SECOND AMENDMENT AND CONSENT, dated as of March 27, 1997 (this "Amendment
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and Consent"), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 13, 1996 (as the same
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may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among XXXXXX XXXXX CORP., a New York corporation (the
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"Company"), XXXXXX XXXXX COMMAND COMPANY, a company organized and existing under
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the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia (the "Canadian Borrower" and, together
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with the Company, the "Borrowers"), the several banks and other financial
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institutions from time to time parties thereto (the "Lenders"), Canadian
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Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Agency, as US Administrative Agent for the
US$ Lenders thereunder and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as Canadian
Administrative Agent for the C$ Lenders thereunder.
W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make
certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested, and, upon this Amendment and Consent
becoming effective, the Lenders have agreed, that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be amended and consented to in the manner provided for in this
Amendment and Consent;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
I. Defined Terms. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein
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shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
II. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
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1. Amendments to Subsection 1.1 of the Credit Agreement. Subsection 1.1
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of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) by deleting the table appearing in the definition of "Applicable
Margin" and substituting in lieu thereof the following table:
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Applicable Margin (% per annum)
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"Range of
Leverage Ratio Base Rate Loans/ Eurodollar Loans/
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Loans Acceptances
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greater than 5.75 to 1.00 2.00% 2.75%
greater than 5.50 to 1.00
but less than or equal to
5.75 to 1.00 1.75% 2.50%
greater than 5.00 to 1.00
but less than or equal to
5.50 to 1.00 1.50% 2.25%
greater than 4.25 to 1.00
but less than or equal to
5.00 to 1.00 1.25% 2.00%
greater than 3.75 to 1.00
but less than or equal to
4.25 to 1.00 1.00% 1.75%
greater than 3.25 to 1.00
but less than or equal to
3.75 to 1.00 0.75% 1.50%
less than or equal
to 3.25 to 1.00 0.50% 1.25%;"
(b) by deleting in its entirety the proviso appearing at the end of the
definition of "EBITDA" and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"provided that, for any period during which the Company or any Subsidiary
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shall purchase or otherwise acquire any real property which the Company or
such Subsidiary shall have been leasing as lessee during such period, the
Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have
acquired such real property on the first day of such period and any rental
expense of the Company or such Subsidiary during such period in respect of
such real property shall be disregarded."; and
(c) by deleting the amount "US$100,000,000" in the last sentence of the
definition of "US Commitment" and substituting in lieu thereof the amount
"US$110,000,000".
2. Amendments to Subsection 8.7 of the Credit Agreement. Subsection 8.7
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of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(a) by deleting the words "including Client Acquisition Costs" appearing
in the definition of "Capital Expenditures" and substituting in lieu
thereof the words "excluding Client Acquisition Costs"; and
(b) by deleting the percentage "15%" wherever it appears therein and
substituting in lieu thereof the percentage "17%".
3. Amendment to Subsection 8.10(a) of the Credit Agreement. Subsection
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8.10(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the table
appearing at the end of said paragraph and substituting in lieu thereof the
following table:
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"Period Ratio
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From and including the Closing Date
through December 30, 1997 6.25 to 1.00
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From and including December 31, 1997
through June 30, 1999 5.75 to 1.00
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From and including July 1, 1999 and thereafter 5.50 to 1.00"
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4. Amendment to Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement. Schedule 1.1 of
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the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting said Schedule in its entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof a new Schedule 1.1 in the form of Schedule 1.1
to this Amendment and Consent.
III. Consent. The Lenders hereby consent, in accordance with paragraphs
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(d) and (e) of the proviso contained in the definition of "Permitted
Acquisition" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, to the acquisitions of
Records Management Services, Inc. and Advanced Files Services, respectively, on
the terms and conditions set forth in Schedule III to this Amendment and
Consent, notwithstanding that the acquisition of Records Management Services,
Inc. shall exceed US$25,000,000 and that the aggregate amount of the proceeds of
Acquisition Loans made in the 1997 fiscal year of the Company that are used to
fund such Permitted Acquisitions shall exceed US$65,000,000.
IV. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment and Consent shall become
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effective on the date (the "Amendment and Consent Effective Date") upon which:
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(a) the Borrowers, each of the Guarantors, the US Administrative Agent and
each of the Lenders shall have executed and delivered to the US
Administrative Agent this Amendment and Consent;
(b) the US Administrative Agent shall have received any US$ Notes meeting
the requirements of Subsection 2.2 of the Credit Agreement requested by the
Lenders, each executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the
relevant Borrower; and
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(c) the US Administrative Agent shall have received, with a counterpart
for each Lender, a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the US Administrative Agent, of the Board of
Directors of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment and Consent and the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby.
V. General.
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1. Representation and Warranties. To induce the US Administrative Agent
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and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and Consent, the Company hereby
represents and warrants to the US Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders
as of the Amendment and Consent Effective Date that:
(a) Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.
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(i) Each Borrower has the corporate power and authority, and the
legal right, to make and deliver this Amendment and Consent and to
perform the Loan Documents, as amended by this Amendment and Consent,
and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and Consent and
the performance of the Loan Documents, as so amended.
(ii) No consent or authorization of, approval by, notice to, filing
with or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or
any other Person is required in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Amendment and Consent or with the performance,
validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents, as amended by this
Amendment and Consent.
(iii) This Amendment and Consent has been duly executed and delivered
on behalf of each Borrower.
(iv) Each of this Amendment and Consent and each Loan Document, as
amended by this Amendment and Consent, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Borrower enforceable against such Borrower
in accordance with its terms, except as affected by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied
covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(b) No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this
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Amendment and Consent and the performance of the Loan Documents, as amended
by this Amendment and Consent, will not violate any Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation of each Borrower or of any of its Subsidiaries and
will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on
any of its or their respective
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properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation.
(c) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
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made by the Company in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Amendment and Consent Effective Date,
before and after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Amendment and
Consent, as if made on and as of the Amendment and Consent Effective Date.
2. Payment of Expenses. The Company agrees to pay or reimburse the US
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Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Amendment and Consent, any other documents
prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
to the US Administrative Agent.
3. No Other Amendments and Consents; Confirmation. Except as expressly
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amended, modified and supplemented hereby, the provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and
effect.
4. Governing Law; Counterparts.
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(a) This Amendment and Consent and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(b) This Amendment and Consent may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all
of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and
the same instrument. A set of the copies of this Amendment and Consent
signed by all the parties shall be lodged with each of the Company and the
US Administrative Agent. This Amendment and Consent may be delivered by
facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment and
Consent to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX XXXXX CORP.
By:
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Title:
XXXXXX XXXXX COMMAND COMPANY
By:
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Title:
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK AGENCY,
as US Administrative Agent and US$ Lender
By:
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Title: Director, CIBC Wood Gundy Securities
Corp., AS AGENT
BANK OF IRELAND GRAND CAYMAN
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MARYLAND
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
XXXXXX FINANCIAL
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as a Lender
By:
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Title:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
Each of the undersigned, as a Guarantor under that certain US Global
Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of August 13, 1996, made by each of
such Guarantors in favor of the US Administrative Agent, hereby acknowledges and
consents to the execution and delivery of this Second Amendment and Consent to
which this Acknowledgment and Consent is attached and hereby reaffirms its
obligations as a Guarantor under said US Global Guarantee and Security
Agreement.
XXXXXX XXXXX CORP.
By:
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Title:
PLC COMMAND I, INC.
By:
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Title:
PLC COMMAND II, INC.
By:
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Title:
PLC COMMAND I, L.P.
By PLC Command I, Inc., as its general partner
By:
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Title:
PLC COMMAND II, L.P.
By PLC Command II, Inc., as its general partner
By:
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