Third Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility

EX-10.1 2 h46466exv10w1.htm THIRD AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
     THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 13, 2007, is by and among CALUMET LUBRICANTS CO., LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, an Indiana limited partnership (the “Company”), CALUMET SHREVEPORT, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Calumet Shreveport”), CALUMET SHREVEPORT LUBRICANTS & WAXES, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“CSLW”), CALUMET SHREVEPORT FUELS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“CSF”), CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CSPP”), CALUMET LP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CLPGP”), CALUMET OPERATING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Operating”) and CALUMET SALES COMPANY INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Calumet Sales” and together with the Company, Calumet Shreveport, CSLW, CSF, CSPP, CLPGP and Operating, collectively, the “Borrowers” and each individually a “Borrower”), the financial institutions identified on the signature pages hereto as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2005 among the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Agent (as amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), the Lenders have extended commitments to make certain credit facilities available to the Borrowers;
     WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders agree to amend certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders are willing to make such amendments upon the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment;
     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
PART I
DEFINITIONS
     SUBPART 1.1. Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following meanings:
     “Amended Credit Agreement” means the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
     “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” is defined in Subpart 3.1.
     SUBPART 1.2. Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Amended Credit Agreement.
PART II
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
     Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this Part II. Except as so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
     SUBPART 2.1. Amendment to Section 10.2.1. Section 10.2.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (t) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     (t) Liens arising in connection with (i) any lease of catalyst necessary for the operation of the refinery assets of the Consolidated Parties in the Ordinary Course of Business or (ii) any commodity leases for catalyst elements necessary for the operation of the refinery assets of the Consolidated Parties in the Ordinary Course of

 


 

Business and not for the purpose of speculation; provided, in each case, that such Liens do not encumber any Property other than the catalyst or the commodity being leased, or any insurance proceeds of either of the foregoing; and
     SUBPART 2.2 Amendment to Section 10.2.3. Section 10.2.3 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (i) thereof, (ii) deleting the period at the end of clause (j) thereof and replacing it with “; and”, and (iii) adding the following as a new clause (k) thereof:
     (k) To the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations of the Consolidated Parties (i) arising under any license for a proprietary refining process entered into by a Consolidated Party in connection with the Shreveport Initiative or otherwise in the Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) in respect of leases (including any such lease constituting a Capital Lease) of catalyst necessary for the operation of the refinery assets of the Consolidated Parties in the Ordinary Course of Business and (iii) in respect of commodity leases (including any such commodity lease constituting a Capital Lease) for catalyst elements and necessary for the operation of the refinery assets of the Consolidated Parties in the Ordinary Course of Business and not for the purposes of speculation.
PART III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
     SUBPART 3.1. Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. This Amendment shall be and become effective as of the date hereof (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”) when all of the conditions set forth in this Part III shall have been satisfied, and thereafter this Amendment shall be known, and may be referred to, as the “Third Amendment.”
     SUBPART 3.2. Execution of Counterparts of Amendment. The Agent shall have received counterparts (or other evidence of execution, including telephonic message, satisfactory to the Agent) of this Amendment, which collectively shall have been duly executed on behalf of each of the Borrowers and each of the Required Lenders.
     SUBPART 3.3 Amendment Fee. The Borrowers shall have paid or caused to be paid an amendment fee to the Agent in connection with this Amendment for the pro rata account of each Lender that shall have returned executed signature pages to this Amendment no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2007, as directed by the Agent, in an aggregate amount equal to $10,000 for such Lenders as a group.
PART IV
MISCELLANEOUS
     SUBPART 4.1 Cross-References. References in this Amendment to any Part or Subpart are, unless otherwise specified, to such Part or Subpart of this Amendment.
     SUBPART 4.2. Instrument Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement. This Amendment is an Other Agreement executed pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement.
     SUBPART 4.3. References in Other Agreements. At such time as this Amendment shall become effective pursuant to the terms of Subpart 3.1, all references in the Other Agreements to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
     SUBPART 4.4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers. Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, (b) it is duly authorized to, and has been authorized by all necessary action, to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, (c) the representations and warranties contained in Section 9 of the Existing Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date and after giving effect to the amendments contained herein (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date) and (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Existing Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof both before and after giving effect to the amendments contained herein.

 


 

     SUBPART 5.5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement. Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an original will be delivered.
     SUBPART 5.6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
     SUBPART 5.7. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
     SUBPART 5.8. Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC.
     SUBPART 5.9. No Other Modification. Except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Other Agreements shall remain in full force and effect, without modification or limitation.
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     Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
                         
BORROWERS:   CALUMET LUBRICANTS CO., LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
                       
    By:   Calumet LP GP, LLC, its general partner
 
                       
        By:   Calumet Operating, LLC, sole member
 
                       
            By:   Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., its sole member
 
                       
                By:   Calumet GP, LLC, its general partner
 
                       
 
                  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
                       
 
                  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
                  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         
    CALUMET SHREVEPORT, LLC
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
       
 
  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
    CALUMET SHREVEPORT LUBRICANTS & WAXES, LLC
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
       
 
  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
    CALUMET SHREVEPORT FUELS, LLC
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
       
 
  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

         
    CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P.
 
       
 
  By:   Calumet GP, LLC, its general partner
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
       
 
  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                 
    CALUMET LP GP, LLC
 
               
    By:   Calumet Operating, LLC, its sole member
 
               
        By:   Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., its sole member
 
               
 
          By:   Calumet GP, LLC, its general partner
 
               
 
          By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
               
 
          Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
          Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
             
    CALUMET OPERATING, LLC
 
           
    By:   Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., its sole member
 
           
 
      By:   Calumet GP, LLC, its general partner
 
           
 
      By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
           
 
      Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
      Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         
    CALUMET SALES COMPANY INCORPORATED
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ R. PATRICK MURRAY, II
 
       
 
  Name:   R. Patrick Murray, II
 
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

         
AGENT AND LENDERS:   BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Agent and a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ HANCE VANBEBER
 
       
 
  Name:   Hance VanBeber
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President
 
       
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent and a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ SANTIAGO GIRALDO
 
       
 
  Name:   Santiago Giraldo
 
  Title:   Vice-President
 
       
    LASALLE BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as Co-Syndication Agent and a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ STEVE FRIEDLANDER
 
       
 
  Name:   Steve Friedlander
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President
 
       
    WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC,
as a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ JENNIFER FONG
 
       
 
  Name:   Jennifer Fong
 
  Title:   Account Executive, AVP
 
       
    WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ JOE CURDY
 
       
 
  Name:   Joe Curdy
 
  Title:   Director
 
       
    NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.,
as a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ TOM BUDA
 
       
 
  Name:   Tom Buda
 
  Title:   Vice President
 
       
    SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
as a Lender
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ MARK PICILLO
 
       
 
  Name:   Mark Picillo
 
  Title:   Vice President