SECOND AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 15, 2006 among VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P., as Borrower, VALERO L.P., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and The Lenders Party Hereto
Exhibit 10.35
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO
dated as of
May 15, 2006
among
VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.,
as Borrower,
as Borrower,
XXXXXX X.X.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
as Administrative Agent,
and
The Lenders Party Hereto
SECOND AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”)
dated as of May 15, 2006, is among VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the “Borrower”); XXXXXX X.X., a Delaware limited partnership (the
“MLP”); JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with
its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the lenders party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”); and the undersigned
Lenders.
R E C I T A L S
A. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain 5-Year
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 20, 2004 (as amended by the First Amendment to
5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005 among the Borrower, the MLP, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to
which the Lenders have made certain extensions of credit available to the Borrower.
B. The Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement.
C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained,
for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined
herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all
references to Sections in this Second Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
2.1 Amendments to Section 1.01.
(a) The definition of “Agreement” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“Agreement” means this 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended by
the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance herewith.
(b) The definition of “Change in Control” is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
“Change in Control” means any of the following events:
(a) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interest
of the general partner(s) of the Borrower shall cease to be owned, directly or
indirectly, or the Borrower shall cease to be Controlled, by the MLP; or
(b) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the limited partnership interests of the
Borrower shall cease to be owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, by the
MLP; or
(c) the occurrence of any transaction that results in any “person” or “group”
(as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than
a Permitted Holder becoming the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the general partner interests in the MLP.
(c) The following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to read
as follows:
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule
13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any
particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such
“person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person”
has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right
is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent
condition.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time, and any statute successor thereto.
“Investment Grade Person” means a Person that has issued unsecured senior debt
that has at least two of the following ratings on the date the transaction constituting a
Change in Control is consummated:
(a) BBB- or above, in the case of S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating
categories of S&P);
(b) Baa3 or above, in the case of Xxxxx’x (or its equivalent under any successor rating
categories of Xxxxx’x); or
(c) the equivalent in respect of the rating categories of any rating agencies
substituted for S&P or Xxxxx’x.
“Permitted Holder” means Valero Energy or any Investment Grade Person.
“Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of May 15, 2006 among the Borrower, the MLP, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders party thereto.
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Section 3. Conditions Precedent. This Second Amendment shall not become effective
until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with
Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement) (the “Effective Date”):
3.1 The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts
due and payable, if any, in connection with this Second Amendment on or prior to the Effective
Date.
3.2 The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Required Lenders, the Borrower and
the MLP, counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this
Second Amendment signed on behalf of such Persons.
3.3 The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative
Agent or special counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
3.4 No Default shall have occurred and be continuing, after giving effect to the terms of this
Second Amendment.
Section 4. Miscellaneous.
4.1 Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Second
Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this Second
Amendment.
4.2 Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and
the MLP each hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this Second Amendment; (b) ratifies and affirms
its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each
Loan Document to which it is a party and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party
remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the
amendments contained herein and (c) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date
hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Second Amendment: (i) all of the representations
and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct, unless
such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case,
such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date
and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.3 Loan Document. This Second Amendment is a “Loan Document” as defined and
described in the Credit Agreement and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement
relating to Loan Documents shall apply hereto.
4.4 Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this Second Amendment by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
4.5 NO ORAL AGREEMENT. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION
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HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE
CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY
AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first written above.
VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P. | ||||||||
By: | Xxxxxx | XX, Inc., its General Partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Blank | |||||||
Xxxxxx X. Blank | ||||||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
XXXXXX X.X. | ||||||||
By: | Riverwalk Partner |
Logistics, L.P., its General | ||||||
By: | Xxxxxx | XX, LLC, its General Partner | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Blank | |||||||
Xxxxxx X. Blank | ||||||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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SUNTRUST BANK, individually and as Syndication Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Associate Director |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK (USA), individually and as
Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxx X. XxXxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. XxXxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI,
LTD., individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President & Manager |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
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BNP PARIBAS, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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CITIBANK, N.A., individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
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XXX XXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXX plc, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
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XXXXXXXXXX XXXX-XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX, XXX XXXX BRANCH, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Cord’homme | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx Cord’homme | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Page Dillehunt | |||
Name: | Page Dillehunt | |||
Title: | Managing Director |
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, individually and as Co-Managing Agent |
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By: | /s/ Jo Xxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Jo Xxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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XXXXXX BROTHERS BANK, FSB |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | Associate Director, Banking Products Services, US | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director, Banking Products Services, US |
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COMPASS BANK |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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BANK HAPOALIM B.M. |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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