AMENDMENT NO. 1 Dated as of March 27, 2008 to CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of October 31, 2007
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 1
Dated as of March 27, 2008
to
Dated as of October 31, 2007
THIS
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 (“Amendment”) is made as of March 27, 2008 by and among
Xxxxxxx Incorporated (the “Company”), Xxxxxxx Cayman
Limited, Xxxxxxx
Investments Limited (together with the Company and Xxxxxxx Cayman Limited, the
“Borrowers”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages
hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the
“Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
October 31, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement, the Company has
requested an increase in the amount of the Commitments of certain of the Lenders
(such increase, the “Commitment Increase”), effective as of the Amendment Effective
Date (as defined below):
WHEREAS, after giving effect to the Commitment Increase, the sum of the total
Commitments shall be equal to $350,000,000;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Commitment Increase, the Company has requested
that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to certain amendments to the
Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to
such amendments on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the date of satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below (the
“Amendment Effective
Date”), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the
reference to “Responsible Officer” set forth therein and to substitute “Responsible
Party” in lieu thereof.
(b) Pursuant
to, and in accordance with, Section 2.18 of the Credit
Agreement, Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Annex A hereto, and the
Commitments of certain of the Lenders are increased as set forth therein.
2.
Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to
the conditions precedent that (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received
counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required
Lenders, each Lender increasing its
Commitment pursuant hereto and the Administrative Agent, (b) in connection with the
assignments and increases contemplated by this Amendment as set forth in Annex
A hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have administered the
reallocation of the Revolving Credit Exposures among the Lenders such that after
giving effect to the reallocations of the Commitments, each Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Revolving Credit Exposure is equal to such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the Commitments, (c) the Company shall have paid all of the fees of
the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders (including, to the extent
invoiced, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent) in
connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and (d) the
Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of a Responsible Party of
the Company dated as of the Amendment Effective Date to the effect that the
conditions set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of
Section 3.02 of the
Credit Agreement have been satisfied and (ii) such resolutions and legal opinions
consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date under
clauses (b) and (c) of
Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement as are reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower and are enforceable against
such Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy
or insolvency laws or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, general
equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and
any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(b) As of the Amendment Effective Date, (i) no Default has occurred and is
continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
Article IV (other than the representation set forth in Section 4.08 of the Credit
Agreement and the representation set forth in the last sentence of Section 4.06 of
the Credit Agreement) of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and
correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though
such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, except to
the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct as of
such earlier date.
4.
Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a) On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the Credit
Agreement in the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
(b) Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and all other
documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in
connection therewith.
5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.
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6. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein
for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other
purpose.
7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties
hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken
together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures
delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission (i.e., a “pdf” or “tif”) shall have
the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXXX INCORPORATED, as the Company |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||
XXXXXXX CAYMAN LIMITED, as a Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
XXXXXXX INVESTMENTS LIMITED, as a Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
Signature Page to Amendment No 1
Xxxxxxx Incorporated et al
Credit Agreement dated as of October 31, 2007
Xxxxxxx Incorporated et al
Credit Agreement dated as of October 31, 2007
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually as a Lender and as Administrative Agent |
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||||||||||
Name: | D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||||||||||
Title: | Vice President | Title: | Vice President | |||||||||||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually as a Lender and as a Syndication Agent |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. | |||||||||||
Title: | Vice President | Title: | Vice President | |||||||||||
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender and as a Syndication Agent |
XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK, as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||||
Title: | Vice President | Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||||||||
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually as a Lender and as a Syndication Agent |
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||||||
Title: | Managing Director | Title: | Vice President |
ANNEX A
SCHEDULE 2.01
COMMITMENTS
LENDER | COMMITMENTS | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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$ | 50,000,000 | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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$ | 43,500,000 | ||
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
|
$ | 38,500,000 | ||
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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$ | 38,500,000 | ||
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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$ | 38,000,000 | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
|
$ | 32,000,000 | ||
XXXXXX XXXXXXX BANK
|
$ | 30,000,000 | ||
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
|
$ | 30,000,000 | ||
CITIBANK, N.A.
|
$ | 27,500,000 | ||
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
|
$ | 22,000,000 | ||
TOTAL COMMITMENTS
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$ | 350,000,000 |