Document:

exv10w20

Exhibit 10.20

July 31, 2009

Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc.

6509 Flying Cloud Drive

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2006,
as amended by that certain letter agreement dated as of June 21, 2007 and that certain letter
agreement dated as of May 15, 2008 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Fingerhut Direct Marketing,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers named on the Purchaser Schedule
attached thereto (the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

     The Company has requested that the Purchasers agree to certain modifications to the Purchase
Agreement and to the Security Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and effective
upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, and provided that the Company agrees to
the modifications of the Purchase Agreement and the Security Agreement set forth below, the
Purchasers are willing to agree to such request. Accordingly, and in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph 12C of the Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. Amendments to the Purchase Agreement. Upon the Effective Date (as defined
in Section 4 hereof), each Purchaser and the Company agree that, the Purchase Agreement shall be
amended as follows:

     1.01 Paragraph 6J(ii) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the
references to “EBITDA” contained therein and inserting “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” in lieu
thereof and (b) deleting the reference to “$38,000,000” contained therein and inserting
“$36,000,000” in lieu thereof.

     1.02 Paragraph 6S of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
“CIT Bank” contained therein and inserting “any Receivables Account Owner” in lieu thereof.

     1.03 Paragraph 11B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new
definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

     “Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period, excluding any amount not payable in Cash.

 

 

     “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any period, without duplication, Consolidated
Cash Interest Expense, plus any administration fees owed pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Fee
Letter (as defined in the SPV Revolving Credit Agreement) and any fees owed pursuant to Section
2.8(a) of the SPV Revolving Credit Agreement, plus scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness
made during such period (not including principal payments under the SPV Revolving Credit
Agreement or under the Credit Agreement), plus expense for income and franchise taxes paid in
cash net of income and franchise tax refunds (but not less than zero), plus dividends or
distributions paid in cash, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis.

     “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, total interest expense
(including that portion attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect
to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under Swap Agreements in
respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance
with GAAP), calculated on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such
period in accordance with GAAP.

     “Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss)
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to
the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in
which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has an ownership interest, except to the
extent that any such income is actually received by the Company or such Subsidiary in the form of
dividends or similar distributions and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary to the
extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary
is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation (other than under any
Transaction Document, the Credit Agreement or related agreement or any SPV Credit Document or
Related Agreement (as defined in the SPV Revolving Credit Agreement)) or Requirement of Law
applicable to such Subsidiary.

     “Receivables Account Owner” shall mean any of (i) CIT Bank, (ii) WebBank and (iii) any other
entity selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Required Holder(s), approved
pursuant to the terms of the SPV Revolving Credit Agreement and identified in a notice from the
Company to the holders of the Subordinated Notes as a Receivables Account Owner or a
Backup/Alternative Account Owner (as defined in the SPV Revolving Credit Agreement).

     “Third Amendment Effective Date” shall mean July 31, 2009.

     “Underlying Receivables” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     1.04 Paragraph 11B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the
following definitions contained therein to read as follows:

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     “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net
Income for such period, the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income
tax expense for such period net of tax refunds, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation
and amortization expense for such period, (iv) for any period including the period in which such
amounts were paid, fees and expenses of the agents and lenders in connection with the SPV Credit
Documents paid on or prior to May 15, 2008 in an amount not to exceed $1,851,500, and other fees
and expenses in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000 paid in connection with the SPV Credit
Documents and the transactions contemplated therein, (v) with the consent of the Required
Holder(s), any extraordinary non-cash charges for such period and (vi) with the consent of the
Required Holder(s), any other non-cash charges for such period (but excluding any non-cash charge
in respect of an item that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period and any
non-cash charge that relates to the write-down or write-off of inventory), minus (b) without
duplication and to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (i) any cash payments made
during such period in respect of non-cash charges described in clause (a)(vi) taken in a prior
period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any non-cash items of income for such period, all
calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio, determined as of the end of each Fiscal
Quarter of the Company for the most-recently ended four Fiscal Quarters, of (a) Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures (excluding the portion thereof funded with long-term
debt financing provided by third parties or funded with equity proceeds) to (b) Consolidated
Fixed Charges, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for the purposes of this
definition, Capital Expenditures funded with equity proceeds received by the Company in May 2008
shall be deemed to have been funded with long-term financing provided by third parties (i) for
the three Fiscal Quarters ending January 31, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $5,100,000, (ii)
for the Fiscal Quarter ending April 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 and (iii) for
the Fiscal Quarter ending July 31, 2009, (x) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, so long as
the average Net Liquidity 1 for such Fiscal Quarter is greater than or equal to $70,000,000 or
(y) in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, so long as the average Net Liquidity 1 for such Fiscal
Quarter is greater than $65,000,000 and less than $70,000,000.

     “Holdings Letter Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Holdings Letter
Agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, by and between the Company and the SPV Collateral Agent, as
in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date.

     “Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

     “Receivables Contribution and Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and
Restated Receivables Contribution and Purchase Agreement dated as of July 31, 2009, by and
between the Company and Fingerhut SPV, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

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     “Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement dated as of
July 31, 2009, by and among Fingerhut SPV, the Company, as Servicer, and Goldman Sachs Specialty
Lending Group, L.P. and Fortress Credit Corp., as Lead Lenders, as the same may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof

     “SPV Revolving Credit Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2009, between Fingerhut SPV, Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending
Group, L.P., as administrative agent, collateral agent, syndication agent, documentation agent,
lead arranger and lead lender, and Fortress Credit Corp., as lead lender, as such agreement may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof

     “SPV Security Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of
July 31, 2009, between Fingerhut SPV and the SPV Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof

     1.05 Paragraph 11 B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following
definitions:

     “EBITDA”

     “Interest Expense”

     1.06 Paragraph 11C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence to the end thereof as follows:

     Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement providing for any
amount to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for purposes
of determining compliance with the financial covenants contained in this Agreement, any election
by the Company to measure an item of Indebtedness using fair value (as permitted by Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 159 or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded
and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.

     SECTION 2. Amendments to the Security Agreement. Upon the Effective Date (as defined
in Section 4 hereof), the Subordinated Collateral Agent, each Purchaser and the Company agree that,
the Security Agreement shall be amended as follows:

     2.01 Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the term “CIT
Documents” contained therein.

     2.02 The defined term “Purchased Assets” contained in Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     “Purchased Assets” means (i) Underlying Receivables and (ii) other “Purchased
Assets” (as such term is defined in Section 2.1(a) of the Receivables Contribution and

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Purchase Agreement as in effect on the Third Amendment Effective Date or in any other Receivables
Contribution and Purchase Agreement or similar agreement entered into after the date hereof which
is substantially in the form of the Receivables Contribution and Purchase Agreement as in effect
on the Third Amendment Effective Date, mutatis mutandis, or otherwise reasonably acceptable to
the Required Holder(s).

     2.03 The defined term “Receivables Account” contained in Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement
is hereby amended deleting the reference to “CIT Bank” contained therein and inserting “a
Receivables Account Owner” in lieu thereof.

     2.04 Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new
definition in the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

     “Receivables Account Owner Documents” means (i) with respect to CIT Bank, the
Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of May 15, 2008, by and between CIT Bank
and Grantor (as it may be amended or modified from time to time) and the Amended and Restated
Revolving Loan Product Program Agreement dated as of May 15, 2008, by and between CIT Bank and
Grantor (as it may be amended or modified from time to time) and (ii) with respect to any other
Receivables Account Owner, each receivables sale agreement, product program agreement, and any
other similar agreements between such Receivables Account Owner and the Grantor (as such
agreements may be amended or modified from time to time).

     2.05 Section 3.5 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as follows:

     3.5. Deposit Accounts. All of the Grantor’s Deposit Accounts are listed on
Exhibit B, as such exhibit may be amended with the consent of the Required Holder(s), not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

     2.06 Section 7.1 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the reference to
“the CIT Bank” contained therein and inserting “each Receivables Account Owner” in lieu thereof and
(b) deleting the reference to “CIT Documents” contained therein and inserting “Receivables Account
Owner Documents” in lieu thereof.

     SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the
Purchasers that, after giving effect hereto (a) each representation and warranty set forth in
paragraph 8 of the Purchase Agreement is true and correct as of the date of the execution and
delivery of this letter by the Company with the same effect as if made on such date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they
were true and correct as of such earlier date), (b) no Event of Default or Default exists and (c)
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has paid or agreed to pay, and neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary will pay or agree to pay, any fees or other consideration to any Person in connection
with the amendment to the Credit Agreement referenced in Section 4(a)(iii) hereof or the amendment
and restatement of the Servicing Agreement referenced in Section 4(a)(ii) hereof.

     SECTION 4. Effectiveness. The amendments described in Section 1 and Section 2 above
shall become effective upon the date (the “Effective Date”) that each of the following

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conditions has been satisfied in a manner satisfactory in form and substance to the Required
Holder(s):

     (a) the Required Holder(s) have received the following documents:

     (i) a counterpart of this letter agreement duly executed by the Company and the
Subordinated Collateral Agent;

     (ii) certified copies of the amendment and restatement of the Servicing Agreement and the
other agreements entered into in connection therewith, in each case, duly executed by the
parties thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holder(s), and all
conditions precedent to the effectiveness of such amendment and restatement and other
agreements shall have been satisfied; and

     (iii) certified copies of the Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
and Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement duly executed by the parties thereto
and all agreements, instruments and other documents executed in connection therewith or
delivered pursuant thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Holder(s), and
all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of such amendment shall have been satisfied;

     (b) all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this letter agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holder(s) and its counsel,
and the Required Holder(s) shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or
other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request;

     (c) as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this letter agreement, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred which is continuing; and

     (d) all the representations and warranties contained in Paragraph 8 of the Purchase
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as if made
by the Company on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representation and
warranties, by their terms, specifically are made as of a certain date prior to the date hereof.

     SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on Purchase Agreement and Security Agreement. Upon
the effectiveness of this letter agreement, (a) each reference in the Purchase Agreement or any
other document, instrument or agreement to the “Purchase Agreement” shall mean and be a reference
to the Purchase Agreement as modified by this letter agreement and (b) each reference in the
Purchase Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement to the “Security Agreement” shall
mean and be a reference to the Security Agreement as modified by this letter agreement. Except as
specifically set forth in Section 1 hereof, the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Except as specifically set forth in
Section 2 hereof, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects.

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     SECTION 6. Expenses. The Company hereby confirms its obligations under the Purchase
Agreement, whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated are consummated, to pay, promptly
after request by the Purchasers, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Purchasers in connection with this letter agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby, in enforcing any rights under this letter agreement, or in
responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in
connection with this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The obligations of
the Company under this Section 6 shall survive transfer by the Purchasers of any Subordinated Note
and payment of any Subordinated Note.

     SECTION 7. Governing Law. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICT OF LAWS OF SUCH STATE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE CAUSE THIS LETTER AGREEMENT TO BE CONSTRUED OR
ENFORCED OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

     SECTION 8. Counterparts Section Titles. This letter agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. The section titles contained in this letter agreement
are and shall be without substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of
the agreement between the parties hereto.

[signature page follows]

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	 	Very truly yours,

PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 	 	By:  	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] 	 
	 	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT FUND II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	By: Mulberry Street Holdings, LLC, its general partner

	 
	 	 	By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc., its managing member

 	 
	 	 	By:  	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] 	 
	 	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS (PARALLEL FUND) II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 	 	By:  	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] 	 
	 	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: 
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

Signature Page

Letter Agreement to Securities Purchase Agreement

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	
By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 		By:  	 	 
	 		 	Vice President 	 
	 	

	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT FUND II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	
By: Mulberry Street Holdings, LLC, 

       its general partner

By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc., 

       its managing member

 	 
	 		By:  	 	 
	 		 	Vice President 	 
	 	

	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS (PARALLEL FUND) II, L.P.

	 
	 	 	
By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 		By:  	 	 
	 		 	Vice President 	 
	 		 	 	 
	 	

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]	 
	 	 	Title: EVP and CFO
 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

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Letter Agreement to Securities Purchase Agreementexv10w21

Exhibit 10.21

August 20, 2010

Bluestem Brands, Inc.

6509 Flying Cloud Drive

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 Attn: Chief Financial Officer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2006,
as amended by that certain letter agreement dated as of June 21, 2007, that certain letter
agreement dated as of May 15, 2008 and that certain letter agreement dated as of July 31, 2009 (the
“Purchase Agreement”), between Bluestem Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Fingerhut Direct Marketing,
Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers named on the Purchaser Schedule
attached thereto (the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

     In order to provide financing for, among other things, the working capital needs of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and to refinance certain existing
Indebtedness (1) a Subsidiary of the Company intends to enter into a new receivables facility and
(2) the Company intends to amend and restate its credit facility.

     The Company has requested that the Purchasers agree to certain modifications to the Purchase
Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and effective upon the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth herein, and provided that the Company agrees to the modifications of the
Purchase Agreement set forth below, the Purchasers are willing to agree to such request.
Accordingly, and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 12C of the Purchase Agreement, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. Amendments to the Purchase Agreement. Upon the Effective Date (as defined
in Section 3 hereof), each Purchaser and the Company agree that, the Purchase Agreement and the
Subordinated Notes shall be amended as follows:

     1.01 Each reference to “Fingerhut SPV” in the Purchase Agreement is replaced by the phrase
“Bluestem SPV”.

     1.02 Each reference to “SPV Revolving Credit Agreement” in the Purchase Agreement is
replaced by the phrase “SPV Credit Agreement”.

     1.03 Each reference to “Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc.” in the Purchase Agreement is
replaced by the phrase “Bluestem Brands, Inc.”

     1.04 Paragraphs 1A and 4A of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the
references to “March 24, 2013” and inserting “November 21, 2013” in lieu thereof.

 

 

     1.05 Clause (i) of paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
“(or, following an Initial Public Offering, 90 days or such longer period in which the Company is
permitted to submit its form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission)” immediately
following the reference to “120 days” contained therein.

     1.06 Clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended
by, in each case, deleting the reference to “and, at the request of the Required Holder(s) at their
sole discretion, consolidating balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’
equity and cash flows” contained therein and inserting “balance sheet and related statements of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows (and at the request of the Required Holder(s) in
their sole discretion, consolidating balance sheets)” in lieu thereof.

     1.07 Clause (iii) of paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “20 days” contained therein and inserting “30 days” in lieu thereof.

     1.08 Clause (vi) of paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a)
deleting the words “income statement and funds flow statement” contained therein, (b) inserting the
words “balance sheet, income statement and funds flow statement” immediately following the words
“projected consolidated” and (c) deleting the phrase “Required Holder(s) at their sole discretion”
contained therein and inserting “Required Holder(s) in their sole discretion” in lieu thereof.

     1.09 Clause (viii) of paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows: “[Intentionally omitted];”

     1.10 Paragraph 5A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
paragraph at the end thereof:

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, after an Initial Public Offering, the
obligations in clauses (i) or (ii) of paragraph 5A may be satisfied with respect to
financial information by furnishing the Company’s Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable,
to the extent filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Documents required
to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of paragraph 5A may be delivered
electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the
date on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the
Company’s website on the Internet; provided that the Company shall notify (which may
be by facsimile or electronic mail) the holders of the Subordinated Notes of the
posting of any such documents.

     1.11 Paragraph 5I of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the phrase
“wind down and dissolve the Securitization SPE” and (b) replacing such phrase with the words
“liquidate, wind down or dissolve Bluestem Fulfillment, Inc”.

     1.12 Paragraph 5J of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “date
of closing” contained therein and inserting “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

 

 

     1.13 Paragraph 5M of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the phrase
“First Amendment Effective Date” contained in clause (i) thereof and inserting “Fourth Amendment
Effective Date” in lieu thereof, (b) deleting the reference to “Fingerhut SPV” contained in clause
(i) thereof and replacing it with the words “Bluestem SPV and Bluestem Fulfillment, Inc.”, and (c)
deleting the reference to “the Securitization SPE and Fingerhut SPV” contained in clause (ii)
thereof and inserting “Bluestem SPV but excluding the Equity Interests in Bluestem Fulfillment,
Inc.” in lieu thereof.

     1.14 Paragraph 5O of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
and shall read as follows:

     5O. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Upon entering into any amendment or
other modification of the Credit Agreement (or any other agreement relating to the
Senior Debt) the effect of which is to add or make more restrictive any event of
default or any covenant (other than portfolio covenants) contained in the Credit
Agreement (or any other agreement relating to the Senior Debt) or make any change to
any event of default or any such covenant that would have the effect of making such
event of default or covenant more restrictive, the Company shall (1) promptly, and
in any event within 3 Business Days provide written notice thereof to each holder of
Subordinated Notes describing such amendment in reasonable detail and (2) offer to
enter into an amendment of this Agreement within 10 Business Days of consummating
such amendment or modification to make corresponding changes or additions herein in
respect of such covenants and events of default; provided, that, as to covenants or
events of default which set forth any requisite ratio or compliance amounts such
ratios and compliance amounts may, if so required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, be less restrictive on the Company to the
same extent as the applicable covenant or event of default is prior to the time of
such change.

     1.15 Clause (ii)(b) of paragraph 5P of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the words “to enjoin the Company from conducting any material part of its business” at
the end thereof.

     1.16 Clause (ii)(g) of paragraph 5P of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the words “which involves any material amount of products sold” at the end thereof.

     1.17 Paragraph 5Q of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
and shall read as follows:

5Q. Payments from Bluestem SPV. The Company shall require all payments from
Bluestem SPV and all payments to otherwise pay for Purchased Assets to be directly
deposited into the Collateral Deposit Account.

     1.18 Clause (iii) of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a)
deleting the reference to “First Amendment Effective Date” contained therein and inserting “Fourth
Amendment Effective Date” in lieu thereof, (b) inserting “(or in the case of any

 

 

replacement or additional Receivables Account Owner, security interests in deposit accounts to
secure obligations under Receivables Account Agreements)” immediately following the reference to
“Schedule 6A” contained therein and (c) deleting the reference to “date hereof” contained therein
and inserting “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

     1.19 Clause (iv) of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a)
deleting the “and” immediately before “(d)” inserting a comma in lieu thereof and (b) inserting
“and (e) any such Liens incurred in connection with the acquisition of the St. Cloud Warehouse
solely that encumber the real property fixtures related thereto” at the end thereof.

     1.20 Clause (v) of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “date hereof” contained therein and inserting “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” in
lieu thereof.

     1.21 Clause (viii) of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:

     (viii) Liens granted by a Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in favor of the
Company or another Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary;

     1.22 Clause (xi) of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:

     (xi) Liens on Bluestem SPV Stock (as defined in the Receivables
Intercreditor Agreement) to the extent such Liens solely secure the obligations of
the Company under the Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty and the Holdings Letter Agreement.

     1.23 The last paragraph of paragraph 6A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding
”, (v)” immediately after “clauses (i), (ii)” therein.

     1.24 Clause (ii) of paragraph 6B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to “First Amendment Effective Date” contained therein and inserting “Fourth Amendment
Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

     1.25 Clause (v) of paragraph 6B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following at the end thereof:

(the “St. Cloud Warehouse”) (provided that any Liens incurred in connection with
such acquisition shall only encumber real property and fixtures comprising the St.
Cloud Warehouse)

     1.26 Clause (vi) of paragraph 6B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

     (vi) Indebtedness which represents an extension, refinancing, or renewal of
any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (ii) and (v) hereof;

 

 

provided that, (a) the principal amount or interest rate of such Indebtedness is not increased, (b)
any Liens securing such Indebtedness are not extended to any additional property of
any Obligor, (c) no Obligor that is not originally obligated with respect to
repayment of such Indebtedness is required to become obligated with respect thereto,
(d) such extension, refinancing or renewal does not result in a shortening of the
average weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced or renewed,
(e) the other terms of any such extension, refinancing, or renewal are not
materially less favorable to the obligor thereunder than the original terms of such
Indebtedness and (f) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended
was subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, then the terms and
conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension Indebtedness must include
subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the
Subordinated Collateral Agent and the holders of the Subordinated Notes as those
that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness or be
subject to an intercreditor agreement pursuant to which such refinanced, renewed or
extended Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms and conditions
satisfactory to the Required Holder(s);

     1.27 Clause (ix) of paragraph 6B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “date hereof” contained therein and inserting “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” in
lieu thereof.

     1.28 Clause (xii) of paragraph 6B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “Second Amendment Effective Date” contained therein and inserting “Fourth
Amendment Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

     1.29 Clause (i) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a)
inserting the phrase “, in the case of an Obligor,” immediately following the word “subject”
contained in the first line thereof and (b) inserting the words “as in effect on the Fourth
Amendment Effective Date” at the end thereof.

     1.30 Clause (ii) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the phrase “First Amendment Effective Date” contained therein and inserting “Fourth Amendment
Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

     1.31 Clause (iii) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a)
inserting the words “Bluestem SPV, Bluestem Fulfillment, Inc. and” immediately before the words
“common stock of a foreign Subsidiary” and (b) inserting “(other than Bluestem SPV to the extent
otherwise permitted hereunder)” immediately following the reference to “Subsidiaries that are not
Obligors” contained in clause (b) thereof.

     1.32 Clause (iv) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
“(other than Bluestem SPV to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder)” immediately following the
reference to “Subsidiaries that are not Obligors” contained in clause (b) thereof.

     1.33 Clause (v) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the words “in the aggregate” immediately following the words “exceed $2,500,000”.

 

 

     1.34 Clause (vi) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:

     (vi) loans or advances or other investments made by an Obligor to or for
the benefit of its employees on an arms-length basis in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices (or as otherwise disclosed to the Holders
prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date) for travel and entertainment expenses,
relocation costs and similar purposes up to a maximum of $1,000,000 to any employee
and up to a maximum of $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

     1.35 Clause (xii) of paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

     (xii) (a) investments in the form of contributions of Receivables Property, in exchange for
equity interests in Bluestem SPV made pursuant to the terms of the SPV Credit Documents, and
Contribution Amounts (as defined in the SPV Credit Agreement) required to be made pursuant to the
terms of the SPV Credit Agreement, (b) the Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty, (c) investments by the
Company in Bluestem SPV pursuant to the terms of the SPV Credit Documents, including investments in
Bluestem SPV following an Initial Public Offering for the purpose of Bluestem SPV making
prepayments and related amounts under the SPV Credit Agreement and (d) as long as no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, investments in Bluestem
SPV, to the extent that such investments are required to be made pursuant to the terms of the SPV
Credit Documents, provided, that the restrictions in this clause (d) shall in no event prohibit
investments permitted under clause (a), (b) or (c) of this paragraph 6C(xii); and

     1.36 Paragraph 6C of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new clause
(xiii) at the end thereof which shall read as follows:

     (xiii) investments by Bluestem SPV permitted under Section 6.4 of the SPV
Credit Agreement as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and
acquisitions permitted under Section 6.6 of the SPV Credit Agreement as in effect on
the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

     1.37 Paragraph 6D of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a) amending and
restating paragraph (i) thereof to read as follows:

(i) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or

consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or
consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof
and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing (a) any Subsidiary of the Company may merge into the Company in a
transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (b) any Obligor
(other than the Company) may merge into any other Obligor in a transaction in which
the surviving entity is an Obligor, (c) any Subsidiary that is

 

 

not an Obligor may merge with and into any other Subsidiary and (d) any Subsidiary
that is not an Obligor may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good
faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company
and is not materially disadvantageous to the holders of the Subordinated Notes;
provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also
permitted by paragraph 6C.

and (b) deleting the reference to “First Amendment Effective Date” contained in paragraph
(ii) thereof and inserting “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” in lieu thereof.

     1.38 The opening paragraph of paragraph 6E of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
(a) inserting the words “(provided for the avoidance of doubt that the issuance of Equity Interests
by the Company will not constitute a sale, transfer or disposition)” immediately following the
phrase “including any Equity Interests owned by it”, and (b) by inserting the words “, as the case
may be” immediately following the phrase “any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary”.

     1.39 Clause (v) of paragraph 6E of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the words “Permitted Investments and other” immediately following the phrase “and dispositions of”.

     1.40 Paragraph 6E is hereby amended by (a) deleting the “and” at the end of clause (viii)
thereof, (b) amending and restating clause (ix) thereof in its entirety to read as follows:

     (ix) as long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or would be caused thereby, sales, transfers, leases or other
dispositions by Bluestem SPV, to the extent that such sales, transfers, leases or
other dispositions are permitted to be made pursuant to the terms of the SPV Credit
Documents as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date; and

and (c) inserting a new clause (x) thereof which shall read as follows:

     (x) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets acquired pursuant to
paragraph 6C(vi);

     1.41 The final proviso contained in paragraph 6E is hereby amended by (a) deleting the
reference to “clauses (ii) and (vi)” contained therein and inserting “clauses (ii), (v), (vi),
(vii) and (ix)” in lieu thereof and (b) inserting the following provision at the end thereof “or,
in the case of clause (v), consideration in the form of other Permitted Investments and/or cash”.

     1.42 Clause (i) of paragraph 6F of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

     (i) The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, declare or
make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or
incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except (a) the Company

 

 

may make, declare and pay dividends with respect to its common stock payable in
additional shares of its common stock, and, with respect to its preferred stock,
payable in additional shares of such preferred stock or in shares of its common
stock or make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares, (b) the Company may make
Restricted Payments, of up to $1,000,000 per Fiscal Year, pursuant to and in
accordance with equity incentive plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) so
long as there exists no Event of Default, the Company may pay cash dividends on its
Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock with proceeds of an Initial Public
Offering upon the conversion of such preferred stock to Common Stock, pursuant to
Section 4.2.1 of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, (d) following an
Initial Public Offering by the Company, the Company may pay cash dividends with
respect to its capital stock in an aggregate amount in any Fiscal Year of the
Company not to exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Income for the immediately preceding
Fiscal Year of the Company so long as after giving effect to any such payment, the
Company has Net Liquidity of at least $40,000,000, (e) following an Initial Public
Offering by the Company, the Company may effect repurchases, redemptions or other
pro rata Restricted Payments on any series of its capital stock in an aggregate
amount in any Fiscal Year of the Company not to exceed 3% of Tangible Net Worth of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the Fiscal Quarter most recently
ended prior to the date of such Restricted Payment so long as after giving effect to
any such payment, the Company has Net Liquidity of at least $40,000,000, (f)
following an Initial Public Offering by the Company, the Company and its
Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments consisting of the repurchase or other
acquisition of shares of, or options to purchase shares of, capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries from employees, former employees, directors or
former directors of the Company or any Subsidiary (or their permitted transferees),
in each case pursuant to stock option plans, stock plans, employment agreements or
other employee benefit plans approved by the board of directors of the Company
(provided that the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments in any Fiscal Year
of the Company shall not exceed 3% of the Tangible Net Worth of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the
date of such Restricted Payment) so long as after giving effect to any such payment,
the Company has Net Liquidity of at least $40,000,000 and (g) Subsidiaries may
declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests in
accordance with the applicable Organizational Documents;

     1.43 Clause (ii)(b) of paragraph 6F of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

     (b) payments (1) of the Senior Debt; (2) by Bluestem SPV in respect of the
SPV Credit Documents or (3) by the Company under the Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty;

     1.44 Paragraph 6G of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the words
“First Amendment Effective Date identified on Schedule 6K” in clause (b) and inserting
“Fourth Amendment Effective Date identified on Schedule 6G” in lieu thereof; (b) deleting
the

 

 

word “expanding” in clause (b) and inserting the phrase “, in each case which expands” in lieu
thereof and (c) inserting the phrase “of the Company or any Subsidiary” after the word “leases” in
clause (e) thereof.

     1.45 Paragraph 6H of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows:

     6H. Amendment of Material Documents. The Company will not, nor will it
permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive any of the provisions of (i) the
SPV Credit Documents in any manner which would (a) increase the principal amount
thereof to an amount in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to paragraph
6B(xii), (b) shorten the term thereof, (c) increase the interest rate margins with
respect to the Indebtedness thereunder by more than 200 basis points per annum
(exclusive of increases up to 300 basis points resulting from the accrual of
interest at the default rate), including recurring, periodic fee payments, (d)
decrease the advance rates thereunder (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
impositions or adjustments of any reserves pursuant to the terms of the SPV Credit
Documents), (e) make more restrictive or add any financial covenant (other than
portfolio covenants) to the SPV Credit Documents related to the financial condition
or results of operations of the Company unless, in the case of this clause (e), the
holders of Subordinated Notes are offered the opportunity to amend this Agreement in
a corresponding manner or (f) in any other manner which would adversely affect the
interests of the Company or any holder of any Subordinated Note in any material
respect or (ii) its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, operating, management or
partnership agreement or other organizational documents except, in the case of this
clause (ii), after reasonable prior notice to the Subordinated Collateral Agent
(other than the amendments effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in
connection with entry by the Company or Bluestem SPV in the SPV Credit Documents).

     1.46 Paragraph 6J of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows:

6J. Financial Covenants.

     (i) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Subsidiaries (measured as of the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter) to be:

	 	 	 
	Relevant period	 	Fixed Charge Coverage ratio
	Fourth Amendment Effective Date through and
including the Fiscal Quarter ending on or
about October 31, 20100
	 	Less than 0.95x

 

 

	 	 	 
	Relevant period	 	Fixed Charge Coverage ratio
	Following the Fiscal Quarter ending on or
about October 31, 2011, through and including the Fiscal Quarter ending on or about October
31, 2010
	 	Less than 0.95x
	 
	Following the Fiscal Quarter ending on or
about October 31, 2012
	 	Less than 1.00x

     (ii) Minimum Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company shall not permit
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for any fiscal year set forth below to be less than the amount
set forth below for such fiscal year:

	 	 	 
	Fiscal Year	 	Amount
	2010
	 	$57,500,000
	 
	2011
	 	$52,250,000
	 
	2012 and each
fiscal year therafter
	 	$57,000,000

     (iii) Minimum Net Liquidity. The Company’s Net Liquidity shall be equal to or
greater than (i) for each fiscal month of the Company other than December and January fiscal
months, $22,500,000 (measured as of the last day of such fiscal month of the Company and
(ii) for the December and January fiscal months of the Company $18,000,000 (measured as of
the last day of each such fiscal month of the Company), in each case after giving effect to
any payments under the Credit Agreement or the SPV Credit Agreement on such date of
measurement.

     (iv) Net Worth. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have a Tangible Net Worth
(measured as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter) equal to or greater than the sum of (i)
$108,000,000, plus (ii) 75% of its Consolidated Net Income (if positive) for each full
Fiscal Year after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, plus (iii) 85% of the gross
proceeds actually received in cash by the Company and its Subsidiaries from the proceeds of
any issuance of Equity Interests by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Fourth Amendment
Effective Date.

     (v) Minimum LTM EBITDA Margin. The LTM EBITDA Margin for the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall be equal to or greater than 7.7% (measured as of the last day of each
fiscal quarter of the Company).

 

 

     1.47 Clauses (iii), (iv) and (vii) of paragraph 6K are hereby amended and restated in
their entirety as follows:

     (iii) any investment permitted by paragraph 6C(iii), 6C(iv), 6C(v) or
6C(xii),

     (iv) any Indebtedness permitted under paragraph 6B(i), 6B(iii), 6B(iv),
6B(x) or 6B(xii),

     (vii) the payment of reasonable fees to directors of the Company or any
Subsidiary who are not employees of the Company or any Subsidiary approved by the
board of directors of the Company, and compensation and employee benefit
arrangements paid to, and indemnities provided for the benefit of, directors,
officers or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business, including without limitation those paid pursuant to matters described in
Schedule 6K,

     1.48 Paragraph 6R of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
“Fingerhut Fulfillment, Inc.” contained therein and inserting “Bluestem Fulfillment, Inc.” in lieu
thereof.

     1.49 Article 6 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new paragraph 6T
at the end thereof:

     6T. IPO Proceeds. The Company may use the net proceeds of an Initial Public
Offering for general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, to repay in
whole or in part the Obligations) not otherwise prohibited hereby and for (i)
Capital Expenditures which are excluded from the calculation of Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of the definition thereof and (ii) to
repay in whole and in part the term loan portion of the loans outstanding under the
SPV Credit Agreement, other than in accordance with the Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty
(clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as the “Specified Uses”). Notwithstanding
any provision contained herein to the contrary, the aggregate amount expended by the
Company on the Specified Uses will not exceed the net proceeds of the Initial Public
Offering.

     1.50 Clause (iii) of paragraph 7A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “the lapse of time or both” contained in clause (c) thereof and inserting “but
without any further lapse of time” in lieu thereof.

     1.51 Clause (xiii) of paragraph 7A of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to insert
the following after the phrase “or any combination thereof”:

to the extent not (1) paid, (2) covered by a third party indemnity agreement as to
which such third party is solvent (after giving effect to the payment of such
indemnification) and has accepted liability, or (3) adequately covered by

 

 

insurance (as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance company has not denied
coverage).

     1.52 Clause (ii) of paragraph 8A(2) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the “The” at the beginning thereof and inserting “On the date of closing, immediately
after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the” in lieu
thereof.

     1.53 Paragraph 8E of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
“January 28, 2005 referred to in paragraph 8B” contained therein and inserting “January 29, 2010”
in lieu thereof.

     1.54 Paragraph 11B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

     “Bluestem SPV” shall mean Fingerhut Receivables I, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.

     “Collateral Deposit Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Security Agreement.

“Fourth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean August 20, 2010.

     “Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement dated
as of August 20, 2010, by and between the Company and the SPV Collateral Agent, on
behalf of the lenders under the SPV Credit Agreement.

     Initial Public Offering” shall mean a registered public offering of the
Company’s common stock resulting in gross proceeds of at least $75,000,000.

     “Net Liquidity” shall mean, for any date of determination, an amount equal to
the sum of (a) unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, plus (b) Revolving Availability (under and as defined in the SPV
Credit Agreement), plus (c) availability under the Credit Agreement; provided, that
all conditions to funding under (b) or (c), as the case may be, have been fully
satisfied (other than delivery of prior notice of funding and post-funding notices,
opinions or certificates).

     “Petters Group” shall mean Petters Group Worldwide LLC and its Affiliates or
any receiver or trustee therefor or any successor or transferee thereof.

     “Receivables Account Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Servicing Agreement.

     “Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall mean that certain Receivables Purchase
Agreement dated as of August 20, 2010, by and between the Company and Bluestem SPV,
as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.

 

 

“Specified Uses” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 6T.

     “SPV Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20,
2010, between Bluestem SPV, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent,
collateral agent, joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner, syndication agent and
document agent, including any extension, refinancing or replacement thereof.

     “SPV Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Contingent Fee Letter dated May 15,
2008 from the Company and accepted by Goldman Sachs & Co. et alia, as such letter
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.

“St. Cloud Warehouse” shall have the meaning specified in paragraph 6B(v).

     1.55 Paragraph 11B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the
following definitions contained therein to read as follows:

     “Bank Collateral” shall mean the “Collateral” as such term is defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement (as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date).

     “Change of Control” shall mean:

     (A) prior to an Initial Public Offering, (i) the Control Parties and any of
their Affiliates shall cease to beneficially own and control in the aggregate at
least 42.5% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interests in the
Equity Interests of the Company, (ii) the Control Parties and any of their
Affiliates shall cease to beneficiallyown and control in the aggregate at least 66
2/3% of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (or other series of Equity
Interests senior to or pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock with voting
rights substantially similar to the voting rights of holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock) or (iii) any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3
and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) other than the Control Parties and any of their
Affiliates (a) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more on a fully
diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the Equity Interests of the
Company or (b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a
majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the
Company; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (iii)(a), (y) an
increase in the beneficial ownership by the Petters Group of the voting and/or
economic interest in the Equity Interests of the Company to more than 20% on a fully
diluted basis solely as a result of the issuance of dividends shall not constitute a
“Change of Control” hereunder and (z) the acquisition by any Person of 20% or more,
on a fully diluted basis, of the voting and/or economic interests in the Equity
Interests of the Company solely as a result of transfers of Equity Interests
beneficially owned by the Petters Group shall not constitute a “Change of Control”
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     (B) following an Initial Public Offering, any Person or “group” (within the
meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) other than the Control
Parties and any of their Affiliates (a) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of
35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in the
Equity Interests of the Company or (b) shall have obtained the power (whether or not
exercised) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar
governing body) of the Company.

     “Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (i) Consolidated
Interest Expense for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period net of tax
refunds, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense for
such period, (iv) for any period including the period in which such amounts were
paid, fees or expenses of the administrative agent and any lender or arranger in
connection with the SPV Credit Documents or the Bank Agent or any Bank in connection
with the Credit Agreement, in each case paid on or prior to the Fourth Amendment
Effective Date, (v) for any period (other than the period specified in the following
clause (vi)) including the period in which such amounts were paid, other fees or
expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 paid in connection with the SPV
Credit Documents, the Credit Agreement or the Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated therein, (vi) for the period from, and including, the
Fourth Amendment Effective Date to, and including, the last day of the first Fiscal
Quarter to end after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, other fees and expenses in
an amount not to exceed $6,500,000 paid in connection with the SPV Credit Documents
and the transactions contemplated therein and the refinancing or replacement of
credit facilities existing prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, (vii) any
other non-cash charges for such period (but excluding any non-cash charge in respect
of an item that was included in Consolidated Net Income in a prior period and any
non-cash charge that relates to the write-down or write-off of inventory) in an
amount not to exceed $2,000,000, (viii) reasonable fees and expenses in connection
with an Initial Public Offering by the Company in an amount not to exceed the lesser
of (A) 12.5% of the gross proceeds thereof and (B) the actual fees and expenses
incurred in connection therewith, or any additional amounts approved by the Required
Holder(s) and (ix) the amount of any prepayment premiums or other similar fees paid
in connection with the Credit Agreement or the SPV Credit Documents, minus (b)
without duplication and to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (i) any
cash payments made during such period in respect of non-cash charges described in
clause (a)(vii) taken in a prior period and (ii) any extraordinary gains and any
non-cash items of income for such period, all calculated for the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

     “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any period, without duplication,
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, plus any administration fees owed pursuant to
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Agreement) and any fees owed pursuant to Section 2.8(a) of the SPV Credit
Agreement, plus scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness made during such period
(not including principal payments under the SPV Credit Agreement or under the Credit
Agreement), plus the amount of any prepayment premiums or other similar fees paid in
connection with the Credit Agreement or the SPV Credit Documents, plus income and
franchise taxes paid in cash net of income and franchise tax refunds (but not less
than zero), plus (x) dividends or distributions paid in cash and (y), any other
restricted payments permitted under paragraph 6F(i)(c), (d), (e) and (f) and paid in
cash, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

     “Control Parties” shall mean one or more of (i) Bain Capital Venture Fund,
L.P., BCIP Associates III, LLC, BCIP Associates III-B, LLC and Brookside Capital
Partners Fund, L.P. and (ii) Battery Venture VI, L.P. and Battery Investment
Partners VI, LLC.

     “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of August 20, 2010, among the Company, the Bank Agent and the Banks, as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time
in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

     “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio, determined as of the end of
each Fiscal Quarter of the Company for the most-recently ended four Fiscal Quarters,
of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures (excluding the
portion thereof funded with (i) long-term debt financing provided by third parties
or (ii) for the period from the date of an Initial Public Offering to the first
anniversary thereof, proceeds from such Initial Public Offering in an amount not to
exceed $20,000,000 (provided that, such exclusions shall not cause Capital
Expenditures to be less than zero)) to (b) Consolidated Fixed Charges, all
calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.

     “Holdings Letter Agreement” shall mean that certain Holdings Letter Agreement
dated as of August 20, 2010, by and between the Company and the SPV Collateral
Agent.

     “Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Subordination and
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 20, 2010, among the Bank Agent and the
Purchasers, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with its terms.

     “Monthly Servicing Report” shall mean the Monthly Servicing Report in the form
attached as Exhibit B to the Servicing Agreement.

     “Receivables Account Owner” shall mean any of (i) MetaBank, (ii) WebBank and
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pursuant to the terms of the SPV Credit Agreement and identified in a notice
from the Company to the holders of the Subordinated Notes as a Receivables Account
Owner (as defined in the SPV Credit Agreement).

     “Receivables Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of August 20, 2010 among the Subordinated
Collateral Agent, the SPV Collateral Agent, Bluestem SPV and the Company in the form
of Exhibit Q hereto, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with its terms.

     “Restricted Payment” shall mean (i) any dividend or other distribution (whether
in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the
Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other
property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the
purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any
such Equity Interests in the Company or of any option, warrant or other right to
acquire any such Equity Interests in the Company or (ii) any payment of the Fee (as
defined in the SPV Fee Letter) or similar fee under the SPV Fee Letter.

     “Security Agreement” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Pledge
and Security Agreement dated as of August 20, 2010 by the Company for the benefit of
the holders of the Subordinated Notes in the form of Exhibit G hereto, as the same
may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
provisions thereof.

     “Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the IP Security
Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Security Agreement and any other
agreement, document or instrument in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date
or executed by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Fourth Amendment Effective
Date under which the Company or such Subsidiary has granted a lien upon or security
interest in any property or assets to the Subordinated Collateral Agent to secure
all or any part of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement or the
Subordinated Notes or of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty, and
all financing statements, certificates, documents and instruments relating thereto
or executed or provided in connection therewith, each as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Servicing Agreement dated as of August 20,
2010, by and among Bluestem SPV, the Company, as Servicer, Goldman Sachs Bank, USA,
as Bank Agent and collateral agent, as the same may be amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “Specified Event” shall mean the consummation of (i) an Initial Public Offering
or (ii) a Company Sale.

 

 

     “SPV Collateral Agent” shall mean Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as collateral agent
under the SPV Security Agreement or such other collateral agent under the SPV
Security Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof.

     “SPV Credit Documents” shall mean the SPV Credit Agreement, the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, the SPV Security Agreement, the Holdings Bad Acts Guaranty, the
Holdings Letter Agreement and each additional Credit Document (as defined in the SPV
Credit Agreement as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date).

     “SPV Secured Parties” shall mean the SPV Collateral Agent (both for the benefit
of the other secured parties and in its individual capacity), the other Agents
(including former Agents), the Lenders, the Lender Counterparties and their
respective successors and permitted assigns (each as defined under the SPV Credit
Agreement (as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date).

     “SPV Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement, dated as of August
20, 2010, between Bluestem SPV and the SPV Collateral Agent, as such agreement may
be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with the terms thereof.

     1.56 Paragraph 11B of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following
definitions:

“Contingent Fee Letter”

“Fingerhut SPV” “Net Income”

“Net Liquidity 1”

“Net Liquidity 2”

“Qualified IPO”

“Receivables Contribution and Purchase Agreement”

“Receivables Sale Agreement”

“Revolving Loan Product Program Agreement”

“Securitization SPV”

“Servicer”

“SPV Revolving Credit Agreement”

 

 

     1.57 Schedules 6A, 6B, 6C, 6G and 6K to the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended and
restated in their entirety to read as set forth on Schedules 6A, 6B, 6C, 6G and 6K to this letter
agreement, respectively.

     1.58 Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as set forth on Exhibit A attached to this letter agreement.

     1.59 Exhibit G to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as set forth on Exhibit G attached to this letter agreement.

     1.60 Exhibit Q to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as set forth on Exhibit Q attached to this letter agreement.

     SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the
Purchasers that, after giving effect hereto (a) each representation and warranty set forth in
paragraph 8 of the Purchase Agreement is true and correct as of the date of the execution and
delivery of this letter by the Company with the same effect as if made on such date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they
were true and correct as of such earlier date) and (b) no Event of Default or Default exists.

     SECTION 3. Effectiveness. The amendments described in Section 1 above shall become
effective upon the date (the “Effective Date”) that each of the following conditions has been
satisfied in a manner satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Holder(s):

(a) the Required Holder(s) have received the following documents:

     (i) a counterpart of this letter agreement duly executed by the Company;

     (ii) certified copies of the SPV Credit Agreement and each other SPV Credit
Document to be executed on the Effective Date each duly executed by the parties
thereto and all agreements, instruments and other documents executed in connection
therewith or delivered pursuant thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Required Holder(s), and all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the SPV
Credit Agreement and the other SPV Credit Documents shall have been satisfied and
the Company shall have applied the proceeds thereof that are funded on the Effective
Date in accordance with the terms of the SPV Credit Agreement;

     (iii) certified copies of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
duly executed by the parties thereto and all agreements, instruments and other
documents executed in connection therewith or delivered pursuant thereto, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Required Holder(s), and all conditions precedent
to the effectiveness of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall have
been satisfied;

 

 

     (iv) a counterpart of the Third Amended and Restated Security Agreement
duly executed by the Company and the Subordinated Collateral Agent;

     (v) counterparts of the Intercreditor Agreement duly executed by all
parties thereto;

     (vi) counterparts of the Amended and Restated Receivables Intercreditor
Agreement duly executed by all parties thereto;

     (vii) a legal opinion of the Company’s counsel, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Required Holder(s);

     (viii) a Secretary’s Certificate of the Company certifying, among other
things (1) as to the name, titles and true signatures of the officers of the Company
authorized to sign this letter agreement and the other documents to be delivered in
connection with this letter agreement, (2) that attached thereto is a true, accurate
and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation or other formation document of
the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the state of organization of the
Company as of a recent date, (3) that attached thereto is a true, accurate and
complete copy of the by-laws, operating agreement or other organizational document
of the Company, (4) that attached thereto is a true, accurate and complete copy of
the resolutions of the board of directors or other managing body of the Company,
duly adopted at a meeting or by unanimous written consent of such board of directors
or other managing body, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this
letter agreement and the other documents to be delivered by the Company in
connection with this letter agreement, and that such resolutions have not been
amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, are in full force and effect and are the
only resolutions of the shareholders, partners or members of the Company or of such
board of directors or other managing body or any committee thereof relating to the
subject matter thereof; and

     (ix) a certificate of good standing for the Company from the Secretary of
State of the state of organization of the Company dated as of a recent date;

     (b) each Purchaser shall have received a PDF of an executed Subordinated Note with
an original to follow, evidencing in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of
Subordinated Notes held by it on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date;

     (c) all corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this letter agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required
Holder(s) and its counsel, and the Required Holder(s) shall have received all such
counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably
request;

     (d) the Purchasers have received payment of all costs and expenses of the
Purchasers (including reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel to the

 

 

Purchasers) in connection with this letter agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;

     (e) as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this letter agreement, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing; and

     (f) all the representations and warranties contained in paragraph 8 of the Purchase
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as if
made by the Company on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representation
and warranties, by their terms, specifically are made as of a certain date prior to the date
hereof.

     SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on Purchase Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of
this letter agreement, each reference in the Purchase Agreement or any other document, instrument
or agreement to the “Purchase Agreement” shall mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement as
modified by this letter agreement. Except as specifically set forth in Section 1 hereof, the
Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in
all respects.

     Upon the reasonable request of, and at the sole expense of, the Company after the Effective
Date, the Purchasers agree to cooperate in the preparation of a conformed convenience copy of the
Purchase Agreement incorporating letter agreements dated June 21, 2007, May 15, 2008, July 31, 2009
and this letter agreement.

     SECTION 5. Expenses. The Company hereby confirms its obligations under the Purchase
Agreement, whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated are consummated, to pay, promptly
after request by the Purchasers, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Purchasers in connection with this letter agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby, in enforcing any rights under this letter agreement, or in
responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in
connection with this letter agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The obligations of
the Company under this Section 5 shall survive transfer by the Purchasers of any Subordinated Note
and payment of any Subordinated Note.

     SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICT OF LAWS OF SUCH STATE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE CAUSE THIS LETTER AGREEMENT TO BE CONSTRUED OR
ENFORCED OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

     SECTION 7. Counterparts; Section Titles. This letter agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The section titles contained in this letter
agreement are and shall be without substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not
a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Very truly yours,

PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
[ILLEGIBLE]
 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT

FUND II, L.P.

By: Mulberry Street Holdings, LLC, its general partner

By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc., its managing member

	 
	 	By:  	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	PRUDENTIAL CAPI AL PARTNERS (PARALLEL

FUND) II, L.P.

By: Stetson Street Partners, L.P., its general partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
[ILLEGIBLE]
 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

BLUESTEM BRANDS, INC.

 	 
	By:  	/s/ Mark Wagener
 	 
	 	Title:     Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

SCHEDULE 6A TO LETTER AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 6B TO LETTER AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 6C TO LETTER AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 6G TO LETTER AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 6K TO LETTER AGREEMENT

 

 

EXHIBIT A TO LETTER AGREEMENT

[FORM OF SUBORDINATED NOTE]

BLUESTEM BRANDS, INC.

13.00% AMENDED AND RESTATED SENIOR SUBORDINATED SECURED NOTE DUE

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

			
	No. _____
	 	[Date]

$ _____________

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BLUESTEM BRANDS, INC., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”), hereby promises to
pay to _______________________ ________________________, or registered assigns, the principal sum
of _______________________ DOLLARS on November 21, 2013, with interest (computed on the basis of a
360-day year—30-day month) (a) on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate of 13.00% per annum (or,
during any period when an Event of Default shall be in existence, at the election of the Required
Holder(s) at the Default Rate (as defined below)) from the date hereof, payable quarterly on the
24th day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing with the March, June,
September or December next succeeding the date hereof, until the principal hereof shall have become
due and payable, and (b) on any overdue payment (including any overdue prepayment) of principal,
any overdue payment of Yield-Maintenance Amount, Prepayment Amount and Specified Event Prepayment
Amount and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any overdue payment of interest, payable
quarterly as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand), at a rate
per annum from time to time equal to the Default Rate. The “Default Rate” shall mean a rate per
annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 23.00% or (ii) 10.00% over the rate of interest
publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., from time to time in New York City as its Prime
Rate; provided, that in no event shall the Default Rate exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed
under applicable law.

     Payments of principal of, interest on and any Yield-Maintenance Amount, Prepayment Amount
and Specified Event Prepayment Amount payable with respect to this Subordinated Note are to be made
at the main office of JPMorgan Chase Bank in New York City or at such other place as the holder
hereof shall designate to the Company in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America.

     This Subordinated Note is one of a series of Senior Subordinated Notes (herein called the
“Subordinated Notes”) issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 23,
2006 (as amended, restated, supplemented or other modified from time to time, herein called the
“Agreement”), among the Company and the original purchasers of the Subordinated Notes named in the
Purchaser Schedule attached thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof.

     This Subordinated Note is a registered Subordinated Note and, as provided in the Agreement,
upon surrender of this Subordinated Note for registration of transfer, duly endorsed,

 

 

or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or
such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Subordinated Note for a like principal
amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment
for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Subordinated Note
is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes,
and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

     This Subordinated Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in
part, on the terms specified in the Agreement.

     This Subordinated Note is secured by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Security Documents
and is guaranteed pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty executed by certain guarantors. Reference is
made to the Security Documents for a statement concerning the terms and conditions governing the
collateral security for the obligations of the Company hereunder and reference is made to such
Subsidiary Guaranty for a statement concerning the terms and conditions governing such guarantee of
the obligations of the Company hereunder.

     In case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of this Subordinated
Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided
in the Agreement.

     The Company and any and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties severally waive grace, demand,
presentment for payment, notice of dishonor or default, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of
acceleration (except to the extent required in the Agreement), protest and diligence in collecting
in connection with this Subordinated Note, whether now or hereafter required by applicable law.

     This Subordinated Note (i) merely re-evidences the Indebtedness previously evidenced by the
Company’s 13.00% Senior Subordinated Secured Note due March 24, 2013 (the “Existing Note”), (ii) is
given in exchange for, and not as payment of, the Existing Note and (iii) is in no way intended to
constitute a novation of the Existing Note.

     Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Agreement.

 

 

     THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS INTENDED TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF SUCH STATE (EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW
RULES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE CAUSE THIS NOTE TO BE CONSTRUED OR ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION).

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BLUESTEM BRANDS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

A-26

 

	 	 	 	 	 

EXHIBIT G TO LETTER AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT Q TO LETTER AGREEMENT

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