FOURTH AMENDED LOAN AGREEMENT
This Fourth Amended Loan Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of the
31st day of December, 1998, is entered into by and among TACO CABANA, INC., a
Delaware corporation, TEXAS TACO CABANA, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, TP
ACQUISITION CORP., a Texas corporation, T.C. MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware
corporation, TACO CABANA MANAGEMENT, INC., a Texas corporation, COLORADO CABANA,
INC., a Colorado corporation and TACO CABANA MULTISTATE, INC., a Delaware
corporation (collectively the "Borrower"), and INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, a
state banking association (the "Lender").
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. THE LOANS.
1.1 Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Lender agrees to lend and advance to Borrower, from time to the time until
December 31, 2000 (the "Loan Commitment Period"), such sums as the Borrower may
request, but which shall not exceed, in the aggregate principal amount at any
one time outstanding, the amount of $35,000,000.00 ("Loan Commitment").
1.2 The Loans. Each borrowing under the Loan Commitment shall be referred
to herein as a "Loan", (and such borrowings shall be collectively referred to
as the "Loans"), shall be deemed a separate and independent loan, and shall
be evidenced and secured as set forth below. The loans (the "Existing Loans")
evidenced by the following described promissory notes (each a "Note" as such
term is used and defined herein) are Loans governed by this Agreement: (i) that
certain real estate lien note in the original principal amount of Ten Million
and No/100 Dollars ($10,000,000.00) dated May 15, 1995, executed by Borrower and
being payable to the order of Lender; and (ii) that certain real estate lien
note in the original principal amount of Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($3,700,000.00) dated August 8, 1997, executed by Borrower
and being payable to the order of Lender; (iii) that certain real estate lien
note in the original principal amount of $11,000,000.00, dated December 23,
1997, executed by Borrower and being payable to the order of Lender; and (iv)
that certain real estate lien note in the original principal amount of
$13,300,000, dated of even date herewith, executed by Borrower and being payable
to the order of the Lender.
1.3 Interest. Subject to Section 7, interest on the Loans shall be
calculated in accordance with the following:
a. All of the Loans shall bear interest at the Applicable Rate (as
defined below). For purposes hereof "Applicable Rate" shall mean, at any time,
the rate of interest per annum equal to the lessor of (i) at Borrower's option
exercised as set forth below, (A) the LIBOR Rate (as herein after defined) then
in effect plus two and 25/100th percent (2.25%), to be recomputed as of each
Interest Adjustment Date, or (B) the New York Prime Rate (as hereinafter
defined), or (ii) the maximum rate of interest allowed by applicable law, as now
or hereafter in effect (the "Maximum Rate"). The term "Interest Adjustment
Date" shall mean each of March 31, 19999, June 30, 1999, September 30, 1999,
December 31, 1999, March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000, September 30, 2000 and
December 31, 2000. The "New York Prime Rate" shall mean the floating annual
lending rate of interest announced from time to time by the Chase Manhattan
Bank, N.A., New York, New York, as its prime rate; if a prime rate is not
announced by Chase Manahattan Bank, N.A., then the term "New York Prime Rate"
shall mean the floating annual lending rate of interest announced from time to
time by Lender as its prime rate less one percent (1%). The term "LIBOR Rate"
shall mean, as of a particular date, the per annum rate of interest identified
as the three months London Interbank Offered Rate in the "Money Rates" Section
of the edition of the Southwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal most
recently published as of Interest Adjustment Date immediately previous to such
date; provided, however, that if the Wall Street Journal shall discontinue or
shall fail to regularly publish such rate in its "Money Rates" section or should
the LIBOR Rate become for any other reason unascertainable or be construed by a
court of competent jurisdiction as not constituting an index or formula by which
the foregoing described rate of interest can be determined, then the LIBOR Rate
option will no longer be available hereunder. Borrower acknowledges that Lender
makes no warranty or representation that the New York Prime Rate, LIBOR Rate or
Lender's prime rate are more favorable than another rate or index, or that rates
on other loans or credit facilities may not be based on other indices, or that
rates on loans to others may not be made below such rates. Installments of
principal and interst under each Loan shall be payable quarterly and amortized
over a ten (10) year period, and have a term specified by Lender which will not
exceed seven (7) years from the date of such Loan.
b. Upon at least two (2) Business Days' prior to written notice from
Borrower to Lender in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
Borrower may, on any Interest Adjustment Date elect to use either the New York
Prime Rate, the LIBOR Rate for the calculation of the Applicable Rate; provided,
however, that the rate of interest as elected in this section must be the same
rate of interest as elected in Section 1.3 of that certain Third Amended
Revolving Loan Agreement dated of even date herewith by and between Borrower
and Lender.
c. To the extend Borrower has not made an effective elective under
and in accordance with this Section 1.3, the Applicable Rate shall be calculated
using the New York Prime Rate.
1.4 Commitment Fee. During the Loan Commitment Period, Borrower agrees to
pay to Lender a commitment fee computed at the rate of one-quarter of one
percent (0.25%) per annum on the daily average unused amount of the Loan
Commitment during each Quarterly Cycle (as hereinafter defined). Such
commitment fee shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last day of each
March, June, September and December during the Loan Commitment Period,
commencing December 31, 1998 and continuing in consecutive quarterly payments
thereafter until the date of expiration of the Loan Commitment Period, on which
date any accrued and unpaid fee computed in accordance with the provisions of
this Section shall be due and payable. For purposes of this Section 1.4, the
term "Quarterly Cycle" shall refer to each calendar quarter during the Loan
Commitment Period.
1.5 Replaces Prior Commitment. This Fourth Amended Loan Agreement replaces
entirely that certain Third Amended Loan Agreement dated October 15, 1998 (the
"Prior Loan Agreement") which governed the terms of a $25,000,000.00 loan
commitment from Lender to Borrower ("Prior Commitment"). The Borrower and
Lender acknowledge that the Prior Commitment is null and void and of no further
force or effect.
1.6 Revolving Loan Agreement. The Borrower and Lender have entered into a
Third Amended Revolving Loan Agreement of even date herewith ("Revolving Loan
Agreement"). The term "Revolving Loan Documents" as used in this Fourth Amended
Loan Agreement shall have the meaning provided in the Revolving Loan Agreement.
SECTION 2. SECURITY AND COLLATERAL.
2.1 Composition of the Collateral. The Loans shall be secured primarily
with first liens and security interests upon those tracts of Borrower's real
property which are agreed upon between Borrower and Lender ("Security Tracts"),
together with the improvements, furniture, fixtures, equipment, accounts and
inventory located on, attributable to or used in connection with the Security
Tracts, as specifically set out in, and together with such other mortgages,
liens and security interests as set out in the Loan Documents (as defined in
Section 3.2). The security granted by the Loan Documents shall constitute
collateral for the indebtedness established by the Loans and as otherwise
established and set out in the Loan Documents (cumulatively the "Secured
Indebtedness"). All of the mortgages, liens, security interests, and rights
granted to Lender by the Loan Documents shall secure any and all Secured
Indebtedness. Lender shall not be required to release any of the liens,
security interests, and rights granted or given to Lender by any of the Loan
Documents unless and until all of the Secured Indebtedness has been paid in
full. The Loan Documents shall provide, and Borrower hereby agrees, that a
default under any Loan Document shall constitute a default under the Loan
Documents for all Loans and under each of the Revolving Loan Documents, and a
default under any of the Revolving Loan Documents shall constitute a default
under each of the Loan Documents.
2.2 Priority of Liens. The liens, security interests, and rights granted
to Lender to secure the Secured Indebtedness shall be first and prior except for
(i) liens for ad valorem taxes not yet delinquent, and (ii) those matters
expressly approved by Lender, in advance and in writing, which approval Lender
is under no obligation to provide.
2.3 Perfection and Preservation of Liens. Borrower will (i) execute and
deliver to Lender from time to time at the request of Lender such documents or
instruments as Lender shall deem necessary or appropriate, and will take such
other and further actions as Lender may from time to time request, in order to
perfect, continue, protect and preserve the liens, security interests and rights
granted to Lender by the Loan Documents; and (ii) pay or reimburse the Lender
for all costs and taxes of filing or recording the same in such public offices
as the Lender may designate.
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
The obligation of the Lender to make a Loan hereunder is subject to the
following conditions precedent:
3.1 Certain Events. The following conditions precedent must be fully
satisfied as of the date of any Loan:
a. No Event of Default (as defined below) under this Agreement or
any Loan Document, as defined below, shall have occurred, and no event shall
have occurred and be continuing that, with the giving of notice or passage of
time, or both, would be such an Event of Default.
b. Lender shall have received an appraisal of the fair market value
of the real property and improvements thereon to be granted as security for the
Loan, in a form, and prepared by an appraiser, approved by Lender, which
indicates that the amount of the proposed Loan is no greater than eighty
percent (80%) of the lesser of (i) the appraised fair market value of such
property, or (ii) the purchase price paid by Borrower for such property.
3.2 Documents Required for the Closing. Prior to any disbursement of any
Loan (the "Closing"), the following documents ("Loan Documents", such term
including all loan documents, other than the Prior Loan Agreement, executed
and/or delivered in connection with the Existing Loans) shall have been
delivered to Lender, fully executed and acknowledged where required and all in
form and substance acceptable to Lender:
a. This Agreement.
b. A Real Estate Lien Note ("Note").
c. A Security Agreement between Borrower and Lender, granting to
Lender a security interest in, among other property, all of Borrower's right,
title and interest, whether now or hereafter acquired, in all accounts,
inventory and equipment, and all proceeds thereof, located on, attributable to
or used in connection with the Security Tracts.
d. A Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents, Security Agreement and
Financing Statement from Borrower to Thomas L. Travis, Trustee for the benefit
of Lender, granting a first lien upon the real property and improvements thereon
to secure the respective Loan.
e. Financing Statements as Lender shall deem necessary to file from
time to time in order to perfect and preserve the security interests granted by
the Loan Documents.
f. A Commitment and Policy for Mortgagee Title Insurance issued by a
title company acceptable to Lender and for the aggregate amount of the
respective Loan.
g. A survey of the real property and improvement thereon prepared by
a surveyor acceptable to Lender.
h. Engineering and other information evidencing the absence of
pollution or contamination on the property being acquired and the suitability of
such property for Borrower's intended restaurant operation.
i. Tax Certificates evidencing that there are no ad valorem taxes or
assessments which are past due or payable.
j. Liability and casualty insurance coverage in an amount and issued
by carriers approved by Lender.
k. For the first Loan made hereunder, certified (as of the date of
Closing) copies of (i) resolutions of the Borrower's board of directors (for
each Borrower which is a corporation) or a consent of all general partners (for
each Borrower which is a partnership) authorizing the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and each other document to
be delivered pursuant hereto including a certification (dated the date of the
Closing) of the Borrower's secretary or its managing or general partner, as the
case may be, as to the incumbency and signatures of the officers of the Borrower
signing the Loan Documents, and each other document to be delivered pursuant
hereto; (ii) Borrower's bylaws, or partnership agreement, including all
amendments thereto; (iii) Borrower's articles of incorporation, including any
and all amendments thereto; and (iv) certificates of existence and certificates
as to the good standing of Borrower from applicable governmental authorities.
For each Loan after the first Loan, Borrower shall deliver to Lender and the
applicable title insurer (i) a current written statement of the Borrower's
corporate secretary or managing partner, as the case may be, stating that each
of the documents listed in this Section 3.2(k) delivered in conjunction with the
first Loan remains valid, unamended and effective and applicable to the
particular Loan to be made (or, if such statement cannot truthfully be given
then a current written statement of Borrower's corporate secretary stating the
particular reasons why such statement cannot be truthfully given, together with
any amended documents), and (ii) any of the documents listed in this Section
3.2(k) which are required by the title insurer for a particular Loan, in order
to issue the required mortgagees title insurance policy.
l. Any and all other documents or instruments as may be required by
Lender.
m. Prior to the first Loan, and thereafter at the request of Lender,
a true and complete list of all legal actions, claims, proceedings,
investigations and notices thereof, against or affecting Borrower.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
4.1 Original. To induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement, and to
fund the [Loans to be made hereunder], each Borrower represents and warrants to
the Lender as follows:
a. Borrower is a corporation or general partnership or limited
partnership, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the state under which it was organized; Borrower has
the lawful power to own its properties and to engage in the business it
conducts, and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or
foreign partnership in the jurisdictions wherein the nature of the business
transacted by it or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary.
b. Borrower is not in default with respect to any of its existing
indebtedness, and the making and performance of the Loan Documents will not
immediately or with the passage of time, or the giving of notice, or both: (i)
violate the charter or bylaw or partnership provisions of Borrower, or (ii)
violate any laws or result in a default under any contract, agreement, or
instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or its property is
bound.
c. Borrower has the power and authority to enter into and perform
each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and to incur the obligations
herein and therein provided for, and has taken all corporate or partnership
action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement and such other Loan Documents.
d. The Loan Documents are, and each Note when delivered will be,
valid, binding, and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
e. There is no pending order, notice, claim, litigation, proceeding,
or investigation against or affecting Borrower, whether or not covered by
insurance, that would materially and adversely affect the business of Borrower
if adversely determined.
f. All financial information given to Lender, including any
schedules and notes pertaining thereto, have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, fully and fairly
present the financial condition of Borrower at the dates thereof and the results
of' operations for the periods covered thereby, and there have been no material
adverse changes in the consolidated financial condition or business of Borrower
set forth therein, to the date hereof.
g. Except as otherwise permitted herein, Borrower has filed and paid
all federal, state, and local tax returns and other required reports and all
taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges that are due and payable
prior to the date hereof.
h. Except to the extent that the failure to comply would not
materially interfere with the conduct of the business of the Borrower, Borrower
has complied, and shall comply, with all applicable laws and regulations.
i. No representation or warranty by the Borrower contained herein or
in any Loan Document or certificate or other document furnished by the Borrower
contains any untrue or misleading statement of material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make such representation or warranty not misleading
in light of the circumstances under which it was made.
j. Each consent, approval or authorization of, or filing,
registration, or qualification required to be obtained by Borrower in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or the
undertaking or performance of any obligation hereunder or thereunder, has been
duly obtained.
4.2 Survival. All of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4.1 shall survive until all Secured Indebtedness is satisfied in full.
SECTION 5. COVENANTS OF BORROWER.
Borrower does hereby covenant and agree with the Lender that, so long as
any of the Secured Indebtedness remains unpaid, Borrower will comply with the
following covenants:
5.1 Affirmative Covenants.
a. Taco Cabana, Inc. will furnish to Lender within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year (or, in the event an
extension of the deadline for filing such information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") is required or authorized by the SEC, then within
one hundred eighty (180) days after the close of each fiscal year), for such
fiscal year, the following independently audited and prepared financial
information for itself and its subsidiaries prepared on a consolidated basis:
(i) a statement of stockholders' or partners' equity and a statement of changes
of cash flows; (ii) income statements; and (iii) balance sheets; all in
reasonable detail, including all supporting schedules and comments, and
certified by an independent certified public accountant auditor, approved by
Lender, to have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied.
b. Taco Cabana, Inc. will furnish to Lender within fifty (50) days
after the close of each quarterly accounting period in each fiscal year of each
Borrower and its subsidiaries, for such quarter, prepared on a consolidated
basis: (i) a statement of stockholders' or partners' equity and a statement of
changes in financial position; (ii) income statements; and (iii) balance sheets
as of the end of such quarterly period, all in reasonable detail, Subject to
year-end audit adjustments, and certified by Taco Cabana Inc.'s secretary to
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
c. Borrower will furnish to Lender such other financial statements
or reports as Lender may reasonably and periodically require, including without
limitation balance sheets and income statements for each Borrower on an
individual basis.
d. Borrower will maintain its inventory, equipment, real estate, and
other properties in good condition and repair (normal wear and tear excepted);
will pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged when due, the cost of
repairs to or maintenance of the same; and will pay or cause to be paid all
rental or mortgage payments due on such real estate. The Borrower hereby agrees
that, in the event Borrower fails to pay or cause to be paid any such payment,
the Lender may do so and on demand be reimbursed therefor by the Borrower.
e. In addition to any requirements in the Loan Documents, Borrower
will maintain, or cause to be maintained, public liability insurance and fire
and extended coverage insurance on all assets owned by them, all in such form
and amounts, and with such insurers, as are reasonable satisfactory to Lender.
Such policies shall contain a provision whereby they cannot be canceled except
after thirty (30) days' written notice to the Lender, and shall name Lender as
an additional insured. Borrower will furnish to the Lender such evidence of
insurance as the Lender may require. Borrower hereby agrees that, in the event
any Borrower fails to pay or cause to be paid the premium on any such insurance,
the Lender may do so and on demand be reimbursed therefor by the Borrower.
f. Borrower will pay or cause to be paid when due all taxes,
assessments or fees imposed upon it or on any of its property or that it is
required to withhold and pay over, except when, prior to impending foreclosure,
such taxes, assessments or fees are contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, with adequate reserves therefor having been set aside on its books.
g. Borrower will, when requested so to do, make available for
inspection by duly authorized representatives of the Lender any of their books
and records, and will furnish the Lender any information regarding their
business affairs and financial condition within a reasonable time after written
request therefor.
h. Borrower will take all necessary steps to preserve its corporate
or partnership existence and franchises and will comply with all present and
future laws applicable to them in the operation of their respective businesses
and all material agreements to which they are subject.
i. Within ten (10) days after the Lender's request therefor,
Borrower will furnish the Lender with copies of federal income tax returns filed
by the Borrower.
j. Borrower will pay when due (or within applicable grace periods)
all indebtedness due third parties. If any Borrower defaults in the payment of
any principal (or installment thereof) of, or interest on, any such
indebtedness, the Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to pay
such interest or principal for the account of Borrower and be reimbursed by
Borrower therefor on demand.
k. Borrower will notify the Lender immediately if it becomes aware
of the occurrence of any Event of Default, as defined below, or of any fact,
condition, or event that, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both,
could become an Event of Default hereunder, or of the failure of Borrower to
observe any of its undertakings hereunder.
l. The Borrower's shareholders' or partners' equity (as determined
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals consistently
applied) less the value of any intangible assets (as determined in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied) shall at
all times equal or exceed 90% of Tangible Net Worth of Borrower and Borrower's
Subsidiaries.
m. All cash, cash equivalents and funds derived from operations of
the Borrower shall be the property of the Borrower at the close of each business
day, unless such cash, cash equivalents and funds are utilized by other entities
for the payment of obligations in compliance with applicable law. This
provision is not intended to restrict Borrower's use of funds or usual and
regular course of business.
n. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have (i) initiated and will
pursue to completion a review and assesment of all areas within Borrower and
each of its Subsidiaries' business and operations (including those affected by
information received from suppliers and vendors) that could reasonably be
expected to be adversely affected by the Year 2000 Problem, (ii) developed and
will pursue to completion a plan and timeline for addressing the Year 2000
Problem on a timely basis, and (iii) to date, implemented that plan
substantially in accordance with that timetable. The Borrower reasonably
believes that all computer applications (including those affected by information
received from its suppliers and vendors) that are material to Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries' business and operations will on a timely basis be Year 2000
Compliant, except to the extend that a failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have Material Adverse Effect.
o. The Borrower will promptly notify the Lender in the event the
Borrower discovers or determines that any computer application (including those
affected by information received from its suppliers and vendors) that is
material to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries' business and operations will
not be Year 2000 Compliant on a timely basis, except to the extent that such
failure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
p. Borrower will maintain Quarterly Cash Flow (as defined) for
the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters in an amount equal to, or in
excess of, $4,000,000.00.
5.2 Negative Covenants.
a. For so long as any Indebtedness under the Loans remains
outstanding, Borrower shall not without the prior written consent of the holder
of the Notes:
(1) Permit the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to Consolidated
Fixed Charges for the immediatly preceding four fiscal quarters of Borrower
to be less than 2.0:1.0.(1) Permit Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be
less than the Minimum Consolidated Net Worth (as defined below) then in effect;
(2) Permit the ratio of Debt to Consolidated Net Worth to be
greater than 1.00:1.00 at any time; provide, however, that all treasury stock
purchases shall be excluded when calculating Consolidated Net Worth; or
(3) Permit the ratio of Intangible Assets to Consolidated Net
Worth to be greater than 0.40: 1.0 at any time; or
(4) Incur Capital Expenditures: (i) in excess of $25,000,000.00
during the 1999 fiscal year of Borrower; (ii) in excess of $30,000,000.00 during
the 2000 fiscal year of Borrower.
For purposes of subsections 5.1(l) (n),(o) and (p_) and this subsection
5.2(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Capital Expenditures" as to Borrower shall mean the aggregate amount paid
or accrued by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the rental, lease, purchase
(including by way of the acquisition of securities of another person or entity),
construction or use of any property the value or cost of which, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied would appear
on Borrower's balance sheet in the category of property, plant or equipment.
"Consolidated Cash Flow" for any period shall mean the consolidated net
income of the Borrower and all Subsidiaries for such period (after having taken
into account the effects of income tax), plus (without duplication) interest
expense, depreciation, amortization and all other non-cash charges, all as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" for any period shall mean (i) consolidated
interest expense, and obligations under capitalized leases for such period, plus
(ii) matured debt and any additional debt maturing within one year of the date
of determination, plus (iii) dividends and distributions to partners in respect
of their partnership interest, for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries, all as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
"Consolidated Net Worth" shall mean consolidated shareholders' or partners'
equity of the Borrower and all Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
"Debt" means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a
consolidated basis: (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred
purchase price of property or services, (ii) obligations as lessee under leases
which shall have been or should be, in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, recorded as capital leases, (iii) obligations under
direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent or
otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor
against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds
referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, and (iv) liabilities in respect of
unfunded vested benefits under plans covered by Title IV of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
"Intangible Assets" means, with respect to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, goodwill, organizational expenses,
trademarks, tradenames, and any other items which are treated as intangibles in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, properties, prospects, operations or condition, financial or
otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the
ability of the Borrower to pay or perform its respective obligations,
liabilities and indebtedness under the Loan Documents as such payment or
performance becomes due in accordance with terms thereof, or (iii) the rights,
powers and remedies of the Lender under any Loan Document or the validity,
legality or enforceability thereof.
"Minimum Consolidated Net Worth" means, during any calendar year,
$40,000,000.00 minus the amount paid by Borrower in any allowed purchase of
capital stock consummated pursuant to Section 5.25b,plus 50% of the consolidated
net income of Borrower (as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied) for the period commencing
(January 1, 1998), to December 31 of the calendar year immediately prior to the
calendar year in which the determination of Minimum Tangible Net Worth is being
made.
"Quarterly Cash Flow" shall mean for any fiscal quarter of Borrower the
consolidated net income of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period (after
having taken into account the effects of income tax) plus (without duplication)
interest expense, depreciation, amortization and all other non-cash charges, all
as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
"Subsidiaries" means all corporations or partnerships of which at least 99%
of the partnership interests, or of the shares of stock of every class of which,
outstanding at the time as of which any determination is being made, is owned by
the Borrower, either directly or through a Subsidiary. "Subsidiary" means each
of the Subsidiaries.
"Tangible Net Worth" means, with respect to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Net Worth less the value of
any intangible assets as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied.
"Year 2000 Compliant" means, all computer applications (including those
affected by information received from its suppliers and vendors) that are
material to the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' business and operations
will on a timely basis be able to perform properly data-sensitive functions
involving all dates on and after January 1, 2000.
"Year 2000 Problem" means the risk that computer applications used by the
Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries (including those affected by information
received from its suppliers and vendors) may be unable to recognize and perform
properly data-sensitive functions involving certain dates on and after January
1, 2000.
b. No Borrower shall change its name, enter into any merger,
consolidation, reorganizations or recapitalization, or reclassify its capital
stock without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, except that Borrower shall be permitted to purchase
common stock of Borrower in an aggregate amount expended in the purchase
thereof after September 30, 1998, not to exceed $12,500,000.00.
c. No Borrower shall sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of
all, or (except in the ordinary course of business) any material part of, its
assets, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
d. No Borrower shall mortgage, pledge, grant, or permit to exist a
security interest in or lien upon any of the security given for the Loans, other
than pursuant to the Loan Documents and Revolving Loan Documents and statutory
liens in the ordinary course of its business.
e. Borrower shall not furnish the Lender with any certificate or
other document that will contain any untrue statement of material fact or that
will omit to state a material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light
of the circumstances under which it was furnished.
f. No Borrower shall transfer, alienate, sell, assign, or encumber
any of its capital stock or partnership interests in any Subsidiary.
g. No Borrower shall incur, create, assume, or permit any
indebtedness other than (i) under the Revolving Loan Documents and the Loan
Documents; (ii) obligations under leases for real or personal property used in
Borrower's business; (iii) loans between Borrowers; (iv) loans between Borrowers
and nonborrower Subsidiaries not exceeding the aggregate principal amount of
$100,000.00 without the consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; (v) normal accruals and trade accounts payable incurred
in the ordinary course of business, or otherwise become liable, directly or
indirectly, as guarantor or otherwise for any obligation (other than the
endorsement of commercial paper for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
of business and guaranties of affiliate transactions made in the ordinary course
of business).
h. Borrower shall not make any loans or advances to any officer,
shareholder, director, or employee of Borrower or of any Subsidiary which, at
any time, exceed the outstanding aggregate principal amount of $300,000.00.
SECTION 6. DEFAULT.
6.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following
events shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
a. Any installment of principal and/or interest on the Loans or any
other sums due by Borrower under the Loan Documents shall not be paid when due
and payable.
b. Any Borrower shall breach any of the affirmative or negative
covenants contained herein and the breach is not cured within five days after
written notice of the breach is given by the Lender to the Borrower.
c. Any Borrower shall fail to perform, keep or otherwise observe any
other obligation, term, provision, covenant, warranty or representation
contained herein or in any of the Loan Documents and such failure is not cured
within five days after written notice of the breach is given by the Lender to
the Borrower.
d. Any financial statement or report, representation, warranty, or
certificate made or furnished by any Borrower to the Lender hereunder or in
connection with this Agreement, any Loan or any Loan Documents, or in any
separate statement or document to be delivered under the Loan Documents to the
Lender, shall be materially false, incorrect, or incomplete when made or
furnished.
e. Any Borrower shall admit its inability to pay its debts as they
mature, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of its or any of its
creditors.
f. Proceedings in bankruptcy, or for the dissolution, full or
partial liquidation or reorganization of any Borrower, or for the readjustment
of any of their respective debts, under the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any
part thereof, or under any other laws, whether state or federal, for the relief
of debtors, now or hereafter existing, shall be commenced by Borrower.
g. If an application is made by any Borrower for the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, or custodian for Borrower or for any substantial part of
their respective assets, or any Borrower shall discontinue business or
materially change the nature of its business.
h. If a receiver, trustee, or custodian shall be appointed for any
Borrower or for any part of their respective assets, and shall not be discharged
within 30 days of such appointment.
i. If all or any of any borrower's assets are attached, seized,
subjected to a writ, or are levied upon, or come within the possession of any
receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors.
j. If any Borrower is permanently enjoined, restrained or in any way
prevented by court order from conducting any material part of its business
affairs.
k. If a notice of lien, levy or assessment is filed of record with
respect to all or any of Borrower's assets by the United States or any
department, agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any state, county,
municipality or other governmental agency, or if any taxes or debts owing at any
time or times hereafter to any one or more of them becomes a lien, upon all or
any material portion of Borrower's assets.
l. A judgment creditor of any Borrower shall obtain possession of
any of the collateral securing repayment of the Loans by any means, including,
but without limitation, levy, distraint, replevin, or self-help.
m. Any Event of Default occurs under the terms of any of the Loan
Documents or under the terms of any of the Revolving Loan Documents.
n. Any Borrower shall dissolve, liquidate, or otherwise terminate
its existence, or take any action to effect such termination.
o. Any Borrower shall suffer a final judgment in excess of
$250,000.00, and shall not discharge the same within thirty (30) days.
p. Any Borrower furnishes the Lender with any certificate or other
document that contains any untrue statement of material fact or that omits to
state a material fact necessary to make it not misleading in light of the
circumstances under which it was furnished.
q Any material nonborrower Subsidiary shall have failed to pay
when due all taxes, assessments or fees imposed upon it or on any of its
property or that it is required to withhold and pay over, except when, prior to
impending foreclosure, such taxes, assessments or fees are contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, with adequate reserves therefor having been
set aside on its books.
r. Any material nonborrower Subsidiary fails to take all necessary
steps to preserve its corporate or partnership existence and franchises, or
fails to comply with all present and future laws applicable to it in the
operation of its business and all material agreements to which it is subject.
s. Lender, at its discretion and after five days written notice
given to Borrower, deems itself to be adversely affected and/or insecure by
reason of any material change in any of Borrower's (including any endorsers
and/or guarantors) net worth, or by reason of any other material change of
condition whether or not described herein.
6.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender, at its
option, may:
a. Terminate any obligation to make any further Loans and declare
the entire principal balance of the Secured Indebtedness and all interest,
unpaid accrued and earned thereon to be immediately due and payable without
demand for payment, presentment for payment, notices of intention to accelerate
maturity, notices of election to accelerate maturity, protest and notice of
protest or any other notice whatsoever, all of which are hereby expressly
waived.
b. Enforce or avail itself of any and all rights and remedies given
to it by any or all of the Loan Documents.
c. Enforce or avail itself of all rights and remedies allowed by all
applicable laws.
SECTION 7. INTEREST LIMITATION.
7.1 Limitation. Interest on the debt evidenced by the Notes or otherwise
in connection with the Loans shall not exceed the maximum amount of nonusurious
interest that may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received under
law; any interest in excess of that maximum amount shall be credited on the
principal of the debt or, if that has been paid, refunded. On any acceleration
or required or permitted prepayment, any such excess shall be canceled
automatically as of the acceleration or prepayment or, if already paid, credited
on the principal of the debt or, if the principal of the debt has been paid,
refunded. This provision overrides other provisions in this and all other
instruments concerning the debt. All sums paid or agreed to be paid for the
use, forbearance or detention of the indebtedness of Borrower to Lender shall,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and
spread throughout the full stated term of such indebtedness until payment in
full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of such indebtedness does
not exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by law for so long as such
indebtedness is outstanding, and to the extent that Chapter 303 of the Texas
Finance Code, as amended, and Chapter 10 of the Texas Credit Title, as amended,
is applicable to such indebtedness, the quarterly rate ceiling from time to time
in effect under such article shall be the applicable ceiling. This provision
overrides other provisions in this and all other instruments concerning the
debt.
SECTION 8. MISCELLANEOUS.
8.1 No Permanent Waivers. No waiver at any time of the provisions or
conditions of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents shall be
construed as a waiver of any of the other provisions or conditions hereof or
thereof nor be construed as a right to a subsequent waiver or any other
provisions or conditions.
8.2 Severability. Unenforceability for any reason against any person or
persons of any provision of this Loan Agreement, or of any of the other Loan
Documents or other Agreements between Borrower and the Lender, shall not limit
or impair the operation or validity of any other provisions of this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents.
8.3 Descriptive Headings and Defined Terms. The descriptive headings of
the various sections and subsection of this Agreement and the Loan Documents and
any schedule, agreement or other instrument, executed with reference hereto are
inserted for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of any such
document and no inference is to be drawn from such headings. Whenever the
context shall require, words of any gender shall be deemed to include the other
gender and either the singular or the plural shall include the other, including
with respect to terms defined herein.
8.4 Further Assurance. From time to time, Borrower will execute and
deliver to the Lender such additional documents and will provide such additional
information as the Lender may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this
Agreement and be informed of the Borrower's status and affairs.
8.5 Enforcement and Waiver by the Lender. All rights and remedies of the
Lender are cumulative and concurrent, and the exercise of one right or remedy
shall not be deemed a waiver or release of any other right or remedy. The
Lender shall have the right at all times to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement and the Loan Documents in strict accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof, notwithstanding any conduct or custom on the part of the Lender in
refraining from so doing at any time or times. The failure of the Lender at any
time or times to enforce its rights under such provisions, strictly in
accordance with the same, shall not be construed as having created a custom in
any way or manner contrary to specific provisions of this Agreement or such Loan
Documents or as having in any way or manner modified or waived the same.
8.6 Expenses of the Lender. The Borrower will, on demand, pay, or
reimburse the lender, for all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees
and expenses of legal counsel for the Lender, incurred by the Lender in
connection with the preparation, administration, amendment, modification, or
enforcement of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and the collection or
attempted collection of any and all Notes. All reasonable costs, including but
not limited to reasonable attorney's fees of Borrower, Lender, or other
interested parties, other professional fees, appraiser's and surveyor's fees,
taxes and all expenses of all kinds incurred in connection with the Loans, shall
be borne by Borrower, and Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender and save it
harmless from the payment, defense and/or expense of any claim or demand for
such fees, costs, taxes and expenses.
8.7 Notices. Any notices or consents required or permitted by this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered in
person, or upon deposit in the U.S. Mail, if
sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, as
follows, unless such address is changed by written notice hereunder:
a. If to Borrower:
Taco Cabana, Inc.
Texas Taco Cabana, L.P.
TP Acquisition Corp.
T.C. Management, Inc.
Taco Cabana Management, Inc.
Taco Cabana Multistate, Inc.
Colorado Cabana, Inc.
8918 Tesoro Drive, Suite 200
San Antonio, Texas 78217
b. If to the Lender:
International Bank of Commerce
130 East Travis
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Attention: Mr. Steve E. Edlund
8.8 RELEASE BY THE BORROWER. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAWS, BORROWER RELEASES THE LENDER AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM ALL CLAIMS, CAUSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITY AND
RELATED EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION ON THE PART OF ANY OF THEM,
WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE FRAUD, BAD FAITH OR
NEGLIGENCE BY LENDER OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES.
8.9 Governing Law. This Agreement is made and accepted, and the
obligations of the parties set forth herein shall be performable, in the County
of Bexar and State of Texas, and this Agreement and all the Loan Documents shall
be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas
except to the extent that such laws may be preempted by laws of the United
States of America. The parties hereby agree that this Agreement and the Loans
to be made pursuant hereto shall not be subject to the provisions of (Chapter 15
of the Texas Credit Code).
8.10 Lender's Relationship to Other. Lender is not a partner or joint
venturer in any manner whatsoever with any Borrower.
8.11 Waiver, Modification. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof
may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
8.12 Cumulative Remedies. The right and remedies of the Lender under the
Loan Documents shall be cumulative and the exercise, or partial exercise, of any
such right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other right or
remedy.
8.13 Binding Effect. This Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and
assigns, provided that no Borrower may assign its rights or obligations
hereunder. If more than one party executes this Agreement a Borrower, the term
"Borrower" shall mean and refer to each such party, jointly and severally.
8.14 Survival of Agreement. The provisions thereof shall survive the
execution of all instruments herein mentioned, and shall continue in full force
until the Secured Indebtedness is paid in full and shall prevail and control
over any conflicting provision contained elsewhere in the Loan Documents.
8.15 Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement
between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, if
any, relating to the subject matter hereof. There are no oral agreements or
understandings between the parties which are not evidenced by the Loan
Documents.
8.16 Subsidiaries. Except where otherwise specified herein, the term
"Subsidiary" shall mean every entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of
the outstanding voting stock or other ownership interests shall, at the time of
determination, be owned directly or indirectly by the named Borrower or through
one or more intermediaries of Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
WITNESS: BORROWER:
TACO CABANA, INC.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
TEXAS TACO CABANA, L.P., a Texas
limited partnership
By: Taco Cabana Management, Inc., a Texas
Corporation, General Partner
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
TP ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
T.C. MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
TACO CABANA MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
TACO CABANA MULTISTATE, INC.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
COLORADO CABANA, INC.
By:
Name: Name:
Title:
LENDER:
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
By:
Name: Steve E. Edlund,
Executive Vice President