EXHIBIT 10.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “
Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of May 29,
2009, by and among WESTERN REFINING, INC. , a Delaware
corporation (the “ Borrower ”), EACH LENDER
SIGNATORY HERETO , and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as the
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”), Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer
and a Lender.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , the Administrative Agent, the lenders from
time to time party thereto (collectively, the “
Lenders ” and individually, each, a “
Lender ”) and the Borrower are parties to that certain
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, as amended by
that certain First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
of June 30, 2008 (the “ Credit Agreement ”;
capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit
Agreement);
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested that certain terms
of the Credit Agreement be amended in the manner set forth
herein;
WHEREAS , the Administrative Agent and the Required
Lenders, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, have
agreed to such amendments, to be effective as of the Second
Amendment Effective Date (as defined below); and
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Required Lenders acknowledge that the terms of this Amendment
constitute an amendment and modification of, and not a novation of,
the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and
the fulfillment of the conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1.
Definitions . From and after the Second Amendment
Effective Date, the term “Credit Agreement” or
“Agreement” (as the case may be), as used herein, in
the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, shall mean
the Credit Agreement as hereby amended and modified, and as further
amended, restated, modified, replaced or supplemented from time to
time as permitted thereby.
2.
Amendments to, Additions of, and Restatements of Terms of the
Credit Agreement. Subject to the conditions hereof
and upon satisfaction of the terms set forth in Section 7
hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) The
first paragraph of the definition of “ Consolidated
EBITDA ” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement (Defined Terms) is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
“‘ Consolidated EBITDA’
means, for any period of one or more fiscal quarters, for the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount
equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) the
following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated
Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii)
the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes
payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii)
depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) if the outstanding
principal amount of Indebtedness under the Term Loan Credit
Agreement is equal to or less than $800,000,000 as of the last day
of such period, maintenance
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
turnaround expenses incurred by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $25,000,000, and (v) other non-recurring
expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries reducing such
Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such
period or any future period and minus (b) the following to the
extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: all
non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such
period.”
(b) The
definition of “ Restricted Payment ” set forth
in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement (Defined Terms) is
amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
“For the avoidance of doubt, (x) a payment
of principal of or interest on debt securities convertible into or
exchangeable, in whole or in part, for shares of capital stock of
(or other ownership or profit interests in) the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or (y) a payment made in cash in satisfaction of the
Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s obligations with
respect to the conversion or exchange of any such securities shall
not, in either case, constitute a Restricted
Payment.”
(c)
Sections 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement (Borrowing Base
Redeterminations; Mandatory Prepayments of Loans) is amended by (i)
replacing “85%” in subsection (D) thereof with
“80%”, and (ii) deleting the last sentence
thereof.
(d)
Section 2.14(b) of the Credit Agreement (Borrowing Base
Redeterminations; Mandatory Prepayments of Loans) is amended by (i)
replacing “80%” in the first sentence thereof with
“60%”, and (ii) deleting the last sentence
thereof.
(e)
Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement (Financial Covenants)
is amended by adding the following to the end thereof:
“From and after the date (the “
Prepayment Date ”) the outstanding principal amount of
Indebtedness under the Term Loan Credit Agreement is reduced to an
amount that is equal to or less than $800,000,000, the provisions
of subsections (a) through (e) of this Section
7.11 shall no longer apply. Instead, (x) if the
Prepayment Date is on or before September 30, 2010, then (i) as of
the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Prepayment Date
occurs and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter through
September 30, 2010, the Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.00 to 1.00, or the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio to be greater than 4.50 to 1.00,
and (ii) as of December 31, 2010 and the last day of each fiscal
quarter thereafter, the Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00, or the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00,
and (y) if the Prepayment Date is after September 30, 2010, then on
the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Prepayment Date
occurs and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, the
Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio
to be less than 2.50 to 1.00, or the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00.”
(f)
Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement (Compliance Certificate)
is amended by replacing Schedule 1 with the schedule set
forth on Annex A attached to this Amendment and Schedule
2 with “Intentionally Deleted”. All
references to such schedules in the Credit
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
Agreement, Exhibit C , and the other Loan
Documents shall mean such schedules as amended hereby.
3. The
Required Lenders hereby (a) consent to the amendments to the Term
Loan Documents effected by the Second Amendment to the Term Loan
Credit Agreement among the parties thereto dated May 29, 2009, (b)
waive the provisions of Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement
(Amendments to Term Loan Documents) to the extent necessary to
permit such amendments, and (c) agree that, for the avoidance of
doubt, clause (i) of Section 7.14 shall not be
construed to prohibit the issuance of Refinancing Indebtedness
permitted under Section 7.03(b) .
4.
Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement.
(a)
Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The
undersigned Lenders hereby authorize and instruct the
Administrative Agent to (i) enter into one or more amendments to
the Intercreditor Agreement to reflect that the Refinancing
Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loan
Indebtedness, and to make such other amendments to the
Intercreditor Agreement incidental to and in connection with the
foregoing as shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
(ii) take all actions and execute all documents required or deemed
advisable by the Administrative Agent to effectuate the
foregoing.
(b)
Acknowledgement by Lenders . Notwithstanding anything herein
or in any Loan Document to the contrary, the Liens and security
interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan
Documents and the exercise of any right or remedy by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents will be subject
to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as amended
pursuant to Section 4(a) of this
Amendment. Pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement, in the event of any conflict between the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement and any of the Loan Documents, the
provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and
control.
5.
Full Force and Effect of Agreement . Except as hereby
specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Borrower hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement and all of the
other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all
respects and shall remain in full force and effect according to
their respective terms. The Borrower and each of the
other Loan Parties hereby confirm and agree that all Liens and
other security interests now or hereafter held by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for
payment of the Obligations are the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Borrower and the Loan Parties, remain in full
force and effect, and are unimpaired by this Amendment.