THIRD WAIVER EXTENSION
Exhibit 99.1
This THIRD WAIVER EXTENSION (this “Third Waiver Extension”), dated as of December 19, 2008, is
by and among TRONOX INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement
(as defined in the Waiver (as defined below)) that become parties hereto. Capitalized terms used
but not defined in this Third Waiver Extension shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in
the Waiver.
WHEREAS, (i) Holdings, Borrower, and certain Lenders party to the Credit Agreement have
entered into a Waiver and Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Waiver”), dated as of October 28,
2008, pursuant to which the Required Lenders and the Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders
agreed to waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, which Waiver was previously extended
pursuant to the Waiver Extension among Holdings, Borrower and the Lenders party to the Credit
Agreement parties thereto dated as of November 20, 2008 and the Second Waiver Extension among
Holdings, Borrower and the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement parties thereto dated as of
December 4, 2008;
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders and the Majority Revolving Credit
Facility Lenders agree to further extend the Waiver Period as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the undersigned Lenders
are willing to extend such Waiver Period;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Waiver Extension. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the
undersigned Lenders hereby extend the Waiver Period until the earlier to occur of (i) January 9,
2009 and (ii) the occurrence of any Event of Default (other than any Waived Default) and delivery
by any of the undersigned Lenders of a notice to the Borrower, while such Event of Default is
continuing, stating that the waivers are being terminated; provided that the Waiver Period shall
terminate automatically and with no further action by Borrower or the Lenders in the event that
holders of Borrower’s Senior Notes shall exercise any right or remedy under the Senior Note
Indenture in respect of the occurrence of an event of default thereunder, including but not limited
to an event of default relating to Borrower’s failure to make the scheduled interest payment due on
the Senior Notes on December 1, 2008.
2. Representations and Warranties. Each of Holdings and Borrower jointly and
severally represents and warrants as of the date hereof to the Administrative Agent and each Lender
that:
(a) Each of Holdings and Borrower (i) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to
make and deliver this Third Waiver Extension and perform its obligations hereunder and
(ii) has taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of this Third Waiver Extension;
(b) No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to, permit from or other act by or in
respect of, any Governmental Authority and no consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to
or other act by or in respect of any other Person is required in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Third Waiver Extension;
(c) This Third Waiver Extension (i) has been duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings
and Borrower and (ii) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Holdings and
Borrower, enforceable against each of Holdings and Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law);
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Third Waiver Extension will not violate in
any respect any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or Borrower and will
not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective
properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation;
(e) After giving effect to this Third Waiver Extension, no Default, Event of Default or event
or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing; and
(f) After giving effect to this Third Waiver Extension, the representations and warranties
made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties expressly stated
to relate to a specific earlier date, which representations and warranties are true and correct in
all material respects as of such earlier date.
(g) Specified Hedge Agreements. Borrower hereby agrees to provide promptly (but in
any event within three Business Days of the date hereof) to Credit Suisse a schedule setting forth,
as of the date hereof, all Specified Hedge Agreements of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, in
form and with detail substantially similar to Attachment 5 to the Compliance Certificate delivered
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement on November 25, 2008.
3. Effectiveness. This Third Waiver Extension shall become effective on and as of the
date on which each of the following conditions precedent is satisfied in full (such date, the
“Effective Date”):
(a) Credit
Suisse shall have received this Third Waiver Extension, duly executed and delivered
by a duly authorized Responsible Officer of each of Holdings and Borrower; and
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(b) Credit Suisse shall have received this Third Waiver Extension, duly executed and delivered
by Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and the Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders.
4. Effect of Third Waiver Extension. Except as expressly set forth herein, this
Third Waiver Extension shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms or
conditions of the Waiver, and such terms and conditions are ratified and affirmed in all respects
and shall continue in full force and effect. After the Effective Date, any reference to the Waiver
shall mean the Waiver as modified hereby.
5. Counterparts. This Third Waiver Extension may be executed in any number of
separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute
one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Third Waiver Extension
by facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart hereof.
6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS THIRD WAIVER EXTENSION AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES UNDER THIS THIRD WAIVER EXTENSION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Waiver Extension to be duly
executed under seal and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first
written above.
TRONOX INCORPORATED |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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TRONOX WORLDWIDE LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIRD WAIVER
EXTENSION, AMONG TRONOX
INCORPORATED, TRONOX WORLDWIDE
LLC AND THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO.
EXTENSION, AMONG TRONOX
INCORPORATED, TRONOX WORLDWIDE
LLC AND THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO.
Lender name: Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
By
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Director | Title: | Managing Director |
Lender Name: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
Lender Name: ABN AMRO BANK N.A.
By
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | By | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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Senior Vice President | Title: | Senior Vice President |
Lender Name: The Royal Bank of Scotland
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: SVP
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: SVP
Lender Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Director
Lender Name: Commerzbank of New York, Cayman Branch
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | VP | Sr. Vice President |