SIXTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO FEE LETTER
Exhibit 10.B
EXECUTION VERSION
SIXTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT TO FEE LETTER
THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AND AMENDMENT TO FEE LETTER (this “Amendment”), dated as of May 27, 2022, is entered into by and among IMEDIA BRANDS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“iMedia” or “Borrowing Agent”), VALUEVISION INTERACTIVE, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Value Interactive”), VALUEVISION RETAIL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Value Retail”), PW ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“PW Acquisition”), FL ACQUISITION COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation (“FL Acquisition”), VALUEVISION MEDIA ACQUISITIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Value Media”), TCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TCO”), JWH ACQUISITION COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation (“JWH Acquisition”), NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Norwell”), 000 XXXXX XXXXXX LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx”), PORTAL ACQUISITION COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation (“Portal” and together with iMedia, Value Interactive, Value Retail, PW Acquisition, FL Acquisition, Value Media, TCO, JWH Acquisition, Norwell, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx and any other Person who from time to time becomes a Borrower under the Loan Agreement, collectively, the “Borrowers”), VVI FULFILLMENT CENTER, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“VVI Fulfillment”), EP PROPERTIES, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“EP Properties”), IMEDIA&123TV HOLDING GMBH (“iMedia&123tv Holding” and together with VVI Fulfillment, and EP Properties, collectively, the “Guarantors”), SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC, as a lender (“Siena” and together with any other financial institutions who become part to the Loan Agreement referred to below from time to time, each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”) and SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC, as administrative and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”). Terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement defined below.
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AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
“(A) their respective Domestic Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties (other than VVI Fulfillment and EP Properties),”
“(ii) a Loan Party (other than a Borrower) may make loans to, and investments in, another Loan Party (other than iMedia&123tv Holding, VVI Fulfillment and EP Properties),”
“(b) assignments by any Lender shall be subject to Sections 10.8(b) through 10.8(f).”
“(e) Assignment to SPV. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any Lender may assign to one or more related special purpose funding vehicles (each, an “SPV”), other than an Ineligible Assignee, all or any portion of its funded Loans (without, in the case of Revolving Loans, the corresponding Revolving Loan Commitment), without the consent of any Person or the payment of a fee, by execution of a written assignment agreement in a form agreed to by such Lender and such SPV, and may grant any such SPV the option, in such SPV’s sole discretion, to provide the Borrowers all or any part of any Loans that such Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement. Such SPVs shall have all the rights which a Lender making or holding such Loans would have under this Agreement, but no obligations. The Lender making such assignment shall remain liable for all its original obligations under this Agreement, including its applicable Commitments (although the unused portion thereof shall be reduced by the principal amount of any Loans held by an SPV). Notwithstanding such assignment, the Agent and Xxxxxxxxx may deliver notices to the Lender making such assignment (as agent for the SPV) and not separately to the SPV unless the Agent and Borrower Agent are requested in writing by the SPV (or its agent) to deliver such notices separately to it. For the avoidance of doubt, Agent shall direct all settlements and related payments pursuant to Section 10.20 of this Agreement to the Lender that assigned its Loan(s) to an SPV and nothing shall require Agent to settle with or make any payments to any SPV pursuant to this Agreement. The Borrowers shall, at the request of any such Lender, execute and deliver to such Person
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as such Lender may designate, a note in the amount of such Xxxxxx's original note to evidence the Loans of such Lender and related SPV.
(f) Matters Specific to SLR. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (i) neither SLR nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to comply with Section 10.8 or 10.9 in connection with any transaction involving any other Affiliate of SLR or any of its lenders or funding or financing sources, other than any of the foregoing constituting Ineligible Assignees, and neither SLR nor any of its Affiliates shall have an obligation to disclose any such transaction to any Person (except to the extent necessary to enable compliance with Section 9 hereof) and (ii) there shall be no limitation or restriction on (A) the ability of SLR or its Affiliates to assign or otherwise transfer its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Commitment, any Loan or any Obligation to any other Affiliate of SLR or any lender or financing or funding source of SLR or any of its Affiliates, other than any of the foregoing constituting Ineligible Assignees, or (B) any such lender’s or funding or financing source’s ability to assign or otherwise transfer its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Loan or any Obligation, other than any to any party constituting an Ineligible Assignee; provided, however, that SLR shall continue to be liable as a “Lender” under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents unless such other Person complies with the provisions of Section 10.8(b) this Agreement to become a “Lender” (including, without limitation, any applicable consents of Agent and Borrowers required under Section 10.8(b)), and until such time Borrowers shall at all times have the right to rely upon any amendments, waivers or consents signed by Agent and Required Lenders as being binding upon any party obtaining any rights under this Section 10.8(f).”
(e) | The Loan Agreement is amended to add a new Section 10.22 as follows: |
10.22 | Erroneous Payments. |
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otherwise; individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”), then, in each case, such Payment Recipient is deemed to have knowledge of such error at the time of its receipt of such Erroneous Payment; provided that nothing in this Section shall require Agent to provide any of the notices specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above. Each Payment Recipient agrees that it shall not assert any right or claim to any Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
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and (2) the provisions of this clause (d) shall govern in the event of any conflict with the terms and conditions of Section 10.8.
““Ineligible Assignee” means (a) any natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), (b) any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates), (c) any Defaulting Lender or any Affiliate of any Defaulting Lender or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate thereof, or (d) so long as no Event of
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Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person which is a direct competitor of the Loan Parties (excluding any such competitor which is either (x) a federal or state chartered bank, a United States branch of a foreign bank, or any insurance company, (y) any bona fide debt funds, and (z) any funds that are managed or controlled by such commercial or corporate banks, insurance companies or bona fide debt funds, in each case, if primarily engaged in the business of making commercial loans).”
““Settlement Date” means Tuesday of each week (or if any Tuesday is not a Business Day on which all Lenders are open for business, the immediately preceding Business Day on which all Lenders are open for business), provided that, Agent, in its discretion, may require that the Settlement Date occur more frequently (even daily) so long as any Settlement Date chosen by Agent is a Business Day on which each Lender is open for business.”
““Erroneous Payment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.22 of this Agreement.”
““Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.22 of this Agreement.”
““Erroneous Payment Impacted Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.22 of this Agreement.”
““Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.22 of this Agreement.”
““Payment Recipient” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.22 of this Agreement.”
““Sixth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean May 27, 2022.”
““SLR” shall mean Crystal Financial LLC d/b/a SLR Credit Solutions.”
“(a) Minimum Liquidity. Borrowers shall not permit Minimum Liquidity as of the end of any fiscal month to be less than $7,500,000; provided, that, commencing with the fiscal month ending July 30, 2022, if, as of any Testing Date (as defined below) as set forth in paragraph (b) of this Schedule E, Borrowers fail to maintain Senior Net Leverage Ratio for the trailing twelve month period ended on such Testing Date of less than 2.50:1.00, then for the entirety of the immediately subsequent fiscal quarter, Borrowers shall not permit Minimum Liquidity measured as of the last day of any fiscal month in such fiscal quarter, to be less than $15,000,000. If and when the Minimum Liquidity threshold has been automatically increased pursuant to the immediately foregoing sentence, the Minimum Liquidity threshold will remain at $15,000,000 until Borrowers deliver evidence satisfactory to Agent in its Permitted Discretion that Borrowers maintained a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of less than 2.50:1.00, for the most recent trailing twelve month period then ended as measured on the most recent Testing Date then ended, at which point, the Borrowers’ Minimum Liquidity threshold shall automatically revert to $7,500,000 for the entirety of the immediately subsequent fiscal quarter.”
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“(b) Maximum Senior Net Leverage Ratio. Loan Parties shall maintain a Senior Net Leverage Ratio of not greater than the applicable ratio set forth in the table immediately below, and corresponding to the applicable time period, which shall be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (the “Testing Date”) of Loan Parties:
Trailing Twelve Month Period | Senior Net Leverage Ratio |
Period ending on Testing Date April 30, 2022 | 3.50:1.00 |
Period ending on Testing Date July 30, 2022 | 3.25:1.00 |
Period ending on Testing Date October 29, 2022 | 2.75:1.00 |
Period ending on Testing Date January 28, 2023 | 2.75:1.00 |
Period ending on Testing Date April 29, 2023 and thereafter | 2.50:1.00 |
3. | Release; Covenant Not to Sue. |
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Bank Where Deposit Account is Maintained | Deposit Account ending in |
PNC Bank, National Association | x6735 |
MidWest One | x0716 |
Central Bank of Branson | x1978 |
Bank of America, N.A. | x4271 |
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9. | Representations and Warranties. Each Loan Party represents and warrants as follows: |
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12. | Reference to and Effect on the other Loan Documents. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first above written.
BORROWERS:
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
VALUEVISION RETAIL, INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
FL ACQUISITION COMPANY
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
PW ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
VALUEVISION MEDIA ACQUISITIONS, INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
TCO, LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
JWH ACQUISITION COMPANY
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
000 XXXXX XXXXXX LLC
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
VALUEVISION INTERACTIVE, INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
PORTAL ACQUISITION COMPANY
By: ___________________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO
GUARANTORS: VVI FULFILLMENT CENTER, INC. By: ___________________________________ Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO |
EP PROPERTIES, LLC By: ___________________________________ Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: CEO IMEDIA&123TV HOLDING GMBH By: ___________________________________ Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its:Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]
SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC, as Agent
By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC, as Lender
By: Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement]