FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
FIRST
AMENDMENT (this “ First Amendment ”) dated
June 30, 2005 to the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
June 30, 2004 (the “ Credit Agreement ”)
among TELECOMUNICACIONES DE PUERTO RICO, INC. , a Puerto
Rico corporation (the “ Borrower ”), PUERTO
RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. , a Puerto Rico corporation
(“ PRTC ” or the “Guarantor” and
collectively with each Significant Subsidiary, the
“Guarantors”), the banks, financial institutions and
other institutional lenders (the “ Lenders ”)
listed on the signature pages hereof, BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO
RICO (“ Banco Popular ”), a Puerto Rico
banking institution, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“ Administrative Agent ”) for the
Lenders.
WHEREAS ,
reference is made to the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which the
Lenders made available to the Borrower certain revolving credit
facilities in a maximum aggregate principal amount of up to
$40,000,000 which are evidenced by the Note; and
WHEREAS ,
the Borrower and the Guarantor wish to extend the effective period
of the Commitments as set forth in the Allonge to the Note to be
executed by the parties hereto simultaneously with the execution of
this First Amendment, and, to that end, the Lenders have agreed to
amend certain of the terms of the Credit Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions herein set forth and further subject to the
condition that the transactions and amendments contemplated herein
shall not constitute nor be deemed to constitute novation of the
obligations of the parties under the Credit Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises herein contained
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein, the
terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meanings ascribed
to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First
Amendment.
SECTION 2.
Amendments to Credit Agreement . Subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness specified in
Section 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a)
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Amendment to Section 1.01 of
the Credit Agreement . Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(i) The definition
of the term “Termination Date” is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
“
Termination Date ” means the earlier of June 30,
2006, and the date of termination in whole of the Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.04 or 6.01.
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(b)
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Amendment to Section 4.01 of
the Credit Agreement .
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(i)
Section 4.01(e) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“The
Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
at December 31, 2004, and the related Consolidated statements of
income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion of Ernst &
Young LLP, independent public accountants, copies of which have
been furnished to each Lender, fairly present, the Consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such
date and the Consolidated results of the operations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such date, all in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.”
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(c)
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Amendment to Schedules
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(i) Schedule 5.02(d)
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by
Schedule 5.02(d) attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3.
Conditions to Effectiveness . The amendments and
modifications set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become
effective as of the date first above written (the “Effective
Date”), notwithstanding the actual date of execution of this
First Amendment by the parties hereto, so long as each of the
following conditions to effectiveness have been
satisfied:
(a) The
Administrative Agent shall have received this First Amendment duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantor and the
Lenders.
(b) The
Administrative Agent shall have received an allonge (the
“Allonge”) to the Note duly executed and delivered by
the Borrower in favor of Banco Popular.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall have received certified copies of the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Loan Party approving
the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Allonge, and of all
documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and
governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this First
Amendment and the Allonge.
(d) A
certificate of the Secretary of each Loan Party certifying the
names and true signatures of the officers of each Loan Party
authorized to sign this First Amendment and the Allonge and the
other documents to be delivered hereunder.
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