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5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

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Title: 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 12/5/2006
Industry: Oil Well Services and Equipment     Sector: Energy

5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: valero gp holdings llc , valero logistics operations  l.p , valero l.p , jpmorgan chase bank  n.a
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EXHIBIT 10.02

 

 

FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO

5 -YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

November 30, 2006

among

 

VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.,

as Borrower,

 

VALERO L.P.,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

 

and

The Lenders Party Hereto

 

 


 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Fourth Amendment ”) dated as of November 30, 2006, is among VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”); VALERO L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ MLP ”); JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “ Lenders ”); and the undersigned Lenders.

R E C I T A L S

A.           The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 20, 2004 (as amended by the First Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2005, the Second Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2006, and the Third Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2006, each among the Borrower, the MLP, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain extensions of credit available to the Borrower.

B.           The Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement.

C.           NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.          Defined Terms . Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Sections and Exhibits in this Fourth Amendment refer to Sections of, and Exhibits to, the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.

Amendments to Credit Agreement .

 

 

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Amendments to Section 1.01 .

(a)          The definition of “ Agreement ” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Agreement ” means this 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance herewith.

(b)          The definition of “ Administrative Agent ” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., together with its Affiliates, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders

 


hereunder. It is understood and agreed that matters concerning Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Euros may be administered by J. P. Morgan Europe Limited and therefore all notices concerning such Loans and Letters of Credit will be required to be given at the London funding office set forth in Section 10.01.

(c)          The definition of “ Business Day ” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close, provided , that (i) with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurocurrency Borrowings denominated in (a) Dollars, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market and (b) Euros, such day is also a day on which banks in London are open for general banking business, including dealings in foreign currency and exchange, and on which the TARGET payment system is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.

(d)          The definition of “ Consolidated Debt Coverage Ratio ” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Consolidated Debt Coverage Ratio ” means, for any day, the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness of the MLP and its Subsidiaries (excluding the aggregate Hybrid Equity Credit for all Hybrid Equity Securities), on a consolidated basis, as of the last day of the then most recent Rolling Period over (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Rolling Period.

(e)          The definition of “LIBO Rate” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

LIBO Rate ” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in (a) Dollars, the Eurocurrency Rate and (b) Euros, the EURIBOR Rate.

(f)           The definition of “ Statutory Reserve Rate ” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by any Governmental Authority of the United States or of the jurisdiction of such currency or any jurisdiction in which Loans in such currency are made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to loans in such currency are determined. Such reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Eurocurrency

 

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Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

(g)          The following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to read as follows:

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means (a) in the case of Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, the account of the Administrative Agent as designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose, and (b) in the case of Loans and Letters of Credit denominated in Euros, the account of the Administrative Agent maintained by the Administrative Agent at its office at 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ, Account No. DE93501108006001600037, or such other account of the Administrative Agent as is designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose.

Calculation Date ” means the last day of each calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and such other days as the Administrative Agent shall from time to time designate in its sole discretion as a “Calculation Date”.

Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, with respect to any amount in (a) Dollars, such amount and (b) Euros, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.21.

EMU Legislation ” means the legislative measures of the European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

EURIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 248 of the Reuters Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Euros in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for Euro deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “EURIBOR Rate” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in Euros of €5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered to first class banks in the London interbank market by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately

 

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11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Euro ” or “ ” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro in one or more member states.

Euro Sublimit ” means $100,000,000, as such amount may be increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.19.

Eurocurrency Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Rate” with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which Dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered to first class banks in the London interbank market by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Exchange Rate ” means with respect to Euros on any date, the rate at which Euros may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth on such date on the relevant Reuters currency page at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters currency page, the “Exchange Rate” with respect to Euros shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the absence of such agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the Administrative Agent’s spot rate of exchange in the interbank market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of Euros are then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the purchase of Dollars with Euros, for delivery two Business Days later; provided , that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being, or can reasonably be, quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method as it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Fourth Amendment ” means the Fourth Amendment to 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the Borrower, the MLP, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

Hybrid Equity Credit ” means, on any date, with respect to any Hybrid Equity Securities, the aggregate principal amount of such Hybrid Equity Securities that is treated as equity by S&P and Moody’s based on the classifications for such Hybrid Equity Securities issued by S&P and Moody’s; provided that if the classifications for such Hybrid Equity Securities issued by S&P and Moody’s are different, then the higher classification (i.e., the classification that provides for the most equity) will apply to determine the amount of “Hybrid Equity Credit” for such Hybrid Equity Securities.

Hybrid Equity Securities ” means, on any date (the “ determination date ”), any securities issued by the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries or a financing vehicle of the MLP or any of its Subsidiaries, other than common stock, that meet the following criteria: (a) (i) the Borrower demonstrates that such securities are classified, at the time they are issued, as possessing a minimum of “intermediate equity content” by S&P and “Basket C equity credit” by Moody’s (or the equivalent classifications then in effect by such agencies) and (ii) on such determination date such securities are classified as possessing a minimum of “intermediate equity content” by S&P or “Basket C equity credit” by Moody’s (or the equivalent classifications then in effect by such agencies) and (b) such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case, prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Borrower Obligations. As used in this definition, “mandatory redemption” shall not include conversion of a security into common stock.

Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) designated for each Type and/or currency of Loan or Letter of Credit in the Administrative Questionnaire submitted by such Lender or such other office of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the office by which its Loans and Letters of Credit of such Type and/or currency are to be made and maintained.

Material Project EBITDA Adjustments ” means, with respect to each Material Project, (a) for any Rolling Period ending on or prior to the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Material Project is completed, a percentage (based on the then-current completion percentage of the Material Project) of an amount determined by the Borrower as the projected Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project and designated in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as described in the next sentence of this definition (such amount to be determined by the Borrower in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner based on contracts relating to such Material Project, the creditworthiness of the other parties to such contracts and projected revenues from such contracts, capital costs and expenses, scheduled completion,

 

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and other similar factors deemed appropriate by the Borrower) shall be added to actual Consolidated EBITDA for the MLP and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter in which construction of such Material Project commences and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until completion of the Material Project (net of any actual Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project following its completion), provided that if construction of the Material Project is not completed by the scheduled completion date, then the foregoing amount shall be reduced by the following percentage amounts depending on the period of delay for completion (based on the period of actual delay or then-estimated delay, whichever is longer): (i) longer than 90 days, but not more than 180 days, 25%, (ii) longer than 180 days but not more than 270 days, 50%, and (iii) longer than 270 days, 100%; and (b) for each Rolling Period ending on the last day of the first, second and third fiscal quarters, respectively, immediately following the fiscal quarter during which the Material Project is completed, an amount equal to the projected Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the Material Project for the period from but excluding the end of such Rolling Period through and including the last day of the fourth fiscal quarter following the fiscal quarter during which the Material Project is completed shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA for such Rolling Period (net of any actual Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the Material Project for the period from and including the date of completion through and including the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Material Project is completed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no such additions shall be allowed with respect to any Material Project unless not later than 45 days prior to commencement of construction thereof, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the amount determined by the Borrower as the projected Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Material Project, together with a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor and such other information and documentation as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, such certificate, explanation and other information and documentation delivered by the Borrower shall be deemed in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders unless the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders object thereto within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Material Project EBITDA Adjustments during any period shall be limited to 20% of the total actual Consolidated EBITDA of the MLP and its Subsidiaries for such period (which total actual Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined without including any Material Project EBITDA Adjustments or any adjustments in respect of any acquisitions or dispositions as provided in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA).

TARGET ” means the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system.

2.2           Amendment to Section 2.01 . Section 2.01 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

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“Section 2.01     Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in the Dollar Equivalent (determined on the date by which a Borrowing Request in respect thereof is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.03) of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment, (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding the total Commitments or (c) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures in Euros exceeding the Euro Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.”

2.3           Amendments to Section 2.02 . Section 2.02(b) and Section 2.02(c) are hereby amended by in their entirety to read as follows.

“(b)        Subject to Section 2.13, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Lender shall make each Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euros from its applicable Lending Office.

 

(c)          At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, the Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 (in each case, determined on the date by which a Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 2.07, respectively). At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Each Competitive Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowings outstanding.”

2.4           Amendment to Section 2.03 . Section 2.03 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 2.03   Requests for Revolving Borrowings . To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing to be funded in Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the

 

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proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing to be funded in Euros, not later than 12:00 noon, London time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, or (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)

the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(ii)          the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii)        whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;

(iv)         in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the currency of such Borrowing, which shall be either Dollars or Euros, and the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(v)          the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. If no currency is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected Dollars. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.”

 

 

2.5

Amendments to Section 2.04 . Section 2.04 is hereby amended by:

(a)          adding the words “denominated in Dollars” after the words “Competitive Loans” in the third line thereof.

(b)          adding the words “Dollar Equivalent of the” before the word “sum” in the fourth line thereof.

 

2.6

Amendments to Section 2.05 . Section 2.05 is hereby amended by:

 

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(a)          adding the words “denominated in Dollars or Euros” after the words “Letters of Credit” in the second line of Section 2.05(a).

 

(b)

amending Section 2.05(b) in its entirety to read as follows:

“(b)         Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements fo


 
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