Contract
Exhibit 10.38
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT dated as of March 29, 2005 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 18, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among XXXXXX XXXXXXXX HOLDINGS COMPANY III, LIMITED, a company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the “BR Borrower”), XXXXXX XXXXXXXX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “US Borrower”), XXXXXX XXXXXXXX COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Puerto Rico (the “PR Borrower”, and together with the BR Borrower and the US Borrower, the “Borrowers”), the Lenders (as defined in the introductory paragraph to the Credit Agreement), and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
A. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have extended, and have agreed to extend, credit to the Borrowers.
B. The Borrowers have requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.
C. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. (a) The definition of the term “Hedge Bank” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the words “, an Agent or an Arranger” immediately following the word “Lender” in each place such word appears in such definition.
(b) The definition of the term “Obligations” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Obligations” means (a) for purposes of this Agreement, all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding and (b) for purposes of the Collateral Documents and each Guaranty, (x) all “Obligations” as defined in the foregoing clause (a), (y) all Secured Hedge Obligations and (z) all Cash Management Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any
amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party.
(c) The definition of the term “Secured Hedge Obligations” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Secured Hedge Obligations” means the obligations of any Loan Party arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3. Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date set forth above on the date on which the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Required Lenders.
SECTION 4. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Credit Agreement specifically referred to herein. After the date hereof, any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or electronic mail of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such signature page delivered by telecopier or electronic mail be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or
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deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any signature page delivered by telecopier or electronic mail.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 7. Headings. Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
SECTION 8. Acknowledgment of Guarantors. Each of the Guarantors hereby acknowledges receipt and notice of, and consents to the terms of, this Amendment.
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