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EXHIBIT 10.13
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Third Amendment"), dated
as of September 8, 2000, is entered into among LLS Corp., an Illinois
corporation (the "Borrower"), the entities listed on the signature pages hereto
as Lenders (collectively, the "Lenders"), Credit Suisse First Boston, as
Syndication Agent (in said capacity, the "Syndication Agent"), Bankers Trust
Company, as Documentation Agent (in said capacity, the "Documentation Agent"),
and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in said capacity, the
"Administrative Agent").
BACKGROUND
The Borrower, the Lenders, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent
and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement,
dated as of July 30, 1999, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1999, and that certain Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 1999 (said Credit Agreement, as
amended, the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined in the Credit Agreement and
not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined in the Credit
Agreement).
The Borrower, the Lenders, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent
and the Administrative Agent desire to amend the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Borrower,
the Lenders, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and the
Administrative Agent covenant and agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.
(1) The definition of "Applicable Base Rate Margin" set forth in Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Applicable Base Rate Margin" means the following per annum
percentages applicable in the following situations:
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Facility A Term
Loan Advances Facility B
and Revolving Term Loan
Applicability Advances Advances
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(a) The Leverage Ratio is greater than 1.50 2.00
or equal to 5.00 to 1
(b) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 1.25 1.75
equal to 4.50 to 1 but less than
5.00 to 1
(c) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 1.00 1.50
equal to 4.00 to 1 but less than
4.50 to 1
(d) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 0.75 1.25
equal to 3.50 to 1 but less than
4.00 to 1
(e) The Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1 0.50 1.25
The Applicable Base Rate Margin payable by the Borrower on the Base Rate
Advances outstanding hereunder shall be adjusted on each Adjustment Date
as tested by using the Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance
Certificate received on each such Adjustment Date. If the financial
statements required pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, as applicable,
and the related Compliance Certificate are not received by the
Administrative Agent by the date required, the Applicable Base Rate
Margin shall be determined as if the Leverage Ratio is greater than or
equal to 5.00 to 1 until such time as such financial statements and
Compliance Certificate are received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Applicable Base Rate Margin from and after September 8, 2000 until and
including the Adjustment Date determined following the date of receipt of
the financial statements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000 and
the related Compliance Certificate shall be determined as if the Leverage
Ratio is greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1.
(2) The definition of "Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin" set forth in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin" means the following per annum
percentages, applicable in the following situations:
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Facility A Term
Loan Advances Facility B
and Revolving Term Loan
Applicability Advances Advances
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(a) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 2.75 3.25
equal to 5.00 to 1
(b) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 2.50 3.00
equal to 4.50 to 1 but less than 5.0
to 1
(c) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 2.25 2.75
equal to 4.00 to 1 but less than
4.50 to 1
(d) The Leverage Ratio is greater than or 2.00 2.50
equal to 3.50 to 1 but less than
4.00 to 1
(e) The Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1 1.75 2.50
The Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin payable by the Borrower on the LIBOR
Advances outstanding hereunder shall be adjusted on each Adjustment Date as
tested by using the Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate
received on each such Adjustment Date. If the financial statements required
pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, as applicable, and the related
Compliance Certificate are not received by the Administrative Agent by the
date required, the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin shall be determined as if
the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 5.00 to 1 until such time as
such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are received.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin from and
after September 8, 2000 until and including the Adjustment Date determined
following the date of receipt of the financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ending September 30, 2000 and the related Compliance Certificate
shall be determined as if the Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to
5.00 to 1.
(3) The definition of "EBITDA" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum of (without duplication) the
following: (a) Pretax Net Income (excluding therefrom, to the extent
included in determining Pretax Net Income, any items of extraordinary gain,
including net gains on the sale of assets other than asset sales in the
ordinary course of business, and adding thereto, to the extent included in
determining Pretax Net Income, any items of extraordinary loss, including
net losses on the sale of assets other than asset sales in the ordinary
course of business), plus (b) to the extent included in determining Pretax
Net Income, interest and dividend expense, whether paid in cash or in kind
(including the amortization or write-off of debt discount and issuance
costs and commissions and discounts and other fees and charges associated
with Indebtedness), plus (c) to the extent included in determining Pretax
Net Income, depreciation and amortization (including but not limited to,
goodwill and organizational costs and any write-offs of purchased
technology), plus (d) to the extent included in determining Pretax Net
Income, other non-cash charges, minus (e) for any period prior to the
Agreement Date included in the calculations of EBITDA, interest and
investment income, minus (f) to the extent included in determining Pretax
Net Income, other non-cash
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credits, minus (g) cash payments made with respect to non-cash charges added
back in determining EBITDA in any prior period which would otherwise be
excluded in determining EBITDA, plus (h) to the extent included in determining
Pretax Net Income, one-time transaction expenses incurred in connection with
the Courtesy Recapitalization which are not capitalized or amortized pursuant
to GAAP, plus (i) to the extent included in determining Net Income, charges
related to pre-operating costs and start-up costs (for a period not to exceed
12 months after the purchase or opening of any facility) with respect to
facilities purchased or otherwise opened by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
(excluding the 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx facility for such time only as the proviso
immediately succeeding clause (j) below is in effect) not to exceed $4,000,000
per facility, plus (j) for each fiscal quarter prior to September 30, 1999, to
the extent included in determining Net Income, the aggregate amount of
compensation of officers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of such
amounts provided in the employment agreements entered into in connection with
the Courtesy Recapitalization; provided, further, there shall be added to
EBITDA, to the extent included in determining Net Income and without
duplication of any costs referred to in clause (i) above, actual start-up costs
related to the Schering Plough contract for the 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx facility
through and including March 31, 2001 not to exceed in aggregate amount (i)
$4,400,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2000, (ii)
$6,000,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2000, (iii)
$6,000,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending March 31, 2001, (iv)
$4,500,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending June 30, 2001, (v)
$3,000,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending September 30, 2001, and
(vi) $1,500,000 for the four fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2001.
(4) Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7.8 Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the Leverage
Ratio to be greater than (a) 5.95 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter
occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2000 through and
including June 30, 2001, (b) 5.50 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter
occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2001 through and
including June 30, 2002, (c) 4.50 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter
occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2002 through and
including Xxxx 00, 0000, (x) 4.00 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter
occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2003 through and
including June 30, 2004, and (e) 3.50 to 1 at September 30, 2004 and at the end
of any fiscal quarter thereafter.
(5) Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7.9 Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the
Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than (a) 1.55 to 1 at the end of any fiscal
quarter occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2000
through and including June 30, 2001, (b) 1.70 to 1 at the end of any fiscal
quarter occurring during the period from and including September 30, 2001
through and including June 30, 2002, (c) 2.25 to 1 at the
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end of any fiscal quarter occurring during the period from and including
September 30, 2002 through and including June 30, 2003, and (d) 2.50 to
1 at September 30, 2003 and at the end of any fiscal quarter thereafter.
(6) The Compliance Certificate is hereby amended to be in the form of
Exhibit E to this Third Amendment.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT. By its
execution and delivery hereof, the Borrower represents and warrants that, as of
the date hereof and after giving effect to the amendments contemplated by the
foregoing Section 1:
(1) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (other than those representations and warranties
that specifically relate to an earlier date) are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such
date;
(2) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default
or an Event of Default;
(3) the Borrower has full power and authority to execute and deliver
this Third Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Third Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby, has been duly authorized by all corporate action of the
Borrower, and this Third Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby,
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law) and except as rights to indemnity may be limited by federal or state
securities laws;
(4) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Third
Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, nor the consummation of
any transactions contemplated herein or therein, will contravene or conflict
with any law, rule or regulation to which any Obligor is subject, or any
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which any Obligor or any of their
respective property is subject; and
(5) no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by, notice to,
or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person (including the Board
of Directors of the Borrower or any Guarantor), is required for the (i)
execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Third Amendment and
the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or (ii) acknowledgment of this Third
Amendment by each Guarantor.
3. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Third Amendment shall be effective
as of September 8, 2000, subject to the following:
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(1) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Third Amendment executed by the Lenders comprising the Determining Lenders;
(2) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this
Third Amendment executed by the Borrower and acknowledged by each Guarantor;
(3) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 of this
Third Amendment shall be true and correct; and
(4) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, such other documents,
certificates and instruments as Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.
4. AMENDMENT FEE. Provided this Third Amendment becomes effective, the
Borrower covenants and agrees to pay an amendment fee to the Administrative
Agent on behalf of the Lenders which execute and deliver this Third Amendment
to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) not later than 5:00 p.m., Dallas
time, September 7, 2000 in an amount equal to the product of (a) 0.175%
multiplied by (b)(i) with respect to each Lender having a portion of the
Revolving Credit Commitment, an amount equal to such Lender's portion of the
Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) with respect to each Lender which is owed
Facility A Term Loan Advances or Facility B Term Loan Advances, the aggregate
principal amount of Facility A Term Loan Advances and Facility B Term Loan
Advances owed to such Lender on the date of this Third Amendment. Such
amendment fee shall be paid in immediately available funds and shall be due and
payable to each Lender eligible for payment pursuant to the preceding sentence
no later than two Business Days after the date which this Third Amendment
becomes effective. The Borrower agrees that the failure to pay the amendment
fee provided in this Section 4 shall be an Event of Default under Section
8.1(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement.
5. REFERENCE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
(1) Upon the effectiveness of this Third Amendment, each reference in the
Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", or words of like import
shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Third
Amendment.
(2) The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Third Amendment, and all
other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
6. GUARANTOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. By signing below, each of the Guarantors
(a) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Third Amendment, and (b) acknowledges and
agrees that its obligations in respect of its Subsidiary Guaranty or any other
Loan Documents executed by it are (i) not released, diminished, waived,
modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this Third
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Amendment, (ii) hereby ratified and confirmed and (iii) not subject to any
claims, offsets, defenses or counterclaims.
7. COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs
and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation,
reproduction, execution and delivery of this Third Amendment and the other
instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the reasonable
fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with
respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its
rights and responsibilities under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Third
Amendment).
8. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Third Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterpart and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.
9. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT. This Third Amendment shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and shall
be binding upon the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Syndication Agent, the
Documentation Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their
respective successors and assigns.
10. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Third Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Third Amendment for any other purpose.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS THIRD
AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS,
OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Third
Amendment as the date first above written.
LLS CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Vice President of Finance
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Managing Director
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
XX0-000-00-00
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Syndication
Agent and as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXX X'XXXX
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Xxxx X'Xxxx
Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXX ADVAN
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Xxxxx Advan
Assistant Vice President
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Documentation
Agent and as a Lender
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
COMERICA BANK
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
First Vice President
SUMMIT BANK
By: /s/ XXX XXXXX
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Xxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Name: Illegible
Title: Vice President
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND
GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT
CORPORATE FINANCE, INC.
By: /s/ ILLEGIBLE
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Name: Illegible
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST
COMPANY
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BANK UNITED
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Director Commercial
Syndications
BANK ONE, NA
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX, III
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, III
Title: Vice President
XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX PRIME
INCOME TRUST
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXX XXXXXX SENIOR FLOATING RATE
FUND
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO
By: Boston Management and Research,
as Investment Advisor
By: /s/ PAYSON X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Payson X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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XXXXX XXXXX INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR
LOAN FUND
By: Xxxxx Xxxxx Management, as Investment
Advisor
By: /s/ PAYSON X. XXXXXXXXX
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Payson X. Xxxxxxxxx
Vice President
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI S.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President & Group Manager
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
COURTESY CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: VP Finance
CREATIVE PACKAGING CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: VP Finance
COURTESY SALES CORP.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
Title: VP Finance
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