Amendment No. 3 to Third Amended and Restated Term Loan and Revolving Credit Agreement among Foster Wheeler LLC, Lenders, and Bank of America, N.A.
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This amendment, dated July 14, 2003, modifies the existing credit agreement between Foster Wheeler LLC, its subsidiaries and guarantors, a group of lenders, and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent. The amendment updates definitions, waives certain compliance requirements to allow specific exchange transactions, and adds new terms and conditions. The changes are subject to documentation requirements and the absence of any default at the time of the transactions. The agreement ensures that the lenders’ interests are protected while permitting the company to proceed with the planned transactions.
EX-10.5 9 b325916_ex10-5.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO TERM LOAN AND CREDIT AGREEMENT Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups
EXHIBIT 10.5 [EXECUTION COPY] AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 3 dated as of July 14, 2003 to the Third Amended and Restated Term Loan and Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 2, 2002 (as heretofore amended, the "Credit Agreement") among FOSTER WHEELER LLC (the "Company"), the Borrowing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), the GUARANTORS party thereto, the LENDERS party thereto (the "Lenders") and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent") and Collateral Agent, and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, as Lead Arranger and Book Manager. W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders agree to modify certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the undersigned Lenders have so agreed, all on the terms and conditions contained herein; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: SECTION 1 . Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Section 2 . Waivers Under Credit Agreement. The undersigned Lenders waive compliance with Sections 5.16, 6.04, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Credit Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary for the Company and its Affiliates to consummate the Exchange Transactions; provided that (a) the Exchange Transactions shall be consummated pursuant to documentation (including without limitation the subordination, dividend and other terms of the New Preferred Stock or any other securities, other than common stock or common stock equivalents of the Parent, issued in such Exchange Transaction) containing the principal terms set forth on Schedules 6.17(a) and 6.17(b) hereto and such other terms not materially prejudicial to the interests of the Lenders as may be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and (b) no Potential Default or Event of Default shall exist on any Exchange Closing Date after giving effect to the Exchange Transactions occurring on such date. Section 3 . Amendments to Credit Agreement. (a) The following definitions are added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in the proper alphabetical order: "Amendment No. 3" shall mean Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement dated as of July 14, 2003. "Amendment No. 3 Effective Date" shall mean the effective date of Amendment No. 3. "Continental Finance Company Ltd." shall mean Continental Finance Company Ltd., a Bermuda company. "European Guarantor Subsidiaries" shall mean (i) FW Energie B.V., (ii) Foster Wheeler Europe Limited and (iii) Foster Wheeler Continental U.S., Inc. "Exchange Closing Date" shall mean, with respect to any Exchange Transaction, the date of consummation of such Exchange Transaction. "Exchange Transactions" shall mean the transactions (including the transfer, cancellation and setoff of certain intercompany obligations) described in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 to Amendment No. 3. "Exempt Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Foreign Subsidiary that is a "controlled foreign corporation" under the Code other than FWPI Ltd., FW European E&C Ltd., Continental Finance Company Ltd. and the First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries. "First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries" shall mean (i) F.W. Gestao E Servicos S.A., (ii) Foster Wheeler Canadian Resources Limited, (iii) La Societe D'Energie Foster Wheeler Ltee, (iv) Calabria Ambiente S.P.A., (v) Foster Wheeler Power Systems S.A., (vi) Singleton Process Systems GmbH, (vii) HFM Tray Canada, (viii) Foster Wheeler Ingenieros y Constructores S.A. de C.V., (ix) Foster Wheeler America Latina, Ltda., (x) P.E. Consultants, Inc., (xi) Oy Bioflow A.B., (xii) Foster Wheeler Power Machinery Company Limited, (xiii) Foster Wheeler Constructores de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., (xiv) Foster Wheeler Caribe Corporation, C.A., (xv) Foster Wheeler Adibi Engineering, (xvi) Foster Wheeler Australia Proprietary Limited, (xvii) Foster Wheeler Continental B.V., (xviii) Foster Wheeler N.V., (xix) Foster Wheeler Europe B.V., (xx) Foster Wheeler Bimas Birlesik Insaat ve Muhendisik A.S., (xxi) Foster Wheeler Vietnam Private LTD, (xxii) Foster Wheeler Andina S.A., (xxiii) Foster Wheeler (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and (xxiv) Foster Wheeler (Thailand) Limited. "Foster Wheeler Continental U.S., Inc." shall mean Foster Wheeler Continental U.S., Inc., a Delaware corporation. "Foster Wheeler Energia Oy" shall mean Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, a Finnish company. 2 "Foster Wheeler Europe Limited" shall mean Foster Wheeler Europe Limited, a company organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. "Foster Wheeler Holdings" shall mean Foster Wheeler Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company formerly known as Foreign Holdings Ltd. "Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A." shall mean Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A., a Spanish company. "FW European E&C Ltd." shall mean FW European E&C Ltd., a Bermuda company. "FW Energie B.V." shall mean FW Energie B.V., a Dutch company. "FW Hungary Licensing LLC" shall mean FW Hungary Licensing LLC, a Hungarian company. "FW Netherlands C.V." shall mean FW Netherlands C.V., a Dutch partnership. "FWEEC Preferred Stock" shall mean the preferred stock to be issued by FW European E&C Ltd. in the Exchange Transactions in exchange for the Convertible Subordinated Notes, which shall contain the principal terms set forth on Schedule 6.17(b) hereto and such other terms not materially prejudicial to the interests of the Lenders as may be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. "FWH Preferred Stock" shall mean the preferred stock to be issued by Foster Wheeler Holdings in the Exchange Transactions in exchange for the Trust Preferred, which shall contain the principal terms set forth on Schedule 6.17(a) hereto and such other terms not materially prejudicial to the interests of the Lenders as may be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. "FWPI Ltd." shall mean FWPI Ltd., a Bermuda company. "New Credit Parties" shall mean FWPI Ltd., FW European E&C Ltd., Continental Finance Company Ltd., the European Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiaries. "New Preferred Stock" shall mean the FWH Preferred Stock and/or the FWEEC Preferred Stock. "Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiaries" shall mean (i) Financial Services S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg company, (ii) Foster Wheeler Trading Company, Ltd., a Bermuda company, (iii) Foster Wheeler International Trading (Shanghai) Company, a Chinese company, (iv) Foster Wheeler 3 International Engineering & Consulting (Shanghai) Company Limited, a Chinese company, (v) Perryville Service Company Limited, a Bermuda company, (vi) FW Hungary Licensing LLC, (vii) FW Overseas Operations Limited, a Channel Islands company, (viii) Foster Wheeler Trading Co. AG., S.A., a Spanish company, (ix) FW Management Operations, Ltd., a Bermuda company, (x) Manops Limited, a Cyprian company, and (xi) Foster Wheeler Petroleum Services S.A.E., an Egyptian company. "Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness" shall mean Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted by Sections 6.03 and 6.04 and (ii) the Collateral Agent has a valid and perfected first-priority Lien on such Indebtedness in accordance with, and subject to the limitations contained in, Section 5.15(a)(ii) with respect to any such Indebtedness held by any Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary or any European Guarantor Subsidiary. "Reduction Condition" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b)(iii). "Reduction Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b)(iii). (b) The definition of "Applicable Margin" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) In clause (i) thereof, (A) replacing the percentage specified therein with "6.00%" and (B) inserting "(the "Euro-Rate Margin")" at the end thereof; (ii) In clause (ii) thereof, (A) replacing the percentage specified therein with "5.00%" and (B) inserting "(the "Base Rate Margin")" at the end thereof; (iii) Inserting "(a)" before "the Applicable Margin" in the proviso at the end thereof; (iv) Inserting at the end of such proviso ", (b) subject to clause (c) below, commencing on March 31, 2004 (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the last Business Day of such month), the Euro-Rate Margin and the Base Rate Margin shall each increase by 0.50% on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and (c) upon the satisfaction in full of the Reduction Condition, the Euro-Rate Margin shall be reduced to 4.75% and the Base Rate Margin shall be reduced to 3.75%, and the periodic increases of such margins described in the preceding clause (b) shall terminate". 4 (c) The definition of "Collateral and Guarantee Requirement" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) inserting ", subject to the limitations set forth on Schedule 5.15, and FW Netherlands C.V. shall have pledged 66% of the Equity Interests in FW Energie B.V." at the end of clause (a) thereof; (ii) inserting "and the Equity Interests owned by FW Netherlands C.V. in FW Energie B.V. required by clause (a) above to be pledged" after "owned directly by any Credit Party" in clause (b) thereof; (iii) replacing "Foreign Subsidiary" with "Exempt Foreign Subsidiary" each time such term appears in clause (b) thereof; (iv) inserting ", each Non-CFC Subsidiary, each European Guarantor Subsidiary and each First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary" after the parenthetical in clause (c) thereof; and (v) inserting "and FW Netherlands C.V." after "each Credit Party" in clause (f) thereof; (d) The definition of "Consolidated Net Income" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) replacing the word "and" at the end of clause (iv) of the proviso with a comma and (ii) inserting the following new clause (vi) after clause (v) thereof: "and (vi) any expense during such period in respect of the Reduction Fee". (e) The definition of "Foreign Subsidiary" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting "(i)", the word "or" at the end of clause (i) thereof and the entire clause (ii) thereof. (f) The definition of "Guarantors" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) deleting the second occurrence of "Wholly-Owned Domestic" in the first sentence thereof and (ii) inserting "or 6.17(c)" after "Section 5.15". (g) The definition of "Restricted Payment" contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding "or the New Preferred Stock" after "Trust Preferred" in clause (ii) thereof. (h) Each reference to "Foreign Holdings" contained in any Loan Document is replaced with "Foster Wheeler Holdings". (i) Section 2.09(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following as a new paragraph (iii) thereto: 5 (iii) In consideration for the amendments and waivers contained in Amendment No. 3, the Company shall be obligated to pay to each Lender a fee (the "Reduction Fee") in an amount equal to 5.00% of the aggregate amount of each Lender's Credit Exposure as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. The Reduction Fee will, subject only to (x) the adjustment as set forth in the next paragraph and (y) such reductions in amount and/or postponement in time for payment as may be approved in writing by the Required Lenders, be fully and irrevocably earned and accrued as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date but payable on March 31, 2004 (or such earlier date of termination of Commitments, acceleration of Loans and/or demand for Cash Collateral, in each case in accordance with Section 7.02) (the "Reduction Fee Payment Date") unless, on or prior to such date, the Company has, since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, prepaid at least $100,000,000 of Loans and, to the extent such prepayment is in respect of Revolving Credit Loans, permanently reduced the related Commitments by an equal amount (if such prepayment and reduction (if any) is effected on or prior to the Reduction Fee Payment Date, the "Reduction Condition" will have been satisfied). If subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and prior to the Reduction Fee Payment Date some but less than $100,000,000 of Loans have been repaid (with, to the extent such prepayment is in respect of Revolving Credit Loans, a permanent reduction of the related Commitments in an equal amount), the Reduction Fee actually payable on the Reduction Fee Payment Date shall be reduced to (A) 5.00% times (B) (x) $100,000,000 minus the amount of Loans that, subsequent to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and prior to the Reduction Fee Payment Date and after giving effect to any repayments and permanent Commitment reductions on such date, have been repaid (with, to the extent such prepayment is in respect of Revolving Credit Loans, a permanent reduction of the related Commitments in an equal amount) divided by (y) $100,000,000 times (C) the amount of each Lender's Credit Exposure on the Reduction Fee Payment Date (after giving effect to any repayments and permanent Commitment reductions on such date). (j) Section 5.01(d) is amended by inserting (i) "(i)" after "in addition" in the second sentence thereof and (ii) the following text at the end of the second sentence thereof: " and (ii) attach an organizational chart showing the corporate structure of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries, substantially similar in form and scope to the organizational charts delivered as a condition to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3". (k) Section 5.15(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by: 6 (i) Inserting "(i)(A)" at the beginning of the first sentence thereof; (ii) Inserting "and (B) if (x) any Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary is formed or acquired or (y) any Foreign Subsidiary becomes a Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary, in each case after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date," before "the Company will within 15 Business Days thereafter" in the first sentence thereof; (iii) Deleting "Wholly-Owned Domestic" the last two times it appears in the first sentence thereof; and (iv) Inserting the following as a new paragraph (ii) thereof: (ii) Within 45 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (or 90 days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in the case of the pledge of the Equity Interests in Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A.), the Company will (A) cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to each Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary, each European Guarantor Subsidiary and each First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary (including without limitation a pledge of any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of each Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary, each European Guarantor Subsidiary and each First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by any Credit Party and all Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness) and (B) deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent legal opinions of (w) King & Spalding LLP, special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, (x) Thomas R. O'Brien, General Counsel of the Company, (y) special Bermuda counsel to the Credit Parties designated by the Company and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (z) such other foreign counsel as may be requested by the Administrative Agent in relation to the satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, each in form and substance satisfactory to it. If (I) one or more Credit Parties shall have pledged 66% of the Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to the Loan Documents and (II) the Administrative Agent determines, after consultation with the Company, that the pledge by such Credit Parties of additional Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary would not result in any material adverse tax and other consequences to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the Company will cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such additional Equity Interests. (v) Inserting "(iii)" before "If after the Effective Date any Credit Party acquires any real or personal property". 7 (l) Section 5.16 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) deleting "Wholly-Owned Domestic" each time its appears in the first sentence of subsection (a) thereof and (ii) inserting the following new subsection (c) at the end thereof: (c) The Company shall cause FW Netherlands C.V. and FW Energie B.V. to own all of the shares of capital stock and other ownership interests of FW Energie B.V. and Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, respectively, except in each case pursuant to a transaction otherwise permitted under this Agreement by virtue of which the Company divests its entire direct and indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary. (m) Article 5 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new Section 5.17 at the end thereof: Section 5.17. Periodic Updates on Asset Sales. From and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, provide to Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC ("EYCF") from time to time promptly upon request therefor periodic updates on the status of the proposed sales of the Finnish and European E&C businesses and any information related thereto that EYCF may reasonably request. (n) Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) inserting the following text after "no business activity" in each of subsections (b) and (c): "(including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens)" and (ii) inserting the following new subsections at the end thereof: (d) Other than (v) activities necessary to maintain its existence, (w) the issuance of Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness, (x) participation in the Exchange Transactions, (y) asset sales otherwise permitted under this Agreement and (z) as otherwise set forth in any of clauses (i) through (v) below: (i) FWPI Ltd. shall engage in no business activity (including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens) other than holding the Equity Interests of FW European E&C Ltd. and activities reasonably incidental thereto; (ii) FW European E&C Ltd. shall engage in no business activity (including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens) other than holding the Equity Interests of Foster Wheeler International Holdings, Inc. and Continental Finance Company Ltd. and activities reasonably incidental thereto; 8 (iii) Continental Finance Company Ltd. shall engage in no business activity (including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens) other than holding the Equity Interests of Perryville Service Company Limited, Financial Services S.a.r.l., Foster Wheeler Trading Company, Ltd., FW Management Operations, Ltd., FW Technologies Holding, LLC and FW Overseas Operations Limited and activities reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) neither FW Netherlands C.V. nor FW Energie B.V. shall engage in any business activity (including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens) other than (A) holding the Equity Interests of FW Energie B.V. and Foster Wheeler Energie Oy, respectively, and activities reasonably incidental thereto and (B) the formation by FW Netherlands C.V. of a Foreign Subsidiary that is organized under Spanish law and the transfer to such Foreign Subsidiary of the Equity Interests in FW Energie B.V., provided that (x) such transfer of the Equity Interests in FW Energie B.V. shall be subject to the Lien granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (y) following any such formation and transfer, this Section 6.05(d)(iv) and clause (A) above shall be deemed to apply to FW Netherlands C.V., such Spanish Subsidiary and FW Energie B.V. and their respective ownership interests in their respective Subsidiaries; and (v) FW Hungary Licensing shall engage in no business activity (including without limitation the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt or Liens) other than licensing the international intellectual property rights of the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries to the Foreign Subsidiaries and other foreign Persons in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and activities reasonably incidental thereto. (e) The Company shall not permit any Significant Foreign Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary that owns Equity Interests in any Significant Foreign Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt or Liens, other than (i) Debt and Liens created or evidenced by the Loan Documents, (ii) in the case of any such Foreign Subsidiary that is itself an operating company, Debt and Liens otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents arising in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in respect of Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness. 9 (o) Section 6.07(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) Inserting ", any Guarantor" after "any other Borrower" in clause (a) thereof; (ii) Inserting (A) "or another Guarantor" after "another Borrower" and (B) "or such Guarantor" after "such Borrower", in each case in clause (ii) of the proviso thereto; (p) Section 6.07(d) of the Credit Agreement is deleted. (q) Section 6.09 is amended by inserting "Except as permitted with respect to the New Preferred Stock," at the beginning of the first sentence thereof. (r) Section 6.10(b) is amended by deleting "Wholly-Owned Domestic" each time it appears in such subsection (including in the proviso at the end thereof). (s) Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) Inserting "; provided that any Restricted Payments in respect of any New Preferred Stock shall also be subject to clause (vii) below" at the end of clause (ii) thereof; (ii) Deleting "and" at the end of clause (v) thereof; (iii) Inserting "; and" at the end of clause (vi) thereof; and (iv) Inserting the following as a new clause (vii) at the end the thereof: "(vii) (A) any New Preferred Stock may be exchanged for common stock of the Parent and (B) so long as no Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such declaration or payment, regularly quarterly dividends on the New Preferred Stock may be declared and paid at the rates and at the times set forth therein (without giving effect to any amendment thereof unless consented to by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 6.14)". (t) Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) inserting "or any document" after "instrument", (ii) inserting "(a)" before "any Subordinated Indebtedness" and (iii) inserting "or (b) any New Preferred Stock, in each case" before "without the consent of the Required Lenders". (u) Section 6.16(b) is amended by (i) deleting "which is a Lender (or an Affiliate thereof)" and (ii) replacing "its" with "such". (v) Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement is inserted to read as follows: 10 Section 6.17. Consummation of Exchange Offers. None of the Parent, Foster Wheeler Holdings or the Company shall, and none shall not permit any Subsidiary to, consummate any Exchange Transaction unless: (a) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have received legal opinions of (i) King & Spalding LLP, special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, (ii) Thomas R. O'Brien, General Counsel of the Company, (iii) special Bermuda counsel to the Credit Parties designated by the Company and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (iv) such other foreign counsel as may be requested by the Administrative Agent in relation to the satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, each dated such Exchange Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to it; (b) the Administrative Agent (i) shall have received executed copies of the definitive documentation for such Exchange Transaction (including without limitation the terms of any New Preferred Stock or other securities to be issued in such Exchange Transaction) and (ii) shall be satisfied that such Exchange Transaction (including without limitation the terms of any New Preferred Stock or other securities, other than common stock or common stock equivalents of the Parent, to be issued in such Exchange Transaction) shall be consummated on the principal terms set forth on Schedules 6.17(a) and 6.17(b), as applicable, and such other terms not materially prejudicial to the interests of the Lenders as may be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent; (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied with respect to any Credit Party (including the New Credit Parties but excluding the European Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiaries and the First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries as to which Section 5.15(a)(ii) applies) in existence on such Exchange Closing Date; (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received an organizational chart, in form, substance and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, showing the corporate structure of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries immediately after giving effect to such Exchange Transaction; (e) after giving effect to such Exchange Transaction, (i) the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such Exchange Closing Date (except with respect to representations and warranties which specifically refer to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (ii) no Potential Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date; and 11 (f) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of the payment by the Company (or provision for payment) of all fees and expenses owed by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement (including without limitation the fees and expenses of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC) for which invoices have theretofore been rendered. (w) Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement is inserted to read as follows: Section 6.18. Payments on Junior Securities. None of the Parent, Foster Wheeler Holdings or the Company shall, and none shall not permit any Subsidiary to, permit (i) the aggregate amount of cash dividends paid on the New Preferred Stock in any twelve-month period plus the aggregate amount of cash interest paid on the Convertible Subordinated Notes in such twelve-month period plus the aggregate amount of cash interest paid on the Robbins Obligations in such twelve-month period to exceed (ii) the aggregate amount of cash interest paid on the Convertible Subordinated Notes and the Robbins Obligations during the twelve-month period ending on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. (x) Section 7.01(f) of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) Inserting (A) "(x)" before the word "Indebtedness", (B) "or (y) any New Preferred Stock" after the defined term "Debt Instrument" and (C) "or such New Preferred Stock" after each of "covered thereby" and "such Indebtedness", in each case in clause (i) thereof; (ii) Inserting (A) "or any New Preferred Stock" after "Debt Instrument" and (B) "or such New Preferred Stock" after each of "covered thereby" and "such Indebtedness", in each case in clause (ii) thereof; and (iii) Inserting "or any New Preferred Stock" after "Exit Funding Agreement" in clause (iii) thereof. (y) Schedules 5.15, 6.17(a) and 6.17(b) hereto are added to the Credit Agreement as Schedules 5.15, 6.17(a) and 6.17(b) thereto. (z) Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new paragraph after the fifth paragraph thereof: Attached hereto as Schedule 6 is an organizational chart showing the corporate structure of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter and identifying as of such date (i) each Credit Party, (ii) each SPS, (iii) each entity with cash on its balance sheet in excess of $1,000,000 and (iv) each entity with cash on its balance sheet in excess of $50,000,000. 12 SECTION 4. Representations of the Company. The Company represents and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents will be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (except with respect to representations and warranties which specifically refer to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (ii) no Potential Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date. SECTION 5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. SECTION 7. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the Effective Date when the following conditions are met (the "Amendment No. 3 Effective Date"): (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Company, each Borrowing Subsidiary, each other Guarantor and the Required Lenders a counterpart hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof; (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received organizational charts, in form, substance and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, showing the corporate structure of the Parent and all of its Subsidiaries (i) as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (ii) after giving effect to the Exchange Transactions; (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company, for the account of each Lender that has evidenced its agreement hereto as provided in subsection (a) above by 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the later of (i) July 14, 2003 and (ii) the date on which the Administrative Agent issues a notice to the Lenders stating that the condition set forth in subsection (a) above has been satisfied, an amendment fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of such Lender's Credit Exposure; (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received a work fee for the account of the Administrative Agent in an amount as previously agreed between the Company and the Administrative Agent; and 13 (e) the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of the payment by the Company (or provision for payment) of all fees and expenses owed by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement (including without limitation the fees and expenses of Davis Polk &Wardwell and Ernst &Young Corporate Finance LLC) for which invoices have theretofore been rendered. 14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written. ATTEST: FOSTER WHEELER LLC By: Foster Wheeler Holdings Ltd. (formerly known as Foreign Holdings Ltd.), its sole member By: /s/K.A. Hiltz By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------- ---------------------------------- Name: K.A. Hiltz Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: CFO Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER POWER GROUP, INC. By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER LTD. By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER HOLDINGS LTD. (formerly known as Foreign Holdings Ltd.) By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER INC. By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer FOSTER WHEELER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer EQUIPMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. FOSTER WHEELER ASIA LIMITED FOSTER WHEELER CAPITAL & FINANCE CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER CONSTRUCTORS, INC. FOSTER WHEELER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY MANUFACTURING, INC. FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY SERVICES, INC. FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRESPONSE, INC. FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, INC. FOSTER WHEELER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOSTER WHEELER POWER SYSTEMS, INC. FOSTER WHEELER PYROPOWER, INC. FOSTER WHEELER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. FOSTER WHEELER REALTY SERVICES, INC. FOSTER WHEELER VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC. FOSTER WHEELER ZACK, INC. FW MORTSHAL, INC. FW TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING, LLC HFM INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROCESS CONSULTANTS, INC. PYROPOWER OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ Ryan J. Esko ---------------------------------------- Name: Ryan J. Esko Title: Treasurer PERRYVILLE III TRUST By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as the Owner Trustee of the Perryville III Trust By: /s/Joseph Mate ---------------------------------------- Name: Joseph Mate Title: Vice President BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. By: /s/ F.A. Zagar ---------------------------------------- Name: F.A. Zagar Title: Managing Director BANC OF AMERICA STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS, INC. By: /s/ F.A. Zagar ---------------------------------------- Name: F.A. Zagar Title: Managing Director WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /s/James Barwis ---------------------------------------- Name: James Barwis Title: Director ABN AMRO BANK N.V. By: /s/Steven C. Wimpenny ---------------------------------------- Name: Steven C. Wimpenny Title: Group Senior Vice President By: /s/Parker H. Douglas ---------------------------------------- Name: Parker H. Douglas Title: Senior Vice President THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: /s/Charles Greer ---------------------------------------- Name: Charles Greer Title: Senior Vice President THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ John Campbell ---------------------------------------- Name: John Campbell Title: Managing Director MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: MARINER LDC By: /s/C. Howe II ---------------------------------------- Name: C. Howe II Title: Director DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH By: /s/Patrick W. Dowling ---------------------------------------- Name: Patrick W. Dowling Title: Vice President By: /s/Olen F. Hineyman ---------------------------------------- Name: Olen F. Hineyman Title: BNP PARIBAS By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE BAUPOST GROUP SECURITIES LLC By: /s/Brian Spector ---------------------------------------- Name: Brian Spector Title: Principal SOCIETE GENERALE, NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/Wayne Hutton ---------------------------------------- Name: Wayne Hutton Title: Managing Director CITADEL WELLINGTON PARTNERS L.P. By: Citadel Limited Partnership, its General Partner By: GLB Partners, L.P., its General Partner By: Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/Bradford B. Couri ---------------------------------------- Name: Bradford B. Couri Title: Managing Director LIBERTYVIEW FUND LLC By: /s/Steven S. Rogers ---------------------------------------- Name: Steven S. Rogers Title: Authorized Signatory ORIX FINANCE CORP I By: /s/ Sheppard H.C. Davis, Jr. ---------------------------------------- Name: Sheppard H.C. Davis, Jr Title: Authorized Representative Schedule 5.15 Limitations on Collateral and Guarantee Requirement Foreign Subsidiaries - -------------------- Any assets of FWPI Ltd., FW European E&C Ltd., Continental Finance Company Ltd., the Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiaries, the European Guarantor Subsidiaries, the First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries, in each case that constitute Restricted Collateral, shall secure only the Obligations of the pledgor in respect of the Term Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations. Non-CFC Foreign Subsidiaries - ---------------------------- The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge the 5% of the Equity Interests in Foster Wheeler Petroleum Services S.A.E. (Egypt) that are not held by FW Management Operations, Ltd. (Bermuda). FW Netherlands C.V. and FW Energia B.V. - --------------------------------------- The Lenders shall not be entitled to, and shall not, enforce the Lien on the Equity Interests in FW Netherlands C.V. unless and until the Lenders' rights to enforce the Lien on the Equity Interests in FW Energie B.V. shall have effectively terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily. In no event shall the Lenders be entitled to enforce both the former and the latter. Foster Wheeler Power Group, Inc. shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the Equity Interests owned by it in FW Netherlands C.V. FW Energie B.V. shall not be required to pledge any Equity Interests owned by it in Foster Wheeler Energia Oy. Foster Wheeler Europe Limited - ----------------------------- The Lenders shall not be entitled to, and shall not, enforce the Lien on the Equity Interests in Foster Wheeler Europe Limited unless and until the Lenders' rights to enforce the Lien on the Equity Interests in either Foster Wheeler Limited (England) or Foster Wheeler Continental Europe S.r.l. (Italy) shall have effectively terminated, either voluntarily or involuntarily. In no event shall the Lenders be entitled to enforce both the former and the latter. Foster Wheeler International Corporation shall not be required to pledge more than 66% of the Equity Interests owned by it in Foster Wheeler Europe Limited. Foster Wheeler Europe Limited shall not be required to pledge (i) any Equity Interests owned by it in Foster Wheeler Continental U.S., Inc. or (ii) more than 66% of the Equity Interests owned by it in Foster Wheeler Continental Europe S.r.l. Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A. - --------------------------- If the Company transfers the assets of Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A. to Foster Wheeler Energia Oy and Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A. as described in Exhibit B to Amendment No. 3, the guarantee of the Obligations by Foster Wheeler Continental U.S., Inc. and/or the Lien on the Equity Interests of Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A. granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents shall be released if the Company within 15 days prior to such transfer has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer stating that failure to release such guarantee and/or Lien would result in a material tax liability or have a detrimental effect on such companies', Foster Wheeler Continental Europe S.r.l.'s or any of its other Subsidiaries' access to banking or bonding. First-Tier Foreign Subsidiaries - ------------------------------- No Foreign Subsidiary shall pledge any Equity Interests owned by it in any First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary.