Exhibit
4.23
WAIVER, CONSENT AND
NINTH AMENDMENT
TO REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
WAIVER, CONSENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT , dated as of November 5,
2004 (the " Amendment "), to the REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN
AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of December 24, 2002, among UNITED
AIR LINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the " Borrower "),
a debtor and a debtor-in-possession in a case pending under Chapter
11 of the Bankruptcy Code, UAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
and the parent company of the Borrower (the " Parent ") and
all of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Borrower and the
Parent signatory thereto (the " Subsidiaries " and together
with the Parent, each a " Guarantor " and collectively the "
Guarantors "), each of which Guarantors referred to in this
paragraph is a debtor and a debtor-in-possession in a case pending
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, a New
York banking corporation (" JPMorgan Chase "), CITICORP USA,
INC., a Delaware corporation (" CUSA "), THE CIT
GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC., a New York corporation (" CIT
Group "), GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a New York
corporation (" GECC "), each of the other financial
institutions from time to time party thereto (together with
JPMorgan Chase, CUSA, CIT Group and GECC, the " Lenders "),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK and CUSA, as co-administrative agents
(together, the " Agents ") for the Lenders, and JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, as paying agent (in such capacity, the " Paying
Agent ") for the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Agents
and the Paying Agent are parties to that certain Revolving Credit,
Term Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2002 (as
heretofore amended, modified or supplemented, and as in effect on
the date hereof, the " Credit Agreement "); and
WHEREAS , the Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that
from and after the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), the
Lenders agree to (i) waive the anticipated Events of Default
described in Article II hereof, (ii) consent to the modification of
certain mandatory prepayment obligations of the Borrower and (iii)
amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in Article IV hereof, all
subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS.
1. As used
herein, all terms that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall
have the same meanings herein.
ARTICLE II.
WAIVERS.
2.
Waivers . The Lenders hereby waive any Event or Events
of Default that might occur as a result of the Borrower's and the
Guarantors' anticipated failure to comply with the cumulative
consolidated EBITDAR covenant in Section 6.05 of the Credit
Agreement for the twelve-month periods ending on October 31, 2004,
November 30, 2004 and December 31, 2004.
ARTICLE III.
CONSENTS.
3. Consent
to Retention of Proceeds . Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary set forth in that certain Waiver and Consent Letter,
dated as of September 30, 2003, the Lenders hereby agree that the
Borrower will not be required to prepay the Loans (and permanently
reduce the Total Tranche A Commitment and the Total Tranche B
Commitment) with any portion of the proceeds of the Slot
Transactions relating to certain Primary Foreign Slots at Heathrow
Airport referred to in such Waiver and Consent Letter.
4.
Consent to Slot Transactions . The Lenders hereby
consent to (i) the consummation by the Borrower of certain
transactions relating to Primary Foreign Slots as described in
Exhibit A hereto to the extent set forth therein and (ii) the
modification of Schedule 1.01(b) to the Credit Agreement and
Schedule 4(f) to the SGR Security Agreement as set forth in Exhibit
A hereto.
ARTICLE IV.
AMENDMENTS.
5.
Amendment to Section 2.01(a)(2) . Section 2.01(a)(2)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
"Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.01(c), upon"
appearing at the beginning thereof and inserting in lieu thereof
the word "Upon".
6.
Amendment to Section 2.13 . Section 2.13(e) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following from
the first sentence thereof: ", (xvi)".
7.
Incorporation of New Section 5.23 . Section 5 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by incorporating the following
new Section 5.23 at the end thereof:
SECTION
5.23 Cost Savings Report.
On or about December 15, 2004, deliver to
the Lenders a status
report regarding the Borrower's
and the Guarantors' progress in realizing
the additional cost savings projected in
that certain updated business plan dated November
5, 2004 heretofore delivered
to the Lenders.
8.
Amendment to Section 6.11(xvi) . Section 6.11(xvi) of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
"(xvi) from
and after the effective date of the Eighth
Amendment, the sale or other
disposition by the Borrower of ownership interests which it holds
in Orbitz in addition
to the sales or other dispositions permitted pursuant to Section
6.11(xiv)(B);"
9.
Amendment to Section 6.13 . Section 6.13 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the amount "$600,000,000"
appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof the amount of
"$750,000,000".
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS .
10.
Conditions to Effectiveness . The waivers set forth in
Article II of this Amendment, the consents set forth in Article III
and the amendments set forth in Article IV of this Amendment shall
not become effective until the date (the " Effective Date ")
on which the following conditions precedent shall have been
satisfied (or waived by the Required Lenders):
(a) Execution
. This Amendment shall have been executed by the Borrower,
the Guarantors and Lenders constituting Required Lenders, and each
Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
such execution.
(b) Bankruptcy Court Order;
Payment of Fees . By no later than November 22, 2004, the
Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order satisfactory in form
and substance to the Agents authorizing the payment by the Borrower
(i) to the Paying Agent for the respective account of each Lender
that has executed and delivered to each Agent a counterpart of this
Amendment by not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on
November 22, 2004, of an amendment fee in an amount equal to ? of
1% of such Lender's combined Tranche A Commitment and Tranche B
Commitment on November 4, 2004 and (ii) of other fees referred to
in that certain Ninth Amendment Fee Letter dated the date hereof,
and (y) such amendment and other fees shall have been paid in cash
to the Paying Agent within one Business Day after entry of the
order referred to above.
Upon the Effective Date, any default or Event of Default that may
have occurred prior to the Effective Date as a result of the
Borrower's consummation of the sale or other disposition by the
Borrower of ownership interests which it holds in Orbitz prior to
the Effective Date shall be cured and no longer continuing to the
extent permitted by Section 6.11(xvi) of the Credit Agreement as
amended by this Amendment; provided , that upon the
consummation of any such sale prior to the Effective Date, the
proceeds of such sale which would be required to be prepaid
pursuant to Section 6.11(xvi) of the Credit Agreement without
giving effect to the modifications of such sub-section provided for
in this Amendment shall be held in an account maintained with the
Paying Agent which shall be under the sole and exclusive control of
the Paying Agent, and upon the Effective Date, the Paying Agent
shall remit the funds maintained in such account to the
Borrower.
11.
Ratification . Except to the extent hereby amended,
the Credit Agreement and each of the Loan Documents remain in full
force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed.
12.
Costs and Expenses . The Borrower agrees that its
obligations set forth in Section 10.05 of the Credit Agreement
shall extend to the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment.
13.
Representations and Warranties . The Borrower
represents and warrants to the Lenders that no Event of Default or
event that with the passage of time would constitute an Event of
Default exists on the date hereof after giving effect to the waiver
set forth in Article II hereof, the amendments set forth in Article
III hereof and the cure of any Event of Default described in
paragraph 10 hereof and that each of the representations and
warranties made by the Borrower in the Credit Agreement and each
other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects
as of the date hereof except where such representation or warranty
relates to a specific date, in which case such representation or
warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such date.
14.
References . This Amendment shall be limited precisely as
written and shall not be deemed (a) to be a consent granted
pursuant to, or a waiver or modification of, any other term or
condition of the Credit Agreement or any of the instruments or
agreements referred to therein or (b) to prejudice any right or
rights which the Agents or the Lenders may now have or have in the
future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any of
the instruments or agreements referred to therein. Whenever the
Credit Agreement is referred to in the Credit Agreement or any of
the instruments, agreements or other documents or papers executed
or delivered in connection therewith, such reference shall be
deemed to mean the Credit Agreement as modified by this
Amendment.
15.
Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute but one and the same instrument. A fax copy of a
counterpart signature page shall serve as the functional equivalent
of a manually executed copy for all purposes.
16.
Applicable Law . This Amendment shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO
FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this
Waiver, Consent and Ninth Amendment to be duly executed as of the
day and the year first written.
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BORROWER:
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UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
By: /s/ Frederic F. Brace
Name: Frederic F. Brace
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO
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GUARANTORS:
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UAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Frederic F. Brace
Name: Frederic F. Brace
Title: Executive Vice President & CFO
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UAL LOYALTY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary
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UAL COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Frederic F. Brace
Name: Frederic F. Brace
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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CONFETTI, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary
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MILEAGE PLUS HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary
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MILEAGE PLUS MARKETING, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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MYPOINTS.COM, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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CYBERGOLD, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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ITARGET.COM, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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MYPOINTS OFFLINE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
Name: Steven M. Rasher
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary
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UAL BENEFITS MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Frederic F. Brace
Name: Frederic F. Brace
Title: President
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UNITED BIZ JET HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Rasher
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