AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LINE OF CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED 14 MARCH 2008 BETWEEN PILOT SAS (the Borrower) AND SOCIETE GENERALE BNP PARIBAS CREDIT LYONNAIS (the Banks)
Exhibit 10.6
BETWEEN
PILOT SAS
(the Borrower)
(the Borrower)
AND
SOCIETE GENERALE
BNP PARIBAS
CREDIT LYONNAIS
(the Banks)
BNP PARIBAS
CREDIT LYONNAIS
(the Banks)
14 AUGUST 2008
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Between the undersigned
- PILOT SAS, a simplified joint stock company with a sole shareholder, having a registered capital
of 27,942,800.00 Euros and the unique registered identity number 070 501 374 at the Paris Register
of Trade and Companies, with registered office at 00/00 xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 Xxxxx,
represented by Xx. Xxxx Sébastien acting in the capacity of President by virtue of Minutes of the
Decisions of the Sole Shareholder and Owner of Ordinary Shares, electing domicile for execution of
this Agreement at the registered office,
hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower,” on the first part,
- Société Générale, a limited-liability company with a registered capital of 738,409,055.00 Euros
having a registered office at 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx, and the unique registered
identity number 552 120 222 at the Paris Register of Trade and Companies, represented in this
matter by Xx. Xxxx-Xxxx Xxxxxx acting in the capacity of Head of the Bayonne Business Management
office of the said company by virtue of a proxy assigned to him on 25 February 2008 by Xx. Xxxxxx
Douzou, Deputy Director of Retail Banking in France acting by virtue of the powers conferred upon
him by Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, CEO and Chairman of the Société Générale recorded in the minutes of the
Notary Office of Thibierge on 1 June 2007, electing domicile for execution of this Agreement at the
Agency.
- BNP PARIBAS, a limited-liability company with a registered capital of 1,823,540,634.00 Euros
having a registered office at 00 Xxxxxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxx, 00000 Xxxxx, and the unique registered
identity number 662 042 449 at the Paris Register of Trade and Companies, with the identifier CE FR
76662042449, ORIAS no. 07 022 735 and represented by Ms. Sylvie Bassinet, Officer for Businesses,
by virtue of powers delegated on 12 August 2008.
- CREDIT LYONNAIS, a limited-liability company with a registered capital of 1,846,714,837.00 Euros,
and the unique registered identity number 954 509 741 at the Lyon Register of Trade and Companies,
with registered office at 00, xxx xx xx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx, represented by Xx. Xxxx-Xxxx Xxxxxx by
virtue of powers delegated to him on 12 August 2008, electing domicile for execution of this
Agreement at the Dauphiné Xxxxxx Businesses Management office at 0 xxx Xxxxxxx, 00 000 Xxxxxxxx.
Hereinafter referred to as “the Banks,” or individually as “the Bank,” on the second part,
WHEREAS:
A- The Banks have made available to the Borrower, under the terms and conditions defined in the
Agreement signed on 14 March 2008, a line of credit up to a maximum amount of 70,000,000.00 Euros
(Seventy Million Euros) for a period of 6 months.
B- Pursuant to a request by the Borrower dated 26 June 2008, the parties have agreed firstly (i)
to change the duration of the line of credit and in that context to prolong it to 31 October 2008
and secondly (ii) to proceed with various other changes, notably as to the applicable margin.
C- The parties have decided hereby to change the Agreement dated 14 march 2008 in the terms
provided below (hereinafter referred to as “Amendment No. 1”).
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
The terms employed herein (including those in the preamble), unless otherwise defined in this
document or if the context imposes otherwise, shall have the meaning given to them in the
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 1
In Article 1 of the Agreement entitled “Definitions” the term “Applicable Margin” is replaced and
modified as follows:
“Applicable Margin” indicates the margin applicable to the Line of Credit equal to 1.00%”
ARTICLE 2
Article 2 of the Agreement entitled “Amount and Duration” is replaced and modified as follows:
“The Banks have made available to the Borrower, under the terms and conditions defined in the
Agreement, a line of credit up to a maximum amount of 70,000,000.00 Euros (Seventy Million Euros)
starting on 14 March 2008 for a period of 6 months.
At the request of the Borrower, at the latest by 15 July 2008, this line of credit may be renewed
once for an additional period of six months by a unanimous decision of the Banks, i.e. until 14
March 2009, on which date the full amount of capital and interest must be repaid.
The Borrower on 26 June 2008 requested that the line of credit be prolonged.
By unanimous decision of the Banks, and in anticipation of the sale of its ROSSIGNOL subsidiary,
the Banks hereby prolong the line of credit referred to above starting when this amendment is
signed and until 31 October 2008. Upon the request of the Borrower for cause (if the sale of the
ROSSIGNOL subsidiary does not materialize) at the latest on 15 October 2008, this line of credit
may be renewed once for an additional period of four and a half months by unanimous decision of the
Banks, i.e. until 14 March 2009, on which date the full amount of capital and interest must be
repaid. If there is no unanimous agreement by the Banks advised by certified mail with return
receipt by 22 October 2008, the Line of Credit shall not be renewed upon expiration.
Each Bank participates in this Line of Credit in the amounts shown in Attachment 1.
Each Bank promises, individually and independently of the other Banks, to participate in the Line
of Credit. The Banks may not be held liable for any failure to participate or for the bankruptcy
of one or more of the other Banks.”
ARTICLE 3
Article 7.2 of the Agreement entitled “Percentage Rate of Charge” is replaced and modified as
follows:
“Since the Line of Credit yields interest at varying rates, it is impossible to calculate a
Percentage Rate of Charge applying to the entire duration of the Line of Credit. However, the
Credit Grantor informs the Borrower, by way of an example, that if the maximum amount of the Line
of Credit were to be used starting at the date the Agreement is signed, and based on all the
financial conditions enumerated herein, and on the latest EURIBOR three months rate published on 12
August 2008, i.e. 4.9660% per year plus 1% per year, on that basis the periodic rate for one
Interest Period would be 1.5599%. The Percentage Rate of Charge, which is the annual rate
proportional to the periodic rate, hence works out to 6.24% per year.”
ARTICLE 4
The suspensive conditions provided below must be met on the date that Amendment No. 1 is signed:
a) | The statements made by the Borrower in Article 10 of the Agreement are correct. | ||
b) | The Securities provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement are still valid. | ||
c) | No Prepayment Event has occurred. | ||
d) | No Significant Adverse Event has occurred. |
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ARTICLE 5
Starting on the date that this Amendment No. 1 is signed, the Agreement is modified by common
consent among the parties. All other provisions of the Agreement remain unmodified and continue in
their full and entire effect. It is stipulated that this Amendment No. 1 does not imply novation
of the Agreement and that the Securities retain their full and entire effect.
ARTICLE 6
6.1 | Applicable law |
Amendment No. 1 is governed under French law. | ||
6.2 | Jurisdiction | |
The Borrower agrees irrevocably that any dispute as to the validity, interpretation or execution of Amendment No. 1 shall be brought before the COMMERCIAL COURT OF PARIS. |
Signed at Xx. Xxxx xx Xxx, 00 August 2008
Four original copies issued.
THE BORROWER
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THE BANKS
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For Société Générale | ||||
Name and title of signer | ||||
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For Crédit Lyonnais | For BNP PARIBAS | |||||||||
Name and title of signer | Name and title of signer | |||||||||
(stamp and signature) | (stamp and signature) |
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