Exhibit
10.4
AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER, dated as of January 10, 2007 (this
“ Amendment ”), to and under that certain Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2005 (as heretofore
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), among SunPower Corporation (the “
Borrower ”), the several lenders from time to time
parties to the Credit Agreement (the “ Lenders
”), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent
are parties to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has entered into that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of November 15, 2006 (as amended by
(i) that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of December 21, 2006 and (ii) that
certain side letter agreement dated as of January 10, 2007),
by and among Borrower, Pluto Acquisition Company LLC (to be renamed
PowerLight LLC in connection with the Merger described below) (the
“ Merger Sub ”), PowerLight Corporation (the
“ Target ”) and Thomas L. Dinwoodie, as
shareholders’ representative (the “ Merger
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Target merged into
the Merger Sub with the Merger Sub continuing as the surviving
company (the “ Merger ”);
WHEREAS, Merger Sub is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower
and a Group Member under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, Merger Sub is party to that certain Loan Agreement, dated
as of January 10, 2007, among the Target and Union Bank of
California, N.A. (the “ Union Bank Loan Agreement
”) providing for extensions of credit in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $10,000,000 and which shall terminate on
April 30, 2007 (the “ Union Bank Termination Date
”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to waive
compliance, with certain requirements of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to issue convertible debt securities
in an amount not to exceed $200,000,000 with terms reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “
Convertible Debt ”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Debt,
the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to amend the
Credit Agreement to permit the incurrence of the Convertible Debt
by the Borrower; and
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WHEREAS, the Required Lenders and Administrative Agent have agreed
to amend the Credit Agreement and grant the waivers as provided
herein upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the
Lenders, and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Credit
Agreement.
SECTION 2. WAIVER.
2.1 The Lenders hereby waive the
compliance with the provisions of the following Subsections of the
Credit Agreement as they relate to the Merger and Merger Agreement:
Subsection 7.3 (Fundamental Changes), Subsection 7.6 (Investments)
and Subsection 7.12 (Lines of Business).
2.2 The Lenders hereby waive the
compliance with the provisions of the following Subsections of the
Credit Agreement with respect to the Union Bank Loan Agreement,
until the Union Bank Termination Date, solely as such Subsections
relate to the Target and its subsidiaries (and subsequent to the
Merger, Merger Sub and its subsidiaries) (collectively, the “
Powerlight Group ”): Subsection 4.8 (Ownership of
Property; Liens), Subsection 6.8 (Additional Collateral, etc.),
Subsection 7.1 (Indebtedness), Subsection 7.2 (Liens), Subsection
7.4 (Disposition of Property), Subsection 7.5 (Restricted
Payments), Subsection 7.7 (Transactions with Affiliates),
Subsection 7.10 (Negative Pledge Clauses) and Subsection 7.11
(Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions).
2.3 Until the Union Bank
Termination Date, the Lenders hereby agree that:
(a) no member of the Powerlight
Group shall (i) be deemed a Subsidiary Guarantor or be
required to become a party to the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement
or any other Security Document, or (ii) be required to pledge,
or grant a security interest in, any of its property; and
(b) notwithstanding
Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may make
Investments in the Powerlight Group in an amount not to exceed
$15,000,000 in additi