Item 1.01; 2.03Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.



Credit Agreement

On September 10, 2021, Winmark Corporation and is subsidiaries' (collectively, the "Company") entered into Amendment No. 9 to its Credit Agreement with CIBC Bank USA (formerly known as The PrivateBank and Trust Company) (the "Lender"). The amendment, among other things,

PGIM, Inc. (formerly Prudential Investment Management, Inc.)


   ? Permits the Company to issue up to $30 million in additional term notes to
     one or more affiliates
     or managed accounts of PGIM, Inc. (formerly Prudential Investment
     Management, Inc.)
     (collectively, "Prudential");
   ? Removes the tangible net worth covenant minimum requirement, amends the
     fixed charge
     coverage ratio definition, and amends the restricted payments covenant to
     allow the Company
     more flexibility with respect to shareholder distributions and/or common
     stock repurchases as
     long as certain conditions are met (as defined within Amendment No. 9);
   ? Amends the provisions that allow for the replacement of LIBOR as an
     interest rate option in
     connection with borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

Amendment No. 9 to the Credit Agreement is effective as of September 10, 2021. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 9 to the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full amendment included hereto as Exhibit 10.1

Note Agreement

On September 10, 2021, the Company also entered into Amendment No. 5 to its Note Agreement with Prudential. The amendment, among other things,



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   ? Provides for the issuance of $30.0 million in new senior secured notes,
     summarized as follows:
     o
     Prudential will purchase from the Company notes in the aggregate of $30.0
     million;
     o
     The final maturity of the notes is 7 years;
     o
     Interest at a rate of 3.18% per annum on the outstanding principal balance
     is payable quarterly;
     o
     The notes may be prepaid, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part
     (in minimum amount
     of $1 million), but prepayments will require payment of a Yield Maintenance
     Amount.
   ? Removes the tangible net worth covenant minimum requirement, amends the
     fixed charge
     coverage ratio definition, and amends the restricted payments covenant to
     allow the Company
     more flexibility with respect to shareholder distributions and/or common
     stock repurchases as
     long as certain conditions are met (as defined within Amendment No. 5).

Amendment No. 5 to the Note Agreement is effective as of September 10, 2021. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 5 to the Note Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full amendment included hereto as Exhibit 10.3

Item 7.01; 8.01Regulation FD Disclosure; Other Events.

On September 10, 2021, the Company announced in a press release the issuance of the $30.0 million of senior secured notes described in Items 1.01 and 2.03 above. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.




Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward looking statements made under the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Such statements are based on management's current expectations as of the date of this Report, but involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements. Investors are cautioned to consider these forward looking statements in light of important factors which may result in material variations between results contemplated by such forward looking statements and actual results and conditions. More detailed information about these factors is contained under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's periodic reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2020 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 26, 2021. We caution investors to not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits



10.1     Amendment No. 9 to Credit Agreement dated September 10, 2021  *
10.2     Credit Agreement dated July 13, 2010, among Winmark Corporation and its
       subsidiaries and CIBC Bank USA (formerly known as The PrivateBank and
       Trust Company) (1)
10.3     Amendment No. 5 to Note Agreement dated September 10, 2021*
10.4     Note Agreement dated May 14, 2015, among Winmark Corporation and its
       subsidiaries and PGIM, Inc. (formerly Prudential Investment Management,
       Inc.), its affiliates and managed accounts (2)
10.5     Amendment No. 3 to Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement dated
       September 10, 2021*
99.1     Press Release dated September 10, 2021*
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document
       and incorporated as Exhibit 101)

*Filed Herewith

(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 26, 2010

(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2015

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