AMENDMENT NO. 5
EXHIBIT
10.8(f)
AMENDMENT
XX. 0
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XX. 0, dated as of June 20, 2007 (this “Amendment”),
to
the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2005 (as
amended by the Amendment, dated as of April 7, 2006, the Amendment dated as
of
April 24, 2006, the Amendment No. 3 dated as of November 30, 2006, the Amendment
No. 4 dated as of December 27, 2006, the “Credit
Agreement”),
among
FINLAY FINE JEWELRY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Finlay”
or
the
“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”),
and
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION (“GE
Capital”),
individually and as administrative agent for each of the Lenders thereunder
(GE
Capital, in such capacity, the “Agent”),
and
the other banks and other financial institutions party thereto. Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to those terms in the Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 2.2(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers have requested
a facilities increase in an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders party hereto are willing to provide additional commitments pursuant
to Section 2.2(c) of the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders party hereto have agreed to amend
the
Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided;
and
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Amendment
to the Credit Agreement.
(a)
Section
8.8(a) of the Credit Agreement.
Section
8.8(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
as
follows:
“(a)
Borrowers shall make full and timely payment of all payments required to be
made
by the Borrowers in respect of the Obligations, including without limitation,
the Loan, whether now existing or hereafter arising. Borrowers acknowledge
that
the Obligations of Borrowers under the Credit Agreement are joint and
several.”
(b)
Section
12.19 of the Credit Agreement.
A new
Section 12.19 shall be inserted in the Credit Agreement as follows:
Ҥ
12.19. ROLEX
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. With respect to that certain Intercreditor Agreement,
dated as of May 19, 2005, by and among Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc., GE Capital,
Finlay and Carlyle (the “Rolex
Intercreditor Agreement”),
GE
Capital hereby acknowledges that it entered into the Rolex Intercreditor
Agreement individually and in its capacity as agent for the Senior Creditors
(as
such term is defined in the Rolex Intercreditor Agreement).”
(c)
Exhibit
A to the Credit Agreement.
Exhibit
A to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by
Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section
2. Conditions
to Effectiveness.
This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective
Date”)
upon
receipt by the Agent of the following:
(a) Counterparts
of this Amendment duly executed by the Agent, each Lender party hereto and
each
Borrower;
(b) Duly
executed favorable opinions of counsel to the Borrowers in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent;
(c) Certified
copies of each Borrower’s board of directors or other appropriate governing body
approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each
document executed as part of the Facilities Increase to which such Borrower
is a
party; and
(d) Such
other document as the Agent may reasonably request or as any Lender
participating in the Facilities Increase may require as a condition to its
commitment in the Facilities Increase.
Section
3. Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the Borrowers represents and warrants as follows (which representations and
warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Amendment):
(a) Each
of
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 Borrowers. This Amendment
and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligation of 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 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.
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(d) After
giving effect to this Amendment, each of the Borrowers 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
June 30, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”)
only
at such time as this Amendment has been duly executed by the Borrowers and
the
Lenders.
Section
5. 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 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
6. 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
7. 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.
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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
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Sr. VP & CFO
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CARLYLE
& CO. JEWELERS
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Sr. VP & CFO
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FINLAY
ENTERPRISES, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Sr. VP & CFO
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GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION,
as
Agent
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Duly Authorized Signatory
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XXXXX
FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,
as
Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
AVP
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE
TO
AMENDMENT
NO.
5]
THE
CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as
Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Assistant Vice President
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BURDALE
FINANCIAL LIMITED,
as
Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Mg. Dir.
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ISRAEL
DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK,
as
Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
SVP
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
FVP
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NORTH
FORK BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as
Lender
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
Sr. Vice Pres.
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE
TO
AMENDMENT
NO.
5]
Exhibit
A
-- Lenders, Commitments and Initial Eurodollar Offices to Amendment No. 5 to
the
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is omitted pursuant to Item
601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Finlay agrees to furnish supplementally a copy
of
this exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request.