Contract
Exhibit 10(2)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of July 10, 2015 (this “Amendment”), to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of January 21, 2015 (the “Credit Agreement”), among XXXX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; XXXX OIL AND GAS HOLDINGS INC., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, XXXX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, HESS CAPITAL SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HESS (NETHERLANDS) OIL AND GAS HOLDINGS C.V., a limited partnership formed under the laws of The Netherlands, represented by its general partner (beherend vennoot) Hess Netherlands Partnership Holdings, LLC, and HESS OVERSEAS FINANCE INVESTMENTS CENTRE LIMITED, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, as Borrowing Subsidiaries, and each other Borrowing Subsidiary from time to time party thereto; the LENDERS from time to time party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
Pursuant to that certain Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2015 (the “EIPA”), among Hess TGP Finance Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Hess Investments North Dakota LLC (formerly known as Hess Investments North Dakota Limited), a Delaware limited liability company (“HINDL”), GIP II Blue Holding Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “GIP JV Partner”), Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (formerly known as Hess USA Investment LP), a Delaware limited partnership, and Hess Infrastructure Partners GP LLC (formerly known as Hess USA Investment LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, a joint venture will be established between HINDL and the GIP JV Partner pursuant to which each will own 50% of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partner interests of Xxxx XX (as defined below) and 50% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Xxxx XX General Partner (as defined below) (collectively, together with the related transactions, the “Xxxx XX Transaction”).
The Company has requested an amendment to the Credit Agreement (a) to permit restrictive agreements at Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner and their respective Subsidiaries under Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement and (b) to modify the application of clause (e) of Article VII of the Credit Agreement to Material Indebtedness of Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner and their respective Subsidiaries.
Each of the Lenders party hereto, collectively constituting the Required Lenders, is willing to agree to such amendment on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Each capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.
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Accordingly, 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 agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments. (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert in the appropriate alphabetical order the following defined terms:
“EIPA” means the Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2015, among Hess TGP Finance Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HINDL, GIP JV Partner, Xxxx XX and Xxxx XX General Partner.
“GIP JV Partner” means GIP II Blue Holding Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“Xxxx XX” means Hess Infrastructure Partners LP (formerly known as Hess USA Investment LP), a Delaware limited partnership.
“Xxxx XX General Partner” means Hess Infrastructure Partners GP LLC (formerly known as Hess USA Investment LLC), a Delaware limited liability company.
“Xxxx XX Period” means the period commencing on the date of consummation of the Xxxx XX Transaction and ending on the date, if any, on which Xxxx XX becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.
“Xxxx XX Transaction” means the establishment of a joint venture between HINDL and the GIP JV Partner pursuant to which each will own 50% of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partner interests of Xxxx XX and 50% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Xxxx XX General Partner, together with the related transactions contemplated by the EIPA, in each case, on the terms and upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the EIPA, as it may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.
“HINDL” means Hess Investments North Dakota Limited, a Delaware corporation.
(b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended to insert a proviso at the end of the definition of “Borrowing Subsidiary” as follows:
“; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during the Xxxx XX Period none of Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner or any of their respective Subsidiaries may be designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary”.
(c) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended to amend and restate the proviso set forth at the end of the definition of “Total Capitalization” as follows:
“; provided that in determining the Company’s shareholders’ equity, any interests in Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP or any of their Subsidiaries that are not beneficially owned by the Company shall be excluded”.
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(d) Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate clause (a) set forth therein as follows:
“(a) the Facility Fee shall cease to accrue pursuant to Section 2.12(a) on the unused amount of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender;”
(e) Section 3.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“SECTION 3.12. Xxxx XX Transaction; Midstream MLP IPO. Upon the consummation of the Xxxx XX Transaction, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur as a result of the consummation of the Xxxx XX Transaction. Upon the consummation of the Midstream MLP IPO, no Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur as a result of the consummation of the Midstream MLP IPO and the other Midstream MLP IPO Transactions.
(f) Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert a proviso at the end thereof to read as follows:
“; provided that (a) during the Xxxx XX Period, the foregoing shall not apply to any such agreement or other arrangement applicable to Xxxx XX or its Subsidiaries and (b) during the Xxxx XX Period and so long as Xxxx XX General Partner shall be the sole general partner of Xxxx XX, the foregoing shall not apply to any such agreement or other arrangement applicable to Xxxx XX General Partner”.
(g) Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or engage in any material transaction (including any sale, lease, transfer, purchase or acquisition of property or assets) with Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP or any of their Subsidiaries, except on terms and conditions, taken as a whole, that are not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary in any material respect than those that would prevail in an arm’s-length transaction with unrelated third parties; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) transactions involving any employee benefit plans or related trusts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the payment of reasonable compensation, fees and expenses to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, directors, officers and employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c)(i) the Xxxx XX Transaction and any agreement attached to the EIPA as an exhibit thereto and any transactions contemplated by such agreement or (ii) the Midstream MLP IPO Transactions, the Midstream MLP Drop-Down Transactions or any agreement attached to the Registration Statement as an exhibit thereto and any transactions contemplated by such agreement, (d) transactions entered into with Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP or any of their Subsidiaries (i) (A) in the case of transactions with Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner and their Subsidiaries (other than, following the consummation of the Midstream MLP IPO, Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP and their Subsidiaries), on terms and conditions that are fair and reasonable to the Company and its other Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined
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by a Financial Officer of the Company), taking into account the totality of the relationship between the Company and its other Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner and their Subsidiaries (other than, following the consummation of the Midstream MLP IPO, Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP and their Subsidiaries), on the other, or (B) following the consummation of the Midstream MLP IPO, in the case of transactions with Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP and their Subsidiaries, on terms and conditions that are fair and reasonable to the Company and its other Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer of the Company), taking into account the totality of the relationship between the Company and its other Subsidiaries (other than Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner and their Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP and their Subsidiaries, on the other, (ii) on terms and conditions approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or (iii) with respect to which the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a favorable fairness opinion from a third-party appraiser of recognized standing, (e) the purchase of, or any agreement to purchase, any equity interests of Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner or Midstream MLP or the right to exercise any right, option or warrant with respect thereto, (f) any investment in, or credit support with respect to, Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP, Midstream MLP GP or any of their Subsidiaries as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall deem appropriate to the extent not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, (g) any corporate sharing agreements with respect to tax sharing and general overhead and administrative matters, or (h) transactions pursuant to any contract or agreement in effect as of the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 6.06.”
(h) Clause (e) of Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
“(i) any obligation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (other than Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP or any of their respective Subsidiaries) in respect of any Material Indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding shall become due by its terms, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and shall not be paid, extended or refunded or any default or event of default shall occur in respect of any such obligation and shall continue for a period of time sufficient to cause or permit the acceleration of maturity thereof, or the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall fail to pay any Swap Payment Obligation of such Person in excess of $150,000,000 when due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise), unless such Person is contesting such Swap Payment Obligation in good faith by appropriate proceedings and has set aside appropriate reserves relating thereto in accordance with GAAP; provided that in the case of any guarantees, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of any such obligation for borrowed money of an entity other than the Company or any Consolidated Subsidiary (all of the foregoing being herein called “Accommodation Guarantee Indebtedness”), a default with respect to any Accommodation Guarantee Indebtedness of such Person shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder only if there shall have been a default in the performance by such Person of its obligations with respect to such Accommodation Guarantee Indebtedness and such default shall continue for more than 30 days after a holder or beneficiary of such Accommodation Guarantee Indebtedness shall have demanded the performance of such obligation; or (ii) to the extent Xxxx XX, Xxxx XX General Partner, Midstream MLP or any of their
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respective Subsidiaries constitutes a Significant Subsidiary, any Material Indebtedness of such Significant Subsidiary shall become due or required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to its scheduled maturity, and shall not be paid, extended or refunded;”
SECTION 2. Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company and the Required Lenders either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile or electronic transmission) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment.
The Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out‑of‑pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company under the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 3. 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 Lenders, the Issuing 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. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Company to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.
SECTION 5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
SECTION 6. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT OF XXXX CORPORATION
Name of Institution: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ,LTD. |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA, |
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Name of Institution: XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK, N.A., |
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Authorized Signatory |
Name of Institution: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: CITIBANK, N.A |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A. |
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Managing Director |
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Name of Institution: The Bank of Nova Scotia |
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Director |
Name of Institution: Scotiabanc Inc. |
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/s/ X.X. Xxxx |
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Managing Director |
Name of Institution: BNP PARIBAS |
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Director |
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/s/ Nicolas Anberree |
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Nicolas Anberree |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: DNB Capital LLC |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
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First Vice President |
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/s/ Asluv Xxxxx |
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First Vice President |
Name of Institution: HSBC Bank USA, National Association |
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Director |
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Name of Institution: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
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Managing Director |
Name of Institution: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch |
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Managing Director |
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Director |
Name of Institution: CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK |
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Managing Director |
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Managing Director |
Name of Institution: ING CAPITAL LLC |
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Managing Director |
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For any Lender requiring a second signature block: |
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Director |
Name of Institution: INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. |
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VP |
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/s/ Franco Di Mario |
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Franco Di Mario |
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FVP and Head of Credit |
Name of Institution: Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
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/s/ Xxxx Mo |
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Xxxx Mo |
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Authorized Signatory |
Name of Institution: Standard Chartered Bank |
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Managing Director Syndications Americas |
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Manager LDU Americas, Standard Chartered Bank |
Name of Institution: Bank of China, New York Branch |
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Executive Vice President |
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Name of Institution: BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY |
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Vice President |
Name of Institution: COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES |
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Managing Director |
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/s/ Kiuli Chan |
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Kiuli Chan |
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Director |
Name of Institution: The Northern Trust Company |
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Love |
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Xxxxxx X. Love |
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Senior Vice President |
Name of Institution: U.S. Bank National Association |
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Vice President |
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