Exhibit 4(g)(3)
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 23,
2009
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT among XEROX
CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the “ Borrower
”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional
lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below
(collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and Citibank,
N.A., as agent (the “ Agent ”) for the
Lenders.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENTS:
(1) The Borrower, the Lenders and
the Agent have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of April 30, 2007, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 dated as of October 27, 2008 (the “ Credit
Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit
Agreement.
(2) The Borrower and the Required
Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter
set forth.
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit
Agreement . The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date
hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 2, hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definitions of “
Applicable Margin ” and “ Applicable
Percentage ” in Section 1.01 are amended in full to
read as follows:
“ Applicable Margin
” means, as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by
reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such date as set
forth below:
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Public Debt Rating
S&P/Moody’s/Fitch
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Applicable Margin for
Eurocurrency Rate
Advances
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Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Advances
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Level 1
A-/A3/A- or better
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2.250
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%
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1.250
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%
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Level 2
BBB+/Baa1/BBB+
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2.625
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%
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1.625
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%
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Level 3
BBB/Baa2/BBB
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3.000
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2.000
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%
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Level 4
BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
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3.375
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%
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2.375
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%
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Level 5
BB+/Ba1/BB+ or below
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3.625
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%
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2.625
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%
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“ Applicable Percentage
” means, as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by
reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such date as set
forth below:
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Public Debt Rating
S&P/Moody’s/Fitch
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Applicable Percentage
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Level 1
A-/A3/A- or better
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0.250
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%
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Level 2
BBB+/Baa1/BBB+
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0.375
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%
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Level 3
BBB/Baa2/BBB
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0.500
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%
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Level 4
BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
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0.625
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%
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Level 5
BB+/Ba1/BB+ or below
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0.875
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%
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(b) Section 1.01 is amended by
deleting the definitions of “Applicable Utilization
Fee” and “Usage” in full.
(c) Section 1.01 is amended by
inserting the following new defined term in the appropriate
alphabetical order therein:
“ Second Amendment
Effective Date ” means April 23, 2009.
(d) Section 1.03 is amended by
adding to the end thereof a new sentence to read as
follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision
contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature
used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and
ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to
any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133
and 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a
similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other
liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair
value”, as defined therein.
(e) Section 2.04(b) is amended
by deleting the phrase “plus (y) the Applicable
Utilization Fee, if applicable” and substituting therefor
“plus (y) [reserved]”.
(f) Section 2.07(a)(i) is
amended by deleting the phrase “plus (y) the Applicable
Utilization Fee, if applicable” and substituting therefor
“plus (y) the Applicable Margin in effect from time to
time”.
(g) Section 2.07(a)(ii) is
amended by deleting the phrase “plus (z) the Applicable
Utilization Fee, if applicable”.
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(h) Section 3.03(a)(iii) is
amended in full to read as follows:
(iii) the Company’s ratio of
Debt for Borrowed Money, after giving effect to such Borrowing or
issuance, to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four Fiscal
Quarters most recently ended for which final financial statements
are available (x) for any date before and including the date
on which the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ending June 30, 2010 are available shall not be
greater than 4.25:1 and (y) for any date thereafter shall not
be greater than 3.75:1.
(i) A new Section 5.01
(k) is added to read as follows:
(k) Covenant to Maintain
Receivables Unencumbered . Maintain an aggregate amount of
Receivables of the Company and/or its Domestic Subsidiaries that
are not encumbered by Liens (other than Permitted Liens) that is
equal to at least 150% of the sum of (i) aggregate principal
amount of the Advances outstanding on a given date plus
(ii) the Available Amount of Letters of Credit Outstanding on
such date minus the amount on deposit in the L/C Cash Deposit
Account on such date, the aggregate amount of such unencumbered
Receivables to be determined by reference to the financial
statements most recently delivered by the Company pursuant to
Section 5.01(i).
(j) A new Section 5.02(h) is
added to read as follows:
(h) Negative Pledge . Enter
into or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter
into or suffer to exist, any agreement prohibiting or conditioning
the creation or assumption of any Lien upon any Receivables of the
Company or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries except
(a) agreements in favor of the Agent and the Lenders;
(b) prohibitions or conditions under (i) the Amended and
Restated Program Agreement dated as of October 27, 2005 (the
“ Program Agreement ”) among General Electric
Capital Corporation (“ GECC ”), the Company,
Xerox Lease Funding LLC (“ XLF ”) and Xerox
Lease Equipment LLC, (ii) the Amended and Restated Loan
Agreement dated as of October 21, 2002 (the “ Loan
Agreement ”) between XLF and GECC, in each case as from
time to time amended, and other agreements related to the Program
Agreement and/or Loan Agreement, and (iii) other agreements in
existence as of the Second Amendment Effective Date governing any
Debt (the “ Existing Agreements ”), or any
future agreement, or any amendment, amendment and restatement,
modification or other supplement of any Existing Agreement so long
as such prohibition or condition is no more restrictive in any
material respect than the most restrictive prohibition or condition
of any Existing Agreement entered into after June 1, 2003; and
(c) prohibitions or conditions under other agreements so long
as such other agreements permit an amount of Receivables at least
equal to the aggregate amount of unencumbered Receivables required
to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.01(k) to be granted as
security for the obligations under this Agreement.
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(k) Section 5.03(a) is amended
in full to read as follows:
(a) Leverage Ratio . Maintain
a ratio of Debt for Borrowed Money as of the end of such Fiscal
Quarter to Consolidated EBITDA (i) for each period of four
Fiscal Quarters ending on or before June 30, 2010 of not
greater than 4.25:1 and (ii) for each period of four Fiscal
Quarters ending thereafter of not greater than 3.75:1.
(l) Section 6.01(c)(i) is
amended by inserting the phrase “(except for with respect to
Section 5.02(h))” immediately after the phrase
“5.02” contained therein.
(m) Section 6.01(c) is amended
by deleting the “or (iii)” after the phrase “any
Lender” and substituting in lieu thereof a “(iii) the
Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or
agreement contained in Section 5.01(k) or 5.02(h) if such
failure shall remain unremedied for 15 days after written notice
thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Agent at the
request of any Lender, or (iv)”.
SECTION 2. Conditions of
Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date first above written when, and only when, the Agent shall have
received counterparts of this Am