AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT Dated as of September 3, 2024 among KIMCO REALTY OP, LLC, The Several Lenders from time to time party hereto, TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, as Administrative Agent, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL...
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 3, 2024
among
The Several Lenders
from time to time party hereto,
from time to time party hereto,
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC,
as Administrative Agent,
as Administrative Agent,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agents
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agents
BNP PARIBAS
and
SCOTIA FINANCING (USA) LLC,
as Documentation Agents
and
SCOTIA FINANCING (USA) LLC,
as Documentation Agents
REGIONS BANK,
as Senior Managing Agent
as Senior Managing Agent
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC
as Sole Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger
as Sole Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger
and
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT
NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT(this “Amendment No.
3”), dated as of September 3, 2024 (such date, the “Amendment
Effective Date”), is by and among KIMCO REALTY OP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each of the Lenders party
hereto, TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders defined below (the “Administrative Agent”), and Regions Bank (the “New Term Lender”). Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 2, 2024, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan Agreement
dated as of May 3, 2024 and Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 17, 2024 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) among the Borrower, the several banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”),
and Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as administrative agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested, and the New Term Lender has agreed, to make an additional term loan under the Credit Agreement in the principal amount of $50,000,000, which is the same tranche as and governed by the same terms as the Term Loans;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit
Agreement prior to giving effect to this Amendment No. 3 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) party to this Amendment No. 3 consent to the amendments set
forth herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in
accordance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement as follows:
SECTION 1.01. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
(a) The definition of “Commitment” in Section 1.1 is restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Commitment”: for each Lender,
(a) the obligation of such Lender to make a Term Loan to Borrower on the Effective Date on the terms and conditions set forth herein not exceeding the amount set forth for such lender on Schedule 1.1A as such Lender’s “Initial Commitment Amount” (the
“Initial Commitment”), (b) the obligation of such Lender to make a Term Loan to the Borrower on the Incremental Effective Date on the terms and conditions set forth herein not exceeding the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1A as such
Lender’s “Incremental Commitment Amount” (the “Incremental Commitment”), and (c) the obligation of such Lender to make a Term Loan to the Borrower on the Second Incremental Effective Date on the terms and conditions set forth herein not exceeding the
amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1A as such Xxxxxx’s “Second Incremental Commitment Amount” (the “Second Incremental Commitment”). The aggregate amount of the Initial Commitments on the Effective Date was $200,000,000, and the
aggregate amount of the Incremental Commitments on the Incremental Effective Date was $300,000,000, and the aggregate amount of the Second Incremental Commitment on the Second Incremental Effective Date is $50,000,000 .
(b) The following definitions are added to Section 1.1 after the definition of “Second Extension Option”:
“Second Incremental Commitment”:
as defined in the definition of “Commitment”.
“Second Incremental Commitment Amount”:
as defined in the definition of “Commitment”.
“Second Incremental Effective Date”:
the “Amendment Effective Date” as defined in the Third Amendment.
(c) The following definition is added to Section 1.1 after the definition of “Test Period”:
“Third Amendment”: Amendment No.
3 to Term Loan Agreement dated as of September 3, 2024 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
(d) Section 2.2(a)(i) is restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(i) Generally. On the Funding Date, TD Bank, N.A.
made a term loan to the Borrower in the amount of $200,000,000. On the Incremental Effective Date, Royal Bank of Canada, U.S. Bank National Association, BNP Paribas and Scotia Financing (USA) LLC made a term loan to the Borrower in the amount of
$300,000,000. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the Third Amendment, the New Term Xxxxxx agrees to make an additional term loan to the Borrower in Dollars on the Second Incremental Effective Date in the amount requested by the
Borrower, which shall not exceed such Xxxxxx’s Second Incremental Commitment.
(e) Schedule 1.1A of the Credit Agreement is restated in its entirety by the Schedule 1.1A attached hereto.
SECTION 1.02. Making of the New Term Loan. On the Amendment Effective Date, the New Term Xxxxxx agrees to make a term loan (a “New Term Loan”) to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement. Such New Term Loan shall be subject to the same terms (including,
without limitation, the same Maturity Date) and shall be considered the same tranche as and pari passu with the existing Loans under
the Credit Agreement. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the Loans and Term Loans in the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, in the definition of “Required Lenders”) shall be deemed to include the New Term
Loan made by the New Term Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in the Credit Agreement or otherwise, the New Term Loan shall be made as a Term Benchmark Loan with an initial Interest Period ending on the same date as the
Interest Period then-outstanding with respect to Loans made on the Funding Date. From and after the making of the New Term Loan on the Amendment Effective Date, the Lenders and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall be as set forth on
Schedule 2 attached hereto.
SECTION 1.03. New Term Lender. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, the New Term Lender shall be deemed to be a Lender for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement, and each reference to the Lenders in the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, in the definition of “Required Lenders”) shall be deemed to include the New Term Lender. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the New Xxxx Xxxxxx confirms its consent to the appointment of Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as the Administrative Agent in accordance with Article IX of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 1.04. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of New Term Lender. The New Term Lender (a) represents and warrants that (i) it
has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 3 and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the
requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement and under applicable law that are required to be satisfied by it in order to become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Amendment Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the
Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of its Second Incremental Commitment and New Term Loan, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been
accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Amendment No. 3, and (v) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment No. 3; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger or any other Lender and their Related Parties, and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER
In order to induce the Lenders and Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment No. 3, the Borrower
represents and warrants to the New Term Lender and the Administrative Agent as follows:
(i) The Borrower has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform each of this Amendment
No. 3, the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 3 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) and the Note described in Section 3D below
(collectively, the “Amendment Documents”) and, to borrow the New Term Loan hereunder, and the Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of each Amendment Document and the borrowings of the New Term Loan on the terms and conditions of this Amendment No. 3. Each Amendment Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the
Borrower;
(ii) Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and correct in
all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects) on
and as of the date hereof and will be true on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the inclusion of this Amendment No. 3 as a “Loan Document’) as if made on and as of such date except for representations and warranties
expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and
(iii) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or will occur after giving effect to this Amendment No. 3.
SECTION 3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment No. 3 shall become effective on the Amendment Effective Date only upon the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent:
A. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the New Term Lender and Required Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall have indicated their consent hereto by the execution and delivery of the signature pages
hereof to the Administrative Agent.
B. The Administrative Agent shall have received a secretary’s certificate from the Borrower (i) either confirming that there have been no changes to its organizational documents since January 2, 2024, or if there have been
changes to the Borrower’s organizational documents since such date, certifying as to such changes, and (ii) certifying as to authorization of this Amendment No. 3, good standing of the Borrower and incumbency of officers with respect to this
Amendment No. 3 and the transactions contemplated hereby;
C. The Administrative Agent shall have received all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses for which the Borrower is responsible pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement and for which invoices have
been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent for which the Borrower agrees it is responsible pursuant to Section 10.5 of the Credit Agreement), incurred in connection with this Amendment
No. 3;
D. Execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in favor of the New Term Lender, if requested by the New Term Lender, of a Term Loan Note in an amount equal to its Second Incremental Commitment
hereunder;
E. Delivery to the Administrative Agent by Wachtell, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxx and Xxxxxxx LLP, as counsel to the Borrower, of an opinion addressed to the New Term Lender and the Administrative Agent in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
F. Payment by the Borrower of any agreed upon compensation to the New Term Lender and the Administrative Agent due and payable on the Amendment Effective Date in respect of the Second Incremental Commitment as set forth in a
separate fee letter;
G. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is qualified as to
“materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date as if made on and as of such date except for
representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;
H. (i) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Amendment Effective Date or after giving effect thereto and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower
demonstrating compliance with each financial covenant set forth in paragraphs (a) through (f) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement as if the ratio or amount referred to therein were to be calculated as of the most recent Test Period as to which a
compliance certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the Credit Agreement after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of Indebtedness under the New Term Loan on the Amendment Effective Date, and the use of proceeds thereof;
and
I.
The Administrative Agent and the New Term Lender shall have received all documentation and other information regarding the Borrower reasonably requested by them of the Borrower in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective
Date that is required in order to comply with their ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.
Upon satisfaction of the foregoing condition, the Administrative Agent shall deliver written notice to the
Borrower and the New Term Lender of the Amendment Effective Date.
SECTION 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT OF THE GUARANTOR
The Ultimate Parent (for purposes of this Amendment No. 3, the “Guarantor”) has read this Amendment No. 3 and consents to the terms hereof and further hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 3, the
obligations of the Guarantor under the Parent Guarantee dated as of January 2, 2024 (the “Guaranty”) and each of the other Loan Documents to which the
Guarantor is a party shall not be impaired by this Amendment No. 3, and each of the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which the Guarantor is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect immediately after giving effect to this
Amendment No. 3 and is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects.
Each of the Guarantor and the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Obligations guaranteed under
the Guaranty will include all Obligations under, and as defined in, the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 3.
SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Loan Documents.
(i) On and after the effective date of this Amendment No. 3, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement
shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Amendment No. 3 shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” under the Credit Agreement.
(ii) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 3, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in
full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment No. 3 shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a
waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
B. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment No. 3 are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment No. 3 for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
C. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
D. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from
multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment No. 3 by telecopy or other
electronic means in accordance with Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 3.
E. Jurisdictions; Waivers. The provisions of Section 10.16 and 10.18 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this
Amendment No. 3 and are hereby incorporated by reference.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 3 to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
BORROWER: |
By:
Kimco Realty Corporation, its managing member
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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GUARANTOR:
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KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Title:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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[Schedules on File with Administrative Agent]