THIRD AMENDMENT,
dated as of August 7, 2008 (this “ Third
Amendment ”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of
July 25, 2007 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified, the “ Credit Agreement ”),
among Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), the several lenders from time to time
parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”) and Wachovia
Bank, National Association, as agent (in such capacity, the “
Agent ”).
WHEREAS, the
Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to the Credit
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the
Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders amend the Credit
Agreement, and the Required Lenders are agreeable to such request
but only upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained
herein, and for other valuable consideration the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Required Lenders, and the
Agent agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are
used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
2.1
Amendment to Section 1.01.
(a) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following new definitions in appropriate alphabetical
order:
“Deferred
Tax Valuation Allowance” means any valuation allowance
applied to deferred tax assets as determined in accordance with
GAAP and included in the financial statements of the
Borrower.
“Disqualified
Stock” means any equity interest which, by its terms (or by
the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which
it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event,
(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a
sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or in part, on or
prior to the date which is six months after the Termination Date,
(b) is convertible into or exchangeable (unless at the sole
option of the issuer thereof) for (i) debt securities or
(ii) any equity interests referred to in (a) above, in
each case at any time on or prior to the date which is six months
after the Termination
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Date, or
(c) contains any repurchase obligation which may come into
effect prior to payment in full of all Obligations and termination
of all Commitments; provided , however , that any
equity interests that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but
for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of
any security into or for which such equity interests is
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) the right to require the
issuer thereof to redeem such equity interests upon the occurrence
of a change in control or an asset sale occurring prior to the
Termination Date shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if such
equity interests provide that the issuer thereof will not redeem
any such equity interests pursuant to such provisions prior to the
repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of all
Commitments.
“Minimum
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level” means, at any time,
the applicable level determined by reference to the Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth of the Borrower set forth in the grid
below:
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Minimum
Consolidated
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Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth
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Tangible Net Worth
Level
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Greater than or
equal to $350,000,000
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Level I
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Less than
$350,000,000 but greater than $250,000,000
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Level II
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Less than
$250,000,000 but greater than $100,000,000
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Level III
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; provided
that , (x) if Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is greater
than or equal to $350,000,000 at the time of determination, but
either (a) the Leverage Ratio at such time, calculated
excluding 100% of the effect on Consolidated Tangible Net Worth
resulting from the recording of any Deferred Tax Valuation
Allowance in any fiscal quarter ending after March 31, 2008,
exceeds 3.50 to 1.00 or (b) the Leverage Ratio at such time,
calculated including 100% of the effect on Consolidated Tangible
Net Worth resulting from the recording of any Deferred Tax
Valuation Allowance in any fiscal quarter ending after
March 31, 2008, exceeds 5.00 to 1.00, then the Minimum
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level shall be Level II,
(y) the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level shall be
deemed to be at Level I on and after the Third Amendment Effective
Date until such time as the next quarterly or annual financial
statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.08(1) or
5.08(2) and (z) if at any time the Minimum Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth Level is reduced to Level II or Level III, it
shall not be raised at any subsequent time regardless of any
subsequent level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth.
“Secured
Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Minimum” means at any time
(a) the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level is at
Level I, 3.0 to
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1.0;
(b) the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level is at
Level II, 4.50 to 1.00; and (c) the Minimum Consolidated Tangible
Net Worth Level is at Level III, 6.00 to 1.00; provided that
, if the Interest Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2010 shall be less than 1.00 to 1.00, the Secured
Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Minimum shall be 4.50 to 1.00, unless
Minimum Consolidated Net Worth is at Level III, in which case the
Secured Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Minimum shall be 6.00 to
1.00.
“Secured
Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Ratio” means, at any time, the
ratio of the Secured Borrowing Base to the Aggregate Outstanding
Extensions of Credit.
“Third
Amendment” means the Third Amendment, dated as of
August 7, 2008, to and under this Agreement.
“Third
Amendment Effective Date” means the date that the Third
Amendment becomes effective in accordance with its
terms.
(b) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following
definitions: “Adjusted Land Value”, “Collateral
Release Conditions”, “Collateral Release Date”,
“Interim Period”, “Senior Notes Litigation”
and “Senior Notes Resolution”.
(c) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of “Aggregate Commitment” in its entirety
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“Aggregate
Commitment” means, at any time after the Third Amendment
Effective Date, the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders in the
amount determined by reference to the Minimum Consolidated Tangible
Net Worth Level set forth in the grid below, as such commitment
amount may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement:
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Minimum
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level
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Aggregate Commitment
Amount
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$400,000,000
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$250,000,000
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$100,000,000
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; provided
that , if the Interest Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter
ending June 30, 2010 shall be less than 1.00 to 1.00, the
Aggregate Commitment Amount shall be reduced to the lower of (a)
$200,000,000, if the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level
is at Level I or Level II, and (b) $100,000,000 if the Minimum
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Ratio is at Level III.
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(d) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of “Applicable Commitment Rate” in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“Applicable
Commitment Rate” means, as at any date of determination, a
rate per annum equal to (a) 0.35% if the average daily unused
portion of the Aggregate Commitment during the fiscal quarter
ending on or immediately prior to such date of determination equals
or exceeds 50% of the Aggregate Commitment, and (b) 0.25% if
the average daily unused portion of the Aggregate Commitment during
the fiscal quarter ending on or immediately prior to such date of
determination is less than 50% of the Aggregate
Commitment.
(e) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
“except for Liens permitted under Sections 6.01(1),
(2) or (6)” in the definition of “Borrowing
Base” with the following: “except for Liens permitted
under Sections 6.01(1), (2), (6) or
(7)”.
(f) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of “Borrowing Base Debt” in its entirety and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“Borrowing
Base Debt” means the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of
Credit.
(g) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of “Inventory Valuation Date” in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“Inventory
Valuation Date” means the last day of the most recent
calendar month of the Borrower with respect to which the Borrower
is required to have delivered a Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant
to Section 5.08(6) and Section 2.01.2(b)(ix).
(h) Section 1.01
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of “Secured Borrowing Base” in its entirety
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“Secured
Borrowing Base” means, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the sum of the following assets
of the Borrower and all Guarantors which are Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of Borrower with respect to which the Borrower shall
have satisfied the Secured Borrowing Base Conditions: an amount
equal to (i) (x) if the Secured Borrowing Base Loan Coverage
Minimum is 3.0 to 1.0, 300% of the Unrestricted Cash, (y) if
the Secured Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Minimum is 4.5 to 1.0,
450% of the Unrestricted Cash and (z) if the Secured Borrowing
Base Loan Coverage Minimum is 6.0 to 1.0, 600% of the Unrestricted
Cash plus (ii) 100% of the book value of Receivables
from Housing Unit Closings plus (iii) 100% of the book
value of Lots under Development plus (iv) 100% of the
book value of Finished
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Lots
plus (v) 100% of the book value of Speculative Housing
Units plus (vi) 100% of the book value of Housing Units
under Contract minus (vii) for any asset the value of
which is included in clauses (i)-(vi) above and which is subject to
a Lien permitted under Section 6.01(7), (x) the amount to
be paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any profit sharing
or marketing agreement with respect thereto if the amount due under
such agreement is a determined dollar amount or (y) if the
amount to be paid by the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any
profit sharing or marketing agreement with respect to such asset is
a percentage of book value or gross sales price of such asset, the
agreed upon percentage multiplied by the book value of such asset;
provided that , if the Agent has an Acceptable Appraisal
with respect to a Real Property (or any portion thereof) that is
included in the Secured Borrowing Base, then the amount of
availability includable in the Secured Borrowing Base attributable
to such Real Property (or portion thereof) shall be equal to the
lesser of (A) the amounts calculated as set forth above and
(B) the amounts that would be calculated as set forth using
the Appraised Value of such Real Property (or portion thereof)
instead of book value. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, (x) not more than 30% of the total aggregate Secured
Borrowing Base (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Cash
and Receivables) shall be comprised of Lots Under Development and
Finished Lots and (y) not more than 25% of the total aggregate
Secured Borrowing Base (including, without limitation, Unrestricted
Cash and Receivables) shall be comprised of Secured Borrowing Base
Assets of the type described in the foregoing clauses
(iii) through (vi) that relate to property located in a
Single Market; provided further that , at any time the
Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level is at either Level II
or Level III, Lots Under Development shall be excluded from the
Secured Borrowing Base for the determining compliance with Section
2.01.2(b) .
2.2
Section 2.01.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
(a) [Intentionally
Deleted.]
2.3
Section 2.01.2(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
(b) Secured
Borrowing Base . (i) On and after the Third Amendment
Effective Date, (A) at any time after the date that is sixty
(60) days following the Third Amendment Effective Date, the
Secured Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Ratio must exceed the Secured
Borrowing Base Loan Coverage Minimum as of the most recent date of
determination, and (B) no Loan shall be made, and no Facility
Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, if after giving effect
to the incurrence of such Loan or the issuance or amendment of such
Facility Letter of Credit, the then effective Secured Borrowing
Base Loan Coverage Ratio does not exceed the Secured Borrowing Base
Loan Coverage Minimum as of the most recent date of determination;
provided that , a Loan shall not be deemed to have increased
the amount of the Aggregate Outstanding
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Extensions of
Credit to the extent that the proceeds of such Loan are immediately
used to repay a Swing Line Loan theretofore included in the
calculation of Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of
Credit.
2.4
Section 2.01.2(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
(v) The Agent and
the Lenders hereby agree that (A) upon satisfaction of the
Permitted Secured Debt Conditions, all of the security interests
and Liens shall be deemed to be forever released, discharged and
terminated on the applicable Collateral being pledged to the
secured party providing the Secured Debt only to the extent such
Secured Debt is permitted under Section 6.02 (it being
understood that, in the case of this clause (A), no Liens shall be
released, discharged or terminated on Collateral included in the
Secured Borrowing Base and the proceeds thereof) and (B) upon
the occurrence of the Termination Date and payment in full of the
all outstanding Obligations (or, with respect to outstanding
Facility Letters of Credit, cash collateralization or other
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Issuer thereof and the
Agent) all of the security interests in, and Liens on, the
Collateral, shall be deemed to be forever released, discharged and
terminated. From and after the date that the Permitted Secured Debt
Conditions shall have been satisfied or the Termination Date shall
have occurred and all outstanding Obligations shall have been paid
in full (or, with respect to outstanding Facility Letters of
Credit, cash collateralized or provided for pursuant to other
arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Issuer thereof and the
Agent), the Agent shall (x) execute (as applicable) and
deliver Uniform Commercial Code termination statements (and to, the
extent permitted under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any
relevant jurisdiction, does hereby authorize the Loan Parties from
and after the date that the Permitted Secured Debt Conditions shall
have been satisfied to file, or cause to be filed, such termination
statements), intellectual property release documents and such other
instruments of release and discharge pertaining to the security
interests and other Liens granted to the Agent pursuant to the
Security Documents in any of the Collateral being so released as
the Borrower may reasonably request to effectuate, or reflect of
public record, the release and discharge of all such security
interests and Liens and (y) deliver promptly all Collateral in
its possession to the extent that the Liens on such Collateral are
being released, discharged or terminated. All of the foregoing
deliveries shall be at the expense of the Borrower, with no
liability to the Agent or any Lender, and with no representation or
warranty by or recourse to the Agent or any Lender.
2.5
Amendment to Sections 2.05 (a), (b) and (c) .
Sections 2.05(a), (b) and (c) of the Credit
Agreement are hereby amended by deleting such Sections in their
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) On and after
the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Applicable Eurodollar
Margin shall be determined by reference to the Minimum
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Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth Level in accordance with the following pricing
grid and the provisions of this Section 2.05:
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Minimum
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level
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Applicable Eurodollar
Margin
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4.50%
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5.00%
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5.50%
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(b) The Applicable
Eurodollar Margin under the foregoing pricing grid shall be
determined with reference to the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth Level as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. The
determination of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level
shall be made from the then most recent annual or quarterly
financial statements of the Borrower delivered by the Borrower
pursuant to Sections 5.08(1) and 5.08(2), and the adjustment, if
any, to the Applicable Eurodollar Margin shall take place on, and
be effective from and after, the fifth Business Day after the date
on which the Agent has received such financial
statements.
(c) If, as a
result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial
statements of the Borrower or a calculation error, the Borrower or
the Agent determines that (i) the Minimum Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth Level as calculated by the Borrower as of any
applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation
of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth Level would have
resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall
immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Agent, for
the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by the
Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an
order for relief with respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code
of the United States of America, automatically and without further
action by the Agent, any Lender, or any Issuer), an amount equal to
the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been
paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually
paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of
the Agent, any Lender, or any Issuer, as the case may be under
Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this
paragraph shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the
repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
2.6
Amendment to Section 2.11(c) . Section 2.11(c) of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in
its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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(c) If at any time
the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit exceeds the lesser
of the Secured Borrowing Base and the Aggregate Commitment, then
the Borrower shall within two Business Days thereafter prepay Loans
and/or cash collateralize the Facility Letter of Credit Obligations
in an aggregate amount equal to any such excess; provided
that , the Borrower shall not be required to so prepay or cash
collateralize at any time during the period commencing on the Third
Amendment Effective Date and ending on the date that is sixty
(60) days following the Third Amendment Effective
Date;
2.7
Amendment to Section 2.22.1(b) . Section 2.22.1(b)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section
in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
(b) The Borrower
shall not request, and no Issuer shall issue, a Facility Letter of
Credit for any purpose other than for purposes for which Loan
proceeds may by used, provided that, the Borrower shall not
request Facility Letters of Credit for any purposes other than for
such purposes which are permitted to be secured by a
“Permitted Lien” under, and as defined in, each of the
Senior Indentures without regard to the provisions of clause
(xi) thereunder”
2.8
Amendment to Section 2.22.3(iii)(a) .
Section 2.22.3(iii)(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
(a) The
representations and warranties contained in Article IV of this
Agreement are correct in all material respects on and as of such
Issuance Date as though made on and as of such Issuance Date except
to the extent that any such representation or warranty is stated to
relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation
or warranty is correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date, provided that this condition shall be deemed to have
been waived solely to the extent that the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4.04 (Financial Statements),
Section 4.06 (Other Agreements), Section 4.07
(Litigation), Section 4.14 (Law; Environment) and
Section 4.17 (Accuracy of Information) are incorrect,
incomplete or misleading as a result of (or in the case of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.07,
directly resulting from) the matters identified in the
Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2007 (it being understood that any
certificate to be delivered pursuant to this Section may be so
qualified);
2.9
Amendment to Section 2.22.3(iii)(c) .
Section 2.22.3(iii)(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
(c) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
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2.10
Amendment to Section 2.22.6(c) . Section 2.22.6(c)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amend
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