SECONDAMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Amendment), dated as of June 25, 2010, is entered into by and among AECOM Technology Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), the several financial institutions identified on the signature pages hereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Lenders and individually as a Lender), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and swing line lender (in such capacity, the Swing Line Lender), and Union Bank of California, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets Financing, Inc., and BNP Paribas, in their respective capacities as a syndication agent (each, a Syndication Agent and collectively, the Syndication Agents), with reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
A. The Company, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the Syndication Agents are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2007 (collectively, the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility to the Company of up to $600,000,000.
B. The Company proposes to issue up to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.43% Senior Notes, Due 2020 and up to $125,267,915 aggregate principal amount of its 5.62% Senior Discount Notes, Series B Notes Due 2022 (collectively, the 2010 Private Notes).
C. The Company anticipates that purchasers of the 2010 Private Notes will require that the Subsidiary Guarantors guarantee the Indebtedness of the Company under such notes (collectively, the Private Note Guaranties) and that such notes benefit from a negative pledge.
D. While the issuance of the Private Notes themselves is permitted under Section 8.02(q) of the Credit Agreement and Contingent Obligations of otherwise permissible Subsidiary Indebtedness is permitted under Section 8.02(l) of the Credit Agreement, the Private Note Guaranties are currently regulated by the limitations set forth in Section 8.02(o) of the Credit Agreement, which would be insufficient to accommodate the Private Note Guaranties and future growth for other operational needs.
E. The Company has requested that the Majority Lenders provide the following accommodations under the Credit Agreement in connection with the proposed 2010 Private Notes and Private Note Guaranties:
(i) consent to the execution and delivery of the Private Note Guaranties by such Subsidiaries of the Company as are necessary to facilitate the issuance of the
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2010 Private Notes (collectively, the Required Private Note Guarantors) without counting the Contingent Obligations of the Required Private Note Guarantors under the Private Note Guaranties toward the dollar limitation on Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries outside the Credit Agreement which is set forth in Section 8.02(o) of the Credit Agreement; and
(ii) amend Section 8.02(l) of the Credit Agreement to allow guaranties by Subsidiaries of Indebtedness issued by the Company that is permitted under Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement.
F. The Company also requests that the Majority Lenders agree to amend the definition of Lien set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement to exclude negative pledges, so that negative pledges, and any agreement to grant Liens (as opposed to the actual grant of such Lien), are no longer restricted under the negative covenant relating to Liens set forth in Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.
G. The Majority Lenders are willing to grant such accommodations and agree to such amendments as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Any and all initially-capitalized terms used in this Amendment (including, without limitation, in the recitals to this Amendment) without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.
2. Consent to Private Note Guaranties; Exclusion of Private Note Guaranties from Limitation on Contingent Obligations of Subsidiaries. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Majority Lenders hereby consent to the execution and delivery of Private Note Guaranties by the Required Private Note Guarantors and agree that the Contingent Obligations of the Required Private Note Guarantors under the Private Note Guaranties shall not count toward the dollar limitation on Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations under Section 8.02(o) of the Credit Agreement.
3. Amendment to Definition of Liens. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended such that the definition of Lien shall read in full as follows:
Lien means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).
4. Amendments to Indebtedness Negative Covenant. Section 8.02(l) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:
(l) Contingent Obligations incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary which is permitted to be incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary under this Section 8.02;
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5. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(i) This Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by the Company and the Majority Lenders;
(ii) Acknowledgement of Guarantors. Each of the Guarantors shall have executed the Acknowledgement of Guarantors attached to the end of this Amendment; and
(iii) Amendment to Foreign Subsidiary Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a conforming amendment to the Foreign Subsidiary Credit Agreement, duly executed by the Borrowers and the Majority Lenders under (and as defined in) the Foreign Subsidiary Credit Agreement.
6. Reaffirmation and Ratification. The Company hereby reaffirms, ratifies and confirms its Obligations under the Credit Agreement and acknowledges that all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, remain in full force and effect.
7. Events of Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, the Company is not aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement.
8. Integration. This Amendment constitutes the entire agreement of the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof and cannot be changed or terminated orally. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties and negotiations regarding the subject matter hereof, if any, are merged into this Amendment.
9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.
10. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws (as opposed to the conflicts of law principles) of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
| AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, | |
| a Delaware corporation | |
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| By: | /s/ Eric Chen |
| Name: | Eric Chen |
| Title: | SVP, Corporate Finance |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
| as Administrative Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ G. Scott Lambert |
| Name: | G. Scott Lambert |
| Title: | Vice President |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
| as an Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Mathew Griesbach |
| Name: | Mathew Griesbach |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| UNION BANK, N.A. (formerly known as | |
| as a Syndication Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ David J. Stassel |
| Name: | David J. Stassel |
| Title: | Vice President |
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| UNION BANK, N.A. (formerly known as | |
| as an Issuing Lender and a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ David J. Stassel |
| Name: | David J. Stassel |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., | |
| as a Syndication Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ Vanessa Sheh Meyer |
| Name: | Vanessa Sheh Meyer |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Vanessa Sheh Meyer |
| Name: | Vanessa Sheh Meyer |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC., | |
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| By: | /s/ John Armstrong |
| Name: | John Armstrong |
| Title: | Director |
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| HARRIS N.A., as an Issuing Lender | |
| (solely with respect to Existing Letters of | |
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| By: | /s/ John Armstrong |
| Name: | John Armstrong |
| Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| BNP PARIBAS, | |
| as a Syndication Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ Jamie Dillon |
| Name: | Jamie Dillon |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Mary Ann Wong |
| Name: | Mary Ann Wong |
| Title: | Vice President |
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| BNP PARIBAS, | |
| as an Issuing Lender and a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Jamie Dillon |
| Name: | Jamie Dillon |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Mary Ann Wong |
| Name: | Mary Ann Wong |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as an Issuing Lender and a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Paul L. Hatton |
| Name: | Paul L. Hatton |
| Title: | Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, | |
| as a Lender | |
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[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ John I. Paul |
| Name: | John I. Paul |
| Title: | Portfolio Manager |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Patrik G. Norris |
| Name: | /s/ Patrik G. Norris |
| Title: | Director |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| BARCLAYS BANK PLC, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Ling Li |
| Name: | Ling Li |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| COMERICA BANK, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Don R. Carruth |
| Name: | Don R. Carruth |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Melissa Balley |
| Name: | Melissa Balley |
| Title: | Vice President |
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| By: | /s/ Jacqueline Douyon |
| Name: | Jacqueline Douyon |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.), | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Robert J. Ivosevich |
| Name: | Robert J. Ivosevich |
| Title: | General Manager |
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| ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.), | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Tony G. Berbal |
| Name: | Tony G. Berbal |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Brandon Rolek |
| Name: | Brandon Rolek |
| Title: | Vice President |
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUARANTORS
The undersigned (collectively, the Guarantors) hereby acknowledge and agree to the amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement) contained in the attached Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Amendment), acknowledge and reaffirm their respective obligations owing to the Lenders under the Master Guaranty and Intercreditor Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which they are parties, and agree that the Master Guaranty and Intercreditor Agreement and such other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect. Although the Guarantors have been informed of the matters set forth herein and have acknowledged and agreed to the same, the Guarantors understand that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to inform the Guarantors of such matters in the future or to seek the Guarantors acknowledgement or agreement to future amendments to the Credit Agreement, and nothing herein shall create such a duty.
Dated: As of June 25, 2010
AECOM GLOBAL, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
AECOM GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
AECOM SERVICES, INC. (formerly known as DMJM H&N, Inc.),
a California corporation
AECOM USA, INC. (formerly known as DMJM+Harris, Inc.),,
a New York corporation
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. (formerly known as Earth Tech, Inc.),
a California corporation
AECOM, INC. (formerly known as ENSR Corporation),
a Delaware corporation
By: | /s/ Eric Chen |
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| Eric Chen |
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| Senior Vice President, Corporate |
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| Finance and General Counsel |
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[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]