Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

[Execution]

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

LERNER NEW YORK, INC.,
 LERNCO, INC. and
 LERNER NEW YORK OUTLET, INC.,
 as Borrowers,

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC.,
 NEVADA RECEIVABLE FACTORING, INC.,
 LERNER NEW YORK HOLDING, INC.,
 LERNER NEW YORK GC, LLC and
 NEW YORK & COMPANY STORES, INC., 
 as Guarantors,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Administrative Agent for Revolving Loan Lenders and 
 Collateral Agent,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Administrative Agent for Term Loan Lenders,

 

WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
 as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner,

 

and

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 AND THE OTHER PERSONS NAMED HEREIN,
 as Revolving Loan Lenders,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 AND THE OTHER PERSONS NAMED HEREIN
 as Term Loan Lenders,

 

Dated:  October 24, 2014

 

 

Table of Contents

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Page
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 1.
    	
DEFINITIONS
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 2.
    	
CREDIT FACILITIES
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.1
    	
Revolving   Loans
    	
51
    
	
2.2
    	
Letter   of Credit Accommodations
    	
52
    
	
2.3
    	
Revolving   Loan Commitments
    	
56
    
	
2.4
    	
Bank   Products
    	
56
    
	
2.5
    	
Revolving   Loan Facility Increases
    	
56
    
	
2.6
    	
Revolving   Loan Facility Decreases
    	
57
    
	
2.7
    	
Prepayments
    	
58
    
	
2.8
    	
Term   Loans
    	
59
    
	
2.9
    	
Term   Loan Push Down Reserve
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 3.
    	
INTEREST AND FEES
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.1
    	
Interest
    	
60
    
	
3.2
    	
Fees
    	
62
    
	
3.3
    	
Inability   to Determine Applicable Interest Rate
    	
63
    
	
3.4
    	
Illegality
    	
63
    
	
3.5
    	
Increased   Costs
    	
64
    
	
3.6
    	
Capital   Requirements
    	
64
    
	
3.7
    	
Certificates   for Reimbursement
    	
64
    
	
3.8
    	
Delay   in Requests
    	
65
    
	
3.9
    	
Mitigation;   Replacement of Lenders
    	
65
    
	
3.10
    	
Funding   Losses
    	
66
    
	
3.11
    	
Maximum   Interest
    	
66
    
	
3.12
    	
No   Requirement of Match Funding
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 4.
    	
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.1
    	
Conditions   Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement
    	
67
    
	
4.2
    	
Conditions   Precedent to All Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 5.
    	
GRANT AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST
    	
69
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.1
    	
Grant   of Security Interest
    	
69
    
	
5.2
    	
Perfection   of Security Interests
    	
71
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 6.
    	
COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
    	
75
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.1
    	
Borrowers’   Loan Accounts
    	
75
    
	
6.2
    	
Statements
    	
76
    
	
6.3
    	
Collection   of Accounts
    	
76
    
	
6.4
    	
Payments
    	
78
    
	
6.5
    	
Taxes
    	
82
    
	
6.6
    	
Authorization   to Make Loans
    	
85
    
				

 

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6.7
    	
Use   of Proceeds
    	
85
    
	
6.8
    	
Pro   Rata Treatment
    	
86
    
	
6.9
    	
Sharing   of Payments, Etc.
    	
86
    
	
6.10
    	
Settlement   Procedures
    	
87
    
	
6.11
    	
Obligations   Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights
    	
91
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 7.
    	
COLLATERAL REPORTING AND COVENANTS
    	
91
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.1
    	
Collateral   Reporting
    	
91
    
	
7.2
    	
Accounts   Covenants
    	
93
    
	
7.3
    	
Inventory   Covenants
    	
94
    
	
7.4
    	
Equipment   Covenants
    	
96
    
	
7.5
    	
Bills   of Lading and Other Documents of Title
    	
96
    
	
7.6
    	
Intellectual   Property Appraisals
    	
97
    
	
7.7
    	
Power   of Attorney
    	
97
    
	
7.8
    	
Right   to Cure
    	
98
    
	
7.9
    	
Access   to Premises
    	
98
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 8.
    	
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    	
99
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.1
    	
Corporate   Existence, Power and Authority
    	
99
    
	
8.2
    	
Name;   State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral Locations
    	
99
    
	
8.3
    	
Financial   Statements; No Material Adverse Change
    	
100
    
	
8.4
    	
Priority   of Liens; Title to Properties
    	
100
    
	
8.5
    	
Tax   Returns
    	
100
    
	
8.6
    	
Litigation
    	
101
    
	
8.7
    	
Compliance   with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws
    	
101
    
	
8.8
    	
Environmental   Compliance
    	
101
    
	
8.9
    	
Employee   Benefits
    	
102
    
	
8.10
    	
Bank   Accounts, etc.
    	
103
    
	
8.11
    	
Intellectual   Property
    	
103
    
	
8.12
    	
Subsidiaries;   Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency
    	
104
    
	
8.13
    	
Labor   Disputes
    	
104
    
	
8.14
    	
Restrictions   on Subsidiaries
    	
105
    
	
8.15
    	
Material   Contracts
    	
105
    
	
8.16
    	
Credit   Card Agreements
    	
105
    
	
8.17
    	
Payable   Practices
    	
106
    
	
8.18
    	
Accuracy   and Completeness of Information
    	
106
    
	
8.19
    	
No   Defaults
    	
106
    
	
8.20
    	
Transition   Services
    	
106
    
	
8.21
    	
Patriot   Act
    	
106
    
	
8.22
    	
OFAC
    	
107
    
	
8.23
    	
Survival   of Warranties; Cumulative
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 9.
    	
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    	
107
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.1
    	
Maintenance   of Existence
    	
107
    
	
9.2
    	
New   Collateral Locations
    	
108
    
	
9.3
    	
Compliance   with Laws, Regulations, Etc.
    	
108
    
				

 

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9.4
    	
Payment   of Taxes and Claims
    	
109
    
	
9.5
    	
Insurance
    	
109
    
	
9.6
    	
Financial   Statements and Other Information
    	
110
    
	
9.7
    	
Sale   of Assets, Consolidation, Merger, Dissolution, Etc.
    	
112
    
	
9.8
    	
Encumbrances
    	
114
    
	
9.9
    	
Indebtedness
    	
116
    
	
9.10
    	
Prepayments   and Amendments; Loans, Investments, Etc.
    	
118
    
	
9.11
    	
Dividends   and Redemptions
    	
120
    
	
9.12
    	
Transactions   with Affiliates
    	
121
    
	
9.13
    	
Compliance   with ERISA
    	
121
    
	
9.14
    	
End   of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters
    	
122
    
	
9.15
    	
Change   in Business
    	
122
    
	
9.16
    	
Limitation   of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries
    	
122
    
	
9.17
    	
Minimum   Excess Availability
    	
122
    
	
9.18
    	
License   Agreements
    	
123
    
	
9.19
    	
After   Acquired Real Property
    	
124
    
	
9.20
    	
Costs   and Expenses
    	
124
    
	
9.21
    	
Credit   Card Agreements
    	
125
    
	
9.22
    	
Additional   Guaranties and Collateral Security; Further Assurances
    	
126
    
	
9.23
    	
Private   Label Credit Cards
    	
127
    
	
9.24
    	
Termination   of Transition Services Agreement
    	
127
    
	
9.25
    	
Cash   Collateral Account
    	
127
    
	
9.26
    	
Foreign   Assets Control Regulations, Etc.
    	
128
    
	
9.27
    	
ECP   Guarantor Keepwell
    	
128
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 10.
    	
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
    	
129
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1
    	
Events   of Default
    	
129
    
	
10.2
    	
Remedies
    	
131
    
	
10.3
    	
Remedies   with respect to Priority Collateral
    	
135
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 11.
    	
JURY TRIAL WAIVER; OTHER WAIVERS AND CONSENTS;   GOVERNING LAW
    	
137
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.1
    	
Governing   Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial Waiver
    	
137
    
	
11.2
    	
Waiver   of Notices
    	
139
    
	
11.3
    	
Amendments   and Waivers
    	
139
    
	
11.4
    	
Waiver   of Counterclaims
    	
142
    
	
11.5
    	
Indemnification
    	
142
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 12.
    	
THE AGENT
    	
143
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.1
    	
Appointment,   Powers and Immunities
    	
143
    
	
12.2
    	
Reliance   by Agent
    	
144
    
	
12.3
    	
Events   of Default
    	
144
    
	
12.4
    	
Wells   Fargo in its Individual Capacity
    	
145
    
	
12.5
    	
Indemnification
    	
145
    
	
12.6
    	
Non   Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders
    	
145
    
	
12.7
    	
Failure   to Act
    	
146
    
				

 

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12.8
    	
Additional   Revolving Loans
    	
146
    
	
12.9
    	
Concerning   the Collateral and the Related Financing Agreements
    	
147
    
	
12.10
    	
Field   Audit, Examination Reports and other Information; Disclaimer by Lenders
    	
147
    
	
12.11
    	
Collateral   Matters
    	
147
    
	
12.12
    	
Agency   for Perfection
    	
149
    
	
12.13
    	
Successor   Agent
    	
149
    
	
12.14
    	
Term   Loan Agent
    	
150
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 13.
    	
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY; SURETYSHIP WAIVERS
    	
151
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.1
    	
Independent   Obligations; Subrogation
    	
151
    
	
13.2
    	
Authority   to Modify Obligations and Security
    	
152
    
	
13.3
    	
Waiver   of Defenses
    	
152
    
	
13.4
    	
Exercise   of Agent’s and Lenders’ Rights
    	
152
    
	
13.5
    	
Additional   Waivers
    	
153
    
	
13.6
    	
Additional   Indebtedness
    	
153
    
	
13.7
    	
Notices,   Demands, Etc.
    	
153
    
	
13.8
    	
Revival
    	
154
    
	
13.9
    	
Understanding   of Waivers
    	
154
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 14.
    	
TERM; MISCELLANEOUS
    	
154
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
14.1
    	
Term
    	
154
    
	
14.2
    	
Interpretative   Provisions
    	
155
    
	
14.3
    	
Notices
    	
157
    
	
14.4
    	
Partial   Invalidity
    	
158
    
	
14.5
    	
Confidentiality
    	
158
    
	
14.6
    	
Successors
    	
159
    
	
14.7
    	
Assignments;   Participations
    	
159
    
	
14.8
    	
Separate   Grants
    	
162
    
	
14.9
    	
Entire   Agreement
    	
163
    
	
14.10
    	
Patriot   Act
    	
163
    
	
14.11
    	
Counterparts, Etc.
    	
163
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SECTION 15.
    	
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RESTATEMENT
    	
163
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
15.1
    	
Existing   Obligations
    	
163
    
	
15.2
    	
Acknowledgment   of Security Interests
    	
164
    
	
15.3
    	
Existing   Financing Agreements
    	
164
    
	
15.4
    	
Restatement
    	
164
    
	
15.5
    	
Release
    	
165
    
				

 

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INDEX OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

	
Exhibit A
    	
 
    	
Form of   Assignment and Acceptance Agreement for Lenders
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit B
    	
 
    	
Form of   Borrowing Base Certificate
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit C
    	
 
    	
Form of   Compliance Certificate
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit D
    	
 
    	
Information   Certificates for Borrowers and Guarantors
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit E
    	
 
    	
Locations   of Inventory
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit F
    	
 
    	
Fiscal   Year-End; Fiscal Quarter-End; Fiscal Month -End
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Schedule 1
    	
 
    	
Commitments
    
	
Schedule 1.87
    	
 
    	
Freight Forwarders
    
	
Schedule 5.2(b)
    	
 
    	
Chattel Paper and Instruments
    
	
Schedule 5.2(e)
    	
 
    	
Investment Property
    
	
Schedule 5.2(g)
    	
 
    	
Letter of Credit Accommodations
    
	
Schedule 5.2(h)
    	
 
    	
Commercial Tort Claims
    
	
Schedule 8.8
    	
 
    	
Environmental Compliance
    
	
Schedule 8.9(c)
    	
 
    	
ERISA Affiliates Transactions
    
	
Schedule 8.11
    	
 
    	
Certain Intellectual Property
    
	
Schedule 8.13
    	
 
    	
Collective Bargaining Agreements
    
	
Schedule 8.15
    	
 
    	
Material Contracts
    
	
Schedule 8.16
    	
 
    	
Credit Card Agreements
    
	
Schedule 9.9(h)
    	
 
    	
Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness
    
	
Schedule 9.10
    	
 
    	
Permitted Loans
    
	
Schedule 9.11(d)
    	
 
    	
Permitted Uses of Certain Permitted Dividends
    

 

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 24, 2014, is entered into by and among Lerner New York, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lerner”), Lernco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lernco”), and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Lerner Outlet” and together with Lerner and Lernco, collectively, “Borrowers” and individually each a “Borrower”), New York & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NY&Co”), Lerner New York Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Nevada Factoring”), New York & Company Stores, Inc., a New York corporation, formerly known as Associated Lerner Shops of America, Inc., a New York corporation (“NY &Co Stores”), and Lerner New York GC, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“Lerner GC” and together with NY&Co, Parent, Nevada Factoring and NY &Co Stores, collectively, “Guarantors” and each a “Guarantor”), the Revolving Loan Lenders (as hereinafter defined), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for Lenders and Bank Product Providers (in such capacity, “Agent” as hereinafter further defined), Term Loan Lenders (as hereinafter defined), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent for Term Loan Lenders (in such capacity, “Term Loan Agent” as hereinafter further defined), and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole lead bookrunner.

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers, Guarantors, the persons party thereto as lenders (the “Existing Lenders”), and Agent have previously entered into the Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2011 (the “Existing Loan Agreement” as hereinafter further defined), pursuant to which, among other things, the Existing Lenders have provided certain loans and other financial accommodations to Borrowers;

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors have requested that Agent and Existing Lenders (a) permit a Term Loan in the principal amount of $15,000,000 (the “Term Loan” as hereinafter further defined) to be made by Term Loan Lenders to Borrowers, and (b) amend and extend the Existing Loan Agreement and the other Existing Financing Agreements by amending and restating the Existing Loan Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors (other than Parent) are wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Parent, and together they are interrelated entities which collectively constitute an integrated clothing retailer;

 

WHEREAS, the directors of each Borrower view the entities as sufficiently dependent upon each other and so interrelated that any advance made hereunder to any Borrower would benefit each of the Borrowers as a result of their consolidated operations and identity of interests;

 

WHEREAS, each Borrower has requested that Agents (as hereinafter defined) and Lenders treat them as co-borrowers hereunder, jointly and severally responsible for the obligations of each other hereunder;

 

 

WHEREAS, each Revolving Loan Lender (as hereinafter defined) is willing (severally and not jointly) to continue to make Revolving Loans (as hereinafter defined) and other financial accommodations to Borrowers, in each case on a pro rata basis according to its commitments provided for herein on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Agent is willing to continue to act as agent for the Lenders on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, each Term Loan Lender is willing (severally and not jointly) to make a Term Loan to Borrowers, in each case on a pro rata basis according to its commitment provided for herein on the terms and conditions set forth therein, and Term Loan Agent and Agent are willing to act as agents for Term Loan Lenders on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate, in their entirety, the agreements contained in the Existing Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto amend and restate the Existing Loan Agreement and agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                         DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings given to them below:

 

“Accounts” shall mean all present and future rights of each Borrower and Guarantor to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, which is not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument, (a) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (b) for services rendered or to be rendered, (c) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, or (d) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with any such card. The term “Accounts” as used herein shall include, without limitation, all Credit Card Receivables.

 

“ACH Transactions” shall mean any cash management or related services, including the automatic clearing house transfer of funds by Agent or any of its Affiliates for the account of a Borrower or a Guarantor pursuant to agreement, or overdrafts.

 

“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next one-hundredth (1/100) of one percent (1%)) determined by dividing (a) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period by (b) a percentage equal to: (i) one (1) minus (ii) the Reserve Percentage. For purposes hereof, “Reserve Percentage” shall mean the reserve percentage, expressed as a decimal, prescribed by any United States or foreign banking authority for determining the reserve requirement which is or would be applicable to deposits of United States dollars in a non-United States or an international banking office of the Reference Bank used to fund a Eurodollar Rate Loan or any Eurodollar Rate Loan made with the proceeds of such deposit, whether or not the Reference Bank actually holds or has made any such deposits or loans.  The Adjusted

 

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Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted on and as of the effective day of any change in the Reserve Percentage.

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to a specific Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person.  For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agent” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent on behalf of Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, and any replacement or successor agent hereunder.

 

“Agent Payment Account” shall mean account no.               of Agent Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, ABA no.          , or such other account of Agent as Agent may from time to time designate to Borrowers as the Agent Payment Account for purposes of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.

 

“Applicable LC Margin” shall mean

 

(a)                                 Subject to clause (b) below, at any time as to the Letter of Credit Rate for documentary Letter of Credit Accommodations and the Letter of Credit Rate for standby Letter of Credit Accommodations, the applicable percentages (on a per annum basis) set forth below, in each case based on the Average Compliance Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is at or within the amounts indicated for such percentage as of the last day of the fiscal quarter as follows:

 

	
Tier
    	
 
    	
Quarterly Average Compliance
   Excess Availability
    	
 
    	
Applicable LC Margin for
   Standby Letter of Credit
   Accommodation
    	
 
    	
Applicable LC Margin for
   Documentary Letter of
   Credit Accommodation
    	
 
    
	
1
    	
 
    	
Greater   than or equal to $35,000,000
    	
 
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
0.75
    	
%
    
	
2
    	
 
    	
Less   than $35,000,000
    	
 
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
0.875
    	
%
    

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in clause (a) above, (i) the Applicable LC Margin shall be calculated and established once each fiscal quarter and shall remain in effect until adjusted thereafter after the end of such fiscal quarter, (ii) each adjustment of the Applicable LC Margin shall be effective as of the first day of a fiscal quarter based on the Average Compliance Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, (iii) the Applicable LC Margin from the date hereof through the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date hereof shall be the applicable percentages set forth in Tier 1 set forth above, and (iv) in the event that at any time after the end of a fiscal quarter, the Average Compliance Excess Availability for such fiscal quarter used in the calculation of the Applicable

 

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LC Margin was greater than or less than the actual amount of the Average Compliance Excess Availability for such fiscal quarter, the Applicable LC Margin shall be adjusted for such prior fiscal quarter and any additional fee as a result of such recalculation shall promptly paid to Agent.

 

“Applicable Margin” shall mean

 

(a)                                 Subject to clause (b) below, at any time, as to the Interest Rate for Prime Rate Loans and the Interest Rate for Eurodollar Rate Loans, the applicable percentages (on a per annum basis) set forth below, in each case based on Borrowers’ Average Compliance Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is at or within the amounts indicated for such percentage as of the last day of such fiscal quarter as follows:

 

	
Tier
    	
 
    	
Quarterly Average Compliance
   Excess Availability
    	
 
    	
Applicable
   Prime Rate Margin
    	
 
    	
Applicable Eurodollar
   Rate Margin
    	
 
    
	
1
    	
 
    	
Greater   than or equal to $35,000,000
    	
 
    	
0.50
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    
	
2
    	
 
    	
Less   than $35,000,000
    	
 
    	
0.75
    	
%
    	
1.75
    	
%
    

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in clause (a) above, (i) the Applicable Margin shall be calculated and established once each fiscal quarter and shall remain in effect until adjusted thereafter after the end of such fiscal quarter, (ii) each adjustment of the Applicable Margin shall be effective as of the first day of a fiscal quarter based on the Average Compliance Excess Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, (iii) the Applicable Margin from the date hereof through the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the date hereof shall be the applicable percentages set forth in Tier 1 set forth above, and (iv) in the event that at any time after the end of a fiscal quarter, the Average Compliance Excess Availability for such fiscal quarter used in the calculation of the Applicable Margin was greater than or less than the actual amount of the Average Compliance Excess Availability for such fiscal quarter, the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted for such prior fiscal quarter and any additional interest as a result of such recalculation shall promptly be paid to Agent.

 

“Appointed Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 hereof.

 

“Approved Fund” shall mean with respect to any Lender that is a fund or similar investment vehicle that makes or invests in commercial loans, any fund or similar investment vehicle that invests in commercial loans which is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an Assignment and Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (with blanks appropriately completed) delivered to Agent in connection with an assignment of a Lender’s interest hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.7 hereof.

 

“Authorized Officer” shall mean Greg Scott, Sheamus Toal or such other person as the Board of Directors of each Borrower may designate by written notice to Agent.

 

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“Average Compliance Excess Availability” shall mean the average daily amount, as determined by Agent for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, of Compliance Excess Availability.

 

“Bank Products” shall mean any one or more of the following types of services or facilities extended to a Borrower or a Guarantor by a Bank Product Provider: (a) credit cards, (b) ACH Transactions, (c) Hedging Transactions, and (d) foreign exchange contracts.

 

“Bank Product Providers” shall mean Wells Fargo and any of its Affiliates that may, from time to time, provide any Bank Products to any Borrower or Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

“Bank Product Reserve” shall mean any and all reserves that Agent may establish from time to time, in its sole discretion, for the Bank Products then provided and outstanding, which reserve may be revised by Agent for such Bank Product from time to time.

 

“Blocked Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) hereof.

 

“Borrowers” shall mean, collectively, the following (together with their respective successors and assigns): (a) Lerner, (b) Lernco, and (c) Lerner Outlet; each sometimes being referred to herein individually as “Borrower”.

 

“Borrowing Base” shall mean, at any time, the amount equal to:

 

(a)                                 the sum of:

 

(i)                                     the lesser of (A) the sum of (1)  ninety percent (90%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables of Borrowers, plus (2) ninety percent (90%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables of Borrowers, and (B) $3,500,000, plus

 

(ii)                                  ninety percent (90%) of the Net Amount of the Eligible Credit Card Receivables of Borrowers other than PayPal Receivables, plus

 

(iii)                               the lesser of (A) ninety percent (90%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables of Borrowers consisting of PayPal Receivables and (B) $500,000, plus

 

(iv)                              ninety percent (90%) of the Net Recovery Percentage multiplied by the Value of the Eligible Landed Inventory of Borrowers, plus

 

(v)                                 the lesser of (A) the sum of (1) ninety percent (90%) of the Net Recovery Percentage multiplied by the Landed Value of Eligible In-Transit Inventory of Borrowers, plus (2) ninety percent (90%) of the Net Recovery Percentage multiplied by the Landed Value of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory of Borrowers, or (B) one of the following amounts as determined by Agent in its good faith discretion: (1) $25,000,000, if Eligible In-Transit Inventory satisfies the requirements of clause (c)(i)(A) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory and if such Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory satisfies the requirements of

 

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clause (f)(i) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, (2) $12,000,000 (which amount shall automatically increase or decrease from time to time proportionally based upon a Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease so that, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, the amount of such sublimit shall be equal to the amount that is 16% of the revised amount of the Maximum Credit), if Eligible In-Transit Inventory satisfies the requirements of clause (c)(i)(B) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory and if such Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory satisfies the requirements of clause (f)(ii) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, and (3) $10,000,000 (which amount shall automatically increase or decrease from time to time proportionally based upon a Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease so that, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, the amount of such sublimit shall be equal to the amount that is 13.33 % of the revised amount of the Maximum Credit), if Eligible In-Transit Inventory satisfies the requirements of clause (c)(i)(C) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory and if such Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory satisfies the requirements of clause (f)(iii) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, plus

 

(vi)                              one hundred percent (100%) of Eligible Cash Collateral; minus,

 

(b)                                 the Reserves and the Bank Product Reserves; minus,

 

(c)                                  the Term Loan Push Down Reserve.

 

Agent shall have the right to revise the advance rates in, establish Reserves against or sublimits in the Borrowing Base in such amounts and with respect to such matters as Agent in its good faith discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, at all times and after Agent has completed its updated field audits, examinations and appraisals of the Collateral; provided, that, (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall give to Borrowers ten (10) Business Days’ telephonic or electronic notice and (ii) if a Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall give to Borrowers three (3) Business Days’ telephonic or electronic notice if (A) Agent establishes Reserves relating to new categories of Reserves, (B) Agent changes the methodology of calculating Reserves, (C) Agent establishes sublimits in the Borrowing Base or (D) Agent revises the advance rates set forth in subparagraph (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) above based on the results of appraisals of the Inventory conducted in accordance with Section 7.3 hereof that are on a “going out of business sale” basis, net of liquidation expenses. The amounts of Eligible Inventory shall be determined based on the lesser of the amount of Inventory set forth in the general ledgers of Borrowers or the perpetual inventory records maintained by Borrowers.  The foregoing notwithstanding, in the event Agent is required to establish Reserves to preserve or protect or maximize the value of the Collateral, Agent shall only provide Borrowers with notice at the time such Reserve is established.

 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” shall mean a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, as such form, subject to the terms hereof, may from time to time be modified by Agent, which is duly completed (including all schedules thereto) and executed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller or other appropriate financial officer of Borrowers acceptable to Agent in its good faith determination and delivered to Agent.

 

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“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the laws of the State of New York, or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a day on which Agent is open for the transaction of business, except that if a determination of a Business Day shall relate to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, the term Business Day shall also exclude any day on which banks are closed for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market.

 

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries, all expenditures made and liabilities incurred for the acquisition of equipment, software, fixed assets, real property or improvements, or replacements or substitutions therefor, which are not, in accordance with GAAP, treated as expense items for such Person and its Subsidiaries in the year made or incurred or as a prepaid expense applicable to a future year or years.

 

“Capital Leases” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of (or any agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which in accordance with GAAP, is required to be reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

 

“Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock or partnership, limited liability company or other equity interests at any time outstanding, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other interests (but excluding any debt security that is exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock).

 

“Cash Collateral Account” shall mean a deposit account: (a) maintained by a Borrower as a collateral account with either Wells Fargo, and otherwise mutually satisfactory to Lerner, Agent and Lenders; (b) that is a money market account which does not contain stocks, bonds, other investment property or interests in such investment property; (c) used by such Borrower to deposit cash collateral for the purpose of supporting advances described in clause (a)(v) of the definition of Borrowing Base; (d) which contains readily available funds sufficient to support any and all advances that may be requested by Borrowers pursuant to clause (a)(v) of the definition of Borrowing Base, as determined by Agent; and (e) which is subject to the Cash Collateral Account Control Agreement.  For purposes of clarification, there is no dollar limit on the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or investment property that may be deposited in or credited to a Cash Collateral Account at any time.

 

“Cash Collateral Account Control Agreement” shall mean a Deposit Account Control Agreement, which, among other things, (a) prohibits the Borrowers from withdrawing or transferring any amounts or investment property from such account except upon the conditions set forth in Section 9.25(f) hereof, (b)  provides that the bank at which such account is maintained will provide to Agent a daily report as to the balance of such account, and (c) is otherwise satisfactory to Agent in form and substance.

 

“Cash Dominion Event” shall mean a period either (a) commencing on the date that a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing and ending on the date such Default or Event of Default has been waived or cured in accordance with Section 11.3

 

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hereof or (b) commencing on the date that Compliance Excess Availability has been less than twelve and one-half (12.5%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit for a period of one (1) Business Day as calculated by Agent hereunder and ending on the date that Compliance Excess Availability has been greater than twelve and one-half (12.5%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit for any thirty (30) consecutive day period thereafter.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as Agent and Required Lenders may otherwise agree in writing, a Cash Dominion Event may no longer be terminated following the second (2nd) such termination during the term of this Agreement and in either such case, the Cash Dominion Event shall continue until the payment in full of the Obligations (other than contingent Obligations as to which Agent shall have received such cash collateral, or letter of credit, as is provided for pursuant to the terms of Section 14.1 hereof) and the termination of the Commitments.

 

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean, at any time, (a) any evidence of Indebtedness with a maturity date of ninety (90) days or less issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof; provided, that, the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof; (b) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances with a maturity of ninety (90) days or less of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000; (c) commercial paper (including variable rate demand notes) with a maturity of ninety (90) days or less issued by a corporation (except an Affiliate of any Borrower) organized under the laws of any State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia and rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or at least P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any financial institution having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000; (e) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or issued by any governmental agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition; provided, that, the terms of such agreements comply with the guidelines set forth in the Federal Financial Agreements of Depository Institutions with Securities Dealers and Others, as adopted by the Comptroller of the Currency on October 31, 1985; (f) investments in money market funds and mutual funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) above; and (f) other investments as agreed by Agent in writing.

 

“Central Collection Deposit Account” shall mean any deposit account established by Borrowers that is used by Borrowers to receive deposits from local retail store deposit accounts or from sales of Inventory or other proceeds of Collateral arising from transactions other than sales at local retail stores.

 

“Change of Control” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Person and/or one or more of its Affiliates, other than IPC and/or one or more of its Affiliates, or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of Persons shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of

 

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NY&Co, unless either (i) IPC and/or one or more of its Affiliates, collectively, own more of the Voting Stock of NY&Co than such Person and/or its Affiliates or (ii) IPC and/or one or more of its Affiliates has the right to elect, or cause to be elected, and has elected, or caused to be elected, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of NY&Co, (b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of NY&Co (together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors of NY&Co or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of NY&Co was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose elections or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors then in office; or (c) except as permitted under the terms of Section 9.7 hereof, NY&Co shall cease to own (directly or indirectly) one hundred percent (100%) of the Capital Stock of each Borrower and each other Guarantor; or (d) any Borrower or Guarantor other than NY&Co does not own one hundred percent (100%) of the Capital Stock of any of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty (including any rules or regulations issued under or implementing any existing law) after November 27, 2002, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after November 27, 2002 or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after November 27, 2002; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by 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, issued or implemented.

 

“Closing Date” shall mean October 24, 2014.

 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same now exists or may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

 

“Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5 hereof.

 

“Collateral Access Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, from any lessor of premises to any Borrower or Guarantor, or any other person to whom any Collateral is consigned or who has custody, control or possession of any such Collateral or is otherwise the owner or operator of any premises on which any of such Collateral is located, pursuant to which such lessor, consignee or other person, among other things, acknowledges the first priority security interest of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in such Collateral, agrees to

 

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waive or subordinate any and all claims such lessor, consignee or other person may, at any time, have against such Collateral, whether for processing, storage or otherwise, and agrees to permit Agent access to, and the right to remain on, the premises of such lessor, consignee or other person so as to exercise Agent’s rights and remedies and otherwise deal with such Collateral and in the case of any consignee or other person who at any time has custody, control or possession of any Collateral, acknowledges that it holds and will hold possession of the Collateral for the benefit of Agent, the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers and agrees to follow all instructions of Agent with respect thereto.

 

“Commitment” shall mean, as to each Lender, the aggregate of such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment and Term Loan Commitment; sometimes being referred to herein collectively as “Commitments”.

 

“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“Compliance Excess Availability” shall mean the amount, as determined by Agent, calculated at any date, equal to (a) the lesser of:  (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit, minus (b) the sum of all then outstanding and unpaid Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans and outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations.

 

“Credit Card Acknowledgments” shall mean, collectively, the following as determined by Agent in its good faith discretion (as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced): (a) the agreements by Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements in favor of Agent acknowledging Agent’s first priority security interest, for and on behalf of Lenders, in the monies due and to become due to any Borrower or Guarantor (including, without limitation, credits and reserves) under the Credit Card Agreements, and agreeing to transfer all such amounts to the Blocked Accounts, and (b) the written notices to Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors who are parties to Credit Card Agreements notifying such Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors of Agent’s first priority security interest, for and on behalf of Lenders, in the monies due and to become due to any Borrower or Guarantor (including, without limitation, credits and reserves) under the Credit Card Agreements, and instructing such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to transfer all such amounts to the Blocked Accounts, each sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Credit Card Acknowledgment”.

 

“Credit Card Agreements” shall mean all agreements now or hereafter entered into by any Borrower or Guarantor with any Credit Card Issuer or any Credit Card Processor, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, including, but not limited to, the agreements set forth on Schedule 8.16 hereto.

 

“Credit Card Issuer” shall mean any person (other than a Borrower or Guarantor) who issues or whose members issue credit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche, WFNNB and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including,

 

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without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

 

“Credit Card Processor” shall mean any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.

 

“Credit Card Receivables” shall mean all domestic Accounts consisting of the present and future rights of any Borrower or Guarantor, including the Private Label Credit Card Receivables and PayPal Receivables, to payment by any Credit Card Processor or Credit Card Issuer and all information contained on or for use with a credit, charge or debit card issued by a Credit Card Issuer.

 

“Credit Facility” shall mean the Revolving Loan Facility (including the Letter of Credit Accommodations provided hereunder and under the other Financing Agreements) and the Term Loan Facility.

 

“Default” shall mean an act, condition or event that with notice or passage of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(d) hereof.

 

“Deferred Billing Program” shall mean any program of any Borrower or Guarantor with a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor under a Credit Card Agreement or other arrangement of Borrowers or Guarantors pursuant to which any Borrower or Guarantor defers the submission of the sales receipt, invoice or credit card slips to a Credit Card Processor or Credit Card Issuer or the payment of any amounts due from any account debtor is deferred.

 

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, by and among Agent, a Borrower or Guarantor with a deposit account at any bank, and the bank at which such deposit account is at any time maintained which provides that such bank will comply with instructions originated by Agent directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further consent by such Borrower or Guarantor and such other terms and conditions as Agent may require, including as to any such agreement with respect to any Blocked Account, providing that all items received or deposited in the Blocked Accounts are the property of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, that the bank has no lien upon, or right to setoff against, the Blocked Accounts, the items received for deposit therein, or the funds from time to time on deposit therein and that the bank will wire, or otherwise transfer, in immediately available funds, on a daily basis to the Agent Payment Account all funds received or deposited into the Blocked Accounts.

 

“Domestic In-Transit Inventory” shall mean Inventory owned by a Borrower that is located in the continental United States of America which is in transit to one of the locations set forth on Exhibit E (as such schedule may be updated from time to time by Borrowers to exclude locations which have been closed and/or include additional locations of Inventory which

 

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Borrowers are permitted to establish under the terms of this Agreement) being the premises of such Borrower in the United States of America which are either owned and controlled by such Borrower or leased by such Borrower.

 

“EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, without duplication, the total of the following for the Borrowers and Guarantors on a consolidated basis, each calculated for such period:  Net Income plus (a) preferred dividends, plus (b) income tax expense, plus (c) Interest Expense (including all charges owed with respect to letters of credit), plus (d) depreciation expense, plus (e) amortization expense, plus (f) management fees and expenses, as permitted hereunder, paid or accrued, plus (g) non-cash losses from any sale or disposition of assets, and minus (h) non-cash gains from any sale or disposition of assets, plus (i) one-time expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of the headquarters of Borrowers and Guarantors to 330 West 34th Street, New York, New York not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal period of Borrowers and Guarantors ending April 30, 2015, plus (j) any other non-cash charges, non-cash expenses (including non-cash straight line rent), non-cash losses or non-cash restructuring charges, plus (k) one-time expenses incurred in connection with the closing of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated to occur on the date hereof, plus (l) non-cash compensation expenses, including, but not limited to, those arising from or relating to the issuance of stock, restricted stock, options to purchase stock, stock appreciation rights (i.e., phantom stock) and deferred compensation to the officers, employees and directors of the Borrowers and Obligors, plus (m) without duplication, amortization of intangibles, plus (n) employee compensation incurred prior to the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, minus (o) the amortization of construction or landlord tenant allowances of the Borrowers or any Subsidiary of a Borrower for such period, all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP.  For purposes of calculating EBITDA for any Measurement Period, (i) acquisitions that have been made by such Person and its Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidated and including any related financing transactions, during the Measurement Period shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of the Measurement Period; provided, however, that only the actual historical results of operations of the Persons so acquired, without adjustment for pro forma expense savings or revenue increases, shall be used for such calculation; and (ii) the EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the end of such Measurement Period, shall be excluded. For purposes of calculating EBITDA for any Measurement Period with respect to (i) whether an appraisal of the Intellectual Property may be required in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof and (ii) whether a Term Loan Push Down Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof, clause (j) solely as it relates to non-cash straight line rent and clause (o) of this definition shall be excluded.

 

“Eligible Cash Collateral” shall mean the cash or Cash Equivalents, in each case denominated in United States Dollars, of a Borrower which are: (a) pledged by such Borrower to Agent pursuant to the Cash Collateral Control Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and duly authorized, executed and delivered by such bank or financial intermediary and such Borrower; (b) free and clear of any lien, security interest, claim or other encumbrance or restriction, except for (i) liens in favor of Agent and (ii) liens of the financial intermediary holding such cash or Cash Equivalents that are expressly permitted by the Cash Collateral Control Agreement; (c) subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest and pledge in favor of Agent, except (as to priority) for liens in favor of the financial

 

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intermediary holding such cash or Cash Equivalents to the extent such liens are expressly permitted to have priority by the Cash Collateral Control Agreement; and (d) available to such Borrower without condition or restriction except those arising pursuant to the pledge in favor of Agent; provided, that, no cash or Cash Equivalents shall constitute Eligible Cash Collateral prior to the date (if any) on which Agent shall have consented to the request by Borrowers to include Eligible Cash Collateral in the Borrowing Base.

 

“Eligible Credit Card Receivables” shall mean, as to any Borrower, the Credit Card Receivables of such Borrower which are and continue to be acceptable to Agent based on the criteria set forth below.  Credit Card Receivables of a Borrower shall be Eligible Credit Card Receivables if:

 

(a)                                 such Credit Card Receivables arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Borrower in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower which transactions are completed in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any agreements binding on such Borrower or the other party or parties related thereto;

 

(b)                                 such Credit Card Receivables are not past due (beyond any stated applicable grace period, if any, therefor) pursuant to the terms set forth in the Credit Card Agreements with the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor of the credit card or debit card used in the purchase which give rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

 

(c)                                  such Credit Card Receivables are not unpaid more than ten (10) days after the date of the sale of Inventory giving rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

 

(d)                                 such Credit Card Receivables did not consist of Deferred Billing Receivables or Private Label Credit Card Receivables arising pursuant to a “Lerner catalog card”;

 

(e)                                  all procedures required by the Credit Card Issuer or the Credit Card Processor of the credit card or debit card used in the purchase which gave rise to such Credit Card Receivables shall have been followed in all material respects by such Borrower and all documents required for the authorization and approval by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor shall have been obtained in connection with the sale giving rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

 

(f)                                   the required authorization and approval by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor shall have been obtained for the sale giving rise to such Credit Card Receivables;

 

(g)                                  such Borrower shall have submitted all sales slips, drafts, charges and other reports and other materials required by the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor obligated in respect of such Credit Card Receivables in order for such Borrower to be entitled to payment in respect thereof;

 

(h)                                 such Credit Card Receivables comply with the applicable terms and conditions contained in Section 8.16 of this Agreement;

 

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(i)                                     the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with respect to such Credit Card Receivables has not asserted a counterclaim, defense or dispute and does not have any right of setoff against such Credit Card Receivables (other than transactions in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower) and such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor has not setoff against amounts otherwise payable by such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to a Borrower for the purpose of establishing a reserve or collateral for obligations of a Borrower to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor (notwithstanding that the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor may have setoffs for fees and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with a Borrower as of the date hereof or as such practices may hereafter change as a result of changes to the policies of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor applicable to its customers generally and unrelated to the circumstances of a Borrower);

 

(j)                                    there are no facts, events or occurrences which to the best knowledge of Borrowers would impair in any material respect the validity, enforceability or collectability of such Credit Card Receivables or reduce the amount payable or delay payment thereunder (other than for setoffs for fees and chargebacks consistent with the practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor with such Borrower as of the date hereof or as such practices may hereafter change as a result of changes to the policies of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor applicable to its customers generally and unrelated to the circumstances of a Borrower);

 

(k)                                 such Credit Card Receivables are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest and lien of Agent, for and on behalf of Lenders, as to such Credit Card Receivables of a Borrower and any goods giving rise thereto are not, and were not at the time of the sale thereof, subject to any encumbrances permitted under the terms hereof;

 

(l)                                     Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in good faith, a Credit Card Acknowledgment for the credit card or debit card used in the sale which gave rise to such Credit Card Receivable, such Credit Card Acknowledgment shall be in full force and effect and the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor party thereto shall be in compliance with the terms thereof;

 

(m)                             there are no proceedings or actions which are pending or, to the best of a Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors with respect to such Credit Card Receivables which would reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the continued collectability of the Credit Card Receivables with respect to the Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors;

 

(n)                                 the terms of the sale giving rise to such Credit Card Receivables and all practices of a Borrower with respect to such Credit Card Receivables comply in all material respects with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations;

 

(o)                                 such Borrower has not received from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor any notice of default and/or notice of its intention to cease or suspend payments to a Borrower in respect of such Credit Card Receivables or to establish reserves or collateral for obligations of a Borrower to such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor (other than for

 

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then current fees and chargebacks consistent with the current practices of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor as of the date hereof or as such practices may hereafter change as a result of changes to the policies of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor applicable to its customers generally and unrelated to the circumstances of a Borrower); and

 

(p)                                 the customer using the credit card or debit card giving rise to such Credit Card Receivable shall not have returned the merchandise purchased giving rise to such Credit Card Receivable.

 

“Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables” shall mean Accounts, other than Credit Card Receivables or Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables, created by any Borrower which are and continue to be acceptable to Agent based on the criteria set forth below.  In general, Accounts shall be Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables if:

 

(a)                                 such Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of damaged Inventory by such Borrower to a third-party off-price wholesaler satisfactory to Agent, in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, which transactions are completed in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related thereto;

 

(b)                                 such Accounts are not unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice for them;

 

(c)                                  such Accounts comply with the terms and conditions contained in Section 7.2(b) of this Agreement;

 

(d)                                 such Accounts do not arise from sales on consignment, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, or other terms under which payment by the account debtor may be conditional or contingent;

 

(e)                                  the chief executive office of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is located in the United States of America or Canada;

 

(f)                                   such Accounts do not consist of progress billings (such that the obligation of the account debtors with respect to such Accounts is conditioned upon such Borrower’s satisfactory completion of any further performance under the agreement giving rise thereto), bill and hold invoices or retainage invoices, except as to bill and hold invoices, if Agent shall have received an agreement in writing from the account debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, confirming the unconditional obligation of the account debtor to take the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;

 

(g)                                  the account debtor with respect to such Accounts has not asserted a counterclaim, defense or dispute and does not have, and does not engage in transactions which may give rise to any right of setoff or recoupment against such Accounts (but the portion of the Accounts of such account debtor in excess of the amount at any time and from time to time owed by such Borrower to such account debtor or claimed to be owed by such account debtor may be deemed Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables);

 

(h)                                 there are no facts, events or occurrences which would impair the validity,

 

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enforceability or collectability of such Accounts or reduce the amount payable or delay payment thereunder;

 

(i)                                     such Accounts are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest of Agent and any goods giving rise thereto are not, and were not at the time of the sale thereof, subject to any liens except those of Agent or those permitted in this Agreement that are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent between the holder of such security interest or lien and Agent;

 

(j)                                    neither the account debtor nor any officer or employee of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is an officer, employee, agent or other Affiliate of any Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(k)                                 the account debtors with respect to such Accounts are not any foreign government, the United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof, unless, if the account debtor is the United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof, upon Agent’s request, the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended or any similar State or local law, if applicable, has been complied with in a manner satisfactory to Agent;

 

(l)                                     there are no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against the account debtors with respect to such Accounts which are likely to result in any material adverse change in any such account debtor’s financial condition (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization or similar proceeding);

 

(m)                             such Accounts are not evidenced by or arising under any instrument or chattel paper;

 

(n)                                 such Accounts are not owed by an account debtor who has Accounts unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the original invoice date for them which constitute more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total Accounts of such account debtor;

 

(o)                                 the account debtor is not located in a state requiring the filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report in order for such Borrower to seek judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless such Borrower has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or equivalent report for the then current year or such failure to file and inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable of being remedied without any material delay or material cost; and

 

(p)                                 such Accounts do not constitute amounts which have been invoiced by such Borrower but with respect to which goods so invoiced have not been delivered to the account debtor.

 

The criteria for Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables set forth above may only be changed and any new criteria for Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables may only be established by Agent in good faith based on either:  (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the date hereof, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the date hereof to the extent Agent has no written notice thereof from Borrowers prior to the date hereof,

 

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in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Accounts in the good faith determination of Agent.  Any Accounts which are not Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.

 

“Eligible Inventory” shall mean Eligible Landed Inventory, Eligible In-Transit Inventory and Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory.

 

“Eligible Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property deemed by Agent and Term Loan Agent in their commercially reasonable discretion to be eligible for inclusion in the calculation of the Term Loan Push Down Reserve based on the criteria set forth below.  Intellectual Property shall be Eligible Intellectual Property if (except as otherwise agreed by Agent and Term Loan Agent in their commercially reasonable discretion):

 

(a)                                 such Intellectual Property is validly registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable;

 

(b)                                 a Borrower owns such Intellectual Property or exclusively licenses such Intellectual Property from a third party;

 

(c)                                  such Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Agreement relating to such Intellectual Property;

 

(d)                                 such Intellectual Property shall be subject to a valid first priority security interest of Agent, subject only to any licenses, liens or junior encumbrances expressly permitted hereunder (including, without limitation, filings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office, as applicable); and

 

(e)                                  such Intellectual Property shall be included in an appraisal delivered in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof.

 

“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” shall mean Domestic In-Transit Inventory and Foreign In-Transit Inventory owned by a Borrower that otherwise satisfies the criteria for Eligible Landed Inventory; provided, that:

 

(a)                                 as to any such Domestic In-Transit Inventory or Foreign In-Transit Inventory:

 

(i)                                     title to such Inventory has passed to such Borrower;

 

(ii)                                  such Inventory is not then subject to a Letter of Credit Accommodation;

 

(iii)                               such Inventory is insured against types of loss, damage, hazards, and risks, and in amounts, satisfactory to Agent in its discretion and Agent shall have received a copy of the certificate of evidence of property insurance in the case of Domestic In-Transit Inventory and the certificate of evidence of marine cargo insurance in the case of Foreign In-Transit Inventory, in each case, in which Agent has been named as an additional insured and

 

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lender’s loss payee in a manner acceptable to Agent;

 

(iv)                              the applicable Borrower has provided a certificate to Agent that certifies that, to the best knowledge of such Borrower, such Inventory meets all of such Borrower’s representations and warranties contained herein concerning Eligible Inventory, that it knows of no reason why such Inventory would not be accepted by such Borrower when it arrives and that the shipment as evidenced by the documents conforms to the related order documents; and

 

(v)                                 Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in and lien upon such Inventory and all documents of title with respect thereto;

 

(b)                                 in addition to and not in limitation of the criteria set forth in clause (a) of this definition, as to any such Domestic In-Transit Inventory,

 

(i)                                     such Inventory shall not have been in transit for more than fourteen (14) days, without the prior written consent of Agent; and

 

(ii)                                  such Inventory, and if requested by Agent, any documents of title related thereto, is in the possession of a Person who has executed, in form and substance acceptable to Agent, a Collateral Access Agreement in favor of Agent;

 

(c)                                  in addition to and not in limitation of the criteria set forth in clause (a) of this definition, as to any such Foreign In-Transit Inventory,

 

(i)                                     such Inventory meets the criteria in subsections (A), (B) or (C) below, subject to the sublimits set forth in the Borrowing Base:

 

(A)                               such Inventory either (1) is the subject of a negotiable bill of lading (I) in which Agent is named as the consignee (either directly or by means of endorsements), (II) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (III) that is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (2) is the subject of a negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and either (I) names Agent as the consignee (either directly or by means of endorsements), or (II) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land);

 

(B)                               such Inventory either (1) is the subject of a non-negotiable bill of lading (I) in which Agent is directly named as the consignee, (II) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (III) that is in the

 

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possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (2) is the subject of a non-negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and (I) directly names Agent as the consignee, and (II) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land);

 

(C)                               such Inventory either (1) is the subject of a non-negotiable bill of lading (I) in which such Borrower is named as the consignee, (II) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (III) that is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (2) is the subject of a non-negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and (I) names such Borrower as the consignee, and (II) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land);

 

(ii)                                  the bills of lading and other documents of title with respect to such Inventory complies with the terms and conditions of Section 7.5 hereof; and

 

(iii)                               such Inventory shall not have been in transit for more than forty-five (45) days, without the prior written consent of Agent.

 

“Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory” shall mean Inventory owned by a Borrower that otherwise satisfies the criteria for Eligible Landed Inventory but is not located in the continental United States of America and which is in transit to one of the locations set forth on Exhibit E hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time by Borrowers to exclude locations which have been closed and/or include additional locations of Inventory which Borrowers are permitted to establish under the terms of this Agreement) being either the premises of a Freight Forwarder in the United States of America or the premises of such Borrower in the United States of America which are either owned and controlled by such Borrower or leased by such Borrower (but only if Agent has received a Collateral Access Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder or the owner and lessor of such leased premises, as the case may be); provided, that:

 

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(a)                                 such Inventory is the subject of an outstanding documentary Letter of Credit Accommodation issued hereunder for the purchase of such Inventory;

 

(b)                                 the documentary Letter of Credit Accommodation issued hereunder for the purchase of such Inventory has not been outstanding more than seventy-five (75) days from its date of issuance;

 

(c)                                  title to such Inventory has passed to such Borrower,

 

(d)                                 Agent has a first priority perfected security interest in and lien upon such Inventory and all documents of title with respect thereto;

 

(e)                                  such Inventory is insured against types of loss, damage, hazards, and risks, and in amounts, satisfactory to Agent in its discretion and Agent shall have received a copy of the certificate of evidence of marine cargo insurance in connection therewith in which it has been named as an additional insured and lender’s loss payee in a manner acceptable to Agent;

 

(f)                                   such Inventory meets the criteria in subsections (i), (ii) or (iii) below, subject to the sublimits set forth in the Borrowing Base:

 

(i)                                     such Inventory either (A) is the subject of a negotiable bill of lading (1) in which Agent is named as the consignee (either directly or by means of endorsements), (2) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (3) that is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (B) is the subject of a negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and either (I) names Agent as the consignee (either directly or by means of endorsements), or (2) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land);

 

(ii)                                  such Inventory either (A) is the subject of a non-negotiable bill of lading (1) in which Agent is directly named as the consignee, (2) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (3) that is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (B) is the subject of a non-negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and (1) directly names

 

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Agent as the consignee, and (2) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land);

 

(iii)          such Inventory either (A) is the subject of a non-negotiable bill of lading (1) in which such Borrower is named as the consignee, (2) that was issued by the carrier respecting such Inventory that is subject to such bill of lading, and (3) that is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder, or (B) is the subject of a non-negotiable forwarder’s cargo receipt and such cargo receipt on its face indicates the name of the freight forwarder as a carrier or multimodal transport operator and has been signed or otherwise authenticated by it in such capacity or as a named agent for or on behalf of the carrier or multilmodal transport operator, in any case respecting such Inventory and (1) names such Borrower as the consignee, and (2) is in the possession of Agent or the Freight Forwarder handling the importing, shipping and delivery of such Inventory, in all cases, acting on Agent’s behalf subject to a Collateral Access Agreement, duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Freight Forwarder; such Inventory currently is in the possession or control of a bailee signatory to a Collateral Access Agreement and is in transit (whether by vessel, air, or land); and

 

(g)           the applicable Borrower has provided a certificate to Agent that certifies that, to the best knowledge of such Borrower, such Inventory meets all of such Borrower’s representations and warranties contained herein concerning Eligible Inventory, that it knows of no reason why such Inventory would not be accepted by such Borrower when it arrives and that the shipment as evidenced by the documents conforms to the related order documents.

 

“Eligible Landed Inventory” shall mean Inventory consisting of finished goods held for resale in the ordinary course of the business of Borrowers located in one of the locations of Borrowers set forth on Exhibit E hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time by Borrowers to exclude locations which have been closed and/or include additional locations of Inventory which Borrowers are permitted to establish under the terms of this Agreement) which are acceptable to Agent based on the criteria set forth below.  In general, Eligible Landed Inventory shall not include:

 

(a)           work-in-process;

 

(b)           raw materials;

 

(c)           spare parts for equipment;

 

(d)           packaging and shipping materials;

 

(e)           supplies used or consumed in Borrowers’ business;

 

(f)            Inventory at premises other than those owned or leased and controlled by a Borrower unless Agent has either (i) received a Collateral Access Agreement in form and

 

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substance satisfactory to Agent with respect to such location or (ii) established a Reserve in an amount in accordance with the terms hereof with respect to such location;

 

(g)           Inventory subject to a perfected security interest or lien in favor of any person other than Agent except those permitted in this Agreement including those that are subordinate to the security interest of Agent pursuant to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent between Agent and the holder of such other security interest or lien;

 

(h)           bill and hold goods;

 

(i)            obsolete, out-of-season or slow moving Inventory;

 

(j)            damaged and/or defective Inventory;

 

(k)           Inventory returned by customers and not held for resale;

 

(l)            Inventory consisting of samples or displays;

 

(m)          Inventory held for return to vendors; and

 

(n)           Inventory purchased or sold on consignment.

 

General criteria for Eligible Landed Inventory may only be made more restricted and any new criteria for Eligible Landed Inventory may only be established by Agent in good faith, based on either:  (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the date hereof, or (ii) existing on the date hereof to the extent Agent has no written notice thereof from Borrowers prior to the date hereof, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Inventory in the good faith determination of Agent.  Any Inventory which is not Eligible Landed Inventory shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.

 

“Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables” shall mean Accounts, other than Credit Card Receivables or Eligible Damaged Goods Vendor Receivables, created by any Borrower which are and continue to be acceptable to Agent based on the criteria set forth below.  In general, Accounts shall be Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables if:

 

(a)           such Accounts arise from the actual and bona fide sale and delivery of out-of-season or slow moving Inventory by such Borrower to a third-party off-price wholesaler, including NEJ, Inc. and Global Traders Network (or any other Person engaged in substantially the same business as NEJ, Inc. and Global Traders Network and permitted by Agent), in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, which transactions are completed in accordance with the terms and provisions contained in any documents related thereto;

 

(b)           such Accounts are not unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the date of the original invoice for them;

 

(c)           such Accounts comply with the terms and conditions contained in Section

 

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7.2(b) of this Agreement;

 

(d)           such Accounts do not arise from sales on consignment, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on approval, or other terms under which payment by the account debtor may be conditional or contingent;

 

(e)           the chief executive office of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is located in the United States of America or Canada;

 

(f)            such Accounts do not consist of progress billings (such that the obligation of the account debtors with respect to such Accounts is conditioned upon such Borrower’s satisfactory completion of any further performance under the agreement giving rise thereto), bill and hold invoices or retainage invoices, except as to bill and hold invoices, if Agent shall have received an agreement in writing from the account debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, confirming the unconditional obligation of the account debtor to take the goods related thereto and pay such invoice;

 

(g)           the account debtor with respect to such Accounts has not asserted a counterclaim, defense or dispute and does not have, and does not engage in transactions which may give rise to any right of setoff or recoupment against such Accounts (but the portion of the Accounts of such account debtor in excess of the amount at any time and from time to time owed by such Borrower to such account debtor or claimed to be owed by such account debtor may be deemed Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables),

 

(h)           there are no facts, events or occurrences which would impair the validity, enforceability or collectability of such Accounts or reduce the amount payable or delay payment thereunder;

 

(i)            such Accounts are subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest of Agent and any goods giving rise thereto are not, and were not at the time of the sale thereof, subject to any liens except those permitted in this Agreement that are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent between the holder of such security interest or lien and Agent;

 

(j)            neither the account debtor nor any officer or employee of the account debtor with respect to such Accounts is an officer, employee, agent or other Affiliate of any Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(k)           the account debtors with respect to such Accounts are not any foreign government, the United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof, unless, if the account debtor is the United States of America, any State, political subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof, upon Agent’s request, the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended or any similar State or local law, if applicable, has been complied with in a manner satisfactory to Agent;

 

(l)            there are no proceedings or actions which are threatened or pending against the account debtors with respect to such Accounts which are likely to result in any material adverse change in any such account debtor’s financial condition (including, without

 

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limitation, any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization or similar proceeding);

 

(m)          such Accounts are not evidenced by or arising under any instrument or chattel paper;

 

(n)           such Accounts are not owed by an account debtor who has Accounts unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the original invoice date for them which constitute more than thirty-five (35%) of the total Accounts of such account debtor;

 

(o)           the account debtor is not located in a state requiring the filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report in order for such Borrower to seek judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless such Borrower has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or equivalent report for the then current year or such failure to file and inability to seek judicial enforcement is capable of being remedied without any material delay or material cost; and

 

(p)           such Accounts do not constitute amounts which have been invoiced by such Borrower but with respect to which goods so invoiced have not been delivered to the account debtor.

 

The criteria for Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables set forth above may only be changed and any new criteria for Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables may only be established by Agent in good faith based on either:  (i) an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the date hereof, or (ii) an event, condition or other circumstance existing on the date hereof to the extent Agent has no written notice thereof from Borrowers prior to the date hereof, in either case under clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Accounts in the good faith determination of Agent.  Any Accounts which are not Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables shall nevertheless be part of the Collateral.

 

“Eligible Transferee” shall mean (a) any Lender; (b) the parent company of any Lender and/or any Affiliate of such Lender which is at least fifty percent (50%) owned by such Lender or its parent company; (c) any person (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in the business of making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor, and in each case is approved by Agent; and (d) any other commercial bank, financial institution or “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933) approved by Agent, provided, that, (i) no Borrower, Guarantor, Affiliate of any Borrower or Guarantor, IPC or any Affiliate of IPC shall qualify as an Eligible Transferee, (ii) no Person to whom any Indebtedness which is in any way subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor shall qualify as an Eligible Transferee, except as Agent may otherwise specifically agree and (iii) no Person that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof shall qualify as an Eligible Transferee.

 

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“Enforcement Action” shall mean the exercise by Agent in good faith of any of its material enforcement rights and remedies as a secured creditor hereunder or under the other Financing Agreements, applicable law or otherwise at any time upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (including, without limitation, the solicitation of bids from third parties to conduct the liquidation of all or any material portion of the Collateral, the engagement or retention of sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, appraisers, auctioneers or other third parties for the purposes of valuing, marketing, promoting and selling all or any material portion of the Collateral, the commencement of any action to foreclose on the security interests or Liens of Agent in all or any material portion of the Collateral, notification of account debtors to make payments to Agent, any action to take possession of all or any material portion of the Collateral or commencement of any legal proceedings or actions against or with respect to all or any material portion of the Collateral).

 

“Environmental Laws” shall mean all foreign, Federal, State and local laws (including common law), rules, codes, licenses, permits (including any conditions imposed therein), authorizations, judicial or administrative decisions, injunctions or agreements between any Borrower or Guarantor and any Governmental Authority, (a) relating to pollution and the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, water vapor, surface water, ground water, drinking water, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or to occupational health or safety, (b) relating to the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, transportation, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal, or threatened release, of Hazardous Materials, or (c) relating to all laws with regard to recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Materials.  The term “Environmental Laws” includes (i) the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (including the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments thereto), the Federal Solid Waste Disposal and the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, (ii) applicable state counterparts to such laws and (iii) any common law or equitable doctrine that may impose liability or obligations for injuries or damages due to, or threatened as a result of, the presence of or exposure to any Hazardous Materials.

 

“Equipment” shall mean all of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter acquired equipment, wherever located, including machinery, data processing and computer equipment (whether owned or licensed and including embedded software), vehicles, tools, furniture, fixtures, all attachments, accessions and property now or hereafter affixed thereto or used in connection therewith, and substitutions and replacements thereof, wherever located.

 

“ERISA” shall mean the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

 

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“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any person required to be aggregated with any Borrower or any Guarantor under Sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan, except for any such event with respect to which notice has been waived pursuant to applicable regulations; (b) the adoption of any amendment to a Pension Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (c) the existence with respect to any Pension Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (e) the occurrence of a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to which any Borrower or Guarantor, or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code); (f) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower, any Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (g) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to terminate a Pension Plan; (h) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; and (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Borrower, any Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate in an amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

“Eurodollar Rate” shall mean with respect to the Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the interest rate per annum equal to the arithmetic average of the rates of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next one-hundredth (1/100) of one percent (1%)) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service as determined by Agent) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in US Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days’ prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, that, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page for such comparable period, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates.  If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan for the Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum at which US dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a term comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of Wells Fargo as specified by Agent, in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

“Eurodollar Rate Loans” shall mean the Loans or portions thereof on which interest is payable based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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“Event of Default” shall mean the occurrence or existence of any event or condition described in Section 10.1 hereof.

 

“Excess Availability” shall mean, the amount, as determined by Agent, calculated at any date, equal to (a)  the lesser of:  (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit, minus (b) the sum of: (i) the amount of all then outstanding and unpaid Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans and outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all outstanding and unpaid trade payables and other obligations of any Borrower which, as reported on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate for the most recent month end, are outstanding more than forty-five (45) days past due as of such time (other than trade payables or other obligations being contested or disputed by such Borrower in good faith), plus (iii) without duplication, the amount of checks issued by any Borrower to pay trade payables and other obligations which, as reported on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate for the most recent month end, are more than forty-five (45) days past due as of such time (other than trade payables or other obligations being contested or disputed by such Borrower in good faith), but not yet sent.

 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

 

“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Borrower or Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the joint and several obligations of such Borrower hereunder or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or the grant by such Borrower or Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability of such Borrower or the Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such joint and several obligation or Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

“Existing Financing Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Existing Loan Agreement, the Existing Guarantor Security Agreements, and all other documents, certificates, instruments, notes, guarantees, mortgages and agreements executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors in connection therewith, whether or not specifically mentioned herein or therein as heretofore, amended and as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof.

 

“Existing Guarantor Security Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated March 16, 2004, by NY&Co in favor of Agent, the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated March 16, 2004, by Parent in favor of Agent, the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated March 16, 2004, by Nevada Factoring in favor of Agent, the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated March 16, 2004, by Associated Lerner in favor of Agent, Associated Lerner, and the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated

 

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March 16, 2004, by Lerner GC in favor of Agent as heretofore amended and as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof.

 

“Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean, collectively, the letters of credit issued for the account of Borrowers under the Existing Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Existing Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof as heretofore amended and as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof.

 

“FATCA” shall mean the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (enacted as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act), Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

 

“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

“Fee Letters” shall mean, collectively, the Revolving Loan Fee Letter and the Term Loan Fee Letter; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Fee Letter”.

 

“Financing Agreements” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, any and all notes, the Fee Letter, the Guarantee, the Stock Pledge Agreements, the Collateral Access Agreements, the Credit Card Acknowledgments, the Deposit Account Control Agreements (together with all other agreements necessary for Agent to take (conditionally or otherwise) dominion of all cash receipts and payments on credit card receivables of each Borrower and Guarantor), the Investment Property Control Agreements, any other security agreements, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, and all other agreements, documents and instruments now or at any time hereafter executed and/or delivered by any Borrower or any Obligor in connection with this Agreement.

 

“Fiscal Month-End” shall mean the dates denoted as Fiscal Month-End dates on Exhibit F hereto.

 

“Fiscal Quarter-End” shall mean the dates denoted as Fiscal Quarter-End dates on Exhibit F hereto.

 

“Fiscal Year-End” shall mean the dates denoted as Fiscal Year-End dates on Exhibit F hereto.

 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as to any Person and their Subsidiaries, calculated on a consolidated basis, for any applicable Measurement Period, measured as of the end of such, the ratio of: (a) the amount equal to sum of (i) EBITDA plus (ii) Qualified Cash to (b) Fixed Charges.

 

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“Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of, without duplication, (a) all cash Interest Expense paid during such period (net of interest income of such Person during such Period and excluding, to the extent taken into account in the calculation of Interest Expense, upfront fees, costs and expenses in respect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby), plus (b) all regularly scheduled mandatory principal payments with respect to Indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding payments in respect of Revolving Loans but including regularly scheduled amortization payments in respect of the Term Loans) paid or payable for such period, and Indebtedness with respect to Capital Leases paid during such period in cash (excluding the interest component with respect to Indebtedness under Capital Lease), plus (c) all income taxes paid during such period in cash (net of refunds or tax credits to such Person in respect to income taxes, and excluding income tax on extraordinary or non-recurring gains or gains from asset sales outside of the ordinary course of business), plus (d) all Capital Expenditures paid in cash during such period net of applicable construction or landlord tenant allowances during such period (other than (i) Capital Expenditures of such Person made with the proceeds of Indebtedness permitted for such purpose hereunder and (ii) lease payments in respect of certain Capital Leases and Capital Expenditures of Borrowers not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of the construction of the new headquarters of Borrowers and Guarantors located at 330 West 34th Street, New York, New York), all of the foregoing as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Foreign In-Transit Inventory” shall mean Inventory owned by a Borrower that is not located in the continental United States of America and which is in transit to one of the  locations set forth on Exhibit E hereto (as such schedule may be updated from time to time by Borrowers to exclude locations which have been closed and/or include additional locations of Inventory which Borrowers are permitted to establish under the terms of this Agreement) being either the premises of a Freight Forwarder in the United States of America or the premises of such Borrower in the United States of America which are either owned and controlled by such Borrower or leased by such Borrower.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor that is organized or incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America.

 

“Foreign Holdco Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor that is organized or incorporated under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America which (a) is formed and maintained for the sole purpose of holding the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, (b) owns assets consisting solely of the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary and assets having a de minimis value, and (c) does not have any creditors.

 

“Freight Forwarders” shall mean the persons listed on Schedule 1.87 hereto or such other person or persons as may be selected by Borrower after the date hereof and after written notice by Borrower to Agent who are reasonably acceptable to Agent to handle the receipt of Inventory within the United States of America and/or to clear Inventory through the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (formerly the Customs Service) or other domestic or foreign export control authorities or otherwise perform port of entry services to process Inventory imported by Borrower from outside the United States of America (such persons sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Freight Forwarder”), provided, that, as to each such person, (a) Agent

 

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shall have received a Collateral Access Agreement by such person in favor of Agent (in form and substance satisfactory to Agent) duly authorized, executed and delivered by such person, (b) such agreement shall be in full force and effect and (c) such person shall be in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof.

 

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination consistently applied, except that, for purposes of Section 9.17 and for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio hereof, GAAP shall be determined on the basis of such principles in effect on the date hereof and consistent with those used in the preparation of the most recent audited financial statements delivered to Agent prior to the date hereof.

 

“Gift Certificate and Store Credit Reserve” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Reserve equal to the amount of fifty-one percent (51%) of all (a) accrued and outstanding gift certificates which any Borrower is obligated to honor and (b) the aggregate amount of outstanding store credit to be honored by any Borrower.

 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province, or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government.

 

“Guarantee” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated Guarantee, dated as of August 10, 2011, executed and delivered by each Guarantor in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, with respect to the Obligations, and any other guaranty from time to time executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, with respect to the Obligations, as the same now exist or may hereafter exist when executed and delivered or may hereafter or thereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Guarantors” shall mean collectively, the following (together with their respective successors and assigns): (a) NY&Co, (b) Parent, (c) Nevada Factoring, (d) NY&Co Stores, and (e) Lerner GC; each sometimes being referred to herein individually as ‘Guarantor’.

 

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean any hazardous, toxic or dangerous substances, materials and wastes, including hydrocarbons (including naturally occurring or man-made petroleum and hydrocarbons), flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, radioactive materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides and any other kind and/or type of pollutants or contaminants, sewage, sludge, industrial slag, solvents and/or any other similar substances, materials, or wastes and including any other substances, materials or wastes that are or become classified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law.

 

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“Hedging Transactions” shall mean (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, 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, 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 transaction, currency options 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, or (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms or conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., or any other master agreement, as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, including but not limited to, any such obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

 

“Increased Collateral Reporting Event” shall mean a period either (a) commencing on the date that a Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing and ending on the date such Default or Event of Default is waived or cured in accordance with Section 11.3 hereof or (b) commencing on the date that Compliance Excess Availability has been less than fifteen (15%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit as calculated by Agent hereunder and ending on the date that Compliance Excess Availability has been greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit for any thirty (30) consecutive day period thereafter.

 

“In-Store Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.

 

“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person and without duplication, any liability, whether or not contingent, (a) in respect of borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof) or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments; (b) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services (except any such balance that constitutes an account payable to a trade creditor (whether or not an Affiliate) created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by such Person in the ordinary course of business of such Person in connection with obtaining goods, materials or services that is not overdue by more than ninety (90) days, unless the trade payable is being contested in good faith); (c) all obligations as lessee under leases which have been, or should be, in accordance with GAAP recorded as Capital Leases; (d) any contractual obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person to pay or be liable for the payment of any indebtedness described in this definition of another Person, including, without limitation, any such indebtedness, directly or indirectly guaranteed, or any agreement to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire such indebtedness, obligation or liability or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge thereof, or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, or other financial condition of another Person; (e) all obligations with respect to redeemable stock and redemption or repurchase obligations under any Capital Stock or other equity securities issued by such Person; (f) all reimbursement obligations and other liabilities of such Person with respect to surety bonds (whether bid, performance or otherwise), letters of credit, banker’s acceptances, drafts or similar documents or instruments issued for such Person’s account; (g) all indebtedness of such Person in respect of indebtedness

 

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of another Person for borrowed money or indebtedness of another Person otherwise described in this definition which is secured by any consensual lien, security interest, collateral assignment, conditional sale, mortgage, deed of trust, or other encumbrance on any asset of such Person, whether or not such obligations, liabilities or indebtedness are assumed by or are a personal liability of such Person, all as of such time; (h) all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Person (marked to market) arising under swap agreements, cap agreements and collar agreements and other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such person against fluctuations in interest rates or currency or commodity values; and (i) all obligations owed by such Person under License Agreements with respect to non-refundable, advance or minimum guarantee royalty payments.

 

“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.5 hereof.

 

“Information Certificates” shall mean the Information Certificates, dated the date hereof, of Borrowers and Guarantors collectively constituting Exhibit D hereto, containing material information with respect to such Person and such Person’s businesses and assets provided by or on behalf of such Person to Agent in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and the financing arrangements provided for herein.

 

“Insolvency Event” shall mean, the commencement of any of the following with respect to any Borrower or Guarantor: (a) any case or proceeding with respect to such person under the Bankruptcy Code, or any other Federal, State or other bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting creditors’ rights or any other or similar proceedings seeking any stay, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of all or substantially all of the obligations and indebtedness of such person or (b) any proceeding seeking the appointment of any receiver, trustee, administrator, liquidator, custodian or other insolvency official with similar powers with respect to such person or all or substantially all of its assets or (c) any proceeding for liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of the business of such person or (d) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or any general marshaling of all or substantially all of the assets of such person.

 

“Intellectual Property” shall mean any Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter arising or acquired:  patents, patent rights, patent applications, copyrights, works which are the subject matter of copyrights, copyright registrations, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, and trademark and service mark applications; all extensions, renewals, reissues, divisions, continuations, and continuations-in-part of any of the foregoing; all rights to sue for past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing; inventions, trade secrets, formulae, processes, compounds, drawings, designs, blueprints, surveys, reports, manuals, and operating standards; goodwill (including any goodwill associated with any trademark or the license of any trademark); customer and other lists in whatever form maintained; trade secret rights, copyright rights, rights in works of authorship, domain names and domain name registrations; software and contract rights relating to computer software programs, in each case, in whatever form created or maintained, and whether owned or licensed.

 

“Intellectual Property Reserves” shall mean such reserves as Agent and Term Loan Agent may from time to time determine in Agent’s and Term Loan Agent’s commercially reasonable discretion as being appropriate to reflect the impediments to Agent’s ability to realize upon any

 

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Eligible Intellectual Property or to reflect claims and liabilities that Agent determines will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon any Eligible Intellectual Property; provided, that, (a) as of the Closing Date, no Intellectual Property Reserve is in effect and (b) after the Closing Date, Agent and Term Loan Agent will provide ten Business Days’, or if a Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, three (3) Business Days’, telephonic or electronic notice to Borrowers before implementing any such Intellectual Property Reserve.

 

“Intellectual Property Security Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Lerner Trademark Agreement, the Lernco Trademark Agreement and any other security agreement concerning any Intellectual Property of any Borrower or Guarantor at any time delivered to Agent in connection with this Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Intercompany Subordination Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, dated as of August 22, 2007, by and among Borrowers, certain of their Affiliates and Agent, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, total interest expense in accordance with GAAP of Borrowers and Guarantors on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness.

 

“Interest Period” shall mean for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a period of approximately one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months duration as Borrowers may elect, the exact duration to be determined in accordance with the customary practice in the applicable Eurodollar Rate market; provided, that, Borrowers may not elect an Interest Period which will end after the last day of the then-current term of this Agreement.

 

“Interest Rate” shall mean:

 

(a)           Subject to clause (b) of this definition below:

 

(i)            as to Revolving Loans that are Prime Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Loans,

 

(ii)           as to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans (in each case, based on the Eurodollar Rate applicable for the Interest Period selected by Borrowers as in effect two (2) Business Days after the date of receipt by Agent of the request of or on behalf of Borrowers for such Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the terms hereof, whether such rate is higher or lower than any rate previously quoted to Borrowers),

 

(iii)          in the event that Eurodollar Rate Loans are not available under the terms of this Agreement, as to Term Loans that are Prime Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus four (4.0%) percent for Prime Rate Loans, and

 

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(iv)          as to Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, a rate equal to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus four and one-half (4.5%) percent; provided, that, in no event shall the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loans be less than one-half of one percent (0.50%).

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clause (a) of this definition, (i) the Applicable Margin otherwise used to calculate the Interest Rate for Prime Rate Loans in the immediately preceding clause (a)(i) and for Eurodollar Rate Loans in the immediately preceding clause (a)(ii) shall be the percentage set forth in the definition of the term Applicable Margin for each category of Loans that is then applicable plus two (2%) percent per annum, at Agent’s option and (ii) the Interest Rate for Prime Rate Loans in the immediately preceding clause (a)(iii) and for Eurodollar Rate Loans in the immediately preceding clause (a)(iv) shall be the percentage set forth in each such clause for such Term Loans plus two (2%) percent per annum, at Term Loan Agent’s option, either (1) for the period (x) on and after the date of termination or non-renewal of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof until such time as all Obligations are finally paid and satisfied in full in immediately available funds, or (y) from and after the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing or (2) on Loans at any time in the aggregate in excess of the Borrowing Base at any time or any other limitation with respect thereto provided for herein (in each case whether or not such excess(es) arise or are made with or without any Agent’s or any Lender’s knowledge or consent and whether made before or after an Event of Default), it being understood that Agent may elect to increase the Interest Rate on Revolving Loans and Term Loan Agent on Term Loans under this clause (b) by no more than two (2%) percent even if the events described in each of subclauses (1) and (2) above have occurred.

 

“Inventory” shall mean all of each Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s now owned and hereafter existing or acquired goods, wherever located, which (a) are leased by such Borrower or Guarantor as lessor; (b) are held by such Borrower or Guarantor for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service; (c) are furnished by such Borrower or Guarantor under a contract of service; (d) consist of raw materials, work in process, finished goods or materials used or consumed in its business; or (e) are goods in transit to such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

“Investment Property Control Agreement” shall mean an agreement in writing, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, by and among Agent, any Borrower or Guarantor (as the case may be) and any securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or other person who has custody, control or possession of any investment property of such Borrower or Guarantor acknowledging that such securities intermediary, commodity intermediary or other person has custody, control or possession of such investment property on behalf of Agent, that it will comply with entitlement orders originated by Agent with respect to such investment property, or other instructions of Agent, or (as the case may be) apply any value distributed on account of any commodity contract as directed by Agent, in each case, without the further consent of such Borrower or Guarantor and including such other terms and conditions as Agent may require.

 

“IPC” shall mean IPC/NYCG, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Issuing Bank” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and it successors and assigns.

 

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“Landed Value” shall mean, with respect to Eligible In-Transit Inventory or Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, the sum of (a) the face amount of all documentary Letter of Credit Accommodations issued under this Agreement for purposes of purchasing such Inventory from a Person who is not an Affiliate of any Borrower plus (b) the amount of freight, customs, taxes and duty and other amounts which Agent estimates must be paid upon the arrival and in connection with the delivery of such Inventory to a Borrower’s location for Eligible Landed Inventory within the United States of America.

 

“Lenders” shall mean the Revolving Loan Lenders and Term Loan Lenders; each sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Lender”.

 

“Lernco” shall mean Lernco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Lernco Trademark Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), dated as of August 22, 2007, by Lernco and Lerner Outlet in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, as the now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Lerner” shall mean Lerner New York, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Lerner GC” shall mean Lerner New York GC, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Lerner Outlet” shall mean Lerner New York Outlet, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc., and its successors and assigns.

 

“Lerner Stock Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2007, by Lerner in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, with respect to the pledge of 100% of the Capital Stock of Associated Lerner, Lernco, Lerner GC and Lerner Outlet, owned by Lerner, as the now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Lerner Trademark Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), dated as of August 22, 2007, by Lerner in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Letter of Credit Accommodations” shall mean, collectively, the letters of credit, merchandise purchase or other guaranties, or acceptances of drafts relating to letters of credit, which are from time to time either (a) issued or opened by Issuing Bank for the account of any Borrower or any Obligor or for which Issuing Bank is the confirming bank or in respect of which it has otherwise agreed to make any payment, including all Existing Letters of Credit, or (b) with respect to which Agent or Lenders have agreed to indemnify the issuer or guarantee to the issuer

 

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the performance by any Borrower or any Obligor of its obligations to such issuer; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Letter of Credit Accommodation”.

 

“Letter of Credit Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit Accommodation, such Letter of Credit Accommodation, any amendments thereto, any documents delivered in connection therewith, any application therefor, and any agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit Accommodation) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk or (b) any collateral security for such obligations.

 

“Letter of Credit Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) hereof.

 

“Letter of Credit Limit” shall mean $45,000,000, which amount shall automatically increase or decrease from time to time proportionally based upon a Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease so that, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan Facility Increase or Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, the amount of the Letter of Credit Limit shall be equal to the amount that is 60% of the revised amount of the Revolving Loan Limit.

 

“Letter of Credit Obligations” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding at such time, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letter of Credit Accommodations for which Issuing Bank has not at such time been reimbursed, plus (c) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all payments made by each Lender to Issuing Bank with respect to such Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Accommodations as provided in Section 2.2 for which Borrowers have not at such time reimbursed Lenders, whether by way of a Revolving Loan or otherwise.

 

“License Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11 hereof.

 

“Loan Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.

 

“Loan Parties” shall mean Borrowers and Guarantors.

 

“Loans” shall mean the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the financial condition, business, performance or operations of the Borrowers taken as a whole or the Loan Parties taken as a whole; (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements; (c) the legality, validity, enforceability, perfection or priority of the security interests and liens of Agent upon the Collateral; (d) the Collateral or its value; (e) the ability of the Borrowers, taken as a whole, to repay the Obligations or of the Borrowers, taken as a whole, or the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements as and when to be performed; or (f) the ability of Agent or any Lender to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral or otherwise with respect to the rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.

 

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“Material Contract” shall mean (a) any contract or other agreement (other than the Financing Agreements), written or oral, of any Borrower or Obligor involving liability for $5,000,000 or more of Indebtedness owed to any Person (other than another Loan Party) or (b) any other contract or other agreement (other than the Financing Agreements), whether written or oral, to which any Borrower is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

“Maturity Date” shall mean October 24, 2019.

 

“Maximum Credit” shall mean the amount equal to the (a) the Revolving Loan Limit then in effect plus (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans less any payments or prepayments thereon.

 

“Measurement Period” shall mean the twelve-month period ending on the last day of any month in which EBITDA is to be measured, taken as a single accounting period.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

“Net Amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables” shall mean, the gross amount of the Eligible Credit Card Receivables less returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect thereto.

 

“Net Amount of Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables” shall mean the gross amount of the Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables less returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect thereto.

 

“Net Amount of Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables” shall mean, the gross amount of the Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables less returns, discounts, claims, credits and allowances of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding, available or claimed with respect thereto.

 

“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by any Borrower or Guarantor (a) in respect of any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any assets or properties, or interest in assets and properties, in each case outside the ordinary course of business of such Borrower or Guarantor, or (b) as proceeds of any loans or other financial accommodations provided to any Borrower or Guarantor (either of clause (i) or (ii) of this definition, a “Specified Disposition”), in each case net of (i) the reasonable costs relating to such Specified Disposition (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions), (ii) the portion of such proceeds deposited in an escrow account or otherwise required to be reserved pursuant to the purchase agreements related to such Specified Disposition for purchase price adjustments or indemnification payments payable by such Borrower or Guarantor to the purchaser thereof (but only until such time as such portion of such proceeds is received by such Borrower or Guarantor), (iii) taxes paid or estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), and (iv) amounts applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a

 

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valid and enforceable lien on the asset or assets that are the subject of such Specified Disposition required to be repaid in connection with such transaction.  For purposes of this definition, a Specified Disposition described in clause (i) above shall exclude (x) sales, leases, transfers and other dispositions of Inventory permitted under Section 9.7(b)(vii) hereof, and (y) sales and other dispositions of defective, obsolete, out-of-season or slow moving Inventory to a third-party off-price wholesaler, including Ben Elias and Value City, or any other Person engaged in substantially the same business as Ben Elias or Value City and permitted by Agent.  Net Cash Proceeds shall exclude any non-cash proceeds received by any Borrower or Guarantor from any Specified Disposition, but shall include such proceeds when and as converted by any Borrower or Guarantor to cash or other immediately available funds.

 

“Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrowers and Obligors on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, there shall be excluded therefrom (a) unrealized gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects according to GAAP and (b) items classified as a cumulative effect of an accounting change or as extraordinary items, in accordance with GAAP; provided, further, for clarification purposes, stores openings and closings in ordinary course shall not be considered extraordinary for the purposes hereof.

 

“Net Orderly Liquidation Value” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the value of the Intellectual Property of Borrowers that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Intellectual Property net of all costs and expenses of such liquidation, such amount to be determined as to each category of Intellectual Property and to be as specified in the most recent appraisal received by Term Loan Agent and Agent in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof.

 

“Net Recovery Percentage” shall mean the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is the amount equal to the amount of the recovery in respect of the Inventory at such time a “net orderly liquidation value” basis as set forth in the most recent acceptable appraisal of Inventory received by Agent in accordance with Section 7.3 hereof, net of operating expenses, liquidation expenses and commissions, and (b) the denominator of which is the applicable Value of the aggregate amount of the Inventory subject to such appraisal.

 

“Nevada Factoring” shall mean Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Non-Borrower Receivables” shall mean those receivables owned by WFNNB, Nevada Factoring or any Person other than a Borrower, with respect to which the proceeds thereof are, at any time, in the possession of a Borrower or in a deposit account of a Borrower and such Borrower maintains possession or control of such proceeds for the benefit of WFNNB, Nevada Factoring or any other such Person pursuant to the Private Label Credit Card Agreement or any other agreement.

 

“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(d) hereof.

 

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“Non-Recourse Agreement” shall mean that certain agreement dated as of November 27, 2002 and entered into by and among Lerner, Nevada Factoring and WFNNB.

 

“Notice of Default or Failure of Condition” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3(a) hereof.

 

“NY&Co” shall mean New York & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“NY&Co Stores” shall mean New York & Company Stores, Inc., a New York corporation, formerly known as Associated Lerner Shops of America, Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“NY&Co Stock Pledge Agreement” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2007, by NY&Co in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, with respect to the pledge of 100% of the Capital Stock of Parent owned by NY&Co, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

“Obligations” shall mean (a) any and all Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any Borrower or any Guarantor to Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank and/or any of their Affiliates, whether consisting of principal, interest, charges, fees, costs and expenses, fees relating to Letter of Credit Accommodations, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, whether now existing or hereafter arising, in each case under this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of this Agreement or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Borrower or any Guarantor or Obligor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute (including the payment of interest and other amounts which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or secured or unsecured and (b) for purposes only of Section 5.1 hereof and subject to the priority in right of payment set forth in Section 6.4 hereof, all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any or all of Borrowers or Guarantors to Agent or any Bank Product Provider arising under or pursuant to any Bank Products, whether now existing or hereafter arising, provided, that, (i) as to any such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness arising under or pursuant to a Hedging Transaction, the same shall only be included within the Obligations if, upon Agent’s request, Agent shall have entered into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, with the Bank Product Provider that is a counterparty to such Hedging Transaction, as acknowledged and agreed to by Borrowers and Guarantors, providing for the delivery to Agent by such counterparty of information with respect to the amount of such obligations and providing for the other rights of Agent and such Bank Product Provider in connection with such arrangements, and notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing or in any of the other Financing Agreements to the contrary, the Obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor shall exclude its Excluded Swap Obligations, (ii) as to any such obligations, liabilities

 

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and indebtedness arising under or pursuant to a Bank Product (other than a Hedging Transaction if Agent has requested the agreement referred to in clause (i) above), the same shall only be included within the Obligations if the Bank Product Provider with respect thereto shall have delivered written notice to Agent that (A) such Bank Product Provider has entered into a transaction to provide Bank Products to a Borrower and Guarantor and (B) the obligations arising pursuant to such Bank Products provided to Borrowers and Guarantors constitute Obligations entitled to the benefits of the security interest of Agent granted hereunder, and Agent shall have accepted such notice in writing (provided, that, not such notice or acceptance shall be required as to such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness arising under or pursuant to a Bank Product provided by or owing to Wells Fargo or any of its Affiliates), and (iii) in no event shall any Bank Product Provider acting in such capacity to whom such obligations, liabilities or indebtedness are owing be deemed a Lender for purposes hereof to the extent of and as to such obligations, liabilities or indebtedness except that each reference to the term “Lender” in Sections 12.1, 12.2, 12.3(b), 12.5, 12.6,12.7, 12.9, 12.12 and 14.6 hereof shall be deemed to include such Bank Product Provider and in no event shall the approval of any such person in its capacity as Bank Product Provider be required in connection with the release or termination of any security interest or lien of Agent.

 

“Obligor” shall mean any guarantor, endorser, acceptor, surety or other person liable on or with respect to the Obligations or who is the owner of any property which is security for the Obligations (including, without limitation, Guarantors, other than Borrowers).

 

“OFAC” shall mean the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 

“Other Taxes” shall mean any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or any applicable foreign jurisdiction, and all liabilities with respect thereto, in each case arising from any payment made hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements

 

“Parent” shall mean Lerner New York Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Parent Stock Pledge Agreement” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2007, by Parent in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, with respect to the pledge of 100% of the Capital Stock of Lerner, Lernco and Nevada Factoring owned by Parent, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

“Participant” shall mean any Person that acquires and holds a participation in the interest of any Lender in any of the Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations in conformity with the provisions of Section 14.7 of this Agreement governing participations.

 

“Patriot Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001), as

 

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the same now exists or may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified, recodified or supplemented, together with all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder or related thereto.

 

“PayPal” shall mean PayPal, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and its successors and assigns.

 

“PayPal Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Merchant Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013, between NY&Co and PayPal, together with the attachments, schedules, exhibits, guidelines, rules and other documents incorporated therein, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“PayPal Receivables” shall mean those Accounts of Borrowers arising in connection with payments received through the PayPal system of sending and receiving payments pursuant to the PayPal Agreements.

 

“Pension Plan” shall mean a Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Permitted Acquisitions” shall mean the purchase by a Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof of all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or a business or division of such Person (whether pursuant to a merger or other transaction) or of all or a majority of the Capital Stock of a Person (such assets or Person being referred to herein as the “Acquired Business”) in one or a series of transactions that satisfies each of the following conditions as determined by Agent:

 

(a)           as of the date of such acquisition and the date of any payment in respect thereof, and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing;

 

(b)           as of the date of such acquisition and the date of any payment in respect thereof, and after giving effect thereto, Borrowers shall have Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit,

 

(c)           Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, monthly projections showing that, for the twelve (12) months immediately after such payment is made, Excess Availability shall be greater than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit,

 

(d)           the Acquired Business shall be one or more Persons or a division or line of business that engages in a line of business that is substantially similar, reasonably related or incidental to the business that Borrowers and Guarantors are engaged in on date hereof;

 

(e)           in the case of the acquisition of the Capital Stock of another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person to be acquired shall have duly approved such acquisition and such Person shall not have announced that it will oppose such acquisition and shall not have commenced any action which alleges that such acquisition will violate applicable law;

 

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written notice of the proposed acquisition and such information with respect thereto as Agent may reasonably request, to the extent available, including (i) the parties to such acquisition, (ii) the proposed date and amount of the acquisition, (iii) a description of the assets or shares intended to be acquired, and (iv) the proposed total purchase price and other consideration for the assets to be purchased (and the terms of payment of such purchase price);

 

(g)           Agent shall have received true, correct and complete copies of all material agreements, documents and instruments relating to such acquisition, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;

 

(h)           the Acquired Business shall not include a Foreign Subsidiary unless otherwise agreed to by Agent in writing;

 

(i)            Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief executive officer or a Financial Officer of Administrative Borrower certifying on behalf of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders that such transaction complies with this definition.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) Borrowers and Guarantors shall comply with the terms and conditions of Section 9.22 hereof to the extent applicable to such Acquired Business and (ii) if Borrowers request that any assets acquired pursuant to any acquisition be included in the Borrowing Base, Agent shall have (A) completed a field examination with respect to the business and assets of the Acquired Business and (B) completed its customary business and legal due diligence, in each case, in accordance with Agent’s customary procedures and practices and as otherwise required by the nature and circumstances of the business of the Acquired Business, the scope and results of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent before such assets may be included.  Any Accounts, Intellectual Property or Inventory of the Acquired Business shall only be Eligible Accounts, Eligible Intellectual Property or Eligible Inventory to the extent that Agent has so completed such field examination with respect thereto and the criteria for Eligible Accounts, Eligible Intellectual Property or Eligible Inventory set forth herein are satisfied with respect thereto (or such other or additional criteria as Agent may, at its option, establish with respect thereto, and subject to such Reserves as Agent may establish in connection with the Acquired Business), and, if requested by Agent, in the case of Eligible Intellectual Property or Eligible Inventory acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that it has been subject to an appraisal that satisfies the requirements of Section 7.3 or Section 7.6 hereof, as the case may be.

 

“Person” or “person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation (including any corporation which elects subchapter S status under the Code), limited liability company, limited liability partnership, business trust, unincorporated association, joint stock corporation, trust, joint venture or other entity or any government or any agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.

 

“Plan” shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which any Borrower or Guarantor or, solely with respect to an employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, an ERISA Affiliate sponsors or to which it contributes, or a Multiemployer Plan.

 

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“Prime Rate” shall mean the highest of (a) the rate from time to time publicly announced by Reference Bank, or its successors, as its “prime rate”, subject to each increase or decrease in such prime rate, effective as of the day any such change occurs, whether or not such announced rate is the best rate available at such bank, (b) the Federal Funds Rate from time to time plus one-half (.50%) percent, or (c) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (using the one month rate if applicable), which rate shall be determined on a daily basis, plus one (1%) percent.

 

“Prime Rate Loans” shall mean the Loans or any portion thereof on which interest is payable based on the Prime Rate in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

“Priority Event” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a)(i) hereof with respect to any Borrower’s failure to pay any of the Obligations related to the Loans (including principal, interest, fees and expenses attributable thereto); (b) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 10.1(e), 10.1(f), 10.1(g) or 10.1(h) hereof; or (c) the occurrence of any other Event of Default and the acceleration by Agent of the payment of all or a material portion of the Obligations related to any Loans; or (d) the receipt by Agent of a Term Loan Action Notice.

 

“Private Label Credit Card Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Private Label Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, between NY&Co and WFNNB, as amended, and as may be further amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, including the amendment thereto to add Lerner as a party thereto and to be the party submitting credit card slips and charges to WFNNB in consideration of the remittance of the amounts payable on such Accounts from WFNNB to Lerner.

 

“Private Label Credit Card Receivables” shall mean those Accounts of Lerner arising under Lerner’s private label credit card program and sold or otherwise assigned or transferred by Lerner to WFNNB pursuant to the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.

 

“Pro Rata Share” shall mean, in each case as the context requires, (a) with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, provided, that, if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated, the numerator shall be the unpaid amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its interest in Special Agent Advances and Letter of Credit Accommodations and the denominator shall be the aggregate amount of all unpaid Revolving Loans, Special Agent Advances and outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations, (b) with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the portion of the Term Loan represented by the outstanding principal balance of such Term Lender’s Term Loan at such time, or (c) with respect to all Lenders at any time, the percentage of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the outstanding Term Loans represented by the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the outstanding principal balance of such Lender’s Term Loan at such time, in each case as the context provides.

 

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domestic, that are paid or payable by any Person in respect of any period in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Qualified Cash” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount of cash carried by any Borrower on its balance sheet, other than cash in the Cash Collateral Account, cash constituting Eligible Cash Collateral or cash in any Blocked Account, which is in an account subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement and with respect to which Agent has received statements of the available balances thereof from the bank or other financial institution at which such account is maintained which confirm such amounts.

 

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Borrower and Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee, keepwell, or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes 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 by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“Real Property” shall mean all now owned and hereafter acquired real property of any Borrower and Guarantor, including leasehold interests, together with all buildings, structures, and other improvements located thereon and all licenses, easements and appurtenances relating thereto, wherever located.

 

“Receivables” shall mean all of the following now owned or hereafter arising or acquired property of each Borrower and Guarantor: (a) all Accounts; (b) all interest, fees, late charges, penalties, collection fees and other amounts due or to become due or otherwise payable in connection with any Account; (c) all payment intangibles; (d) letters of credit, indemnities, guarantees, security or other deposits and proceeds thereof issued payable to such Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise in favor of or delivered to such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with any Account; or (e) all other accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, instruments, notes, general intangibles and other forms of obligations owing to such Borrower or Guarantor, whether from the sale and lease of goods or other property, licensing of any property (including Intellectual Property or other general intangibles), rendition of services or from loans or advances by such Borrower or Guarantor or to or for the benefit of any third person (including loans or advances to any Affiliates or Subsidiaries of any Borrower or Guarantor) or otherwise associated with any Accounts, Inventory or general intangibles of such Borrower or Guarantor (including, without limitation, choses in action, causes of action, tax refunds, tax refund claims, any funds which may become payable to such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan and any other amounts payable to such Borrower or Guarantor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, casualty or any similar types of insurance and any proceeds thereof and proceeds of insurance covering the lives of employees on which such Borrower or Guarantor is a beneficiary).

 

“Records” shall mean all of each Borrower’s or Guarantor’s present and future books of account of every kind or nature, purchase and sale agreements, invoices, ledger cards, bills of

 

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lading and other shipping evidence, statements, correspondence, memoranda, credit files and other data relating to the Collateral or any account debtor, together with the tapes, disks, diskettes and other data and software storage media and devices, file cabinets or containers in or on which the foregoing are stored (including any rights of such Borrower or Guarantor with respect to the foregoing maintained with or by any other person).

 

“Reference Bank” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or such other bank as Agent may from time to time designate.

 

“Registered Term Note” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d) hereof.

 

“Report” or “Reports” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.10(a) hereof.

 

“Required Lenders” shall mean the Required Revolving Loan Lenders plus the Required Term Loan Lenders.

 

“Required Revolving Loan Lenders” shall mean, at any time, those Revolving Loan Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) or more of the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of all Revolving Loan Lenders, or if the Revolving Loan Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Loan Lenders to whom sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) or more of the then outstanding Obligations arising from or in connection with the Revolving Loans are owing.

 

“Required Term Loan Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination, Lenders to whom sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) or more of the then outstanding Obligations arising from or in connection with the Term Loans are owing.

 

“Reserves” shall mean as of any date of determination, such amounts as Agent may from time to time establish and revise in good faith reducing the amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations which would otherwise be available to Borrowers under the lending formula(s) provided for herein:  (a) to reflect events, conditions, contingencies or risks which, as determined by Agent in good faith, adversely affect, or would have a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting, either (i) the Collateral or any other property which is security for the Obligations or its value or (ii) the assets or business of any Borrower or any Obligor or (iii) the security interests and other rights of Agent or any Lender in the Collateral (including the enforceability, perfection and priority thereof) or (b) to reflect Agent’s good faith belief that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Obligor to Agent is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.  To the extent Agent may decrease the lending formulas used to determine the Borrowing Base or establish new criteria or revise existing criteria for Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables, Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables, Eligible Credit Card Receivables or Eligible Inventory so as to address any circumstances, condition, event or contingency in a manner satisfactory to Agent, Agent shall not establish a Reserve for the same purpose.  The amount of any Reserve established by Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter which is the basis for such reserve as determined by Agent in good faith.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Reserves may be established to reflect any of the following: (i) the Gift Certificate and Store Credit Reserve, (ii) such amounts, as

 

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determined by Agent, for amounts at any time due or to become past due in the good faith judgment of Agent to the owner, lessor or operator of any facility at which Eligible Inventory may be located with respect to which Agent has not received a Collateral Access Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent; provided, that, with respect to facilities leased by a Borrower or Guarantor which are located in a jurisdiction which affords the lessor thereof a lien, or other such rights, on any of the Collateral for unpaid rent or other amounts, which lien may have priority over Agent’s liens on or rights to the Collateral, such amount shall equal three (3) months’ rent for such facility plus any amounts past due, (iii) such amounts, as determined by Agent, for sales, excise or similar taxes that are (A) past due and (B) not being contested in good faith and not subject to liens filed against any Borrower or Guarantor with respect thereto, (iv) such amounts, as determined by Agent, for payments owed by any Borrower or Guarantor to bailees, customs brokers or freight forwarders for the services provided by such bailees, customs brokers or freight forwarders in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, plus such freight, customs, taxes and duty and other amounts which Agent estimates must be paid upon the arrival and in connection with the delivery to a Borrower’s location for Eligible Inventory within the United States of America of any Inventory ordered or purchased by any Borrower under a documentary Letter of Credit Accommodation or which constitutes any portion of the Borrowing Base, (v) upon an Event of Default or if Compliance Excess Availability is less than $10,000,000, such amounts, as determined by Agent, for Service Costs owed to Limited Brands, Inc. or any of its Affiliates and payable by any Borrower or any of their Affiliates arising from logistic or information technology services to be provided by Limited Brands, Inc. for the benefit of any Borrower or its Affiliates pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 and (vi) Intellectual Property Reserves.

 

“Revolving Credit Facility” shall mean the Revolving Loans (including all Special Agent Advances and additional Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 12.8 hereof) and all Letter of Credit Accommodations provided to or for the benefit of Borrowers and Guarantors as set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, as to any Lender, the principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 hereto designated as such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment or on Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of 14.7 hereof, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof; sometimes being collectively (as to all Revolving Loan Lenders) referred to herein as the “Revolving Loan Commitments”.

 

“Revolving Loan Facility Decrease” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 hereof.

 

“Revolving Loan Facility Increase” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5 hereof.

 

“Revolving Loan Fee Letter” shall mean the Confidential Revolving Loan Fee Letter, dated of even the date herewith, among Borrowers, Guarantors and Agent.

 

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“Revolving Loan Lender Register” shall have the meaning given in Section 14.7(b) hereof.

 

“Revolving Loan Lenders” shall mean the financial institutions who are signatories hereto as Lenders that hold Revolving Loan Commitments and other persons made a party to this Agreement as a Revolving Loan Lender in accordance with Section 14.7 hereof, and their respective successors and assigns; each sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Revolving Loan Lender”.

 

“Revolving Loan Limit” shall mean the amount equal to $75,000,000, as may from time to time be in effect and as may from time to time be increased in accordance with the terms of a Revolving Loan Facility Increase or be decreased in accordance with the terms of a Revolving Loan Facility Decrease.

 

“Revolving Loan Priority Collateral” shall mean the Accounts, Inventory and all the Collateral other than the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

“Revolving Loan Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.7(b) hereof.

 

“Revolving Loans” shall mean the loans now or hereafter made by or on behalf of any Lender or by Agent for the account of any Lender on a revolving basis (involving advances, repayments and readvances) as set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.

 

“Sanctioned Entity” shall mean (a) an agency of the government of, (b) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by, or (c) a person resident in, a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained and published by OFAC and available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs, or as otherwise published from time to time as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person.

 

“Sanctioned Person” shall mean a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/index.html, or as otherwise published from time to time.

 

“Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, (a) Agent, (b) Term Loan Agent, (e) Issuing Bank, (f) Lenders and (g) Bank Product Providers; provided, that, as to any Bank Product Provider, only to the extent of the Obligations owing to such Bank Product Provider.

 

“Service Costs” shall have the meaning set forth in the Transition Services Agreement.

 

“Settlement Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(b) hereof.

 

“Solvent” shall mean, at any time with respect to any Person, that at such time such Person (a) is able to pay its debts as they mature and has (and has a reasonable basis to believe it will continue to have) sufficient capital (and not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business consistent with its practices as of the date hereof, and (b) the assets and properties of such Person at a fair valuation (and including as assets for this purpose at a fair valuation all rights of subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising pursuant to any guarantees given

 

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by such Person) are greater than the Indebtedness of such Person, and including subordinated and contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, such person has a reasonable basis to believe, represents an amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (and including as to contingent liabilities arising pursuant to any guarantee the face amount of such liability as reduced to reflect the probability of it becoming a matured liability).

 

“Special Agent Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.11(a) hereof.

 

“Specified Amounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c)(i) hereof.

 

“Stock Pledge Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the NY&Co Stock Pledge Agreement, the Parent Stock Pledge Agreement, the Lerner Stock Pledge Agreement and any other stock pledge agreement at any time made in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in connection with this Agreement.

 

“Subsidiary” or “subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or other limited or general partnership, trust, association or other business entity of which an aggregate of at least a majority of the outstanding Capital Stock or other interests entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Capital Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency), managers, trustees or other controlling persons, or an equivalent controlling interest therein, of such Person is, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more subsidiaries of such Person.

 

“Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Borrower or 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.

 

“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender, (a) such taxes (including income taxes, franchise taxes, branch profits or capital taxes) as are imposed on or measured by Agent’s, such Issuing Bank’s, or such Lender’s net income or capital (or other taxes imposed in lieu thereof) by any jurisdiction or political subdivision thereof, (b) all interest and penalties imposed on Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender with respect to the taxes described in clause (a) above, and (c) any United Stated federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

“Term Loan Action Default” shall mean any one or more of the following: (a) an Event of Default described in Section 10.1(a)(i) or (ii) with respect to the Term Loans, and (b) an Event of Default described in 10.1(e), 10.1(f), 10.1(g), or 10.1(h) hereof or an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a)(ii) arising from a breach of Section 9.17 hereof in each case after giving effect to any applicable cure period.

 

“Term Loan Action Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a) hereof.

 

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“Term Loan Agent” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent on behalf of Term Loan Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, and any replacement or successor term loan agent hereunder.

 

“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, as to any Lender, the principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 hereto designated as such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment or on Schedule 1 to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of 14.7 hereof, as the same may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof; sometimes being collectively (as to all Term Loan Lenders) referred to herein as the “Term Loan Commitments”.

 

“Term Loan Facility” shall mean the Term Loans provided to or for the benefit of Borrowers and Guarantors as set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Fee Letter” shall mean the Confidential Term Loan Fee Letter, dated of even the date herewith, among Borrowers, Guarantors and Term Loan Agent.

 

“Term Loan Lender Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.7(c) hereof.

 

“Term Loan Lenders” shall mean the financial institutions who are signatories hereto as Lenders that hold Term Loan Commitments and other persons made a party to this Agreement as a Term Loan Lender in accordance with Section 14.7 hereof, and their respective successors and assigns; each sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Term Loan Lender”.

 

“Term Loan Priority Collateral” shall mean all now owned or hereafter acquired Collateral that constitutes:

 

(a)           fixtures and Equipment;

 

(b)           Intellectual Property;

 

(c)           Real Property;

 

(d)           general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments and documents (other than general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments and documents that are Revolving Loan Priority Collateral);

 

(e)           payment intangibles that relate to fixtures, Equipment, Intellectual Property or Real Property;

 

(f)            permits and licenses related to any of the foregoing (including any permits or licenses related to ownership or operation of fixtures, Equipment, Intellectual Property or Real Property of any Loan Party);

 

(g)           all books and records related to the foregoing and not constituting Revolving Loan Priority Collateral; and

 

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(h)           all products and proceeds of any and all of the foregoing in whatever form received, including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties.

 

“Term Loan Push Down Reserve” shall mean, at any time of calculation, a positive amount equal to (a) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan minus (b) the amount equal to fifty (50%) percent of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Intellectual Property.

 

“Term Loan Push Down Trigger Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9 hereof.

 

“Term Loan Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.7(c) hereof.

 

“Term Loan Standstill Period” shall have the meaning given in Section 10.3(a) hereof.

 

“Term Loans” shall mean the term loans provided by Lenders with Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof

 

“Third Party Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3 hereof.

 

“Transition Services Agreement” shall mean collectively, those certain transition services agreements, dated as of November 27, 2002, and entered into by and among Seller, NY&Co and Lerner, as amended by Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated April 19, 2006, Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated October 10, 2007, Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated July 8, 2008, Fourth Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated April 6, 2009, Fifth Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated March 16, 2010, and Sixth Amendment to Transition Services Agreement, dated September 14, 2010.

 

“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and any successor statute, as in effect from time to time (except that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as Agent may otherwise determine); provided, that, if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to Agent pursuant to the applicable Financing Agreement is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of New York, then “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of each Financing Agreement and any financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

 

“Unused Line Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) hereof.

 

“US Dollars”, “US$” and “$” shall each mean lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

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“Value” shall mean, as determined by Agent in good faith, with respect to Inventory, the lower of (a) cost computed on a specific identification basis in accordance with GAAP or (b) market value; provided, that, for purposes of the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (i) the Value of the Inventory shall not include:  (A) the portion of the value of Inventory equal to the profit earned by a Borrower or any Affiliate of any Borrower on the sale thereof to any Borrower or (B) write-ups or write-downs in value with respect to currency exchange rates and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the cost of the Inventory shall be computed in the same manner and consistent with the most recent appraisal of the Inventory received and accepted by Agent prior to the date hereof, if any.

 

“Voting Stock” shall mean with respect to any Person, (a) one (1) or more classes of Capital Stock of such Person having general voting powers to elect at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person, irrespective of whether at the time Capital Stock of any other class or classes have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency, and (b) any Capital Stock of such Person convertible or exchangeable without restriction at the option of the holder thereof into Capital Stock of such Person described in clause (a) of this definition.

 

“Wells” shall mean Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its individual capacity, and its successors and assigns.

 

“Wells Fargo” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association, in its individual capacity, and its successors and assigns.

 

“WFNNB” shall mean World Financial Network National Bank.

 

SECTION 2.        CREDIT FACILITIES

 

2.1          Revolving Loans.

 

(a)           Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein, each Revolving Loan Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to fund its Pro Rata Share of Revolving Loans to Borrowers from time to time in amounts requested by any Borrower up to the amount outstanding for all Revolving Loan Lenders at any time equal to the lesser of: (i) the Borrowing Base and (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit.

 

(b)           Agent may, in its discretion, from time to time, (i) if no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, upon ten (10) Business Days’ telephonic or electronic notice to Borrowers and (ii) if a Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, upon three (3) Business Days’ telephonic or electronic notice to Borrowers, (A) reduce the lending formula(s) with respect to Eligible Inventory to the extent that Agent determines in good faith that:  (1) the number of days of the turnover of the Inventory for any period has adversely changed or (2) the liquidation value of the Eligible Inventory, or any category thereof, has decreased, including any decrease attributable to a material change in the nature, quality or mix of the Inventory or (B) reduce the lending formula(s) with respect to Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables, Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables, Eligible Credit Card Receivables to the extent that Agent determines in good faith that an event of

 

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condition or other circumstance exists which could adversely affect the ability to collect such Receivables.  The amount of any decrease in the lending formulas shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or circumstance which is the basis for such decrease as determined by Agent in good faith.  In determining whether to reduce the lending formula(s), Agent may consider events, conditions, contingencies or risks which are also considered in determining Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables, Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables, Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Eligible Inventory or in establishing Reserves.

 

(c)           Except with the consent of all Revolving Loan Lenders and Required Term Loan Lenders, or as otherwise provided in Sections 12.8 and 12.11 hereof, (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit, and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time to Borrowers shall not exceed the Borrowing Base or the sublimits established within the Borrowing Base.

 

(d)           In the event that (i) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time exceeds the Revolving Loan Limit, or (ii)  the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at any time exceeds the Borrowing Base or the sublimits established within the Borrowing Base, such event shall not limit, waive or otherwise affect any rights of Agent or Lenders in such circumstances or on any future occasions and Borrowers shall immediately repay to Agent the entire amount of any such excess(es), in cash without any prepayment premium or penalty, other than any breakage or similar costs or other amounts payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.2          Letter of Credit Accommodations.

 

(a)           Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Letter of Credit Documents, at the request of any Borrower, Agent agrees, for the ratable risk of each Revolving Loan Lender according to its Pro Rata Share, to cause Issuing Bank, and Issuing Bank agrees to issue, one of more Letter of Credit Accommodations for the account of Borrowers containing terms and conditions acceptable to Agent and Issuing Bank.  Any payments made by or on behalf of Agent or any Revolving Loan Lender to Issuing Bank in connection with the Letter of Credit Accommodations provided to or for the benefit of any Borrower shall constitute additional Revolving Loans to Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2 (or Special Agent Advances as the case may be).

 

(b)           In the case of the issuance of any Letter of Credit Accommodations, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of Revolving Loan Lenders on a Pro Rata Basis, monthly a fee at the applicable rate determined as provided in accordance with the Applicable LC Margin on a per annum basis on the average daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit Accommodations for the immediately preceding month (or part thereof), payable in arrears as of the first day of each succeeding month, computed for each day from the date of issuance to the date of expiration (the “Letter of Credit Rate”).  The Letter of Credit Rate for standby Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be a rate equal to the Applicable LC Margin for standby Letter of Credit Accommodations. The Letter of Credit Rate for documentary Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be a rate equal to the Applicable LC

 

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Margin for documentary Letter of Credit Accommodations. At Agent’s option, Borrowers shall pay such Letter of Credit Accommodation fee at a Letter of Credit Rate equal to two (2.00%) percent per annum greater than the otherwise applicable Letter of Credit Rate on such average daily maximum amount for: (i) the period from and after the date of termination or non-renewal of this Agreement in accordance with its terms until Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders have received full and final payment of all Obligations (notwithstanding entry of a judgment against any Borrower or Guarantor) and (ii) the period from and after the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default for so long as such Event of Default is continuing as determined by Agent.  Such Letter of Credit Accommodation fees shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed and the obligation of Borrowers to pay such fee shall survive the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.  In addition to the Letter of Credit Accommodation fees provided above, Borrower shall pay to Issuing Bank for its own account (without sharing with Revolving Loan Lenders) a letter of credit fronting fee equal to one eighths (0.125%) percent per annum and the customary charges and arranging fees of Issuing Bank with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, administration, cancellation and conversion of, and drawings under, such Letter of Credit Accommodations.

 

(c)           A Borrower shall give Agent one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice of such Borrower’s request for the issuance of a commercial Letter of Credit Accommodation and two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of such Borrower’s request for the issuance of a stand-by Letter of Credit Accommodation.  Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit Accommodation requested, the effective date (which date shall be a Business Day) of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit Accommodation, whether such Letter of Credit Accommodations may be drawn in a single or in partial draws, the date on which such requested Letter of Credit Accommodation is to expire (which date shall be a Business Day), the purpose for which such Letter of Credit Accommodation is to be issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit Accommodation.  Such Borrower shall attach to such notice the proposed terms of the Letter of Credit Accommodation.

 

(d)           In addition to being subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent contained in Section 4 hereof and the other terms and conditions contained herein, no Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be available unless each of the following conditions precedent have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to Agent:  (i) the applicable Borrower shall have delivered to Issuing Bank at such times and in such manner as Issuing Bank may require, an application, in form and substance satisfactory to Issuing Bank and Agent, for the issuance of the Letter of Credit Accommodation and the Letter of Credit Documents, and the form and terms of the proposed Letter of Credit Accommodation shall be satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank, (ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or other Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain money center banks generally from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit Accommodation, and no law, rule or regulation applicable to money center banks generally and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over money center banks generally shall prohibit, or request that Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letter of Credit Accommodations; and (iii) after giving effect to the issuance of such Letter of Credit Accommodation, the aggregate amount of the Obligations then outstanding would not exceed the Borrowing Base.

 

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(e)           Except with the consent of all Revolving Loan Lenders, the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations shall not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Limit.

 

(f)            Each Borrower and Guarantor shall indemnify and hold Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders and Issuing Bank harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses which Agent, any Revolving Loan Lender or Issuing Bank may suffer or incur in connection with any Letter of Credit Accommodations and any documents, drafts or acceptances relating thereto, including any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses due to any action taken by Issuing Bank or a correspondent bank of such Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit Accommodation, except for such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses that are a direct result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or any Revolving Loan Lender as determined pursuant to a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Each Borrower assumes all risks with respect to the acts or omissions of the drawer under or beneficiary of any Letter of Credit Accommodation and for such purposes the drawer or beneficiary shall be deemed such Borrower’s agent.  Each Borrower assumes all risks for, and agrees to pay, all foreign, Federal, State and local taxes, duties and levies relating to any goods subject to any Letter of Credit Accommodations or any documents, drafts or acceptances thereunder.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby releases and holds Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders harmless from and against any acts, waivers, errors, delays or omissions, whether caused by such Borrower or Guarantor, by Issuing Bank or correspondent bank or otherwise with respect to or relating to any Letter of Credit Accommodation, except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or any Revolving Loan Lender as determined pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.  The provisions of this Section 2.2(f) shall survive the payment of Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(g)           At any time a Cash Dominion Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, in connection with Inventory purchased pursuant to Letter of Credit Accommodations during the existence and continuance of such Cash Dominion Event, each Borrower and Guarantor shall, at Agent’s request, instruct all suppliers, carriers, forwarders, customs brokers, warehouses or others receiving or holding cash, checks, Inventory, documents or instruments in which Agent holds a security interest to deliver them to Agent and/or subject to Agent’s order, and if they shall come into such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s possession, to deliver them, upon Agent’s request, to Agent in their original form.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall also, at Agent’s request, designate Agent as the consignee on all bills of lading and other negotiable and non-negotiable documents.

 

(h)           Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Issuing Bank to name such Borrower as the account party therein and to deliver to Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by Issuing Bank pursuant to the Letter of Credit Accommodations and to accept and rely upon Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit Accommodations or the applications therefor.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to grant any Borrower any right or authority to pledge the credit of Agent or any Lender in any manner.  Borrowers shall be bound by any reasonable interpretation made in good faith by Agent, or Issuing Bank or correspondent bank thereof under or in connection with any Letter of Credit Accommodation or any drafts or acceptances of other Letter of Credit Documents thereunder,

 

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notwithstanding that such interpretation may be inconsistent with any instructions from any Borrower.

 

(i)            At any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall have the right and authority to, and no Borrower or Guarantor shall, without the prior written consent of Agent, (i) approve or resolve any questions of non-compliance of documents, (ii) give any instructions as to acceptance or rejection of any documents or goods, (iii) execute any and all applications for steamship or airway guaranties, indemnities or delivery orders, (iv) grant any extensions of the maturity of, time of payments for, or time of presentation of, any drafts, acceptances, or other Letter of Credit Documents, and (v) agree to any amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications, changes or cancellations of any of the terms or conditions of any of the applications, Letter of Credit Accommodations, or documents, drafts or acceptances thereunder or any letters of credit included in the Collateral.  Agent may take such actions either in its own name or in any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name.

 

(j)            At any time, so long as no Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, any Borrower may, with Agent’s consent, (i) grant any extensions of the maturity of, time of payment for, or time of presentation of, any drafts, acceptances or other Letter of Credit Documents, and (ii) agree to any amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications, changes or cancellations of any of the terms or conditions of any of the applications, Letter of Credit Accommodations, or Letter of Credit Documents or any letters of credit included in the Collateral; provided, that, such Borrower may approve or resolve any questions of non-compliance of documents following notice to Agent thereof and without Agent’s consent except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2(i) hereof.

 

(k)           Any rights, remedies, duties or obligations granted or undertaken by any Borrower to Issuing Bank in any application for any Letter of Credit Accommodation, or any other agreement in favor of Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit Accommodation, shall be deemed to have been granted or undertaken by such Borrower to Agent for the ratable benefit of Revolving Loan Lenders.  Any duties or obligations undertaken by Agent to Issuing Bank in any application for any Letter of Credit Accommodation, or any other agreement by Agent in favor of Issuing Bank to the extent relating to any Letter of Credit Accommodation, shall be deemed to have been undertaken by such Borrower to Agent for the ratable benefit of Revolving Loan Lenders and to apply in all respects to such Borrower.

 

(l)            Immediately upon the issuance or amendment of any Letter of Credit Accommodation, each Revolving Loan Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation to the extent of such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the liability with respect to such Letter of Credit Accommodation (including, without limitation, all Obligations with respect thereto).

 

(m)          Borrowers and Guarantors are irrevocably and unconditionally, jointly and severally, obligated, without presentment, demand or protest, to pay to Agent any amounts paid by Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit Accommodation (whether through the borrowing of Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof or otherwise).  In the event that Borrowers and Guarantors fail to pay Agent on the date of any payment under a Letter

 

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of Credit Accommodation in an amount equal to the amount of such payment, Agent (to the extent it has actual notice thereof) shall promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender of the unreimbursed amount of such payment and each Revolving Loan Lender agrees, upon one (1) Business Days’ notice, to fund to Agent the purchase of its participation in such Letter of Credit Accommodation in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the unpaid amount.  The obligation of each Revolving Loan Lender to deliver to Agent an amount equal to its respective participation pursuant to the foregoing sentence is absolute and unconditional and such remittance shall be made notwithstanding the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default, the failure to satisfy any other condition set forth in Section 4 hereof or any other event or circumstance.  If such amount is not made available by a Revolving Loan Lender when due, Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Loan Lender with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount was due until the date such amount is paid to Agent at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or at Agent’s option based on the arithmetic mean determined by Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that day by each of the three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by Agent) and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of Agent’s demand, at the highest Interest Rate provided for in Section 3.1 hereof applicable to Prime Rate Loans.

 

2.3          Revolving Loan Commitments.  The aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations shall not exceed the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, as the same may from time to time be amended in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

2.4          Bank Products.  Any Borrower or Guarantor may (but no such Person is required to) request that Agent provide or arrange for such Person to obtain Bank Products from Agent or its Affiliates, and Agent may, in its sole discretion, provide or arrange for such Person to obtain the requested Bank Products.  Any Borrower or Guarantor that obtains Bank Products shall indemnify and hold Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates harmless from any and all obligations now or hereafter owing to any other Person by Agent or its Affiliates in connection with any Bank Products.  Each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the obtaining of Bank Products from Agent and its Affiliates (a) is in the sole discretion of Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, and (b) is subject to all rules and regulations of the Person that provides the Bank Product.

 

2.5          Revolving Loan Facility Increases.

 

(a)           Borrowers may, at their option, request an increase in the Revolving Loan Limit (each a “Revolving Loan Facility Increase”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 by delivering a written request to Agent that specifies the amount of such increase in the Revolving Loan Limit; provided, that, (i)  the aggregate amount of any such increase shall not cause the Revolving Loan Limit to exceed $100,000,000, (ii) the amount of any such initial Revolving Loan Facility Increase shall be for an increase in the amount equal to not less than $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the amount of any additional Revolving Loan Facility Increase shall be for an increase in the amount equal to not less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (iv) any such request

 

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shall be irrevocable (unless such Revolving Loan Facility Increase is being requested in connection with a Permitted Acquisition and Agent receives written notice prior to the effective date of such Revolving Loan Facility Increase that such Permitted Acquisition will not be consummated), (v) after the initial Revolving Loan Facility Increase, there shall be no more than two (2) additional Revolving Loan Facility Increases, (vi) Agent shall have received a Revolving Loan Facility Increase fee in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Revolving Loan Fee Letter, (vii) Agent shall have received such written request at least two (2) Business Days’ before the proposed effective date of such increase, and (viii) at the time Agent receives notice of such request for a Revolving Loan Facility Increase and on the date of and after giving effect to such Revolving Loan Facility Increase, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing. If the conditions set forth in this Section 2.5(a) are satisfied as determined by Agent, then the requested amount of the Revolving Loan Facility Increase shall become effective on the proposed effective date of such increase. Wells Fargo agrees to increase its Commitment up to the full amount of any such Revolving Loan Facility Increase to the extent that any other Revolving Loan Lender declines to increase its Revolving Loan Commitment as provided in this Section 2.5(a) hereof.

 

(b)           Upon the receipt by Agent of any such written request, Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Loan Lender of such request and each Revolving Loan Lender shall have the option (but not the obligation, other than Wells Fargo) to increase the amount of its Commitment by an amount up to its Pro Rata Share of the amount of the increase in the Revolving Loan Limit requested by Borrowers as set forth in the notice from Agent to such Revolving Loan Lender.  Each Revolving Loan Lender shall notify Agent within ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice from Agent whether such Revolving Loan Lender will so increase its Revolving Loan Commitment, and if so, the amount of such increase.  The minimum increase in the Commitments of each such Revolving Loan Lender providing the additional Revolving Loan Commitments shall equal such Revolving Loan Lender’s Pro Rata Share unless otherwise agreed to by Agent.  If the aggregate amount of the increases in the Revolving Loan Commitments received from Revolving Loan Lenders does not equal or exceed the amount of the increase in the Revolving Loan Limit requested by Borrowers, Agent may seek additional increases from Lenders or Revolving Loan Commitments from such Eligible Transferees as it may determine, after consultation with Borrowers.  In the event Revolving Loan Lenders (or Revolving Loan Lenders and any such Eligible Transferees, as the case may be) have committed in writing to provide increases in their Revolving Loan Commitments or new Revolving Loan Commitments in an aggregate amount in excess of the increase in the Revolving Loan Limit requested by Borrowers or permitted hereunder, Agent shall then have the right to allocate such commitments, first to Revolving Loan Lenders and then to Eligible Transferees, in such amounts and manner as Agent may determine, after consultation with Borrowers.  Any new Revolving Loan Lender that is an Eligible Transferee shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance as modified to provide for the sale by Agent of such Revolving Loan Commitment to such Eligible Transferee.

 

2.6          Revolving Loan Facility Decreases.

 

(a)           Borrowers may, at their option, request a decrease in the Revolving Loan Limit (each a “Revolving Loan Facility Decrease”) by delivering a written request to Agent that specifies the amount of the decrease in the Revolving Loan Limit and a corresponding decrease

 

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in the Revolving Loan Commitments; provided, that, (i) the aggregate amount of any such decrease shall not cause the Revolving Loan Limit to be less than $60,000,000, (ii) the amount of any such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease shall be in a minimum amount of not less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, (iii) any such request shall be irrevocable (unless such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease is being requested in connection with a permitted asset disposition and Agent receives written notice prior to the effective date of such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease that such permitted asset disposition will not be consummated), (iv) Agent shall have received such written request at least two (2) Business Days’ before the proposed effective date of such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, and (v) at the time Agent receives notice of such request for a Revolving Loan Facility Decrease and on the date of and after giving effect to such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.

 

(b)           Upon the receipt by Agent of any such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease, Agent shall notify each Revolving Loan Lender of such request and each Revolving Loan Lender shall decrease the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment by an amount up to its Pro Rata Share of the amount of the Revolving Loan Facility Decrease requested by Borrowers as set forth in the notice from Agent to such Revolving Loan Lender.  Such Revolving Loan Facility Decrease shall be effective on the date that is two (2) Business Days after each of the conditions set forth in Section 2.6(a) hereof have been satisfied or such earlier date after such conditions have been satisfied as Agent may agree.

 

2.7          Prepayments.

 

(a)           Borrowers may, at their option, upon notice to Agent pursuant to Section 14.3 hereof, at any time or from time to time, make a prepayment of all or any portion of the outstanding balance of Revolving Loans (without a related reduction in Revolving Loan Commitments), in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, other than any breakage or similar costs or other amounts payable in accordance with this Agreement.  On and after the occurrence and during the continuance or existence of a Cash Dominion Event, the outstanding Loans and other Obligations shall be repaid in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof.

 

(b)           Borrowers may, at their option, at any time or from time to time, make a prepayment of all or any portion of the outstanding principal balance of Term Loan; provided, that:

 

(i)            on the date of and after giving effect to such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing;

 

(ii)           the amount of such principal prepayment shall be in an amount not less than $100,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof;

 

(iii)          unless the Revolving Credit Facility is being or has been terminated in full in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, on the date of and after giving effect to such payment, Borrowers have Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit;

 

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terminated in full in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Agent shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, monthly projections showing that, for the twelve (12) months immediately after such payment is made, Compliance Excess Availability shall be greater than 20% of the Revolving Loan Limit;

 

(v)           Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.0:1.0 calculated based on the immediately preceding twelve (12) months for which Agent has received financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 9.6(a) hereof as set forth in an officer’s certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent;

 

(vi)          Agent and Term Loan Agent shall have been given not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of the intention of Borrowers to make such prepayment, which notice shall include the amount of the payment and such other information as Agent and Term Loan Agent may request in good faith; and

 

(vii)         Borrowers pay the fees required pursuant to Section 3.2(d) hereof and the fees due for any breakage or similar costs or other amounts payable in accordance with this Agreement (if any).

 

(c)           Upon the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any Term Loan Priority Collateral other than as permitted pursuant by Section 9.7(b) hereof, the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom shall be applied to prepay the Term Loan.  All such amounts shall be applied first to the amount of the Term Loan due on the Maturity Date and then in inverse order of the payments due pursuant to Section 2.8(c) hereof, each prepayment in accordance with the Pro Rata Share each Term Loan Lender.

 

2.8          Term Loans.

 

(a)           Subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained herein, each Term Loan Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to make its Term Loan to Borrowers in an amount equal to its Term Loan Commitment.  All of the Term Loans have been fully funded on the date hereof by Term Loan Lenders and after the Closing Date, no further Term Loan Commitment exists on the part of any Term Loan Lender to make any further Term Loans.

 

(b)           The Term Loans shall be (i) evidenced by this Agreement and, at the request of Term Loan Agent, a Term Promissory Note issued to each Term Loan Lender in the original principal amount of the Term Loan Commitment of such Term Loan Lender, duly executed and delivered by Borrowers to such Term Loan Lender; (ii) to be repaid, together with interest and other amounts, in accordance with this Agreement, the Term Promissory Notes (if and when executed and delivered), and the other Financing Agreements, and (iii) secured by all of the Collateral.

 

(c)           The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments (or earlier as provided herein) payable on the first day of each calendar quarter commencing on January 1, 2015, each such installment shall be in the amount of $250,000 and the entire remaining unpaid balance of the Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. Any amounts paid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

 

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(d)           Agent, on behalf of Borrowers, agrees upon the request of all Term Loan Lenders to record the Term Loans on the Register referred to in Section 14.7(c) hereof.  Upon the registration of the Term Loans, any promissory note evidencing the same shall be null and void and shall be returned to Borrower.  Borrowers agree, at the request of Agent, to execute and deliver to any Term Loan Lender a promissory note in registered form to evidence such Registered Term Loan (i.e., containing registered note language) and registered as provided in Section 14.7(c) hereof (a “Registered Term Note”), payable to the order of each Term Loan Lender and otherwise duly completed.  Once recorded on the Register, the Obligations evidenced by such Registered Term Note may not be removed from the Register so long as it remains outstanding, and a Registered Term Note may not be exchanged for a promissory note that is not a Registered Term Note.

 

(e)           Except for the Term Loans made by Term Loan Lenders as set forth in this Section 2.8, Borrowers shall have no right to request, and Term Loan Lenders shall have no obligation to make, any additional loans or advances to Borrowers under this this Agreement, and any repayments of the Term Loans shall not be subject to any readvance to or reborrowing by Borrowers.

 

2.9          Term Loan Push Down Reserve.  As of the Closing Date, the Term Loan Push Down Reserve is $0. No Term Loan Push Down Reserve shall be established, unless after the Closing Date (a) EBITDA of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis calculated each month on a trailing twelve (12) month basis is at any time less than $20,000,000 or (b) an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing (a “Term Loan Push Down Reserve Trigger Event”). Term Loan Agent shall calculate the Term Loan Push Down Reserve based upon the most recent appraisal of the Intellectual Property received by Agent and Term Loan Agent in accordance with Section 7.6 hereof, and Agent shall include the amount of the Term Loan Push Down Reserve in the Borrowing Base; provided, that, at any time after a Term Loan Push Down Reserve Trigger Event has occurred, if (i) EBITDA of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis calculated each month on a trailing twelve (12) month basis is $20,000,000 or greater for a period of not less than one (1) fiscal quarter and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, then the Term Loan Push Down Reserve previously established as a result of such Term Loan Push Down Reserve Trigger Event shall be released as of the end of the fiscal quarter that both of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) have been satisfied, unless thereafter another Term Loan Push Down Reserve Trigger Event occurs or reoccurs.

 

SECTION 3.        INTEREST AND FEES

 

3.1          Interest.

 

(a)           Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans at the applicable Interest Rate.  All interest accruing hereunder on and after the date of any Event of Default or termination hereof shall be payable on demand.

 

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Loans be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or that any existing Revolving Loans which are Eurodollar Rate Loans continue for an additional Interest Period.  Such request from a Borrower shall specify the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of such Prime Rate Loans to be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or the amount of such Eurodollar Rate Loans to be continued (subject to the limits set forth below) and the Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, two (2) Business Days after receipt by Agent of such a request from such Borrower, such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made or such Prime Rate Loans shall be converted to Eurodollar Rate Loans or such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall continue, as the case may be, provided, that, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (ii) no party hereto shall have sent any notice of termination of this Agreement, (iii) such Borrower shall have complied with such customary procedures as are established by Agent and specified by Agent to Borrowers for Eurodollar Rate Loans, (iv) no more than six (6) Interest Periods may be in effect at any one time, (v) the aggregate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans must be in an amount not less than $3,000,000 or an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, and (vi) Agent and each Lender shall have determined that the Interest Period or Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is available to Agent and such Lender and can be readily determined as of the date of the request for such Eurodollar Rate Loan by such Borrower.  Any request by or on behalf of any Borrower for Revolving Loans that are to be Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Revolving Loans that are Prime Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans or to continue any existing Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be irrevocable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Agent and Lenders shall not be required to purchase United States Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable Eurodollar Rate market to fund any Eurodollar Rate Loans, but the provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply as if Agent and Lenders had purchased such deposits to fund the Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

(c)           Any Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert to Prime Rate Loans upon the last day of the applicable Interest Period, unless Agent has received and approved a request to continue such Eurodollar Rate Loan at least two (2) Business Days prior to such last day in accordance with the terms hereof.  Any Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans shall, at Agent’s option, upon notice by Agent to Borrowers, be subsequently converted to Prime Rate Loans in the event that this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Facility shall terminate or not be renewed.  Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, upon demand by Agent (or Agent may, at its option, charge any loan account of Borrowers) any amounts required to compensate any Lender or Participant for any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by such person, as a result of the conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Prime Rate Loans pursuant to any of the foregoing.

 

(d)           Interest shall be payable by Borrowers to Agent, for the account of Lenders, monthly in arrears not later than the first day of each calendar month (provided that Interest with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be payable on the last day of each relevant Interest Period) and shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year and actual days elapsed.  The interest rate on non-contingent Obligations (other than Eurodollar Rate Loans) shall increase or decrease by an amount equal to each increase or decrease in the Prime Rate effective on the first day of the month after any change in such Prime Rate is announced based on the Prime Rate in effect on the last day of the month in which any such change occurs.  In no event shall charges constituting interest payable by Borrowers to

 

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Agent and Lenders exceed the maximum amount or the rate permitted under any applicable law or regulation, and if any such part or provision of this Agreement is in contravention of any such law or regulation, such part or provision shall be deemed amended to conform thereto.

 

(e)           Subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.3 hereof, all Term Loans shall be Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

3.2          Fees.

 

(a)           Unused Line Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the Pro Rata Share of each Revolving Loan Lender, monthly an unused line fee at a rate equal to one quarter percent (0.25%) per annum in the aggregate of the difference between (i) the average daily principal balance of the outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations during the immediately preceding month (or part thereof) while this Agreement is in effect and for so long thereafter as any of the Obligations are outstanding and (ii) the Revolving Loan Limit then in effect (the “Unused Line Fee”), which fee shall be payable on the first day of each month in arrears.

 

(b)           Revolving Loan Fee Letter. Borrowers and Guarantors shall pay or cause to be paid to Agent, for its own account and the account of Revolving Loan Lenders, the other fees set forth in the Revolving Loan Fee Letter in the amounts and at the times specified therein.  To the extent payment in full of the applicable fees are received by Agent from or on behalf of Borrowers on or about the date hereof, Agent shall pay to each Revolving Loan Lender its share of such fees in accordance with the terms of the agreements between Agent and such Revolving Loan Lender.

 

(c)           Term Loan Fee Letter.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall pay or cause to be paid to Term Loan Agent, for its own account and the account of Term Loan Lenders, the other fees set forth in the Term Loan Fee Letter in the amounts and at the times specified therein.  To the extent payment in full of the applicable fees are received by Term Loan Agent from or on behalf of Borrowers on or about the date hereof, Term Loan Agent shall pay to each Term Loan Lender its share of such fees in accordance with the terms of the agreements between Term Loan Agent and such Term Loan Lender.

 

(d)           Term Loan Early Termination Fee.

 

(i)            If the Term Loan Facility is (a) terminated prior to the Maturity Date (whether voluntarily by Borrowers or by Lenders following an Event of Default), or (b) in the event that the Borrowers prepay, or are required to prepay, the Term Loan in whole or in part, in view of the impracticality and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of lost profits of Term Loan Lenders as a result thereof, Borrowers agree to pay to Term Loan Lenders, upon the effective date of such termination (or prepayment), an early termination fee as follows:  (A) in the amount equal to two percent (2%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans immediately prior to the date of such termination (or in the case of a prepayment, the amount so prepaid), if this Agreement is terminated (or prepayment made) at any time after the Closing Date to and including the second anniversary of this Agreement; and (B), in the amount equal to one percent

 

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(1%) of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans immediately prior to the date of such termination (or in the case of a prepayment, the amount so prepaid), if this Agreement is terminated (or prepayment made) at any time after the Closing Date to and including the third anniversary of this Agreement.

 

(ii)           Such early termination fee shall be presumed to be the amount of damages sustained by Term Loan Lenders as a result of such early termination and Borrowers agree that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing (including, but not limited to, the interest, fees and other charges that are reasonably expected to be received by Term Loan Lenders pursuant to the Term Loans).  Without limiting the foregoing, Term Loan Lenders shall be entitled to such early termination fee upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in 10.1(e), 10.1(f), 10.1(g) and 10.1(h) hereof, even if Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders do not exercise the right to terminate this Agreement, but elect, at their option, to provide financing to any Borrower or permit the use of cash collateral under the United States Bankruptcy Code.  The early termination fee provided for in this Section 3.2(d) shall be deemed included in the Obligations.

 

3.3          Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate.  If Agent shall determine in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto) that on any date by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans, Agent shall on such date give notice to Borrowers and each Lender of such determination.  Upon such date no Loans may be maintained, made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans until such time as Agent notifies Borrowers and Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist and any existing Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be converted to Prime Rate Loans and any request for Eurodollar Rate Loans received by Agent shall be deemed to be a request, or a continuation or conversion, for or into Prime Rate Loans.

 

3.4          Illegality.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if (a) any Change in Law makes it unlawful for a Lender to make or maintain a Eurodollar Rate Loan or to maintain any Commitment with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan or (b) a Lender determines in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) has become impracticable as a result of a circumstance that adversely affects the London interbank market or the position of such Lender in such market, then such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to Agent and Borrowers and may (i) declare that Eurodollar Rate Loans will not thereafter be made by such Lender, such that any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loans from such Lender shall be deemed to be a request for a Prime Rate Loan unless such Lender’s declaration has been withdrawn (and it shall be withdrawn promptly upon the cessation of the circumstances described in clause (a) or (b) above )and (ii) demand that (A) all outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender be prepaid immediately or (B) converted to Prime Rate Loans immediately, in which event all outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender shall be so converted; provided, that, Borrowers shall have the option to choose whether to prepay such Eurodollar Rate Loans or have such Eurodollar Rate Loans converted to Prime Rate Loans.  Borrowers shall jointly and severally indemnify Agent, Term Loan Agent and Lenders and hold Agent, Term Loan Agent and Lenders harmless from any loss or expense which Agent or any Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of a default by any

 

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Borrower in making a borrowing of or conversion into Eurodollar Rate Loans after any Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.  This covenant shall survive the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.

 

3.5          Increased Costs.  If any Change in Law shall: (a) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the Issuing Bank; (b) subject any Lender or Issuing Bank to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit Accommodation, any participation in a Letter of Credit Accommodation or any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the Issuing Bank in respect thereof (except for Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 6.5 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any taxes payable by such Lender or the Issuing Bank described in Sections 6.5(a), (b) and (c)); or (c) impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit Accommodation or participation therein, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit Accommodation (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit Accommodation), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, Borrowers will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

3.6          Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Bank or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have 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 holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letter of Credit Accommodations held by, such Lender, or the Letter of Credit Accommodations issued by the applicable Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Borrowers will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

3.7          Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank, together with reasonable supporting documentation or calculations in accordance with such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s then existing procedures, setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 3.5 or 3.6 hereof and delivered to Borrowers shall be conclusive

 

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absent manifest error.  Borrowers shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof.

 

3.8          Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to Section 3.5 or 3.6 hereof shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided, that, Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions occurring more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, becomes aware of the Change in Law giving rise to such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s claim for compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the one hundred eighty (180) day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

3.9          Mitigation; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)           If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.4, 3.5 or Section 3.6 hereof, or Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 6.5, then such Lender shall, if requested by Borrowers, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates or to take such other actions as such Lender or Agent determines, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation, assignment or other action (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to such Sections in the future and (ii) would not subject Agent or such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and Agent or such Lender would not suffer any economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage.  Nothing in this Section 3.9 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of Borrowers or the rights of Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 3.9.  Borrowers hereby agree to pay on demand all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Agent or any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)           If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.4, 3.5 or Section 3.6 hereof, (ii) Borrowers are required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, (iii) a Non-Consenting Lender does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to this Agreement or any Financing Agreement that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.3 hereof but requires unanimous consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (iv) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and Agent, replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to assign and delegate (and such Lender shall be obligated to assign and delegate), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 14.7 hereof), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Financing Agreements to an Eligible Transferee that shall assume such obligations; provided, that, (A) Borrowers have received the prior written consent of Agent, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of its Loans and participations in Letter of Credit Obligations that it has funded, if any, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent

 

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of such outstanding principal) and Borrowers (in the case of accrued interest, fees and other amounts, including amounts under Section 3.10 hereof), (C) such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation and payments, and (D) such assignment does not conflict with applicable laws or regulations.  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 Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  Nothing in this Section 3.9 shall impair any rights that any Borrower or Agent may have against any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender.

 

3.10        Funding Losses.  Borrowers shall pay to Agent its customary administrative charge and to each Lender all losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by such Lender to Lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its Eurodollar Rate Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or redeployment of such) that it sustains (a) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specified therefor or in the amount in a request for borrowing, or a conversion to, any Eurodollar Rate Loan does not occur on a date specific therefor or in the amount in a request for conversion or continuation, (b) if any prepayment or other principal payment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan, or (c) if any prepayment of any of its Eurodollar Rate Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by a Borrower. This covenant shall survive the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.

 

3.11        Maximum Interest.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, in no event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts that are contracted for, charged or received by Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements and that are deemed interest under applicable law exceed the Maximum Interest Rate (including, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Section 5197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States of America as amended, 12 U.S.C. Section 85, as amended).  In no event shall any Borrower or Guarantor be obligated to pay interest or such amounts as may be deemed interest under applicable law in amounts which exceed the Maximum Interest Rate.  In the event any Interest is charged or received in excess of the Maximum Interest Rate (the “Excess”), each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and stipulates that any such charge or receipt shall be the result of an accident and bona fide error, and that any Excess received by Agent or any Lender shall be applied, first, to the payment of the then outstanding and unpaid principal hereunder; second to the payment of the other Obligations then outstanding and unpaid; and third, returned to such Borrower or Guarantor.  All monies paid to Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements, whether at maturity or by prepayment, shall be subject to any rebate of unearned interest as and to the extent required by applicable law. For the purpose of determining whether or not any Excess has been contracted for, charged or received by Agent or any Lender, all interest at any time contracted for, charged or received from any Borrower or Guarantor in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread during the entire term of this Agreement in accordance with the amounts outstanding from time to time hereunder and the Maximum Interest Rate from time to time in effect in order to lawfully charge the maximum amount of interest permitted under applicable laws.  The provisions of this Section

 

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3.11 shall be deemed to be incorporated into each of the other Financing Agreements (whether or not any provision of this Section is referred to therein).

 

3.12        No Requirement of Match Funding.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Agent and Lenders shall not be required to acquire US Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or any other offshore US Dollar market to fund any Eurodollar Rate Loan or to otherwise match fund any Obligations as to which interest accrues based on the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.  All of the provisions of this Section 3 shall be deemed to apply as if Agent, each Lender or any Participant had acquired such deposits to fund any Eurodollar Rate Loan or any other Obligation as to which interest is accruing at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate by acquiring such US Dollar deposits for each Interest Period in the amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loans or other applicable Obligations, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loans or other applicable Obligations were in fact so funded.

 

SECTION 4.        CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

4.1          Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement.  Each of the following is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement:

 

(a)           all requisite corporate action and proceedings in connection with this Agreement and the other matters related hereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Agent, and Agent shall have received all information and copies of all documents, including records of requisite corporate action and proceedings which Agent may have requested in connection therewith, such documents where requested by Agent or its counsel to be certified by appropriate corporate officers or Governmental Authority;

 

(b)           Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, (i) projected monthly consolidated balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows and availability of Borrowers and Guarantors for the period through the end of the fiscal year of Borrowers and Guarantors ending January 31, 2015, (ii) projected annual consolidated balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows and availability of Borrowers and Guarantors for the period through the end of the fiscal year of Borrowers and Guarantors ending January 28, 2017, in each case as to the projections described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) with the assumptions set forth in all of such projections in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and an opening pro forma balance sheet for Borrowers and Guarantors, (iii) any updates to the projections described in clauses (i) and (ii), in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and (iv) copies of interim unaudited consolidated financial statements for each quarter and month since the last audited consolidated financial statements of Borrowers and Guarantors;

 

(c)           no material adverse change shall have occurred in the assets or business of Borrowers since February 1, 2014 and no change or event shall have occurred which would impair the ability of any Borrower or Obligor to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements to which it is a party or of Agent or any Lender to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral;

 

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this Agreement, Compliance Excess Availability as determined by Agent, shall be not less than $35,000,000,

 

(e)           lien and tax lien search results for the location of each Borrower and Guarantor (determined in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable jurisdiction and any other applicable law) which search results shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent;

 

(f)            Agent shall have received the Information Certificates, the review of which shall be satisfactory to Agent in its good faith determination;

 

(g)           Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in good faith, such opinion letters of counsel to Borrowers and Guarantors with respect to this Agreement and such other matters related hereto as Agent may request in good faith;

 

(h)           Agent shall have received the Revolving Loan Fee Letter, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by each Borrower and Guarantor;

 

(i)            Agent shall have received the Term Loan Fee Letter, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by each Borrower and Guarantor;

 

(j)            Agent shall have received an Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by Lernco and Lerner Outlet;

 

(k)           Agent shall have received an Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by Lerner;

 

(l)            Agent shall have received the Patent Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by Lerner;

 

(m)          Agent shall have received the Copyright Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, duly executed by Lernco;

 

(n)           all fees, costs and expenses payable by Borrowers under the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall have been paid in full; and

 

(o)           all other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed by all parties hereto or thereto, as applicable, or recorded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent in good faith.

 

4.2          Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations.  Each of the following is an additional condition precedent to the Lenders continuing to provide Loans and/or providing Letter of Credit Accommodations to Borrowers:

 

(a)           all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other

 

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Financing Agreements shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the making of each such Loan or providing each such Letter of Credit Accommodation and after giving effect thereto, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and accurate in all material respects on and as of such earlier date);

 

(b)           no law, regulation, order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority shall exist, and no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding shall be pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, which (i) purports to enjoin, prohibit, restrain or otherwise affect (A) the making of the Loans or providing the Letter of Credit Accommodations, or (B) the consummation of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the terms hereof or the other Financing Agreements or (ii) has a reasonable likelihood of having a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(c)           no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or providing each such Letter of Credit Accommodation and after giving effect thereto.

 

SECTION 5.        GRANT AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

5.1          Grant of Security Interest.  To secure payment and performance of all Obligations, each Borrower and Guarantor hereby grants to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of Secured Parties a continuing security interest in, a lien upon, and a right of set off against, for itself and the ratable benefit of Secured Parties, as security, and hereby confirms, reaffirms and restates the prior grant thereof to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Existing Loan Agreement, all personal property and fixtures, and interests in personal property and fixtures, of such Borrower or Guarantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or existing, and wherever located (together with all other collateral security for the Obligations at any time granted to or held or acquired by Agent or any Secured Party, collectively, the “Collateral”) including, without limitation, the following:

 

(a)           all Accounts;

 

(b)           all general intangibles, including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property;

 

(c)           all goods, including, without limitation, Inventory and Equipment, whether ordered, in progress, finished or received;

 

(d)           all fixtures;

 

(e)           all chattel paper, including, without limitation, all tangible and electronic chattel paper;

 

(f)            all instruments, including, without limitation, all promissory notes;

 

(g)           all documents;

 

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(h)           all deposit accounts;

 

(i)            all letters of credit, banker’s acceptances and similar instruments and including all letter-of-credit rights;

 

(j)            all supporting obligations and all present and future liens, security interests, rights, remedies, title and interest in, to and in respect of Receivables and other Collateral, including (i) rights and remedies under or relating to guaranties, contracts of suretyship, letters of credit and other insurance related to the Collateral, (ii) rights of stoppage in transit, replevin, repossession, reclamation and other rights and remedies of an unpaid vendor, lienor or secured party, (iii) goods described in invoices, documents, contracts or instruments with respect to, or otherwise representing or evidencing, Receivables or other Collateral, including returned, repossessed and reclaimed goods, and (iv) deposits by and property of account debtors or other persons securing the obligations of account debtors;

 

(k)           all (i) investment property (including securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, securities accounts, security entitlements, commodity contracts or commodity accounts) and (ii) monies, credit balances, deposits and other property of such Borrower or Guarantor now or hereafter held or received by or in transit to Agent, any Secured Party or its Affiliates or at any other depository or other institution from or for the account of such Borrower or Guarantor, whether for safekeeping, pledge, custody, transmission, collection or otherwise;

 

(l)            all commercial tort claims, including, without limitation, those identified on Schedule 5.2(h) hereto;

 

(m)          to the extent not otherwise described above, all Receivables;

 

(n)           all Records; and

 

(o)           all products and proceeds of the foregoing, in any form, including insurance proceeds and all claims against third parties for loss or damage to or destruction of or other involuntary conversion of any kind or nature of any or all of the other Collateral.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral include, and no Borrower or Guarantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, (i) any personal and real property, fixtures and interests of such Borrower or Guarantor which are not assignable or are incapable of being encumbered as a matter of law, except for the products and proceeds thereof, (ii) such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights or interests in any license, contract or agreement to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such license, contract or agreement, applicable laws or otherwise, result in a breach of the terms of, or constitute a default under any license, contract or agreement to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party (except for the products and proceeds thereof); provided, that, upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Borrower or Guarantor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all such rights and interests as if such provision had never been in effect, (iii) the Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 957(a) of the Code), to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary is not treated as a “disregarded entity” by the

 

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Code, or the Capital Stock of any Foreign Holdco Subsidiary in excess of sixty five (65%) percent of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiary entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.956-2); provided, that, if the pledge of one hundred (100%) percent of the Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holdco Subsidiary would not have an adverse tax impact on such Borrower or Guarantor for purposes of Section 956 of the Code as determined by Agent in its good faith discretion in consultation with such Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower or such Guarantor shall pledge to Agent one hundred (100%) percent of the Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary or such Foreign Holdco Subsidiary; and (iv) any rights to any Intellectual Property, License Agreements or software that would be rendered, void, invalid or unenforceable under the terms thereof or under applicable laws by the grant of a security interest in such Intellectual Property, License Agreements or software created pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, for as long as such prohibition or reason for invalidity exists, except in each case under the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) for the products and proceeds thereof.

 

5.2                               Perfection of Security Interests.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes Agent (or its agent) to file at any time and from time to time such financing statements with respect to the Collateral naming Agent or its designee as the secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor as debtor, as Agent may require, and including any other information with respect to such Borrower or Guarantor or otherwise required by part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction as Agent may determine, together with any amendment and continuations with respect thereto, which authorization shall apply to all financing statements filed on, prior to or after the date hereof.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby ratifies and approves all financing statements naming Agent or its designee as secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, as debtor with respect to the Collateral (and any amendments with respect to such financing statements) filed by or on behalf of Agent prior to the date hereof and ratifies and confirms the authorization of Agent to file such financing statements (and amendments, if any).  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby authorizes Agent to adopt on behalf of such Borrower or Guarantor any symbol required for authenticating any electronic filing.  In the event that the description of the collateral in any financing statement naming Agent or its designee as the secured party and any Borrower or Guarantor as debtor includes assets and properties of such Borrower or Guarantor that do not at any time constitute Collateral, whether hereunder, under any of the other Financing Agreements or otherwise, the filing of such financing statement shall nonetheless be deemed authorized by such Borrower or Guarantor to the extent of the Collateral included in such description and it shall not render the financing statement ineffective as to any of the Collateral or otherwise affect the financing statement as it applies to any of the Collateral.  In no event shall any Borrower or Guarantor at any time file, or permit or cause to be filed, any correction statement or termination statement with respect to any financing statement (or amendment or continuation with respect thereto) naming Agent or its designee as secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor as debtor, without the prior written consent of Agent.

 

(b)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor has any chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic) or instruments as of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(b) hereto.  In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall be entitled to or shall receive any chattel paper or

 

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instrument after the date hereof, which together with all other chattel paper and instruments that Borrowers and Guarantors have become entitled to or have received after the date hereof has a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Agent thereof in writing.  Promptly upon the receipt thereof by or on behalf of such Borrower or Guarantor (including by any agent or representative), such Borrower or Guarantor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to Agent, all tangible chattel paper and instruments that such Borrower or Guarantor has or may at any time acquire, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as Agent may from time to time specify, in each case except as Agent may otherwise agree.  At Agent’s option, such Borrower or Guarantor shall, or Agent may at any time on behalf of such Borrower or Guarantor, cause the originals of  any such instruments and chattel paper that have a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, to be conspicuously marked in a form and manner acceptable to Agent with the following legend referring to chattel paper or instruments as applicable: “This [chattel paper][instrument] is subject to the security interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and any sale, transfer, assignment or encumbrance of this [chattel paper][instrument] violates the rights of such secured party.”

 

(c)                                  In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall at any time hold or acquire an interest in any electronic chattel paper or any “transferable record” (as such term is defined in Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction), which together with all other electronic chattel paper or “transferable record” that Borrowers and Guarantors have become entitled to has a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Agent thereof in writing.  Promptly upon Agent’s request, such Borrower or Guarantor shall take, or cause to be taken, such actions as Agent may request to give Agent control of such electronic chattel paper under Section 9-105 of the UCC and control of such transferable record under Section 201 of the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as in effect in such jurisdiction.

 

(d)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor has any deposit accounts as of the date hereof, except as set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly, after the date hereof open, establish or maintain any Central Collection Deposit Account unless each of the following conditions is satisfied:  (i) Agent shall have received not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor to open or establish such account which notice shall specify in reasonable detail and specificity acceptable to Agent the name of the Central Collection Deposit Account, the owner of the Central Collection Deposit Account, the name and address of the bank at which such Central Collection Deposit Account is to be opened or established, the individual at such bank with whom such Borrower or Guarantor is dealing and the purpose of the Central Collection Deposit Account, (ii) the bank where such Central Collection Deposit Account is opened or maintained shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent, and (iii) on or before the opening of such Central Collection Deposit Account, such Borrower or Guarantor shall as Agent may specify either (A) deliver to Agent a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to such Central Collection Deposit Account duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Borrower or Guarantor and the bank at which such deposit account is opened and maintained or (B) arrange for Agent to become the customer of the bank with respect

 

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to the deposit account on terms and conditions reasonable acceptable to Agent.  The terms of this subsection (d) shall not apply to (i) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s salaried employees or (ii) an account maintained by Borrowers and a management company engaged by Borrowers for the purpose of paying the real property taxes of Borrowers and Guarantors so long as (A) Borrowers prefund the amount of taxes to be paid in such account not earlier than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such taxes are required to be paid and (B) at all times other than the time when such account may be prefunded during such ten (10) day period with the amount of taxes to be so paid, not more than $5,000 is maintained in such account.  Agent shall not exercise its right to require amounts in such accounts to be sent to the Agent Payment Account except as provided by Section 6.3 hereof.

 

(e)                                  No Borrower or Guarantor owns or holds, directly or indirectly, beneficially or as record owner or both, any investment property, as of the date hereof, or has any investment account, securities account, commodity account or other similar account with any bank or other financial institution or other securities intermediary or commodity intermediary as of the date hereof, in each case except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(e) hereto.

 

(i)                                     In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall be entitled to or shall at any time after the date hereof hold or acquire any certificated securities, which together with all other certificated securities in which Borrowers and Guarantors hold or acquire an interest after the date hereof have a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly endorse, assign and deliver the same to Agent, accompanied by such instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as Agent may from time to time specify.  If any securities, now or hereafter acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor are uncertificated and are issued to such Borrower or Guarantor or its nominee directly by the issuer thereof, and such securities together with all other such securities acquired by Borrowers and Guarantors have a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Borrower or Guarantor shall immediately notify Agent thereof and shall as Agent may specify, either (A) cause the issuer to agree to comply with instructions from Agent as to such securities, without further consent of such Borrower or Guarantor or such nominee, or (B) arrange for Agent to become the registered owner of the securities.

 

(f)                                   No Borrower or Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly, after the date hereof open, establish or maintain any investment account, securities account, commodity account or any other similar account (other than a deposit account) with any securities intermediary or commodity intermediary unless each of the following conditions is satisfied: (A) Agent shall have received not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor to open or establish such account which notice shall specify in reasonable detail and specificity reasonably acceptable to Agent the name of the account, the owner of the account, the name and address of the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which such account is to be opened or established, the individual at such intermediary with whom such Borrower or Guarantor is dealing and the purpose of the account, (B) the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary (as the case may be) where such account is opened or maintained shall be reasonably acceptable to Agent, and (C) on or before the opening of such investment account, securities account or other similar account with a

 

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securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, such Borrower or Guarantor shall as Agent may specify either (1) execute and deliver, and cause to be executed and delivered to Agent, an Investment Property Control Agreement with respect thereto duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Borrower or Guarantor and such securities intermediary or commodity intermediary or (2) arrange for Agent to become the entitlement holder with respect to such investment property on terms and conditions acceptable to Agent.  Agent shall not exercise its right to require amounts in such accounts to be sent to the Agent Payment Account except during the existence of a Cash Dominion Event.

 

(g)                                  No Borrower or Guarantor is the beneficiary or otherwise entitled to any right to payment under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument as of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(g) hereto.  In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall be entitled to or shall receive any right to payment under any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or any similar instrument, whether as beneficiary thereof or otherwise after the date hereof, which together with all other letters of credit, banker’s acceptances and similar instruments that Borrowers and Guarantors have become entitled to or have received after the date hereof have a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Agent thereof in writing.  Such Borrower or Guarantor shall immediately, as Agent may specify, either (i) deliver, or cause to be delivered to Agent, with respect to any such letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument, the written agreement of the issuer and any other nominated person obligated to make any payment in respect thereof (including any confirming or negotiating bank), in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, consenting to the assignment of the proceeds of the letter of credit to Agent by such Borrower or Guarantor and agreeing to make all payments thereon directly to Agent or as Agent may otherwise direct or (ii) cause Agent to become, at Borrowers’ expense, the transferee beneficiary of the letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar instrument (as the case may be).

 

(h)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor has any commercial tort claims with respect to which the amount claimed exceeds $1,000,000 and either a written demand therefor has been made or legal action has commenced, except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(h) hereto.  In the event that any Borrower or Guarantor shall at any time after the date hereof have any such commercial tort claims, or if an Event of Default exists, if any Borrower or Guarantor has any commercial tort claims, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Agent thereof in writing, which notice shall (i) set forth in reasonable detail the basis for and nature of such commercial tort claim and (ii) include the express grant by such Borrower or Guarantor to Agent of a security interest in such commercial tort claim (and the proceeds thereof).  In the event that such notice does not include such grant of a security interest, the sending thereof by such Borrower or Guarantor to Agent shall be deemed to constitute such grant to Agent.  Upon the sending of such notice, any commercial tort claim described therein shall constitute part of the Collateral and shall be deemed included therein.  Without limiting the authorization of Agent provided in Section 5.2(a) hereof or otherwise arising by the execution by such Borrower or Guarantor of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized from time to time and at any time to file such financing statements naming Agent or its designee as secured party and such Borrower or Guarantor as debtor, or any amendments to any financing statements, covering any such commercial tort claim as Collateral.  In addition, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly upon Agent’s request, execute and deliver, or cause

 

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to be executed and delivered, to Agent such other agreements, documents and instruments as Agent may require in connection with such commercial tort claim.

 

(i)                                     No Borrower or Guarantor has any goods, documents of title or other Collateral in the custody, control or possession of a third party as of the date hereof, except as set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate and except for goods located in the United States in transit to a location of a Borrower or Guarantor permitted herein in the ordinary course of business of such Borrower or Guarantor in the possession of any carrier transporting such goods.  In the event that any goods, documents of title or other Collateral with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 are at any time after the date hereof in the custody, control or possession of any other person not referred to in a Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate or such carriers, such Borrower or Guarantor shall promptly notify Agent thereof in writing.  Promptly upon Agent’s request, such Borrower or Guarantor shall deliver to Agent a Collateral Access Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by such person and such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

(j)                                    Each Borrower and Guarantor shall take any other actions reasonably requested by Agent from time to time to cause the attachment, perfection and first priority of, and the ability of Agent to enforce, the security interest of Agent in any and all of the Collateral, including, without limitation, (i) executing, delivering and, where appropriate, filing financing statements and amendments relating thereto under the UCC or other applicable law, to the extent, if any, that such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s signature thereon is required therefor, (ii) upon Agent’s request after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, causing Agent’s name to be noted as secured party on any certificate of title for a titled good if such notation is a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of Agent to enforce, the security interest of Agent in such Collateral, (iii) complying with any provision of any statute, regulation or treaty of the United States as to any Collateral if compliance with such provision is a condition to attachment, perfection or priority of, or ability of Agent to enforce, the security interest of Agent in such Collateral, (iv) obtaining the consents and approvals required by any Governmental Authority or third party, including, without limitation, any consent of any licensor, lessor or other Person obligated on Collateral, and taking all actions required by other law, as applicable in any relevant jurisdiction.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require any Borrower or Guarantor to make any filings or take any other actions to record or perfect Agent’s security interest in or lien on any Intellectual Property outside the United States, unless Agent determines in its good faith discretion that such recordation or perfection would be required for Agent and Secured Parties have the Obligations paid in full in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.        COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION

 

6.1                               Borrowers’ Loan Accounts.  Agent shall maintain one or more loan account(s) on its books in the name of Borrowers (collectively, the “Loan Accounts”) on which shall be recorded (i)  all Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations, Term Loans and other Obligations attributable or allocable to the Credit Facility, including all Special Agent Advances, (ii) all payments made by or on behalf of a Borrower in respect of the Obligations arising under or related to the Revolving Loans, including all Special Agent Advances,  the Term Loans, and all payments in respect of any Revolving Loan  Priority Collateral and any Term Loan Priority

 

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Collateral, and (iii) all other appropriate debits and credits as provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees, charges, costs, expenses and interest payable hereunder attributable or allocable to the Credit Facility. All entries in the Loan Account shall be made in accordance with Agent’s customary practices as in effect from time to time.  All Collateral or other collateral security held by or granted to Agent or Secured Parties by a Borrower or any third persons shall be security for the payment and performance of any and all Obligations attributable to the Credit Facility to Agent and Secured Parties (including, but not limited to, the Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Term Loans), notwithstanding the maintenance of separate accounts for Borrowers or third persons or the existence of any notes.

 

6.2                               Statements.  Agent shall render to Borrowers a monthly statement setting forth the balance in the Borrowers’ loan accounts maintained by Agent for Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses as of the end of such month.  Agent shall use its best efforts to provide such monthly statement to Borrowers by the 15th day of the next succeeding month.  Each such statement shall be subject to subsequent adjustment by Agent but shall, absent manifest errors or omissions, be considered correct and deemed accepted by Borrowers and conclusively binding upon Borrowers as an account stated except to the extent that Agent receives a written notice from Borrowers of any specific exceptions of Borrowers thereto within sixty (60) days after the date such statement has been received by Borrowers.  Until such time as Agent shall have rendered to Borrowers a written statement as provided above, the balance in Borrowers’ loan accounts shall be presumptive evidence of the amounts due and owing to Agent, Term Loan Agent, Revolving Loan Lenders and Term Loan Lenders by Borrowers.

 

6.3                               Collection of Accounts.

 

(a)                                 Borrowers and Guarantors shall establish and maintain, at their expense, blocked accounts or lockboxes and related blocked accounts (in either case, “Blocked Accounts”), as Agent may specify, with the banks set forth on Schedule 31 to the Information Certificates and such other banks as are reasonably acceptable to Agent; provided, that, not later than sixty (60) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Agent may agree in its discretion), each Borrower and Guarantor shall establish and maintain, at its expense, deposit accounts and cash management services at Wells or one of its Affiliates (except for certain local deposit accounts agreed to by Agent and Borrowers which shall be maintained with such other institutions as are acceptable to Agent) of a type and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent.  The banks set forth on Schedule 31 of the Information Certificate constitute all of the banks with which all Borrowers and all Guarantors have deposit account and cash management arrangements as of the date hereof and identifies each of the deposit accounts at such banks that are used for receiving receipts from particular locations of a Borrower or otherwise describes the nature of the use of such deposit account by such Borrower or Guarantor.  Such Blocked Accounts may be Central Collection Deposit Accounts, and the term Blocked Accounts shall include the Central Collection Deposit Accounts.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall retain the use of their cash, including payments and proceeds of Collateral; provided, that, at any time that a Cash Dominion Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent may, at its option, instruct the banks at which the Blocked Accounts are maintained to remit the funds (other than funds in respect of Non-Borrower Receivables) therein to Agent for application to the Obligations and to otherwise comply only with the instructions of Agent.  If such Cash Dominion Event ceases to

 

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exist, Agent agrees to notify such banks that such banks are no longer required to remit such funds to the Agent Payment Account or Agent, and that such banks shall transfer such funds to the operations or disbursement accounts of the applicable Borrower upon the instructions of such Borrower.  Within sixty (60) days after the date hereof, each Borrower and Guarantor shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered to Agent, a Deposit Account Control Agreement duly authorized, executed and delivered by each bank where a Blocked Account is maintained for which Agent has not yet received a Deposit Account Control Agreement; provided, that, Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be required to deliver such Deposit Account Control Agreements with respect to (i) any deposit account that is specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s salaried employees, or their fiduciary trust accounts and (ii)  an account maintained by Borrowers and a management company engaged by Borrowers for the purpose of paying the real property taxes of Borrowers and Guarantors so long as (A) Borrowers prefund the amount of taxes to be paid in such account not earlier than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such taxes are required to be paid and (B) at all times other than the time when such account may be prefunded during such five (5) day period with the amount of taxes to be so paid, not more than $5,000 is maintained in such account. The Deposit Account Control Agreements shall provide that upon notice from Agent (which shall be given upon the existence or occurrence of a Cash Dominion Event and shall be revoked promptly after the expiration of such Cash Dominion Event), such bank will send funds on a daily basis to the Agent Payment Account and otherwise take instruction with respect to such Blocked Account only from Agent.  Promptly upon Agent’s request, each Borrower and Guarantor shall execute and deliver such agreements or documents as Agent may in good faith require in connection therewith.  Each Borrower and Guarantor agrees that after notice by Agent to the bank under the Deposit Account Control Agreement, all payments made to such Blocked Accounts or other funds received and collected by Agent, whether in respect of the Receivables, as proceeds of Inventory or other Collateral or otherwise shall be treated as payments to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in respect of the Obligations and therefore shall constitute the property of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, to the extent of the then outstanding Obligations; provided, that in the event any Non-Borrower Receivable is deposited into the Blocked Accounts, in error or otherwise, such deposit shall be treated as a non-refundable payment to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in respect of the Obligations and therefore shall constitute the property of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, to the extent of the then outstanding Obligations.

 

(b)                                 For purposes of calculating the amount of the Revolving Loans available to Borrowers, such payments will be applied (conditional upon final collection) to the Revolving Loans and other Obligations in respect thereof on the Business Day of receipt by Agent of immediately available funds in the Agent Payment Account provided such payments and notice thereof are received in accordance with Agent’s usual and customary practices as in effect from time to time and prior to 12:00 p.m. New York time, and if not, then on the next Business Day.  For the purposes of calculating interest on the Revolving Loans and other Obligations in respect thereof, for the sole and equal benefit of Wells Fargo, such payments or other funds received will be applied (conditional upon final collection) to the Obligations on the same day of the receipt of immediately available funds by Agent in the Agent Payment Account provided such payments or other funds and notice thereof are prior to 12:00 p.m. New York time, and if not, then on the next

 

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(c)                                  Each Borrower and Obligor and its shareholders, directors, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or other Affiliates shall, acting as trustee for Agent, receive, as the property of Agent, any monies, checks, notes, drafts or any other payment relating to and/or proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral which come into their possession or under their control and promptly, upon receipt thereof, shall deposit or cause the same to be deposited in the Blocked Accounts, or if a Cash Dominion Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, at Agent’s option, remit the same or cause the same to be remitted, in kind, to the Agent Payment Account.  In no event shall the same be commingled with any Borrower’s or Obligor’s funds.  Borrowers and Guarantors agree to reimburse Agent on demand for any amounts owed or paid to any bank at which a Blocked Account or any other deposit account is established or any other bank or Person involved in the transfer of funds to or from the Blocked Accounts arising out of Agent’s payments to or indemnification of such bank or Person.  The obligation of Borrowers and Guarantors to reimburse Agent for such amounts pursuant to this Section 6.3(c) shall survive the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.

 

6.4                               Payments.

 

(a)                                 Borrowers shall pay all Obligations when due.  Payments on Obligations shall be made by Borrowers remitting funds to the Agent Payment Account or, at any time during a Cash Dominion Event, by payments and proceeds of Collateral being directly remitted to the Agent Payment Account as provided in Section 6.3 hereof or such other place as Agent may designate from time to time.  So long as no Priority Event shall have occurred and be continuing or will result from any of the following payment applications, Agent shall apply payments received or collected from Borrowers or Obligors or for the account of Borrowers or Obligors (including the monetary proceeds of collections or of realization upon any Collateral) to the specific Obligation designated by Borrowers in connection with such payment in the following order of priority:

 

(i)                                     first, to pay in full all indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to Agent from Borrowers and Obligors (other than fees);

 

(ii)                                  second, ratably to pay in full indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to Lenders from Borrowers and Guarantors (other than fees);

 

(iii)                               third, ratably to pay in full all fees payable by Borrowers under the Financing Agreements then due;

 

(iv)                              fourth, ratably to pay in full interest due in respect of the Loans (including Special Agent Advances);

 

(v)                                 fifth, to pay or prepay principal in respect of Special Agent Advances;

 

(vi)                              sixth, ratably to pay principal in respect of the Term Loans in accordance with the regularly scheduled payments set forth in Section 2.8(c) hereof, to the extent the same are then due and payable;

 

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(vii)                           seventh, ratably to pay principal in respect of the Revolving Loans then outstanding (whether or not then due) until paid in full;

 

(viii)                        eighth, to cash collateralize any outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations if required under the terms of this Agreement;

 

(ix)                              ninth, to pay any Obligations due in respect of the Bank Products, if any; and

 

(x)                                 tenth

 

to pay any other Obligations then due, in such order and manner as Agent determines.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.4(a), from and after the commencement of a Priority Event, unless waived in writing by Agents and Lenders, Agents shall apply payments received or collected from Borrowers or Obligors or for the account of Borrowers or Obligors (including the monetary proceeds of collections or of realization upon any Collateral) as follows:

 

(i)                                     With respect to any and all proceeds of Collateral, other than the proceeds from Term Loan Priority Collateral:

 

(A)                               first, to pay in full the costs and expenses of Agent for the collection and enforcement of the Obligations and for the protection, preservation or sale, disposition or other realization upon the Collateral, including all expenses, liabilities and advances (including Special Agent Advances) incurred or made by or on behalf of Agent, in connection therewith (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses and other expenses of Agent);

 

(B)                               second, ratably to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and fees) then due to Revolving Loan Lenders and Issuing Bank;

 

(C)                               third, to the extent not previously reimbursed by the Revolving Loan Lenders, to pay Agent that portion of the Obligations constituting principal and accrued and unpaid interest on any Special Agent Advances;

 

(D)                               fourth, ratably to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Revolving Loans and other Obligations (other than Obligations owing to the Term Loan Lenders), and fees;

 

(E)                                fifth, to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Loans;

 

(F)                                 sixth, to cash collateralize any outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations;

 

(G)                               seventh, to pay any Obligations due with respect to the Bank Products up to the sum of (1) the amount of the Bank Product Reserve then in effect for

 

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such Obligations plus (2) up to $5,000,000 for such Obligations for which no Bank Product Reserve has been established;

 

(H)                              eighth, ratably to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loans and other Obligations and fees owing to the Term Loan Lenders,

 

(I)                                   ninth, ratably to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Term Loans;

 

(J)                                   tenth, to pay any remaining Obligations due in respect of the Bank Products; and

 

(K)                              eleventh, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by law.

 

(ii)                                  With respect to any and all proceeds from Term Loan Priority Collateral:

 

(A)                               first, to payment of Agent for its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Obligations and for the protection, preservation or sale, disposition or other realization upon the Term Loan Priority Collateral, including all expenses and liabilities incurred or made by or on behalf of Agent, in connection therewith (including attorneys’ fees and legal expenses and other expenses of Agent);

 

(B)                               second, ratably to pay that portion of the Obligations constituting indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and fees) then due to Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders;

 

(C)                               third, ratably to pay any fees then due to the Term Loans Lenders until paid in full;

 

(D)                               fourth, ratably to pay interest accrued in respect of the Term Loans until paid in full;

 

(E)                                fifth, ratably to pay principal due in respect of Term Loans until paid in full;

 

(F)                                 sixth, to cash collateralize unliquidated indemnification obligations for which a claim has been asserted against Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Lender;

 

(G)                               seventh, to pay the remaining Obligations, in accordance with the priorities established pursuant to Section 6.04(b)(i) above; and

 

(H)                              eighth, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to Borrowers or as otherwise required by law.

 

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(c)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:

 

(i)                                     if the payment of any expenses, costs, scheduled servicing fees (such servicing fees to consist of scheduled servicing fees existing on the date hereof along with any increases to such servicing fees which have been consented to by Wells Fargo) and/or interest (other than default interest charged during the existence of an Event of Default) to Agent for the account of itself and Lenders would accrue and become due but for the occurrence of an Insolvency Event and any such amounts are not allowed or allowable in whole or in part (any such amounts are hereinafter referred to as the “Specified Amounts”), then Agent and Lenders shall receive payment in full of the Specified Amounts (but not the items excluded from Specified Amounts above); provided, that nothing herein shall prevent Agent or the Lenders from recovering any default interest charged during the existence of an Event of Default from any Borrower or Guarantor not subject to an Insolvency Event;

 

(ii)                                  should any payment or distribution on security or instrument or proceeds thereof be received by a Lender other than in accordance with this Section 6.4, such Lender shall receive and hold the same in trust, for the benefit of Agent, the other Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, and shall forthwith deliver the same to Agent (together with any endorsement or assignment of such Lender where necessary), for application by Agent to the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.4;

 

(iii)                               unless so directed by Borrowers, Agent shall not apply any payments which it receives to any Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans except on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans and if payments are received or collected from Borrowers that otherwise would be applied to Eurodollar Rate Loans, provided no Cash Dominion Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers may instruct Agent to remit such funds to Borrowers, otherwise, such payments shall be held by Agent and shall bear interest at the Federal Funds Rate per annum commencing on the second Business Day following the date such payments are received or collected from Borrowers and continuing through the date such payments are applied to the Obligations, which shall be upon the expiration of the first Interest Period after receipt or collection of such payments, to the extent of the principal amount of the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loan or otherwise, in Agent’s sole discretion, remitted to Borrowers; and

 

(iv)                              to the extent any Borrower uses any proceeds of the Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral or to repay any Indebtedness used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral, payments in respect of the obligations shall be deemed applied first to the Obligations arising from Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations that were not used for such purposes and second to the Obligations arising from Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations the proceeds of which were used to acquire rights in or the use of any Collateral in the chronological order in which such Borrower acquired such rights or use.

 

(d)                                 At Agent’s option, all principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other charges provided for in this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements may be charged directly to the loan accounts of Borrowers maintained by Agent.  Borrowers shall make all payments to Agent and Lenders on the Obligations free and clear of, and without deduction or

 

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withholding for or on account of, any setoff, counterclaim, defense, restrictions or conditions of any kind.  If after receipt of any payment of, or proceeds of Collateral applied to the payment of, any of the Obligations, Agent or any Lender is required to surrender or return such payment or proceeds to any Person for any reason, then the Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment or proceeds shall be reinstated and continue and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Agent or such Lender.  Borrowers shall be liable to pay to Agent and Lenders, and do hereby indemnify and hold Agent and Lenders harmless for the amount of any payments or proceeds surrendered or returned.  This Section 6.4(d) shall remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may be taken by any Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such payment or proceeds.  This Section 6.4(d) shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Borrowers hereby direct Agent to charge the Loan Account(s) of Borrowers for all principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts and charges provided for in this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements with respect to the Term Loans which are due and payable to Term Agent or Term Loan Lenders hereunder.

 

6.5                               Taxes.

 

(a)                                 Any and all payments by Borrowers and Guarantors to Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under this Agreement and any of the other Financing Agreements shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes, except to the extent required by applicable law.  In addition, Borrowers shall pay all Other Taxes (or Agent may, at its option, pay such Other Taxes and charge the loan account of Borrowers for such amounts so paid).

 

(b)                                 Borrowers and Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless Agent, Issuing Bank and Lenders for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes paid by Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section, but not including Other Taxes that arise as a result of Agent’s, any Issuing Bank’s or any Lender’s activities with the applicable taxing jurisdiction, if any, and not as a result of this Agreement) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) other than those resulting solely from a failure by Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to pay any Taxes or Other Taxes which it is required to pay and for which it received an indemnity payment) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, that, Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be required to indemnify Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender with respect to any Taxes or Other Taxes which are attributable to such Agent’s, Issuing Bank’s or Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 6.5(f), (g), (i) or (j) hereof.  Payment under this indemnification shall be made within ten (10) days after the date Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender makes written demand therefor on Borrowers.  If Borrowers reasonably believe that such Taxes or Other Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender shall, upon Borrowers’ request and at Borrowers’ expense, provide such documents to Borrowers in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, as Borrowers may reasonably request, to enable Borrowers to contest such Taxes or Other Taxes pursuant to appropriate proceedings then available to Borrowers (so long as providing such documents shall not, in the good faith

 

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determination of Agent, have a reasonable likelihood of resulting in any liability of Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender).

 

(c)                                  If any Borrower or Guarantor shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under the other Financing Agreements to Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, then:

 

(i)                                     the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made; provided, that, Borrowers and Guarantors shall not be required to increase any such sum payable to Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender which is attributable to such Agent’s, Issuing Bank’s or Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 6.5(f), (g), (i) or (j) hereof;

 

(ii)                                  such Borrower or Guarantor shall make such deductions and withholdings;

 

(iii)                               such Borrower or Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law; and

 

(iv)                              to the extent not paid to Agent, Issuing Bank or Lenders pursuant to Section 6.5(c)(i), such Borrower or Guarantor shall also pay to Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, at the time interest is paid, all additional amounts which are necessary to preserve the after-tax yield Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender would have received pursuant to the Financing Agreements if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed.

 

(d)                                 Within thirty (30) days after the date of any payment by any Borrower or Guarantor of Taxes or Other Taxes, such Borrower or Guarantor shall furnish to Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

 

(e)                                  If any Borrower or Guarantor otherwise would be required to pay additional amounts to Agent, Issuing Bank or a Lender pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, then upon Borrowers’ written request such Lender shall use reasonable efforts at Borrowers’ expense (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to take such action, including changing the jurisdiction of its lending office, so as to eliminate or reduce any such additional payment by such Borrower or Guarantor which may thereafter accrue.

 

(f)                                   In the event a Lender shall assign the Obligations and its rights hereunder to an assignee which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America on or prior to the effective date of any such assignment, such assignee of a Lender shall provide Borrowers with an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI or other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service certifying as to such assignee’s being entitled to full exemption from United States of America withholding tax with respect to all payments to be made to such assignee hereunder and under any of the other

 

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Financing Agreements (unless such assignee of a Lender is unable to do so by reason of a change in law, including, without limitation, any statute, treaty, ruling, determination or regulation occurring subsequent to the effective date of such assignment).

 

(g)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.5, unless Borrowers have received forms or other documents indicating that payments to a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements are not subject to United States of America withholding or backup withholding tax, Borrowers shall, (i) withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate, or at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty and (ii) pay such assignee such payment net of any taxes so withheld.  Lenders and Issuing Bank will be required to use reasonable efforts (including reasonable efforts to change its lending office) to avoid or to minimize any amounts which might otherwise be payable by any Borrower or Guarantor pursuant to this Section 6.5; provided, that, such efforts shall not cause the imposition on such assignee of any additional costs or legal or regulatory burdens deemed by such assignee in good faith to be material.

 

(h)                                 If Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender receives a refund or other permanent tax benefit in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes for which Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender has received an indemnification payment or additional amounts from any Borrower or Guarantor hereunder, so long as no Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) shall credit to the loan account of Borrowers the amount of such refund or other tax benefit.

 

(i)                                     Each Person that is a Lender or Issuing Bank as of the date of this Agreement and each Person that becomes a Lender or Issuing Bank after the date of this Agreement (i) either (A) represents and warrants to the Borrowers that such Person is incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof or (B) agrees to furnish (if it is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof) to Agent and Borrowers prior to the time that Agent or such Borrower is required to make any payment of principal, interest or fees hereunder, duplicate executed originals of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (wherein such Lender claims entitlement to the benefits of a tax treaty that provides for a complete exemption from U.S. federal income withholding tax on all payments hereunder) or W-8ECI, as applicable and agrees to provide new such forms upon the expiration of any previously delivered form or comparable statements in accordance with applicable U.S. law and regulations and amendments thereto, duly executed and completed by such Lender, and (ii) agrees to comply with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations with regard to such withholding tax exemption.  If a payment made to a Lender or Issuing Bank that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA and such Lender fails to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender or Issuing Bank shall deliver to Agent and Borrowers documentation, at the time or times required by FATCA (including such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers as may be necessary to demonstrate that such Lender or Issuing Bank has complied with applicable reporting requirements of FATCA) so that payments made to such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder would not be subject to United States federal withholding taxes under FATCA, or, if necessary, to determine the amount to

 

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deduct and withhold from such payment.

 

(j)                                    Each Lender or Issuing Bank (other than any Lender or Issuing Bank that is entitled to a presumption under applicable Treasury Regulations that it is a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) shall deliver to Agent (or, in the case of an assignee of a Lender which (i) is an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund of such Lender and (ii) does not deliver an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement to Agent pursuant to Section 14.7(a) hereof for recordation pursuant to Section 14.7(b) hereof, to the assigning Lender only) and Borrowers two properly completed and duly executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. backup withholding tax.  Such forms shall be delivered by each such Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement and thereafter within twenty (20) days after receipt of a written request therefor from Agent.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.5(j), a Lender or Issuing Bank described in this Section 6.5(j) shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 6.5(j) that such Lender or Issuing Bank is not legally able to deliver.

 

6.6                               Authorization to Make Loans.  Agent and Lenders are authorized to make the Revolving Loans and provide the Letter of Credit Accommodations based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an officer of a Borrower or other authorized person or, at the discretion of Agent, if such Revolving Loans are necessary to satisfy any Obligations; provided, however, that Agent and Lenders shall direct the Revolving Loans only into those accounts of a Borrower authorized in writing by more than one Authorized Officer.  The foregoing sentence notwithstanding, if Agent or a Lender makes a Revolving Loan into an account of a Borrower designated by a Person who no longer is an Authorized Officer and Agent did not receive notice that such Person is no longer an Authorized Officer, such Revolving Loan will still be considered an Obligation hereunder.  All requests for Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder shall specify the date on which the requested advance is to be made or Letter of Credit Accommodations established (which day shall be a Business Day for any Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit Accommodation) and the amount of the requested Revolving Loan.  Requests received after 12:00 p.m. New York time on any day shall be deemed to have been made as of the opening of business on the immediately following Business Day.  All Revolving Loans under this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to, and at the request of and for the benefit of, Borrowers or when deposited to the credit of any Borrower or otherwise disbursed or established in accordance with the instructions of Borrowers or in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

6.7                               Use of Proceeds.  Borrowers shall use the proceeds of the Loans provided by or on behalf of Lenders to Borrowers hereunder only for (a) costs, expenses and fees in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and consummation of any other permitted transactions contemplated hereby which will take place on the date hereof, (b) the repurchase of shares of Capital Stock to the extent permitted by the terms and condition of this Agreement, and (c) for general operating, working capital and other proper corporate purposes of Borrowers not otherwise prohibited by the terms hereof.  None of the proceeds of any Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security or for the purposes of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the

 

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Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.

 

6.8                               Pro Rata Treatment.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement:  (a) the making and conversion of Loans shall be made among the Lenders based on their respective Pro Rata Shares as to the Loans and (b) each payment on account of any Obligations to or for the account of one or more of Lenders in respect of any Obligations due on a particular day shall be allocated among the Lenders entitled to such payments based on their respective Pro Rata Shares and shall be distributed accordingly.

 

6.9                               Sharing of Payments, Etc.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim Agent or any Lender may otherwise have, each Lender shall be entitled, at its option (but subject, as among Agent and Lenders, to the provisions of Section 12.3(b) hereof), to offset balances held by it for the account of any Borrower at any of its offices, in dollars or in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any Loans owed to such Lender or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder, that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such balances are then due to any Borrower), in which case it shall promptly notify Borrowers and Agent thereof; provided, that, such Lender’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof.

 

(b)                                 If any Lender (including Agent) shall obtain from any Borrower payment of any principal of or interest on any Loan owing to it or payment of any other amount under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements through the exercise of any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim or similar right or otherwise (other than from Agent as provided herein), and, as a result of such payment, such Lender shall have received more than its Pro Rata Share of the principal of the Loans or more than its share of such other amounts then due hereunder or thereunder by Borrowers to such Lender than the percentage thereof received by any other Lender, it shall promptly pay to Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, the amount of such excess and simultaneously purchase from such other Lenders a participation in the Loans or such other amounts, respectively, owing to such other Lenders (or such interest due thereon, as the case may be) in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all Lenders shall share the benefit of such excess payment (net of any expenses that may be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such excess payment) in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares or as otherwise agreed by Lenders.  To such end all Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participation sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored.

 

(c)                                  Each Borrower agrees that any Lender purchasing a participation (or direct interest) as provided in this Section may exercise, in a manner consistent with this Section, all rights of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans or other amounts (as the case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)                                 Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any right of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaims or similar rights or shall affect the right of any Lender to

 

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exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of any Borrower.  If, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, assign such rights to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, and, in any event, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of Lenders entitled under this Section to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.

 

6.10                        Settlement Procedures.

 

(a)                                 In order to administer the Revolving Credit Facility in an efficient manner and to minimize the transfer of funds between Agent and Lenders, Agent may, at its option, subject to the terms of this Section, make available, on behalf of Lenders, the full amount of the Loans requested or charged to Borrowers’ loan accounts or otherwise to be advanced by Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, without requirement of prior notice to Lenders of the proposed Loans.

 

(b)                                 With respect to all Loans made by Agent on behalf of Lenders as provided in this Section, the amount of each Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans shall be computed weekly, and shall be adjusted upward or downward on the basis of the amount of the outstanding Loans as of 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of each settlement computation; provided, that, Agent retains the absolute right at any time or from time to time to make the above described adjustments at intervals more frequent than weekly, but in no event more than twice in any week.  Agent shall deliver to each of the Lenders after the end of each week, or at such lesser period or periods as Agent shall determine, a summary statement of the amount of outstanding Loans for such period (such week or lesser period or periods being hereinafter referred to as a “Settlement Period”).  If the summary statement is sent by Agent and received by a Lender prior to 12:00 p.m. New York time, then such Lender shall make the settlement transfer described in this Section by no later than 2:00 p.m. New York time on the same Business Day and if received by a Lender after 12:00 p.m. New York time, then such Lender shall make the settlement transfer by no later than 2:00 p.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the date of receipt.  If, as of the end of any Settlement Period, the amount of a Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans is more than such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans as of the end of the previous Settlement Period, then such Lender shall forthwith (but in no event later than the time set forth in the preceding sentence) transfer to Agent by wire transfer in immediately available funds the amount of the increase.  Alternatively, if the amount of a Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans in any Settlement Period is less than the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans for the previous Settlement Period, then, if the summary statement is prepared and delivered to Lenders by Agent prior to 12:00 p.m. New York time, then Agent shall make the transfer described in this Section by no later than 3:00 p.m. New York time on the same Business Day and if prepared and delivered to Lenders by Agent after 12:00 p.m. New York time, then Agent shall make the transfer by no later than 3:00 p.m. New York time on the next Business Day following the date of receipt, by wire transfer in immediately available funds the amount of the decrease.  The obligation of each of the Lenders and Agent to transfer such funds and effect such settlement shall be irrevocable.  Agent and each Lender agrees to mark its books and records at the end of each Settlement Period to show at all times the

 

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dollar amount of its Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations.  Each Lender shall only be entitled to receive interest on its Pro Rata Share of the Loans to the extent such Loans have been funded by such Lender.  Because Agent on behalf of Lenders may be advancing and/or may be repaid Loans prior to the time when Lenders will actually advance and/or be repaid such Loans, interest with respect to Loans shall be allocated by Agent in accordance with the amount of Loans actually advanced by and repaid to each Lender and Agent and shall accrue from and including the date such Loans are so advanced to but excluding the date such Loans are either repaid by Borrowers or actually settled with the applicable Lender as described in this Section.

 

(c)                                  To the extent that Agent has made any such amounts available and the settlement described above shall not yet have occurred, upon repayment of any Loans by Borrower, Agent may apply such amounts repaid directly to any amounts made available by Agent pursuant to this Section.  In lieu of weekly or more frequent settlements, Agent may, at its option, at any time require each Lender to provide Agent with immediately available funds representing its Pro Rata Share of each Loan, prior to Agent’s disbursement of such Loan to Borrowers.  In such event, all Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares.  No Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in the other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder nor shall the Commitment, as the case may be, of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in the other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan hereunder.

 

(d)                                 If Agent is not funding a particular Loan to Borrowers pursuant to Section 6.10(a) hereof on any day, Agent may assume that each Lender will make available to Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Loan requested or otherwise made on such day and Agent may, in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, cause a corresponding amount to be made available to or for the benefit of Borrowers on such day.  If Agent makes such corresponding amount available to Borrowers and such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to Agent by such Lender, Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to Agent at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or at Agent’s option based on the arithmetic mean determined by Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that day by each of the three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by Agent) and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of Agent’s demand, at the highest interest rate provided for in Section 3.1 hereof applicable to such Loans.  During the period in which such Lender has not paid such corresponding amount to Agent, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, the amount so advanced by Agent to or for the benefit of Borrowers shall, for all purposes hereof, be a Loan made by Agent for its own account.  Upon any such failure by a Lender to pay Agent, Agent shall promptly thereafter notify Borrowers of such failure and Borrowers shall pay such corresponding amount to Agent for its own account within five (5) Business Days of Borrowers’ receipt of such notice.  The term “Defaulting Lender” shall mean (i) any Lender that has failed to fund any portion of the Loans or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it

 

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hereunder, or has otherwise failed to pay over to Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, and such failure has not been cured by the making of such funding or payment over to Agent or such Lender by such Lender with such one (1) Business Day period, (ii) any Lender that has notified Agent, any Lender, Issuing Bank, or any Borrower or Guarantor in writing that it will not or does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (and such Lender has not retracted such notification in writing) or has made a public statement in writing to the effect that it will not or does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (and such Lender has not retracted such public statement in writing), or (iii) any Lender that becomes or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment and has not obtained all required orders, approvals or consents of any court or other Governmental Authority to continue to fulfill its obligations hereunder, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.  Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments received by Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments hereunder (including any principal, interest or fees).  Amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by Agent.  Agent may hold and, in its discretion, relend to Borrowers the amount of all such payments received or retained by it for the account of such Defaulting Lender.  For purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and determining Pro Rata Shares, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be zero (0).  This Section shall remain effective with respect to a Defaulting Lender until such default is cured.  The operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, or relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower or any Obligor of their duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(e)                                  For purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and determining Pro Rata Shares, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender” and such Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to be zero (0).  So long as there is a Defaulting Lender, the maximum amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders that are not Defaulting Lenders plus the Pro Rata Share of the Defaulting Lender (determined immediately prior to its being a Defaulting Lender) of the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding as of the date that the Defaulting Lender has become a Defaulting Lender.  At any time that there is a Defaulting Lender, payments received for application to the Obligations payable to Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be distributed to Lenders based on their Pro Rata Shares calculated after giving effect to the reduction of the Defaulting Lender’s Loan Commitment to zero (0) as provided herein or at Agent’s option, Agent may instead receive and retain such amounts that would be otherwise attributable to the Pro Rata Share of a Defaulting Lender (which for such purpose shall be such Pro Rata Share as in effect immediately prior to its being a Defaulting Lender).  To the extent that Agent elects to receive and retain such amounts, Agent may hold such amounts (which shall not accrue interest) and, in its reasonable discretion, relend such amounts to a Borrower.  To the extent that Agent exercises its option to relend such amounts, such amounts shall be treated as Revolving Loans for the account of Agent in addition to the Revolving Loans

 

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that are made by the Lenders other than a Defaulting Lender based on their respective Pro Rata Shares as calculated after giving effect to the reduction of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment to zero (0) as provided herein but shall be repaid in the same order of priority as the principal amount of the Loans on a pro rata basis for purposes of Section 6.7 hereof.  Agent shall determine whether any Revolving Loans requested shall be made from relending such amounts or from Revolving Loans from the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender) and any allocation of requested Revolving Loans between them. The rights of a Defaulting Lender shall be limited as provided herein until such time as the Defaulting Lender has made all payments to Agent of the amounts that it had failed to pay causing it to become a Defaulting Lender and such Lender is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including making any payments as it would have been required to make as a Lender during the period that it was a Defaulting Lender other than in respect of the principal amount of Revolving Loans, which payments as to the principal amount of Revolving Loans shall be made based on the outstanding balance thereof on the date of the cure by Defaulting Lender or at such other time thereafter as Agent may specify) or has otherwise provided evidence in form and substance satisfactory to Agent that such Defaulting Lender will be able to fund its Pro Rata Share (as in effect immediately prior to its being a Defaulting Lender) in accordance with the terms hereof.  Upon the cure by Defaulting Lender of the event that is the basis for it to be a Defaulting Lender by making such payment or payments and such Lender otherwise being in compliance with the terms hereof, such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender and shall only be entitled to payment of interest accrued during the period that such Lender was a Defaulting Lender to the extent previously received and retained by Agent from or for the account of Borrowers on the funds constituting Loans funded by such Lender prior to the date of it being a Defaulting Lender (and not previously paid to such Lender) and shall otherwise, on and after such cure, make Loans and settle in respect of the Loans and other Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof. The existence of a Defaulting Lender and the operation of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of any Lender, or relieve or excuse the performance by any Borrower or Guarantor of its duties and obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, the obligation of such Borrower or Guarantor to make any payments hereunder, whether in respect of Loans by a Defaulting Lender or otherwise).

 

(f)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that there is a Defaulting Lender, if there are any Letter of Credit Accommodations outstanding, within one (1) Business Day after the written request of an Issuing Bank, Borrowers shall pay to Agent an amount equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Defaulting Lender (calculated as in effect immediately prior to such Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender) of the Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding to be held by Agent on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent and such Issuing Bank as cash collateral for the Obligations and for so long as there is a Defaulting Lender, such Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit Accommodations, or increase or extend or otherwise amend any Letter of Credit Accommodations, unless upon the request of such Issuing Bank, Agent has cash collateral from Borrowers in an amount equal to the Pro Rata Share of the Defaulting Lender (calculated as in effect immediately prior to such Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender) of the Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding after giving effect to any such requested Letter of Credit (or increase, extension or other amendment) to be held by Agent on its behalf on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent and such Issuing Bank or there are other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank with respect to the participation in Letter of Credit

 

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Accommodations by such Defaulting Lender.  Such cash collateral shall be applied first to the Letter of Credit Obligations before application to any other Obligations, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.7 hereof

 

(g)                                  Nothing in this Section or elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed to require Agent to advance funds on behalf of any Lender or to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment hereunder or to prejudice any rights that Borrowers may have against any Lender as a result of any default by any Lender hereunder in fulfilling its Commitment.

 

6.11                        Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights.  The obligation of each Lender hereunder is several, and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligation or commitment of any other Lender hereunder.  Nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements and no action taken by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to constitute the Lenders to be a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity.  The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and subject to Section 12.3 hereof, each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

SECTION 7.        COLLATERAL REPORTING AND COVENANTS

 

7.1                               Collateral Reporting.

 

(a)                                 Borrowers shall provide Agent with the following documents in a form satisfactory to Agent:

 

(i)                                     as soon as possible after the end of each month (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis, and at any time an Increased Collateral Reporting Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, more frequently as Agent may request: (A) Inventory reports by category, (B) a Collateral mix report, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent; (C) a statement confirming the payment of rent and other amounts due to owners and lessors of real property used by any Borrower or Guarantor during the immediately preceding month, subject to year-end or periodic adjustments; provided, that, if such Increased Collateral Reporting Event ceases to exist as determined by Agent, Borrowers shall thereafter deliver such collateral reports described in this Section 7.1(a)(i) on a monthly basis as provided herein;

 

(ii)                                  as soon as possible after the end of each month (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis, (A) a Borrowing Base Certificate, certified by the principal accounting officer or principal financial officer of each Borrower as true and correct, which shall include the calculation of the Compliance Excess Availability and the calculation of Net Amount of Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Net Amount of Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables and Net Amount of Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables after giving effect to the assertion of any claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any account debtor, or any disputes with account debtors, or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof; provided, that, at any time an Increased Collateral Reporting Event exists or

 

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has occurred and is continuing, as soon as possible after the end of each week (but in any event within three (3) Business Days after the end thereof), a Borrowing Base Certificate duly executed and together with all schedules required pursuant to the terms of each such Borrowing Base Certificate duly completed, and if such Increased Collateral Reporting Event ceases to exist as determined by Agent, Borrowers shall thereafter deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate on a monthly basis as provided herein;

 

(iii)                               as soon as possible after the end of each fiscal month (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), on a monthly basis, and at any time an Increased Collateral Reporting Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, more frequently as Agent may request, (A) perpetual Inventory reports by location and category (and including the amounts of Inventory and the value thereof at any leased locations and at premises of warehouses, bailees or other third parties in possession of the Collateral); (B) the addresses of all new retail store locations of any Borrower or Guarantor opened, and existing retail store locations closed or sold, in each case during the immediately preceding fiscal month, and (C) a report of all deposit accounts (including without limitation local retail store deposit accounts) opened by any Borrower or Guarantor with any bank during the immediately preceding fiscal month, which report shall include the Borrower or Guarantor in whose name the account is maintained, the account number of such account, the name and address of the bank at which such account is maintained, the purpose of such account and the amount held in such account if any, on or about the date of such report; provided, that, if such Increased Collateral Reporting Event ceases to exist as determined by Agent, Borrowers shall thereafter deliver such collateral reports described in this Section 7.1(a)(iii) on a monthly basis as provided herein;

 

(iv)                              as soon as possible after the end of each fiscal quarter (but in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end thereof), on a quarterly basis, and at any time an Increased Collateral Reporting Event exists or has occurred and is continuing, more frequently as Agent may request, a report detailing Inventory turnover; provided, that, if such Increased Collateral Reporting Event ceases to exist as determined by Agent, Borrowers shall thereafter deliver such collateral reports described in this Section 7.1(a)(iv) on a quarterly basis as provided herein;

 

(v)                                 upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or during such time as Agent performs an audit or examination of the Borrowers and Guarantors, upon Agent’s reasonable request, (A) amounts owing to owners and lessors of retail store locations, (B) copies of all bank statements, (C) copies of shipping and delivery documents, and (D) copies of purchase orders, invoices and delivery documents for Inventory and Equipment acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(vi)                              upon Agent’s reasonable request, (A) reports of sales for each category of Inventory, (B) reports of aggregate Inventory purchases (including all costs related thereto, such as freight, duty and taxes) and identifying items of Inventory in transit to each Borrower related to the applicable documentary Letter of Credit Accommodation and/or bill of lading number, (C) copies of remittance advices and reports, (D) copies of bank statements relating to the Blocked Accounts, (E) reports by retail store location of sales and operating profits for each such retail store location, and (F) agings of accounts payable (and including information indicating the amounts owing to owners and lessors of leased premises (except for

 

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the retail store locations), warehouses, fulfillment centers, bailees and other third parties from time to time in possession of any Collateral);

 

(vii)                           upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, as frequently as Agent may request, (A) the monthly statements received by any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Affiliates from any Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors, together with such additional information with respect thereto as shall be sufficient to enable Agent to monitor the transactions pursuant to the Credit Card Agreements, (B) a report of credit card sales during the preceding month, including the amount of the chargebacks, fees, factored receivables, and credits with respect thereto and providing an aging of such sales identifying those outstanding more than five (5) days since the sale date giving rise thereto, (C) reports on sales and use tax collections, deposits and payments, including monthly sales and use tax accruals, and (D) a report reconciling the amount of Non-Borrower Receivables received by or into the account of any Borrower and remitted by such Borrower or another Person at the direction of such Borrower to or for the account of WFNNB (and Nevada Factoring as applicable) or any other Person; and

 

(viii)                        such other reports as to the Collateral as Agent shall reasonably request from time to time.

 

(b)                                 If any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Collateral are prepared or maintained by an accounting service, contractor, shipper or other agent, such Borrower or Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes such service, contractor, shipper or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents to Agent and to follow Agent’s instructions with respect to further services at any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing.

 

7.2                               Accounts Covenants.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor shall notify Agent promptly of the assertion of any material claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims by any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor or any material disputes with any of such persons or any settlement, adjustment or compromise thereof and all material adverse information relating to the financial condition of any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor.  No credit, discount, allowance or extension or agreement for any of the foregoing shall be granted to any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor except in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business in accordance with the current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as in effect on the date hereof.  So long as an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, no Borrower or Guarantor shall, without the prior consent of Agent, settle, adjust or compromise any material claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with any account debtor, Credit Card Issuer, Credit Card Processor.  At any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent shall, at its option, have the exclusive right to settle, adjust or compromise any claim, offset, counterclaim or dispute with account debtors, Credit Card Issuers or Credit Card Processors or grant any credits, discounts or allowances.

 

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setoffs, deductions, contras, defenses, counterclaims or disputes existing or asserted with respect thereto except as reported to Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and none of the transactions giving rise thereto will violate any applicable State or Federal Laws or regulations, all documentation relating thereto will be legally sufficient under such laws and regulations and all such documentation will be legally enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(c)                                  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall notify Agent promptly of: any notice of a material default by such Borrower or Guarantor under any of the Credit Card Agreements or of any default which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor ceasing to make payments or suspending payments to such Borrower or Guarantor, any notice from any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor that such person is ceasing or suspending, or will cease or suspend, any present or future payments due or to become due to such Borrower or Guarantor from such person, or that such person is terminating or will terminate any of the Credit Card Agreements, and the failure of such Borrower or Guarantor to comply with any material terms of the Credit Card Agreements or any terms thereof which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in the Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor ceasing or suspending payments to such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

(d)                                 Upon an Event of Default, Agent shall have the right at any time or times, in Agent’s name or in the name of a nominee of Agent, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Receivables or other Collateral, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or otherwise.

 

7.3                               Inventory Covenants.  With respect to the Inventory:  (a) each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times maintain inventory records reasonably satisfactory to Agent, keeping correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the kind, type, quality and quantity of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Inventory, such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s cost therefor and daily withdrawals therefrom and additions thereto; (b) each Borrower and Guarantor shall conduct a physical count of its Inventory either through periodic cycle counts or wall to wall counts, so that all Inventory is subject to such counts at least once each year, but at any time or times as Agent may request on or after an Event of Default, and promptly following such physical inventory (whether through periodic cycle counts or wall to wall counts) shall supply Agent with a report in the form and with such specificity as may be reasonably satisfactory to Agent concerning such physical count; (c) no Borrower or Guarantor shall remove any Inventory from the locations set forth or permitted herein, without the prior written consent of Agent, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business and except to move Inventory directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for Inventory shipped from the manufacturer thereof to such Borrower or Guarantor which is in transit to the locations set forth or permitted herein; (d) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent written appraisals as to the Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and upon which Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely as follows: (i) so long as Compliance Excess Availability is greater twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than one (1) such written appraisal in any twelve (12) month period, (ii) if Compliance Excess Availability is at any time less than or equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than two (2) such written appraisals in any twelve (12) month period, and (iii) if a Default or an Event of Default

 

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exists or has occurred and is continuing, such number of written appraisals as Agent may request; provided, that, at any time or times as Agent may request, at Agent’s expense,  Agent may arrange to have appraisals conducted as to the Inventory; (e) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent field examinations as to the Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent and by a field examiner acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and upon which Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely as follows: (i) so long as Compliance Excess Availability is greater twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than one (1) such field examination in any twelve (12) month period, (ii) if Compliance Excess Availability is at any time less than or equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than two (2) such field examinations in any twelve (12) month period, and (iii) if a Default or an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, such number of field examinations as Agent may request; provided, that, at any time or times as Agent may request, at Agent’s expense,  Agent may arrange to have field examinations conducted as to the Inventory; (f) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, conduct through Washington Inventory Service or another inventory counting service acceptable to Agent, a physical count of the Inventory in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent, the results of which shall be reported directly by such inventory counting service to Agent and Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly deliver confirmation in a form reasonably satisfactory to Agent that appropriate adjustments have been made to the inventory records of Borrowers and Guarantors to reconcile the inventory count to Borrowers’ and Guarantors’ inventory records, as follows: (i) so long as Compliance Excess Availability is greater twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than one (1) such physical count in any twelve (12) month period, and at a time to coincide with Borrowers’ and or Guarantors’ physical count of the Inventory, (ii) if Compliance Excess Availability is at any time less than or equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, no more than two (2) such physical counts in any twelve (12) month period, and at a time to coincide with Borrowers’ and or Guarantors’ physical count of the Inventory, and (iii) if a Default or an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, such number of physical counts as Agent may request; provided, that, at any time or times as Agent may request, at Agent’s expense,  Agent may arrange to have written reports or appraisals conducted as to the Inventory;  (g) each Borrower and Guarantor shall produce, use, store and maintain the Inventory, with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with applicable laws (including the requirements of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended and all rules, regulations and orders related thereto); (h) none of the Inventory or other Collateral constitutes farm products or the proceeds thereof; (i) each Borrower and Guarantor assumes all responsibility and liability arising from or relating to the production, use, sale or other disposition of the Inventory; (j) no Borrower or Guarantor shall sell Inventory to any customer on approval, or any other basis which entitles the customer to return or may obligate such Borrower or Guarantor to repurchase such Inventory except for the right of return given to retail customers of any Borrower or Guarantor in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower or Guarantor in accordance with the then current return policy of such Borrower; (k) each Borrower and Guarantor shall keep the Inventory in good and marketable condition; and (l) no Borrower or Guarantor shall, without prior written notice to Agent or the specific identification of such Inventory in a report with respect thereto provided by such Borrower or Guarantor to Agent pursuant to Section 7.1(a) hereof, acquire or accept any Inventory on consignment or approval.

 

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7.4                               Equipment Covenants.  With respect to the Equipment:  (a) upon Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, at any time or times as Agent may request after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent written appraisals as to the Equipment in form, scope and methodology acceptable to Agent and by an appraiser acceptable to Agent, addressed to Agent and upon which Agent is expressly permitted to rely; (b) Borrowers and Guarantors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Equipment in good order, repair and running (ordinary wear and tear excepted); (c) Borrowers and Guarantors shall use the Equipment with all reasonable care and caution and in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with all applicable laws; (d) the Equipment is and shall be used in the business of Borrowers and Guarantors and not for personal, family, household or farming use; (e) Borrowers and Guarantors shall not remove any Equipment from the locations set forth or permitted herein, except to the extent necessary to have any Equipment repaired or maintained in the ordinary course of its business or to move Equipment directly from one location set forth or permitted herein to another such location and except for the movement of motor vehicles used by or for the benefit of Borrowers and Guarantors in the ordinary course of business; (f) the Equipment is now and shall remain personal property and Borrowers and Guarantors shall not permit any of the Equipment to be or become a part of or affixed to real property; and (g) Borrowers and Guarantors assume all responsibility and liability arising from the use of the Equipment.

 

7.5                               Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title.

 

(a)                                 On and after the date hereof, with respect to goods purchased by a Borrower which are outside the United States of America and in transit to the premises of such Borrower or the premises of a Freight Forwarder in the United States of America (i) if Borrowers have elected to comply with the eligibility criteria in clause (c)(i)(A) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory and the eligibility criteria of clause (f)(i) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, each Borrower shall cause all bills of lading or other documents of title relating to such goods to be issued in a form so as to constitute negotiable documents as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, (ii) if Borrowers have elected to comply with the eligibility criteria in clause (c)(i)(B) or (C) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit Inventory and the eligibility criteria of clause (f)(ii) or (iii) of the definition of Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory, each Borrower shall cause all bills of lading or other documents of title relating to such goods to be issued in a form so as to constitute non-negotiable documents as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code  and (iii) other than those relating to goods being purchased pursuant to a Letter of Credit Accommodation, to be issued either to the order of Agent or such other person as Agent may from time to time designate for such purpose as consignee or such Borrower as consignee, as Agent may specify.

 

(b)                                 There shall be no more than three (3) originals of any bills of lading and other documents of title relating to goods being purchased by a Borrower which are outside the United States of America and in transit to the premises of such Borrower or the premises of a Freight Forwarder in the United States of America.  As to any such bills of lading or other documents of title, unless and until Agent shall direct otherwise, three (3) originals of each of such bill of lading or other document of title shall be delivered to such Freight Forwarder as such Borrower may specify and that is party to a Collateral Access Agreement. Upon the request of Agent, one (1) original of each such bill of lading or other document of title shall be delivered to

 

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Agent.  To the extent that the terms of this Section have not been satisfied as to any Inventory, such Inventory shall not constitute Eligible Inventory, except as Agent may otherwise agree.

 

7.6                               Intellectual Property Appraisals.  Upon Term Loan Agent’s request, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense to the extent provided by Section 9.20(f) hereof, deliver or cause to be delivered to Term Loan Agent and Agent written appraisals as to the Intellectual Property, in form, scope and methodology reasonably acceptable to Term Loan Agent and by an appraiser reasonably acceptable to Term Loan Agent, addressed to Term Loan Agent and upon which Term Loan Agent, Agent and Lenders are expressly permitted to rely as follows: (a) so long as EBITDA of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis calculated each month on a trailing twelve (12) month basis is equal to or less than $22,500,000, no more than one (1) such written appraisal in any twelve (12) month period, and (b) if a Default or an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, such number of written appraisals as Term Loan Agent may request; provided, that, at any time or times as Term Loan Agent may request, at Term Loan Agent’s expense, Term Loan Agent may arrange to have appraisals conducted as to the Intellectual Property.

 

7.7                               Power of Attorney.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Agent (and all persons designated by Agent) as such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and authorizes Agent, in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s, or Agent’s name, to, at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing (i) demand payment on Receivables or other Collateral, (ii) enforce payment of Receivables by legal proceedings or otherwise, (iii) exercise all of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s rights and remedies to collect any Receivable or other Collateral, (iv) sell or assign any Receivable upon such terms, for such amount and at such time or times as Agent deems advisable, (v) settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew an Account, (vi) discharge and release any Receivable, (vii) prepare, file and sign such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name on any proof of claim in bankruptcy or other similar document against an account debtor or other obligor in respect of any Receivables or other Collateral, (viii) notify the post office authorities to change the address for delivery of remittances from account debtors or other obligors in respect of Receivables or other proceeds of Collateral to an address designated by Agent, and open and dispose of all mail addressed to such Borrower or Guarantor and handle and store all mail relating to the Collateral, (ix) do all acts and things which are necessary, in Agent’s determination, to fulfill such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, (x) take control in any manner of any item of payment in respect of Receivables or constituting Collateral or otherwise received in or for deposit in the Blocked Accounts or otherwise received by Agent or any Lender, (xi) have access to any lockbox or postal box into which remittances from account debtors or other obligors in respect of Receivables or other proceeds of Collateral are sent or received, (xii) endorse such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name upon any items of payment in respect of Receivables or constituting Collateral or otherwise received by Agent and any Lender and deposit the same in Agent’s account for application to the Obligations, (xiii) endorse such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name upon any chattel paper, document, instrument, invoice, or similar document or agreement relating to any Receivable or any goods pertaining thereto or any other Collateral, including any warehouse or other receipts, or bills of lading and other negotiable or non-negotiable documents, (xiv) clear Inventory the purchase of which was financed with Letter of Credit Accommodations through U.S. Customs or foreign export control authorities in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name, Agent’s name or the

 

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name of Agent’s designee, and to sign and deliver to customs officials powers of attorney in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s own name for such purpose, and to complete in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s or Agent’s name, any order, sale or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith and collect the proceeds thereof, and (xv) sign such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s name on any verification of Receivables and notices thereof to account debtors or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby releases Agent and Lenders and their respective officers, employees and designees from any liabilities arising from any act or acts under this power of attorney and in furtherance thereof, whether of omission or commission, except as a result of Agent’s or any Lender’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined pursuant to a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

7.8                               Right to Cure.  Agent may, at its option, upon notice to Borrowers, (a) cure any default by any Borrower or Obligor under any material agreement with a third party that affects the Collateral, its value or the ability of Agent to collect, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or the rights and remedies of Agent or any Lender therein or the ability of any Borrower or any Obligor to perform its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements, (b) pay or bond on appeal any judgment entered against any Borrower or Obligor, (c) discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied on or existing with respect to the Collateral and (d) pay any amount, incur any expense or perform any act which, in Agent’s judgment, is necessary or appropriate to preserve, protect, insure or maintain the Collateral and the rights of Agent and Lenders with respect thereto.  Agent may add any amounts so expended to the Obligations and charge Borrowers’ loan accounts therefor, such amounts to be repayable by Borrowers on demand.  Agent and Lenders shall be under no obligation to effect such cure, payment or bonding and shall not, by doing so, be deemed to have assumed any obligation or liability of any Borrower or any Obligor.  Any payment made or other action taken by Agent or any Lender under this Section shall be (a) made by Agent or such Lender after Agent or such Lender makes reasonable efforts to consult with Borrowers with respect thereto, and (b) without prejudice to any right to assert an Event of Default hereunder and to proceed accordingly.

 

7.9                               Access to Premises.  From time to time as requested by Agent, at the cost and expense of Borrowers, (a) Agent and its designees shall contemporaneously have complete access to all of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s personnel and premises during normal business hours and after notice to, or at any time and without notice to Borrowers or Guarantors if an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, for the purposes of inspecting, verifying and auditing the Collateral and all of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s books and records, including the Records, (b) Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly furnish to Agent such copies of such books and records or extracts therefrom as Agent may request, and (c) Agent or any Lender or Agent’s designee may use during normal business hours such of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s equipment, supplies and premises as may be reasonably necessary for the foregoing and if an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing for the collection of Receivables and realization of other Collateral.

 

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SECTION 8.        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders the following (which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement), the truth and accuracy of which are a continuing condition of the making of Loans and providing Letter of Credit Accommodations to Borrowers:

 

8.1                               Corporate Existence, Power and Authority.  Each Borrower and Guarantor is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation or formation identified in its Information Certificate and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or limited liability company and in good standing in all states or other jurisdictions where the nature and extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership of assets makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s financial condition, results of operation or business or the rights of Agent in or to any of the Collateral.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder by each Borrower and Guarantor (a) are all within such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s corporate or limited liability company powers, (b) have been duly authorized, (c) are not in contravention of law or the terms of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, by-laws, operating agreement or other organizational documentation, or any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party or by which such Borrower or Guarantor or its property are bound, except for those lease agreements of Lerner for which Lerner did not obtain consents from the parties thereto with respect to this Agreement, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of, or require or give rise to any obligation to grant, any lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance upon any property of such Borrower or Guarantor other than liens in favor of Agent or any Lender as contemplated hereby.  This Agreement and the other Financing Agreements to which each Borrower and Guarantor is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

8.2                               Name; State of Organization; Chief Executive Office; Collateral Locations.

 

(a)                                 The exact legal name of each Borrower and Guarantor is as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement and in each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate, subject to the rights of Borrowers and Guarantors to change names in accordance with Section 9.1(b) hereof.  No Borrower or Guarantor has, during the five years immediately prior to the date hereof, been known by or used any other corporate or fictitious name or been a party to any merger or consolidation, or acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or acquired any of its property or assets out of the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate.

 

(b)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor is an organization of the type and organized in the jurisdiction set forth in such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate.  Each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate accurately sets forth the organizational identification number of such Borrower or Guarantor or accurately states that such Borrower or Guarantor has none and accurately sets forth the federal employer identification number of such

 

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Borrower and Guarantor, subject to the right of each Guarantor or Borrower to change names in accordance with Section 9.1(c) hereof.

 

(c)                                  The chief executive office and mailing address of each Borrower and Guarantor and each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Records concerning Accounts are located only at the address(es) identified as such in such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate, subject to the rights of each Borrower and Guarantor to change its chief executive office or its mailing address in accordance with Section 9.1(c) hereof, and its only other places of business and the only other locations of Collateral, if any, are the addresses set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate, subject to the rights of Borrowers and Guarantors to establish new locations in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof.  Each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate correctly identifies any of such locations which are not owned by such Borrower or Guarantor and sets forth the owners and/or operators thereof.

 

8.3                               Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Change.  All financial statements relating to Borrowers and Guarantors (or any of them) which have been or may hereafter be delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors (or any of them) to Agent and Lenders have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as to any interim financial statements, to the extent such statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments and do not include any notes) and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and the results of operation of Borrowers and Guarantors as at the dates and for the periods set forth therein.  Except as disclosed in any interim financial statements furnished by Borrowers or Guarantors to Agent prior to the date of this Agreement or otherwise fully and accurately disclosed to Agent in writing, there has been no act, condition, circumstance or event which has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect since the date of the most recent audited financial statements of Borrowers and Guarantors furnished by Borrowers and Guarantors to Agent prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

8.4                               Priority of Liens; Title to Properties.  The security interests and liens granted to Agent under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements upon filing the appropriate documents (including UCC financing statements and filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office), but only if and to the extent that a security interest may be so perfected under applicable laws, constitute or deemed necessary by Agent to maintain valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests in and upon the Collateral subject only to the liens indicated on the Information Certificates and the other liens permitted under Section 9.8; provided, that, additional recordations or filings may be required with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office to perfect, and/or to preserve and protect, the lien and security interest in and upon certain of the Intellectual Property acquired by any Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof or otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

8.5                               Tax Returns.  Each Borrower and Guarantor has filed, or caused to be filed, in a timely manner (including any extensions) all federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations that are required to be filed by it.  All information in such tax returns, reports and declarations is complete and accurate in all material respects.  Each Borrower and Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all taxes due and payable or claimed due and payable in any assessment received by it, except taxes (i) the validity of which are being

 

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contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to such Borrower or Guarantor and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books or (ii) the nonpayment of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Adequate provision has been made for the payment of all accrued and unpaid material Federal, State, county, local, foreign and other taxes whether or not yet due and payable and whether or not disputed.

 

8.6                               Litigation.  Except as set forth in the Information Certificates, (a) there are no investigations by any Governmental Authority pending, or to the best of each Borrower’s Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, against or affecting any Borrower or Guarantor, its assets or business and (b) there is no action, suit, proceeding or claim by any Person pending, or to the best of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, against any Borrower or Guarantor or its assets or goodwill, or against or affecting any transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, which if adversely determined against such Borrower or Guarantor has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.7                               Compliance with Other Agreements and Applicable Laws.  Except for those lease agreements of Lerner for which Lerner did not obtain consents from the parties thereto with respect to this Agreement, no Borrower or Guarantor is in default in any respect under, or in violation in any material respect of any of the terms of, any agreement, contract, instrument, lease or other commitment to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and Guarantor is in compliance in all respects with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority relating to its business, including, without limitation, those set forth in or promulgated pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, ERISA, the Code, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, all Federal, State and local statutes, regulations, rules and orders relating to consumer credit (including, without limitation, as each has been amended, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and regulations, rules and orders promulgated thereunder), all Federal, State and local states, regulations, rules and orders pertaining to sales of consumer goods (including, without limitation, the Consumer Products Safety Act of 1972, as amended, and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, as amended, and all regulations, rules and orders promulgated thereunder).

 

8.8                               Environmental Compliance.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 8.8 hereto or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Borrower or Guarantor has generated, used, stored, treated, transported, manufactured, handled, produced or disposed of any Hazardous Materials, on or off its premises (whether or not owned by it) in any manner which at any time violates in any material respect any applicable Environmental Law or any permit issued to any Borrower or Guarantor under Environmental Law, and the operations of Borrowers and Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and all permits issued to any Borrower or Guarantor under Environmental Law.

 

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(b)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 8.8 hereto or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there has been no investigation by any Governmental Authority or any proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claim, citation or notice by any Governmental Authority or any other person nor is any pending or to the best of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge threatened, with respect to any non-compliance with or violation of the requirements of any Environmental Law by such Borrower or Guarantor or the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Material or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials by such Borrower or Guarantor or any other environmental, health or safety matter involving such Borrower or Guarantor, which adversely affects or would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect such Borrower or Guarantor or its business, operations or assets or any properties at which such Borrower or Guarantor has transported, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(c)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 8.8 hereto or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Borrower or Guarantor has any material liability (contingent or otherwise) in connection with a release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Materials or the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(d)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 8.8 hereto or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and Guarantor has all permits required to be obtained or filed in connection with the operations of such Borrower and Guarantor under any Environmental Law and all of such licenses, certificates, approvals or similar authorizations and other permits are valid and in full force and effect.

 

8.9                               Employee Benefits.

 

(a)                                 Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or State law and each Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service or is still within the remedial amendment period (as defined in Section 401(b) of the Code) to obtain a favorable determination letter.  Each Borrower and Guarantor and its ERISA Affiliates have made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any such Pension Plan.

 

(b)                                 Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending, or to the best of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan, and there has been no non-exempt prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan.

 

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funding such Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code) are not exceeded by such Pension Plan’s liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA in an amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no Borrower or Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates have incurred nor do any of them reasonably expect to incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) in an amount which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Borrower or Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates have incurred nor do any of them reasonably expect to incur any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) except as set forth on Schedule 8.9(c) hereto, no Borrower or Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates has engaged in a transaction that would be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

8.10                        Bank Accounts, etc.  All of the deposit accounts, investment accounts or other accounts in the name of or used by any Borrower or Guarantor maintained at any bank or other financial institution are set forth on such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate, subject to the right of Borrowers and Guarantors to establish new accounts in accordance with Section 5.2(d) hereof.

 

8.11                        Intellectual Property.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted.  As of the date hereof, no Borrower or Guarantor owns any Intellectual Property registered, or subject to pending applications, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office or agency in the United States, any State thereof, any political subdivision thereof or in any other country, other than those described in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate and has not granted any licenses with respect thereto other than as set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate.  To the best of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge, no event has occurred which permits or would permit after notice or passage of time or both, the revocation, suspension or termination of any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Intellectual Property rights the loss of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best of each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance or other Intellectual Property or goods bearing or using any Intellectual Property presently contemplated to be sold by or employed by any Borrower or Guarantor infringes any patent, trademark, servicemark, tradename, copyright, license or other Intellectual Property owned by any other Person presently, and (ii) and no claim or litigation is pending or threatened against or affecting any Borrower or Guarantor contesting its right to sell or use any such Intellectual Property.  Each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s Information Certificate sets forth all of the agreements of such Borrower or Guarantor pursuant to which such Borrower or Guarantor has a license or other right to use any material trademarks, logos, designs or other material Intellectual Property owned by another person as in effect on the date hereof and the dates of the expiration of such agreements (collectively, together with such agreements or other arrangements as may be entered into by any Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof, collectively, the “License Agreements” and

 

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individually, a “License Agreement”).

 

(b)                                 No trademark, servicemark, copyright or other Intellectual Property at any time used by any Borrower or Guarantor which is owned by another person, or owned by such Borrower or Guarantor subject to any security interest, lien, collateral assignment, pledge or other encumbrance in favor of any person other than Agent, is affixed to any Eligible Inventory, except (i)  as set forth on such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate, (ii) to the extent permitted under the term of the License Agreements listed on such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s  Information Certificate, and (iii)  to the extent the sale of Inventory to which such Intellectual Property is affixed is permitted to be sold by such Borrower or Guarantor under applicable law (including the United States Copyright Act of 1976).  The Intellectual Property consisting of the patents and the copyright set forth on Schedule 8.11 hereof (i) are not material and are no longer used or useful in the business of any Borrower or Guarantor, (ii) are not otherwise used in the production, distribution or sale of any Inventory or the collection of Accounts and (iii) do not have any material value.

 

8.12                        Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Capitalization; Solvency.

 

(a)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor has any direct or indirect Subsidiaries or Affiliates and is not engaged in any joint venture or partnership except as set forth in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate.

 

(b)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor is the record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each of the Subsidiaries listed on such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate as being owned by such Borrower or Guarantor and there are no proxies, irrevocable or otherwise, with respect to such shares and no equity securities of any of Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor are or may become required to be issued by reason of any options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any kind or nature and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which any Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor is or may become bound to issue additional shares of its Capital Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares.

 

(c)                                  The issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of each Borrower and Guarantor are directly and beneficially owned and held by the persons indicated in such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s Information Certificate, and in each case all of such shares have been duly authorized and are fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all claims, liens, pledges and encumbrances of any kind, except as may be permitted under the terms of the Financing Agreements.

 

(d)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor is Solvent and will continue to be Solvent after the creation of the Obligations, the security interests of Agent and the other transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

8.13                        Labor Disputes.

 

(a)                                 Set forth on Schedule 8.13 hereto is a list (including dates of termination) of all collective bargaining or similar agreements between or applicable to any Borrower or Guarantor and any union, labor organization or other bargaining agent in respect of the

 

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employees of such Borrower or Guarantor on the date hereof.

 

(b)                                 Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against any Borrower or Guarantor or, to the best of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against it, before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is pending on the date hereof against such Borrower or Guarantor or, to best of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against it, and (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against any Borrower or Guarantor or, to the best of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

8.14                        Restrictions on Subsidiaries.  Except for restrictions contained in this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, or any other agreement with respect to Indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor permitted hereunder as in effect on the date hereof (or hereafter in effect pursuant to any refinancing thereof permitted under the terms of this Agreement), there are no contractual or consensual restrictions on any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which prohibit or otherwise restrict (a) the transfer of cash or other assets (i) between Borrowers, (ii) between any Borrower or Guarantor and any Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor, or (iii) between any Subsidiaries of any Borrower or Guarantor or (b) the ability of any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries to incur Indebtedness or grant security interests to Agent or any Lender in the Collateral.

 

8.15                        Material Contracts. Schedule 8.15 hereto sets forth a list of all Material Contracts to which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or is bound as of the date hereof.  Each Borrower and Guarantor has delivered true, correct and complete copies of such Material Contracts to Agent on or before the date hereof.  No Borrower or Guarantor is in breach or in default in any material respect of or under any Material Contract and have not received any notice of the intention of any other party thereto to terminate any Material Contract.

 

8.16                        Credit Card Agreements.

 

(a)                                 Set forth in Schedule 8.16 hereto is a correct and complete list of all of the Credit Card Agreements as of the date hereof and all other agreements, documents and instruments existing as of the date hereof between or among any Borrower or Guarantor, any of their Affiliates, the Credit Card Issuers, the Credit Card Processors and any of their Affiliates.  The Credit Card Agreements constitute all of such agreements necessary for Borrowers and Guarantors to operate their business as presently conducted with respect to credit cards and debit cards and no Receivables of any Borrower or Guarantor arise from purchases by customers of Inventory with credit cards or debit cards, other than those which are issued by Credit Card Issuers with whom such Borrower or Guarantor has entered into one of the Credit Card Agreements set forth on Schedule 8.16 hereto or with whom such Borrower or Guarantor has entered into a Credit Card Agreement in accordance with Section 9.21 hereof.  Each of the Credit Card Agreements constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower or Guarantor that is party thereto and to the best of each Borrower and Guarantor’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and is in full force and effect.  Except as could not reasonably (i) be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or

 

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(ii) result in the cessation of the transfer of payments under any Credit Card Agreement to the Blocked Accounts as required under this Agreement, no default or event of default, or act, condition or event which after notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any of the Credit Card Agreements exists or has occurred.  The applicable Borrower and Guarantors and the other parties thereto have complied with all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Card Agreements to the extent necessary for such Borrower or Guarantor to be entitled to receive all payments thereunder which constitute proceeds of Eligible Credit Card Receivables.  Borrowers and Guarantors have delivered, or caused to be delivered to Agent, true, correct and complete copies of all of the Credit Card Agreements.

 

(b)                                 Lerner may sell to Nevada Factoring Private Label Credit Card Receivables in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Private Label Credit Agreement so long as the following conditions shall have been satisfied as determined by Agent: (i) the Private Label Credit Card Agreement and a Credit Card Acknowledgement with respect to the Private Label Credit Receivables shall be in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (ii) Lerner shall be permitted to act as agent on behalf of Nevada Factoring to submit the charge slips and transactions documents with respect to such Private Credit Card Receivables to WFNNB pursuant to the Private Label Credit Agreement; and (iii) WFNNB shall have been directed by Nevada Receivables and Lerner, and WFNNB shall have agreed in writing, to wire transfer in immediately available funds all proceeds and other amounts payable in respect of Private Label Credit Card Receivables to a Blocked Account.

 

8.17                        Payable Practices.  Borrowers and Guarantors have not made any material changes in their historical accounts payable practices from those in effect immediately prior to the date hereof.

 

8.18                        Accuracy and Completeness of Information.  All information furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor in writing to Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, including all information on the Information Certificates is true and correct in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and does not omit any material fact necessary in order to make such information not misleading.  No event or circumstance has occurred which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which has not been fully and accurately disclosed to Agent in writing prior to the date hereof.

 

8.19                        No Defaults.  As of the date hereof, no event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes (a) an Event of Default or Default hereunder, or (b) except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a default or event of default under the Transition Services Agreement.

 

8.20                        Transition Services.  As of the date hereof, the only material services being provided to Borrowers and Guarantors under the Transition Services Agreement are logistics or other such Inventory processing and handling services.

 

8.21                        Patriot Act.  Each Borrower and Guarantor is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets

 

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control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) the Patriot Act.  No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used by any Borrower or Guarantor or any of their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

8.22                        OFAC.  No Borrower or Guarantor nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC.  No Borrower or Guarantor nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has its assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.  No proceeds of any loan made hereunder will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity.

 

8.23                        Survival of Warranties; Cumulative.  All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been made again to Agent and Lenders on the date of each additional borrowing or other credit accommodation hereunder and shall be conclusively presumed to have been relied on by Agent and Lenders regardless of any investigation made or information possessed by Agent or any Lender.  The representations and warranties set forth herein shall be cumulative and in addition to any other representations or warranties which any Borrower or Guarantor shall now or hereafter give, or cause to be given, to Agent or any Lender.

 

SECTION 9.        AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

9.1                               Maintenance of Existence.

 

(a)                                 Except as permitted under Section 9.7 hereof, each Borrower and Guarantor shall at all times preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and material rights and franchises with respect thereto and maintain in full force and effect all material licenses, trademarks, tradenames, approvals, authorizations, leases, contracts and Permits necessary to carry on the business as presently or proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor shall change its name unless each of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) Agent shall have received not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice from such Borrower or Guarantor of such proposed change in its corporate name, which notice shall accurately set forth the new name (other than in the case of Lerner New York, Inc. in connection with certain tax planning transaction of Borrowers and Guarantors, in which case Agent shall have received not less than ten (1) days’ prior written notice of such change; and (ii) Agent shall have received a copy of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of such Borrower or Guarantor providing for the name change certified by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such Borrower or Guarantor as soon as it is available.

 

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(c)                                  No Borrower or Guarantor shall change its chief executive office or its mailing address or organizational identification number (or if it does not have one, shall not acquire one) unless Agent shall have received not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice from such Borrower or Guarantor of such proposed change, which notice shall set forth such information with respect thereto as Agent may require and Agent shall have received such agreements as Agent may reasonably require in connection therewith.  Without the prior written consent of Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, no Borrower or Guarantor shall change its type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or other legal structure.

 

9.2                               New Collateral Locations.  Any Borrower or Guarantor may open any new location within the continental United States provided such Borrower or Guarantor (a) gives Agent written notice of the opening of any such new location on or before the date such Borrower or Guarantor decides to open such new location and (b) executes and delivers, or causes to be executed and delivered, to Agent such agreements, documents, and instruments as Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable to protect its interests in the Collateral at such location.

 

9.3                               Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Etc.

 

(a)                                 Except as could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, at all times, comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations, licenses, approvals, orders and other Permits applicable to it and duly observe all requirements of any foreign, Federal, State or local Governmental Authority, the Code, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, all Federal, State and local statutes, regulations, rules and orders relating to consumer credit (including, without limitation, as each has been amended, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and regulations, rules and orders promulgated thereunder), all Federal, State and local statutes, regulations, rules and orders pertaining to sales of consumer goods (including, without limitation, the Consumer Products Safety Act of 1972, as amended, and the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, as amended, and all regulations, rules and orders promulgated thereunder) and all statutes, rules, regulations, orders, permits and stipulations relating to environmental pollution and employee health and safety, including all of the Environmental Laws.

 

(b)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor shall give written notice to Agent promptly upon such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s receipt of any notice of, or such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s otherwise obtaining knowledge of any of the following, except if it could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the occurrence of any event involving the unpermitted release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Material by any Borrower or Guarantor or (ii) any investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claims, citation or notice with respect to: (A) any non-compliance with or violation of any Environmental Law by any Borrower or Guarantor or (B) the release, spill or discharge, threatened or actual, of any Hazardous Material by any Borrower or Guarantor other than in the ordinary course of business and other than as permitted under any applicable Environmental Law.  Copies of all environmental surveys, audits, assessments, feasibility studies and results of remedial investigations shall be promptly furnished, or caused to be furnished, by Borrowers and

 

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Guarantors to Agent.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall take prompt action to respond to any material non-compliance with any of the Environmental Laws and shall regularly report to Agent on such response.

 

(c)                                  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, whenever Agent reasonably determines that there is non-compliance, or any condition which requires any action by or on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor in order to avoid any non-compliance, with any Environmental Law except with respect to such non-compliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at Agent’s request and Borrowers’ expense: (i) cause an independent environmental consultant reasonably acceptable to Agent to assess such non-compliance or alleged non-compliance with such Environmental Laws (including sampling and analysis, if necessary) and prepare and deliver to Agent a report as to such non-compliance setting forth the results of any sampling or analysis, a proposed plan for responding to any environmental problems described therein, and an estimate of the costs thereof and (ii) provide to Agent a supplemental report of such consultant whenever the scope of such non-compliance, or any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s response thereto or the estimated costs thereof, shall change in any material respect.

 

(d)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor shall indemnify and hold harmless Agent and Lenders and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, invitees, representatives, successors and assigns, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) directly or indirectly arising out of or attributable to the use, generation, manufacture, reproduction, storage, release, threatened release, spill, discharge, disposal or presence of a Hazardous Material, including the costs of any required or necessary repair, cleanup or other remedial work with respect to any property of any Borrower or Guarantor and the preparation and implementation of any closure, remedial or other required plans except to the extent such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arise out of or are attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or any Lender.  All representations, warranties and indemnifications in this Section 9.3 shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

9.4                               Payment of Taxes and Claims.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, contributions and governmental charges upon or against it or its properties or assets, except for taxes (i) the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to such Borrower or Guarantor or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books or (ii) the non-payment of which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

9.5                               Insurance.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, at all times, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers insurance with respect to the Collateral against loss or damage and all other insurance of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against or carried by corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated.  Said policies of insurance shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent as to form, amount and insurer.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall furnish certificates, policies or endorsements to Agent as Agent shall reasonably require as proof of such insurance, and, if such Borrower or Guarantor fails to do so, Agent is authorized, but not

 

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required, to obtain such insurance at the expense of Borrowers.  All policies with regard to such insurance shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Agent of any cancellation or reduction of coverage and that Agent may act as attorney for such Borrower or Guarantor in obtaining, and at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, adjusting, settling, amending and canceling such insurance.  Within ten days after the date hereof, Borrowers and Guarantors shall cause Agent to be named as a loss payee and an additional insured, as its interests may appear (but without any liability for any premiums), under such insurance policies and Borrowers and Guarantors shall obtain non-contributory lender’s loss payable endorsements to all such insurance policies in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.  Such lender’s loss payable endorsements shall specify that the proceeds of such insurance shall be payable to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, as its interests may appear and further specify that Agent and Lenders shall be paid regardless of any act or omission by any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Affiliates.  Without limiting any other rights of Agent or Lenders, any insurance proceeds received by Agent at any time may be applied to payment of the Obligations, whether or not then due, in accordance with Section 6.4(a) hereof.  Upon application of such proceeds to the Revolving Loans, Revolving Loans may be available subject and pursuant to the terms hereof to be used for the costs of repair or replacement of the Collateral lost or damages resulting in the payment of such insurance proceeds.

 

9.6                               Financial Statements and Other Information.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books and records in which true and complete entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions of or in relation to the Collateral and the business of such Borrower or Guarantor and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly furnish to Agent and Lenders all such financial and other information as Agent shall reasonably request relating to the Collateral and the assets, business and operations of Borrowers and Guarantors, and Borrowers and Guarantors shall notify their auditors and accountants that Agent is authorized to obtain such information directly from them.  Without limiting the foregoing, Borrowers and Guarantors shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent, the following: (i) within thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal month, monthly unaudited consolidated financial statements, and unaudited consolidating financial statements (including in each case balance sheets, statements of income and loss, statements of cash flow, and statements of shareholders’ equity), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and the results of the operations of NY&Co and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and through such fiscal month, certified to be correct by either the “chief accounting officer or the  chief financial officer of each Borrower, subject to normal year-end adjustments and accompanied by a compliance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, along with a schedule in a form reasonably satisfactory to Agent of the calculations used in determining, as of the end of such month, whether Borrowers and Guarantors are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 9.17 of this Agreement for such month, (ii) during any Cash Dominion Event or Increased Collateral Reporting Event or on the last Business Day of any month therein, Borrowers will deliver to Agent a compliance report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, along with a schedule of the calculations used in determining, as of the end of such month and such other date determined by Borrowers in their sole discretion, whether either or both any Cash Dominion Event or Increased Collateral Reporting Event has ceased to

 

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exist, and (iii) without duplication within ninety (90) days after each Fiscal Year-End, audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidating financial statements of NY&Co and its Subsidiaries (including in each case balance sheets, statements of income and loss, statements of cash flow, and statements of shareholders’ equity), and the accompanying notes thereto, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and the results of the operations of NY&Co and its Subsidiaries as of the Fiscal Year-End of and for such fiscal year, together with the unqualified opinion of independent certified public accountants with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements, which accountants shall be an independent accounting firm selected by NY&Co and reasonably acceptable to Agent, that such audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and present fairly the results of operations and financial condition of NY&Co and its Subsidiaries as of the Fiscal Year-End then ended.

 

(b)                                 Borrowers and Guarantors shall promptly notify Agent in writing of the details of (i) any loss, damage, investigation, action, suit, proceeding or claim relating to Collateral having a value of more than $1,000,000 or which if adversely determined would result in any material adverse change in any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business, properties, assets, goodwill or condition, financial or otherwise, (ii) any Material Contract being terminated or amended or any new Material Contract entered into (in which event the applicable Borrower or Guarantor shall provide Agent with a copy of such Material Contract), (iii) any order, judgment or decree in excess of $1,000,000 shall have been entered against any Borrower or Guarantor or any of its properties or assets, (iv) any notification of a material violation of laws or regulations received by any Borrower or Guarantor, (v) any ERISA Event, and (vi) the occurrence of any Event of Default.

 

(c)                                  Borrowers shall promptly after the sending or filing thereof furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent copies of all reports and registration statements which any Borrower or Guarantor files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.  Borrowers shall, in addition to the foregoing, promptly after the sending of all material business reports which any Borrower or Guarantor sends to its stockholders generally furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent copies thereof.

 

(d)                                 As soon as available but in any event by no later than the thirtieth (30th) day after each Fiscal Year-End, Borrowers and Guarantors shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent such monthly budgets, forecasts, projections, borrowing availability forecasts and other information respecting the Collateral and the business of Borrowers and Guarantors, as Agent may reasonably request.  Agent is hereby authorized to deliver a copy of any financial statement or any other information relating to the business of Borrowers and Guarantors to any court or other Governmental Authority, or to any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant, or any financial institution engaged in the same business as Agent.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs all accountants or auditors to deliver to Agent, at Borrowers’ expense and without duplication, copies of the financial statements of Borrowers and Guarantors (or any of them) and any reports or management letters prepared by such accountants or auditors on behalf of Borrowers and Guarantors (or any of them) and to disclose to Agent and Lenders such information as they may have regarding the business of any Borrower or Guarantor.  Any documents, schedules, invoices or other papers delivered to Agent

 

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or any Lender may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by Agent or such Lender one (1) year after the same are delivered to Agent or such Lender, except as otherwise designated by party to Agent or such Lender in writing.

 

9.7                               Sale of Assets, Consolidation, Merger, Dissolution, Etc..  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)                                 merge into or with or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or with or consolidate with it; provided, however, upon prior written notice to Agent:

 

(i)                                     a Borrower may merge into or with or consolidate with another Borrower so long as, other than with respect to a merger of Lerner New York, Inc. with and into Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. in connection with certain tax planning transactions of Borrowers and Guarantors, both before and after giving effect thereto no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Effect exists or would occur; provided, that, in each of the foregoing cases, the surviving Borrower entity of such merger or consolidation assumes and continues to be responsible for all of the Obligations of the constituent corporations to such merger or consolidation;

 

(ii)                                  a Guarantor may merge into or with or consolidate with another Guarantor; and

 

(iii)                               a Guarantor may merge into or with or consolidate with a Borrower so long as (A) such Borrower is the surviving entity with respect thereto and continues to be an organization of the type, domiciled in the state and bearing the same corporate name as existed prior to such merger or consolidation, (B) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would occur, (C) no liens, other than those permitted under the terms of this Agreement with regard to a Borrower, on the assets of such Guarantor then exist, and (D) such Borrower would not, as a result of such transaction, be liable for any Indebtedness or other obligations of such Guarantor, other than Indebtedness or other obligations which are permitted under the terms of this Agreement with regard to a Borrower;

 

(b)                                 sell, issue, assign, lease, license, transfer, abandon or otherwise dispose of any Capital Stock to any other Person or any of its assets to any other Person, except for

 

(i)                                     sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ii)                                  subleases of real property in the ordinary course of business, as disclosed to Agent pursuant to quarterly reports of such activity,

 

(iii)                               the abandonment or other disposition of Intellectual Property so long as (A) such Intellectual Property (1) is not material and is no longer used or useful in any material respect in the business of any Borrower or Guarantor, (2) does not appear on is or otherwise not affixed to or incorporated in any Inventory or necessary in connection with the Records and (3) does not have any material value, (B) no Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, and (C) Borrowers furnish to Agent a list of such Intellectual Property so abandoned at the end of each fiscal year of Borrowers with the delivery of the

 

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Compliance Certificate required to be delivered immediately following such Fiscal Year-End of Borrowers;

 

(iv)                              exclusive of sales or dispositions contemplated by clause (vii) hereof, the sale or other disposition of Equipment (including worn-out or obsolete Equipment or Equipment no longer used or useful in the business of Borrowers) in the ordinary course of business of Borrowers and Guarantors so long as the value of such Equipment sold in any fiscal year is equal to or less than the value of all Equipment acquired in such year, and

 

(v)                                 the issuance and sale by any Borrower or Guarantor of Capital Stock of such Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof; provided, that, (A) Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of such issuance and sale by such Borrower or Guarantor, which notice shall specify the parties to whom such shares are to be sold, the terms of such sale, the total amount which it is anticipated will be realized from the issuance and sale of such stock and the net cash proceeds which it is anticipated will be received by such Borrower or Guarantor from such sale, (B) such Borrower or Guarantor shall not be required to pay any cash dividends or repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock or make any other payments in respect thereof, except as otherwise permitted in Section 9.11 hereof, (C) the terms of such Capital Stock, and the terms and conditions of the purchase and sale thereof, shall not include any terms that include any limitation on the right of any Borrower to request or receive Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations or the right of any Borrower or Guarantor to amend or modify any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or otherwise in any way relate to or affect the arrangements of Borrowers and Guarantors with Agent and Lenders or are more restrictive or burdensome to Borrowers and Guarantors than the terms of any Capital Stock in effect on the date hereof and (D) if an Event of Default then exists, all of the proceeds of the sale and issuance of such Capital Stock shall be paid to Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with Section 6.4(a) hereof or at Agent’s option, to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations,

 

(vi)                              the issuance of Capital Stock of a Borrower or Guarantor consisting of common stock pursuant to an employee stock option or grant or similar equity plan or 401(k) plans of such Borrower or Guarantor for the benefit of its employees, directors and consultants, provided, that, in no event shall such Borrower or Guarantor be required to issue, or shall such Borrower or Guarantor issue, Capital Stock pursuant to such stock plans or 401(k) plans which would result in a Change of Control or other Event of Default,

 

(vii)                           sales or other dispositions by any Borrower of assets in connection with the closing or sale of a retail store location of such Borrower in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business which consist of leasehold interests in the premises of such store, the Equipment and fixtures located at such premises and the books and records relating exclusively and directly to the operations of such store; provided, that, as to each and all such sales and closings, on the date of, and after giving effect to, any such closing or sale, (A) the number of retail store locations closed or sold by such Borrower in any fiscal year minus the number of retail stores opened by such Borrower in such fiscal year, shall not exceed the amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the number of retail store locations of such Borrower as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, (B) Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such sale or closing, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail

 

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satisfactory to Agent, the parties to such sale or other disposition, the assets to be sold or otherwise disposed of, the purchase price and the manner of payment thereof and such other information with respect thereto as Agent may request, (C) as of the date of such sale or other disposition and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (D) such sale shall be on commercially reasonable prices and terms in a bona fide arm’s length transaction, and (E) any and all proceeds payable or delivered to such Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be paid or delivered, or caused to be paid or delivered, to Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (except to the extent such proceeds reflect payment in respect of Indebtedness secured by a properly perfected first priority security interest in the assets sold, in which case, such proceeds shall be applied to such Indebtedness secured thereby),

 

(viii)                        sales or transfers of assets between Borrowers,

 

(ix)                              sales or transfers of assets from a Guarantor to a Borrower so long as no Default or Event of Default would occur as a result thereof,

 

(x)                                 sales or transfers of assets among Guarantors;

 

(xi)                              the non-exclusive license of any material Intellectual Property by a Borrower or Guarantor to another Person in the ordinary course of business so long as (A) Agent and Term Loan Agent shall have received not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of the intention of to license such Intellectual Property, (B) such license is nonexclusive and on and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business (as the case may be) and upon fair market terms, (C) the terms of such license shall provide that such license may be terminated upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice by Agent and Term Loan Agent at any time on and after a Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, and (D) as of the date of and after giving effect to such license, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred;

 

(xii)                           the non-exclusive license of any non-material Intellectual Property by a Borrower or Guarantor to another Person in the ordinary course of business so long as (A) the terms of such license shall provide that such license may be terminated upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice by Agent at any time on and after a Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, and (B) as of the date of and after giving effect to such license, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred; and

 

(xiii)                        the sale by Lerner to Nevada Factoring of the charge slips and credit card transaction documents giving rise to a Private Label Credit Card Receivable in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 8.16(b) hereof;

 

(c)                                  except as permitted in clause (a) above, wind up, liquidate or dissolve; or

 

(d)                                 agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

9.8                               Encumbrances.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on any of its assets or properties,

 

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including the Collateral, or file or permit the filing of, or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other similar notice of any security interest or lien with respect to any such assets or properties, except the security interests and liens of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers;

 

(b)                                 liens securing the payment of taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies either not yet overdue or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to such Borrower or Guarantor or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books;

 

(c)                                  non-consensual statutory liens (other than liens securing the payment of taxes) arising in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s, such Guarantor’s, or such Subsidiary’s, business to the extent: (i) such liens secure Indebtedness which is not overdue or (ii) such liens secure Indebtedness relating to claims or liabilities which are fully insured and being defended at the sole cost and expense and at the sole risk of the insurer or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and available to such Borrower, such Guarantor or such Subsidiary, in each case prior to the commencement of foreclosure or other similar proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside on its books;

 

(d)                                 zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, covenants and other restrictions affecting the use of Real Property which do not interfere in any material respect with the use of such Real Property or ordinary conduct of the business of such Borrower, such Guarantor or such Subsidiary, as presently conducted thereon or materially impair the value of the Real Property which may be subject thereto;

 

(e)                                  purchase money security interests in Equipment (including Capital Leases) to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.9(b) hereof;

 

(f)                                   pledges and deposits of cash by such Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits consistent with the practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as of the date hereof;

 

(g)                                  pledges and deposits of cash by such Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, trade contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness), statutory obligations and other similar obligations in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with the practices of such Borrower or Guarantor as of the date hereof; provided, that, in connection with any performance bonds issued by a surety or other person, the issuer of such bond shall have waived in writing any rights in or to, or other interest in, any of the Collateral in an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent;

 

(h)                                 liens arising from (i) operating leases and the precautionary UCC financing statement filings in respect thereof and (ii) equipment or other materials which are not owned by a Borrower or Guarantor located on the premises of such Borrower or Guarantor (but not in connection with, or as part of, the financing thereof) from time to time in the ordinary course of business and consistent with current practices of such Borrower or Guarantor and the

 

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precautionary UCC financing statement filings in respect thereof;

 

(i)                                     liens or rights of setoff or credit balances of such Borrower or Guarantor with Credit Card Issuers, but not liens on or rights of setoff against any other property or assets of such Borrower or Guarantor pursuant to the Credit Card Agreements (as in effect on the date hereof) to secure the obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor to the Credit Card Issuers as a result of fees and chargebacks;

 

(j)                                    deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by such Borrower or Guarantor in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower or Guarantor to secure the performance by such Borrower or Guarantor of its obligations under the terms of the lease for such premises;

 

(k)                                 judgments and other similar liens arising in connection with court proceedings that do not constitute an Event of Default, provided, that, (i) such liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, (ii) adequate reserves or other appropriate provision, if any, as are required by GAAP have been made therefor, (iii) a stay of enforcement of any such liens is in effect and (iv) Agent may establish a Reserve with respect thereto; and

 

(l)                                     licenses of Intellectual Property to the extent permitted by Sections 9.7(b)(xi) and (xii) hereof; and

 

(m)                             the security interests and liens set forth on the Information Certificates.

 

9.9                               Indebtedness.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall it permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit to exist, any Indebtedness, or guarantee, assume, endorse, or otherwise become responsible for (directly or indirectly), the Indebtedness of any other Person, except: the Obligations;

 

(a)                                 purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Leases) arising after the date hereof to the extent secured by purchase money security interests in Equipment (including Capital Leases) so long as such security interests do not apply to any property of any Borrower or Guarantor, or any Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor other than the Equipment so acquired, and the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the Equipment so acquired, as the case may be;

 

(b)                                 unsecured Indebtedness of a Borrower or Guarantor arising after the date hereof to any third person; provided, that, on and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (i)  no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing,  (ii) Borrowers have Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit on and after giving effect to such Indebtedness, and (iii) if such Indebtedness is incurred while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each of the following additional conditions is satisfied as determined by Agent, (A) such Indebtedness shall be on terms and conditions acceptable to Agent and shall be subject and subordinate in right of payment to the right of Agent and Lenders to receive the prior indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full payment of all of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor

 

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agreement between Agent and such third party, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, (iv)Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor to incur such Indebtedness, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail satisfactory to Agent the amount of such Indebtedness, the person or persons to whom such Indebtedness will be owed, the interest rate, the schedule of repayments and maturity date with respect thereto and such other information as Agent may request with respect thereto,(v) Agent shall have received true, correct and complete copies of all agreements, documents and instruments evidencing or otherwise related to such Indebtedness, (vi) all of the proceeds of the loans or other accommodations giving rise to such Indebtedness shall be paid to Agent for application to the Obligations in such order and manner consistent with Section 6.4(a) hereof, or at Agent’s option, to be held as cash collateral for the Obligations, (vii) such Borrower or Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly, (A) amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such Indebtedness or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto, except, that, such Borrower or Guarantor may, after prior written notice to Agent, amend, modify, alter or change the terms thereof so as to extend the maturity thereof, or defer the timing of any payments in respect thereof, or to forgive or cancel any portion of such Indebtedness (other than pursuant to payments thereof), or to reduce the interest rate or any fees in connection therewith, or (B)redeem, retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness (except pursuant to regularly scheduled payments permitted herein), or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, and (viii) such Borrower or Guarantor shall furnish to Agent all notices or demands in connection with such Indebtedness either received by such Borrower or Guarantor or on its behalf promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by such Borrower or Guarantor or on its behalf concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be;

 

(c)                                  [Reserved];

 

(d)                                 refinancing of the Indebtedness referenced in the subsections (a), (b) or (c) above so long as such Indebtedness continues to comply with all provisions of such subsections (a), (b), or (c) as applicable, and the incurrence of such Indebtedness would not otherwise cause a Default or Event of Default to occur;

 

(e)                                  unsecured Indebtedness arising under or pursuant to any agreements entered into by a Borrower or Guarantor or a Subsidiary of a Borrower or Guarantor, for non-speculative purposes, that provides for an interest rate, credit, commodity or equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging such Person’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security or currency valuations or commodity prices;

 

(f)                                   Indebtedness arising in connection with any reasonable deferred compensation plan to officers, employees and directors for services rendered to Borrowers and Guarantors in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(g)                                  the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 9.9(h) hereto or other Indebtedness of any Borrower to another Borrower or Guarantor or of any Guarantor to a Borrower or another Guarantor, in each case, so long as (i) such Guarantors are parties to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, (ii) such Indebtedness is unsecured and (iii) payments made by a

 

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Borrower with respect to such Indebtedness are made on a non-cash basis by way of a balance sheet adjustment.

 

9.10                        Prepayments and Amendments; Loans, Investments, Etc.

 

(a)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall any Borrower or Guarantor permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, prepay, redeem, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire:  (i) the Obligations except in accordance with this Agreement;  or (ii) any Indebtedness except in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness; provided, that, each of the following conditions have been satisfied: (A) such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred to the extent provided by Section 9.9 hereof, (B) on the date of and after giving effect to the payment of such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (C) on the date of and after giving effect to the such payment, Borrowers have Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, (D) Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, monthly projections showing that, for the twelve (12) months immediately after such payment is made, Compliance Excess Availability shall be greater than 20% of the Revolving Loan Limit, and (E) Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0:1.0  calculated based on the immediately preceding twelve (12) months for which Agent has received financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 9.6(a) hereof.

 

(b)                                 No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall any Borrower or Guarantor permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any loans or advance money or property to any person, or invest in (by capital contribution, dividend or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase the Capital Stock or Indebtedness or all or a substantial part of the assets or property of any person, or form or acquire any Subsidiaries, or agree to do any of the foregoing, except:

 

(i)                                     the endorsement of instruments for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(ii)                                  investments in cash or Cash Equivalents, provided, that, (i) no Revolving Loans are then outstanding and (ii) the terms and conditions of Section 5.2 hereof shall have been satisfied with respect to the deposit account, investment account or other account in which such cash or Cash Equivalents are held;

 

(iii)                               the equity investments of such Borrower or Guarantor in its Subsidiaries existing as of the date hereof or otherwise permitted to be made hereunder, provided, that, such Borrower or Guarantor shall not have any further obligations or liabilities to make any capital contributions or other additional investments in or for the benefit of any of such Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)                              loans and advances by such Borrower or Guarantor to employees of such Borrower or Guarantor not to exceed the principal amount of $2,000,000 in the aggregate for all Borrowers and Guarantors at any time outstanding for:  (i) reasonably and necessary work-related travel or other ordinary business expenses to be incurred by such employee in connection with their work for such Borrower or Guarantor and (ii) reasonable and necessary

 

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relocation expenses of such employees (including home mortgage financing for relocated employees);

 

(v)                                 stock or obligations issued to such Borrower or Guarantor by any Person (or the representative of such Person) in respect of Indebtedness of such Person owing to such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership or reorganization of such Person or a composition or readjustment of the debts of such Person; provided, that, the original of any such stock or instrument evidencing such obligations shall be promptly delivered to Agent, upon Agent’s request, together with such stock power, assignment or endorsement by such Borrower or Guarantor as Agent may request;

 

(vi)                              obligations of account debtors to such Borrower or Guarantor arising from Accounts which are past due evidenced by a promissory note made by such account debtor payable to such Borrower or Guarantor; provided, that, promptly upon the receipt of the original of any such promissory note by such Borrower or Guarantor, such promissory note shall be endorsed to the order of Agent by such Borrower or Guarantor and promptly delivered to Agent as so endorsed;

 

(vii)                           the loans and advances set forth on Schedule 9.10 hereto; provided, that, as to such loans and advances, (i) such Borrower or Guarantor shall not, directly or indirectly, amend, modify, alter or change the terms of such loans and advances or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto and (ii) such Borrower or Guarantor shall furnish to Agent all notices or demands in connection with such loans and advances either received by such Borrower or Guarantor or on its behalf, promptly after the receipt thereof, or sent by such Borrower or Guarantor or on its behalf, concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be;

 

(viii)                        investments in the form of a joint venture made by such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the purchase of assets or Capital Stock of a Person engaged in substantially the same or a related business as such Borrower or Guarantor so long as (A) Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor to enter into such investment, (B) on and after giving effect to such investment, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (C) on and after giving effect to such investment, Borrowers shall have Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit after giving effect to such investment, (D) such Person shall have executed and delivered a Guarantee to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, and (E) the assets of such Person shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base, unless otherwise agreed to by Agent pursuant to Section 9.22 hereof;

 

(ix)                              loans or advances from (A) one Borrower to another Borrower, from a Guarantor to a Borrower or another Guarantor so long as such Borrower or Guarantor are parties to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, or (B) from any Borrower to any Guarantor so long as (A) such loans or advances are made on a non-cash basis as balance sheet entries and (B) such Guarantor is a party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

 

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(xi)                              NY&Co may repurchase shares of Capital Stock from its shareholders; provided, that  (A) for each of the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date of such repurchase, Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, and as of the date of any such repurchase and after giving effect thereto, Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, (B) any such repurchase by NY&CO shall not contravene its Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and shall comply with all applicable provisions of State and Federal law and (C) as of the date of any such repurchase and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall exist or shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

9.11                        Dividends and Redemptions.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividends on account of any shares of class of any Capital Stock of such Borrower or Guarantor now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose, or redeem, retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of Capital Stock (or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose) for any consideration or apply or set apart any sum, or make any other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise) in respect of any such shares or agree to do any of the foregoing, except that:

 

(a)                                 any Borrower or Guarantor may declare and pay such dividends or redeem, retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of Capital Stock for consideration in the form of shares of common stock (so long as after giving effect thereto no Change of Control or other Default or Event of Default shall exist or occur); any Borrower may pay dividends to any other Borrower and any Guarantor may pay dividends to any Borrower;

 

(c)                                  Borrowers and Guarantors may pay (directly or indirectly) dividends to NY&Co to the extent required to permit NY&Co to repurchase Capital Stock consisting of common or preferred stock held by employees pursuant to any employee stock ownership plan thereof upon the termination, retirement or death of any such employee in accordance with the provisions of such plan; provided, that, as to any such repurchase, each of the following conditions is satisfied: (A) as of the date of the payment for such repurchase and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (B) such repurchase shall be paid with funds legally available therefor, and (C) such repurchase shall not violate any law or regulation or the terms of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which Lerner is a party or by which Lerner or its properties are bound, and (D) Borrowers have Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit after giving effect to such payments;

 

(d)                                 Borrowers and Guarantors may pay dividends (directly or indirectly) to NY&Co, or any other corporation that is the parent of any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group of corporations of which Borrowers and Guarantors are members, in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the federal, state and local income tax liability of such group that is attributable to Borrowers and Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries and (ii) amounts owed by NY&Co to the independent trade creditors, service providers, employees and independent directors of NY&Co for the services or goods (of the types set forth on Schedule 9.11(d)) hereto supplied by such independent trade creditors, service providers, employees and independent directors which have conferred a direct benefit to Borrowers, Guarantors and/or their respective

 

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Subsidiaries, plus an arms-length cost plus fees (not to exceed one and three-quarters of one percent (1.75%) of the amounts payable thereof) to NY&Co for its services rendered in arranging and processing payments for those goods and services; and

 

(e)                                  Borrowers and Guarantors may pay dividends in cash to NY&Co so that NY&Co may pay cash dividends to its equity holders so long as each of the following conditions have been satisfied (i) on and after giving effect to the payment of such dividend, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing, (ii) such dividend shall be paid with funds legally available therefor, (iii) the declaration or payment of such dividend shall not violate any law or regulation or the terms of any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party or by which such Borrower or Guarantor or its properties are bound, (iv) on and after giving effect to the payment of such dividend, Borrowers have Compliance Excess Availability in an amount equal to not less than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, (v) Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, monthly projections showing that, for the twelve (12) months immediately after such payment is made, Compliance Excess Availability shall be greater than 20% of the Revolving Loan Limit, and (vi) Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0:1.0  calculated based on the immediately preceding twelve (12) months for which Agent has received financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 9.6(a) hereof.

 

9.12                        Transactions with Affiliates.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly:

 

(a)                                 except as provided in subsection (b) below, purchase, acquire or lease any property from, or sell, transfer or lease any property to, any officer, director or other Affiliate of a Borrower or Guarantor (other than another Borrower or Guarantor), except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business (as the case may be) and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Borrower or Guarantor than such Borrower or Guarantor would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an unaffiliated person; or make any payments (whether by dividend, loan or otherwise) of management, consulting or other fees for management or similar services, or of any Indebtedness owing to any officer, employee, shareholder, director or any other Affiliate of any Borrower or Guarantor, except

 

(i)                                     reasonable current or deferred compensation to officers, employees and directors for services rendered to Borrowers and Guarantors in the ordinary course of business, and

 

(ii)                                  as permitted under Section 9.11 hereof.

 

9.13                        Compliance with ERISA.  Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and Guarantor shall, and shall with respect to any Pension Plan cause each of its ERISA Affiliates, to:  (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal and State law; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; (c) not terminate any Pension Plan so as to incur any material liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (d) not allow or suffer to exist any non-exempt

 

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prohibited transaction which would be reasonably likely to subject any Borrower or Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate to a material tax or penalty or other liability on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or ERISA; (e) make all required contributions to any Pension Plan under Section 302 of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or the terms of such Pension Plan; (f) not allow or suffer to exist any accumulated funding deficiency, whether or not waived, with respect to any Pension Plan; or (g) allow or suffer to exist any occurrence of a reportable event or any other event or condition which presents a material risk of termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation of any Pension Plan that is a single employer plan, which termination could result in any material liability to any Borrower or Guarantor.

 

9.14                        End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters.  NY&Co shall, for financial reporting purposes, cause its and its Subsidiaries’ (a) fiscal years to end on the Fiscal Year-End of each year set forth on Exhibit F hereto, (b) fiscal quarters to end on the Fiscal Quarter -End of each fiscal year set forth on Exhibit F hereto and (c) fiscal months to end on the Fiscal Month-End of each fiscal year set forth on Exhibit F hereto.

 

9.15                        Change in Business.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, nor shall it permit its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the business of Borrowers and Guarantors on the date hereof and any business reasonably related, ancillary or complimentary to the business in which Lerner was engaged as of the date hereof.

 

9.16                         Limitation of Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.  No Borrower or Guarantor shall, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist any encumbrance or restriction which prohibits or limits the ability of any Subsidiary of any Borrower or Guarantor to (a) pay dividends or make other distributions or pay any Indebtedness owed to such Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) make loans or advances to such Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to such Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries; or ((d) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than encumbrances and restrictions arising under (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement, (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of such Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal easement agreements of such Borrower or Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) any agreement relating to Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary of such Borrower or Guarantor prior to the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by such Borrower or Guarantor and outstanding on such acquisition date that is permitted under the terms of this Agreement, (vi) the extension or continuation of contractual obligations in existence on the date hereof, or (vii) any agreement relating to a refinancing of Indebtedness permitted under the terms of this Agreement; provided, that, any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in such extension or continuation are no less favorable to Agent and Lenders than those encumbrances and restrictions under or pursuant to the contractual obligations so extended or continued.

 

9.17                        Minimum Excess Availability.  Borrowers shall at all times maintain Excess Availability equal to the greater of (a) ten percent (10%) of the Revolving Loan Limit and (b) $7,500,000.

 

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9.18                        License Agreements.

 

(a)                                 Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower and Guarantor shall (i) promptly and faithfully observe and perform all of the material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the material License Agreements to which it is a party to be observed and performed by it, at the times set forth therein, if any, (ii) not do, permit, suffer or refrain from doing anything that could reasonably be expected to result in a default under or breach of any of the terms of any material License Agreement, (iii) not cancel, surrender, modify, amend, waive or release any material License Agreement in any material respect or any term, provision or right of the licensee thereunder in any material respect, or consent to any of the foregoing; except, subject to Section 9.18(b) below, a Borrower or Guarantor may cancel, surrender or release any material License Agreement in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower or Guarantor; provided, that, such Borrower or Guarantor shall give Agent not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of its intention to so cancel, surrender and release any such material License Agreement, (iv) give Agent prompt written notice of any material License Agreement entered into by such Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof, together with a true, correct and complete copy thereof and such other information with respect thereto as Agent may request (subject to any obligation of confidentiality contained therein), (v) give Agent prompt written notice of any notice of default sent to another party to a material License Agreement by such Borrower or Guarantor of any material breach of any obligation, or any default, by such party under any material License Agreement, and deliver to Agent (promptly upon the receipt thereof by such Borrower or Guarantor in the case of a notice to such Borrower or Guarantor and concurrently with the sending thereof in the case of a notice from such Borrower or Guarantor) a copy of each notice of default and every other notice and other communication received or delivered by such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with any material License Agreement which relates to the right of such Borrower or Guarantor to continue to use the property subject to such License Agreement, and (vi) furnish to Agent, promptly upon the request of Agent, such information and evidence as Agent may reasonably require from time to time concerning the observance, performance and compliance by such Borrower or Guarantor or the other party or parties thereto with the material terms, covenants or provisions of any material License Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Each Borrower or Guarantor will either exercise any option to renew or extend the term of each material License Agreement to which it is a party in such manner as will cause the term of such material License Agreement to be effectively renewed or extended for the period provided by such option and give prompt written notice thereof to Agent or give Agent prior written notice that such Borrower or Guarantor does not intend to renew or extend the term of any such material License Agreement, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of any such non-renewal or expiration.  In the event of the failure of any Borrower or Guarantor to extend or renew any material License Agreement to which it is a party for reasons which are commercially unreasonable, Agent shall have, and is hereby granted, the irrevocable right and authority, at its option upon notice to such Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable to renew or extend the term of such material License Agreement, whether in its own name and behalf, or in the name and behalf of a designee or nominee of Agent or in the name and behalf of such Borrower or Guarantor, as Agent shall determine at any time that an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing.  Agent may, but shall not be required to, perform any or all of such obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor under any of the License Agreements,

 

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including, but not limited to, the payment of any or all sums due from such Borrower or Guarantor thereunder, except for amount due to another Borrower or Guarantor.  Any sums so paid by Agent shall constitute part of the Obligations.

 

9.19                        After Acquired Real Property.  If any Borrower or Guarantor hereafter acquires any Real Property, fixtures or any other property related thereto, then if such Real Property, fixtures or other property at any location (or series of adjacent, contiguous or related locations, and regardless of the number of parcels) has a fair market value in an amount equal to or greater than $3,000,000 (or if a Default or Event of Default exists, then regardless of the fair market value of such assets), without limiting any other rights of Agent or any Lender, or duties or obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor, promptly upon Agent’s request, such Borrower or Guarantor shall execute and deliver to Agent a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as Agent may determine, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and as to any provisions relating to specific state laws satisfactory to Agent and in form appropriate for recording in the real estate records of the jurisdiction in which such Real Property or other property is located granting to Agent a first and only lien and mortgage on and security interest in such Real Property, fixtures or other property (except as such Borrower or Guarantor would otherwise be permitted to incur hereunder or under its Guaranty, as applicable, or as otherwise consented to in writing by Agent ) and such other agreements, documents and instruments as Agent may reasonable require in connection therewith.  Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary herein, no Borrower or Guarantor shall be required to deliver to Agent a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt if the Real Property to be secured thereby is a leasehold interest, and the granting of such security interest is prohibited under the lease and the landlord has withheld its consent to such security interest.  Except as provided in Section 9.8 hereof or if Agent’s prior written consent shall have been obtained, no Borrower shall grant to any Person other than Agent a lien on or security interest in the Real Property located on 466-472 53rd Street, Brooklyn, New York.

 

9.20                        Costs and Expenses.  Borrowers shall pay to Agent on demand all costs, expenses, filing fees and taxes paid or payable in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recording, administration, collection, liquidation, enforcement and defense of the Obligations, Agent’s rights in the Collateral, this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and all other documents related hereto or thereto, including any amendments, supplements or consents which may hereafter be contemplated (whether or not executed) or entered into in respect hereof and thereof, including:  (a) all costs and expenses of filing or recording (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filing taxes and fees, documentary taxes, intangibles taxes and mortgage recording taxes and fees, if applicable); (b) costs and expenses and fees for insurance premiums, appraisal fees and search fees, costs and expenses of remitting Loan proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining the Blocked Accounts, together with Agent’s customary charges and fees with respect thereto; (c) charges, fees or expenses charged by Issuing Bank in connection with the Letter of Credit Accommodations; (d) costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral; (e) costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with obtaining payment of the Obligations, enforcing the security interests and liens of Agent, selling or otherwise realizing upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforcing the provisions of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements or defending any claims made or threatened against Agent or any Lender arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including preparations for and

 

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consultations concerning any such matters); (f) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by Agent during the course of periodic field examinations of the Collateral and Borrowers’ operations or for conducting any appraisals of the Collateral; provided, that, (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing and Compliance Excess Availability is greater than twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse Agent for more than one (1) field examination and one (1) appraisal of the Inventory  in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing and Compliance Excess Availability is less than or equal to twenty (20%) percent of the Revolving Loan Limit, Borrowers shall not be obligated to reimburse Agent for more than two (2) field examinations and two (2) appraisals of the Inventory in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing and the EBITDA of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis calculated each month on a trailing twelve (12) month basis is equal to or less than $22,500,000, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Term Loan Agent for one (1) appraisal of the Intellectual Property in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, and (iv) if a Default or an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Agent for such other field examination and appraisals of the Collateral (including Inventory and Intellectual Property) as Agent may request; and (g) the fees and disbursements of expenses of one external counsel (including legal assistants) to Agent (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where a Lender affected by such conflict has informed Agent of such conflict,  of another firm of counsel for such affected Lender) and, to the extent required, one firm of special counsel (including legal assistants) to Agent and one firm of local counsel (including legal assistants) to Agent in any relevant jurisdiction in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

9.21                        Credit Card Agreements.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall (a) observe and perform all material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Credit Card Agreements to be observed and performed by it at the times set forth therein; (b) not do, permit, suffer or refrain from doing anything, as a result of which there could be a default under or breach of any of the terms of any of the Credit Card Agreements and at all times maintain in full force and effect the Credit Card Agreements and not terminate, cancel, surrender, modify, amend, waive or release any of the Credit Card Agreements, or consent to or permit to occur any of the foregoing; except, that, any Borrower or Guarantor may terminate or cancel any of the Credit Card Agreements in the ordinary course of the business of such Borrower or Guarantor; provided, that, such Borrower or Guarantor shall give Agent not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of its intention to so terminate or cancel any of the Credit Card Agreements; (c) not enter into any new Credit Card Agreements with any new Credit Card Issuer unless Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of the intention of such Borrower or Guarantor to enter into such agreement (together with such other information with respect thereto as Agent may request) and such Borrower or Guarantor delivers, or causes to be delivered to Agent, a Credit Card Acknowledgment in favor of Agent; (d) give Agent immediate written notice of any Credit Card Agreement entered into by such Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof, together with a true, correct and complete copy thereof and such other information with respect thereto as Agent may reasonably request; (e) furnish to Agent, promptly upon the request of Agent, such information and evidence as Agent may require from time to time concerning the observance, performance and compliance by such Borrower or Guarantor or the other party or parties thereto with the terms, covenants or provisions of the Credit Card

 

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Agreements; and (f) not modify any instructions given by Agent to any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor provided for in any Credit Card Acknowledgement or otherwise direct the remittance of payments under any Credit Card Agreement to any account other than the Blocked Account.

 

9.22                        Additional Guaranties and Collateral Security; Further Assurances.

 

(a)                                 In the event that a Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower or Guarantor acquiring such Subsidiary shall cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, (i) a joinder agreement to the Financing Agreements in order to make such Subsidiary a party to this Agreement as a “Borrower” if it owns accounts or inventory that would constitute Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory to the extent provided by the definition of Permitted Acquisitions or otherwise as a “Guarantor”, and (ii) a guarantee as a “Guarantor” or pledge agreement as a “Pledgor”, and including, but not limited to, supplements and amendments hereto and to any of the other Financing Agreements, authorization to file UCC financing statements, Collateral Access Agreements, other agreements, documents or instruments contemplated hereunder and other consents, waivers, acknowledgments and other agreements from third persons which Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to permit, protect and perfect its security interests in and liens upon the assets of such Subsidiary and the Capital Stock of any Borrower or Guarantor in such Subsidiary, corporate resolutions and other organization and authorizing documents of such Person, and favorable opinions of counsel to such person; provided, that, if such Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary that is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, then such Borrower or Guarantor shall not be required to cause such Foreign Subsidiary to grant a security interest in its assets located outside the United States or execute and deliver a Guarantee and become a Loan Party to the extent that granting a security interest in any such assets by such Foreign Subsidiary or the execution and delivery of a Guarantee by such Foreign Subsidiary would have an adverse tax impact on such Borrower or Guarantor for purposes of Section 956 of the Code as determined by Agent in its good faith discretion in consultation with such Borrower or Guarantor.

 

(b)                                 In the case of an acquisition of assets whether pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof by a Borrower or Guarantor after the date hereof, Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, (i) evidence that Agent has valid and perfected security interests in and liens upon all purchased assets to the extent such assets constitute Collateral hereunder (except in the case of deposit accounts, within thirty (30) days after the acquisition thereof); provided, that, in no event shall any such assets consisting of Accounts or Inventory so purchased be deemed to be Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory until Agent is perfected in such deposit accounts and Agent has agreed to include such Accounts or Inventory in the Borrowing Base in the case of a Permitted Acquisition, pursuant to the requirements of  the definition of Permitted Acquisition, and in all other cases in the discretion of Agent), (ii) all Collateral Access Agreements and other consents, waivers, acknowledgments and other agreements from third persons which Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to permit, protect and perfect its security interests in and liens upon the assets purchased, and (iii) such other agreements, documents and instruments as Agent may require in connection with the documents referred to above, including, but not limited to, supplements and amendments hereto, corporate resolutions and other organization and

 

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authorizing documents and favorable opinions of counsel to such person.

 

(c)                                  Borrowers and Guarantors shall provide Agent with written notice no later than ten (10) Business Days following the occurrence of any event in which any of the patents or the copyright set forth on Schedule 8.11 hereto at any time hereafter (i) becomes material to or is used in or becomes useful in the business of any Borrower or Guarantor, (ii) is otherwise used in the production, distribution or sale of any Inventory or the collection of Accounts and (iii) does have any material value.  In such event, Borrowers and Guarantors shall execute and deliver to Agent, in form and substance acceptable to Agent (a) such patent and copyright security agreements as the case may be with respect to such copyright or patents, (b) evidence that the security interest of Agent in such copyright has been properly filed with the US Copyright Office and in such patents has been properly filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and (c) such other agreements, documents and instruments as Agent may require in connection with the documents referred to above, including, but not limited to, supplements and amendments hereto, corporate resolutions and other organization and authorizing documents and favorable opinions of counsel to such person.

 

(d)                                 At the request of Agent at any time and from time to time, Borrowers and Guarantors shall, at their expense, duly execute and deliver, or cause to be duly executed and delivered, such further agreements, documents and instruments, and do or cause to be done such further acts as may be necessary or proper to evidence, perfect, maintain and enforce the security interests and the priority thereof in the Collateral and to otherwise effectuate the provisions or purposes of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.  Upon any Borrower’s request for a Loan or a Letter of Credit Accommodation in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.6 hereof, Agent may request a certificate from an officer of each Borrower representing that all conditions precedent to the making of Loans and providing Letter of Credit Accommodations contained herein are satisfied.  In the event of such request by Agent, Agent and Lenders may, at Agent’s option, cease to make any further Loans or provide any further Letter of Credit Accommodations until Agent has received such certificate and, in addition, Agent has determined that such conditions are satisfied.

 

9.23                        Private Label Credit Cards.  In the event an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and upon Agent’s written notice to Borrowers, Borrowers and Guarantors will cease to receive any In-Store Payments.  Upon an acceleration of the Obligations following an Event of Default, Borrowers and Guarantors will cease to accept any customer payments made through any Borrower’s or Guarantor’s private label credit cards.

 

9.24                        Termination of Transition Services Agreement.  Borrowers shall give Agent written notice of the termination of the Transition Services Agreement thirty (30) days prior to the date of such termination.

 

9.25                        Cash Collateral Account.  Borrowers shall:

 

(a)                                 continue to maintain the Cash Collateral Account at their sole expense;

 

(b)                                 ensure that at all times the Cash Collateral Account Control Agreement is in effect with respect to the Cash Collateral Account;

 

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(c)                                  not, without the prior written consent of Agent, close or transfer the Cash Collateral Account or take any other action with respect to the Cash Collateral Account that is not expressly authorized by this Agreement;

 

(d)                                 provide to Agent, as and when received by Borrowers, copies of all statements received by Borrowers with respect to the Cash Collateral Account to the extent that the financial institution or other person with whom such account is maintained has not provided such statements directly to Agent;

 

(e)                                  in the event the available balance of the Cash Collateral Account is at any time less than an amount sufficient to support the advances then outstanding pursuant to clause (a)(v) of the definition of Borrowing Base, immediately report such event to Agent and immediately, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt of written notice from Agent of such event, deposit readily available funds into the Cash Collateral Account sufficient to cause such balance to support the full amount of all advances then outstanding pursuant to clause (a)(v) of the definition of Borrowing Base; and

 

(f)                                   not make any withdrawals or transfers from the Cash Collateral Account without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld to the extent that both before and after giving effect to such withdrawal or transfer, (i) no Default or Event of Default then exists and (ii) the then outstanding balance of the Revolving Loans made against the available balance of the Cash Collateral Account is greater than or equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the available balance of the Cash Collateral Account.

 

9.26                        Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.  None of the requesting or borrowing of the Loans or the requesting or issuance, extension or renewal of Letter of Credit Accommodation or the use of the proceeds of any thereof will violate the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. §1 et seq., as amended) (the “Trading With the Enemy Act”) or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) (the “Foreign Assets Control Regulations”) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto (including, but not limited to (a) Executive order 13224 of September 21, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)) (the “Executive Order”) and (b) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56).  None of Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or other Affiliates is or will become a “blocked person” as described in the Executive Order, the Trading with the Enemy Act or the Foreign Assets Control Regulations or engages or will engage in any dealings or transactions, or be otherwise associated, with any such “blocked person”.

 

9.27                        ECP Guarantor Keepwell.  Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each Borrower and Guarantor to guarantee and otherwise honor all Obligations in respect of Swap Obligations; provided, that, each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 9.27 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 9.27, or otherwise under this Agreement, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance

 

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or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 9.27 shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 9.27 constitute, and this Section 9.27 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each Borrower and Guarantor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

SECTION 10.                  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

10.1                        Events of Default.  The occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events are referred to herein individually as an “Event of Default”, and collectively as “Events of Default”:

 

(a)                                 (i) any Borrower fails to make any principal payment after the same becomes due and payable, or any Borrower fails to pay any of the other Obligations (other than with respect to principal payments) within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due and payable or (ii) any Borrower or Guarantor fails to perform any of the covenants contained in Sections 9.1(a), 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 9.11, 9.13, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.20, 9.24, 9.25 and 9.26 of this Agreement and such failure shall continue for fifteen (15) Business Days; provided, that, such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall not apply in the case of: (i) any failure to observe any such covenant which is not capable of being cured at all or within such fifteen (15) Business Day period or which has been the subject of a prior failure within a six (6) month period or (ii) an intentional breach by Borrower or any Guarantor of any such covenant or (iii) any Borrower or Guarantor fails to perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions contained in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements other than those described in Sections 10.1(a)(i) and 10.1(a)(ii) above and such failure shall continue for thirty (30) Business Days; provided, that, such thirty (30) Business Day period shall not apply in the case of: (A) any failure to observe any such covenant which is not capable of being cured at all or within such thirty (30) Business Day period or which has been the subject of a prior failure within a six (6) month period or (B) an intentional breach by any Borrower or such Guarantor of any such covenant;

 

(b)                                 any representation, warranty or statement of fact made by any Borrower or Guarantor in this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements or any other written agreement, schedule, confirmatory assignment or otherwise shall when made or deemed made be false or misleading in any material respect;

 

(c)                                  any Guarantor revokes or terminates, or fails to perform any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of any Guarantee in favor of Agent or any Lender;

 

(d)                                 any (i) judgment for the payment of money is rendered against any Borrower or any Obligor in excess of $4,000,000 in any one case or in excess of $8,000,000 in the aggregate for Borrowers and Obligors (to the extent not covered by insurance where the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing for such judgment) and shall remain undischarged or unvacated for a period in excess of thirty (30) days or execution shall at any time not be effectively stayed, or any judgment other than for the payment of money, or injunction, attachment, garnishment or execution is rendered against any Borrower or any Obligor or any of the Collateral having a value in excess of $4,000,000 or (ii) unless consented to by Agent, any

 

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settlement of a legal action or litigated claim or controversy is made by any Borrower or any Obligor in an amount in excess of $8,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance where the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing for such settlement);

 

(e)                                  except as permitted by Section 9.7 hereof, any Borrower or Guarantor dissolves or any Borrower suspends or discontinues doing business;

 

(f)                                   any Borrower or any Obligor makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, makes or sends notice of a bulk transfer or calls a meeting of its creditors or principal creditors in connection with a moratorium or adjustment of the Indebtedness due to them;

 

(g)                                  a case or proceeding under the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America now or hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect (whether at law or in equity) is filed against any Borrower, any Obligor or all or any part of any such Person’s properties and such petition or application is not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the date of its filing or any Borrower or any Obligor shall file any answer admitting or not contesting such petition or application or indicates its consent to, acquiescence in or approval of, any such action or proceeding or the relief requested is granted sooner;

 

(h)                                 a case or proceeding under the bankruptcy laws of the United States of America now or hereafter in effect or under any insolvency, reorganization, receivership, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect (whether at a law or equity) is filed by any Borrower or any Obligor or for all or any part of its property;

 

(i)                                     any default in respect of any Indebtedness of any Borrower or Obligor (other than Indebtedness owing to Agent and Lenders hereunder), in any case in an amount in excess of $25,000,000, which default continues beyond any cure period applicable thereto, if any, with respect to such Indebtedness, or any default by any Borrower or Obligor under any Material Contract (other than a Credit Card Agreement), which default continues beyond any cure period applicable thereto, if any, and/or is not waived in writing by the other parties thereto;

 

(j)                                    any Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor: (i) shall send notice to any Borrower or Guarantor that it is ceasing to make or suspending payments to such Borrower or Guarantor of amounts due or to become due to such Borrower or Guarantor or shall cease or suspend such payments, (ii) shall send notice to any Borrower or Guarantor that it is terminating its arrangements with such Borrower or Guarantor or such arrangements shall terminate as a result of any event of default under such arrangements, except where (A) the loss of services by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor would not result in non-payment of amounts due to any Borrower or Guarantor or could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect or (B) such Borrower or Guarantor shall have entered into arrangements with another Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor, as the case may be, within forty-five (45) days after the date of any such notice, (iii) withholds payment of amounts otherwise payable to any Borrower or Guarantor to fund a reserve account or otherwise hold as collateral, or shall require any Borrower or Guarantor to pay funds into a reserve account or for such Credit Card Issuer or

 

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Credit Card Processor to otherwise hold as collateral, or any Borrower or Guarantor shall provide a letter of credit, guarantee, indemnity or similar instrument to or in favor of such Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor such that in the aggregate all of such funds in the reserve account, other amounts held as collateral and the amount of such letters of credit, guarantees, indemnities or similar instruments shall exceed an aggregate for Borrowers and Guarantors of $5,000,000 at any one time or (iv) debits or deducts any amounts from any deposit account of any Borrower or Guarantor;

 

(k)                                 any material provision hereof or of any of the other Financing Agreements shall for any reason cease to be valid, binding and enforceable with respect to any party hereto or thereto (other than Agent) in accordance with its terms, or any such party shall challenge the enforceability hereof or thereof, or shall assert in writing, or take any action or fail to take any action based on the assertion that any provision hereof or of any of the other Financing Agreements has ceased to be or is otherwise not valid, binding or enforceable in accordance with its terms, or any security interest provided for herein or in any of the other Financing Agreements shall cease to be a valid and perfected first priority security interest in any of the Collateral purported to be subject thereto (except as otherwise permitted herein or therein);

 

(l)                                     an ERISA Event shall occur which results in or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Borrower or Guarantor in an amount which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(m)                             any Change of Control;

 

(n)                                 the indictment by any Governmental Authority, or as Agent may reasonably and in good faith determine, the threatened indictment by any Governmental Authority of any Borrower or any Obligor of which such Borrower, such Obligor or Agent receives notice, in either case, as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination, in the good faith determination of Agent, under any criminal statute, or commencement or threatened commencement of criminal or civil proceedings against any Borrower or any Obligor, pursuant to which statute or proceedings the penalties or remedies sought or available include forfeiture of (i) any of the Collateral having a value in excess of $2,500,000 or (ii) any other property of any Borrower or Guarantor which is necessary or material to the conduct of its business, and which indictment or proceeding, in Agent’s reasonable judgment, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(o)                                 any event occurs that gives rise to an actual termination of the logistics and other Inventory handling services being provided pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement as of the date hereof and such services have not been adequately replaced by another service provider or assumed by a Borrower or an Obligor.

 

10.2                        Remedies.

 

(a)                                 At any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent and Lenders shall have all rights and remedies provided in this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements, the UCC and other applicable law, all of which rights and remedies may

 

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be exercised without notice to or consent by any Borrower or any Obligor, except as such notice or consent is expressly provided for hereunder or required by applicable law.  All rights, remedies and powers granted to Agent and Lenders hereunder, under any of the other Financing Agreements, the UCC or other applicable law, are cumulative, not exclusive and enforceable, in Agent’s discretion, alternatively, successively, or concurrently on any one or more occasions, and shall include, without limitation, the right to apply to a court of equity for an injunction to restrain a breach or threatened breach by any Borrower or any Obligor of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.  Subject to Section 12 hereof, Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, at any time or times, proceed directly against any Borrower or any Obligor to collect the Obligations without prior recourse to the Collateral.

 

(b)                                 Without limiting the foregoing, at any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent may, in its discretion, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall (i) accelerate the payment of all Obligations and demand immediate payment thereof to Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers (provided, that, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 10.1(g) and 10.1(h), all Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable), (ii) make Reserves for all sales, excise or similar taxes that are past due, (iii) with or without judicial process or the aid or assistance of others, enter upon any premises on or in which any of the Collateral may be located and take possession of the Collateral or complete processing, manufacturing and repair of all or any portion of the Collateral, (iv) require Borrowers or any Obligor, at Borrowers’ expense, to assemble and make available to Agent any part or all of the Collateral at any place and time designated by Agent, (v) collect, foreclose, receive, appropriate, setoff and realize upon any and all Collateral, (vi) remove any or all of the Collateral from any premises on or in which the same may be located for the purpose of effecting the sale, foreclosure or other disposition thereof or for any other purpose, (vii) sell, lease, transfer, assign, deliver or otherwise dispose of any and all Collateral (including entering into contracts with respect thereto, public or private sales at any exchange, broker’s board, at any office of Agent or elsewhere) at such prices or terms as Agent may deem reasonable, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery, with Agent having the right to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral at any such public sale, all of the foregoing being free from any right or equity of redemption of any Borrower or any Obligor, which right or equity of redemption is hereby expressly waived and released by each Borrower and Obligors and/or (viii) terminate this Agreement.  If any of the Collateral is sold or leased by Agent upon credit terms or for future delivery, the Obligations shall not be reduced as a result thereof until payment therefor is finally collected by Agent.  If notice of disposition of Collateral is required by law, ten (10) days prior notice by Agent to Borrowers designating the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other intended disposition of Collateral is to be made, shall be deemed to be reasonable notice thereof and Borrowers waive any other notice.  In the event Agent institutes an action to recover any Collateral or seeks recovery of any Collateral by way of prejudgment remedy, Borrowers waive the posting of any bond which might otherwise be required.  At any time an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, upon Agent’s request, Borrowers will either, as Agent shall specify, furnish cash collateral to Issuing Bank to be used to secure and fund Agent’s reimbursement obligations to Issuing Bank in connection with any Letter of Credit Accommodations or furnish cash collateral to Agent for the Letter of Credit Accommodations.  Such cash collateral shall be in the amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the amount of the Letter of Credit Accommodations plus the amount of any fees and expenses

 

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payable in connection therewith through the end of the latest expiration date of such Letter of Credit Accommodations.

 

(c)                                  At any time or times that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Agent may, in its discretion, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders, Agent shall, enforce the rights of any Borrower or any Obligor against any account debtor, secondary obligor or other obligor in respect of any of the Accounts or other Receivables.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent may, in its discretion, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders, Agent shall, at such time or times (i) notify any or all account debtors (including Credit Card Issuers and Credit Card Processors), secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof that the Receivables have been assigned to Agent and that Agent has a security interest therein and Agent may direct any or all accounts debtors (including Credit Card Issuers and Credit Card Processors), secondary obligors and other obligors to make payment of Receivables directly to Agent, (ii) extend the time of payment of, compromise, settle or adjust for cash, credit, return of merchandise or otherwise, and upon any terms or conditions, any and all Receivables or other obligations included in the Collateral and thereby discharge or release the account debtor or any secondary obligors or other obligors in respect thereof without affecting any of the Obligations, (iii) demand, collect or enforce payment of any Receivables or such other obligations, but without any duty to do so, and Agent and Lenders shall not be liable for any failure to collect or enforce the payment thereof nor for the negligence of its agents or attorneys with respect thereto, and (iv) take whatever other action Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the protection of its interests and the interests of Lenders.  At any time that an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, at Agent’s request, all invoices and statements sent to any account debtor shall state that the Accounts and such other obligations have been assigned to Agent and are payable directly and only to Agent and Borrowers and Obligors shall deliver to Agent such originals of documents evidencing the sale and delivery of goods or the performance of services giving rise to any Accounts as Agent may require.  In the event any account debtor returns Inventory when an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing, Borrowers shall, upon Agent’s request, hold the returned Inventory in trust for Agent, segregate all returned Inventory from all of its other property, dispose of the returned Inventory solely according to Agent’s instructions, and not issue any credits, discounts or allowances with respect thereto without Agent’s prior written consent.

 

(d)                                 If Agent determines at any time that any amount received by Agent must be returned to any Borrower or any Obligor or paid to any other person pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, then, notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, Agent will not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Lender.  In addition, each Lender will repay to Agent on demand any portion of such amount that Agent has distributed to such Lender, together with interest at such rate, if any, that Agent is required to pay to any Borrower or any Obligor or such other person (without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind).

 

(e)                                  Anything in this Agreement, any Financing Agreement or any other agreements or document related hereto to the contrary notwithstanding, each Lender hereby agrees with each other Lender that no Lender shall take any action (other than actions against Agent for violating its obligations under this Agreement) to protect or enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement or one or more Financing Agreements without first obtaining the prior

 

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written consent of Agent, it being the intent of Lenders that any such action to protect or enforce rights under this Agreement or one or more Financing Agreements shall be taken in concert and at the direction or with the consent of Agent.  Each Lender agrees and acknowledges that Agent may exercise all rights and remedies provided to Agent under, and in accordance with, the terms of the Financing Agreements and applicable law (including, without limitation, with respect to the liens granted to Agent).

 

(f)                                   To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on Agent or any Lender to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner (which duties cannot be waived under such law), each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it is not commercially unreasonable for Agent or any Lender (i) to fail to incur expenses reasonably deemed significant by Agent or any Lender to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to complete raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain consents of any Governmental Authority or other third party for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors, secondary obligors or other persons obligated on Collateral or to remove liens or encumbrances on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (iv) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (vi) to contact other persons, whether or not in the same business as Borrowers and Guarantors, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of the Collateral, (vii) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the collateral is of a specialized nature, (viii) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim disposition warranties, (xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure Agent or Lenders against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to Agent or Lenders a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (xii) to the extent deemed appropriate by Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral.  Each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges that the purpose of this Section is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by Agent or any Lender would not be commercially unreasonable in the exercise by Agent or any Lender of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by Agent or any Lender shall not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this Section.  Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to grant any rights to any Borrower or Guarantor or to impose any duties on Agent or Lenders that would not have been granted or imposed by this Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section.

 

(g)                                  For the purpose of enabling Agent to exercise the rights and remedies hereunder, each Borrower and Guarantor hereby grants to Agent, to the extent assignable and to the extent that the same would not conflict with or, under applicable law and the terms of such agreement, result in the invalidity or breach of any agreements (other than any agreement

 

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between any Borrower or Guarantor and any other Borrower or Guarantor) or otherwise result in the revocation, infringement, unenforceability, misappropriation or dilution of any rights in any Intellectual Property forming the subject thereof, an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable upon the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default) without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Borrower or Guarantor, to use, assign, license or sublicense any of the trademarks, service-marks, trade names, business names, trade styles, designs, logos and other source of business identifiers and other Intellectual Property and general intangibles now owned or hereafter acquired by such Borrower, wherever the same maybe located, including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.

 

(h)                                 Agent may apply the cash proceeds of Collateral actually received by Agent from any sale, lease, foreclosure or other disposition of the Collateral to payment of the Obligations, in whole or in part and in such order as Agent may elect, whether or not then due.  Borrowers and Guarantors shall remain liable to Agent and Lenders for the payment of any deficiency with interest at the highest rate provided for herein and all costs and expenses of collection or enforcement, including attorneys’ fees and expenses.

 

(i)                                     Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, (i) Agent and Lenders may, at Agent’s option, and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, at the direction of the Required Lenders, Agent and Lenders shall, without notice, (A) cease making Loans or arranging for Letter of Credit Accommodations or reduce the lending formulas or amounts of Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations available to Borrowers and/or (B) terminate any provision of this Agreement providing for any future Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations to be made by Agent and Lenders to Borrowers, and (ii) Agent may, at its option, establish such Reserves as Agent determines without limitation or restriction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein.

 

10.3                        Remedies with respect to Priority Collateral.

 

(a)                                                         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as the Required Term Loan Lenders shall otherwise agree, Term Loan Agent may demand payment of the Term Loans and Term Loan Agent may direct Agent to commence and pursue such other Enforcement Actions with respect to the Term Loan Priority Collateral as Agent and Term Loan Agent in good faith deem are appropriate within (i) five (5) days of the occurrence and continuance of any payment Event of Default under Section 10.1(a) hereof, (ii) forty-five (45) days of the occurrence and continuance of any Term Loan Action Default, and (iii) ninety (90) days of the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default (“Term Loan Standstill Period”) after the date of the receipt by Agent of written notice executed and delivered by the Required Term Loan Lenders or by Term Loan Agent on behalf of Required Term Loan Lenders of a Term Loan Action Default, and requesting that Agent to commence Enforcement Actions (the “Term Loan Action Notice”); provided, that, (i) such Term Loan Action Default has not been waived by Required Term Loan Lenders or cured, (ii) in the good faith determination of Agent, taking an Enforcement Action is permitted under the terms of the Financing Agreements and applicable law, (iii) taking an Enforcement Action shall not result in any liability of Agent, Term Loan Agent or Lenders to any Borrower, Guarantor or any other person, and (iv) Agent

 

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and Term Loan Agent shall be entitled to all of the benefits of Sections 12.2, 12.3 and 12.5 hereof. Agent and Term Loan Agent shall not be required to take an Enforcement Action so long as, during the Term Loan Standstill Period, Agent shall, at its option, either (A) appoint Term Loan Agent, as an agent of Agent or Collateral Agent for purposes of exercising the rights of Agent to take an Enforcement Action, subject to the terms hereof or (B) resign as Agent and Term Loan Agent shall automatically be deemed to be the successor Agent hereunder for purposes hereof or thereof, except with respect to the provisions of Section 2 hereof and in connection with all matters relating to the determination of the Borrowing Base and each of its components (including Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Eligible Accounts, Eligible Inventory,  Reserves and receiving reports in respect of Collateral and conducting field examinations with respect to the Collateral and similar matters).  In the event of any insolvency proceeding against any Borrower or Guarantor, the Term Loan Standstill Period shall be tolled.

 

(b)                                 Secured Parties hereby agree that in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Collateral by reason of the exercise of remedies under the Financing Agreements or applicable law, it is the intention of the parties that, in no event shall (a) Agent and the Revolving Loan Lenders and Bank Product Provider receive less than the net book value of the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral subject to such disposition or (2) Term Loan Agent  and Term Loan Lenders receive less than the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Term Loan Priority Collateral subject to such disposition.

 

(c)                                  In the event that Term Loan Agent or any Term Loan Lender shall acquire control or possession of any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral or shall, through the exercise of remedies under the Financing Agreements or otherwise, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral to any third party (a “Third Party Purchaser”), Term Loan Agent shall permit Agent (or require as a condition of such sale to the Third Party Purchaser that the Third Party Purchaser agree to permit Agent), at Agent’s option and in accordance with applicable law: (i) to enter and use any or all of the Term Loan Priority Collateral under such control or possession (or sold to a Third Party Purchaser) consisting of real property and the improvements, structures, buildings thereon and all related rights during normal business hours in order to inspect, remove or take any action with respect to the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral or to enforce Agent’s rights with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the examination and removal of Revolving Loan Priority Collateral and the examination and duplication of the books and records of any Borrower or Guarantor related to the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral, or to otherwise handle, deliver, ship, transport, deal with or dispose of any Revolving Loan Priority Collateral, such right to include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right to conduct one or more public or private sales or auctions thereon and (ii) use any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral under such control or possession (or sold to a Third Party Purchaser) consisting of equipment (including computers or other data processing equipment related to the storage or processing of records, documents or files pertaining to the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral) to handle, deal with or dispose of any Revolving Loan Priority Collateral pursuant to the rights of Agent and the Revolving Loan Lenders and Bank Product Providers as set forth in herein and in the other Financing Agreements, the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and other applicable law.

 

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for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days as to any such Term Loan Priority Collateral from the earlier of (i) the date on which Term Loan Agent has notified Agent that Term Loan Agent has acquired possession or control of such Term Loan Priority Collateral and (ii) the date of commencement by Agent of enforcement actions against the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral using such Term Loan Priority Collateral.  The time periods set forth herein shall be tolled during the pendency of any proceeding of a Grantor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency law or other proceedings if and for so long as Agent is effectively stayed from enforcing its rights against the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral.  In no event shall Term Loan Agent or any of the Term Loan Lenders take any action to interfere, limit or restrict the rights of Agent set forth above or the exercise of such rights by Agent pursuant to this Section 10.3 prior to the expiration of such periods.

 

(e)                                  Agent shall repair at its expense any physical damage to any Term Loan Priority Collateral used by Agent as a direct result of the actions of Agent (or its representatives) in exercising its access and use rights as provided in this Section 10.3 (but shall not be responsible for any diminution in value of the Term Loan Priority Collateral resulting from Agent so dealing with any Revolving Loan Priority Collateral so long as Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders leave the Term Loan Priority Collateral in the same condition as it was prior to their actions with respect to the Revolving Loan Priority Collateral, except for ordinary wear and tear resulting from the actions of Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders contemplated by, and for the time periods specified under, this Section 10.3).  Without limiting the rights granted in this Section 10.3, Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders shall reasonably cooperate with Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders in connection with any efforts made by Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders to sell the Term Loan Priority Collateral.  Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders shall indemnify and hold harmless Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Lenders from any claim, loss, damage, cost or liability arising from any claim by a third party against Term Loan Agent and the Term Loan Lenders as a direct result of any action by Agent (or its representatives) in connection with the exercise of its rights to use and/or occupancy of any Term Loan Priority Collateral under this Section 10.3.  Term Loan Agent shall not have any responsibility or liability for the acts or omissions of Agent or any Revolving Loan Lenders, and Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders shall not have any responsibility or liability for the acts or omissions of Term Loan Agent or any other Term Loan Lender, in each case arising in connection with such other Person’s use and/or occupancy of any of the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

SECTION 11.                  JURY TRIAL WAIVER; OTHER WAIVERS AND CONSENTS; GOVERNING LAW.

 

11.1                        Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial Waiver.

 

(a)                                 The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

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(b)                                 Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders irrevocably consent and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for New York County and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, whichever Agent may elect, and waive any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any action instituted therein arising under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or the transactions related hereto or thereto, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, and agree that any dispute with respect to any such matters shall be heard only in the courts described above (except that Agent and Lenders shall have the right to bring any action or proceeding against any Borrower or Guarantor or its or their property in the courts of any other jurisdiction which Agent deems necessary or appropriate in order to realize on the Collateral or to otherwise enforce its rights against any Borrower or Guarantor or its or their property).

 

(c)                                  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail (return receipt requested) directed to its address set forth herein and service so made shall be deemed to be completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so deposited in the U.S. mails, or, at Agent’s option, by service upon such Borrower or Guarantor in any other manner provided under the rules of any such courts.  Within thirty (30) days after such service, such Borrower or Guarantor shall appear in answer to such process, failing which such Borrower or Guarantor shall be deemed in default and judgment may be entered by Agent against such Borrower or Guarantor for the amount of the claim and other relief requested.

 

(d)                                 BORROWERS, GUARANTORS, AGENT AND LENDERS EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR (ii) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.  BORROWERS, GUARANTORS, AGENT AND LENDERS EACH HEREBY AGREE AND CONSENT THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR, AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(e)                                  Agent and Lenders shall not have any liability to any Borrower or any Guarantor (whether in tort, contract, equity or otherwise) for losses suffered by such Borrower or Guarantor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions or relationships contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith, unless it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment or court order binding on Agent and such Lender, that the losses were the result of acts or omissions

 

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constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent and/or such Lenders.  In any such litigation, Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to the benefit of the rebuttable presumption that it acted in good faith and with the exercise of ordinary care in the performance by it of the terms of this Agreement.  Each Borrower and Guarantor: (i) certifies that neither Agent, any Lender nor any representative, agent or attorney acting for or on behalf of Agent or any Lender has represented, expressly or otherwise, that Agent and Lenders would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce any of the waivers provided for in this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements and (ii) acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, Agent and Lenders are relying upon, among other things, the waivers and certifications set forth in this Section 11.1 and elsewhere herein and therein.

 

11.2                        Waiver of Notices.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby expressly waives demand, presentment, protest and notice of protest and notice of dishonor with respect to any and all instruments and chattel paper, included in or evidencing any of the Obligations or the Collateral, and any and all other demands and notices of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, the Collateral and this Agreement, except such as are expressly provided for herein.  No notice to or demand on any Borrower or Guarantor which Agent or any Lender may elect to give shall entitle any Borrower or Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

11.3                        Amendments and Waivers.

 

(a)                                 Neither this Agreement nor any other Financing Agreement nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated unless such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by Agent and the Required Lenders or at Agent’s option, by Agent with the authorization of the Required Lenders, and as to amendments to any of the Financing Agreements (other than with respect to any provision of Section 12 hereof), by Borrowers; except, that:

 

(i)                                     without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender affected thereby, no such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall:

 

(A)                               amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of the introductory paragraph of this Section 11.3(a) or any of the provisions of this Section 11.3(a)(i);

 

(B)                               amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof;

 

(C)                               reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Loan Lenders, Required Term Loan Lenders or Required Lenders or amend, modify or waive any provision of the definitions thereof or the definition of Pro Rata Share;

 

(D)                               release or limit the liability of any Loan Party or release any Collateral (except as expressly required hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements or applicable law and except as permitted under Section 12.11(b) hereof);

 

(E)                                consent to the assignment or transfer by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of their rights and obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(F)                                 increase (1) the advance rates set forth in the definition of Borrowing Base, or (2) the Maximum Credit;

 

(G)                               except pursuant to a Revolving Loan Facility Increase,  increase (1) the Revolving Loan Limit, or (2) the amount of Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations available to Borrowers at any time;

 

(H)                              increase the amount of Special Agent Advances or amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of the Section 12.11(a) hereof;

 

(I)                                   amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of the definition of Borrowing Base or Term Loan Push Down Reserve or any of the components of, or defined terms referred to in, the definition of Borrowing Base or Term Loan Push Down Reserve if the effect thereof increases the amount of the Borrowing Base;

 

(J)                                   reduce the amount of Compliance Excess Availability required in Section 4.1(d) or the amount of Excess Availability in Section 9.17 hereof;

 

(K)                              amend, modify, or waive the provisions of Section 9.17 hereof, or any definition of any term relating to the financial terms used in such Section, if such amendment, modification or waiver makes the covenants contained therein less restrictive; or

 

(L)                                amend, modify or waive any provision of the definitions of Cash Dominion Event, Compliance Excess Availability, Excess Availability or Increased Collateral Reporting Event (or any of the components of, or defined terms used in, such definitions) or of Section 7.3(d) or (e) hereof;

 

(ii)                                  without the prior written consent of Agent and each Revolving Loan Lender directly affected thereby, no such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall:

 

(A)                               amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of this Section 11.3(a)(ii);

 

(B)                               reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Loan Lenders;

 

(C)                               reduce the Interest Rate or any fees or indemnities related to the Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations, amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 14.1(b) hereof or otherwise extend the time of payment of principal of the Revolving Loans, extend the time of payment of interest or any fees related to the Revolving Loans or reduce the principal amount of any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations; or

 

(D)                               increase the total amount of Revolving Loan Commitments or the Commitment of any Revolving Loan Lender over the amount thereof then in effect or provided hereunder.

 

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(iii)                               without the prior written consent of Term Loan Agent and each Term Loan Lender directly affected thereby, no such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination shall:

 

(A)                               amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of this Section 11.3(a)(iii);

 

(B)                               reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Term Loan Lenders;

 

(C)                               reduce the Interest Rate or any fees or indemnities related to the Term Loans, amend, modify or waive the provisions of Section 14.1(b) hereof or otherwise extend the time of payment of principal of the Term Loans, extend the time of payment of interest or any fees related to the Term Loans or reduce the principal amount of any Term Loans; or

 

(D)                               increase the Commitment of such Term Loan Lender over the amount thereof then in effect or provided hereunder.

 

(iv)                              without the consent of the Required Revolving Loan Lenders and the Required Term Loan Lenders:

 

(A)                               amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of Sections 9.1, 9.5 through and including 9.12, 9.15, 9.17, 9.18, 9.20 and Section 10 hereof;

 

(B)                               amend, modify or waive any provision of the definitions of Borrowing Base, Eligible Intellectual Property, Enforcement Action, Net Orderly Liquidation Value, Revolving Loan Priority Collateral, Special Agent Advances, Term Loan Action Default, Term Loan Priority Collateral, Term Loan Push Down Reserve, Intellectual Property Reserves or Term Loan Standstill Period (or any of the components of, or defined terms used in, such definitions).

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.3(a) hereof, Agent may, in its discretion and without the consent of the Lenders, amend or otherwise modify the Borrowing Base, the Reserves or any of their respective components which amendments or modifications have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base, decreasing the Reserves or otherwise increasing the amounts available for borrowing hereunder to the extent that such amendment or modification is made to restore the Borrowing Base, Reserves or other components thereof if the reason for such reduction or increase no longer exists, as determined by Agent.

 

(c)                                  Agent and Lenders shall not, by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have expressly or impliedly waived any of its or their rights, powers and/or remedies unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed as provided herein.  Any such waiver shall be enforceable only to the extent specifically set forth therein.  A waiver by Agent or any Lender of any right, power and/or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right, power and/or remedy which Agent or any Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion, whether similar in kind or otherwise.

 

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(d)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.3(a) hereof, in connection with any amendment, waiver, discharge or termination, in the event that any Lender whose consent thereto is required shall fail to consent or fail to consent in a timely manner (such Lender being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), but the consent of any other Lenders to such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that is required is obtained, if any, then Wells Fargo shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time thereafter, and upon the exercise by Wells Fargo of such right, such Non-Consenting Lender shall have the obligation, to sell, assign and transfer to Wells Fargo or such Eligible Transferee as Wells Fargo may specify, the Commitment of such Non-Consenting Lender and all rights and interests of such Non-Consenting Lender pursuant thereto.  Wells Fargo shall provide the Non-Consenting Lender with prior written notice of its intent to exercise its right under this Section, which notice shall specify on the date on which such purchase and sale shall occur.  Such purchase and sale shall be pursuant to the terms of an Assignment and Acceptance (whether or not executed by the Non-Consenting Lender), except that on the date of such purchase and sale, Wells Fargo, or such Eligible Transferee specified by Wells Fargo, shall pay to the Non-Consenting Lender the amount equal to: (i) the principal balance of the Loans held by the Non-Consenting Lender outstanding as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such purchase and sale, plus (ii) amounts accrued and unpaid in respect of interest and fees payable to the Non-Consenting Lender to the effective date of the purchase, minus (iii) if such Non-Consenting Lender is a Lender, the amount of any closing fee received by such Non-Consenting Lender in connection with the Existing Loan Agreement and any closing, consent or amendment fee received by such Non-Consenting Lender in connection with this Agreement, multiplied by the fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months remaining, in the then current term of the Revolving Loan Facility and the denominator of which is the total number of months in the then current term of the Revolving Loan Facility.  Such purchase and sale shall be effective on the date of the payment of such amount to the Non-Consenting Lender and the Commitment of the Non-Consenting Lender shall terminate on such date.

 

(e)                                  The consent of each applicable Agent shall be required for any amendment, waiver or consent affecting the rights or duties of such Agent hereunder or under any of the other Financing Agreements, in addition to the consent of the Lenders otherwise required by this Section and the exercise by Agent of any of its rights hereunder with respect to Reserves, Term Loan Push Down Reserve, Eligible Credit Card Receivables, Eligible Damaged Goods Vendors Receivables, Eligible Sell-Off Vendors Receivables, Eligible Intellectual Property or Eligible Inventory shall not be deemed an amendment to the advance rates provided for in this Section 11.3.

 

11.4                        Waiver of Counterclaims.  Each Borrower and Guarantor waives all rights to interpose any claims, deductions, setoffs or counterclaims of any nature (other than compulsory counterclaims) in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, the Obligations, the Collateral or any matter arising therefrom or relating hereto or thereto.

 

11.5                        Indemnification.  Each Borrower and Guarantor shall indemnify and hold each Appointed Agent and each Lender, and its respective officers, directors, agents, employees, advisors and counsel and their respective Affiliates (each such person being an “Indemnitee”), harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses

 

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(including attorneys’ fees and expenses) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any of them in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding commenced or threatened related to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of this Agreement, any other Financing Agreements, or any undertaking or proceeding related to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or any act, omission, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, including amounts paid in settlement, court costs, and the fees and expenses of counsel except that no Borrower or Guarantor shall not have any obligation under this Section 11.5 to indemnify an Indemnitee with respect to a matter covered hereby resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined pursuant to a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction (but without limiting the obligations of any Borrower or Guarantor as to any other Indemnitee).  To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrowers and Guarantors shall pay the maximum portion which they are permitted to pay under applicable law to Each Appointed Agent and Lenders in satisfaction of indemnified matters under this Section.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower or Guarantor shall assert, and each Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any of the other Financing Agreements or any undertaking or transaction contemplated hereby.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable upon demand. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.                   THE AGENT

 

12.1                        Appointment, Powers and Immunities.  Each Lender and Issuing Bank irrevocably designates, appoints and authorizes Wells Fargo to act as Agent and each Term Loan Lender  irrevocably designates, appoints and authorizes Wells Capital to act as Term Loan Agent, in each case hereunder and under the other Financing Agreements with such powers as are specifically delegated to Agent and Term Loan respectively (each an “Appointed Agent” and collectively, the “Appointed Agents”) by the terms of this Agreement and of the other Financing Agreements, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Each Appointed Agent (a) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Financing Agreements, and shall not by reason of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement be a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender; (b) shall not be responsible to Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Financing Agreements, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under, this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for any failure by any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Person to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (c) shall not be responsible to Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other Financing Agreement or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Each Appointed Agent may employ agents and attorneys in fact and

 

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shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys in fact selected by it in good faith.  Each Appointed Agent may deem and treat the payee of any note as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until the assignment thereof pursuant to an agreement (if and to the extent permitted herein) in form and substance satisfactory to each Appointed Agent shall have been delivered to and acknowledged by each Appointed Agent.

 

12.2                         Reliance by Agent.  Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by telephone, telecopy, telex, telegram or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by Each Appointed Agent.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or thereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Required Lenders, Required Revolving Loan Lenders, Required Term Loan Lenders  or all of Lenders as is required in such circumstance, and such instructions of such Appointed Agents and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all Lenders.

 

12.3                        Events of Default.

 

(a)                                 No Appointed Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default or other failure of a condition precedent to the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder, unless and until such Appointed Agent has received written notice from a Lender, or a Borrower specifying such Event of Default or any unfulfilled condition precedent, and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default or Failure of Condition” (each a “Notice of Default or Failure of Condition”).  In the event that any Appointed Agent receives such a Notice of Default or Failure of Condition, such Appointed Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the other Agent and Lenders.  Each Appointed Agent shall (subject to Section 12.7 hereof) take such action with respect to any such Event of Default or failure of condition precedent as shall be directed by the Required Lenders; provided, that, unless and until such Appointed Agent shall have received such directions, such Appointed Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to or by reason of such Event of Default or failure of condition precedent, as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the other Agent and Lenders.  Without limiting the foregoing, and notwithstanding the existence or occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default or any other failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement to the contrary, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 12.8 hereof, Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, make Loans and issue or cause to be issued Letter of Credit Accommodations for the ratable account and risk of Revolving Loan Lenders from time to time if Agent reasonably and in good faith believes making such Revolving Loans or issuing or causing to be issued such Letter of Credit Accommodations is in the best interest of Revolving Loan Lenders.

 

(b)                                 Except with the prior written consent of Agent, no Lender may assert or exercise any enforcement right or remedy in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations or other Obligations, as against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any of the Revolving Loan Collateral or other property of any Borrower or Guarantor. Except with the prior

 

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written consent of Term Loan Agent, no Lender may assert or exercise any enforcement right or remedy in respect of the Term Loans or other Obligations related to Term Loans, as against any Borrower or any Guarantor or any of the Term Loan Collateral or other property of any Borrower or Guarantor.  At the request of Required Lenders to the extent provided herein, Agent may assert or exercise any enforcement right or remedy under this Agreement or any Financing Agreement.

 

12.4                        Wells Fargo in its Individual Capacity.

 

(a)                                 With respect to its Revolving Loan Commitment and the Revolving Loans made and Letter of Credit Accommodations issued or caused to be issued by it (and any successor acting as Agent), so long as Wells Fargo shall be a Lender hereunder, it shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not acting as Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Wells Fargo in its individual capacity as Lender hereunder. With respect to its Term Loan Commitment and the Term Loans made (and any successor acting as Term Loan Agent), so long as Wells shall be a Term Loan Lender hereunder, it shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Term Loan Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not acting as Term Loan Agent, and the term “Term Loan Lender” or “Term Loan Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Wells in its individual capacity as Lender hereunder.

 

(b)                                 Wells Fargo (and any successor acting as Agent) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) lend money to, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower or Guarantor (and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) as if it were not acting as Agent, and Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from any Borrower or any Guarantor and any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for services in connection with this Agreement or otherwise without having to account for the same to Lenders.

 

12.5                        Indemnification.  Lenders agree to indemnify each Appointed Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrowers or Guarantors hereunder and without limiting any obligations of Borrowers or Guarantors hereunder) ratably, in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, for any and all claims of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent arising out of or by reason of any investigation in or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or any other documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the costs and expenses that each Appointed Agent is obligated to pay hereunder) or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents, provided, that, no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  The foregoing indemnity shall survive the payment of the Obligations and the termination or non-renewal of this Agreement.

 

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documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of Borrowers and Guarantors and has made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will, independently and without reliance upon Any Appointed Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.  No Appointed Agent shall be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by Borrowers or Guarantors of any term or provision of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to inspect the properties or books of any Borrower or Guarantor.  Each Appointed Agent will use reasonable efforts to provide Lenders with any information received by such Appointed Agent from any Borrower or Guarantor which is required to be provided to Lenders or which is deemed to be requested by Lenders hereunder and with a copy of any Notice of Default or Failure of Condition received by such Appointed Agent from any Borrower or Guarantor; provided, that,  no Appointed Agent shall be liable to any Lender for any failure to do so, except to the extent that such failure is attributable to such Appointed Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to Lenders by Agent hereunder, no Appointed Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any other credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of any Borrower or Guarantor that may come into the possession of such Appointed Agent.

 

12.7                        Failure to Act.  Except for action expressly required of an Appointed Agent hereunder and under the other Financing Agreements, each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from Lenders of their indemnification obligations under Section 12.5 hereof against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

 

12.8                        Additional Revolving Loans.  Agent shall not make any Revolving Loans or provide any Letter of Credit Accommodations to Borrowers on behalf of Lenders intentionally and with actual knowledge that such Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations would cause the aggregate amount of the total outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations to Borrowers to exceed the Borrowing Base, without the prior consent of all Lenders, provided, that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, Agent may, with the prior written consent of Term Agent, make any such additional Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit Accommodation so long as:  (a) the total principal amount of such additional Revolving Loans or such additional Letter of Credit Accommodations together with the principal amount of Special Agent Advances made pursuant to Section 12.11 hereof, shall not exceed the least of (i) $5,000,000, (ii) the sum of (x) the amount which, when added to all other Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Special Agent Advances, would not cause the principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Special Agent Advances to exceed the Borrowing Base and (y) if applicable, an amount equal to any reduction, made with the consent of all Lenders, of the Excess Availability required by Section 9.17 hereof, and (iii) the amount which would not cause the total principal amount of all Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Special Agent Advances to exceed the Maximum Credit, and (b) no such additional Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be

 

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outstanding more than ninety (90) days after the date such additional Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit Accommodation is made or issued (as the case may be), except as the Required Lenders may otherwise agree.  Each Lender shall be obligated to pay Agent the amount of its Pro Rata Share of any such additional Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations.

 

12.9                        Concerning the Collateral and the Related Financing Agreements.  Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.  Each Lender agrees that any action taken by Appointed Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements and the exercise by Appointed Agent or Required Lenders of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

 

12.10                 Field Audit, Examination Reports and other Information; Disclaimer by Lenders.  By signing this Agreement, each Lender:

 

(a)                                 is deemed to have requested that Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report and a monthly or weekly Borrowing Base Certificate, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(ii) hereof, prepared by Agent (each field audit or examination report and monthly or weekly report with respect to the Borrowing Base being referred to herein as a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”);

 

(b)                                 expressly agrees and acknowledges that Agent (A) does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, or (B) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

 

(c)                                  expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that Agent or any other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding any Borrower and any Guarantor and will rely significantly upon such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s books and records, as well as on representations of such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s personnel; and

 

(d)                                 agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use in accordance with the terms of Section 14.5 hereof, and not to distribute or use any Report in any other manner.

 

12.11                 Collateral Matters.

 

(a)                                 Subject to the limitations in Section 12.8 hereof, Agent may, at its option, from time to time, at any time on or after an Event of Default and for so long as the same is continuing or upon any other failure of a condition precedent to the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder, make such disbursements and advances (“Special Agent Advances”) which Agent, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable either (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral or any portion thereof or (ii) to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by Borrowers of the Loans and other Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to Borrowers or Obligors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements consisting of (A) costs, fees and expenses

 

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and (B) payments to Issuing Bank of Letter of Credit Accommodations; provided, that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, Agent may make any such Special Agent Advances so long as:  (a) the total principal amount of such Special Agent Advances together with the principal amount of the additional Revolving Loans and additional Letter of Credit Accommodations made pursuant to Section 12.11 hereof, shall not exceed the least of (i) $5,000,000, (ii) the sum of (x) the amount which, when added to all other Special Agent Advances, Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations, would not cause the principal amount of all outstanding Special Agent Advances, Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations to exceed the Borrowing Base and (y) if applicable, an amount equal to any reduction, made with the consent of all Lenders, of the Excess Availability required by Section 9.17 hereof, and (iii) the amount which would not cause the total principal amount of all Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Accommodations and Special Agent Advances to exceed the Maximum Credit.  Special Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and be secured by the Collateral.  Special Agent Advances shall not constitute Revolving Loans but shall otherwise constitute Obligations hereunder.  Agent shall notify Lenders and Borrowers in writing of each such Special Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Special Agent Advance.  Without limitation of its obligations pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to Agent, upon Agent’s demand, in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each such Special Agent Advance.  If such funds are not made available to Agent by such Lender, then such Lender shall be deemed a Defaulting Lender and Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds, on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to Agent at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or at Agent’s option based on the arithmetic mean determined by Agent of the rates for the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on that day by each of the three leading brokers of Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by Agent) and if such amounts are not paid within three (3) days of Agent’s demand, at the highest Interest Rate provided for in Section 3.1 hereof applicable to Prime Rate Loans.

 

(b)                                 Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any security interest in, mortgage or lien upon (i) any of the Collateral upon termination of all of the Commitments of all Lenders and payment and satisfaction of all of the Obligations and delivery of cash collateral to the extent required under Section 14.1 below, or (ii) any of the Collateral constituting property being sold or disposed of if the applicable Borrower or Guarantor certifies to Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with Section 9.7 hereof (and Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), or (iii) any of the Collateral constituting property in which no Borrower or Guarantor owned an interest at the time the security interest, mortgage or lien was granted or at any time thereafter, or (iv) any of the Collateral (other than Term Loan Priority Collateral without the prior written consent of the Required Term Loan Lenders) having a value in the aggregate in any twelve (12) month period of less than $1,000,000 or (v) any of the Collateral if required or permitted under the terms of any of the other Financing Agreements, including any intercreditor agreement, or (vi) any of the Collateral (other than Term Loan Priority Collateral without the prior written consent of the Required Term Loan Lenders) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by all of Lenders.  Except as provided above, Agent will not release any security interest in, mortgage or lien upon, any of the Collateral without the prior written authorization of all of

 

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Lenders.  Upon request by Agent at any time, Lenders will promptly confirm in writing Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section.

 

(c)                                  Without any manner limiting Agent’s authority to act without any specific or further authorization or consent by the Required Lenders, each Lender agrees to confirm in writing, upon request by Agent, the authority to release Collateral conferred upon Agent under this Section.  Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the security interest, mortgage or liens granted to Agent upon any Collateral to the extent set forth above; provided, that, (i) Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in Agent’s opinion, would expose Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than the release of such security interest, mortgage or liens without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any security interest, mortgage or lien upon (or obligations of any Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of) the Collateral retained by such Borrower or such Guarantor.

 

(d)                                 Appointed Agents shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender or any other Person to investigate, confirm or assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Borrower or Guarantor or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that any particular items of Collateral meet the eligibility criteria applicable in respect of the Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder, or whether any particular reserves are appropriate, or that the liens and security interests granted to Agent pursuant hereto or any of the Financing Agreements or otherwise have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Agent in this Agreement or in any of the other Financing Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its discretion, given Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as a Lender and that Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender.

 

12.12                 Agency for Perfection.  Each Lender hereby appoints Agent and each other Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral of Agent in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of any such Collateral for the benefit of Agent, the other Lenders and the Bank Product Providers as secured party.  Should any Lender obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to Agent or in accordance with Agent’s instructions.

 

12.13                  Successor Agent.  Agent may resign as Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice to Term Loan Agent, Lenders and Borrowers.  If Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for Lenders.  If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Agent, Agent may appoint, after consulting with Lenders and Borrowers, a successor agent from among Lenders.  Upon the acceptance by the Lender so selected of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such

 

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successor agent shall succeed to all of the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” as used herein and in the other Financing Agreements shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 12 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days after the date of a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless thereupon become effective and Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Revolving Loan Lenders  appoint a successor agent as provided for above.

 

12.14                 Term Loan Agent.

 

(a)                                 Each Term Loan Lender irrevocably designates, appoints and authorizes Wells to act as Term Loan Agent hereunder and under the other Financing Agreements with such powers as are specifically delegated to the  Term Loan Agent by the terms of this Agreement and of the other Financing Agreements, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Term Loan Agent (i) shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in the other Financing Agreements, and shall not by reason of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement be a trustee or fiduciary for any Term Loan Lender; (ii) shall not be responsible to the Term Loan Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Financing Agreements, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any of them under, this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Financing Agreement or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for any failure by any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Person to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; and (iii) shall not be responsible to the Term Loan Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other Financing Agreement or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Term Loan Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.

 

(b)                                 With respect to its Commitment and the Term Loans made by it (and any successor acting as Term Loan Agent), so long as Wells shall be a Lender hereunder, it shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not acting as Term Loan Agent, and the terms “Lender”, “Lenders”, “Term Loan Lender” or “Term Loan Lenders” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Madeleine in its individual capacity as Lender hereunder.  Wells (and any successor acting as Term Loan Agent) and its Affiliates may (without having to account therefor to any Lender) lend money to, make investments in and generally engage in any kind of business with Borrowers (and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) as if it were not acting as Term Loan Agent, and Wells and its Affiliates and Approved Funds may accept fees and other consideration from any Borrower or Guarantor and any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for services in connection with

 

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(c)                                  Except for action expressly required of Term Loan Agent hereunder and under the other Financing  Agreements, Term Loan Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder and thereunder unless it shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from Term Loan Lenders of their indemnification obligations under Section 12.5 hereof against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

 

(d)                                 Term Loan Agent may resign as Term Loan Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice to Agent, Lenders and Borrowers.  If Term Loan Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Term Loan Lenders shall appoint from among the Term Loan Lenders a successor agent for Term Loan Lenders.  If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of Term Loan Agent, Term Loan Agent may appoint, after consulting with Term Loan Lenders, Agent and Borrowers, a successor agent from among Term Loan Lenders.  Upon the acceptance by the Term Loan Lender so selected of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all of the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Term Loan Agent and the term “Term Loan Agent” as used herein and in the other  Financing Agreements shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Term Loan Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Term Loan Agent shall be terminated.  After any retiring Term Loan Agent’s resignation hereunder as Term Loan Agent, the applicable provisions of this Section 12 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted by it while it was Term Loan Agent under this Agreement.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Term Loan Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days after the date of a retiring Term Loan Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Term Loan Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless thereupon become effective and Lenders shall perform all of the duties of Term Loan Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Term Loan Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.

 

SECTION 13.                  JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY; SURETYSHIP WAIVERS.

 

13.1                        Independent Obligations; Subrogation.  The Obligations of each Borrower and of each Guarantor hereunder are joint and several.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy which such Borrower or Guarantor now has or hereafter acquires against any other Borrower or Guarantor that arises hereunder including, without limitation, any claim, remedy or right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, or participation in any claim, right or remedy of Agent or any Lender against any Borrower or Guarantor or any Collateral which Agent or any Lender now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise until the Obligations are fully paid and finally discharged.  In addition, each Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives any right to proceed against the other Borrowers and Guarantors, now or hereafter, for contribution, indemnity, reimbursement, and any other suretyship rights and claims, whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent, whether arising under express or implied contract or by operation of law, which any Borrower or Guarantor may now have or hereafter have as against the other Borrowers and Guarantors with respect to the Obligations until the Obligations are fully paid and finally discharged.  Each Borrower and Guarantor also hereby waives any

 

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rights of recourse to or with respect to any asset of the other Borrowers and Guarantors until the Obligations are fully paid and finally discharged.

 

13.2                        Authority to Modify Obligations and Security.  Each Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges that any action taken by Agent and/or Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable law to: (a) renew, extend, accelerate, or otherwise change the time for payment of, or otherwise change any other term or condition of, any document or agreement evidencing or relating to any Obligations as such Obligations relate to the other Borrowers and Guarantors, including, without limitation, to increase or decrease the rate of interest thereon; (b) accept, substitute, waive, defease, increase, release, exchange or otherwise alter any Collateral, in whole or in part, securing the Obligations of each other Borrower or Guarantor; (c) apply any and all such Collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Agent and Lenders, in their sole discretion, may determine; (d) deal with the other Borrowers and Guarantors as Agent or any Lender may elect; (e) in Agent’s and Lenders’ sole discretion, settle, release on terms satisfactory to them, or by operation of law or otherwise, compound, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate any Obligations of any other Borrower or Guarantor and/or any of the Collateral in any manner, and bid and purchase any of the collateral at any sale thereof; (f) apply any and all payments or recoveries from the other Borrowers and Guarantors as Agent or Lenders, in their sole discretion, may determine, whether or not such indebtedness relates to the Obligations; all whether such Obligations are secured or unsecured or guaranteed or not guaranteed by others; and (g) apply any sums realized from Collateral furnished by the other Borrowers and Guarantors upon any of its indebtedness or obligations to Agent or Lenders as they in their sole discretion, may determine, whether or not such indebtedness relates to the Obligations; shall not in any way diminish, release or discharge the liability of any Borrower or Guarantor hereunder (except to the extent that the Obligations are in fact repaid as a result of such action).

 

13.3                        Waiver of Defenses.  Upon an Event of Default by any Borrower or Guarantor in respect of any Obligations, Agent and Lenders may, at their option and without notice to any Borrower or Guarantor, proceed directly against any Borrower or Guarantor to collect and recover the full amount of the liability hereunder, or any portion thereof, and each Borrower and Guarantor waives any right to require Agent or any Lender to: (a) proceed against the other Borrowers and Guarantors or any other person whomsoever; (b) proceed against or exhaust any Collateral given to or held by Agent or any Lender in connection with the Obligations; (c) give notice of the terms, time and place of any public or private sale of any of the Collateral except as otherwise provided herein; or (d) pursue any other remedy in Agent’s or any Lender’s power whatsoever.  A separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Borrower or Guarantor whether or not action is brought against the other Borrowers and Guarantors and whether the other Borrowers and Guarantors be joined in any such action or actions; and each Borrower and Guarantor waives the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, and agrees that any payment of any Obligations or other act which shall toll any statute of limitations applicable thereto shall similarly operate to toll such statute of limitations applicable to the liability hereunder.

 

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Borrower or Guarantor hereunder, to exercise any right or remedy which Agent or any Lender may have available to them against the other Borrowers and Guarantors.

 

13.5                        Additional Waivers.  Each Borrower and Guarantor waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the other Borrowers and Guarantors or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability of any other Borrowers or Guarantors or by reason of any act or omission of Agent or any Lender or others which directly or indirectly results in or aids the discharge or release of any other Borrowers or Guarantors or any Obligations or any Collateral by operation of law or otherwise.  The Obligations shall be enforceable against each Borrower and Guarantor without regard to the validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Obligations with respect to any other Borrowers or Guarantors or any of the documents related thereto or any collateral security documents securing any of the Obligations.  No exercise by Agent or any Lender of, and no omission of Agent or any Lender to exercise, any power or authority recognized herein and no impairment or suspension of any right or remedy of Agent or any Lender against any Borrower or Guarantor or any Collateral shall in any way suspend, discharge, release, exonerate or otherwise affect any of the Obligations or any Collateral furnished by Borrowers or Guarantors or give to Borrowers or Guarantors any right of recourse against Agent or any Lender.  Each Borrower and Guarantor specifically agrees that the failure of Agent or any Lender: (a) to perfect any lien on or security interest in any property heretofore or hereafter given any Borrower or Guarantor to secure payment of the Obligations, or to record or file any document relating thereto or (b) to file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy or other proceeding) of any Borrower or Guarantor shall not in any manner whatsoever terminate, diminish, exonerate or otherwise affect the liability of any Borrower or Guarantor hereunder.

 

13.6                        Additional Indebtedness.  Additional Obligations may be created from time to time at the request of any Borrower or Guarantor and without further authorization from or notice to any other Borrower or Guarantor even though the borrowing Borrower’s or Guarantor’s financial condition may deteriorate since the date hereof.  Each Borrower and Guarantor waives the right, if any, to require Agent or any Lender to disclose to such Borrower or Guarantor any information it may now have or hereafter acquire concerning any other Borrower’s or Guarantor’s character, credit, Collateral, financial condition or other matters.  Each Borrower and Guarantor has established adequate means to obtain from each other Borrower and Guarantor, on a continuing basis, financial and other information pertaining to such Borrower’s or Guarantor’s business and affairs, and assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial and other conditions of the other Borrowers and Guarantors and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations which diligent inquiry would reveal.  Neither Agent nor any Lender need inquire into the powers of any Borrower or Guarantor or the authority of any of their respective officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act in their behalf, and any Obligations created in reliance upon the purported exercise of such power or authority is hereby guaranteed.  All Obligations of each Borrower and Guarantor to Agent and Lenders heretofore, now or hereafter created shall be deemed to have been granted at each Borrower’s and Guarantor’s special insistence and request and in consideration of and in reliance upon this Agreement.

 

13.7                        Notices, Demands, Etc.  Except as expressly provided by this Agreement, neither Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation whatsoever to make or give to any Borrower

 

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or Guarantor, and each Borrower and Guarantor hereby waives diligence, all rights of setoff and counterclaim against Agent or any Lender, all demands, presentments, protests, notices of protests, notices of protests, notices of nonperformance, notices of dishonor, and all other notices of every kind or nature, including notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional Obligations.

 

13.8                        Revival.  If any payments of money or transfers of property made to Agent or any Lender by any Borrower or Guarantor should for any reason subsequently be declared to be, or in Agent’s counsel’s good faith opinion be determined to be, fraudulent (within the meaning of any state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances), preferential or otherwise voidable or recoverable in whole or in part for any reason (hereinafter collectively called “voidable transfers”) under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state law and Agent or any Lender is required to repay or restore, or in Agent’s counsel’s good faith opinion may be so liable to repay or restore, any such voidable transfer, or the amount or any portion thereof, then as to any such voidable transfer or the amount repaid or restored and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of Agent or any Lender related thereto, such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall automatically be revived, reinstated and restored and shall exist as though such voidable transfer had never been made to Agent or such Lender.

 

13.9                        Understanding of Waivers.  Each Borrower and Guarantor warrants and agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section 13 are made with full knowledge of their significance and consequences.  If any of such waivers are determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waivers shall be effective only to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 14.                  TERM; MISCELLANEOUS.

 

14.1                        Term.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall become effective as of the date set forth on the first page hereof and shall continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the Maturity Date.  Agent may, at its option (or shall at the direction of any Lender in writing received by Agent at least sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date or the anniversary of any Maturity Date, as the case may be), terminate this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, or Borrowers may terminate this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, in each case, effective on the Maturity Date or on the anniversary of the Maturity Date in any year by giving to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior written notice; provided, that, this Agreement and all other Financing Agreements still in effect on such date, if any, must be terminated simultaneously.  In addition, Borrowers may terminate this Agreement at any time upon three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period acceptable to Agent) prior written notice to Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable) and Agent may, at its option, and shall at the direction of Required Lenders, terminate this Agreement at any time on or after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any cure periods specified in Section 10.1 hereof.  Upon the Maturity Date or any other effective date of termination of the Financing Agreements, Borrowers shall pay to Agent all outstanding and unpaid Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations and other contingent Obligations which expressly survive the termination of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements) and shall furnish cash collateral to Agent (or at Agent’s option, a letter of credit

 

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issued for the account of Borrowers and at Borrowers’ expense, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, by an issuer acceptable to Agent and payable to Agent as beneficiary) in such amounts as Agent determines are reasonably necessary to secure Agent, Lenders and Issuing Bank from loss, cost, damage or expense, including attorneys’ fees and expenses, in connection with any contingent Obligations, including issued and outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations and checks or other payments provisionally credited to the Obligations and/or as to which Agent or any Lender has not yet received final payment and any continuing obligations of Agent or any Lender pursuant to any Deposit Account Control Agreement and for any of the Obligations arising under or in connection with any Bank Products in such amounts as the Bank Product Provider providing such Bank Products may require (unless such Obligations arising under or in connection with any Bank Products are paid in full in cash and terminated in a manner satisfactory to such Bank Product Provider.  The amount of such cash collateral (or letter of credit, as Agent may determine) as to any Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be in the amount equal to one hundred five (105%) percent of the amount of the Letter of Credit Accommodations plus the amount of any fees and expenses payable in connection therewith through the end of the latest expiration date of the letters of credit giving rise to such Letter of Credit Accommodations.  Such payments in respect of the Obligations and cash collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer in Federal funds to the Agent Payment Account or such other bank account of Agent, as Agent may, in its discretion, designate in writing to Borrowers for such purpose.  Interest shall be due until and including the next Business Day, if the amounts so paid by Borrowers to the Agent Payment Account or other bank account designated by Agent are received in such bank account later than 12:00 noon, New York time.

 

(b)                                 No termination of the Revolving Loan Facility or Term Loan Facility, this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements shall relieve or discharge any Borrower or any Borrower of its respective duties, obligations and covenants under this Agreement or the other Financing Agreements until all Obligations have been fully and finally discharged and paid, and Agent’s continuing security interest in the Collateral and the rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders hereunder, under the other Financing Agreements and applicable law, shall remain in effect until all such Obligations have been fully and finally discharged and paid and Lenders have no further obligations hereunder (following which all securing interests, liens and the like shall be released).  Accordingly, each Borrower and Guarantor waives any rights it may have under the UCC to demand the filing of termination statements with respect to the Collateral and Agent shall not be required to send such termination statements to any Borrower or Guarantor, or to file them with any filing office, unless and until this Agreement and all Commitments of all Lenders shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms and all Obligations paid and satisfied in full in immediately available funds.

 

14.2                        Interpretative Provisions.

 

(a)                                 All terms used herein which are defined in Article 1, Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC shall have the meanings given therein unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 All references to the plural herein shall also mean the singular and to the singular shall also mean the plural unless the context otherwise requires.

 

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any Lender pursuant to the definitions set forth in the recitals hereto, or to any other person herein, shall include their respective successors and assigns.

 

(d)                                 The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “this Agreement” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement and any of the other Financing Agreements shall refer to this Agreement and such Financing Agreement as a whole and not any particular provision hereof or thereof and as this Agreement or such Financing Agreements now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

 

(e)                                  The word “including” when used in this Agreement shall mean “including, without limitation”.

 

(f)                                   An Event of Default shall exist or continue or be continuing until such Event of Default is waived in accordance with Section 11.3 hereof or is cured in a manner satisfactory to Agent, if such Event of Default is capable of being cured as determined by Agent.

 

(g)                                  All references to the term “good faith” used herein when applicable to Agent or any Lender shall mean, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the UCC, honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.  Borrowers shall have the burden of proving any lack of good faith on the part of Agent or any Lender alleged by Borrowers at any time.

 

(h)                                 Any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the meaning customarily given in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed unless otherwise specifically provided herein, in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied and using the same method for inventory valuation as used in the preparation of the financial statements of Borrowers and Guarantors most recently received by Agent prior to the date hereof.

 

(i)                                     In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including”.

 

(j)                                    Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references herein to any agreement, document or instrument in this Agreement shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, modifications, supplements, extensions, renewals, restatements or replacements with respect thereto, but only to the extent the same are not prohibited by the terms hereof or of any other Financing Agreement, and (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, recodifying, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.

 

(k)                                 The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(l)                                     This Agreement and other Financing Agreements may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters.  All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

 

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(m)                             This Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agent and the other parties, and are the products of all parties.  Accordingly, this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall not be construed against Agent or Lenders merely because of Agent’s or any Lender’s involvement in their preparation.

 

14.3                        Notices.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests and demands hereunder shall be in writing and deemed to have been given or made:  if delivered in person, immediately upon delivery; if by telex, telegram or facsimile transmission, immediately upon sending and upon confirmation of receipt; if by nationally recognized overnight courier service with instructions to deliver the next Business Day, one (1) Business Day after sending; and if by certified mail, return receipt requested, five (5) days after mailing.  All notices, requests and demands upon the parties are to be given to the following addresses (or to such other address as any party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section):

 

	
If to any Borrower or   Guarantor:
    	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
   450 West 33rd Street
   New York, NY 10001
   Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
   Telephone No.: (212) 884-2110
   Telecopy No.: (212) 884-2103

and

Attention:  General Counsel

Telephone   No.: (212) 884-2122
   Telecopy No.: (212) 884-2965
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
With a copy to:
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis LLP

Citigroup Center
   601 Lexington Avenue
   New York, NY 10022
   Attention:  Ashley Gregory
   Telephone No.: (212) 446-4697
   Telecopy No.:  (212) 446-6600
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Agent:
    	
Wells   Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One   Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston,   Massachusetts 02108

Attention:   Danielle Baldinelli

Telephone   No.: (617) 854-7238

Telecopy   No.: (877) 353-3045
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Term Loan Agent:
    	
Wells   Fargo Bank, National Association, as Term Loan Agent

One   Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston,   Massachusetts 02108

Attention:  Tamar Scoville
    

 

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Telephone   No.: (617) 624-4448
   Telecopy No.: (877) 353-3045
    

 

14.4                        Partial Invalidity.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate this Agreement as a whole, but this Agreement shall be construed as though it did not contain the particular provision held to be invalid or unenforceable and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced only to such extent as shall be permitted by applicable law.

 

14.5                        Confidentiality.

 

(a)                                 Agent and each Lender shall use all reasonable efforts to keep confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information and safe and sound lending practices, any non-public information supplied to it by any Borrower or Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement which is clearly and conspicuously marked as confidential at the time such information is furnished by any Borrower or Guarantor to Agent or such Lender, provided, that, nothing contained herein shall limit the disclosure of any such information: (i) to the extent required by statute, rule, regulation, subpoena or court order, (ii) to bank examiners and other regulators, auditors and/or accountants, in connection with any litigation to which Agent or such Lender is a party, (iii) to any Lender or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant) or to any Affiliate of any Lender so long as such Lender or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant) or Affiliate shall have been instructed to treat such information as confidential in accordance with this Section 14.5, or (iv) to counsel for Agent or any Lender or Participant (or prospective Lender or Participant).

 

(b)                                 In the event that Agent or any Lender receives a request or demand to disclose any confidential information pursuant to any subpoena or court order, Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees (i) to the extent permitted by applicable law or if permitted by applicable law, to the extent Agent or such Lender determines in good faith that it will not create any risk of liability to Agent or such Lender, Agent or such Lender will promptly notify Borrowers of such request so that Borrowers may seek a protective order or other appropriate relief or remedy and (ii) if disclosure of such information is required, disclose such information and, subject to reimbursement by Borrowers of Agent’s or such Lender’s expenses, cooperate with Borrowers in the reasonable efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the disclosed information which Borrowers so designate, to the extent permitted by applicable law or if permitted by applicable law, to the extent Agent or such Lender determines in good faith that it will not create any risk of liability to Agent or such Lender.

 

(c)                                  In no event shall this Section 14.5 or any other provision of this Agreement, any of the other Financing Agreements or applicable law be deemed: (i) to apply to or restrict disclosure of information that has been or is made public by any Borrower or Guarantor or any third party or otherwise becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure in violation hereof, (ii) to apply to or restrict disclosure of information that was or becomes available to Agent or any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) on a non-

 

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confidential basis from a person other than a Borrower or Guarantor, (iii) to require Agent or any Lender to return any materials furnished by any Borrower or Guarantor to Agent or a Lender or prevent Agent or a Lender from responding to routine informational requests in accordance with the Code of Ethics for the Exchange of Credit Information promulgated by The Robert Morris Associates or other applicable industry standards relating to the exchange of credit information.  The obligations of Agent and Lenders under this Section 14.5 shall supersede and replace the obligations of Agent and Lenders under any confidentiality letter signed prior to the date hereof.

 

14.6                        Successors.  This Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and any other document referred to herein or therein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Agent, Lenders, Bank Product Providers, Borrowers, Guarantors and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Borrower or Guarantor may assign its rights under this Agreement, the other Financing Agreements and any other document referred to herein or therein without the prior written consent of Agent and Lenders.  Any such purported assignment without such express prior written consent shall be void.  No Lender may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent, except as provided in Section 14.7 below.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are for the purpose of defining the relative rights and obligations of Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall be no third party beneficiaries of any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.

 

14.7                        Assignments; Participations.

 

(a)                                 Each Lender may assign all or, if less than all, a portion equal to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate for the assigning Lender, of such rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Transferees or Approved Funds (but not including for this purpose any assignments in the form of a participation), each of which assignees shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment and Acceptance; provided, that, such transfer or assignment will not be effective until:  (i) it is recorded by the applicable Agent on the applicable Register; (ii) Agent shall have received for its sole account payment of a processing fee from the assigning Lender or the assignee in the amount of $5,000; (iii) Agent shall have provided its prior written consent to such assignment, and (iv) Borrowers shall have provided their prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that, (A) Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to a proposed assignment unless they object to such assignment by written notice to Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof and (B) no consent of Borrowers shall be required if a Default or an Event of Default exists or has occurred and is continuing.  Anything contained in this Section 14.7 hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, the consent of Borrowers or Agent shall not be required, the minimum assignment amount shall not be applicable, an Assignment and Acceptance shall not be required to be delivered to, accepted by or recorded by Agent on the applicable Register in order to be effective, valid, binding and enforceable and payments of the processing fee shall not be required if  such assignment is in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial portion of the business or loan portfolio of a Lender; provided, that, Borrowers and Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with the assigning Lender in connection with the interest so assigned until such time as written notice of such assignment shall have been

 

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delivered by the assigning Lender or the assignee to Agent.

 

(b)                                 Agent, acting for this purpose only as agent of Borrowers, shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of Revolving Loan Lenders, their Revolving Loan Commitments and the principal amount of their Loans (the “Revolving Loan Register”); provided, that, in the case of an assignment or delegation covered by Section 14.7(a) hereof, which is not reflected in the Revolving Loan Register, the assigning Lender shall maintain a comparable register (the “Revolving Loan Lender Register”) on behalf of Borrowers.  Agent shall also maintain a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and shall modify the Revolving Loan Register to give effect to each Assignment and Acceptance.  The entries in the Revolving Loan Register and Lender Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Revolving Loan Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Revolving Loan Register or Revolving Loan Lender Register as a Revolving Loan Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Revolving Loan Register and Revolving Loan Lender Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowers and any Revolving Loan Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.  This Section 14.7(b) shall be construed so that the Revolving Loan Loans and Revolving Loan Commitments are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code.

 

(c)                                  Term Loan Agent, acting for this purpose only as agent of Borrowers, shall maintain a register of the names and addresses of Term Loan Lenders, their Term Loan Commitments and the principal amount of their Term Loan Loans (the “Term Loan Register”); provided, that, in the case of an assignment or delegation covered by Section 14.7(a) hereof, which is not reflected in the Register, the assigning Term Loan Lender shall maintain a comparable register (the “Term Loan Lender Register”) on behalf of Borrowers.  Agent shall also maintain a  copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and  shall modify the Term Loan Register to give effect to each Assignment and Acceptance.  The entries in the Term Loan Register and Term Loan Lender Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Borrowers, Guarantors, Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders  may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register or Lender Register as a Term Loan Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Term Loan Register and Term Loan  Lender Register shall be available for inspection by Borrowers and any Term Loan Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.  This Section 14.7(c) shall be construed so that the Term Loan Loans and Term Loan  Commitments are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code.

 

(d)                                 If required under Section 14.7 hereof, upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, and otherwise from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and to the other Financing Agreements and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations (including, without limitation, the obligation to participate in Letter of Credit Accommodations) of a Lender hereunder and thereunder and (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                  By execution and delivery to each other of an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor and assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or the execution, legality, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements furnished pursuant hereto, (ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or the performance or observance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of any of the Obligations; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, together with such other documents and information it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance, (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Lender, Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements as are delegated to Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and (vi) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are required to be performed by it as a Lender.  Agent and Lenders may furnish any information concerning any Borrower or any Guarantor in the possession of Agent or any Lender from time to time to assignees and Participants.

 

(f)                                   Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it and its participation in the Letter of Credit Accommodations, without the consent of Agent or the other Lenders); provided, that, (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment hereunder) and the other Financing Agreements shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and Borrowers, the other Lenders and Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, (iii) the Participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements (the Participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the Participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by Borrowers or any Guarantor hereunder (including any amounts payable under Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 hereof) shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation.

 

(g)                                  Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging its Loans hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Lenders from such Federal Reserve Bank.  Borrowers hereby acknowledge that the Lenders and their Affiliates may sell or securitize the Loans (a “Securitization”) through the pledge of the

 

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Loans as collateral security for loans to the Lenders or their Affiliates or through the sale of the Loans or the issuance of direct or indirect interests in the Loans, which loans to the Lenders or their Affiliates or direct or indirect interests will be rated by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or one or more other rating agencies (the “Rating Agencies”).  Borrowers shall cooperate with the Lenders and their Affiliates to effect the Securitization including, without limitation, by (a) amending this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, and executing such additional documents, as reasonably requested by the Lenders in connection with the Securitization, provided that (i) any such amendment or additional documentation does not impose material additional costs on the Borrowers and (ii) any such amendment or additional documentation does not materially adversely affect the rights, or materially increase the obligations, of the Borrowers under the Financing Agreements or change or affect in a manner adverse to the Borrowers the financial terms of the Loans, (b) providing such information as may be reasonably requested by the Lenders in connection with the rating of the Loans or the Securitization, and (c) providing in connection with any rating of the Loans a certificate (i) agreeing to indemnify the Lenders and their Affiliates, any of the Rating Agencies, or any party providing credit support or otherwise participating in the Securitization (collectively, the “Securitization Parties”) for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (the “Liabilities”) to which the Lenders, their Affiliates or such Securitization Parties may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Financing Agreement or in any writing delivered by or on behalf of any Borrower or Guarantor to the Lenders in connection with any Financing Agreement or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and such indemnity shall survive any transfer by the Lenders or their successors or assigns of the Loans and (ii) agreeing to reimburse the Lenders and their Affiliates for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Persons in connection with defending the Liabilities.

 

(h)                                 Borrowers shall assist Agent or any Lender permitted to sell assignments or participations under this Section 14.7 in whatever manner reasonably necessary in order to enable or effect any such assignment or participation, including (but not limited to) the execution and delivery of any and all agreements, notes and other documents and instruments as shall be requested and the delivery of informational materials, appraisals or other documents for, and the participation of relevant management in meetings and conference calls with, potential Lenders or Participants.  Borrowers shall certify the correctness, completeness and accuracy, in all material respects, of all descriptions of Borrowers and their affairs provided, prepared or reviewed by Borrowers that are contained in any selling materials and all other information provided by it and included in such materials.

 

14.8                        Separate Grants.  Each of the parties hereto irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that (a) the claims and interests of Agent, Revolving Loan Lenders and the Bank Product Provider and of Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders are not “substantially similar” within the meaning of Section 1122 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any other bankruptcy or insolvency Law, (b) the grants of the security interest and liens to secure the Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations and the grants of the security interests and liens to secure the Obligations in respect of the Term Loans constitute two separate and distinct grants of security interests and liens, (c) the rights of Agent,

 

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Revolving Loan Lenders and Bank Product Providers in the Collateral are fundamentally different from the rights of Term Loan Agent and Term Loan Lenders in the Collateral and (d) as a result of the foregoing, among other things, the Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations and Obligations in respect of the Term Loans must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

 

14.9                        Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the other Financing Agreements, any supplements hereto or thereto, and any instruments or documents delivered or to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith represents the entire agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof between the parties hereto, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals, offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and any schedule or exhibit hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

 

14.10                 Patriot Act.  Agent and each Lender hereby notifies Borrowers and Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrowers and Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and Guarantor and other information that will allow Agent or such Lender to identify Borrowers and Guarantors in accordance with the Patriot Act.  In addition, if Agent or a Lender is required by law or regulation or internal policies to do so, it shall have the right to periodically conduct (a) Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches, and customary individual background checks for any Borrower or Guarantor and (b) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks for the senior management and key principals of any Borrower and Guarantor, and any Borrower and each Guarantor agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such searches and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for such searches shall be payable by Borrowers to Agent or such Lender hereunder and shall be for the account of Borrowers.  Borrowers and Guarantors are hereby advised that any Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder are subject to satisfactory results of such verification.

 

14.11                 Counterparts, Etc.  This Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements by telefacsimile shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement or any of such other Financing Agreements.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of any such agreement by telefacsimile shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of such agreement.

 

SECTION 15.                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RESTATEMENT

 

15.1                        Existing Obligations.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that, as of the close of business on October 23, 2014, Borrowers are indebted to Agent and Lenders in respect of Loans under the Existing Loan Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $4,356,358.09 and Existing Letters of Credit under the Existing

 

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Loan Agreement in the aggregate principal amount of $20,929,194.10, in each case together with all interest accrued and accruing thereon (to the extent applicable), and all fees, costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, all of which are unconditionally owing by Borrowers and Guarantors to Agent and Lenders, without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind, nature or description whatsoever.

 

15.2                        Acknowledgment of Security Interests.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, shall continue to have a security interest in and lien upon the Collateral heretofore granted to Agent pursuant to the Existing Financing Agreements to secure the Obligations, as well as any Collateral granted to Agent under this Agreement or under any of the other Financing Agreements or otherwise granted to or held by Agent or any Lender.  The liens and security interests of Agent in the Collateral shall be deemed to be continuously granted and perfected from the earliest date of the granting and perfection of such liens and security interests to Agent, whether under the Existing Financing Agreements, this Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.

 

15.3                        Existing Financing Agreements.  Each Borrower and Guarantor hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that: (a) the Existing Financing Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and Guarantor and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and (b) the agreements and obligations of such Borrower and Guarantor contained in the Existing Financing Agreements constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower and Guarantor enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms and such Borrower and Guarantor has no valid defense to the enforcement of such obligations and (c) Agent, on behalf of Lenders and Bank Product Providers, is entitled to all of the rights and remedies provided for in favor of Agent, Lenders and Bank Product Providers in the Existing Financing Agreements, as amended and restated by this Agreement.

 

15.4                        Restatement.  Except as otherwise stated in Section 15.2 hereof and this Section 15.4, as of the date hereof, the terms, conditions, agreements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Existing Financing Agreements are hereby amended and restated in their entirety, and as so amended and restated, replaced and superseded, by the terms, conditions, agreements, covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.  The amendment and restatement contained herein shall not, in any manner, be construed to constitute payment of, or impair, limit, cancel or extinguish, or constitute a novation in respect of, the Indebtedness and any other obligations and liabilities of Borrowers or Guarantors evidenced by or arising under the Existing Financing Agreements, and the liens and security interests of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers, in the Collateral (as such term is defined herein) securing such Indebtedness and other obligations and liabilities, which shall not in any manner be impaired, limited, terminated, waived or released, but shall continue in full force and effect in favor of Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the Bank Product Providers.  The principal amount of the Loans and the amount of the Existing Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date hereof under the Existing Financing Agreements shall be allocated to the Loans and Letter of Credit Accommodations hereunder in such manner and in such amounts as Agent shall determine.

 

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15.5                         Release.  Each Borrower and Guarantor, for itself and its successors and assigns, does hereby remise, release, discharge and hold Agent, Lenders, Bank Product Providers, and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns harmless from all claims, demands, debts, sums of money, accounts, damages, judgments, financial obligations, actions, causes of action, suits at law or in equity, of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether or not now existing or known, which any Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective successors or assigns has had or may now or hereafter claim to have against Agent, any Lender, any Bank Product Provider or their respective officers, directors, agents and employees and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns in any way arising from or connected with the Existing Financing Agreements or the arrangements set forth therein or transactions thereunder up to and including the date hereof, except to the extent Borrowers shall notify Agent in writing of any specific exceptions to charges for interest, fees, costs and expenses set forth in the most recent monthly statement of Borrowers’ loan accounts sent by Agent to Borrowers prior to the date hereof pursuant to the Existing Financing Agreements within thirty (30) days after the date hereof.

 

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

 

	
 
    	
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Sheamus   Toal
    
	
 
    	
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Sheamus   Toal
    
	
 
    	
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/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
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Sheamus   Toal
    
	
 
    	
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EXHIBIT A
 TO 
 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT

 

This ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (this “Assignment and Acceptance”) dated as of                         , 20     is made between                                       (the “Assignor”) and                                          (the “Assignee”).  Initially capitalized terms used herein without definitions shall have the meanings given in the Loan Agreement (as defined below).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as arranger, Wells Fargo, National Association, in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) acting for and on behalf of the Persons which are parties thereto as lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”), and the Persons which are parties to the Loan Agreement as lenders (individually, each a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”) have entered or are about to enter into financing arrangements pursuant to which Agent and Lenders may make loans and, with regard to Lenders only, provide other financial accommodations to Lerner New York, Inc. (“Lerner”), Lernco, Inc. (“Lernco”), and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. (“Lerner Outlet” and together with Lerner, “Borrowers” and individually each a “Borrower”) as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 24, 2014, by and among Borrowers, certain of their affiliates, Agent, and Lenders (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”), and the other agreements, documents and instruments referred to therein or at any time executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto (all of the foregoing, together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the “Financing Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, as provided under the Loan Agreement, Assignor committed to making Revolving Loans (the “Committed Revolving Loans”) to Borrowers in an aggregate amount not to exceed                              Dollars ($                  ) (the “Commitment”);

 

WHEREAS, Assignor wishes to assign to Assignee [part of the] [all] rights and obligations of Assignor under the Loan Agreement in respect of its Commitment in an amount equal to $                              (the “Assigned Commitment Amount”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and Assignee wishes to accept assignment of such rights and to assume such obligations from Assignor on such terms and subject to such conditions;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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1.              Assignment and Acceptance.

 

(a)         Subject to the terms and conditions of this Assignment and Acceptance, Assignor hereby sells, transfers and assigns to Assignee, and Assignee hereby purchases, assumes and undertakes from Assignor, without recourse and without representation or warranty (except as provided in this Assignment and Acceptance) an interest in (i) the Commitment and each of the Committed Revolving Loans of Assignor and (ii) all related rights, benefits, obligations, liabilities and indemnities of the Assignor under and in connection with the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, so that after giving effect thereto, the Commitment of Assignee shall be as set forth below and the Pro Rata Share of Assignee shall be              (     %).

 

(b)         With effect on and after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 5 hereof), Assignee shall be a party to the Loan Agreement and succeed to all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Lender under the Loan Agreement, including the requirements concerning confidentiality and the payment of indemnification, with a Commitment in an amount equal to the Assigned Commitment Amount.  Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.  It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Commitment of Assignor shall, as of the Effective Date, be reduced by an amount equal to the Assigned Commitment Amount and Assignor shall relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by Assignee; provided, that, Assignor shall not relinquish its rights under Sections 2.1, 6.4, 6.9 and 6.10 of the Loan Agreement to the extent such rights relate to the time prior to the Effective Date.

 

(c)          After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth herein, on the Effective Date Assignee’s Commitment will be                          Dollars ($                ).

 

(d)         After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth herein, on the Effective Date Assignor’s Commitment will be                          Dollars ($                ) (as such amount may be further reduced by any other assignment by Assignor on or after the date hereof).

 

2.              Payments.

 

(a)         As consideration for the sale, assignment and transfer contemplated in Section 1 hereof, Assignee shall pay to Assignor on the Effective Date in immediately available funds an amount equal to                           Dollars ($                ), representing Assignee’s Pro Rata Share of the amount owed by Borrowers with respect to the Committed Revolving Loans assigned hereunder.

 

(b)         Assignee shall pay to Agent the processing fee in the amount specified in Section 14.7(a) of the Loan Agreement.

 

3.              Reallocation of Payments.  Any interest, fees and other payments accrued to the Effective Date with respect to the Commitment, Committed Revolving Loans and outstanding Letter of Credit Accommodations shall be for the account of Assignor.  Any interest, fees and other payments accrued on and after the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Commitment Amount shall be for the account of Assignee.  Each of Assignor and Assignee

 

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agrees that it will hold in trust for the other party any interest, fees and other amounts which it may receive to which the other party is entitled pursuant to the preceding sentence and pay to the other party any such amounts which it may receive promptly upon receipt.

 

4.              Independent Credit Decision.  Assignee acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, together with copies of the most recent financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon Assignor, Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit and legal decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Agreement.

 

5.              Effective Date; Notices.

 

(a)         As between Assignor and Assignee, the effective date for this Assignment and Acceptance shall be                               , 20     (the “Effective Date”); provided, that, the following conditions precedent have been satisfied on or before the Effective Date:

 

(i)                       this Assignment and Acceptance shall be executed and delivered by Assignor and Assignee;

 

(ii)                    the consent of Agent as required for an effective assignment of the Assigned Commitment Amount by Assignor to Assignee shall have been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect as of the Effective Date;

 

(iii)                 written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to Assignee, shall have been given to Borrowers and Agent;

 

(iv)                Assignee shall pay to Assignor all amounts due to Assignor under this Assignment and Acceptance; and

 

(v)                   the processing fee referred to in Section 2(b) hereof shall have been paid to Agent.

 

(b)         Promptly following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, Assignor shall deliver to Borrowers and Agent for acknowledgment by Agent, a Notice of Assignment in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.

 

6.              Agent.[INCLUDE ONLY IF ASSIGNOR IS AN AGENT]

 

(a)         Assignee hereby appoints and authorizes Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement as are delegated to Agent by Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

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[Agent under the Loan Agreement.]

 

7.              Withholding Tax.  Assignee (a) represents and warrants to Assignor, Agent and Borrowers that under applicable law and treaties no tax will be required to be withheld by Assignee, Agent or Borrowers with respect to any payments to be made to Assignee hereunder or under any of the Financing Agreements, (b) agrees to furnish (if it is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof) to Agent and Borrowers prior to the time that Agent or Borrowers are required to make any payment of principal, interest or fees hereunder, duplicate executed originals of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (wherein Assignee claims entitlement to the benefits of a tax treaty that provides for a complete exemption from U.S. federal income withholding tax on all payments hereunder) and agrees to provide new Forms W-8ECI or W-8BEN upon the expiration of any previously delivered form or comparable statements in accordance with applicable U.S. law and regulations and amendments thereto, duly executed and completed by Assignee, and (c) agrees to comply with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations with regard to such withholding tax exemption.

 

8.              Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)         Assignor represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any security interest, lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (ii) it is duly organized and existing and it has the full power and authority to take, and has taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and Acceptance and to fulfill its obligations hereunder, (iii) no notices to, or consents, authorizations or approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already given or obtained) for its due execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment and Acceptance, and apart from any agreements or undertakings or filings required by the Loan Agreement, no further action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or performance, and (iv) this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Assignor, enforceable against Assignor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles.

 

(b)         Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.  Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and assumes no responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition or statements of Borrowers, or the performance or observance by Borrowers or any other Person, of any of its respective obligations under the Loan Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished in connection therewith.

 

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has full power and authority to take, and has taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and Acceptance, and to fulfill its obligations hereunder, (ii) no notices to, or consents, authorizations or approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already given or obtained) for its due execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment and Acceptance, and apart from any agreements or undertakings or filings required by the Loan Agreement, no further action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or performance; and (v) this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Assignee, enforceable against Assignee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights to general equitable principles.

 

9.              Further Assurances.  Assignor and Assignee each hereby agree to execute and deliver such other instruments, and take such other action, as either party may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and Acceptance, including the delivery of any notices or other documents or instruments to Borrowers or Agent, which may be required in connection with the assignment and assumption contemplated hereby.

 

10.       Miscellaneous.

 

(a)         Any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.  No failure or delay by either party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof and any waiver of any breach of the provisions of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be without prejudice to any rights with respect to any other for further breach thereof.

 

(b)         All payments made hereunder shall be made without any set-off or counterclaim.

 

(c)          Assignor and Assignee shall each pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and performance of this Assignment and Acceptance.

 

(d)         This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(e)          THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  Assignor and Assignee each irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any State or Federal court sitting in New York County, New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Assignment and Acceptance and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or Federal court.  Each party to this Assignment and Acceptance hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding.

 

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(f)           ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, OR STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
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By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1

 

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

                             , 20    

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Attn.: Portfolio Manager-Lerner New York, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as arranger, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) acting for and on behalf of the Persons which are parties thereto as lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”), and the Persons which are parties to the Loan Agreement as lenders (individually, each a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”) have entered or are about to enter into financing arrangements pursuant to which Agent and Lenders may make loans and, with regard to Lenders only, provide other financial accommodations, to Lerner New York, Inc. (“Lerner”), Lernco, Inc. (“Lernco”), and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. (“Lerner Outlet” and together with Lerner, “Borrowers” and individually each a “Borrower”) as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 24, 2014, by and among Borrowers, certain of their affiliates, Agent and Lenders (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”), and the other agreements, documents and instruments referred to therein or at any time executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto (all of the foregoing, together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the “Financing Agreements”).  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.

 

We hereby give you notice of, and request your consent to, the assignment by                                                      (the “Assignor”) to                                                      (the “Assignee”) such that after giving effect to the assignment Assignee shall have an interest equal to                      (    %) of the Commitments pursuant to the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement attached hereto (the “Assignment and Acceptance”).  We understand that the Assignor’s Commitment shall be reduced by                        Dollars ($                 ), as the same may be further reduced by other assignments on or after the date hereof.

 

Assignee agrees that, upon receiving the consent of Agent to such assignment, Assignee will be bound by the terms of the Loan Agreement as fully and to the same extent as if the Assignee were the Lender originally holding such interest under the Loan Agreement.

 

The following administrative details apply to Assignee:

 

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(A)                               Notice address:

 

Assignee name:

Address:

Attention:

Telephone:

Telecopier:

 

(B)                               Payment instructions:

 

Account No.:

At:

Reference:

Attention:

 

You are entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties and covenants of each of Assignor and Assignee contained in the Assignment and Acceptance.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have caused this Notice of Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their respective duly authorized officials, officers or agents as of the date first above mentioned.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[NAME   OF ASSIGNOR]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[NAME   OF ASSIGNEE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASSIGNMENT
    	
 
    
	
CONSENTED TO:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
WELLS   FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    	
 
    
	
as   Agent
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT B

TO

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Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

 

See attached.

 

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EXHIBIT C 
 TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Form of Compliance Certificate

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

To Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
 One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies to you pursuant to Section 9.6(a) of the Loan Agreement (as defined below) as follows:

 

1.              HE/SHE IS THE DULY ELECTED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR OTHER ELECTED OFFICER ACCEPTABLE TO AGENT (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF EACH BORROWER (AS DEFINED BELOW) WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS EXECUTED THIS DOCUMENT.  CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN WITHOUT DEFINITION SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO SUCH TERMS IN THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, DATED OCTOBER 24, 2014 (AS THE NOW EXISTS OR MAY HEREAFTER BE AMENDED, MODIFIED, SUPPLEMENTED, EXTENDED, RENEWED, RESTATED OR REPLACED, THE “LOAN AGREEMENT”), BY AND AMONG WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS ARRANGER, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT FOR THE PERSONS PARTY THERETO AS LENDERS (IN SUCH CAPACITY, “AGENT”), THE PERSONS PARTY THERETO AS LENDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “LENDERS”), LERNER NEW YORK, INC. (“LERNER”), LERNCO, INC. (“LERNCO”), AND LERNER NEW YORK OUTLET, INC. (“LERNER OUTLET” AND TOGETHER WITH LERNER AND LERNCO, COLLECTIVELY, “BORROWERS” AND INDIVIDUALLY EACH A “BORROWER”) AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO.

 

2.              He/She has reviewed the terms of the Loan Agreement, and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and the financial condition of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, during the immediately preceding fiscal month.

 

3.              The review described in Section 2 above did not disclose the existence during or at the end of such fiscal month, and he/she has no knowledge of the existence and continuance on the date hereof, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, except as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto.  Described on Schedule I attached hereto are the exceptions, if any, to this Section 3 listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the

 

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period during which it has existed and the action which Borrowers or any Obligor has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to such condition or event.

 

4.              He/She further certifies that, based on the review described in Section 2 above, no Borrower or Guarantor has at any time during or at the end of such fiscal month, except as specifically described on Schedule II attached hereto or as permitted by the Loan Agreement, done any of the following:

 

(a)         Changed its corporate name, or transacted business under any trade name, style, or fictitious name, other than those previously described to you and set forth in the Financing Agreements.

 

(b)         Changed the location of its chief executive office, changed its jurisdiction of incorporation, changed its type of organization or changed the location of or disposed of any of its properties or assets (other than pursuant to the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of its business or as otherwise permitted by Section 9.7 of the Loan Agreement), or established any new asset locations.

 

(c)          Materially changed the terms upon which it sells goods (including sales on consignment) or provides services, nor has any vendor or trade supplier to any Borrower or any Guarantor during or at the end of such period materially adversely changed the terms upon which it supplies goods to such Borrower or such Guarantor.

 

(d)         Permitted or suffered to exist any security interest in or liens on any of its properties, whether real or personal, other than as specifically permitted in the Financing Agreements.

 

(e)          Received any notice of, or obtained knowledge of any of the following not previously disclosed to Agent:  (i) the occurrence of any event involving the release, spill or discharge of any Hazardous Material in violation of applicable Environmental Law in a material respect or (ii) any investigation, proceeding, complaint, order, directive, claims, citation or notice with respect to: (A) any non-compliance with or violation of any applicable Environmental Law by any Borrower or any Guarantor in any material respect or (B) the release, spill or discharge of any Hazardous Material in violation of applicable Environmental Law in a material respect or (C) the generation, use, storage, treatment, transportation, manufacture, handling, production or disposal of any Hazardous Materials in violation of applicable Environmental Laws in a material respect or (D) any other environmental, health or safety matter, which has a material adverse effect on any Borrower or any Guarantor or its business, operations or assets or any properties at which such Borrower or such Guarantor transported, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials.

 

(f)           Become aware of, obtained knowledge of, or received notification of, any breach or violation of any material covenant contained in any instrument or agreement in respect of Indebtedness for money borrowed by any Borrower or any Guarantor.

 

5.              Attached hereto as Schedule III are the calculations used in determining, as of the end of such fiscal month whether Borrowers are in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 9.17 of the Loan Agreement for such fiscal month.

 

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6.              Attached hereto as Schedule IV are the calculations used in determining, as of the end of such fiscal month whether Borrowers are in compliance with (a) the requirements of Section 7.6 of the Loan Agreement with respect to whether an appraisal of the Intellectual Property may be required for such fiscal period, and (b) the requirements of Section 2.9 of the Loan Agreement with respect to whether a Term Loan Push Down Reserve Trigger Event exists or has occurred and is continuing.

 

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The foregoing certifications are made and delivered this day of                       , 20    .

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER   NEW YORK, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President, 
    
	
 
    	
Chief   Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNCO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
Title:   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER   NEW YORK OUTLET, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
Title:   Executive Vice President, 
    
	
 
    	
Chief   Financial Officer and Treasurer
    

 

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EXHIBIT D

TO

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Information Certificates

 

See Attached.

 

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EXHIBIT E
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Location of Inventory

 

See Attached.

 

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EXHIBIT F

TO

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Fiscal Year-End; Fiscal Quarter-End; and Fiscal Month-End

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
2013
    	
 
    	
2014
    	
 
    	
2015
    	
 
    	
2016
    	
 
    	
2017
    	
 
    	
2018
    	
 
    	
2019
    
	
Fiscal   Month-End Closing Dates:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
February
    	
 
    	
March 2, 2013
    	
 
    	
March 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
February 28, 2015
    	
 
    	
February 27, 2016
    	
 
    	
February 25, 2017
    	
 
    	
February 24, 2018
    	
 
    	
March 2, 2019
    
	
March
    	
 
    	
April 6, 2013
    	
 
    	
April 5, 2014
    	
 
    	
April 4, 2015
    	
 
    	
April 2, 2016
    	
 
    	
April 1, 2017
    	
 
    	
March 31, 2018
    	
 
    	
April 6, 2019
    
	
April
    	
 
    	
May 4, 2013
    	
 
    	
May 3, 2014
    	
 
    	
May 2, 2015
    	
 
    	
April 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
April 29, 2017
    	
 
    	
April 28, 2018
    	
 
    	
May 4, 2019
    
	
May
    	
 
    	
June 1, 2013
    	
 
    	
May 31, 2014
    	
 
    	
May 30, 2015
    	
 
    	
May 28, 2016
    	
 
    	
May 27, 2017
    	
 
    	
May 26, 2018
    	
 
    	
June 1, 2019
    
	
June
    	
 
    	
July 6, 2013
    	
 
    	
July 5, 2014
    	
 
    	
July 4, 2015
    	
 
    	
July 2, 2016
    	
 
    	
July 1, 2017
    	
 
    	
June 30, 2018
    	
 
    	
July 6, 2019
    
	
July
    	
 
    	
August 3, 2013
    	
 
    	
August 2, 2014
    	
 
    	
August 1, 2015
    	
 
    	
July 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
July 29, 2017
    	
 
    	
July 28, 2018
    	
 
    	
August 3, 2019
    
	
August
    	
 
    	
August 31, 2013
    	
 
    	
August 30, 2014
    	
 
    	
August 29, 2015
    	
 
    	
August 27, 2016
    	
 
    	
August 26, 2017
    	
 
    	
August 25, 2018
    	
 
    	
August 31, 2019
    
	
September
    	
 
    	
October 5, 2013
    	
 
    	
October 4, 2014
    	
 
    	
October 3, 2015
    	
 
    	
October 1, 2016
    	
 
    	
September 30, 2017
    	
 
    	
September 29, 2018
    	
 
    	
October 5, 2019
    
	
October
    	
 
    	
November 2, 2013
    	
 
    	
November 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
October 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
October 29, 2016
    	
 
    	
October 28, 2017
    	
 
    	
October 27, 2018
    	
 
    	
November 2, 2019
    
	
November
    	
 
    	
November 30, 2013
    	
 
    	
November 29, 2014
    	
 
    	
November 28, 2015
    	
 
    	
November 26, 2016
    	
 
    	
November 25, 2017
    	
 
    	
November 24, 2018
    	
 
    	
November 30, 2019
    
	
December
    	
 
    	
January 4, 2013
    	
 
    	
January 3, 2014
    	
 
    	
January 2, 2015
    	
 
    	
December 31, 2016
    	
 
    	
December 30, 2017
    	
 
    	
December 29, 2018
    	
 
    	
January 4, 2019
    
	
January
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
January 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
January 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
January 28, 2017
    	
 
    	
January 27, 2018
    	
 
    	
February 2, 2019
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2020
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal   Quarter-End Closing Dates:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Q1
    	
 
    	
May 4, 2013
    	
 
    	
May 3, 2014
    	
 
    	
May 2, 2015
    	
 
    	
April 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
April 29, 2017
    	
 
    	
April 28, 2018
    	
 
    	
May 4, 2019
    
	
Q2
    	
 
    	
August 3, 2013
    	
 
    	
August 2, 2014
    	
 
    	
August 1, 2015
    	
 
    	
July 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
July 29, 2017
    	
 
    	
July 28, 2018
    	
 
    	
August 3, 2019
    
	
Q3
    	
 
    	
November 2, 2013
    	
 
    	
November 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
October 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
October 29, 2016
    	
 
    	
October 28, 2017
    	
 
    	
October 27, 2018
    	
 
    	
November 2, 2019
    
	
Q4
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
January 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
January 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
January 28, 2017
    	
 
    	
January 27, 2018
    	
 
    	
February 2, 2019
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2020
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal   Year-End Closing Dates:
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2013
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2014
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2014
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
January 31, 2015
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2015
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
January 30, 2016
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2016
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
January 28, 2017
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2017
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
January 27, 2018
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2018
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
February 2, 2019
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Fiscal 2019
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
February 1, 2020
    

 

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SCHEDULE 1
 TO
 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Commitments

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Lender’s Commitment
    	
 
    
	
Revolving   Loan Lender
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Wells   Fargo Bank, National Association
    	
 
    	
$
    	
75,000,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total   Revolving Loan Commitments:
    	
 
    	
$
    	
75,000,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Term   Loan Lender
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Wells   Fargo Bank, National Association
    	
 
    	
$
    	
15,000,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total   Term Loan Commitments
    	
 
    	
$
    	
15,000,000
    	
 
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.87

TO

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Freight Forwarders

 

Freight Forwarders - OCEAN CARRIERS

 

a) Maersk Line

Elizabeth Hassert

Key Client Manager

Maersk, Inc.

1 Tower Lane, Suite 2800

Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181

PH: 630-645-3622

FX: 630-645-3667

Email: Elizabeth.hassert@maersk.com

 

b) American President Lines

Jim Dietz

Senior Account Executive

700 Commerce Dr. Suite 110

Suite 110

Oak Brook, IL 60523

PH: 630-326-9776

Email: Jim_Dietz@apl.com

 

c) APL Logistics

Greg Finley

Director of Global Accounts

APL Logistics

3265 Rothschild Court

Dublin, OH 43017

PH: 440-725-7368

Email: Greg_Finley@apl.com

 

d) NYK Lines (North American)

Gary Garback

Director of Global Services

NYK Line (North America) Inc.

377 East Butterfield Road

5th Floor

Lombard, IL 60148

PH: 630-435-7803

Email: gary.garback@na.nykline.com

 

 

e) Mitsui OSK Lines

Aaron Ambrite

Sales Account Executive

700 E. Butterfield, Suite 250

Lombard, IL 60148

PH: 630-812-3776

Email: Aaron.Ambrite@mol-liner.com

 

f) US Lines

Holly Halloran

Director of Strategic Accounts

6180 Memorial Drive

Dublin, OH 43017

PH: 847-989-9988

Email: hhalloran@uslines.com

 

Freight Forwarders - AIRFREIGHT FORWARDERS

 

a) Morrison Express

Vincent Kao

Morrison Express Corp, USA

2000 Hughes Way

El Segundo, CA 90245

Tel: 310-322-8999

E-mail: vincent_kao@morrisonexpress.com

 

b) Schenker, Inc.

Denice Miller

General Manager

1941 Williams Road, Suite #B-2

Columbus, Ohio 43207

Tel: 614-497-1319

E-mail: denice.miller@dbschenker.com

 

c) Trinity Logistics, USA, Inc.

Erin Horn

Branch Manager

TRINITY LOGISTICS USA, INC

10 East Merrick Rd Suite 304

Valley Stream, NY 11580

O +1 516 612 3381

F +1 516 612 3383

M +1 917 868 9214

www.tliworldus.com

ehorn@tliworldus.com

 

 

d) Sovereign

Jenn Milller

Sr. Acct. Mgr.

10 Boice Road

Hyde Park, NY 12538

Tel: 845-229-8808

Email: jmiller@sovlog.com

 

e) Expolanka

Chandana Rodrigo

Regional Director

172-11 148th Road

Jamaica, NY 11434

PH: 615-295-3944

Email: chandanar@expofreight.com

 

f) Expeditors International

Regan Grundey

2550 John Glenn Avenue, Suite J

Columbus, OH 43217

PH: 614-295-3944

Email: regan.grundey@expidtors.com

 

g) RCS Logistics

Evan Rosen

Vice President, Sales

RCS Logistics

One Harmon Plaza, 10th Floor

Secaucus, NJ 07094

Tel:  201-867-1222

evan.rosen@rcslogistics.com

 

h) Hellmann Worldwide

Andrea Goldstein

10450 Doral Boulevard

Doral, Florida 33178

Tel: 305-406-4585

E-mail: aagoldst@us.hellmann.net

 

i) Savino Del Bene

Alessandro De Giusti

Savino Del Bene USA

149-10 183rd Street

Jamaica, NY 11413-4035

Cell: 646-492-1188

Fax: 718-906-2769

Email: alessandrod@nyc.sdbusa.com

 

 

E-Commerce Warehouse

 

a) GSI Commerce

Kim Smith Glisson

Site Leader, Martinsville

307 Hollie Drive

Martinsville, VA 24112

PH: 276-670-6146

CL: 276-734-0148

FX: 276-670-6131

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.2(b)

TO

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Chattel Paper and Instruments

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.2(e)

TO

 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Investment Property

 

Lerner New York, Inc.

 

1.                     Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

 

2.                     Federated US Treasury Cash Reserves

 

3.                     JP Morgan 100% US Treasury Securities

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.2(g)

TO

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Letter of Credit Accommodations

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.2(h)

TO

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Commercial Tort Claims

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.8

TO

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Environmental Compliance

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.9(c)

TO

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ERISA Affiliates Transactions

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.11

TO

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Certain Intellectual Property

 

Patents

 

	
Owner
    	
 
    	
Application No.
   and Date
    	
 
    	
Registration No.
   and Date
    	
 
    	
Description
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
D/299,217
   12/18/2007
    	
 
    	
D588,920
   3/24/2009
    	
 
    	
ornamental   design for a bottle
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
D/299,026
   12/18/2007
    	
 
    	
D582,283
   12/9/2008
    	
 
    	
ornamental   design for a jar
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
D299,201
   12/18/2007
    	
 
    	
D583,254
   12/23/2008
    	
 
    	
ornamental   design for a pump container
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
D299,024
   12/18/2007
    	
 
    	
D569,735
   5/27,2008
    	
 
    	
ornamental   design for a spray container
    

 

Copyright

 

	
Owner
    	
 
    	
Registration No. and Date
    	
 
    	
Type of Work/Title/Description
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
VAu000506749
   3/10/2000
    	
 
    	
visual   material/ New York & Company/ photoprint on credit card
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
VA0001671205
    	
 
    	
visual   materal/ New York & Company/ poodle image
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.13

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Collective Bargaining Agreements

 

1.              Collective Bargaining Agreement between Local 1102, RWDSU UFCW and Lerner New York, Inc. (New York City Metropolitan Area), dated September 1, 2005. The Company and Local 1102 have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, subject to final negotiation of the agreement and ratification by the union membership.  We have three contracts with this union — NYC Metropolitan Area, Md & Pa and Upstate NY.  The most recent contracts are dated Sept 1, 2010 through August 31, 2013.  We are currently in the process of negotiating an agreement with the union.

 

2.              Agreement, dated February 6, 2009, by and between Lerner New York, Inc. and the New England Joint Board, affiliated with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union/UFCW. The Agreement is effective from February 6, 2009 through February 5, 2012.  Our agreement with this union is effective from Feb 6, 2012 through Feb 5, 2015.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.15

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Material Contracts

 

1.                                      Amended and Restated Private Label Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, between World Financial Network National Bank and New York & Company, Inc., as amended.

 

2.                                      Transition Services Agreement, dated as of November 27, 2002, by and between Lerner New York Holding, Inc., New York & Company, Inc., and Limited Brands, Inc., as amended.

 

3.                                      Information Technology:

 

a.                                      Master Services Agreement, dated April 8, 2003, between Infocrossing, Inc. and New York & Company, Inc., as amended.

 

b.                                      Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work, dated August 10, 2009, between Epsilon Data Management, LLC and New York & Company, Inc.

 

c.                                       On Demand Services Ordering Document, dated April 1, 2013, by and between Lerner New York, Inc. and Oracle America, Inc.

 

d.                                      CenturyLink Total Advantage Agreement, dated February 15, 2007, by and between CenturyLink Communications, LLC f/k/a Qwest Communications Company, LLC and New York & Company, Inc. as subsequently amended.

 

4.                                      License and Spokesperson Agreement, dated February 4, 2013, between Spooky, Inc. and Lerner New York, Inc.

 

5.                                      Lease, dated as of February 25, 2014, by and between Vornado 330 West 34th Street, L.L.C., and New York & Company, Inc.

 

6.                                      Lease, dated June 29, 2000, between 450 Westside Partners, L.L.C. and Lerner New York, Inc.

 

 

SCHEDULE 8.16

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Credit Card Agreements

 

1.                                      Merchant Services Bankcard Agreement, dated August 7, 2003, between Lerner New York, Inc. and Bank of America Merchant Services (as successor in interest by assignment), as amended.

 

2.                                      American Express Service Agreement, dated April 4, 2003, between Lerner New York, Inc. and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

 

3.                                      Merchant Services Agreement, dated May 1, 2003, between Lerner New York, Inc. and Discover Financial Services, Inc.

 

4.                                      Amended and Restated Private Label Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, between World Financial Network National Bank and New York & Company, Inc., as amended.

 

5.                                      CardinalCommerce Merchant Software License Agreement, dated March 1, 2013, between New York & Company, Inc. and CardinalCommerce Corporation.

 

6.                                      PayPal Service Agreement, dated February 21, 2013, between New York & Company, Inc. and PayPal, Inc.

 

 

SCHEDULE 9.9(h)

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness

 

1.                                      Promissory Note, dated March 20, 2014, by New York & Company, Inc. payable to the order of Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc. in the principal amount of                      (such Note to be cancelled in the event of consolidation) and subject to Intercompany Subordination Agreement.

 

2.                                      Promissory Note, dated June 20, 2014, by Lerner New York, Inc. payable to the order of Lernco, Inc. in the principal amount of                    and subject to Intercompany Subordination Agreement.

 

 

SCHEDULE 9.10

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Permitted Loans

 

Incidental travel and relocation expenses to employees in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

SCHEDULE 9.11(d)

TO

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Permitted Uses of Certain Permitted Dividends

 

1.                                      Professional Audit & Consulting Fees

 

2.                                      Insurance Consulting

 

3.                                      Legal Fees and Settlements

 

4.                                      Real Estate/Construction Consulting

 

5.                                      Benefits Consulting

 

6.                                      Public Relations

 

7.                                      General Insurance, Liability, Auto, Worker’s Compensation

 

8.                                      Transition Services Agreement - Real Estate, Tax, Treasury

 

9.                                      Head Office Rent

 

10.                               Management Bonus and payments

 

11.                               Other reasonable ordinary course compensation to officers, directors and employees

 

12.                               Internal Processing Fees

 

 

Exhibit B

 

	
 
    	
Cert. #:
    	
 
    
	
Updates Monthly: Due 15 Days After Month End (Populate Blue   Font Only)
    	
Date:
    	
 
    
	
Updates Weekly: When Compliance Excess Availability is <   15% of Revolving Loan Limit. Due 3 Business Days after Week End
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
BORROWING BASE
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Sell-Off Vendor Receivables
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Damaged Goods Vendor Receivables
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Accounts unpaid within 90 days of invoice   date
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Foreign receivables (outside US or Canada)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Progress billings
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Government receivables
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Eligible Sell-Off Vendor and Damaged Goods Vendor   Receivables
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    	
90.0
    	
%
    
	
Sell-Off Vendor and Damaged Goods   Vendor Receivable Availability (Capped at $3.5MM)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Credit Card Receivables   (Visa/MC/Discover/Amex/PLCC-Paypal capped at $500M)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Ineligibles (Amounts Unpaid in Excess of 10   Days)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Eligible Credit Card Receivables
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    	
90.0
    	
%
    
	
Eligible Credit Card Receivable   Availability
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Landed Inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Inventory Subject to Perfected Security   Interest or Lien in Favor of Any Person Other than Agent
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Obsolete, Out-of-Season or Slow Moving
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Damaged or Defective Inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Inventory returned by customer and not held for   resale
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Sample or display inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Return to vendor inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Inventory purchased or sold on consignment
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Shrink 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Ineligible Inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Eligible Inventory 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    	
0.0
    	
%
    
	
Eligible Landed Inventory   Availability
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total In-Transit Inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: In transit inventory in possession of   ineligible carrier
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Merchandise in-transit for more than 45 days   (Foreign In-Transit) 15 days (Domestic In-Transit)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Merchandise not consigned to company 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total ineligible in-transit inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Eligible In-Transit Inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total In-Transit LC Inventory 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: In transit inventory in possession of   ineligible carrier
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Merchandise in-transit for more than 75 days
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Merchandise not consigned to company 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total ineligible in-transit LC inventory
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    	
0.0
    	
%
    
	
Eligible In-Transit Inventory &   Eligible In-Transit LC Inventory Availability (Capped at $10MM)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Eligible Cash Collateral 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Revolver Borrowing Base   Availability Before Reserves
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
LESS: Gift certificates/gift cards @ 51%
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.0
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Merchandise credits @ 51%
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.0
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Rent reserve (3 months rent for landlord lien   states)
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
100.0
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Payments owed to bailees, customs broker or   freight forwards
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.00
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Freight Reserve for In Transit & LC   Inventory
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.00
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Taxes or Other obligations for In   Transit & LC Inventory
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.00
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Customs & duty for In Transit &   LC Inventory
    	
 
    	
—
    	
 
    	
0.00
    	
%
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Sub-total LC reserves for   freight/duty/customs/taxes -(Capped at $1MM)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Other
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Intellectual Property Reserve
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Term Loan Push Down Reserve (Triggered if TTM   EBITDA < $20MM)(see calculation below)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Availability Reserves
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Revolver Borrowing Base   Availability After Reserves (Capped at Revolving Loan Limit presently $75MM)
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Term Loan Push Down Reserve Calculation
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Term Loan Borrowing Base
    	
 
    	
N/A
    	
 
    
	
Appraised Value of Eligible Intellectual Property
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Advance Rate
    	
 
    	
50.0
    	
%
    
	
Eligible Term Loan Intellectual Property   Availability
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Term Loan Outstanding
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Total Term Loan Push Down Reserve
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Reconciliation of Loan Balance
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Principal Amount of Outstanding Loan for Prior   Month 
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Collections Since Prior Certificate
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Add: Principal Amount of Loans Made Since Prior   Certificate
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Add: Charges, Fees & Other
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Current Principal Amount of Outstanding Loans
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Standby Letters of Credit
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Documentary Letters of Credit
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Loans & Letters of Credit
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Total Compliance Excess   Availability
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Less: Trade Accounts Payable Outstanding in Excess   of 45 Days
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Less: Checks Outstanding in Excess of 45 Days
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Excess Availability (subject to   terms outlined in loan agreement)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Less: Minimum Excess Availability Covenant   (Greater of 10% of the Revolving Loan Limit or $7.5MM)
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    
	
Excess Availability variance vs.   Minimum Excess Availability Covenant
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    

 

The undersigned, an Authorized Person (as defined below) of each of Lerner New York, Inc., Lernco, Inc. and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. (“New York & Company”), represents and warrants that (A) the information set forth above and the supporting documentation and information delivered herewith (i) is true and correct in all respects, (ii) has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of that certain Fourth Amended & Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October     , 2014, (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by, among others, (1) New York & Company as Borrowers, (2) the Lenders party thereto, (3) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), and (iii) is based on supporting documentation that is satisfactory to the Agent, and (B) no Default or Event of Default (as such terms are defined in the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing.  As used herein, the term “Authorized Person” means the chief financial officer or other designated senior officer of New York & Company satisfactory to Agent. 

 

Lerner New York, Inc., Lernco, Inc. and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc.

 

	
By:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Name:
    	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    
	
Title:
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    	
 
    

 

 

AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

LERNER NEW YORK, INC.

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Lerner New York, Inc. (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

1.                         The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of the Delaware:

 

x                       Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

o                         Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                         Other [specify]                           

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was March 1, 1985.

 

2.                         The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]           . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)

 

Not applicable.

 

3.                         The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

Lerner New York, Inc.

 

4.                         The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include names which are product names only):

 

Lerner New York, New York & Company, Lerner Stores.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o                        We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                      We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                         The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

See Schedule 5.

 

6.                         The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

See Schedule 6.

 

1

 

7.                         The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:

 

None.

 

8.                         The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                         In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                  The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None since the Parent’s purchase of the company in 1985. We have no knowledge of a bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company prior to that time.

 

11.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
From
    	
 
    	
3/1/85   to 4/12/85
    	
 
    	
Milton   Acquisition Corp.
    
	
From
    	
 
    	
4/12/85   to 9/13/90
    	
 
    	
Lerner   Stores, Inc.
    

 

12.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

Acquired Jasmine Company, Inc. on July 19, 2005.

 

13.                  The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:

 

450 W. 33rd St.

New York, NY 10001

 

14.                  The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

450 W. 33rd St.

New York, NY 10001

 

15.                  In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
See   Exhibit E to Loan Agreement.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                  In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
See   Schedule 16.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

17.                  The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

2

 

None.

 

18.                  The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
     Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
     Percentage or
     Relationship
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street,

Suite 1300

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                  The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 13-3262137

 

20.                  Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

	
x True
    	
 
    	
o Incorrect   [explain]:
    

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                  The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
Gregory   Scott
    	
 
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
Kevin   Finnegan
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Global Sales & Operations
    
	
Linda   Vilaikeo
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Planning & Allocation
    
	
Hope   Grey
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Product Life Cycle & Corporate Initiatives
    
	
Christine   Munnelly
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Merchandising
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    
	
David   Witkewicz
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Design
    
	
Faeth   Bradley
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Human Resources
    
	
Chau   Banks
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Information Officer
    
	
Cheryl   Callan
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
    
	
Adam   Ratner
    	
 
    	
Vice   President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
    

 

3

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions.

 

22.                  With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other relationship):

 

None.

 

23.                  The Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

Bodil M. Arlander, Jill Beraud, David H. Edwab, James O. Egan, John D. Howard, Grace Nichols, Michelle Pearlman,

Richard L. Perkal, Arthur E. Reiner, and Gregory Scott.

 

24.                  The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
Lerner New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
100   Common Shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

25.                  There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                  At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                  The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
    
	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Secured
    
	
As   set forth in Schedule 27.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                  The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                  The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
See   Schedule 29.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                  The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

 

None.

 

31.                  The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    
	
See   Schedule 31.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

4

 

32.                  The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
   Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    
	
Chase
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ADS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
AMEX
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Discover
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telecheck
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SVS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Paypal
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Cardinal   Commerce — in connection with PayPal receivables
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

33.                  The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing:

 

None.

 

34.                    With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

The Company sponsors a single employer defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all union employees. The plan provides retirement benefits for union employees who have attained the age of 21 and complete 1,000 or more hours of service in any calendar year following the date of employment.  The plan provides benefits based on the length of service.

 

The Company is currently providing ancillary benefits (dental and disability) for Local 1102 union employees.

 

35.                  The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                  Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst & Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                  The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                  The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

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Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

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Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK, INC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    

 

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AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

LERNCO, INC.

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Lernco, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

 

1.                           The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of Delaware:

 

x                                             Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

o                                              Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                                              Other [specify]

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was May 2, 1985.

 

2.                           The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]                        . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)

 

Not applicable.

 

3.                           The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

Lernco, Inc.

 

4.                           The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include names which are product names only):

 

None.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o                         We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                       We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                           The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

Delaware.

 

6.                           The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

None.

 

7.                           The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:

 

1

 

None.

 

8.                           The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                           In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                    The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None.

 

11.                    Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

12.                    Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

None other than mergers and reorganizations of internal companies in the ordinary course of business.

 

13.                    The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below:

 

1105 North Market Street, Suite 1300

Wilmington, DE 19801

 

14.                    The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

1105 North Market Street, Suite 1300

Wilmington, DE 19801

 

15.                    In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
See   Exhibit E to the Loan Agreement.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                    In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

17.                    The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

None.

 

18.                    The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

2

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of

Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership

Percentage or

Relationship
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                    The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 51-0284787

 

20.                    Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

x True                                                                                     o Incorrect [explain]:

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                    The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Title
    	
 
    	
Name
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
John   Gargano
    	
 
    	
Secretary
    
	
Chris   Consi
    	
 
    	
Treasurer
    
	
William   Langan
    	
 
    	
Assistant   Secretary
    
	
Wai   Kam
    	
 
    	
Assistant   Treasurer
    

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions

 

22.                    With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other relationship):

 

None.

 

23.                    The Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

Chris Consi, John Gargano, Heather Hill, Wai Kam, William K. Langan, and Sheamus Toal.

 

24.                    The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as

 

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follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
Lerner New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
100   Common shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

25.                    There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                    At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                    The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
    	
 
    
	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Secured
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                    The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                    The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    	
 
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    	
 
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    	
 
    
	
See Schedule 29.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                    The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

 

None.

 

31.                    The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
    Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    	
 
    
	
Wilmington Trust
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Checking
    	
 
    

 

32.                    The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
    Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

33.                    The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing:

 

None.

 

34.                    With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

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None.

 

35.                    The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                    Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                    The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan, transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                    The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                    The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

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Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNCO INC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:    President
    

 

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AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

LERNER NEW YORK OUTLET, INC. (f/k/a JASMINE COMPANY, INC.)

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.) (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

	
1.
    	
The   Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary   of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
o
    	
Certificate/Articles   of Incorporation
    
	
 
    	
x
    	
Certificate/Articles   of Organization
    
	
 
    	
o
    	
Other   [specify]                              
    

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was July 20, 1973.

 

	
2.
    	
The   Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The   Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general   partnership, sole   proprietorship, etc.)]                  .   The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists,   (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)

 

Not   applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.
    	
The   full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in   Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and   exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:                    
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (f/k/a Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.
    	
The   Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of   its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include   names which are product names only):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
New York & Company Outlet
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
[Check one of the boxes below.]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
o
    	
We   have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.
    
	
x
    	
We   do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any   invoices.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.
    	
The   Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays   taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the   State of its organization):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN,   MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, MA
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.
    	
The   Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to   qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:
    

 

1

 

	
 
    	
AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN,   MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.
    	
The   Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the   Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.
    	
The   Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the   operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated   as of the date hereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.
    	
In   conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by   federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or   municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions,   etc.) as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.
    	
The   Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except:   [explain]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.
    	
Between   the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as   set forth below:
    

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
From   July 20, 1973 to January 7, 2010
    	
 
    	
Jasmine   Company, Inc.
    

 

	
12.
    	
Between   the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into   mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Merged   with Shoe-Shine, Inc. (7/1/94); Merged with Flirt, Inc. (12/10/04);   Acquired by Lerner New York Inc (7/19/05).
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.
    	
The   chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set   forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
450 W. 33rd Street
    
	
 
    	
New York, NY 10001
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
14.
    	
The   books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights,   inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
450 W. 33rd Street
    
	
 
    	
New York, NY 10001
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
15.
    	
In   addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment   or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we   have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties   and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    	
 
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
See Exhibit E to Loan Agreement.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
16.
    	
In   the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are   handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:
    

 

2

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
See Schedule 16. 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
17.
    	
The   places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company   during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as   follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
18.
    	
The   Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities   (including subsidiaries):
    

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
    Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
    Percentage or
    Relationship
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street, Suite 1300

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    

 

	
19.
    	
The   Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 04-2526617
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
20.
    	
Under   the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the   Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do   not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or   obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security   interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations   of another person or entity.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
x     True
    	
o     Incorrect   [explain]:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The   power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of   Directors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
21.
    	
The   officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their   respective titles are as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Gregory   Scott
    	
 
    	
President   & Chief Executive Officer
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
    
	
Chris   Consi
    	
 
    	
Vice   President, Controller
    

 

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The   following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions   with the Company:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The   Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
22.
    	
With   respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and   hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations   (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations,   ownership percentage or other relationship):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
23.
    	
The   Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing   body of the Company are:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Gregory   Scott and Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
24.
    	
The   name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the   Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are   widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity   interests):
    

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
100,300   Common Shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

	
25.
    	
There   are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its   subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as   follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
26.
    	
At   the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited   to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income   taxes) except as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
27.
    	
The   Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests,   liens or attachments, except as follows:
    

 

	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
     Secured
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
28.
    	
The   Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of   others, except as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
29.
    	
The   Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other   intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual   property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of   registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
30.
    	
The   Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage,   scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States   Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been   filed with respect to such materials:
    

 

4

 

	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
31.
    	
The   Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank,   savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the   purposes and of the types indicated:
    

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
     Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    	
 
    
	
See schedule 31.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
32.
    	
The   Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments   made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:
    

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
   Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    
	
Chase
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ADS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
AMEX
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Discover
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telecheck
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SVS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Paypal
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Cardinal Commerce — in connection with PayPal   receivables
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
33.
    	
The   Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the   original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to   closing:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
34.
    	
With   regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
35.
    	
The   Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday   closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the   fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years   2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and   January 28, 2017.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
36.
    	
Certified   Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:
    

 

	
Name:
    	
Ernst & Young
    
	
Address:
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner Handling Relationship:
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

	
37.
    	
The   Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm   of:
    

 

	
Name:
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
(212)   446-4900
    

 

5

 

	
E-Mail:
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner Handling Relationship:
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

	
38.
    	
The   Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan   transaction, if different, is the firm of:
    

 

Same as above

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK OUTLET, INC. (f/k/a JASMINE   COMPANY, INC.)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
    

 

6

 

AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC.

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of New York & Company, Inc. (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

	
1.
    	
The   Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary   of State of Delaware:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
x
    	
Certificate/Articles   of Incorporation
    
	
 
    	
o
    	
Certificate/Articles   of Organization
    
	
 
    	
o
    	
Other   [specify]                                
    

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was November 8, 2002.

 

	
2.
    	
The   Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The   Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general   partnership, sole   proprietorship, etc.)]                        .   The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists,   (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Not   applicable
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.
    	
The   full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in   Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and   exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
New York & Company, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.
    	
The   Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of   its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include   names which are product names only):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
o
    	
We   have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.
    
	
x
    	
We   do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any   invoices.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.
    	
The   Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays   taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the   State of its organization):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Delaware   and New York.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.
    	
The   Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to   qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    

 

1

 

	
7.
    	
The   Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the   Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.
    	
The   Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the   operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated   as of the date hereof.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.
    	
In   conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by   federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or   municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier   commissions, etc.) as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Not applicable.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.
    	
The   Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except:   [explain]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.   Since the Parent’s purchase of the Company in 1985. We have no knowledge of a   bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company prior to that time.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.
    	
Between   the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as   set forth below:
    

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
From   11/8/02 to 5/20/04
    	
 
    	
NY &   CO GROUP, INC.
    

 

	
12.
    	
Between   the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into   mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None   other than mergers and reorganizations of internal companies in the ordinary   course of business.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.
    	
The   chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set   forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
450 W. 33rd St.
    
	
 
    	
New York, NY 10001
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
14.
    	
The   books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights,   inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
450 W. 33rd St.
    
	
 
    	
New York, NY 10001
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
15.
    	
In   addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment   or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we   have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties   and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
See   Exhibit E to Loan Agreement.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
16.
    	
In   the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are   handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:
    

 

2

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
17.
    	
The   places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company   during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as   follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
18.
    	
The   Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities   (including subsidiaries):
    

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of

Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership

Percentage or

Relationship
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street, Suite 1300

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

	
19.
    	
The   Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 33-1031445
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
20.
    	
Under   the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the   Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do   not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or   obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security   interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations   of another person or entity.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
x   True                                                                                     o Incorrect [explain]:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The   power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of   Directors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
21.
    	
The   officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their   respective titles are as follows:
    

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Gregory   Scott
    	
 
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
Faeth   Bradley
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Human Resources
    
	
Kevin   Finnegan
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Global Sales & Operations
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    
	
Adam   Ratner
    	
 
    	
Vice   President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
    

 

3

 

	
 
    	
The   following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions   with the Company:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The   Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
22.
    	
With   respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and   hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations   (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations,   ownership percentage or other relationship):
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
23.
    	
The   Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing   body of the Company are:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Bodil   M. Arlander, Jill Beraud, David H. Edwab, James O. Egan, John D. Howard,   Grace Nichols, Michelle Pearlman, Richard L. Perkal, Arthur E. Reiner, and   Gregory Scott.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
24.
    	
The   name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the   Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are   widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity   interests):
    

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Irving   Place Capital (Formerly Bear Sterns Merchant Banking)
    	
 
    	
31,618,972
    	
 
    	
49.41
    	
%
    

 

	
25.
    	
There   are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its   subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as   follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
See   Schedule 25.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
26. 
    	
At   the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not   limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or   income taxes) except as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
27.
    	
The   Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests,   liens or attachments, except as follows:
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
    	
 
    
	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Secured
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
See Schedule 27
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
28.
    	
The   Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of   others, except as follows:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
29.
    	
The   Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other   intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual   property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of   registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    	
 
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    	
 
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    	
 
    
	
See Schedule 29.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
30.
    	
The   Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage,   scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States   Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been   filed with respect to such materials:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    

 

4

 

	
31.
    	
The   Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank,   savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the   purposes and of the types indicated:
    

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
    Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    	
 
    
	
Bank   of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Checking
    	
 
    
	
Bank   of America
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Escrow
    	
 
    

 

	
32.
    	
The   Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments   made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:
    

 

	
Bank Name
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
and Branch
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
33.
    	
The   Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the   original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to   closing:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
34.
    	
With   regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
None.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
35.
    	
The   Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday   closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the   fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years   2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and   January 28, 2017.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
36.
    	
Certified   Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:
    

 

	
Name:
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner Handling Relationship:
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

	
37.
    	
The   Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm   of:
    

 

	
Name:
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner Handling Relationship:
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

	
38.
    	
The   Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan   transaction, if different, is the firm of:
    

 

	
Name:
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    

 

5

 

	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    
	
Partner Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    

 

6

 

AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

NEVADA RECEIVABLE FACTORING, INC

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc. (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

1.                           The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of Nevada:

 

x                       Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

o                        Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                        Other [specify]                           

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was August 24, 1993.

 

2.                           The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]                 . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)   Not applicable

 

3.                           The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc.

 

4.                           The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include names which are product names only):

 

None.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o                       We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                      We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                           The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

Nevada.

 

6.                           The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

None.

 

7.                           The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:

 

None.

 

1

 

8.                           The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                           In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                    The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None.

 

11.                    Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
From   8/24/93 to 1/18/94
    	
 
    	
Lerner   New York Factoring, Inc.
    

 

12.                   Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

None.

 

13.                   The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below:

 

6700 Via Austi Pkwy, Suite C,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

14.                    The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

6700 Via Austi Pkwy, Suite C,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

15.                    In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Exhibit E   to Loan Agreement.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                    In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

17.                    The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

None.

 

18.                    The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

2

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
    Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
    Percentage or
    Relationship
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street, 

Suite 1300,

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy 

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.).
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                    The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 88-0306309

 

20.                    Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

	
x True
    	
 
    	
o Incorrect   [explain]:
    

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                    The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
President &   Chief Financial Officer
    
	
Jackie   Smith
    	
 
    	
Treasurer
    
	
John   N. Brewer
    	
 
    	
Assistant   Secretary
    
	
Chris   Consi
    	
 
    	
Assistant   Treasurer
    

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions

 

22.                    With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other relationship):

 

None.

 

23.                    The Company is governed by the Board of Directors.  The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

John N. Brewer, Charles H. Buckingham, Chris Consi, John Farello, John Gargano, Wai Kam,  Jackie Smith, and Sheamus Toal.

 

24.                    The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

3

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
100   Common Shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

25.                    There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                    At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                    The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
    	
 
    
	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Secured
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                    The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                    The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                    The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

 

None.

 

31.                    The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
     Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    
	
Bank   of America
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Checking
    

 

32.               The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

33.                    The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing: None.

 

34.                    With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

None.

 

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35.                    The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                    Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                    The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                    The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

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Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NEVADA RECEIVABLE FACTORING, INC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   President & Chief Financial Officer
    

 

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AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

LERNER NEW YORK HOLDING, INC

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Lerner New York Holding, Inc. (the “ Company “), pursuant to the pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

1.                          The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of Delaware:

 

x                       Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

o                       Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                       Other [specify]                                

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was November 4, 1994.

 

2.                          The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]                  . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)

 

Not applicable

 

3.                          The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

Lerner New York Holding, Inc.

 

4.                          The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note; do not include names which are product names only):

 

None.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o                                  We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                                  We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                          The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

Delaware.

 

6.                          The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

None.

 

7.                          The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in

 

1

 

the following States:

 

None.

 

8.                          The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                          In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                   The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None.

 

11.                   Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
From   11/4/1994 to 5/15/2001
    	
 
    	
Fifth   Co., Inc.
    

 

12.                   Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

None other than mergers and reorganizations of internal companies in the ordinary course of business.

 

13.                   The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:

 

450 W. 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

14.                   The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

450 W. 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

15.                   In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                   In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

17.                   The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

2

 

None.

 

18.                   The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
     Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
     Percentage or
     Relationship
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street, 

Suite 1300   

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy 

Parkway,   Suite C 

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy 

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street 

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                   The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 31-1422460

 

20.                   Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

	
x True
    	
o Incorrect   [explain]:
    

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                   The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Gregory   Scott
    	
 
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    
	
Adam   Ratner
    	
 
    	
Vice   President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
    

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions.

 

22.                   With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other relationship):

 

3

 

None.

 

23.                   The Company is governed by the Board of Directors.  The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

Bodil M. Arlander, Jill Beraud, David H. Edwab, James O. Egan, John D. Howard, Grace Nichols, Michelle Pearlman,

Richard L. Perkal, Arthur E. Reiner, and Gregory Scott.

 

24.                   The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
100   Common Shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

25.                   There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                   At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                   The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
    	
 
    
	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Secured
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                   The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                   The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                   The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

 

None.

 

31.                   The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

32.                   The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:

 

4

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

33.                   The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing:

 

None.

 

34.                   With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

None.

 

35.

The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                   Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                   The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                   The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                   The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information.

 

5

 

Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

6

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK HOLDINGS, INC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary
    

 

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AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

LERNER NEW YORK GC, LLC

 

Dated: October    , 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of Lerner New York GC, LLC. (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

1.                         The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of Ohio:

 

o                         Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

x                       Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                         Other [specify]                        

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was November 19, 2001.

 

2.                         The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]            . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.)

 

Not applicable.

 

3.                         The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

Lerner New York GC, LLC

 

4.                         The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include names which are product names only):

 

None.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o      We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                      We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                         The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

Ohio.

 

6.                          The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

None.

 

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7.                         The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:

 

None.

 

8.                         The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                         In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                  The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None.

 

11.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

12.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

None other than mergers and reorganizations of internal companies in the ordinary course of business.

 

13.                  The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:

 

3 Limited Pwky

Columbus, OH 43230

 

14.                  The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

3 Limited Pwky

Columbus, OH 43230

 

15.                  In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Party with Interest in Location
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    	
 
    	
(e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    
	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
(e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
warehouseman)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                  In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

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17.                  The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

None.

 

18.                  The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
     Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
     Percentage or
     Relationship
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street,

Suite 1300

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company Stores, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
New   York
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                  The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 31-1816095

 

20.                  Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

	
x   True
    	
 
    	
o   Incorrect   [explain]:
    

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                  The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
Sheamus Toal
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
Kevin   Katchmar
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    
	
Chris   Consi
    	
 
    	
Treasurer
    

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions

 

22.                  With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other 

 

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relationship):

 

None.

 

23.                  The Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

None.

 

24.                  The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

25.                  There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                  At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                  The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
     Secured
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                  The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                  The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                  The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

 

None.

 

31.                  The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
     Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

32.                  The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:

 

	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
   Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

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33.                  The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing:

 

None.

 

34.                  With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

None.

 

35.                  The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                  Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                  The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland &   Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                  The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

38.                  The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

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Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK GC, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:      President
    

 

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AMEDNED AND RESTATED INFORMATION CERTIFICATE

 

OF

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY STORES, INC. (f/k/a ASSOCIATED LERNER SHOPS OF AMERICA, INC.)

 

Dated: October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent

One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

 

In order to assist you in the evaluation of the financing you are considering of New York & Company Stores, Inc. (formerly known as Associated Lerner Shops of America, Inc.) (the “ Company “), pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Agent (in such capacity “Agent” or “you”), for the persons thereto as Lenders (collectively “Lenders” or “you”), the Company certain affiliates of the Company (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or registered, the “Loan Agreement”), to expedite the preparation of required documentation, and to induce you to provide financing to the Company, we represent and warrant to you and the Lenders the following information about the Company, its organizational structure and other matters of interest to you:

 

1.                         The Company has been formed by filing the following document with the Secretary of State of New York:

 

x                    Certificate/Articles of Incorporation

o                      Certificate/Articles of Organization

o                      Other [specify]                         

 

The date of formation of the Company by the filing of the document specified above with the Secretary of State was January 24, 1933.

 

2.                         The Company was not formed by filing a document with any Secretary of State. The Company is organized as a [specify type of organization, (e.g., general partnership, sole proprietorship, etc.)]           . The Company’s governing document is a [name legal document, if one exists, (e.g., partnership agreement, etc.) Not applicable

 

3.                         The full and exact name of the Company as set forth in the document specified in Item 1 or 2, or (if no document is specified in Item 1 or 2) the full and exact legal name used in the Company’s business, is:

 

New York & Company Stores, Inc. (f/k/a Associated Lerner Shops of America, Inc.)

 

4.                         The Company uses and owns the following trade name(s) in the operation of its business (e.g. billing, advertising, etc.; note: do not include names which are product names only):

 

None.

 

[Check one of the boxes below.]

 

o                        We have attached a blank sample of every invoice that uses a tradename.

x                      We do not use any tradename other than the tradenames listed in Item 4 on any invoices.

 

5.                         The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

New York.

 

6.                         The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

None.

 

7.                         The Company’s authority to do business has been revoked or suspended, or the Company is otherwise not in good standing in the following States:

 

None.

 

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8.                         The Company and its subsidiaries have all licenses and permits necessary for the operation of the business of the Company, as such business is being operated as of the date hereof.

 

9.                         In conducting its business activities, the Company is subject to regulation by federal, state or local agencies or authorities (e.g., FDA, EPA, state or municipal liquor licensing agencies, federal or state carrier commissions, etc.) as follows:

 

Not applicable.

 

10.                  The Company has never been involved in a bankruptcy or reorganization except: [explain]

 

None.

 

11.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has used other names as set forth below:

 

	
Period of Time
    	
 
    	
Prior Name
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
From   January 24, 1933 to July 21, 2011
    	
 
    	
Associated   Lerner Shops of America, Inc.
    

 

12.                  Between the date the Company was formed and now, the Company has made or entered into mergers or acquisitions with other companies as set forth below:

 

None other than mergers and reorganizations of internal companies in the ordinary course of business.

 

13.                  The chief executive office of the Company is located at the street address set forth below, which is in New York County, in the State of New York:

 

450 W. 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

14.                  The books and records of the Company pertaining to accounts, contract rights, inventory, etc. are located at the following street address:

 

450 W. 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

15.                  In addition to the chief executive office, the Company has inventory, equipment or other assets located at the addresses set forth below. In each case, we have noted whether the location is owned, leased or operated by third parties and the names and addresses of any mortgagee, lessor or third party operator:

 

	
Street Address with County
    	
 
    	
Company’s Interest
    (e.g., owner, lessee or bailee)
    	
 
    	
Name and Address of Third
    Party with Interest in Location
    (e.g., mortgagee, lessor or
    warehouseman)
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

16.                  In the course of its business, the Company’s inventory and/or other assets are handled by the following customs brokers and/or freight forwarders:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
Type of Service/Assets Handled
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

17.                  The places of business or other locations of any assets used by the Company during the last four (4) months other than those listed above are as follows:

 

None.

 

18.                  The Company is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the following entities (including subsidiaries):

 

2

 

	
Name of Entity
    	
 
    	
Chief Executive Office
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction of
    Incorporation
    	
 
    	
Ownership
    Percentage or
    Relationship
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
New   York & Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Ultimate   Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Holding, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Parent   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lernco, Inc.
    	
 
    	
1105   North Market Street,

Suite 1300

Wilmington,   DE 19801
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Nevada   Receivable Factoring, Inc.
    	
 
    	
6700   Via Austi Pkwy

Parkway,   Suite C

Las   Vegas, Nevada 89119
    	
 
    	
Nevada
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
450   West 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Delaware
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   of Parent / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York GC, LLC
    	
 
    	
3   Limited Pkwy

Columbus,   Ohio 43230
    	
 
    	
Ohio
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner   New York Outlet, Inc. (formerly known as Jasmine Company, Inc.)
    	
 
    	
450   W. 33rd Street

New   York, NY 10001
    	
 
    	
Massachusetts
    	
 
    	
Subsidiary   / 100%
    

 

19.                  The Federal Employer Identification Number of the Company is 13-5566483

 

20.                  Under the Company’s charter documents, and under the laws of the State in which the Company is organized, the shareholders, members or other equity holders do not have to consent in order for the Company to borrow money, incur debt or obligations, pledge or mortgage the property of the Company, grant a security interest in the property of the Company or guaranty the debt of obligations of another person or entity.

 

	
x    True
    	
o    Incorrect   [explain]:
    

 

The power to take the foregoing actions is vested exclusively in the Board of Directors.

 

21.                  The officers of the Company (or people performing similar functions) and their respective titles are as follows:

 

	
Name
    	
 
    	
Title
    
	
Gregory   Scott
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
Sheamus   Toal
    	
 
    	
Treasurer
    

 

The following people will have signatory powers as to all your of transactions with the Company:

 

The Officers authorized in the Company’s Board of Director resolutions

 

22.                  With respect to the officers noted above, such officers are affiliated with and hold a 5% or more beneficial ownership in the following corporations (indicate name and address of affiliated companies, type of operations, ownership percentage or other relationship):

 

None.

 

23.                  The Company is governed by the Board of Directors. The members of such governing body of the Company are:

 

Gregory Scott and Sheamus Toal

 

24.                  The name of the stockholders, members, partners or other equity holders of the Company and their equity holdings are as follows (if equity interests are widely held indicate only equity owners with 10% or more of the equity interests):

 

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Name
    	
 
    	
No. of Shares or Units
    	
 
    	
Ownership Percentage
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
250   Common Shares
    	
 
    	
100
    	
%
    

 

25.                  There are no judgments or litigation pending by or against the Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or any of its officers/principals, except as follows:

 

None.

 

26.                  At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) except as follows:

 

None.

 

27.                  The Company’s assets are owned and held free and clear of any security interests, liens or attachments, except as follows:

 

	
Lienholder
    	
 
    	
Assets Pledged
    	
 
    	
Amount of Debt
     Secured
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

28.                  The Company has not guaranteed and is not otherwise liable for the obligations of others, except as follows:

 

None.

 

29.                  The Company does not own or license any trademarks, patents, copyrights or other intellectual property, except as follows (indicate type of intellectual property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the licensor):

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name and Address
    
	
Type of Intellectual
    	
 
    	
Number and Date of
    	
 
    	
Owned or
    	
 
    	
of
    
	
Property
    	
 
    	
Registration
    	
 
    	
Licensed
    	
 
    	
Licensor
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

30.                  The Company owns or uses the following materials (e.g., software, film footage, scripts, etc.) that are subject to registration with the United States Copyright Office, though at present copyright registrations have not been filed with respect to such materials:

None.

 

31.                  The Company does not have any deposit or investment accounts with any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, except as follows, for the purposes and of the types indicated:

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank Name and Branch Address
    	
 
    	
Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    	
 
    	
Purpose/Type
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

32.                  The Company has no processing arrangements for credit card payments or payments made by check (e.g. Telecheck) except as follows:    None.

 

	
Bank Name and Branch
    Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person and Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account No.
    
	
None.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

33.                  The Company owns or has registered to it the following motor vehicles, the original title certificates for which shall be delivered to Lender prior to closing:   None.

 

34.                  With regard to any pension or profit sharing plan:

 

None.

 

35.                  The Company’s fiscal year is a 52 or 53 week year that ends on the Saturday closest to January 31. The results for fiscal year 2014 represent the fifty-two week period ending January 31, 2015. The results for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 represent the

 

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fifty-two week period ending January 30, 2016 and January 28, 2017.

 

36.                  Certified Public Accountants for the Company is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Ernst &   Young
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
5   Times Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
New   York, NY 10036-6530
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(516)   336-0377
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(866)   313-0949
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
Joy.Fernandez@ey.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Joy   Fernandez
    
	
Were   statements uncertified for any fiscal year?
    	
 
    	
Statements   for year end 2013 (2/3/13-2/1/14) were certified
    

 

37.                   The Company’s counsel with respect to the proposed loan transaction is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Kirkland & Ellis
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
601   Lexington Avenue  New York, NY 10022
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4800
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
(212)   446-4900
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
medsall@kirkland.com
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
Michael   Edsall
    

 

38.                   The Company’s counsel with respect to matters other than the proposed loan transaction, if different, is the firm of:

 

	
Name:
    	
 
    	
Same   as above
    
	
Address:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

	
Telephone:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Facsimile:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
E-Mail:
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Partner   Handling Relationship:
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

We agree to give you prompt written notice of any change or amendment with respect to any of the foregoing information. Until you receive such notice, you will be entitled to rely in all respects on the foregoing information. This Amended and Restated Information Certificate amends and restates all of the information set forth in the Information Certificate, dated August 10, 2011.

 

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Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NEW YORK & COMPANY STORES, INC. (f/k/a   ASSOCIATED LERNER SHOPS OF AMERICA, INC.)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:         Treasurer
    

 

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SCHEDULE 5

 

The Company maintains offices, leases or owns real estate, has employees, pays taxes, or otherwise conducts business in the following States (including the State of its organization):

 

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

 

 

SCHEDULE 6

 

The Company has filed the necessary documents with the Secretary of State to qualify as a foreign corporation in the following States:

 

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana; inactive

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

 

 

SCHEDULE 16

 

Freight Forwarders

 

1. Custom Brokers

 

a) Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

1015 Third Ave, 12th Floor

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-674-3400

Attn: Patrick Douglas, Director Security, Health, & Safety, the Americas

 

b) Retail Brokerage Solutions, Inc.

Two Limited Parkway

Columbus, OH 43230

Phone: 614-415-3564

Attn: Dan Donovan, Assistant Secretary

 

2. Freight Forwarders - OCEAN CARRIERS

 

a) Maersk Line

Elizabeth Hassert

Key Client Manager

Maersk, Inc.

1 Tower Lane, Suite 2800

Oak Brook Terrace, IL 60181

PH: 630-645-3622

FX: 630-645-3667

Email: Elizabeth.hassert@maersk.com

 

b) American President Lines

Jim Dietz

Senior Account Executive

700 Commerce Dr. Suite 110

Suite 110

Oak Brook, IL 60523

PH: 630-326-9776

Email: Jim_Dietz@apl.com

 

c) APL Logistics

Greg Finley

Director of Global Accounts

APL Logistics

3265 Rothschild Court

Dublin, OH 43017

PH: 440-725-7368

Email: Greg_Finley@apl.com

 

d) NYK Lines (North American)

Gary Garback

 

 

Director of Global Services

NYK Line (North America) Inc.

377 East Butterfield Road

5th Floor

Lombard, IL 60148

PH: 630-435-7803

Email: gary.garback@na.nykline.com

 

e) Mitsui OSK Lines

Aaron Ambrite

Sales Account Executive

700 E. Butterfield, Suite 250

Lombard, IL 60148

PH: 630-812-3776

Email: Aaron.Ambrite@mol-liner.com

 

f) US Lines

Holly Halloran

Director of Strategic Accounts

6180 Memorial Drive

Dublin, OH 43017

PH: 847-989-9988

Email: hhalloran@uslines.com

 

3. Freight Forwarders - AIRFREIGHT FORWARDERS

 

a) Morrison Express

Vincent Kao

Morrison Express Corp, USA

2000 Hughes Way

El Segundo, CA 90245

Tel: 310-322-8999

E-mail: vincent_kao@morrisonexpress.com

 

b) Schenker, Inc.

Denice Miller

General Manager

1941 Williams Road, Suite #B-2

Columbus, Ohio 43207

Tel: 614-497-1319

E-mail: denice.miller@dbschenker.com

 

c) Trinity Logistics, USA, Inc.

Erin Horn

Branch Manager

TRINITY LOGISTICS USA, INC

10 East Merrick Rd Suite 304

Valley Stream, NY 11580

O +1 516 612 3381

 

 

F +1 516 612 3383

M +1 917 868 9214

www.tliworldus.com

ehorn@tliworldus.com

 

d) Sovereign

Jenn Milller

Sr. Acct. Mgr.

10 Boice Road

Hyde Park, NY 12538

Tel: 845-229-8808

Email: jmiller@sovlog.com

 

e) Expolanka

Chandana Rodrigo

Regional Director

172-11 148th Road

Jamaica, NY 11434

PH: 615-295-3944

Email: chandanar@expofreight.com

 

f) Expeditors International

Regan Grundey

2550 John Glenn Avenue, Suite J

Columbus, OH 43217

PH: 614-295-3944

Email: regan.grundey@expidtors.com

 

g) RCS Logistics

Evan Rosen

Vice President, Sales

RCS Logistics

One Harmon Plaza, 10th Floor

Secaucus, NJ 07094

Tel:  201-867-1222

evan.rosen@rcslogistics.com

 

h) Hellmann Worldwide

Andrea Goldstein

10450 Doral Boulevard

Doral, Florida 33178

Tel: 305-406-4585

E-mail: aagoldst@us.hellmann.net

 

i) Savino Del Bene

Alessandro De Giusti

Savino Del Bene USA

149-10 183rd Street

Jamaica, NY 11413-4035

Cell: 646-492-1188

Fax: 718-906-2769

Email: alessandrod@nyc.sdbusa.com

 

 

4. E-Commerce Warehouse

 

a) GSI

Kim Smith Glisson

Site Leader, Martinsville

307 Hollie Drive

Martinsville, VA 24112

PH: 276-670-6146

CL: 276-734-0148

FX: 276-670-6131

 

 

SCHEDULE 25

 

New York & Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Summary of Legal Proceedings

As of October 21, 2014

 

	
Date Reported
    	
 
    	
Description
    	
 
    	
Claim
    	
 
    	
Legal Representative
    	
 
    	
Status
    	
 
    	
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(1)             The Company is involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, which are currently not material.

 

 

SCHEDULE 27

 

Permitted Liens

 

NONE.

 

 

SCHEDULE 29

 

Intellectual Property

 

(1)                                 See attached list of trademarks.

 

(2)                                 Domain Names:

 

·                  Domain names currently registered by Lernco, Inc.:

 

	
Domain Name
    	
 
    	
Registration
   Date
    	
 
    	
Registry
   Expiration Date
    
	
cocoandlolly.com
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2009
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2015
    
	
imagenyandc.com
    	
 
    	
20-Apr-2009
    	
 
    	
20-Apr-2015
    
	
jasminesola.com
    	
 
    	
03-Dec-1998
    	
 
    	
22-Jul-2017
    
	
learnercatalog.com
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2001
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2015
    
	
learnersny.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2016
    
	
lernco.com
    	
 
    	
01-Mar-1995
    	
 
    	
02-Mar-2015
    
	
lerner-catalog.com
    	
 
    	
24-Jun-2002
    	
 
    	
24-Jun-2016
    
	
lerner.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
lernerandco.com
    	
 
    	
29-Jun-2007
    	
 
    	
29-Jun-2016
    
	
lernercalalog.com
    	
 
    	
22-Sep-2005
    	
 
    	
22-Sep-2016
    
	
lernercatalog.biz
    	
 
    	
08-Mar-2002
    	
 
    	
07-Mar-2016
    
	
lernercatalog.com
    	
 
    	
06-Apr-1999
    	
 
    	
06-Apr-2015
    
	
lernercatalog.net
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2002
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2016
    
	
lernercatalog.org
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2002
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2016
    
	
lernercataloge.com
    	
 
    	
28-May-2003
    	
 
    	
28-May-2016
    
	
lernercatalogue.com
    	
 
    	
02-Feb-2001
    	
 
    	
02-Feb-2016
    
	
lernercatatlog.com
    	
 
    	
04-Mar-2006
    	
 
    	
04-Mar-2016
    
	
lernercatelog.com
    	
 
    	
27-May-2003
    	
 
    	
27-May-2016
    
	
lernercatelogs.com
    	
 
    	
09-Mar-2005
    	
 
    	
09-Mar-2016
    
	
lernercatlogue.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2015
    
	
lernercreditcard.com
    	
 
    	
22-Jan-2007
    	
 
    	
22-Jan-2015
    
	
lernerdepartmentstore.com
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
lernerdirect.biz
    	
 
    	
08-Mar-2002
    	
 
    	
07-Mar-2016
    
	
lernerdirect.com
    	
 
    	
06-Apr-1999
    	
 
    	
06-Apr-2016
    
	
lernerdirect.net
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2002
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2016
    
	
lernerdirect.org
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2002
    	
 
    	
08-Jan-2016
    
	
lernerdirect.us
    	
 
    	
10-Dec-2004
    	
 
    	
09-Dec-2014
    
	
lernerfashion.com
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2005
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2014
    
	
lernerfashions.com
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2005
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2015
    
	
lernerkatalog.com
    	
 
    	
02-Feb-2006
    	
 
    	
02-Feb-2016
    
	
lernermagazine.com
    	
 
    	
15-Mar-2006
    	
 
    	
15-Mar-2016
    
	
lernermetrostyle.com
    	
 
    	
27-May-2007
    	
 
    	
27-May-2015
    
	
lernernewyork.biz
    	
 
    	
15-Nov-2001
    	
 
    	
18-Nov-2015
    
	
lernernewyork.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
lernernewyork.com
    	
 
    	
06-Mar-1995
    	
 
    	
07-Mar-2016
    
	
lernernewyork.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    

 

 

	
lernernewyork.info
    	
 
    	
10-Aug-2001
    	
 
    	
09-Aug-2015
    
	
lernernewyork.us
    	
 
    	
19-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
18-Apr-2016
    
	
lernernewyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
22-Sep-2005
    	
 
    	
22-Sep-2016
    
	
lernernewyorkcompany.com
    	
 
    	
03-May-2007
    	
 
    	
03-May-2015
    
	
lernerneyyork.com
    	
 
    	
17-Aug-2006
    	
 
    	
17-Aug-2016
    
	
lernerny.biz
    	
 
    	
15-Nov-2001
    	
 
    	
18-Nov-2015
    
	
lernerny.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
lernerny.com
    	
 
    	
17-Dec-1996
    	
 
    	
16-Dec-2015
    
	
lernerny.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
lernerny.eu
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Apr-2016
    
	
lernerny.info
    	
 
    	
05-Dec-2003
    	
 
    	
05-Dec-2014
    
	
lernerny.us
    	
 
    	
24-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
23-Apr-2015
    
	
lernerny.xxx
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2011
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2015
    
	
lernero.com
    	
 
    	
16-Aug-2006
    	
 
    	
16-Aug-2016
    
	
lernerofny.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
lerneroutlet.com
    	
 
    	
14-Aug-2007
    	
 
    	
14-Aug-2015
    
	
lerners-catalog.com
    	
 
    	
21-Oct-2003
    	
 
    	
21-Oct-2015
    
	
lerners.net
    	
 
    	
16-Oct-2000
    	
 
    	
16-Oct-2014
    
	
lernerscatalog.com
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2001
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2015
    
	
lernerscatalogue.com
    	
 
    	
06-May-2007
    	
 
    	
06-May-2015
    
	
lernersclothing.com
    	
 
    	
06-May-2007
    	
 
    	
06-May-2015
    
	
lernersfashions.com
    	
 
    	
24-May-2007
    	
 
    	
24-May-2015
    
	
lernershoes.com
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
lernershops.com
    	
 
    	
26-Nov-2005
    	
 
    	
26-Nov-2015
    
	
lernersjewelry.com
    	
 
    	
21-Jun-2000
    	
 
    	
21-Jun-2015
    
	
lernersnewyork.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2016
    
	
lernersny.com
    	
 
    	
30-Mar-2000
    	
 
    	
30-Mar-2015
    
	
lernersnyc.com
    	
 
    	
01-Jun-2008
    	
 
    	
01-Jun-2015
    
	
lernersofny.com
    	
 
    	
01-Nov-2006
    	
 
    	
01-Nov-2014
    
	
lernersstore.com
    	
 
    	
09-Jun-2004
    	
 
    	
09-Jun-2016
    
	
lernerstores.com
    	
 
    	
06-Mar-1995
    	
 
    	
07-Mar-2015
    
	
lernerswoman.com
    	
 
    	
04-Jan-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Mar-2015
    
	
lernerwoman.com
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2005
    	
 
    	
27-Nov-2014
    
	
lernerwomen.com
    	
 
    	
07-May-2007
    	
 
    	
07-May-2015
    
	
lernner.com
    	
 
    	
05-Oct-2007
    	
 
    	
05-Oct-2015
    
	
lny.com
    	
 
    	
02-Mar-1995
    	
 
    	
03-Mar-2015
    
	
lrener.com
    	
 
    	
02-May-2006
    	
 
    	
02-May-2016
    
	
metrolerners.com
    	
 
    	
09-Aug-2006
    	
 
    	
09-Aug-2016
    
	
metrostylelerner.com
    	
 
    	
17-Aug-2006
    	
 
    	
17-Aug-2016
    
	
mewyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
24-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
24-Jul-2015
    
	
neworkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
25-Nov-2009
    	
 
    	
25-Nov-2015
    
	
newtorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
16-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
16-Jul-2016
    
	
newyoekandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2008
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2014
    
	
newyokandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
16-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
16-Jul-2016
    
	
newyorandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
02-May-2007
    	
 
    	
02-May-2015
    
	
newyorkaccessories.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    

 

 

	
newyorkaccessories.co.ve
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkaccessories.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkaccessories.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
newyorkaccessories.com.ve
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkaccessories.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkamdcompany.com
    	
 
    	
14-Jun-2010
    	
 
    	
14-Jun-2016
    
	
newyorkancompany.com
    	
 
    	
26-Sep-2005
    	
 
    	
26-Sep-2015
    
	
newyorkandcmpany.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2015
    
	
newyorkandco.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
newyorkandco.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
newyorkandco.eu
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Apr-2016
    
	
newyorkandco.name
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandco.net
    	
 
    	
28-Feb-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Feb-2016
    
	
newyorkandcoaccessories.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcoaccessories.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcoextras.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcoextras.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcomapny.com
    	
 
    	
03-May-2007
    	
 
    	
03-May-2015
    
	
newyorkandcommpany.com
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2005
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompamy.com
    	
 
    	
09-Nov-2009
    	
 
    	
09-Nov-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompan.com
    	
 
    	
02-Jan-2008
    	
 
    	
02-Jan-2016
    
	
newyorkandcompanny.com
    	
 
    	
10-Mar-2013
    	
 
    	
10-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.biz
    	
 
    	
15-Nov-2001
    	
 
    	
18-Nov-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.co
    	
 
    	
21-Jul-2010
    	
 
    	
20-Jul-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.co.ve
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
12-Jun-1998
    	
 
    	
11-Jun-2016
    
	
newyorkandcompany.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
newyorkandcompany.com.ve
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.eu
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Apr-2016
    
	
newyorkandcompany.name
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.net
    	
 
    	
06-Nov-2005
    	
 
    	
06-Nov-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.us
    	
 
    	
24-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
23-Apr-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompany.xxx
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2011
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanyaccessories.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanyaccessories.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycard.com
    	
 
    	
31-Dec-2010
    	
 
    	
31-Dec-2014
    
	
newyorkandcompanycatalog.com
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanyclothes.com
    	
 
    	
23-Dec-2005
    	
 
    	
23-Dec-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanyclothing.com
    	
 
    	
16-Oct-2006
    	
 
    	
16-Oct-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycoupon.com
    	
 
    	
05-Jun-2011
    	
 
    	
05-Jun-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycoupon.org
    	
 
    	
09-Sep-2011
    	
 
    	
09-Sep-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycouponcodes.com
    	
 
    	
05-Jun-2011
    	
 
    	
05-Jun-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycoupons.com
    	
 
    	
19-May-2007
    	
 
    	
19-May-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompanycoupons.net
    	
 
    	
26-May-2012
    	
 
    	
26-May-2016
    
	
newyorkandcompanycreditcard.com
    	
 
    	
29-Feb-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Feb-2016
    

 

 

	
newyorkandcompanystore.com
    	
 
    	
23-Feb-2012
    	
 
    	
23-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompay.com
    	
 
    	
23-Nov-2007
    	
 
    	
23-Nov-2015
    
	
newyorkandcompnay.com
    	
 
    	
06-May-2007
    	
 
    	
06-May-2015
    
	
newyorkandconpany.com
    	
 
    	
02-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
02-Jul-2016
    
	
newyorkandompany.com
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2008
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2014
    
	
newyorkanscompany.com
    	
 
    	
12-Oct-2009
    	
 
    	
12-Oct-2016
    
	
newyorkcompani.com
    	
 
    	
29-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
29-Apr-2015
    
	
newyorkcompanycoupons.com
    	
 
    	
26-Oct-2010
    	
 
    	
26-Oct-2014
    
	
newyorkextras.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkextras.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
newyorkincompany.com
    	
 
    	
04-Nov-2009
    	
 
    	
04-Nov-2015
    
	
newyorklerner.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2016
    
	
newyorkycompany.com
    	
 
    	
08-Feb-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Mar-2015
    
	
neyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2015
    
	
nweyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
29-Jan-2007
    	
 
    	
29-Jan-2017
    
	
nwyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
18-Nov-2006
    	
 
    	
18-Nov-2015
    
	
ny-and-company.com
    	
 
    	
16-Feb-1999
    	
 
    	
16-Feb-2015
    
	
ny-company.com
    	
 
    	
29-Aug-2006
    	
 
    	
29-Aug-2016
    
	
nyanccompany.com
    	
 
    	
30-Mar-2007
    	
 
    	
30-Mar-2015
    
	
nyandccustomerservice.com
    	
 
    	
05-Oct-2011
    	
 
    	
05-Oct-2015
    
	
nyandcfulfillment.com
    	
 
    	
16-May-2006
    	
 
    	
16-May-2016
    
	
nyandco.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandco.co
    	
 
    	
21-Jul-2010
    	
 
    	
20-Jul-2015
    
	
nyandco.com
    	
 
    	
31-May-1998
    	
 
    	
31-May-2016
    
	
nyandco.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
nyandco.eu
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandco.fr
    	
 
    	
28-May-2004
    	
 
    	
27-May-2015
    
	
nyandcoextras.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2016
    
	
nyandcoextras.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
nyandcomapany.com
    	
 
    	
14-Apr-2013
    	
 
    	
14-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompamy.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2013
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompant.com
    	
 
    	
16-Sep-2007
    	
 
    	
16-Sep-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.biz
    	
 
    	
11-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
10-Mar-2016
    
	
nyandcompany.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.co
    	
 
    	
17-Nov-2010
    	
 
    	
16-Nov-2014
    
	
nyandcompany.co.ve
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
nyandcompany.com.ve
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
29-Mar-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.eu
    	
 
    	
07-Apr-2006
    	
 
    	
30-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompany.mobi
    	
 
    	
08-Sep-2012
    	
 
    	
08-Sep-2016
    
	
nyandcompany.net
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompany.tv
    	
 
    	
01-Feb-2001
    	
 
    	
01-Feb-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.us
    	
 
    	
24-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
23-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompany.xxx
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2011
    	
 
    	
06-Dec-2015
    
	
nyandcompanyaccessories.ca
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2004
    	
 
    	
13-Apr-2015
    

 

 

	
nyandcompanyaccessories.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
nyandcompanyaccessories.com.mx
    	
 
    	
19-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
18-Mar-2016
    
	
nyandcompanyaccessories.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
nyandcompanycareers.com
    	
 
    	
06-Nov-2007
    	
 
    	
06-Nov-2015
    
	
nyandcompanycoupons.com
    	
 
    	
21-Apr-2007
    	
 
    	
21-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompanycoupons.net
    	
 
    	
28-Aug-2011
    	
 
    	
28-Aug-2015
    
	
nyandcompanyextras.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanyextras.net
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanyhome.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanyhome.net
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanykids.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanykids.net
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2016
    
	
nyandcompanymen.com
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompanymen.net
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2000
    	
 
    	
28-Apr-2015
    
	
nyandcompay.com
    	
 
    	
06-May-2007
    	
 
    	
06-May-2015
    
	
nyandcompnay.com
    	
 
    	
04-May-2008
    	
 
    	
04-May-2015
    
	
nyandcompony.com
    	
 
    	
11-Jan-2008
    	
 
    	
11-Jan-2016
    
	
nyandcomppany.com
    	
 
    	
14-Mar-2008
    	
 
    	
14-Mar-2016
    
	
nyandcquality1st.com
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2004
    	
 
    	
22-Mar-2016
    
	
nyclerner.com
    	
 
    	
23-Aug-2004
    	
 
    	
23-Aug-2016
    
	
nycoaccessories.com
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
nycoaccessories.net
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2004
    	
 
    	
24-Feb-2015
    
	
nycofashionlookbook.com
    	
 
    	
14-Apr-2008
    	
 
    	
14-Apr-2016
    
	
nycredlabel.com
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2016
    
	
nyjeans.com
    	
 
    	
12-Jan-1999
    	
 
    	
12-Jan-2015
    
	
nylearner.com
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2002
    	
 
    	
27-Apr-2016
    
	
nyredlabel.com
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2016
    
	
nyredlabelcollection.com
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2016
    
	
nystyl.com
    	
 
    	
24-Jul-2009
    	
 
    	
24-Jul-2015
    
	
nystyletour.com
    	
 
    	
12-Sep-2008
    	
 
    	
12-Sep-2016
    
	
redlabelny.com
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2016
    
	
redlabelnyc.com
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2008
    	
 
    	
28-Jul-2016
    
	
shoplerner.com
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2008
    	
 
    	
03-Nov-2014
    
	
tellusnyandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
07-Oct-2010
    	
 
    	
07-Oct-2016
    
	
thelernercatalog.com
    	
 
    	
08-May-2006
    	
 
    	
08-May-2016
    
	
thenewyorkandcompany.com
    	
 
    	
01-Sep-2009
    	
 
    	
01-Sep-2015
    
	
thenystyletour.com
    	
 
    	
12-Sep-2008
    	
 
    	
12-Sep-2016
    

 

(3)                                 Copyrights:

 

·                  Copyright registration number VAU506749 dated October 3, 2000 for Lernco’s New York & Company Skyline design.

 

·                  Copyright registration number VA0001671205 dated June 12, 2009 for New York & Company, Inc’s Poodle

 

 

Design Patents:

 

·                  Lerner New York, Inc.: D588,920 and D582,283

 

·                  New York & Company, Inc.: D583,254 and D569,735

 

Lincensed Eva Trademarks:

 

·                  Eva Mendes®  , Registration Number 4466774, Registration Date January 14, 2014, International Class 25 (clothing)

 

·                  Eva MendesTM , Serial Number 85749763, Filing Date October 9, 2012, International Class 18 (handbags)

 

(4)                                 License Agreements:

 

·                  The right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to use and enjoy licensed software and related copyrights is subject to the terms and conditions of such licenses.

 

·                  Trademark Protection Agreement, dated February 4, 2001, between Lernco, Inc. and Lerner New York, Inc.

 

·                  Sublicense Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2002, between Lerner New York, Inc. and Lerner New York GC, LLC.

 

·                  License and Spokesperson Agreement, dated February 4, 2013, between Spooky, Inc. and Lerner New York, Inc.

 

 

SCHEDULE 31

 

Bank Account Contact Information

 

	
Bank Name
    	
 
    	
Bank Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person
    	
 
    	
Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account Number
    	
 
    	
Type of Account
    
	
CORPORATE   BANK ACCOUNTS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Lerner New York Accounts   Payable
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Lerner New York Payroll
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
NY&CO Group Payroll
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
NY&CO Group Accounts   Payable
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
NY&CO Group Master   Account
    
	
Wells Fargo/Wachovia
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Lerner New York Concentration
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Huntington
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Tax Payment
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank of America Merrill   Lynch
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
UnitedHealth Medical   Claims Escrow Account
    
	
Bank of America Merrill   Lynch
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
UnitedHealth FSA/CERA   Escrow Account
    
	
Chase Metlife
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Metlife Dental Medical   Claims Escrow Account
    
	
Citicorp
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Connecticut General Life   Insurance Company — A Cigna Company
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
PNC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
LLC Escrow Account
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
STORE   DEPOSITORY ACCOUNTS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank of America
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
JP Morgan Chase
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Citizens
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Comerica
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Fifth Third
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
First Tennessee
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Wells Fargo
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
HSBC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Huntington
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Key Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
PNC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Regions
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
IBC
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    

 

 

	
US Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
TD BANK NORTH
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Wells Fargo
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
FIRST NIAGARA BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
BB&T 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
UNITED NATIONAL BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
SALEM FIVE CENTS SAVINGS   BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
CAPITAL ONE
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
GREAT SOUTHERN BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
NORTHWEST SAVINGS BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
UNITED NATIONAL BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
HARRIS BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
CAPITAL CITY BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
CITIBANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
Citizens Bank &   Trust
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
UMB BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
MB FINANCIAL BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
FIRST SENTRY BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
NBT BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
SOUTH BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
FIRST AMERICAN BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
CITIBANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
PROSPERITY BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
FIRST MERIT BANK, N.A.
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
MB FINANCIAL
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
BOONE COUNTY NATIONAL   BANK
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
Plains Capital Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    
	
Sumner Bank and Trust
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlier
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 31

 

Bank Account Contact Information

 

CORPORATE BANK ACCOUNTS

 

	
Bank Name
    	
 
    	
Bank Address
    	
 
    	
Contact Person
    	
 
    	
Phone Number
    	
 
    	
Account Number
    	
 
    	
Type of Account
    
	
The Bank of New York
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Lerner New York Outlet Inc Accounts Payable
    
	
Wells Fargo/Wachovia
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Lerner New York Concentration
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
STORE   DEPOSITORY ACCOUNTS
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Bank of America -Outlets
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Citizens- Outlets
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
JP Morgan Chase- Outlets
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Comerica - Outlet
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
PNC - Outlet
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
IBC - Outlet
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Wells Fargo - Outlet
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
    
	
Compass Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlet — Outlier
    
	
Highland Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlet — Outlier
    
	
First Federal Bank
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Outlet — Outlier
    

 

 

EXHIBIT E
  TO
 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

Locations of Inventory

 

1.                                      450 West 33rd Street

New York, NY 10001

 

2.                                      Three Limited Parkway

Columbus, OH 43216

 

3.                                      466-472 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY (owned property)

 

4.                                      See attached lease summaries for store listings (schedule 1.64).

 

5.                                      GSI Commerce (e-commerce warehouse)

307 Hollie Drive

Martinsville, VA 24112Exhibit 10.3

 

[Execution]

 

POST-CLOSING LETTER

 

October 24, 2014

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
   as Agent
 One Boston Place, 19th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Attention: Ms. Danielle Baldinelli

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) acting for and on behalf of the parties thereto as lenders (individually, each a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”) and the parties thereto as bank product providers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, “Agent”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as term loan agent pursuant to the Loan Agreement, acting for and on behalf of and Lenders that are Term Loan Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement) (in such capacity, “Term Loan Agent”) have entered into financing arrangements pursuant to which Revolving Loan Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement) may make revolving loans and provide other financial accommodations, and Term Loan Lenders may make Term Loans to Lerner New York, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lerner”), Lernco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lernco”), and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Lerner Outlet” and together with Lerner and Lernco, collectively, “Borrowers” and individually each a “Borrower”) as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Borrowers, New York & Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NY&Co”), Lerner New York Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Nevada Receivable Factoring, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Nevada Factoring”), New York & Company Stores, Inc., a New York corporation, formerly known as Associated Lerner Shops of America, Inc., a New York corporation (“NY&Co Stores”), and Lerner New York GC, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“Lerner GC” and together with NY&Co, Parent, Nevada Factoring and NY &Co Stores, collectively, “Guarantors” and each a “Guarantor”), Agent and Lenders (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”), and the other Financing Agreements (as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced).  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.

 

In order to induce Agent, Term Loan Agent and Lenders to enter into the financing arrangements as provided under the Financing Agreements and in consideration of the financial accommodations provided by Agent, Term Loan Agent and Lenders to Borrowers thereunder:

 

 

1.       Borrowers and Guarantors hereby agree that, in addition to all other terms, conditions and provisions set forth herein and in the other Financing Agreements, Borrowers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, by no later than the date referred to below (or such later date, as may be agreed to in writing by Agent in its sole discretion), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, with respect to each such item, the following:

 

(a)   on or before January 31, 2015, evidence of the discharge of the state tax liens filed against each Borrower as set forth on Exhibit A hereto;

 

(b)   on or before December 31, 2014, Collateral Access Agreements with respect to each of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders identified on Exhibit B hereto, duly executed and delivered by each such Customs Broker or Freight Forwarder;

 

(c)   on or before December 31, 2014, a Website Host Waiver and Consent Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Website host or ISP;

 

(d)   on or before November 30, 2014, a PayPal Accession Agreement by Lerner acceding to the Merchant Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2013, by and between PayPal, Inc. and NY & Co., duly executed and delivered by Lerner and PayPal, Inc.;

 

(e)   on or before January 31, 2015, evidence of the dismissal of the judgment filed October 3, 2012 with the NY County Clerk’s Office of NY State against Lerner in favor of the Criminal Court of the City of New York;

 

(f)    on or before January 31, 2015, (i) a credit card notification by NY&Co and Lerner with respect to PayPal Receivables, duly executed and delivered by NY&Co and Lerner, or (ii) a credit card acknowledgment by and among NY&Co, Lerner and PayPal, Inc. providing for, among other things, the right of Agent to use the PayPal system and intellectual property of PayPal, Inc. with respect to sending and receiving payments on the PayPal system, duly executed and delivered by NY&Co, Lerner and PayPal, Inc., in which case Agent agrees to eliminate the $500,000 existing sublimit in the Borrowing Base on PayPal Receivables;

 

(g)   on or before April 30, 2015, evidence that the escrow deposit account (account no.               ) of NY&Co maintained at the Bank of America, N.A. has been closed and all funds in such account remitted to deposit account in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Loan Agreement;

 

(h)   on or before January 31, 2015, a Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to the checking deposit account (account no.             ) of NY&Co maintained at the Bank of New York, duly authorized executed and delivered by NY&Co and Bank of New York; and

 

(i)    on or before November 7, 2014, delivery of a supplement to each of (i) Exhibit A to Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), (ii) Exhibit A-1 to Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), and (iii) Exhibit A-2 to Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), with each such supplement setting forth the international and state trademarks of each applicable Borrower or Guarantor and providing that each such supplement shall automatically be deemed added to each applicable Financing Agreement in the immediately

 

2

 

preceding clauses (i) and through (iii) of this Section 1(i) as a supplement without any further action on the part of the parties thereto.

 

2.       This letter agreement shall not limit or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever the right of Agent to require Borrowers or Guarantors to execute and deliver or obtain or cause to be executed and/or delivered any further agreements, documents or instruments as provided in the Financing Agreements or otherwise or to take any other actions otherwise permitted or required under the Financing Agreements, or to establish any Reserves, or deem Collateral ineligible for lending purposes in the absence of the foregoing items, or take any other actions otherwise permitted under the Financing Agreements.  The failure of Borrowers to deliver the items provided for in paragraphs 1(f) through (i) above, or the failure of Borrowers to use best efforts to deliver the items provided for in paragraphs 1(a) through (e), by the respective dates set forth therein shall, at Agent’s option, constitute an Event of Default.  Without limiting the foregoing, failure to supply the agreements and documents referred to above in Section 1 within the required time as set forth above shall, at Agent’s option, entitle Agent to exercise its rights to establish Reserves or deem Collateral ineligible for lending purposes in Agent’s good faith discretion. Agent may, at its option, extend any of the dates set forth herein without any further approval of any of the Lenders.

 

3.       The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but excluding any principles of conflict of laws or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

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This letter agreement is a Financing Agreement and may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this letter agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this letter agreement.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this letter agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this letter agreement.

 

	
 
    	
Very   truly yours,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BORROWERS
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER   NEW YORK, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNCO, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER   NEW YORK OUTLET, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GUARANTORS
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NEW   YORK & COMPANY, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Financial Officer
    

 

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NEVADA   RECEIVABLE FACTORING, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/   Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
President & Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK HOLDING, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title: 
    	
Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
LERNER NEW YORK GC, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title: 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
NEW YORK & COMPANY STORES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By: 
    	
/s/ Sheamus Toal
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    

 

 

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ACCEPTED:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
WELLS   FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    	
 
    
	
as   Agent
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
By:   
    	
/s/   Danielle Baldinelli
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title:   
    	
Director
    	
 
    

 

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EXHIBIT A

TO

POST-CLOSING LETTER

 

Evidence of Discharge of State Tax Liens

 

	
Debtor
    	
 
    	
Taxing
   Authority
    	
 
    	
Type/Amount of 
   Tax on Filing
    	
 
    	
Jurisdiction
    	
 
    	
Original File Date
   and Number
    
	
Lerner New York Outlet, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Division of Unemployment Assistance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
18,795.66
    	
 
    	
Suffolk   County, MA
    	
 
    	
08/03/09
    
	
Jasmine Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
2,160.23
    	
 
    	
New   York County, NY
    	
 
    	
11/13/07
    
	
Jasmine Company, Inc.
    	
 
    	
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
    	
 
    	
$
    	
33,144.96
    	
 
    	
New   York County, NY
    	
 
    	
07/15/08
    
	
Lerner New York Outlet, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Division   of Employer Accounts
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,029.00
    	
 
    	
Trenton,   NJ
    	
 
    	
5/9/12
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Division   of Employer Accounts
    	
 
    	
$
    	
9,354.00
    	
 
    	
Trenton,   NJ
    	
 
    	
3/21/12
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
Division   of Employer Accounts
    	
 
    	
$
    	
32,443.00
    	
 
    	
Trenton,   NJ
    	
 
    	
7/21/10
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
State   of Maryland
    	
 
    	
$
    	
49,850.00
    	
 
    	
Baltimore, MD
    	
 
    	
7/15/09
    
	
Lerner New York, Inc.
    	
 
    	
State   of Indiana
    	
 
    	
$
    	
78,426.00
    	
 
    	
South Bend, IN
    	
 
    	
12/5/07
    

 

 

EXHIBIT B

TO

POST-CLOSING LETTER

 

Third Party Agreements

 

Customs Brokers

 

	
Customs Broker
    	
 
    	
Borrower/Guarantor
    
	
1.   Retail Brokerage Solutions, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

Freight Forwarders

 

	
Freight Forwarder
    	
 
    	
Borrower/Guarantor
    
	
A.   Ocean Carriers
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.   US Lines
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
B.   Airfreight
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.   Schenker, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.   Trinity Logistics, USA, Inc.
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.   Hellmann Worldwide
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.   Savino Del Bene

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