Exhibit 4.6.3
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (this “ Amendment ”), dated
as of February 16, 2006, is by and among AMEDISYS, INC.
, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”),
those Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower identified as a
“Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto (individually
a “ Guarantor ” and collectively the “
Guarantors ”) and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION , as administrative agent on behalf of the Lenders
(defined below) under the Credit Agreement (defined below) (in such
capacity, the “ Administrative Agent
”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Guarantors, certain banks
and financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the
“ Lenders ”) and the Administrative Agent are
parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 11,
2005 (as amended, modified, supplemented, or restated from time to
time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby);
WHEREAS , the Credit Parties did not deliver to the
Administrative Agent the October, November and December monthly
financial statements, in violation of Section 5.1(c) of the
Credit Agreement (the “ Section 5.1(c) Event of
Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Credit Parties did not comply with
Section 5.9(c) for the period ended December 31, 2005
(the “ Section 5.9(c) Event of Default
”);
WHEREAS , the Credit Parties did not give timely written
notice to the Administrative Agent of the Section 5.1(c) Event
of Default or the Section 5.9(c) Event of Default, in
violation of Section 5.7(a) of the Credit Agreement (the
“ Section 5.7(a) Event of Default ”; and
together with the Section 5.1(c) Event of Default, and the
Section 5.9(c) Event of Default, the “ Acknowledged
Events of Default ”);
WHEREAS , the Credit Parties have requested a $5,000,000
increase to the Revolving Committed Amount and a $4,000,000
increase to the LOC Committed Amount;
WHEREAS , the Credit Parties have requested the
requisite Lenders (a) waive the Acknowledged Events of Default
and (b) amend certain other provisions of the Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS , the requisite Lenders are willing to waive the
Acknowledged Events of Default and to make such amendments to the
Credit Agreement, in each case subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the
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:
ARTICLE I
WAIVER
1.1 Waiver of Acknowledged
Events of Default . Notwithstanding the provisions of the Credit
Agreement to the contrary, the Lenders hereby waive, on a one-time
basis, the Acknowledged Events of Default; provided that the
Section 5.9(c) Event of Default shall only be waived if
Consolidated Capital Expenditures, as reported in the
Borrower’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005, are less than or equal to
$12,500,000.
1.2 Effectiveness of
Waiver . The waiver
set forth in Section 1.1 shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth herein and shall not (a) be construed
as a waiver of any breach or default other than as specifically
waived herein nor as a waiver of any breach or default of which the
Lenders have not been informed by the Borrower, (b) affect the
right of the Lenders to demand compliance by the Borrower with all
terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, except as
specifically modified or waived by this Amendment, (c) be
deemed a waiver of any transaction or future action on the part of
the Borrower requiring the Lenders’ or the Required
Lenders’ consent or approval under the Credit Agreement, or
(d) except as waived hereby, be deemed or construed to be a
waiver or release of, or a limitation upon, the Administrative
Agent’s or the Lenders’ exercise of any rights or
remedies under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document,
whether arising as a consequence of any Event of Default which may
now exist or otherwise, all such rights and remedies hereby being
expressly reserved.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
2.1 Amendment to
Section 1.1 . The definition of “Cash Equivalents”
in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding a new clause (vii) to read as follows and by making the
appropriate grammatical and punctuation changes thereto:
(vii) money market funds
compliant with Rule 2a-7 of the Securities Exchange Act which
consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents set forth in clauses
(i) through (vi) above.
2.2 Amendment to
Section 1.1 . The definition of “Consolidated Capital
Expenditures” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by adding a new clause (iv) to read as follows
and by making the appropriate grammatical and punctuation changes
thereto:
(iv) capital expenditures made
both pursuant to and at the time of a Permitted
Acquisition.
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2.3 Amendment to
Section 1.1 . The definition of “LOC Commitment”
in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ LOC Commitment
” shall mean the commitment of the Issuing Lender to issue
Letters of Credit and with respect to each Lender, the commitment
of such Lender to purchase participation interests in the Letters
of Credit up to such Lender’s LOC Commitment as specified on
Schedule 2.1(a) or in the Register, as such amount may be
reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
2.4 Amendment to
Section 1.1 . The definition of “LOC Committed
Amount” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“ LOC Committed
Amount ” shall mean, collectively, the aggregate amount
of all of the LOC Commitments of the Lenders to issue and
participate in Letters of Credit as referenced in Section 2.3
and, individually, the amount of each Lender’s LOC Commitment
as specified on Schedule 2.1(a) or in the Commitment
Transfer Supplement.
2.5 Amendment to
Section 1.1 . The definition of “Revolving Commitment
Percentage” in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Revolving Commitment
Percentage ” shall mean, for each Lender, the percentage
identified as its Revolving Commitment Percentage on Schedule
2.1(a) , as such percentage may be modified in connection with
any assignment made in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9.6(c).
2.6 Amendment to Revolving
Committed Amount . The Revolving Committed Amount in
Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby increased to
thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
2.7 Amendment to Letter of
Credit Subfacility . The LOC Committed Amount in Section 2.3(a)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby increased to five million dollars
($5,000,000).
2.8 Amendment to Schedule
2.1(a) . Schedule
2.1(a) is hereby added to
the Credit Agreement in the form as set forth on Appendix A
to this Amendment.
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2.9 Amendment to
Section 5.9(c) . Section 5.9(c) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
(c) Maximum Consolidated
Capital Expenditures . Consolidated Capital Expenditures during
the twelve month period ending as of the last day of each fiscal
quarter during the periods set forth below shall not exceed the
lesser of (i) 3.0% of the aggregate revenues of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for such twelve month period and (ii) the
amount set forth below corresponding to such fiscal
quarter:
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Consolidated Capital
Expenditures
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January 1, 2006 through June 30,
2006
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$
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12,500,000
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July 1, 2006 through December 31,
2006
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$
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14,200,000
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January 1, 2007 through June 30,
2007
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$
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15,000,000
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July 1, 2007 through December 31,
2007
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$
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16,000,000
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January 1, 2008 through
June
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