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EXHIBIT 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO 3-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
WAIVER
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO 3-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER,
dated as of
April 4, 2005 (this "Amendment"), amends the 3-Year Credit
Agreement, dated as
of August 7, 2003 (the "Credit Agreement"), among Nuveen
Investments, Inc. (the
"Borrower"), certain financial institutions (the "Lenders"),
Citibank, N.A., as
Syndication Agent, Bank One, NA, as Documentation Agent, and
Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement are, unless
otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, used
herein as
defined therein.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into the Credit
Agreement, which
provides for the Lenders to extend certain credit facilities to
the Borrower
from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement
in
certain respects as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other
good and
valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
1.1 Change of Control. The definition of "Change of Control" in
Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to state in its
entirety as
follows:
"Change of Control" means (a) the acquisition by any Person, or
two
or more Persons acting in concert, including without limitation
any
acquisition effected by means of any transaction contemplated by
Section
6.12, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
of the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act of
1934), but
excluding The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. at any time
prior to the
repurchase referred to in Section 6.18, of 30% or more of the
outstanding
shares of voting stock of the Borrower, or
(b) during any period of 25 consecutive calendar months,
commencing
on the date of this Agreement, the ceasing of those individuals
(the
"Continuing Directors") who (i) were directors of the Borrower
on the
first day of each such period or (ii) subsequently became
directors of the
Borrower and whose initial election or initial nomination for
election
subsequent to that date was approved by a majority of the
Continuing
Directors then on the board of directors of the Borrower, to
constitute a
majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.
1.2 Debt. The definition of "Debt" in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement
is hereby amended to state in its entirety as follows:
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"Debt" means the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
all
Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis
required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepare in
accordance with
GAAP. Debt shall include, without duplication of any amount
included
above, all obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in
respect of
those forward contracts providing for the purchase from The St.
Paul
Travelers Companies, Inc. of up to $400,000,000 of common stock
of the
Borrower, whether or not reflected on a balance sheet.
1.3 Indebtedness. The definition of "Indebtedness" in Section
1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to sate in its entirety as
follows:
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a)
all
indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued,
undertaken or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than
trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business
on ordinary
terms); (c) all non-contingent reimbursement or payment
obligations with
respect to Surety Instruments; (d) all obligations evidenced by
notes,
bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations
so
evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of
property, assets
or businesses; (e) all indebtedness created or arising under
any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred
as
financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by
the Person
(even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender
under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or
sale of
such property); (f) all obligations with respect to capital
leases; (g)
all Rate Hedging Obligations; (h) all obligations with respect
to those
forward contracts providing for the purchase from The St. Paul
Travelers
Companies, Inc. of up to $400,000,000 of common stock of the
Borrower; (i)
all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above
secured by
(or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing
right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or in
property
(including accounts and contracts rights) owned by such Person,
even
though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the
payment of
such Indebtedness; and (j) all Guaranty Obligations in respect
of
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to
in clauses
(a) through (h) above.
1.4 Note Purchase Agreement. The following definition of "Note
Purchase
Agreement" is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement in proper
alphabetical order:
"Note Purchase Agreement" means the Note Purchase Agreement of
the
Borrower dated September 19, 2003 between the Borrower and the
purchasers
of the Borrower's 4.22% unsecured senior notes due September 19,
2008, as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified form time
to time.
1.5 Private Placement. The following definition shall be added
to Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement in proper alphabetical order:
"Private Placement" has the meaning specified in Section
6.11(j).
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1.6 Material Agreements. Section 5.16 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby
amended to state in its entirety as follows:
"5.16 MATERIAL AGREEMENTS. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary
is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any
charter or
other company restriction which could reasonably be expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary
is in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of
the
obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement
to which
it is a party, which default could reasonably be expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect."
1.7 indebtedness. Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended
to state in its entirety as follows:
"6.11 INDEBTEDNESS. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit
any
Subsidiary to, create, incur or suffer to exist any
Indebtedness, except:
(a) the Loans;
(b) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
(c) Short-term Indebtedness incurred in connection with the
purchase of municipal, corporate and treasury bonds and
other
securities in the ordinary course of business;
(d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or
any
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
(e) securities sold under agreements to repurchase (to the
extent such obligations constitute Indebtedness) and Rate
Hedging
Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 6.16;
(g) contingent pay-out and similar obligations relating to
prior acquisitions by the Borrower and to acquisitions
permitted
hereunder;
(h) unsecured Indebtedness relating to the financing of
Distribution Receivables in an aggregate principal amount
not
exceeding the amount of such Distribution Receivables;
(i) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
(j) unsecured Indebtednes
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