Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
FIRST AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(2006)
This First Amendment dated as of
February 1, 2008 to be effective as of
December 26, 2007 (this “First Amendment”) to
the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 7, 2006
(the “Note Purchase Agreement”) is between Modine
Manufacturing Company, a Wisconsin corporation (the
“Company”), and each of the institutions which is a
signatory to this First Amendment (collectively, the
“Noteholders”).
RECITALS:
A. The Company and the
Noteholders are parties the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to
which the Company issued the $50,000,000 5.68% Senior Notes,
Series A, due December 7, 2017 and the $25,000,000
5.68% Senior Notes, Series B, due December 7, 2018
(collectively, the “Notes”).
B. The Company has requested
that the Noteholders agree to certain amendments to the Note
Purchase Agreement as set forth below and the Company and the
Noteholders now desire to amend the Note Purchase Agreement in the
respects, but only in the respects, set forth in this First
Amendment.
C. Capitalized terms used herein
shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Note
Purchase Agreement unless herein defined or the context shall
otherwise require.
D. All requirements of law have
been fully complied with and all other acts and things necessary to
make this First Amendment a valid, legal and binding instrument
according to its terms for the purposes herein expressed have been
done or performed.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the
Noteholders do hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. CONSENTS AND AMENDMENTS.
Effective as of December 26,
2007 upon the full and complete satisfaction of the conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of this First Amendment as set forth
in Section 3.1 hereof, the Company and the Noteholders agree
that the Note Purchase Agreement is amended as follows:
1.1 The definition of
“Consolidated EBIT” in Schedule B to the Note
Purchase Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“Consolidated
EBIT” means, for the Company and its Subsidiaries for any
period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated Net
Earnings for such period plus (b) to the extent
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Earnings for such period,
(i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) federal, state,
local and foreign income tax expense and franchise tax expense paid
or accrued during such period, determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP, (iii) non-cash stock option expense
for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP, (iv) non-cash charges which are unusual,
non-recurring or extraordinary, determined on a consolidated basis,
(v) Restructuring Charges incurred prior to the end of the
Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 not
exceeding, in the aggregate through the end of such fiscal year,
$25,000,000, and (vi) non-cash expense incurred directly as a
result of mandatory changes to significant accounting policies
which are mandated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
minus (c) to the extent included in determining
Consolidated Net Earnings for such period, non-cash gains which are
unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary, determined on a
consolidated basis, in each case for such period; provided,
however , that the Consolidated Net Earnings, Consolidated
Interest Expense, income tax expense, franchise tax expense,
non-cash stock option expense, unusual, non-recurring or
extraordinary non-cash charges or gains and non-cash expense
incurred directly as a result of mandatory changes to significant
accounting policies of any Person acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary during such period that accrue prior to the date such
Person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with
or otherwise acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, shall be
included in calculating Consolidated EBIT, on a pro forma basis as
if such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of such
period.
1.2 The proviso in the definition of
“Consolidated EBITDA” on Schedule B to the Note
Purchase Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“ provided, however ,
that the Consolidated Net Earnings, Consolidated Interest Expense,
income tax expense, franchise tax expense, non-cash stock option
expense, unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary non-cash charges
or gains, non-cash expense incurred directly as a result of
mandatory changes to significant accounting policies, depreciation
and amortization of any Person acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary during such period that accrue prior to the date such
Person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with
or otherwise acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, shall be
included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA, on a pro forma basis
as if such acquisition had been consummated on the first day of
such period.”
1.3 The definition of “SWAP
Contract” on Schedule B to the Note Purchase Agreement
is amended by amending the proviso at the end thereof to read as
follows:
“ provided, however ,
that any transactions that would otherwise be included under
clauses (a) or (b) above shall not be so included if
entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Company or a
Subsidiary for the purposes of hedging a risk exposure of the
Company or a Subsidiary and not for speculative
purposes.”
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1.4 A definition of
“Restructuring Charges” is added to Schedule B to
the Note Purchase Agreement to read as follows:
“Restructuring
Charges” means certain cash charges related to the
Company’s restructuring program announced on or about
January 31, 2008 only insofar as such charges specifically
relate to the following categories of expense: severance, retained
restructuring consulting, equipment transfer, employee
outplacement, environmental services, and employee insurance
continuation.
1.5 Section 7.1 of the Note
Purchase Agreement is amended by re-lettering clause
(f) thereof as clause (g), and adding new clause
(f) thereto, such clause (f) to read as follows:
“(f) Amendments to Other
Agreements - promptly upon the execution and delivery thereof,
notice of any waiver, consent, modification or amendment of or to
the Credit Agreement or the 2005 Note Purchase Agreement, together
with a copy of the documentation relating thereto; and”
1.6 New Section 8.8 is added to
the Note Purchase Agreement, such Section 8.8 to read as
follows:
“Section 8.8.
Supplemental Interest . In addition to the interest accruing
on the Notes as provided in the Notes, the Company agrees to pay to
each holder of a Note supplemental interest (the
“Supplemental Interest” ) for the period
beginning on April 1, 2008 and ending on June 30, 2009 at
the rate of 0.35% per annum on the outstanding principal balance of
the Notes held by such holder. The Supplemental Interest with
respect to each Note shall be computed on the same basis as
interest on such Note is computed (i.e., on a basis of a 360-day
year of 30-day months) and shall be paid semi-annually in arrears
on the same dates upon which interest is payable on such Note. The
Supplemental Interest shall be considered to be part of the
“interest” accruing and due any payable upon the Notes
for the purposes of Section 11(b) and the other provisions of this
Agreement.”
1.7 Section 10.1 of the Note
Purchase Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“Section 10.1.
Limitations on Consolidated Total Debt ” The Company
will not permit as of the last day of each fiscal quarter the ratio
of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for
the four consecutive fiscal quarters then most recently ended, to
exceed 3.00 to 1.0.”
1.8 Section 10.3 of the Note
Purchase Agreement is amended its entirety to read as
follows:
“Section 10.3 Interest
Expense Coverage Ratio . The Company will not permit, at the
end of any fiscal quarter set forth below, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated EBIT for the period of the four consecutive
fiscal quarters ended with such fiscal quarter, to
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the period of the four
consecutive fiscal quarters ended with such fiscal quarter, to be
less than the amount set forth in the table below for such fiscal
quarter:
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Minimum Interest |
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Fiscal Quarter |
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Expense Coverage Ratio |
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Any fiscal quarters
ending on or before March
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