EXHIBIT 10.01
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
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FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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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.
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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 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:
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(i)
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the aggregate amount of the
requested Borrowing;
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(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.”
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2.5
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Amendments to Section
2.04 . Section 2.04 is
hereby amended by:
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(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.
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2.6
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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).
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(b)
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amending Section 2.05(b) in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“(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 for