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Exhibit
10.1
EXECUTION COPY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT, dated
as of January 26, 2007 (this “ Amendment
Agreement ”), is among WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL,
INC., a Virginia corporation (the “ Borrower ”),
the Lenders (such capitalized term, and other terms used in this
Amendment Agreement, to have the meanings set forth in
Article I ) party hereto and the Administrative Agent
(as defined below).
W I T
N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
terms of the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of May 8, 2006 (as further amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit
Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Lenders, The Bank
of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders, and
the other Agents, the Lenders have made, and are committed to make,
Credit Extensions to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, that Borrower has
announced its intention to make a public tender offer to acquire,
and has entered into an agreement with an Affiliate to acquire, a
portion of the Borrower’s outstanding common stock, for an
aggregate purchase price not to exceed $1,000,000,000;
WHEREAS, in connection
therewith, the Borrower intends to increase the principal amount of
Term Loans that may be incurred by it under the terms of the Credit
Agreement by $1,200,000,000 comprised of up to $700,000,000
Term A-1 Loans and up to $500,000,000 Term B Loans;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the Existing
Credit Agreement as herein provided; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to
amend the Existing Credit Agreement as more specifically set forth
herein (the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment
Agreement, being referred to as the “ Credit Agreement
”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Certain
Definitions . The following terms (whether or not underscored)
when used in this Amendment Agreement shall have the following
meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular
and plural form thereof):
“ Administrative
Agent ” is defined in the first recital
.
“ Amendment
Agreement ” is defined in the preamble
.
“ Borrower
” is defined in the preamble .
“ Credit
Agreement ” is defined in the fifth recital
.
“ Existing Credit
Agreement ” is defined in the first recital
.
“ First Amendment
Effective Date ” is defined in Section 3.1
.
SECTION 1.2. Other
Definitions . Terms for which meanings are provided in the
Credit Agreement are, unless otherwise defined herein or the
context otherwise requires, used in this Amendment Agreement with
such meanings.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO THE
EXISTING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Effective on (and subject to
the occurrence of) the First Amendment Effective Date, the
provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement referred to below are
hereby amended in accordance with this Article. Except as expressly
so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 2.1. Amendment to
Article I . Article I of the Existing Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in accordance with Sections 2.1.1 through
2.1.2 .
SECTION 2.1.1.
Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is amended by
inserting the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical
order:
“ Affiliate
Purchase ” is defined in clause (b) of the
definition of “Self Tender and Affiliate
Purchase”.
“ AHS ”
means Artal Holdings Sp. z o.o., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Poland.
“ Applicable
Percentage ” means, if on the last day of the applicable
Fiscal Year, the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio is (i) greater than
or equal to 4.50:1, 50%, (ii) less than 4.50:1 but greater
than or equal to 3.50:1, 25%, and (iii) less than 3.50:1,
0%.
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“ Current Assets
” means, on any date, without duplication, all assets (other
than cash) which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as
current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries at such date as current assets (excluding,
however, amounts due and to become due from Affiliates of the
Borrower which have arisen from transactions which are other than
arm’s-length and in the ordinary course of its
business).
“ Current
Liabilities ” means, on any date, without duplication,
all amounts which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as
current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries at such date, excluding current maturities of
Indebtedness.
“ Designated
Additional Term A-1 Loans ” is defined in
Section 2.1.6(a) .
“ Designated
Additional Term B Loans ” is defined in
Section 2.1.6(a) .
“ Excess Cash
Flow ” means, for any Fiscal Year, the excess (if any),
of
(a) EBITDA for such Fiscal
Year;
over
(b) the sum, without
duplication for such Fiscal Year, of:
(i) Interest
Expense;
plus
(ii) scheduled payments and
optional and mandatory prepayments (other than such prepayments
made under clauses (b) and (e) of
Section 3.1.1 ), to the extent actually made, of the
principal amount of the Term Loans or any other term Debt
(including Capitalized Lease Liabilities) and mandatory prepayments
of the principal amount of the Revolving Loans pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 3.1.1 in connection
with a reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment
Amount;
plus
(iii) all federal, state and
foreign income taxes actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
plus
(iv) Capital Expenditures
actually made (excluding Capital Expenditures constituting
Capitalized Lease Liabilities and by way of the incurrence of
Indebtedness to a vendor of any assets permitted to be acquired
pursuant to Section 7.2.8 to finance the acquisition of
such assets);
plus
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(v) the amount of the net
increase (or minus a net decrease), of Current Assets over
Current Liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from the
last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year;
plus
(vi) Investments permitted
and actually made pursuant to clauses (d) , (g) ,
(i) and (j) of Section 7.2.5
;
plus
(vii) Restricted Payments
(other than in connection with the Self Tender and Affiliate
Purchase) permitted and actually made pursuant to
Section 7.2.6 ;
plus
(viii) the aggregate cash
consideration amount of Permitted Acquisitions actually
made;
plus
(ix) non-recurring charges
incurred in connection with a Franchise Acquisition.
“ Excess Shares
” shall mean the number of shares tendered by shareholders
other than AHS and its Affiliates that are in excess of the number
of shares offered for purchase under the Offer
Documents.
“ First
Amendment ” means the First Amendment to this Agreement,
dated as of January 26, 2007, among the Borrower, the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent.
“ First Amendment
Effective Date ” is defined in Section 3.1 of the
First Amendment.
“ Maximum Amount
” means the number of Shares that may be purchased by the
Borrower in the Affiliate Purchase in accordance with the terms of
the Offer Documents.
“ Offer
Documents ” means, collectively, (i) the Offer to
Purchase for Cash up to 8,300,000 shares of the Borrower’s
common stock (and the related Letter of Transmittal and other
related offering materials) filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 18, 2006 and (ii) the
Purchase Agreement.
“ Patriot Act
” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended and
supplemented from time to time.
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“ PPS ”
means the price per share paid by the Borrower for the Shares
tendered by the holders of the shares in the Self
Tender.
“ Purchase
Agreement ” means the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as
of December 17, 2006, by and between the Borrower and
AHS.
“ Rights
Agreement ” means the Rights Agreement, dated as of
November 15, 2001 (as amended), between the Borrower and
Computershare, as rights agent.
“ Self Tender and
Affiliate Purchase ” means, collectively,
(a) the purchase by the
Borrower from other than AHS and its Affiliates of up to 8,548,027
shares (which amount reflects the number of shares actually
tendered pursuant to the Offer Documents) of its common Capital
Securities, including the associated preferred stock purchase
rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement (the “
Shares ”) for an amount per Share determined in
accordance with the Offer Documents (but in any event not to exceed
$54.00 per Share) (the “ Self Tender ”);
and
(b) the purchase by the
Borrower from AHS of up to the Maximum Amount of Shares in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, for an amount
per Share not to exceed the PPS, in accordance with the terms of
the Purchase Agreement (referred to as the “ Affiliate
Purchase ”).
“ Shares ”
is defined in clause (a) of the definition of
“Self Tender and Affiliate Purchase”.
“ Supplement
” means any Supplement to this Agreement whereby any Lenders
or any other lenders provide commitments to make Term A-1 Loans
and/or Term B Loans.
“ Term A-1 Loans
” means the Loans made on or after the First Amendment
Effective Date in accordance with clause (b) of
Section 2.1.6 in an original principal amount of up to
$700,000,000.
“ Term A-1 Note
” means a promissory note of the Borrower, payable to the
order of any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-5 hereto
(as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise
modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness
of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Term A-1
Loans (including Designated Additional Term A-1 Loans), and also
means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.
“ Term B Loans
” means the Loans made on the First Amendment Effective Date
in accordance with clause (b) of
Section 2.1.6 in an original principal amount of up to
$500,000,000.
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“ Term B Note
” means a promissory note of the Borrower, payable to the
order of any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-6 hereto
(as such promissory note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise
modified from time to time), evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness
of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Term B
Loans (including Designated Additional Term B Loans), and also
means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in
substitution therefor or renewal thereof.
SECTION 2.1.2. The following
definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit
Agreement are amended as follows:
(i) “Applicable
Commitment Fee Margin” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Applicable
Commitment Fee Margin ” means (i) prior to First
Amendment Effective Date, determined as set forth in this Agreement
without giving effect to the First Amendment and (ii) from and
after the First Amendment Effective Date, the applicable percentage
set forth below corresponding to the relevant Net Debt to EBITDA
Ratio:
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Net Debt
to EBITDA Ratio
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Applicable
Commitment Fee
Margin |
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³
3.50:1
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0.250% |
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<3.50:1 and
³
2.00:1
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0.200% |
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< 2.00:1 and
³
1.50:1
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0.175% |
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< 1.50
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0.150% |
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the then
effective Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio), the Applicable Commitment Fee
Margin for Revolving Loans from the First Amendment Effective Date
through (and including) the date of delivery of the Compliance
Certificate (pursuant to clause (c) of
Section 7.1.1 ) in respect of the first Fiscal Quarter
ending after the First Amendment Effective Date shall be 0.250%.
Subject to Section 4.7 , the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio
used to compute the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin shall be the
Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate
most recently delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent. Changes in the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin resulting
from a change in the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio shall become
effective upon delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to clause (c)
of Section 7.1.1 . If the Borrower fails to
deliver a Compliance Certificate within the time period set forth
in clause (a) or (b) of
Section 7.1.1 , as applicable (the “
Applicable Delivery Date ”), the Applicable Commitment
Fee Margin from and including the day after the
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Applicable Delivery Date to
but not including the date the Borrower delivers to the
Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate shall equal the
highest Applicable Commitment Fee Margin set forth
above.
(ii) “Applicable
Margin” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Applicable
Margin ” means the applicable percentage set forth below
corresponding to the relevant Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio:
(a) For Term A Loans, Term
A-1 Loans, Designated Additional Term A Loans, Designated
Additional Term A-1 Loans and Revolving Loans:
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Net Debt
to EBITDA Ratio
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Applicable
Margin For
Base Rate Loans
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Applicable
Margin For
LIBO Rate Loans
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³
3.50:1
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0.25% |
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1.250% |
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<3.50:1 and
³
2.00:1
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0.00% |
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1.000% |
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< 2.00:1 and
³
1.50:1
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0.00% |
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0.875% |
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< 1.50:1
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0.00% |
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0.750% |
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the then
effective Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio), the Applicable Margin for all
Term A Loans, Term A-1 Loans, Designated Additional Term A Loans,
Designated Additional Term A-1 Loans and Revolving Loans from the
First Amendment Effective Date through (and including) the date of
delivery of the Compliance Certificate (pursuant to clause
(c) of Section 7.1.1 ) in respect of the
first Fiscal Quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective
Date shall be (i) 0.25% for Base Rate Loans and
(ii) 1.250% for LIBO Rate Loans. Subject to
Section 4.7 , the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio used to
compute the Applicable Margin shall be the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio
set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable
Margin resulting from a change in the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio
shall become effective upon delivery by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 7.1.1 . If the
Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate on or prior to
the Applicable Delivery Date, the Applicable Margin from and
including the day after the Applicable Delivery Date to but not
including the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative
Agent a Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable
Margin set forth above.
(b) For Term B Loans and
Designated Additional Term B Loans:
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Net Debt
to EBITDA Ratio
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Applicable
Margin For
Base Rate Loans
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Applicable
Margin For
LIBO Rate Loans
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³
3.00:1
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0.50% |
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1.50% |
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< 3.00:1
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0.25% |
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1.25% |
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Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the then
effective Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio), the Applicable Margin for all
Term B Loans and Designated Additional Term B Loans from the First
Amendment Effective Date through (and including) the date of
delivery of the Compliance Certificate (pursuant to clause
(c) of Section 7.1.1 ) in respect of the
first Fiscal Quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective
Date shall be (i) 0.50% for Base Rate Loans and
(ii) 1.50% for LIBO Rate Loans. Subject to
Section 4.7 , the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio used to
compute the Applicable Margin shall be the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio
set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable
Margin resulting from a change in the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio
shall become effective upon delivery by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 7.1.1 . If the
Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate on or prior to
the Applicable Delivery Date, the Applicable Margin from and
including the day after the Applicable Delivery Date to but not
including the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative
Agent a Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable
Margin set forth above.
(c) The Applicable Margin for
Designated New Term Loans shall be determined pursuant to clause
(a) of Section 2.1.6 .
(iii) “Designated New
Loan” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Designated New
Loan ” means, as the context requires, a Designated
Additional Term A Loan, a Designated Additional Term A-1 Loan, a
Designated Additional Term B Loan and/or a Designated New Term
Loan.
(iv) “Investment Grade
Rating Date” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Investment Grade
Rating Date ” means the date on which (a) the
corporate credit rating assigned to the Borrower is an Investment
Grade Rating; (b) no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing; and (c) all Term B Loans and Designated Additional
Term B Loans (if any) shall have been repaid in full.
(v) “Loan” is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Loan ”
means, as the context may require, a Revolving Loan, a Swing Line
Loan, a Term A Loan, a Term A-1 Loan, a Term B Loan and a
Designated New Loan.
(vi) “Note” is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
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“ Note ”
means, as the context may require, a Revolving Note, a Swing Line
Note, a Registered Note, a Term A Note, a Term A-1 Note, a Term B
Note or any promissory note representing a Designated New
Loan.
(vii)
“Percentage” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Percentage
” means, relative to any Lender, the applicable percentage
relating to Term A Loans, Term A-1 Loans, Term B Loans, any Tranche
of Designated New Loans, Swing Line Loans or Revolving Loans, as
the case may be, as set forth opposite its name on
Schedule II hereto (including Schedule II to the
Supplement) under the applicable column heading or set forth in
Lender Assignment Agreement(s) under the applicable column heading,
as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Lender Assignment Agreement(s) executed by such Lender and its
Assignee Lender(s) and delivered pursuant to
Section 11.11 . A Lender shall not have any Commitment
to make a particular Tranche of Loans (as the case may be) if its
percentage under the respective column heading is zero.
(viii) “Stated Maturity
Date” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Stated Maturity
Date ” means
(a) in the case of any
Revolving Loan, June 30, 2011;
(b) in the case of any Term A
Loan or Designated Additional Term A Loan, June 30,
2011;
(c) in the case of any Term
A-1 Loan or Designated Additional Term A-1 Loan, January 26,
2013;
(d) in the case of any Term B
Loan or Designated Additional Term B Loan, January 26, 2014;
and
(e) in the case of any
Designated New Term Loan, as determined in accordance with
Section 2.1.6 .
(ix) “Subordinated
Debt” is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ Subordinated
Debt ” means any unsecured subordinated Debt of the
Borrower which shall (a) contain subordination provisions that
are no less favorable to the holders of “Senior
Indebtedness”, “Senior Debt” or terms of similar
import as used in the applicable Sub Debt Documents than
subordination provisions customarily contained in such documents
for such type of subordinated debt, (b) not provide for any
amortization (in whole or in part) of the Debt issued thereunder
prior to 6 months after the Stated Maturity Date for Term A Loans,
Term A-1 Loans and Term B Loans and (c) contain such other
terms and conditions which, taken as a whole, are comparable to
those customarily contained in Sub Debt Documents for such type of
subordinated debt.
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(x) “Term Loans”
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Term Loans
” means, collectively, the Term A Loans, the Term A-1 Loans,
the Term B Loans and the Designated New Loans.
(xi) “Tranche” is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“ Tranche
” means, as the context may require, the Loans constituting
Term A Loans, Term A-1 Loans, Term B Loans, Swing Line Loans,
Revolving Loans or Designated New Loans.
SECTION 2.2. Amendments to
Article II . Article II of the Existing Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in accordance with Sections 2.2.1 through
2.2.2 .
SECTION 2.2.1.
Section 2.1.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement is amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) Designated Additional
Loans . At any time that no Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower may notify the Administrative Agent that
the Borrower is requesting that, on the terms and subject to the
conditions contained in this Agreement, the Lenders and/or other
lenders not then a party to this Agreement provide up to an
aggregate amount of $400,000,000 in commitments to provide
(i) (A) additional Revolving Loan Commitments or
(B) loans to be provided under a new tranche of revolving
loans which have terms and conditions (including interest rate and
maturity date), as mutually agreed to by the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Person(s)
providing such new tranche of Loans (in either case, “
Designated Additional Revolving Loan Commitments ),
(ii) additional Term A Loans (“ Designated Additional
Term A Loans ”), (iii) additional Term A-1 Loans
(“ Designated Additional Term A-1 Loans ”),
(iv) additional Term B Loans (“ Designated Additional
Term B Loans ”) and/or (v) loans to be provided
under a new tranche of term loans (“ Designated New Term
Loans ”) which have terms and conditions (including
interest rate and amortization schedule), as mutually agreed to by
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and
the Person(s) providing such new tranche of Loans. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the final maturity date of any new
tranche of revolving loans described in clause (i)(B) above
shall be no earlier than the Stated Maturity Date of the Revolving
Loans and the final maturity date of any Designated New Loans shall
be no earlier than the Stated Maturity Date of the Term A Loans,
the Term A-1 Loans or the Term B Loans. Upon receipt of any such
notice, the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to arrange for the Lenders or other Eligible Institutions
to provide such additional commitments; provided that the
Administrative Agent will first offer each of the Lenders that then
has a Percentage of the Commitment or Loans of the type proposed to
be obtained a pro rata portion of any such
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additional commitment.
Nothing contained in this Section 2.1.6 or otherwise in
this Agreement is intended to commit any Lender or any Agent to
provide any portion of any such additional commitments. If and to
the extent that any Lenders and/or other lenders agree, in their
sole discretion, to provide any such additional commitments,
(i) in the case of Designated Additional Revolving Loan
Commitments of the type set forth in clause (i)(A) above,
the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount shall be increased by the
amount of the additional Revolving Loan Commitments agreed to be so
provided, (ii) subject to compliance with the terms of
Section 5.2 and such other terms and conditions
mutually agreed to among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the Syndication Agent and the Lenders providing any such other
commitments, Loans of the type requested by the Borrower will be
made on the date as agreed among such Persons, (iii) the
Percentages of the respective Lenders in respect of the applicable
Commitment or type of Loan shall be proportionally adjusted
(provided that the Percentage of each Lender shall not be increased
without the consent of such Lender), (iv) in the case of
Designated Additional Revolving Loan Commitment of the type set
forth in clause (i)(A) above at such time and in such manner
as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall agree (it being
understood that the Borrower and the Agents will use commercially
reasonable efforts to avoid the prepayment or assignment of any
LIBO Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto), the Lenders shall assign and assume
outstanding Revolving Loans and participations in outstanding
Letters of Credit so as to cause the amounts of such Revolving
Loans and participations in Letters of Credit held by each Lender
to conform to the respective Percentages of the Revolving Loan
Commitment of the Lenders and (v) the Borrower shall execute
and deliver any additional Notes or other amendments or
modifications to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Any fees payable in
respect of any commitment provided for in this
Section 2.1.6 shall be as agreed to by the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent. Any designation of a commitment hereunder
(i) shall be irrevocable, (ii) shall reduce the amount of
commitments that may be requested under this Section 2.1.6
pro tanto and (iii) shall be in a minimum principal amount
of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000.
(b) Term A-1 and Term B
Loans . The Borrower may request that, on the terms and subject
to the conditions contained in this Agreement and the Supplement,
the Lenders and/or other lenders not then a party to this Agreement
provide up to an aggregate amount of $1,200,000,000 in commitments
to provide Term A-1 Loans and Term B Loans to the Borrower on or
following the First Amendment Effective Date (any such commitments
shall be deemed a “Commitment” for all purposes in the
Loan Documents and the commitment amounts in respect thereof shall
thereafter be included in the definition of “Commitment
Amount”). The Borrower shall execute and deliver any
additional Notes or other amendments or modifications to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request.
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SECTION 2.2.2.
Section 2.2.2 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the words “or Excess Cash Flow” after
the words “Net Disposition Proceeds” in the fourth line
of such Section.
SECTION 2.3. Amendments to
Article III . Article III of the Existing Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in accordance with Sections 2.3.1 through
2.3.2 .
SECTION 2.3.1.
Section 3.1.1 is amended by (i) re-lettering clauses
(e) and (f) of such Section as clauses “(h)”
and “(i)”, respectively, and (ii) adding a new
clauses (e), (f) and (g), to read in their entirety as
follows:
(e) the Borrower shall, on
the Stated Maturity Date and on each Quarterly Payment Date
occurring on or during any period set forth below, make a scheduled
repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount, if any, of
all Term A-1 Loans in an amount equal to the amount set forth below
opposite the Stated Maturity Date or such Quarterly Payment Date
(as such amounts may have otherwise been reduced pursuant to this
Agreement), as applicable:
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01/01/07 through (and including)
12/31/07
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$0.00 |
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01/01/08 through (and including)
12/31/08
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$0.00 |
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01/01/09 through (and including)
12/31/09
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$26,250,000.00 |
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01/01/10 through (and including)
12/31/10
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$35,000,000.00 |
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01/01/11 through (and including)
12/31/11
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$43,750,000.00; |
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01/01/12 through (and including)
Stated Maturity Date for Term A-1 Loans
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$56,000,000.00 (or the then outstanding principal
amount of Term A-1 Loans, if different); |
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provided , that each
remaining amortization amount of Term A-1 Loans occurring after the
date of the making of a Designated Additional Term A-1 Loan will be
increased pro rata by the aggregate principal amount of any
Designated Additional Term A-1 Loan based on the percentage of the
original principal amount of Term A-1 Loans payable on such
Quarterly Payment Date with any excess due and payable on the
Stated Maturity Date for Term A-1 Loans;
(f) the Borrower shall, on
the Stated Maturity Date and on each Quarterly Payment Date
occurring on or during any period set forth below, make a scheduled
repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount, if any, of
all Term B Loans in an amount equal to the amount set forth below
opposite the Stated Maturity Date or such Quarterly Payment Date
(as such amounts may have otherwise been reduced pursuant to this
Agreement), as applicable:
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01/01/07 through (and including)
12/31/13
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$1,250,000.00 |
| Stated
Maturity Date for Term B Loans |
|
$465,000,000.00 (or the then outstanding principal amount
of Term B Loans, if different); |
provided , that each
remaining amortization amount of Term B Loans occurring after the
date of the making of a Designated Additional Term B Loan will be
increased pro rata by the aggregate principal amount
of any Designated Additional Term B Loan based on the percentage of
the original principal amount of Term B Loans payable on such
Quarterly Payment Date with any excess due and payable on the
Stated Maturity Date for Term B Loans;
(g) the Borrower shall,
within 120 days following the last day of each Fiscal Year
(beginning with the 2007 Fiscal Year), (or, if earlier, on the same
day that it delivers the Borrower’s annual audited financial
reports pursuant to clause (b) of
Section 7.1.1 ), deliver to the Administrative Agent a
calculation of the Excess Cash Flow for such Fiscal Year and no
later than five Business Days following the delivery of such
calculation, make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an
aggregate amount equal to the Applicable Percentage of the Excess
Cash Flow (if any) for such period, to be applied as set forth in
Section 3.1.2 and Section 2.2.2
;
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SECTION 2.3.2. Clause
(c) of Section 3.1.2 is amended in its entirety to read
as follows:
(c) Each prepayment of Term
Loans made pursuant to clause (b) and clause
(g) of Section 3.1.1 shall be applied
pro rata to a mandatory prepayment of the outstanding
principal amount of all Term Loans (with the amount of such
prepayment of the Term Loans being applied to the remaining Term
Loan amortization payments, as the case may be, required pursuant
to clauses (d) , (e) , (f) and
(i) of Section 3.1.1 , in each case
pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such
remaining amortization payment), until all such Term Loans have
been paid in full and, thereafter, shall be applied in accordance
with Section 2.2.2 .
SECTION 2.4. Amendment to
Article IV . Article IV of the Existing Credit
Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with
Section 2.4.1 .
SECTION 2.4.1.
Section 4.7 is amended by adding the following text to the end
of such Section:
The Borrower acknowledges
that the Lenders’ agreement to the amount of the Applicable
Margin and fees payable under the Loan Documents is predicated on,
among other things, the delivery by the Obligors pursuant to
Section 7.1.1 of accurate and actual reporting of
results of operation, and that the financial covenant ratios set
forth in a Compliance Certificate shall only be treated by the
Secured Parties as presumptive evidence of such actual results. If
the actual Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio for any period is higher than
that set forth in a Compliance Certificate for such period, then
the amount of interest and fees owing for such period shall be
established by reference to the actual Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio,
and not such ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate.
Promptly, and in any event within three days, following the earlier
of (i) the Borrower’s receipt of a notice from the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this clause or (ii) the
Borrower’s knowledge that the Net Debt to EBITDA Ratio for a
particular period was higher than that reported for such period,
the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent all unpaid
interest for such period based upon the actual Net Debt to EBITDA
Ratio. In no event will the Lenders be required to rebate interest
or fees paid by the Borrower, and the payment of incremental
interest pursuant to this clause shall not adversely effect (and
are without limitation of) the other rights and remedies of the
Secured Parties under the Loan Documents.
SECTION 2.5. Amendments to
Article VII . Article VII of the Existing Credit Agreement is
hereby amended in accordance with Sections 2.5.1
through 2.5.4 .
SECTION 2.5.1.
Section 7.1.9 is amended by (i) deleting the word
“and” at the end of clause (a), (ii) deleting the
period at the end of clause (b) and inserting “;
and” in its place and (iii) adding a new clause
(c) to read in its entirety as follows:
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