AMENDMENT NO. 2 TOCREDIT AGREEMENT

EX-10.29B 2 dex1029b.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.29b

Execution Copy

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 to CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 17, 2005 (this “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of February 11, 2005 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) entered into among CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the institutions from time to time party thereto as Lenders (the “Lenders”), the institutions from time to time party thereto as Issuers (the “Issuers”) and CITICORP USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders and Issuers (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), is entered into among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth below; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and obligations contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement

The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date first written above and subject to the satisfaction (or due waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 2 (Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment) hereof, hereby amended as follows:

(a) Amendments to Article VIII (Negative Covenants)

(i) Section 8.4 (Sale of Assets) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the “and” at the end of clause (f) thereof, replacing the period at the end of clause (f) thereof with the text “; and” and inserting a new clause (g) at the end thereof to read in its entirety as follows:

(g) as long as no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result therefrom, sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property that does not constitute Collateral; provided, however, that with respect to any such sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposition pursuant to this clause (g), the Fair Market Value for such property shall not exceed $750,000 in the aggregate.

Section 2. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment

(a) This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above when, and only when, the Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders constituting the Requisite Lenders.


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Section 3. Representations and Warranties

On and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

(a) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Guarantor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms;

(b) each of the representations and warranties contained in Article IV (Representations and Warranties) of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection therewith is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of such date and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date; provided, however, that references therein to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby (if applicable);

(c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (except for those that are duly waived); and

(d) no litigation has been commenced against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to restrain or enjoin (whether temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the performance of any action by any Loan Party required or contemplated by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, in each case as amended hereby (if applicable).

Section 4. Fees and Expenses

(a) The Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees to pay on demand in accordance with the terms of Section 11.3 (Costs and Expenses) of the Credit Agreement all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all other Loan Documents entered into in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto and all other Loan Documents).

Section 5. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents

(a) As of the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder”, “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.

(b) Except as expressly modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

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(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.

(d) This Amendment shall be deemed a Loan Document.

Section 6. Amendment of Guarantors

Each Guarantor hereby consents to this Amendment and agrees that the terms hereof shall not affect, impair or reduce in any way its obligations, liabilities or liens under the Loan Documents (as amended and otherwise expressly modified hereby), all of which obligations, liabilities and liens shall remain in full force and effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed (as amended and otherwise expressly modified hereby).

Section 7. Execution in Counterparts

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterpart (including by facsimile), each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

Section 8. Governing Law

This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.

Section 9. Section Titles

The Section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto.

Section 10. Notices

All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement.

Section 11. Severability

The fact that any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as to any person in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity, enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or jurisdiction or as applied to any person.

 

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Section 12. Successors

The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Lenders, the other parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 13. Waiver of Jury Trial

Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives trial by jury in any action or proceeding with respect to this Amendment or any other Loan Document.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

 

CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.

as Borrower

By:

 

/s/ William S. Rymer

Name:

 

William S. Rymer

Title:

 

EVP, CFO

CITICORP USA, INC.,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender and Lender

By:

 

/s/ David Jaffe

Name:

 

David Jaffe

Title:

 

Director and Vice President

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

as Lender

By:

 

/s/ David Jaffe

Name:

 

David Jaffe

Title:

 

Director and Vice President

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]


Lenders:

Wells Fargo Foothill LLC,

as Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dennis King

Name:

 

Dennis King

Title:

 

Vice President

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]


Guarantors:

CONSTAR INTERNATIONAL U.K. LIMITED,

as Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Frank Edward Gregory

Name:

 

Frank Edward Gregory

Title:

 

VP European Operations

CONSTAR, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ William S. Rymer

Name:

 

William S. Rymer

Title:

 

EVP, CFO

BFF INC.,

as Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ William S. Rymer

Name:

 

William S. Rymer

Title:

 

EVP, CFO

DT, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ William S. Rymer

Name:

 

William S. Rymer

Title:

 

EVP, CFO

CONSTAR FOREIGN HOLDINGS, INC.,

as Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ William S. Rymer

Name:

 

William S. Rymer

Title:

 

EVP, CFO

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 2]