Consent and First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2018 by and among Equinix, Inc. as Borrower, the Guarantors (defined therein), the Lenders (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement referred to therein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

EX-10.35 3 eqix-63018xexhibit1035.htm EXHIBIT 10.35 Exhibit
Exhibit 10.35


CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 28, 2018 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among EQUINIX, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Equinix” or the “Borrower”), the Guarantors, each “Lender” (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same respective meanings herein as therein.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and certain other parties thereto, are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2017 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make Loans and participate in Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement, and the Lenders and L/C Issuer are willing to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
§ 1. Amendments to the Credit Agreement.
1.01.    Section 1.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definition in its proper alphabetical order:
Permitted Multi-Year L/Cs” means (a) the Letters of Credit listed on Schedule 2.03 (and any extensions or renewals of such Letters of Credit), and (b) other Letters of Credit with an expiry date occurring more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension but not later than (i) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, or (ii) solely in the event that the Borrower Cash Collateralizes all applicable L/C Obligations not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, a date that is no later than twelve months after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the aggregate stated amount of all Permitted Multi-Year L/Cs issued pursuant to clause (b) shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any time.

1.02.    Sections 2.03(a)(ii)(A) and (B) to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by amending and restating such subsections in their entirety as follows:
(A)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless (x) the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date or (y) such Letter of Credit is a Permitted Multi-Year L/C; or
(B)    the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (x) all the Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date or (y) such Letter of Credit is a Permitted Multi-Year L/C issued pursuant to clause (b)(ii) of the definition thereof.
1.03.    Clause (iv) of Section 10.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “as contemplated by clause (ii) of Section 2.13(e)” with the phrase “as contemplated by clause (iii) of Section 2.13(e).”
1.04.    The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the new Schedule 2.03 attached hereto as Annex A.






§ 2.     Consent to Issuance of Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.03(a)(ii) to the Credit Agreement, the Required Revolving Lenders hereby confirm their consent to the issuance of each of the Letters of Credit listed on Schedule 2.03, attached hereto as Annex A.
§ 3.     Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions, in each case in a manner satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent:
3.01.    This Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders, all of the Revolving Lenders and the L/C Issuer;
3.02.    The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to the date hereof;
3.03.    Delivery of such other items, documents, agreements and/or actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
§ 4.     Representations and Warranties; No Default. Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on and as of the date hereof, that the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, and in each other Loan Document, are true and correct in all material respects (except (i) to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or permitted by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) for representations and warranties which are qualified by the inclusion of a materiality standard, which representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects, (iii) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by the inclusion of a materiality standard, in which case they are true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date) and (iv) that the representations and warranties contained in clauses (a) and (b) of Section  5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement), provided that all references therein to the Credit Agreement shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. In addition, each of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants that the execution and delivery by such Person of this Amendment and the performance by such Person of all of its agreements and obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby are within the corporate or other organizational authority of such Person and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the part of such Person. The execution and delivery of this Amendment will result in valid and legally binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity. Each of the Loan Parties hereby further represents and warrants that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
§ 5.     Ratification, etc. Except as expressly amended or otherwise modified hereby, the Credit Agreement (including the Multiparty Guaranty) and all documents, instruments and agreements related thereto, including, but not limited to the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. No amendment, consent or waiver herein granted or agreement herein made shall extend beyond the terms expressly set forth herein for such amendment, consent, waiver or agreement, as the case may be, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to imply any willingness of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to agree to, or otherwise prejudice any rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to, any similar amendments, consents, waivers or agreements that may be requested for any future period, and this Amendment shall not be construed as a waiver of any other provision of the Loan Documents or to permit the Borrower or any other Loan Party to take any other action which is prohibited by the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Credit Agreement and this Amendment shall be read and construed as a single agreement. All references in the Credit Agreement or to any related agreement or instrument to the Credit Agreement shall hereafter refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document. Each of the Guarantors party to the Multiparty Guaranty hereby acknowledges and consents to this Amendment and agrees that the Multiparty Guaranty and all other Loan Documents to which each of the Guarantors is a party remain in full force and effect, and each of the Guarantors confirms and ratifies all of its Obligations thereunder.

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§ 6.     Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.
§ 7.     Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:
EQUINIX, INC.

By:      /s/ Keith Taylor   
 Name: Keith Taylor
 Title: Chief Financial Officer
GUARANTORS:
EQUINIX LLC

By:      /s/ Simon Miller   
 Name: Simon Miller
 Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
SWITCH & DATA LLC
By: Equinix LLC, its sole managing member

By:      /s/ Simon Miller   
 Name: Simon Miller
 Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
EQUINIX (US) ENTERPRISES, INC.

By:      /s/ Simon Miller   
 Name: Simon Miller
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

By:
/s/ Angela Larkin        
Name: Angela Larkin    
Title: Vice President    


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender and L/C Issuer

By:
/s/ Noreen Lee            
Name: Noreen Lee    
Title: Vice President    



SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT



JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Bruce S. Borden        
Name: Bruce S. Borden    
Title: Executive Director    



SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT




MUFG Bank, Ltd. (f.k.a. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.),
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Matthew Antioco        
Name: Matthew Antioco    
Title: Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Scott Johnson        
Name: SCOTT JOHNSON    
Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Robert F. Parr        
Name: Robert F. Parr    
Title: Managing Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Annie Dorval        
Name: ANNIE DORVAL    
Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Elizabeth Gaynor        
Name: Elizabeth Gaynor    
Title: Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Rumesha Ahmed        
Name: Rumesha Ahmed    
Title: Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Jake Lam            
Name: Jake Lam    
Title: Assistant Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Chris Lam            
Name: Chris Lam    
Title: Authorized Signatory

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






ING Capital LLC,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Jonathan Feld        
Name: Jonathan Feld    
Title: Vice President

By:
/s/ Stephen M. Nettler        
Name: Stephen M. Nettler    
Title: Managing Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Amy Tallia            
Name: Amy Tallia    
Title: VP Corporate Banking

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






BNP PARIBAS,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Charles de Clapiers    
Name: Charles de Clapiers    
Title: Director

By:
/s/ Todd Rodgers        
Name: Todd Rodgers    
Title: Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ James D. Weinstein    
Name: James D. Weinstein
Title: Managing Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Emanuel Ma        
Name: Emanuel Ma
Title: Authorized Signatory

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






U.S. Bank National Association,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Dan Stevens        
Name: Dan Stevens
Title: Senior Vice President

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






Mizuho Bank, Ltd.,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Raymond Ventura        
Name: Raymond Ventura
Title: Managing Director

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT






THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Lender

By:
/s/ Jason Rinne        
Name: Jason Rinne
Title: Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT




ANNEX A

Schedule 2.03
Permitted Multi-Year Letters of Credit
Instrument ID
Issue Date
Expiry Date
Applicant Name
Beneficiary Name
Currency
Local Curr Amt
USD Amt
00000068132855
5/25/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
121,671.24
91,910.59
00000068132856
5/25/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
4,013,162.88
3,031,547.65
00000068132857
5/25/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
2,835.78
2,142.15
00000068132858
5/25/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
1,564,605.00
1,181,904.34
00000068133023
5/25/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
189,956.04
143,493.00
00000068133574
6/14/2017
8/31/2018
EQUINIX AUSTRALIA PT
BANK OF AMERICA
AUD
100,000.00
75,550.00
00000068133728
6/19/2017
10/30/2018
EQUINIX AUSTRALIA PT
BANK OF AMERICA
AUD
100,000.00
75,550.00
00000068133080
7/25/2017
10/1/2018
EQUINIX HONG KONG LI
BANK OF AMERICA
HKD
19,824,000.00
2,525,801.61
00000068136727
12/18/2017
4/30/2020
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
3,517,114.00
2,656,831.78
00000068136527
12/21/2017
9/30/2019
EQUINIX HONG KONG LI
BANK OF AMERICA
HKD
9,106,219.50
1,160,235.26
00000068137240
3/27/2018
8/31/2020
EQUINIX SINGAPORE PT
BANK OF AMERICA
SGD
344,662.32
260,358.30
00000068094943
4/6/2018
4/6/2020
EQUINIX, INC.
ANZ BANKING GROUP LI
AUD
2,500,000.00
1,888,750.00
00000068094947
4/6/2018
10/1/2019
EQUINIX, INC.
ANZ BANKING GROUP LI
AUD
125,000.00
94,437.50
00000068094948
4/18/2018
10/30/2022
EQUINIX AUSTRALIA PT
BANK OF AMERICA
AUD
1,192,207.32
900,712.63
00000068094946
4/30/2018
5/30/2022
EQUINIX AUSTRALIA PT
BANK OF AMERICA
AUD
1,786,292.00
1,349,543.61