Exhibit 10.15
March 19, 2007
FMC Technologies, Inc.
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Illinois 606101
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Attn:
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Mr. Joseph J. Meyer, Director,
Treasury Operations
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Re:
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Uncommitted
Line of Credit
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are pleased to advise you that
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (the “ Lender ”) has
established for FMC TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Borrower ”), an uncommitted line of credit
with aggregate advances (“ Loans ”) outstanding
thereunder not at any time to exceed $100,000,000. Terms not
defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreements
or otherwise assigned to them in Exhibit A hereto. The terms
and conditions of the line of credit are as follows:
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(a)
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All Loans
under this line of credit shall be at the sole discretion of the
Lender. This letter is not a commitment by the Lender to extend
credit.
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(b)
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The Borrower
may request that Loans be (i) made as or converted to Base
Rate Loans by irrevocable notice to be received by the Lender not
later than 12:00 noon on the Business Day of the borrowing or
conversion, or (ii) made or continued as, or converted to,
Eurodollar Rate Loans by irrevocable notice to be received by the
Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the
Business Day of the borrowing, continuation or conversion. If the
Borrower fails to give a notice of conversion or continuation prior
to the end of any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Rate
Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that such Loan
be converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the applicable
Interest Period. If the Borrower requests that a Loan be continued
as or converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, but fails to specify an
Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall be deemed
to have selected an Interest Period of one month. Notices pursuant
to this Paragraph 1(b) may be given by telephone or electronic mail
if promptly confirmed in writing. Each notice of borrowing,
continuation or conversion shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit B .
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Each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be
in a principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Base Rate Loan shall be in a
minimum principal amount of $500,000. There shall not be more than
five (5) different Interest Periods in effect at any
time.
FMC Technologies, Inc.
March 19, 2007
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(c)
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At the option
of the Borrower, Loans shall bear interest at a rate per annum
equal to (i) the Eurodollar Rate plus 0.65%; or
(ii) the Base Rate minus 1.00%. Interest on Base Rate
Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days
and actual days elapsed. All other interest hereunder shall be
calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days
elapsed.
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The Borrower promises to pay
interest (i) for each Eurodollar Rate Loan, (A) on the
last day of the applicable Interest Period, and, if the Interest
Period is longer than three months, on the respective dates that
fall every three months after the beginning of the Interest Period,
and (B) on the date of any conversion of such Loan to a Base
Rate Loan; (ii) for Base Rate Loans, on the last Business Day
of each calendar quarter; and (iii) for all Loans, on the
Maturity Date.
While any Event of Default exists,
the Borrower shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by law,
interest (after as well as before judgment) on such amounts at a
rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus 2%. Accrued and unpaid
interest on past due amounts shall be payable on demand.
In no case shall interest hereunder
exceed the amount that the Lender may charge or collect under
applicable law.
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(d)
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The Loans and
all payments thereon shall be evidenced by the Lender’s loan
accounts and records and by a promissory note in the form of
Exhibit C hereto. Such loan accounts, records and promissory
note shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the
Loans and payments thereon. Any failure to record any Loan or
payment thereon or any error in doing so shall not limit or
otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amount
owing with respect to the Loans.
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(e)
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The outstanding
principal of each Loan shall be due and payable on demand, or if no
demand is sooner made, on the Maturity Date.
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The Borrower shall make all payments
required hereunder not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of payment
in same day funds in Dollars at the office of the Lender from time
to time designated in writing.
All payments by the Borrower to the
Lender hereunder shall be made to the Lender in full without
set-off or counterclaim and free and clear of and exempt from, and
without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present
or future taxes.
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(g)
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The Borrower
may, upon three Business Days’ notice, in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, and upon same-day notice in the case of Base
Rate Loans, prepay Loans on any Business Day; provided that
the Borrower pays all Breakage Costs (if any) associated with such
prepayment on the date of such prepayment. Prepayments of
Eurodollar Rate Loans must be accompanied by a payment of interest
on the amount so prepaid.
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FMC Technologies, Inc.
March 19, 2007
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2.
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Conditions
Precedent to Loans . As a
condition precedent to the initial Loan to be made hereunder, the
Lender must receive the following from the Borrower in form
satisfactory to the Lender:
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(a)
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the enclosed
duplicate of this Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf
of the Borrower;
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(b)
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a certified
borrowing resolution or other evidence of the Borrower’s
authority to borrow;
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(c)
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a certificate
of incumbency;
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(d)
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a promissory
note as contemplated in Paragraph 1(d) above;
and
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(e)
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such other
documents and certificates (including legal opinions) as the Lender
may reasonably request.
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3.
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Representations and Warranties
. The Borrower represents and
warrants that:
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(a)
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It (i) is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its organization, (ii) has all
corporate power and all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals required to own or lease its
assets and carry on its business and (iii) is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation and in good standing in each jurisdiction
where qualification is required by the nature of its business or
the character and location of its property, business or customers,
except as to clauses (ii) and (iii), where the failure so to
qualify or to have such licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals, in the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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The execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the
Note are within the Borrower’s corporate power, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental
Authority and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any
provision of applicable Law or of the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws (or other organizational documents) of the Borrower or of
any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other
instrument binding upon the Borrower which could reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or result in or require
the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, except for a Lien permitted under the Credit
Agreements. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Borrower and the Note, when executed and delivered
in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Borrower, in each case enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws.
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(c)
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The consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of
income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for
the fiscal year then ended, reported on by KPMG
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FMC Technologies, Inc.
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LLP, a copy of which has been
delivered to the Lender, fairly present in all material respects,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the
consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated
results of operations, cash flows and changes in
stockholders’ equity for such fiscal year. There has been no
change since December 31, 2006 which has had or could be
reasonably excepted to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(d)
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There is no
action, suit, proceeding or arbitration pending against, or to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the
Borrower or any Subsidiary before any court or arbitrator or any
governmental body, agency or official in which there is a
reasonable likelihood of an adverse decision which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any
manner questions the validity or enforceability of this Agreement
or the Note.
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(e)
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No Default has
occurred and is continuing.
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(f)
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The proceeds of
the Loans will be used solely for general corporate purposes and in
accordance with requirements of law, and will not be used, directly
or indirectly, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase
or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend
credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin
stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such
purpose.
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(g)
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All information
(other than financial projections) heretofore furnished by the
Borrower to the Lender for purposes of or in connection with this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby was, and all such
information hereafter furnished by the Borrower to the Lender will
be, true and accurate in every material respect, and all financial
projections concerning the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have
been or hereafter will be furnished by the Borrower to the Lender
have been and will be prepared in good faith based on assumptions
believed by the Borrower, at the time of preparation, to be
reasonable.
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Events of
Default . The following
are “ Events of Default :”
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(a)
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The Borrower
fails to pay any principal of any Loan as and on the date when due;
or
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(b)
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The Borrower
fails to pay any interest on any Loan within three days after the
date when due; or
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(c)
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Any
representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made
or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower herein or in any
document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be
incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
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(e)
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Any
“Event of Default” specified in Article VIII of either
Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing.
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FMC Technologies, Inc.
March 19, 2007
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, the Lender may declare all sums outstanding hereunder and
under the Note, including all interest thereon, to be immediately
due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately
due and payable, without notice of default, presentment or demand
for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor, or other
notices or demands of any kind or character, all of which are
hereby expressly waived; provided , however , that
upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for
relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of
the United States of America, all sums outstanding hereunder
and
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