Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT
Dated as of February 23, 2004
Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement
dated as of February 25, 2003 (as from time to time amended, the "Credit
Agreement") among XL Re Ltd (the "Borrower"), CAFCO, LLC (formerly Corporate
Asset Funding Company, Inc., "CAFCO"), CRC Funding, LLC (formerly Corporate
Receivables Corporation, "CRC"), CHARTA, LLC (formerly CHARTA Corporation,
"CHARTA"), XXXXXX, LLC (formerly XXXXXX, X.X., "XXXXXX"), Citibank, N.A.
("Citibank"), the other banks from time to time parties thereto and Citicorp
North America, Inc., as agent (the "Agent"). Capitalized terms used and not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement.
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, the
definition "Secondary Lender Stated Expiration Date" set forth in Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date "February 23,
2004" set forth therein with the date "February 18, 2005".
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, clause (c)
of Section 9.09 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended (i) to add the language
", to providers of program-wide credit enhancement for the Conduit Lenders (the
"Credit Enhancement Providers")" after the parenthetical "(collectively, the
"Secured Party Representatives")" set forth therein, (ii) to remove the word
"and" before the word "Moody's" set forth therein and to add the language "or
any other rating agency that rates the promissory notes of the Conduit Lenders"
after the word "Moody's" set forth therein, and (iii) to add the following new
language at the end thereof:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Secured Party may disclose any XL
Information to a Credit Enhancement Provider unless such Credit Enhancement
Provider has signed a confidentiality agreement with terms which are
substantially similar to the terms of this Section 9.09(c)."
The parties hereto agree that, effective as of the date hereof, Section
9.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following language at
the end thereof:
"The obligations of the Conduit Lenders under and in connection with this
Agreement and the other Program Documents are solely the obligations of the
Conduit Lenders. It is expressly agreed that no recourse shall be had for
the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement or any other
Program Document or for any other obligation or claim arising out of or
based upon this Agreement or any other Program Document, against any
member, stockholder, employee, officer, manager, director, organizer or
incorporator of the Conduit Lenders or against any member, stockholder,
employee, officer, manager, director, organizer or incorporator of any such
member, stockholder or manager."
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent, Citibank, CAFCO, CRC,
CHARTA and XXXXXX that immediately after giving effect to this Agreement of
Amendment, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in
the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, and (ii) no
Default or Event of Default shall be continuing.
This Agreement of Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT OF AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
All references in any Program Document to the Credit Agreement on and after
the date hereof shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby, and the parties hereto agree that on and after the date hereof, the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Agent as Secondary Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
CAFCO, LLC, as Lender CRC FUNDING, LLC, as Lender
By: Citicorp North America, Inc., By: Citicorp North America, Inc., as
as Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
CHARTA, LLC, as Lender XXXXXX, LLC, as Lender
By: Citicorp North America, Inc., By: Citicorp North America, Inc., as
as Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
XL RE LTD, as Borrower
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Secretary
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