EXHIBIT 4
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of
August 4, 2006, is entered into by and among Crown Americas LLC, a Pennsylvania limited
liability company (the “U.S. Borrower”), the other undersigned Credit Parties,
the undersigned financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
in their capacities as lenders hereunder (collectively, the “Lenders,”
and each individually, a “Lender”), and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
as Administrative Agent (“Administrative Agent”) and as Collateral Agent
(“Collateral Agent”) for the Lenders, and with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
and Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc. (“Xxxxxx”) as Joint Lead Arrangers for the Additional
Term B Dollar Loans and as Joint Book Managers and Xxxxxx, as Syndication Agent. Terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as specified in the Credit
Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS:
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The U.S. Borrower, the other Credit
Parties party thereto, the Lenders, the Agents named therein and Administrative Agent
have heretofore entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 18,
2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”). |
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The Borrowers wish, and the Lenders
signatory hereto and Administrative Agent are willing, to amend the Credit Agreement
to make the Additional Term B Dollar Loans to the U.S. Borrower in an aggregate
principal amount of $200,000,000 to be utilized (i) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire or retire for value outstanding Capital Stock of Crown Holdings, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (ii) to repay outstanding Revolving
Loans, (iii) to pay any fees or expenses incurred in connection with the making of the
Additional Term B Dollar Loans and (iv) for general corporate purposes. |
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This Amendment constitutes a Loan Document and these Recitals
shall be construed as part of this Amendment. |
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein contained
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: |
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The Credit
Agreement is hereby amended as of the First Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter
defined) as follows: |
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(a) |
New Defined Terms.
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the
following new definitions in alphabetical order therein: |
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“Additional
Term B Dollar Borrowing Date” has the meaning forth in Section 2.1(a). |
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“Additional
Term B Dollar Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, the principal
amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 to the First
Amendment, as such commitment may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to this
Agreement, and “Additional Term B Dollar Commitments” means such commitments
collectively, which commitments equal $200,000,000 in the aggregate as of the First
Amendment Effective Date. |
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“Additional
Term B Dollar Loan” and “Additional Term B Dollar Loans” have the
meanings assigned to those terms in Section 2.1(a). |
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“First Amendment”
means the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 2006 by and
among the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party thereto, the Lenders
signatory thereto and the Administrative Agent. |
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“First Amendment
Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3 of the First Amendment. |
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“Original Term
B Dollar Loans” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(a). |
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“OriginalTerm
B Dollar Lender” has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.1(a). |
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(b) |
Applicable
Base Rate Margin. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is further amended by
amending and restating in its entirety the existing Applicable Base Rate Margin table
in the definition of “Applicable Base Rate Margin” to read as follows: |
Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Base Rate Margin For Revolving Loans |
Applicable Base Rate Margin For Term B Dollar Loans |
Less than 2.5 to 1 |
0% |
0% |
Equal to or greater than 2.5 to 1 but less than 3.0 to 1 |
0% |
0% |
Equal to or greater than 3.0 to 1 but less than 3.5 to 1 |
0.25% |
0.25% |
Equal to or greater than 3.5 to 1 but less than 4.0 to 1 |
0.50% |
0.50% |
Equal to or greater than 4.0 to 1 but less than 4.75 to 1 |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Equal to or greater than 4.75 to 1 |
1.00% |
0.75% |
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Applicable
Eurocurrency Margin. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is further amended by
amending and restating in its entirety the existing Applicable Eurocurrency Margin
table in the definition of “Applicable Eurocurrency Margin” to read as follows: |
Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Eurocurrency Margin For Revolving Loans |
Applicable Eurocurrency Margin For Term B Dollar Loans |
Applicable Eurocurrency Margin For Term B Euro Loans |
Less than 2.5 to 1 |
0.875% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
Equal to or greater than 2.5 to 1 but less than 3.0 to 1 |
1.00% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
Equal to or greater than 3.0 to 1 but less than 3.5 to 1 |
1.25% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
Equal to or greater than 3.5 to 1 but less than 4.0 to 1 |
1.50% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
Equal to or greater than 4.0 to 1 but less than 4.75 to 1 |
1.75% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
Equal to or greater than 4.75 to 1 |
2.00% |
1.75% |
1.75% |
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(d) |
Additional
Term B Dollar Lenders. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is further amended by
amending and restating the definition of “Lenders” to read as follows: |
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“Lender”
and “Lenders” have the respective meanings assigned to those terms
in the introduction to this Agreement and shall include any Person that becomes
a “Lender” (i) pursuant to Section 12.8, (ii) as contemplated
by the First Amendment and (iii) in connection with the incurrence of (A) Additional
Term B Dollar Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or (B) an Additional Facility
pursuant to Section 2.9. |
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(e) |
Most
Recent Total Leverage Ratio. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement
is further amended by deleting the text “4.0 to 1” in the first sentence of
the definition of “Most Recent Total Leverage Ratio” and substituting therefor
the text “4.75 to 1”. |
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(f) |
Scheduled
Term B Dollar Repayments. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
further amended by amending and restating the definition of “Scheduled Term B Dollar Repayments”
therein in its entirety to read as follows: |
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“Scheduled Term B Dollar Repayments”
means, with respect to the principal payments on the Term B Dollar Loans for each date
set forth below, the Dollar amount set forth opposite thereto, as reduced from time
to time pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4: |
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Scheduled Term B Dollar Repayment |
November 15, 2006 |
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$3,650,000 |
November 15, 2007 |
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$3,650,000 |
November 15, 2008 |
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$3,650,000 |
November 15, 2009 |
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$3,650,000 |
November 15, 2010 |
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$3,650,000 |
November 15, 2011 |
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$3,650,000 |
Term B Dollar Loan Maturity Date |
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$343,100,000 |
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(g) |
Additional
Term B Dollar Loans. Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending
and restating clause (i) therein in its entirety to read as follows: |
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"(i) Term
B Dollar Loan Facility. Each Lender which, prior to the First Amendment Effective
Date, was a Term B Dollar Lender (each an “Original Term B Dollar Lender”),
severally and for itself alone, hereby agrees, on the terms and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the representations
and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents to continue
its Term B Dollar Loan existing prior to giving effect to the First
Amendment (each such loan, an “Original Term B Dollar Loan”
and collectively, the “Original Term B Dollar Loans”) on and
after the First Amendment Effective Date as a loan. Each Lender with an Additional Term B Dollar
Commitment, severally and for itself alone, hereby agrees, on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the First Amendment and otherwise set forth herein
and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the
other Loan Documents, to make a loan (each such loan, if made, an “Additional
Term B Dollar Loan” and collectively, the “Additional Term B Dollar Loans”)
to U.S. Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the Additional Term B Dollar Commitment of such Lender
(the “Additional Term B Dollar Borrowing Date”).
The Additional Term B Dollar Loans (i) shall be incurred by U.S. Borrower pursuant to a
single drawing, which shall be on the Additional Term B Dollar Borrowing Date,
(ii) shall be denominated in Dollars, (iii) shall be made as Base Rate Loans,
or if consented to by Administrative Agent, Eurocurrency Loans with Interest Periods of one month,
and, except as hereinafter provided, may, at the option of U.S. Borrower, be
maintained as and/or converted into Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, provided,
that all Additional Term B Dollar Loans made pursuant to the same Borrowing
shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely
of Additional Term B Dollar Loans of the same Type and (iv) shall not exceed for
any Lender at the time of incurrence thereof on the Additional Term B
Dollar Borrowing Date that aggregate principal amount which equals the
Additional Term B Dollar Loan Commitment, if any, of such Lender at such
time. From and after the Additional Term B Dollar Borrowing Date, the Original
Term B Dollar Loans and the Additional Term B Dollar Loans shall be referred to
individually as a “Term B Dollar Loan” and collectively, as the
“Term B Dollar Loans” and all references to Term B Dollar Loans herein shall
be deemed references to either or both, as the context may require, of the Original Term B Loans
or the Additional Term B Dollar Loans. Each Lender’s Additional Term B Dollar Commitment
shall expire immediately and without further action on the Additional Term B Dollar Borrowing Date,
after giving effect to the Additional Term B Dollar Loans made thereon. No amount of a Term B Dollar Loan
which is repaid or prepaid by U.S. Borrower may be reborrowed hereunder.” |
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(h) |
Exclusion
of Additional Term B Dollar Loans from Additional Facilities Limitation. Section 2.9
of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following text at the conclusion of
clause (a) thereof to read as follows: |
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"Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Additional Term B Dollar Loans advanced on the Additional Term B
Dollar Borrowing Date shall not be Additional Term Loans and therefore
are not included for purposes of calculating the $500,000,000 limitation
set forth in the preceding sentence." |
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(i) |
Mandatory
Reduction of Additional Term B Dollar Commitment. Section 4.2 of the Credit
Agreement is amended by inserting a second sentence therein immediately following the
first sentence thereof to read as follows: |
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“The Additional
Term B Dollar Commitments shall terminate on the Additional Term B Dollar Borrowing
Date after giving effect to the Borrowing of the Additional Term B Dollar Loans
on such date.” |
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of Additional Term B Dollar Loan Proceeds. Section 6.8(a) of the Credit Agreement
is amended by inserting a second sentence therein immediately following the first
sentence thereof to read as follows: |
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“All
proceeds of the Additional Term B Dollar Loans incurred on the Additional Term B Dollar
Borrowing Date shall be used by the U.S. Borrower (i) to redeem, repurchase
or otherwise acquire or retire for value up to $200,000,000 of any Capital
Stock of Crown Holdings, to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 8.8(f), (ii)
to pay any fees or expenses incurred in connection with the making of the
Additional Term B Dollar Loans and (iii) for general corporate purposes
(including without limitation repayment of outstanding Revolving Loans and
subsequent borrowing for use as described in clause (i) above).” |
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(k) |
Additional
Permitted Restricted Payment. Section 8.8 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i)
deleting the text "and" immediately following clause (d) therein, (ii) deleting the
“.” at the conclusion of clause (e) therein and substituting therefor the text “; and”
and (iii) inserting a new clause (f) at the conclusion thereof to read as follows: |
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“(f) the
purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital
Stock of Crown Holdings with the proceeds of the Additional Term B Dollar
Loans; provided, that any Restricted Payment that would cause or result in a
“Default” or “Event of Default” as defined in any Public
Debt Document shall not be permitted under this clause (f).” |
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(l) |
Total
Leverage Ratio. Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and
restating such Section 9.1 in its entirety to read as follows: |
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“9.1 |
Total Leverage Ratio.
Each Credit Party will not permit or suffer to exist the Total Leverage Ratio for
any Test Period set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period: |
Test Period Ended |
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September 30, 2006 |
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5.00 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
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5.00 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2007 |
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5.00 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2007 |
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5.00 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2007 |
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5.00 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2007 |
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4.75 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2008 |
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4.75 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2008 |
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4.75 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2008 |
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4.75 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2008 |
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4.25 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2009 |
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4.25 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2009 |
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4.25 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2009 |
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4.25 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2009 |
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3.90 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2010 |
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3.90 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2010 |
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3.90 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2010 |
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3.90 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2010 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter” |
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3.50 to 1.00 |
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(m) |
Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio. Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement
is amended by amending and restating such Section 9.2 in its entirety to read as follows: |
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Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio. Each Credit Party will not permit or suffer to exist the
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for any Test Period set forth below to exceed the
ratio set forth opposite such period: |
Test Period Ended |
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September 30, 2006 |
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2.90 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
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2.90 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2007 |
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2.90 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2007 |
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2.90 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2007 |
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2.90 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2007 |
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2.75 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2008 |
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2.75 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2008 |
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2.75 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2008 |
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2.75 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2008 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2009 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2009 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2009 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2009 |
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2.25 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2010 |
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2.25 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2010 |
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2.25 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2010 |
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2.25 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2010 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter” |
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2.25 to 1.00 |
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(n) |
Interest
Coverage Ratio. Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and
restating such Section 9.3 in its entirety to read as follows: |
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Interest
Coverage Ratio. Each Credit Party will not permit or suffer to exist the Interest
Coverage Ratio for any Test Period set forth below to be less than the ratio
set forth opposite such period: |
Test Period Ended |
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September 30, 2006 |
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2.40 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
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2.40 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2007 |
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2.40 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2007 |
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2.40 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2007 |
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2.40 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2007 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2008 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2008 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2008 |
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2.50 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2008 |
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2.65 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2009 |
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2.65 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2009 |
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2.65 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2009 |
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2.65 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2009 |
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2.85 to 1.00 |
March 31, 2010 |
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2.85 to 1.00 |
June 30, 2010 |
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2.85 to 1.00 |
September 30, 2010 |
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2.85 to 1.00 |
December 31, 2010 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter” |
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2.85 to 1.00 |
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(o) |
Section
14.1 Clarification. Section 14.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the
text “Article IX” in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the text
“Article XIV”. |
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Section
14.3 Clarification. Section 14.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the
text “Article IX” in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the text
“Article XIV”. |
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SECTION 2
Amendment Fee. In consideration of the execution of this
Amendment by the Lenders, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay on the First Amendment
Effective Date concurrently with the funding of the Additional Term B Loans to
each Lender that executes this Amendment on or prior to 5:00 pm New York time August 1, 2006
(each, a “Consenting Lender”), a fee (collectively, the “Amendment Fee”)
in an amount equal to 0.05% multiplied by the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment
plus such Lender’s Canadian Revolving Commitment plus the outstanding amount of
Term Loans owing to such Lender (excluding the Additional Term B Loans). |
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SECTION 3 Conditions to
Effectiveness of the Amendment. The provisions of this Amendment shall become
effective upon the date of the satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in this
Section 3 (the “First Amendment Effective Date”), with any documents
delivered to Administrative Agent dated the First Amendment Effective Date unless otherwise noted: |
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3.1. |
Proper
Execution and Delivery of Amendment. Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party hereto,
the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and each Lender with an Additional Term B
Dollar Commitment shall have duly executed and delivered to Administrative Agent this
Amendment. |
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3.2. |
Delivery of Credit Party Documents. |
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(a) |
Notes.
The U.S. Borrower shall have duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent
the Notes payable to the order of each applicable Lender with an Additional Term B
Dollar Commitment which has requested a Note in the amount of their respective
Additional Term B Dollar Commitments and all other Loan Documents shall have been
duly executed and delivered by the appropriate Credit Party to the Administrative
Agent, all of which shall be in full force and effect; |
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Officer’s
Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by
a Responsible Officer on behalf of the U.S. Borrower, dated the First Amendment
Effective Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; |
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Reaffirmation
of Guarantees and Security Documents. Each of the relevant Credit Parties shall
have duly executed and delivered a reaffirmation of their obligations under the
existing Guarantees and Security Documents substantially in the form of Exhibit
3.2(c); provided, that each relevant non-U.S. Credit Party shall duly execute
and deliver such reaffirmation within forty-five (45) days of the First Amendment
Effective Date. |
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Secretary’s
Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received from the U.S. Borrower a
certificate, dated the First Amendment Effective Date, signed by the secretary or any
assistant secretary, of the U.S. Borrower as to the incumbency and signature of the
officers of the U.S. Borrower (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Administrative Agent) executing this Amendment and any certificate or other document or
instrument to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto by or on behalf of the U.S.
Borrower, together with evidence of the incumbency of such secretary or assistant
secretary, and certifying as true and correct, attached copies of the Certificate of
Incorporation, Certificate of Amalgamation or other equivalent document (certified as
of recent date by the Secretary of State or other comparable authority where customary
in such jurisdiction) and By-Laws (or other Organic Documents of such Credit Party) and
the resolutions of such Credit Party and, to the extent required, of the equity holders
of the U.S. Borrower, referred to in such certificate and all of the foregoing
(including each such Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Amalgamation or
other equivalent document and By-Laws (or other Organic Documents) shall be reasonably
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Approvals.
All necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and third party approvals in
connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and
otherwise referred to herein shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all
applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any
competent authority which restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse
conditions upon the consummation of all or any part of this Amendment or the
transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise referred to herein except for those
approvals of non-Governmental Authorities under contracts which are not material
and which are not required to be delivered at the closing thereof. Additionally, there
shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint issued or filed
or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other restraint pending or notified
prohibiting or imposing material adverse conditions upon all or any part of this
Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, or the making of the Loans or the
issuance of Letters of Credit; |
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Litigation.
No litigation by any entity (private or governmental) shall be pending or, to the
best knowledge of Crown Holdings, threatened with respect to this Amendment, any
other Loan Document or any documentation executed in connection herewith or the
transactions contemplated hereby, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required
Lenders shall determine could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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Opinion
of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received from Dechert LLP, special
counsel to the Credit Parties, an opinion addressed to the Administrative Agent and
each of the Lenders and dated the First Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; |
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Solvency.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by a
Responsible Officer on behalf of Crown Holdings with respect to the solvency of (i)
Crown Holdings and its Subsidiaries and (ii) U.S. Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in
each case, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to this Amendment and the
transactions contemplated hereby; |
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Other
Matters. All corporate and other proceedings taken in connection with this Amendment
at or prior to the date of this Amendment, and all documents incident thereto will be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent; and the
Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents as
the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the execution of
this Amendment, and all such instruments and documents shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. |
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Representations
and Warranties; Default; Officer’s Certificate. After giving effect to this Amendment,
the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of the Credit Agreement
shall be true and correct, except to the extent such representations and warranties
are expressly made as of a specified date in which event such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of such specified date, and no Event of
Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing and
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible
Officer on behalf of Borrower, dated the First Amendment Effective Date stating that,
after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in
Article VI of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the
certificate, except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly
made as of a specified date in which event such representations and warranties shall
be true and correct as of such specified date, that no Event of Default or Unmatured
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and that the conditions of this
Section 3 hereof have been fully satisfied or waived. |
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Fees.
Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent and the Lenders all costs, fees and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) payable
to Administrative Agent and the Lenders to the extent then due, including, without
limitation, pursuant to Sections 2 and 5 of this Amendment and any fee letter executed
by the U.S. Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in
connection with the First Amendment. |
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3.5. |
Corporate
Proceedings. All corporate and/or limited liability company and legal proceedings
and all instruments and agreements to be executed by each Credit Party in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the other Loan Documents
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders and Administrative Agent and all Lenders shall have received all information
and copies of all certificates, documents and papers, including records of corporate
and/or limited liability company proceedings, governmental approvals, good
standing certificates and bring-down telegrams or certificates, if any, which
Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably may have requested in connection
therewith, such documents and papers where appropriate to be certified by proper
corporate or Governmental Authorities. |
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Each Lender
and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees that by its execution and delivery of its
signature page hereto, such Person approves of and consents to each of the matters
set forth in Section 3 which must be approved by, or which must be satisfactory to, the
Required Lenders or such Person, as the case may be; provided that, in the case of any
agreement or document which must be approved by, or which must be satisfactory to, the
Required Lenders, Administrative Agent or Borrower shall have delivered a copy of
such agreement or document to such Person if so requested on or prior to the First
Amendment Effective Date. |
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SECTION 4
References to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. On and after the date
hereof each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,”
“hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit
Agreement, as the case may be, in the Loan Documents and all other documents (the
“Ancillary Documents”) delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement
shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. |
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Except as
specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and
all other Ancillary Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed. |
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The execution,
delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided
herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or
Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or the Ancillary
Documents. |
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SECTION 5 Costs and Expenses. The U.S.
Borrower agrees to pay promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection
with the negotiation, preparation, printing, typing, reproduction, execution delivery
and syndication of this Amendment and all other documents and instruments referred to herein
and therein or in connection herewith or therewith, including without limitation, the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of independent public accountants and other
outside experts retained by Administrative Agent and of Winston & Xxxxxx LLP, special
counsel to Administrative Agent, and any local counsel retained by Administrative Agent
relative thereto and other Attorney Costs, in connection with the administration of this Amendment. |
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Execution
in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same document
with the same force and effect as if the signatures of all of the parties were on a
single counterpart, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to
produce more than one (1) such counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to
this Amendment by telecopy shall be deemed to constitute delivery of an originally
executed signature page hereto. |
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Governing
Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF SAID STATE. |
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Headings.
Headings used in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction of this Amendment. |
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Integration.
This Amendment, the other agreements and documents executed and delivered pursuant
to this Amendment and the Credit Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
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Binding Effect.
This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties party hereto, the Agents and
the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns. Except as expressly set
forth to the contrary herein, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer
any right or benefit upon any Person other than the Borrowers, the other Credit
Parties party hereto, the Agents and the Lenders and their respective successors
and permitted assigns. |
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Schedule 1.1
Additional Term B Dollar Commitments
Lender |
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Amount of Additional Term B Dollar Commitment |
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch |
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$200,000,000 |