AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
Amendment (this “First Amendment”) is entered into as of June 28, 2007 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 (the “Credit
Agreement”). Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms
used in this First 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.
C. The
Administrative Agent and the undersigned Lenders are willing to amend the Credit
Agreement 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 First Amendment Effective Date (as
defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new
definitions thereto in alphabetical order:
"First
Amendment" means that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as
of June 28, 2007 among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders signatory thereto.
"First
Amendment Effective Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 4 of the
First Amendment.
(b) Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by restating the definition
of
Interest Period as follows:
“Interest
Period” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending (x) one week thereafter
or
(y) on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one,
two,
three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, nine or twelve months)
thereafter, as the Company may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest
Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding
Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest
Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period
described in subclause (y) above that commences on the last Business Day of
a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day
in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which
such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most
recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
(c) Section
2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the reference
to "$5,000,000" appearing in the first sentence therein and replacing it with
"$1,000,000" and (ii) restating the third sentence thereof as
follows:
"Each
Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000
and not less than $100,000."
(d) Section
2.05(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference
to
"$25,000,000" appearing in the final sentence therein and replacing it with
"$35,000,000".
(e) Section
6.06(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by restating such clause
as
follows:
"(d)
the
Company may make other Restricted Payments so long as (A) if the Leverage Ratio
(calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such other Restricted
Payment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) in accordance
with the most recently delivered Financials is greater than or equal to 2.50
to
1.00, (y) the aggregate of all such other Restricted Payments made after the
First Amendment Effective Date (excluding (i) any portion of a proposed payment
which on a pro forma basis (including all Indebtedness proposed to be incurred)
does not cause such Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.50 to 1.00 and (ii) those
payments made pursuant to clause (B) below) does not
exceed the sum of $150,000,000 plus 50% of the aggregate of all positive Net
Income of the Company for each fiscal quarter completed after the First
Amendment Effective Date and (z) no Default has occurred and is continuing
or
would occur after giving effect thereto, and (B) if the Leverage Ratio
(calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such other Restricted
Payment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) in accordance
with the most recently delivered Financials is less than 2.50 to 1.00, no
Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect
thereto."
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Borrowers. The Borrowers represent and
warrant that:
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(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this First Amendment
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and this First
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;
(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 First Amendment, no Default has occurred and is
continuing.
4. Effective
Date. This First Amendment shall become effective upon
satisfaction of the following conditions (the date of such satisfaction being
the "First Amendment Effective Date"):
(a) Executed
Amendment. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed
counterparts of this First 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 (i)
an amendment fee in an amount equal to $3,000 for each Lender executing this
First Amendment on the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the fee in the
amount set forth in the fee letter dated as of the First 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 First 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
First 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.
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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 First Amendment, including but not limited to the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of attorneys for the Administrative
Agent with respect thereto.
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 First Amendment are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this First Amendment for
any
other purposes.
9. Counterparts. This
First 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 First 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
-
Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT RETAIL
CORPORATION, as a Borrower
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT DIRECT
CORPORATION, as a Borrower
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT SC
CORPORATION, as a Borrower
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
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
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BANK
OF AMERICA,
N.A., individually and as Syndication Agent
By
/s/
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior
Vice President
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CITICORP
USA, INC.,
as a Lender
By
/s/
X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Managing
Director
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice
President
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BRANCH
BANKING AND
TRUST CO., as a Lender
By
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Title:
Senior
Vice President
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EXHIBIT
A
REAFFIRMATION
OF GUARANTY
Each
of
the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of Amendment No. 1 to
the
Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) dated as of June 28, 2007, 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 First Amendment).
Dated
as
of June 28, 2007
SELECT
COMFORT RETAIL
CORPORATION
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT DIRECT
CORPORATION
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Treasurer
SELECT
COMFORT SC
CORPORATION
By
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
VP
-
Treasurer
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