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SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT | Document Parties: ANNUITY COMPANY | CESI CHEMICAL, INC | CESI MANUFACTURING LLC | COMERICA BANK | Flotek Industries, Inc | FLOTEK PAYMASTER, INC | MATERIAL TRANSLOGISTICS, INC | PADKO INTERNATIONAL, INC | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE | SOONER ENERGY SERVICES, LLC | TELEDRIFT COMPANY | TURBECO, INC | USA PETROVALVE, INC | Wells Fargo Bank, NA You are currently viewing:
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ANNUITY COMPANY | CESI CHEMICAL, INC | CESI MANUFACTURING LLC | COMERICA BANK | Flotek Industries, Inc | FLOTEK PAYMASTER, INC | MATERIAL TRANSLOGISTICS, INC | PADKO INTERNATIONAL, INC | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE | SOONER ENERGY SERVICES, LLC | TELEDRIFT COMPANY | TURBECO, INC | USA PETROVALVE, INC | Wells Fargo Bank, NA

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Title: SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Texas     Date: 3/16/2009
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing     Sector: Basic Materials

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: annuity company , cesi chemical  inc , cesi manufacturing llc , comerica bank , flotek industries  inc , flotek paymaster  inc , material translogistics  inc , padko international  inc , prudential insurance company of america , prudential retirement insurance , sooner energy services  llc , teledrift company , turbeco  inc , usa petrovalve  inc , wells fargo bank  na
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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:

 

Eurodollar Rate =

  

Eurodollar Base Rate

  

1.00 – Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage

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


 
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