Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of
March 10, 2009, by and among Primus Telecommunications Canada
Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the province of
Ontario (the “ Borrower ”), 3082833 Nova Scotia
Company, an unlimited liability company organized under the laws of
the province of Nova Scotia (“ Parent ” and
together with the Borrower, the “ Obligors ”),
the Lenders (as defined herein), Primus Telecommunications
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Primus
Telecommunications ”), Primus Telecommunications Holding,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Primus Holding
”), Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Ultimate Parent , and together with
Primus Telecommunications and Primus Holding, the “
Guarantors ”; the Guarantors, together with the
Obligors, are referred to herein as the “ Credit
Parties ”) and Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as administrative agent for the
Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and
assigns, if any, the “ Administrative Agent ”)
and as collateral agent for the Secured Creditors (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns, if any, the
“ Collateral Agent ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, Parent, the
lenders party thereto from time to time (the “ Lenders
”), the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent entered
into the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of
March 27, 2007, as amended by the Amendment to the Credit
Agreement, dated May 26, 2007, as further amended by the
Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated July 16, 2007,
as further amended by the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement,
dated July 25, 2007, as further amended by the Fourth
Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated August 14, 2007, as
further amended by the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement,
dated August 31, 2007, as further amended by the Sixth
Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated September 14, 2007,
as further amended by the Seventh Amendment to the Credit
Agreement, dated September 21, 2007, as further amended by the
Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 1,
2007, as further amended by the Ninth Amendment to the Credit
Agreement, dated October 5, 2007, as further amended by the
Tenth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 12,
2007, as further amended by the Eleventh Amendment to the Credit
Agreement, dated October 16, 2007, as further amended by the
Twelfth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated October 17,
2007, and as further amended by the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Credit Agreement, dated December 19, 2007 (as may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested
the waiver of certain Events of Default under the Credit
Agreement;
WHEREAS, one or more of the
Guarantors intend to commence voluntary bankruptcy proceedings on
or before April 1, 2009 (together with any additional
voluntary or involuntary proceedings commenced by or against one or
more Guarantors on or before August 31, 2010, that are jointly
administered with such proceedings, the “ Proceedings
”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (together with any other court having jurisdiction over
the case from time to time, the “ Bankruptcy Court
”), in connection with a pre-packaged or pre-negotiated
Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of one or more of the Guarantors
(as such plan may be modified from time to time, the “
Plan ”); and
WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have
requested, and the Lenders have agreed, that the Lenders will waive
any Events of Default arising out of the Events (as defined below)
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms
. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement (as
amended by this Agreement).
Section 2. Acknowledgement
of Events .
2.1. Specified Events . The
parties hereto acknowledge that the following events (together, the
“ Specified Events ”) have occurred and may
constitute Events of Default:
2.1.1. the failure of the Borrower
to maintain Hedging Agreements, Lehman Unsecured Hedging Agreements
or Unsecured Hedging Agreements reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent to hedge the full amount of its currency rate
exposures with respect to the aggregate principal amount
outstanding under the Credit Agreement, in accordance with
Section 8.18 of the Credit Agreement, with respect to which
failure the Administrative Agent delivered written notice to the
Borrower and the Ultimate Parent on December 22, 2008, which
may constitute an Event of Default under Section 11.01(f) of
the Credit Agreement;
2.1.2. the actions the Guarantors
have taken to authorize or effect certain actions described in
Section 11.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, which may constitute
an Event of Default under Section 11.01(i)(v) of the Credit
Agreement; and
2.1.3. the failure by the Obligors
to deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s
Certificate in connection with the events described in Sections
2.1.1 and 2.1.2 above, in accordance with Section 7.03 of the
Credit Agreement, which may constitute an Event of Default under
Section 11.01(e) of the Credit Agreement.
2.2. Anticipated Events .
Each Credit Party anticipates that an Event of Default may occur
under the Credit Agreement due to (together, the “
Anticipated Events ,” and together with the Specified
Events, the “ Events ”):
2.2.1. the institution of the
Proceedings, constituting an Event of Default under
Section 11.01(i) of the Credit Agreement and, at any time
before the Plan is effective, Sections 11.01(i)(iii), (i)(v) and
(i)(vi) of the Credit Agreement;
2.2.2. the occurrence of a Material
Adverse Effect arising as a result of the Proceedings, constituting
an Event of Default under Section 11.01(p) of the Credit
Agreement;
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2.2.3. the failure of a Guarantor to
make any payment when due with respect to Indebtedness or the
acceleration of Indebtedness of a Guarantor, in each case at any
time before the Plan is effective, constituting an Event of Default
under Section 11.01(h)(i) of the Credit Agreement;
and
2.2.4. certain provisions of the
Guarantee being deemed invalid or unenforceable against a Guarantor
in connection with the Proceedings, constituting an Event of
Default under Section 11.01(k) of the Credit
Agreement.
Section 3. Acknowledgment
and Ratification of Obligations . Each Credit Party hereby
acknowledges and agrees that:
3.1.1. the Credit Agreement and each
of the other Loan Documents are valid and binding agreements,
enforceable against the Credit Parties according to their terms,
and each Credit Party is obligated to perform all of such Credit
Party’s covenants, agreements and obligations in accordance
with the Loan Documents as of the date hereof and does not have any
defenses, counterclaims or rights of offset to any of such
covenants, agreements or obligations (any and all of which are
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waived by each Credit
Party);
3.1.2. the outstanding principal
balance of the Loans as of March 10, 2009, is
$35,000,000;
3.1.3. the Security Documents create
and constitute valid, binding and enforceable first priority liens
(subject only to Permitted Encumbrances) on, and perfected security
interests in, the Collateral; and
3.1.4. except as set forth in
Section 4 below, this Agreement does not constitute a waiver
of any Default or Event of Default of any of the Lenders’ or
Agents’ rights or remedies available at law, in equity or
under the Loan Documents.
Section 4. Waiver .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from and
after the Effective Date (as defined below), the Lenders hereby
waive any Events constituting Events of Default. This Agreement
does not affect or restrict in any way the rights or remedies of
the Lenders with respect to their claims against the Guarantors
under the Guarantees, which the Credit Parties agree that the
Lenders may exercise subject to the Proceedings and applicable
law.
Section 5. Amendments to
Credit Agreement; Additional Terms .
5.1. Applicable Margin . The
definition of “Applicable Margin” in the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced by the
following:
“ Applicable Margin
” means the rate per annum specified below (a) in the
column under the caption “ABR Loans” for Alternate Base
Rate Loans, or (b) in the column under the caption
“LIBOR Loans” for LIBOR Rate Loans:
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Term A Loans
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2.750
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%
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3.750
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%
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Term B Loans
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5.375
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%
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6.375
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%
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5.2. Collateral . The
definition of “Collateral” in the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted and replaced by the following:
“ Collateral ”
means all Collateral, Secured Property and Pledged Securities (as
each such term is defined in any of the Security Documents), and
any other property or asset as to which a Security Document creates
or purports to create a Lien.
5.3. Maturity Date . The
definition of “Maturity Date” in the Credit Agreement
is hereby deleted and replaced by the following:
“ Maturity Date ”
means May 21, 2011.
5.4. Prepayment Premium .
Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and
replaced by the following:
[Reserved]
5.5. Interest on Loans .
Section 4.01(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and
replaced by the following:
Interest on Loans
. On each Interest Payment Date the
Borrower shall pay interest on each Loan, in arrears, at a rate
equal to the greater of (i) the applicable LIBOR Rate or
Alternate Base Rate, as applicable, plus the Applicable Margin and
(ii) 2.50% plus the Applicable Margin.
5.6. Hedging .
Section 8.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and
replaced by the following:
[Reserved]
5.7. Refinancing of Lehman
Loan . Section 8.21 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced by the following:
[Reserved]
5.8. Default as to Other
Indebtedness . Section 11.01(h)(iii) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced by the
following:
[Reserved]
5.9. Events of Default . Each
of the following shall, for all purposes, constitute an Event of
Default under Section 11.01 of the Credit
Agreement:
5.9.1. the Bankruptcy Court shall
enter an order denying confirmation of the Plan, or the Proceedings
shall be converted to a case under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the
United States Code;
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5.9.2. the Plan shall not have been
confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and become effective on or before
August 31, 2010;
5.9.3. the Plan shall be confirmed
or become effective without the reinstatement at effectiveness of
each Guarantee on terms identical to such Guarantee existing on the
date hereof as a valid, unsubordinated obligation of the applicable
Guarantor, or the Plan is confirmed without any Guarantor holding,
directly or indirectly, substantially all of its current assets and
businesses;
5.9.4. the Bankruptcy Court shall
enter any order that impairs the enforceability of this Agreement
or any Loan Document (except as provided herein in connection with
the obligations of the Guarantors under the Guarantee), as
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent;
5.9.5. any representation or
warranty made by a Credit Party in this Agreement shall prove to be
untrue in any material respect as of the date hereof;
5.9.6. any Credit Party shall
default in the performance of any obligation under this Agreement
that is not cured within 10 Business Days following notice thereof
from the Administrative Agent; and
5.9.7. the Guarantee or any other
Loan Document executed by a Guarantor shall cease to be valid and
binding on or enforceable against any Guarantor.
5.10. Mandatory Prepayment
Schedule . In addition to the obligations of the Borrower under
Article III of the Credit Agreement, and notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in Section 3.02(d) of the Credit Agreement,
the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Loans,
without premium or penalty, on the dates and in the amounts set
forth below:
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Monthly
Principal
Payment
Amount
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March 31, 2009
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$
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500,000
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April 30, 2009
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$
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500,000
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May 31, 2009
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$
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500,000
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June 30, 2009
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$
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2,250,000
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The last day of each calendar month from and
including July 2009 to and including April 2011
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$
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500,000
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All prepayments pursuant to this
Section 5.10 shall be made in accordance with Sections 3.04
and 3.05 of the Credit Agreement. Each such prepayment shall be
accompanied by the payment of (a) all accrued and unpaid
interest with respect to the principal being prepaid through the
date of
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prepayment and (b) any amount contemplated
by Section 4.03 of the Credit Agreement. All prepayments
pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall (i) be applied on a
pro rata basis to the Term A Loans and the Term B Loans and
(ii) shall be reduced in order of maturity by any prepayments
of the Loans pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.02 of the Credit
Agreement (excluding the payment made to satisfy the condition
precedent to this Agreement in Section 8.3 (the “
Required Prepayment ”)). The Lenders hereby waive any
notice of the Required Prepayment that may be required under the
Credit Agreement.
5.11. Second-Lien Term Loan .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 9.01 or 9.02
of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall be permitted to create,
incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or
remain liable with respect to, a term loan, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding,
secured by a second-priority Lien (the “ Second-Lien Term
Loan ”) and guarantees by the Credit Parties (other than
the Borrower); provided, that (a) the Second-Lien Term
Loan shall not mature, or provide for any amortization payments,
prior to the Maturity Date and (b) the Second-Lien Term Loan
shall be subject to an intercreditor agreement, between the Lenders
and the lenders in connection with the Second-Lien Term Loan, whose
terms and conditions shall be satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
5.12. Default Interest Rate .
Notwithstanding the occurrence of the Events, Section 4.01(b)
of the Credit Agreement shall not apply from the date hereof unless
and until an Event of Default occurs. Each Credit Party agrees that
this Section 5.12 shall not constitute a waiver by the Lenders
of their rights pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of the Credit
Agreement at any time after the occurrence of an Event of
Default.
Section 6. Covenants
.
6.1. No Obligor shall make, nor
shall any Guarantor take any action to facilitate an Obligor in
making, any Restricted Payment or Ultimate Parent Payment to any
Guarantor except as permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents
(as modified by this Agreement). In the event that,
notwithstandi