AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO SERIES 2001-1 SUPPLEMENT
EXHBIT 10.36
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO SERIES 2001-1 SUPPLEMENTThis AMENDMENT NO. 7 dated as of March 9, 2004 (this “Amendment”), is by and among H&T RECEIVABLE FUNDING CORPORATION, as Transferor (the “Transferor”), BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORPORATION, as Servicer (the “Servicer”) and ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ BANK (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the entities party hereto are parties to that certain Series 2001-1 Supplement dated as of November 30, 2001 to Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 16, 1996 (as amended, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Series 2001-1 Supplement”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Series 2001-1 Supplement.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
A. Definitions. As used herein, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined are used as defined in (or by reference in) the Series 2001-1 Supplement or, if not defined therein, in the Certificate Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Series 2001-1 Supplement).
B. Amendment to Series 2001-1 Supplement. The definitions of “Amortization Period”, “Amortization Period Commencement Date”, “Commitment Amount”, “Excess Outstanding Certificate Amount”, “Partial Amortization Period”, “Partial Amortization Period Commencement Date”, “Standard Amortization Period Commencement Date” and “Tangible Net Worth” as set forth in Section 2 of the Series 2001-1 Supplement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“Amortization Period” shall mean the Partial Amortization Period or the Standard Amortization Period, as applicable (it being understood that the effect of either the Partial Amortization Period or the Standard Amortization Period shall be the same for all purposes hereunder until the end of such Partial Amortization Period or Standard Amortization Period, as applicable).
“Amortization Period Commencement Date” means the Partial Amortization Period Commencement Date or the Standard Amortization Commencement Date, as applicable.
“Commitment Amount” shall mean $100,000,000; provided, however, that as of the first day of the November 2004 Monthly Period, the Commitment Amount shall be $95,000,000 and shall be reduced by an additional $5,000,000 on the first day of each Monthly Period thereafter.
“Excess Outstanding Certificate Amount” shall mean that portion of the Outstanding Certificate Amount in excess of the Commitment Amount.
“Partial Amortization Period” shall mean the period beginning on the Partial Amortization Commencement Date and ending on the date upon which the Excess Outstanding Certificate Amount has been reduced to $0.
“Partial Amortization Period Commencement Date” shall mean the first day of the November 2004 Monthly Period or such later date as agreed in writing (with notice to the Trustee) by the Transferor, the Servicer and CIBC, in its capacities as the Managing Agent for and Alternate Transferee in the CIBC Ownership Group.
“Standard Amortization Period Commencement Date” shall mean the earliest of (a) the first day of the Monthly Period in which the Excess Outstanding Certificate Amount is greater than $0, (b) the first day of the July 2005 Monthly Period and (c) the Pay-Out Commencement Date.
“Tangible Net Worth” shall mean as of any date, the Stockholders’ Equity of Bally (or for purposes of Section 17(a) of this Series Supplement, BTFC) reported in the consolidated balance sheet of Bally (or BTFC) minus the Intangible Assets of Bally (or BTFC) all as determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, to the extent deducted in calculating Tangible Net Worth, Tangible Net Worth will be increased, for all calculation periods ending prior to January 1, 2005, by the following fiscal 2003 non-cash charges: (i) approximately $30 million for a reduction in the carrying value of previously written down accounts, (ii) approximately $20 million for year-end 2003 receivable reserve adjustments, (iii) approximately $43 million arising from a restatement of prepaid dues and (iv) approximately $50 million for a reduction in the carrying value of deferred tax assets.
C. Absence of Pay-Out Events and Unmatured Pay-Out Events. The Transferor and the Servicer hereby severally represent and warrant that, on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Effective Date (as defined below), after giving effect to the amendments to the Series 2001-1 Supplement as provided herein, no Pay-Out Event has occurred and is continuing and no event has occurred and is continuing which, if such event remains uncured, will, with the lapse of time, constitute a Pay-Out Event.
D. Date; Binding Effect; Ratification; Covenant.
(a) The effective date (the “Effective Date”) of this Amendment shall be March 9, 2004 provided that each of the following has occurred:
(i) all parties hereto have executed and delivered counterparts of this Amendment; and
(ii) an amendment to the Senior Bank Agreement.
(b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(c) On and after the execution and delivery hereof, (i) this Amendment shall be a part of the Series 2001-1 Supplement, and (ii) each reference in the Series 2001-1 Supplement to “this Series 2001-1 Supplement” or “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import, and each reference in any other document to the Series 2001-1 Supplement shall mean and be a reference to the Series 2001-1 Supplement, as applicable, as amended or modified hereby.
(d) Except as expressly amended or modified hereby, the Series 2001-1 Supplement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto.
E. Miscellaneous.
(a) Without limiting the effect of other provisions of the Series 2001-1 Supplement, Sections 23, 24 and 25 of the Series 2001-1 Supplement are hereby incorporated into this Amendment by this reference, with the references in such sections to the Series 2001-1 Supplement applying instead with equal force to this Amendment for purposes of this Amendment.
(b) No provision of this Amendment may be modified, terminated or waived without the Managing Agent’s consent. The Managing Agent shall be an express third-party beneficiary hereof.
(c) The Managing Agent, on behalf of the Owners in the CIBC Ownership Group, hereby certifies that the Owners in the CIBC Ownership Group constitute 100% of the Invested Amount of the Series 2001-1 Certificates.
(d) The Trustee, at the direction of the Managing Agent on behalf of the Owners in the CIBC Ownership Group, and the Administrative Agent, hereby waive the notice requirements in Section 10 of the Series 2001-1 Supplement and the requirement in Section 10 of the Series 2001-1 Supplement that a Reduction of the Invested Amount by the Transferor occur on a Distribution Date. The Managing Agent on behalf of the Owners in the CIBC Ownership Group hereby ratifies the actions taken by the Trustee in connection with this Amendment.
[Signatures Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
| H & T RECEIVABLE FUNDING CORPORATION, as | |
| Transferor | |
| By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORPORATION, as Servicer | |
| By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CHASE BANK, not in its individual capacity, | |
| but solely as Trustee | |
| By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |
| Title: Assistant Vice President |
The undersigned, as Administrative Agent and as Managing Agent on behalf of the Owners in the CIBC Ownership Group, hereby consents to the execution and delivery of this Amendment.
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OFCOMMERCE, as Administrative Agent and as
Managing Agent for the
CIBC Ownership Group
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Authorized Signatory
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
Title: Authorized Signatory
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