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Exhibit 10.3 December 16, 2008 MasTec, Inc. and
the other
Borrowers referred to below
800 Douglas Road, North Tower, 12th Floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Ladies and Gentlemen: We refer
to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
dated July 29, 2008 (as at any time amended, restated,
modified or supplemented, the "Loan Agreement"), by and among
MasTec, Inc., a Florida corporation ("MasTec"), certain of the
Subsidiaries of MasTec which are identified on the signature pages
hereto (together with MasTec, collectively, "Borrowers"), the
financial institutions party thereto from time to time (the
"Lenders") and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for
the Lenders (the "Agent"). All capitalized terms used in this
letter agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
Borrowers have advised the Agent and
the Lenders that MasTec North America, Inc., a Florida corporation
("MasTec North America"), has entered into a Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of October 4, 2008, as amended by that
certain First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
December 2, 2008, and that certain Second Amendment to Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of December 13, 2008 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), with Wanzek Construction, Inc., a North
Dakota corporation ("Wanzek"), Trust B under the Amended and
Restated Living Trust of Leo Wanzek dated February 2, 2000, a
North Dakota trust ("Wanzek QTIP"), Janet L. Wanzek, a North Dakota
resident ("Janet Wanzek"), Wanzek Construction 2008 Irrevocable
Trust, a North Dakota trust ("Wanzek IDIT"), Jon L. Wanzek, a North
Dakota resident ("Jon Wanzek"), and Jon L. Wanzek 2008 Two-Year
Irrevocable Annuity Trust, a North Dakota trust ("Wanzek GRAT";
Wanzek QTIP, Janet Wanzek, Wanzek IDIT, Jon Wanzek, and Wanzek GRAT
are collectively referred to herein as "Sellers" and individually
as "Seller"), and Jon Wanzek in his capacity as Sellers’
Representative ("Sellers’ Representative") pursuant to which
MasTec North America proposes to purchase from Sellers and Sellers
propose to sell to MasTec North America all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Wanzek (the "Wanzek Stock"). The
foregoing transaction is hereinafter referred to as the "Wanzek
Acquisition". Borrowers acknowledge
that pursuant to Section 10.2.13 of the Loan Agreement,
Borrowers may not consummate the Wanzek Acquisition unless such
Acquisition constitutes a Permitted Acquisition under the Loan
Agreement. Borrowers have represented to the Agent and the Lenders
that, with the exception of the amount of the Purchase Price, the
Wanzek Acquisition will constitute a Permitted Acquisition under
the Loan Agreement and have requested, notwithstanding the fact
that the Purchase Price of the Wanzek Acquisition exceeds the
amount permitted under the Loan Agreement, that the Agent and the
Lenders acknowledge and consent to the Wanzek Acquisition as a
Permitted Acquisition under the Loan Agreement.
The Agent and the Lenders are willing
to acknowledge and consent to the Wanzek Acquisition as a Permitted
Acquisition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
The parties also desire to amend the
Loan Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein. NOW, THEREFORE, for the sum
of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) in hand paid and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
severally acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Acknowledgment of
and Consent to Wanzek Acquisition as a Permitted Acquisition
. At the request of Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders hereby
acknowledge and consent to the Wanzek Acquisition as a Permitted
Acquisition, so long as the following conditions have been
satisfied in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent on the
date of the closing of the Wanzek Acquisition (which closing date
shall be no later than January 2, 2009): (i) Borrowers
shall have satisfied all of the conditions to a Permitted
Acquisition set forth in the Loan Agreement other than the Purchase
Price requirement set forth in clause (c) of the definition of
"Permitted Acquisition"; (ii) The Purchase Price of the Wanzek
Acquisition does not exceed $182,475,000 (excluding any earn-out
payments due Sellers after the date hereof), which Purchase Price
shall consist of (A) $50,000,000 in cash, (B) $62,475,000 in Equity
Interests of MasTec (subject to fluctuations in value based on
market conditions), (C) the assumption by MasTec of
$15,000,000 of indebtedness owing by Wanzek, and (D) the
incurrence of Subordinated Debt in the principal amount of
$55,000,000; and (iii) Borrowers shall have delivered to the
Agent a duly executed Certificate Regarding Permitted Acquisition,
in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, together with
all attachments thereto and other documents referenced therein and
required to be delivered in connection therewith.
2. Amendments to Loan
Agreement . The Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows: (a) By deleting the
first paragraph of the definition of "Applicable Margin" contained
in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement and the pricing grid set
forth immediately thereafter, and by substituting in lieu thereof
the following: Applicable
Margin — a percentage equal to 1.25% with respect to
Revolver Loans that are Base Rate Loans and 2.50% with respect to
Revolver Loans that are LIBOR Loans; provided , that
commencing on the first day of the calendar month immediately
succeeding the third Business Day (each an "Adjustment Date") after
Agent’s receipt of the applicable financial statements and
corresponding Compliance Certificate for each Fiscal Quarter ending
on or after June 30, 2009, the Applicable Margin shall be
increased or (if no Default or Event of Default exists) decreased,
on a quarterly basis according to the performance of Borrowers as
measured by the Leverage Ratio for the immediately preceding Fiscal
Quarter of Borrowers, as follows:
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Applicable
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Applicable Base
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Level
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Leverage Ratio
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LIBOR Margin
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Rate Margin
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I
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³ 4.00 to 1.00
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3.00
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%
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1.75
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%
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II
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³ 3.00 to l.00
but
< 4.00 to 1.00
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2.75
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%
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1.50
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%
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III
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³ 2.00 to l.00
but
< 3.00 to 1.00
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2.50
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%
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1.25
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%
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IV
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³ 1.50 to l.00
but
< 2.00 to 1.00
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2.25
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%
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1.25
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³ 1.00 to l.00
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< 1.50 to 1.00
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2.125
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1.25
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< 1.00 to 1.00
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2.00
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1.25
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(b) By deleting the
definitions of "Base Rate" and "Federal Funds Rate" contained in
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, and by substituting in lieu
thereof the following new definitions, in proper alphabetical
sequence: Base Rate —
for any day, a per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) the
Prime Rate for such day; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such
day, plus 0.50%; or (c) Adjusted LIBOR Rate for a 30 day
interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.00%.
Federal Funds Rate —
(a) the weighted average of interest rates on overnight
federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by federal funds brokers on the applicable Business
Day (or on the preceding Business Day, if the applicable day is not
a Business Day), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York on the next Business Day; or (b) if no such rate is
published on the next Business Day, the average rate (rounded up,
if necessary, to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) charged to BofA on the
applicable day on such transactions, as determined by Agent.
(c) By adding the following new
definitions of "Defaulting Lender", "Prime Rate" and "Wanzek
Sellers" to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement, in proper
alphabetical sequence: Defaulting
Lender — any Lender that (a) fails to make any
payment or provide funds to Agent or any Borrower as required
hereunder or is in breach of or fails otherwise to perform its
obligations under any Loan Document, and such failure is not cured
within one Business Day, or (b) is the subject of any
Insolvency Proceeding. Prime
Rate — the rate of interest announced by BofA from time
to time as its prime rate. Such rate is set by BofA on the basis of
various factors, including its costs and desired return, general
economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference
point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or
below such rate. Any change in such rate announced by BofA shall
take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the
public announcement of such change.
Wanzek Sellers — shall have the meaning ascribed to
"Sellers" in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
October 4, 2008, as at any time amended, modified, restated or
supplemented, among MasTec, MasTec North America, Wanzek
Construction, Inc., a North Dakota corporation, Trust B under the
Amended and Restated Living Trust of Leo Wanzek dated
February 2, 2000, a North Dakota trust, Janet L. Wanzek, a
North Dakota resident, Wanzek Construction 2008 Irrevocable Trust,
a North Dakota trust, Jon L. Wanzek, a North Dakota resident, and
Jon L. Wanzek 2008 Two-Year Irrevocable Annuity Trust, a North
Dakota trust, and Jon Wanzek in his capacity as sellers’
representative.
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(d) By adding a new subclause
(z) to Section 2.3.1(i) of the Loan Agreement, so that
Section 2.3.1(i) of the Loan Agreement reads in its entirety as
follows: (i) Each Borrower
acknowledges that Issuing Bank’s willingness to issue any
Letter of Credit is conditioned upon Issuing Bank’s receipt
of (A) an LC Application with respect to the requested Letter
of Credit and (B) such other instruments and agreements as
Issuing Bank may customarily require for the issuance of a letter
of credit of equivalent type and amount as the requested L
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