EXECUTION VERSION
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of
December 9, 2002, is entered into by and among AVNET, INC., a New York
corporation ("Avnet"), the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to
below (each a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders") and BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., as administrative agent for itself and the other Lenders (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent").
RECITALS
A. Avnet, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that
certain Credit Agreement (Multi-Year) dated as of October 25, 2001, as amended
or modified by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement (Multi-Year) dated as of
March 29, 2002, that Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (Multi-Year) dated as
of October 10, 2002, that certain letter agreement dated as of November 8, 2002,
and that Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 23, 2002,
among Avnet, the Administrative Agent and Lenders (as so amended or modified,
the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders have extended certain credit facilities to Avnet and certain of its
Subsidiaries.
B. Avnet has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree
to certain amendments of the Credit Agreement.
C. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the
Credit Agreement subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used
herein shall have the meanings, if any, assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement shall be amended
as follows, effective as of the Effective Date:
(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by
amending and restating the following defined term in its entirety:
"Trigger Event" means the occurrence of any of the following
on or after the Second Amendment Date: (i) (A) the failure, for
whatever reason, to consummate a Permitted Capital Markets
Transaction on or before December 15, 2002; or (B) any Borrower
submits on any date prior to December 13, 2002, a Request for Credit
Extension at any time prior to the date all documents and agreements
are delivered and all other acts and deeds are accomplished as
required by Sections 6.21(a) and Section 6.21(b); (ii) the
establishment of a Debt Rating by Xxxxx'x of Ba1 or lower or by S&P
of BB+ or lower or either such rating agency shall withdraw its Debt
Rating; or (iii) the day immediately following the occurrence of an
Unwind (other than an Unwind in connection with which
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Avnet simultaneously consummates and enters into a Permitted
Securitization Refinancing) arrives.
(b) Section 6.21(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by
deleting the phrase "No later than 60 days after the Second Amendment Date" and
replacing it with "On or before December 12, 2002".
(c) Section 6.21(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by
deleting the phrase "No later than 60 days after the Second Amendment Date" and
replacing it with "On or before December 12, 2002".
(d) Section 6.21(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by
deleting each occurrence of the date "December 10, 2002" and replacing each such
occurrence with "December 12, 2002".
3. Representations and Warranties. Avnet hereby represents and warrants to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
either immediately prior to or after giving effect to this Amendment.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Avnet of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action
and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of,
notice to or action by, any Person (including any Governmental Authority) in
order to be effective and enforceable. The Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Avnet,
enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms, without defense,
counterclaim or offset.
(c) All representations and warranties of Avnet contained in Article
V of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby are true and correct as of the
Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct
as of such earlier date.
(d) Avnet is entering into this Amendment on the basis of its own
investigation and for its own reasons, without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders or any other Person.
(e) As of the Effective Date, there are no Designated Borrowers
under the Credit Agreement.
4. Effective Date. This Amendment will become effective as of the date
shown first above, provided each of the following conditions precedent has been
satisfied (the "Effective Date"):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each of Avnet
and the Required Lenders a duly executed original (or, if elected by the
Administrative Agent, an executed facsimile copy) counterpart to this Amendment.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the secretary
or assistant secretary of Avnet a certificate providing satisfactory evidence of
the authorization of the execution, delivery and performance by Avnet of this
Amendment and any other documents contemplated hereby.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received from Avnet a
certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Avnet, dated as of the
Effective Date and certifying that (i) all representations and warranties
contained herein are true and correct on and as of the Effective Date as though
made on and as of such date and (ii) on and as of the Effective Date, no event
has occurred which has or would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse
effect on the business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations,
condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Avnet or of Avnet and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or on the facts and information regarding Avnet
and its Subsidiaries as represented as of the date hereof.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and
substance satisfactory to it, such additional approvals, consents, opinions,
documents and other information as the Administrative Agent may request.
(e) The Effective Date shall have occurred no later than December 9,
2002.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this
Section 4, each Lender that has executed this Amendment and delivered it to the
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted,
or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter either sent, or made
available for inspection, by the Administrative Agent to such Lender for
consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be
consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to such Lender.
5. Reservation of Rights. Avnet acknowledges and agrees that the execution
and delivery by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders of this
Amendment shall not (a) be deemed to create a course of dealing or otherwise
obligate the Administrative Agent or any Lender to execute similar amendments
under the same or similar circumstances in the future or (b) be deemed to create
any implied waiver of any right or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender with respect to any term or provision of any Loan Document.
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Except as herein expressly amended, all terms, covenants and
provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect
and all references therein to such Credit Agreement shall henceforth refer to
the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall be
deemed incorporated into, and a part of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified by Avnet.
(b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns. No
third party beneficiaries are intended in connection with this Amendment.
(c) THIS AMENDMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 9.19 AND
9.20 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE BY THIS REFERENCE
HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN IN FULL.
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(d) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each of the parties hereto
understands and agrees that this document (and any other document required
herein) may be delivered by any party thereto either in the form of an executed
original or an executed original sent by facsimile transmission to be followed
promptly by mailing of a hard copy original, and that receipt by the
Administrative Agent of a facsimile transmitted document purportedly bearing the
signature of a Lender or Avnet shall bind such Lender or Avnet, respectively,
with the same force and effect as the delivery of a hard copy original. Any
failure by the Administrative Agent to receive the hard copy executed original
of such document shall not diminish the binding effect of receipt of the
facsimile transmitted executed original of such document of the party whose hard
copy page was not received by the Administrative Agent.
(e) This Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement, contains the
entire and exclusive agreement of the parties hereto with reference to the
matters discussed herein and therein. This Amendment supersedes all prior drafts
and communications with respect thereto. This Amendment may not be amended
except in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 of the Credit
Agreement.
(f) If any term or provision of this Amendment shall be deemed
prohibited by or invalid under any applicable law, such provision shall be
invalidated without affecting the remaining provisions of this Amendment or the
Credit Agreement, respectively.
(g) Avnet covenants to pay to or reimburse the Administrative Agent,
upon demand, for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the development, preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment and the other documents contemplated hereby.
(h) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered
this Amendment as of the date first above written.
AVNET, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the
Administrative Agent, a Lender, the L/C
Issuer and the Swing Line Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Principal
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ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Senior Vice President
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Director
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BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI
TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BANK ONE, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Director
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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Title: Director
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By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Associate
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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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KBC BANK, N.V., as a Lender
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. van Tulder
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Name: Xxxxxx X. van Tulder
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Title: Vice President and Manager
Multinational
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By: /s/ Nicolat Regent
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Name: Nicolat Regent
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Title: VP Multinational
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Second Vice President
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SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA XXXXXX XX (PUBL),
as a Lender
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Sr. Vice President
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xx
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Title: Vice President
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UNICREDITO ITALIANO, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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