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
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bps
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A/A2/A or higher
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40.0
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bps
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A-/A3/A-
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50.0
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bps”
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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 .
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