EXHIBIT 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND GUARANTY
AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND
GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “ First Amendment ”) is
dated as of October 29, 2007, by and among American Medical
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower
”), each of the other Credit Parties which is a signatory
hereto and CIT Healthcare LLC, as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, together with its permitted successors in such capacity,
“ Administrative Agent ”).
BACKGROUND
A. Borrower, Guarantors and
Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit and
Guaranty Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 (the “
Original Credit Agreement ;” and as amended by this
First Amendment the “ Credit Agreement ”), by
and among Borrower, American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ Holdings ”), as a
Guarantor, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of Holdings
(other than Borrower), as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time
party thereto, CIT Capital Securities LLC, as Co-Lead Arranger and
as Sole Bookrunner, KeyBank National Association, as Co-Lead
Arranger and as Syndication Agent, CIT Healthcare LLC, as
Administrative Agent and General Electric Capital Corporation, as
Documentation Agent, pursuant to which Lenders have made loans and
advances to Borrower for the account of Borrower, as described in
the Original Credit Agreement, and as security therefor, each
Credit Party has granted to Collateral Agent and Lenders a lien on
all of its assets.
B. Borrower has requested that
Administrative Agent and Lenders amend the Original Credit
Agreement to amend and restate certain of the financial tests and
covenants provided in Section 6.8 thereof.
C. Administrative Agent, on its
behalf and on behalf of the Lenders (at the direction and consent
of the Lenders), is willing to amend the Original Credit Agreement,
provided that Credit Parties enter into this First Amendment upon
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. Terms used herein but not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Original Credit Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual promises herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Upon and subject to fulfillment of
the conditions precedent under Section 3 of this First
Amendment, the following provisions of the Credit Agreement shall
be amended as set forth below.
1.1 Section 6.8 of the
Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and
restating subsections (a) and (b) thereof to read as
follows:
“(a) Interest Coverage
Ratio . Borrower shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio
as of the day nearest to the period ending in the table below,
beginning with the period ending September 30, 2006, to be
less than the correlative ratio indicated:
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| Fiscal Quarter Ended |
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| Nearest to the Period |
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Interest Coverage |
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Ending Below |
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Ratio |
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September 30,
2006
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2.50 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2006
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2.50 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2007
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2.75 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2007
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2007
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3.25 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2007
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3.25 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2008
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3.25 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2008
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3.50 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2008
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3.50 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2008
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3.75 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2009
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3.75 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2009
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3.75 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2009
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2009
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2010
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2010
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2010
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2010
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2011
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2011
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2011
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2011
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2012
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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| Fiscal Quarter Ended |
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| Nearest to the Period |
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Interest Coverage |
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Ending Below |
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Ratio |
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June 30,
2012
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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(b) Total
Leverage Ratio . Borrower shall not permit the Total Leverage
Ratio as of the day nearest to the period ending in the table below
and at all times during such period, beginning with the period
ending September 30, 2006, to exceed the correlative ratio
indicated:
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| Fiscal Quarter Ended |
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| Nearest to the Period |
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Total Leverage |
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Ending Below |
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Ratio |
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September 30,
2006
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7.25 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2006
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6.95 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2007
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6.50 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2007
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6.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2007
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5.50 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2007
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5.50 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2008
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5.25 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2008
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5.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2008
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4.75 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2008
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4.50 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2009
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4.25 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2009
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4.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2009
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3.75 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2009
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3.50 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2010
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3.25 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2010
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2010
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2010
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2011
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2011
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2011
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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| Fiscal Quarter Ended |
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| Nearest to the Period |
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Total Leverage |
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Ending Below |
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Ratio |
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December 31,
2011
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2012
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3.00 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2012
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3.00 to 1.00” |
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1.2 Section 6.8 of the
Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and
restating subsections (d) and (e) thereof to read as
follows:
“(d)
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Borrower shall not permit the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the day nearest to the period
ending in the table below, beginning with the period ending
September 30, 2006, to be less than the correlative ratio
indicated:
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| Fiscal Quarter Ended |
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| Nearest to the Period |
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Fixed Charge |
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Ending Below |
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Coverage Ratio |
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September 30,
2006
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1.05 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2006
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1.05 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2007
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1.05 to 1.00 |
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June 30,
2007
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1.15 to 1.00 |
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September 30,
2007
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1.15 to 1.00 |
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December 31,
2007
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1.25 to 1.00 |
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March 31,
2008
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1.25 to 1.00 |
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June
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