Exhibit 10.4
Miami-Dade County, Florida
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF
LEASES AND RENTS, FINANCING STATEMENT AND
FIXTURE FILING
BY
BENTLEY'S LUGGAGE CORP.,
Mortgagor,
TO
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Agent and Mortgagee,
Relating to Premises in:
Miami-Dade County, Florida
DATED: As of April 23, 2002
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This instrument was prepared by and
after recording should be returned to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 5800
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,950 AND INTANGIBLE TAX IN THE AMOUNT
OF $14,000 HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID ON THE INDEBTEDNESS SECURED BY THE MORTGAGE
WHICH IS AMENDED BY THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1. THE ORIGINAL MORTGAGE IS RECORDED IN
OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 19734, PAGE 2809, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
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MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES
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AND RENTS, FINANCING STATEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING
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THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES
AND RENTS, FINANCING STATEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING ("Amendment") is made as of
April 23, 2002 by BENTLEY'S LUGGAGE CORP., a Florida corporation, with its
principal office at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
("Mortgagor"), to GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(formerly a New York corporation) with its address at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, as mortgagee, assignee and secured party, in its capacity as
agent on behalf of itself as lender and for the Lenders as hereinafter defined
(together with any successors or assigns in such capacity, the "Agent" or
"Mortgagee").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2002 Wilsons Leather Holdings Inc., a Minnesota
corporation ("Borrower") entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement by and among each of the financial institutions named therein
(the "Lenders"), the Agent, and certain of Borrower's corporate Affiliates (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) (as the same may be amended, restated, modified
or otherwise supplemented and in effect from time to time, hereinafter the
"Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined
herein are defined as used in the Credit Agreement) which Credit Agreement
amended and restated that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of June 19, 2001, by and among the Borrower, the Agent, the Lenders
party thereto, and certain of Borrower's corporate Affiliates;
WHEREAS, by a Joinder dated as of April 13, 2001, Mortgagor became a party
to that certain Store Guarantors' Guaranty dated as of May 25, 1996 (as amended
, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and reaffirmed by Mortgagor
as of the date hereof, the "Guaranty"), whereby Mortgagor has guaranteed all of
the Obligations of Borrower under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, Mortgagor executed that certain Mortgage, Security Agreement,
Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing in favor
of Mortgagee dated as of June 19, 2001 and recorded on June 21, 2001 with the
County Clerk, Miami-Dade County, Florida as Official Records No. 19734 Page 2809
to Page 2836 ("Mortgage"), relating to that certain real property located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida and more fully described on Exhibit A hereto, to
secure the payment and performance of the Secured Indebtedness (as defined in
the Mortgage), including, among others, any and all obligations of Mortgagor
under the Guaranty; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Credit Agreement agreed to, inter alia, (i)
extend the Commitment Termination Date until June 30, 2005 and (ii) decrease the
Revolving Loan Commitment to $180,000,000, all
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement,
including, among others, the condition precedent that Mortgagor agrees to amend
the Mortgage as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, each party agrees as follows:
1. Amendments to the Mortgage.
(a) The second sentence in the seventh "Whereas" clause in the Recitals is
hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
"The original principal amount of Secured Indebtedness secured by this
Mortgage is TWO HUNDRED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($205,000,000) and may
decrease or increase from time to time."
(b) The fifth sentence of Section 3.4(b) of the Mortgage is hereby amended
by deleting the amount of "$5,000,000" and adding the amount of "$1,000,000" in
place thereof.
(c) The notice address for Mortgagee set forth in Section 5.1(ii) of the
Mortgage is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
"If to Mortgagee:
General Electric Capital Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Wilsons Leather Account Manager
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
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Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
and
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General Electric Capital Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Counsel
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000"
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2. Ratification. The Mortgage (as amended by this Amendment) shall remain
in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, and each such counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall
be deemed to be an original and binding upon the party signing such counterpart,
and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Mortgagor and Mortgagee have duly signed and delivered
this Amendment as of the date first above written.
MORTGAGOR:
BENTLEY'S LUGGAGE CORP.,
a Florida corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President and CFO
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Witnesses:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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print name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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print name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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MORTGAGEE:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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Witnesses:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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print name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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print name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Signature Page To Amendment No. 1 to Mortgage
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
)SS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 23rd day of April,
2002, by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx as Senior Vice President and CFO of BENTLEY'S
LUGGAGE CORP., a Florida corporation, on behalf of said corporation. He/She is
personally known to me or has produced a driver's license as identification.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Notary Public in and for
said County and State
[SEAL]
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
)SS
COUNTY OF XXXX )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 23rd day of April,
2002, by Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, as Vice President of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, on behalf of said corporation. He/She is
personally known to me or has produced _________________ as identification.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public in and for
said County and State
[SEAL]
Notary Page To Amendment No. 1 to Mortgage
EXHIBIT A
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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Xxx 00, Xxxxx 0 xx XXXXXXXXX SUBDIVISION, according to the Plat thereof as
recorded in Plat Book 129, Page 96 of the Public Records of MIAMI-DADE County,
Florida.
AND
The South 80 feet of Lot 4 and Lot 5 LESS the South 210 feet thereof, Block 1 of
the MIAMI INTERNATIONAL PARK, according to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat
Book 116, Page 98 of the Public Records of MIAMI-DADE County, Florida.
Exhibit A
