Exhibit
(10)-dd
LETTER
WAIVER
To:
Bausch & Lomb B.V. (the
Company )
Koolhovenlaan
110
1119 NH
Schiphol-Rijk
The
Netherlands
Fax:
+31 20 6554 651
Attn:
Financial Controller
and:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (the
Guarantor )
One Bausch
& Lomb Place
Rochester
New York
14604
Attn:
Corporate Treasury
Operations
17 May, 2006
US$375,000,000 credit
agreement ( the
Agreement) dated 29 November 2005 (as amended) between
(among others) the Company, the Guarantor and Citibank
International plc as facility agent
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(a)
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This letter is
supplemental to and amends the Agreement.
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(b)
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Pursuant to
Clause 25 (Amendments and Waivers) of the Agreement, the Majority
Lenders have consented to the amendments to the Agreement
contemplated by this letter. Accordingly, we are authorised to
execute this letter on behalf of the Finance Parties.
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(a)
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Capitalised
terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning when used in
this letter unless expressly defined in this letter.
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(b)
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The provisions
of Clause 1.2 (Construction) of the Agreement apply to this letter
as though they were set out in full in this letter except that
references to the Agreement are to be construed as references to
this letter.
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(c)
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Effective Date means the date on which the Facility Agent gives
notification to the Obligors that it has received a copy of this
letter countersigned by the Company and the Guarantor; provided
that the Facility Agent must provide such notification as soon as
reasonably practicable but no later than one (1) business day after
the Facility Agent has received a copy of the fully countersigned
letter.
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(a)
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Subject to
subparagraph (b) below, the Agreement will be amended from the
Effective Date in accordance with subparagraph (c)
below.
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(b)
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The Agreement
will not be amended by this letter unless the Facility Agent has
received a copy of this letter countersigned by the Company and the
Guarantor.
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(c)
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The Agreement
will be amended as follows:
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(i)
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Clause 19.11(a)
(BLIO Matters) of the Agreement will be amended by deleting the
introductory sentence in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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"Solely for the
Waiver Period, it is agreed that the BLIO Matters described in the
BLIO Announcements and Confidential Disclosures, and the Other
Matters described in the Other Announcements and Confidential
Disclosures will not result in or constitute a breach of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, any misrepresentation or
breach of covenant) or a Default to the extent that:";
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(ii)
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the first line
of Clause 19.11(a)(i) (BLIO Matters) of the Agreement will be
amended by adding the words: "with respect to the BLIO Matters,"
before the words "any restatements";
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(iii)
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Clause
19.11(a)(ii) (BLIO Matters) of the Agreement will be amended
by:
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(A)
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adding the
words "with respect to the BLIO Matters, and" before the words
"with respect to any delay" in the first line thereof;
and
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(B)
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deleting the
reference to “31 May” in the last line thereof and
replacing it with “2 October”;
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(iv)
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the following
sentence shall be inserted as a new paragraph at the end of Clause
19.11(a) (BLIO Matters):
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"Furthermore,
solely for the Waiver Period, the Lenders agree to waive any
Default which may arise in the event that the Guarantor receives a
'Notice of Default' due to default of performance, or breach of,
any covenant or warranty by the Guarantor under section 501(4) of
the Indenture.";
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(v)
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the definition
of BLIO Announcements in Clause 19.11(b) of the
Agreement shall be amended by:
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(A)
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deleting
“and” at the end of subparagraph (iii);
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(B)
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deleting the
full stop after the words "Guarantor's related investigation" at
the end of subparagraph (iv) and replacing it with a semi-colon;
and
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(C)
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inserting new
subparagraphs (v) to (ix), inclusive as follows:
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“(v)
press release dated 17 March, 2006 relating to updated status of
the Guarantor’s financial reporting;
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(vi) Form
12(b)-25, dated 17 March, 2006, with respect to delay in filing of
Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended 31 December,
2005;
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(vii) Form
12(b)-25, dated 11 May, 2006 relating to delay in filing of Form
10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended 1 April,
2006;
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(viii) Form
8-K, dated 4 May, 2006, relating to current litigation and debt
tender offers and consent solicitations; and
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(ix) Form 8-K,
dated 8 May, 2006 relating to tender offe
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