EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of April 7, 2006 among FINLAY
FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Finlay" or "Borrower
Representative") and CARLYLE & CO. JEWELERS, a Delaware corporation ("Carlyle")
(Finlay and Carlyle are collectively referred to herein as the "Borrowers" and
individually as a "Borrower"), FINLAY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the "Parent"), the lenders named herein and signatory hereto (the "Lenders")
and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION ("GE Capital"), individually and as
administrative agent for each of the Lenders hereunder (GE Capital, in such
capacity, being the "Agent").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent are
parties to a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 19,
2005 (as heretofore and hereafter amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms, the "Credit Agreement");
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein the
parties hereto desire to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions
set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein,
all capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement.
(a) As of the Effective Date, Section 8.17(a) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the ratio corresponding with the fiscal quarter
ending on or about January 31, 2007 and replacing it with "3.90".
(b) As of the Effective Date, Section 8.17(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by:
(i) deleting the ratio corresponding with the fiscal quarter
ending on or about October 31, 2006 and replacing it with "1.50"; and
(ii) deleting the ratio corresponding with fiscal quarter ending on
or about January 31, 2007 and replacing it with "1.20".
(c) As of the Effective Date, Section 8.17(c) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the chart in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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Four Fiscal Quarters
Ending On or About Amount
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April 30, 2005 $68,000,000
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July 31, 2005 $64,500,000
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October 31, 2005 $64,500,000
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January 31, 2006 $72,000,000
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April 30, 2006 $70,000,000
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July 31, 2006 $65,000,000
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October 31, 2006 $61,300,000
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January 31, 2007 $51,200,000
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April 30, 2007 $78,000,000
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July 31, 2007 $78,000,000
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October 31, 2007 $78,000,000
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(d) As of the Effective Date, Section 8.22(a) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following to the end of the final sentence thereto:
"and a Blocked Account Agreement shall no longer be necessary over
such deposit account."
(e) As of the Effective Date, Section 8.27 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following proviso to the end of the second sentence
thereto:
"; provided that, if the Agent chooses to exclude any Borrower's
Eligible Inventory from the applicable Borrowing Base or subject such Borrower's
Eligible Inventory to reserves, any landlord or mortgagee agreement or bailee
letter relating to such location or warehouse space holding that portion of the
Borrower's Eligible Inventory shall no longer be required."
Section 3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Parent and the
Borrowers represents and warrants as follows (which representations and
warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment):
(a) Each of the Parent and the Borrowers has taken all necessary action
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.
(b) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent
and the Borrowers. This Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent and the
Borrowers, enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by
general equity principles.
(c) No consent or approval of any person, firm, corporation or entity,
and no consent, license, approval or authorization of any governmental authority
is or will be required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforcement of this Amendment
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other than any such consent, approval, license or authorization which has been
obtained and remains in full force and effect or where the failure to obtain
such consent, license, approval or authorization would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) After giving effect to this Amendment, each of the Borrowers and the
Parent is in compliance with all of the various covenants and agreements set
forth in the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents.
(e) After giving effect to this Amendment, no event has occurred and is
continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
(f) All representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent that any representation or
warranty relates to a specified date, in which case such are true and correct in
all material respects as of the specific date to which such representations and
warranties relate.
Section 4. Effective Date. The amendments to the Credit Agreement
contained herein shall become effective as of April 7, 2006 (the "Effective
Date") only at such time as this Amendment has been duly executed by the
Borrowers, the Parent and the Majority Lenders.
Section 5. Gold Consignment Agreement. The Majority Lenders hereby consent
to the execution and delivery by the Parent, the Borrowers and eFinlay of an
amendment to the Gold Consignment Agreement (and any ancillary documents
thereto) consistent with the terms of this Amendment.
Section 6. Expenses. The Borrowers agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, of the Agent incurred in
connection with this Amendment.
Section 7. Continued Effectiveness. The term "Agreement", "hereof",
"herein" and similar terms as used in the Credit Agreement, and references in
the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and refer to, from
and after the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
Each of the Borrowers and the Parent hereby agrees that all of the covenants and
agreements contained in the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents are hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects.
Section 8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, and all of which, taken together, shall
constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of
a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
Section 9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed by their respective officers as of the date first written
above.
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
CARLYLE & CO. JEWELERS
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
FINLAY ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as U.S. Administrative Agent and Lender
By: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Lender and Documentation Agent
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
BANK LEUMI USA,
as Lender
By: /s/X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XX XXXXXX XXXXX BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Lender
By: /s/Xxxxx Apollo
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Name: Xxxxx Apollo
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,
as Lender
By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
GE BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Lender
By: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
