AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.31
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT dated as of May 18, 2012 to the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2012 (the Credit Agreement) among GENERAL MILLS, INC. (the Company), the several financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the Banks; individually, a Bank) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the Agent).
The parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1 . Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that 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 . Amendment. Section 7.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Section 7.04. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction with any Affiliate of the Company or of any such Subsidiary (other than the Company or a Subsidiary) except (a) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (b) in connection with the repurchase by the Company of common stock of the Company, or (c) in the Ordinary Course of Business and pursuant to the reasonable conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary.
SECTION 3 . Representations of Company. The Company represents and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article 4 of the Credit Agreement will be true on and as of the Amendment Effective Date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date.
SECTION 4 . Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 5 . 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. Delivery of an executed signature page hereto by facsimile or electronic transmission (e.g., pdf or tif) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 6 . Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the Amendment Effective Date) the Agent shall have received from each of the Company and Bank comprising the Majority Banks a counterpart hereof signed by such party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
GENERAL MILLS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mike Zechmeister | |
Name: Mike Zechmeister | ||
Title: Vice President, Treasurer | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a Bank | ||
By: | /s/ Tony Yung | |
Name: Tony Yung | ||
Title: Executive Director | ||
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank | ||
By: | /s/ Bruce B. Fortner | |
Name: Bruce B. Fortner | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
Bank of China, New York Branch | ||
By: | /s/ Haifeng Xu | |
Name: Haifeng Xu | ||
Title: Assistant General Manager | ||
BARCLAYS BANK PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Ronnie Glenn | |
Name: Ronnie Glenn | ||
Title: Vice President |
COBANK, ACB | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Tousignant | |
Name: Michael Tousignant | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
CREDIT SUISSE AG, Cayman Islands Branch | ||
By: | /s/ Karl Studer | |
Name: Karl Studer | ||
Title: Director | ||
By: | /s/ Stephan Brechtbuehl | |
Name: Stephan Brechtbuehl | ||
Title: Assistant Vice President | ||
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch | ||
By: | /s/ Heidi Sandquist | |
Name: Heidi Sandquist | ||
Title: Director | ||
By: | /s/ Ming K. Chu | |
Name: Ming K. Chu | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | ||
By: | /s/ Michelle Latzoni | |
Name: Michelle Latzoni | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Christopher Winthrop | |
Name: Christopher Winthrop | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
SOCIETE GENERALE | ||
By: | /s/ Yao Wang | |
Name: Yao Wang | ||
Title: Director |
Standard Chartered Bank | ||
By: | /s/ James P. Hughes | |
Name: James P. Hughes | ||
Title: Director | ||
By: | /s/ Robert K. Reddington | |
Name: Robert K. Reddington | ||
Title: Credit Documentation Manager | ||
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ David Kee | |
Name: David Kee | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Christine Howatt | |
Name: Christine Howatt | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as a Bank | ||
By: | /s/ Ludmila Yakovlev | |
Name: Ludmila Yakovlev | ||
Title: AVP |