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EXHIBIT 4.11
LETTER AMENDMENT
Dated as of June 7, 2000
To the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders
(collectively, the "Lenders") parties to the Credit Agreement referred to
below and to Citibank, N.A., as co-syndication agent for the Lenders
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of December 17, 1997, and amendments thereto dated as of April 29, 1999 and May
29, 1998 (such Credit Agreement, as so amended, the "Credit Agreement") among
the undersigned and you. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Letter
Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower has proposed to acquire Trimark Financial
Corporation for an approximate purchase price of CND$2.7 billion (the
"Acquisition"), which may be paid in part by the issuance of up to CND$1.35
billion in principal amount of equity subordinated debentures ("ESDs"), and has
proposed to amend the Credit Agreement to permit consummation of the Acquisition
and to permit the issuance of the ESDs . You have indicated your willingness, on
the terms and conditions stated below, to so agree. Accordingly, it is hereby
agreed by you and us as follows:
The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date of this
Letter Amendment, hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 5.02(b)(iii) is amended by adding to the end
thereof a new subsection (K), to read as follows:
"(K) Debt in an amount not to exceed
CND$1,350,000,000 principal amount of equity subordinated
debentures issued in connection with the acquisition of
Trimark Financial Corporation."
(b) Section 5.02(e) is amended by adding to the end thereof
a new subsection (xv) to read a follows:
"(xv) Investments made by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition of Trimark
Financial Corporation."
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This Letter Amendment shall become effective as of the date
first above written when, and only when, on or before June 16, 2000, Citibank,
as Co-Syndication Agent, shall have received counterparts of this Letter
Amendment executed by the undersigned and the Required Lenders or, as to any of
the Lenders, advice satisfactory to Citibank, as Co-Syndication Agent, that such
Lender has executed this Letter Amendment, and the consent attached hereto
executed by each Guarantor. This Letter Amendment is subject to the provisions
of Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.
On and after the effectiveness of this Letter Amendment, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or
words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in
the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents to "the Credit Agreement",
"thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit
Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by
this Letter Amendment.
The Credit Agreement, the Notes and each of the other Loan
Documents, as specifically amended by this Letter Amendment, are and shall
continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified
and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Letter
Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of
any right, power or remedy of any Lender or any Agent under any of the Loan
Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan
Documents.
If you agree to the terms and provisions hereof, please
evidence such agreement by executing and returning at least two counterparts of
this Letter Amendment to Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Sterling, 000 Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
This Letter Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Letter Amendment by telecopier shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Letter
Amendment.
This Letter Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
AMVESCAP PLC
By /s/ XXXXXX X. XxXXXXXXXX
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Title:
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Agreed as of the date first above written:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent and as Lender
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent and as Lender
By /s/ XXXX X'XXXXX
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Title: Managing Director
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
By /s/
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Title:
SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA
By /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Title: Managing Director
By /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Title: Banking Officer
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. f/k/a
WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title: Senior Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title: Vice President
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title: Director
MELLON BANK, N.A.
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Title: Vice President
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CIBC INC.
By
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Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK AND/OR
CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By /s/ XXXXXX-XXX XXXXX
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Title: Managing Director
By /s/ XXXXX NAND
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Title: Vice President
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
By
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Title:
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title: EVP The Americas
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By
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Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
By /s/ XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
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Title: Senior Vice President
HSBC BANK PLC
By
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Title:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By
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Title:
BNP PARIBAS
By /s/ LAURENT VANDERZYPPE /s/ XXXXXXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Title: Vice President Assistant Vice President
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CONSENT
Dated as of June 16, 2000
The undersigned, each a Guarantor under the Guaranty dated
February 13, 1997 (the "Guaranty") in favor of the Lenders parties to the Credit
Agreement referred to in the foregoing Letter Amendment, hereby consents to such
Letter Amendment and hereby confirms and agrees that notwithstanding the
effectiveness of such Letter Amendment, the Guaranty is, and shall continue to
be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects, except that, on and after the effectiveness of such Letter Amendment,
each reference in the Guaranty to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder",
"thereof" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement, as amended by such Letter Amendment.
INVESCO, INC.
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title:
INVESCO NORTH AMERICAN HOLDINGS, INC.
By /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Title:
A I M MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
By /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Title: President
A I M ADVISORS, INC.
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXX
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Title: Sr. Vice President
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