THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of March 14,
2006, by and among XXXX FOODS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), those certain
subsidiaries of the Borrower party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the “Guarantors”),
the lenders part to the Credit Agreement defined below (the “Lenders”) pursuant to the
authorization (in the form attached hereto as Annex I, the “Authorization”), WACHOVIA BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent for the Lenders (the “Syndication Agent”) and BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., XXXXXX TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and SUNTRUST BANK, each as a documentation agent
(collectively, the “Documentation Agents”). Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment, terms
defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below are used herein as defined therein.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the
Documentation Agents and the Lenders are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have extended certain credit
facilities to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders consent to certain modifications to the
Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the parties hereby agree that Section 6.9(b)(x)
(“Limitation on Actions”) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended effective as of the date hereof
by deleting Section 6.9(b)(x) in its entirety and replacing with the following:
"(x) restrictions or conditions contained in any document or instrument governing
the Senior Notes as in effect on the Closing Date or restrictions or conditions
(which are no more restrictive than those that are contained in the form of
Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Borrower’s registration statement on Form S-3
filed on December 14, 2005) contained in any document or instrument governing
unsecured notes issued by the Borrower and guaranteed by the Guarantors in
compliance with this Agreement, and”
Section 2. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Credit Parties represents and
warrants as follows:
(A) It has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith to which it is a party in
accordance with their respective terms.
(B) This Amendment and each other document executed in connection herewith has been duly
executed and delivered by such Person and constitutes such Person’s legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject
to: (1) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (2) general principles of equity (regardless
of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(C) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification
with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance by such Person of this Amendment, other than filings required to
comply with applicable securities laws.
(D) After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in
the Credit Agreement are, subject to the limitations set forth therein, true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier
date).
(E) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
Section 3. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the date
hereof upon satisfaction (or waiver) of each of the following conditions precedent:
(A) This Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received (1) a duly
executed counterpart of this Amendment from the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and each
Credit Party and (2) the necessary Authorizations from the Lenders.
(B) Cost, Expenses and Fees. The Borrower shall have paid (1) any and all
out-of-pocket costs (to the extent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof) incurred by the Agents
or the Arrangers (including the reasonable fees and expenses of each Agent’s legal counsel and
other advisors and professionals engaged by the Agents or the Arrangers in connection with this
Amendment) and (2) all fees and other amounts payable to either Agent in connection with the
arrangement, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment.
(C) Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received any other
documents, certificates or instruments reasonably requested thereby in connection with the
execution of this Amendment.
Section 4. Acknowledgement of Guarantors and Reaffirmation of Security Documents.
(A) By their execution hereof, each of the Guarantors listed on the signature pages to this
Amendment hereby expressly (1) consents to the modifications and amendments set forth in this
Amendment, (2) reaffirms all of its respective covenants, representations, warranties and other
obligations set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a
party, (3) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement (as amended) and agrees
to be bound to the terms and conditions set forth therein, and (4) acknowledges, represents and
agrees that its respective covenants, representations, warranties and other obligations set forth
in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party remain in full force
and effect.
(B) Each Credit Party hereby confirms that each of the Security Documents to which it is a
party shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed in all
respects as if fully restated as of the date hereof by this Amendment. In furtherance of the
reaffirmations set forth in this Section 4(B), each Credit Party hereby grants and assigns a
security interest in all Collateral (including, without limitation, any real property or other
Collateral) identified in any Security Document as collateral security for the Credit Party
Obligations.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(A) Limited Amendment. Except as expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement
shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not be deemed (1) to be
a waiver of, or consent to, a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of the
Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document or (2) to prejudice any other right or rights which
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in
connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any of the instruments or
agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.
References in the Credit Agreement (including references to such Credit Agreement as amended
hereby) to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder,” “hereby,” “herein,” and
“hereof”) and in any Credit Document to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
(B) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto
may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart.
(C) Further Assurances. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent and at the sole
expense of the Borrower, the Borrower will promptly and duly execute and deliver, and have
recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this
Amendment.
(D) Fax Transmission. A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this Amendment
may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Amendment may be
delivered by one or more parties hereto by facsimile or similar instantaneous electronic
transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen, and
such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and effective for all purposes. At the request of any party hereto, all parties hereto agree to execute an original of
this Amendment as well as any facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction hereof.
(E) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed
and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
BORROWER: |
XXXX FOODS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation | |||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Senior Vice President — Finance |
GUARANTORS:
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31 LOGISTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation XXXX-XXXX CERTIFIED DAIRY, INC., a Delaware corporation XXXXXX ICE CREAM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXXXX MILK, INC., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Xxxxxx Dairies, Inc., by change of name only) BERKELEY FARMS, INC., a California corporation XXXXXXXXX FOODS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company COUNTRY DELITE FARMS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company COUNTRY FRESH, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company CREAMLAND DAIRIES, INC., a New Mexico corporation DAIRY FRESH, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX DAIRY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation XXXX FOODS COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware corporation XXXX FOODS COMPANY OF INDIANA, INC., a Delaware corporation XXXX FOODS NORTH CENTRAL, INC., a Delaware corporation |
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Each of the above: | ||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
XXXX HOLDING COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation (formerly
known as Xxxx Xxxxxx and Specialty Products Company, a
Wisconsin corporation) XXXX ILLINOIS DAIRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation XXXX LEGACY BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation XXXX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Suiza Management Corporation, by change of name only) XXXX MIDWEST II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX MIDWEST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX MILK COMPANY, INC., a Kentucky corporation XXXX NORTHEAST II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX NORTHEAST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Suiza GTL, LLC, by change of name only) XXXX PUERTO RICO HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Suiza Dairy Corporation by change of name only) XXXX SOCAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Suiza SoCal, LLC by change of name only) XXXX SOUTHEAST II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX SOUTHEAST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Suiza Southeast, LLC, by change of name only) XXXX SOUTHWEST II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXX SOUTHWEST, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Suiza Southwest, LLC, by change of name only) XXXX TRANSPORTATION, INC., an Ohio corporation |
Each of the above: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
DIPS XX XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(successor by merger to DIPS XX XX, Inc., a Delaware
corporation) DIPS GP, INC., a Delaware corporation DIPS LIMITED PARTNER II, a Delaware statutory trust (formerly known as DTMC, Inc.) DIPS LIMITED PARTNER, a Delaware entity (formerly known as Dips LP, Inc.) ELGIN BLENDERS, INCORPORATED, an Illinois corporation FAIRMONT DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXXX’X DAIRIES, INC., a Texas corporation GOLDEN VALLEY DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company HORIZON ORGANIC DAIRY, IDAHO FARM, INC., a Colorado corporation HORIZON ORGANIC DAIRY, MARYLAND FARM, INC., a Colorado corporation HORIZON ORGANIC HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation HORIZON ORGANIC INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation HPNC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company INTERNATIONAL DAIRY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company KOHLER MIX SPECIALTIES OF MINNESOTA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as M-Foods Dairy, LLC) KOHLER MIX SPECIALTIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as M-Foods Dairy TXCT) LAND-O-SUN DAIRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company LIBERTY DAIRY COMPANY, a Michigan corporation XXXXX XXXXXX DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company MARATHON DAIRY INVESTMENT CORP., a Minnesota corporation XXXXXXXX DAIRY FARMS, INC., a Delaware corporation |
Each of the above: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
XXXXXXXX DAIRY, INC., a Florida corporation MEADOW BROOK DAIRY COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation MELODY FARMS, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company MIDWEST ICE CREAM COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Xxxx Foods Ice Cream Company, by change of name only) MODEL DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company MORNINGSTAR FOODS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company NEW ENGLAND DAIRIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company PET X’XXXXXX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company PURITY DAIRIES, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation XXXXXX DAIRY OF AKRON, INC., an Ohio corporation (formerly known as Xxxxxx Akron, Inc.) XXXXXX DAIRY OF SPRINGFIELD, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (formerly known as Xxxxxx Springfield, LLC) XXXXXXXX DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXXXXXX’X ALL-STAR DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company XXXXXXXX’X ALL-STAR DELIVERY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company SFG MANAGEMENT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, a Delaware limited liability company SHENANDOAH’S PRIDE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company SOUTHERN FOODS HOLDINGS, a Delaware statutory trust (formerly known as Southern Foods Holding Company, LLC) SUIZA DAIRY GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Preferred Holdings, Inc.) SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Suiza Dairy Group, L.P.) |
Each of the above: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
SULPHUR SPRINGS CULTURED SPECIALTIES, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company SWISS II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company SWISS PREMIUM DAIRY, INC., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Xxxxxxx’x Dairy, Inc.) X.X. XXX FOODS, INC., a Florida corporation TERRACE DAIRY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company TUSCAN/ LEHIGH DAIRIES, INC, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Tuscan/Lehigh Dairies, L.P.) VERIFINE DAIRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION OF SHEBOYGAN, INC., a Wisconsin corporation WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as White Wave Foods Company, formerly known as Xxxx National Brand Group, Inc., formerly known as Morningstar Foods Inc.) WHITE WAVE, INC., a Colorado corporation WHITEWAVE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation WHITEWAVE SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (successor by merger to Morningstar Services, Inc.) |
Each of the above: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
XXXX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES II, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership |
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By:
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DIPS XX XX, LLC, its general partner | |||
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Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
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XXXX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership |
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By:
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DIPS GP, INC., its general partner | |||
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Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
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SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership |
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By:
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SFG MANAGEMENT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, a Delaware limited liability company | |||
By: |
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Name: Title: |
Xxxx Xxxxx Authorized Agent |
AGENTS AND LENDERS: |
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent and individually in its capacity as a Lender and as Swingline Lender, on behalf of itself and the other Lenders (other than the Syndication Agent) pursuant to the Authorization | |||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. in its capacity as Syndication Agent and individually in its capacity as a Lender | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: Title: |
ANNEX I
Form of Lender Authorization
LENDER AUTHORIZATION
March 14, 2006
Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent
Mail Code: NC-0760
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Syndication Agency Services
as Administrative Agent
Mail Code: NC-0760
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Syndication Agency Services
Re: | Third Amendment dated as of March 14, 2006 (the “Third Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 13, 2004 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among XXXX FOODS COMPANY, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., XXXXXX TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and SUNTRUST BANK, each as a Documentation Agent. |
This letter acknowledges our receipt and review of the Third Amendment in the form posted on
the Xxxx Foods Intralinks or SyndTrak workspace. By executing this letter, we hereby authorize the
Administrative Agent to execute and deliver the Third Amendment on our behalf.
Each financial institution executing this Authorization agrees or reaffirms that it shall be a
party to the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which Lenders are parties and shall
have the rights and obligations of a Lender under each such agreement.
[Insert name of applicable financial institution] |
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