Contract

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

This FIRST AMENDMENT, dated as of September 29, 2017 (this “Amendment Agreement”), to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2017 (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Amendments (as defined below), the “Amended Credit Agreement”), by and among Xxxxxx Laboratories, as Borrower (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), is made by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below) and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Effective Date occurred on July 31, 2017;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, in order to effect the requested amendments, the Borrower and the Lenders desire to amend, as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1.  Amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:  double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.

Section 2.  Representations and Warranties.  To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment Agreement, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the date hereof that:

(a)   As of the Amendment Effective Date, no event has occurred and is continuing, or shall occur as a result of the occurrence of the Amendment Effective Date, that constitutes a Default.

(b)   Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 4.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date; provided, that to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

Section 3.  Effectiveness of this Amendment Agreement and the Amended Credit Agreement.  The effectiveness of this Amendment Agreement and the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement set forth herein are all subject to the Administrative Agent’s (or its counsel’s) receipt of either (x) a counterpart of this Amendment Agreement signed on behalf of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender or (y) customary written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment Agreement (the date on which such condition shall first be satisfied, the “Amendment Effective Date”).

Section 4.  Effect of Amendment.

(a)        Except as expressly set forth herein or in the Amended Credit Agreement, this Amendment Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document, all of which, subject to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

(b)        On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.  This Amendment Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 5.  Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER ANY APPLICABLE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

Section 6Counterparts.  This Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 7Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Amendment Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.

	XXXXXX LABORATORIES
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name:  Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title:    Vice President, Treasurer

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent
	By:	/s/ Gerund Diamond
		Name:  Gerund Diamond
		Title:     Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	Barclays Bank PLC,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxx
		Name:  Xxxx Xxx
		Title:    Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Bank, N.A.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxx
		Name: Xxxxx Xxx
		Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	BNP PARIBAS,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name:  Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:    Managing Director
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name:  Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:    Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	CITIBANK, N.A.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxx
		Name: Xxxx X. Xxx
		Title:   Director
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	SOCIETE GENERALE,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, UFJ, LTD.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:  Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Executive Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	Standard Chartered Bank,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Associate Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	XXXXXXX SACHS BANK USA,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxx
		Name: Xxxxx Xxx
		Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Managing Director
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	ING BANK N.V., DUBLIN BRANCH,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
		Title:   Director
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Director

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	INTESA SANPAOLO BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Paolo Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Name: Paolo Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer
	By:	/s/ Cristiano Patalocchi
		Name: Cristiano Patalocchi
		Title:   Chief Risk Officer

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	Mizuho Bank (USA),
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Title:   Director & Team Leader

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), New York Branch,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
		Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:   Vice President
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxx
		Name: Xxxxx Xxx
		Title:   Senior Vice President

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

	U.S. Bank National Association,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title:   AVP

[Signature Page — First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement]

EXHIBIT A

“St. Jude” means St. Jude Medical, Inc., a Minnesota corporation.

“St. Jude Acquisition” means the acquisition of St. Jude by the Borrower on January 4, 2017.

“St. Jude Transactions” means the St. Jude Acquisition and the financing transactions in connection therewith, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of the Borrower and St. Jude and the payment of certain fees and expenses in connection therewith.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.

“Target Material Adverse Effect” means a “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Alere Acquisition Agreement as in effect on April 13, 2017).

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) 11:59 p.m. New York City time on September 30,October 3, 2017, (b) the consummation of the Alere Acquisition without the use of the Facility and (c) the date of any termination in accordance with the terms of the Alere Acquisition Agreement of the Borrower’s obligations under the Alere Acquisition Agreement to consummate the Alere Acquisition.

“Total Capitalization” means Consolidated Debt plus Consolidated Net Worth.

“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“United States” and “U.S.” each means the United States of America.

“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(III).

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copies of the Organization Documents of the Borrower, and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) certificates of good standing in the jurisdiction of organization of the Borrower.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, requested in writing by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of any Lender) at least ten (10) business days prior to the Effective Date.

Promptly upon the occurrence thereof, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the Effective Date has occurred, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

SECTION 3.02 Conditions to Funding on the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan in an amount equal to its Commitment on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 8.01) of the following conditions on or prior to the Termination Date, and no other conditions:

(a) The Effective Date shall have occurred.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received for the Borrower (i) U.S. GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of earnings, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and for any subsequent fiscal year ended at least 60 days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) U.S. GAAP unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of earnings, comprehensive income and cash flows for each subsequent fiscal quarter ended at least 40 days before the Closing Date (in each case, except as permitted by the rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and subject to normal year-end adjustments and absence of footnotes). The Borrower’s filing of any required audited financial statements on Form 10-K or required unaudited financial statements on Form 10-Q will satisfy the requirements under clauses (b)(i) or (b)(ii), as applicable, of this paragraph. The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, hereby acknowledges receipt of the financial statements in the foregoing clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the fiscal quarterquarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017.

(c) The Alere Acquisition shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently be, consummated in accordance with the terms of the Alere Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date without giving effect to any amendments, modifications, supplements or waivers by the Borrower thereto or consents by the Borrower thereunder that are materially adverse to the Lenders without the Lead Arrangers’ prior written consent, it being understood that (i) any decrease in the cash portion of the consideration for the Alere Acquisition that is accompanied by a

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dollar-for-dollar reduction in Commitments in respect of the Facility of not more than 15% of the total consideration for the Alere Acquisition shall be deemed to be not materially adverse to the Lenders, (ii) any increase in the cash portion of the consideration for the Alere Acquisition that, together with any other increases since July 7, 2017, exceeds 10% of the purchase price shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders and, (iii) any waiver or modification of Sections 8.06(v) and 8.15 of the Alere Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on April 13, 2017) shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders and (iv) to the extent constituting an amendment, modification, supplement or waiver by the Borrower to the Alere Acquisition Agreement or a consent by the Borrower thereunder, the Borrower’s election not to terminate or not to seek to terminate the Alere Acquisition Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i) of the Alere Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on April 13, 2017) shall be deemed to be not materially adverse to the Lenders.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Alere Transactions, are Solvent.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion letter of (i) Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Divisional Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and (ii) Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, as New York counsel to the Borrower (or, in each case, such other counsel as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), in each case in the form agreed on or prior to the Effective Date.

(f) Each of the Alere Acquisition Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects as of such date.

(g) Since January 30, 2016, there shall not have been any effect, change, event or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Target Material Adverse Effect.

(h) No Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(e) of this Agreement with respect to the Borrower exists (after giving pro forma effect to the Alere Acquisition) or would result from the effectiveness of this Agreement.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (c), (f), (g) and (h) of this Section 3.02.

(j) The Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders) shall have received all fees and invoiced expenses required to be paid on or

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