Amendment No. 1 to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018, among Hill-Rom Company, Inc., as initial servicer, Hill-Rom Finance Company LLC, as borrower, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., (f/k/a The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.), as Group Agent, as Committed Lender and as Administrative Agent

EX-10.1 2 ex10_1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1
Exhibit 10.1
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT


AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of May 4, 2018 (the “Amendment”), is among:

(i)          HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC., an Indiana corporation (“Hill-Rom”) and as initial Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”);

(ii)          HILL-ROM FINANCE COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the “Borrower”); and

(iii)          MUFG BANK, LTD. (F/K/A THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.) (“MUFG”), as Group Agent, as Committed Lender and as Administrative Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Servicer, the Borrower, the Group Agent, the Committed Lender and the Administrative Agent have heretofore entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented, assigned or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Subordinated Note Financier are entering into that certain no proceedings letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “No Petition Agreement”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Originators thereto are entering into that certain Amendment No. 1 to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Sale Agreement Amendment”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Servicer, the Borrower, the Group Agent, the Committed Lender and the Administrative Agent are entering into that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof (the “Fee Letter”; together with the No Petition Agreement and the Sale Agreement Amendment, each a “Related Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to modify the Agreement upon the terms hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exchange for good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confirmed), the parties hereto agree as follows:

A G R E E M E N T:

1.            Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined or provided herein, capitalized terms used herein (including in the recitals) have the meanings attributed thereto in (or by reference in) the Agreement.
 


2.            Amendment to the Agreement.  The Agreement is hereby amended to incorporate the changes shown on the marked pages of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3.            Amendment to Sale Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge, consent and agree to the terms of the Sale Agreement Amendment.

4.            No Petition Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge, consent and agree to the terms of the No Petition Agreement.

5.            Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)          Execution of the Amendment.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment duly executed by each of the other parties hereto.

(b)          Execution of the Related Agreements.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart of each Related Agreement duly executed by each of the other parties thereto.

(c)          Upfront Fee. The Administrative Agent shall have received the “Upfront Fee” (under and as defined in the Fee Letter) in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter.

(d)          Subordinated Note Financing Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation from the Subordinated Note Financier that the Subordinated Note Financing Documents have become effective in accordance with their terms.

(e)          No Defaults.  No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately before or immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the Related Agreements and the Subordinated Note Financing Documents.

(f)          Performance Test.  No Performance Test is currently being breached.

(g)          Representations and Warranties True.  The representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and in this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date hereof both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the Related Agreements and the Subordinated Note Financing Documents, unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representation and warranty that is qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date.

(h)          Legal Opinion.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable bring-down opinion from Jones Day with respect to the true sale and non-consolidation opinions delivered by Jones Day on the Closing Date.
 
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(i)          Information Package.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a pro forma Information Package for the Settlement Period ending March 31, 2018 and prepared after giving effect to this Amendment and the Related Agreements.

6.            Certain Representations and Warranties.  Each of Hill-Rom, the Servicer and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Group Agent, the Committed Lender and the Administrative Agent as follows:

(a)          Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties made by such party in the Agreement and in any other Transaction Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) both as of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the Related Agreements and the Subordinated Note Financing Documents, unless such representations and warranties by their terms refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representation and warranty that is qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date.

(b)          Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution, delivery and performance by such party of this Amendment and the other Related Agreements to which it is a party are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not: (1) contravene its organizational documents; (2) conflict with, result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, if such conflict, breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (3) violate any Applicable Law applicable to it or any of its properties if such violation of Applicable Law could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)          Validity, etc. This Amendment and the Related Agreements to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, or other similar Applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

(d)          No Defaults.  No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing either immediately before or immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the Related Agreements and the Subordinated Note Financing Documents.

(e)          Performance Test.  No Performance Test is currently being breached.
 
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7.            Reference to, and Effect on the Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

(a)          The Agreement (except as specifically amended herein) shall remain in full force and effect and the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by each of the parties hereto.

(b)          On and after the execution and delivery of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Agreement, and each reference in any other Transaction Document to “the Loan and Security Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

(c)          The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agent or the Committed Lender under, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of, the Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

(d)          To the extent that the consent of any party hereto, in any capacity, is required under the Transaction Documents or any other agreement entered into in connection with the Transaction Documents with respect to any of the amendments set forth herein, such party hereby grants such consent.

8.            Further Assurances.  Each of the Servicer and the Borrower hereby agrees to do, at the Borrower’s expense, all such things and execute all such documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably consider necessary or desirable to give full effect to the transaction contemplated by this Amendment and the documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection herewith.

9.            Transaction Document.  This Amendment shall be a Transaction Document under (and as defined in) the Agreement.

10.          Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Related Agreements, including the reasonable Attorney Costs for the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties with respect thereto.

11.          Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns.

12.          Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile or other electronic means shall be equally effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart.

13.          GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
 
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14.          CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. (a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO (I) WITH RESPECT TO THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION, AND (II) WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION, IN EACH CASE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING (I) IF BROUGHT BY THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED, AND (II) IF BROUGHT BY ANY OTHER PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT, MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED, IN EACH CASE, IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 14 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER OR THE SERVICER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.  EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.  THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

(b) EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 14 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

15.          Severability.  Any provisions of this Amendment which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

16.          Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment or be given any substantive effect.
 
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17.          Reaffirmation of Performance Guaranty.  After giving effect to this Amendment and the Related Agreements, all of the provisions of the Performance Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and the Performance Guarantor hereby ratifies and affirms the Performance Guaranty and acknowledges that the Performance Guaranty has continued and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.


 
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC.,
 
 
individually and as the Servicer
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Name:
Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
       
       
       
 
HILL-ROM FINANCE COMPANY LLC,
 
 
as the Borrower
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Name:
Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
  
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
 
 
as Administrative Agent
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Luna Mills
 
 
Name:
Luna Mills
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
       
       
       
 
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
 
 
as Group Agent for the MUFG Group
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Luna Mills
 
 
Name:
Luna Mills
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
       
       
       
 
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
 
 
as Committed Lender
 
       
       
 
By:
s/ Luna Mills
 
 
Name:
Luna Mills
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
  
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(Hill-Rom)
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Acknowledged and Agreed:
 
       
 
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.,
 
 
as the Performance Guarantor
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Name:
Steven J. Strobel
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
  
Amendment No. 1 to LSA
(Hill-Rom)

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EXHIBIT A

(attached)
 
 
 
 
Exhibit A