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Title: FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/1/2009
Industry: Waste Management Services     Sector: Services

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: trc companies  inc , wells fargo foothill  inc
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Exhibit 10.11.14

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Fourteenth Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of May 29, 2009, by and among the financial institutions identified on the signature pages hereof (such financial institutions, together with their respective successors and assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a “ Lender ” and collectively as the “ Lenders ”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacities, together with any successor arranger and administrative agent, “ Agent ”), and TRC COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Administrative Borrower ”), on behalf of all Borrowers.

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS, the Administrative Borrower, the Administrative Borrower’s Subsidiaries party thereto, the Lenders and Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 17, 2006 (as amended as of October 31, 2006, as of November 29, 2006, as of December 29, 2006, as of January 31, 2007, as of July 30, 2007, as of September 25, 2007, as of November 28, 2007, as of December 14, 2007, as of March 3, 2008, as of April 4, 2008, as of April 22, 2008, as of May 20, 2008, and as of August 19, 2008, and as the same may be further amended, modified, supplemented or amended and restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS, Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement, all as herein provided subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and provisions herein contained, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.                                           Definitions .   Any capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.                                           Amendments to Credit Agreement Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended, as of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 4 below), as follows:

 

2.01.                      Amendment to Section 2.12 .  Section 2.12(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $7,500,000” in clause (ii) thereof and inserting “the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $15,000,000” in lieu thereof.

 

2.02.                      Amendments to Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement .

 

2.02.1.            Amendment to Section 6.16(a).  Section 6.16(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

 

(a)                                   Minimum EBITDA.  Fail to achieve EBITDA, measured on a quarterly basis, of at least the required amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto:

 



 

Applicable Amount

 

Applicable Period

 

 

 

$2,100,000

 

For the 3 month period ending September 30, 2008

 

 

 

$3,800,000

 

For the 6 month period ending December 31, 2008

 

 

 

$7,600,000

 

For the 9 month period ending March 31, 2009

 

 

 

$10,600,000

 

For the 12 month period ending June 30, 2009

 

 

 

70% of projected EBITDA based on the projections delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 so long as such projections are satisfactory to Agent (or if such projections are not satisfactory to Agent or Borrowers fail to timely deliver such projections, an amount reasonably determined by Agent but in no event less than $10,600,000 for each fiscal quarter in fiscal year 2010, $11,100,000 for the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2011, $11,600,000 for the second fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2011, $12,000,000 for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2011, and $12,500,000 for the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2011), unless in any such case otherwise agreed to in writing by Agent, Required Lenders and Borrowers

 

For the 12 month period ending each fiscal quarter thereafter

 

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2.02.2.            New Section 6.16(d) .  Section 6.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new clause (d) at the end thereof:

 

(d)                                   Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Fail to achieve Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, measured on a quarterly basis, of at least the required ratio set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto:

 

Applicable Ratio

 

Applicable Period

 

 

 

1.00:1.00

 

For the 12 month period ending June 30, 2009

 

 

 

1.00:1.00

 

For the 12 month period ending September 30, 2009

 

 

 

1.00:1.00

 

For the 12 month period ending December 31, 2009

 

 

 

1.00:1.00

 

For the 12 month period ending each fiscal quarter thereafter

 

2.03.                      Definition of Base LIBOR Rate in Schedule 1.1 .  The definition of “Base LIBOR Rate” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (a) thereof and inserting “(a) 3.00 percentage points per annum” in lieu thereof with respect to all sums outstanding on and after the Effective Date.

 

2.04.                      Definition of Base Rate in Schedule 1.1 .  The definition of “Base Rate” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (a) thereof and inserting “(a) 5.75 percentage points per annum” in lieu thereof with respect to all sums outstanding on and after the Effective Date.

 

2.05.                      Definition of Base Rate Margin in Schedule 1.1 .  The definition of “Base Rate Margin” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof with respect to all sums outstanding on and after the Effective Date:

 

Base Rate Margin ” means, as of any date of determination:

 

(a)                                   For the period from and including the Fourteenth Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the effective date of any determination of the Base Rate Margin pursuant to clause (c) below, 3.50 percentage points per annum (the “ Initial Base Rate Margin ”).

 

(b)                                  Thereafter, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the relevant Base Rate Margin set forth in the table below that corresponds to the applicable

 

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TTM EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries set forth opposite thereto (as determined in accordance with clause (c) below).  At any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the “Base Rate Margin” shall be reset to the Initial Base Rate Margin.

 

TTM EBITDA

 

Base Rate Margin

 

 

 

Less than or equal to $10,000,000

 

3.50 percentage points

 

 

 

Greater than $10,000,000 but less than or equal to $13,000,000

 

3.00 percentage points

 

 

 

Greater than $13,000,000

 

2.50 percentage points

 

(c)                                   The Base Rate Margin shall be determined from time to time pursuant to clause (b) above on the first day of the month following the date on which Parent delivers to Agent a quarterly Compliance Certificate in accordance with Section 5.3 , commencing with the delivery by Parent of the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter of Parent ended September 30, 2007.  In the event that a quarterly Compliance Certificate is not provided to Agent in accordance with Section 5.3 , the Base Rate Margin shall be set at the Initial Base Rate Margin as of the first day of the month following the date on which such quarterly Compliance Certificate was required to be delivered until the date on which such quarterly Compliance Certificate is delivered (on which date (but not retroactively), without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result of Parent’s and Borrowers’ failure to timely deliver such quarterly Compliance Certificate, the Base Rate Margin shall be set at the relevant Base Rate Margin set forth in the table above based upon the calculation of TTM EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries set forth in such quarterly Compliance Certificate).  If the aforementioned financial statements are at any time restated or otherwise revised (including as a result of an audit) or if the information set forth in such financial statements otherwise proves to be false or incorrect such that the Base Rate Margin would have been higher than was otherwise in effect during any period, without constituting a waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising as a result thereof, interest due under the Agreement shall immediately be recalculated at such higher rate for any applicable periods and shall be due and payable on demand.

 

2.06.                      Definition of Borrowing Base in Schedule 1.1 .  The definition of “Borrowing Base” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “$25,000,000” in clause (a)(i)(b) thereof and inserting “$15,000,000” in lieu thereof.

 

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2.07.                      Definition of EBITDA in Schedule 1.1 .  The definition of “EBITDA” in Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

 

EBITDA ” means, with respect to any fiscal period, Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net earnings (or loss), minus (a) without duplication and to the extent included in determining Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net earnings (or loss) for such period, the sum for such period of (i) extraordinary gains and (ii) interest income (excluding interest income related to any Exit Strategy Program), in the case of each of clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net earnings (or loss) for such period, the sum for such period of (i) interest expenses, (ii) income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) restructuring charges incurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,750,000, (v) restructuring charges incurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,500,000 ( provided that no amount under this clause (v) shall be added back for purposes of calculating EBITDA unless and until Agent has received satisfactory documentation and other evidence relating to any such restructuring charges), (vi) restructuring charges incurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 ( provided that no amount under this clause (vi) shall be added back for purposes of calculating EBITDA unless and until Agent has received satisfactory documentation and other evidence relating to any such restructuring charges), (vii) non-cash losses incurred in connection with the Exit Strategy Program solely to the extent such losses are reimbursable to Parent or one of its Subsidiaries under insurance policies with AIG (or another insurer), and (viii) non-cash goodwill impairment charges and non-cash dividend and preferred stock accretion charges, in the case of each of clauses (b)(i) through and including (b)(viii) above, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

2.08.                      New Definition of Fixed Charges in Schedule 1.1 Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new definition of “Fixed Charges” in proper alphabetical order:

 

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a) cash Interest Expense paid during such period, (b) principal payments in respect of Indebtedness that are required to be paid during such period, and (c) all federal, state, and local income taxes paid in cash during such period (less any refunds received in cash during such period in respect of any such federal, state or local income taxes).

 

2.09.                      New Definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio in Schedule 1.1 Schedule 1.1 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” in proper alphabetical order:

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to Parent for any period, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for such period, minus the actual amount paid by Borrower and its

 

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Subsidiaries in cash on account of Capital Expenditures during such period, plus Qualified Cash as of the last day of such period, to (b) Fixed Cha


 
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