Exhibit 10.1
GREENWOOD FINANCIAL
INC.
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT AND FIRST
AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment
”) is dated as of February 11, 2009 and entered into by
and among GREENWOOD FINANCIAL INC. , a Delaware corporation
(“ Master Borrower ”), the entities identified
on Schedule A attached hereto (together with the Master
Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), Orleans
Homebuilders, Inc. (the “ Guarantor ”, and
together with the Borrowers, the “ Obligors ”),
the financial institutions listed on the signature
pages hereof (“ Lenders ”) and WACHOVIA
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as administrative agent for
Lenders (“ Agent ”), and is made with reference
to (i) that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving
Credit Loan Agreement dated as of September 30, 2008 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “ Loan Agreement ”), by and among
Obligors, Lenders and Agent and (ii) that certain Security
Agreement dated as of September 30, 2008 (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Security Agreement ”), by and among Obligors
and Agent. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Loan
Agreement or Security Agreement, as applicable.
RECITALS
WHEREAS , Borrowers and Lenders desire to amend the Loan
Agreement and Security Agreement as specifically provided for
herein; and
WHEREAS , Obligors, Lenders and Agent deem it advisable
to amend the Loan Agreement as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.
AMENDMENTS TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT
1.1
Amendments to Article I: Definitions
.
A.
Subsection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following definitions in proper alphabetical
order.
“ Collateral
Account
” a deposit account in the name of Guarantor located with the
Agent and under the sole dominion and control of Agent.
“ Defaulting
Lender
” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 11.13.
“ First
Amendment
” means that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement dated as of
February 11, 2009.
“ First
Amendment Effective Date
” has the meaning assigned to such term in the First
Amendment.
B.
Subsection 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby further amended
by deleting the definition of “Applicable Spread”,
“Facility Amount”, “Letter of Credit”,
“Letter of Credit Advance”, “Letter of Credit
Sublimit”, “Liquidity”, “Notice of
Borrowing” and “Revolving Sublimit” therefrom in
their entirety and substituting the following therefor:
“ Applicable
Spread
” means 5.25% per annum.”
“ Facility
Amount
” means $405,000,000, or such lower amount resulting from a
permanent reduction in the Facility Amount in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; provided that the Facility Amount
shall be permanently reduced to $375,000,000 on July 16, 2009
if the Facility Amount has not otherwise been reduced to or below
$375,000,000 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement prior
to July 16, 2009. In each case, the Facility Amount
includes the Revolving Sublimit, the Letter of Credit Sublimit and
the Swing Line Limit.
“ Letter
of Credit
” means (a) each letter of credit identified on
Schedule 1.1D
which has heretofore been issued with respect to a Borrowing Base
Project, or to developments previously completed by a Borrower, or
to an Eligible Project that secures the Line of Credit and
satisfies the requirements of Section 4.1.11, or which is a
Financial Letter of Credit, (b) each letter of credit issued
by Agent on behalf of the Lenders for the benefit of Borrower that
are to be issued by Agent to be for the purpose of providing
security, including for the benefit of the issuer of a surety or
performance bond, for (i) the construction by a Borrower of
Improvements and other municipal and public facilities related to
Borrowing Base Projects deemed to be financed under the Revolving
Sublimit by their inclusion in the Borrowing Base,
(ii) maintenance by a Borrower of Improvements and other
municipal and public facilities related to the Borrowing Base
Projects financed under the Revolving Sublimit, and
(iii) deposits under purchase contracts for residential land
to which a Borrower is a party, as permitted by Section 8.5,
but excluding deposits for Real Estate subject to a purchase money
mortgage constituting a Permitted Lien, and (c) any letter of
credit issued by Agent in favor of any bank that is not a Lender to
secure any Borrower’s reimbursement obligations on account of
letters of credit and tri-party agreements issued by such bank of
the type described in clause (b)(i) or (b)(ii) of this
definition or in the definition of “Tri-Party”
Agreement contained herein, as identified on
Schedule 1.1.D . Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Letter of Credit may be issued in connection with any Joint
Venture or any Person that is not a Borrower or a Guarantor, except
that Issuer may issue Letters of Credit solely to the extent
required to comply with the reserve requirements under the OHI
Financing Subordinated Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$7,500,000.
“ Letter
of Credit Advance
” has the meaning defined in
Section 2.1.4.5.
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“ Letter
of Credit Sublimit
” means $30,000,000.
“ Liquidity
” means, at any time, the sum of all (i) Cash,
cash from the sale of settled Units due from title companies, and
Cash Equivalents of Guarantor and all Borrowers, each on a
consolidated basis plus (ii) the amount by which the
then-current Borrowing Base Availability exceeds the
then-outstanding principal balance of the Loans plus Swing Line
Loans minus (iii) the amount by which the
then-outstanding principal balance of the Loans plus Swing Line
Loans exceeds the then-current Borrowing Base
Availability.
“ Notice
of Borrowing
” means a written notice from a Borrower to Agent, in the
appropriate form that is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.1F , requesting that a Loan or a Swing Line
Loan in a specified amount be advanced to such Borrower on a
specified Funding Date.
“ Revolving
Sublimit
” means $405,000,000; provided that the Revolving
Sublimit shall be permanently reduced to $375,000,000 on
July 16, 2009.
1.2
Amendment to Article II: Amounts and Terms of the
Facility; Security for the Facility .
A.
Subsection 2.1.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“2.1.3 Amount and
Availability of Letters of Credit and Tri-Party Agreements
. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, Borrowers may request, and Agent, pursuant to this
Section 2.1.2 shall issue or execute on behalf of the Lenders;
(i) Letters of Credit or Tri-Party Agreements to assure
Governmental Authorities of the completion of Improvements that are
to be constructed in Projects and financed with the proceeds of
Loans, but only if in each instance Agent’s liability under
such Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement is subject to periodic
reduction by the beneficiary thereof as construction of the subject
Improvements is completed (including Letters of Credit issued for
the benefit of the issuer of a surety or performance bond issued
for any purpose described in this clause (i)), (ii) Letters of
Credit to assure Governmental Authorities that Borrowers will
perform their maintenance obligations with respect to Improvements
financed with the proceeds of Loans (including Letters of Credit
issued for the benefit of the issuer of a surety or performance
bond issued for any purpose described in this clause (ii)),
(iii) Letters of Credit that are in lieu of cash deposits
under agreements of sale for the purchase of Real Estate, Lots or
Units by Borrowers permitted pursuant to Section 8.5 and not
subject to purchase money mortgage other than those securing the
Indebtedness, (iv) Letters of Credit issued as a replacement
or extension of any Letter of Credit identified on Schedule
1.1D to the extent any such Letter of Credit does not otherwise
fall under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) so long as
such Letter of Credit is related to an Eligible Project that
secures the Line of Credit and satisfies the requirements of
Section 4.1.11, or such Letter of Credit has heretofore been
issued with respect to a Borrowing Base Project or with respect to
developments previously completed by a Borrower, and
(v) Letters of
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Credit solely to the extent required
to comply with the reserve requirements under the OHI Financing
Subordinated Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$7,500,000. Letters of Credit of the type described in
clauses (iii) and (v) are sometimes referred to in this
Agreement as “ Financial Letters of Credit
.” Each Letter of Credit identified on Schedule
1.1D also shall be deemed to have been issued on behalf of the
Lenders. No Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement shall be
issued or executed by Agent if, as a result thereof, (x) the
aggregate liability of Agent and all other Issuers under all
Letters of Credit and Tri-Party Agreements then outstanding or in
effect would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (y) the
aggregate liability of Agent under all outstanding Financial
Letters of Credit would exceed $15,000,000.”
B.
Section 2.1.4.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting “No Letter of Credit shall be issued” and
substituting “No Letter of Credit shall be issued or
renewed”. Section 2.1.4.3 is hereby further
amended by deleting “to be held as cash Collateral” and
substituting “to be held as cash collateral in the Collateral
Account” therefor.
C.
Section 2.1.4.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following therefor
and adding the following new Section 2.1.4.5
thereafter:
“2.1.4.4 No Letter of Credit shall be issued or
renewed or Tri-Party Agreement executed or maintained while any
Lender is a Defaulting Lender except if the Borrowers have
delivered to Agent good funds equal to each such Defaulting
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Letter of Credit or Tri-Party
Agreement, to be held as cash collateral in the Collateral Account
for Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations and other
Indebtedness.
2.1.4.5 Any payment made by any Issuer
pursuant to a Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement that is not
reimbursed within three (3) Business Days of such payment date
shall be deemed to be a Loan (or, as provided in this
Section 2.1.4.5 a Letter of Credit Advance) that was requested
by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1.1, notwithstanding that
Borrowers did not provide Agent with a Notice of Borrowing.
If any Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement was issued, renewed,
executed or maintained while any Lender was a Defaulting Lender,
then (x) the Agent shall apply cash collateral from the
Collateral Account as reimbursement of such payment in the amount
of the Pro Rata Share of each Lender that was a Defaulting Lender
at the time the subject Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement was
issued, renewed, executed or maintained and (y) the Loan
deemed made in the preceding sentence shall be apportioned among
those Lenders that were Non-Defaulting Lenders at the time the
subject Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement was issued,
renewed, executed or maintained based on their Pro Rata Share of
the amount of the Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement issued,
such that the Issuer is completely reimbursed by such Loan for the
payment made under such Letter of Credit or Tri-Party
Agreement. If the making of a Loan as the result of a drawing
under a Letter of Credit or a demand for payment under a Tri-Party
Agreement would cause the aggregate amount of all outstanding Loans
to exceed the then-current Borrowing Base Availability, the amount
of such excess shall be deemed to be a “ Letter
of Credit Advance
.”
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D.
Section 2.3.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
renumbering the existing Section 2.3.1.7 as 2.3.1.8 and adding
the following new Section 2.3.1.7 before the new
Section 2.3.1.8 therein:
“2.3.1.7 Within one Business Day after receipt of
any Refund Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) by any
Borrower or Guarantor, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in an
aggregate amount equal to the Refund Collateral (as defined in the
Security Agreement). Any Refund Collateral received directly
by Agent shall be applied to the Indebtedness and Agent shall
provide notice of receipt of such Refund Collateral to Master
Borrower.”
E.
Section 2.3.2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“2.3.2.1 Each Letter of Credit Advance must be
repaid on the first to occur of (i) 5 Business Days after the
Letter of Credit Advance was made, (ii) the Maturity Date or
(iii) the date when the Borrowing Base Availability next
exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Loans
(whether as a result of an increase in Borrowing Base Availability
or repayment of a prior Loan), in which event the outstanding
Letter of Credit Advances shall be repaid with the proceeds of a
Loan to the extent then available under the Line of Credit, such
Loan to be applied to outstanding Letter of Credit Advances in the
order in which they were made. Each such Loan, to the extent
a new Loan may then be borrowed pursuant to Section 2.1.1,
shall be made automatically by the Lenders, without receipt of a
Notice of Borrowing from Borrowers, and except as aforesaid no Loan
shall be made at a time when any Letter of Credit Advance is
outstanding. If any Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement
was issued, renewed, executed or maintained while any Lender was a
Defaulting Lender, then the Loan deemed made to repay a related
Letter of Credit Advance shall be apportioned among those Lenders
that were Non-Defaulting Lenders at the time the subject Letter of
Credit or Tri-Party Agreement was issued, renewed, executed or
maintained based on their Pro Rata Share of the amount of the
Letter of Credit or Tri-Party Agreement issued such that the Issuer
is completely reimbursed by such Loan for the Letter of Credit
Advance relating to such Letter of Credit or Tri-Party
Agreement.”
F.
Section 2.3.3.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new sentence the end thereof:
“If the amount of any Swing Line Loan was reduced pursuant to
2.1.2 by a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof, then
the Loan deemed made to repay such Swing Line Loan shall be
apportioned among those Lenders that were Non-Defaulting Lenders at
the time such Swing Line Loan was requested based on their Pro Rata
Share of the amount of the Swing Line Loan requested such that the
Swing Line Lender is completely reimbursed by such Loan for the
Swing Line Loan being repaid.”
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1.3
Amendments to Article III: Notice of Borrowing;
Borrowing Base; Borrowing Base Availability .
A.
Section 3.3.2.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“3.3.2.4 The
maximum Borrowing Base Availability attributable to Asset
Class (ii), including model Units, determined on the basis of
any Borrowing Base Certificate (a) that is delivered before
July 31, 2009 in accordance with Section 3.4 shall not
exceed 58% and (b) that is delivered on or after July 31,
2009 in accordance with Section 3.4 shall not exceed 45%, in
each case of the aggregate Borrowing Base Availability attributable
to Asset Classes (i) and (ii) (including model Units) as
shown on any such Borrowing Base Certificate.”
B.
Section 3.3.2.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“3.3.2.5 The
maximum percentage of Borrowing Base Availability attributable to
Asset Classes (iii), (iv) and (v), based on Borrowing Base
Certificates (a) delivered before July 31, 2009, shall be
65%, and (b) delivered on or after July 31, 2009 shall be
55%, in each case of the total Borrowing Base Availability as shown
thereon; provided that at no time shall Borrowing Base
Availability attributable to Asset Classes (iii), (iv) and
(v) exceed the following (with such limitations to be reduced
dollar for dollar at the time and in the amounts of any impairments
with respect to assets in Asset Classes (iii), (iv) and
(v) and included in the Borrowing Base taken by
Borrowers):
(i)
Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after
the First Amendment Effective Date: $235,000,000;
(ii)
Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after
July 31, 2009: $200,000,000; and
(iii)
Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after
September 30, 2009: $190,000,000.”
1.4
Amendments to Article IV: Conditions of Lending
.
A.
Section 4.1.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to “30 days after the Closing
Date” and substituting “10 Business Days after the
First Amendment Effective Date” therefor.
B.
Section 4.1.11 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to “90 days after the Closing
Date” and substituting “45 days after the First
Amendment Effective Date” therefor.
C.
Section 4.3.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to “$32,500,000” and
substituting “$15,000,000” therefor.
1.5
Amendments to Article VI: Affirmative Covenants
.
Section 6.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting paragraph 6.1.9 in its entirety and substituting the
following therefor:
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“6.1.9 Within fifteen (15) days
after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, an aging report of all Lots
owned by any Borrower, and within twenty (20) days after the end of
each Fiscal Quarter, a consolidated list of all accounts payable of
any Borrower, and an aging report of such accounts
payable.”
1.6
Amendments to Article VII: Negative Covenants
.
A.
Section 7.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting paragraphs, (i) and (ii) therein and
substituting the following therefor:
“(i)
[Intentionally Omitted];
(ii)
[Intentionally Omitted];”
B.
Subsection 7.10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the references to “$32,500,000” and substituting
“$15,000,000” therefor.
1.7
Amendments to Article VIII: Financial Covenants
.
A.
Section 8.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“8.2
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth . As of the last day
of any Fiscal Quarter, the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the
Guarantor shall not be less than $25,000,000; provided that
such covenant amount shall be (I) reduced by the sum of,
without duplication (x) any impairments or other charges under
GAAP on assets in the Borrowing Base taken by the Guarantor and
recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31,
2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (y) any additional Deferred
Tax Asset valuation allowance reserves recorded in respect of the
fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31,
2009, plus (z) any impairments or write-offs relating to
tangible assets or pre-acquisition costs not contained in the
Borrowing Base recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended
December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 ( provided
that the aggregate reduction pursuant to this clause (I) shall
not exceed $15,000,000) and (II) increased by the sum of,
without duplication (1) any favorable adjustment to the
Deferred Tax Asset valuation allowance recorded in respect of the
fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31,
2009 plus (2) 50% of positive quarterly net income after
March 31, 2008 plus (3) 50% of any Net Securities
Proceeds received by the Borrowers and Guarantor after
March 31, 2008.”
B.
Section 8.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“8.5 Real
Estate Acquisitions . No Borrower or Guarantor shall
purchase any Real Estate, Lots or Units after the Closing Date,
except for Improved Land (i.e., finished Lot takedowns and/or
controlled rolling Lot options) purchased by the Borrower in the
normal course of business, consistent with the projections provided
to the Lenders.”
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C.
Section 8.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“8.7 Cash
Flow From Operations . As of the last day of each of the
following Fiscal Quarters, the Cash Flow Coverage Ratio shall be
greater than or equal to:
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Fiscal Quarter Ending
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Applicable Ratio
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December 31, 2008
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1.25:1.00
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March 31, 2009
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0.40:1.00
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June 30, 2009
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0.50:1.00
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September 30, 2009 and
thereafter
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0.65:1.00”
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D.
Section 8.8 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“8.8
Liquidity . The Liquidity at all times shall be not
less than $10,000,000.”
1.8
Amendments to Article IX: Events of Default
.
Section 9.2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
“9.2 The
failure of Borrowers to observe or perform any promise, covenant,
warranty, obligation, representation or agreement in this Agreement
or in any other Loan Document, or in any other document evidencing
or securing any of the Indebtedness or the repayment thereof (and
not specifically addressed in the other Sections of this
Article IX), within fifteen (15) days after written notice
from Agent; provided that the notice and cure period
contained in this Section 9.2 shall not apply to the breach of
any covenant or obligation contained in Sections 3.4, 6.5, 7.1,
7.2, 7.3, 7.6, 7.9 or 7.10 or in Article VIII (other than
Section 8.8), or to any other failure that, by its nature, is
not susceptible to being cured by Borrowers or Guarantor;
provided further that the notice period contained in
this Section 9.2 shall not apply to a breach of the covenant
set forth in Section 8.8 and a breach of the covenant set
forth in Section 8.8 shall constitute an Event of Default only
if not cured within five (5) Business Days after the
occurrence of such breach.”
1.9
Amendments to Article XI: The Agent .
A.
Section 11.13 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting “or” before clause (iv) therein and
adding the following new clause (v) after clause (iv):
“, or (v) has been placed under a receivership or
conservatorship by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation”.
B.
Section 11.13.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following
therefor:
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“11.13.1 The Defaulting
Lender’s right to participate in the administration of the
Loan and the Loan Documents, including without limitation, any
rights to vote upon, consent to or direct any action of Agent or
Lenders shall be suspended and such rights shall not be reinstated
unless and until such default is cured and the Defaulting Lender
shall be deemed to have acted with respect to such specific matter
in the same manner as the majority of other Lenders (other than the
Defaulting Lenders) that have expressly voted, consented or
withheld consent, or directed any action of Agent or Lenders;
provided that if Agent is a Defaulting Lender, Agent shall
continue to have all rights provided for in this Agreement with
respect to the administration of the Loan, unless Requisite Lenders
vote to remove and replace such Agent as provided in
Section 11.9.”
C.
Section 11.13 of the Loan Agreement is hereby further amended
by adding the following new Section 11.13.6 before the last
paragraph therein:
“11.13.6 Notwithstanding
anything in Section 2.12.6 to the contrary, if any Defaulting
Lender has failed to advance its Pro Rata Share of the Loans
requested by Borrower and its share of outstanding Loans is less
than its Pro Rata Share, (a) interest payments received by
Agent shall be apportioned to each Lender based on its share of
outst
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