NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.1
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of June 30, 2010
to the Credit Agreement referenced below is by and among HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC., as Company,
the Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., in its capacity as issuing lender
(in such capacity, the “Issuing Lender”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, a $240 million revolving credit facility and a $220 million term loan have been made
available to the Company pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 7, 2006 (as
amended and modified, including by the First Amendment dated as of December 29, 2006, the Second
Amendment dated as of February 23, 2007, the Third Amendment dated as of May 25, 2007, the Fourth
Amendment dated as of July 27, 2007, the Fifth Amendment dated as of April 1, 2008, the Sixth
Amendment dated as of July 8, 2008, the Seventh Amendment dated September 30, 2008 and the Eighth
Amendment dated September 30, 2009, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, the
Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, the Company and certain Lenders have requested certain modifications of the Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders, by act of the Required Lenders and the Issuing Lender, have agreed to
the requested modifications of the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
2.1 Amended Definitions. The following defined terms are amended or added to Section
1.1, as appropriate, to read as follows:
Alternative Currency means each of Euro, Saudi Riyal, Sterling, Yen and each other
currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.5.
Alternative Currency Equivalent means, at any time, with respect to any amount
denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as
determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, at such time on
the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the
purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
Alternative Currency Sublimit means an amount equal to $5,000,000. The Alternative
Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Letter of Credit Sublimit.
Amendment No. 9 Effectiveness Date means June 30, 2010.
Applicable Margin means, for any day, the rate per annum set forth below opposite the
level (the “Level”) then in effect, it being understood that the Applicable Margin for (i)
LIBOR Loans shall be the percentage set forth under the column “LIBOR Margin”, (ii) Base Rate Loans
shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Base Rate Margin”, (iii) the Non- Use Fee Rate
shall be the percentage set forth under the column “Non-Use Fee Rate” and (iv) the L/C Fee shall be
the percentage set forth under the column “L/C Fee Rate”:
LIBOR | Base Rate | Non-Use | L/C Fee | |||||||||||||||||
Level | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Margin | Margin | Fee Rate | Rate | |||||||||||||||
I | Greater than 2.50:1 |
325.0 bps | 225.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 325.0 bps | |||||||||||||||
II | Greater than 2.00:1 but
less than or equal to
2.50:1 |
300.0 bps | 200.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 300.0 bps | |||||||||||||||
III | Greater than 1.50:1 but
less than or equal to
2.00:1 |
275.0 bps | 175.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 275.0 bps | |||||||||||||||
IV | Greater than 1.00:1 but
less than or equal to
1.50:1 |
250.0 bps | 150.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 250.0 bps | |||||||||||||||
V | Less than or equal to 1.00:1 |
225.0 bps | 125.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 225.0 bps |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective not later than the date five (5) Business Days
immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section
10.1.3; provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due
in accordance therewith, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level I shall
apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required
to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance
Certificate is delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Margin in effect from the
Amendment No. 9 Effectiveness Date through the date for delivery of the annual Compliance
Certificate for the Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010 shall be as shown
below:
LIBOR Margin | Base Rate Margin | Non-Use Fee | L/C Fee Rate | |||
350.0 bps
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250.0 bps | 50.0 bps | 350.0 bps |
Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the appropriate Pricing Level shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the
determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 1.3(b).
Applicable Time means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative
Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be
determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, to be necessary
for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the
place of payment.
Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period for the Company and its Subsidiaries, the
sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income, plus, (b) to the extent deducted in determining such
Consolidated Net Income, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (ii) taxes, plus
(iii) depreciation and amortization, plus (iv) non-cash stock compensation expense
(including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised) impact), plus (v)
in the case of non-cash goodwill impairment charges and all other
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acquisition-related intangible
asset impairment charges (A) all such charges taken in the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2009
and (B) thereafter, all such charges (excluding charges under the foregoing clause (A) above) taken
as of the end of any Fiscal Quarter for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then ending,
in an amount up to the lesser of $30,000,000 and an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of
Consolidated Net Worth at the end of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding the date of the
charge and before giving effect to any such charges, plus (vi) non-cash charges (and
subtraction of any non-cash gains) resulting from the quarterly valuation of acquisition-related earn-outs and
any other contingent assets and liabilities pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 141 (Revised) as it relates to acquisitions completed subsequent to January 1, 2009,
plus (vii) for the periods ending up to and including September 30, 2009, non-cash
compensation charges resulting from acquisition-related payments that are subsequently
redistributed by selling shareholders among themselves and to other Company employees based, in
part, on continuing employment with the Company or the achievement of personal performance
measures, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus (c)
for the periods ending prior to June 30, 2009, the Xxxxxxxx Accounting Adjustments, plus
(d) for periods ending up to and including June 30, 2010, charges resulting from the settlement of
the St. Xxxxxxx litigation in an aggregate amount up to $5,000,000, plus (e) for periods
ending up to and including December 31, 2011, charges resulting from the restatement of the
Company’s financial statements for Fiscal Years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, net of insurance
proceeds and other amounts recouped in connection therewith, up to $17,100,000 in Fiscal Year 2009,
up to $10,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2010 and up to $3,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2011, as shown below:
Fiscal Quarter Ending | Amount | |
September 30, 2009
|
$13,000,000 | |
December 31, 2009
|
$4,100,000 | |
March 31, 2010
|
$800,000 | |
June 30, 2010
|
Up to $9,200,000 | |
September 30, 2010
|
Up to $9,200,000 less amount taken in Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2010 | |
December 31, 2010
|
Up to $9,200,000 less amounts taken in Fiscal Quarters ending June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010 | |
March 31, 2011
|
Up to $3,000,000 | |
June 30, 2011
|
Up to $3,000,000 less amount taken in Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2011 | |
September 30, 2011
|
Up to $3,000,000 less amount taken in Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 | |
December 31, 2011
|
Up to $3,000,000 less amount taken in Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 |
plus (f) non-cash restructuring charges taken in any period, provided that
“Consolidated EBITDA” will be reduced in any subsequent period to the extent that cash payment is
made in respect thereof. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the applicable period shall be
the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending as of the date of determination.
Dollar Equivalent means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in
Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency,
the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing
Lender, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of
the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
EMU means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957,
as
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amended by the Single Xxxxxxxx Xxx 0000, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty
of 1998.
EMU Legislation means the legislative measures of the European Council for the
introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
Euro and EUR mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States
introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
Existing Letters of Credit means the letters of credit outstanding on the Amendment
No. 9 Effectiveness Date and identified on Schedule 2.3.
Letter of Credit means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include
the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative
Currency.
Revaluation Date means with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:
(a) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each
date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount
thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any payment by the Issuing
Lender under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (d) in the case of the
Existing Letters of Credit, June 30, 2010, and (e) such additional dates as the Administrative
Agent or the Issuing Lender shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.
Saudi Riyal or SR means the lawful currency of Saudi Arabia.
Spot Rate for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the
Issuing Lender, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the
spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its
principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date
two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made;
provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender may obtain such spot rate from another
financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender if the Person
acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any
such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Lender may use such spot rate quoted on the
date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit
denominated in an Alternative Currency.
Stated Amount means, with respect to any Letter of Credit at any date of
determination, (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum aggregate amount available for drawing
thereunder under any and all circumstances plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount
of all unreimbursed payments and disbursements under such Letter of Credit.
Sterling and £ mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Yen and ¥ mean the lawful currency of Japan.
2.2 Additional Alternative Currencies for Letters of Credit. A new Section 1.5 is
added to the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
1.5 Additional Alternative Currencies.
(a) The Company may from time to time request that Letters of Credit be issued in a
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currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;”
provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that
is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. Any such request
shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender.
(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00
a.m., Chicago time, twenty (20) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Letter of
Credit issuance (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and
the Issuing Lender in their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to
Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Issuing Lender
thereof. The Issuing Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00
a.m., Chicago time, ten (10)
Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole
discretion, to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency.
(c) Any failure by the Issuing Lender to respond to such request within the time period
specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the Issuing Lender to
permit Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative
Agent and the Issuing Lender consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested
currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and such currency shall
thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of
any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to
any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.5, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly so notify the Company. Any specified currency of an Existing Letter of
Credit that is neither Dollars nor one of the Alternative Currencies specifically listed in
the definition of “Alternative Currency” shall be deemed an Alternative Currency with
respect to such Existing Letter of Credit only.
2.3 Change of Currency. A new Section 1.6 is added to the Credit Agreement to read as
follows:
1.6 Change of Currency.
(a) Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national
currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful
currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption
(in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such
member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of
that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank
market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis
shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such
member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency.
(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of
construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to
reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant
market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.
(c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes
of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate
to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or
practices relating to the change in currency.
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2.4 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. A new Section 1.7 is added to the Credit
Agreement to read as follows:
1.7 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.
(a) The Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as applicable, shall determine the
Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts
of the Stated Amount of any Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such
Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates
employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next
Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan
Parties hereunder or
calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the
applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents
shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or
Issuing Lender, as applicable.
(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension
of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is
expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency,
such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount
(rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded
upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as the case may
be.
2.5 Letters of Credit. Section 2.1.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as
follows:
2.1.2 Letter of Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 2.3.1, the
Issuing Lender agrees to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more
Alternative Currencies, in each case containing such terms and conditions as are permitted
by this Agreement and are reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, at the request of
and for the account of the Company from time to time before the scheduled Termination Date
and, as more fully set forth in Section 2.3.2, each Lender agrees to purchase a
participation in each such Letter of Credit; provided that (a) the aggregate Stated
Amount of all Letters of Credit shall not at any time exceed $20,000,000.00 (the “Letter
of Credit Sublimit”), (b) the Revolving Outstandings shall not at any time exceed the
Revolving Loan Availability (less the amount of any Swing Line Loans outstanding at such
time) and (c) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Letters of Credit denominated in
Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit.
2.6 The third sentence of Section 2.3.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert the text
“the amount and currency thereof,” immediately prior to the text “the expiration date of such
Letter of Credit”.
2.7 Section 2.3.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
2.3.2 Participations in Letters of Credit. Concurrently with the issuance of
each Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to
each Lender with a Commitment, and each such Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and
unconditionally to have purchased and received from the Issuing Lender, without recourse or
warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Lender’s Pro Rata
Share, in such Letter of Credit and the Company’s reimbursement obligations with respect
thereto. If the Company fails to so reimburse the Issuing Lender by 11:00 a.m., Chicago
time, on the date of any payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit to be
reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on
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the date of any payment by the Issuing
Lender under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the date and amount of the
unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in
the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency), and the amount of
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, and the Company shall be deemed to have immediately
requested that the Lenders make a Revolving Loan which is a Base Rate Loan in a principal
amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such reimbursement obligations. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify such Lenders of such deemed request and, without the necessity
of compliance with the requirements of Section 2.2.2, Section 12.2 or
otherwise, such Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent its Pro Rata Share
of such Loan. The proceeds of such Loan shall be paid over by the Administrative Agent to
the Issuing Lender for the account of
the Company in satisfaction of such reimbursement obligations. For the purposes of
this Agreement, the unparticipated portion of each Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be
the Issuing Lender’s “participation” therein. The Issuing Lender hereby agrees, upon
request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to deliver to the Administrative Agent or
such Lender a list of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender,
together with such information related thereto as the Administrative Agent or such Lender
may reasonably request.
2.8 Section 2.3.3(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
(a) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to reimburse the Issuing
Lender for each payment or disbursement made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of
Credit honoring any demand for payment made by the beneficiary thereunder, in each case on
the date that such payment or disbursement is made. In the case of a Letter of Credit
denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Company shall reimburse the Issuing Lender in
such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the Issuing Lender (at its option) shall have
specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the
absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Company shall have
notified the Issuing Lender promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the
Company will reimburse the Issuing Lender in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement
in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the
Issuing Lender shall notify the Company of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the
drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m., Chicago
time, on the date of any payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit to be
reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the Issuing
Lender under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency, the Company
shall reimburse the Issuing Lender through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to
the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. Any amount not reimbursed on the
date of such payment or disbursement shall bear interest from the date of such payment or
disbursement to the date that the Issuing Lender is reimbursed by the Company therefor,
payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate from time to time in effect
plus the Base Rate Margin from time to time in effect plus, beginning on the third
Business Day after receipt of notice from the Issuing Lender of such payment or
disbursement, two percent (2%). The Issuing Lender shall notify the Company and the
Administrative Agent whenever any demand for payment is made under any Letter of Credit by
the beneficiary thereunder; provided that the failure of the Issuing Lender to so notify the
Company or the Administrative Agent shall not affect the rights of the Issuing Lender or the
Lenders in any manner whatsoever.
2.9 The first two sentences of Section 2.3.4 of the Credit Agreement are amended to read as
follows:
If the Issuing Lender makes any payment or disbursement under any Letter of Credit and
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(a) the Company has not reimbursed the Issuing Lender in full for such payment or
disbursement by 11:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the date of such payment or disbursement, (b) a
Revolving Loan cannot be made in accordance with Section 2.3.2 or (c) any
reimbursement received by the Issuing Lender from the Company is or must be returned or
rescinded upon or during any bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise, each
other Lender with a Commitment shall be obligated to pay in Dollars to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, in full or partial payment of the purchase
price of its participation in such Letter of Credit, its Pro Rata Share of the Dollar
Equivalent of such payment or disbursement (but no such payment shall diminish the
obligations of the Company under Section 2.3.3), and, upon notice from the Issuing
Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each other Lender thereof. Each
other Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to so pay to the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in Dollars for the Issuing Lender’s
account the amount of such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such payment or disbursement.
0.10 Schedule of Existing Letters of Credit. The Credit Agreement is amended to
include Schedule 2.1.2 (Existing Letters of Credit) attached hereto as Schedule 2.1.2
(Existing Letters of Credit).
3. Amendment of Guaranty Agreements. In each of (a) that certain Guaranty Agreement
dated as of June 7, 2006 given by Huron Consulting Services LLC, Huron Consulting Group Holdings
LLC, Wellspring Management Services LLC, formerly known as Xxxxxx & Xxxx LLC and the other parties
thereto (including pursuant to any joinder to guaranty agreement) and (b) that certain Guaranty
Agreement dated as of July 27, 2007, given by Huron Demand LLC, in each case as amended, restated,
amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the definition of
“Company Obligations” in Section 1.2 thereof is amended to read as follows:
Company Obligations means all Obligations, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
4. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent of each item listed below:
(a) Executed Amendment. Counterparts to this Amendment from the Required
Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Company and the other Loan
Parties.
(b) Opinions of Counsel. Opinions of counsel for each of the Loan Parties, in
scope, form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders,
and including, among other things, due authorization, execution and delivery of the this
Amendment and the Security Agreement and the enforceability thereof.
(c) Organization Documents, Incumbency, Resolutions, Etc. Each of the items
listed below, which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals), in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(i) copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of
organization, bylaws, limited liability operating agreement or similar constitutive
documents of each Loan Party certified to be true and complete as of a recent date
by the appropriate governmental authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization, where applicable, and certified by a secretary or
assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and correct as of the date of this
Amendment, unless a Senior Officer of the Company certifies in a certificate that
the constitutive documents previously delivered to the Administrative Agent in
connection with the Credit
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Agreement have not been amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof;
(ii) incumbency certificates identifying the Senior Officers and other Persons
of the Loan Parties who are authorized to execute this Amendment and related
documents and to act on behalf of the Loan Parties in connection with this Amendment
and the Loan Documents, unless a Senior Officer of the Company certifies in a
certificate that the incumbency certificates previously delivered to the
Administrative Agent in connection with the Credit Agreement have not been amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified and remain in full force and effect as of the
date hereof;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates
and/or other certificates of Senior Officers of each Loan Party as the
Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of
each Senior Officer thereof authorized to act as a Senior Officer in connection with
this Amendment; and
(iv) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and
is validly existing, and in good standing in its state of organization or formation.
(d) Fees and Expenses. (a) Payment of all reasonable costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent, BAS and the Lenders in connection with this Amendment that are due and
payable on the date hereof (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses
of Xxxxx & Xxx Xxxxx, PLLC, counsel to the Administrative Agent and BAS), (b) payment for
the account of each Lender that executes this Amendment of an
amendment fee equal to twelve and one-half
basis points (.125%) on the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loan A provided by such Lender plus the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, in each
case after giving effectiveness of this Amendment and (c) payment of all other fees and
expenses required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and BAS on or before the date
hereof.
5. Representations and Warranties. The Loan Parties hereby affirm the following:
(a) all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment has been taken;
(b) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth
in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof (except those which expressly relate to an earlier period);
and
(c) before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default
shall exist.
6. Guarantors’ Acknowledgment and Affirmation. Each Guarantor hereby (a) acknowledges
and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and (b) affirms that, jointly and
severally together with the other Guarantors, it guarantees the prompt payment and performance of
the Obligations as provided in the applicable Guaranty Agreement.
7. Affirmation of Security Interests. Each Loan Party (a) affirms that each of the
Liens granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (b) agrees that
this Amendment shall in no manner impair or otherwise adversely effect any of the Liens granted in
or pursuant to the Loan Documents.
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8. Full Force and Effect. Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions
of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including schedules and exhibits thereto)
shall remain in full force and effect.
9. Fees and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of
the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Xxxxx & Xxx Xxxxx, PLLC.
10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary
in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
11. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be a contract made under and governed by the
internal laws of the State of Illinois applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely
within such state, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
COMPANY: | HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
GUARANTORS: | HURON CONSULTING GROUP HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
HURON CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
WELLSPRING MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC, formerly known as XXXXXX & XXXX LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
HURON DEMAND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
LENDERS: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender and Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | SVP | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
FIFTH THIRD BANK |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | ||||
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Relationship Manager | |||
NATIONAL CITY BANK |
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By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
THE PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
RBS CITIZENS, N.A. |
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By: | /s/ M. Xxxxx Xxxxx, III | |||
Name: | M. Xxxxx Xxxxx, III | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
SUNTRUST BANK |
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By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxx | |||
Title: | First Vice President | |||
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
TD BANK, N.A. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx xx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx xx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Schedule 2.3
Existing Letters of Credit
Issuer | Letter of Credit Number | Expiry Date | Currency and Amount | Beneficiary | ||||||||||||
BofA | 68049364 | 08/31/10 | $25,997.92 (SAR 97,500.00) | Xxxx Xxxxx Specialist Hospital |