AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT NO. 3
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND CONSENT XX. 0
XXXXXXXXX XX. 0 and Consent No. 3 (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 27, 2020, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2015, among each trust listed on Schedule 2 hereto, the Banks and other lending institutions party thereto, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by Joinder Agreement No. 1, dated as of August 29, 2016, Letter Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2016, Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 22, 2016, Notice Letter, dated October 5, 2016, Notice Letter, dated February 22, 2017, Notice Letter, dated April 19, 2017, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 21, 2017, Amendment No. 3, dated as of September 20, 2018, Consent No. 1, dated as of November 30, 2018, Notice Letter, dated May 31, 2019, Consent No. 2, dated as of June 24, 2019, Amendment No. 4, dated as of September 19, 2019, and Amendment Xx. 0, xxxxx xx xx Xxxxxxx 00, 0000 (xx the same has been or may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Recitals
I. Each term that is defined in the Credit Agreement and not herein defined has the meaning ascribed thereto by the Credit Agreement when used herein.
II. Prior to the date hereof, the Borrowers notified the Agent that (i) effective May 18, 2020 Xxxxxx International Growth Fund merged into Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund and upon the effectiveness of such merger Xxxxxx International Growth Fund ceased to exist as a Fund, (ii) effective April 30, 2020 Xxxxxx VT International Growth Fund changed its name to Xxxxxx VT Emerging Markets Equity Fund and in connection therewith the fund adopted a non fundamental policy that under normal circumstances it will invest at least 80% of its net asset in equity securities of emerging market companies, (iii) effective August 24, 2020 each of Xxxxxx Capital Spectrum Fund and Xxxxxx Equity Spectrum Fund merged into Xxxxxx Focused Equity Fund, and upon the effectiveness of such mergers each of Xxxxxx Capital Spectrum Fund and Xxxxxx Equity Spectrum Fund ceased to exist, and (iv) pending shareholder approval, effective August 28, 2020, Xxxxxx AMT-Free Municipal Fund will change its name to Xxxxxx Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund and will (x) eliminate the Fundamental Policy that requires such Fund to exclude securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax from the definition of tax-exempt investments used for purposes of such Fund’s policy to invest at least 80% of such Fund’s net assets in tax-exempt investments (the “Current 80% Policy”) and (y) amend the Current 80% Policy to make clear that the Fund will include investments paying interest subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for purposes of complying with the Current 80% Policy (the “PSIMF Repositioning”). Xxxxxx International Growth Fund, Xxxxxx Capital Spectrum Fund and Xxxxxx Equity Spectrum Fund are collectively referred to herein as the “Departing Funds”.
III. The Borrowers desire to add each Person listed on Annex A hereto (each a “New Fund”) as a “Fund” for all purposes of the Loan Documents (the Related Company of each New Fund, acting on behalf of and for the account of such New Fund, a “New Borrower”; the Borrowers and the New Borrowers are herein collectively referred to as the “Amendment Borrowers”).
IV. As a result of the PSIMF Repositioning, an Event of Default could occur under Section 6.01(n) of the Credit Agreement absent the consents and other agreements set forth below.
V. The Borrowers desire to amend the Credit Agreement and the Agent and the Required Banks have agreed thereto, in each case upon the terms and conditions herein contained.
VI. The Borrowers have requested a consent under the Credit Agreement with respect to the PSIMF Repositioning upon the terms and conditions herein contained, and the Agent and the Required Banks have agreed thereto upon the terms and conditions herein contained.
Agreements
Accordingly, in consideration of the Recitals and the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.01(n) of the Credit Agreement, subject to receipt of shareholder approval for the PSIMF Repositioning, the Agent and the Banks hereby consent to the PSIMF Repositioning, as described in the proxy statement, dated May 26, 2020 (the “Proxy”), provided that no more than five (5) Domestic Business Days (or such longer period as the Agent may in its sole discretion agree) after the PSIMF Repositioning shall have become effective in the manner described in the Proxy, the Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the shareholders have approved the PSIMF Repositioning and the PSIMF Repositioning has become effective in the manner described in the Proxy.
2. It is hereby agreed and understood by each Amendment Borrower, the Agent, and the Banks that upon receipt by the Agent of all principal, interest, fees or other amount owing under the Loan Documents (whether or not then due) by each Amendment Borrower comprised of a Departing Fund, each Departing Fund shall be removed as a “Fund” for all purposes under the terms of the Loan Documents.
3. Schedule 2 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in the form of Schedule 2 hereto.
4. The New Borrowers hereby join the Credit Agreement and, from and after the date hereof, each New Borrower is and shall be subject to and bound by, and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all as if such New Borrower had been a “Borrower” (or any other relevant term used to describe the other Amendment Borrowers thereunder) party to the original execution and delivery thereof; and all references in the Loan Documents to a “Borrower” or the “Borrowers” (or any other relevant term used to describe the other Amendment Borrowers thereunder) shall hereafter be deemed to include such New Borrower.
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5. Paragraphs 1 through 4 of this Amendment shall not be effective until the earliest date upon which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (the “Amendment Effective Date”):
(a) the Agent shall have received from each Amendment Borrower and Required Banks either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment executed on behalf of the such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Agent (which may include facsimile or electronic mail transmission (in printable format) of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that each such party has executed a counterpart of this Amendment;
(b) the Agent shall have received from each Amendment Borrower a manually signed certificate from the Clerk, Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other officer acceptable to the Agent) of such Borrower, dated the Amendment Effective Date, in all respects satisfactory to the Agent, (i) certifying as to the incumbency of authorized persons of each Amendment Borrower executing this Amendment, (ii) attaching true, complete and correct copies of the resolutions duly adopted by such Amendment Borrower’s Managing Body approving this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, all of which are in full force and effect on the Amendment Effective Date, (iii)(X) with respect to each Amendment Borrower other than a New Borrower, certifying that such Borrower’s Charter Documents have not been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified since September 19, 2019 or, if so, attaching true, complete and correct copies of each such amendment, supplement or modification and (Y) with respect to each New Borrower, attaching (1) a true complete and correct copy of all its Charter Documents (or certifying that each such Charter Document has previously been delivered), and (2) attaching a copy of all of the Offering Documents, as of the Amendment Effective Date, of each New Borrower and such other material as accurately and completely sets forth all Investment Policies and Restrictions of such New Borrower not reflected in the Offering Documents;
(c) the Agent shall have received a copy of a Federal Reserve Form FR U-1 for each Bank, duly executed and delivered by each Amendment Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to the Agent;
(d) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, there shall be no principal, interest, fees or other amount owing (whether or not then due) by the Borrowers comprised of the Departing Funds under the Loan Documents;
(e) the Agent shall have received such information as the Agent, at the request of any Bank, shall have requested in order to comply with “know-your-customer” and other anti-terrorism, anti-money laundering and similar rules and regulations and related policies; and
(f) the Agent shall have received (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
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execution and delivery of this Amendment on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date.
6. Each Borrower (a) reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of each Loan Document to which it is a party and all of its obligations thereunder and agrees and admits that (i) it has no defense to any such obligation, and (ii) it shall not exercise any setoff or offset to any such obligation, and (b)(1) represents and warrants that, as of the Amendment Effective Date, no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (2) the representations and warranties by such Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is or is becoming a party are true on and as of the Amendment Effective Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date).
7. In all other respects, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and no amendment, supplement or other modification in respect of any term or condition of any Loan Document shall be deemed to be an amendment, supplement or other modification in respect of any other term or condition contained in any Loan Document.
8. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Amendment to produce or account for more than one counterpart executed and delivered (including by facsimile, or by e‑mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) by the party to be charged.
9. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Amendment No. 6 to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized representative(s) as of the date first above written.
EACH TRUST LISTED AS A COMPANY ON SCHEDULE 2 HERETO
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx _____
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer, and Compliance Liaison
Xxxxxx Funds Amendment No. 6 Signature Page
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Agent and as a Bank
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Xxxxxx Funds Amendment No. 6 Signature Page
Annex A
1. Xxxxxx Income Strategies Portfolio, a series of Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Funds
Schedule 2
List of Companies, Funds and Fiscal Year End Date
Company |
Fund |
Fiscal Year End Date |
Xxxxxx Asset Allocation Funds |
Xxxxxx Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund |
September 30 | |
Xxxxxx Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund |
September 30 | |
Xxxxxx Income Strategies Portfolio |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx California Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx California Tax Exempt Income Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Convertible Securities Fund |
Xxxxxx Convertible Securities Fund |
October 31 |
Xxxxxx Diversified Income Trust |
Xxxxxx Diversified Income Trust |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Equity Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Equity Income Fund |
November 00 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxxxx Short Duration Bond Fund |
October 31 |
Xxxxxx Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund |
October 31 | |
Xxxxxx Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund |
October 31 | |
Xxxxxx Dynamic Asset Allocation Equity Fund |
May 31 | |
Xxxxxx Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund |
May 31 | |
Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx Floating Rate Income Fund |
February 28 | |
Xxxxxx Focused Equity Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx Global Technology Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx Intermediate-Term Municipal Income Fund |
November 30 | |
Xxxxxx International Value Fund |
June 30 | |
Xxxxxx Mortgage Opportunities Fund |
May 31 | |
Xxxxxx Multi-Cap Core Fund |
April 30 | |
Xxxxxx Ultra Short Duration Income Fund |
July 31 | |
Xxxxxx Short-Term Municipal Income Fund |
November 30 | |
Xxxxxx Small Cap Growth Fund |
June 30 | |
Xxxxxx Global Equity Fund |
Xxxxxx Global Equity Fund |
October 31 |
Xxxxxx Global Health Care Fund |
Xxxxxx Global Health Care Fund |
August 31 |
Xxxxxx Global Income Trust |
Xxxxxx Global Income Trust |
October 31 |
Xxxxxx High Yield Fund |
Xxxxxx High Yield Fund |
November 30 |
Xxxxxx Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Income Fund |
October 31 |
Xxxxxx International Equity Fund |
Xxxxxx International Equity Fund |
June 30 |
Xxxxxx Investment Funds |
Xxxxxx Government Money Market Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Fund |
July 31 | |
Xxxxxx International Capital Opportunities Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx Sustainable Future Fund |
April 30 | |
Xxxxxx PanAgora Managed Futures Strategy |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx PanAgora Market Neutral Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx PanAgora Risk Parity Fund |
August 31 | |
Xxxxxx Research Fund |
July 31 | |
Xxxxxx Small Cap Value Fund |
February 28 | |
Xxxxxx Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Massachusetts Tax Exempt Income Fund |
May 31 |
Xxxxxx Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Minnesota Tax Exempt Income Fund |
May 31 |
Xxxxxx Money Market Fund |
Xxxxxx Money Market Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Sustainable Leaders Fund |
Xxxxxx Sustainable Leaders Fund |
June 30 |
Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx New Jersey Tax Exempt Income Fund |
May 31 |
Xxxxxx New York Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx New York Tax Exempt Income Fund |
November 30 |
Xxxxxx Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Ohio Tax Exempt Income Fund |
May 31 |
Xxxxxx Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Pennsylvania Tax Exempt Income Fund |
May 31 |
Xxxxxx Tax Exempt Income Fund |
Xxxxxx Tax Exempt Income Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Tax-Free Income Trust |
Xxxxxx Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund; f/k/a Xxxxxx AMT-Free Municipal Fund |
July 31 |
Xxxxxx Tax-Free High Yield Fund |
July 31 | |
Xxxxxx Mortgage Securities Fund |
Xxxxxx Mortgage Securities Fund |
September 30 |
Xxxxxx Variable Trust |
Xxxxxx VT Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund |
December 31 |
Xxxxxx VT Mortgage Securities Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Small Cap Growth Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Diversified Income Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Equity Income Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Global Asset Allocation Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Global Equity Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Global Health Care Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Growth Opportunities Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT High Yield Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Income Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT International Equity Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT International Value Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Multi-Cap Core Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Government Money Market Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Sustainable Leaders Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Sustainable Future Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Research Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Small Cap Value Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx VT Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Balanced Fund |
December 31 | |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Balanced Fund |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Balanced Fund |
July 31 |