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Exhibit 10.2(d)
EXECUTION COPY
WAIVER NO. 4
THIS
WAIVER NO. 4 is being executed and delivered as of May 31, 2006, by and
among Chicago Bridge and Iron Company N.V., a corporation organized under the
laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the “Company”),
certain Subsidiaries party thereto as Borrowers (the “Subsidiary
Borrowers”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (successor by merger to Bank
One, NA) as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”)
under the hereinafter identified and defined Credit Agreement and the lenders
party to said Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
are currently party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated
as of May 12, 2005 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Borrowers have requested the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to waive
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in certain respects;
WHEREAS,
the Lenders and the Agent have agreed to waive certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1 hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the terms and conditions
stated herein and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by the Borrowers and the Lenders, such parties
hereby agree as follows:
CH1 3520229v.4
1. Waiver.
The Borrowers have informed the Lenders that Defaults or Unmatured Defaults
have occurred and are continuing, or are about to occur, under Sections 7.1(A)(i)(a),
7.1(A)(ii), 7.1(A)(iii), 7.1(A)(iv), 8.1(B) and 8.1(C) of the Credit Agreement
as a result of the Company’s failure to timely (a) file with the
Commission its financial results and related documents for the third and fourth
quarters of its 2005 fiscal year, for its 2005 fiscal year and for the first
quarter of its 2006 fiscal year and (b) deliver to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders the financial reports (including without limitation the
plan and forecast) and related documents required under the Credit Agreement
for or during such periods (collectively, the “Specified Defaults”).
In accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2(i) of the Credit
Agreement, the Borrowers have requested that, subject to the terms hereof, the
Required Lenders waive the Specified Defaults and waive the application of the
default rate of interest provided under Section 2.10 of the Credit
Agreement. The Required Lenders hereby agree to such limited waiver and
furthermore agree that, solely during the period commencing on
November 14, 2005 and ending at the end of the Waiver Period (as defined
below) and notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 2.1(A), 2.2(A),
3.2, 3.4, 3.5(A) and other applicable Sections of the Credit Agreement to the contrary,
(x) Section 5.3(B) of the Credit Agreement shall not be deemed to
apply to the representations
and warranties contained in Sections 6.4 and 6.10 of the Credit Agreement
insofar as such Sections relate to the Company’s internally prepared
financial statements (and related statements, reports, certificates and
documents) for its four fiscal quarter period ending December 31, 2005,
which have been delivered to the Lenders in connection with the prior Waivers
and the draft September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q and the draft December 31,
2005 Form 10-K which are being delivered to the Lenders in connection with this
Waiver (collectively, the “Unaudited Statements”) and the
financial information (and related statements, reports, certificates and
documents) which the Company has delivered to the Lenders on or prior to
December 31, 2005 and which the Company is currently in the process of
investigating as disclosed to the Lenders, (y) the last sentence of
Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement shall not be applicable and (z) the
Company and the Administrative Agent may agree to such modifications to the
forms (as set forth in the applicable Exhibits to the Credit Agreement) of
Borrowing/Election Notice, request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit and
compliance certificate as are reasonably deemed appropriate by the Company and
the Administrative Agent to give effect to the foregoing clauses (x) and
(y); provided that this waiver shall (i) only remain in effect
during the period (the “Waiver Period”) commencing on the
date hereof and expiring on the earlier of (a) the occurrence of any
Default or Unmatured Default other than one of the Specified Defaults and
(b) the Waiver Expiration Date and (ii) be subject to the receipt by
the Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to it that the requisite
number of noteholders party to the Note Purchase Agreement have duly executed
and delivered an agreement to substantially the same effect as this waiver
agreement such that no default, event of default or unmatured default would exist
under the Note Purchase Agreement during the Waiver Period. As used herein,
“Waiver Expiration Date” means (a) September 30,
2006 with respect to the “plan and forecast” described in Section
7.1(A)(iv) of the Credit Agreement and (b) June 16, 2006 with respect
to all other financial statements and reports required under the Credit
Agreement. Furthermore, the parties hereto agree that from and after the date
hereof until the earlier of the end of the Waiver Period and the date of
delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the financial
statements which are the subject of the Specified Defaults, for purposes of
calculating the Applicable Floating Rate Margin, Applicable Eurodollar Margin,
Applicable L/C Fee Percentage and Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage under
Section 2.14(D)(ii), the Leverage Ratio shall be determined based upon the
Unaudited Statements.
Pursuant
to the provisions of Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, (a) no
delay or omission of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent to exercise any
right under the Loan Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a
waiver of any Default or Unmatured Default or an acquiescence therein, and the
making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit notwithstanding the existence
of a Default or the inability of the Company or any other Borrower to satisfy
the conditions precedent to such Loan or issuance of such Letter of Credit
shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence and (b) any single or
partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other
variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents
whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the requisite number of
Lenders required pursuant to Section 9.2, and then only to the extent in
such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan
Documents or by law as a result of the Specified Defaults are hereby reserved
on behalf of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders following the Waiver
Period.
2. Conditions
of Effectiveness. This Waiver shall be deemed to have become effective as
of the date hereof, but such effectiveness shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) executed
counterparts of this Waiver duly executed and delivered by the Company, the
Subsidiary Borrowers and the Required Lenders and executed counterparts of the
Reaffirmation attached hereto duly executed and delivered by the Subsidiary
Guarantors and (ii) the Unaudited Statements and (b) the Company
shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each Lender
which has delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative
Agent’s counsel its executed signature page hereto by such time as is
required by the Administrative Agent, an amendment fee for each such consenting
Lender.
3. Representation
and Warranties. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, other
than in connection with the Specified Defaults, (i) all of the
representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Credit
Agreement are true and correct and (ii) no Default or Unmatured Default is
in effect.
5. No
Implicit Waiver. Except as expressly set forth herein in connection with
the Specified Defaults, (i) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
this Waiver shall neither operate as a waiver of any rights, power or remedy of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other
documents executed in connection with the Credit Agreement, nor constitute a
waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement nor any other document executed
in connection therewith and (ii) the Credit Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with their original terms.
6. GOVERNING
LAW. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ACCEPTS THIS WAIVER NO. 4, ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF AND THE LENDERS, AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND AGREEING TO
IT THERE. ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN ANY BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY
LENDER ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE
RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS WAIVER, THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND WHETHER ARISING IN
CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNAL LAWS (INCLUDING §735 ILCS 105/5-1 ET SEQ. BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Waiver No. 4 has been duly executed as of the day
and year first above written.
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CHICAGO BRIDGE &
IRON COMPANY N.V., as the Company |
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By: |
/s/ Philip K. Asherman
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Name: |
Philip K. Asherman |
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Title: |
Authorized Signer |
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Signature Page to Waiver No. 4 to
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. et al
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005
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CB&I CONSTRUCTORS,
INC., as a Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Luciano Reyes |
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Name: |
Luciano Reyes |
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Title: |
Vice President and
Treasurer |
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CBI SERVICES, INC., as a Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Terrence G. Browne
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Name: |
Terrence G. Browne |
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Title: |
Treasurer |
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CHICAGO BRIDGE &
IRON COMPANY (DELAWARE), as a
Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Luciano Reyes |
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Name: |
Luciano Reyes |
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Title: |
Vice President and
Treasurer |
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CB&I TYLER COMPANY, as a Subsidiary Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Luciano Reyes |
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Name: |
Luciano Reyes |
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Title: |
Treasurer |
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CHICAGO BRIDGE &
IRON COMPANY B.V., as a Subsidiary
Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Philip K. Asherman
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Name: |
Philip K. Asherman |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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Signature Page to Waiver No. 4 to
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. et al
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A. (successor by merger to Bank
One, NA), as Administrative Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ H. David Jones |
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Name: |
H. David Jones |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Patrick Martin |
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Name: |
Patrick Martin |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Joann Holman |
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Name: |
Joann Holman |
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Title: |
Director |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Brad S. Thompson |
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Name: |
Brad S. Thompson |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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Signature Page to Waiver No. 4 to
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. et al
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005
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BNP PARIBAS, as a Documentation Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Pierre-Nicholas Rogers
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Name: |
Pierre-Nicholas
Rogers |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Jamie Dillon |
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Name: |
Jamie Dillon |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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THE ROYAL BANK OF
SCOTLAND plc , as a Documentation
Agent and as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Paul McDonagh |
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Name: |
Paul McDonagh |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Trond Rokholt |
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Name: |
Trond Rokholt |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Steven Silverstein
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Name: |
Steven Silverstein |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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Signature Page to Waiver No. 4 to
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. et al
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005
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CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman
Islands Branch (formerly known as
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch), as a
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Thomas Cantello |
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Name: |
Thomas Cantello |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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By: |
/s/ James Neira |
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Name: |
James Neira |
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Title: |
Associate |
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BARCLAYS BANK plc, as a Lender |
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Name: |
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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Bertrand Cord'homme
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Name: |
Bertrand Cord'homme |
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Title: |
Director |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Willis |
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Name: |
Michael Willis |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Richard L. Tavrow
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Name: |
Richard L. Tavrow |
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Title: |
Director |
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By: |
/s/ Irja R. Otsa |
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Name: |
Irja R. Otsa |
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Title: |
Associate Director |
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Signature Page to Waiver No. 4 to
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. et al
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2005
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