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EXHIBIT 10.37
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT ("Amendment") dated as of July 31, 2000 by and among dELiA*s
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("dELiA*s") and the Subsidiaries of dELiA*s set
forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto (each individually, a "Borrower" and
collectively, "Borrowers") and Congress Financial Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Lender").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lender have entered into financing arrangements
pursuant to which Lender may make loans and advances and provide other financial
accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated April 28, 2000, by and among Lender and Borrowers (as the same
now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced, the "Credit Agreement") and the other agreements,
documents and instruments referred to therein or at any time executed and/or
delivered in connection therewith or related thereto, including this Amendment
(all of the foregoing, including the Credit Agreement, as the same now exists or
may hereafter be further amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed,
restated or replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the "Financing
Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that Lender agree to certain
amendments to the Credit Agreement and Lender is willing to agree to such
amendment, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and
agreements and covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. INTERPRETATION. For purposes of this Amendment, all terms
used herein, including but not limited to, those terms used and/or defined
herein or in the recitals hereto shall have the respective meanings assigned
thereto in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. AMENDMENT. Section 12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding a new Section 12.19 on to the end thereof as follows:
"12.19 CONFIDENTIALITY.
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(a) Lender shall use all reasonable efforts to keep
confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling
confidential information and safe and sound lending practices, any
non-public information supplied to it by Borrowers or Borrowers'
accountants or attorneys pursuant to this Agreement or prior to the
date of this Agreement in connection with Lender's credit evaluation of
Borrowers, in any case which is clearly confidential by its nature or
which is clearly and conspicuously marked as confidential at the time
such information is furnished by Borrowers to Lender, PROVIDED, THAT,
nothing contained herein shall limit the disclosure of any such
information: (i) to the extent required by statute, rule, regulation,
subpoena or court order, (ii) to bank examiners and other regulators,
auditors and/or accountants, (iii) in connection with any litigation to
which Lender is a party, (iv) to any assignee or participant (or
prospective assignee or participant) so long as such assignee or
participant (or prospective assignee or participant) shall have first
agreed in writing to treat such information as confidential in
accordance with this Section 12.19, or (v) to counsel for Lender or any
participant or assignee (or prospective participant or assignee).
(b) In no event shall this Section 12.19 or any other
provision of this Agreement or applicable law be deemed: (i) to apply
to or restrict disclosure of information that has been or is made
public by Borrowers or any third party without breach of this Section
12.19 or otherwise become generally available to the public other than
as a result of a disclosure in violation hereof, (ii) to apply to or
restrict disclosure of information that was or becomes available to
Lender on a non-confidential basis from a person other than Borrowers,
(iii) to require Lender to return any materials furnished by Borrowers
to Lender or (iv) to prevent Lender from responding to routine
informational requests in accordance with the CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE
EXCHANGE OF CREDIT INFORMATION promulgated by The Robert Morris
Associates or other applicable industry standards relating to the
exchange of credit information. The obligations of Lender under this
Section 12.19 shall supersede and replace the obligations of Lender
under any confidentiality letter signed prior to the date hereof."
Section 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of the amendment
contained herein shall be subject to Lender's receipt of an original of this
Amendment, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Borrowers and the execution of this Amendment by
Lender.
Section 4. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION.
4.1. EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT. Except as modified pursuant hereto, no
other changes or modifications to the Financing Agreements are intended or
implied 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 of conflict between the terms of this
Amendment and the other Financing Agreements, the terms of this Amendment shall
control. The Loan Agreement and this Amendment shall be read and construed as
one agreement.
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4.2 GOVERNING LAW. The rights and obligations hereunder of each of the
parties hereto shall be governed by and interpreted and determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
4.3 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.
4.4 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers as of the date and year
first above written.
dELiA*s INC.
dELiA*s DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
dELiA*s FOREIGN SALES
CORPORATION
dELiA*s OPERATING COMPANY
dELiA*s PROPERTIES INC.
dELiA*s RETAIL COMPANY
SCREEEM! INC.
STORYBOOK INC.
TSI SOCCER CORPORATION
TSI RETAIL COMPANY
By:___________________________
Title:________________________
AGREED TO:
CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
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SCHEDULE 1
Borrowers
dELiA*s Inc.
dELiA*s Distribution Company
dELiA*s Foreign Sales Corporation
dELiA*s Operating Company
dELiA*s Properties Inc.
dELiA*s Retail Company
Screeem! Inc.
Storybook Inc.
TSI Soccer Corporation
TSI Retail Company
