Exhibit 10.48
EXECUTION COUNTERPART
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of September 26, 2001, between XL
CAPITAL LTD, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands,
British West Indies ("XL CAPITAL"), X.L. AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation
("XL AMERICA"), XL INSURANCE LTD, a Bermuda limited liability corporation ("XL
INSURANCE"), XL EUROPE LTD, a company incorporated under the laws of Ireland
("XL EUROPE") and XL RE LTD, a Bermuda limited liability corporation ("XL RE"
and, together with XL Capital, XL America, XL Insurance and XL Europe, each an
"ACCOUNT PARTY" and each a "GUARANTOR" and collectively, the "ACCOUNT PARTIES"
and the "GUARANTORS"; the Account Parties and the Guarantors being collectively
referred to as the "OBLIGORS"), the LENDERS party hereto, and THE CHASE
MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent.
The Obligors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are
parties to a Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement dated as of June 29,
2001 (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), providing, subject to the terms and conditions
thereof, for the issuance of letters of credit for the account of the Account
Parties in an aggregate face amount not exceeding $1,000,000,000. The Obligors,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent wish to amend the Credit Agreement in
certain respects and accordingly the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise defined in this
Amendment No. 1, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as
defined therein.
Section 2. AMENDMENTS. Effective as provided in Section 4
below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
2.01. References in the Credit Agreement (including references
to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to "this Agreement" (and indirect
references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein" and "hereof") shall be deemed
to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
2.02. Clause (b) of Section 4.04 is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
"(b) NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since December 31, 2000,
there has been no material adverse change in the assets, business,
financial condition or operations of such Account Party and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except for losses caused by or relating
to or arising out of the terrorist events of September 11, 2001;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that XL Capital remains in compliance with Section
7.06."
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2.03. Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
to read in its entirety as follows:
"SECTION 7.06. CONSOLIDATED NET WORTH. XL Capital will not
permit its Consolidated Net Worth to be less than $4,250,000,000."
Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each Obligor hereby
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (i) the
representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement
are, on the date hereof, true and complete as if made on the date hereof (and
after giving effect to this Amendment No. 1) and as if each reference in said
Article IV to "this Agreement" includes reference to this Amendment No. 1 and
(ii) both immediately prior to and as of the date hereof, no Default has
occurred and is continuing.
Section 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The amendments to the Credit
Agreement set forth in Section 2 above shall become effective, as of the date
hereof, upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
4.01. EXECUTION BY ALL PARTIES. This Amendment No. 1 shall
have been executed and delivered by each of the Obligors and the Required
Lenders.
4.02. AMENDMENT FEE. The Administrative Agent shall have
received for the account of each Lender that consents to this Amendment No. 1
(evidenced by receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of
this Amendment No. 1) an amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.03% of the sum of
LC Exposures and unused Commitments of each such Lender.
4.03. OTHER DOCUMENTS. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of
such other documents as the Administrative Agent or special New York counsel to
Chase may reasonably request.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS. Except as herein provided, the
Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Nothing in
this Amendment No. 1 shall constitute a waiver of any rights and/or remedies
that the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent may have under the Credit
Agreement and nothing contained herein shall obligate the Lenders to grant any
future waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement. XL Capital shall pay all
reasonable expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx
LLP, special New York counsel to Chase, in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1. This Amendment No.
1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment No. 1 by signing any such counterpart. This
Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law
of the State of New York.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment No. 1 to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first
above written.
X.L. AMERICA, INC.,
as a Account Party and a Guarantor
By /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President & General
Counsel
XL INSURANCE LTD,
as a Account Party and a Guarantor
By /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
XL EUROPE LTD,
as a Account Party and a Guarantor
By /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
and Company Secretary
XL RE LTD,
as a Account Party and a Guarantor
By /s/ XXXXX X. X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, XL Capital has caused this Amendment No. 1
to be duly executed as a Deed by an authorized officer as of the day and year
first above written.
EXECUTED AS A DEED by XL CAPITAL LTD,
as an Account Party and a Guarantor
/s/ XXXX XXXXXXXX
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witness
By /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
LENDERS
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
individually and as Administrative Agent
By /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: XX
XXXXXX BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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BANK ONE, NA
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By: /s/ XX XXXXXXX
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Name: XX Xxxxxxx
Title: Relationship Director
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ XXX XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: VP
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXX WALTEB-XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Walteb-Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
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FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Associate:
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
By: /s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director - Project Finanance
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., LONDON BRANCH
By: /s/ XX XXXXX
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Name: XX Xxxxx
Title:
By: /s/ XXXXXX XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO, S.A.
By: /s/ XXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/ XXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxx Xxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
COMERICA BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Director
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
By: /s/
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Name:
Title:
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LETTER OF CREDIT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
