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8-K
Feb 18, 5:00 PM ET
ARKO Corp. 8-K
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Borrower and Guarantor makes the following representations and warranties, all of which shall be deemed to be continuing representations and warranties as long as this Agreement is in effect:
a. Good Standing; Authority. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof and Guarantor, are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed. Each Borrower, and each Subsidiary thereof, and Guarantor are duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which failure to be so qualified might have a material adverse effect on its business or assets and has the power and authority to own each of its assets and to use them in the ordinary course of business now and in the future.
b. Compliance. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof and Guarantor, conducts its business and operations and the ownership of its assets in material compliance with each applicable statute, regulation and other law, including environmental laws. All material approvals, including authorizations, permits, consents, franchises, licenses, registrations, filings, declarations, reports and notices (the “Approvals”) necessary for the conduct of each Borrower’s, and of each Subsidiary’s and Guarantor’s, business and for the Loan have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect. Each Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof and Guarantor, is in compliance with the Approvals. Each Borrower, and each Subsidiary thereof and Guarantor, is in material compliance with its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement, articles of organization, operating agreement or other applicable organizational or governing document as may be applicable to such Person depending on its organizational structure (“Governing Documents”). To Borrower’s and Guarantor’s knowledge, each Borrower, and each Subsidiary thereof and Guarantor, is in compliance with each agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets is bound and which, if not in effect, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
c. Legality. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and Guarantor of this Agreement and all of the other Transaction Documents, (i) are in furtherance of such Person’s purposes and within its power and authority; (ii) do not (A) violate any statute, regulation or other law or any judgment, order or award of any court, agency or other governmental authority or of any arbitrator with respect to such Person or any Subsidiary or (B) violate such Person’s or any Subsidiary’s Governing Documents, constitute a default under any agreement binding on such Person or any Subsidiary or result in a lien or encumbrance on any of the Collateral securing the Loan; and (iii) have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions.
d. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Borrower is the calendar year.
e. Title to Assets. The Borrower has good and marketable title to the assets constituting Collateral for the Loan free of security interests, mortgages or other liens or encumbrances, except as set forth on the Schedule 2.E. “Permitted Liens” or pursuant to the Bank’s prior written consent (the “Permitted Liens”).
f. Judgments and Litigation. There is no pending or threatened claim, audit, investigation, action or other legal proceeding or judgment, order or award of any court, agency or other governmental authority or arbitrator which involves the Borrower or the Guarantor, or their respective assets that would have a Material Adverse Effect (“Action”).
g. Full Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any certificate, financial statement or other writing provided to the Bank by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantor contains any statement of fact that is incorrect or misleading in any material respect or omits to state any fact necessary to make any such statement not incorrect or misleading in any material respect. Neither the Borrower nor Guarantor has failed to disclose to the Bank any fact that might have a Material Adverse Effect.
3. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. So long as this Agreement is in effect, Borrower shall:
b. Accounting; Tax Returns and Payment of Claims. Maintain a system of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, has filed and will file each material tax return required of it and, except as disclosed in the Schedule, has paid and will pay when due each tax, assessment, fee, charge, fine and penalty imposed by any taxing authority upon it or any of its assets, income or franchises, as well as all amounts owed to mechanics, materialmen, landlords, suppliers and the like in the normal course of business, the failure to pay such which would constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
c. Inspections. Promptly upon the Bank’s request, permit, and cause its Subsidiaries to permit, the Bank’s officers, attorneys or other agents to inspect its and its Subsidiary’s premises, examine and copy its records and discuss its and its Subsidiary’s business, operations and financial or other condition with its and its Subsidiary’s responsible officers and independent accountants.
e. Changes in Management and Control. Immediately upon any change in the identity of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s chief executive officer or in its 25% beneficial ownership, the Borrower will provide to the Bank a certificate executed by a senior officer authorized to transact business on behalf of the Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, specifying such change.
f. Notice of Defaults and Material Adverse Changes. Immediately upon acquiring reason to know of (i) any Event of Default, (ii) any event or condition that might have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) any Action, Borrower will provide to the Bank a certificate executed by a senior officer authorized to transact business on behalf of the Borrower specifying the date(s) and nature of the Event of Default, event or condition or the Action and what steps the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect to it, or (iv) any change of its address or of the location of any Collateral securing the Loan.
g. Insurance. Borrower shall maintain its, and cause its Subsidiaries to maintain, property in good repair and will on request provide the Bank with evidence of insurance coverage satisfactory to the Bank, including fire and hazard, liability, workers’ compensation and business interruption insurance and flood hazard insurance as and if required. In addition, Borrower shall (i) maintain and (provide to Bank evidence of) environmental insurance coverage with respect to the Collateral, and (ii) comply with the insurance requirements set forth in the Security Instruments encumbering the Collateral for the Loan, and the environmental insurance requirements set forth in the Environmental Indemnity.
h. Commitment Fee; Other Fees. On or before the date hereof, Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee in the amount of $150,000.00 with respect to the Loan.
i. Further Assurances. Promptly upon the request of the Bank, Borrower execute, and cause Guarantor and its Subsidiaries to execute, and deliver each writing and take each other action that the Bank reasonably deems necessary or desirable in connection with the Loan.
4. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. As long as this Agreement is in effect, no Borrower shall violate, and shall not suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries to violate, any of the following covenants without the prior written consent of Bank. No Borrower shall:
a. Liens. (i) Permit any of the Collateral to be subject to any Lien, except as set forth on the Schedule titled “Permitted Liens” and except for liens for property taxes not yet due; pledges and deposits to secure obligations or performance for workers’ compensation, bids, tenders, contracts other than notes, appeal bonds or public or statutory obligations; and materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’ and similar liens arising in the normal course of business; and/or (ii) directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets
of any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of any such Person (including its Equity Interests) (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement).
b. Changes In Form. (i) Do business under or otherwise use any name other than its true name or registered or unregistered trade names (including, but not limited to, Apple Market, Breadbox, ExpressStop, E-Z Mart, fas mart®, Li’l Cricket, RStore, Pride Stores, Roadrunner Markets, Scotchman and Village Pantry and applicable fuel brands such as BP and Valero), (ii) make any material change in its business, structure, purposes or operations that might have a material adverse effect on such Person, (iii) permit any change in control of the ownership or operation of the Collateral, or (iv) make, terminate or permit to be revoked any election pursuant to Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code.
d. Investments. Purchase, make, incur, assume or permit to exist any investment in any other Person (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement).
e. Restricted Payments, etc. Make any Restricted Payment, or make any deposit for any Restricted Payment (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement).
f. Indebtedness. Directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee, suffer to exist or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise with respect to any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness existing as of the date hereof and disclosed to Bank in writing (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement).
g. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into or cause or permit to exist any arrangement, transaction or contract (including for the purchase, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of services) with any Affiliate (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement).
h. Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes. Change its fiscal year from December 31 or make any change (a) in accounting treatment and reporting practices except as required by GAAP or (b) in tax reporting treatment except as required by law.
i. Restrictive Agreements, etc. Enter into any agreement (other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents and/or the PNC Credit Agreement) prohibiting any of the following (subject to the exceptions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement): (a) the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired in favor of Bank and/or Agent; (b) the ability of such Person to amend or otherwise modify any of the Transaction Documents and/or such documents as contemplated by the PNC Credit Agreement; or (c) the ability of such Person to make any payments, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower, including by way of dividends, advances, repayments of loans, reimbursements of management and other intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other returns on investments.
j. Change of Ownership. Permit a Change of Ownership to occur, unless such Change of Ownership has been approved by Bank. Immediately upon the occurrence of any Change of Ownership approved by Bank, Borrower will provide to Bank a certificate executed by a senior officer authorized to transact business on behalf of Borrower, specifying such Change of Ownership.
a. Events of Default. Any of the following events or conditions shall constitute an “Event of Default” (i) failure by the Borrower to pay when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, upon demand or otherwise) any amount due under the Loan, or any part thereof, with such failure continuing for three (3) business days; (ii) default by the Borrower in the performance of any other obligation, term or condition of this Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents, and, in the event such default is deemed capable of cure by Bank in its sole discretion, the continuation of such default for thirty (30) days after notice from Bank to Borrower (or sixty (60) days’ notice when such default is not capable of cure within a thirty (30) day period, as determined by Bank, and the Borrower is diligently pursuing such cure); (iii) default by the Borrower in the performance of any other obligation, term or condition under any indebtedness or obligation owing to the Bank (other than hereunder or in the Transactional Documents) beyond any applicable cure or grace period, including, without limitation, failure by the Borrower to pay when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration, upon demand or otherwise) any amount due under such indebtedness; (iv) the Borrower is dissolved, becomes insolvent, generally fails to pay or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (v) the Borrower makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition agreement with or for the benefit of its creditors or makes, or sends notice of any intended, bulk sale; the sale, assignment, transfer or delivery of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower to a third party; or the cessation by the Borrower as a going business concern; (vi) the Borrower files a petition in bankruptcy or institutes any action under federal or state law for the relief of debtors or seeks or consents to the appointment of an administrator, receiver, custodian or similar official for the wind up of its business (or has such a petition or action filed against it and such petition action or appointment is not dismissed or stayed within forty-five (45) days); (vii) the reorganization or dissolution of the Borrower (or the making of any agreement therefor); (viii) INTENTIONALLY DELETED; (ix) the entry of any final judgment or order of any court, other governmental authority or arbitrator against the Borrower that would have a Material Adverse Effect; (x) the material falsity, omission or inaccuracy of any facts submitted to the Bank (whether in a financial statement or otherwise); (xi) an adverse change in the Borrower, its business, assets, operations, affairs or condition (financial or otherwise) from the status shown on any financial statement or other document submitted to the Bank, and which change constitutes a Material Adverse Effect; (xii) any pension plan of the Borrower fails to comply with applicable law or has vested unfunded liabilities such that the lack of compliance or failure constitutes a Material Adverse Effect; (xiii) any indication or evidence received by the Bank that the Borrower may have directly or indirectly been engaged in any type of activity which, in the Bank’s discretion, might result in the forfeiture or any property of the Borrower to any governmental authority; (xiv) the occurrence of any event described in Section 6(a)(i) through and including 6(a)(xiii) with respect to Guarantor, any Subsidiary or to any other endorser, guarantor or any other party liable for, or whose assets or any interest therein secures, payment of any of the Loan; or (xv) the occurrence of any event of default (beyond any applicable grace, notice and/or cure period) under the PNC Credit Agreement that is not waived by PNC.
b. Rights and Remedies Upon Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Bank without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law) to or upon the Borrower or any other person (all and each of which demands, presentments, protests, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may exercise all rights and remedies under the Borrower’s agreements with the Bank, applicable law, in equity or otherwise and may declare all or any part of the Loan not payable on demand to be immediately due and payable without demand or notice of any kind and terminate any obligation it may have to grant any additional loan, credit or other financial accommodation to the Borrower. All or any part of the Loan whether or not payable on demand, shall be immediately due and payable automatically upon the occurrence of an Event of Default in Section 6(a)(vi) above. The
provisions hereof are not intended in any way to affect any rights of the Bank with respect to any Loan which may now or hereafter be payable on demand.
a. Notices. Any demand or notice hereunder or under any applicable law pertaining hereto shall be in writing and duly given if delivered to Borrower (at its address below) or to Bank (at the address below and separately to the Bank officer responsible for GPMI’s relationship with Bank). Such notice or demand shall be deemed sufficiently given for all purposes when delivered (i) by personal delivery and shall be deemed effective when delivered, or (ii) by mail or courier and shall be deemed effective three (3) business days after deposit in an official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail or one (1) business day after delivery to a nationally recognized overnight courier service (e.g., FedEx). Notice by e-mail is not valid notice under this or any other agreement between Borrower, Guarantor and Bank.
b. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Any financial calculation to be made, all financial statements and other financial information to be provided, and all books and records, system of accounting to be kept in connection with the provisions of this Agreement, shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied during each interval and from interval to interval; provided, however, that in the event changes in generally accepted accounting principles shall be mandated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar accounting body of comparable standing, or should be recommended by Borrower’s certified public accountants, to the extent such changes would affect any financial calculations to be made in connection herewith, such changes shall be implemented in making such calculations only from and after such date as Borrower and the Bank shall have amended this Agreement to the extent necessary to reflect such changes in the financial and other covenants to which such calculations relate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding that Borrower accounts for its financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Bank acknowledges and agrees that financial information provided by Guarantor will be in a management format from its systems and not delivered in accordance with GAAP.
c. Indemnification. If after receipt of any payment of all, or any part of, the Loan, the Bank is, for any reason, compelled to surrender such payment to any person or entity because such payment is determined to be void or voidable as a preference, an impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, the Transaction Documents shall continue in full force and the Borrower shall be liable, and shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless for, the amount of such payment surrendered. The provisions of this Section shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by the Bank in reliance upon such payment, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Bank’s rights under the Transaction Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned
upon such payment having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
d. Further Assurances. From time to time, the Borrower shall take, and cause its Subsidiaries and Guarantor to take, such action and execute and deliver to the Bank such additional documents, instruments, certificates, and agreements as the Bank may reasonably request to effectuate the purposes of the Transaction Documents.
e. Cumulative Nature and Non-Exclusive Exercise of Rights and Remedies. All rights and remedies of the Bank pursuant to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents shall be cumulative, and no such right or remedy shall be exclusive of any other such right or remedy. In the event of any unreconcilable inconsistencies, this Agreement shall control. No single or partial exercise by the Bank of any right or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or any exercise of any other such right or remedy, by the Bank.
f. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement has been delivered to and accepted by the Bank and will be deemed to be made in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unless provided otherwise under federal law, this Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding its conflict of laws rules. THE BORROWER AND GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN A COUNTY OR JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE THE BANK MAINTAINS A BRANCH, AND CONSENTS THAT THE BANK MAY EFFECT ANY SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER AND AT BORROWER’S OR GUARANTOR’S ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN THE ABOVE SECTION ENTITLED “NOTICES;” PROVIDED THAT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL PREVENT THE BANK FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION, ENFORCING ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISING ANY RIGHTS AGAINST BORROWER OR GUARANTOR INDIVIDUALLY, AGAINST ANY SECURITY OR AGAINST ANY PROPERTY OF BORROWER OR GUARANTOR WITHIN ANY OTHER COUNTY, STATE OR OTHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC JURISDICTION. Borrower and Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both the Bank and Borrower and Guarantor, and Borrower and Guarantor waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Agreement.
g. Joint and Several; Successors and Assigns. If there is more than one Borrower, each of them shall be jointly and severally liable for all amounts, which become due, and the performance of all obligations under this Agreement, and the term “the Borrower” shall include each as well as all of them. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower and upon its heirs and legal representatives, its successors and assignees, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Bank, its successors and assignees and each direct or indirect assignee or other transferee of any of the Loan; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be assigned by the Borrower without the prior written consent of the Bank.
h. Waivers; Changes in Writing. No failure or delay of the Bank in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The Borrower and Guarantor expressly disclaims any reliance on any course of dealing or usage of trade or oral representation of the Bank (including representations to make loans to the Borrower) and agrees that none of the foregoing shall operate as a waiver of any right or remedy of the Bank. No notice to or demand on the Borrower or Guarantor in any case shall entitle the Borrower or Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless made specifically in writing by the Bank and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No modification to any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing in an agreement signed by the Borrower, Guarantor and the Bank.
i. Interpretation. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references to plural includes the singular and references to the singular include the plural; references to “individual” shall mean a natural person and shall include a natural person doing business under an assumed name (e.g., a “DBA”); the word “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or;” the word “including,” “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” and captions or section headings are solely for convenience and not part of the substance of this Agreement. Any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement herein shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall be deemed continuous. Each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted as consistent with existing law and shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to comply with any conflicting law. If any provision nevertheless is held invalid, the other provisions shall remain in effect. The Borrower agrees that in any legal proceeding, a photocopy of this Agreement kept in the Bank’s course of business may be admitted into evidence as an original.
k. Amendment and Restatement; Termination of Master Covenant Agreement. This Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement hereby amends and restates that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 2023 by and among certain
of Borrower and Bank, as modified by that certain Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2025, as further modified, amended, renewed, restated or replaced from time to time. No novation is intended hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, that certain Third Amended and Restated Master Covenant Agreement dated as of May 13, 2025 by and between GPMI and Bank is hereby deemed terminated, null, void and of no further force or effect in all respects as of the date hereof.
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
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