STAGE STORES INC
STAGE STORES, INC., FORM 10-Q, 11-03-2007, EX 10.2
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        10.2</strong></font></div>
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    <div>&#160;</div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>SIXTH
        AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</u></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">This
        Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the &#8220;<u>Sixth Amendment</u>&#8221;) is made as of
        this 20th day of November, 2007 by and among</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">SPECIALTY
        RETAILERS, INC., a Texas corporation, having its principal place of business
        at
        10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77025 (the &#8220;Borrower&#8221;); and</font></div>
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        STORES, INC., a Nevada corporation, having its principal place of business
        at
        10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77025; and</font></div>
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        GENERAL PARTNER LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, having its principal
        place of business at 10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77025;</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">the
        LENDERS party hereto; and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">BANK
        OF AMERICA, N.A. (f/k/a Fleet National Bank), as Issuing Bank, a national
        banking association having a place of business at 100 Federal Street, Boston,
        Massachusetts 02110; and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">BANK
        OF AMERICA, N.A., as successor in interest to Fleet Retail Group, LLC (f/k/a
        Fleet Retail Group, Inc. and Fleet Retail Finance Inc.), as Administrative
        Agent
        and as Collateral Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;Agent&#8221;), a
        national banking association, having its principal place of business at 100
        Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">THE
        CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AND
        NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., as Co-Documentation Agents;</font></div>
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        FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC, as Syndication Agent, and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">BANC
        OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC (successor to Fleet Securities, Inc.), as
        Arranger;</font></div>
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        consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and benefits to be
        derived herefrom.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">W
        I T N E S S E T H:</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">WHEREAS,
        on August 21, 2003, certain of the parties hereto, among others, entered
        into
        that certain Credit Agreement, as amended by that certain Limited Waiver
        and
        First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 2003, that certain
        Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2004, that
        certain
        Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 31, 2005, that certain
        Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 20, 2007, and that
        certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 21,
        2007&#160;&#160;(as amended and in effect, the &#8220;<u>Credit Agreement</u>&#8221;);
        and</font></div><br>
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        the Loan Parties have advised the Agent and the Lenders that they intend
        to
        enter into the Equipment Financing Agreement (as defined below);
        and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">WHEREAS,
        the Loan Parties have requested that the Agent and the Lenders modify certain
        of
        the provisions of the Credit Agreement to permit the Indebtedness incurred
        by
        certain of the Loan Parties pursuant to the Equipment Financing Agreement
        as
        more fully set forth herein.</font></div>
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        THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:</font></div>
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                  Terms</u>.&#160;&#160;All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
                  defined shall have the same meaning herein as in the Credit
                  Agreement.</font></div>
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                  to Article I</u>.&#160;&#160;The provisions of Article I of the Credit
                  Agreement are hereby amended as
                  follows:</font></div>
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                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">(a)</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">by
                  adding the following new definitions in appropriate alphabetical
                  order:</font></div>
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        Financing Agreement</u>&#8221; means that certain&#160;&#160;Master Loan and Security
        Agreement dated November 13, 2007 by and among Specialty Retailers, Inc.,
        as
        borrower, the Parent, as guarantor, the lenders party thereto, and Banc of
        America Leasing &amp; Capital, LLC, as agent for the lenders.</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">by
                  deleting the definition of &#8220;Material Indebtedness&#8221; in its entirety and
                  substituting the following in its
                  stead:</font></div>
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        Indebtedness</u>&#8221; means (a) Indebtedness of Specialty Retailers, Inc. under the
        Equipment Financing Agreement and (b) Indebtedness (other than the Loans,
        Letters of Credit and obligations under Leases) of the Borrower in an aggregate
        principal amount exceeding $5,000,000.&#160;&#160;&#160;For purposes of
        determining the amount of Material Indebtedness at any time, the amount of
        the
        obligations in respect of any Hedging Agreement at such time shall be Agreement
        Value.</font></div>
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                  to Article VI</u>.&#160;&#160;The provisions of Article VI of the Credit
                  Agreement are hereby amended as
                  follows:</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">Section
                  6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause
                  (iv)
                  in its entirety and substituting the following in its
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        of any Loan Party pursuant to the Equipment Financing Agreement or to finance
        the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease
        Obligations, and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition
        of
        any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition
        thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness
        that
        do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an
        earlier
        maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof, <u>provided that</u>
        the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this
        clause&#160;(iv) shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time
        outstanding;&#8221;</font></div>
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                  6.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause
                  (a) in
                  its entirety and substituting the following in its
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        created under the Loan Documents and the Equipment Financing
        Agreement;&#8221;</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Ratification
                  of Loan Documents</u>.&#160;&#160;Except as provided herein, all terms and
                  conditions of the Credit Agreement and of the other Loan Documents
                  remain
                  in full force and effect.&#160;&#160;The Loan Parties each hereby ratify,
                  confirm, and reaffirm all of the representations and warranties
                  contained
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Conditions
                  to Effectiveness</u>.&#160;&#160;&#160;This Sixth Amendment shall not be
                  effective until each of the following conditions precedent have
                  been
                  fulfilled to the satisfaction of the
                  Agent:</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">This
                  Sixth Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered by
                  the
                  respective parties hereto and, shall be in full force and effect
                  and shall
                  be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the
                  Lenders.</font></div>
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">All
                  limited liability company, corporate and shareholder action on
                  the part of
                  the Loan Parties necessary for the valid execution, delivery and
                  performance by the Loan Parties of this Sixth Amendment shall have
                  been
                  duly and effectively taken and evidence thereof satisfactory to
                  the Agent
                  shall have been provided to the
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                <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif;">The
                  Equipment Financing Agreement and all documents entered into in
                  connection
                  therewith shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
                  to the
                  Agent.</font></div>
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