FOURTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
Fourth Amendment Agreement dated as of February 4, 1994 (this "Fourth
Amendment Agreement"), among The Gap, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), the LC Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement
referred to below) signatory hereto, the lenders (the "Lenders") listed on
the signature pages hereof and Citibank, N.A., ("Citibank"), as issuing
bank (the "Issuing Bank") and as agent (the "Agent") for the Issuing Bank
and the Lenders.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
1. The Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the Lenders, the Issuing
Bank and the Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March
2, 1990, as amended by the First Amendment Agreement, dated as of March 1,
1991 (the "First Amendment Agreement"), as amended by the Second Amendment
Agreement, dated as of September 16, 1992 (the "Second Amendment
Agreement"), and as amended by the Third Amendment Agreement, dated as of
January 22, 1993 (the "Third Amendment Agreement") (such credit agreement,
as so amended and as it may be further amended and in effect from time to
time, being referred to herein as the "Credit Agreement"; terms defined
therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein
defined).
2. Pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the
Borrower has requested that the A Lenders and the Agent extend the Revolver
Termination Date to March 2, 1997. The Borrower has also requested an
extension of the LC Termination Date to March 2, 1997 and has requested
that Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement, previously deleted by the Third
Amendment Agreement, be reinserted into the Credit Agreement to provide for
annual extension of the LC Termination Date. In addition, the Borrower has
requested an increase in the LC Commitments and the reduction of certain
fees.
3. The Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the Lenders, the
Issuing Bank and the Agent wish to amend the Credit Agreement, among other
things, to (i) memorialize the extension of the Revolver Termination Date
to March 2, 1997, (ii) provide that the Borrower shall have the right to
request extension of the LC Termination Date, (iii) memorialize the
extension of the LC Termination Date to March 2, 1997, (iv) increase the
aggregate amount of LC Commitments from $300,000,000 to $350, 000,000, (v)
decrease the facility fee payable under Section 2.04 with respect to the A
Commitments and (vi) decrease the facility fee payable under Section 3.01
with respect to the LC Commitments.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth
above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement is, effective as of March 1, 1994 and subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof,
hereby amended as follows:
(a) The second sentence of the Preliminary Statement of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the dollar amount
"$300,000,000" appearing therein and inserting in its place the
dollar amount "$350,000,000".
(b) The definition of the term "A Commitment" appearing in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in full to read as
follows:
""A Commitment" means, as to each A Lender, the amount set forth
opposite such A Lender's name on the signature pages of the
Fourth Amendment Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1994 among
the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries,the Lenders parties thereto,
the Issuing Bank and the Agent with respect to the caption "A
Commitment", or, if such A Lender has entered into one or more
Assignment and Acceptances, the amount set forth for such A
Lender with respect thereto in the Register maintained by the
Agent pursuant to Section 10.07 hereof."
(c) The definition of the term "LC Commitment" appearing in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in full to
read as follows:
""LC Commitment" means, as to any LC Lender, the amount set forth
opposite such LC Lender's name on the signature pages of the
Fourth Amendment Agreement, dated as of February 4, 1994, among
the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the Lenders parties thereto,
the Issuing Bank and the Agent with respect to the caption "LC
Commitment", or, if such LC Lender has entered into one or more
Assignment and Acceptances, the amount set forth for such LC
Lender with respect thereto in the Register maintained by the
Agent pursuant to Section 10.07 hereof."
(d) The definition of "LC Termination Date" appearing in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as
follows:
""LC Termination Date" means, subject to Section 3.11 hereof,
March 2, 1997, or the earlier date of termination in whole of the
LC Commitments pursuant to Section 3.09 or Section 8.01."
(e) The definition of "Revolver Termination Date" appearing in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
reference to "March 2, 1996" and replacing it with "March 2, 1997".
(f) Subsection (a) of Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in full as follows:
"(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent for
the account of each A Lender a facility fee of 0.175% per annum
for all periods prior to March 2, 1994 and 0.10% per annum for
all periods on and after March 2, 1994 on the amount of such A
Lender's A Commitment (computed without giving effect to any B
Reduction or any other usage of the A Commitment of such Lender),
payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each January,
April, July and October and on the Revolver Termination Date."
(g) Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
read in full as follows:
"SECTION 2.14. Extension of Revolver Termination Date. At least
90 but not more than 120 days prior to the next Anniversary Date,
the Borrower, by written notice to the Agent, may request that
the Revolver Termination Date be extended one calendar year from
its then current scheduled expiration. The Agent shall promptly
notify each A Lender of such request, and each A Lender shall in
turn, within 45 days prior to such next Anniversary Date, notify
the Borrower and the Agent in writing regarding whether such A
Lender will consent to such extension. If, and only if, all A
Lenders consent in writing to such extension prior to the tenth
Business Day preceding such next Anniversary Date, the Revolver
Termination Date shall be so extended for such one calendar year
and references herein to the "Revolver Termination Date" shall
refer to such "Revolver Termination Date" as so extended. If any
A Lender shall fail to deliver such notice to the Borrower and
the Agent as provided above, such A Lender shall be deemed not to
have consented to any requested extension."
(h) Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the dollar amount "$300,000,000" appearing therein and inserting
in its place the dollar amount $350,000,000".
(i) Subsection (a) of Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in full as follows:
"(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to each
LC Lender (in accordance with its LC Commitment Percentage) a
letter of credit facility fee equal to 0.125% per annum for all
periods prior to March 2, 1994 and 0.10% per annum for all
periods on and after March 2, 1994 on the total amount of LC
Commitments (regardless of the actual or deemed usage thereof)
payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of April, July,
October and January and on the LC Termination Date."
(j) Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to
read in full as follows:
"SECTION 3.11. Extension of LC Termination Date. At
least 90 but not more than 120 days prior to the next
Anniversary Date, the Borrower, by written notice to the Agent,
may request that the LC Termination Date be extended one calendar
year from its then current scheduled expiration. The Agent shall
promptly notify the Issuing Bank and each LC Lender of such
request, and the issuing Bank and each LC Lender shall in turn,
within 45 days prior to such next Anniversary Date, notify the
Borrower and the Agent in writing regarding whether the Issuing
Bank or such LC Lender (as the case may be) will consent to such
extension. If, and only if, all LC Lenders and the Issuing Bank
consent in writing to such extension prior to the tenth Business
Day preceding such next Anniversary Date, the LC Termination Date
shall be so extended for such one calendar year and references
herein to the "LC Termination Date" shall refer to such "LC
Termination Date" as so extended. If the Issuing Bank or any LC
Lender shall fail to deliver such notice to the Borrower and the
Agent as provided above, such Issuing Bank and such Lender shall
be deemed not to have consented to such requested extension."
SECTION 2. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Fourth Amendment
Agreement shall become effective as of March 1, 1994 if, on or prior to
that date, (i) the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Fourth
Amendment Agreement duly executed by the Borrower, the LC Subsidiaries, the
Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Agent, together with such other documents
or information as the Agent may reasonably request and (ii) the Agent shall
have received (a) confirmatory letters from Continental Bank N.A.,
Nationsbank of North Carolina, N.A. and Swiss Bank Corporation (the
"Departing Banks") acknowledging the cancellation of their respective
commitments hereunder effectuated by this Fourth Amendment Agreement and
(b) payment from the Borrower, for the account of the Departing Banks, of
accrued commitment, facility and other fees owned to the Departing Banks to
March 1, 1994.
SECTION 3. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment Agreement, on and after
the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this
Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof" or words of like import referring to the
Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby.
(b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement
is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified
and confirmed in all respects.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Fourth
Amendment Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or
remedy of any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Agent under the Credit
Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit
Agreement. Each of The Fuji Bank, Limited and Societe Generale shall be a
Lender under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
SECTION 4. Fees, Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to
pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent and the Issuing Bank
incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification and amendment of this Fourth Amendment
Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including,
without limitation, the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent's
legal counsel. The Borrower further agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses of the Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders (including, without
limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of the Agent's legal counsel) in
connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of this Fourth Amendment Agreement and other
documents to be delivered under this Fourth Amendment Agreement.
SECTION 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Fourth Amendment
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 7. LC Subsidiaries. Each LC Subsidiary hereby (i)
consents in all respects to the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)
acknowledges and irrevocably agrees that none of its respective obligations
under the Credit Agreement or with respect to the Letters of Credit for
which it is the account party shall be affected hereby, (iii) acknowledges
and irrevocably agrees that all of its respective obligations under the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and with respect to the Letters of
Credit for which it is the account party are in full force and effect, (iv)
ratifies and reaffirms in all respects the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, and the Letters of Credit for which it is the account party and all
of its respective obligations with respect thereto, (v) certifies that it
has received a copy hereof, has reviewed the same and is fully apprised of
the contents and substance hereof and (vi) confirms that it shall be bound
by the terms hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth
Amendment Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
THE BORROWER:
THE GAP, INC.
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
THE LC SUBSIDIARIES
BANANA REPUBLIC, INC.
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
GPS (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
GAP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
THE GAP (FAR EAST) LIMITED
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
THE GAP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED
By /s/ Richard S. McKinley
Name: Richard S. McKinley
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Treasurer
THE AGENT:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By /s/ Edward Lettieri
Name: Edward Lettieri
Title: Vice President
THE ISSUING BANK:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By /s/ Edward Lettieri
Name: Edward Lettieri
Title: Vice President
THE LENDERS:
A Commitment
$50,000,000 CITIBANK, N.A.
LC COMMITMENT
$95,000,000
By /s/ Edward Lettieri
Name: Edward Lettieri
Title: Vice President
A Commitment
$35,000,000 BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL
TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
LC COMMITMENT
$77,500,000
By /s/ Stephen J. DeMarti
Name: Stephen J. DeMarti
Title: Vice President
A Commitment
$20,000,000 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER
BANK PLC
LC COMMITMENT
$57,500,000
By /s/ Daniel Dornblaser
Name: Daniel Dornblaser
Title: Vice President
A Commitment
$30,000,000 NATIONSBANK
OF TEXAS, N.A.
LC COMMITMENT
$30,000,000
By /s/ Overton Colton
Name: Overton Colton
Title: Vice President
A Commitment
$20,000,000 THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
LC COMMITMENT
$20,000,000
By /s/ Everett Harner
Name: Everett Harner
Title: Manager
A Commitment
$10,000,000 BANK OF MONTREAL
LC COMMITMENT
$30,000,000
By /s/ J. Donald Higgins
Name: J. Donald Higgins
Title: Managing Director
A Commitment
$20,000,000 SOCIETE GENERALE
LC COMMITMENT
$17,500,000
By /s/ J. Blaine Sitaum
Name: J. Blaine Sitaum
Title: Regional Manager
A Commitment
$15,500,000 THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED
LC COMMITMENT
$12,500,000
By /s/ Shigeo Matsumoto
Name: Shigeo Matsumoto
Title: General Manager
A Commitment
$15,000,000 U.S. NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON
LC COMMITMENT
$10,000,000
By /s/ Johnathan A. Horton
Name: Johnathan A. Horton
Title: Assistant Vice President
A Commitment
$20,000,000 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK
LC COMMITMENT
$0
By /s/ Carl J. Mehldau, Jr.
Name: Carl J. Mehldau, Jr.
Title: Associate
A Commitment
$15,000,000 THE SUMITOMO BANK LIMITED
LC COMMITMENT
$0
By /s/ Jun Ogata
Name: Jun Ogata
Title: Joint General Manger
Los Angeles Branch
$250,000,000 Total of the A Commitments
$350,000,000 Total of the LC Commitments