1.1 | Amendment to “Permitted Acquisition”. Clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
1.2 | Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order therein: |
“Second Amendment Effective Date” shall mean August 19, 2019. |
1.3 | Amendment to Section 1.3. Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end of such Section: |
1.4 | Amendment to Section 5.9(a). Section 5.9(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
(a) | Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio. As of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Parent ending during the periods specified below, the Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to the corresponding ratio set forth below: |
Period | Maximum Ratio |
Second Amendment Effective Date through December 29, 2019 (the last day of the fourth fiscal quarter of the 2019 fiscal year of the Parent) | 5.00 to 1.00 |
December 30, 2019 (the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the 2020 fiscal year of the Parent) and thereafter | 4.75 to 1.00 |
2.1 | Closing Conditions. This Agreement shall become effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: |
(a) | Execution of Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of this Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders. |
(b) | Fees and Out of Pocket Costs. The Borrower shall have paid any and all reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Administrative Agent (including the fees and expenses Moore & Van Allen, PLLC as legal counsel to the Administrative Agent) and all other fees and amounts required to be paid to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement to the extent invoiced prior to the date hereof. |
3.1 | Amended Terms. On and after the date hereof, all references to the Credit Agreement in each of the Credit Documents shall hereafter mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. Except as specifically amended hereby or otherwise agreed, the Credit Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms. |
(a) | Each of the Credit Parties has full corporate power, authority and right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all necessary limited liability company or corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement. |
(b) | This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each of the Credit Parties. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Credit Parties, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). |
(c) | No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Credit Parties (other than those which have been obtained) or with the validity or enforceability of this Agreement against the Credit Parties. |
(d) | The representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in the Credit Agreement, in the Security Documents or which are contained in any certificate furnished at any time under or in connection with the Credit Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such date, except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date. |
(f) | The Security Documents continue to create a valid security interest in, and Lien upon, the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations, which security interests and Liens are perfected in accordance with the terms of the Security Documents and prior to all Liens other than Permitted Liens. |
(g) | The Obligations of the Credit Parties are not reduced or modified by this Agreement (except as set forth herein) and, as of the date hereof, are not subject to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims. |
3.3 | Reaffirmation of Obligations. Each Credit Party hereby ratifies the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Credit Document to which it is a party and acknowledges and reaffirms (a) that it is bound by all terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Credit Document to which it is a party applicable to it and (b) that it is responsible for the observance and full performance of its respective obligations under the Credit Documents. |
3.5 | Entirety. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents embody the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. |
3.6 | Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel. |
3.7 | Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterparty hereof. |
3.8 | Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 AND SECTION 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. |
3.9 | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. |
3.10 | Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. The jurisdiction, services of process and waiver of jury trial provisions set forth in Section 9.14 and Section 9.17 of the Credit Agreement and the limitation of liability provisions of Section 9.5(b) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis. |
RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., | |
a Nevada corporation | |
By: | /s/ Lynn Schweinfurth |
Name: | Lynn Schweinfurth |
Title: | President and Treasurer |
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS, INC., | |
a Delaware corporation | |
By: | /s/ Lynn Schweinfurth |
Name: | Lynn Schweinfurth |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
RED ROBIN WEST, INC., | |
a Nevada corporation | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Belhumeur |
Name: | Kristi Belhumeur |
Title: | President, Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
WESTERN FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT, INC., | |
a California corporation | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Belhumeur |
Name: | Kristi Belhumeur |
Title: | President and Treasurer |
RED ROBIN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY LLC, | |
a Nevada limited liability company | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Belhumeur |
Name: | Kristi Belhumeur |
Title: | Manager |
NORTHWEST ROBINS, L.L.C., | ||
a Washington limited liability company | ||
By: | RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., | |
Sole Member and Manager of Northwest Robins, L.L.C. | ||
By: | /s/ Lynn Schweinfurth | |
Name: | Lynn Schweinfurth | |
Title: | President and Treasurer |
RED ROBIN EXPRESS, LLC, | |
a Colorado limited liability company | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Belhumeur |
Name: | Kristi Belhumeur |
Title: | Manager |
RED ROBIN NORTH HOLDINGS, INC., | |
a Nevada corporation | |
By: | /s/ Kristi Belhumeur |
Name: | Kristi Belhumeur |
Title: | President and Treasurer |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
as Administrative Agent and a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Maureen Malphus |
Name: | Maureen Malphus |
Title: | Vice President |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Anthony Luppino |
Name: | Anthony Luppino |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
BBVA USA, | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Joseph W. Nimmons |
Name: | Joseph W. Nimmons |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
COOPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Piet Hein Knook |
Name: | Piet Hein Knook |
Title: | Vice President |
By: | /s/ Timothy J Devane |
Name: | Timothy J Devane |
Title: | Executive Director |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Glenn Leyrer |
Name: | Glenn Leyrer |
Title: | Vice President |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Marshall Trenkmann |
Name: | Marshall Trenkmann |
Title: | Executive Director |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (TORONTO BRANCH), | |
as a Lender | |
By: | /s/ Michael Tam |
Name: | Michael Tam |
Title: | Authorized Officer |