SECOND LIMITED WAIVER

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EX-10.2 4 g14117exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 SECOND LIMITED WAIVER DATED JUNE 30, 2008 EX-10.2 SECOND LIMITED WAIVER DATED JUNE 30, 2008
EXHIBIT 10.2
SECOND LIMITED WAIVER
          SECOND LIMITED WAIVER (this “Limited Waiver”) dated effective as of June 30, 2008 executed by Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”), and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent (the “Agent”).
          The parties hereto are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 25, 2007 (as amended by that certain Waiver and First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) dated as of October 10, 2007, by that certain Second Amendment dated as of October 26, 2007 and by that certain Limited Waiver dated May 13, 2008 (the “May Waiver”) and as further amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein). Article VII of the Credit Agreement requires the Borrower to comply with certain financial covenants. The Borrower has asked the Agent and Lenders to waive noncompliance with Section 7.01 [Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth] and Section 7.02 [Leverage Ratio] of the Credit Agreement for the Waiver Period (as defined below) in accordance with the terms set forth in this Limited Waiver.
          Section 1. Limited Waiver. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, but with effect on and after the date hereof, the Lenders hereby waive compliance with Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Credit Agreement, at all times for the period from and including June 30, 2008 through and excluding the earlier of (i) the date of the occurrence of any other Default and (ii) August 15, 2008 (such period being the “Waiver Period”); provided that (x) at no time during the Waiver Period shall Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Borrower be less than $700,000,000, and (y) at no time during the Waiver Period shall the Leverage Ratio of the Borrower exceed 2.50 to 1.00. Failure to satisfy any of the terms in the foregoing proviso shall terminate the Limited Waiver set forth in this Section 1, end the Waiver Period, and constitute an Event of Default under Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement.
          Section 2. Applicable Eurodollar Margin. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement, during the Waiver Period, the Applicable Eurodollar Margin shall be 3.50%. This Section 2 is not meant to extend the Limited Waiver set forth in Section 1.
          Section 3. Conditions Precedent. The waivers set forth in Section 1 hereof shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon (a) the execution and delivery of this Limited Waiver by the Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders, and (b) the execution and delivery of the Acknowledgement and Consent in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto from each Guarantor, all of which signature pages shall be sent to (including by way of facsimile or electronic mail) Jolie Tenholder, of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, 301 S. College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, facsimile ###-###-####, email ***@***, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Friday, June 27, 2008.
          Section 4. Representations. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (after giving effect to this Limited Waiver) as if made on and as of the date hereof (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date in
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which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.04 (Financial Statements), Section 4.06 (Other Agreements), Section 4.07 (Litigation), Section 4.14 (Law; Environment) and Section 4.17 (Accuracy of Information) shall be deemed to be made as set forth in the Credit Agreement except that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to be made with an exception for the matters identified in the Audit Committee Report (as supplemented by the disclosures referenced in Section 3 of the May Waiver) giving rise to the Restatement, and (b) after giving effect to this Limited Waiver, no Default has occurred and is continuing.
          Section 5. Waiver of Claims. The Borrower acknowledges that the Agent and Lenders have acted in good faith and have conducted themselves in a commercially reasonable manner in their relationships with the Borrower and the Guarantors in connection with this Limited Waiver and in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Borrower hereby waiving and releasing any claims to the contrary. The Borrower, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its Affiliates, releases and discharges the Agent and Lenders, all Affiliates of the Agent and Lenders, all officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents of the Agent and Lenders or any of their Affiliates, and all of their predecessors in interest, from any and all claims, defenses and causes of action, whether known or unknown, and whether now existing or hereafter arising, including without limitation, any usury claims, that have at any time been owned, or that are hereafter owned, in tort or in contract by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower and that arise out of any one or more circumstances or events that occurred prior to the date of this Limited Waiver.
          Section 6. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The waiver set forth in Section 1 hereof is not meant to be a waiver of any other term or provision in Article VII of the Credit Agreement or any other term or provision of the Credit Agreement. The Agent and the Lenders expressly reserve all of their rights and remedies with respect to any other present or future Default arising under the Credit Agreement (whether or not related to the matters addressed in this Limited Waiver). This Limited Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Limited Waiver by signing any such counterpart. This Limited Waiver shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of North Carolina, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Limited Waiver to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
         
  BEAZER HOMES USA, INC., as Borrower
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, CAO and Controller   
 
         
  WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Agent and as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. Scott Holtzapple   
    Name:   R. Scott Holtzapple   
    Title:   Director   
 
         
  CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Marni McManus   
    Name:   Marni McManus   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Henry Gaw   
    Name:   Henry Gaw   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Melissa Balley   
    Name:   Melissa Balley   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Bhavin Shah   
    Name:   Bhavin Shah   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
  GUARANTY BANK, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Amy Satsky   
    Name:   Amy Satsky   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
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  REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ronny Hudspeth  
    Name:   Ronny Hudspeth  
    Title:   Sr. Vice President  
 
         
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Kimberly Turner  
    Name:   Kimberly Turner  
    Title:   Executive Director  
 
         
  CITY NATIONAL BANK, a national banking
association, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Mary Bowman  
    Name:   Mary Bowman  
    Title:   SVP  
 
         
  PNC BANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Douglas G. Paul  
    Name:   Douglas G. Paul  
    Title:   Senior Vice President  
 
         
  UBS LOAN FINANCE, LLC, as a Lender
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ina R. Otsa  
    Name:   Ina R. Otsa  
    Title:   Associate Director, Banking Product Services U.S.  
 
         
  By:   /s/ Mary E. Evans  
    Name:   Mary E. Evans  
    Title:   Associate Director, Banking Product Services U.S.  
 
         
  COMERICA BANK, as a Lender
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
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EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT
          Reference is made to the Second Limited Waiver, dated effective as of June 30, 2008 (the “Limited Waiver”), to and under the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2007 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”), among Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several lenders from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
          Each of the undersigned parties to the Guaranty hereby (a) consents to the transactions contemplated by the Limited Waiver and (b) acknowledges and agrees that the guarantees and grants of security interests made by such party contained in the Guaranty are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to the Limited Waiver.
         
GUARANTORS:   APRIL CORPORATION
BEAZER ALLIED COMPANIES HOLDINGS, INC.
BEAZER GENERAL SERVICES, INC.
BEAZER HOMES CORP.
BEAZER HOMES HOLDINGS CORP.
BEAZER HOMES INDIANA HOLDINGS CORP.
BEAZER HOMES SALES, INC.
BEAZER HOMES TEXAS HOLDINGS, INC.
BEAZER MORTGAGE CORPORATION
BEAZER REALTY, INC.
BEAZER REALTY CORP.
BEAZER REALTY LOS ANGELES, INC.
BEAZER REALTY SACRAMENTO, INC.
BEAZER/SQUIRES REALTY, INC.
HOMEBUILDERS TITLE SERVICES, INC.
HOMEBUILDERS TITLE SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, INC.

 
 
  By:  /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
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  ARDEN PARK VENTURES, LLC
BEAZER CLARKSBURG, LLC
BEAZER COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS, LLC
BEAZER HOMES INVESTMENTS, LLC
BEAZER HOMES MICHIGAN, LLC
DOVE BARRINGTON DEVELOPMENT LLC



By:   BEAZER HOMES CORP., its Managing Member
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon   
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
  BEAZER SPE, LLC

By:   BEAZER HOMES HOLDINGS CORP.,
         its Member
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
  BEAZER HOMES INDIANA, LLP
BEAZER REALTY SERVICES, LLC
PARAGON TITLE, LLC
TRINITY HOMES, LLC


By:   BEAZER HOMES INVESTMENTS, LLC,
         its Managing Member or Managing Partner

By:   BEAZER HOMES CORP.,
         its Managing Member
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
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  BEAZER HOMES TEXAS, L.P.
TEXAS LONE STAR TITLE, L.P.



By:   BEAZER HOMES TEXAS HOLDINGS, INC.,
         its Managing Partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
  BH BUILDING PRODUCTS, LP

By:   BH PROCUREMENT SERVICES, LLC,
         its General Partner

By:   BEAZER HOMES TEXAS, L.P.,
         its Managing Member

By:   BEAZER HOMES TEXAS HOLDINGS, INC.,
         its General Partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
  BH PROCUREMENT SERVICES, LLC

By:   BEAZER HOMES TEXAS, L.P.,
         its Managing Member

By:   BEAZER HOMES TEXAS HOLDINGS, INC.,
          its General Partner
 
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Salomon  
    Name:   Robert Salomon   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 
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