Document:

Exhibit 10.05

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of December 30, 2004, is entered into by and among CHELSEY FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender”), BRAWN OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation (“Brawn”), GUMP’S BY MAIL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“GBM”), GUMP’S CORP., a California corporation (“Gump’s”), HANOVER REALTY, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Hanover Realty”), THE COMPANY STORE FACTORY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“TCS Factory”), THE COMPANY OFFICE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“TCS Office”), SILHOUETTES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Silhouettes LLC”), HANOVER COMPANY STORE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCS LLC”), DOMESTICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Domestications LLC”), KEYSTONE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KIS LLC”), and THE COMPANY STORE GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CSG LLC” and, together with Brawn, GBM, Gump’s, Hanover Realty, TCS Factory, TCS Office, Silhouettes LLC, HCS LLC, Domestications LLC and KIS LLC, collectively, “Existing Borrowers” and each, individually, an “Existing Borrower”), BRAWN, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Brawn LLC” as hereinafter further defined, and together with Existing Borrowers, collectively, “Borrowers” and each, individually, a “Borrower”), HANOVER DIRECT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Hanover”), HANOVER HOME FASHIONS GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HHFG LLC”), CLEARANCE WORLD OUTLETS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Clearance World”), SCANDIA DOWN, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Scandia Down LLC”), LACROSSE FULFILLMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LaCrosse LLC”), D.M. ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“DM Advertising LLC”), AMERICAN DOWN & TEXTILE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ADT LLC”), and HANOVER GIFTS, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Hanover Gifts” and, together with Hanover, HHFG LLC, Clearance World, Scandia Down LLC, LaCrosse LLC, DM Advertising LLC and ADT LLC, collectively, “Guarantors” and each, individually, a “Guarantor”).

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, Existing Borrowers, Guarantors and Lender are parties to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, as amended (as so amended, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender has made loans and advances to Borrowers;

WHEREAS, Existing Borrowers and Guarantors have requested that Lender consent to (a) the conversion of Brawn of California, Inc. from a California corporation to a Delaware limited liability company by reason of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger (as hereinafter defined), (b) the merger of HHFG LLC with and into CSG LLC, with CSG LLC as the surviving limited liability company, and (c) certain amendments to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements in connection with the Hanover 2004 Reorganization (as hereinafter defined); and 

 

 

	
             
 	
             
 	
             
 

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Amendment to evidence and effectuate such consents and amendments, in each case subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent set forth herein; 

 

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to agree to provide such consents and make such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent set forth herein; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

	
            1.
  	
            Definitions. 
  

(a)       Additional Definitions. As used herein or in any of the other Financing Agreements, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them below, and the Loan Agreement shall be deemed and is hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definitions:

(i)        “Brawn LLC” shall mean Brawn, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

(ii)         “Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger” shall mean the merger of Brawn with and into Brawn LLC, with Brawn LLC as the surviving limited liability company.

(iii)       “Hanover 2004 Reorganization” shall mean, individually and collectively, the mergers, reorganization steps and transactions effected under the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements.

(iv)       “Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the agreements, documents and instruments listed in Schedule 1 hereto and all related agreements, documents and instruments executed, delivered or filed in connection with, or otherwise evidencing, each of the transactions consented to in Section 2 hereof as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

(v)       “HHFG LLC /CSG LLC Merger” shall mean the merger of HHFG LLC with and into CSG LLC, with CSG LLC as the surviving limited liability company.

	
            (b)
  	
            Amendment to Definitions. 
  

(i)        Brawn. All references to the term “Brawn” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby amended to mean “Brawn LLC”.

(ii)        Guarantors. All references to the term “Guarantors” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby amended to mean, jointly and severally, individually and collectively, Hanover, Clearance World, Scandia Down LLC, La Crosse LLC, DM Advertising LLC, ADT LLC, Hanover Gifts and each other existing and future direct or indirect Subsidiary of Hanover which 

 

	
             
 	
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owns any assets in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), other than Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

(c)       Interpretation. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

2.   Consent to Hanover 2004 Reorganization. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Loan Agreement and in the other Financing Agreements, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 6.2, 6.5, 6.6 or 6.9 of the Loan Agreement, Lender consents, effective upon the earlier of the date hereof or the effective date of the applicable transaction of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization, to the following transactions: 

(a)        the formation by CSG LLC of Brawn LLC as a Delaware limited liability company in accordance with the applicable Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements; 

(b)        the merger of Brawn with and into Brawn LLC pursuant to the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, with Brawn LLC as the surviving limited liability company, in accordance with the applicable Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements;  

(c)        the merger of HHFG LLC with and into CSG LLC pursuant to the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, with CSG LLC as the surviving limited liability company, in accordance with the applicable Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements;

3.   Assumption of Obligations; Amendments to Guarantees and Financing Agreements. Effective as of the earlier of the date hereof or effective date of completion of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization as to the respective parties thereto: 

(a)       Brawn LLC hereby expressly (i) assumes and agrees to be directly liable to Lender, jointly and severally with the other Borrowers, for all Obligations under, contained in, or arising out of the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements applicable to all Borrowers and as applied to Brawn LLC as a Borrower and Guarantor, (ii) agrees to perform, comply with and be bound by all terms, conditions and covenants of the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements applicable to all Borrowers and as applied to Brawn LLC as a Borrower and Guarantor, with the same force and effect as if Brawn LLC had originally executed and been an original Borrower and Guarantor party signatory to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, and (iii) agrees that Lender shall have all rights, remedies and interests, including security
interests in and to the Collateral granted pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements, with respect to Brawn LLC and its properties and assets with the same force and effect as Lender has with respect to the other Borrowers and their respective assets and properties as if Brawn LLC had originally executed and had been an original Borrower and Guarantor party signatory to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements. 

(b)       Each of the respective Guarantys made by the Existing Borrowers as of that date in their capacities as Guarantors, as heretofore amended (collectively, the “Borrower Guarantees”) shall be deemed further amended to include Brawn LLC as an additional Guarantor party signatory thereto. Brawn LLC hereby expressly (i) assumes and agrees to be directly liable to Lender, jointly and severally with the other Borrowers signatories thereto and the Guarantors, 

 

	
             
 	
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for all Obligations as defined in the Borrower Guarantees, (ii) agrees to perform, comply with and be bound by all terms, conditions and covenants of the Borrower Guarantees with the same force and effect as if Brawn LLC had originally executed and been an original party signatory to each of the Borrower Guarantees, and (iii) agrees that Lender shall have all rights, remedies and interests with respect to Brawn LLC and its properties under the Borrower Guarantees with the same force and effect as if Brawn LLC had originally executed and been an original party signatory to each of the Borrower Guarantees.

(c)        Each Guarantor, including without limitation, Brawn LLC, in its capacity as Guarantor pursuant hereto, hereby expressly and specifically ratifies, restates and confirms the terms and conditions of its respective Guarantee(s) in favor of Lender and its liability for all of the Obligations (as defined in its Guarantee(s)), and all other obligations, liabilities, agreements and covenants thereunder.

(d)        Each Borrower, including, without limitation, Brawn LLC, and each Guarantor hereby agrees that all references to Borrower or Borrowers or other terms intended to refer to a Borrower or Borrowers, such as Debtor or Debtors, contained in any of the Financing Agreements are hereby amended to include Brawn LLC, and each other person or entity at any time hereafter made a “Borrower” under the Loan Agreement, as an additional Borrower or Debtor, or other appropriate term of similar import, as the case may be. Each Borrower, including, without limitation, Brawn LLC, and each Guarantor hereby agrees that all references to Guarantor or Guarantors or other terms intended to refer to a Guarantor or Guarantors, such as Debtor or Debtors, contained in any of the Financing Agreements are hereby amended to include Brawn LLC, in its capacity as
Guarantor and each other person or entity at any time hereafter made a “Guarantor” under the Loan Agreement, as an additional Guarantor or Debtor, or other appropriate term of similar import, as the case may be. 

4.   Acknowledgments with respect to Mergers pursuant to the Hanover 2004 Reorganization. 

(a)       As of the effective date of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization as to the respective parties thereto, each Borrower and each Guarantor hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that, by operation of law and as provided in the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, as the case may be, and this Amendment: 

(i)        Brawn LLC, as the surviving limited liability company pursuant to the Brawn/ Brawn LLC Merger, has continued and shall continue to be directly and primarily liable in all respects for the Obligations of Brawn arising prior to the effective time of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger. 

(ii)        CSG LLC, as the surviving limited liability company pursuant to the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, has continued and shall continue to be directly and primarily liable in all respects for the Obligations of HHFG LLC arising prior to the effective time of the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger. 

(iii)       Assuming that Lender has made all appropriate filings of UCC financing statements or amendments thereto, Lender shall continue to have valid and perfected security interests, liens and rights in and to all of the assets and properties owned and acquired (A) by 

 

	
             
 	
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Brawn LLC, as the surviving limited liability company of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, and (B) by CSG LLC, as the surviving limited liability company of the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, and all such assets and properties shall be deemed included in the Collateral or the Guarantor Collateral, as the case may be, and such security interests, liens and rights and their perfection and priorities have continued and shall continue in all respects in full force and effect;

(b)        Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) none of the transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements shall in any way limit, impair or adversely affect the Obligations now or hereafter owed to Lender by any existing or former Borrowers or Guarantors or any security interests or liens in any assets or properties securing the same, (ii) the security interests, liens and rights of Lender in and to the assets and properties of Brawn LLC, as the surviving limited liability company of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, and CSG LLC, as the surviving limited liability company of the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, or any Borrower or Guarantor that is the recipient, assignee or transferee of any assets or properties contributed, assigned or transferred pursuant to the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, have continued and,
upon and after the consummation of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, or such contribution, assignment or transfer, as the case may be, shall continue to secure all Obligations to Lender of Brawn LLC, CSG LLC, or the predecessor owner of such assets and properties, as the case may be, in addition to all other existing and future Obligations of Brawn LLC, CSG LLC, or such Borrower or Guarantor, as the case may be, to Lender. 

5.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Borrowers and Guarantors represent, warrant and covenant with and to Lender as follows, which representations, warranties and covenants are continuing and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, the truth and accuracy of, or compliance with each, together with the representations, warranties and covenants in the other Financing Agreements, being a condition of the effectiveness of this Amendment and a continuing condition of the making or providing of any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations by Lender to Borrowers:

(a)        This Amendment and each other agreement or instrument to be executed and delivered by Borrowers or Guarantors hereunder have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary action on the part of Borrowers and Guarantors which are parties hereto and thereto and, if necessary, their respective stockholders (with respect to any corporation) or members (with respect to any limited liability company), and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, as the case may be, and the agreements and obligations of Borrowers or Guarantors, as the case may be, contained herein and therein constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers and Guarantors, as the case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms.

(b)        Neither the execution and delivery of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, nor compliance with the provisions of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, shall result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim, charge or encumbrance upon any of the Collateral or Guarantor Collateral, except in favor of Lender pursuant to this Amendment and the Financing Agreements as amended hereby. 

 

 

	
             
 	
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(c)        None of the membership interests in Brawn LLC have been evidenced by a membership certificate or other certificate, document, instrument or security. All of the membership interests in Brawn LLC (i) are noted in the respective books and records of such company, (ii) have been duly authorized and validly issued to CSG LLC and (iii) are fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all claims, liens, pledges and encumbrances of any kind, except those security interests existing in favor of Congress Financial Corporation and Lender.

(d)       No court of competent jurisdiction has issued any injunction, restraining order or other order which prohibits the consummation of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization or any part thereof, and no governmental action or proceeding has been threatened or commenced, seeking any injunction, restraining order or other order which seeks to void or otherwise modify the transactions described in the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements. 

(e)       As of the date hereof (i) Brawn LLC is a limited liability company, duly formed and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and (ii) Brawn LLC (A) is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company and is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions set forth in Schedule 2 hereto other than in any such jurisdiction which is designated as “pending”, which are the only jurisdictions wherein the character of the properties owned or licensed or the nature of the business of Brawn LLC makes such licensing or qualification to do business necessary; and (B) has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and will be conducted in the future.

(f)         The assets and properties of Brawn LLC are owned by it, free and clear of all security interests, liens and encumbrances of any kind, nature or description, as of the date hereof, except those security interests existing in favor of Congress Financial Corporation and Lender and those granted to Congress Financial Corporation pursuant to the Thirty-Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors and Congress Financial Corporation, dated as of the date hereof, and pursuant hereto in favor of Lender, and except for Liens (if any) permitted under Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement or the other Financing Agreements. 

(g)        Upon the effectiveness of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, each such merger will become effective in accordance with the terms of each of the applicable Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements applicable to it and of the applicable corporate or limited liability statutes of the States of incorporation or formation of each Borrower and each Guarantor that is a constituent corporation or limited liability company pursuant to the mergers so consented to. As of the date of the effectiveness of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, Brawn LLC will be and will continue to be and shall be the surviving limited liability company of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, and as of the date of the effectiveness of the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, CSG LLC will be and will continue to be and shall be the surviving limited liability company of the HHFG
LLC/CSG LLC Merger.

(h)       Neither the consummation of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, nor the execution, delivery or filing of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements applicable to the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger as consented to under Section 2 hereof or any other agreements, documents or instruments in connection therewith, nor the consummation of the transactions 

 

	
             
 	
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therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof before the date hereof or upon the effectiveness of such mergers (i) has violated or will violate any Federal or State securities laws, any State corporation law, or any other law or regulation or any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality in any respect, (ii) does or will conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default in any respect under any material mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, agreement or instrument to which any existing or former Guarantor or Borrower is a party or may be bound, other than conflicts or defaults under certain real estate leases, intellectual property licenses and equipment leases, (iii) does or will violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Formation, as applicable, or By-Laws or Operating Agreement, as applicable, of any Borrower
or Guarantor, or has resulted in or if consummated or effected after the date hereof shall result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim, charge or encumbrance upon any of the Collateral or Guarantor Collateral, except in favor of Lender.

(i)        All actions and proceedings required by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements applicable to the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, applicable law and regulation, have been or shall be taken prior to the effectiveness of such mergers and all transactions required thereunder have been and shall be, or will be duly and validly consummated.

(j)        Each Borrower and Guarantor is solvent and will continue to be solvent after giving effect to the Hanover 2004 Reorganization and the transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, is able to pay its debts as they mature and has (and has reason to believe it will continue to have) sufficient capital (and not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business and all businesses in which it is about to engage. After giving effect to the Hanover 2004 Reorganization, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, the assets and properties of each Borrower and Guarantor at a fair valuation and at their present fair salable value are, and will be, greater than the indebtedness of each such Borrower and Guarantor, respectively, and including subordinated and
contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, to the best of each such Borrower’s and Guarantor’s, represents an amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

(k)    No action of, or filing with, or consent of any governmental or public body or authority, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement naming Brawn LLC as debtor and Lender as secured party, and no approval or consent of any other party, other than Congress Financial Corporation, is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and each other agreement or instrument to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto.

(l)    The transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization shall have occurred and be effective in the case of the HHFG/CSG Merger by no later than December 31, 2004 and in the case of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger by no later than March 31, 2005 or such later date or dates as Lender shall approve in writing. 

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Amendment and the agreement of Lender to the modifications and amendments set forth in this Amendment:

(a)       Lender shall have received a photocopy of an executed original or executed original counterparts of this Amendment by facsimile (with the originals to be delivered within five (5) Business Days after the date hereof), as the case may be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors;

(b)       as soon as possible, but in any event by no later than December 31, 2004, in the case of the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger, and by no later than March 31, 2005, in the case of the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger, Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (i) true, correct and complete photocopies of all of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements, (ii) evidence that (A) the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by and to the appropriate parties thereto and (B) the transactions contemplated by the Hanover 2004 Reorganization have been consummated as set forth herein, and (iii) evidence that the certificates of merger with respect to the Brawn/Brawn LLC Merger and the HHFG LLC/CSG LLC Merger have been filed with the Secretary of State of the appropriate States of formation
or incorporation or formation of each constituent corporation or limited liability company;

(c)       Lender shall have received all information with respect to Brawn LLC and CSG LLC necessary for Lender to file UCC financing statements and UCC amendments to the existing UCC financing statements previously filed by Lender against Brawn and HHFG LLC to change either or both of the debtor’s name or mailing address to that of Brawn LLC and CSG LLC, respectively, and other documents and instruments which Lender in its sole discretion has determined are necessary to perfect the security interests of Lender in all Collateral or Guarantor Collateral now or hereafter owned by Brawn LLC, CSG LLC and all other Borrowers and Guarantors; 

(d)       Lender shall have received from Brawn LLC, (i) a copy of its Certificate of Formation, and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of the most recent practicable date certifying that each of the foregoing documents remains in full force and effect and has not been modified or amended, except as described therein, (ii) a copy of its Operating Agreement, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the company, and (iii) a certificate from its Secretary or Assistant Secretary dated the date hereof certifying that each of the foregoing documents remains in full force and effect and has not been modified or amended, except as described therein; 

(e)       Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, for each Borrower and Guarantor that is a limited liability company (i) a Management and Incumbency Certificate of each such company identifying all managers, officers or other persons authorized to act on behalf of such company, (ii) Company Resolutions of each such company, evidencing the adoption and subsistence of company resolutions approving the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower and Guarantor that is a limited liability company of this Amendment and the agreements, documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment, in each case signed by all members of each such company, and (iii) Certificates of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each such company identifying all members of such company; 

 

 

	
             
 	
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(f)        Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, for each Borrower and Guarantor that is a corporation, a Secretary’s or Assistant Secretary’s Certificate of Directors’ Resolutions with Shareholders’ Consent (other than in respect of Hanover) evidencing the adoption and subsistence of corporate resolutions approving the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower and Guarantor of this Amendment and the agreements, documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment; 

(g)       each Borrower and Guarantor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a true and correct copy of any consent, waiver or approval to or of this Amendment, which any Borrower or Guarantor is required to obtain from any other Person, including without limitation Congress Financial Corporation, and such consent, approval or waiver shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender; and 

(h)       prior to the effectiveness of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization, no court of competent jurisdiction shall have issued any injunction, restraining order or other order which prohibits the consummation of the Hanover 2004 Reorganization or any part thereof, and no governmental action or proceeding shall have been threatened or commenced, seeking any injunction, restraining order or other order which seeks to void or otherwise modify the transactions described in the Hanover 2004 Reorganization Agreements.

7.   Effect of this Amendment. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written communications, memoranda, proposals, negotiations, discussions, term sheets and commitments with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly provided herein, no other changes or modifications to the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, or waivers of or consents under any provisions of any of the foregoing, are intended or implied by this Amendment, and in all other respects the Financing Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent that any provision of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements conflicts with
any provision of this Amendment, the provision of this Amendment shall control. 

8.   Further Assurances. Borrowers and Guarantors shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Lender to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Amendment. 

9.   Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment in any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principle of conflict of laws or other rule of law that would result in the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. 

10. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

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proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed on the day and year first written. 

 

	
            CHELSEY FINANCE, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ William Wachtel
 
	
            Name:
 	
            William Wachtel
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Manager
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            BRAWN OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            GUMP’S BY MAIL, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Secretary
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            GUMP’S CORP.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Secretary
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            HANOVER REALTY, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            THE COMPANY STORE FACTORY, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 

 

 

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            THE COMPANY OFFICE, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            SILHOUETTES, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            HANOVER COMPANY STORE, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            DOMESTICATIONS, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            KEYSTONE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            THE COMPANY STORE GROUP, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            BRAWN, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 

 

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By their signatures below, the

undersigned Guarantors acknowledge

and agree to be bound by the 

applicable provisions of this 

Amendment:

 

	
            HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            HANOVER HOME FASHIONS GROUP, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            CLEARANCE WORLD OUTLETS, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            SCANDIA DOWN, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            LA CROSSE FULFILLMENT, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 

 

 

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            D.M. ADVERTISING, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            AMERICAN DOWN & TEXTILE, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice President
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            HANOVER GIFTS, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Charles E. Blue
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Vice PresidentExhibit 10.06

THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of July 29, 2005, is entered into by and among CHELSEY FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender”), BRAWN, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Brawn LLC”), HANOVER REALTY, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Hanover Realty”), THE COMPANY STORE FACTORY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“TCS Factory”), THE COMPANY OFFICE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“TCS Office”), SILHOUETTES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Silhouettes LLC”), HANOVER COMPANY STORE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HCS LLC”), DOMESTICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Domestications LLC”), KEYSTONE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KIS LLC”), and THE COMPANY
STORE GROUP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CSG LLC” and, together with Brawn, Brawn LLC, Hanover Realty, TCS Factory, TCS Office, Silhouettes LLC, HCS LLC, Domestications LLC and KIS LLC, collectively, “Borrowers” and each, individually, a “Borrower”), HANOVER DIRECT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Hanover”), CLEARANCE WORLD OUTLETS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Clearance World”), SCANDIA DOWN, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Scandia Down LLC”), LACROSSE FULFILLMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LaCrosse LLC”), D.M. ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“DM Advertising LLC”), AMERICAN DOWN & TEXTILE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ADT LLC”), and HANOVER GIFTS, INC., a Virginia corporation (“Hanover Gifts” and, together with Hanover, Clearance World, Scandia Down LLC, LaCrosse LLC, DM Advertising
LLC and ADT LLC, collectively, “Guarantors” and each, individually, a “Guarantor”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Borrowers, Guarantors and Lender are parties to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2004, as amended (as so amended, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender has made loans and advances to Borrowers;

WHEREAS, Borrowers and Guarantors have requested that Lender(a) consent to the private label credit card program of Hanover with World Financial Network National Bank  (“WFNNB” as hereinafter further defined) as set forth in the Private Label Credit Card Agreement (as hereinafter defined), (b) conditionally waive certain Events of Default that have occurred and are continuing or still exist, (c) amend the minimum amounts of Consolidated Working Capital and Consolidated Net Worth that Hanover and its Subsidiaries are required to maintain, (d) consent to the license by Silhouettes LLC to Branded, LLC (“Tweeds Licensee” as hereinafter further defined) of the “Tweeds” trademark with an option in favor of Tweeds Licensee to purchase the “Tweeds” trademark, together with the goodwill symbolized thereby, and (e) to make certain other amendments to the Loan
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WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Amendment to evidence and effectuate such consents and amendments, in each case subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to agree to provide such consents and make such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions and to the extent set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

	
            1.
  	
            Definitions. 
  

(a)       Additional Definitions. As used herein or in any of the other Financing Agreements, the following terms shall have the meanings given to them below, and the Loan Agreement shall be deemed and is hereby amended to include, in addition and not in limitation, the following definitions: 

(i)         “Co-Brand Account” shall mean a general purpose, open-end revolving line of credit account that may be accessed through a WFNNB Credit Card established by WFNNB for a customer of a Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.

(ii)       “Existing Defaults” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a) hereof. 

(iii)       “Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program” shall mean the private label program of Hanover as set forth in the Private Label Credit Card Agreement. 

(iv)       “Private Label Account” shall mean an individual, open-end revolving line of credit account that may be accessed through a WFNNB Credit Card established by WFNNB for a customer of a Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement. 

(v)        “Private Label Credit Card Agreement” shall mean the Co-Brand and Private Label Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2005, between Hanover and WFNNB, as amended by Amendment Number One to Credit Card Program Agreement, dated as of  March 30, 2005, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

(vi)      “Private Label Receivables” shall mean Credit Card Receivables that arise solely from goods or services sold by Borrowers to customers who have purchased goods or services using a WFNNB Credit Card under the Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program. 

(vii)      “Tweeds Licensee” shall mean Branded, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, and its successors and assigns. 

(viii)     “Tweeds Licensing Agreement” shall mean the License-to-Purchase Agreement, dated as of  April 18, 2005, between Silhouettes LLC and Tweeds Licensee, as the 

 

	
             
 	
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same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.

(ix)       “WFNNB” shall mean World Financial Network National Bank, a chartered national bank, and its successors and assigns. 

(x)       “WFNNB Credit Card” shall mean a credit card issued by WFNNB to a customer of a Borrower with respect to either a Co-Brand Account or a Private Label Account pursuant to the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.

(xi)       “WFNNB Credit Card Accounts” shall mean, collectively, the Co-Brand Accounts and the Private Label Accounts.

(xii)      “WFNNB Credit Card Acknowledgment” shall mean the letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Lender, WFNNB and Hanover Re: Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced. 

	
            (b)
 	
            Amendment to Definitions.
 

(i)        Credit Card Acknowledgments. All references to the term “Credit Card Acknowledgements “ in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are hereby amended to include, without limitation, the WFNNB Credit Card Acknowledgment.

(ii)       Credit Card Agreements. All references to the term “Credit Card Agreements” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements are hereby amended to include, without limitation, the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.

(iii)       Credit Card Issuer. All references to the term “Credit Card Issuer” in the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall be deemed and each such reference is hereby amended to mean any Person (other than a Borrower) who issues or whose members issue credit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Novus Services, Inc. and WFNNB.

Interpretation. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.(c)    

2.   Indebtedness. Section 6.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of Section 6.3(f), replacing the period with a semicolon and the word “and” appearing at the end of Section 6.3(g) and adding a new Section 6.3(h) immediately thereafter as follows: 

 “(h) Indebtedness of Borrowers and Hanover to WFNNB for chargebacks and fees payable by Hanover to WFNNB and Indebtedness arising out of the contingent obligation of Borrowers and Hanover to repurchase Private Label 

 

	
             
 	
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Accounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement; provided, that: 

 (i)  such Indebtedness is incurred in accordance with and to the extent permitted by Section 6.4(f) hereof;  

 (ii)  Borrowers and Guarantors shall not terminate the Private Label Credit Card Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender; 

 (iii)  with respect to the contingent obligation of Borrowers and Hanover to repurchase Private Label Accounts under the Private Label Credit Card Agreement in the event of a termination of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement, any repurchase of any Private Label Accounts or any other WFNNB Credit Card Accounts shall not be permitted if any of the amounts used to repurchase any such WFNNB Credit Card Accounts shall be funded, directly or indirectly, using proceeds of any Loans or other advances or accommodations under the Loan Agreement or the other Financing Agreements;   

 (iv) in the event Hanover or Borrowers are required to fulfill the repurchase obligation due to the termination of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement by WFNNB, Hanover and Borrowers may satisfy such obligation by obtaining alternate financing in the form of equity or debt (“Repurchase Financing”) so long as each of the following conditions have been satisfied as determined by Lender in good faith: 

 (A)  Lender shall have received not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the intention to repurchase any such WFNNB Credit Card Accounts using proceeds of such Repurchase Financing, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail satisfactory to Lender, the terms and conditions of such Repurchase Financing and such other information with respect thereto as Lender may reasonably request,

 (B)  such Repurchase Financing shall be on terms and conditions acceptable to Lender in its good faith discretion, and all of the agreements, documents and instruments evidencing or otherwise related to such Repurchase Financing shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its good faith determination; 

 (C) if such Repurchase Financing involves entering into a Credit Card Agreement with a Credit Card Issuer to replace the Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program, Lender shall have received, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, such Credit Card Agreement and a Credit Card Acknowledgment; 

 (D)  if such Repurchase Financing is in the form of Indebtedness, such Repurchase Financing shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the prior right of Lender to receive the indefeasible payment in full of all Obligations as set forth in a written subordination agreement, in form 

 

	
             
 	
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and substance acceptable to Lender; 

 (E)  if such Repurchase Financing is in the form of equity, no dividends, payments or distributions in respect of, or repurchases or redemptions of, Capital Stock consisting of such Repurchase Financing shall be permitted until Lender shall have received the indefeasible payment in full of all Obligations; 

 (F)  after giving effect to such Repurchase Financing, no Incipient Default or an Event of Default shall exist or have occurred and be continuing,

 (v)  Hanover and Borrowers shall not, directly or indirectly (A) amend, modify, alter or change any of the terms of the Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program in effect on March 30, 2005, except, that, Hanover and Borrowers may, after prior written notice to Lender, amend, modify, alter or change the terms thereof so long as any such amendment, modification, alteration or change does not result in terms that are more burdensome or less favorable than the terms of the Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program as in effect on March 30, 2005, or (C) redeem, retire, defease, purchase or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness, or set aside or otherwise deposit or invest any sums for such purpose; and 

(vi)  Hanover and Borrowers shall furnish to Lender copies of all material notices or demands in connection with the Hanover Private Label Credit Card Program received by Hanover or any Subsidiary of Hanover or on its behalf promptly after the receipt thereof or sent by Hanover or any such Subsidiary on its behalf concurrently with the sending thereof, as the case may be.” 

3.   Encumbrances. Section 6.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” appearing at the end of Section 6.4(g), replacing the period with a semicolon and the word “and” appearing at the end of Section 6.4(h) and adding new Section 6.4(i) immediately thereafter, as follows:

“(i) right of WFNNB to purchase the Private Label Receivables sold by any Borrower or Hanover to WFNNB pursuant to the Private Label Credit Card Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the WFNNB Credit Card Acknowledgment and Section 6.3(d) hereof.”

4.   Sale of Assets. Section 6.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the number “(i)” after the words “provided, however,” and replacing the period with a semicolon and the word “and” appearing at the end of clause (i) of such proviso and adding new clause (ii) immediately thereafter, as follows: 

“(ii) the foregoing shall not restrict the sale by any Borrower or Hanover to WFNNB of the Private Label Receivables of such Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement so long as each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied as determined by 

 

	
             
 	
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Lender in good faith: 

 (A) all sales of the Private Label Receivables by any Borrower or Hanover to WFNNB shall be subject to the lien and security interest of Lender, subject to the terms and conditions of the WFNNB Credit Card Acknowledgment, and Section 9 of the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2005, and

 (B) at the time of each such sale, the Private Label Credit Card Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no default or event of default shall exist thereunder by any of the parties thereto.”

5.   Inventory Covenants. Section 6.13(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of such Section:

“With respect to any returned Inventory originally purchased with a WFNNB Credit Card, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Incipient Default, at the request of Lender, each Borrower and Guarantor shall (i) hold all such returned Inventory in trust for Lender, (ii) segregate all such returned Inventory from all of its other property, (iii) dispose of such returned Inventory solely in accordance with the instructions of Lender, and (iv) not issue any credits, discounts or allowances with respect thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.”

6.   Consolidated Working Capital. Section 6.18 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	
            “6.18
 	
            Consolidated Working Capital
 

 

Hanover shall, commencing with the fiscal month ending July 2005, and for each fiscal month thereafter in any fiscal year thereafter, maintain Consolidated Working Capital, calculated on a consolidated basis for Hanover and its Subsidiaries, of not less than the following amounts as at the end of each such fiscal month:

 

	
            Period
 	
            Amount
 
	
            January
 	
            $ 4,500,000
 
	
            February
 	
            $  6,300,000
 
	
            March
 	
            $  2,700,000
 
	
            April
 	
            $  5,400,000
 
	
            May
 	
            $  5,400,000
 
	
            June
 	
            $  5,400,000
 
	
            July
 	
            $  5,400,000
 
	
            August
 	
            $  6,300,000
 
	
            September
 	
            $  8,100,000
 
	
            October
 	
            $  6,300,000
 
	
            November
 	
            $  4,500,000
 
	
            December
 	
            $  7,200,000”
 

 

 

	
             
 	
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7.   Consolidated Net Worth. Section 6.19 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

	
            “6.19
 	
            Consolidated Net Worth.
 

Hanover shall, commencing with the fiscal month ending July 2005 and for each fiscal month thereafter in any fiscal year thereafter, maintain Consolidated Net Worth, calculated on a consolidated basis for Hanover and its Subsidiaries, of not less than the following amounts as at the end of each such fiscal month:

	
            Period
 	
            Amount
 
	
            January
 	
            ($49,350,000)
 
	
            February
 	
            ($50,400,000)
 
	
            March
 	
            ($48,300,000)
 
	
            April
 	
            ($48,300,000)
 
	
            May
 	
            ($48,300,000)
 
	
            June
 	
            ($47,250,000)
 
	
            July
 	
            ($46,200,000)
 
	
            August
 	
            ($45,150,000)
 
	
            September
 	
            ($44,100,000)
 
	
            October
 	
            ($44,100,000)
 
	
            November
 	
            ($40,950,000)
 
	
            December
 	
            ($38,850,000)”
 

 

8.   EBITDA. Sections 6.28(b) and (c) of the Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

“(b)  Hanover and its Subsidiaries shall not, commencing with the second fiscal quarter of Hanover and its Subsidiaries ending June 25, 2005 and for each fiscal quarter thereafter during the fiscal year 2005, permit EBITDA of Hanover and its Subsidiaries commencing on the first day of such fiscal year and ending on the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter set forth below on a cumulative YTD basis to be less than the respective amount set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter end YTD period:

 

	
            Fiscal Quarter 

End YTD Periods

for Fiscal Year 2005                   

 
 	
             

Cumulative

Minimum EBITDA
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            (ii)         December 26, 2004 through

June 25, 2005
 	
            $4,950,000
 
	
            (iii)        December 26, 2004 through

September 24, 2005
 	
            $8,640,000
 
	
            (iv)        December 26, 2004 through

December 31, 2005
 	
            $13,950,000”
 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
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(g)  Hanover and its Subsidiaries shall not, as to any fiscal quarter during the fiscal year 2006 of Hanover and its Subsidiaries and for each fiscal quarter thereafter in any fiscal year thereafter, permit EBITDA of Hanover and its Subsidiaries commencing on the first day of such fiscal year and ending on the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter set forth below on a cumulative YTD basis to be less than the respective amount set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter end YTD period:

 

	
            Fiscal Quarter 

End YTD Periods

for Fiscal Year 2006
 	
             

Cumulative

Minimum EBITDA
 	
             

	
            (i)           January 1, 2006 through

April 1, 2006 
 	
            $2,520,000
 
	
            (ii)         January 1, 2006 through

July 1, 2006
 	
            $4,950,000
 
	
            (iii)        January 1, 2006 through

September 30, 2006
 	
            $8,640,000
 
	
            (iv)        January 1, 2006 through

December 30, 2006
 	
            $13,950,000”
 

 

	
            9.
  	
            Release of Security Interest in Certain Collateral. 
  

 

(a)       Effective upon the sale by any Borrower of any Private Label Receivables to WFNNB pursuant to the Private Label Credit Card Agreement and the receipt by Lender of all amounts due to Borrowers and Hanover under the Private Label Credit Card Agreement, the security interests and liens of Lender in and upon such Private Label Receivables shall be terminated and released automatically and without further action; provided, that, nothing contained herein or otherwise shall be deemed to be a release or termination by Lender of any security interests in and liens upon the following, which security interests and liens shall continue, and shall be deemed to continue, in full force and effect: (i) the proceeds from the sale of any such
Private Label Receivables or any other assets of Borrowers and Guarantors, all of which shall continue in full force and effect, (ii) any returned inventory or merchandise and any indebtedness or obligation of a customer of Hanover under Credit Card Accounts or otherwise with respect to any receivable attributable to such returned inventory or merchandise and (iii) the Private Label Receivable with respect to any WFNNB Credit Card Account that is charged back to Hanover by WFNNB under the terms of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement.   

(b)       Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be construed in any manner to constitute a waiver, release or termination or to otherwise limit or impair any of the obligations or indebtedness of any Borrower or Guarantor or any other person or entity to Lender, or any duties, obligations or responsibilities of any Borrower or Guarantor or any other person or entity to Lender.

 

 

 

	
             
 	
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            10.
  	
            Consent to Tweeds Licensing Agreement.
  

(a)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Trademark Collateral Assignment and Security Agreement, dated July 8, 2004, among Borrowers that are signatory parties thereto and Lender, as heretofore amended, or Section 6.7 of the Loan Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Silhouettes LLC may enter into the Tweeds Licensing Agreement with Tweeds Licensee to provide for the license of the “Tweeds” trademark and option in favor of Tweeds Licensee to purchase the “Tweeds” trademark and the goodwill symbolized thereby, as set forth in the Tweeds Licensing Agreement so long as Borrowers and Guarantors remit all payments and other amounts due to Silhouettes LLC under the Tweeds Licensing Agreement to a Blocked Account in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement;

(b)       Borrowers and Guarantors represent, warrant and covenant with, to and in favor of Lender the following:

(i)        The “Tweeds” trademark is no longer intended to be used in the business of Borrowers or Guarantors and that no sales of Inventory are or will be consummated using the “Tweeds” trademark or name.

(ii)       Borrowers and Guarantors have delivered to Lender a true, correct and complete copy of the executed Tweeds Licensing Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument executed or delivered in connection therewith.

(iii)       Silhouettes LLC shall not enter into any amendment, modification or alteration of the Tweeds Licensing Agreement that would in any way reduce the amounts payable thereunder or make any terms less favorable to Silhouettes LLC in any material way.

	
            11.
  	
            Conditional Waiver of Events of Default.
  

(a)       It has come to the attention of Lender that certain Events of Default have occurred and are continuing or exist as set forth on Schedule 11(a) hereto (the “Existing Defaults”) and in the absence of this conditional waiver, entitle Lender to cease making Loans and to exercise its other rights and remedies under the Financing Agreements, applicable law or otherwise. In reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants of Borrowers and Guarantors contained herein, and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, Lender agrees to waive the Existing Defaults so long as Borrowers and Guarantors take the actions set forth on Schedule 11(a) hereto within the time periods and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth on  Schedule 11(a) hereto (collectively, the “Existing Default Cure
Actions”). 

(b)       Borrowers and Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that if Borrowers or Guarantors fail to implement an Existing Default Cure Action in a timely manner satisfactory to Lender, or fail to deliver evidence to Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, that Borrowers and Guarantors have implemented such Existing Default Cure Action, then unless otherwise agreed to by Lender in writing, the waiver of the corresponding Existing Default shall automatically and without further action terminate and be of no force and effect. 

 

	
             
 	
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Lender may thereafter immediately enforce its rights and remedies in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreements, including, without limitation, ceasing making any Loans or providing any Letter of Credit Accommodations.  

(c)       Lender has not waived, is not by this Amendment waiving, and has no intention of waiving, any Event of Default which may have occurred on or prior to the date hereof, whether or not continuing on the date hereof, or which may occur after the date hereof (whether the same or similar to the Existing Defaults or otherwise), other than the specific Existing Defaults subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11(b) hereof. The foregoing waiver shall not be construed as a bar to or a waiver of any other or further Event of Default on any future occasion, whether similar in kind or nature to the Existing Defaults or otherwise and shall not constitute a waiver, express or implied, of any of the rights and remedies of Lender arising under the terms of the Loan Agreement or any other Financing Agreements on any future occasion
or otherwise, including, without limitation, the failure of Borrowers or Guarantors to implement the Existing Default Cure Actions.  

12. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. Borrowers and Guarantors represent, warrant and covenant with and to Lender as follows, which representations, warranties and covenants are continuing and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, the truth and accuracy of, or compliance with each, together with the representations, warranties and covenants in the other Financing Agreements, being a condition of the effectiveness of this Amendment and a continuing condition of the making or providing of any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Accommodations by Lender to Borrowers: 

 

(a)  This Amendment and each other agreement or instrument to be executed and delivered by Borrowers or Guarantors hereunder have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary action on the part of Borrowers and Guarantors which is a party hereto and thereto and, if necessary, their respective stockholders (with respect to any corporation) or members (with respect to any limited liability company), and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, as the case may be, and the agreements and obligations of Borrowers or Guarantors, as the case may be, contained herein and therein constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrowers and Guarantors, as the case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms. 

(b)  No action of, or filing with, or consent of any governmental or public body or authority, and no approval or consent of any other party, other than Chelsey, is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and each other agreement or instrument to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto.

(c)  Borrowers and Guarantors have delivered to Lender true, correct and complete copies of the Private Label Credit Card Agreement and all agreements, documents and instruments to be delivered or executed in connection therewith.

(d)  Neither the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Private Label Credit Card Agreement, or any other agreements, documents or instruments in connection therewith, nor the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof (i) has violated or shall violate any law or regulation or any order or decree of 

 

	
             
 	
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any court or governmental instrumentality in any respect, or (ii) does, or shall conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default in any respect under any mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, agreement or instrument to which any Borrower or Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its assets may be bound, or (iii) does or shall violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Formation, By-Laws or Operating Agreement of any Borrower or Guarantor.

(e)  After giving effect to the waivers and consents set forth in this Amendment, no Incipient Default or Event of Default exists or has occurred on the date hereof.

13. Conditions Precedent. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof (except to the extent otherwise indicated below), and as a further condition to the effectiveness of this Amendment and the agreement of Lender to the modifications and amendments set forth in this Amendment:

(a)       Lender shall have received a photocopy of an executed original or executed original counterparts of this Amendment by electronic mail or facsimile (with the originals to be delivered within five (5) Business Days after the date hereof), as the case may be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors;

	
            (b)
  	
            Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, 
  

(i)        the WFNNB Credit Card Acknowledgment, duly authorized, executed and delivered by WFNNB and Hanover; and 

(ii)      the Amendment Number One to Credit Card Program Agreement between WFNNB and Hanover, and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed or delivered in connection with the Private Label Credit Card Agreement;  

(c)       Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, the consent of all Participants to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby;

(d)       Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor that is a limited liability company, a Manager’s Certificate for such Borrowers and Guarantors, that (i) identifies all officers or other persons authorized to act on behalf of such company, and (ii) evidences the adoption and subsistence of company resolutions approving the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower and Guarantor of this Amendment and the agreements, documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment, in each case signed by all members of each such company;

(e)       Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, with respect to each Borrower and Guarantor that is a corporation, a Secretary’s or Assistant Secretary’s Certificate of Directors’ Resolutions for such Borrowers and Guarantors, that (i) identifies the officers of such corporation authorized to act on behalf of such corporation and (ii) evidences the adoption and subsistence of corporate resolutions approving the execution, delivery and performance by such Borrower and Guarantor of this Amendment and the agreements, documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment; 

 

 

	
             
 	
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(f)        Each Borrower and Guarantor shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a true and correct copy of any consent, waiver or approval to or of the transactions contemplated by the Private Label Credit Card Agreement, which any Borrower or Guarantor is required to obtain from any other Person and such consent, approval or waiver shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender; and

(g)       As of the date of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, no Incipient Default or Event of Default shall exist or have occurred, other than the Existing Defaults.

14. Effect of this Amendment. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior oral or written communications, memoranda, proposals, negotiations, discussions, term sheets and commitments with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly provided herein, no other changes or modifications to the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements, or waivers of or consents under any provisions of any of the foregoing, are intended or implied by this Amendment, and in all other respects the Financing Agreements are hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof. To the extent that any provision of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements conflicts with any
provision of this Amendment, the provision of this Amendment shall control. 

15. Further Assurances. Borrowers and Guarantors shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Lender to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Amendment. 

16. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment in any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principle of conflict of laws or other rule of law that would result in the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. 

17. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

18. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same agreement. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed on the day and year first written. 

 

 

	
            CHELSEY FINANCE, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ William Wachtel
 
	
            Name:
 	
            William Wachtel
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Manager
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            THE COMPANY STORE FACTORY, INC.

THE COMPANY OFFICE, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ John Swatek
 
	
            Name:
 	
            John Swatek
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Senior Vice President & 

Chief Financial Officer
 
	
             
 	
             
 
	
            BRAWN, LLC

SILHOUETTES, LLC

HANOVER COMPANY STORE, LLC

DOMESTICATIONS, LLC

KEYSTONE INTERNET SERVICES, LLC

THE COMPANY STORE GROUP, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ John Swatek
 
	
            Name:
 	
            John Swatek
 
	
            Title:
 	
            Senior Vice President & 

Chief Financial Officer
 

           

 

By their signatures below, the

undersigned Guarantors acknowledge

and agree to be bound by the 

applicable provisions of this 

Amendment:

 

	
            HANOVER DIRECT, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Title: 
 	
            Chief Executive Officer
 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
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            CLEARANCE WORLD OUTLETS, LLC

SCANDIA DOWN, LLC

LA CROSSE FULFILLMENT, LLC

D.M. ADVERTISING, LLC

AMERICAN DOWN & TEXTILE, LLC

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Title: 
 	
            Manager
 

 

	
            HANOVER GIFTS, INC.

 
 
	
            By:
 	
            /s/ Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Name:
 	
            Wayne P. Garten
 
	
            Title: 
 	
            Chairman
 

 

 

 

	
             
 	
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