SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND
RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 9, 1997
This Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement
(this "Amendment") dated as of October 9, 1997 by and between Quality Dining,
Inc., an Indiana corporation, GAGHC, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and BF
Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrowers, the banks now or hereafter
party to the hereinafter defined Credit Agreement (the "Banks") and Texas
Commerce Bank National Association, in its capacity as Agent for the Banks,
amends that certain Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of April 26, 1996 by and between Quality Dining, Inc.
and GAGHC, Inc., as Borrowers, the Banks which are party thereto and Texas
Commerce Bank National Association, in its individual capacity and as Agent, as
amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of November 7, 1996 and a Waiver and Amendment dated as of
September 16, 1997 (together, the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms
used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto
in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Agent and the Banks agree to
amend certain of the financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested the Banks to consent to the Bruegger's
Sale;
WHEREAS, the parties have determined that it is in their best interests to enter
into this Amendment upon the terms set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section1. Consent. TCB, in its individual capacity and as Agent for the Banks
(as that term is defined in the Credit Agreement), and each of the Banks whose
signatures are set forth below, subject to compliance by the Borrowers with the
provisions of Section 2.1(h) and Section 5.15(b) of the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby, hereby consent to the Bruegger's Sale and the transactions
contemplated thereby and hereby waive the violations of Sections 5.8, 6.7,
6.8, 6.9 and 6.11 of the Credit Agreement that would otherwise arise solely
as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Bruegger's Sale. The consent and waiver contained herein are limited to the
express terms of and to the extent described in this Section 1 and shall not
apply to any other facts, time periods or circumstances.
Section2. Amendments to Article I.
(a) The definition of "Bruegger's Entities" in Article I of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
""Bruegger's Entities" shall mean Bruegger's and all of the Subsidiaries of
Bruegger's, Best Bagels, Inc., Mohold, Inc., Mohold Franchise Corporation, Bagel
Acquisition Corporation and Bagel Disposition Corporation."
(b) A new definition of "Capital Expenditure" shall be inserted in Article I of
the Credit Agreement to read as follow:
""Capital Expenditure" shall mean any expenditure by a Borrower or any
Subsidiary in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of assets which, in
conformity with GAAP, are included in the property, plant, equipment, or other
fixed asset accounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of QDI."
(c) A new definition of "Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall be inserted in
Article I of the Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of
"Commitment" to read as follows:
""Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any fiscal period, the
sum of all cash expenditures made by the Borrowers and their consolidated
Subsidiaries during such period with respect to Capital Expenditures."
(d) A new definition of "Junior Subordinated Note" shall be inserted in Article
I of the Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of "Investment"
to read as follows:
""Junior Subordinated Note" shall mean any one or more junior subordinated
notes issued by Bruegger's or any Affiliate thereof to QDI or any Affiliate
thereof in connection with the Bruegger's Sale, as it may be amended, modified,
restated or replaced from time to time."
(e) The definition of "Loan Document" in Article I of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
""Loan Document" shall mean, individually or collectively, as the case may
be, this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Reaffirmation of
Subsidiary Guaranty and each Security Document, each as originally executed and
as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time."
(f) A new definition of "Net Proceeds" shall be inserted in Article I of the
Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of "Net Cash Proceeds" to
read as follows:
""Net Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to any sale of assets, the proceeds of
such sale net of (i) direct out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such sale, (ii)
federal and state income taxes, sales taxes, transfer taxes or similar taxes
imposed on the seller on account of such sale, and (iii) amounts, if any,
required to be paid with respect to Indebtedness secured by any Lien on such
assets which is senior in priority to the Lien of the Agent, if any, on such
assets."
(g) A new definition of "Note Pledge Agreement" shall be inserted in Article I
of the Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of "Note(s)" to
read as follows:
""Note Pledge Agreement" shall mean a Note Pledge Agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, dated as of the date of the
consummation of the Bruegger's Sale by QDI and/or any other holder of a Junior
Subordinated Note in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Banks, as it may
be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time."
(h) A new definition of "Permitted Disposition" shall be inserted in Article I
of the Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of "Percentage" to
read as follows:
""Permitted Disposition" shall mean (i) any sale by a Borrower or any
Subsidiary of inventory in the ordinary course of its business and on usual and
customary terms, (ii) any sale of a past due receivable for collection only in
the ordinary course of business, (iii) any sale of assets pursuant to the
Bruegger's Sale, (iv) any sale of assets of a Subsidiary to QDI or a Subsidiary
Guarantor, (v) any sale
of equipment no longer used or useful in the business of a Borrower or any
Subsidiary and (vi) any sale or lease by a Borrower or any Subsidiary of any
other assets (including without limitation the capital stock of any Subsidiary),
provided that no sale or financing of assets by the Borrower or a Subsidiary
described in clause (v) or (vi) above shall be a Permitted Disposition unless
the Net Proceeds of such sale or financing are paid to the Agent to the
extent required by Section 2.1(h)(iv) hereof."
(i) The definition of "Permitted Investments" shall be amended by replacing the
"and" between clause (vii) and clause (viii) thereof with a ";" and by adding at
the end of said definition the following: "and (ix) the Junior Subordinated
Note."(j) The following definitions of "Pledge Agreement" and "Pledgor" shall be
inserted in Article I of the Credit Agreement immediately following the
definition of "Plan":
""Pledge Agreement" shall mean the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit H hereto, entered into by each of the Pledgors pursuant to
Section 5.15 hereof in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Banks, as it
may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time."
""Pledgor" shall mean each of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries
and Affiliates which is a party to the Pledge Agreement or a Note Pledge
Agreement at any time or from time to time."
(k) A new definition of "Security Document" shall be inserted in Article I of
the Credit Agreement immediately following the definition of "Reserve
Requirement" to read as follows:
""Security Document" shall mean the Pledge Agreement, each Note Pledge
Agreement and each other mortgage, assignment, pledge or security agreement or
document executed from time to time by any person in favor of the Agent, for
the benefit of the Banks, to secure all or any portion of the Obligations, as
said agreements or documents may be amended, modified, restated or replaced from
time to time."
Section3. Amendments to Section 2.1.
(a) Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting new
subsections (iv) and (v) to read as follows:
"(iv) The respective Commitments of the Banks shall automatically reduce
ratably on December 31, 1998 to an amount such that the aggregate Commitments of
all Banks shall equal the lesser of (x) the aggregate Commitments of the
Banks as of such date without giving effect to this subsection (iv) and
(y) $140,000,000.
(v) Concurrently with the consummation of a sale, in a transaction or a
series of related transactions, of all or a portion of the assets of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (including without limitation the capital stock
of any Subsidiary of QDI but excluding the assets sold in any Permitted
Disposition described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition of
Permitted Disposition) the aggregate Net
Proceeds of which exceeds $3,000,000, the respective Commitments of each of the
Banks shall automatically reduce ratably by an amount equal to 50% of the Net
Proceeds of such sale."
(b) Section 2.1(g)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
"(i) The Applicable Base Rate Margin in respect of any Base Rate
Loan and the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin in respect of any LIBOR Base Loan
shall be determined by reference to the table set forth below on the basis of
the Indebtedness Ratio determined by reference to the most recent financial
statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b).
Applicable LIBOR Applicable Base
Indebtedness Ratio Rate Margin Rate Margin
------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------
Greater than 4.50:1.0 3.00% 0.75%
Less than or equal to 4.50:100
but greater than 4.00:100 2.75% 0.50%
Less than or equal to 4.00:1.00
but greater than 3.75:100 2.50% 0.25%
Less than or equal to 3.75:1.00
but greater than 3.50:100 2.25% 0.00%
Less than or equal to 3.50:1.00
but greater than 3.25:100 2.00% 0.00%
Less than or equal to 3.25:1.00
but greater than 3.00:100 1.75% 0.00%
Less than or equal to 3.00:1.00
but greater than 2.50:100 1.50% 0.00%
Less than or equal to 2.50:100 1.25% 0.00%"
(c) Section 2.1(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting new
subsections (iii) and (iv) to read as follows:
"(iii) Concurrently with the consummation of a Private Placement, the
Borrowers shall prepay the Loans outstanding in a principal amount equal to the
greater of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the promissory notes of QDI
issued by QDI in the Private Placement and (y) the aggregate proceeds received
by QDI in the Private Placement.
(iv) Concurrently with the consummation of a sale, in a transaction or a
series of related transactions, of all or a portion of the assets of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (including without limitation the capital
stock of any Subsidiary of QDI but excluding the assets sold in any Permitted
Disposition described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition
of Permitted Disposition) the aggregate Net Proceeds of which exceeds
$3,000,000, the Borrowers shall prepay the Loans in a principal amount
equal to the Net Proceeds of such sale."
Section4. New Section 5.15. A new Section 5.15 is hereby inserted into the
Credit Agreement to read as follows:
"5.15. Security Documents. (a) On or before October 31, 1997, each
Borrower which owns an ownership interest in a Subsidiary shall, and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries which owns an ownership interest in a Subsidiary to,
take all such action and execute such agreements, documents and instruments,
including without limitation execution and delivery of the Pledge Agreement,
that may be necessary or desirable to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the
Banks, a first priority, perfected security interest in the capital stock of any
such Subsidiaries. If at any time thereafter any Borrower or any Subsidiary of
a Borrower acquires an ownership interest in or creates an entity which is or
becomes a Subsidiary, such Borrower shall, or shall cause its Subsidiary, to
take all such action and execute such agreements, documents and instruments,
including without limitation execution and delivery of a counterpart
signature page in the form of Annex I to the Pledge
Agreement, that may be necessary or desirable to grant to the Agent, for the
benefit of the Banks, a first priority, perfected security interest in the
capital stock of such new Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Borrowers shall not be required to, or be required to cause its Subsidiaries
to, pledge the capital stock of (i) any Subsidiary if QDI and/or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any contractual obligation which prohibits the
pledge of the capital stock of such Subsidiary pursuant
to the Pledge Agreement, provided that QDI and/or its Subsidiaries shall use
reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary waivers, consents or amendments to
permit such pledge or to obtain reasonably equivalent security, (ii) any of the
Bruegger's Entities or (iii) the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries shall not be
obligated to pledge the capital stock of a Subsidiary, provided that the
aggregate value of the capital stock of the Subsidiaries that has not been
pledged to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks shall not at any time exceed
$500,000..
(b) Concurrently with the consummation of the Bruegger's Sale, the
Borrowers shall, or shall cause each holder of a Junior Subordinated Note to,
take all such action and execute such agreements, documents and instruments,
including without limitation execution and delivery of a Note Pledge
Agreement, that maybe necessary or desirable to grant to the Agent, for the
benefit of the Banks, a first
priority, perfected security interest in the Junior Subordinated Note(s).
(c) At the time that any Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
becomes a party to a Security Document, the Borrowers shall have delivered to
the Agent copies (in sufficient number for each of the Banks to receive a copy)
of each of the following documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent and the Banks:
(i) (A) Counterpart signature page to the Pledge Agreement, duly
executed by such Borrower or such Subsidiary or (B) the applicable Security
Document, duly executed by the applicable Pledgor.
(ii) A copy of (A) the articles of incorporation (or similar charter
document), including all amendments thereto, of such Pledgor, (B) the By-
laws (or similar charter document) of such Pledgor and (C) the resolutions of
the Board of Directors and of the shareholders (if required) of such Pledgor
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Security
Document, each certified as true and complete by the secretary or assistant
secretary of such Pledgor;
(iii) An incumbency certificate executed by the secretary or
assistant secretary of such Pledgor, certifying the names of the officers
authorized to execute the Security Document, together with a sample of the
true signatures of such officers;
(iv) a favorable opinion of counsel to such Pledgor substantially in
the form of Exhibit F hereto; and
(v) delivery of stock certificates, stock powers, irrevocable
proxies, instructions or other instruments or documents required to be
delivered pursuant to the applicable Security Document."
Section5. Amendments to Article VI.
(a) Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"6.1 Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Borrowers shall maintain as
of the last day of each fiscal quarter Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of not
less than the amount set forth below opposite the applicable period:
Minimum Consolidated
Applicable Fiscal Quarter Tangible Net Worth
-------------------------- ---------------------
Fourth fiscal quarter of 1997 and first fiscal
quarter of 1998 $9,000,000
Second and third fiscal quarters of 1998 $12,000,000
Each fiscal quarter thereafter $15,000,000"
(b) Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"6.2 Ratio of Funded Debt to Total Capitalization. The Borrowers shall
maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter a ratio of (i) Funded Debt of
QDI and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to (ii) the Total
Capitalization of not more than the amount set forth below opposite the
applicable period:
Maximum Ratio of Funded
Applicable Fiscal Quarter Debt to Total Capitalization
------------------------- ----------------------------
The last fiscal quarter of 1997 and the first,
second and third quarters of 1998 0.90 to 1.00
Each fiscal quarter thereafter 0.80 to 1.00"
(c) Section 6.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"(a) For each twelve-month period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter
of QDI, the Borrowers shall maintain a ratio of Earnings Available for Fixed
Charges to Fixed Charges of not less than the ratio set forth below:
Minimum Fixed Charge
Applicable Fiscal Quarter Coverage Ratio
------------------------- --------------------
The fourth fiscal quarter of 1997 and
the first fiscal quarter of 1998 1.15:1.00
The second and third fiscal quarters of
1998 1.25:1.00
Each fiscal quarter thereafter 1.35:1.00"
(d) Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"6.4 Ratio of Funded Debt to Pro Forma Consolidated Cash Flow. For
each twelve-month period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter of QDI,
the Borrowers shall maintain a ratio of Funded Debt of QDI and its Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter to Pro Forma
Consolidated Cash Flow for the twelve-month period ending on such date, of not
more than the ratio set forth below:
Maximum Ratio of Funded Debt to
Applicable Fiscal Quarter Pro Forma Consolidated Cash Flow
------------------------- --------------------------------
Fourth fiscal quarter of 1997 fiscal year 7.00:1.00
First fiscal quarter of 1998 fiscal year 8.00:1.00
Second fiscal quarter of 1998 fiscal year 7.00:1.00
Third fiscal quarter of 1998 fiscal year 6.00:1.00
Fourth fiscal quarter of 1998 fiscal year 5.50:1.00
Each fiscal quarter thereafter 5.00:1.00"
(e) Clause (b) of Section 6.5 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"(b) Capital Lease Obligations incurred after April 26, 1996, provided that,
after taking into account the incurrence of such Capital Lease Obligations, (x)
the aggregate outstanding Capital Lease Obligations incurred pursuant to this
clause (b) shall not exceed $5,000,000 and (y) no Default or Event of Default
shall exist."
(f) Section 6.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"6.7 Dividends, Stock Purchases and Restricted Payments. Neither of the
Borrowers will, nor permit any of its Subsidiaries to, except as hereinafter
provided:
(a) declare or pay any dividends, either in cash or Property, on any shares of
its capital stock of any class (except dividends payable by QDI solely in
shares of common stock of QDI and dividends payable solely to QDI or a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of QDI); or (b) directly or indirectly, or through any
Subsidiary, purchase, redeem, retire, or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock, or other equity interests therein, of any class or any
warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any shares of its capital
stock, or other equity interests therein (except for any such purchases,
redemptions, retirements or other acquisitions payable solely in shares of
common stock of QDI); or (c) make any other distribution, either directly or
indirectly or through any Subsidiary, in respect of its capital stock, or other
equity interests therein (such declarations or payments of dividends,
purchases, redemptions or retirements of stock and warrants, rights or
options, and all such other distributions being herein collectively called
"Restricted Payments")."
(g) Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
"6.8 Sales of Assets. Neither of the Borrowers will, nor permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets (including
without limitation the capital stock of any Subsidiary), other than Permitted
Dispositions."
(h) A new Section 6.14 is hereby inserted into the Credit Agreement to read as
follows:
"6.14 Capital Expenditures. The Borrowers shall not, and shall not permit
any of their Subsidiaries to, expend or contract to expend any amount for
Capital Expenditures during any fiscal year if as a result thereof the
Consolidated Capital Expenditures for such fiscal year shall exceed the sum of
(i) the amount specified below opposite such fiscal year plus (ii) the amount,
if positive, of the maximum amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures
permitted for the immediately preceding fiscal year less the actual amount of
Consolidated Capital Expenditures made in such prior fiscal year:
Maximum Consolidated
Fiscal Year Capital Expenditures
------------ ---------------------
1998 $7,500,000
1999 $8,500,000"
Section6. Amendments to Section 7.1.
(a) Clause (k) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting "or" at the end thereof.
(b) Clause (l) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing the period at the end thereof with the following: "; or ".
(c) A new clause (m) is hereby inserted in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement
to read as follows:
"(m) Any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect or
any Pledgor shall so state in writing; or the Agent, for the benefit of the
Banks, shall cease to have a first priority, perfected security interest on
all or any portion of the
collateral subject or purported to be subject to any Security Document."
Section7. New Section 8.11. A new Section 8.11 is hereby inserted into the
Credit Agreement to read as follows:
"8.11 Collateral Matters. The Agent is authorized on behalf of all the
Banks, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from the Banks,
from time to time to take any action with respect to the Security Documents or
any collateral thereunder which may be necessary to perfect and maintain
perfected the security interest in and Liens upon the collateral granted
pursuant to the Security Documents. The Banks irrevocably authorize the
Agent, at its option and in its
discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Agent upon any
collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all
Loans and all other obligations of the Borrowers known to the Agent and payable
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) constituting property sold
or to be sold or disposed
of as part of or in connection with any disposition permitted hereunder;
(iii) consisting of an instrument evidencing Indebtedness or other debt
instrument, if the Indebtedness evidenced thereby has been paid in full; or (iv)
if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by all the Banks. Upon request
by the Agent at any time the Banks will confirm in writing the Agent's authority
to release particulartypes or items of collateral pursuant to this Section 8.11,
provided that the absence of
any such confirmation for whatever reason shall not affect the Agent's rights
under this Section 8.11."
Section8. Amendment to Section 10.1. The first paragraph of Section 10.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the "or" between clauses (e)
and (f) and by inserting at the end of clause (f) immediately after "this
Section 10.1" the following:"or (g) release or impair the security interest
in any of the collateral granted to the Agent, for the benefit of the Banks,
under the Security Documents or discharge any
Subsidiary Guarantor".
Section9. Exhibit F. A new Exhibit F is hereby inserted into the Credit
Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section10. Exhibit G. A new Exhibit G is hereby inserted into the Credit
Agreement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
Section11. Exhibit H. A new Exhibit H is hereby inserted into the Credit
Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
Section12. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date first above written upon receipt by the Agent of each of the following
items:
(a) Counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the Borrowers, the
Agent and each of the Banks;
(b) Reaffirmation of Subsidiary Guaranty, duly executed and delivered by each
of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than GAGHC and the
Bruegger's Entities);
(c) Certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of QDI and
GAGHC, certifying that (i) there has been no amendment to the articles of
incorporation or by-laws of such Borrower since April 26, 1996 and (ii) attached
is a true and correct copy of the resolutions of such Borrower's Board of
Directors authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Amendment and the Security Documents, if applicable,
and any other documents or instruments executed and delivered in connection
herewith and therewith
and the performance of all the terms and provisions hereof and thereof;
(d) Incumbency Certificate, certified by the Secretary of each of the Borrowers;
(e) Certificates of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Subsidiary
Guarantor certifying that (i) either (A) there has been no amendment to the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of such Subsidiary Guarantor since
April 26, 1996 (or such later date as such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary
Guarantor) or (B) attached thereto is a true and correct copy of the articles
of incorporation and by-laws of such Subsidiary Guarantor and
(ii) attached is a true and correct copy of resolutions of such Subsidiary
Guarantor's Board of Directors authorizing the execution and delivery of the
Reaffirmation of Subsidiary guaranty and the Security Documents, if applicable;
(f) Incumbency Certificate of each Subsidiary Guarantor, certified by the
Secretary of such Subsidiary Guarantor;
(g) Written opinion of counsel to each of the Borrowers and the Subsidiary
Guarantors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(h) Payment by QDI to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Banks of a
nonrefundable amendment fee as set forth in a separate fee letter between QDI
and the Agent;
(i) Payment by the Borrowers of all costs and expenses of the Agent's special
counsel (including without limitation legal fees and expenses) incurred in
connection with preparation and execution of this Amendment and the Pledge
Agreement and incident to all
proceedings in connection with transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
documents relating to this Amendment and the Pledge Agreement; and
(j) Such other documents and instruments as the Agent shall reasonably request.
Section13. Release of Obligors. (a) The Banks hereby authorize the Agent upon
consummation of the Bruegger's Sale and compliance by the Borrowers with
Section 2.1(h)
and Section 5.15(b) of the Credit Agreement, to release BFH from its obligations
as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement and to release the Subsidiary
Guarantors which are engaged in a bagel-related business and are being disposed
of in the Bruegger's Sale from their respective obligations under the
Subsidiary Guaranty and to execute such other
documents and instruments as may be necessary to evidence such release and,
in which case, all references to BFH as a "Borrower" in the Credit Agreement
shall thereafter be disregarded and all references to a "Borrower" or the
"Borrowers" in the Agreement and the Notes shall thereafter refer only to QDI
and GAGHC and shall for all purposes exclude BFH
and all references to "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall thereafter exclude the
Subsidiaries released hereby. Each of the Banks further agrees, upon request of
QDI, to exchange the
Note currently held by it for a new promissory note to be issued by QDI and
GAGHC substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, payable to the order of the
Bank in a principal amount equal to the reduced Commitment (effective after
giving effect to the Bruegger's
Sale) of such Bank. In the event of any such exchange, the promissory notes
delivered pursuant hereto shall constitute "Notes" for all purposes of the
Credit Agreement and all
references to the Notes in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Notes delivered pursuant hereto.
(b) The Banks hereby authorize the Agent to release Tri-State Construction Co.,
Inc. from its obligations as a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary
Guaranty and to execute such other documents and instruments as may
be necessary to evidence such release and all
references to "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall thereafter exclude Tri-State
Construction Co., Inc. In connection therewith, the Borrowers
hereby represent and warrant that as of the date hereof, after
giving effect to the release of Tri-State Construction Co., Inc. as a
Subsidiary Guarantor, the aggregate assets of the
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of QDI (other than
GAGHC) which are not Subsidiary Guarantors is less than $500,000.
Section14. References to Agreement. From and after the effective date hereof,
each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement,"
"hereof," or "hereunder" or words of like import, and all references to the
Agreement in any and all agreements,
instruments, documents, notes, certificates and other writings of every kind and
nature shall be deemed to mean the Credit Agreement, as modified and amended by
this Amendment.
Section15. Ratification. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain
in full force and effect and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in all
respects.
Section16. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois (without regard
to any choice of law provisions thereof).
Section17. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when
taken together shall constitute but one instrument.
Section18. Expenses. The Borrowers shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation of this
Amendment,
including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and disbursements of special
counsel for the Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.
QUALITY DINING, INC.
By:
Its:
GAGHC, INC.
By:
Its:
BF HOLDING, INC.
By:
Its:
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, in its individual capacity and
as Agent for the Banks (as that term is defined
in the Credit Agreement).
By:
(Signature
(typed or printed name and title)
NBD BANK, N.A.
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(successor in interest to Society National Bank)
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
LASALLE NATIONAL BANK
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
NATIONS BANK, N.A. (SOUTH)
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
SUNTRUST BANK, CENTRAL FLORIDA,
N.A.
By:
(Signature)
(typed or printed name and title)
EXHIBIT A to
Amendment
EXHIBIT F
LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL
FOR PLEDGOR
The opinion of counsel for the Pledgor shall be addressed to the Agent and each
of the Banks and shall be to the effect that:
1. The Pledgor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation, with all
requisite corporate power and authority to
carry on the business now conducted by it, to own its property and to enter into
and perform the Pledge Agreement.
2. The Pledgor is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign
corporation in the jurisdictions enumerated in Annex I hereto and such
jurisdictions are all of the jurisdictions
where the nature of its business or the character of its
properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary.
3. The [specify applicable Security Document] (the "Security Document")
has been duly authorized by proper corporate action on the part of the Pledgor,
has been duly executed and
delivered by an authorized officer of the Pledgor and constitutes the
legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent that enforcement of the Security Document may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general application relating to
or affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors or by the general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding in equity or at law). There has been created under
the Security Document a valid security interest in favor of the Agent in the
Pledgor's right, title and interest in the Collateral identified in the
Security Document. Based on our understanding
that you have taken and are retaining possession of [the stock
certificates evidencing such
Pledged Shares, together with undated stock powers duly endorsed in blank
in respect of each of
such stock certificates,][the Junior Subordinated Notes, duly
assigned,] the Agent's security interest in such Pledged Shares will be a
first priority, perfected security interest.
4. No authorization, approval or consent of any governmental or
regulatory body is necessary or required in connection with the lawful
execution, delivery and performance by the Pledgor of the Security Document.
5. The execution, delivery and compliance with the terms and provisions of the
Security Document by the Pledgor will not conflict with, or result in any breach
of any of the
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of the Property of the Pledgor pursuant to,
the provisions of the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other charter
document of the Pledgor or any loan agreement under which the Pledgor is
bound, or other agreement or instrument under which the Pledgor or its
Property is bound.
6. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, threatened against, or affecting the
Pledgor, at law or in equity or
before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental
department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which would
contest or affect the
execution, validity or performance of the Security Document.
7. The execution, delivery and performance of the Security Document by the
Pledgor will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms,
conditions, or provisions of any law or regulation (including any usury laws)
, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or
governmental authority applicable to the Pledgor.
8. [The Pledged Shares identified on Annex II hereto have been duly and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Pledgor,
free and clear of any lien or encumbrance.]
Counsel may rely on the opinions of other counsel with respect to matters
contained in the
opinion, provided that counsel states that his reliance thereon is justified.
Exhibit B to
Amendment
EXHIBIT G
NOTE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
[See attached]
NOTE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS NOTE PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the "Agreement")
dated as of
_____________, 1997 by and between _________________ (the "Pledgor") and Texas
Commerce Bank National Association, as agent (in such capacity, the "Agent")
for the banks (the "Banks") which are parties to the Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
of April 26, 1996, as amended by a First Amendment to
Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 1996, a Waiver
and Amendment dated as of September 16, 1997 and a Second Amendment to
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 1997
(said Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement as so amended and as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof, the "Credit Agreement") among
Quality Dining, Inc. and GAGHC Inc., as Borrowers (the "Borrowers"), the Banks
and the Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Banks' agreement to make Advances
under the Credit Agreement that the Pledgor enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Pledgor to cause to be executed on its
behalf this Agreement inasmuch as Pledgor will derive substantial direct and
indirect benefits from the Advances to be made under the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
The following additional terms, as used
herein, have the following respective meanings:
"Agreement" shall mean this Note Pledge Agreement, as it may be amended,
modified or
supplemented from time to time.
"Collateral" shall mean all property or rights in which a security interest is
granted hereunder.
"Event of Default" means an Event of Default as such term is defined in
the Credit Agreement or any default by the Pledgor in the performance
of its obligations hereunder or any
failure by the Pledgor to comply with the covenants herein contained.
"Obligor" means, individually, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor and
"Obligors" means all of them collectively.
"Pledged Note" shall mean the junior subordinated note dated __________ in the
original principal amount of $__________ issued by [Bruegger's Corporation] to
the Pledgor, and all amendments, modifications and replacements
thereof and any and all notes issued in exchange
therefor or transfer thereof.
"Secured Obligations" shall mean, without duplication, the Obligations and all
obligations and liabilities, now existing or hereafter incurred (i) hereunder,
(ii) under the Credit Agreement and the Notes, including, without limitation,
the principal, premium, if any, interest
(including, without limitation interest which, but for the filing of a petition
in bankruptcy would accrue on such obligation), fees and expenses now or
hereafter payable in respect thereof, and
under the Subsidiary Guaranty, (iii) under each other Loan Document, if any, and
(iv) any renewals or extensions of any of the foregoing.
"Secured Parties" means at any time, the Banks, the Agent and any other Person
that may hereafter become a holder of Secured Obligations.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
State of Illinois.
Section 2. Grant of Security Interest. In order to secure the full and punctual
payment and performance of the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms
thereof
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), including the
payment of amounts that would become due but for the automatic stay
provisions of Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy
Code, and to secure the performance of all the obligations of the Pledgor
hereunder, the Pledgor
hereby grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as
security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, a continuing security
interest in and lien upon the following, whether now existing or hereafter
arising or acquired (herein collectively called the "Collateral"):
(i) the Pledged Note and the indebtedness evidenced thereby, together
with all cash and non-cash payments and any other property received or to be
received with respect thereto;
(ii) any and all extensions, renewals, replacements or substitutions
thereof;
(iii) any and all property at any time delivered, pledged, assigned or
transferred to Pledgor as security for the Pledged Note, and
(iv) any and all proceeds, rents, issues, profits and returns of and from
any of the items described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii);
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Collateral, together with all rights, titles, interests,
privileges and preferences appertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Agent,
for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties, their successors and assigns, forever subject, however, to the
terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The Pledgor represents and warrants
to the Agent that:
(a) The Pledgor is and will be the lawful owner of all the Collateral, free of
all liens and claims whatsoever, other than the security interest hereunder and
except as otherwise may be
permitted by the Credit Agreement, and no presently effective
Uniform Commercial Code financing statement (other than any which may have
been filed on behalf of the Agent) covering any of the Collateral is on file
in any public office.
(b) The Pledgor has furnished to the Agent the true, genuine executed original
of the Pledged Note, properly endorsed to the order of the Agent; the Pledged
Note has not been amended, modified or altered (except as the Agent has been
notified in writing); and the Pledged
Note remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(c) The Pledged Note (i) is, to the knowledge of the Pledgor, a genuine, legally
valid and enforceable obligation of the maker thereof and (ii) is not in
default. There have been no
prepayments of principal or interest with respect to the Pledged Note and the
Pledged Note is not subject to any credits or offsets not shown by proper
endorsement thereon.
(d) The Pledgor has full power and authority to execute this Agreement and to
perform the Pledgor's obligations hereunder, and to subject the Collateral now
or hereafter owned
by the Pledgor to the security interest hereunder.
(e) The address of the location of the records of the Pledgor concerning the
Collateral and the address of Pledgor's place of business (or, if it has more
than one place of business, its
chief executive office) are as set forth on Schedule I hereto.
Section 4. Care of the Collateral. The Agent shall be deemed to have exercised
reasonable care with respect to the interest of the Pledgor in the custody and
preservation of the Collateral if it takes such action for that purpose as the
Pledgor shall request in writing, but failure of the Agent to comply with any
such request shall not of itself be deemed a failure to
exercise reasonable care, and no failure of the Agent to preserve or
protect any rights with
respect to the Collateral against prior parties, or to do any act
with respect to preservation of the
Collateral not so requested by the Pledgor, shall be deemed a failure to
exercise reasonable care in custody or preservation of the Collateral.
Section 5. Authority to Collect and Restricted Account. (a) Until
such time as the Agent shall notify the Pledgor of the revocation
of such power and authority, the Pledgor will, at its own expense,
endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with respect to any of
the Collateral as the Pledgor may deem advisable and as Agent may
reasonably request. The Agent may, however, at any time upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default and the continuation thereof:
(i) notify the maker of the Pledged Note to make direct payment to the
Agent of any amounts due or to become due under the Pledged Note; and
(ii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise, and
surrender, release or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend
or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any
obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto.
(b) Upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default and the request
of the Agent, the Pledgor will forthwith, upon receipt, transmit
and deliver to the Agent, in the form
received, all cash, checks, drafts, chattel paper and other instruments
or writings for the payment of money (properly endorsed, where required, so
that such items may be collected by the Agent) which may be received by the
Pledgor at any time in full or partial payment or otherwise as
proceeds of any of the Collateral. Except as the Agent may otherwise
consent in writing, any such items which may be received by the
Pledgor will not be commingled with any other of its
funds or property, but will be held separate and apart from its own
funds or property and upon express trust for the Agent until
delivery is made to the Agent. The Pledgor will comply with the
terms and conditions of any consent given by the Agent
pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.
(c) The Agent is authorized to endorse, in the name of the Pledgor, any item,
howsoever received by the Agent, representing any payment on or other proceeds
of any of the Collateral.
Section 6. Undertakings and Agreements of the Pledgor. The Pledgor:
(a) will not, without the prior written approval of the Required
Banks, enter into any modification, amendment or supplement,
or execute any waiver, extension, renewal or other
agreement with respect to the Pledged Note or any other of the Collateral;
(b) will furnish to the Agent, as soon as possible and in any event
within thirty (30) days prior to the occurrence from time to time
of any change in the address of the Pledgor's
location (as described on Schedule I hereto) or in the name of the Pledgor,
notice in writing of such change;
(c) will from time to time, on request of the Agent, execute such
financing statements and other documents (and pay the cost of
filing or recording the same in all public offices
deemed necessary by the Agent) and do such other acts and things,
all as the Agent may request, to establish and maintain a valid
perfected security interest in the Collateral (free of all other
liens and claims whatsoever) to secure payment of the Secured Obligations;
(d) will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral or any
interest therein except with the prior written consent of the Agent; and
(e) will reimburse the Agent for all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Agent in seeking
to collect or enforce any rights under the Collateral, to collect
the Secured Obligations and to enforce the Agent's rights hereunder.
Section 7. Power of Attorney. The Pledgor hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably appoints the Agent its true and lawful attorney,
with full power of substitution, in the name of the
Pledgor, the Agent, the Secured Parties or otherwise, for the sole
use and benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the expense of
the Pledgor, to the extent permitted by law, to exercise, at any time
and from time to time, all or any of the following powers with respect to all
or any of the Collateral:
(i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all
monies due or to become due thereon or by virtue thereof,
(ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
settle, compromise, combine, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with
respect thereto,
(iii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the same or the proceeds or
avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Agent were the absolute
owner thereof,
(iv) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance
and other adjustments with reference thereto,
(v) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event
of Default, to transfer to, or register in the name of, the Agent or any of its
nominees, any or all of the Collateral, and
(vi) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event
of Default, to take any and all other appropriate action and to execute
any and all other documents and instruments that may be
necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement;
provided that the Agent shall give the Pledgor not less than ten days'
prior written notice of the time and place of any sale or other
intended disposition of any such Collateral owned by it except
any Collateral which threatens to decline speedily in value or is
of a type customarily sold on a recognized market. The Agent
and the Pledgor agree that such notice constitutes "reasonable
notification" within the meaning of Section 9-504(3) of the UCC.
Section 8. Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Agent may exercise on behalf of the Secured
Parties, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the
rights and remedies specified in Section 7 hereof), the other Loan Documents
and in any other agreement, document or instrument securing, evidencing or
relating to the Secured Obligations, all the rights of a secured party under
the UCC (whether or not in effect in the jurisdiction where
such rights are exercised) and, in addition, the Agent may, without being
required to give any notice, except as herein or in the Credit Agreement
provided or as may be required by mandatory
provisions of law, (i) apply the cash, if any, then held by it as Collateral as
specified in Section 9
and (ii) if there shall be no such cash or if such cash shall be insufficient to
pay all the Secured Obligations in full, sell the Collateral or any part
thereof at public or private sale or at any
broker's board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for
future delivery, and at such price or prices as the Agent may
deem satisfactory. The Agent or any of the Banks may be
the purchaser of any or all of the Collateral so sold at any public sale
(or, if the Collateral is of a type customarily sold in a recognized market
or is of a type which is the subject of widely
distributed standard price quotations, at any private sale).
The Pledgor agrees to execute and deliver such documents and take such
action as the Agent deems reasonably necessary or
advisable in order that such sale may be made in compliance with law.
The Agent is authorized,
in connection with any such sale, if it deems it advisable so to do,
(i) to restrict the prospective
bidders on or purchasers of the Pledged Note to a limited number of
sophisticated investors who will represent and agree that they are
purchasing for their own account for investment and not
with a view to the distribution or sale of the Pledged Note, (ii) to
cause to be placed on the Pledged Note or on any other
securities pledged hereunder a legend to the effect that such
security has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as from time to time amended
(the "Act"), and may not be disposed of in violation of the provisions
of the Act, and (iii) to impose such other limitations or conditions
in connection with any such sale as the Agent deems
necessary or advisable in order to comply with the Act or any other law. The
Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will execute and deliver such
documents and take such other action as the
Agent deems necessary or advisable in order that any such sale may
be made in compliance with
law. Upon any such sale the Agent shall have the right to deliver,
assign and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold.
Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral
so sold absolutely and free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind,
including any equity or right of redemption of the Pledgor which may be
waived, and the Pledgor, to the extent permitted
by law, hereby specifically waives all rights of redemption, stay or appraisal
which it has or may have under any law now existing or hereafter adopted.
The notice (if any) of such sale required
by Section 7 shall (1) in case of a public sale, state the time and place
fixed for such sale, (2) in case of sale at a broker's board or on a
securities exchange, state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be
made and the day on which the Collateral, or the portion thereof so being sold,
will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange, and (3) in the
case of a private sale, state
the day after which such sale may be consummated. Any such public
sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours
and at such place or places as the Agent may fix in
the notice of such sale. The Agent shall not be obligated to make
any such sale pursuant to any such notice.
The Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale
or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement
at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be
made at any time or place to which the same may be so
adjourned. In case of any sale of all or any part of the Collateral
on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold
may be retained by the Agent until the selling price is paid by the purchaser
thereof, but the Agent shall not incur any liability in case of the failure
of such purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and,
in case of any such failure, such Collateral may again be sold upon like
notice. The Agent, instead of exercising the power of sale herein conferred
upon it, may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose its
security interests in the Collateral and sell the Collateral,
or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or
courts of competent jurisdiction.
Section 9. Application of Proceeds. The Agent shall apply the proceeds of any
sale of, or realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral and any
cash held, after deducting all
costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith, due
to the Agent or the Banks under the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the
Subsidiary Guaranty and each other Loan Document
or any other agreement contemplated thereby or incidental to the care or
safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to
the Collateral or the rights of the Agent hereunder,
including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and charges,
to the payment in whole or in part of the Secured Obligations,
in such order and manner as the Agent may elect,
and only after such application and after the payment by the Agent of any
other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation,
Section 9-504(1)(c) of the UCC, need the Agent account for the surplus,
if any, to the Pledgor. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
the Pledgor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against
the Agent or any Bank arising out of the exercise by the Agent of any of
its rights hereunder, absent gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Agent or such Bank.
[The Pledgor shall remain liable to the extent provided therein for any
deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay the Secured
Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by
the Agent or the Banks to collect such deficiency.]
Section 10. No Subrogation; Unconditional Obligations. (a) Notwithstanding any
payment or payments made by the Pledgor hereunder, the receipt of any amounts by
any Secured Party with respect to the Collateral, or any setoff or application
of funds of the Pledgor by any Secured Party, the Pledgor shall not be
entitled to exercise any right of subrogation to any of the rights of
any Secured Party against the Borrowers or any other Obligor, or any collateral
security held by any Secured Party for the payment of the Secured
Obligations (a) prior to the date that is
one year and five days after the indefeasible payment in full of the Secured
Obligations and the termination of the Commitments (the "Trigger Date")
and (b) on and after the Trigger Date, to
the extent that (i) such right of subrogation that the Pledgor might
have pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise would render the Pledgor
a "creditor" of Borrowers or any other Pledgor
or Obligor within the meaning of Section 547 of Title 11 of the United
States Code as now in effect or hereafter amended or any comparable
provision of any successor statute or (ii) a Default
or Event of Default under paragraph (f) or (g) of Section 7.1 of the Credit
Agreement shall have occurred prior to the Trigger Date.
(b) The obligations and liabilities of the Pledgor hereunder shall not
be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by any Secured Party or
any other Person at any time of any right or
remedy against the Borrowers or any other Person that may be or become liable
in respect of all or any part of the Secured Obligations or
against any collateral security or guaranty therefor or
right of offset with respect thereto. This Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect and be
binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon
the Pledgor until all the Secured Obligations including the
obligations of the Pledgor under this Agreement, have been fully
performed and paid and the security interests hereunder have terminated.
Section 11. Amendments, Modifications and Waivers with Respect to Secured
Obligations. The Pledgor hereby consents that, without the necessity of
any reservation of rights against it and without notice to or further
assent by it, any demand for payment of any amounts
due under the Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document made by
any Secured Party may be rescinded and any of the Obligors'
obligations thereunder continued, and such
obligations or the liability of such Obligor or any other Person
on or for any of such obligations,
or any collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset
with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part,
be renewed, extended, increased, amended, modified, accelerated,
compromised, waived, surrendered or released by any Secured Party, and the
Credit Agreement, any Note, or any other Loan Document may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in
part, as the parties thereto may deem advisable from time to time, and
any such collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset
with respect thereto at any time held by any Secured Party for the
payment of such obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered
or released, all without the necessity of any reservation of rights against the
Pledgor and without notice to or further assent by the Pledgor, which will
remain bound hereunder notwithstanding any such renewal, extension,
increase, amendment, modification, acceleration,
compromise, amendment, supplement, termination, sale, exchange, waiver,
surrender or release. The Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted
by applicable law) any and all notice of the
creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the obligations of any
Obligor under each Loan Document and notice of or proof of
reliance by any Secured Party on this Agreement, and the
Secured Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively
be deemed to have been created,
contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement
and all dealings between any Obligor and
the Secured Parties likewise shall be conclusively presumed
to have been had or consummated in reliance on this Agreement.
The Pledgor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and
notice of default or nonpayment to or on the Pledgor or any other
Obligor with respect to the Secured Obligations. Nothing contained
in this Section 11 shall affect any rights the Pledgor may have under the
Credit Agreement to be notified of and/or consent to amendments,
modifications or waivers of the Secured Obligations.
Section 12. Termination of Security Interests; Release of Collateral.
This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the
Collateral and shall remain in full force and
effect until indefeasible payment in full of the Secured Obligations and
termination of the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty.
Upon the indefeasible repayment in full of all Secured Obligations
and the termination of the Credit Agreement, the Notes and the Subsidiary
Guaranty, the security interests of the Secured Parties in the Collateral shall
terminate and all rights to such Collateral shall revert to the Pledgor.
In the event that the Borrowers refinance the entire credit facility under
the Credit Agreement, the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to be
indefeasibly repaid under this Agreement only if (i) the Agent is satisfied
that the new lender is a bank or financial institution of
sufficient financial soundness and stability, (ii) the
Secured Obligations are fully paid and performed and (iii) the Agent is
satisfied that the representations and warranties regarding
solvency of the Obligors under Section 4.20 of the Credit Agreement are
true and correct as of the date of such payment and performance. At any
time and from time to time prior to such termination of the security interests,
the Agent may release any of the Collateral of the Pledgor with the prior
written consent of all of the Banks. Upon any such termination of the
security interests or release of such Collateral, the Pledgor
shall be entitled to the return, upon its request and at its expense, of such of
the Collateral pledged by the Pledgor hereunder as shall be held by the Agent
hereunder and not sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and the
Agent will, at the expense of the Pledgor, execute and deliver to the Pledgor
such documents as the Pledgor shall reasonably request to
evidence the termination of the security interests or the release of such
Collateral, as the case may be.
Section 13. Notices. All notices, requests, communications and distributions
to any party under this Agreement shall be in writing (including bank wire,
telex or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at its address,
telecopy or telex number set forth on the signature pages hereof,
or such other address, telecopy or telex number as such party may hereafter
specify for the purpose by notice to the other party hereto.
Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective
(i) if given by telex, when such telex is transmitted to the telex
number specified pursuant to this Section and the appropriate answerback is
received, (ii) if given by telecopy when such telecopy is transmitted
to the telecopy number specified pursuant to
this Section, (iii) if given by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, the third Business Day after such communication is deposited
in the mails with postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iv)
if given by any other means, when delivered at the address
specified pursuant to this Section.
Section 14. Waivers, Non-Exclusive Remedies. No failure on the part of the
Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising and no course
of dealing with respect to, any right under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise by the Agent or any Bank of any right under the Credit
Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The
rights of the Agent and the Banks in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
Section 15. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is for the benefit of the
Secured Parties and their successors and assigns, and in the event of
an assignment of all or any of the indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement, the rights hereunder, to the extent applicable to the
indebtedness so assigned, may be transferred with such indebtedness.
This Agreement shall be binding on the Pledgor and its successors and
assigns; provided that the Pledgor may not assign
its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the Agent which shall be given only with the prior written consent
of all of the Banks. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made herein by the Pledgor shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall continue in full
force and effect until all the Secured Obligations have been paid in full
and this Agreement shall have terminated. All references
herein to the Borrower, the Pledgor and the Obligors shall be deemed to
include their respective successors and assigns, including, without
limitation, a receiver, trustee or debtor in possession of or for the
Borrower, the Pledgor or the Obligors.
Section 16. Changes In Writing. Except as otherwise provided herein,
neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only in writing signed by the
Pledgor and the Agent with the written consent of the Required
Banks.
Section 17. Further Assurances. The Pledgor agrees that at any time and
from time to time, on the written request of the Agent, it will execute
and deliver such further documents and
do such further acts and things as the Agent may reasonably request in order
to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be
granted hereby, to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and
enforce their rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral
and to otherwise effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 18. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
(WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF), EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT THAT REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN ILLINOIS ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
Section 19. Fees and Expenses; Exculpatory Provisions. (a) Any and all fees,
costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel and of any experts or agents, incurred by the Secured
Parties in connection
with (i) the payment or discharge of any taxes, counsel fees, maintenance fees,
encumbrances, or otherwise in protecting, maintaining or preserving the
Collateral or in defending or prosecuting any actions or proceedings arising
out of or related to the Collateral, (ii) the exercise or
enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder or (iii) the
failure of the Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof,
shall be borne and paid by the Pledgor to the Agent on demand and until so
paid shall be added to, and constitute, Secured Obligations secured
hereby and shall bear interest (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for
the actual days elapsed) from the date of such demand until paid in full at a
fluctuating rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 2%, payable
on demand.
(b) The Pledgor hereby acknowledges, confirms, and agrees that neither
the Agent nor any Bank shall at any time be liable to the Pledgor or any
of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for
any acts or omissions committed in good faith arising from or in connection
with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Agreement, any other Loan Document
and any agreements, instruments, certificates or
documents executed in connection herewith or therewith, and the Pledgor
knowingly, voluntarily, intentionally and irrevocably waives any claims
it may now or hereafter have arising from or relating to any such act
or omission, provided that (i) such act or omission does not
violate any applicable provision of the UCC then in effect and (ii) to the
extent that any other law is applicable relating to or affecting the
liability of secured parties to pledgors, such act or
omission does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part
of the Agent or the Banks.
Section 20. Severability. If any provision hereof is invalid and
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
(i) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such
jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the
Secured Parties in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto
as nearly as may be possible; and (ii) the invalidity or unenforceability
of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
Section 21. No Fiduciary Relationship; No Third Party Beneficiaries. (a) The
relationship of the Pledgor to the Banks and the Agent is strictly that of
pledgor and secured party, and nothing herein or in any of the other
Loan Documents shall be construed to create any other relationship
(including, but not limited to, that of partners or joint venturers) or to
impose any duties (fiduciary or otherwise) on the Banks and the
Agent except those expressly set forth herein.
(b) This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Agent, the Secured Parties
and the Pledgor (and their respective successors and assigns), and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer upon anyone
other than the Agent, the Secured Parties and the Pledgor
any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any
of the obligations contained herein.
Section 22. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (which includes the
Exhibits hereto) is intended by the parties as a final expression and a
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof.
There are no agreements, promises, understandings, representations, warranties,
undertakings or restrictions with respect to such subject matter
except those set forth herein. This Agreement
supersedes all contemporary and prior oral and written agreements and
understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter.
Section 23. Independence of Covenants. All covenants of the Pledgor
hereunder shall be given independent effect so that, if a particular action
or condition is prohibited by any of such covenants, the fact that it
would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations
of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or Event of
Default if such action is taken or condition exists.
Section 24. Conflict with Credit Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in the Credit Agreement, if any provision in the Credit Agreement is in
conflict with any
provision of this Agreement, such provision in this Agreement shall control.
Section 25. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original with the same effect
as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first
above written.
PLEDGOR:
_______________________________________
By
Name:
Title:
Address: c/o Quality Dining, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Telecopy Number:
AGENT:
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Agent
By
Name:
Title:
Address: 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Telecopy Number:
SCHEDULE I
(PLEDGOR'S ADDRESS)
Address of the Location of
the Records Concerning the
Collateral:
Address of the Pledgor's Place
of Business:
Exhibit C to
Amendment
EXHIBIT H
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
[See attached]
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the
"Agreement") dated as of __________, 1997 by and between each of the
parties listed as "Pledgors" on the signature pages hereof and those
additional entities that hereafter become parties hereto by executing the
agreement in the form of Annex I hereto (each a "Pledgor" and collectively the
"Pledgors") and Texas Commerce Bank National Association, as agent
(in such capacity, the "Agent") for the banks (the "Banks") which are
parties to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of April 26, 1996, as amended by a First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 7, 1996, a Waiver
and Amendment dated as of September 16, 1997 and a Second Amendment to
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 1997
(said Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement as so amended and as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof,
the "Credit Agreement") among Quality Dining, Inc., GAGHC Inc.
and BF Holdings, Inc., as Borrowers (the "Borrowers"), the Banks and the Agent.
In order to induce the Agent and the Banks to enter into an amendment to the
Credit Agreement to, among other things, amend certain financial covenants
of the Credit Agreement, which amendment is to be dated the date hereof,
each Pledgor agrees to grant to the Agent for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in Section 1 hereof) a
continuing security interest in and to the Collateral (as hereinafter defined)
to secure the Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the
Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Pledgors to the
Banks, or any of them, and the Agent under any of the Loan Documents;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and any financial
accommodations or extensions of credit (including, without limitation, any loan
or advance by renewal, refinancing or extension of the Credit Agreement, the
Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty, any other Loan Document or otherwise)
heretofore, now or hereafter made to or for the benefit of the Borrowers
by any of the Secured Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Credit Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement. The following additional terms, as
used herein, have the following respective meanings:
"Act" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12 hereof.
"Bankruptcy Code" means 11 U.S.C. 101-1330, as amended or otherwise modified
from time to time.
"Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or
other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, partnership
interests, limited liability company interests or other equity interests of any
Person, whether common or preferred.
"Collateral" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Dividends and Distributions Notice" has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7 hereof.
"Issuers" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Obligor" means, individually, each Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor and
"Obligors" means all of them collectively.
"Pledged Shares" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Powers" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Proceeds" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Rights" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof.
"Secured Obligations" means, without duplication, the Obligations and all
obligations and liabilities, now existing or hereafter incurred (i) hereunder,
(ii) under the Credit Agreement and the Notes, including, without limitation,
the principal, premium, if any, interest (including, without limitation
interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy would accrue on
such obligation), fees and expenses now or hereafter payable in respect thereof,
and under the Subsidiary Guaranty, (iii) under each other Loan Document,
if any, and (iv) any renewals or extensions of any of the foregoing.
"Secured Parties" means at any time, the Banks, the Agent and any other
Person that may hereafter become a holder of Secured Obligations.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
State of Illinois.
Unless otherwise defined herein, or unless the context otherwise requires, all
terms used herein which are defined in the UCC shall have the meanings therein
stated.
SECTION 2. The Security Interests.
(a) In order to secure the full and punctual payment and performance of the
Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), including the payment of amounts
that would become due but for the automatic stay provisions of Section 362(a)
of the Bankruptcy Code, and to secure the performance of all the obligations
of each Pledgor hereunder, each Pledgor hereby grants to the Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the payment
of the Secured Obligations, a security
interest in (i) all of the Capital Stock of the Persons identified on Exhibit
A hereto, as amended as provided herein from time to time (each an "Issuer"
and collectively, the "Issuers") now or at any time or times hereafter owned
by such Pledgor (collectively as to all Pledgors referred to herein as the
"Pledged Shares"), (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire and
rights in and to the Capital Stock of the Issuers now or hereafter owned by
such Pledgor (collectively as to all Pledgors, the "Rights"), and (iii)
all Capital Stock, securities, invoices or property representing a dividend
on any of the Pledged Shares or representing a distribution or return of
capital upon or in respect of the Pledged Shares, or resulting from a split-up,
revision, reclassification or like change of the Pledged Shares or otherwise
from time to time received, receivable or distributed in respect of or in
exchange for the Pledged Shares (the "Proceeds" and together with the
Pledged Shares, the Rights, and the "Powers," as defined below, the property
and interests in property described in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and all
proceeds of any of the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the
"Collateral").
(b) Each Pledgor agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent (i) undated
stock powers in the form of Exhibit B hereto, appropriately
executed in blank with respect to the Pledged
Shares constituting certificated securities now or hereafter owned by such
Pledgor and any warrants or options for the purchase of the Capital
Stock of any of the Issuers included in the
Rights now or hereafter owned by such Pledgor, (ii) duly executed instructions
to each Issuer of uncertificated Pledged Shares owned by such Pledgor,
requesting that the pledge of the Pledged
Shares granted hereunder be registered, all such instructions shall be in
suitable form and originated by an appropriate person so as to effect
a registration of the pledge, and accompanied
by such additional reasonable assurances as the Issuer may request, all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent, and (iii) an irrevocable proxy or
proxies, coupled with an interest, on
all the voting Capital Stock of each Issuer of Pledged
Shares now or hereafter owned by such
Pledgor which shall become effective immediately upon and during
the continuance of an Event of Default and shall enable the Agent to
vote all of the stock represented thereby and (iii) such
other documents of transfer as the Agent may from time to time request
to enable the Agent to transfer the Collateral into its name or
the name of its nominee (all of the foregoing being
hereinafter referred to as the "Powers").
(c) In the event that any Issuer at any time issues any additional or
substitute shares of Capital Stock of any class to any Pledgor or issues
any note to any Pledgor or owes any Indebtedness to any Pledgor, any
certificates representing all such shares and such note or any
instrument evidencing such Indebtedness shall, if received by such Pledgor,
be received in trustfor the benefit of the Secured Parties and segregated
from the other property or funds of such Pledgor and such Pledgor will
immediately pledge same to and deposit same with or cause same
to be pledged and deposited with the Agent as additional security for
the Secured Obligations and all such shares, notes and instruments
constitute Pledged Shares and are subject to all
provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. Delivery of Pledged Securities.
(a) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
agreement in the form of Annex I hereto, each Pledgor shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Agent all certificates representing the Pledged Shares
owned by such Pledgor. Each Pledgor agrees immediately to deliver to
the Agent or the Agent's nominee all certificates evidencing any of the
Collateral which may hereafter at any time come into the possession of such
Pledgor. All certificates representing Pledged Shares shall be in
suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly
executed undated stock powers (in the form of Exhibit B) in blank, and
accompanied by any required transfer tax stamps, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent.
(b) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
agreement in the form of Annex I hereto, each Pledgor shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Agent a duly executed instruction to each Issuer of
uncertificated Pledged Shares owned by such Pledgor, requesting that the
pledge of the Pledged Shares granted hereunder be registered. Each Pledgor
agrees immediately to deliver to the Agent or the Agent's nominee a duly
executed instruction to the Issuer to register a pledge with respect to
any uncertificated Capital Stock constituting Collateral which may
hereafter at any time be acquired or otherwise owned by such Pledgor.
All such instructions shall be in suitable form and originated by an appropriate
person so as to effect a registration of the pledge, and accompanied by such
additional reasonable assurances as the Issuer may request, all in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(c) Upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Agent shall
have the right, at any time thereafter in its discretion with notice to any
Pledgor, to transfer to or to register in the name of the Agent or any of its
nominees, any or all of the Pledged Shares owned by such Pledgor.
In addition, upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Agent
shall have the right at any time thereafter to exchange certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Shares into
certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.
SECTION 4. Filing; Further Assurances.
(a) Each Pledgor agrees that it will, at its expense and in such manner and
form as the Agent may require, execute, deliver, file and record any financing
statement, specific assignment or other paper and take any other action
that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Agent may reasonably
request, in order to create, preserve, perfect or validate the Secured Parties'
security interest in the Collateral or to enable the Agent to exercise and
enforce its rights hereunder for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties
with respect to any of the Collateral. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Agent to execute and file
those UCC financing statements or continuation statements (in the name of the
Pledgor or otherwise, and without the Pledgor's signature appearing thereon)
which the Agent in its reasonable discretion may deem necessary or appropriate
to further perfect the Secured Parties'
security interest in the Collateral. Each Pledgor agrees that a carbon,
photographic, photostatic
or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement relating
to this Agreement is sufficient as a financing statement.
(b) Each Pledgor will promptly give to the Agent copies of any notices or
other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Shares owned by the
Pledgor and the Agent will promptly give to the Pledgor copies of any notices
and communications received by the Agent with respect to such Pledged
Shares registered in the name of the Agent or its nominee.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties.
Each Pledgor represents and warrants as follows:
(a) the Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner of, and has good and
valid title to, the percentage of the issued and outstanding
Capital Stock of the Issuers shown on Exhibit A
(as amended as provided herein from time to time) to be owned by it, free and
clear of any Liens other than the Liens created by this
Agreement and, except as disclosed to the Agent in writing,
the Pledgor will be the owner of, and have good and marketable title to,
all other Collateral described in Section 2 hereof owned by it when
such Collateral becomes subject hereto, subject
to no Liens whatsoever other than those created hereby. All of the
Pledged Shares owned by the Pledgor have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and
none are subject to any options to purchase or similar rights of any Person;
(b) except as created under this Agreement, there are, and will be, no
restrictions upon the voting rights associated with, or upon the transfer of,
any of the Collateral pledged by the Pledgor described in Section 2 hereof
other than those which may appear on the face of the certificates evidencing
such Collateral;
(c) all of the Pledged Shares of the Pledgor described on Exhibit A hereto (as
amended as provided herein from time to time) have been, and all of the Pledged
Shares of the Pledgor described in Section 2 hereof will be, duly authorized and
validly issued for good and
valuable consideration and are, or will be, fully paid and non-assessable;
(d) none of the Pledged Shares are "margin stock" within the meaning of
Regulations G, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
amended from time to time, or any successor regulations or statutes;
(e) the Powers are duly executed and give the Agent the authority they purport
to confer; and
(f) the pledge, assignment and delivery of the Powers and certificates
representing the Pledged Shares (consisting of certificated securities) and the
delivery of instructions to the
Issuers of the Pledge Shares (consisting of uncertificated securities)
of the Pledgor to the Agent in accordance with Section 3 hereof, creates,
and the further pledge, assignment and delivery of such powers and
certificates, or instructions, as applicable, by the Pledgor as may be
hereafter required under Section 2 hereof will create, in favor of the
Secured Parties, a valid Lien on and perfected security interests in the
Collateral pledged by the Pledgor and the proceeds thereof
subject to no other Lien or option or any agreement purporting to grant to
any third party a Lien on the Pledgor's property or assets
that would include such Collateral.
SECTION 6. Covenants.
Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that so long as any
Secured Obligations are outstanding:
(a) it will, to the best of its ability, defend the Secured Parties' right,
title and security interest in and to the Collateral and the proceeds
thereof against the claims and demands of all
Persons whomsoever;
(b) it will have or obtain promptly good and marketable title (subject to no
Lien whatsoever, except the Liens created by this Agreement) to and right to
pledge any other property at any time hereafter pledged by it to the Secured
Parties as collateral security hereunder and will likewise defend,
to the best of its ability, the Secured Parties' right and title thereto and
Liens thereon; and
(c) it will not vote to enable any Issuer of any Pledged Shares, and will not
otherwise agree to permit any Issuer of any Pledged Shares, to issue any
Capital Stock or other securities of any nature in addition to or in
exchange or substitution for any Pledged Shares, except to the Pledgor,
which securities, upon the Pledgor's acquisition thereof (directly or
indirectly), shall immediately be pledged hereunder.
SECTION 7. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc.
(a) So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(i) Each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other
consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Shares or any part thereof for any
purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the Credit
Agreement; provided, however, that the Pledgors shall not exercise or
refrain from exercising any such right if, in the Agent's reasonable
judgment, such action would have a material adverse effect on
the value of the Pledged Shares or any part thereof; and, provided further, that
each Pledgor shall give the Agent at least five days' written notice of the
manner in which it intends to exercise or the reasons for refraining from
exercising, any such right; except that no such prior notice is required in
the event that a Pledgor is exercising or refraining from exercising any
such right with respect to matters that are being considered in the
ordinary course of business of the respective Issuer of the Pledged Shares.
(ii) Each Pledgor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all
dividends, distributions of earnings and interest paid in respect of the Pledged
Shares, provided, however, that any and all
(A) dividends and interest paid or payable other than in cash in respect
of, and instruments, rights and other property received, receivable
or otherwise distributed or distributable in respect of, or in
exchange for, any such Pledged Shares,
(B) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in cash in respect
of any such Pledged Shares in connection with a partial or total
liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of
capital or capital surplus, and
(C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in respect of principal
of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any such Pledged
Shares
shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Agent to hold as, Collateral
and shall, if received by a Pledgor, be received in trust for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties, be segregated from the other property or
funds of such Pledgor, and be forthwith
delivered to the Agent as Collateral in the same form as so received (with
any necessary endorsement).
(iii) The Agent shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be promptly
executed and delivered) to each Pledgor all such proxies and other instruments
as such Pledgor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling the Pledgor
to exercise the voting and other rights which it is entitled to exercise
pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends,
distributions of earnings or interest payments which it is
authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) All rights of each Pledgor to exercise the voting and other consensual
rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 7(a)
(i) and to receive the dividends, distributions and interest payments
which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to
Section 7(a)(ii) shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become
vested in the Agent, who shall thereupon have the sole right to
exercise such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as
Collateral such dividends, distributions and interest payments to the same
extent and with the same force and effect as if the Agent were the absolute
and sole owner thereof. In addition to the Powers, in order to permit the
Agent to exercise the voting and other rights that it may be entitled to
exercise pursuant to this paragraph and to receive and hold dividend,
distribution and interest payments, each Pledgor shall, upon written notice
from the Agent, from time to time execute and deliver to the Agent such
appropriate instruments or documents as the Agent may reasonably request.
(ii) All dividends, distributions of earnings and interest payments which are
received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this
Section 7(b) shall be received in trust for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other funds of such Pledgor and
shall be forthwith paid over to the Agent, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as Collateral in the same form as so
received (with any necessary endorsement).
(iii) Each Pledgor shall, to the maximum extent and in the maximum amounts
permitted by law, cause each Issuer to make dividend payments in cash.
(c) Each Pledgor shall send a written notice (the "Dividends and Distributions
Notice") to each Issuer of the Pledged Shares owned by it, no later than
thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement (and shall promptly send
the Agent copies thereof), instructing such
Issuer to remit all dividends and other distributions payable with respect to
the Collateral directly to the Agent from and after the date the Agent
notifies such Issuer that an Event of Default has
occurred until the Agent withdraws such notice. The Agent agrees to withdraw
such notice as soon as such Event of Default is cured or no longer exists.
The Dividends and Distributions Notice shall further instruct such
Issuer that all such dividends and other distributions payable in
cash are to be made in the form of a check or wire transfer.
SECTION 8. Stock Adjustments.
In the event that, during the term of this Agreement, any dividend or
distribution of Capital Stock, reclassification, readjustment or other
change is declared or made in the capital
structure of any Issuer (including, without limitation, the issuance of
additional Capital Stock of any Issuer), or any option included
within the Collateral is exercised, or both, then the Agent
shall have a security interest in all new, substituted and additional Capital
Stock of such Issuer or other securities issued or acquired
by reason of any such change or exercise, and all such Capital
Stock or other securities shall become part of the Collateral, and
shall be immediately assigned by such Pledgor to the Agent
to be held under the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as
the Collateral originally pledged hereunder. Each Pledgor shall comply
in all respects with the provisions of Section 2(b) with respect thereto.
Without affecting the obligations or liabilities of any Pledgor under
the provisions of any Loan Document prohibiting such transaction, in the
event of any consolidation or merger in which the Issuer is not the surviving
corporation, such Pledgor shall grant to the Agent for the ratable benefit
of the Secured Parties a security interest in
all Capital Stock of the successor corporation (unless the Pledgor is
the successor corporation) formed by or resulting from such consolidation
or merger.
SECTION 9. Warrants, Options and Other Rights.
In the event that, during the term of this Agreement, subscription
warrants or any other rights or options shall be issued by any Issuer
to any Pledgor, whether in connection with the Collateral or otherwise,
then (a) the Agent shall have a security interest in such warrants, rights
and options, (b) such warrants, rights and options shall become part of
the Collateral, and (c) such warrants, rights and options shall be immediately
assigned by such Pledgor to the Agent
to be held under the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the
Collateral originally pledged hereunder.
SECTION 10. Transfers and Other Liens.
Each Pledgor agrees that it will not (i) sell, assign, transfer, exchange or
otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the
Collateral, or (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon
any of the Collateral any interest therein or any proceeds thereof, except
for the security interest under this Agreement.
SECTION 11. Rights of Secured Parties; Power of Attorney.
(a) No Secured Party shall be liable for failure to collect or realize upon the
Secured Obligations or any collateral security or guaranty therefor, or any
part thereof, or for any delay in so doing, nor shall any Secured Party be
under any obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto.
Any and all of the Pledged Shares held by the Agent hereunder may, if a Default
or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, be registered in the
name of the Agent or its nominee, and the Agent or its nominee may at any
time thereafter, without notice, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
exercise all voting and corporate
or constituent rights of a holder of any of the Capital Stock included in
the Pledged Shares and exercise any and all rights of conversion, exchange,
subscription or any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to
any of the Pledged Shares as if the Agent were the absolute owner thereof,
including (without limitation) the right to exchange, at its discretion, any
and all of the Pledged Shares upon the merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization or other readjustment of any Issuer of such
Pledged Shares or upon the exercise by any such Issuer or the Agent of any
right, privilege or option pertaining to any of the Pledged Shares and, in
connection therewith, to deposit and deliver any and all of the
Pledged Shares with any committee, depositary, transfer
agent, registrar or other designated agency on such terms and conditions as the
Agent may determine, all without liability except to account for
property actually received by it, but the
Agent shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid rights, privileges
or options and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay
in so doing.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably appoints the Agent its
true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in the name of the
Pledgor, the Agent, the Secured Parties or otherwise, for the sole use
and benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the expense of such Pledgor,
to the extent permitted by law, to exercise, at any time and from time to
time, all or any of the following powers with respect to all or any of the
Collateral:
(i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
demand, xxx for, collect, receive and give acquittance for any and all monies
due or to become due thereon or by virtue thereof,
(ii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
settle, compromise, combine, prosecute or defend any action or proceeding with
respect thereto,
(iii) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
sell, transfer, assign or otherwise deal in or with the same or the proceeds or
avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Agent were the absolute
owner thereof,
(iv) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to
extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance and
other adjustments with reference thereto,
(v) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event
of Default, to transfer to, or register in the name of, the Agent or any of its
nominees, any or all of the Pledged Shares, and
(vi) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event
of Default, to take any and all other appropriate action and to execute any and
all other documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to
accomplish the purposes of this Agreement;
provided that the Agent shall give a Pledgor not less than ten days' prior
written notice of the time and place of any sale or other intended
disposition of any such Collateral owned by it except
any Collateral which threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a type
customarily sold on a recognized market. The Agent and each Pledgor agree that
such notice constitutes "reasonable notification" within the meaning of
Section 9-504(3) of the UCC.
SECTION 12. Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Agent may
exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights
and remedies granted to it in this Agreement (including, without limitation,
the rights and remedies specified in 11 hereof), the
other Loan Documents and in any other agreement, document or instrument
securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all the rights
of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not in effect in the
jurisdiction where such rights are exercised) and, in addition, the Agent
may, without being required to give any notice, except as herein or in the
Credit Agreement provided or as may be required by mandatory provisions of law,
(i) apply the cash, if any, then held by it as Collateral as specified in
Section 14 and (ii) if there shall be no such cash or if such cash shall be
insufficient to pay all the Secured Obligations in full, sell the Collateral or
any part thereof at public or private sale or at any broker's board or on
any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future
delivery, and at such price or prices as the Agent may deem satisfactory.
The Agent or any of the Banks may be the purchaser of any or all of the
Collateral so sold at any public sale (or, if the Collateral is of a
type customarily sold in a recognized market or is of a
type which is the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations,
at any private sale). Each Pledgor agrees to execute and deliver
such documents and take such action as the Agent deems reasonably
necessary or advisable in order that such sale may be made in compliance with
law. The Agent is authorized, in connection with any such sale, if it deems it
advisable so to do, (i) to restrict the prospective bidders on or
purchasers of any of the Pledged Shares to a limited number of sophisticated
investors who will represent and agree that they are purchasing for their
own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale
of any of such Pledged Shares, (ii) to cause to be placed on certificates
for any or all of the Pledged Shares or on any
other securities pledged hereunder a legend to the effect that such security
has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to
time amended (the "Act"), and may not be disposed of in violation of the
provisions of the Act, and (iii) to impose such other limitations or
conditions in connection with any such sale as the Agent deems necessary or
advisable in order to comply with the Act or any other law.
Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will execute and deliver such
documents and take such other action as the Agent deems necessary or
advisable in order that any such sale may be made in compliance with law.
Upon any such sale the Agent shall have the right to deliver, assign and
transfer to the purchaser thereof the Collateral so sold. Each purchaser
at any such sale shall hold the Collateral so sold absolutely
and free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any equity or
right of redemption of any Pledgor which may be waived, and each Pledgor, to
the extent permitted by law, hereby specifically waives all rights of
redemption, stay or appraisal which it has or may have under any
law now existing or hereafter adopted. The notice (if any) of such sale
required by Section 11 shall (1) in case of a public sale, state the time
and place fixed for such sale, (2) in case of sale at a broker's board or
on a securities exchange, state the board or exchange at which such sale is to
be made and the day on which the Collateral, or the portion thereof so being
sold, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange,
and (3) in the case of a private sale, state the day after
which such sale may be consummated. Any such public sale
shall be held at such time or times
within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Agent
may fix in the notice of such sale. At any such sale the Collateral
may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels,
as the Agent may determine. The Agent shall not be obligated to make any
such sale pursuant to any such notice. The Agent may, without notice or
publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same
to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time
and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place
to which the same may be so adjourned. In case of any sale of all
or any part of the Collateral on credit or for future delivery,
the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Agent until the selling price is
paid by the purchaser thereof, but the Agent shall not incur any liability in
case of the failure of such purchaser to take up and pay for the
Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such
Collateral may again be sold upon like notice. The Agent, instead of
exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, may proceed by a
suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose its security interests in
the Collateral and sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, under a
judgment or decree of a court or courts of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 13. Limitation on Duty of Agent in Respect of Collateral.
Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Agent shall
have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the
possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to
the ascertainment or taking action with respect to calls, conversions,
exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relating to the Collateral,
whether or not the Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such
matters, or as to the preservation of rights against any parties or
any other rights pertaining thereto. The Agent shall be deemed to
have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of
the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded
treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own
property, and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or
damage to any of the Collateral, or for any diminution in the value
thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any agent or bailee
selected by the Agent in good faith, unless such loss, damage or
diminution in value results from the Agent's gross negligence or
willful misconduct. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
each Pledgor waives all claims, damages and demands against each
Secured Party arising out of the retention or sale of the Collateral
unless resulting from such Secured Party's gross negligence
or willful misconduct.
SECTION 14. Application of Proceeds.
The Agent shall apply the proceeds of any sale of, or realization
upon, all or any part of the Collateral and any cash held, after
deducting all costs and expenses of every kind incurred in
connection therewith, due to the Agent or the Banks under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranty and each other Loan
Document or any other agreement contemplated thereby or incidental
to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to
the Collateral or the rights of the Agent hereunder, including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and charges, to
the payment in whole or in part of the Secured Obligations, in
such order and manner as the Agent may elect, and only after such
application and after the payment by the Agent of any other amount
required by any provision of law, including, without
limitation, Section 9-504(1)(c) of the UCC, need the Agent account
for the surplus, if any, to any Pledgor. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, each Pledgor waives all claims, damages and
demands it may acquire against the Agent or any Bank arising out of
the exercise by the Agent of any of its rights hereunder, absent
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Agent
or such Bank. Each Pledgor which is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty
shall remain liable to the extent provided therein for any deficiency
if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are
insufficient to pay the Secured Obligations and the fees and
disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Agent or the
Banks to collect such deficiency.
SECTION 15. Concerning the Agent; Performance by Agent of Pledgor's Obligations.
(a) The provisions of Article VIII of the Credit Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of the Agent in respect of this Agreement and shall be binding upon
the parties to the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document in such
respect. With respect to its Notes and the Loans evidenced thereby, Texas
Commerce Bank National Association shall have the same rights as any other
Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent hereunder,
may become the owner of any of the Collateral, and may accept deposits from,
lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, lending or
trust business with the Borrower or any other Obligor or any of their
respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates as if it were not the Agent.
(b) If any Pledgor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements or
obligations contained herein and the Agent, as provided for by the terms of
this Agreement, itself performs or complies, or otherwise causes performance
or compliance with such obligation, the expenses of the Agent incurred in
connection with such performance or compliance shall be
added to the principal amount of the Secured Obligations secured
hereby and shall be payable on demand and bear interest at the rate
specified in Section 26 hereof.
SECTION 16. Appointment of Co-Agent.
At any time or times, in order to comply with any legal requirement in any
jurisdiction, the Agent may appoint another bank or trust company or one or
more other Persons, either to act as co-agent or co-agents, jointly with the
Agent, or to act as separate agent or agents on behalf of the Banks with
such power and authority as may be necessary for the effectual operation of the
provisions hereof, which power and authority may be specified in the instrument
of appointment (which instrument may, in the discretion of the Agent,
include provisions for the protection of such co-agent or separate agent
similar to the provisions of Article 7 of the Credit Agreement and
Section 15 hereof).
SECTION 17. No Subrogation; Unconditional Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Pledgor hereunder, the
receipt of any amounts by any Secured Party with respect to the Collateral, or
any setoff or application of funds of any Pledgor by any Secured Party,
no Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any right of subrogation to any
of the rights of any Secured Party against the Borrowers or any
other Obligor, or any collateral security held by any Secured Party for the
payment of the Secured Obligations (a) prior to the date that is one
year and five days after the indefeasible payment in full of the
Secured Obligations and the termination of the Commitments (the "Trigger
Date") and (b) on and after the Trigger Date, to the extent that (i) such
right of subrogation that a Pledgor might have pursuant to this
Agreement or otherwise would render a Pledgor a "creditor"
of the Borrowers or any other Pledgor or Obligor within the meaning of
Section 547 of Title 11 of the United States Code as now in effect or
hereafter amended or any comparable provision of any successor statute or
(ii) a Default or Event of Default under paragraph (f) or (g) of Section
7.1 of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred prior to the Trigger Date.
(b) The obligations and liabilities of each Pledgor hereunder shall not be
conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by any Secured Party or
any other Person at any time of any right or remedy against the
Borrowers or any other Person that may be or become liable in respect of
all or any part of the Secured Obligations or against any collateral security
or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in
accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon each Pledgor until all the
Secured Obligations including the obligations of the Pledgors under this
Agreement, have been fully performed and paid and the security interests
hereunder have terminated.
SECTION 18. Amendments, Modifications and Waivers with Respect to Secured
Obligations.
Each Pledgor hereby consents that, without the necessity of any reservation of
rights against it and without notice to or further assent by it,
any demand for paymentof any amounts
due under the Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document made by any
Secured Party may be rescinded and any of the Obligors' obligations thereunder
continued, and such obligations or the liability of such Obligor or
any other Person on or for any of such obligations, or any collateral
security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may,
from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, increased,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released
by any Secured Party, and the Credit Agreement, any Note, or any other Loan
Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or
in part, as the parties thereto may deem advisable from time to time, and
any such collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with
respect thereto at any time held by any Secured Party for the payment of
such obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released,
all without the necessity of any reservation of rights against the Pledgor
and without notice to or further assent by the Pledgor, which will remain bound
hereunder notwithstanding any such renewal, extension, increase, amendment,
modification, acceleration, compromise, amendment, supplement, termination,
sale, exchange, waiver, surrender or release. Each Pledgor hereby waives
(to the extent permitted by applicable law) any and all notice of the
creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the obligations of any Obligor
under each Loan Document and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party
on this Agreement, and the Secured Obligations, and any of them, shall
conclusively be deemed to have been created,
contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement and all dealings between
any Obligor and the Secured Parties likewise shall be conclusively presumed
to have been had or consummated in reliance on this Agreement.
Each Pledgor hereby waives, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default
or nonpayment to or on the Pledgor or any other Obligor with respect to the
Secured Obligations. Nothing contained in this Section 18 shall affect
any rights any Pledgor may have under the Credit Agreement to be notified of
and/or consent to amendments, modifications or waivers of the Secured
Obligations.
SECTION 19. Termination of Security Interests; Release of Collateral.
This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral
and shall remain in full force and effect until indefeasible payment in full of
the Secured Obligations and termination of the Credit Agreement,
the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty. Upon the indefeasible
repayment in full of all Secured Obligations and the termination of the Credit
Agreement, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guaranty, the security interests of
the Secured Parties in the Collateral shall terminate and all
rights to such Collateral shall revert to the Pledgors. In the event
that the Borrowers refinance the entire credit facility under the Credit
Agreement, the Secured Obligations shall be deemed to be indefeasibly
repaid under this Agreement only if (i) the Agent is satisfied that the
new lender is a bank or financial institution of sufficient financial
soundness and stability, (ii) the Secured Obligations are fully paid and
performed and (iii) the Agent is satisfied that the representations and
warranties regarding solvency of the Obligors under Section 4.20 of the
Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such payment and
performance. At any time and from time to time prior to such termination of
the security interests, the Agent may release any of the Collateral of any
Pledgor with the prior written consent of all of the Banks. Upon any such
termination of the security interests or release of such Collateral, such
Pledgor shall be entitled to the return, upon its request and at its expense,
of such of the Collateral pledged by such Pledgor hereunder as shall be held by
the Agent hereunder and not sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the
terms hereof and the Agent will, at the expense of such Pledgor, execute and
deliver to such Pledgor such documents as such Pledgor shall reasonably
request to evidence the termination of the security interests or the
release of such Collateral, as the case may be.
SECTION 20. Notices.
All notices, requests, communications and distributions to any party under
this Agreement shall be in writing (including bank wire, telex or similar
writing) and shall be given to such party at its address, telecopy or telex
number set forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other address,
telecopy or telex number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose
by notice to the other party hereto. Each such notice, request or other
communication shall be effective (i) if given by telex, when such telex
is transmitted to the telex number specified pursuant to this Section and
the appropriate answerback is received, (ii) if given by telecopy when such
telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number specified pursuant to this
Section, (iii) if given by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, the third Business Day after such communication is deposited
in the mails with postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iv) if given
by any other means, when delivered at the address specified pursuant to this
Section.
SECTION 21. Waivers, Non-Exclusive Remedies.
No failure on the part of the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising
and no course of dealing with respect to, any right under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise by the Agent or any Bank of any right under the Credit
Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of
the Agent and the Banks in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement is for the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors
and assigns, and in the event of an assignment of all or any of the
indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, the rights hereunder, to
the extent applicable to the indebtedness so assigned, may be transferred
with such indebtedness. This Agreement shall be binding on each Pledgor and
its successors and assigns; provided that no Pledgor may assign its
rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of
the Agent which shall be given only with the prior written consent of all
of the Banks. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
made herein by each Pledgor shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect until all the Secured
Obligations have been paid in full and this Agreement shall
have terminated. All references herein to the Borrower, the Pledgors and the
Obligors shall be deemed to include their respective successors
and assigns, including, without limitation, a
receiver, trustee or debtor in possession of or for the Borrower, the
Pledgors or the Obligors.
SECTION 23. Changes In Writing.
Except as otherwise provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any provision
hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally,
but only in writing signed by the Pledgor and the Agent with the
written consent of the Required Banks, provided Exhibit A may be amended
from time to time in accordance with Annex I hereto.
SECTION 24. Further Assurances.
Each Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time, on the written
request of the Agent, it will execute and deliver such further documents
and do such further acts and things as the Agent may reasonably request
in order to perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported
to be granted hereby, to enable the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce
their rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral and to
otherwise effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. Governing Law.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (WITHOUT REGARD TO
ANY CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT
REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN
ILLINOIS ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
SECTION 26. Fees and Expenses; Exculpatory Provisions.
(a) Any and all fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel and of any experts or agents, incurred by the Secured Parties
in connection with (i) the payment or discharge of any taxes, counsel
fees, maintenance fees, encumbrances, or otherwise in protecting, maintaining or
preserving the Collateral or in defending or prosecuting any actions or
proceedings arising out of or related to the Collateral, (ii) the exercise
or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder
or (iii) the failure of any Pledgor to perform or observe any of the provisions
hereof, shall be jointly and severally borne and paid by the Pledgors to the
Agent on demand and until so paid shall be added to, and constitute,
Secured Obligations secured hereby and shall bear
interest (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed)
from the date of such demand until paid in full at a fluctuating rate per annum
equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 2%, payable on demand.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby acknowledges, confirms, and agrees that neither the
Agent nor any Bank shall at any time be liable to the Pledgor or any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for any acts or omissions committed
in good faith arising from or in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document and any agreements, instruments,
certificates or documents executed in connection herewith or therewith, and
each Pledgor knowingly, voluntarily, intentionally and irrevocably waives
any claims it may now or hereafter have arising from or relating to any such
act or omission, provided that (i) such act or omission does not violate any
applicable provision of the UCC then in effect and (ii) to the extent that any
other law is applicable relating to or affecting the liability of secured
parties to pledgors, such act or omission does not constitute gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Agent or the Banks.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and in accordance with
Sections 11 and 12 hereof, each Pledgor hereby confirms that during the
continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent shall have the right, for the
ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, to vote, and exercise all voting
rights with respect to, all shares of the Issuers pledged to it and to realize,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, on all Pledged Shares.
SECTION 27 Severability.
If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof
shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be
liberally construed in favor of the Secured Parties in order to carry
out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible; and
(ii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof
in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 28. No Fiduciary Relationship; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
(a) The relationship of the Pledgors to the Banks and the Agent is strictly
that of Pledgor and secured party, and nothing herein or in any of the other
Loan Documents shall be construed to create any other relationship
(including, but not limited to, that of partners or joint venturers) or to
impose any duties (fiduciary or otherwise) on the Banks and the Agent except
those expressly set forth herein.
(b) This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Agent, the Secured Parties
and the Pledgors (and their respective successors and assigns), and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than
the Agent, the Secured Parties and the Pledgors any right to insist upon or
to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained
herein.
SECTION 29. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement (which includes the Exhibits hereto) is intended by the parties
as a final expression and a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement
and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
hereof. There are no agreements, promises, understandings,
representations, warranties, undertakings or restrictions with respect to such
subject matter except those set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all
contemporary and prior oral and written agreements and understandings
among the parties with respect to such subject matter.
SECTION 30. Independence of Covenants.
All covenants of the Pledgors hereunder shall be given independent effect so
that, if a particular action or condition is prohibited by any of such
covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be
otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid
the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default if such action is taken or
condition exists.
SECTION 31. Conflict with Credit Agreement.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Credit Agreement, if any
provision in the Credit Agreement is in conflict with any provision of
this Agreement, such provision in this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 32. Counterparts; Effectiveness.
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument. The failure of any Pledgor to execute
this Agreement or the agreement in the form of Annex I hereto shall not
affect or impair the validity or enforceability of this Agreement against
any Pledgor executing this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers on the day and year first
above written.
PLEDGORS:
QUALITY DINING, INC.
By
Name:
Title:
Address: 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Telecopy Number:
[ADD OTHERS]
AGENT:
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Agent
By
Name:
Title:
Address: 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Telecopy Number:
Exhibit A to Pledge Agreement
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED SHARES
Description of Percentage of issued and outstanding
Pledgor Issuer Capital Stock Capital Stock of Issuer
represented thereby
Exhibit B to Pledge Agreement
FORM OF STOCK POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned ___________________________________
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
[Please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee]
(________) Shares of the _______________________ Capital Stock of _____________
________________________________________________________ standing in my (our)
name(s) on the books of said Corporation represented by Certificate(s)
No(s). ________________
herewith, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________
attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of said Corporation with full
power of substitution in the premises.
Date _____________________
In presence of
__________________________
Annex I to Pledge Agreement
[Form of Agreement]
By signing below, [each of] the undersigned becomes a Pledgor under the Pledge
Agreement dated as of ____________, 1997 [, as amended] (the "Pledge Agreement")
, to which this agreement is attached and made a part of, and agrees to be bound
by the terms of the Pledge Agreement. Exhibit A to the Pledge Agreement is
hereby amended to add all Capital Stock of the Persons identified on
Exhibit I hereto. Each Pledgor represents and warrants to the Agent and the
Banks that the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.1 of
the Pledge
Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof.
[Name of Pledgor]
Date: _________________________ By:
Its:
Exhibit I to Agreement
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED SHARES
Description of Percentage of issued and outstanding
Pledgor Issuer Capital Stock Capital Stock of Issuer represented
thereby
Exhibit D to
Amendment
[Form of Note]
AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE
$__________ __________, 199_
Chicago, Illinois
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, QUALITY DINING, INC., an Indiana corporation ("QDI")
and GAGHC, INC., a Delaware corporation ("GAGHC"), (collectively together
with their successors and assigns, the "Borrowers"), hereby promise, jointly
and severally, to pay to ____________________ (the "Holder"), the principal
sum of __________ DOLLARS
($__________) or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Advances (as defined in the hereinafter defined
Credit Agreement) made by the Holder to the Borrowers, or any of them,
under the Credit Agreement on the Termination Date (as defined in
the Credit Agreement) and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each Advance, for the period commencing on the date of such Advance until
such Advance shall be paid in full, at
the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of
America and in immediately available funds to the Agent (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) to such domestic account as the Agent may designate.
The date, amount and type of each Advance made by the Holder to the
Borrowers, or any of them, and each payment made on account of the principal
thereof, shall be recorded by the Holder on its books and, prior to any transfer
of this Note, endorsed by the Holder on the schedule attached hereto or any
continuation thereof; provided that the Holder's failure to make any such
recordation or notation shall not affect the Obligations of the
Borrowers hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Agreement (as it has been amended and as it may hereafter
be amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") dated as of April 26,
1996 by and between the Borrowers, the banks party thereto (the "Banks")
and Texas Commerce Bank National Association, as agent (the "Agent"),
which amends and restates the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 26,
1996 by and between the Borrowers, the banks party thereto and Texas Commerce
Bank National Association, as agent (the "Original Credit Agreement").
This Note amends and restates and is issued in substitution for an Amended
and Restated Promissory Note dated November 7, 1996 (the "Original Note")
issued by QDI, GAGHC and BF Holding, Inc. pursuant to the Credit Agreement
and evidences Advances made thereunder. This Note does not constitute a
novation of the obligations under the Original Note. Capitalized terms used in
this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of the
Advances evidenced by this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for
prepayments of Advances upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
This Note is secured by a Subsidiary Guaranty issued by certain Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of Quality Dining, Inc. in favor of the Agent for the benefit of
the Banks and may now or hereafter be secured by one or more other guaranties,
instruments or agreements of the
Borrower or any other Person.
The Borrowers hereby waive demand, presentment, protest and notice of
nonpayment and protest.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
QUALITY DINING, INC.
By: _______________________________________
[Name]
[Title]
GAGHC, INC.,
By:
[Name]
[Title]
Schedule to Promissory Note
Date Principal of
Date of Advance Amount of Advance Type of Advance Advance Repaid
Applicable only if Pledgor is a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
