AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of July 20, 2005 to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 23, 2005 (the "Credit Agreement") among NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION (the "Borrower"), the BANKS party thereto (the "Banks"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as Co-Documentation Agents, ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Syndication Agent, and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement to provide an additional exception to the lien covenant;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, from and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined in Section 6 below), refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. Additional Exception to the Lien Covenant. Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) deleting the "and" at the end of clause (vi) thereof and replacing it with a comma, (ii) deleting the period at the end of clause (vii) thereof and replacing it with ", and" and (iii) adding a new clause (viii) immediately after clause (vii) thereof, to read in its entirety as follows: "(viii) on any such Indebtedness granted by the Borrower to secure any borrowings, which borrowings are on terms (except as to terms of interest, premium, if any, and amortization) not materially more disadvantageous to the Borrower's unsecured creditors than the borrowings under either Indenture (it being understood that the Borrower can not pledge such assets to an extent greater than 110% of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness); provided that Liens incurred in reliance on this subsection (viii) shall not secure amounts exceeding $500,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding."
SECTION 3. Representations of Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article 4 of the Credit Agreement will be true on and as of the Amendment
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Effective Date and (ii) no Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date.1
SECTION 4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
SECTION 6.
Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the "Amendment
Effective Date") on which the Administrative Agent shall have received
from each of the Borrower and the Required Banks a counterpart hereof signed by
such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES By: /s/ Xxxx Xxx
List |
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxx |
XXXXXX XXXXXXX FINANCING, INC. By: /s/ Cahal X. Xxxxxxx |
SunTrust Bank By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx |
Calyon New York Branch By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
By: /s/ W. Xxx
Xxxxxxx |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxx |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx |
KeyBank National Association By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx |
HSBCBank USA, National Association By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN- By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
XXXXXXX XXXXX BANK USA By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
By: /s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxx |
Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC By: /s/ Xxxx
Xxxxxxx |
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx |
UBS Loan Finance LLC By: /s/ Trja R. Otsa
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx |
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx |
The Bank of Nova Scotia By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
U.S. Bank, N.A. By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx |
CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxx
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. By: /s/ Xxxx X.
Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx |
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |