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EXHIBIT 10(gg)
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of May 23, 1997, by and between Foothill Capital
Corporation, a California corporation ("Foothill"), on the one hand, and FRI-MRD
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("FRI-MRD"), El Torito Restaurants, Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("El Torito"), and Chi-Chi'S, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Chi-Chi's"), on the other hand, with reference to the following facts:
A. Foothill, on the one hand, and El Torito, Chi-Chi's, FRI-MRD,
and certain of their Affiliates, on the other hand, heretofore
have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement,
dated as of January 10, 1997 (as heretofore amended,
supplemented, or otherwise modified, the "Agreement");
B. El Torito and Chi-Chi's (individually and collectively,
jointly and severally, "Borrower") and FRI-MRD have requested
Foothill to amend the Agreement to correct the "heading row"
of the table contained in Section 7.20(d) of the Agreement, as
set forth in this Amendment;
C. Foothill is willing to so amend the Agreement in accordance
with the terms and conditions hereof; and
D. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement, as
amended hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the
mutual premises contained herein, Foothill and Borrower hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment to the Agreement. The "heading row" of the table
set forth in Section 7.20(d) of the Agreement hereby is amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
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Period Ending | Maximum Ratio
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2. Representations and Warranties. Each of Borrower and
FRI-MRD hereby represents and warrants to Foothill that: (a) the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Amendment and of the Agreement, as amended by
this Amendment, are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action, and are not in contravention of any law, rule,
or regulation, or any order, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, or award of any
arbitrator, court, or governmental authority, or of the terms of its charter or
bylaws, or of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which any
of its properties may be bound or affected; (b) this Amendment and the
Agreement, as amended by this
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Amendment, constitute Borrower's and FRI-MRD's legal, valid, and binding
obligation, enforceable against Borrower and FRI-MRD in accordance with its
terms.
3. Reaffirmation and Consent. Concurrently herewith, FRI-MRD
and Borrower shall cause each Guarantor to execute and deliver to Foothill the
reaffirmation and consent attached hereto as Exhibit A.
4. Effect on Agreement. The Agreement, as amended hereby,
shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective
terms and hereby is ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution,
delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of or,
except as expressly set forth herein, as an amendment, of any right, power, or
remedy of Foothill under the Agreement, as in effect prior to the date hereof.
5. Miscellaneous.
a. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference
in the Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "herein", "hereof" or words
of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean and refer to the Agreement
as amended by this Amendment.
b. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference
in the Loan Documents to the "Loan Agreement", "thereunder", "therein",
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean and
refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
c. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing
any such counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
FRI-MRD CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By [SIG]
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Title: President
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EL TORITO RESTAURANTS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Treasurer
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CHI-CHI'S INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Treasurer
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FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION,
a California corporation
By
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
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Reaffirmation and Consent
All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in that certain Amendment Number One to
Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 23, 1997 (the "Amendment"). Each of
the undersigned hereby (a) represents and warrants to Foothill that the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Reaffirmation and Consent are
within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and are not in contravention of any law, rule, or regulation,
or any order, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, or award of any arbitrator,
court, or governmental authority, or of the terms of its charter or bylaws, or
of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which any of its
properties may be bound or affected; (b) consents to the amendment of the
Agreement by the Amendment; (c) acknowledges and reaffirms its obligations owing
to Foothill under the Guaranty and any other Loan Documents to which it is
party; and (d) agrees that each of the Guaranty and any other Loan Documents to
which it is a party is and shall remain in full force and effect. Although each
of the undersigned has been informed of the matters set forth herein and has
acknowledged and agreed to same, it understands that Foothill has no obligation
to inform it of such matters in the future or to seek its acknowledgement or
agreement to future amendments, and nothing herein shall create such a duty.
FAMILY RESTAURANTS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
FRI-MRD CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
FRI-ADMIN CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
EL TORITO FRANCHISING COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
CCMR OF TIMONIUM, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
CCMR OF MARYLAND, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
CHI-CHI'S OF KANSAS, INC.,
a Kansas corporation
CHI-CHI'S OF GREENBELT, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CHI-CHI'S FRANCHISE OPERATIONS CORPORATION,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF CANTONSVILLE, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF GREENBELT, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
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CCMR OF XXXXXXX HIGHWAY, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CHI-CHI'S MANAGEMENT CORPORATION,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF HARFORD COUNTY, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CHI-CHI'S OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT GROUP, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF XXXXXXXXX, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF INNER HARBOR, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CHI-CHI'S OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
CCMR OF GOLDEN RING, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
By Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Treasurer
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CCMR OF CUMBERLAND, INC.,
a Kentucky corporation
By Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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