AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT , dated as of October 29, 2008 (this “
Amendment ”), is by and among KAMAN CORPORATION
, a Connecticut corporation (the “ Company ”),
certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto pursuant to
Section 1.13 of the Credit Agreement (each a “
Designated Borrower ” and together with the Company,
the “ Borrowers ” and, each a “
Borrower” ), the various financial institutions as are
or may become parties hereto (collectively, the “
Banks ”), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (“
Scotia Bank ”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
(“ Bank of America ”), as the Co-Administrative
Agents (individually, a “ Co-Administrative Agent
” and collectively, the “ Co-Administrative
Agents ”) for the Banks, and Bank of America as the
Administrator for the Banks (the “ Administrator
”).
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Co-Administrative Agents, the
Banks and the Administrator are parties to a certain Revolving
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2005 (as amended and in
effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, the Company has advised the Co-Administrative
Agents and the Banks that the Borrowers desire to amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided more fully herein
below; and
WHEREAS, the requisite Banks have agreed to make such
amendments subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth
herein.
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual agreements
contained in the Credit Agreement and herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
§1. Defined Terms .
Terms not otherwise defined herein which are
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same respective
meanings herein as therein.
§2. Amendments to the Credit
Agreement . Subject to the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement shall be
amended as follows:
(a)
Section 1.7(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by inserting the following proviso at the end thereof:
“
provided , that the Base Rate shall at all times be greater
than or equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for a one month Interest
Period as quoted on such date plus the Applicable Margin on such
date (the “ Total Eurocurrency Interest Rate ”)
and, at any time the Base Rate is less than the Total Eurcurrency
Interest Rate, such Loan shall bear interest at the Total
Eurocurrency Interest Rate.”
(b)
Section 1.17(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following proviso at the end thereof:
“
provided , that if the Base Rate does not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding such Loan, upon
the request of the Administrator, the Administrator and the
Majority Banks, shall negotiate in good faith with the Borrowers to
reach agreement on the interest rate for such Loan, taking into
account the cost to such Banks of funding such
Loan.”
(c)
Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
amending and restating the proviso therein to read as
follows:
“
provided , that (i) each Subsidiary may guarantee the
Obligations of the Company and each other Obligor hereunder and
under each other Credit Document pursuant to a Domestic Subsidiary
Guarantee, (ii) each Subsidiary may guarantee the Obligations (as
defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) of the Borrowers under
the Term Loan Credit Agreement and (iii) the Company may guarantee
Indebtedness of its Subsidiaries, so long as the aggregate amount
of all Indebtedness so guaranteed, when totaled with all
Consolidated Total Indebtedness, without duplication (if not
already included therein) shall not result in a violation of any of
the financial covenants herein or in any other Event of Default
hereunder.
(d)
Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Section
5.13. Limitations on Transfers to Foreign Subsidiaries
. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary,
in no event shall the sum of (a) the principal amount of all Loans,
together with accrued and unpaid interest, provided to Borrowers
that are Foreign Subsidiaries, plus (b) the principal amount
of all loans under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with
accrued and unpaid interest, outstanding to Borrowers that are
Foreign Subsidiaries, plus (c) the face amount of all
Letters of Credit issued and outstanding for the account of Foreign
Subsidiaries, plus (d) Contingent Liabilities of Domestic
Subsidiaries for the benefit of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred after
the Effective Date, plus (e) Investments of the Company and
Domestic Subsidiaries in Foreign Subsidiaries (including
intercompany loans) made after the Effective Date, exceed
$15,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time
outstanding.”
(e)
Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following new Section 5.14 at the end of such
Article:
“Section
5.14. Most Favored Lender . Agree to, with
or for the benefit of the holder(s) of any Indebtedness of, or
commitments to provide loans to, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (or any
refinancing or replacement thereof), any financial or restrictive
covenants or events of default which are more restrictive than, or
in addition to, the financial or negative covenants or Events of
Default contained in this Agreement, or the granting of security,
unless the Obligors have entered into an agreement with the Banks,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Banks, whereby
such financial or negative covenants or events of default or
provisions regarding security are added to this Agreement. In
addition, if any provisions of the Term Loan Credit Agreement are
updated (including to be consistent with current practices), the
Company will allow this Agreement to be modified or supplemented on
similar terms.”
(f)
Section 7.1(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(f) (i)
any “Event of Default” shall occur under the Term Loan
Credit Agreement, as the same is in effect from time to time or
(ii) any obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary for the
payment of Indebtedness in excess of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000), individually or in the aggregate, (A) becomes or is
declared to be due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof
as a result of a default by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) is
not paid when due or within any grace period for the payment
thereof, or (C) is e