Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION COPY
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT, dated as of June 30, 2000 (this "Waiver"), to the
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 5, 1999 (the "Credit Agreement"), among
GLOBALSTAR, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Borrower"), the several
banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to
the Credit Agreement (the "Lenders"), and BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders
thereunder (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make,
and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders execute this
Waiver with respect to any Event of Default which might result in the event the
Borrower fails to repay the principal and interest on the Indebtedness
outstanding under the Existing Globalstar Credit Agreement (as defined in the
Credit Agreement).
WHEREAS, the Required Lenders are willing to waive such Event of Default on
and subject to the conditions in this Waiver;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. Waiver of Section 7(a)(v) (Cross Default). Subject to the
occurrence of the Waiver Effective Date (as defined in Section 4 below), the
Required Lenders hereby waive until 6:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 3,
2000 their rights under Section 7 of the Credit Agreement arising out of any
Default or Event of Default under Section 7(a)(v) solely by reason of the
Borrower's failure to repay the principal of and interest on the Indebtedness
outstanding under the Existing Globalstar Credit Agreement.
SECTION 3. Amendment to Subsection 1.1 (Definitions). Subsection 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (i) of the definition of
"Replacement Globalstar Facility" in its entirety and substituting in lieu
thereof the following clause:
"(i) Indebtedness of the Borrower of up to $250,000,000 (or, if less, the
amount of Indebtedness then being replaced) which refinances and replaces
Indebtedness (including subrogation rights in respect thereof) under the
Existing Globalstar Credit Agreement or any replacement thereof".
SECTION 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Waiver shall become effective
on the date (the "Waiver Effective Date") on which:
(a) the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered
to the Administrative Agent this Waiver; and
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received the Waiver Fee (as defined
in Section 5 below).
SECTION 5. Waiver Fee. (a) Notwithstanding whether or not the Waiver
Effective Date occurs, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay the Administrative
Agent, for the account of each Lender party to the Credit Agreement as of June
30, 2000, a waiver fee (the "Waiver Fee") in an amount equal to 0.125% of the
sum of (i) such Lender's Available Commitments as of June 30, 2000, plus (ii)
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans held by such Lender as of
June 30, 2000. The parties hereto agree that the Waiver Fee shall be credited
against any waiver fees payable to the Lenders in connection with any other
waiver of the Default or Event of Default described in Section 2 above that
becomes effective on or prior to July 3, 2000 (whether or not it contains a
limitation on the duration of the waiver).
(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent
to apply amounts available in the Borrower's accounts with the Administrative
Agent to payment of the Waiver Fee.
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Waiver, the Borrower
hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that
the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Section 3 of the
Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Waiver Effective Date, after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Waiver,
as if made on and as of the Waiver Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific earlier date, in
which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of such
earlier date.
SECTION 7. Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the
Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Waiver, any other documents prepared in
connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8. Effect on the Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and
effectiveness of this Waiver shall not, except as expressly provided herein,
operate as a modification or waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender
or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents. Except as expressly
modified or waived herein, all of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with the terms thereof and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
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SECTION 9. Governing Law; Counterparts. THIS WAIVER AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 10. Counterparts. This Waiver may be executed by the parties hereto
in any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of
an executed signature page of this Waiver by facsimile transmission shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the
copies of this Waiver signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
GLOBALSTAR, L.P.
By: LORAL/QUALCOMM SATELLITE
SERVICES L.P., as Managing General
Partner
By: LORAL/QUALCOMM PARTNERSHIP,
L.P., as General Partner
By: LORAL GENERAL PARTNER, INC.,
as General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President &
Treasurer
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
XXXXX XXX COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.,
NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK
BRANCH, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
PACIFICA PARTNERS I, L.P., as a Lender
By: Imperial Credit Asset Management
As its Investment Manager
By:
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Name:
Title:
SOCIETE GENERALE S.A., as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
SYNDICATED LOAN FUNDING TRUST, as a
Lender
By: Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc.,
Not in its individual capacity but
solely as Asset Manager
By:
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Name:
Title:
TRANSAMERICA EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL
SERVICES CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, as a
Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
AMERICAN MONEY MANAGEMENT CORP.,
as a Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
