Prudential Prudential Capital Group
Exhibit 10.2
Prudential Prudential Capital Group
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx XX 00000
Tel 000 000-0000 Fax 000 000-0000
As of December 31, 2012
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Secretary
Re: Amendment No. 5 to Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated as of September 9, 2004 by and among Franklin Electric Co., Inc., an Indiana corporation (the "Company"), Prudential Investment Management, Inc. ("PIM"), The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("PICA", and together with PIM, "Prudential"), as amended by that certain letter agreement dated as of April 9, 2007 by and among the Company, PIM and PICA, that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of February 26, 2008 among the Company, PIM, PICA and certain Prudential Affiliates, that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of July 22, 2010 by and among the Company, PIM, PICA and certain Prudential Affiliates, and that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 14, 2011 by and among the Company, PIM, PICA and certain Prudential Affiliates, (as amended, the "Note Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
Pursuant to the request of the Company and in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11C of the Note Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment. From and after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 3 hereof), the Note Agreement is amended as follows:
1.1 The first sentence of paragraph 2A(2) of the Note Agreement is amended to delete in its entirety clause (i) thereof and to substitute therefor the following “(i) December 31, 2015 (or if such date is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such date) and”.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants that, after giving effect hereto, each representation and warranty set forth in paragraph 8 of the Note Agreement, as amended hereby, is true on and as of the date of the execution and delivery of this letter by the Company with
the same effect as if made on such date (except to the extent of changes caused by transactions contemplated under and permitted by the Note Agreement, as amended hereby).
SECTION 3. Conditions Precedent; Binding Agreement. This letter shall become effective as of the date hereof (the "Effective Date") upon (i) the return by the Company to Prudential Capital Group (Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx) of an original counterpart to this letter, duly executed and delivered by the Company, PIM, PICA and each of the other noteholders signatory hereto (the "Other Holders"); and (ii) the receipt by Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, counsel for PIM, PICA and the Other Holders, of a fully executed copy of that certain Bond Purchase and Loan Agreement, dated December 31, 2012, among Xxxxx County, Indiana, as issuer, the Company, as borrower, and the bondholders thereto. Upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, this letter shall become a binding agreement among the Company, PIM, PICA and such Other Holders.
SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on Agreement. Upon the Effective Date, each reference to the Note Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Note Agreement as modified by this letter. Except as specifically set forth in Section 1hereof, the Note Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
SECTION 5. Governing Law. THIS LETTER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE CAUSE THIS LETTER TO BE CONSTRUED OR ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, OR THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES TO BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OFANY OTHER JURISDICTION).
SECTION 6. Counterparts; Section Titles. This letter may be executed in any number of 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. The section titles contained in this letter are and shall be without substance, meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not part of the agreement between the parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this letter by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this letter.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]
Very truly yours,
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: | _________________________ |
Vice-President
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA
By: | _________________________ |
Vice President
MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE COMPANY
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor) |
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner) |
By: _______________________________
Vice President
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor) |
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner) |
By: _______________________________
Vice President
Agreed and accepted:
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
By: __________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
And Secretary
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. December 31, 2012
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MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner) |
By: _______________________________
Vice President
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: | Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc. (as its General Partner) |
By: _______________________________
Vice President
Agreed and accepted:
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
By: __________________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
And Secretary
