EXH 10.2
TRANSMONTAIGNE INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE PRODUCT SERVICES INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE TERMINALING INC.
BEAR PAW ENERGY INC.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
As of June 30, 1998
BANKBOSTON, N.A., NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
for Itself and as Agent 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
BANQUE PARIBAS
THE BANK OF MONTREAL 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Agency Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 ING (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION
000 Xxxx 00/xx/ Xxxxxx
XXXX INC. Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
X.X. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Each of TransMontaigne Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as
TransMontaigne Oil Company (the "Company"), and TransMontaigne Product Services
Inc., TransMontaigne Transportation Services Inc., TransMontaigne Pipeline Inc.
and TransMontaigne Terminaling Inc., each an Arkansas corporation, and Bear Paw
Energy Inc., a Colorado corporation, hereby agrees with you as follows:
1. Reference to Credit Agreement and Definitions. Reference is made to the
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Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1998 (the "Credit Agreement"),
among the Company, the other Obligors, BankBoston, N.A., for itself and as
Agent, and the other Lenders party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings
given to them in the Credit Agreement.
2. Request for Amendment. The Company has advised you that TransMontaigne
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Pipeline Inc. intends to make an investment in West Shore Pipe Line Company, a
Delaware corporation ("West Shore"), by purchasing 15.38% of the capital stock
of West Shore for an aggregate purchase price of $29,219,300 (the "West Shore
Investment") and also that the Company intends to change the fiscal year of the
Company and its Subsidiaries from the year ending April 30 to the year ending
June 30. The Company requests that you amend the Credit Agreement to permit the
West Shore Investment and to provide for such change of fiscal year.
3. Amendments. On the basis of the representations and warranties of the
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Company set forth herein and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the date
hereof, as follows:
3.1. Amendment of Section 6.4. The second sentence of Section 6.4 of the
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Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
From and after June 29, 1998, the fiscal year of the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall end on June 30 in each year and the fiscal quarters of
the Company and its Subsidiaries shall end on September 30, December 31,
March 31 and June 30 in each year.
3.2. Amendment of Section 6.5. Section 6.5.2 of the Credit Agreement is
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amended to read in its entirety as follows:
6.5.2. Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio of the Company and its
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Subsidiaries shall at no time during each period specified below equal or
exceed the percentage set forth below next to such period:
Period Percentage
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To and including June 29, 2001 65%
From and including June 30, 2001 60%
to and including June 29, 2002
June 30, 2002 and thereafter 55%
3.3. Amendment of Section 6.6. Section 6.6.16 of the Credit Agreement is
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amended
by substituting for the word "April" each time it appears the word "June".
3.4. Amendment of Section 6.9. Section 6.9 of the Credit Agreement
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is amended by renumbering Section 6.9.7 to become Section 6.9.8 and by inserting
a new Section 6.9.7 reading in its entirety as follows:
6.9.7. The Investment of TransMontaigne Pipe Line Inc. in
15.38% of the capital stock of West Shore Pipe Line Company, a
Delaware corporation, for a purchase price not to exceed $29,500,000.
3.5. Amendment of Exhibit 6.4.1. Exhibit 6.4.1 to the Credit
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Agreement is amended by amending the heading of Paragraph 8 thereof to refer to
Section 6.9.8.
4. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce you to enter into this
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Amendment, each of the Obligors hereby represents and warrants that each of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 7 of the Credit Agreement is
true and correct on the date hereof.
5. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendments. Acceptance of the foregoing
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amendments by the Required Lenders shall be subject, without limitation, to the
following conditions:
I.
(a) No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement shall
have occurred and be continuing.
(b) The provisions of paragraphs 5A, 6A(2), 6C(2) and 6C(4) of the
Master Shelf Agreement shall have been amended or waived to the
same effects as the amendments of the Credit Agreement set forth
herein. The Required Lenders hereby consent to such amendments
or waivers under the Master Shelf Agreement.
(c) Prudential and other requisite holders, if any, of the
Indebtedness issued under the Master Shelf Agreement shall have
consent to the amendments of the Credit Agreement set forth
herein.
(d) Prior to the closing of the West Shore Investment, the Company
shall have provided to the Lenders the certificate of a
Financial Officer required by the last paragraph of Section 6.9
of the Credit Agreement.
6. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument, shall be a Credit
Document, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without giving effect to the conflict of laws
rules of any jurisdiction) and shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, including as such
successors and assigns all holders of any Credit Obligation.
If the foregoing corresponds with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign this letter and the accompanying copies thereof in the appropriate
space below and return the same to the undersigned. This letter shall become a
binding agreement among each of the Obligors, the Agent and the Lenders when
both the Company and the Agent shall have one or more copies hereof executed by
each of the Obligors, the Agent and the Required Lenders.
Very truly yours,
TRANSMONTAIGNE INC.
(f/k/a TransMontaigne Oil Company)
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Executive Vice President/Finance
TRANSMONTAIGNE PRODUCT
SERVICES INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC.
TRANSMONTAIGNE TERMINALING INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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As C.E.O. of each of the foregoing
corporations
BEAR PAW ENERGY INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
The foregoing Amendment
is hereby agreed to.
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
for Itself and as Agent
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Authorized Officer - Director
THE BANK OF MONTREAL
By /s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
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Authorized Officer
CIBC INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Authorized Officer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(f/k/a Colorado National Bank)
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Authorized Officer - Vice President
NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Authorized Officer
BANQUE PARIBAS
By /s/ Zali Win
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Authorized Officer - Vice President
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Authorized Officer
ING (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Authorized Officer
