AMENDMENT NO. 2 AND
WAIVER
This AMENDMENT NO.
2 AND WAIVER, dated as of March 16, 2009 (this “
Amendment ”), to the Loan Agreement (as defined
below), among MGM MIRAGE, a Delaware corporation (“
Borrower ”), MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Detroit ”), the
Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the
lenders (the “ Administrative Agent
”).
WHEREAS, Borrower,
Detroit, as initial Co-Borrower, the Lenders named in the signature
pages thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and The Royal Bank of
Scotland PLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers, Banc of America Securities
LLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Citibank North America, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as
Joint Book Managers, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Syndication
Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Citigroup USA Inc.,
Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, UBS
Securities LLC and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as
Co-Documentation Agents, Bank of Scotland, Merrill Lynch Bank USA
and Morgan Stanley Bank, as Senior Managing Agents, Societe
Generale and U.S. Bank National Association, as Managing Agents,
and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Fifth Amended and
Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2006 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement
”);
WHEREAS, Borrower,
Detroit and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, are
parties to that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement,
dated as of September 30, 2008;
WHEREAS, Borrower
has informed the Administrative Agent that it expects to receive,
on or about March 17, 2009 and in connection with its Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, a report
from Borrower’s public accounting firm on Borrower’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2008, containing an explanatory paragraph with
respect to Borrower’s ability to continue as a going concern
(the “ Specified Report ”). In such event, the
Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders are likely to assert
that delivery of such Specified Report will be in breach of
Section 7.1(c) of the Loan Agreement (the “ Specified
Alleged Breach ”);
WHEREAS, Borrower
believes that the Specified Report is in compliance with the
requirements set forth in Section 7.1(c) of the Loan Agreement
and disputes any assertion by any Lender that the Specified Alleged
Breach (i) constitutes a breach of any covenant set forth in
the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation,
Section 7.1(c) thereof or (ii) is a Default or Event of
Default under the Loan Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
Lenders that have consented to this Amendment constitute the
Requisite Lenders under the Loan Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
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SECTION 1.1.
Certain Definitions . The following terms when used in this
Amendment shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be
equally applicable to the singular and plural forms
thereof):
“
Administrative Agent ” is defined in the
preamble.
“
Amendment ” is defined in the preamble.
“
Borrower ” is defined in the preamble.
“
Detroit ” is defined in the preamble.
“ Loan
Agreement ” is defined in the first recital.
“ Second
Amendment Effective Date ” is defined in
Article IV .
“
Specified Alleged Breach ” is defined in the third
recital.
SECTION 1.2.
Other Definitions . Capitalized terms for which meanings are
provided in the Loan Agreement (as amended hereby) are, unless
otherwise defined herein, used in this Amendment with such
meanings.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT
Upon the
occurrence of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the provisions
of the Loan Agreement referred to below are hereby amended in
accordance with this Article II .
SECTION 2.1.
Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical
order:
“‘
CityCenter Credit Agreement ’ means that certain
Credit Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2008, among
CityCenter Holdings, as the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time
party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and UBS Securities
LLC, as Co-Syndication Agents, BNP Paribas and Sumitomo Mitsui
Banking Corporation, as Co-Documentation Agents and Bank of
America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time.”
“‘
CityCenter Holdings ’ means CityCenter Holdings, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company.”
“‘
Equity Interests ’ means, with respect to any Person,
all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit
interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other
rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares
of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in)
such Person, all of the securities
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convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other
ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights
or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such
shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or
profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or
trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether
or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests
are outstanding on any date of determination.”
“‘
FTI ’ means FTI Consulting, Inc., in its capacity as
financial advisor and consultant to Mayer Brown.”
“‘
Loan Parties ’ means Borrower, Detroit and each
Guarantor.”
“‘
Mayer Brown ’ means Mayer Brown, LLP, in its capacity
as counsel to the Administrative Agent.”
“‘
Restricted Payment ’ means any dividend or other
distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with
respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person
or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other property), including any sinking fund or
similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of
any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of
any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners
or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or any option,
warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other
distribution or payment.”
“‘
Second Amendment ’ means that certain Amendment
No. 2 and Waiver to this Agreement, dated as of March 16,
2009, among the Borrower, Detroit, the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent.”
“‘
Second Amendment Effective Date ’ has the meaning
specified in Article IV of the Second
Amendment.”
SECTION 2.2. The
following definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as
follows:
“‘
Applicable Rates ’ means, as of any date of
determination, the following percentages per annum, based upon the
Pricing Level on that date:
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LIBOR
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Base Rate
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Unused Fee
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Standby Letter
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Pricing Level
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Margin
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Margin
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Rate
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of Credit Fee
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1.375%
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1.000%
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0.100%
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1.375%
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II
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1.625%
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1.000%
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0.150%
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1.625%
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III
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1.875%
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1.000%
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0.150%
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1.875%
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IV
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2.000%
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1.000%
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0.200%
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2.000%
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V
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2.250%
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1.250%
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0.200%
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2.250%
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VI
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2.500%
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1.500%
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0.250%
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2.500%
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VII
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2.750%
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1.750%
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0.250%
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2.750%
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VIII
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3.000%
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2.000%
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0.300%
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3.000%”
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“‘
Disposition ’ or ‘ Dispose ’ means
the sale, transfer or other disposition, in one transaction or any
series of related transactions, of any asset.”
“‘
Investment ’ means, when used in connection with any
Person, any investment by or of that Person, whether by means of
(a) purchase or other acquisition of stock or other securities
of any other Person, (b) a loan, advance creating a debt,
capital contribution, guaranty or other debt or equity
participation or interest in any other Person or (c) the
purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of
transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a
business unit, in each case including any partnership and joint
venture interests of such Person. The amount of any Investment
shall be the amount actually invested (minus any return of capital
with respect to such Investment which has actually been received in
Cash or Cash Equivalents or has been converted into Cash or Cash
Equivalents), without adjustment for subsequent increases or
decreases in the value of such Investment.”
“‘
LIBOR ’ means, for any Interest Period with respect to
a LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers
Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by
Reuters (or other commercially available source providing
quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent
from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If
such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then
“ LIBOR ” for such Interest Period shall be the
rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the
rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of
such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of
the LIBOR Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of
America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be
offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in
the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior
to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided , that
LIBOR shall in no event be less than 2.00% per annum at any
time.”
SECTION 2.3. The
definition of the term “Base Rate” in Section 1.1
of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
proviso to the end of the first sentence thereof:
“; provided,
that the Base Rate shall in no event be less than 4.00% per annum
at any time.”
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SECTION 2.4. The
first sentence of Section 2.12(b) of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended by inserting the phrase “the prior approval of
the Requisite Lenders and” before the words “the
receipt by the Administrative Agent” in the second line
thereof.
SECTION 2.5.
Section 5.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing the references therein to “the Administrative Agent
or any Lender” with “the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, FTI or any other advisor of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender”.
SECTION 2.6.
Article 6 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
SECTION 2.6.1.
Section 6.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
“6.1
Mergers and Other Fundamental Changes . Merge, dissolve,
liquidate, or consolidate with or into another Person, except that,
subject to Section 6.2 and so long as no Default exists
or would result therefrom:
(a) any Restricted
Subsidiary may merge with (i) Borrower, provided that
Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or
(ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(b) mergers and
consolidations between Restricted Subsidiaries solely to effect a
mere change in the state or form of organization of Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary;
SECTION 2.6.2.
Section 6.4(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(i) Liens
not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section
encumbering assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
having an aggregate fair market value, as of the date of the
incurrence of such Liens, which is not in excess of 5% of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets determined as of the then most
recently ended Fiscal Quarter; provided , however ,
that after the Second Amendment Effective Date, no new Liens not
otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section
encumbering assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be
granted to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, Capital Lease
Obligations in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000, Swap
Contracts, letters of credit or Guaranties of any such
Indebtedness.”
SECTION 2.6.3.
Section 6.7 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
SECTION 2.6.4. The
following Sections 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12 and 6.13
are hereby added to the Loan Agreement in the appropriate numerical
order:
“6.7
Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) obligations
(contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap
Agreement, provided that (i) such obligations are (or
were) entered into by
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such Person in
the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly
mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or
foreign exchange rates and (ii) such Swap Agreement does not
contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its
obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the
defaulting party;
(b) Indebtedness
of Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owed to Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary, which Indebtedness shall be on subordination
terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which shall be agreed
prior to April 17, 2009) and be otherwise permitted under the
provisions of Section 6.7 ;
(c) Indebtedness
under the Loan Documents;
(d) Indebtedness
outstanding on the Second Amendment Effective Date hereof and, to
the extent such Indebtedness is in excess of $25,000,000, listed on
Schedule 6.7 ;
(e) Guaranty
Obligations of Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of
Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of Borrower or such
Subsidiary;
(f) Capital Lease
Obligations and Indebtedness secured by purchase money Liens within
the limitations set forth in Section 6.4(e) .
and
(g)
(i) renewals, extensions, refinancings and refundings of
Indebtedness permitted by clauses (d) and (f) in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 and
(ii) extensions of letters of credit outstanding on the Second
Amendment Effective Date.
6.8
Investments . Make or hold any Investments,
except:
(a) Investments
held by Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the form of Cash
Equivalents;
(b) advances to
officers, directors and employees of Borrower and Subsidiaries in
the ordinary course of business for travel, entertainment,
relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;
(c)
(i) Investments by Borrower and its Subsidiaries in their
respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the Second Amendment
Effective Date; (ii) additional Investments by Borrower and
its Subsidiaries in Loan Parties; and (iii) Investments in
Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.7(b) ;
provided , that Investments in the Insurance Subsidiary
shall not exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate;
(d) Investments
consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts
receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade
credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received
in satisfaction or partial
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