CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (Availability Amendments)
CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
(Availability Amendments)
(Availability Amendments)
(Dated: April 19, 2007)
Between:
Telvent Canada Ltd.
-and-
LaSalle Business Credit, a division of ABN AMRO Bank N. V.,
Canada Branch
Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx LLP
Suite 2100
BCE Place, 000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Suite 2100
BCE Place, 000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1 — INTERPRETATION | 1 | |||||
Section 1.1 — Definitions | 1 | |||||
ARTICLE 2 — AMENDMENT TO FACILITY A | 1 | |||||
Section 2.1 — Amendment to Facility A | 1 | |||||
ARTICLE 3 — ACKNOWLEDGMENT RE: THE TERMINATION OF FACILITY B | 2 | |||||
Section 3.1 — Acknowledgment Regarding the Termination of Facility B | 2 | |||||
ARTICLE 4 — CREDIT AGREEMENT IF FULL FORCE | 2 | |||||
Section 4.1 — Credit Agreement Otherwise Unamended | 2 | |||||
Section 4.2 — Amendment Pursuant To Credit Agreement | 2 | |||||
ARTICLE 5 — MISCELLANEOUS | 2 | |||||
Section 5.1 — Governing Law | 2 | |||||
Section 5.2 — Consent To Jurisdiction | 3 | |||||
Section 5.3 — Benefit Of The Agreement | 3 | |||||
Section 5.4 — Severability | 3 | |||||
Section 5.5 — Amendments And Waivers | 3 | |||||
Section 5.6 — Binding Effect | 3 | |||||
Section 5.7 — Time Of The Essence | 4 | |||||
Section 5.8 — Counterparts | 4 |
CREDIT FACILITY AMENDING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT MADE as of April 19 , 2007. BETWEEN:
Telvent Canada Ltd., a Corporation,
incorporated under the Laws of Canada, and having an
office in the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta
(herein referred to as the “Borrower”)
OF THE FIRST PART
- and -
LaSalle Business Credit, a division of ABN AMRO
Bank N.V., Canada Branch, a Canadian
Branch of a Foreign Bank, under the Bank Act (Canada),
and having an office in the City of Toronto in the
Province of Ontario (herein referred to as the “Bank”)
OF THE SECOND PART
WHEREAS the Borrower and the Bank entered into the Credit Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the Borrower and the Bank wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement
to decrease the amount available to the Borrower pursuant to Facility A to U.S.$3,000.000 and to
acknowledge that Facility B is no longer available to the Borrower.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions hereof,
given or made by each party hereto, to or in favor of all or any of the other parties hereto, and
other good and valuable consideration (receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged by
each party receiving the same) the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows.
ARTICLE 1 — INTERPRETATION
Section 1.1 — Definitions
In this Agreement, capitalized expressions used herein shall have the meanings given them in
the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein; and
“Credit Agreement” means the credit agreement dated May 2, 2003 between the Borrower and the Bank,
as amended from time to time.
ARTICLE 2 — AMENDMENT TO FACILITY A
Section 2.1 — Amendment to Facility A
Effective as of April 19, 2007, the maximum amount available to the Borrower pursuant to
Facility A is reduced to U.S.$3,000,000 and therefore the definition of “Facility A” under the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing that Section with the following:
“Facility A” means the revolving credit facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to
exceed U.S. $3,000,000 or the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars to be made available to the
Borrower by the Bank in accordance with the provisions hereof, subject to any reduction in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
ARTICLE 3 — ACKNOWLEDGMENT RE:
THE TERMINATION OF FACILITY B
THE TERMINATION OF FACILITY B
Section 3.1 — Acknowledgment Regarding the Termination of Facility B
The Borrower and the Bank hereby jointly acknowledge that the Borrower has repaid all amounts
outstanding pursuant to Facility B and therefore, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.11
of the Credit Agreement, the amount available to the Borrower under Facility B has been reduced to
zero and no amounts shall be available to the Borrower pursuant to Facility B. The Bank is under
no obligation whatsoever to extend any credit to the Borrower pursuant to Facility B, and any
references in the Credit Agreement to Facility B or to any obligation of the Bank regarding the
extension of credit pursuant to Facility B shall be revised and amended to give effect to the
foregoing.
ARTICLE 4 — CREDIT AGREEMENT IF FULL FORCE
Section 4.1 — Credit Agreement Otherwise Unamended
Except as specifically herein provided or provided in other expressed written agreements by
the Bank and the Borrower, the Credit Agreement remains unamended and in full force and effect as
at the date hereof.
Section 4.2 — Amendment Pursuant To Credit Agreement
This Agreement constitutes an amendment within the meaning of Section 18.10 of the Credit
Agreement.
ARTICLE 5 — MISCELLANEOUS
Section 5.1 — Governing Law
This Agreement shall be conclusively deemed to be a contract made under, and shall for all
purposes be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and
the federal laws of Canada therein applicable to contracts made in and to be wholly performed in
such Province, without prejudice to or limitation of any other rights or remedies available under
the laws of any jurisdiction where property or assets of the Borrower may be found.
Section 5.2 — Consent To Jurisdiction
5.2.1 | The Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any Alberta court sitting in Calgary in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the Security Documents and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Alberta court. The Borrower hereby consents to service upon it at its address set out in Section 18.2 of the Credit Agreement of copies of the statement of claim and any process issued in respect of any such action or proceeding. The Borrower agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. |
5.2.2 | Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Bank to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of the Bank to bring any action or proceeding against the Borrower or its property in the courts of other jurisdictions. |
Section 5.3 — Benefit Of The Agreement
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Borrower and the Bank,
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 5.4 — Severability
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section 5.5 — Amendments And Waivers
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any provision of this Agreement may be
amended only by the Borrower and the Bank in writing and may be waived only if the Bank so agrees
in writing. Any such waiver and any consent by the Bank under any provision of this Agreement may
be given subject to any conditions thought fit by the Bank. Any waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given.
Section 5.6 — Binding Effect
This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the
Bank and thereafter shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Bank and
their respective successors and assigns. The Borrower shall not assign its rights and obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Bank.
Section 5.7 — Time Of The Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
Section 5.8 — Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account
for more than one such counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
Telvent Canada Ltd. | ||
Per:
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Corporate Secretary | ||
LaSalle Business Credit, a division of ABN | ||
AMRO Bank N.V., Canada Branch | ||
Per: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Vice President | |
Per: |
/s/ H. Bayu Budiatmanto, Vice President | |