AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”)
dated
as of June 29, 2007 is by and among WMS INDUSTRIES INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Borrower”),
the
other Loan Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) set
forth on the signature page hereto, the financial institutions that are or
may
from time to time become parties hereto (together with their respective
successors and assigns, the “Lenders”)
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity,
“Agent”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders are parties to
a
Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2006 (as from time to time amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit
Agreement”),
pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make loans and other extensions
of
credit to Borrower in accordance with the terms thereof;
WHEREAS,
Borrower and the other Loan Parties have requested that Agent and the Lenders
make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement all as set forth more fully
herein;
WHEREAS,
Agent and Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Amendment; and
WHEREAS,
this Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document, these Recitals shall be
construed as part of this Amendment and capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings described to them in the
Credit Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements, promises and
covenants set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
SECTION 1 Amendments
to Credit Agreement.
(a) Section 5.01(e)
(Financial Statements and Other Information).
Section 5.01(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to
read as follows:
“(e) promptly
following approval by Borrower’s board of directors (but in any event not later
than the first day of the second quarter of each fiscal year) a three year
financial plan for Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis,
for
such fiscal year and the next two fiscal years (including quarterly balance
sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows) prepared in a manner
consistent with the financial plan delivered by Borrower to the Lenders prior
to
the date hereof or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; and”
(b) Section
6.11(a) (Capital Expenditures).
Section
6.11(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as
follows:
“(a) Capital
Expenditures.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, incur or make Capital
Expenditures (excluding expenditures for gaming operations equipment) in an
aggregate amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of (i)
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and (ii) $35,000,000 any fiscal year
thereafter.”
(c) Section
6.11(b) (Gaming Operations Equipment Expenditures).
Section
6.11(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as
follows:
“(b) Gaming
Operations Equipment Expenditures.
No Loan
Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, incur or make expenditures
for
gaming operations equipment in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000 for the period from the date of this
Agreement to and including the Maturity Date.”
SECTION 2 Representations
and Warranties.
To
induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower and
each
Loan Party jointly and severally represent and warrant that:
(a) No
Default.
After
giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing as of the date hereof;
(b) Representations
and Warranties.
As of
the date hereof, the representations and warranties of Borrower and each Loan
Party contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof to the same extent as though
made
on and as of such date except to the extent such representations and warranties
specifically relate to an earlier date; and
(c) Organizational
Authority.
(i) The execution, delivery and performance by each of Borrower and each
other Loan Party to this Amendment, are within such Person’s organizational
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action
on
the part of such Person, (ii) this Amendment represents the legal, valid
and binding obligation of each of Borrower and each other Loan Party enforceable
against such Person in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to
general principles of equity regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law and (iii) none of the execution, delivery or performance
by Borrower or any other Loan Party of this Amendment (1) violates any
applicable law or regulation, or any decree of any governmental body,
(2) violates, results in a default under any indenture, material agreement
or other material instrument to which such Person is a party or by which such
Person or any of its property is bound or gives rise to a right thereunder
to
require any payment to be made by such Person, (3) results in the creation
or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any assets
or
properties of any Loan Party, (4) violates the charter, bylaws or other
organizational documents of such Person, or (5) requires the consent,
approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any other Person,
except for those already duly obtained.
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SECTION 3 Conditions
Precedent.
The
effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the following conditions
precedent:
(a) No
Default.
After
giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default under the
Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, shall have occurred and be continuing as of
the
date hereof.
(b) Warranties
and Representations.
After
giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby,
the
warranties and representations of each Loan Party contained in the Loan
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the effective
date hereof, with the same effect as though made on such date, except to
the
extent that such warranties and representations expressly relate to an earlier
date, and all of such representations and warranties (except those relating
to
an earlier date) are hereby remade by each Loan Party as of the date
hereof.
(c) Executed
Amendment.
Agent
shall have received four (4) original executed copies of this
Amendment.
(d) Payment
of Fees and Expenses.
Payment
by the Borrower of the all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses referred
to in Section 5(c) below.
SECTION 4 Reference
to and Effect on Loan Documents.
(a) Ratification.
Except
as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein, the terms of this Amendment are not intended to and do not effect a
novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Borrower and each
other Loan Party hereby ratifies and reaffirms each of the terms and conditions
of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and all of its obligations
thereunder.
(b) No
Waiver.
The
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as
a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Agent under the
Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(c) References.
Upon
the effectiveness of this Amendment each reference in (a) the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or words of similar import
and (b) any other Loan Document to “the Credit Agreement” or words of
similar import shall, in each case and except as otherwise specifically stated
therein, mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby.
SECTION 5 Miscellaneous.
(a) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Amendment shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Loan
Parties, Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors and
assigns.
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(b) Entire
Agreement.
The
Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and supercedes all other understandings, oral or
written, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
(c) Fees
and Expenses.
In
accordance with Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower agrees to
pay all fees, costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.
(d) Headings.
Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other
purpose.
(e) Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in
such
a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions
of this Amendment.
(f) Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in any number of separate original counterparts (or
telecopied counterparts with original execution copy to follow) and by the
different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be
an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute one
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature age to this
Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Amendment.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
Loan Parties, the Lenders, and the Agent have executed this Amendment as of
the
date first above written.
BORROWER:
WMS
INDUSTRIES INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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OTHER
LOAN PARTIES:
WMS
GAMING INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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XXXXXXXX ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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WMS FINANCE INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Executive
Vice President,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender and as Administrative Agent | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Vice
President
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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Assistant
Vice President
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Vice
President
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