THE PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 4 (the "Amendment") is dated as of May 11, 2001
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and entered into by and among The Premcor Refining Group Inc. (f/k/a Xxxxx
Refining & Marketing, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Bankers
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Trust Company, a New York Banking corporation, as Administrative Agent and
Collateral Agent, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a Canadian chartered bank, as
Syndication Agent, and Fleet National Bank (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.), a national
banking association ("Fleet"), as Documentation Agent, and the other financial
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institutions party hereto (the "Banks"). This Amendment amends the Credit
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Agreement (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified,
the "Credit Agreement") dated as of November 19, 1999 by and among the parties
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hereto. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same
meanings herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into the Credit Agreement, which
provides for a loan facility to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested and the Banks have agreed to extend
the Facility Expiry Date under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to
the provisions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
1.01 Amendment to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement. The defined term
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"Facility Expiry Date" shall be amended by deleting the words "June 30, 2001"
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therein and inserting the words "October 31, 2001" in lieu thereof.
1.02 Amendment to Section 2.06(c) of the Credit Agreement. Section 2.06(c)
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of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by adding the following sentence at the
end thereof: "Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the
Company
elects to reduce the Commitments in part in accordance with the terms hereof,
the Company may elect to reduce the Commitment of any Bank without reducing the
Commitments of the other Banks, provided, however, that the aggregate amount of
Commitments being reduced pursuant to this sentence shall not exceed
$70,000,000."
ARTICLE II
EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENTS
This Amendment shall become effective on the opening of business in
New York on the Business Day (the "Effective Date") on which the Administrative
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Agent has notified the Company and the Banks that the Administrative Agent has
executed a counterpart signature page of this Amendment and has received
executed counterpart signature pages of this Amendment from the Company and each
of the Banks.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.01 Fees and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay the following:
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(a) An amendment fee to each Bank that consents to this Amendment and
returns an executed signature page evidencing the foregoing, equal to
0.25% of such Bank's Commitment, which fee shall be due and payable
upon the effectiveness of this Amendment; and
(b) All reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses
of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
3.02 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Loan
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Documents.
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(a) This Amendment modifies the Credit Agreement to the extent set forth
herein, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Credit Agreement
and is made a part thereof. On and after the effective date, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder",
"hereof", "herein" or words of like import referring to the Credit
Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the
"Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import
referring to the Credit
Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as
amended by this Amendment.
(b) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and
are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not,
except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment
of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or
remedy of the Administrative Agent, any Bank or any Issuing Bank
under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
3.02 Representations and Warranties; No Default or Event of Default. On
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the date of effectiveness of any of the amendments and waivers herein (after
giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Amendment to have occurred on or prior to such date), the Company shall be
deemed to have certified to the Banks that, after giving effect to the
amendments and waivers contained herein that become effective on such date (i)
all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are
true and correct on and as of the date thereof with the same effect as if made
on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct
as of such earlier date and except to the extent (x) the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement relate to any
litigation which has been specifically disclosed to the Banks and which has been
added to Schedule 6.05 to the Credit Agreement with the written approval of the
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Majority Banks and (y) the representation and warranty set forth in Section 6.25
of the Credit Agreement relates to any event or condition which has been
specifically disclosed to the Banks and which has been added to Schedule 6.25 to
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the Credit Agreement with the written approval of the Majority Banks) and (ii)
no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Effective Date.
3.03 Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are
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included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
3.04 Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
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CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
3.05 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such
counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.
THE PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC.
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
AGENTS
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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
as Administrative Agent
and Collateral Agent
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK
as Syndication Agent
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
(f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)
as Documentation Agent
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKS
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ABN AMRO BANK
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.)
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
COMERICA BANK
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
(f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX FINANCIAL, INC.
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXXX NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
as a Bank
By: PPM Finance, Inc.,
as Attorney-in-Fact
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
SIEMENS CREDIT CORP.
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
SOVEREIGN BANK
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TEXTRON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO BANK (TEXAS), N.A.
as a Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
ISSUING BANKS
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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
as Issuing Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK
as Issuing Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
(f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)
as Issuing Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
ABN AMRO BANK
as Issuing Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
COMERICA BANK DETROIT
as Issuing Bank
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
