SECOND AMENDMENT TO MULTI-CURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.89
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO MULTI-CURRENCY
REVOLVING
CREDIT FACILITY AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT TO MULTI-CURRENCY REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND GUARANTY
AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of the 10th
day of
March, 2006, by and among OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE JAPAN KK, a company incorporated
in
Japan under registered number 0000-00-000000 and whose registered office
is at
Fukuda Building West 0X, 00-0, Xxxxxxx 0 - xxxxx, Xxxxxx-xx, Xxxxx (the
“Borrower”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON BRANCH (referred to
herein as the “Bank”) and OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC., OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, L.P. (collectively
referred to herein as the “Guarantors”).
R
E C
I T A L S:
The
Borrower and the Bank have entered into that certain Multi-Currency Revolving
Credit Facility dated as of October 24, 2003, as amended by that certain
First
Amendment to Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility and Guaranty Agreement
dated as of April 27, 2004 (the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in
this Amendment which are not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have
the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The
Guarantors have executed and delivered that certain Guaranty Agreement dated
October 24, 2003 as amended by that certain First Amendment to Multi-Currency
Revolving Credit Facility and Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 27, 2004
(the
“Guaranty Agreement”) for the benefit of the Bank.
The
Borrower and Guarantors have requested the Bank to amend the Credit Agreement
and the Guaranty Agreement to modify certain provisions of the Credit Agreement
and the Guaranty Agreement as more fully set forth herein. The Bank, the
Guarantors and the Borrower desire to amend the Credit Agreement and the
Guaranty Agreement upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the Recitals and the mutual promises contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Guarantors
and
the Bank, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Recitals.
The
Recitals are incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed to be a
part
of this Amendment.
SECTION
2. Amendment
to Credit Agreement.
The
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section 2.
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SECTION 2.01. Amendments
to Section 1.1.
(a)
The
definitions of “Outback Credit Agreement” and “Repayment Date” as set forth in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are amended and restated to read in their
entirety as follows:
“Outback
Credit Agreement”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated March 10, 2006,
by and
among Outback Steakhouse, Inc., the Banks party thereto, Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Agent, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as Sole Arranger, SunTrust
Bank, as Syndication Agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, as in effect on the date
hereof without regard and without giving effect to any waivers given by the
Banks (as defined in the Outback Credit Agreement) after the date hereof
or
amendments agreed to by Outback Steakhouse, Inc. and the Banks (as defined
in
the Outback Credit Agreement) after the date hereof. Any definitions, terms,
covenants, representations or other provisions of the Outback Credit Agreement
that are incorporated herein will continue to be effective for purposes of
this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents, notwithstanding that the indebtedness
under the Outback Credit Agreement has been or hereafter may be partially
or
fully repaid or the fact that the Outback Credit Agreement otherwise might
be
terminated.
“Repayment
Date”
means,
in relation to an Advance, the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto
for which such Advance was made and the “Final Repayment Date” shall mean
30th
June
2011.
(b) Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following
definition:
“Second
Amendment Closing Date” means March 10, 2006.
SECTION
2.02. Amendment
to Section 6.1(c).
Section
6.1(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in
its
entirety as follows:
(c) “Applicable
Margin” shall be determined quarterly based upon the ratio of Consolidated Total
Debt (calculated as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter) to EBITDAR
(calculated as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter for the Fiscal Quarter
then ended and the immediately preceding three Fiscal Quarters), as
follows:
Ratio
of
Consolidated
Total
Debt to EBITDAR Applicable
Margin
Greater
than 2.5 0.65%
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Greater
than 2.0 but
equal
to
or less than 2.5
0.55%
Less
than
or equal to 2.0 0.45%
The
Applicable Margin shall be determined effective as of the date (herein, the
“Rate Determination Date”) which is 60 days after the last day of the Fiscal
Quarter as of the end of which the foregoing ratio is being determined, based
on
the quarterly financial statements for such Fiscal Quarter, and the Applicable
Margin so determined shall remain effective from such Rate Determination
Date
until the date which is 60 days after the last day of the Fiscal Quarter
in
which such Rate Determination Date falls (which latter date shall be a new
Rate
Determination Date); provided that (i) for the period from and including
the
Second Amendment Closing Date to but excluding the Rate Determination Date
next
following the Second Amendment Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall
be
0.45%, (ii) in the case of any Applicable Margin determined for the fourth
and
final Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year, the Rate Determination Date shall
be the
date which is 120 days after the last day of such final Fiscal Quarter and
such
Applicable Margin shall be determined based upon the annual audited financial
statements for the Fiscal Year ended on the last day of such final Fiscal
Quarter, and (iii) if on any Rate Determination Date Outback Steakhouse,
Inc.
shall have failed to deliver to the Bank the financial statements required
to be
delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(1) or Section 9(a)(2) of the Guarantee
with
respect to the Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter, as the case may be, most recently
ended prior to such Rate Determination Date, then for the period beginning
on
such Rate Determination Date and ending on the earlier of (A) the date on
which
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. shall deliver to the Bank the financial statements
to
be delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of the Guarantee with respect to
such
Fiscal Quarter or any subsequent Fiscal Quarter, or (B) the date on which
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. shall deliver to the Bank annual financial statements
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(1) of the Guarantee with
respect to the Fiscal Year which includes such Fiscal Quarter or any subsequent
Fiscal Year, the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the ratio of
Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDAR was more than 2.5 at all times during
such
period. Any change in the Applicable Margin on any Rate Determination Date
shall
result in a corresponding change, effective on and as of such Rate Determination
Date, in the interest rate applicable to each Advance outstanding on such
Rate
Determination Date; provided, that no Applicable Margin shall be decreased
pursuant to this Clause 6.1(c) if an Event of Default is in existence on
the
Rate Determination Date.
SECTION
2.03. Amendment
to Section 13.2.
Section
13.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:
13.2 The
Borrower shall pay to the Bank a facility fee equal to the product of: (i)
the
aggregate of the daily average amounts of the Bank’s
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Commitment,
times (ii) a per annum percentage equal to the Applicable Facility Fee
Rate.
Such facility fee shall accrue from and including the Closing Date to and
including the Final Repayment Date. The facility fee shall be payable quarterly
in arrears on the first Facility Fee Payment Date following each Facility
Fee
Determination Date and on the Final Repayment Date; provided that should
the
Commitment be terminated at any time prior to the Final Repayment Date
for any
reason, the entire accrued and unpaid facility fee shall be paid on the
date of
such termination. The “Applicable Facility Fee Rate” shall be determined
quarterly based upon the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt (calculated as
of the
last day of each Fiscal Quarter) to EBITDAR (calculated as of the last
day of
each Fiscal Quarter for the Fiscal Quarter then ended and the immediately
preceding three Fiscal Quarters) as follows:
Ratio
of
Consolidated
Applicable
Total
Debt to EBITDAR
Facility
Fee Rate
Greater
than 2.5 0.15%
Greater
than 2.0
but
equal
to or less than 2.5
0.125%
Less
than
or equal to 2.0 0.10%
The
Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined effective as of the date
(herein, the “Facility Fee Determination Date”) which is 60 days after the last
day of the Fiscal Quarter as of the end of which the foregoing ratio is being
determined, based on the quarterly financial statements for such Fiscal Quarter,
and the Applicable Facility Fee Rate so determined shall remain effective
from
such Facility Fee Determination Date until the date which is 60 days after
the
last day of the Fiscal Quarter in which such Facility Fee Determination Date
falls (which latter date shall be a new Facility Fee Determination Date);
provided that (i) for the period from and including the Second Amendment
Closing
Date to but excluding the Facility Fee Determination Date next following
the
Second Amendment Closing Date, the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be
0.10%;
(ii) in the case of any Applicable Facility Fee Rate determined for the fourth
and final Fiscal Quarter of a Fiscal Year, the Facility Fee Determination
Date
shall be the date which is 120 days after the last day of such final Fiscal
Quarter and such Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined based upon
the
annual audited financial statements for the Fiscal Year ended on the last
day of
such final Fiscal Quarter, and (iii) if on any Facility Fee Determination
Date
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. shall have failed to deliver to the Bank the financial
statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(1) of the Guarantee
or Section 9(a)(2) of the Guarantee with respect to the Fiscal Year or Fiscal
Quarter, as the case may be, most recently ended prior to such Facility Fee
Determination Date, then for the period beginning on such Facility Fee
Determination Date and ending on the
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earlier
of (A) the date on which Outback Steakhouse, Inc. shall deliver to the Bank
the
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of the
Guarantee with respect to such Fiscal Quarter or any subsequent Fiscal Quarter,
and (B) the date on which the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank annual
financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9(a)(1)
of the
Guarantee with respect to the Fiscal Year which includes such Fiscal Quarter
or
any subsequent Fiscal Year, the Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined
as if the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDAR was more than 2.5 at
all
times during such period. The Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall not be
decreased pursuant to this Clause 13.2 if an Event of Default is in existence
on
the Facility Fee Determination Date.
Such
facility fee shall be calculated on the Bank Basis and shall be payable in
arrears as set forth above.
SECTION
2.04. Amendment
to Section 23.1.
Section
23.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to
read as follows:
23.1
Save
as otherwise provided herein, each notice, request, demand or other
communication to be given or made under this Agreement shall be given in
writing
delivered personally or by letter by first class mail, or facsimile to the
address or facsimile number of the addressee set out below:
(1) in
the
case of the Bank, if by facsimile to it at 020 7929 4645 Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
with a copy to (000) 000-0000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, and if delivered
personally or by letter to it at 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, XX0X 0XX, Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, with a copy to 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
XX0000, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
provided, in all cases (delivery of a notice by facsimile, by personal delivery
or by letter), with a copy emailed to the Bank at XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXX@XXXXXXXX.XXX;
and
(2) in
the
case of the Borrower, if by facsimile to it at (000) 000-0000 Attention:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, with a copy to (000) 000-0000 Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, and
if
delivered personally or by letter to it at Outback Steakhouse International,
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
with
a copy to Outback Steakhouse, Inc., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx,
0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx,
or
at any
other numbers or addresses or marked for the attention of such other person
as
the parties hereto may from time to time notify to each other.
SECTION
3. Amendment
to Guaranty Agreement.
The
Guaranty Agreement is hereby amended as set forth in this Section
3.
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SECTION
3.01. Amendment
to Section 8.
The
second sentence of Section 8 of the Guaranty Agreement is amended and restated
to read in its entirety as follows:
As
used
in this Guaranty, “Outback Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated March 10, 2006, by and among Outback Steakhouse,
Inc., the banks party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Agent, as in effect on the date hereof without regard and without giving
effect
to any waivers given by the Banks (as defined in the Outback Credit Agreement)
after the date hereof or amendments agreed to by Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
and
the Banks (as defined in the Outback Credit Agreement) after the date
hereof.
SECTION
4. Conditions
to Effectiveness.
The
effectiveness of this Amendment and the obligations of the Bank hereunder
are
subject to the following conditions, unless the Bank waives such
conditions:
(a) receipt
by the Bank from each of the parties hereto of a duly executed counterpart
of
this Amendment signed by such party;
(b) the
fact
that the representations and warranties of the Borrower and Guarantors contained
in Section 6 of this Amendment shall be true on and as of the date hereof;
and
(c) receipt
by the Bank of: (i) corporate resolutions and other evidence as the Bank
may
reasonably request, with respect to the authorization, execution and delivery
of
this Amendment; and (ii) the opinion of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Chief Officer-Legal
and
Corporate Affairs of Outback Steakhouse, Inc. in form and content satisfactory
to the Bank.
SECTION
5. No
Other Amendment.
Except
for the amendments set forth above, the text of the Credit Agreement and
Guaranty Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This
Amendment is not intended to effect, nor shall it be construed as, a novation.
The Credit Agreement and this Amendment shall be construed together as a
single
agreement. The Guaranty Agreement and this Amendment shall be construed together
as a single agreement. Nothing herein contained shall waive, annul, vary
or
affect any provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in the Credit
Agreement or Guaranty Agreement, except as herein amended, nor affect nor
impair
any rights, powers or remedies under the Credit Agreement or Guaranty Agreement
as hereby amended. The Bank does hereby reserve all of its rights and remedies
against all parties who may be or may hereafter become secondarily liable
for
the repayment of the Advances. The Borrower promises and agrees to perform
all
of the requirements, conditions, agreements and obligations under the terms
of
the Credit Agreement, as heretofore and hereby amended and the other Finance
Documents, the Credit Agreement, as amended, and the other Finance Documents
being hereby ratified and affirmed. The Borrower hereby expressly agrees
that
the Credit Agreement, as amended, and the other Finance Documents are in
full
force and effect. The Guarantors promise and agree to perform all of the
requirements, conditions, agreements and obligations under the terms of the
Guaranty
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Agreement,
as heretofore and hereby amended, and the other Finance Documents, the Guaranty
Agreement, as amended, and the other Finance Documents being hereby ratified
and
affirmed. The Guarantors hereby expressly agree that the Guaranty Agreement,
as
amended, and the other Finance Documents are in full force and
effect.
SECTION
6. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Borrower and Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to the Bank as
follows:
(a) No
Event
of Default, nor any act, event, condition or circumstance which with the
passage
of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default,
under the Credit Agreement or any other Finance Document has occurred and
is
continuing unwaived by the Bank on the date hereof.
(b) The
Borrower and Guarantors have the power and authority to enter into this
Amendment and to do all acts and things as are required or contemplated
hereunder, or thereunder, to be done, observed and performed by
them.
(c) This
Amendment has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by one
or
more authorized officers of the Borrower and Guarantors and constitutes legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and Guarantors enforceable
against
them in accordance with its terms, provided that such enforceability is subject
to general principles of equity.
(d) The
execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance hereunder by
the
Borrower and Guarantors do not and will not require the consent or approval
of
any regulatory authority or governmental authority or agency having jurisdiction
over the Borrower or any Guarantor, nor be in contravention of or in conflict
with the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational documents of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or the provision
of
any statute, or any judgment, order or indenture, instrument, agreement or
undertaking, to which the Borrower or any Guarantor is party or by which
the
assets or properties of the Borrower or any Guarantor are or may become
bound.
SECTION
7. Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute
one
and the same agreement.
SECTION
8. Governing
Law.
This
Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the
State of Georgia.
SECTION
9. Effective
Date.
This
Amendment shall be effective as of March 10, 2006 (the “Effective
Date”).
SECTION
10. Commitment
Fee.
On the
Effective Date the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a fee equal to
$10,000.00.
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SECTION
11. Consent
by Guarantors.
The
Guarantors consent to the foregoing amendments. The Guarantors promise and
agree
to perform all of the requirements, conditions, agreements and obligations
under
the terms of the Guaranty Agreement, said Guaranty Agreement, as heretofore
and
hereby amended, being hereby ratified and affirmed. The Guarantors hereby
expressly agree that the Guaranty Agreement, as amended, is in full force
and
effect.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered, or have
caused
their respective duly authorized officers or representatives to execute and
deliver, this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
/s/
Xxxx X. Walther________________________
duly
authorized for and on behalf of Outback
Steakhouse
Japan KK
OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE, INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Montgomery__________
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Montgomery__________
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE
INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
By: OSI
International, Inc., General Partner
By:/s/
Xxxx X. Montgomery__________
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President
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WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
LONDON
BRANCH
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Culbreath___________(SEAL)
Title:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President
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