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exv10wb

Exhibit 10(b)

EXECUTION COPY

Consent and Waiver to Credit Agreement

          This Consent and Waiver, dated as of April 26, 2010 (this
“Waiver”), among MVC Capital, inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), MVC Financial Services, inc., a Delaware
corporation (“MVCFS”, and together with the Company, each a “Borrower”, and collectively, the
“Borrowers”), the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”), and
Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, as administrative agent for
the lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), waives certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2006 (as amended to the date hereof and as the same may be further
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the
Borrowers, the institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”), and the
Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

W i t n e s s e t h:

          Whereas, the Borrowers have requested a consent and waiver from the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders to undertake the Equity Repurchases (as defined below) on the terms
and subject to the conditions herein provided;

          Whereas, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders consent to the Equity
Repurchases on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided;

          Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and the covenants
and obligations contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

     Section 1. Defined Terms.

          As used in this Waiver, the terms listed in this Section 1 shall have the respective meanings
set forth in this Section 1:

          “Dakota”: Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc.

          “Equity Repurchases”: open-market repurchases by the Company of its own issued and outstanding
common stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

          “Repurchase Period”: the period commencing on the Waiver Effective Date and ending April 26,
2011.

     Section 2. Consent and Waiver.

     Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.8 (Limitation on Investments) of the Credit Agreement or
any Loan Document to the contrary, effective as of the Waiver Effective Date (as defined in Section
3 hereof) and subject to the satisfaction (or due waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 3
hereof, Required Lenders hereby consent to the Equity Repurchases during the Repurchase Period;
provided, that no such Equity Repurchases shall be permitted until such date as the Company has
received Net Cash Proceeds in an aggregate amount of not less than $38,000,000 with respect to the
Disposition of its equity interests in Dakota to Viterra Inc.

     Section 3. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Waiver

 

          This Waiver shall become effective as of the date (such date, the “Waiver Effective Date”)
when, and only when, the Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) this Waiver, duly executed
by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders and (ii) reimbursement for all
its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the
negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Waiver and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and other charges of counsel to the
Administrative Agent.

     Section 4. Representations and Warranties

          On and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Waiver, the Borrowers hereby
represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

          (a) this Waiver has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Borrower and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each
Borrower in accordance with its terms, and the Credit Agreement as modified by this Waiver
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, enforceable against each
Borrower in accordance with its terms;

          (b) each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 (Representations and
Warranties) of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any certificate, document or
financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection therewith is true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such date and
except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such specific date; provided, however, that references therein to the “Credit
Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby;

          (c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

          (d) no litigation has been commenced against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries seeking
to restrain or enjoin (whether temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the performance of any
action by any Loan Party required or contemplated by this Waiver, the Credit Agreement or any Loan
Document, in each case as modified hereby (if applicable).

     Section 5. Fees and Expenses

          The Borrowers and each other Loan Party agree to pay on demand in accordance with the terms of
Section 9.5 (Payment of Expenses) of the Credit Agreement all reasonable out of pocket costs and
expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution
and delivery of this Waiver and all other Loan Documents entered into in connection herewith.

     Section 6. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents

          (a) As of the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan
Documents to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like
“thereunder”, “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement as modified hereby, and this Waiver and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and
construed as a single instrument.

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          (b) Except as expressly modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit
Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.

          (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the
Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any
other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth
herein.

          (d) This Waiver shall be deemed a Loan Document.

     Section 7. Execution in Counterparts

          This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate
counterpart (including by facsimile), each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signature
pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so
that all signature pages are attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart by
telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Waiver.

     Section 8. Governing Law

          This Waiver shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New
York.

     Section 9. Section Titles

          The Section titles contained in this Waiver are and shall be without substantive meaning or
content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.

     Section 10. Notices

          All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement.

     Section 11. Severability

          The fact that any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable as to any person in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity,
enforceability or legality of the remaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity,
enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or
jurisdiction or as applied to any person.

     Section 12. Successors

          The terms of this Waiver shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
Lenders, the other parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

     Section 13. Waiver of Jury Trial

          Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives trial by jury in any action or proceeding with
respect to this Waiver or any other Loan Document.

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[Signature Pages Follow]

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          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be executed by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	MVC Capital, Inc.

as Borrower

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael Tokarz
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael Tokarz 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Portfolio Manager 	 
	 
	 	MVC Financial Services, Inc.

as Borrower

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael Tokarz
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael Tokarz 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Portfolio Manager 	 
	 

[Signature Page to MVC Waiver]

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC,

as Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Bill Hagner
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Bill Hagner 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

[Signature Page to MVC Waiver]

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Midland National Life Insurance

Company, as Lender

By: Guggenheim Partners Asset Management,

LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	North American Company for Life and 

Health Insurance, as Lender

By: Guggenheim Partners Asset Management,

LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	Sands Point Funding Ltd., as Lender

By: Guggenheim Investment Management,

LLC, its Collateral Manager

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	Copper River CLO Ltd., as Lender

By: Guggenheim Investment Management,

LLC, its Collateral Manager

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 

[Signature Page to MVC Waiver]

 

 

Kennecott Funding Ltd., as Lender
 

By: Guggenheim Investment Management,

LLC, its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 

Green Lane CLO Ltd., as Lender
 

By: Guggenheim Investment Management,

LLC, its Collateral Manager

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stephen D. Sautel
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen D. Sautel 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 

[Signature page to MVC Waiver]

 

 

Iron Hill CLO Limited, as Lender
 

By: Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, its

Collateral Manager

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Adrian Duffy
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Adrian Duffy 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director

Guggenheim Partners Europe Limitedexv10w10

Exhibit 10.10

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 25, 2010 (“Amendment”), is
entered into by and between James G. Conroy (the “Executive”) and Claire’s Stores, Inc. (the
“Company”).

RECITALS

          WHEREAS, the parties have entered into that certain Employment Agreement, dated December
13, 2007, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”);

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company promoted the Executive to President of the
Company on April 16, 2009;

          WHEREAS, on the basis of this previous promotion to President, the Board of Directors of the
Company desire to increase the Executive’s salary commensurate with this promotion.

AGREEMENT

          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties intending to be legally bound agrees as follows:

	 	1.	 	Amendment of Section 3.1(a). Section 3.1(a) of the Employment Agreement is
hereby amended and restated as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	3.1. Base Salary.

	 	a.	 	During the Employment Period, the Company agrees to pay to the Executive an
annual base salary in an amount equal to $665,000 (such base salary, as may be adjusted
from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1(b), is referred to herein as the “Base
Salary”). The Executive’s Base Salary, less amounts required to be withheld under
applicable law, shall be payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s
normal payroll practices and procedures in effect from time to time for the payment of
salaries to officers of the Company, but in no event less frequently than monthly.
	 
	 	b.	 	The Company shall review the Executive’s performance on an annual basis and,
based on such review, may change the Base Salary, as it, acting in its sole discretion,
shall determine to be reasonable and appropriate.

	 	2.	 	Reaffirmation. Except as otherwise amended by this Amendment, the Employment
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of the Employment Agreement and the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions
of this Amendment shall govern.

 

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth in the
first paragraph.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CLAIRE’S STORES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Eugene S. Kahn
 	 
	 	 	Eugene S. Kahn 	 
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	     /s/ James G. Conroy
 	 
	 	 	James G. Conroy 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

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