SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED
AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Amendment) dated as of May 8, 2006, is made and entered into by and among GOLD KIST INC. (formerly known as Gold Kist Holdings Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the Borrower), the various banks and other lending institutions and institutional investors as are listed on the signature pages hereof as Lenders, and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., RABOBANK NEDERLAND, NEW YORK BRANCH, as the agent for the Lenders (the Agent). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement (defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent, and the other agents party thereto are parties to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Agent and the Lenders amend Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement and the Agent and the Lenders have agreed to such amendment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration paid by each party to the other, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement. Section 7.1, Financial Covenants, is hereby modified and amended by amending and restating subsection (b) thereof in its entirety as follows:
(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.25 to 1.00 unless, as of the last day of such fiscal quarter and each day thereafter until the last day of the immediately succeeding fiscal quarter, (i) Availability shall not be less than $75,000,000, and (ii) (x) the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Collateral Coverage Ratio set forth herein as of the last day of such fiscal quarter, minus (y) the aggregate amount of all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations, Swing Line Advances and Revolving Loans outstanding for each day during such period, shall not be less than $75,000,000.
2. Strict Compliance. Except for the amendment set forth above, the text of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect. The Borrower acknowledges and expressly agrees that the Lenders reserve the right to, and do in fact, require strict compliance with all terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants in favor of the Agent and each Lender as follows:
(a) the Borrower has the corporate power and authority (i) to enter into this Amendment, and (ii) to do all acts and things as are required or contemplated hereunder to be done, observed and performed by it;
(b) this Amendment has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by one or more authorized signatories of the Borrower, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms;
(c) the execution and delivery of this Amendment and performance by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement do not and will not require the consent or approval of any regulatory authority or governmental authority or agency having jurisdiction over the Borrower which has not already been obtained, nor contravene or conflict with the charter documents of the Borrower, or the provisions of any statute, judgment, order, indenture, instrument, agreement or undertaking, to which the Borrower is a party or by which any of its properties are or may become bound; and
(d) as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Amendment (i) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) each representation and warranty set forth in Article 5 of the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date.
4. Loan Document. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document for all purposes.
5. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable expenses of the Agent incurred in connection with this Amendment and the other agreements, instruments and documents to be delivered in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent.
6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signatures delivered by a party by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an adobe file format document (also known as a PDF file) shall be deemed an original signature hereto.
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7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be deemed to be made pursuant to the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed in the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
8. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions, which shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent:
(a) This Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders;
(b) The Borrower shall have paid to the Agent, on behalf of each Lender that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment to the Agent by 5 p.m. (New York time) on May 8, 2006, an amendment fee in an amount equal to 0.05% multiplied by such Lenders Commitment; and
(c) The Loan Parties shall have provided such other information, documents, instruments and approvals as the Agent or the Agents counsel may reasonably require.
9. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, hereof or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement, thereunder, thereof or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER: | GOLD KIST INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President | |||
By: | /s/ J. David Dyson | |||
Name: | J. David Dyson | |||
Title: | General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary | |||
[CORPORATE SEAL] | ||||
AGENT AND LENDERS: | COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., RABOBANK NEDERLAND, NEW YORK BRANCH | |||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Beard | |||
Name: | Richard J. Beard | |||
Title: | Executive Director | |||
By: | /s/ Rebecca O. Morrow | |||
Name: | Rebecca O. Morrow | |||
Title: | Executive Director |
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SUNTRUST BANK | ||
By: | /s/ Susan M. Hall | |
Name: | Susan M. Hall | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
ING CAPITAL LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lina A. Garcia | |
Name: | Lina A. Garcia | |
Title: | Vice President | |
HARRIS N.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Philip Langheim | |
Name: | Philip Langheim | |
Title: | Vice President | |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
By: | /s/ John W. Ball | |
Name: | John W. Ball | |
Title: | Vice President | |
COBANK, ACB | ||
By: | /s/ Jim Stutzman | |
Name: | Jim Stutzman | |
Title: | Vice President |
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NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES | ||
By: | /s/ Alisa Trani | |
Name: | Alisa Trani | |
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |
By: | /s/ Stephen A. Jendras | |
Name: | Stephen A. Jendras | |
Title: | Vice President | |
THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ John McIntyre | |
Name: | John McIntyre | |
Title: | Vice President | |
GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES, ACA/FLCA | ||
By: | /s/ Alfred S. Compton, Jr. | |
Name: | Alfred S. Compton, Jr. | |
Title: | VP/Sr. Lending Officer | |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
SECOND AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
CONSENT OF GUARANTORS
We, the undersigned, each as a Guarantor pursuant to that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of the 16th day of December, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Guaranty), hereby each (a) acknowledge receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment, and (b) acknowledge, consent and agree that (i) the Guaranty remains in full force and effect, and (ii) the execution and delivery of the foregoing Amendment and any and all documents executed in connection therewith shall not alter, amend, reduce or modify our respective obligations and liabilities under the Guaranty.
AGRATECH SEEDS INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
AGRATRADE FINANCING, INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name | : Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
CROSS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
GK FINANCE CORPORATION | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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GK PEANUTS, INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
GK PECANS, INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
LUKER INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | Treasurer | |||
AGVESTMENTS, INC. | (SEAL) | |||
By: | /s/ Stephen O. West | |||
Name: | Stephen O. West | |||
Title: | President |
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