Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2, dated June 29, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 9,
1999 (as amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"), among KASPER A.S.L., LTD., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"),
the Guarantors named therein, the financial institutions from time to time party
thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
"Agent") and THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC., as collateral monitor (in
such capacity, the "Collateral Monitor"). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit
Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to
amend certain terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto, Borrower and Guarantors
have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as described herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and subject to the fulfillment of
the conditions set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Upon the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Section 3
below the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1.1 Section 7.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the amount "$7,504,000" appearing in such section and substituting
therefor the amount "$9,000,000".
1.2 Section 7.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the percentage "62%" appearing opposite the date June 30, 2000 in such
section and substituting the percentage "65%" therefor.
1.3 Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the ratios "0.95:1.00" and "1.20:1.00" appearing opposite the dates
"June 30, 2000" and "September 30, 2000", respectively, and substituting
therefor the ratios "0.80:1.00" and "1.05:1.00", respectively.
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1.4 Section 7.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the dates "June 30, 2000" and "July 1, 2000" appearing therein and
substituting the dates "August 31, 2000" and "September 1, 2000" therefor,
respectively.
1.5 Exhibit A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the amounts "$43,000", "$45,000" and "$45,000" appearing below the
dates "Jun `00", "Jul '00" and "Aug '00" and, in each case, substituting the
amount "$48,000" therefor (for purposes of clarity, in accordance with Exhibit
A, the foregoing amounts represent $43,000,000, $45,000,000 and $48,000,000,
respectively).
SECTION 2. CONFIRMATION OF LOAN DOCUMENTS
2.1 Each Loan Party, by its execution and delivery of this
Agreement, irrevocably and unconditionally ratifies and confirms in favor of the
Agent that it consents to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement as it
has been amended by this Agreement and that notwithstanding this Agreement, each
Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall continue in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms, as it has been amended by this
Agreement, and is and shall continue to be applicable to all of the Obligations.
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and
delivery to the Agent of counterparts hereof by the Borrower, each Guarantor and
the Lenders constituting Required Lenders and the fulfillment of the following
conditions:
3.1 The Agent shall have received an executed copy of the fee
agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Agent and the Borrower.
3.2 Messrs. Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP,
counsel to the Agent, shall have received payment in full for all legal fees
charged, and all costs and expenses incurred and invoiced, by such counsel
through the date hereof and all legal fees charged, and all costs and expenses
incurred, by such counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and instruments in connection
herewith and therewith.
3.3 All legal matters in connection with this Agreement shall
be satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel in their sole discretion.
3.4 The Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a
Financial Officer of the Borrower and each Guarantor that (i) both before and
after giving effect to this Agreement all representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement shall be true and correct
and (ii) both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated
herein there exists no Default or Event of Default.
3.5 The Agent shall have received such other documents as the
Agent or Agent's counsel shall reasonably deem necessary.
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SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 The Borrower and each Guarantor reaffirms and restates the
representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement,
and both before and after giving effect to this Agreement, and all such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct on the date hereof with
the same force and effect as if made on such date. Each Loan Party represents
and warrants (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution
and delivery hereof) to the Agent that:
(a) It has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement hereby
and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary corporate action to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(b) No consent of any other person (including, without
limitation, shareholders or creditors of any Loan Party), and no action
of, or filing with any governmental or public body or authority is
required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(c) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on
behalf of each Loan Party by a duly authorized officer, and constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors' rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion
in accordance with general principles of equity; and
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
will not violate any law, statute or regulation, or any order or decree
of any court or governmental instrumentality, or conflict with, or
result in the breach of, or constitute a default under any contractual
obligation of any Loan Party.
4.2 Except, as herein expressly amended, the Credit Agreement
is ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.
4.3 All references to the Credit Agreement in the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the other documents and instruments
delivered pursuant to or in connection therewith shall mean the Credit Agreement
as amended hereby and as may in the future be amended, restated, supplemented or
modified from time to time.
4.4 This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto
individually or in combination, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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4.5 Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to
this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
4.6 THIS AGREEMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD CALL FOR THE APPLICATION
OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
4.7 The parties hereto shall, at any time and from time to
time following the execution of this Agreement, execute and deliver all such
further instruments and take all such further actions as may be reasonably
necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, Guarantors, the Agent, the
Collateral Monitor and the Required Lenders have caused this Amendment Agreement
No. 2 to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day
and year first above written.
KASPER A.S.L., LTD., as Borrower
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
A.S.L. RETAIL OUTLETS, INC., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Vice President and Secretary
ASL/K LICENSING CORP., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Vice President and Secretary
KASPER A.S.L. EUROPE, LTD., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer
KASPER HOLDINGS INC., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
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AKC ACQUISITION, LTD., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Treasurer
LION LICENSING, LTD., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Treasurer
ASIA EXPERT LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Vice President and Secretary
TOMWELL LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Vice President and Secretary
VIEWMON LIMITED, as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Lester E. Schreiber
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Name: Lester E. Schreiber
Title: Vice President and Secretary
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Lender
By: /s/ George E. Neuman
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Name: George E. Neuman
Title: Vice President
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Agent
By: /s/ George E. Neuman
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Name: George E. Neuman
Title: Vice President
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Lender
By: /s/ Deborah Rogut
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Name: Deborah Rogut
Title: Vice President
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Collateral
Monitor
By: /s/ Deborah Rogut
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Name: Deborah Rogut
Title: Vice President
LASALLE BANK, N.A., as Lender
By: /s/ Natalie Petrie
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Name: Natalie Petrie
Title: Commercial Banking Officer
FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Lender
By: /s/ Frank J. Galle
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Name: Frank J. Galle
Title: Senior Vice President
FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Lender
By: /s/ G. C. Wordell
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Name: G. C. Wordell
Title: Authorized Signer
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK, as Lender
By: /s/ Matilde Reyes By: /s/ Howard Weinberg
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Name: Matilde Reyes Name: Howard Weinberg
Title: Vice President Title: First Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender
By: /s/ Rose M. Crump
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Name: Rose M. Crump
Title: Vice President
DEBIS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Lender
By: /s/ James M. Vandervalk
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Name: James M. Vandervalk
Title: President, ABL Division
BANK LEUMI USA, as Lender
By: /s/ Steven Farron
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Name: Steven Farron
Title: Vice President
