CREDIT AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT NO.
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This CREDIT
AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT NO. 1, dated as of May 14, 2009 (this
“ Agreement ”; capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein having the meanings provided in
Article I below), among DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
HOLDING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the
“ Borrower ”), the lenders who are signatories
to this Agreement (the “ Term C Lenders ”), and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the
Lenders.
WHEREAS ,
the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties
to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS ,
the Borrower has requested the establishment of an Additional Term
Facility pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement and
each Term B Lender has been offered the opportunity to participate
in such Additional Term Facility;
WHEREAS ,
each Term C Lender has been approved by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 11.06(b)(iii) of
the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS ,
the Term C Lenders are, on the terms and conditions stated below,
willing to provide an Additional Term Facility on the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, as
supplemented by this Agreement;
NOW
THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each party to
this Agreement agrees as follows:
6.01
Definitions. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble
and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions
to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms
thereof):
“
Agreement Effective Date ” means the date on which the
conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement as
specified in Article III herein have been
satisfied.
“ Credit
Agreement ” means the Credit, Pledge and Security
Agreement dated as of May 14, 2007, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 dated as of May 14, 2009, each among the Borrower,
the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“
Lenders ” means the lenders from time to time party to
the Credit Agreement.
6.02 Other
Definitions . Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its
preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.
6.03 Other
Interpretive Provisions. The rules of construction in
Sections 1.02 to 1.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be equally
applicable to this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL TERM FACILITY
Effective as of
the Agreement Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is supplemented
to establish an Additional Term Facility (this “
Facility ” or the “ Term C Facility
”), as follows:
7.01 Additional
Term Commitments. The Additional Term Commitment of each Term C
Lender under this Facility is set forth on
Schedule 2.01 opposite the name of such Term C Lender
under the caption “Term C Commitment”. Such Additional
Term Commitments are sometimes referred to herein and in the other
Loan Documents as the “ Term C Commitments
”.
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7.02 Additional
Term Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
2.02(b) of the Credit Agreement, each Term C Lender shall make the
amount of the Additional Term Loan of such Term C Lender under this
Facility (each a “ Term C Loan ”) available to
the Administrative Agent on the Agreement Effective Date pursuant
to Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement in the amount of
100% thereof (subject to receipt of the 2.00% fee contemplated by
Section 3.01(c)(i)) , in full satisfaction of the Term
C Commitment of such Term C Lender. Upon such funding, the
Administrative Agent will make all funds so received available to
the Borrower in the manner set forth in Section 2.02(b) of the
Credit Agreement. Upon such funding by the Administrative Agent,
the Borrower shall be obligated to such Term C Lender in respect of
the full principal amount of its Term C Loan (in the amount of its
Term C Commitment) on the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Credit Agreement, as supplemented by this Agreement.
Additional Term Borrowings under the Term C Facility are sometimes
referred to herein and in the other Loan Documents as “
Term C Borrowings ”.
7.03 Applicable
Rate . The Applicable Rate for this Facility shall be
(a) 2.25% per annum for Base Rate Loans and (b) 3.25% per
annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans.
7.04 Base Rate;
Eurodollar Rate. (a) For purposes of each Base Rate Loan
under this Facility, notwithstanding the definition for such term
in the Credit Agreement, the Base Rate for any day with respect to
such Base Rate Loan shall be the greater of (i) 3.00% per
annum and (ii) the rate per annum otherwise calculated as the Base
Rate for such day.
(b) For purposes
of each Eurodollar Rate Loan under this Facility, notwithstanding
the definition for such term in the Credit Agreement, the
Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period with respect to such
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be the greater of (i) 2.00% per
annum and (ii) the rate per annum otherwise calculated as the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period.
7.05 Maturity
Date . The Maturity Date for this Facility shall be
May 14, 2014.
7.06 Maximum
Interest Periods; Initial Borrowing . After giving effect to
the Term C Borrowing on the Agreement Effective Date, and all
conversions of Term C Loans from one Type to the other, and all
continuations of Term C Loans as the same Type, there shall be not
more than five (5) Interest Periods in effect in respect of
the Term C Facility. Anything in Section 2.02 of the Credit
Agreement notwithstanding, the Borrower may only select the
Eurodollar Rate for Term C Loans on or after the Agreement
Effective Date (or any earlier day agreed by the Administrative
Agent).
7.07 Repayment
of Additional Term Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Term
C Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term C Loans
outstanding on the following dates in the respective amounts set
forth opposite such dates (which amounts shall be reduced as a
result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the
order of priority set forth in Section 2.04(a) or 2.04(b) of the
Credit Agreement, as the case may be):
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provided , however , that the final principal
repayment installment of the Term C Loans shall be repaid on the
Maturity Date for the Term C Facility and in any event shall be in
an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term C
Loans outstanding on such date.
7.08 Use of
Proceeds . The Borrower shall use the pr
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