AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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AMENDMENT
NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
Amendment (this “Second Amendment”) is entered into as of February 1,
2008 by and among Select Comfort Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the
“Company”), the Subsidiary Borrowers party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association, as Administrative Agent, the other financial institutions
signatory hereto (the "Lenders") and Bank of America, N.A., as
Syndication Agent.
RECITALS
A. The
Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
are
party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 9, 2006, as amended
pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2007 (the
“Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise specified herein,
capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed
to them by the Credit Agreement.
B. The
Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers (collectively, the "Borrowers") have
requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit
Agreement to reflect certain changes thereto and grant a limited waiver with
respect to the Credit Agreement.
C. The
Administrative Agent and the undersigned Lenders are willing to amend the Credit
Agreement and to grant a limited waiver on the terms and conditions set forth
below.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual execution hereof and other good and
valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments
to Credit Agreement. Upon the Second Amendment Effective Date (as
defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The
definition of "EBITDA" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by (i) deleting the "and" appearing before clause (c) thereof
and
inserting a "," prior to clause (c) and (ii) inserting new clauses (d) and
(e)
as follows:
",(d)
non-cash impairment expenses relating to store closures and/or remodelings
during such period, and (e) non-cash charges or gains which are unusual,
non-recurring or extraordinary during such period."
(b) Section
6.09 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by restating such section as
follows:
“SECTION
6.09 Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Company will not
permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the
Company to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below:
Fiscal
Quarter
Ending
On or About
|
Interest
Coverage
Ratio
|
March
31, 2008
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
June
30, 2008
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2008
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
December
31, 2008
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
March
31, 2009
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
June
30, 2009
|
1.75
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2009
|
2.00
to 1.00
|
December
31, 2009
|
2.00
to 1.00
|
March
31, 2010
|
2.25
to 1.00
|
June
30, 2010
|
2.25
to 1.00
|
September
30, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
December
31, 2010
|
2.50
to 1.00
|
March
31, 2011 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter
|
2.75
to 1.00"
|
(c) Schedule
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth on
Annex I hereto.
2. Limited
Waiver. Subject to the terms and conditions herein, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto hereby waive the
requirement that the Company comply with the financial covenant set forth in
Section 6.09 of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ending on December
29, 2007.
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Borrowers. The Borrowers represent and
warrant that:
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Second Amendment
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and this Second
Amendment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrowers enforceable
against the Borrowers in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement
thereof may be subject to (i) the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’
rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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(b) Each
of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement is
true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made
on
the date hereof (except any such representation or warranty that expressly
relates to or is made expressly as of a specific earlier date, in which case
such representation or warranty shall be true and correct with respect to or
as
of such specific earlier date); and
(c) After
giving effect to this Second Amendment, no Default has occurred and is
continuing.
4. Effective
Date. This Second Amendment shall become effective upon
satisfaction of the following conditions (the date of such satisfaction being
the "Second Amendment Effective Date"):
(a) Executed
Amendment. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed
counterparts of this Second Amendment from the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers
and the Required Lenders executing the same.
(b) Amendment
Fees. The Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the
fees in the amounts set forth in the fee letter dated as of the Second Amendment
Effective Date by and between Company and Administrative Agent.
(c) Reaffirmation
of Guaranty. The Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated as of the date
hereof in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A executed by each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors.
5. Reference
to and Effect Upon the Credit Agreement.
(a) Except
as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
(b) The
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Second Amendment shall not operate
as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Credit Document, nor constitute a
waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Credit Document, except
as specifically set forth herein. Upon the effectiveness of this
Second Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and be a
reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
6. Costs
and Expenses. The Borrowers hereby affirm their obligations under
Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement to reimburse the Administrative Agent
for
all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the
Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution
and delivery of this Second Amendment, including but not limited to the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of attorneys for the Administrative
Agent with respect thereto.
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7. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York (without regard to conflict of
law
provisions thereof).
8. Headings. Section
headings in this Second Amendment are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Second Amendment for
any
other purposes.
9. Counterparts. This
Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed an original but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Second Amendment as of the
date
and year first above written.
SELECT
COMFORT
CORPORATION, as a Borrower
By /s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Finance - International & Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT RETAIL
CORPORATION, as a Borrower
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Finance - International & Treasurer
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
individually and as Administrative Agent
individually and as Administrative Agent
By
/s/
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
BANK
OF AMERICA,
N.A., individually and as Syndication Agent
By
/s/
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior
Vice President
CITICORP
USA, INC.,
as a Lender
By
/s/
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
BRANCH
BANKING AND
TRUST CO., as a Lender
By
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Title:
Senior
Vice President
ANNEX
I
Schedule
1.01
PRICING
SCHEDULE
Applicable
Rate
|
Level
I Status
|
Level
II Status
|
Level
III Status
|
Eurocurrency
Spread
|
0.60%
|
0.70%
|
0.80%
|
Facility
Fee Rate
|
0.15%
|
0.175%
|
0.20%
|
For
the purposes of this Schedule, the
following terms have the following meanings, subject to the final paragraph
of
this Schedule:
“Financials”
means
the annual or
quarterly financial statements of the Company delivered pursuant to Section
5.01 of this Agreement.
“Level
I Status” exists at any date if,
as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company referred to in the
most
recent Financials, the Leverage Ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00.
“Level
II Status” exists at any date
if, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company referred to in
the
most recent Financials, (i) the Company has not qualified for Level I Status
and
(ii) the Leverage Ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00.
“Level
III Status” exists at any date
if the Company has not qualified for Level I Status or Level II
Status.
“Status”
means
Level I Status, Level II
Status, or Level III Status.
The
Applicable Rate shall be determined
in accordance with the foregoing table based on the Company’s Status as
reflected in the then most recent Financials. Adjustments, if any, to
the Applicable Rate shall be effective five Business Days after the
Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials. If the
Company fails to deliver the Financials to the Administrative Agent at the
time
required pursuant to the Credit Agreement, then the Applicable Rate shall be
the
highest Applicable Rate set forth in the foregoing table until five days after
such Financials are so delivered.
EXHIBIT
A
REAFFIRMATION
OF GUARANTY
Each
of
the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of Amendment No. 2 to
the
Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) dated as of February 1, 2008,
and reaffirms its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of June
9,
2006 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative
Agent, and the Lenders (as defined in the Second Amendment).
Dated
as
of February 1, 2008
SELECT
COMFORT RETAIL
CORPORATION
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Finance - International & Treasurer