EX-10.2 2 exh_102.htm EXHIBIT 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

Amendment No. 2 to
Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

 

This Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (“Amendment”) is dated as of February 10, 2021 and is entered into by and among America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Parent”), Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“Colonial”), America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (“ACM”), Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation (“TCM”) (each of Colonial, ACM and TCM, a “Borrower”, and collectively, “Borrowers”), the financial institutions party to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined) as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), BMO Harris Bank N.A., as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”), lead arranger and book manager for the Lenders. All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined).

 

Witnesseth

 

Whereas, Parent, Borrowers, Lenders and Agent have entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 30, 2019, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”);

 

Whereas, Parent, Borrowers, the Required Lenders and Agent have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement subject to the terms and conditions stated herein; and

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Lenders, Agent, Parent and Borrowers hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Amendment to the Loan Agreement.

 

Section 10.2.3. of the Loan Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 10.2.3. Capital Expenditures. Make Capital Expenditures in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate during any Fiscal Year.

 

Section 2.           Conditions.

 

The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

2.1.       The Parent, the Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment .

 

2.2.       Borrowers shall have executed and delivered to Agent such other documents and instruments as Agent may reasonably require.

 

  

 

Section 3.           Representations.

 

In order to induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Obligor hereby represent and warrant to the Bank that as of the date hereof:

 

3.1.       Authorization, Etc. The Obligors have the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and the other Loan Documents (if any) called for hereby. The Obligors have taken all necessary action (including, without limitation, obtaining approval of its equity holders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents (if any) called for hereby. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority, and no consent of any other Person, is required in connection with such Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment or such other Loan Documents, except for those already duly obtained. This Amendment and the other Loan Documents (if any) called for hereby have been duly executed and delivered by the Obligors and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Obligors, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents (if any) called for hereby by the relevant Obligors does not (i) contravenes the terms of any Obligor’s Organic Documents; (ii) conflict with or constitute a violation or breach of, or constitutes a default under, or results in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) upon the Property of any Obligor by reason of the terms of any material contractual obligation (including without limitation contractual obligations arising from any material agreements to which any Obligor is a party or which is binding upon it); or (iii) violates any requirement of law in any material respect.

 

3.2.       No Change to Organic Documents. Each Obligor hereby certifies that the copies of such Obligor’s Organic Documents previously delivered to the Agent under the Loan Documents continue to be true, correct and complete, have not been amended or otherwise modified since the date of such delivery, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof. The Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on this certification until it is otherwise notified by the applicable Obligor in writing.

 

3.3.       Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 of the Loan Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are and shall be and remain true and correct.

 

3.4.       No Default. No Default or Event of Default exists under the Loan Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment. No Regulatory Event shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Section 4.           Reaffirmations.

 

4.1.       Collateral. The Obligors heretofore executed and delivered to the Agent the Security Documents. The Obligors hereby acknowledge and agree that the Liens created and provided for by the Security Documents continue to secure, among other things, the Obligations arising under the Loan Agreement as amended hereby; and the Security Documents and the rights and remedies of the Agent thereunder, the obligations of the Obligors thereunder, and the Liens created and provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected, impaired or discharged hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any manner affect or impair the priority of the Liens created and provided for by the Security Documents as to the indebtedness which would be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this Amendment.

 

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4.2.       Guaranties. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of this Amendment and consents to any modification of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents effected pursuant to this Amendment. Each Guarantor hereby confirms to the Agent and the Lenders that, after giving effect to this Amendment, the Guaranty of such Guarantor and each other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party continues in full force and effect and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with their terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Amendment, such Guarantor is not required by the terms of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the waivers or modifications to the Loan Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Loan Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Guarantor to any future waivers or modifications to the Loan Agreement.

 

Section 5.           Miscellaneous.

 

5.1.       Except as specifically amended herein, the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Loan Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Loan Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Loan Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment is not a novation nor is it to be construed as a release, waiver or modification of any of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants, rights or remedies set forth in the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except as specifically set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligors agree to comply with all of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents except to the extent such compliance is irreconcilably inconsistent with the express provisions of this Amendment.

 

5.2.       The Borrowers agree to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of or incurred by the Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents being executed and delivered in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent.

 

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5.3.       This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of Amendment. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Illinois.

 

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In Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this Amendment under seal on the date first written above.

 

Borrowers:
  
 Colonial Auto Finance, Inc., an Arkansas corporation
  
  
 By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Name: Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Title: President                                                    

 

 

 America’s Car Mart, Inc., an Arkansas corporation
  
  
 By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Name: Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Title: President                                                    

 

 

 Texas Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation
  
  
 By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Name: Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Title: President                                                    

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

Parent:

 

 America’s Car-Mart, Inc., a Texas corporation
  
  
 By: /s/ Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Name: Jeffrey A. Williams                                 
  Title: CEO & President                                       

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 Agent and Lenders:
  
 BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Agent and Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ Guadalupe Marquez                               
  Name: Guadalupe Marquez                                
  Title: Managing Director                                    

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 BOKF, NA D/B/A BOK Financial, as Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ Jacob Hudson                                        
  Name: Jacob Hudson                                         
  Title: Arkansas President                                  

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 

 Commerce Bank, as Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ J. Anderson                                            
  Name: J. Anderson                                             
  Title: Senior Vice President                               

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 

 

 Arvest Bank, as Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ Andrew Coffey                                       
  Name: Andrew Coffey                                        
  Title: Senior Vice President                               

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 

 First Horizon Bank, as Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ Blake Chandler                                       
  Name: Blake Chandler                                       
  Title: Vice President                                           

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lender
  
  
 By: /s/ William M Laird                                      
  Name: William M Laird                                       
  Title: SVP – Portfolio Manager                           

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]

 

 MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
  
  
 By: /s/ Adrian Avalos                                        
  Name: Adrian Avalos                                         
  Title: Director                                                      

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2]