EXHIBIT 10.6
CONSENT
This Consent dated as of February 12, 2003. Reference is made
to the First Amendment and Waiver Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2002 (the
"Amendment Agreement"), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2002
(as the same may be further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
in accordance with its terms, the "Credit Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-VAN HEUSEN
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, THE IZOD CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania
corporation, PVH WHOLESALE CORP., a Delaware corporation, PVH RETAIL CORP., a
Delaware corporation, ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ INC., a Delaware corporation, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇
FRANCHISES INC., a Delaware corporation, CD GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation,
the LENDERS party thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent, Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC.,
as Co-Arranger and Co-Syndication-Agent, SUN TRUST BANK, as Co-Syndication
Agent, THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Co-Documentation Agent and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent. Terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the
Credit Agreement (as amended by the Amendment Agreement).
Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment Agreement, and as
provided in Section 1.12 thereof, the Administrative Agent is permitted to
approve amendments to the Schedules provided that such amendments do not have
the effect of waiving a Default without the consent of the Required Lenders.
The amended Schedules which are annexed to this Consent
provide for up to $2,000,000 of letters of credit issued in Italy for the
account of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Europe S.r.L.. (Italy) and also provide for unsecured
lines of credit up to $30,000,000 from CKI to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (Europe II) Corp. in
connection with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ stores in London and Paris. Both such items
constitute Indebtedness which is not presently permitted under the terms of the
Credit Agreement. The Lenders, by executing and delivering this Consent, hereby
specifically authorize the Administrative Agent to approve the amended Schedules
and permit the additional Indebtedness described therein.
Section 1.10 of the Amendment Agreement restated in its
entirety Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement dealing with Restricted Payments.
One of the purposes of such restatement was to provide relief for PVH with
respect to cash dividends on its common stock in fiscal year 2003 by modifying
the requirements with respect to Average Availability and Covenant Availability.
Through inadvertent error, such relief was provided with respect to Average
Availability, but not with respect to Covenant Availability. Accordingly, the
Lenders, by executing and delivering this Consent, hereby agree to a
substitution of page 10 of the
Amendment Agreement in the form annexed hereto indicating the change proposed to
correct the previous error for the existing page 10 in the Amendment Agreement.
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The parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have
executed and delivered the foregoing Consent as of the day and year first above
written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION, Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
THE IZOD CORPORATION, Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
PVH WHOLESALE CORP., Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
PVH RETAIL CORP., Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. INC., Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
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▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇ FRANCHISES INC., Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
CD GROUP INC., Borrower
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually and as
Administrative and Collateral Agent, and as
Lead Arranger
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
FLEET RETAIL FINANCE INC., individually and as
Co-Arranger and Co-Syndication Agent,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
SUN TRUST BANK, individually and as
Co-Syndication Agent,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
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THE CIT GROUP/COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
individually and as Co-Documentation Agent,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually and as
Co-Documentation Agent,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Scolzitti
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Scolzitti
Title: Vice-President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Vice-President
WHITEHALL BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
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TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice-President
STANDARD FEDERAL BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Agent
(formerly known as Michigan National Bank,
as successor-in-interest to Mellon Bank, Inc.)
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Vice President
CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
BANK LEUMI USA
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: First Vice-President
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice-President
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stock or pay cash dividends pursuant to clause (d) in any
fiscal quarter to the extent that (i) the Restricted Payment
would not be permitted in such fiscal quarter under the
Subordinated Debt Documents, (ii) Average Availability for the
30 day period prior to the date of such Restricted Payment,
both before and immediately after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment, shall be less than $70,000,000 or, solely
in the case of fiscal year 2003, if such cash dividend is with
respect to its common stock, $50,000,000, (iii) on the date of
such Restricted Payment, both before and immediately after
giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Covenant
Availability shall be less than $70,000,000 OR, SOLELY IN THE
CASE OF FISCAL YEAR 2003, IF SUCH CASH DIVIDEND IS WITH
RESPECT TO ITS COMMON STOCK, $50,000,000 or (iv) a Default
exists or the making of such Restricted Payment would result
in a Default; provided, further, that if such cash dividend is
with respect to the Preferred Stock (Convertible), the
Leverage Ratio for the most recently ended fiscal quarter
prior to such proposed Restricted Payment shall not be greater
than 2.00:1.00."
1.11 Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting "or" at the end of subsection (o) thereof, inserting "or" at the end of
subsection (p) and adding a new subsection (q) thereto as follows:
"(q) (i) an event described in subsections (g), (h)
or (j) shall occur with respect to the CKI Trust or (ii) the
trust agreement or other operative documents with respect to
the CKI Trust shall be modified, amended or altered in a
manner which could have a material adverse effect on the CKI
Trust or otherwise be materially disadvantageous to the
Lenders or (iii) the provisions of the CKI Intercreditor
Agreement shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated or
the validity or enforceability thereof be contested in any
manner or (iv) PVH shall fail to comply with any of the
provisions in the Certificate of Designation for the Preferred
Stock (Convertible);"
1.12 To reflect the consummation of the Transaction, Schedules
3.05, 3.08, 3.09, 3.16, 6.01, 6.04 and 6.08 to the Credit Agreement shall be
amended as approved by the Administrative Agent (but no such amendment shall
have the effect of waiving a Default without the consent of the Required
Lenders). In addition, Schedules 3.06 and 3.07 shall be added to the Credit
Agreement to reflect modifications to the corresponding representations and
warranties by reason of the consummation of the Transaction as approved by the
Administrative Agent (but no such amendment shall have the effect of waiving a
Default without the consent of the Required Lenders).
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