$2,500,000,000 5-YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION,
as Borrower ,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Global Administrative Agent
,
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
$2,500,000,000 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND
AMENDMENT TO $2,5000,000,000 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this “ Second Amendment ”) dated as of
November 9, 2007, is among VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Borrower ”); JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. , as administrative agent (in such capacity,
together with its successors in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”) and global administrative
agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the “ Global Administrative Agent ”)
for the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below
(collectively, the “ Lenders ”); and the
undersigned Lenders.
A. The
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Global Administrative Agent
and the Lenders are parties to that certain $2,500,000,000 5-Year
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 17, 2005 (as
amended by that certain First Amendment to $2,500,000,000 5-Year
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of July 24, 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 Administrative Agent 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 Second Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit
Agreement.
Section 2.
Amendments to Credit Agreement .
2.1 Amendments
to Section 1.01 .
(a) The definition
of “ Agreement ” is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
“
Agreement ” means this $2,500,000,000 5-Year Revolving
Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and the Second
Amendment, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated.
(b) The definition
of “ Maturity Date ” is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
“
Maturity Date ” means November 9, 2012, and for
any Lender agreeing to extend its Maturity Date pursuant to
Section 2.21 (and for the purposes of Section
2.04(d) and
Section 2.06(c)), the date on November 9 in each year
thereafter pursuant to which the Maturity Date has been
extended.
(c) The following
definitions are hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to
read as follows:
“
Adjusted Consolidated Net Debt ” means, at any date,
Consolidated Net Debt less the principal amount of Hybrid
Equity Securities in an aggregate amount not to exceed 15% of Total
Capitalization.
“
Consenting Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.21(b).
“
Extension Confirmation Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.21(b).
“
Extension Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.21(b).
“ Hybrid
Equity Securities ” mean, on any date (the “
determination date ”), any securities issued by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or a financing vehicle of the
Borrower 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 under this Agreement. As used in this definition,
“mandatory redemption” shall not include conversion of
a security into common stock.
“
Non-Consenting Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.21(b).
“ Second
Amendment ” means the Second Amendment to $2,500,000,000
5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2007
among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Global
Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“ Total
Capitalization ” means, at the date of any determination
thereof, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Debt plus
(b) Consolidated New Worth of the Borrower plus
(c) the involuntary liquidation value of any Preferred Equity
Interests.
2.2 Amendment
to Section 2.02(a) . Section 2.02(a) is hereby
amended by replacing “$500,000,000” in the ninth line
thereof with “1,250,000,000”.
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2.3 Amendment
to Section 2.06(c) . Section 2.02(c) is hereby
amended by adding the following proviso at the end
thereof:
“;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Letter of Credit
may expire beyond the close of business on the date that is five
Business Days prior to the earliest Maturity Date applicable to any
Lender, unless the amount of such Letter of Credit on the date of
issuance, renewal or extension, as applicable, together with the
outstanding LC Exposure at such time, is less than or equal to the
total commitments of all Lenders having a later Maturity
Date”
2.4 Amendment
to Section 2.06(j) . Section 2.06(j) is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“(j) Cash
Collateralization. If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and
be continuing, then on the Business Day that the Borrower receives
notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or,
if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC
Exposures representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure)
demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph
or (ii) the Borrower is required to pay to the Administrative
Agent the excess attributable to an LC Exposure pursuant to
Section 2.21, then the Borrower shall deposit in an account
with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative
Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal
to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid
interest and fees thereon; provided that the obligation to
deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately,
and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without
demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any
Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause
(h) or (i) of Article VII. As collateral security
for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower
un
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