AMENDED & RESTATED GM-DELPHI
AGREEMENT
AMENDED &
RESTATED GM-DELPHI AGREEMENT , dated as of June 1, 2009,
among DELPHI CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a debtor and
debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code (the “ Borrower ”), the
subsidiaries of the Borrower signatory hereto (each a “
Guarantor ” and collectively the “
Guarantors ”), each of which Guarantors is a debtor
and debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code (the cases of the Borrower and the Guarantors,
each a “ Case ” and collectively, the “
Cases ”), and GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (“
GM ”).
WHEREAS ,
on October 8, 2005, the Borrower and the Guarantors filed
voluntary petitions with the Bankruptcy Court initiating the Cases
and have continued in the possession of their assets and in the
management of their businesses pursuant to Sections 1107 and
1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;
WHEREAS ,
the Borrower, the Guarantors hereunder and certain financial
institutions from time to time party thereto (the “ DIP
Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent for the DIP Lenders have previously entered
into (i) that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit,
Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 20,
2007 (as amended through April 22, 2009 and as such may be
further amended, modified, refinanced or replaced from time to
time, in each case, except upon the effectiveness of a
Reorganization Plan, the “ DIP Credit Agreement
”) and (ii) the Accommodation Agreement (as defined
herein);
WHEREAS , in connection with the Master Restructuring
Agreement and the Global Settlement Agreement, the Borrower
requested, and GM agreed, to make certain funds available to the
Borrower as more particularly described in that certain Agreement,
dated as of May 9, 2008 (as amended by Amendment No. 1,
effective as of October 6, 2008, Amendment No. 2,
effective as of December 12, 2008 and Amendment No. 3,
effective as of January 30, 2009 and as may have been further
amended, modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time, the
“ Original GM-Delphi Agreement ”);
WHEREAS ,
pursuant to the Original GM-Delphi Agreement, GM provided financial
accommodations to the Borrower on the terms and conditions set
forth therein;
WHEREAS ,
the Guarantors agreed to guarantee the obligations of Borrower
under the Original GM-Delphi Agreement;
WHEREAS ,
in connection with the Sale Transactions (as defined herein), the
Borrower has requested, and GM has agreed to provide, additional
debtor-in-possession loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
Tranche C Commitment (as defined herein) pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS ,
the Guarantors have agreed to continue to guarantee the obligations
of the Borrower under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS ,
GM, the Borrower and the Guarantors have agreed to amend and
restate the terms of the Original GM-Delphi Agreement in its
entirety in the manner set out in this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.01. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms
that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set
forth in the DIP Credit Agreement, including as set forth in
Section 8.14 .
“ 363
Sale Implementation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth
in the Sale Agreement; provided that such agreement shall be on the
terms and conditions set forth in section 9.2 of the Sale Agreement
and such other terms as may be agreed by the parties thereto, and
provided in any event that such agreement shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to GM and the Company Buyer (as defined in
the Sale Agreement).
“
Accommodation Agreement ” shall mean that certain
Accommodation Agreement, dated December 12, 2008, as amended
through May 7, 2009, and as may be further amended, modified,
or replaced from time to time; provided , that, in the event
such agreement is amended or otherwise modified in a manner adverse
to GM, the definitions and other references to the Accommodation
Agreement herein shall be deemed references to such agreement
without giving effect to any such amendment or
modification.
“
Accommodation Approval Order ” shall mean that certain
order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on December 3, 2008
approving the Accommodation Agreement.
“
Accommodation Default ” shall have the meaning set
forth in the Accommodation Agreement.
“
Adjusted DIP Pricing ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.05(a) .
“
Administrative Claims ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.11 .
“
Advance ” shall mean any (i) Tranche A Advance,
(ii) Tranche B Advance or (iii) Tranche C Advance, as the
context may require.
“ Advance
Request ” shall mean a written request executed and
delivered by the Borrower for an Advance in accordance with
Section 2.02 .
“
Affiliates ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Global Settlement Agreement.
“
Agreement ” shall mean this Amended and Restated
GM-Delphi Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2009, as may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“
Approval Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.04(e) .
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“
Automatic Accommodation Termination Default ” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Accommodation
Agreement.
“
Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Case ” and “ Cases ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Commitment ” shall mean (i) the Tranche A
Commitment, (ii) the Tranche B Commitment or (iii) the
Tranche C Commitment, as the context may require.
“ DIP
Agent ” shall mean “Administrative Agent” as
defined in the DIP Credit Agreement.
“ DIP
Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the recitals to this Agreement.
“ DIP
Extension Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Original GM-Delphi Agreement.
“ DIP
Lenders ” shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals to this Agreement.
“ DIP
Termination Date ” shall mean the date on which the
commitments under the DIP Credit Agreement have been terminated,
the Borrower’s obligations thereunder (other than contingent
obligations for which no demand has been made) have been paid in
full and any outstanding Letters of Credit have been cash
collateralized or backstopped by other letters of credit in
accordance with the DIP Credit Agreement, whether pursuant to a
Reorganization Plan or otherwise (other than pursuant to a
refinancing or replacement, except upon the effectiveness of a
Reorganization Plan, of the DIP Credit Agreement).
“ Event
of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01 .
“
Existing Confirmed Plan ” shall mean the First Amended
Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Borrower and certain
affiliates, debtors and debtors-in-possession, as modified, which
was confirmed by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of New York entered January 25, 2008
(docket no. 12359).
“
Existing Plan ” means the Reorganization Plan and
Disclosure Statement filed by Delphi in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on
October 3, 2008.
“ Final
Solicitation Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.04(d) .
“ Global
Settlement Agreement ” shall mean that certain Amended
and Restated Global Settlement agreement between the Borrower and
GM dated September 12, 2008.
“ GM
” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“
GM-Delphi Pull-Forward Agreement ” shall mean the
Partial Temporary Accelerated Payment Agreement, dated as of
December 12, 2008, by and between the Borrower, on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries and Affiliates operating as debtors and
debtors in possession in the Cases, and GM, as amended by the First
Amendment to the GM-Delphi Pull-Forward Agreement, dated as of
January 20, 2009.
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“
GM-Related Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth
in the Global Restructuring Agreement.
“
Guarantor ” and “ Guarantors ”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“
Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 8.04(b) .
“
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean the last day of
each March, June, September and December, commencing on
September 30, 2008.
“ Interim
Approval Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01(f) .
“
Loan ” and “ Loans ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) .
“ Master
Restructuring Agreement ” shall mean that certain Amended
and Restated Master Restructuring Agreement between the Borrower
and GM dated September 12, 2008.
“ Minimum
Liquidity Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the Accommodation Agreement.
“
Modified Reorganization Plan ” shall mean the Existing
Plan modified in form and substance in a manner reasonably
acceptable to GM and providing for, among other things, the Sales
Transactions.
“
Obligations ” shall mean the (i) Tranche A
Obligations, (ii) Tranche B Obligations and (iii) Tranche
C Obligations.
“
Original GM-Delphi Agreement ” shall have the meaning
set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“
Reorganization Plan ” shall mean a chapter 11 plan of
reorganization or liquidation, including any amendment thereto, in
any of the Cases.
“
Restricting Order ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.04(g) .
“ Sale
Agreement ” means that certain Master Disposition
Agreement, dated June 1, 2009 by and among the Borrower, GM
Components Holdings, LLC, GM (solely with respect to certain
provisions as more fully described therein) and Parnassus Holdings
II, LLC, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
“ Sale
Documents ” means the Sale Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements (as defined in the Sale Agreement) and each of the other
agreements, instruments and documents being or to be executed by
Delphi in connection therewith, providing for, inter alia ,
the sale of certain assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
“ Sale
Order Condition ” shall mean the earlier of (i) the
date on which the Bankruptcy Court denies the motion to approve the
Modified Reorganization Plan or the Stand Alone Sale, (ii)
July 23, 2009, unless the Bankruptcy Court has entered the
Sale Transactions Order by such
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date or
(iii) the date which is seven days after the date on which any
Restricting Order is entered, if such Restricting Order has not
been reversed or otherwise modified to GM’s
satisfaction.
“ Sale
Transactions ” shall mean the sale of certain assets of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement and the other
Sale Documents.
“ Sale
Transactions Order ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.04(d) .
“ Second
Amendment Approval Order ” shall mean the “Approval
Order”, as defined in Amendment No. 2 to the Original
GM-Delphi Agreement, effective as of December 12,
2008.
“ Set-Off
Right ” shall mean the right of GM to set-off and apply
any and all indebtedness and other liabilities at any time owing by
GM or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of the Obligations of
such Borrower or Guarantor then existing under this Agreement in
accordance with Section 6.01 .
“
Solicitation Motion ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.01(j) .
“
Solicitation Order ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 4.01(j) .
“
Specified Availability ” shall mean, on any date of
determination, with respect to (a) Tranche A Loans, the amount by
which the Tranche A Available Funds is less than $500,000,000 on
such date, (b) Tranche B Loans, (i) the amount projected
by the Borrower on such date to be the net use of cash by the
Borrower and the Guarantors for the period commencing on such date
through the next Monday or Thursday, as the case may be,
plus (ii)(x) $25,000,000 or (y) $50,000,000 at any
time when the Minimum Liquidity Amount is equal to $50,000,000
minus (iii) the Tranche B Available Funds as of
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
date of such determination and (c) Tranche C Loans,
(i) the amount projected by the Borrower on such date to be
the net use of cash by the Borrower and the Guarantors for the
period commencing on such date through the next Monday or Thursday,
as the case may be, plus (ii) $25,000,000
minus (iii) the Tranche C Available Funds as of
the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the
date of such determination.
“
Specified Availability Certificate ” shall mean a
certificate in a form reasonably acceptable to GM signed by a
Financial Officer of the Borrower, certifying (a) the amount
of the Tranche B Available Funds and Tranche C Available Funds as
of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding
the date of such certificate and (b) the Specified
Availability as of such date and, in each case, reflecting the
calculation thereof (based on day-to-day monthly cash projections
consistent with past practice).
“ Stand
Alone Sale ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01(j) .
“
Subsequent Commitment ” shall have the meaning set
forth for the term “Subsequent Tranche C Commitment” in
the DIP Credit Agreement.
“ Tranche
A Advance ” shall mean any Tranche A Loans made pursuant
to this Agreement on a single date.
“ Tranche
A Availability Certificate ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.02(a) .
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“ Tranche
A Available Funds ” shall mean, on any date of
determination, the sum of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash
equivalents of the Borrower and the Guarantors (as reflected on a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Guarantors)
plus (ii) the Available Amount (as defined under
the DIP Credit Agreement on the date hereof) plus
(iii) the GM Prepayment Reserve (as defined under the DIP
Credit Agreement on the date hereof) plus (iv) on and
after the first date on which the Subsequent Commitment becomes
available to the Borrower for borrowings under the DIP Credit
Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, any
unused portion of the Subsequent Commitment.
“ Tranche
A Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of GM to make
loans from time to time (a) prior to June 1, 2008 in an
aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000,
(b) from and after June 1, 2008 and prior to July 1,
2008 in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed
$300,000,000 and (c) from and after July 1, 2008 in an
aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $650,000,000;
provided that on and after the effectiveness of the
amendments to each of the Master Restructuring Agreement and the
Global Settlement Agreement referred to in Section 5.03
of the Original GM-Delphi Agreement, such Tranche A Commitment
shall be permanently reduced from time to time by the aggregate
amount paid by GM or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the
account of the Borrower or any Guarantor from and after the Tranche
A Effective Date (whether through the exercise of the Set-Off Right
hereunder or otherwise paid in cash) under such
agreements.
“ Tranche
A Effective Date ” means May 9, 2008.
“ Tranche
A Excess Availability ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.09(a) .
“ Tranche
A Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(a) .
“ Tranche
A Obligations ” shall mean (a) the due and punctual
payment of principal of and interest on (subject to the provisos
to
Section 2.05(b) ) the Tranche A Loans and (b) the due
and punctual payment of all other present and future, fixed or
contingent, monetary obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors
to GM with respect to the Tranche A Loans under this
Agreement.
“ Tranche
A Scheduled Termination Date ” shall mean
September 12, 2008.
“ Tranche
A Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of the
Tranche A Scheduled Termination Date and the date on which Tranche
A Obligations become due and payable in accordance with
Section 6.01 .
“ Tranche
B Advance ” shall mean any Tranche B Loans made pursuant
to this Agreement on a single date.
“ Tranche
B Available Funds ” shall mean, on any date of
determination, all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the
Borrower and the Guarantors (as reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and the Guarantors) on such date.
“ Tranche
B Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of GM to make
loans from time to time (a) from and after October 1,
2008 and prior to November 1, 2008 in an aggregate outstanding
principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 and (b) from and
after November 1, 2008 in an aggregate outstanding principal
amount not to exceed $300,000,000.
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“ Tranche
B Effective Date ” means October 6, 2008.
“ Tranche
B Excess Availability ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.09(b) .
“ Tranche
B Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(b) .
“ Tranche
B Obligations ” shall mean (a) the due and punctual
payment of principal of and interest on (subject to the provisos
to
Section 2.05(b) ) the Tranche B Loans and (b) the due
and punctual payment of all other present and future, fixed or
contingent, monetary obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors
to GM with respect to the Tranche B Loans under this
Agreement.
“ Tranche
B Scheduled Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest of
(a) June 30, 2009, (b) the date on which the
Borrower or any Guarantor files any motion or other pleading
seeking to amend or otherwise modify the Existing Plan in a manner
not reasonably satisfactory to GM, (c) the DIP Termination
Date, (d) the expiration or termination of the Accommodation
Agreement or the Accommodation Period (as defined in the
Accommodation Agreement) and (e) the date on which a
Reorganization Plan becomes effective.
“ Tranche
B Termination Date ” shall mean the earlier of the
Tranche B Scheduled Termination Date and the date on which Tranche
B Obligations become due and payable in accordance with
Section 6.01 .
“ Tranche
C Advance ” shall mean any Tranche C Loans made pursuant
to this Agreement on a single date.
“ Tranche
C Available Funds ” shall mean, on any date of
determination, all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the
Borrower and the Guarantors (as reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and the Guarantors) on such date.
“ Tranche
C Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of GM to make
loans from time to time (i) from and after the Tranche C
Effective Date and prior to the Tranche B Termination Date in an
aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $250,000,000
and (ii) from and after the Tranche B Termination Date in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of $250,000,000
plus the aggregate amount of any prepayments made by
the Borrower to GM on and after the Tranche B Termination Date in
accordance with Section 2.09(b) herein.
“ Tranche
C Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.01 .
“ Tranche
C Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(c) .
“ Tranche
C Obligations ” shall mean (a) the due and punctual
payment of principal of and interest on (subject to the provisos
to
Section 2.05(b) ) the Tranche C Loans and (b) the due
and punctual payment of all other present and future, fixed or
contingent, monetary obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors
to GM with respect to the Tranche C Loans under this
Agreement.
“ Tranche
C Scheduled Termination Date ” shall mean the earliest of
(a) September 30, 2009, or if pursuant to
Section 12.1.2 of the Sale Agreement, the termination date of
the Sale Agreement has been extended to October 30, 2009, then
October 30, 2009, (b) the date on which the Borrower or
any Guarantor files any motion or other pleading seeking to amend
or otherwise modify the Existing Plan in a manner not satisfactory
to GM (it being understood that for
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purposes of
this clause (b), GM shall be deemed to have consented to the
motions and pleadings that are satisfactory to GM in accordance
with Section 4.01(j) Section 4.04(d) ),
(c) the DIP Termination Date, (d) the effective date of
the Modified Reorganization Plan, (e) the date on which the
Sale Order Condition has occurred, (f) the date on which the
Sale Agreement terminates and (g) the date on which the Sale
Transactions are consummated.
“ Tranche
C Termination Date ” shall mean the Tranche C Scheduled
Termination Date.
“ Weekly
Cash Projection ” shall mean a certificate in a form
reasonably acceptable to GM signed by a Financial Officer of the
Borrower, certifying the amount projected by the Borrower to be the
net use of cash by the Borrower and the Guarantors for the
seven-day period (including an interim projection through next
Monday or Thursday, as the case may be) commencing on the date of
such certificate and reflecting the calculation thereof (based on
day-to-day monthly cash projections consistent with past
practice).
Any reference
herein to the effectiveness of the amendments to each of the Master
Restructuring Agreement and the Global Settlement Agreement
referred to in Section 5.03 of the Original GM-Delphi
Agreement, or the date on which each of the Master Restructuring
Agreement and the Global Settlement Agreement shall have become
effective pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Original
GM-Delphi Agreement, shall be deemed to be September 12,
2008.
ARTICLE II
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF ADVANCES
Section 2.01. Commitment . GM agrees, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to make
available to the Borrower:
(a) during
the period commencing on the Tranche A Effective Date and ending on
the Tranche A Termination Date, loans in an aggregate outstanding
principal amount not to exceed the Tranche A Commitment (all such
loans, collectively, the “ Tranche A Loans ”),
which Tranche A Loans may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that
(a) the amount of any Tranche A Advance shall not exceed the
least of (i) the unused portion of the Tranche A Commitment,
(ii) without giving effect to such Tranche A Advance, the sum
of (y) Specified Availability as of the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the date of such Tranche A
Advance plus (z) the amount, if any, necessary
to round up to the nearest minimum or integral multiple amount
required by Section 2.02(a) and (iii) the
aggregate amount requested by the Borrower in the applicable
Advance Request in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and
(b) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Tranche A Loans
shall not exceed the Tranche A Commitment. The Tranche A Commitment
shall terminate immediately and without further action on the
Tranche A Termination Date.
(b) during
the period commencing on the Tranche B Effective Date and ending on
the Tranche B Termination Date, loans in an aggregate outstanding
principal amount not to exceed the Tranche B Commitment (all such
loans, collectively, the “ Tranche B Loans ”),
which Tranche B Loans may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that
(a) the amount of any Tranche B Advance shall not exceed the
least of (i) the unused portion of the Tranche B Commitment,
(ii) without giving effect to such Tranche B Advance, the sum
of (y) Specified Availability as of the date of the applicable
Advance plus (z) the amount, if any, necessary
to round up to the nearest minimum or integral multiple amount
required by Section 2.02(a) and (iii) the
aggregate amount requested by the Borrower in the
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applicable
Advance Request in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and
(b) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Tranche B Loans
shall not exceed the Tranche B Commitment. The Tranche B Commitment
shall terminate immediately and without further action on the
Tranche B Termination Date.
(c) during
the period commencing on the Tranche C Effective Date and ending on
the Tranche C Termination Date, loans in an aggregate outstanding
principal amount not to exceed the Tranche C Commitment then in
effect (all such loans, collectively, the “ Tranche C
Loans ” and together with the Tranche A Loans and the
Tranche B Loans, the “ Loans ” or each
individually, a “ Loan ”), which Tranche C Loans
may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement; provided that (a) the amount of
any Tranche C Advance shall not exceed the least of (i) the
unused portion of the Tranche C Commitment then in effect, (ii)
without giving effect to such Tranche C Advance, the sum of
(x) Specified Availability as of the date of the applicable
Advance plus (y) the amount, if any, necessary
to round up to the nearest minimum or integral multiple amount
required by Section 2.02(a) less (z) the
amount by which the Tranche B Commitment exceeds the Tranche B
Loans then outstanding ( provided that the conditions
to Tranche B Loans set forth in Section 4.03 are
satisified and Tranche B Loans are available to the Borrower on the
date of the Advance Request and on the date for which the Advance
has been requested in respect of such Tranche C Loan), and (iii)
the aggregate amount requested by the Borrower in the applicable
Advance Request in accordance with Section 2.02(a) and
(b) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Tranche C Loans
shall not exceed the Tranche C Commitment then in effect. The
Tranche C Commitment shall terminate immediately and without
further action on the Tranche C Termination Date.
Section 2.02. Requests for Advances . To request
an Advance of Loans, the Borrower shall deliver an Advance Request
to GM no later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time
(a) for an Advance that is requested to be made on a Monday
(or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day), on the immediately preceding Thursday (or if such
date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day),
(b) for an Advance that is requested to be made on a Thursday
(or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day), on the immediately preceding Monday (or if such date
is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and
(c) for an Advance of $25,000,000 or less, on the date that is
two (2) Business Days before the date of the proposed Advance.
Such Advance Request shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to
GM, signed and certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and
delivered in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in
Section 8.01 ; provided that,
notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the
contrary, Advance Requests may be delivered in .pdf or similar
format by electronic mail. Such Advance Request shall specify the
following information:
(a) whether
the requested Advance is a Tranche A Advance, a Tranche B Advance
and/or a Tranche C Advance;
(b) the
aggregate amount of the requested Tranche A Advance, Tranche B
Advance and/or Tranche C Advance, which in each case shall be in an
aggregate amount that is in an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and
not less than $10,000,000;
(c) the date
of such Advance, which,
(i) with respect
to Tranche A Loans shall be a Business Day on or after the Tranche
A Effective Date;
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(ii) with respect
to Tranche B Loans shall be a Business Day on or after the Tranche
B Effective Date; and
(iii) with respect
to Tranche C Loans shall be a Business Day on or after the Tranche
C Effective Date; and
(d) the
initial Interest Period applicable thereto, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “ Interest
Period ”; provided that if no Interest
Period is specified with respect to any portion of the Loan, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of
one month’s duration.
Section 2.03. Funding of Advances . Upon
satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions precedent
specified herein, GM shall make the proceeds of the Loans available
to Borrower by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00
p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Borrower most
recently designated by it for such purpose by written notice to
GM.
Section 2.04. Interest Elections . Each Advance
of Loans shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such
Advance Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to continue
such Advance and may elect Interest Periods therefor, in accordance
with the provisions set forth in Section 2.06(b), (c) and
(e) of the DIP Credit Agreement (which provisions have been
duly incorporated by reference by Section 8.14 herein);
provided that there shall be no more than ten
(10) Interest Periods outstanding at any time.
Section 2.05. Interest on the Loans .
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.06 , each Advance shall
be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans and shall bear interest
(computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a
year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal, during each
Interest Period applicable thereto, to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for
such Interest Period in effect for such Advance plus 5.25%;
provided that if the applicable Adjusted LIBO Rate at
the time of determination of the interest rate for an Advance is
below 3.25%, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Advance for such
Interest Period shall be deemed to be 3.25%; provided
, further , that, in the event the DIP Credit
Agreement is amended, modified, refinanced or replaced so that the
pricing for the tranche bearing the highest pricing under the DIP
Credit Agreement (the “ Adjusted DIP Pricing ”)
is greater than the rates set forth above, then the rates set forth
above in this Section 2.05(a) shall be automatically
adjusted so that the pricing for the Advances is the same as such
Adjusted DIP Pricing.
(b) Accrued
interest on all of the Loans shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, on the applicable
Scheduled Termination Date and after such Scheduled Termination
Date on demand and upon any repayment or prepayment thereof, other
than a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.09 hereof (on
the amount prepaid); provided that until the DIP
Termination Date, all interest, including amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.06 , shall be paid in kind by increasing the
principal amount of the Loans then outstanding in an aggregate
amount equal to the interest due on each Interest Payment Date; and
provided , further , that (A) with
respect to all Tranche A Loans, if the Master Restructuring
Agreement and the Global Settlement Agreement become effective on
or before the Tranche A Termination Date, then all interest accrued
and owing hereunder, whether before or after the effectiveness of
the Master Restructuring Agreement and the Global Settlement
Agreement, including amounts owing
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pursuant to
Section 2.06 and any amounts which have been previously
added to the principal amount of the Loans outstanding pursuant to
the preceding proviso, shall be automatically cancelled and shall
not be included in the Borrower’s Tranche A Obligations
hereunder, (B) with respect to all Tranche B Loans, if the
Modified Reorganization Plan or the Sale Transactions have been
consummated on or before the Tranche B Termination Date, then in
either case, all interest accrued and owing hereunder, whether
before or after such effectiveness, including amounts owing
pursuant to Section 2.06 and any amounts which have
been previously added to the principal amount of the Loans
outstanding pursuant to the preceding proviso, shall be
automatically cancelled and shall not be included in the
Borrower’s Tranche B Obligations hereunder, and (C) with
respect to all Tranche C Loans, if the Modified Reorganization Plan
or the Sale Transactions have been consummated on or before the
Tranche C Termination Date, then in either case, all interest
accrued and owing hereunder, whether before or after such
effectiveness, including amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.06 and any amounts which have been previously
added to the principal amount of the Loans outstanding pursuant to
the preceding proviso, shall be automatically cancelled and shall
not be included in the Borrower’s Tranche C Obligations
hereunder
Section 2.06. Default Interest . If the Borrower
or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall default in the payment
of the principal of or interest on any Loan becoming due hereunder,
whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the
Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall on demand
from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by law and
subject to and in accordance with
Section 2.05(b) , on all Loans up to (but not
including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before
judgment) at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) equal to the
rate then applicable for such Advances plus 2.0%;
provided that if the Adjusted DIP Pricing then in
effect includes default interest pursuant to Section 2.09 of
the DIP Credit Agreement, the additional 2.0% shall not
apply.
Section 2.07. Repayment of Obligations . The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to GM (i) the
then unpaid Tranche A Obligations on the Tranche A Scheduled
Termination Date, (ii) the then unpaid Tranche B Obligations
on the Tranche C Scheduled Termination Date and (iii) the then
unpaid Tranche C Obligations on the Tranche C Scheduled Termination
Date or, in each case, earlier, if otherwise required by the terms
hereof; provided that, subject to Section 6.01
, such Obligations shall be paid as a set-off by GM of amounts
payable by GM or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account
of the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to the Global Settlement
Agreement and the Master Restructuring Agreement, as and when such
amounts become payable; and provided
further that upon consummation of the Sale
Transactions, the principal amount of the Tranche B Loans and the
Tranche C Loans shall be automatically cancelled and shall not be
included in the Borrower’s Obligations. GM shall maintain in
accordance with customary practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to GM resulting from
each Loan made by GM, including (i) the amount of each Loan
made hereunder and the Interest Period applicable thereto,
(ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable
or to become due and payable from the Borrower to GM,
(iii) the amount of any interest paid in kind pursuant to
Section 2.05(b) and (iv) the amounts of principal
and interest paid by the Borrower to GM from time to time
hereunder. The entries made in such accounts shall be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded
therein; provided that the failure of GM to maintain
such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect
the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
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Section 2.08. Optional Termination or Reduction of
Commitments . Upon at least one (1) Business Day’s
prior written notice to GM, the Borrower may at any time in whole
permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently
reduce, the unused portions of the Commitments. Each such reduction
of the Commitments shall be in the principal amount of $25,000,000
or any integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess
thereof.
Section 2.09. Mandatory Prepayment .
(a)
Tranche A Loans . If the aggregate amount of the Tranche A
Available Funds exceeds $500,000,000 (such excess amount at any
time, the “ Tranche A Excess Availability ”) and
such excess is greater than $5,000,000 (i) if the Borrowing
Base Certificate is delivered on a weekly basis, on the date such
Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered and (ii) otherwise, on
the last Business Day of any calendar week, the Borrower shall
prepay the Loans (excluding any portion of the Loans comprising
interest that is paid in kind on such Loans pursuant to Section
2.05(b) ) within one (1) Business Day of such date in an
amount equal to the Tranche A Excess Availability. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, from and
after the effectiveness of the amendments to each of the Master
Restructuring Agreement and the Global Settlement Agreement
referred to in Section 5.03 , the Borrower shall
immediately repay, as a set-off by GM in accordance with
Section 2.07 , an amount equal to the lesser of
(x) the Tranche A Obligations outstanding hereunder on such
date and (y) any amounts due and payable by GM or its
Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or
any Guarantor under such agreements on such date.
(b)
Tranche B Loans . If, on any Monday or Thursday of any
calendar week the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Available Funds
exceeds the amount projected by the Borrower on such date to be the
net use of cash by the Borrower and the Guarantors for the period
commencing on such date through the next Monday or Thursday, as the
case may be, plus (i) $25,000,000 or (ii) $50,000,000
at any time when the Minimum Liquidity Amount is equal to
$50,000,000 (such excess amount at any time, the “ Tranche
B Excess Availability ”), the Borrower shall prepay the
Loans (excluding any portion of the Loans comprising interest that
is paid in kind on such Loans pursuant to
Section 2.05(b) ) within one (1) Business Day of
such date in an amount equal to the Tranche B Excess Availability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, from and after the Tranche C Termination Date the
Borrower shall immediately repay, as a set-off by GM in accordance
with Section 2.07 , an amount equal to the lesser of
(x) the Tranche B Obligations outstanding hereunder on such
date and (y) any amounts due and payable by GM or its
Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or
any Guarantor under such agreements on such date.
Section 2.10. Payments Generally .
(a) The
Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made
by it hereunder (whether of principal,
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