FIRST AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”), is made and entered into as of
May 17, 2007, by and among XXXXXXX GROUP INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial
institutions and lenders from time to time party hereto (the “Lenders”),
SUNTRUST BANK, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the
“Administrative Agent”), as issuing bank (the “Issuing Bank”) and
as swingline lender (the “Swingline Lender”) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Syndication Agent, and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent (the “Documentation
Agent”).
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to a certain
Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2006 (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement),
pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain financial accommodations
available to the Borrower;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent amend
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Lenders are willing to do so;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt
of
all of which are acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent agree as follows:
1. Amendments.
Section
7.1(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “$200,000,000”
with “$325,000,000”.
2. Conditions
to Effectiveness of this Amendment. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights
of the Lenders hereunder, it is understood and agreed that this Amendment shall
not become effective, and the Borrower shall have no rights under this
Amendment, until the Administrative Agent shall have received
(i) reimbursement or payment of its costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Amendment or the Credit Agreement (including reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the
Administrative Agent), and (ii) executed counterparts to this Amendment
from the Borrower, each of the Guarantors and the Lenders.
3. Representations
and Warranties. To induce the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent:
Each
Loan
Party (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a
corporation, partnership or limited liability company under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted, and (iii) is duly
qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where
such qualification is required, except where a failure to be so qualified would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
The
execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment
(i) are within such Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly
authorized by all necessary organizational, and if required, shareholder,
partner or member, action, (ii) do not require any consent or approval of,
registration or filing with, or any action by, any Governmental Authority,
except those as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect,
(iii) will not violate any Requirements of Law applicable to Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or any judgment, order or ruling of any Governmental
Authority, (iv) will not violate or result in a default under any
indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding on the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its assets or give rise to a
right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except Liens
(if
any) created under the Loan Documents;
This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered for the benefit of or on behalf
of each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each
Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms
except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies in general; and
After
giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained
in
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all
material respects, and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing as of the date hereof.
4. Reaffirmations
and Acknowledgments.
Reaffirmation
of Guaranty. Each Guarantor consents to the execution and
delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and jointly and severally ratify
and
confirm the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement with respect to the
indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding under the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Guarantor acknowledges
that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other
document evidencing any indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lenders or any
other
obligation of the Borrower, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Lenders
with respect to any obligation of the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guaranty
Agreement (i) is and shall continue to be a primary obligation of the
Guarantors, (ii) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional,
joint and several, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and
(iii) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms. Nothing contained herein to the contrary shall
release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of the
Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement.
Acknowledgment
of Perfection of Security Interest. Each Loan Party hereby
acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the security interests and liens
granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents are in full force and effect, are properly
perfected and are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
5. Effect
of Amendment. Except as set forth expressly herein, all
terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents
shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal,
valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent. The execution, delivery and effectiveness
of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as
a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement,
nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit
Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement.
6. Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York and all
applicable federal laws of the United States of America.
7. No
Novation. This Amendment is not intended by the parties
to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the Credit Agreement
or
an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto.
8. Costs
and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all
costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel
for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto.
9. Counterparts. This
Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number
of
separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by
facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf form shall be as effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
10. Binding
Nature. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors,
successors-in-titles, and assigns.
11. Entire
Understanding. This Amendment sets forth the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein,
and
shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral,
with respect thereto.
[Signature
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed, under seal in the case of the Borrower and the Guarantors, by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
BORROWER:
XXXXXXX
GROUP INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
GUARANTORS:
AIR
LOGISTICS, L.L.C.
By:
Name:
Title:
AIR
LOGISTICS OF ALASKA, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX
CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT,
INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
MEDIC
SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
AIRLOG
INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
By:
Name:
Title:
LENDERS:
SUNTRUST
BANK
as
Administrative Agent, as Issuing Bank, as Swingline Lender and as a
Lender
By
Name:
Title:
XX
XXXXXX CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent and as a
Lender
By
Name:
Title:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Documentation Agent and as a
Lender
By
Name:
Title:
WHITNEY
NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By
Name:
Title:
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By
Name:
Title:
