Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2024, between KKR Real Estate Finance Holdings L.P. and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.. (as the assignee of all of the rights and obligations of MUFG Bank Ltd. under the Program Documents)
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EX-10.4 5 a202409-exhibit104.htm EX-10.4
Exhibit 10.4
SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of September 20, 2024 (this “Amendment”), between KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE HOLDINGS L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Guarantor”) and MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. (“Buyer”), as the assignee of all of the rights and obligations of MUFG BANK, LTD. under the Program Documents. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement and Securities Contract, dated as of July 27, 2021 (as amended by that certain (i) Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022, (ii) Second Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2022, (iii) Third Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2023, and (iv) Fourth Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2024 and as modified by that certain Side Letter, dated as of May 22, 2024, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Guarantor is party to that certain Limited Guaranty in favor of Buyer, dated as of July 27, 2021 (as amended pursuant to that certain Third Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2023, as amended pursuant to this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Guaranty”);
WHEREAS, Guarantor and Buyer wish to modify certain terms of the Guaranty; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Guaranty.
(a) The following defined terms are hereby added to Section 1 of the Guaranty in the proper alphabetical order:
“Alternate Covenant Period” means the period from and after September 20, 2024 to and including the earlier of (i) June 30, 2025 and (ii) the day immediately preceding the date on which the Seller has delivered a Financial Covenant Election to Buyer.
“Financial Covenant Election” means an election by Seller, by written notice to Buyer, to end the Alternate Covenant Period.
(b) The parties hereto hereby agree that, as of the date hereof, the Guaranty is hereby amended by replacing Section 9(a)(i) of the Guaranty with the following:
“(i) permit at any time the ratio of (x) Interest Income (excluding deferred interest and the amortized portion of any upfront fees) for the Covenant Period to (y) the Interest Expense of Guarantor to be less than (I) for any such period that ended during the Alternate Covenant Period, 1.30 to 1.00 and (II) for any such period that ended following the Alternate Covenant Period, 1.40 to 1.00, as determined as soon as practicable after the Covenant Period, but in no event later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of the Covenant Period;”
2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Delivered Documents. On the date hereof, Buyer shall have received this Amendment, executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of Guarantor.
(b) Fees and Expenses. Seller has paid all fees and expenses to the extent due and payable by Seller to Buyer as of the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Program Documents.
3. Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts. The provisions of the Guaranty, as amended hereby, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between any of the parties hereto. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Amendment as herein provided, this Amendment may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart thereof.
4. Further Agreements. Guarantor agrees to execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent and as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to effectuate the purposes of this Amendment.
5. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY LAWS, RULES OR PROVISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS, RULES OR PROVISIONS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6. Headings, etc. The headings of the sections and subsections of this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered a part hereof nor shall they be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions hereof.
7. References to Program Documents. All references to the Guaranty in any Program Document, or in any other document executed or delivered in connection therewith shall, from and
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after the execution and delivery of this Amendment, be deemed a reference to the Guaranty as amended hereby, unless the context expressly requires otherwise.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTOR | |
KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE HOLDINGS L.P., | |
a Delaware limited partnership | |
By: | KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC., | |
its general partner |
By: | /s/ Patrick Mattson |
Name: | Patrick Mattson | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
[SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON THE NEXT PAGE]
Signature Page to Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement
| BUYER |
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| MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., |
| as Buyer |
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| By: | /s/ Anthony Preisano |
Name: | Anthony Preisano | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
Signature Page to Second Amendment to Guaranty Agreement