SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This SEVENTH
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment
”) dated as of November 27, 2006, by and among AGCO
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (“ AGCO
”), AGCO CANADA, LTD. , a Saskatchewan corporation
(“ Canadian Subsidiary ”), AGCO LIMITED ,
an English corporation (“ English Subsidiary One
”), AGCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED , an English
corporation (“ English Subsidiary Two ”),
AGCO HOLDING B.V. , a Netherlands corporation (“
Netherlands Subsidiary ”), AGCO DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING
LIMITED & CO. KG , a German limited partnership (“
German Subsidiary ”), and VALTRA HOLDING OY , a
Finnish limited liability company (“ Finnish
Subsidiary ”; AGCO, Canadian Subsidiary, English
Subsidiary One, English Subsidiary Two, Netherlands Subsidiary,
German Subsidiary and Finnish Subsidiary are referred to herein
collectively as the “ Borrowers ” and
individually as a “ Borrower ”); the lenders
(the “ Lenders ”) signatory hereto;
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, CANADIAN BRANCH , as Canadian
administrative agent for the Canadian Lenders (together with any
successor, in such capacity, the “ Canadian Administrative
Agent ”); and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”,
NEW YORK BRANCH , as administrative agent for the Lenders
(together with any successor, in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”).
WHEREAS, the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative
Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks (as defined in the Credit
Agreement), SunTrust Bank and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as Co-Syndication Agents, and CoBank, ACB and The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd., NY Branch, as Co-Documentation Agents, are
parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of
December 22, 2003 (as amended by that certain First Amendment
to Credit Agreement and Consent dated as of April 12, 2004, as
further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of August 17, 2004, as further amended by
that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
March 21, 2005, as further amended by that certain Fourth
Amendment to Credit Agreement and Consent dated as of June 2,
2005, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of March 22, 2006, as further amended by
that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
October 13, 2006 and as further amended, restated,
supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Credit
Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS, the
Borrowers have requested that certain terms and conditions of the
Credit Agreement be amended, and the Lenders signatory hereto, the
Canadian Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent have
agreed to the requested amendments on the terms and conditions set
forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree that
all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement, and
further agree as follows:
(a)
Amendment to Section 1.1 . Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement, Certain Defined Terms , is hereby amended
and modified by deleting the definitions of “ Applicable
Capital Market Transaction Documents ,” and “
New Capital Market Transactions ,” and by substituting
the following in lieu thereof:
““
Applicable Capital Market Transaction Documents ”
means, collectively, as of any date, the Convertible Note
Documents, the Existing 2008 Note Documents, the New Senior
Subordinated Note Documents, the New Convertible Note Documents
and, after the issuance of the 2006 Subordinated Notes, the 2006
Subordinated Note Documents, and any other document governing the
Capital Market Transactions that are in effect and binding on AGCO,
as of such date of determination.”
““
New Capital Market Transactions ” means, collectively,
the transactions contemplated by the Convertible Note Documents,
the New Senior Subordinated Note Documents, the New Convertible
Note Documents, and, after issuance of the 2006 Subordinated Notes,
the 2006 Subordinated Note Documents, together with any issuance of
common stock by AGCO prior to the Initial Funding
Date.”
(b)
Amendment to Section 1.1 . Section 1.1 of the
Credit Agreement, Certain Defined Terms , is hereby further
amended and modified by inserting the following definitions in
appropriative alphabetical order therein:
““
2006 Subordinated Note Documents ” means the 2006
Subordinated Note Indenture, the 2006 Subordinated Notes and such
other documents and instruments executed by AGCO in connection
therewith, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.”
““
2006 Subordinated Note Indenture ” means the Indenture
by and among AGCO, as issuer, and the 2006 Subordinated Note
Trustee, as trustee, executed in connection with the issuance of
the 2006 Subordinated Notes, having subordination provisions
identical to the New Senior Subordinated Note Indenture and
otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and as may be amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time.”
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““
2006 Subordinated Notes ” means those certain
subordinated notes in a principal amount not to exceed U.S.
$250,000,000, to be issued by AGCO during the fiscal quarter ending
December 31, 2006 pursuant to the 2006 Subordinated Note
Indenture, which are subordinated to the Obligations on the same
terms as the New Senior Subordinated Notes and are otherwise issued
on terms and conditions as are reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.”
““
2006 Subordinated Note Trustee ” means the trustee
under the 2006 Subordinated Note Indenture, including any successor
trustee thereunder.”
(c)
Amendment to Section 4.1 . Section 4.1 of the
Credit Agreement, Representation and Warranties of Borrowers
, is hereby amended and modified by deleting section
(k) thereof in its entirety and by substituting the following
in lieu thereof:
“(k)
Senior Indebtedness . All Borrowings under this Agreement
will be “Senior Indebtedness,” under and as defined in
the Convertible Note Indenture and the New Convertible Note
Indenture. Upon the making of the initial Loans hereunder and the
delivery of the notice specified in Section 3.2(q)(xii)
hereof, this Agreement and all Loan Documents shall be (i) the
“Bank Credit Agreement,” as defined in the Existing
2008 Note Indenture and the Convertible Note Indenture, and
(ii) a “Designated Credit Facility”, as defined in
the New Senior Subordinated Note Documents. This Agreement and all
Loan Documents shall be the “Bank Credit Agreement,” as
defined in the New Convertible Note Indenture. Upon the issuance of
the 2006 Subordinated Notes, (i) this Agreement and all Loan
Documents shall be the “Bank Credit Agreement” or such
other similar term as used in the 2006 Subordinated Note Indenture
and (ii) the Obligations shall constitute “Senior
Indebtedness” or such other similar term used in the 2006
Subordinated Note Indenture.
(d)
Amendment to Section 7.13 . Section 7.13 of the
Credit Agreement, Prepayment of Indebtedness , is hereby
amended and modified by deleting such Section in its entirety and
by substituting the following in lieu thereof:
“Section 7.13
Prepayments of Indebtedness . From and after the Initial
Funding Date, AGCO shall not, and shall not permit its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, prepay, redeem, defease or purchase in any manner,
or deposit or set aside funds for the purpose of any of the
foregoing, make any payment in respect of principal of, or make any
payment in respect of interest on, any Funded Debt, except AGCO and
its Restricted Subsidiaries may (a) make regularly scheduled
payments of principal or interest required in accordance with the
terms of the Applicable Capital Market Transaction Documents or the
terms of the documents evidencing other Funded Debt permitted
hereunder, (b) prepay Indebtedness pursuant to refinancings
permitted pursuant to Section 7.1(c), (c)
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prepay the
Existing Capital Market Transactions and the Bridge Facility from
the Net Cash Proceeds received from the issuance of common stock of
AGCO, (d) redeem any convertible notes issued pursuant to the
Capital Market Transactions provided that (i) any such
redemption is mandatory and results from the exercise of a right of
conversion by the holders of such notes pursuant to the Applicable
Capital Market Transaction Documents, and (ii) at the time of
such redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or would result therefrom, and (e) redeem or
prepay the Existing 2008 Notes provided that at the time of
such redemption or prepayment of the Existing 2008 Notes, no
Default or Event of De
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