AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment Agreement”), dated January 20, 2006, among Bally
Total Fitness Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Bally Total Fitness Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, Crunch Fitness International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Health & Tennis
Corporation of New York, a Delaware corporation, Bally Total Fitness of Greater New York, Inc.
(f/k/a Xxxx Xx Xxxxx Fitness Centers, Inc.), a New York corporation, Soho Ho LLC, a New York
limited liability company, Crunch L.A. LLC, a New York limited liability company, 708 Gym LLC, a
New York limited liability company, West Village Gym at the Archives LLC, a New York limited
liability company, 00xx Xxxxxx Gym LLC, a New York limited liability company, Flambe LLC, a New
York limited liability company, Ace LLC, a New York limited liability company, Crunch World LLC, a
New York limited liability company, Crunch CFI Chicago, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Crunch Chicago” and all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Sellers”), Crunch
CFI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), AGT Crunch Chicago LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“AGT Chicago”), and AGT Crunch Acquisition LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (collectively with the Sellers, the Company and AGT Chicago, the
“Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in
the Purchase Agreement (defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties other than Crunch Chicago and AGT Chicago (the “Original
Parties”) entered into that certain Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
dated September 16, 2005 and amended on December 19, 2005;
WHEREAS, the Original Parties desire to amend the Purchase Agreement in light of the
foregoing; and
WHEREAS, the Original Parties desire to modify certain other terms and conditions of the
Transactions.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements and covenants
hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Addition of New Parties. (a) Each of AGT Chicago and Crunch Chicago is
hereby added as a party to the Purchase Agreement, and each reference in the Purchase Agreement to
the “Parties”, a “Party” or words of like import referring to the parties to the Purchase
Agreement, and each reference in any Ancillary Agreement to the parties to the Purchase Agreement,
shall mean and be a reference to the “Parties” or each “Party” as originally defined in the
Purchase Agreement plus AGT Chicago and Crunch Chicago.
(b) Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to the “Subsidiaries of Purchaser”, “Purchaser’s
Subsidiaries”, “Affiliates of Purchaser”, “Purchaser’s Affiliates” or words of like import
referring to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of Purchaser, and each
reference in any Ancillary Agreement to one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of Purchaser,
is hereby deemed to include AGT Chicago, and AGT Chicago shall be treated as a Subsidiary and
Affiliate of Purchaser for all purposes under the Purchase Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement,
including having all of the rights, benefits and obligations thereof under the Purchase Agreement
as if it were an original party to the Purchase Agreement. AGT Chicago hereby agrees to be bound
by all of the terms and provisions of, and assumes, agrees to perform and discharge when due any
obligations of Purchaser under, the Purchase Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements to which
Purchaser is a party arising or accruing at any time.
(c) Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to the “Sellers”, a “Seller”, the “Bally
Entities”, a “Bally Entity”, “Subsidiaries of BTFHC”, “BTFHC’s Subsidiaries”, “Affiliates of
BTFHC”, “BTFHC’s Affiliates”, “Business Owners” or words of like import, and each reference in any
Ancillary Agreement to one or more Sellers or their Affiliates or any Subsidiary of BTFHC, is
hereby deemed to include Crunch Chicago, and Crunch Chicago shall be treated as a Seller, Bally
Entity, Subsidiary and Affiliate of BTFHC and a Business Owner for all purposes under the Purchase
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, including having all of the rights, benefits and
obligations thereof under the Purchase Agreement as if it were an original party to the Purchase
Agreement. Crunch Chicago hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of, and
assumes, agrees to perform and discharge when due any obligations of the Sellers under, the
Purchase Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which the Sellers are parties arising or accruing
at any time. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing sentence includes, without limitation,
Section 11.13 of the Purchase Agreement (Seller Representative).
Section 2. Supplementation of Business Assets Exhibit. Exhibit 1.01(b) to the
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by inserting after the words “3. All books and records
located at this Facility.” a new item 4 in the “Description” column within the category of
Assets for each Facility identified as “vii. Other”, to read as follows:
“4. All Contracts entered into prior to the Closing Date between any Business Owner
(exclusively with respect to the Business) on the one hand and any third party on
the other hand, in each case consistent with the terms of this Agreement, providing
for the provision of personal training sessions at this Facility following the
Closing.”
Section 3. Deferred Facilities Operating Agreement. Exhibit 1.01(e) of the Purchase
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit 1.01(e)(i) and
Exhibit 1.01(e)(ii) attached hereto.
Section 4. Transition Services Agreement. Exhibit 1.01(j) of the Purchase Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirely and replaced with Exhibit 1.01(j) attached hereto.
Section 5. Purchase Price. (a) Section 2.02(a) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
”(a) Subject to the adjustments set forth in Section 2.06, the purchase price
shall be $45,000,000 (as adjusted, the “Purchase Price”).”
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(b) Section 2.02(b) of the Purchase Agreement, along with all cross references thereto
contained in the Purchase Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including all references to “(as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.02(b))” or words of like import referring to such Section 2.02(b),
are hereby deleted in their entirety. All references to “Agreed Amounts”, “aggregate Agreed
Amounts”, or words of like import, and each reference in any Ancillary Agreement to Agreed Amounts
as defined in the Purchase Agreement, are hereby deemed to refer to the Purchase Price.
(c) Sections 2.02(c) and 2.02(d), along with all cross references thereto contained in the
Purchase Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, are hereby renumbered as Sections 2.02(b) and
2.02(c), respectively.
Section 6. Closing Deliveries. (a) Section 2.04 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by inserting the word “and” at the end of subsection (h), replacing the “; and” at the end
of subsection (i) with a period and deleting subsection (j) in its entirety.
(b) Section 2.05 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” at the
end of subsection (d), deleting the period at the end of subsection (e) and replacing it with “;
and” and inserting the following new subsection (f) in appropriate sequential order:
”(f) the Seller Representative, the Irrevocable Letter of Credit.”
Section 7. Prorations and Adjustments. (a) Section 2.06(a)(i) is hereby amended by
deleting “directly or indirectly transferred to Purchaser at the Closing (“Transferred
Facilities”)” in its entirety and substituting the word “Facilities”.
(b) Section 2.06 is hereby amended by deleting all other references to “Transferred
Facilities” and substituting the word “Facilities”;
(c) The text of Section 2.06(c)(iv)(A) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the word
“Reserved”; and
(d) Section 2.06(a)(v)(B) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “$275,000”
and replacing it with “$375,000”.
Section 8. Security Deposits. Section 3.13(d) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the words “Security Deposits” and replacing them with “deposits of cash or cash
equivalents made with respect to any Facility as of the Closing Date as security under any Real
Property Lease (“Security Deposits”)”.
Section 9. Minimum Membership Fees, Dues and Initiation Fees. Exhibit 5.01(a)(i) to
the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
“Note: Maximum discounts allowed for corporate discounts is 20% off above
prices, it being understood that corporate electronic funds transfer
memberships could have $0 down payments; provided, however,
that the
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Business Owners shall be permitted to renew any Membership Contract with a
corporate discount in excess of 20% off above prices in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice so long as such discount does not
exceed the amount of such discount provided for in such Membership Contract
immediately prior to its renewal.”
Section 10. Extension of Termination Date. Each of Sections 5.04(b) and 10.01(a) of
the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date “January 17, 2006” where such date
appears in such sections and replacing it with “January 20, 2006” in lieu thereof.
Section 11. Further Action. (a) Section 5.07(c) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
”(c) At the Closing and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to
the extent permissible under, and subject to the terms of, the applicable Contracts,
each Seller shall assign and convey, or cause to be assigned and conveyed, to the
Company, all of its rights and obligations under all Contracts (other than Shared
Contracts) identified on Exhibit 1.01(b) and any Membership Contracts (other than
Shared Membership Contracts) relating to such Facility, and the Company shall accept
and assume all of such rights and obligations and agree to be bound by all of the
terms and provisions of, and assumes, agrees to perform and discharge when due any
Prospective Obligations such Seller may have under, such Contracts and Membership
Contracts.”
(b) Section 5.07(e) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
”(e) Promptly following the date hereof, each of the Parties shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to confirm that the deposits of cash or cash
equivalents remaining at each of the Facilities as of the Closing Date as security
under any Real Property Lease are equal to at least $826,288 in the aggregate.”
Section 12. Prospective Lease Obligations. Section 5.17 of the Purchase Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“SECTION 5.17. Prospective Lease Obligations. From and after the
Closing for so long as (i) any of BTFHC, BTFC or Crunch Fitness International, Inc.
(the “Original Guarantors”) guarantees any obligations pursuant to the
Contracts set forth on Exhibit 5.17 for the Transferred Facilities or (ii)
any Bally Entity which has any obligations under the Real Property Leases for the
Transferred Facilities (the “Bally Obligors”) shall not have been
unconditionally released and forever discharged from any and all continuing
obligations arising from and after the Closing Date under such Real Property Leases
(such period of time described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “Guarantee
Period” and such obligations described in clauses (i) and (ii), collectively,
the “Prospective Lease Obligations”):
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(a) Purchaser and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries, to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties from
and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from the Prospective
Lease Obligations, (ii) not alter the terms of any such Real Property Lease or any
obligations which are guaranteed under any Contract set forth on Exhibit
5.17 in any manner that may have an adverse economic effect on any Original
Guarantor or increase the likelihood that any third party will exercise any rights
under any such Contract against any Original Guarantor other than renewals (which
shall not include extensions) of any such Real Property Lease pursuant to the terms
of such Real Property Lease and (iii) not transfer, sell, assign, pledge, encumber
or otherwise dispose, directly or indirectly, of any of their Assets to another
Person, other than (A) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business,
including sales for purposes of replacing equipment, (B) pledges, security interests
and other encumbrances reasonably necessary for any of Purchaser, the Company and
their respective Subsidiaries to provide security for indebtedness for borrowed
money granted in connection with any Credit Agreement, and (C) transfers, sales,
assignments or other dispositions to any Affiliate of Purchaser and the Company
which agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Section 5.17 as if such
Person were Purchaser or the Company for these purposes;
(b) Purchaser shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, the Irrevocable Letter
of Credit delivered to the Seller Representative pursuant to Section 2.05(f) and
cause such Irrevocable Letter of Credit to be in the possession of the Seller
Representative until the end of the Guarantee Period; provided that the
foregoing shall only apply following the third anniversary of the date hereof if at
any time or from time to time, and only during such time that, the Debt-to-EBITDA
Ratio is equal to or greater than 3 to 1, such Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio being
determined, first, on the third anniversary hereof and, thereafter, on the last
Business Day of any calendar quarter (or applicable measurement period set forth in
any Credit Agreement) terminating during the Guarantee Period; and
(c) At such time the Original Guarantors and the Bally Obligors have been
unconditionally released and forever discharged from any and all continuing
obligations arising from and after the Closing Date under a Prospective Lease
Obligation listed below, the amount of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit may be
reduced by substituting a replacement letter of credit in the same form as the
Irrevocable Letter of Credit reflecting a reduction in the amounts set forth below
with respect to each such Prospective Lease Obligation which the Original Guarantors
and the Bally Obligors are unconditionally released and forever discharged:
00 X. Xxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
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$ | 151,000 | ||
00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
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$ | 250,000 |
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000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
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250,000 |
Section 13. Guarantees. Exhibit 5.17 to the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
“EXHIBIT 5.17
GUARANTEES
FACILITY | CONTRACT | GUARANTOR(S) | EFFECTIVE DATE | |||
25 Broadway
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Amended and Restated Guaranty | BTFHC; BTFC | March 1, 0000 | |||
00xx
Xxxxxx (xxxxx located at 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx) |
Xxxxxxxx of Lease | BTFHC | December 27, 2001 | |||
Kips Bay
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Guaranty of Lease | BTFHC | October 1, 0000 | |||
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Guaranty of BTFHC | BTFHC | December, 2001 | |||
Archive
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Limited Guaranty | BTFHC | December 6, 2001” | |||
Parkway Pointe
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Guaranty | BTFHC; Crunch Fitness International, Inc. | December 5, 2001 October 26, 1999 |
Section 14. Prospective Lease Obligations. Section 8.01(f) of the Purchase
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
”(f) Prospective Lease Obligations. (i) the Original
Guarantors shall have been unconditionally released from all guarantee
obligations with respect to each Transferred Facility relating to each
Contract set forth on Exhibit 8.01(f), (ii) all Prospective
Obligations under the Real Property Leases for the Transferred Facilities
shall have been assumed and agreed to be performed by any of Purchaser, its
Affiliates or the Company and (iii) except for Prospective Obligations of
the Original Guarantors under any Contract described in Section 5.17, from
each of the Bally Entities with any obligations under the Real Property
Leases for the Transferred Facilities shall have been unconditionally
released and forever discharged from any and all Prospective Obligations
under such Real Property Leases;”
Section 15. Released Guarantees. The Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following Exhibit 8.01(f) after Exhibit 5.17 and before Exhibit 8.01(g):
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“EXHIBIT 8.01(f)
RELEASED GUARANTEES
FACILITY | CONTRACT | GUARANTOR(S) | EFFECTIVE DATE | |||
13th Street
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Guarantee Agreement | BTFHC | December, 0000 | |||
00xx Xxxxxx
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Guaranty | Crunch Fitness International, Inc. | July 16, 0000 | |||
00xx Xxxxxx
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Guaranty | BTFHC | December 21, 0000 | |||
00xx Xxxxxx (xxxxx located at 000-000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx) |
Xxxxxxxx | BTFHC | December 30, 2001 | |||
Alhambra
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Guaranty of BTFHC | BTFHC | January 12, 2000 | |||
Lincoln Park
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Guaranty | BTFHC | April 30, 1999 | |||
Miami Beach
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Guarantee | BTFHC; Crunch Fitness International, Inc. | March 31, 2003 | |||
North & Sheffield
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Guaranty of BTFHC | BTFHC | January 5, 2001 | |||
Soho
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Guaranty | BTFHC | December, 2001 | |||
Soho
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Guaranty of Flagpole License Agreement | Soho Ho LLC | November 1, 2000 | |||
Sunset
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Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation | Flambe, Inc.; 708 Gym Corporation; World, Inc. | April 25, 1996 | |||
Sunset
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Guaranty of BTFHC | BTFHC | December, 2001” |
Section 16. Limited Waiver of Required Consents Conditions. (a) In accordance
with Section 11.08 of the Purchase Agreement, notwithstanding Sections 8.01(g) and 8.02(g) of the
Purchase Agreement, each Party hereby waives any condition to consummation of the Transactions that
consents required for the transfer of the Facilities located at the following addresses shall have
been received on or prior to the Closing:
(i) 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
(ii) 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
(iii) 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
(iv) 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000;
(v) 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
(vi) 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000;
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(vii) | 00 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; | ||
(viii) | 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000; and | ||
(ix) | 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000. |
(b) The Parties acknowledge and agree that the foregoing waiver is effective solely with
respect to the obligations of the Parties to effect the Closing (and not any Supplemental Closing)
and shall not be deemed to require any Party to take any action or omit to take any action that
would conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving
of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or
give to others any rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage
or indenture, Contract, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or
arrangement to which any Party is a party or by which its assets or properties are bound.
Section 17. Deferred Facilities. (a) Section 8.03(a) of the Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended by inserting the words “applicable to such Deferred Facility” after the words “(A)
the Supplemental Closing” and before the words “, if any, and (B)”.
(a) Sections 8.03(b) through (h) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the following:
”(b) With respect to Deferred Facilities which may be transferred pursuant to
any Holding Company Transfer (as defined below) that would not result in the failure
of any conditions to consummation of the Transactions set forth in Sections 8.01 and
8.02 to be fulfilled without a written waiver of such condition or conditions, the
Parties shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to (i) form or
cause to be formed one or more Holding Companies, (ii) transfer, or cause to be
transferred, such Deferred Facilities to such Holding Companies and (iii) thereafter
transfer, or cause to be transferred, all of the issued and outstanding ownership
interests in each such Holding Company to the Company pursuant to a valid and
binding Assignment and Amendment Agreement to occur, if at all, with respect to any
Deferred Facility no later than the date on which the Deferred Facilities Operating
Agreement applicable to such Deferred Facility expires or terminates in accordance
with its terms (each such transfer to the Company, a “Holding Company
Transfer”). With respect to Deferred Facilities which may not be transferred
pursuant to any Holding Company Transfer because such transfer would result in the
failure of any conditions to consummation of the Transactions set forth in Sections
8.01 and 8.02 to be fulfilled without a written waiver of such condition or
conditions, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
the consent of the Persons whose consent is necessary to transfer such Deferred
Facility to the Company at any Supplemental Closing.
(c) Subject to Section 8.03(i), each Holding Company Transfer shall occur at a
separate closing (each a “Supplemental Closing”, and the date of
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each Supplemental Closing, a “Supplemental Closing Date”) to occur, if
at all, with respect to any Deferred Facility no later than the date on which the
Deferred Facilities Operating Agreement applicable to such Deferred Facility expires
or terminates in accordance with its terms, promptly following either (i) the
satisfaction or written waiver of all conditions to either (A) (x) the transfer of
the applicable Deferred Facilities to such Holding Company and (y) the subsequent
Holding Company Transfer, arising out of the applicable Material Contracts (other
than the condition set forth in Section 8.02(i)) or (B) any permissible Alternative
Facility Transfer or (ii) the date on which Purchaser delivers to the Seller
Representative written instructions to cause a Holding Company Transfer to occur
with respect to one or more specified Deferred Facilities.
(d) [RESERVED]
(e) At each Supplemental Closing, if any:
(i) the Sellers that own the ownership interests in the Holding Company
being transferred at such closing, as applicable, shall transfer 100% of the
issued and outstanding ownership interests in the Holding Company to the
Company free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except Permitted
Encumbrances, and shall deliver to the Company:
(A) an executed counterpart of an Assignment and Amendment
Agreement (or similar appropriate document of transfer of such
interests) with respect to the transfer of such Holding Company;
(B) subject to Section 8.03(i), a certificate of a duly
authorized officer of BTFC certifying as to the matters set forth in
Sections 8.02(a), 8.02(b) and 8.02(g) (exclusively with respect to
the applicable Deferred Facilities and Holding Company), together
with a copy of the consents that are the subject of Sections 8.01(g)
and 8.02(g);
(C) a certificate duly executed by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of each such Seller, dated as of the applicable
Supplemental Closing Date, certifying (A) as to the incumbency of the
persons executing such Assignment and Amendment Agreement (or similar
appropriate document of transfer of such interests) on such Seller’s
behalf, and (B) that attached to such certificate is a true and
complete copy of resolutions that have been duly and validly adopted
by the board of directors (or managing member) of such Seller
evidencing (i) the authorization of the execution and delivery of
such Assignment and Amendment Agreement (or similar appropriate
document of transfer of such interests) and the sale of the Holding
Company, and (ii) the matters set forth in Section 8.02(g) (solely
with respect to the Holding
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Company Transfer), together with a statement to the effect that
such resolutions are in full force and effect on the applicable
Supplemental Closing Date;
(D) all Collateral Lease Documents related to the Deferred
Facilities held by the Holding Company;
(E) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of BTFC
certifying as to the non-foreign status of each of such Sellers
pursuant to section 1.1445-2(b)(2) of the Regulations; and
(F) the resignations, effective as of the Supplemental Closing,
of all of the directors and officers of the Holding Company, except
for such Persons as shall have been designated in writing prior to
such Supplemental Closing by Purchaser to such Sellers to remain in
such positions immediately following the Closing.
(ii) Purchaser shall cause the Company to, and the Company shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to:
(A) the Seller Representative, an executed counterpart of an
Assignment and Amendment Agreement (or similar appropriate document
of transfer of such interests) with respect to the transfer of such
Holding Company; and
(B) the Seller Representative, a certificate duly executed by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each the Company, dated as
of the applicable Supplemental Closing Date, certifying (x) as to the
incumbency of the persons executing such Assignment and Amendment
Agreement (or similar appropriate document of transfer of such
interests) on the Company’s behalf, and (y) that attached to such
certificate is a true and complete copy of resolutions that have been
duly and validly adopted by the board of directors (or managing
member) of the Company evidencing the authorization of the execution
and delivery of such Assignment and Amendment Agreement (or similar
appropriate document of transfer of such interests) and the
acquisition of the Holding Company, together with a statement to the
effect that such resolutions are in full force and effect on the
applicable Supplemental Closing Date.
(f) [RESERVED]
(g) Notwithstanding the obligations of the Sellers set forth in Sections 5.07
and 5.14, subject to Section 8.03(i), if the transfer, or attempted transfer, of any
Deferred Facility to the Company or Holding Company, as applicable, (i) would result
in the failure of any conditions to consummation of
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the Transactions set forth in Sections 8.01 and 8.02 to be fulfilled without a
written waiver of such condition or conditions (other than the condition set forth
in Section 8.02(i)) or (ii) is materially impeded by the breach by Purchaser or
(after the Closing) the Company of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, the Sellers shall not be required to transfer such Deferred Facility to
the Company or the Holding Company, if any (in accordance with Section 8.03(c)),
unless, in the case of clause (i), such transfer may be effected without causing the
failure of any such conditions; provided, however, that, if any
Deferred Facility shall not have been transferred to the Company in accordance with
this Section 8.03(g) prior to the date on which the Deferred Facilities Operating
Agreement applicable to such Deferred Facility expires or terminates in accordance
with its terms, then (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to have been terminated with
respect to such Deferred Facility and (ii) the Sellers shall have no obligation to
transfer to the Company or any of its Affiliates, and none of the Company and its
Affiliates shall have any obligation to accept, such Deferred Facility.
(h) Subject to Section 8.03(i), from and after each Supplemental Closing, each
Deferred Facility transferred to the Company shall be deemed as of the Closing to
have been a Transferred Facility, and the representations, warranties, covenants and
conditions in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and, with respect
thereto, any applicable sections of the Disclosure Schedule or Exhibits shall be
deemed to have reverted to their form prior to modification pursuant to clause (i)
of Section 8.03(a) and be made as of signing and the applicable Supplemental Closing
Date.
(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, including the requirement
that the Sellers that own the ownership interests in a Holding Company being
transferred at any Supplemental Closing deliver a certificate to Purchaser
certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 8.02(a), (i) none of the
representations or warranties of the Sellers contained in Sections 3.07 (other than
the first sentence of subsection (a) and the representation that the Holding Company
will have good and valid title to all of the Assets of each Transferred Facility,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances), 3.08, 3.09,
3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.22 is required to be true or correct in any respect with
respect to any Deferred Facility or Holding Company as of any date following the
Closing, and (ii) Section 8.02(i) will be of no force and effect with respect to the
obligations of Purchaser and the Company to consummate any Holding Company Transfer
or, after the Closing, Alternative Facility Transfer.”
Section 18. Alternative Facility Transfers. Section 8.04 of the Purchase Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“SECTION 8.04. Alternative Facility Transfers. (a) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in lieu of a transfer of a Facility to the Company
or a transfer of a Deferred Facility to any
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Holding Company, as applicable, followed in each case by the sale of 100% of
the Interests or ownership interests in the Holding Company, as the case may be:
(i) on or prior to Closing, the Sellers may at their option, (A) form
or cause to be formed one or more limited liability companies, (B) transfer,
or cause to be transferred, one or more Facilities (excluding related
Transferred Employees, who will be transferred in accordance with the other
provisions of this Agreement) to any such newly-formed limited liability
companies and (C) thereafter transfer, or cause to be transferred, (x) all
of the issued and outstanding ownership interests in one or more of such
newly-formed limited liability companies to one or more of Purchaser’s
Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser or (y) any Facility held by any such
newly-formed limited liability companies directly to one or more of
Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser;
(ii) at Closing, the Sellers may at their option, transfer any Facility
(excluding related Transferred Employees, who will be transferred in
accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement) directly to one of
Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser;
(iii) at Closing, the Sellers shall, if Purchaser so requests, transfer
the Illinois Facilities (excluding related Transferred Employees, who will
be transferred in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement)
either (A) directly to one of Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by
Purchaser or (B) in accordance with the method set forth in Section
8.04(a)(i) above;
(iv) on or prior to a Supplemental Closing, if any, the Sellers may at
their option, (A) form or cause to be formed one or more limited liability
companies, (B) transfer, or cause to be transferred, one or more Deferred
Facilities (excluding related Transferred Employees, who will be transferred
in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement) to any such
newly-formed limited liability companies and (C) thereafter transfer, or
cause to be transferred, (x) all of the issued and outstanding ownership
interests in one or more of such newly-formed limited liability companies to
one or more of Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser or (y) any
Deferred Facility held by any such newly-formed limited liability companies
directly to one or more of Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by
Purchaser;
(v) at a Supplemental Closing, if any, the Sellers may at their option,
transfer any Deferred Facility (excluding related Transferred Employees, who
will be transferred in accordance with the other provisions of this
Agreement) to one of Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser;
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(vi) at a Supplemental Closing, if any, the Sellers shall, if Purchaser
so requests, transfer any Deferred Facilities that are Illinois Facilities
(excluding related Transferred Employees, who will be transferred in
accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement) either (A) directly
to one of Purchaser’s Subsidiaries as directed by Purchaser or (B) in
accordance with the method set forth in Section 8.04(a)(iv) above;
(vii) at Closing or a Supplemental Closing, if any, the Parties may at
their option, in lieu of the direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment
or other conveyance of the Lease, dated March 1, 1996, and Letter Agreement,
dated December 17, 1997, between Health & Tennis Corporation of New York,
Inc. and 25 Broadway Office Properties LLC by Health & Tennis Corporation of
New York, Inc. to any of Purchaser, the Company, any Holding Company or any
of their Affiliates, enter into a mutually acceptable sublease of the
Facility located at 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 to AGT Crunch New
York LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an Affiliate of
Purchaser; and
(viii) (A) at Closing, the Parties may, in lieu of the direct or
indirect transfer to Purchaser, the Company or any of their Affiliates of
all or substantially all of the Business Assets constituting certain of the
Facilities in accordance with any other provision of this Agreement, cause
certain Business Assets to be transferred to Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates and ownership of certain other Business Assets to be retained by
the applicable Sellers in accordance with any written agreement of the
Parties and (B) after Closing, Purchaser may by written direction delivered
to the Sellers require the Sellers to transfer to Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates any Business Assets the ownership of which shall have been
retained by the Sellers in accordance with the preceding clause (A) in
accordance with the Direction Letter notwithstanding the absence of any
consents set forth on Exhibit 8.01(g) or Exhibit 8.02(g);
provided that the Sellers shall incur no Liability for any failure
to obtain any such consents (each of (i) through (viii), an “Alternative
Facility Transfer”).
(b) In connection with any such Alternative Facility Transfer, each of the
Parties shall cause each Assumed Liability related to any transferred Facility,
other than to the extent such Assumed Liability is already a Liability of the
Company, Purchaser or any of their Affiliates, to be assumed by the applicable
transferee of such Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Retained
Liabilities will be assigned to or assumed by any of Purchaser and its Affiliates in
connection with any Alternative Facility Transfer. Each Facility transferred at an
Alternative Facility Transfer shall be deemed as of the Closing to be a Transferred
Facility for purposes of this Agreement. None of the Parties shall be deemed to
have breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and none of the conditions to consummation of
the Transactions set forth in Sections 8.01 and
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8.02 of the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed not to have been satisfied,
solely on account of compliance with this Section 8.04.”
Section 19. Defined Terms.
(a) Section 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following after the
words “Escrow Agreement;”
“the License Agreement; the Direction Letter; the Payment Letter;”
(b) Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and”
between the words “Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule;” and “(iii) all Liabilities” in the
definition of “Assumed Liabilities” and inserting in that definition after the words “Ancillary
Agreements;” but before the words “provided; however” the following:
“and (iv) if Purchaser delivers to the Seller Representative written instructions in
accordance with either Section 8.03(c)(ii) or Section 8.04(a)(viii) and the
applicable Sellers comply therewith, all Liabilities arising from any actual or
alleged failure to obtain any third party consents required for the direct or
indirect transfer of any Business Assets contemplated by such written instructions”
(c) Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the
definition of “Deferred Facilities Operating Agreement” in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
“Deferred Facilities Operating Agreement” means, with respect to the
Facility located at 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, the Deferred Facilities
Operating Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(e)(i) and,
with respect to any other Facility, the Deferred Facilities Operating Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01(e)(ii).”
(d) Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting in
alphabetical order the following:
“Deferred Transfer Facilities” means any Facilities transferred,
directly or indirectly, to Purchaser, the Company or any of their Affiliates
following the Closing Date.
“Direction Letter” means that certain Direction Letter among the
Parties dated as of the date hereof.
“Irrevocable Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable letter of credit
issued by Custodial Trust Company in favor of the Sellers in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Sellers with a stated amount of $2,678,000, from which
letter of credit the Sellers shall be authorized and promptly and unconditionally
able to draw amounts sufficient to indemnify and hold harmless the Seller
Indemnified Parties from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting
from the Prospective Lease Obligations.
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“License Agreement” means that certain License Agreement among certain
of the Parties dated as of the date hereof.
“Payment Letter” means that certain Payment Letter among certain of the
Parties hereto dated as of the date hereof.”
(e) Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the
definition of “Escrow Amount” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“Escrow Amount” means the amount equal to $2,250,000 to be deposited
with the Escrow Agent at Closing and held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent pursuant
to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement.”
(f) Section 1.02 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “Section 2.04(h)” as
the Location for the defined term “Security Deposits” and replaced with “Section 3.13(d)”.
(g) Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “Direct Facility Transfer” in the singular or
the plural is hereby deemed to refer to “Alternative Facility Transfer” or “Alternative Facility
Transfers”, as applicable. The reference to the defined term “Direct Facility Transfer”, as
modified hereby, in Section 1.02 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deemed to be relocated
alphabetically in the list of Definitions contained therein, and the reference in such Section 1.02
to “Section 8.04(a)(iv)” as the Location for such defined term is hereby deleted and replaced with
“Section 8.04(a)(viii)”.
(h) Section 1.02 of the Purchase Agreement is further amended by inserting alphabetically in
the list of Definitions contained therein a reference to the defined term “Guarantee Period” with
the Location for such defined term being “Section 5.17”.
Section 20. Table of Contents. The final page of the TABLE OF CONTENTS of the
Purchase Agreement (entitled “EXHIBITS”) is hereby amended by (i) deleting “1.01(e)” and replacing
it with “1.01(e)(ii)”, (ii) inserting an appropriately ordered reference to Exhibit 1.01(e)(i),
(iii) deleting in its entirety the reference to Exhibit 2.02(b) and (iv) inserting an appropriately
ordered reference to Exhibit 8.01(f).
Section 21. Effect of Amendment. Upon effectiveness of this amendment, each reference
in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import
referring to the Purchase Agreement, and each reference in any Ancillary Agreement to the Purchase
Agreement, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement
shall mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby. Except as specifically
amended above, each of the Purchase Agreement and each Ancillary Agreements that was in effect
immediately prior to the execution hereof is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and
is in all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Amendment Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any
right, power or remedy of any party under any of the Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements.
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Section 22. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 11.04
(Severability), 11.07 (Amendment), 11.08 (Waiver), 11.11 (Governing Law) and 11.14 (Counterparts)
of the Purchase Agreement shall be incorporated into this Amendment Agreement, mutatis mutandis, as
if references to “this Agreement” in the Purchase Agreement were references to “this Amendment
Agreement” in this Amendment Agreement.
Section 23. Effectiveness. This Amendment Agreement shall become effective upon the
latest to occur of execution and delivery (by electronic means or otherwise) by all of the
signatories hereto of counterparts of this Amendment Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the date
first above written.
PURCHASER: AGT CRUNCH ACQUISITION LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Manager | |||
AGT CHICAGO: AGT CRUNCH CHICAGO LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Manager | |||
CRUNCH CHICAGO: CRUNCH CFI CHICAGO, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
ORIGINAL SELLERS:
Crunch Fitness International, Inc.
Health & Tennis Corporation of New York
Bally Total Fitness of Greater New York, Inc.
(f/k/a Xxxx Xx Xxxxx Fitness Centers, Inc.)
Soho Ho LLC
Crunch L.A. LLC
708 Gym LLC
West Village Gym at the Archives LLC
00xx Xxxxxx Gym LLC
Flambe LLC
Ace, LLC
Crunch World LLC
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation
Health & Tennis Corporation of New York
Bally Total Fitness of Greater New York, Inc.
(f/k/a Xxxx Xx Xxxxx Fitness Centers, Inc.)
Soho Ho LLC
Crunch L.A. LLC
708 Gym LLC
West Village Gym at the Archives LLC
00xx Xxxxxx Gym LLC
Flambe LLC
Ace, LLC
Crunch World LLC
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation
By: | BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact | |||
BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
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EXHIBIT 1.01(e)(i)
ARCHIVE DEFERRED FACILITIES OPERATING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1.01(e)(ii)
LONG-TERM DEFERRED FACILITIES OPERATING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1.01(j)
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT