AMENDMENT NO. 1

EX-10.4 2 y34639exv10w4.htm EX-10.4: AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT EX-10.4
 

AMENDMENT NO. 1
          AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of May 4, 2007 between FOSTER WHEELER LLC, FOSTER WHEELER INC., FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION, FOSTER WHEELER NORTH AMERICA CORP., FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION and FOSTER WHEELER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (each a “Borrower” and, collectively, the “Borrowers”), FOSTER WHEELER LTD. (the “Parent”), FOSTER WHEELER HOLDINGS LTD. (“Holdco”), the “Subsidiary Guarantors” referred to on the signature pages hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and BNP PARIBAS, in its capacities as Administrative Agent, pursuant to authority granted by each Lender pursuant to Section 11.02(b) of the Credit Agreement referred to below, and as Issuing Lender.
          The Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender, are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2006 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by said lenders to the Borrower in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $350,000,000 (which, in the circumstances provided therein, may be increased to $450,000,000).
          The Borrowers, the Parent, Holdco, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent (pursuant to authority granted by, and having obtained the consent of each Lender party to the Credit Agreement) and the Issuing Lender wish now to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, and accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
          Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 1, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
          Section 2. Amendments. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 4 below:
          2.01. References Generally. References in the Credit Agreement (including references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
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          2.02. Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by adding the following definitions in the appropriate alphabetical location:
     “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means the date that the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the amendments to this Agreement contemplated by Amendment No. 1 hereto dated as of May 4, 2007 are satisfied or waived.
          2.03. Increases of Facilities.
          (a) The recitals of the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement are hereby amended by replacing each occurrence therein of “$450,000,000” with “$550,000,000”.
          (b) Clause (ii) of Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
     “(ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments established after the date hereof plus the aggregate principal amount of all Commitment Increases obtained after the date hereof (excluding any Commitment Increases obtained on or before the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the extent not exceeding $100,000,000 in the aggregate) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Funding Amount Increases obtained after the date hereof minus the aggregate principal amount of reductions of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts after the date hereof occurring on the date (and to the extent not exceeding the amount) of each Incremental Loan Commitment established and each Commitment Increase obtained shall not exceed $100,000,000”
          (c) Section 2.08(e)(i)(B) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
     “(B) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments established after the date hereof plus the aggregate principal amount of all Commitment Increases obtained after the date hereof (excluding any Commitment Increases obtained on or before the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the extent not exceeding $100,000,000 in the aggregate) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Funding Amount Increases obtained after the date hereof minus the aggregate principal amount of reductions of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts after the date hereof occurring on the date (and to the extent not exceeding the amount) of each Incremental Loan Commitment established and each Commitment Increase obtained shall not exceed $100,000,000;”
          (d) Section 3.08(e)(i)(B) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
     “(B) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments established after the date hereof plus the aggregate principal amount
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of all Commitment Increases obtained after the date hereof (excluding any Commitment Increases obtained on or before the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date to the extent not exceeding $100,000,000 in the aggregate) plus the aggregate principal amount of all Funding Amount Increases obtained after the date hereof minus the aggregate principal amount of reductions of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts after the date hereof occurring on the date (and to the extent not exceeding the amount) of each Incremental Loan Commitment established and each Commitment Increase obtained shall not exceed $100,000,000;”
          2.04. Facility Fees for Synthetic Letters of Credit. Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “2.10%” with “1.60%”.
          Section 3. Representations and Warranties. Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as to itself and each of its Subsidiaries, that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, and in each of the other Loan Documents, are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and as if each reference in said Article V to “this Agreement” included reference to this Amendment No. 1 and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
          Section 4. Conditions Precedent. The amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof shall become effective, as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
     (a) Execution. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment No. 1 executed by the Obligors and the Administrative Agent.
     (b) Mortgage Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of an amendment to the mortgage covering the Perryville Fee-Owned Property reasonably satisfactory to it in form and substance providing that the amount secured thereby shall include (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Loan Commitments established after the Closing Date plus (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Commitment Increases obtained after the Closing Date plus (C) the aggregate principal amount of all Funding Amount Increases obtained after the Closing Date minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of reductions of the Synthetic LC Funding Amounts after the Closing Date occurring on the date (and to the extent not exceeding the amount) of each Incremental Loan Commitment established after Closing Date and each Commitment Increase obtained after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount up to $200,000,000.
     (c) Supporting Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received such corporate documents of the Borrowers, certified by their respective
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Secretaries or Assistant Secretaries, and such legal opinions from counsel to the Obligors as it shall have reasonably requested.
     (d) Other Items. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents relating to this Amendment No. 1 and the transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested.
          The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the date that this Amendment No. 1 becomes effective, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
          Section 5. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment No. 1 by signing any such counterpart. This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWERS

       
FOSTER WHEELER LLC
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER USA
CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY
CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER INC
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER NORTH
AMERICA CORP
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris 
  Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 


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THE PARENT
         
  FOSTER WHEELER LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Vice President, Corporate Development And Treasurer   
 
HOLDCO
         
  FOSTER WHEELER HOLDINGS LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

       
FOSTER WHEELER ASIA LIMITED
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY MANUFACTURING, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 


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  FOSTER WHEELER
ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ John Crider    
    Name:   John Crider   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
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FOSTER WHEELER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER PYROPOWER, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER INTERCONTINENTAL CORPORATION
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   President & Treasurer   
 


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FOSTER WHEELER REALTY SERVICES, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   President & Treasurer   
       
FOSTER WHEELER ZACK, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
PYROPOWER OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FOSTER WHEELER VIRGIN ISLANDS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
PROCESS CONSULTANTS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Treasurer   
 


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FW EUROPEAN E&C LTD.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
PERRYVILLE SERVICE COMPANY LTD.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Treasurer   
 
       
FW MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, LTD.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
  Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
       
CONTINENTAL FINANCE
COMPANY LTD.
 
 
By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
  Name:   Thierry Desmaris    
  Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 


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  FOSTER WHEELER POWER COMPANY LTD.
LA SOCIETE D’ENERGIE FOSTER WHEELER LTEE
 
 
  By:   /s/ Fernand Lalonde    
    Name:   Fernand Lalonde   
    Title:   Chairman of the Board   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER CANADA LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ James B. Long    
    Name:   James B. Long   
    Title:   President & Chief Operating Officer   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Ronald Thau    
    Name:   Ronald Thau   
    Title:   Assistant Treasurer   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER EUROPE LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Laurent Dupagne    
    Name:   Laurent Dupagne   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  FW HUNGARY LICENSING LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
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  FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.R.L.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Rakesh K. Jindal    
    Name:   Rakesh K. Jindal   
    Title:   Manager   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Keith Ernest Batchelor    
    Name:   Keith Ernest Batchelor   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER CONTINENTAL B.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
  FW NETHERLANDS C.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thierry Desmaris    
    Name:   Thierry Desmaris   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer of Foster Wheeler, LLC General Partner   
 
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  F.W. — GESTAO E SERVICOS, S.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Brian K. Ferraioli    
    Name:   Brian K. Ferraioli   
    Title:   Director   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Rakesh K. Jindal    
    Name:   Rakesh K. Jindal   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Franco Anselmi    
    Name:   Franco Anselmi   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
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  P.E. CONSULTANTS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ken Lim Fat    
    Name:   Ken Lim Fat   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  MANOPS LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stella Herodoteu    
    Name:   Stella Herodoteu   
    Title:   Director   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Charalambos Michaelidas    
    Name:   Charalambos Michaelidas   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  FOSTER WHEELER CARIBE CORPORATION, C.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jean-Paul Archambault    
    Name:   Jean-Paul Archambault   
    Title:   Director   
 
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  FW OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Brian K. Ferraioli    
    Name:   Brian K. Ferraioli   
    Title:   Director   
 
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
         
     
  BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent
 
  By:   /s/ Jordan Scheuer   
    Name:   Jordan Scheuer   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ John Emery    
    Name:   John Emery   
    Title:   Director   
 
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