FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This FIRST
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ First
Amendment ”), dated as of August 4, 2009, is entered
into by and among NVR, INC., as borrower (“
Borrower ”), the Lenders party hereto and BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (“
Administrative Agent ,” and collectively with
Borrower and Lender, the “ Parties
”).
WHEREAS, the
Borrower and the Lenders entered into that certain Credit Agreement
dated as of December 7, 2005 (the “ Credit
Agreement ”), providing for a revolving credit loan
facility in the maximum principal amount of $600,000,000 in the
aggregate; and
WHEREAS, the
Parties now wish to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth
below.
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Defined Terms . All capitalized terms used herein,
unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings given them
in the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Credit Agreement
to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference
shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
All references to the Credit Agreement in the Loan Documents shall
be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby.
2.
Amendment to Definitions Section . Article 1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(i) The
definition of “Aggregate Commitment” is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
“ ‘
Aggregate Commitment ’ means $300,000,000 as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.”
(ii) The
definition of “Commitment” is deleting in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
“ ‘
Commitment ’ means, for each Lender, the obligation of
such Lender to make Loans not exceeding the amount set forth on
Exhibit A to the First Amendment, as such amounts may
be modified as a result of any assignment that has become effective
pursuant to Section 10.04 or as otherwise modified from
time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.”
(iii) The
definition of “Commitment and Acceptance” is deleted in
its entirety.
(iv) The
definition of “Facility Increase” is deleted in its
entirety.
(v) The
following definition is added to Article 1:
“ ‘
First Amendment ’ means that certain First Amendment
to Credit Agreement, dated August 4, 2009, by and among Borrower,
Administrative Agent and the Lenders party
thereto.”
(vi) The
definition of “Land” is deleted in its
entirety.
(vii) The
definition of “New Lender” is deleted in its
entirety.
3.
Deletion of Section 2.14 . Section 2.14 is
hereby deleted in its entirety (except for the heading
“SECTION 2.14.”) and replaced with “
Intentionally Omitted. ” Any and all references to
Section 2.14, and any and all obligations thereunder are
hereby deleted throughout the Credit Agreement and shall be of no
further force and effect.
4.
Amendment to Section 7.06(c).
Section 7.06(c) is hereby amended as follows:
(i) In the
lead-in phrase, the following is deleted in its entirety: “
,other than Land purchases permitted by Section 7.12
”; and
(ii) In
Section 7.06(c)(ii), “$50,000,000” is deleted in
its entirety and replaced with
“$250,000,000”.
5.
Deletion of Section 7.12. Section 7.12 is
hereby deleted in its entirety (except for the heading
“SECTION 7.12.”) and replaced with “
Intentionally Omitted. ” Any and all references to
Section 7.12, and any and all obligations thereunder are
hereby deleted throughout the Credit Agreement and shall be of no
further force and effect.
6.
Amendments to Schedules. Schedule I to the
Credit Agreement is amended by deleting such schedule in its
entirety and replacing it with the new Schedule I attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A , and
Schedule III to the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting
such schedule in its entirety and replacing it with the new
Schedule III attached hereto and incorporated herein as
Exhibit B .
7.
Amendment to Exhibit F . Exhibit F to the
Credit Agreement is amended by deleting such exhibit in its
entirety (except for the heading “ EXHIBIT F ”)
and replacing it with “Not Applicable.” Any and all
references to Exhibit F, and any and all obligations
thereunder are hereby deleted throughout the Credit Agreement and
shall be of no further force and effect.
8.
Conditions Precedent . This First Amendment shall be
effective as of the date (“First Amendment Effective
Date”) upon which the following conditions are
satisfied:
(a) The
Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower and the
Required Lenders a counterpart of this First Amendment signed on
behalf of each such Party.
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(b) The
Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and
certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may
reasonably request relating to the organization or formation,
existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of
this First Amendment and any other legal matters relating to the
Borrower, the Credit Agreement or this First Amendment, all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its
counsel.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall have received all amounts due and
payable on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date,
including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under the Loan
Documents.
The
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
the First Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be
conclusive and binding.
9.
Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby
represents and warrants that as of the date hereof:
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Borrower in the Credit
Agreement (as amended hereby) are true and correct in all material
respects.
(b) There exists
no Default or Unmatured Default.
10.
Release. In consideration of this First Amendment,
Borrower hereby fully and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges Administrative Agent and each Lender and their
respective directors, officers, employees, subsidiaries, branches,
affiliates, attorneys, agents, representatives, successors and
assigns and all persons, firms, corporations and organizations
acting on their behalf (collectively, the “ Released
Parties ”), of and from any and all claims,
allegations, causes of action, costs or demands and liabilities
pertaining to or arising out of the Credit Agreement, at any time
prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, whether known or
unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, asserted
or unasserted, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured,
suspected or unsuspected, anticipated or unanticipated, which
Borrower has, had, claims to have or to have had or hereafter
claims to have or have had against the Released Parties by reason
of any act or omission on the part of the Released Parties, or any
of them, occurring prior to the First Amendment Effective Date,
including all such loss or damage of any kind heretofore sustained
or that may arise as a consequence of the dealings among the
parties up to and including the First Amendment Effective Date,
including the administration or enforcement of the Credit Agreement
(collectively, all of the foregoing are the “
Claims ”), and Borrower hereby represents and
warrants that the foregoing constitutes a full and complete release
of all such Claims by or on behalf of Borrower. Borrower further
represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any Claim
against the Released Parties or of any facts or acts or omissions
of the Released Parties which on the date hereof would be the basis
of a Claim by it against the Released Parties which is not released
hereby. The inclusion of a release provision in this First
Amendment shall not give rise to any inference that but for such
release, any Claim otherwise would exist.
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Effectiveness of the Loan
Documents. Except as expressly stated in this
First Amendment, the Credit Agreement remains in full force and
effect, and all other Loan Documents remain in full force and
effect.
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Governing Law.
This First Amendment
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
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Headings
.
The headings contained
in the titling of this First Amendment are intended to be used for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to be part of, or affect
the interpretation of, the provisions hereof or thereof.
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Severability.
Any provision of this
First Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without
affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular
provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
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Counterparts
. This First Amendment
may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed and delivered, shall be an original, but all of which
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
First Amendment by facsimile transmission (or by e-mail
transmission of an electronic copy in pdf format or other image
file format) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this First Amendment.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this First Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
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Borrower :
NVR, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Dennis M.
Seremet
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Dennis M.
Seremet
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Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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Administrative Agent:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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/s/ Stephen B.
Carlson
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Stephen B.
Carlson
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Vice
President
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Lenders :
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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/s/ Stephen B.
Carlson
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Stephen B.
Carlson
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Vice
President
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
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By:
Name:
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/s/ Vanessa
Chiu
Vanessa
Chiu
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Title:
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Vice
President
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