			Sunset Avenue

				
			Clinton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			1208

				
			West Harris Drive

				
			Johnson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$960,000

			
	
			320

				
			South Pearson Road

				
			Pearl

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,390,000

			
	
			615

				
			Cahaba Valley Road

				
			Pelham

				
			Alabama

				
			$850,000

			
	
			1260

				
			North Main Street

				
			Fuquay-Varina

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			3805

				
			Gulf Breeze Parkway

				
			Gulf Breeze

				
			Florida

				
			$1,800,000

			
	
			1360

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cookeville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$840,000

			
	
			55

				
			Seargent Prentiss Drive

				
			Natchez

				
			Mississippi

				
			$900,000

			
	
			630

				
			Winfield Dunn Parkway

				
			Sevierville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$770,000

			
	
			5555

				
			Mahoning Avenue

				
			Austintown

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			2543

				
			West State Street

				
			New Castle, Union Twp

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,340,000

			
	
			114

				
			Spirit Drive

				
			Auburn

				
			Alabama

				
			$870,000

			
	
			7135

				
			Aurora Road

				
			Aurora

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			4784

				
			Windsor Commons Court

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

				
			$1,360,000

			
	
			113

				
			Walker Street

				
			Gadsden

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			2239

				
			Madison Street

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			3250

				
			Electric Road

				
			Cave Spring

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,560,000

			
	
			167

				
			Steven B Tanger Boulevard

				
			Commerce

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			1870

				
			Owen Drive

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			2612

				
			East Malone Avenue

				
			Miner

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			101

				
			Troy Plaza Loop

				
			Troy

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			3995

				
			West Tilghman Street

				
			Allentown

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			210

				
			Turnersburg Highway

				
			Statesville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			245

				
			Southwest Commerce Drive

				
			Lake City

				
			Florida

				
			$1,280,000

			
	
			5350

				
			Alexandria Pike

				
			Cold Spring

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			1444

				
			Farmington Avenue

				
			Bristol

				
			Connecticut

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			706

				
			South Van Buren Road

				
			Eden

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			281

				
			Hogan Boulevard

				
			Mill Hall

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,120,000

			
	
			3991

				
			Paxton Street

				
			Swatara

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,560,000

			
	
			3725

				
			West Vernon Avenue

				
			Kinston

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,070,000

			
	
			950

				
			International Drive

				
			Linthicum

				
			Maryland

				
			$3,600,000

			
	
			9680

				
			Lottsford Court

				
			Upper Marlboro

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			798

				
			East Interstate 10 Service Road

				
			Slidell

				
			Louisiana

				
			$950,000

			
	
			312

				
			East Pulaski Highway

				
			Elkton

				
			Maryland

				
			$700,000

			
	
			17050

				
			Jefferson Davis Highway

				
			Dumfries

				
			Virginia

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1940

				
			East Third Street

				
			Williamsport

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,000,000

			
	
			545

				
			North Navy Boulevard

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

				
			$1,780,000

			
	
			47

				
			Highland Crossing

				
			East Ellijay

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,530,000

			
	
			3901

				
			Grandview Drive

				
			Simpsonville

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			1790

				
			West Main Street

				
			Troy

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			3390

				
			Camp Creek Parkway

				
			East Point

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,310,000

			
	
			12037

				
			Indian River Road

				
			D'Iberville

				
			Mississippi

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			15

				
			Radcliffe Drive

				
			Moosic

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			796

				
			Highway 400 South

				
			Dawsonville

				
			Georgia

				
			$2,300,000

			
	
			1341

				
			James Way

				
			Belcamp

				
			Maryland

				
			$900,000

			
	
			2139

				
			Rockford Street

				
			Mount Airy

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			1512

				
			Winkler Mill Extension

				
			Wilkesboro

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			2925

				
			Scottsville Road

				
			Bowling Green

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,320,000

			
	
			1020

				
			Far Hills Drive

				
			Hopewell

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,390,000

			
	
			100

				
			Dorman Commerce Drive

				
			Spartanburg

				
			South Carolina

				
			$990,000

			
	
			1830

				
			Holiday Drive

				
			Athens

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,700,000

			
	
			2235

				
			East Sharon Road

				
			Sharonville

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,520,000

			
	
			905

				
			Hartford Turnpike

				
			Waterford

				
			Connecticut

				
			$2,180,000

			
	
			109

				
			Furrow Way

				
			Alcoa

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			1113

				
			Woodruff Road

				
			Greenville

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			710

				
			Colonial Promenade Parkway

				
			Alabaster

				
			Alabama

				
			$980,000

			
	
			1807

				
			South Main Street

				
			Farmville

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			4066

				
			Victory Boulevard

				
			Portsmouth

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,480,000

			
	
			7406

				
			Chapman Highway

				
			Knoxville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,300,000

			
	
			7780

				
			Lyles Lane

				
			Concord

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			5

				
			Ricky Avenue

				
			Bloomsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			5595

				
			Highway 153

				
			Hixson

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,590,000

			
	
			7385

				
			Guilford Drive

				
			Frederick

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			6412

				
			Sessions Court

				
			Clemmons

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,180,000

			
	
			508

				
			East Emory Road

				
			Powell

				
			Tennessee

				
			$960,000

			
	
			2675

				
			Highwood Boulevard

				
			Smyrna

				
			Tennessee

				
			$950,000

			
	
			201

				
			Commerce Drive

				
			Elizabethtown

				
			Kentucky

				
			$1,630,000

			
	
			6425

				
			Miller Lane

				
			Dayton

				
			Ohio

				
			$1,510,000

			
	
			2757

				
			Godwin Boulevard

				
			Suffolk

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,880,000

			
	
			6080

				
			Daybreak Circle

				
			Clarksville

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			30500

				
			Highway 181

				
			Spanish Fort

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			6970

				
			Eastchase Loop

				
			Montgomery

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,190,000

			
	
			1936

				
			Cedar Creek Road

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,900,000

			
	
			2813

				
			Highway 14

				
			New Iberia

				
			Louisiana

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			413

				
			North Fruitland Boulevard

				
			Salisbury

				
			Maryland

				
			$800,000

			
	
			21366

				
			Athens-Limestone Lane

				
			Athens

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,090,000

			
	
			145

				
			Newtowne Boulevard

				
			Pocomoke City

				
			Maryland

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			511

				
			Bush River Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

				
			$1,210,000

			
	
			4097

				
			U.S. Highway 280

				
			Alexander City

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,460,000

			
	
			5310

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,500,000

			
	
			523

				
			Patriot Drive

				
			Dandridge

				
			Tennessee

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			4411

				
			New Bern Avenue

				
			Raleigh

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			6405

				
			Yorktown Circle

				
			DeWitt

				
			New York

				
			$890,000

			
	
			1685

				
			Highway 27 South

				
			Carrollton

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,470,000

			
	
			731

				
			Highway 53 East

				
			Calhoun

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,660,000

			
	
			101

				
			Thomas B Murphy Drive

				
			Dallas

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,680,000

			
	
			11473

				
			Tara Boulevard

				
			Lovejoy

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,050,000

			
	
			111

				
			Northside Circle

				
			Shelbyville

				
			Tennessee

				
			$660,000

			
	
			102

				
			Lonnie Lane

				
			Americus

				
			Georgia

				
			$720,000

			
	
			25

				
			South Broad Street

				
			Winder

				
			Georgia

				
			$1,260,000

			
	
			4330

				
			St. Michael Drive

				
			Texarkana

				
			Texas

				
			$930,000

			
	
			1004

				
			East U.S. 70 Highway

				
			New Bern

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			223

				
			South Bragg Boulevard

				
			Spring Lake

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			2950

				
			West 5th Street

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			2380

				
			Roanoke Street

				
			Christiansburg

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			1355

				
			Boxwood Terrace

				
			Bedford

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,750,000

			
	
			5107

				
			Oaklawn Boulevard

				
			Hopewell

				
			Virginia

				
			$1,730,000

			
	
			10843

				
			West Park Place

				
			Milwaukee

				
			Wisconsin

				
			$1,400,000

			
	
			2571

				
			South Market Street

				
			Gilbert

				
			Arizona

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			1035

				
			North Avondale Boulevard

				
			Avondale

				
			Arizona

				
			$1,220,000

			
	
			5995

				
			Cypress Gardens Boulevard

				
			Winter Haven

				
			Florida

				
			$1,980,000

			
	
			2235

				
			East Gulf to Lake Highway

				
			Inverness

				
			Florida

				
			$1,430,000

			
	
			11594

				
			Memorial Parkway South

				
			Huntsville

				
			Alabama

				
			$1,250,000

			
	
			499

				
			Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,200,000

			
	
			8711

				
			East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,410,000

			
	
			1023

				
			East Pickard Street

				
			Mount Pleasant

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,240,000

			
	
			6898

				
			Sashabaw Road

				
			Clarkston

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,110,000

			
	
			51295

				
			Gratiot Avenue

				
			Chesterfield

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,170,000

			
	
			15397

				
			Waldron Way

				
			Big Rapids

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,350,000

			
	
			20

				
			Waterville Commons Drive

				
			Waterville

				
			Maine

				
			$1,540,000

			
	
			13675

				
			U.S. Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			Florida

				
			$1,620,000

			
	
			3290

				
			SW Martin Downs Boulevard

				
			Palm City

				
			Florida

				
			$1,790,000

			
	
			1271

				
			North State Road 7

				
			Royal Palm Beach

				
			Florida

				
			$1,940,000

			
	
			8512

				
			Ridge Road

				
			New Port Richey

				
			Florida

				
			$1,570,000

			
	
			13095

				
			Cortez Boulevard

				
			Spring Hill

				
			Florida

				
			$1,860,000

			
	
			1812

				
			East State Road 60

				
			Valrico

				
			Florida

				
			$2,240,000

			
	
			3780

				
			South Fiske Boulevard

				
			Rockledge

				
			Florida

				
			$1,440,000

			
	
			7909

				
			Gall Boulevard

				
			Zephyrhills

				
			Florida

				
			$1,480,000

			
	
			9001

				
			Park Royal Drive

				
			Fort Myers

				
			Florida

				
			$1,880,000

			
	
			10509

				
			Gibsonton Drive

				
			Riverview

				
			Florida

				
			$1,720,000

			
	
			6741

				
			Tower Road

				
			Denver

				
			Colorado

				
			$3,320,000

			
	
			2008

				
			Cornhusker Road

				
			Bellevue

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,080,000

			
	
			3150

				
			24th Avenue

				
			Council Bluffs

				
			Iowa

				
			$980,000

			
	
			2700

				
			North Hill Road

				
			Lincoln

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,770,000

			
	
			2320

				
			South Jeffers Street

				
			North Platte

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,680,000

			
	
			108

				
			First Avenue Place

				
			Kearney

				
			Nebraska

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			3429

				
			West 13th Street

				
			Grand Island

				
			Nebraska

				
			$760,000

			
	
			2909

				
			Burlington Street

				
			North Kansas City

				
			Missouri

				
			$950,000

			
	
			5

				
			Walton Drive

				
			Brewer

				
			Maine

				
			$960,000

			
	
			9051

				
			Buchanon Trail

				
			Inver Grove Heights

				
			Minnesota

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			3308

				
			East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,700,000

			
	
			4135

				
			Dean Lakes Boulevard

				
			Shakopee

				
			Minnesota

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			1120

				
			Shapiro Drive

				
			Festus

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			3606

				
			West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			Missouri

				
			$790,000

			
	
			604

				
			North Bluff Road

				
			Collinsville

				
			Illinois

				
			$1,290,000

			
	
			2071

				
			North Telegraph Road

				
			Monroe

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,060,000

			
	
			1375

				
			East Michigan Avenue

				
			Saline

				
			Michigan

				
			$950,000

			
	
			39581

				
			Twelve Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			Michigan

				
			$1,150,000

			
	
			8133

				
			East 96th Street

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,400,000

			
	
			3715

				
			West Market Place Drive

				
			Edinburgh

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,610,000

			
	
			7940

				
			South U.S. 31

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,100,000

			
	
			3451

				
			South U.S. Highway 41

				
			Terre Haute

				
			Indiana

				
			$1,160,000

			
	
			9106

				
			Wesleyan Road

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

				
			$980,000

			
	
			1300

				
			North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			Missouri

				
			$990,000

			
	
			60

				
			Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			Florida

				
			$1,780,000

			
	
			7

				
			Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			Illinois

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			3231

				
			South Range Line Road

				
			Joplin

				
			Missouri

				
			$870,000

			
	
			3316

				
			West State Highway 76

				
			Branson

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,710,000

			
	
			2725

				
			North Glenstone Avenue

				
			Springfield

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,130,000

			
	
			135

				
			Saint Robert Boulevard

				
			Saint Robert

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,270,000

			
	
			2510

				
			North Baltimore Street

				
			Kirksville

				
			Missouri

				
			$1,010,000

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.4

 

Initial Eligible Restaurants

 

	
			Street No.

				
			Street Name

				
			City

				
			State

			
	
			8777

				
			Tamiami Trail North

				
			Naples

				
			Florida

			
	
			5525

				
			Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			Colorado

			
	
			14100

				
			East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			Colorado

			
	
			12075

				
			Southwest 152 Street

				
			Miami

				
			Florida

			
	
			17520

				
			Bruce B. Downs Drive

				
			Tampa

				
			Florida

			
	
			3197

				
			South Cobb Drive

				
			Smyrna

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1714

				
			State Highway 138

				
			Conyers

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1925

				
			Sullivan Road

				
			College Park

				
			Georgia

			
	
			16451

				
			Excalibur Road

				
			Bowie

				
			Maryland

			
	
			9490

				
			Highway 92

				
			Woodstock

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2711

				
			East 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			Georgia

			
	
			815

				
			Prince Frederick Boulevard

				
			Prince Frederick

				
			Maryland

			
	
			8811

				
			Greenbelt Road

				
			Lanham

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2500

				
			South McKenzie Street

				
			Foley

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1826

				
			Fort Campbell Boulevard

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1101

				
			Carmia Way

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

			
	
			2316

				
			North Main Street

				
			Crossville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			431

				
			Southpark Circle

				
			Colonial Heights

				
			Virginia

			
	
			5005

				
			Fayetteville Road

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5205

				
			Service Road

				
			Mobile

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1001

				
			North Court Street

				
			Medina

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2003

				
			East Dixon Boulevard

				
			Shelby

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1821

				
			U.S. Highway 70 Southeast

				
			Hickory

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1206

				
			Shelton Beach Road

				
			Saraland

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1704

				
			Woodward Avenue

				
			Muscle Shoals

				
			Alabama

			
	
			2023

				
			Village Drive

				
			Moody

				
			Alabama

			
	
			140

				
			Suzanne Drive

				
			Dickson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7814

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Madison

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1414

				
			Indian Springs Road

				
			Indiana

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			101

				
			Rigby Drive

				
			Warner Robins

				
			Georgia

			
	
			960

				
			Foxcroft Avenue

				
			Martinsburg

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			1653

				
			Sycamore View Road

				
			Memphis

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			258

				
			Highway 78 West

				
			Jasper

				
			Alabama

			
	
			15047

				
			US Highway 19 South

				
			Thomasville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2491

				
			Care Drive

				
			Tallahassee

				
			Florida

			
	
			305

				
			North Morgan Street

				
			LaGrange

				
			Georgia

			
	
			2504

				
			Augusta Road

				
			West Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			543

				
			West Oglethorpe Highway

				
			Hinesville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			45138

				
			First Colony Way

				
			California

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2

				
			Ravine Street

				
			Dickson City

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			642

				
			Thornton Road

				
			Douglasville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			120

				
			Columbiana Circle

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			5957

				
			Chalkville Mountain Road

				
			Trussville

				
			Alabama

			
	
			3454

				
			McKinley Parkway

				
			Blasdell

				
			New York

			
	
			4600

				
			Devine Street

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1936

				
			North Jackson Street

				
			Tullahoma

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1067

				
			Western Boulevard

				
			Jacksonville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			3417

				
			Ross Clark Circle

				
			Dothan

				
			Alabama

			
	
			625

				
			Boll Weevil Circle

				
			Enterprise

				
			Alabama

			
	
			210

				
			Malcom Drive

				
			Westminster

				
			Maryland

			
	
			3730

				
			West Dublin Granville Road

				
			Columbus

				
			Ohio

			
	
			712

				
			South Quintard Avenue

				
			Anniston

				
			Alabama

			
	
			4218

				
			West Wendover Avenue

				
			Greensboro

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			9830

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Glen Allen

				
			Virginia

			
	
			827

				
			South James M. Campbell Boulevard

				
			Columbia

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2626

				
			Dawson Road

				
			Albany

				
			Georgia

			
	
			9071

				
			Northeast Robert Fulton Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2285

				
			Whiskey Road

				
			Aiken

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			724

				
			Citadel Road

				
			Orangeburg

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			120

				
			International Boulevard

				
			Elizabeth

				
			New Jersey

			
	
			2110

				
			Highway 72 West

				
			Corinth

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			2190

				
			Highway 441 South

				
			Dublin

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1238

				
			National Highway

				
			LaVale

				
			Maryland

			
	
			8680

				
			Bartram Avenue

				
			Philadelphia

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			509

				
			Emily Drive

				
			Clarksburg

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			255

				
			Saint Charles Way

				
			York

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			1812

				
			Julian R Allsbrook Highway

				
			Roanoke Rapids

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			252

				
			Micah Way

				
			Scottsboro

				
			Alabama

			
	
			119

				
			Industrial Park Drive

				
			Smithfield

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			900

				
			Tiger Boulevard

				
			Clemson

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			5274

				
			Abbe Road

				
			Elyria

				
			Ohio

			
	
			1405

				
			Highway 85 North

				
			Fayetteville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1640

				
			South Roane Street

				
			Harriman

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			101

				
			North Strand Parkway

				
			Myrtle Beach

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1055

				
			North 9th Street

				
			Stroudsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3510

				
			South Memorial Drive

				
			Greenville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1025

				
			Magnolia Bluff Way

				
			Darien

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1168

				
			Highway 20

				
			McDonough

				
			Georgia

			
	
			115

				
			East Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			120

				
			Highway 321 N

				
			Lenoir City

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2250

				
			Southgate Parkway

				
			Cambridge

				
			Ohio

			
	
			6421

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cottondale

				
			Alabama

			
	
			6736

				
			Highway 63

				
			Moss Point

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			315

				
			Rivers Edge Drive

				
			Milford

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2435

				
			Delk Road

				
			Marietta

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1360

				
			Airport Road

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

			
	
			1055

				
			Coshocton Avenue

				
			Mount Vernon

				
			Ohio

			
	
			494

				
			Crockett Trace Drive

				
			Morristown

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			25

				
			Westage Drive

				
			Fishkill

				
			New York

			
	
			110-A

				
			Highway 12 West

				
			Starkville

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			23236

				
			Interstate 30 North

				
			Bryant

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			2171

				
			Post Oak Lane

				
			Marianna

				
			Florida

			
	
			701

				
			Willow Spring Drive

				
			Charles Town

				
			West Virginia

			
	
			1812

				
			W Lucas Street

				
			Florence

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			9687

				
			State Route 14

				
			Streetsboro

				
			Ohio

			
	
			301

				
			Ruby Tuesday Lane

				
			Fort Payne

				
			Alabama

			
	
			12330

				
			Johnston Road

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			8905

				
			Red Oak Boulevard

				
			Charlotte

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2935

				
			Raleigh Road Parkway

				
			Wilson

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			7490

				
			Garners Ferry Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			2443

				
			State Road 16

				
			St. Augustine

				
			Florida

			
	
			8753

				
			Owenfield Drive

				
			Powell

				
			Ohio

			
	
			1521

				
			County Road 220

				
			Fleming Island

				
			Florida

			
	
			2915

				
			Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			Arkansas

			
	
			1480

				
			Sniders Highway

				
			Walterboro

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			7333

				
			Broadview Road

				
			Seven Hills

				
			Ohio

			
	
			6076

				
			Alabama Highway 157

				
			Cullman

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1317

				
			West Main Street

				
			Lebanon

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2461

				
			Wonder Drive

				
			Kannapolis

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5464

				
			Sunset Boulevard

				
			Lexington

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			110

				
			Loblolly Lane

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

			
	
			399

				
			Armco Road

				
			Ashland

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			100

				
			Crown Pointe Parkway

				
			Kingsland

				
			Georgia

			
	
			327

				
			Loudon Road

				
			Concord

				
			New Hampshire

			
	
			425

				
			Blowing Rock Boulevard

				
			Lenoir

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			4121

				
			Atlanta Highway

				
			Loganville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			806

				
			McMeans Avenue

				
			Bay Minette

				
			Alabama

			
	
			4917

				
			Highway 90

				
			Pace

				
			Florida

			
	
			1118

				
			Sunset Avenue

				
			Clinton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1208

				
			West Harris Drive

				
			Johnson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			320

				
			South Pearson Road

				
			Pearl

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			615

				
			Cahaba Valley Road

				
			Pelham

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1260

				
			North Main Street

				
			Fuquay-Varina

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			3805

				
			Gulf Breeze Parkway

				
			Gulf Breeze

				
			Florida

			
	
			1360

				
			Interstate Drive

				
			Cookeville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			55

				
			Seargent Prentiss Drive

				
			Natchez

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			630

				
			Winfield Dunn Parkway

				
			Sevierville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			5555

				
			Mahoning Avenue

				
			Austintown

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2543

				
			West State Street

				
			New Castle, Union Twp

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			114

				
			Spirit Drive

				
			Auburn

				
			Alabama

			
	
			7135

				
			Aurora Road

				
			Aurora

				
			Ohio

			
	
			4784

				
			Windsor Commons Court

				
			Jacksonville

				
			Florida

			
	
			113

				
			Walker Street

				
			Gadsden

				
			Alabama

			
	
			2239

				
			Madison Street

				
			Clarksville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			3250

				
			Electric Road

				
			Cave Spring

				
			Virginia

			
	
			167

				
			Steven B Tanger Boulevard

				
			Commerce

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1870

				
			Owen Drive

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2612

				
			East Malone Avenue

				
			Miner

				
			Missouri

			
	
			101

				
			Troy Plaza Loop

				
			Troy

				
			Alabama

			
	
			3995

				
			West Tilghman Street

				
			Allentown

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			210

				
			Turnersburg Highway

				
			Statesville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			245

				
			Southwest Commerce Drive

				
			Lake City

				
			Florida

			
	
			5350

				
			Alexandria Pike

				
			Cold Spring

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			1444

				
			Farmington Avenue

				
			Bristol

				
			Connecticut

			
	
			706

				
			South Van Buren Road

				
			Eden

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			281

				
			Hogan Boulevard

				
			Mill Hall

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3991

				
			Paxton Street

				
			Swatara

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			3725

				
			West Vernon Avenue

				
			Kinston

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			950

				
			International Drive

				
			Linthicum

				
			Maryland

			
	
			9680

				
			Lottsford Court

				
			Upper Marlboro

				
			Maryland

			
	
			798

				
			East Interstate 10 Service Road

				
			Slidell

				
			Louisiana

			
	
			312

				
			East Pulaski Highway

				
			Elkton

				
			Maryland

			
	
			17050

				
			Jefferson Davis Highway

				
			Dumfries

				
			Virginia

			
	
			1940

				
			East Third Street

				
			Williamsport

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			545

				
			North Navy Boulevard

				
			Pensacola

				
			Florida

			
	
			47

				
			Highland Crossing

				
			East Ellijay

				
			Georgia

			
	
			3901

				
			Grandview Drive

				
			Simpsonville

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1790

				
			West Main Street

				
			Troy

				
			Ohio

			
	
			3390

				
			Camp Creek Parkway

				
			East Point

				
			Georgia

			
	
			12037

				
			Indian River Road

				
			D'Iberville

				
			Mississippi

			
	
			15

				
			Radcliffe Drive

				
			Moosic

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			796

				
			Highway 400 South

				
			Dawsonville

				
			Georgia

			
	
			1341

				
			James Way

				
			Belcamp

				
			Maryland

			
	
			2139

				
			Rockford Street

				
			Mount Airy

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			1512

				
			Winkler Mill Extension

				
			Wilkesboro

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2925

				
			Scottsville Road

				
			Bowling Green

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			1020

				
			Far Hills Drive

				
			Hopewell

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			100

				
			Dorman Commerce Drive

				
			Spartanburg

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			1830

				
			Holiday Drive

				
			Athens

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2235

				
			East Sharon Road

				
			Sharonville

				
			Ohio

			
	
			905

				
			Hartford Turnpike

				
			Waterford

				
			Connecticut

			
	
			109

				
			Furrow Way

				
			Alcoa

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			1113

				
			Woodruff Road

				
			Greenville

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			710

				
			Colonial Promenade Parkway

				
			Alabaster

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1807

				
			South Main Street

				
			Farmville

				
			Virginia

			
	
			4066

				
			Victory Boulevard

				
			Portsmouth

				
			Virginia

			
	
			7406

				
			Chapman Highway

				
			Knoxville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7780

				
			Lyles Lane

				
			Concord

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			5

				
			Ricky Avenue

				
			Bloomsburg

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			5595

				
			Highway 153

				
			Hixson

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			7385

				
			Guilford Drive

				
			Frederick

				
			Maryland

			
	
			6412

				
			Sessions Court

				
			Clemmons

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			508

				
			East Emory Road

				
			Powell

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			2675

				
			Highwood Boulevard

				
			Smyrna

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			201

				
			Commerce Drive

				
			Elizabethtown

				
			Kentucky

			
	
			6425

				
			Miller Lane

				
			Dayton

				
			Ohio

			
	
			2757

				
			Godwin Boulevard

				
			Suffolk

				
			Virginia

			
	
			6080

				
			Daybreak Circle

				
			Clarksville

				
			Maryland

			
	
			30500

				
			Highway 181

				
			Spanish Fort

				
			Alabama

			
	
			6970

				
			Eastchase Loop

				
			Montgomery

				
			Alabama

			
	
			1936

				
			Cedar Creek Road

				
			Fayetteville

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2813

				
			Highway 14

				
			New Iberia

				
			Louisiana

			
	
			413

				
			North Fruitland Boulevard

				
			Salisbury

				
			Maryland

			
	
			21366

				
			Athens-Limestone Lane

				
			Athens

				
			Alabama

			
	
			145

				
			Newtowne Boulevard

				
			Pocomoke City

				
			Maryland

			
	
			511

				
			Bush River Road

				
			Columbia

				
			South Carolina

			
	
			4097

				
			U.S. Highway 280

				
			Alexander City

				
			Alabama

			
	
			5310

				
			West Broad Street

				
			Richmond

				
			Virginia

			
	
			523

				
			Patriot Drive

				
			Dandridge

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			4411

				
			New Bern Avenue

				
			Raleigh

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			6405

				
			Yorktown Circle

				
			DeWitt

				
			New York

			
	
			1685

				
			Highway 27 South

				
			Carrollton

				
			Georgia

			
	
			731

				
			Highway 53 East

				
			Calhoun

				
			Georgia

			
	
			101

				
			Thomas B Murphy Drive

				
			Dallas

				
			Georgia

			
	
			11473

				
			Tara Boulevard

				
			Lovejoy

				
			Georgia

			
	
			111

				
			Northside Circle

				
			Shelbyville

				
			Tennessee

			
	
			102

				
			Lonnie Lane

				
			Americus

				
			Georgia

			
	
			25

				
			South Broad Street

				
			Winder

				
			Georgia

			
	
			4330

				
			St. Michael Drive

				
			Texarkana

				
			Texas

			
	
			1004

				
			East U.S. 70 Highway

				
			New Bern

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			223

				
			South Bragg Boulevard

				
			Spring Lake

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2950

				
			West 5th Street

				
			Lumberton

				
			North Carolina

			
	
			2380

				
			Roanoke Street

				
			Christiansburg

				
			Virginia

			
	
			1355

				
			Boxwood Terrace

				
			Bedford

				
			Virginia

			
	
			5107

				
			Oaklawn Boulevard

				
			Hopewell

				
			Virginia

			
	
			10843

				
			West Park Place

				
			Milwaukee

				
			Wisconsin

			
	
			2571

				
			South Market Street

				
			Gilbert

				
			Arizona

			
	
			1035

				
			North Avondale Boulevard

				
			Avondale

				
			Arizona

			
	
			5995

				
			Cypress Gardens Boulevard

				
			Winter Haven

				
			Florida

			
	
			2235

				
			East Gulf to Lake Highway

				
			Inverness

				
			Florida

			
	
			11594

				
			Memorial Parkway South

				
			Huntsville

				
			Alabama

			
	
			499

				
			Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			Michigan

			
	
			8711

				
			East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			Michigan

			
	
			1023

				
			East Pickard Street

				
			Mount Pleasant

				
			Michigan

			
	
			6898

				
			Sashabaw Road

				
			Clarkston

				
			Michigan

			
	
			51295

				
			Gratiot Avenue

				
			Chesterfield

				
			Michigan

			
	
			15397

				
			Waldron Way

				
			Big Rapids

				
			Michigan

			
	
			20

				
			Waterville Commons Drive

				
			Waterville

				
			Maine

			
	
			13675

				
			U.S. Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			Florida

			
	
			3290

				
			SW Martin Downs Boulevard

				
			Palm City

				
			Florida

			
	
			1271

				
			North State Road 7

				
			Royal Palm Beach

				
			Florida

			
	
			8512

				
			Ridge Road

				
			New Port Richey

				
			Florida

			
	
			13095

				
			Cortez Boulevard

				
			Spring Hill

				
			Florida

			
	
			1812

				
			East State Road 60

				
			Valrico

				
			Florida

			
	
			3780

				
			South Fiske Boulevard

				
			Rockledge

				
			Florida

			
	
			7909

				
			Gall Boulevard

				
			Zephyrhills

				
			Florida

			
	
			9001

				
			Park Royal Drive

				
			Fort Myers

				
			Florida

			
	
			10509

				
			Gibsonton Drive

				
			Riverview

				
			Florida

			
	
			6741

				
			Tower Road

				
			Denver

				
			Colorado

			
	
			2008

				
			Cornhusker Road

				
			Bellevue

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			3150

				
			24th Avenue

				
			Council Bluffs

				
			Iowa

			
	
			2700

				
			North Hill Road

				
			Lincoln

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			2320

				
			South Jeffers Street

				
			North Platte

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			108

				
			First Avenue Place

				
			Kearney

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			3429

				
			West 13th Street

				
			Grand Island

				
			Nebraska

			
	
			2909

				
			Burlington Street

				
			North Kansas City

				
			Missouri

			
	
			5

				
			Walton Drive

				
			Brewer

				
			Maine

			
	
			9051

				
			Buchanon Trail

				
			Inver Grove Heights

				
			Minnesota

			
	
			3308

				
			East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			Indiana

			
	
			4135

				
			Dean Lakes Boulevard

				
			Shakopee

				
			Minnesota

			
	
			1120

				
			Shapiro Drive

				
			Festus

				
			Missouri

			
	
			3606

				
			West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			Missouri

			
	
			604

				
			North Bluff Road

				
			Collinsville

				
			Illinois

			
	
			2071

				
			North Telegraph Road

				
			Monroe

				
			Michigan

			
	
			1375

				
			East Michigan Avenue

				
			Saline

				
			Michigan

			
	
			39581

				
			Twelve Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			Michigan

			
	
			8133

				
			East 96th Street

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			3715

				
			West Market Place Drive

				
			Edinburgh

				
			Indiana

			
	
			7940

				
			South U.S. 31

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			3451

				
			South U.S. Highway 41

				
			Terre Haute

				
			Indiana

			
	
			9106

				
			Wesleyan Road

				
			Indianapolis

				
			Indiana

			
	
			1300

				
			North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			Missouri

			
	
			60

				
			Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			Florida

			
	
			7

				
			Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			Illinois

			
	
			3231

				
			South Range Line Road

				
			Joplin

				
			Missouri

			
	
			3316

				
			West State Highway 76

				
			Branson

				
			Missouri

			
	
			2725

				
			North Glenstone Avenue

				
			Springfield

				
			Missouri

			
	
			135

				
			Saint Robert Boulevard

				
			Saint Robert

				
			Missouri

			
	
			2510

				
			North Baltimore Street

				
			Kirksville

				
			Missouri

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.14

Subsidiaries

 

	
			Subsidiary

				
			State of

			Formation

				
			Number of Shares of each class of

			Equity

			Interests

				
			Number of Shares

			Owned or Percentage of

			Membership/Partnership

			Interests Held

				
			Number and

			effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and other similar rights

			
	
			RTBD, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Finance, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares – RTBD, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday GC Cards, Inc. (A)

				
			Colorado

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares – RTGC, LLC

				
			None

			
	
			RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT Tampa, Inc.

			(General Partner)

			99%-RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT Orlando, Inc.

			(General Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT South Florida, Inc.

			(Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT New York Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			99%- RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

			99% -Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Kentucky Restaurant Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Florida Equity, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTGC, LLC (A)

				
			Colorado

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT West Palm Beach  Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RT West Palm Beach, Inc. (Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Florida Equity, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Detroit Franchise,  LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			None issued

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT New England Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			None issued

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Airport, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 shares subscribed to Ruby Tuesday, Inc. per Share Subscription Agt

				
			None

			
	
			RT Louisville Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

			1%  -RT Louisville, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			1% - RT Airport, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT One Percent Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT One Percent Holdings, Inc. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Omaha Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Denver, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Louisville, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Orlando, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT South Florida, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT Tampa, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT West Palm Beach, Inc. (A)

				
			Georgia

				
			1000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday ,Inc.

				
			None

			
	
			RT New Hampshire Restaurant Holdings, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RTBD, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Restaurant Services, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTTA, LP (A)

				
			Texas

				
			N/A

				
			1% - RTBD, Inc. (Gen. Partner)

			99% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Distributing, LLC (A)

				
			Tennessee

				
			N/A

				
			100% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTT Texas, Inc. (A)

				
			Texas

				
			100,000 Shares

			$.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – RTTT, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RTTT, LLC (A)

				
			Texas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			1% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Omaha Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			50% - RT Omaha Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT KCMO Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc

			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Portland Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc

			1% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

			50% - RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Denver Franchise, L.P. (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			99.9% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc., GP

			0.10% - RT Denver, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			50% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc

			50% - RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Las Vegas Franchise, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			1% - Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

			99% - RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT O’Toole, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Smith, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Millington, LLC (A)

				
			Delaware

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT Jonesboro Club (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc. (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc. (A)

				
			Arkansas

				
			N/A

				
			100% - RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			N/A

			
	
			RT FL Gift Cards, Inc. (A)

				
			Florida

				
			100 Shares

			$0.01 par common

				
			100 Shares – Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

				
			None

			

_____________________

(A)          Material Subsidiary

 

2.             The following “liquor clubs/corporations” are owned by the members thereof and controlled by a Board of Directors, who are typically employees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.  These “clubs” enter into service agreements with Borrower to provide the services necessary to conduct alcoholic beverage sales and related service at Borrower’s restaurants located in the relevant states.  

 

	
			Name

				
			State of Organization

			
	
			Orpah, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT Hospitality – York JV

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of St. Mary’s, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Allegany County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Columbia, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Linthicum, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Salisbury, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Frederick, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Cecil County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Clarksville, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Riverside, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Pocomoke City, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Fruitland, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RTMB Lodging Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT Stonebridge Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT of Annapolis, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Marley Station, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT/Sayosha Chambersburg Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			

3.             The following entities will be dissolved:

 

4721 RT of Pennsylvania, Inc.

 

Ruby Tuesday Sunday Club, Inc.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(A)(1)

Equity Interests

 

RT O’Toole, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Smith, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Millington, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Jonesboro Club, an Arkansas corporation

Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc., an Arkansas corporation

Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc., an Arkansas corporation

RT Denver Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT New England Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT St Louis Franchise, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(A)(2)

Liquor Clubs/Corporations 

 

	
			Name

				
			State of Organization

			
	
			Orpah, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT Hospitality – York JV

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of St. Mary’s, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Allegany County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Columbia, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Linthicum, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Salisbury, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Frederick, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Cecil County, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Clarksville, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Riverside, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Pocomoke City, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT of Fruitland, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RTMB Lodging Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT Stonebridge Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			
	
			RT of Annapolis, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			Ruby Tuesday of Marley Station, Inc.

				
			Maryland

			
	
			RT/Sayosha Chambersburg Joint Venture

				
			Pennsylvania

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 6.13(C)

Mortgaged Properties

 

	
			1)

				
			5205 Service Road, Mobile, AL

			
	
			2)

				
			827 S James Campbell Blvd., Columbia TN

			
	
			3)

				
			2626 Dawson Rd., Albany, GA

			
	
			4)

				
			2110 US-72, Corinth, MS

			
	
			5)

				
			2171 Post Oak Lane, Marianna, FL

			
	
			6)

				
			1812 W Lucas St., Florence, SC

			
	
			7)

				
			1521 County Rd 220, Orange Park, FL

			
	
			8)

				
			110 Loblolly Ln, Pensacola, FL

			
	
			9)

				
			399 Armco Rd, Ashland, KY

			
	
			10)

				
			320 S Pearson Rd., Pearl, MS

			
	
			11)

				
			113 Walker St., Gadsden, AL

			
	
			12)

				
			101 Troy Plaza Loop, Troy, AL

			
	
			13)

				
			3991 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA

			
	
			14)

				
			3901 Grandview Dr., Simpsonville, SC

			
	
			15)

				
			7406 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN

			
	
			16)

				
			2757 Godwin Blvd., Suffolk, VA

			
	
			17)

				
			4097 US-280, Alexander, AL

			
	
			18)

				
			4411 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, NC

			
	
			19)

				
			1685 US-27, Carrollton, GA

			
	
			20)

				
			101 Thomas B Murphy Dr., Dallas, GA

			
	
			21)

				
			15397 Waldron Way, Big Rapids, MI

			
	
			22)

				
			5 Walton Dr., Brewer, ME

			
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.1

Existing Liens[1]

 

1.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 7157[2] arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Tampa Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

2.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Michiana Franchise, LLC and/or RT Smith, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) in all of the estate, right, title and interest in, to and under the land located at House Codes 7310, 7346, 7368, 3015 and 7350, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Michiana Franchise, LLC and/or RT Smith, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

3.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7719, 7119 and 7123, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Orlando Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

4.             Liens on assets or other property of RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 2205 and 7717, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT South Florida Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

5.             Liens on assets or other property of RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 7121, 7124, 2146, 2148, 2149 and 2153, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

6.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Detroit Franchise, LLC and RT Millington, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, attached to, located in or used in connection with the land located at House Codes 7613, 7632, 7629, 7556, 7574, 7581, 7594, 7599 and 7606, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Detroit Franchise, LLC and/or RT Millington, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

7.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Michigan Franchise, LLC and/or RT O’Toole, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, located in, or on, or used, or intended to be used in connection with the land located at House Codes 7044, 7087, 7043, 7041, 7046, 7058, 7063, 7089, 7084, 7075 and 7045, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Michigan Franchise, LLC and/or RT O’Toole, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

8.             Liens on assets or other property of RT New England Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7114, 7156 and 7273, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT New England Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

9.             Liens on assets or other property of RT Long Island Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or hereafter, in each case, located in, or on, or used, or intended to be used in connection with the land located at House Codes 2224, 2227, 2228, 2229, and 2230, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Long Island Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns  (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

10.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Denver Franchise, L.P. (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or hereafter acquired, in each case, attached to or affixed to the land located at House Codes 2163, 2166, 2158, 2164, 2341, and 2182, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Denver Franchise, L.P. in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

11.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7654, 7670, 7652, 7653, and 7672, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

12.          Liens on assets or other property of RT KCMO Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now or later, in each case, located on the land located at House Codes 7277 and 7685, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT KCMO Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

13.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Omaha Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7234 and 7244, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Omaha Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

14.          Liens on assets or other property of RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, in connection with the land located at House Codes 7461, 7466, 7467, 7743, 7458, and 7464, arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

16.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) now owned or later acquired, in each case, held or used in connection with the land located at House Codes 4331, 4409, 4459, 7883, 7884, 7885, 7886, 7887, 7888, and 7890, , arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC in favor of First Tennessee Bank, N.A. or its affiliates, successors or assigns (see Schedule 8.12, Item 4 for a list of such Debt).

 

17.          Liens on assets or other property of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Code 4644 arising from or related to indebtedness and/or lease obligations incurred by Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (as lessee) in favor of SunTrust Bank or its affiliates, successors or assigns and/or Atlantic Financial Group, Ltd or its affiliates, successors or assigns (as lessor).

 

18.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Code 5422 arising from or related to indebtedness and/or lease obligations incurred by RT Southwest Franchise, LLC (as lessee) in favor of Vestar CPT Tempe Marketplace, LLC (as lessor) or its affiliates, successors or assigns.

 

19.          Liens on assets or other property of RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC (a Subsidiary (see Schedule 5.14)) located on or in and the personal property relating to the land located at House Codes 2197, and 2199 arising from or related to indebtedness incurred by RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC in favor of Irwin Franchise Capital LLC or its affiliates, successors or assigns and/or Ascentium Capital LLC or its affiliates, successors or assigns.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 8.1

	
			House code

				
			Lender

				
			Borrower

				
			Loan Number

				
			Property Address

				
			City

				
			State

				
			Zip

				
			Debt Balance 5/01/17

			
	
			2158

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			8025 West Bowles Ave Bowles Crossing

				
			Littleton

				
			CO

				
			80123

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2163

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874 / 000430876

				
			5525 Wadsworth Bypass

				
			Arvada

				
			CO

				
			80002

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2164

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			4150 N Freeway

				
			Pueblo

				
			CO

				
			81008-2064

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2166

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874 / 000430878

				
			14100 East Iliff Avenue

				
			Aurora

				
			CO

				
			80014

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2182

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			1710 Briar Gate Blvd Chapel Hills Mall

				
			Colorado Springs

				
			CO

				
			80920

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2341

				
			1st TN

				
			RT DENVER FRANCHISE, LP

				
			000430874

				
			270 Dillion Ridge Way 270 US Highway 6

				
			Dillion

				
			CO

				
			80435

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7556

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			27736 NOVI RD

				
			NOVI

				
			MI

				
			48377

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7574

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			31066 W TWELVE MILE RD

				
			FARMINGTON HILLS

				
			MI

				
			48334

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7581

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			35500 VAN DYKE AVENUE

				
			STERLING HEIGHTS

				
			MI

				
			48312

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7594

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			2071 N TELEGRAPH RD (US 24) #C-101

				
			Township

				
			MI

				
			48162

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7599

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			23000 EUREKA RD

				
			TAYLOR

				
			MI

				
			48180

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7606

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			427857

				
			30901 GRATIOT AVENUE

				
			ROSEVILLE

				
			MI

				
			48066

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7613

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000429492

				
			1375 Michigan Ave

				
			Saline

				
			MI

				
			48176

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7629

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000430272

				
			45660 Michigan Avenue

				
			Canton

				
			MI

				
			48188

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7632

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

				
			000430270

				
			39581 W 12 Mile Road

				
			Novi

				
			MI

				
			48377

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7652

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			515 E SOUTHWAY BLVD

				
			KOKOMO

				
			IN

				
			46902

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7653

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			5530 SCATTERFIELD RD

				
			ANDERSON

				
			IN

				
			46013

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7654

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			8133 EAST 96TH STREET

				
			INDIANAPOLIS

				
			IN

				
			46256

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7670

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			111234

				
			3715 West Market Place Drive Edinburgh Outlet Center

				
			Taylorsville

				
			IN

				
			46124

				
			 $       910,816.61 

			
	
			7672

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

				
			000432116 / 000432117

				
			1901 West McGalliard Road Northwest Plaza Shopping Center

				
			Muncie

				
			IN

				
			47304

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7277

				
			1st TN

				
			RT KCMO FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429746

				
			2909 Burlington

				
			Kansas City

				
			MO

				
			64116

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7685

				
			1st TN

				
			RT KCMO FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000427903

				
			1300 East North Avenue

				
			Belton

				
			MO

				
			64012

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2224

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			313 Smith Haven Mall Space C-26

				
			Lake Grove

				
			NY

				
			11755

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2227

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			289 Middle Country Road Selden Plaza

				
			Selden

				
			NY

				
			11784

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2228

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			1226 Old Country Road

				
			Westbury

				
			NY

				
			11590

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2229

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			363 Broadway Broadway Mall

				
			Hicksville

				
			NY

				
			11801

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2230

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

				
			434854

				
			252 Sunrise Mall

				
			Massapequa

				
			NY

				
			11758

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			3015

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111235

				
			2705 E 1st Street

				
			Vidalia

				
			GA

				
			30474

				
			 $       585,485.45 

			
	
			7310

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			2120 Southlake Mall

				
			Merrillville

				
			IN

				
			46410

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7346

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			1050 E Coliseum Blvd

				
			Fort Wayne

				
			IN

				
			46805

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7350

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			000427904

				
			6083 B Dr N

				
			Battle Creek

				
			MI

				
			49014

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7368

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

				
			111236

				
			3308 East Center Street

				
			Warsaw

				
			IN

				
			46582

				
			 $       714,708.65 

			
	
			7041

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430713

				
			14600 Lakeside Circle

				
			Sterling Heights

				
			MI

				
			48313

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7043

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			111237

				
			499 Dickerson Road

				
			Gaylord

				
			MI

				
			49735

				
			 $       690,406.90 

			
	
			7044

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			111238

				
			8711 East 34 Road

				
			Cadillac

				
			MI

				
			49601

				
			 $       613,095.57 

			
	
			7045

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000428984

				
			1764 NORTH US HWY 31

				
			TRAVERSE CITY

				
			MI

				
			49686

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7046

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			6800 Eastman Avenue

				
			Midland

				
			MI

				
			48642

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7058

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430712

				
			3417 S Linden Road #110

				
			Flint

				
			MI

				
			48507

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7063

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			405 A-North Telegraph Road

				
			Waterford

				
			MI

				
			48328

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7075

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000429971

				
			4280 24th Avenue

				
			Fort Gratiot

				
			MI

				
			48059

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7084

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000428982

				
			1023 EAST PICKARD STREET

				
			MOUNT PLEASANT

				
			MI

				
			48858

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7087

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000429912

				
			6898 Sashabaw Rd

				
			Clarkston

				
			MI

				
			48348

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7089

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

				
			000430714

				
			51295 Gratiot Avenue

				
			Township

				
			MI

				
			48051

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7114

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000429199

				
			20 Waterville Commons Dr

				
			Waterville

				
			ME

				
			04901

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7156

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000428127

				
			830 Main Street Space D-12 Aroostock Center

				
			Presque Isle

				
			ME

				
			04769

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7273

				
			1st TN

				
			RT New England Franchise, LLC

				
			000428127

				
			663 Stillwater Avenue Bangor Mall

				
			Bangor

				
			ME

				
			04401

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7234

				
			1st TN

				
			RT OMAHA FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000427931

				
			2008 Cornhusker Hwy

				
			Bellevue

				
			NE

				
			68123

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7244

				
			1st TN

				
			RT OMAHA FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000428731

				
			2700 NORTH HILL ROAD

				
			LINCOLN

				
			NE

				
			68504

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7119

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			000430663

				
			2695 N Atlantic Avenue Bellaire Shopping Center

				
			Daytona Beach

				
			FL

				
			32118

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7123

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			000430693

				
			9616 US Hwy 441

				
			Leesburg

				
			FL

				
			34788

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7719

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

				
			111239

				
			60 Garden Street South

				
			Palm Coast

				
			FL

				
			32137

				
			 $       495,798.13 

			
	
			2205

				
			1st TN

				
			RT South Florida Franchise, LP

				
			000430622

				
			3887 West Hillsborough

				
			Deerfield Beach

				
			FL

				
			33442-9481

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7717

				
			1st TN

				
			RT South Florida Franchise, LP

				
			000428688

				
			299 SW 26th Avenue

				
			Pompano Beach

				
			FL

				
			33069

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7458

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429043

				
			90 MID-RIVERS MALL DRIVE

				
			SAINT PETERS

				
			MO

				
			63376

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7461

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429044

				
			1120 SHAPIRO DRIVE

				
			FESTUS

				
			MO

				
			63028

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7464

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429043

				
			6565 NORTH ILLINOIS AVENUE

				
			FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

				
			IL

				
			62208

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7466

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000430217

				
			3606 West Outer Road

				
			Arnold

				
			MO

				
			63010

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7467

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000429632

				
			604 N Bluff

				
			Collinsville

				
			IL

				
			62234

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7743

				
			1st TN

				
			RT ST. LOUIS FRANCHISE, LLC

				
			000428085

				
			7 Corvette Drive

				
			Litchfield

				
			IL

				
			62056

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7157

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

				
			000428733

				
			8306 TOURIST CENTER DRIVE

				
			BRADENTON

				
			FL

				
			34201

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2146

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			409 Plaza Road Mizner Park

				
			Boca Raton

				
			FL

				
			33432

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2148

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			3101 PGA Boulevard Space C-129

				
			Palm Beach Gardens

				
			FL

				
			33410

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2149

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			3000 NW Federal Highway Treasure Coast Square

				
			Jensen Beach

				
			FL

				
			34957

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			2153

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			434856

				
			801 North Congress Avenue Boynton Beach Mall

				
			Boynton Beach

				
			FL

				
			33435

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7121

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			111240

				
			13675 US Highway 1

				
			Sebastian

				
			FL

				
			32958

				
			 $       763,426.33 

			
	
			7124

				
			1st TN

				
			RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

				
			000428851

				
			1271 N STATE ROAD 7

				
			ROYAL PALM BEACH

				
			FL

				
			33411

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4331

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			115 E Harrell Drive

				
			Russellville

				
			AR

				
			72802

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4409

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			23236 I-30

				
			Bryant

				
			AR

				
			72022

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			4459

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431894 / 000431895

				
			2915 Kazi Street

				
			Jonesboro

				
			AR

				
			72401

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7883

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2010 Bernadette Drive

				
			Columbia

				
			MO

				
			65203

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7884

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2300 Missouri Blvd

				
			Jefferson City

				
			MO

				
			65109

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7885

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			2825 SOUTH GLENSTONE

				
			SPRINGFIELD

				
			MO

				
			65804

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7886

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892

				
			3231 Rangeline Road

				
			Joplin

				
			MO

				
			64804

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7887

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			3316 WEST HIGHWAY 76

				
			BRANSON

				
			MO

				
			65616

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7888

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			2725 NORTH GLENSTONE (North Springfield)

				
			SPRINGFIELD

				
			MO

				
			65803

				
			 $                        -   

			
	
			7890

				
			1st TN

				
			RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

				
			000431892 / 000431893

				
			135 ST ROBERTS BLVD

				
			SAINT ROBERT

				
			MO

				
			65584

				
			 $                        -   

			

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.3

Existing Investments

 

See Schedule 5.14 for a list of direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Borrower in which Borrower has made an Investment.

 

Company-owned life insurance policies totaling $29,628,230 held for the purposes of funding pension benefits due under two of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans.

 

Split dollar life insurance policies totaling $1,689,798 held as an executive benefit for a group of former employees.

 

Mutual funds, cash and Ruby Tuesday common stock totaling $8,663,024 held within a rabbi trust to fund our Deferred Compensation Plans.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.7

Restrictive Agreements

 

1.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to incur additional liens on any of the assets pledged as security under such agreements.

 

2.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to transfer or dispose of any of the assets pledged as security under such agreements.

 

3.             Prohibitions and restrictions that limit the ability of Subsidiaries party to the agreements referenced under Item 4 of Schedule 8.12 to make distributions or dividends to its members or partners.

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.12

Existing Indebtedness

 

1.             Indebtedness totaling $10,947,514.00, evidenced pursuant to various letters of credit issued primarily in connection with the Company’s workers compensation and casualty insurance programs.

 

2.             Company’s covenants in favor of Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (the “Authority”) in connection with the Food and Beverage Concession Agreement dated September 1, 1999, between the Authority and RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC, a Subsidiary, wherein Company agrees to provide continuing working capital to RT McGhee-Tyson, LLC during the term of the Concession Agreement.

 

3.             The Company has entered into a Distribution Agreement and an Agreement Respecting Employee Benefit Matters (collectively referred to as sharing agreements) with Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc. (acquired by Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.) and Morrison Management Specialists, Inc. (formerly Morrison Health Care, Inc. and acquired by Compass Group, PLC) providing for the assumption of liabilities and cross-indemnities designed to allocate, generally, among these three companies, financial responsibility for liabilities arising out of or in connection with business activities prior to the March, 1996 “spin-off” transaction.

 

4.             The Company is the guarantor of nine leases which have either been assigned or subleased to a third-party.  The leases are primarily associated with our former Lime Fresh Mexican Grill concept and were assigned upon the sale of the concept during the Company’s fiscal year 2016.  While the Company believes that the likelihood of being required to make payments associated with the lease guarantees is remote, the Company has a guarantee liability of approximately $0.4 million as of May 2, 2017.

 

5.             Former franchise partner Indebtedness described in the attached spreadsheet and as further described in Schedule 8.1:

 

[see attached]

	
			RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

			
	
			Franchise Partner Debt

				 	 	 
	
			Schedule 8.12

				 	 	 
	
			May 1, 2017

				 	 	 
	
			                   (000's)

				 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
			 

				
			MORTGAGE

				
			TOTAL

			
	 	
			Michiana Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Acquisition

				
			585

			
	 	 	
			First Tn - Acquisition

				
			715

			
	 	
			Orlando Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Palm Coast Construction

				
			496

			
	 	
			West Palm Beach Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Sebastian

				
			763

			
	 	
			Michigan Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Cadillac Construction

				
			613

			
	 	 	
			First Tn - Gaylord Construction

				
			690

			
	 	
			Indianapolis Debt:

				 
	 	 	
			First Tn - Construction refinance

				
			911

			
	
			Total Mortgage loan obligations

				 	 	
			4,773

			
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
			  TOTAL  RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

				
			$4,771

			

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.14

Certain Subsidiaries

 

RT Millington, LLC

RT O’Toole, LLC

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

RT Tampa Franchise, L.P.

RT Orlando Franchise, L.P.

RT South Florida Franchise, L.P.

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, L.P.

RT Smith, LLC

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

RT New England Franchise, LLC

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

RT Denver Franchise, L.P.

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Jonesboro Club, Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc. and Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc.)

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Michiana Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Smith, LLC)

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Detroit Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Millington, LLC)

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Michigan Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT O’Toole, 

 

 

 

[1]              The loans related to certain of the liens listed on Schedule 8.1 have been paid off or matured, but because the mortgage indebtedness is cross-collateralized, the liens have not been released.

 

[2]              The addresses of all House Codes are provided in Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Jonesboro Club, Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc. and Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc.)

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Michiana Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Smith, LLC)

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Detroit Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT Millington, LLC)

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC (provided, that RT Michigan Franchise, LLC may continue to control RT O’Toole, 

 

 

 

[1]              The loans related to certain of the liens listed on Schedule 8.1 have been paid off or matured, but because the mortgage indebtedness is cross-collateralized, the liens have not been released.

 

[2]              The addresses of all House Codes are provided in Exhibit A attached hereto.

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