EXHIBIT
10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Amendment
No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2009, (this "
Amendment "), is entered into by HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS
GROUP, INC. , a Minnesota corporation (the " Borrower
"), the lenders party to the Credit Agreement described below, and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent (in such
capacity, the " Administrative Agent "), Swing Line Lender
and L/C Issuer.
INTRODUCTION
Reference is
made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2006 (as modified
from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), among the
Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto
(collectively, the " Lenders " and individually, a "
Lender "), and the Administrative Agent.
The Borrower
has requested, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have
agreed, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make
certain amendments to the Credit Agreement.
In addition,
the Borrower has requested, and certain of the Revolving Credit
Lenders have agreed, to extend the expiration of all or a portion
of their Revolving Credit Commitments.
THEREFORE
,
in connection with the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative
Agent hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.
Definitions;
References . Unless otherwise defined in this
Amendment, each term used in this Amendment that is defined in the
Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the
Credit Agreement.
Section 2.
Amendment of
Credit Agreement- General .
(a)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:
" Caesar
" means the Vanuatu-flagged vessel named "Caesar" with official
number 1667.
" Second
Amendment " means Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement dated
as of October 9, 2009 among the Borrower, the Lenders party
thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the
L/C Issuer.
" Second
Amendment Effective Date " means October 9, 2009.
(b)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Defaulting Lender " in its entirety with the
following:
" Defaulting
Lender " means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any
portion of the Loans, participations in L/C Obligations or
participations in Swing Line Loans required to be funded by it
hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded
by it hereunder, (b) the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank
believes in good faith has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations
under other syndicated credit facilities generally and fails,
within ten Business Days after written request by the
Administrative Agent, to confirm unconditionally in writing that it
will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its
obligations to fund prospective Loans (or participations in respect
of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans), (c) has otherwise failed
to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one
Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good
faith dispute, or (d) has, or any Controlling entity of which has,
been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, or similar proceeding; provided that a
Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the
ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in such Lender or
direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental
Authority..
(c)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Security Documents " in its entirety with
the following:
" Security
Documents " means the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the
Foreign Pledge Agreements, the Consent and Agreements, and each of
the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or
purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall expressly include any
arrangements entered into by an L/C Issuer with the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(iii)(F) .
(d)
Section
2.06(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing the introductory clause of such Section in its entirety
with the following:
(ii) subject
to Section 2.06(e) , the Borrower shall prepay the Loans by
an amount equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds, as set
forth in Section 2.06(d) ; provided , however that at
the election of the Borrower, and so long as no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Borrower, the applicable Subsidiary
or any Loan Party (or any combination of the foregoing) may
reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds (other than
the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Disposition or series of Asset
Dispositions pursuant to Section 7.05(q) , which shall be
subject to the minimum prepayment requirements specified in
Section 2.06(d) ) if such reinvestment complies with the
following requirements:
(e)
Section
2.06(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(d) Each
prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
Section 2.06 shall, except as provided in the
succeeding sentence, be applied, first , to the prepayment
of the Term Loans on a pro rata basis and second to the
prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans as provided in
Section 2.06(f) below. Each prepayment of
Loans with Net Cash Proceeds received pursuant to Section
7.05(q) from a Disposition of Oil and Gas Properties or the
Caesar shall be applied as follows: (i) 60% of such Net Cash
Proceeds shall be applied, first, to the prepayment of the Term
Loans on a pro rata basis and second to the prepayment of the
Revolving Credit Loans as provided in Section 2.06(f) below,
and then (ii) the remaining 40% of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be
applied in accordance with Section 2.06(b) . Any
prepayment of a Loan pursuant to this Section 2.06
shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with
any additional amounts required pursuant to
Section 3.05 . The amount of each prepayment
of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be
applied ratably to the then remaining installments of the Term
Loans.
(f)
Section
7.02(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(g) Investments
in joint ventures, if each of the following conditions is
satisfied: (i) immediately before and after giving effect to
such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
(ii) the aggregate amount of each such Investment shall not exceed
$150,000,000, and (iii) the aggregate amount of all such
Investments, net of the aggregate amount of consideration received
from the Dispositions of all Investments theretofore made pursuant
to this Section 7.02(g) , shall not exceed $250,000,000
on a cumulative basis since the Closing Date; provided ,
however, that in calculating the foregoing limitations, any
contribution of the Caesar to a joint venture shall not be
included;
(g)
Section
7.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
replacing the last sentence of such Section in its entirety with
the following:
Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 7.02 or elsewhere in this Agreement
to the contrary, in no event shall aggregate Investments in all
Subsidiaries that are neither Loan Parties nor Foreign Subsidiaries
whose Equity Interests are pledged pursuant to a Foreign Pledge
Agreement, including Investments as a results of Acquisitions,
exceed $150,000,000.
(h)
Section
7.05(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
the phrase " provided that if the transferor of such
property is a Guarantor" in its entirety with the
following:
provided
that if the
transferor of such property is the Borrower or a
Guarantor
(i)
Section
7.05(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(l) Dispositions
of assets, except for Collateral (other than the Caesar),
constituting non-cash contributions to a joint venture to the
extent such Investment is permitted pursuant to Section
7.02(g) or consists of the Caesar (for the purpose of
determining compliance with the limitations of such Section, the
assets shall be valued at the value attributed thereto in the
applicable joint venture agreement or, if greater, fair market
value);
(j)
Section
7.05(p) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
Dispositions of
vessels, remotely operated vehicles and trenchers, and joint
ventures interests by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not
otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05 ;
provided that (i) no Person may Dispose of Equity Interests
of Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (p), (ii) at the time of
such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such
Disposition, (iii) no less than 80% of the consideration received
for any such asset shall be in the form of cash (which, solely for
purposes of this clause (p), shall be deemed to include any
liabilities, as shown on the Borrower's most recent consolidated
balance sheet, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than
contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Loans or any Guaranty thereof) that are assumed
by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary
novation agreement that releases the Borrower or such Subsidiary
from further liability), and (iv) the fair market value of all
property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (p) in any fiscal
year shall not exceed the following respective amounts for the
following types of property: (A) $50,000,000 in the case
of vessels (exclusive of, following the New Dive IPO, vessels owned
by New Dive or any of its Subsidiaries), (B) $10,000,000 in the
case of remotely operated vehicles and trenchers (exclusive of,
following the New Dive IPO, remotely operated vehicles and
trenchers of New Dive or any of its Subsidiaries), and (C)
$250,000,000, calculated based on the Borrower's or applicable
Subsidiary's investment basis in the interests Disposed of, in the
case of joint venture interests (exclusive of (y) joint venture
interests in any Person of which the Borrower owns (directly or
indirectly, prior to such Disposition) 20% or less of the
outstanding Equity Interests and (z) following the New Dive IPO,
joint venture interests of New Dive or any of its
Subsidiaries).
(k)
Section
7.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
inserting the following clause (q) in appropriate alphabetical
order:
(q) Dispositions
of Oil and Gas Properties and the Caesar not otherwise permitted
under this Section 7.05 ; provided , that (i) at the
time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result
from such Disposition, (ii) except as otherwise specifically
provided below, no less than 80% of the consideration received for
any such asset shall be in the form of cash (which, solely for
purposes of this clause (q), shall be deemed to include any
liabilities, as shown on the Borrower's most recent consolidated
balance sheet, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than
contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Loans or any Guaranty thereof) that are assumed
by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary
novation agreement that releases the Borrower or such Subsidiary
from further liability), and (iii) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of
any such Disposition shall be applied to the prepayment of the
Loans in accordance with Section 2.06(d) . For
the avoidance of doubt, in the case of Oil and Gas Properties such
80% cash consideration requirement shall be determined based on the
value of the applicable property after giving effect to the
Decommissioning Liabilities properly attributable
thereto. With respect to farmouts of proved undeveloped
Oil and Gas Properties pursuant to this clause (q), the Borrower or
applicable Subsidiary shall not be required to obtain at least 80%
of the total consideration therefor in the form of cash, and may
farmout such properties in exchange for the Borrower's or
applicable Subsidiary's portion of the development costs of the
applicable property;
provided
,
however , that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a)
through (g), (j)(ii), (k), (m), (n), (p) and (q) shall be for fair
market value.
For purposes of
determining compliance with this Section 7.05 , the fair
market value of any property Disposed of for consideration not
consisting entirely of cash shall be the sum of the cash portion of
the consideration, if any, and the fair market value of the
non-cash portion of the consideration, as reasonably determined by
the Borrower in good faith.
(l)
Section
7.06(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(c) so
long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) the
Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire Equity Interests issued by it in exchange for, or with the
proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of, new
shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests and
(ii) upon prepayment by the Borrower of the Term Loans by an amount
equal to at least $100,000,000 since the Second Amendment Effective
Date, the Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity
Interests issued by it provided that with respect to this
clause (ii) the aggregate price paid for all such purchased,
redeemed, or otherwise acquired Equity Interests after the Second
Amendment Effective Date may not exceed, on a cumulative basis
since the Second Amendment Effective Date, (x) $25,000,000 if the
aggregate amount of the Term Loans prepaid since the Second
Amendment Effective Date is equal to or greater than $100,000,000
but less than $200,000,000, and (y) $50,000,000 if the aggregate
amount of the Term Loans prepaid since the Second Amendment
Effective Date is equal to or greater than $200,000,000;
Section 3.
Amendment of
Credit Agreement- Extension .
(a)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
following definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:
" Consenting
Lender " means each Revolving Credit Lender that has executed
the Second Amendment by 4:00 p.m. (Central) on October 2,
2009.
" Extended
Availability Period " means, in respect of the portion of the
Revolving Credit Facility comprised of Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to the
earliest of (a) the Extended Revolving Credit Maturity Date,
(b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07 , and (c) the
date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit
Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of the
L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to
Section 8.02 .
" Extended
Revolving Credit Commitment " means any Revolving Credit
Commitment which terminates on the Extended Revolving Credit
Maturity Date (or earlier termination of the Extended Availability
Period).
" Extended
Revolving Credit Maturity Date " means November 30,
2012.
" Extending
Revolving Credit Lender " means, at any time, any Lender to the
extent it has an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment at such
time. Schedule 2.01 to the Second Amendment sets
forth the Extending Revolving Credit Lenders as of the Second
Amendment Effective Date, under the heading "Extending Revolving
Credit Lenders".
"
Non-Extended Revolving Credit Commitment " means any
Revolving Credit Commitment which terminates on the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date (or earlier termination of the Availability
Period).
"
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender " means, at any time,
any Lender to the extent it has a Non-Extending Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time. Schedule 2.01 to the
Second Amendment sets forth the Non-Extending Revolving Credit
Lenders as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, under the
heading "Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lenders".
(b)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Applicable Margin " in its entirety with the
following:
" Applicable
Margin " means, from time to time, the following percentages
per annum, based, in the case of Revolving Credit Loans and Letter
of Credit Fees, upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and status of
the applicable Revolving Credit Lender as an Extending Revolving
Credit Lender or Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender, as set
forth below:
|
Applicable
Margin – Non-Extending Revolving Credit
Lenders
|
|
Pricing
Level
|
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
|
Commitment
Fee
|
Eurodollar Rate
(Revolving Credit Loans) +
|
Letters of
Credit
|
Base Rate
(Revolving Credit Loans) +
|
|
1
|
Less than
0.75x
|
0.20%
|
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
0.00%
|
|
2
|
Greater than or
equal to 0.75x but less than 1.25x
|
0.25%
|
1.25%
|
1.25%
|
0.25%
|
|
3
|
Greater than or
equal to 1.25x but less than 1.75x
|
0.30%
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
|
0.50%
|
|
4
|
Greater than or
equal to 1.75x but less than 2.25x
|
0.375%
|
1.75%
|
1.75%
|
0.75%
|
|
5
|
Greater than or
equal to 2.25x but less than 2.75x
|
0.375%
|
2.00%
|
2.00%
|
1.00%
|
|
6
|
Greater than or
equal to 2.75x
|
0.50%
|
2.25%
|
2.25%
|
1.25%
|
|
Applicable
Margin – Extending Revolving Credit Lenders
|
|
Pricing
Level
|
Consolidated
Leverage Ratio
|
Commitment
Fee
|
Eurodollar Rate
(Revolving Credit Loans) +
|
Letters of
Credit
|
Base Rate
(Revolving Credit Loans) +
|
|
1
|
Less than
1.50x
|
0.50%
|
3.00%
|
3.00%
|
2.00%
|
|
2
|
Greater than or
equal to 1.50x but less than 2.00x
|
0.50%
|
3.25%
|
3.25%
|
2.25%
|
|
3
|
Greater than or
equal to 2.00x but less than 2.50x
|
0.50%
|
3.50%
|
3.50%
|
2.50%
|
|
4
|
Greater than or
equal to 2.50x but less than 3.00x
|
0.50%
|
3.75%
|
3.75%
|
2.75%
|
|
5
|
Greater than or
equal to 3.00x
|
0.50%
|
4.00%
|
4.00%
|
3.00%
|
For the
avoidance of doubt, to the extent a Revolving Credit Lender has
both an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment and a Non-Extended
Revolving Credit Commitment, the foregoing Applicable Margins shall
apply ratably to the Obligations owing to such Lender in proportion
to the percentage of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitment and
Non-Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, respectively, comprising
such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment.
Initially, the
Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans and Letter of Credit
Fees shall be determined based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio
specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 4.01(a)(ix) . Thereafter, any
increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit
Loans and Letter of Credit Fees resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first
Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance
Certificate indicating such change is delivered pursuant to
Section 6.02(a) ; provided , however , that if
a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance
with such Section, then Pricing Level 6, in the case of
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lenders, and Pricing Level 5 in the
case of Extending Revolving Credit Lenders, shall apply as of the
first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance
Certificate was required to have been delivered until such
Compliance Certificate is delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
(c)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Applicable Percentage " in its entirety with
the following:
" Applicable
Percentage " means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with
respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out
to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (i)
on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Lender's Term Commitment
at such time and (ii) thereafter, the principal amount of such Term
Lender's Term Loans at such time and (b) in respect of the
Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit
Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth
decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such
Revolving Credit Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment at such
time. If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender
to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C
Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant
to Section 8.02 , or if the Revolving Credit Commitments
have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving
Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be
determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving
Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most
recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments;
provided , that after the Revolving Credit Commitment of any
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender shall have expired or
terminated (other than pursuant to Section 8.02 hereof) and
all Obligations owed to such Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender
have been paid in full, or shall have been reduced in accordance
with Section 2.07 (i) the Applicable Percentage of such
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of Section
10.04(c) hereof shall be its Applicable Percentage immediately
prior to such date, and (ii) the Applicable Percentages of the
Extending Revolving Credit Lenders (and any unfunded risk
participations based thereon) shall automatically be appropriately
adjusted for all other purposes to reflect the termination or
reduction, as applicable of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lenders. The Applicable
Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility as of the
Second Amendment Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of
such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as
applicable.
(d)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Availability Period " in its entirety with
the following:
"
Availability Period " means, in respect of the portion of
the Revolving Credit Facility comprised of Non-Extended Revolving
Credit Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date
to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date,
(b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07 , and (c) the
date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit
Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of the
L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to
Section 8.02 .
(e)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Interest Payment Date " in its entirety with
the following:
" Interest
Payment Date " means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base
Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such
Loan and the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, Extended Revolving
Credit Maturity Date, or Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable;
provided , however , that if any Interest Period for
a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates
that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest
Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any
Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day
of each March, June, September and December and the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date, Extended Revolving Credit Maturity Date, or
Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.
(f)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
clause (iii) of the definition of " Interest Period " in its
entirety with the following:
(iii) no
Interest Period applicable to a Revolving Credit Loan shall extend
beyond, initially, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and
thereafter, the Extended Revolving Credit Maturity Date, as
applicable; and
(g)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Letter of Credit Expiration Date " in its
entirety with the following:
" Letter of
Credit Expiration Date " means the day that is seven days prior
to the Extended Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business
Day).
(h)
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the
definition of " Letter of Credit Sublimit " in its entirety
with the following:
" Letter of
Credit Sublimit " means an amount equal to the Revolving Credit
Facility and shall be automatically reduced upon (and in an amount
equal to) the reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The Letter of Credit
Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit
Facility.
(i)
Section
2.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
the Section in its entirety with the following:
(a)
The Revolving Credit Borrowings . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender
severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a " Revolving
Credit Loan ") to the Borrower from time to time, on any
Business Day during the Availability Period, in the case of each
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lender, or Extended Availability
Period, in the case of each Extending Revolving Credit Lender, in
an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the
amount of such Revolving Credit Lender's Commitment;
provided , however, that after giving effect to any
Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit
Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and
(ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit
Loans of any Lender, plus such Revolving Credit Lender's Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations, plus such Revolving Credit Lender's Applicable
Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing
Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender's
Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each
Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other
terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this
Section 2.01 , prepay under Sections 2.05 and
2.06 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a)
. Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or
Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
(j)
Section
2.03(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing clause (A) of such Section in its entirety with the
following:
(A) the
expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and the amount of such
requested Letter of Credit, together with the amounts of all other
outstanding Letters of Credit with expiry dates occurring after the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date, would exceed the Extended Revolving
Credit Commitments.
(k)
Section
2.03(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
the third sentence of such Section in its entirety with the
following:
Letter of
Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day
after the end of each March, June, September and December,
commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of
such Letter of Credit, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, on
the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and
(ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.
(l)
Section
2.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
the first sentence of such Section in its entirety with the
following:
Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender may,
in its sole discretion, in reliance upon the agreements of the
other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , to make
loans (each such loan, a " Swing Line Loan ") to the
Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Extended
Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any
time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit,
notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when
aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of
the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of
such Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment; provided ,
however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan,
(i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed
the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, and (ii) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any
Revolving Credit Lender at such time, plus such Revolving
Credit Lender's Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time, plus
such Revolving Credit Lender's Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at
such time shall not exceed such Lender's Revolving Credit
Commitment, and provided , further, that the Borrower shall
not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any
outstanding Swing Line Loan.
(m)
Section
2.06(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(a) If
at any time the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the
Revolving Credit Facility, including without limitation upon the
occurrence of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Borrower
shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans
or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations, or any combination of
the foregoing, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess;
provided , however, that the Borrower shall not be required
to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this
Section 2.06(a) unless after the prepayment in full of
the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swing Line Loans the Total
Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Revolving Credit Facility
at such time. In addition, on the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date, the Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Credit Loans
outstanding on such date, together with all accrued interest
thereon and any additional amounts required by Section 3.05
, to the extent necessary to keep outstanding Revolving Credit
Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the
respective Lenders effective as of such date.
(n)
Section
2.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
the following proviso at the end of the second to last sentence of
such Section:
;
provided , however, that any reduction of the Revolving
Credit Commitments under this Section within 90 days of the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date which do not involve concurrent
prepayments shall first be applied ratably to the Non-Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments and after such Commitments have been
terminated in full, shall be applied ratably to the Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments
(o)
Sections
2.08(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by
replacing such Sections in their entirety with the
following:
(a) The
Borrower shall repay to (i) the Non-Extending Revolving Credit
Lenders on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made by the
Non-Extending Revolving Credit Lenders outstanding on such date,
and (ii) the Extending Revolving Credit Lenders on the Extended
Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of
the Revolving Credit Loans made by the Extending Revolving Credit
Lenders outstanding on such date.
(b) The
Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur
of (i) the date five Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii)
the Extended Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(p)
Section
2.10(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(a)
Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit
Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit
Percentage, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Margin times
the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility
exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C
Obligations. The commitment fee shall accrue at all
times during the Availability Period and the Extended Availability
Period, including at any time during which one or more of the
conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and
payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each
March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such
date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the
Availability Period and the Extended Availability
Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly
in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Margin
during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and
multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period
during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in
effect.
(q)
Section
2.15(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
such Section in its entirety with the following:
(a)
Request for Increase . Provided there exists no
Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall
promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders), the Borrower may
from time to time, request an increase in the Revolving Credit
Facility by an amount that will not