EXECUTION VERSION SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of September 12, 2017 (this “Amendment”) to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of January 6, 2015, and amended on May 31, 2017 (as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Credit...
EXECUTION VERSION
SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of September 12, 2017
(this “Amendment”) to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of
January 6, 2015, and amended on May 31, 2017 (as in effect
immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the
“Credit Agreement”), among PITNEY XXXXX INC., a
corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware, each SUBSIDIARY BORROWER party
thereto, the BANKS party thereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Company and
the Subsidiary Borrowers under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Credit
Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein (including in the recitals hereto) have the meanings assigned to
them in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 1.02. Initial Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective on
the Initial Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is amended as
follows:
(a) The following new definitions are inserted in their proper
alphabetical positions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
“2016 Term Loan Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement
dated as of January 5, 2016, as amended from time-to-time, among the
Company, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent.
“2017 Term Loan Agreement” shall mean a credit agreement
providing for term loans in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to
$200,000,000 entered into by the Company in connection with the
Neutron Acquisition, as amended from time-to-time.
“Neutron” shall mean NGS Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Neutron Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the
Company, directly or indirectly, pursuant to the terms of the Neutron
Acquisition Agreement, of all or substantially all the equity interests of
Neutron for “Merger Consideration” (as defined in the Neutron
Acquisition Agreement) consisting of cash.
“Neutron Acquisition Agreement” shall mean that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of 6, 2017, among the Company,
Neutron Acquisition Corp., NGS Holdings, Inc. and Xxxxxxxxxx Fund IV,
L.P., together with all schedules, exhibits and disclosure letters related
thereto.
“Neutron Acquisition Closing Date” shall mean the date on which
the Neutron Acquisition is consummated.
“Neutron Acquisition Transactions” shall mean the Neutron
Acquisition, together with the other financing transactions related to the
Neutron Acquisition (including the redemption of the Company’s 4.75%
Medium Term Notes due 2018 and any redemptions or repayments by the
Company of existing Indebtedness of Neutron or any of its subsidiaries
made in connection with the Neutron Acquisition) and the payment of fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Second Amendment Initial Effective Date” shall mean the “Initial
Effective Date” as defined in the Second Amendment to this Agreement,
dated as of September 12, 2017.
(b) The definition of “Defaulting Lender” in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is amended by deleting the phrase “clauses (a) through (d)” in the last
sentence thereof and replacing it with the phrase “clauses (a) through (e)”.
(c) The definition of “Total Adjusted Debt” in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following proviso at the end thereof:
“; provided that at all times prior to (but not after) the earlier to occur of (i)
the Neutron Acquisition Closing Date and (ii) in the event that the Neutron
Acquisition Agreement terminates or expires for any reason other than the
consummation of the Neutron Acquisition, the date that is 45 days after
the date of such termination or expiration, Total Adjusted Debt shall
exclude the amount, up to aggregate amount of $825,000,000, of any
Indebtedness issued or incurred by the Borrower and/or any of its
Subsidiaries to finance the Neutron Acquisition Transactions”
(d) The first sentence of Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is
amended by inserting immediately prior to the word “except” the words “or engage in
any Securitization Transaction”.
(e) Clause (k) of Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended to
read as follows:
“(k) Securitization Transactions in which fair equivalent value is
received for accounts receivable or chattel paper sold thereunder and any
Liens deemed to exist in connection therewith; provided, that the sum,
without duplication, of (i) the principal amount of all Securitization
Transactions permitted by this clause (k), (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of all Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the last sentence of this
Section 8.04 and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness
incurred in reliance on the last sentence of Section 8.08, does not exceed,
at the time of and after giving effect to any transfer of accounts receivable
or other assets or rights pursuant to any such Securitization Transaction,
10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its
Domestic Subsidiaries;”
(f) Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the
word “and” at the end of clause (m) thereof, relettering clause (n) as clause (o) and
inserting the following new clause (n) immediately after clause (m);
“(n) Liens securing obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries under the 2016 Term Loan Agreement or the 2017 Term
Loan Agreement; provided, that the obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries under this Agreement are simultaneously secured on an equal
and ratable basis under documentation approved in writing by the
Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned); and”
(g) The first sentence of the final paragraph of Section 8.04 of the
Credit Agreement is amended and restated to read as follows:
“Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Company
and its Domestic Subsidiaries may create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
Liens (in addition to those permitted under the preceding clauses (a)
through (o)) securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount
which, together with the sum, without duplication, of (A) the principal
amount of all Securitization Transactions permitted by clause (k) of the
foregoing provisions and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all
Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the last sentence of Section 8.08, does
not exceed, at the time of and after giving effect to any incurrence of such
Liens or Indebtedness or any transfer of accounts receivable or other
assets or rights pursuant to any such Securitization Transaction, 10% of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company and its Domestic
Subsidiaries.”
(h) The following new Section 8.08 is inserted immediately after
Section 8.07 of the Credit Agreement:
“8.08. Indebtedness of Subsidiaries. The Company will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness or any preferred stock or other preferred equity interests
other than:
(a) Indebtedness in existence on the date hereof and listed on
Schedule 8.08 hereto and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or
extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not
increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension,
except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees
and expenses incurred, in connection therewith;
(b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the Company or any
other Subsidiary;
(c) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of
the Company (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged
or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted
hereunder), or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by any
Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets by such Subsidiary,
in each case, after the date hereof; provided that such Indebtedness is in
existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company
(or is so merged or consolidated) or such assets are acquired and is not
created in anticipation thereof, and any refinancings, refundings, renewals
or extensions thereof, provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not
increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension
except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees
and expenses incurred, in connection therewith;
(d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any real and/or tangible
personal Property acquired, constructed or improved by such Subsidiary,
including Capital Lease Obligations; provided that such Indebtedness is
incurred prior to or within one year after such acquisition or the
completion of such construction or improvement and the principal amount
of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or
improving such real and/or tangible personal Property, and any
refinancings, refundings, renewals, amendments or extensions thereof,
provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time
of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount
equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses
incurred, in connection therewith;
(e) (i) Guarantees by Subsidiaries of obligations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries under the 2016 Term Loan Agreement or
the 2017 Term Loan Agreement; provided, that the obligations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries under this Agreement are simultaneously
guaranteed by such Subsidiaries under documentation approved in writing
by the Administrative Agent and (ii) Guarantees of Indebtedness of any
Subsidiary to the extent such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under
this Agreement;
(f) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company as an
account party in respect of letters of credit backing obligations that do not
constitute Indebtedness
(g) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries deemed to exist in connection
with Securitization Transactions otherwise permitted pursuant to Section
8.04(k); and
(h) Indebtedness arising in connection with customary cash
management services and from the honoring by a bank or financial
institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against
insufficient funds, in each case in the ordinary course of business.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Company’s
Subsidiaries may create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Indebtedness (in
addition to that permitted under the preceding clauses (a) through (h)) in
an aggregate principal amount which, together with the sum, without
duplication, of (i) the principal amount of all Securitization Transactions
permitted by Section 8.04(k) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all
Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the last sentence of Section 8.04, does
not exceed, at the time of and after giving effect to any incurrence of such
Indebtedness, 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Company
and its Domestic Subsidiaries.”
(i) Schedule 8.08 attached to this Amendment is added as a new
Schedule 8.08 to the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 1.03. Acquisition Amendments to Credit Agreement.
Effective on the Acquisition Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is
amended as follows:
(a) The following new definition is inserted in its proper alphabetical
position in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement:
“Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on the last day of any fiscal quarter,
the ratio of (a) Total Adjusted Debt on such day to (b) Adjusted
Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
then ended.
(b) Section 8.07 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as
follows:
“8.07. Financial Covenant. The Company will not permit the
Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter during
which the Neutron Acquisition Closing Date shall occur and each
subsequent fiscal quarter ending after the Neutron Acquisition Closing
Date and on or prior to September 30, 2018, 4.50 to 1.00, or (b) as of the
last day of any other fiscal quarter, 3.50 to 1.00.”
SECTION 1.04. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other
parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, the Company represents and warrants to
each of the Banks and the Administrative Agent that: (a) this Amendment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (b) the representations and warranties
made by the Company in Section 7 of the Credit Agreement are true and complete on and
as of the Initial Effective Date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date) with the same
force and effect as if made on and as of such date; provided, however, that for purposes
of this Section 1.04, the dates in the last sentence of Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement
and in Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be December 31 of the
year for which the Company shall most recently have filed an Annual Report on Form
10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Initial Effective Date.
SECTION 1.05. Effectiveness.
(a) The amendments provided for in Section 1.02 of this Amendment
shall become effective on the first date on which each of the following conditions is
satisfied (the “Initial Effective Date”):
(i) this Amendment shall have been executed by the Majority
Banks and the Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart hereof
executed by the Company;
(ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate,
dated the Initial Effective Date, of a senior officer of the Company to the effect
that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Initial Effective Date
and (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 7 of
the Credit Agreement (in each case, as amended hereby and as adjusted by
Section 1.04 hereof) are true and complete on and as of the Initial Effective Date
(or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made
as of a specific date, as of such specific date) with the same force and effect as if
made on and as of such date;
(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a written
opinion (which may be an opinion of internal counsel for the Company) addressed
to the Administrative Agent and the Banks and dated the Initial Effective Date as
to the due authorization and enforceability of this Amendment and the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby;
(iv) the Company shall have paid all fees payable by it under
Section 1.06 hereof; and
(v) the Administrative Agent shall have received reimbursement
or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the
Company under the Credit Agreement or Section 1.07 hereof.
(b) The amendments provided for in Section 1.03 of this Amendment
shall become effective on the first date on which each of the following conditions is
satisfied (the “Acquisition Effective Date”):
(i) the Initial Effective Date shall have occurred; and
(ii) the Neutron Acquisition Closing Date shall have occurred, and the
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Acquisition
Effective Date, of a senior officer of the Company to that effect.
SECTION 1.06. Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the account of each Bank party hereto, an amendment fee equal to 0.05% of
the aggregate amount of such Bank’s Commitment (whether used or unused) on the
Initial Effective Date, which fee will be due and payable on the Initial Effective Date.
SECTION 1.07. Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse the
Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this
Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP.
SECTION 1.08. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth
herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a
waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Banks or the Administrative
Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter,
modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants
or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of
which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.
This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the
Credit Agreement specifically referred to herein. This Amendment shall constitute a
Loan Document. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, any reference to the
Credit Agreement contained in the Loan Documents shall mean the Credit Agreement as
modified hereby.
SECTION 1.09. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed
in counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile
or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION 1.10. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 1.11. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for
purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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SCHEDULE 8.08
Existing Subsidiary Indebtedness
None.