EX-10.5 6 a2222427zex-10_5.htm EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

 

[Execution]

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT

OF TRADEMARKS (SECURITY AGREEMENT)

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARKS (SECURITY AGREEMENT) (this “Amendment”), dated October 24, 2014, is made among LERNER NEW YORK, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Pledgor”), with an office at 450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001, in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, with an office at 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, in its capacity as agent (in such capacity, “Pledgee”), for the Lenders and Bank Product Providers (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Pledgor has entered into the Amended and Restated Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement), dated as of August 22, 2007 (the “Trademark Security Agreement”), in order to further evidence Pledgor’s grant in favor of Pledgee, of a security interest in the Trademarks (as defined therein) and the goodwill and certain other assets with respect to the Trademarks, as further set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, Pledgee, Pledgor, Lernco, Inc. (“Lernco”) and Lerner New York Outlet, Inc. (“Lerner Outlet” and together with Pledgor, and Lernco, collectively, “Borrowers”), Guarantors, and the Persons from time to time party thereto as lenders (“Lenders”), have amended and restated or are about to amend and restate the existing financing arrangements of Pledgee, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors pursuant to which Lenders (or Pledgee on behalf of Lenders) may make loans and advances and provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Pledgee, Lenders, Borrowers and Guarantors (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”) and other agreements, documents and instruments referred to therein or at any time executed and/or delivered in connection therewith or related thereto (all of the foregoing, together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the “Financing Agreements”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Trademark Security Agreement, Pledgor has, among other things, granted to Pledgee a security interest in all present and Future Trademarks and Trademark applications of Pledgor, together with certain related assets, and has agreed to execute and deliver to Pledgee all agreements and documents as requested by Pledgee to evidence the security interests of Pledgee therein;

 

WHEREAS, Pledgor has certain additional Trademarks, Trademark applications, internet domain names registered or filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Collateral which are not reflected in the Trademark Security Agreement; and

 



 

WHEREAS, Pledgor and Pledgee now wish to amend the Trademark Security Agreement to include such additional Trademarks, Trademark applications and internet domain names and other Collateral.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.                                      Amendments to Exhibit A.  Exhibit A to the Trademark Security Agreement is hereby replaced with Exhibit A attached hereto. Pledgor shall deliver, in form and substance acceptable to Pledgee, an updated Exhibit A on or before November 7, 2014 to include the international and state registered Trademarks of Pledgor. Such Exhibit A shall include all Trademarks of Pledgor and shall automatically be deemed to replace the existing Exhibit A attached hereto and shall become a part of this Amendment upon acceptance by Pledgee.  Pledgee is hereby authorized to attach such replacement Exhibit A to this Amendment.

 

2.                                      Effect of this Amendment.  Except as expressly amended pursuant hereto, no other changes or modifications to the Trademark Security Agreement or waivers of or consents under any provisions thereof are intended or implied, and in all other respects the Trademark Security Agreement is hereby specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by all parties hereto as of the effective date hereof.  To the extent any term or provision of this Amendment conflicts with any term or provision of the Loan Agreement, the term or provision of the Loan Agreement, shall control.

 

3.                                      Binding Effect.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

4.                                      Governing Law.

 

(a)                                 The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Amendment and the other Financing Agreements and any dispute arising out of the relationship between the parties hereto, whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but excluding any principles of conflicts of law or other rule of law that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

(b)                                 Pledgor irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, whichever Pledgee may elect, and waives any objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any action instituted therein arising under this Amendment or any of the other Financing Agreements or in any way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of the parties hereto in respect of this Amendment or any of the other Financing Agreements or the transactions related hereto or thereto, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, and agrees that any dispute with respect to any such matters shall be heard only in the courts described above (except that Pledgee shall have the right to bring any action or

 

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proceeding against Pledgor or its property in the courts of any other jurisdiction which Pledgee deems necessary or appropriate in order to realize on the Collateral or to otherwise enforce its rights against Pledgor or its property).

 

(c)                                  Pledgor hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and consents that all such service of process may be made by certified mail (return receipt requested) directed to its address set forth herein and service so made shall be deemed to be completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so deposited in the U.S. mails, or, at Pledgee’s option, by service upon Pledgor in any other manner provided under the rules of any such courts.  Within thirty (30) days after such service, Pledgor shall appear in answer to such process, failing which Pledgor shall be deemed in default and judgment may be entered by Agent against Pledgor for the amount of the claim and other relief requested.

 

(d)                                 PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE EACH HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR (ii) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE, ANY OF THE LENDERS OR ANY OF THE BANK PRODUCT PROVIDERS IN RESPECT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.  PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT PLEDGOR OR PLEDGEE MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AMENDMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(e)                                  Pledgee and Lenders and Bank Product Providers shall not have any liability to Pledgor (whether in tort, contract, equity or otherwise) for losses suffered by Pledgor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions or relationships contemplated by this Amendment, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith, unless it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment or court order binding on Pledgee, any Lender or any Bank Product Provider that the losses were the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct by Pledgee, any such Lender or any such Bank Product Provider.  In any such litigation, Pledgee, each Lender and each Bank Product Provider shall be entitled to the benefit of the rebuttable presumption that it acted in good faith and with the exercise of ordinary care in the performance by it of the terms of this Amendment and the other Financing Agreements.  Pledgor: (i) certifies that neither Pledgee, any Lender nor any representative, agent or attorney acting for or on behalf of Pledgee or any Lender has represented, expressly or otherwise, that Pledgee and Lenders would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce any of the waivers provided for in this Amendment or any of the other Financing Agreements and (ii) acknowledges that in entering into this Amendment and the other Financing Agreements, Pledgee and Lenders are relying upon, among other things, the waivers and certifications set forth in this Section 4 and elsewhere herein and therein.

 

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5.                                      Counterparts, etc.  This Amendment or any of the other Financing Agreements may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment or any of the other Financing Agreements by telefacsimile shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment or any of such other Financing Agreements.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of any such agreement by telefacsimile shall also deliver an original executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of such agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

 

PLEDGOR

 

 

 

LERNER NEW YORK, INC.,

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sheamus Toal

 

Name:

Sheamus Toal

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

PLEDGEE

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Danielle Baldinelli

 

Name:

Danielle Baldinelli

 

Title:

Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated

Collateral Assignment of Trademarks (Security Agreement)]

 


 

EXHIBIT A

to

AMENDED AND RESTATED COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT

OF TRADEMARKS (SECURITY AGREEMENT)

 

List of Trademarks

 

LERNER NEW YORK, INC.

 

U.S. Federal Marks

 

Country

 

Mark

 

App/Serial #

 

App. Dt

 

Reg. #

 

Reg. Dt

United States

 

CITY BEAUTY

 

77/245507

 

8/2/2007

 

3486011

 

8/12/2008

United States

 

CITY DEALS

 

77/258026

 

8/17/2007

 

3796066

 

6/1/2010

United States

 

CITY LUXE

 

77313628

 

10/25/2007

 

3444989

 

6/10/2008

United States

 

CITY SLIM

 

86/024780

 

7/31/2013

 

 

 

 

United States

 

CITY STYLE

 

77/045359

 

11/16/2006

 

3494535

 

9/2/2008

United States

 

CITYSTRETCH

 

76502113

 

3/26/2003

 

2912135

 

12/21/2004

United States

 

DOWNTOWN DARLING

 

77/193891

 

5/31/2007

 

3477674

 

7/29/2008

United States

 

FABULOUS ON FIFTH

 

77183988

 

5/17/2007

 

3499775

 

9/09/2008

United States

 

LEFT POCKET STITCHING DESIGN

 

78/847060

 

3/27/2006

 

3263673

 

7/10/2007

United States

 

LEFT WAVE STITCHING DESIGN

 

78/849251

 

3/29/2006

 

3263679

 

7/10/2007

United States

 

MISS MANHATTAN

 

77182833

 

5/16/2007

 

3499770

 

9/09/2008

United States

 

REFRESH, INDULGE & PAMPER

 

77255645

 

8/15/2007

 

3486029

 

8/12/2008

United States

 

RIGHT POCKET STITCHING DESIGN

 

78/847085

 

3/27/2006

 

3263674

 

7/10/2007

United States

 

RIGHT WAVE STITCHING DESIGN

 

78/849306

 

3/29/2006

 

3263680

 

7/10/2007

United States

 

SOME GIFTS COUNT MORE THAN OTHERS

 

77/793433

 

7/30/2009

 

3805887

 

6/22/2010

United States

 

SWIRL WITH DOTS

 

77/390324

 

2/6/2008

 

3667406

 

8/11/2009

 



 

Country

 

Mark

 

App/Serial #

 

App. Dt

 

Reg. #

 

Reg. Dt

 

 

DESIGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

UPTOWN ANGEL

 

77182846

 

5/16/2007

 

3493505

 

8/26/2008

 

U.S. State Marks

 

Country

 

Mark

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

United States - Arizona

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

548613

 

08-Jun-2012

United States - Alabama

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

112146

 

27-Jul-2010

United States - Nebraska

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

10058514

 

07-May-2004

United States - Ohio

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

1259326

 

09-Oct-2001

United States - North Dakota

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

16014200

 

30-Aug-2000

United States - Wyoming

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

2000-000407518

 

18-Aug-2000

United States - Louisiana

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY

 

567693

 

16-Aug-2000

United States - Alabama

 

NEW YORK & COMPANY OUTLET

 

112147

 

27-Jul-2010

United States - Wisconsin

 

NEW YORK AND COMPANY

 

 

 

07-Jul-2010

 



 

Foreign Marks

 

Country

 

Mark

 

Serial #

 

App. Dt

 

Reg. #

 

Reg. Dt

China (People’s Republic Of)

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

China (People’s Republic Of)

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

China (People’s Republic Of)

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

France

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

France

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

Germany

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

Germany

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

Germany

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

Guatemala

 

CITY CREPE

 

487-05

 

1/25/2005

 

138693

 

10/28/2005

Guatemala

 

CITY SPA

 

486-05

 

1/25/2005

 

138696

 

10/28/2005

Guatemala

 

CITY STRETCH

 

0320-04

 

1/20/2004

 

134501

 

2/23/2005

Hong Kong

 

CITY STRETCH

 

300135044

 

12/30/2003

 

300135044

 

6/2/2004

Indonesia

 

CITY CREPE

 

D00-2005-04523-04561

 

2/17/2005

 

IDM000199862

 

3/31/2009

Indonesia

 

CITY SPA

 

D00-2005-0452-04560

 

2/17/2005

 

IDM000229840

 

 

Indonesia

 

CITY STRETCH

 

D00-2004-00270-00271

 

1/7/2004

 

IDM000154282

 

2/18/2008

Italy

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

Italy

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

Italy

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

Japan

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

Japan

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

 



 

Country

 

Mark

 

Serial #

 

App. Dt

 

Reg. #

 

Reg. Dt

Japan

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

Macao

 

CITY STRETCH

 

N/012906

 

1/12/2004

 

N/012906

 

5/11/2004

Mexico

 

CITY SPA

 

699020

 

1/27/2005

 

875034

 

3/31/2005

Mexico

 

CITY STRETCH

 

1183543

 

6/3/2011

 

1283147

 

4/30/2012

Nicaragua

 

CITY CREPE

 

2005/00625

 

2/28/2005

 

83715

 

10/18/2005

Nicaragua

 

CITY SPA

 

2005/00627

 

2/28/2005

 

83655

 

10/18/2005

Nicaragua

 

CITY STRETCH

 

2005/00626

 

2/28/2005

 

83716

 

10/18/2005

Puerto Rico

 

CITY STRETCH

 

203984-25-0

 

2/21/2014

 

 

 

 

South Korea

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

South Korea

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

South Korea

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

Spain

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

Spain

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

Spain

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

Sri Lanka

 

CITY STRETCH

 

123754

 

2/8/2005

 

 

 

 

Taiwan

 

CITY CREPE

 

94004484

 

1/28/2005

 

1175833

 

10/1/2005

Taiwan

 

CITY SPA

 

94004485

 

1/28/2005

 

1175834

 

10/1/2005

Taiwan

 

CITY STRETCH

 

94004482

 

1/28/2005

 

1175832

 

10/1/2005

United Kingdom

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

United Kingdom

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

United Kingdom

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005

 



 

Country

 

Mark

 

Serial #

 

App. Dt

 

Reg. #

 

Reg. Dt

Vietnam

 

CITY CREPE

 

4-2005-01222

 

1/31/2005

 

75950

 

10/10/2006

Vietnam

 

CITY SPA

 

4-2005-01223

 

1/31/2005

 

75951

 

10/10/2006

Vietnam

 

CITY STRETCH

 

4-2004-00110

 

1/5/2004

 

62940

 

5/23/2005

WIPO

 

CITY CREPE

 

844333

 

1/21/2005

 

844333

 

4/7/2005

WIPO

 

CITY SPA

 

844334

 

1/21/2005

 

844334

 

4/7/2005

WIPO

 

CITY STRETCH

 

844335

 

1/21/2005

 

844335

 

4/7/2005