Contract
Exhibit
10.2
FIRST
AMENDMENT, dated as of January 22, 2007 (this “Amendment”)
to the
Credit Agreement (2006-B), dated as of December 15, 2006 (the “Agreement”),
by
and among AIRCASTLE LIMITED, an exempted company organized and existing under
the laws of Bermuda (“Parent”), AIRCASTLE HOLDING CORPORATION LIMITED, an
exempted company organized and existing under the laws of Bermuda (“AHCL”),
AIRCASTLE IRELAND HOLDING LIMITED a limited liability company incorporated
in
Ireland (“AIHL”, and together with AHCL, the “Borrowers”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative
Agent”)
and
certain lenders from time to time parties thereto. Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in
the
Agreement and the rules of interpretation set forth therein shall apply to
this
Amendment.
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Parent, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties
to
the Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders amend the Agreement, as more
fully
described herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders are willing to agree to such amendment, but only upon the terms
and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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Amendment
to Section 1.1 of the Agreement.
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Subsection
1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following defined term:
“Total Revolving Credit Commitment” and inserting, in proper alphabetical order,
the following new defined terms and related definitions:
(a) “2007
Equity Offering” means the initial issuance of Capital Stock of the Parent,
other than the issuance of Capital Stock to employees, consultants or
Affiliates, during Fiscal Year 2007.
(b) “First
Amendment” means the First Amendment to the Agreement dated as of January 22,
2007, among Parent, the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent.
(c) “First
Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent set
forth in paragraph 6 of the First Amendment shall have been satisfied or
waived.
(d) “Interim
Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) (i) March 31, 2007 or (ii) if the fee
referred to in clause (iii) of Section 2.10 is paid to the Lenders on or prior
to March 31, 2007, December 31, 2007 and (b) the closing date with respect
to
the 2007 Equity Offering.
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(e) “Total
Revolving Credit Commitment” means, on any date prior to the Interim Maturity
Date, a principal amount equal to $450,000,000, and thereafter, $250,000,000,
in
each case as may be reduced from time to time in accordance with Section
2.7.
2. Amendments
to Sections 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
Subsection 2.3(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as
follows:
“(i)
Upon
the issuance of any Capital Stock by any Borrower, an amount equal to 100%
of
the net proceeds thereof shall be applied on the date of such issuance towards
the prepayment of the Loans.
(ii)
If
as of the Interim Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of the Loans
outstanding shall be in excess of $250,000,000, the Borrowers shall prepay
the
Loans in an amount equal to the amount necessary to cause the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Loans to be equal to or less than
$250,000,000.”
3. Amendments
to Section 2.10 (Fees) of the Agreement.
Subsection 2.10 (Fees) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
“The
Borrowers (i) shall pay the fees specified in the Fee Letters on the dates
specified therein, (ii) shall pay a commitment fee for the period from and
including the date hereof to the Revolving Credit Termination Date, computed
at
a rate of (A) 0.25% per annum if the average daily amount of Revolving Credit
Outstandings during the period for which such payment is made are less than
$125,000,000 or (B) 0.125% per annum if the average daily amount of Revolving
Credit Outstandings during the period for which such payment is made are equal
to or greater than $125,000,000, in each case on the average daily amount of
the
available unused Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during the period
for which payment is made, payable monthly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof, and (iii)
may,
at its election, pay, on or prior to March 31, 2007, a fee equal to the product
of 0.50% and $200,000,000 so that the Interim Maturity Date is extended as
contemplated by clause (a) (ii) of the definition thereof.”
4. Amendments
to Section 9.3 (Liens) of the Agreement.
Subsection 9.3(xiii) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
“(xiii)
Liens granted by a Borrower, Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof in favor of
a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender in an aggregate amount not to exceed 7.5%
times Consolidated New Worth, in connection with Indebtedness permitted under
Section 9.4(c).”
5. Amendment
to Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement.
Exhibit
A to the Credit Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with a new Exhibit
A
attached as Annex I to this Amendment.
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6. Conditions
to Amendment Effective Date.
This
Amendment shall become effective upon the date (the “Amendment
Effective Date”)
when
the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) Counterparts.
The
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, duly
executed and delivered by Parent, the Borrowers and the Lenders;
(b) No
Default.
No
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date
or after giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein; and
(c) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in or pursuant
to
the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
as
of the date hereof, before and after giving effect to the effectiveness of
this
Amendment, as if made on and as of the date hereof, 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.
(d) Fees
and Expenses.
The
Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses in connection
with the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby to the extent
then
due and payable, together with the reasonable legal fees and expenses of the
Administrative Agent.
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Continuing
Effect of Loan Documents
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This
Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the
Agreement not expressly referred to herein and shall not be construed as an
amendment, waiver or consent to any further or future action on the part of
the
Credit Parties that would require an amendment, waiver or consent of the Lenders
or Administrative Agent. Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions
of
the Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect.
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Counterparts
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This
Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number
of
separate counterparts (including by facsimile), and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
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Severability
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Any
provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
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Integration.
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This
Amendment and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Credit
Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or
warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject
matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other
Loan
Documents.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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THIS
AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
AIRCASTLE
LIMITED
,
as Parent
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By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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AIRCASTLE
HOLDING CORPORATION LIMITED
,
as Borrower
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By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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AIRCASTLE
IRELAND HOLDING LIMITED
,
as Borrower
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By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as Agent and as Lender
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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BEAR
XXXXXXX CORPORATE LENDING INC., as a Lender
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC., as a Lender
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By
: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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ANNEX
I
EXHIBIT
A
Applicable
Commitment Percentages
Lenders
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Revolving
Credit Commitment
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Applicable
Commitment
Percentage
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JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
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$150,000,000.00
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33.33%
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Bear
Xxxxxxx Corporate Lending Inc.
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$150,000,000.00
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33.33%
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Citicorp
North America, Inc.
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$150,000,000.00
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33.33%
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