EXHIBIT
10.67
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
CREDIT AND GUARANTY
AGREEMENT
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AND
GUARANTY AGREEMENT (the “ Amendment ”) dated as
of September 22, 2008, is among AboveNet, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, AboveNet Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
AboveNet of Utah, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
AboveNet of VA, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, and
AboveNet International Inc., a Delaware corporation, (hereinafter
the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders from time to
time parties thereto, Societe Generale, as administrative agent
(the “ Administrative Agent ”), and CIT Lending
Services Corporation, as documentation agent (the “
Documentation Agent ”) (the Administrative Agent and
the Documentation Agent together, the “ Agents
”).
WHEREAS , the Borrowers, the Agents and the Lenders are
parties to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of
February 29, 2008 (the “ Credit Agreement ;”
undefined capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the
Lenders have agreed to make certain “Loans” and other
financial accommodations to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS , the Borrowers have requested that the Agents
and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in the manner set forth
herein in order to (i) allow for an extension of the Availability
Period of the Delayed Draw Loan from November 25, 2008, which is
the date resulting from the 270-day term currently set forth in
sub-section “(A)” of letter “(b)” of the
definition of “Availability Period” in the Credit
Agreement, to June 30, 2009, and (ii) fix June 30, 2009 as the
termination date of the Availability Period for any delayed draw
loan under New Loan Commitments, as defined in the Credit
Agreement, and the Agents and the Lenders have agreed to such
request;
WHEREAS , the Borrowers have informed the Lenders that
following the Closing Date, the Borrowers repurchased equity from
certain former employees (the “ Equity Repurchases
”), and request that the Lenders waive the Borrowers’
compliance with the negative covenant set forth in Section
7.06 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the Equity
Repurchases (“ Waiver Request No. 1
”);
WHEREAS , the Borrowers have further requested that the
Agents and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in the manner set
forth herein in order to allow the repurchase of Equity Interest of
Holdings from former employees and directors;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have informed the Lenders that
pursuant to its plan of reorganization which became effective on
September 8, 2003 Holdings was authorized to issue warrants to
certain of its creditors in the following amounts: (i) seven
hundred and nine thousand four hundred and fifty nine (709,459)
5-year warrants with an exercise price of $20 per share (the
“ 5-Year Warrants ”) and (ii) eight hundred
thirty four thousand six hundred and fifty eight (834,658) 7-year
warrants with an exercise price of $24 per share (the “
7-Year Warrants ”). Certain of the 5 Year Warrants and
7-Year Warrants have been exercised, thus requiring Holdings to
have issued corresponding Equity Interests. Accordingly, the
Borrowers request that the Lenders waive the Borrowers’
compliance with the negative covenant set forth in Section
7.05 of the Credit Agreement and with the Mandatory Prepayment
provision set forth in Section 2.05(b)(ii) of the Credit
Agreement, in each case only with respect to the issuance of Equity
Interests by Holdings as a result of the exercise of the 5-Year
Warrants and 7-Year Warrants (“ Waiver Request No. 2
”);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have further requested that the
Agents and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in the manner set
forth herein in order to exclude the issuance of Equity Interests
by Holdings from the definition of “Dispositions” or
“Dispose”;
WHEREAS , the Borrowers have informed the Lenders that
on or about August 19, 2008, one of the Borrowers, AboveNet, Inc.,
filed trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark
Office for the names “EXPRESSWAVE” and
“eXpressWave” to be used in connection with its long
haul services (the “ New Trademarks
”);
WHEREAS , the Lenders and the Borrowers agree that (i)
the New Trademarks are part of the Collateral, (ii) the Lenders
shall waive any amendment of the Loan Documents in connection with
the New Trademarks but reserve the right to amend the same and
(iii) the Borrowers shall cooperate fully with any future amendment
in connection with the New Trademarks requested by the Lenders;
and
WHEREAS , the Lenders and the Borrowers are entering
into this Amendment pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Credit
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises set forth
above, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers,
the Agents and the Lenders agree as follows:
1. Availability Period for Delayed Draw
Loans . The Availability
Period for Delayed Draw Loans shall be extended from November 25,
2008 to June 30, 2009. The Availability Period for the New Loan
Commitments which are Delayed Draw Commitments shall terminate on
June 30, 2009. To this effect, the Credit Agreement is amended as
follows:
(a) the definition of “Availability
Period” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall
therefore be amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
“
Availability Period ” means, (a) with respect to the
Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the Closing
Date to the earliest of (i) the date one (1) Business Day prior to
the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Revolving
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 , and (iii) the date of
termination of the