EXHIBIT 10.01
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
3 -YEAR
REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 30, 2006
among
VALERO GP HOLDINGS,
LLC,
as Borrower,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A.,
as Administrative
Agent,
and
The Lenders Party
Hereto
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO 3-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO 3-YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ First Amendment ”)
dated as of November 30, 2006, is among VALERO GP HOLDINGS,
LLC , a Delaware limited
liability company (the “ Borrower ”);
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 3-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 19,
2006 (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
in this First Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit
Agreement.
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Section 2.
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Amendments to Credit
Agreement .
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2.1
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Amendments to Section
1.01 .
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(a) The
definition of “ Agreement ” is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
“ Agreement ”
means this 3-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended by the
First Amendment, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented
or restated from time to time in accordance herewith.
(b) 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
of the MLP and its subsidiaries for such Rolling Period.
(c) The
following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically
appropriate to read as follows:
“ First Amendment
” means the First Amendment to 3-Year Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the Borrower, 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 obligations of the Borrower hereunder. As used in this
definition, “mandatory redemption” shall not include
conversion of a security into common stock.
“ 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