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Exhibit
99.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to First
Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (this “
Amendment ”) dated as of March 23, 2005 is made by and
among MATTEL FACTORING, INC., a Delaware corporation, as transferor
(the “ Transferor ”), MATTEL, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ Mattel ”), as servicer (the
“ Servicer ”), THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SIGNATORY HERETO as purchasers (together with any successors and
assigns, the “ Purchasers ”), BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., a national banking association, as agent for the Purchasers
(in such capacity, together with any successors and assigns, the
“ Administrative Agent ”), BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole book manager (in
such capacity, the “ Arranger ”), CITICORP USA,
INC. and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as co-syndication agents (in such
capacity, the “ Syndication Agents ”) and
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE and BNP PARIBAS as
co-documentation agents (in such capacity, the “
Documentation Agents ”). Capitalized terms used herein
and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined
below).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , the
Transferor, the Servicer, the Purchasers, the Administrative Agent,
the Arranger, Barclays Bank PLC and Citicorp USA, Inc., as
co-syndication agents, and Societe Generale and BNP Paribas, as
co-documentation agents entered into that certain First Amended and
Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 2002,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated
Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 (as has
been and may be further amended, restated, amended and restated,
modified or supplemented from time to time, the “
Receivables Purchase Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS , the
Transferor, the Servicer, the Purchasers, the Administrative Agent,
the Arranger, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents
desire to and have agreed to amend the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, in order to, among other things, extend the facility
termination date, and to make certain other amendments on the terms
and conditions set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent,
Purchasers, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents are
agreeable to such amendments, subject to the terms and conditions
contained in this Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1 .
Amendments to Receivables Purchase Agreement . Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Receivables Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of
“Applicable Margin” in Section 1.01 of the
Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
definition in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
“ “ Applicable
Margin ” means, for each Obligor, that margin set forth
in the table below opposite the Obligor’s second highest long
term unsecured debt ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s or
Fitch:
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S&P/Moody’s/Fitch |
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Applicable
Margin |
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AA-/Aa3/AA- or higher
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30.0 |
bps |
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A/A2/A or higher
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40.0 |
bps |
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A-/A3/A-
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50.0 |
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(b) The definition of
“Facility Termination Date” in Section 1.01 of
the Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
such definition in its entirety and replacing it as
follows:
“ “ Facility
Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a)
March 23, 2010, (b) the date upon which the Purchaser Commitments
are terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, and (c) the
Termination Date under and as defined in the Mattel Credit
Agreement.”
(c) The definition of
“Mattel Credit Agreement” in Section 1.01 of the
Receivables Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
definition in its entirety and replacing it as follows:
“ “ Mattel
Credit Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of March 23, 2005, among Mattel, the
financial institutions parties thereto, and Bank of America, as
Administrative Agent, as such agreement may be amended, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time. In the event that
any term of or section number in the Mattel Credit Agreement that
is incorporated by reference in this Agreement (including pursuant
to Section 9.02 of this Agreement) is changed by any
amendment or amendment and restatement of the Mattel Credit
Agreement (e.g., an amendment and restatement that renumbers
Section 9.14 of the Mattel Credit Agreement as Section 9.16 of the
amended and restated agreement), the parties hereto shall cooperate
in good faith to amend this Agreement in order to correct the
references herein to the applicable terms and section numbers of
the Mattel Credit Agreement incorporated by reference in this
Agreement. In the event that the Mattel Credit Agreement shall
cease to be in effect, then all references herein to the Mattel
Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Mattel Credit
Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such
cessation.”
(d) A new subsection (e) is
added to Section 10.02 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement
to read in its entirety as follows:
“(e) Change of
Address, Etc . Each of the Transferor and the Administrative
Agent may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for
notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other
parties hereto.
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Each other Purchaser may
change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and
other communications hereunder by notice to the Transferor and the
Administrative Agent. In addition, each Purchaser agrees to notify
the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the
Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address,
contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic
mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent
and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such
Purchaser.”
(e) Section 10.05(c)
of the Receivables Purchase Agreement is amended to delete the
words “wishing to consult with other Purchasers in connection
therewith” in the last sentence thereof in their
entirety.
(f) Section 10.11 of
the Receivables Purchase Agreement is amended to add a new
paragraph to the end thereof, to read in its entirety as
follows:
“Each of the
Administrative Agent and the Purchasers acknowledges that (a) the
Information may include material non-public information concerning
the Transferor or Mattel, as the case may be, (b) it has developed
compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public
information and (c) it will handle such material non-public
information in accordance with applicable Law, including Federal
and state securities Laws.”
Section 2 .
Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . The effectiveness of
this Amendment and the amendments to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement herein provided are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent:
(a) the Administrative Agent
shall have received each of the following documents, instruments or
deliverables in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent:
(i) four (4) original
counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by each of the
Transferor, the Servicer, each Purchaser, the Administrative Agent,
each Syndication Agent and each Documentation Agent, together with
all schedules and exhibits thereto duly completed;
(ii) resolutions of the Board
of Directors of the Transferor and the Servicer authorizing the
transactions contemplated hereby, certified by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the Transferor and the Servicer,
respectively;
(iii) such other documents,
instruments, opinions, certifications, undertakings, further
assurances and other matters as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request; and
(b) all fees and expenses
payable to the Administrative Agent (including the fees and
expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent) estimated to date
shall have been paid in full (without prejudice to final settling
of accounts for such fees and expenses).
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Section 3 .
Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the
Administrative Agent, the Purchasers, the Syndication Agents and
the Documentation Agents to enter into this Amendment, the
Transferor and the Servicer represent and warrant to the
Administrative Agent, the Purchasers, the Syndication Agents and
the Documentation Agents as follows:
(a) The representations and
warranties made by each Seller Party in Section 5 of the
Receivables Purchase Agreement and in each of the other Transaction
Documents to which such Seller Party is a party are true and
correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier
date;
(b) This Amendment has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Transferor and the
Seller and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
such parties, except as may be limited by general principles of
equity or by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting
creditors’ rights generally; and
(c) No Termination Event has
occurred and is continuing.
Section 4 . Entire
Agreement . This Amendment, together with all the Transaction
Documents (collectively, the “ Relevant Documents
”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the
parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements amo
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