Exhibit 10.21
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) made effective as of
March 13, 2009 (the “ Effective Date ”) is
among Flotek Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Borrower ”), the Lenders (as defined below), and Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as defined below),
Issuing Lender (as defined below), and Swing Line Lender (as
defined below) for the Lenders.
RECITALS
A. The Borrower is party to that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008,
among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time
(the “ Lenders ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”), issuing lender (in such
capacity, the “ Issuing Lender ”), and swing
line lender (in such capacity, the “ Swing Line Lender
”), as amended by that certain First Amendment and Temporary
Waiver Agreement (the “ Temporary Waiver Agreement
”) made effective as of February 11, 2009 (as so
amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”).
B. Pursuant to the Temporary Waiver
Agreement, the Lenders temporarily waived the possible Event of
Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under the Credit
Agreement resulting from the Borrower’s failure to comply
with the minimum net worth covenant set forth in Section 6.17
of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2008 (“ Existing Default
”).
C. The parties hereto wish to,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(1) provide for a permanent waiver of the Existing Default,
and (2) make certain amendments to the Credit
Agreement.
THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms;
Other Definitional Provisions . As used in this Agreement,
each of the terms defined in the opening paragraph and the Recitals
above shall have the meanings assigned to such terms therein. Each
term defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without
definition shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Credit Agreement, unless expressly provided to the contrary. The
words “hereof”, “herein”, and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement. Paragraph headings have
been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience for
reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are
not a part of this Agreement and shall not be used in the
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to
Credit Agreement .
(a) Section 1.1 (Certain
Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the defined terms “ Adjusted
Base Rate ”, “ Applicable Margin ”,
“ Borrowing Base ”, “ Commitments
”, “ Debt ”, “ Eurodollar
Advance ”, Eurodollar Rate ”,
“ Eurodollar Rate Reserve
Percentage ”, “ Eligible Assignee ”,
“ Excess Cash Flow ”, “ Fee Letter
”, “ Fixed Charges ”, “ Majority
Revolving Lenders ” and “Net Income”
in their entirety and replacing them with the following
corresponding terms:
“ Adjusted Base Rate
” means, for any day, the fluctuating rate per annum of
interest equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect
on such day,(b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day
plus 1.5% and (c) a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the Daily One-Month LIBOR plus
1.5%. Any change in the Adjusted Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate, Daily One-Month LIBOR or the Federal Funds Rate shall
be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime
Rate, Daily One-Month LIBOR or the Federal Funds
Rate.
“ Applicable Margin
” means, at any time with respect to each Type of Advance,
the Letters of Credit and the Commitment Fee, the percentage rate
per annum which is applicable at such time with respect to such
Advance, Letter of Credit or Commitment Fee as set forth in
Schedule I and subject to further adjustments as set forth in
Section 2.8(d).
“ Borrowing Base
” means, without duplication, the sum of the following,
determined as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate then
most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement:
(a) 80% of Eligible Receivables
of the Credit Parties plus
(b) an amount equal to 50% of
Eligible Inventory of the Credit Parties; provided that, in no
event shall the number determined under this clause (b) exceed
the lesser of (i) 50% of the Borrowing Base and
(ii) $5,000,000.
Any change in the Borrowing Base
shall be effective as of the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate
then most recently delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
provided that , should the Borrower fail to deliver the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders the Borrowing Base Certificate
as required under Section 5.2(d), the Administrative Agent may
nonetheless redetermine the Borrowing Base from time-to-time
thereafter in its reasonable discretion until the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders receive the required Borrowing Base
Certificate, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall redetermine
the Borrowing Base based on such Borrowing Base Certificate and the
other terms hereof.
“ Commitments
” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment and its
Term Commitment, if applicable.
“ Debt ”
means, for any Person, without duplication: (a) indebtedness
of such Person for borrowed money, including the face amount of any
letters of credit supporting the repayment of indebtedness for
borrowed money issued for the account of such Person and
obligations under letters of credit and agreements relating to the
issuance of letters of credit or acceptance financing, including
Letters of Credit; (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures,
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notes or other similar
instruments (including the portions of such obligations which would
otherwise be considered and calculated as equity or liability
pursuant to the FASB Staff Position APB 14-1), (c) obligations
of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property,
services, or Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any
earn-out obligations, contingent obligations, or other similar
obligations associated with such purchase, and including
obligations that are non-recourse to the credit of such Person but
are secured by the assets of such Person, but excluding trade
accounts payable); (d) obligations of such Person as lessee
under Capital Leases and obligations of such Person in respect of
synthetic leases; (e) obligations of such Person under any
Hedging Arrangement (except that such obligations shall not
constitute Debt for purposes of the calculations for compliance
under Sections 6.18 through 6.20); (f) obligations of such
Person owing in respect of redeemable preferred stock or other
preferred Equity Interest of such Person; (g) obligations of
such Person under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person to purchase or
otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss
in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds
referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above;
(h) indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds
referred to in clauses (a) through (g) secured by any
Lien on or in respect of any Property of such Person, and
(i) all liabilities of such Person in respect of unfunded
vested benefits under any Plan.
“ Eligible Assignee
” means (a) a Lender, (b) any Affiliate of a Lender
approved by the Administrative Agent, (c) any Approved Fund
approved by the Administrative Agent, or (d) any other Person
(other than a natural Person) approved by the Administrative Agent
and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at
the time any assignment is effected in accordance with
Section 9.7, the Borrower, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed by the Borrower and such approval
to be deemed given by the Borrower if no objection is received by
the Administrative Agent from the Borrower within five Business
Days after notice of such proposed assignment has been provided to
the Borrower; provided, however, that (i) neither the Borrower
nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible
Assignee, and (ii) approval by the Administrative Agent of an
Eligible Assignee shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided
however, any disapproval by the Administrative Agent of a Person
that fails to meet any of the following criteria shall not be
considered unreasonable: (A) any commercial bank, savings and
loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the
United States of America, or any state thereof, or any other
Person, that has a combined capital and surplus of less than
$100,000,000, (B) any commercial bank or Person organized
under the laws of any other country, or a political subdivision of
any such country, which is not a member of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, or (C) any commercial
bank or Person organized under the laws of any other country, or a
political subdivision of any such country, which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and has a
combined capital and surplus of less than
$100,000,000.
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“ Eurodollar Advance
” means an Advance that bears interest based upon the
Eurodollar Rate (other than Advances that bear interest based upon
the Daily One-Month LIBOR).
“ Eurodollar Rate
” means a rate per annum determined by the Administrative
Agent pursuant to the following formula:
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Eurodollar Rate =
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Eurodollar Base
Rate
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1.00 – Eurodollar Rate
Reserve Percentage
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“ Eurodollar Rate
Reserve Percentage ” means, as of any day, the reserve
percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal
places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any
Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal
Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve
requirement) with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or
including Eurocurrency Liabilities. The Eurodollar Rate for each
outstanding Advance shall be adjusted automatically as of the
effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve
Percentage.
“ Excess Cash Flow
” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the
Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA for the twelve month period
then ended minus (b) without duplication, the sum of
(i) taxes actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
during such twelve month period, (ii) Capital Expenditures of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries actually paid during such twelve
month period to the extent such Capital Expenditures were permitted
under Section 6.21, (iii) the consolidated Interest
Expense of the Borrower actually paid during such twelve month
period, and (iv) principal installment payments and optional
prepayments of Term Advances made during such twelve month period;
provided that, for purposes of this definition, (A) the
Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA shall not include the pro
forma EBITDA of any Person prior to the acquisition of such Person
by the Borrower, and (B) for purposes of calculating Excess
Cash Flow for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2008
and the twelve month period ending December 31, 2009, the
taxes paid by the Borrower on January 3, 2009 in the amount of
$2,821,000 shall be deemed to have been actually paid by the
Borrower in the year 2008 and not in the year 2009.
“ Fee Letter ”
means, collectively or individually, as the context may require
(a) that certain fee letter dated as of February 4, 2008
between the Borrower and Wells Fargo, (b) that certain fee
letter dated as of February 12, 2009 between the Borrower and
Wells Fargo, and (c) that certain fee letter dated as of
March 6, 2009 between the Borrower and Wells
Fargo.
“ Fixed Charges
” means, with respect to any period and with respect to any
Person and without duplication, the sum of (a) Interest
Expense for such period, (b) the portion of all Debt scheduled
to have been paid during such period, including the current portion
of Capital Leases but excluding, for
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purposes of clarification, the
mandatory payment of principal due hereunder pursuant to
Section 2.5(c)(ii) below, (c) taxes paid in cash during
such period and (d) the Borrower’s actual consolidated
maintenance Capital Expenditures for such period.
“ Majority Revolving
Lenders ” means (a) at any time when there are more
than two Revolving Lenders, Revolving Lenders (other than Lenders
that are at such time Defaulting Lenders) holding more than 50% of
the sum of (i) the aggregate unfunded Revolving Commitments
(excluding the Revolving Commitments of Lenders that are at such
time Defaulting Lenders) at such time plus (ii) the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Notes (with the aggregate
amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded
participation in the Letter of Credit Exposure and Swing Line
Advances being deemed as unpaid principal under such Lender’s
Revolving Note but excluding the pro rata shares thereof for any
Lender that is at such time a Defaulting Lender), (b) at any
time when there are two Revolving Lenders, all of the Revolving
Lenders (other than Lenders that are at such time Defaulting
Lenders), and (c) at any time when there is only one Revolving
Lender or there is only one Revolving Lender that is not then a
Defaulting Lender, such Revolving Lender; provided that , at
any time when all Revolving Lenders are Defaulting Lenders, then
solely for purposes of clause (a), (b) and (c) above,
such Revolving Lenders shall not be considered Defaulting
Lenders.
“ Net Income ”
means, for any period and with respect to any Person, the net
income for such period for such Person after taxes as determined in
accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, (a) extraordinary
items, including (i) any net non-cash gain or loss during such
period arising from the sale, exchange, retirement or other
disposition of capital assets (such terms to include all fixed
assets and all securities) other than in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets, and (iii)
any net gain during such period arising from the retirement or
repurchase of Debt or from the conversion of Debt to Equity
Interest and (b) the cumulative effect of any change in
GAAP.
(b) Section 1.1 (Certain
Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby further amended as follows:
(i) the defined term “
Administrative Agent ” is amended by replacing the
reference to “ Article 9 ” found therein with a
reference to “ Article 8 ”.
(ii) the defined term “
Eligible Receivable ” is amended by adding the
following new sentence to the end thereof:
In determining the amount of an
Eligible Receivable, the face amount of such Receivable shall be
reduced by, without duplication, to the extent reflected in such
face amount, (i) the amount of all accrued and actual
discounts, claims, credits or credits pending, promotional program
allowances, price adjustments, finance charges or other allowances,
payables or obligations to the account debtor (including any amount
that any Credit Party may be obligated to rebate to an account
debtor pursuant to the terms of any agreement or understanding
(written or oral)), (ii) all taxes, duties or other
governmental charges included in such Receivable, and
(iii) the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect of
such Receivable but not yet applied by any Credit Party to reduce
the amount of such Receivable.
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(iii) the defined term “
Interest Period ” is amended by replacing the phrase
“… one, two, three, or six months
…” found therein with the phrase “…
three or six months… ”
(iv) the defined term “
Majority Lenders ” is amended by (A) deleting
“and” after the semicolon in clause (iii),
(B) adding a semicolon followed by “and” to the
end of clause (iv), and (C) adding the following new clause
(v) to the end thereof:
(v) if there are two or more
Lenders, the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the
Revolving Advances held or deemed held by, any Lenders that is at
such time a Defaulting Lender, shall be excluded for purposes of
making a determination of “Majority
Lenders”.
(v) the defined term “
Swing Line Commitment ” is deleted in its
entirety.
(c) Section 1.1 (Certain
Defined Terms) . Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby further amended by adding the following new terms in
alphabetical order:
“ Approved Fund
” means any Fund that is administered or managed by
(a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an
entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a
Lender.
“ Fund ” means
any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be)
engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary
course of its activities.
“ Daily One-Month
LIBOR ” means, for any day, the rate of interest equal to
the Eurodollar Rate then in effect for delivery for a one
(1) month period.
“ Defaulting Lender
” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any
portion of the Advances or participations in Letter of Credit
Obligations or Swing Line Advances required to be funded by it
hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded
by it hereunder unless, with the consent of the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower (which consent may be withheld at the sole
discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), such
failure has been cured, (b) has indicated to the
Administrative Agent that such Lender will not fund any portion of
the Advances or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations or
Swing Line Advances required to be funded by it hereunder, unless,
with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
(which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower), such Lender actually funds
such Advances or participations, (c) has otherwise failed to
pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other
amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day
of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute,
or unless, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which
consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the
Administrative Agent), such failure has been cured, or
(d) has, or has an Affiliate that has, been deemed insolvent
or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding.
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“ Eurodollar Base
Rate ” means (a) in determining Eurodollar Rate for
purposes of the “Daily One-Month LIBOR”, the rate per
annum for Dollar deposits quoted by the Administrative Agent for
the purpose of calculating effective rates of interest for loans
making reference to the “Daily One-Month LIBOR”, as the
inter-bank offered rate in effect from time to time for delivery of
funds for one (1) month in amounts approximately equal to the
principal amount of the applicable Advances; provided that, the
Administrative Agent may base its quotation of the inter-bank
offered rate upon such offers or other market indicators of the
inter-bank market as the Administrative Agent in its discretion
deems appropriate including, but not limited to, the rate
determined under the following clause (b), and (b) in
determining Eurodollar Rate for all other purposes, the rate per
annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/8th of 1%)
equal to the interest rate per annum set forth on the Reuters
Reference LIBOR1 page as the London Interbank Offered Rate, for
deposits in Dollars at 11:00 a.m. (London, England
time) two Business Days before the first day of the applicable
Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period;
provided that, if such quotation is not available for any
reason, then for purposes of this clause (b), Eurodollar Base Rate
shall then be the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be
the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day
of such Interest Period in immediately available funds in the
approximate amount of the Advances being made, continued or
converted by the Lenders and with a term equivalent to such
Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative
Agent’s London Branch (or other branch or Affiliate of the
Administrative Agent) to major banks in the London interbank market
in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days
prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.
“ Impacted Lender
” means (a) any Lender that is at such time a Defaulting
Lender or (b) any Lender (other than the Lender serving as the
Issuing Lender) with a credit rating of less than A3 (as rated by
Moody’s) or a credit rating of less than A- (as rated by
S&P).
“ Swing Line Limit
” means, for the Swing Line Lender, $10,000,000;
provided that, on and after the Revolving Maturity Date, the
Swing Line Limit shall be zero.
(d) Section 1.3 (Accounting
Terms; Changes in GAAP) . Section 1.3 of the Credit
Agreement is amended as follows:
(i) Clause (a) of
Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the following phrase from the end thereof:
, and the Borrower shall not
permit any change in the method of accounting employed in the
preparation of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.4 unless required to conform to GAAP or approved in
writing by the Administrative Agent
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(ii) Section 1.3 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new
clause (c) to the end thereof:
(c) If at any time any change in
GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or
requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and either the
Borrower or the Majority Lenders shall so request, the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate
in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the
original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to
the approval of the Majority Lenders); provided that , until
so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be
computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and
(ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders Financial Statements and other documents required
under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting
forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or
requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in
GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining
compliance with the financial covenants contained in this
Agreement, any election by the Borrower to measure an item
of Debt using fair value (as permitted by SFAS
No. 159 or any similar accounting standard) shall be
disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such
election had not been made.
(e) Section 2.1 (Revolving
and Term Commitments) . Section 2.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (c) in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
(c) Reduction of the
Commitments .
(i) Revolving Commitments
. The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business
Days’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, to
terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portion of
the Revolving Commitments; provided that each partial
reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in
integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Other than as
provided in Section 2.1(c)(iii) below, any reduction or
termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to this
Section 2.1(c)(i) shall be applied ratably to each
Lender’s Revolving Commitment and shall be permanent, with no
obligation of the Lenders to reinstate such Revolving Commitments,
and the Commitment Fees shall thereafter be computed on the basis
of the Revolving Commitments, as so reduced.
(ii) Term Commitments . On
the making of the Term Advances on the Closing Date, each
Lender’s Term Commitment shall be reduced to zero. Any
reduction or termination of the Term Commitments pursuant to this
Section 2.1(c)(ii) shall be permanent, with no obligation of
the Lenders to reinstate such Commitments.
(iii) Defaulting Lender .
At any time when a Lender is then a Defaulting Lender and so long
as no Default exists at such time, the Borrower, at
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the Borrower’s election may
elect to terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving
Commitment hereunder; provided that (A) such
termination must be of the Defaulting Lender’s entire
Revolving Commitment, (B) the Borrower shall pay all amounts
owed by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender in such
Lender’s capacity as a Revolving Lender under this Agreement
and under the other Credit Documents (including principal of and
interest on the Revolving Advances owed to such Defaulting Lender,
accrued commitment fees (subject to Section 2.7(a)), and
letter of credit fees but specifically excluding any amounts owing
under Section 2.10 as result of such payment of Revolving
Advances) and shall deposit with the Administrative Agent into the
Cash Collateral Account cash collateral in the amount equal to such
Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the Letter of Credit
Exposure, (C) a Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment
may be terminated by the Borrower under this
Section 2.1(c)(iii) if and only if at such time, the
Borrower has elected, or is then electing, to terminate the
Revolving Commitments of all then existing Defaulting Lenders. Upon
written notice to the Defaulting Lender and Administrative Agent of
the Borrower’s election to terminate a Defaulting
Lender’s Revolving Commitment pursuant to this clause
(iii) and the payment and deposit of amounts required to be
made by the Borrower under clause (B) above, (A) such
Defaulting Lender shall cease to be a “Revolving
Lender” hereunder for all purposes except that such Revolving
Lender’s rights as a Revolving Lender under Sections 2.11,
2.13, 8.5 and 9.2 and such Revolving Lender’s obligations
under Section 8.5 and all other provisions in this Agreement
which expressly survive, in each case, shall continue with respect
to events and occurrences occurring before or concurrently with its
ceasing to be a “Revolving Lender” hereunder,
(B) such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall
be deemed terminated, and (C) such Defaulting Lender shall be
relieved of its obligations hereunder as a “Revolving
Lender” other than as described in clause (A) above.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the termination of
commitments, rights and obligations provided for in this clause
(iii) shall not affect rights and obligations that a Lender
may have in its capacity as a Term Lender.
(f) Section 2.2 (Letters of
Credit) . Section 2.2(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
(i) Section 2.2(a) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (A) replacing clause
(vi) in its entirety with the corresponding clause
(vi) set forth below and (B) adding the following new
clauses (vii), (viii) and (ix) to the end
thereof:
(vi) unless such Letter of Credit
is governed by (A) the Uniform Customs and Practice for
Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of
Commerce Publication No. 600, or (B) the International
Standby Practices (ISP98), International Chamber of Commerce
Publication No. 590, in either case, including any subsequent
revisions thereof approved by a Congress of the International
Chamber of Commerce and adhered to by the Issuing
Lender;
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(vii) if any order, judgment or
decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its
terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from
issuing, increasing or extending such Letter of Credit, or any
Legal Requirement applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender
shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from,
the issuance, increase or extension of letters of credit generally
or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the
Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing
Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the
Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any
unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the
Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good faith deems
material to it;
(viii) if the issuance, increase
or extension of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more
policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit
generally; or
(ix) any Lender is at such time a
Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the Issuing Lender has entered
into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to
eliminate the Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to such
Lender.
(ii) Section 2.2(h) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
(h) Cash Collateral
Account .
(i) If the Borrower is required
to deposit funds in the Cash Collateral Account pursuant to
Sections 2.2(f), 2.2(j), 2.5(c), 7.2(b) or 7.3(b), then the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish the Cash
Collateral Account and the Borrower shall execute any documents and
agreements, including the Administrative Agent’s standard
form assignment of deposit accounts, that the Administrative Agent
requests in connection therewith to establish the Cash Collateral
Account and grant the Administrative Agent an Acceptable Security
Interest in such account and the funds therein. The Borrower hereby
pledges to the Administrative Agent and grants the Administrative
Agent a security interest in the Cash Collateral Account, whenever
established, all funds held in the Cash Collateral Account from
time to time, and all proceeds thereof as security for the payment
of the Secured Obligations.
(ii) Funds held in the Cash
Collateral Account shall be held as cash collateral for obligations
with respect to Letters of Credit and promptly applied by the
Administrative Agent at the request of the Issuing
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Lender to any reimbursement or
other obligations under Letters of Credit that exist or occur. To
the extent that any surplus funds are held in the Cash Collateral
Account above the Letter of Credit Exposure during the existence of
an Event of Default the Administrative Agent may (A) hold such
surplus funds in the Cash Collateral Account as cash collateral for
the Secured Obligations or (B) apply such surplus funds to any
Secured Obligations in any manner directed by the Majority Lenders.
If no Default exists, the Administrative Agent shall release any
surplus funds held in the Cash Collateral Account above the Letter
of Credit Exposure to the Borrower at the Borrower’s written
request.
(iii) Funds held in the Cash
Collateral Account may be invested in Liquid Investments maintained
with, and under the sole dominion and control of, the
Administrative Agent or in another investment if mutually agreed
upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, but the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to make any
investment of the funds therein. The Administrative Agent shall
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
funds held in the Cash Collateral Account and shall be deemed to
have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment
substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative Agent
accords its own property, it being understood that the
Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking
any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with
respect to any such funds.
(iv) Section 2.2 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following new
clause (j) to the end thereof:
(j) Defaulting Lender .
If, at any time, a Defaulting Lender exists hereunder, then, at the
request of the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deposit funds
with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account in
an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s pro rata share of
the Letter of Credit Exposure.
(g) Section 2.3 (Swing Line
Advances) . Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
(i) Clause (a) of
Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its
entirety with the following:
( a) Facility . On the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and if an
AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, subject to the terms and
conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement, the Swing Line Lender may,
in its sole discretion, from time-to-time on any Business Day
during the period from the date of this Agreement until the last
Business Day occurring before the Revolving Maturity Date, make
Swing Line Advances under the Swing Line Note to the Borrower which
shall be due and
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payable on the Swing Line Payment
Date (except that no Swing Line Advance may mature after the
Revolving Maturity Date), bearing interest at the Adjusted Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin