FIRST AMENDMENT TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.44

EXECUTION COPY

FIRST AMENDMENT
TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of January 8, 2010 and is entered into by and among UTi Worldwide Inc., a BVI Business Company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with company number 141257 (the “Company”), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Letter of Credit Agreement), Nedbank Limited, acting through its London Branch (the “Issuing Bank”), and is made with reference to that certain LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 9, 2009 (as amended through the date hereof, the “Letter of Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and the Issuing Bank. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Letter of Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Obligors have requested that the Issuing Bank agree to amend certain provisions of the Letter of Credit Agreement as provided for herein; and

WHEREAS, subject to certain conditions, the Issuing Bank is willing to agree to such amendment relating to the Letter of Credit Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION I. AMENDMENTS TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

A. The last subclause (ii) in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 1.1 of the Letter of Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(ii) in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the date which is two years from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit unless agreed to by the Issuing Bank; provided that any Letter of Credit that causes the LC Usage to exceed $36,000,000 or is issued at such time as the LC Usage exceeds $36,000,000 shall have an expiration date on or before March 1, 2010 unless agreed to by the Issuing Bank.

B. The definition of “Maximum Draw Amount” in Schedule B to the Letter of Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Maximum Draw Amount” means (i) before the First Amendment Effective Date and after March 1, 2010, $36,000,000 and (ii) on and after the First Amendment Effective Date until and including March 1, 2010, $46,000,000.

C. Schedule B to the Letter of Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in proper alphabetical sequence:

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of January 8, 2010 among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Issuing Bank.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means the date of satisfaction of the conditions referred to in Section II of the First Amendment.

SECTION II. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent (the date of satisfaction of such conditions being referred to herein as the “First Amendment Effective Date”):

A. Execution. The Issuing Bank shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by each of the Obligors.

B. Fees. The Issuing Bank shall have received (i) a nonrefundable arrangement fee equal to $25,000 and (ii) all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or other payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder or any other Financing Agreement.

C. Necessary Consents. Each Obligor shall have obtained all material consents necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.

D. Opinions of Counsel; Registered Agent’s Certificate. The Issuing Bank shall have received (i) an executed copy of a written opinion of Harneys Westwood & Riegels, British Virgin Islands counsel for the Obligors covering the existence and good standing of the Company, the capacity and power of the Company to perform its obligations pursuant to the Amendment, the due execution by the Company of the Amendment, matters related to enforceability, no-conflict, and choice of law and including other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank; (ii) an executed copy of a written opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, English counsel for the Issuing Bank, each addressed to the Issuing Bank, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, covering matters related to enforceability and choice of law of the Amendment including other matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank; and (iii) a copy of the certificate identifying the directors and shareholders of the Company and executed by Midocean Management and Trust Services (BVI) Limited, as registered agent of the Company, dated January 7, 2010.

E. Other Documents. The Issuing Bank shall have received such other documents, information or agreements regarding Obligors as the Issuing Bank may reasonably request.

SECTION III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Issuing Bank to enter into this Amendment and to amend the Letter of Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, each Obligor which is a party hereto

represents and warrants to the Issuing Bank that the following statements are true and correct in all material respects:

A. Organization; Power and Authority. Each Obligor is a corporation or other legal entity duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and, where legally applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity, where applicable, and, where legally applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Obligor has the corporate (or other organizational) power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Letter of Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the “Amended Agreement”) to which it is a party and to perform the provisions hereof.

B. Authorization, Etc. The Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of each Obligor, and the Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor party thereto enforceable against any such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

C. No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Amendment will not (a) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter, memorandum and articles of association, regulations or by-laws, or any other agreement or instrument to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary is bound or by which any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (b) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree, or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary, except for such conflicts or breaches that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (c) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Obligor or any Subsidiary, in each case, except for such contraventions, breaches, defaults, Liens, conflicts and violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

D. Governmental Authorizations, Etc. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.7 of the Amended Agreement, no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Obligor of the Amendment, including, without limitation, any thereof required in connection with the obtaining of Dollars to make payments under the Amended Agreement or any other Financing Agreement and the payment of such Dollars to Persons resident in the United States of America. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.7 of the

Amended Agreement, it is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence in the Applicable Jurisdiction of the Amended Agreement or any other Financing Agreement that any thereof or any other document be filed, recorded or enrolled with any Governmental Authority, or that any such agreement or document be stamped with any stamp, registration or similar transaction tax.

E. Insolvency. As of the First Amendment Effective Date:

(a) no Obligor, is unable, or is deemed to be unable for the purposes of any applicable law, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts as and when they fall due or has suspended, or announced an intention to suspend, making payments on any of its debts;

(b) no Obligor, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties has begun negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling or restructuring any of its Indebtedness; and

F. Incorporation of Representations and Warranties from Letter of Credit Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Letter of Credit Agreement are and will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

G. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.

SECTION IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Letter of Credit Agreement and this Amendment and consents to the amendment of the Letter of Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby confirms that each Financing Agreement to which it is a party or otherwise bound will continue to guarantee to the fullest extent possible in accordance with the Financing Agreements the payment and performance of all “Obligations” and “Guaranteed Obligations” under each of the Financing Agreements to which is a party (in each case as such terms are defined in the Letter of Credit Agreement).

Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any of the Financing Agreements to which it is a party or otherwise bound shall continue in full force and effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this Amendment. Each Subsidiary Guarantor represents and warrants that all representations and warranties contained in the Amended Agreement and the Financing Agreements to which it is a party or otherwise bound are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date to the same

extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

SECTION V. MISCELLANEOUS

A. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Credit Documents.

(i) On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Letter of Credit Agreement to “this Amendment”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Letter of Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Financing Agreements to the “Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Letter of Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Letter of Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

(ii) Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Letter of Credit Agreement and the other Financing Agreements shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Issuing Bank under, the Letter of Credit Agreement or any of the other Financing Agreements.

B. Headings. Section and Subsection headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

C. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH IT ARE GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW.

D. Jurisdiction.

(1) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Amendment (including a dispute relating to the existence, validity or termination of this Amendment or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Amendment ) (a “Dispute”).

(2) The parties hereto agree that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no party to this Amendment will argue to the contrary.

(3) This Section V.D. is for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only. As a result, the Issuing Bank shall not be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in

any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Issuing Bank may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

E. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.


COMPANY:	UTi WORLDWIDE INC.
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:	UTi (Aust) Pty Limited, ABN 48 006 734 747
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Africa Services Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Unigistix Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi, Canada, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Canada Holdings, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Span Manufacturing Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Deutschland GmbH
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


	UTi (HK) Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Nederland B.V.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Servicios Logisticos Integrados SLI, S.A.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Unión de Servicios Logísticos Integrados, S.A.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Spain S.A.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi (Taiwan) Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Logistics (Taiwan) Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


	UTi Worldwide (UK) Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi, (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi, United States, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi, Services, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Brokerage, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Logistics, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Vanguard Cargo Systems, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


	UTi Integrated Logistics, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Market Industries, Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Market Transport, Ltd
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Triple Express, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	InTransit, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Market Logistics Services, Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Market Logistics Brokerage, Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


	Xxxxxxx Transportation, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Lake States Trucking, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Concentrek, Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	United Express, Ltd.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	African Investments B.V.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


	UTi Asia Pacific Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Xxxxxxx Company Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi International Inc.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi (N.A.) Holdings N.V.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi (Netherlands) Holdings B.V.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	Pyramid Freight (Proprietary) Limited
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory

	UTi Logistics N.V.
	By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
		Authorized Signatory


UTi New Zealand Ltd.

By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx

	Authorized Signatory

UTi Ireland Limited Signed, Sealed and Delivered by

/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx

Xxxxx Xxxxx, duly appointed attorney for and on behalf of UTi IRELAND LIMITED in the presence of:

Witness:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx

	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Address:	000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
	Occupation:	Controller

UTi Worldwide (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

By	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx

	Authorized Signatory


NEDBANK LIMITED, acting through its London Branch, As Issuing Bank
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Signatory

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT

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