Exhibit 10.128
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
FINANCING AGREEMENT
Third Amendment, dated as of February 15, 2000, to the Financing
Agreement, dated as of February 26, 1999, as amended by the First Amendment,
dated as of March 25, 1999 and by the Second Amendment, dated as of August 10,
1999 (as so amended, the "Financing Agreement"), by and among Aris Industries,
Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"), Europe Craft Imports, Inc., a New
Jersey corporation ("ECI"), ECI Sportswear, Inc., a New York corporation
("Sportswear"), Stetson Clothing Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Stetson"), XOXO Clothing Company, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
("XOXO"), B P Clothing Company, Inc., a New York corporation ("B P" and together
with ECI, Sportswear, Stetson and XOXO, each a "Borrower" and collectively the
"Borrowers"), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (each a
"Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders"), The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
administrative agent, book manager and arranger for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and The CIT Group/Commercial Services,
Inc., as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the "Collateral
Agent" or "Agent").
WHEREAS, the Company, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and the Agent wish to amend the Financing Agreement to continue to provide
for overadvances.
Accordingly, the Company, the Borrowers, the Additional Borrowers,
the Administrative Agent, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein are used herein as defined in the Financing Agreement.
2. Existing Definitions. The definition of the term "Overadvance
Amount" in Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Overadvance Amount" means (A) $5,000,000, from February 1, 2000
through and including March 31, 2000, and (B) such amounts thereafter as the
Agent shall approve in its sole discretion."
3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective only upon satisfaction in full of the following conditions precedent
(the first date upon which all such conditions have been satisfied being herein
called the "Third Amendment Effective Date"):
(a) The representations and warranties contained herein, in
Section 6.01 of the Financing Agreement and in each other Loan Document and
certificate or other writing delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant
hereto on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be correct on and
as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date
(except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate
solely to an earlier date in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct on and as of such date); and no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Third Amendment Effective
Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with
its terms.
(b) The Agent shall have received on or before the Third
Amendment Effective Date counterparts of this Amendment which bear the
signatures of the Company, the Borrowers and each of the Lenders.
(c) All legal matters incident to this Amendment shall be
satisfaction to the Agent and its special counsel.
4. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company and the
Borrowers represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:
(a) The Company and each Borrower (i) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its
organization and (ii) has all requisite power, authority and legal right to
execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and all other documents executed by
it in connection with this Amendment, and to perform the Financing Agreement, as
amended hereby.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and
the Borrowers of this Amendment and all other documents executed by it in
connection with this Amendment and the performance by the Company and the
Borrowers of the Financing Agreement as amended hereby (i) have been duly
authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not violate or create a
default under the Company's or any Borrowers organizational documents, any
applicable law or any contractual restriction binding on or otherwise affecting
the Company or any Borrower or any of the Company's or such Borrower's
properties, and (iii) except as provided in the Loan Documents, do not and will
not result in or require the creation of any Lien, upon or with respect to the
Company's or any Borrower's property.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other regulatory body is
required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by the
Company or any of the Borrowers of this Amendment and all other documents
executed by it in connection with this Amendment, and the performance by the
Company and the Borrowers of the Financing Agreement as amended hereby.
(d) This Amendment and the Financing Agreement, as amended
hereby and all other documents executed in connection with this Amendment
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and the
Borrowers party thereto, enforceable against such Persons in accordance with
their terms except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of
creditors' rights and remedies and by general principles of equity.
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(e) The representations and warranties contained in Article VI
of the Financing Agreement are correct on and as of the Third Amendment
Effective Date as though made on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date
(except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an
earlier date), and no Event of Default or Default, has occurred and is
continuing on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date.
5. Continued Effectiveness of Financing Agreement. Each of the
Company and the Borrowers hereby (i) confirms and agrees that each Loan Document
to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect
and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after
the Third Amendment Effective Date of this Amendment all references in any such
Loan Document to "the Financing Agreement", "thereto", "thereof, "thereunder" or
words of like import referring to the Financing Agreement shall mean the
Financing Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (ii) confirms and agrees
that to the extent that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to
the Agent, or to grant to the Agent a Lien on any collateral as security for the
Obligations of the Company and the Borrowers from time to time existing in
respect of the Financing Agreement and the Loan Documents, such pledge,
assignment and/or grant of a Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
(b) Section and paragraph headings herein are included for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a pan of this Amendment
for any other purpose.
(c) This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(d) The Borrowers will pay on demand all out-of-pocket costs
and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and
delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the
Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.
ARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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EUROPE CRAFT IMPORTS, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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ECI SPORTSWEAR, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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STETSON CLOTHING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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B P CLOTHING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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XOXO CLOTHING COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Treasurer/VP
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AGENTS AND LENDERS
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
INC., as Collateral Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX LIPTEK
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Name: Xxxxx Liptek
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Title: VP
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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AGENTS AND LENDERS
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
INC., as Collateral Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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AGENTS AND LENDERS
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
INC., as Collateral Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Manager
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By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Name: [ILLEGIBLE]
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Title: Vice President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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AGENTS AND LENDERS
THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES,
INC., as Collateral Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
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Name: [ILLEGIBLE]
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Title: Assistant Vice President
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