Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT dated as of March 27,
2009, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2008 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”), among SCIENTIFIC GAMES
INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“ Holdings ”), the several lenders
from time to time parties thereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS:
A.
Unless otherwise noted herein, terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Credit Agreement.
B.
The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement.
C.
The Administrative Agent and the undersigned Lenders are willing to
amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the above recitals and the covenants and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, each of Holdings,
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the undersigned Lenders
hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION 1.
Amendments to Credit Agreement . The Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Amendment to
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement .
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical
order:
“ Amendment
”: Amendment dated as of March 27, 2009, to this
Agreement.
“ Debenture Reserve
Amount ”: an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds
received by the Loan Parties after the date of the Amendment and
prior to the Convertible Debentures Repurchase Date from
(a) the issuance by Holdings of shares of its Capital Stock
(other than Disqualified Stock), or the issuance of Permitted
Additional Senior Indebtedness or Permitted Additional Subordinated
Debt, or Indebtedness under the Incremental Facilities, to the
extent that the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent,
identifies the amount thereof as being for the purpose of redeeming
Convertible
Senior Subordinated Debentures and (b) any
Asset Sales (up to a maximum of $125,000,000 Net Cash Proceeds in
the aggregate) with respect to which a Reinvestment Notice is
timely given; provided that (i) the Debenture Reserve
Amount shall not at any time exceed the outstanding principal
amount of the Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures, and shall
be reduced to zero on the Convertible Debentures Repurchase Date;
and (ii) to the extent the Debenture Reserve Amount is
increased as a result of Assets Sales, the Debenture Reserve Amount
will be decreased if and to the extent that Term Loans are prepaid
in lieu of reinvesting the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom pursuant to
a Reinvestment Notice.
“ Defaulting Lender
” means any Revolving Lender, as determined by the
Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion
of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline
Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded
by it hereunder, (b) notified Holdings, the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender or
any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of
its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public
statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its
funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements
in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three
Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm
that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to
its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in
then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans,
(d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent
or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it
hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless
the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or
is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is
insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee
or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in
furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or
acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent
company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or
custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance
of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in
any such proceeding or appointment.
“ GD Earnout Notes
”: promissory notes issued by Holdings, the Borrower or a
Subsidiary in order to replace (and therefor defer payment of ) a
portion of the earnout payments payable with respect to the Global
Draw Acquisition in an amount the dollar equivalent of which is
equal to the principal amount of such promissory notes;
provided that:
(a)
the aggregate principal amount of GD
Earnout Notes issued shall not exceed the equivalent of
US$60,000,000;
(b)
the GD Earnout Notes shall not
require any principal payment before September 30, 2010, but
may be prepayable earlier at the option of the issuer of the GD
Earnout Notes;
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(c)
obligors (whether as issuers or
pursuant to Guarantee Obligations) in respect of any of the GD
Earnout Notes that are Subsidiaries (but not Subsidiary
Guarantors), shall not, in the aggregate (on a consolidated basis),
account for more than 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which
financial statements are available (determined on a pro forma basis
for any transaction that affects such calculation), determined as
of the date that any GD Earnout Note is issued or guaranteed by any
such obligor, or as of the date of any merger, asset transfer or
similar transaction that has the effect of increasing the
percentage of Consolidated EBITDA represented by such obligors;
and
(d)
obligations in respect of the GD
Earnout Notes shall not be secured by any assets of any Loan
Party.
“ Permitted Add-Backs
”: (a) up to $18,753,000 in the aggregate of
(i) charges associated with reductions in workforce in the
fourth fiscal quarter of 2008, (ii) reserves for operating
losses associated with the Borrower’s Oklahoma contract and
(iii) reserves associated with the shutdown of the
Borrower’s Mexican lottery operations, (b) up to a
maximum of $15,000,000 of charges incurred during the 12-month
period commencing on March 1, 2009, in connection with
(i) reductions in workforce and (ii) contract losses,
discontinued operations, shutdown expenses and cost-reduction
initiatives, and (c) reasonable and customary costs and fees
incurred in connection with the Amendment; provided that
Permitted Add-Backs shall not be deducted in determining
Consolidated EBITDA for any purpose other than calculating the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Senior Debt
Ratio.
(b) Amendment to definition
of “Applicable Margin” . The defined term
“ Applicable Margin ”, as defined in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by
amending and restating the definition in its entirety as
follows:
“ Applicable Margin
”: for any day with respect to a Loan, the applicable
rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Applicable
Margin for Eurocurrency Loans” or “Applicable Margin
for Base Rate Loans”, as the case may be, based upon the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination
date; provided that prior to the date on which the financial
statements specified in Section 7.1 for the first fiscal
quarter ended after the Effective Date are required to be
delivered, the Applicable Margin shall be deemed to be as specified
in Category 2; provided further that, notwithstanding
the paragraph set forth beneath the table below, from the Amendment
Effective Date (as that term is defined in the Amendment) to the
date the Compliance Certificate for the third fiscal quarter of
2009 is delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(b)(ii), the
Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans (including for the
purposes of Section 3.9) shall be deemed to be 3.00% and the
Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans shall be deemed to be
2.00%.
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Consolidated Leverage Ratio
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Applicable Margin
for Eurocurrency
Loans
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Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans
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Category 1
Greater than or equal to 4.00:1.00
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3.00
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%
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2.00
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%
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Category 2
Less than 4.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to
3.25:1.00
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2.75
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%
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1.75
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%
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Category 3
Less than 3.25:1.00 but greater than or equal to
2.75:1.00
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2.50
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%
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1.50
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%
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Category 4
Less than 2.75:1.00 but greater than or equal to
2.25:1.00
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2.25
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%
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1.25
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%
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Category 5
Less than 2.25:1.00
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2.00
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%
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1.00
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%
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For purposes of the foregoing, the
Applicable Margin shall be adjusted, on and after the first
Adjustment Date (as defined below) occurring after the Effective
Date, based on changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, with
such adjustments to become effective on the date (the
“Adjustment Date”) that is three Business Days after
the date on which the relevant financial statements are delivered
to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.1 and to remain in effect
until the next adjustment to be effected pursuant to this
paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are
not delivered within the time periods specified in
Section 7.1, then, until the date that is three Business Days
after the date on which such financial statements are delivered,
the highest rate set forth in each column of the grid above shall
apply. On each Adjustment Date, the Applicable Margin shall
be adjusted to be equal to the Applicable Margin opposite the
Category determined to exist on such Adjustment Date from the
financial statements relating to such Adjustment Date.
(c) Amendment to definition
of “Consolidated EBITDA” . The defined term
“ Consolidated EBITDA ”, as defined in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by
amending and restating the definition in its entirety as
follows:
“ Consolidated EBITDA
”: for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such
period plus , without duplication and to the extent
reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated Net
Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense,
(b) interest expense, amortization or write-off of debt
discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and
other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including the
Loans), (c) depreciation and amortization expense,
(d) amortization of intangibles (including, but not limited
to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) the earnout payments
with respect to the Global Draw Acquisition, the Games Media
Acquisition, the Racing Venue Acquisition and any Permitted
Acquisitions (including any loss or expense with respect to earnout
payments with respect to such acquisitions), (f) any
extraordinary charges or losses determined in accordance
with
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GAAP, (g) non-cash stock-based compensation
expenses, (h) any expenses, charges or losses incurred after
the Effective Date resulting from the Peru Investments in an
aggregate amount (for all periods combined) not to exceed
$3,000,000, (i) the non-cash portion of any non-recurring
write-offs or write-downs as required in accordance with GAAP,
(j) any advisory fees and related expenses paid to advisory
firms in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and (k) any
Permitted Add-Backs; provided that such amounts do not
include (i) write-offs or write-downs of accounts receivable
or inventory and (ii) except with respect to the Permitted
Add-Backs, any write-off or write-down to the extent it is in
respect of cash payments to be made in a future period and
minus , to the extent included in the statement of such
Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of
(a) interest income, (b) any extraordinary income
or gains determined in accordance with GAAP and (c) any income
or gains with respect to earnout payments with respect to any
acquisitions referred to in clause (e). For the purposes of
calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters (each, a “ Reference Period ”)
pursuant to any determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
and the Consolidated Senior Debt Ratio, (i) if at any time
during such Reference Period Holdings or any Subsidiary shall have
made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such
Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that
is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference
Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA
(if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and
(ii) if during such Reference Period Holdings or any
Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated
EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving
pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred
on the first day of such Reference Period.
(d) Amendment to definition
of “Consolidated Total Debt” . The defined
term “ Consolidated Total Debt ”, as defined in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by
amending and restating the definition in its entirety as
follows:
“ Consolidated Total
Debt ”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount
of all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries at such date,
determined on a consolidated basis and required to be reflected on
Holding’s balance sheet in accordance with GAAP,
provided that (a) for purposes of determining the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of any date of determination prior
to the earlier of the Convertible Debentures Repurchase Date, and
the date the Convertible Senior Subordinated Debentures are
redeemed in full, cash and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties (to
the extent that such cash and Cash Equivalents are
(i) available to the Loan Parties without any restriction that
would impair the application thereof to pay Indebtedness within
three Business Days and (ii) not subject to any Liens other
than (A) Liens created under the Loan Documents or
(B) Liens arising by operation of law, or bankers Liens and
brokers Liens arising under customary account agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business, in each case that do not
impair access to such cash or Cash Equivalents), up to the
Debenture Reserve Amount at such determination date, will be netted
against the then outstanding principal amount of the Convertible
Senior Subordinated Debentures (and Consolidated Total Debt thereby
reduced to the extent of such netting), and (b) for purposes
of determining the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated
Senior Debt Ratio as
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of any date of determination prior to the
Convertible Debentures Repurchase Date, neither (i) the
earnout payable with respect to the Global Draw Acquisition, upon
their becoming due and payable, nor (ii) the principal amount
of the GD Earnout Notes, shall be included as Indebtedness in the
calculation of Consolidated Total Debt.
(e) Amendment to definition
of “Revolving Termination Date” . The defined term
“ Revolving Termination Date ”, as defined in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by
amending and restating the definition in its entirety as
follows:
“
Revolving Termination Date ”: the fifth
anniversary of the Effective Date, if each of the Convertible
Debentures Conditions and the Subordinated Notes Conditions have
been satisfied or waived; provided that the Revolving
Termination Date shall be deemed to mean
(a) September 15, 2012, if the Convertible Debentures
Conditions have been satisfied or waived, unless and until the
Subordinated Notes Conditions have been satisfied or waived or
(b) the Convertible Debentures Trigger Date, unless and until
the Convertible Debentures Conditions have been satisfied or
waived; provided further that, if any GD Earnout
Notes are issued, then the Revolving Termination Date shall be
deemed to mean (if earlier than the date that would otherwise apply
based on the foregoing provisions of this definition) the date that
is three months prior to the earliest date that any principal
payment is required in respect of the GD Earnout Notes unless on
such date (i) no GD Earnout Notes remain outstanding or
(ii) the sum of the aggregate Available Revolving Commitments
plus cash on hand and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties (to the
extent that such cash and Cash Equivalents are (A) available
to the Loan Parties without any restriction that would impair the
application thereof to pay Indebtedness within three Business Days
(it being understood that cash in an amount equal to the Debenture
Reserve Amount at the time shall be treated as restricted for
purposes of this determination) and (B) not subject to any
Liens other than (1) Liens created under the Loan Documents or
(2) Liens arising by operation of law, or bankers Liens and
brokers Liens arising under customary account agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business, in each case that do not
impair access to such cash or Cash Equivalents) is not less than
$50,000,000 in excess of the amount required to repay the
outstanding GD Earnout Notes in full.
(f) Amendment to definition
of “Term Loan Maturity Date” . The defined
term “ Term Loan Maturity Date ”, as defined in
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by
amending and restating the definition in its entirety as
follows:
“ Term Loan Maturity
Date ”: the fifth anniversary of the Effective
Date, if each of the Convertible Debentures Conditions and the
Subordinated Notes Conditions have been satisfied or waived;
provided that the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be deemed to
mean (a) September 15, 2012, if the Convertible
Debentures Conditions have been satisfied or waived, unless and
until the Subordinated Notes Conditions have been satisfied or
waived or (b) the Convertible Debentures Trigger Date, unless
and until the Convertible Debentures Conditions have been satisfied
or waived ; provided further that, if any GD Earnout
Notes are issued, then the Term Loan Maturity Date shall be deemed
to mean (if earlier than the date that would otherwise apply based
on the foregoing
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provisions of this definition) the date that is
three months prior to the earliest date that any principal payment
is required in respect of the GD Earnout Notes unless on such date
(i) no GD Earnout Notes remain outstanding or (ii) the
sum of the aggregate Available Revolving Commitments plus cash on
hand and Cash Equivalents of the Loan Parties (to the extent that
such cash and Cash Equivalents are (A) available to the Loan
Parties without any restriction that would impair the application
thereof to pay Indebtedness within three Business Days (it being
understood that cash in an amount equal to the Debenture Reserve
Amount at the time shall be treated as restricted for purposes of
this determination) and (B) not subject to any Liens other
than (1) Liens created under the Loan Documents or
(2) Liens arising by operation of law, or bankers Liens and
brokers Liens arising under customary account agreements entered
into in the ordinary course of business, in each case that do not
impair access to such cash or Cash Equivalents) is not less than
$50,000,000 in excess of the amount required to repay the
outstanding GD Earnout Notes in full.
(g) Addition of
Section 3.15 of the Credit Agreement . The Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of Section 3.15,
as follows:
3.15
Defaulting Lenders
.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, if a