Extension Letter Agreement, dated April 9, 2021, to the Credit Agreement dated July 6, 2015, among Kraft Heinz, KHFC, the banks, financial institutions, and other institutional lenders party thereto, the issuing banks, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the lenders

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

JPM Loan & Agency Services

500 Stanton Christiana Road, NCC 5, 1st Floor

Newark, DE ###-###-####

Attention of Michelle Keesee

Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred to below

April 9, 2021

Revolving Maturity Date Extension

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 6, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of May 4, 2016 and the Second Amendment dated as of June 15, 2018, as extended on March 23, 2020 and as amended by the Commitment Increase Amendment dated as of October 9, 2020 (as so amended and as otherwise heretofore amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among The Kraft Heinz Company, a Delaware corporation (“Kraft Heinz”), Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (the “Parent Borrower” and, together with Kraft Heinz, the “Companies”), the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Parent Borrower has requested that the Revolving Lenders agree to extend the scheduled Revolving Maturity Date from July 6, 2024 to July 6, 2025 (the “Extension”). In connection with the Extension, each of JPMorgan, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., RBC Capital Markets1, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is appointed as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the Extension.

Each of the undersigned Revolving Lenders hereby agrees (in the case of any such Revolving Lender that is also an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender, both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable) that, from and after the Extension Effective Date (as defined below), the term “Revolving Maturity Date” set forth in the Credit Agreement shall be amended, solely as to the Revolving Lenders (including, as applicable, in their capacities as Issuing Banks and Swingline Lenders) agreeing to the Extension and their successors and assigns, to replace the phrase “the date that is five years after the Second Amendment Effective Date” or “July 6, 2024” with “July 6, 2025”.

Each of the undersigned Revolving Lenders hereby waives, in each case solely with respect to the Extension, (a) the requirement set forth in Section 2.10(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement that the notice by the Parent Borrower requesting the Extension be delivered at least 30 days but not more than 45 days prior to an anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, it being agreed by the parties hereto that the notice heretofore delivered by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Extension shall be deemed to satisfy such requirement, and (b) the provisions set forth in Section 2.10(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement that condition the effectiveness of any extension of the Revolving Maturity Date effected under Section 2.10(b) of the Credit Agreement on the satisfaction of

 

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RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets business of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.


the conditions in Sections 3.03(a) and 3.03(b) of the Credit Agreement as of the Extension Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), it being agreed by the parties hereto that such condition shall be deemed to be replaced in its entirety with the condition set forth in clause (b) in the next succeeding paragraph. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, for all purposes of the Credit Agreement the Extension shall be deemed to be made under, and shall be subject to the provisions of, Section 2.10(b) of the Credit Agreement.

The Extension shall become effective on the first date (the Extension Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived:

(a)    the Administrative Agent shall have executed this letter agreement and shall have received from the Parent Borrower, Kraft Heinz and the Revolving Lenders constituting at least a Majority in Interest of the Revolving Lenders either (i) a counterpart of this letter agreement signed on behalf of such Person or (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile or electronic image scan transmission) that such party has signed a counterpart of this letter agreement;

(b)    the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Kraft Heinz, dated the Extension Effective Date, to the effect that, on and as of the Extension Effective Date, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement (with such representations and warranties being deemed, for purposes of this clause (b), to include a reference to this letter agreement after each reference to the Credit Agreement in the text thereof) are correct in all material respects, before and after giving effect to the amendments set forth herein, as though made on and as of such date; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or by similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such date; and

(c)    the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable in connection with the Extension to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or the Revolving Lenders party hereto and, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by Kraft Heinz and the Parent Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

The Administrative Agent shall notify Kraft Heinz, the Parent Borrower and the Lenders of the Extension Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Each of Kraft Heinz and the Parent Borrower hereby (a) acknowledges and agrees that Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Holdco Guaranty Agreement) and Designated Subsidiary Obligations shall, following the occurrence of the Extension Effective Date, be determined after giving effect to this letter agreement and shall include all the obligations of the Borrowers or the Designated Subsidiaries, as the case may be, under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and (b) affirms and confirms its guarantee and other obligations under the Holdco Guaranty Agreement or under Article VIII of the Credit Agreement, as the case may be, and agrees that its guarantee and other obligations under the Holdco Guaranty Agreement or under such Article, as the case may be, shall continue to be in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this letter agreement.

THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINES.

 

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This letter agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, all the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect. The amendments contained herein shall not constitute a waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of the Credit Agreement except as expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to this Fee Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record. On and after the Extension Effective Date, (a) each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and (b) each reference in the Holdco Guaranty Agreement or any Note to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

The provisions of Sections 9.03, 9.04(a), 9.04(c), 9.06, 9.11 and 9.16 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

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

 

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY,
by   /s/ Yang Xu
  Name: Yang Xu
  Title: Treasurer
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY,
by   /s/ Yang Xu
  Name: Yang Xu
  Title: Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Extension Letter Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent
by   /s/ Gregory T. Martin
  Name: Gregory T. Martin
  Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Extension Letter Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
    /s/ Christopher M. Aitkin
    Name:   Christopher M. Aitkin
    Title:   Vice President


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Citibank, N.A.
    /s/ Carolyn A. Kee
    Name:   Carolyn A. Kee
    Title:   Vice President


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Royal Bank of Canada (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

    /s/ John Flores
    Name:   John Flores
    Title:   Authorized Signatory


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
by  

/s/ Mark Holm

  Name: Mark Holm
  Title: Managing Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    /s/ Casey Cosgrove
    Name:   Casey Cosgrove
    Title:   Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
    /s/ Michael King
    Name:   Michael King
    Title:   Authorized Signatory


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

MUFG Bank, Ltd. (formerly known as The Bank of

Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.)

    /s/ Reema Sharma
    Name:   Reema Sharma
    Title:   Authorized Signatory


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender: BNP Paribas

 

    /s/ Michael Pearce
    Name:   Michael Pearce
    Title:   Managing Director
By  

/s/ David Foster

    Name:   David Foster
    Title:   Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
by  

/s/ Gary Herzog

  Name: Gary Herzog
  Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR
by  

/s/ Gordon Yip

  Name: Gordon Yip
  Title: Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Revolving Lender
by  

/s/ Doreen Barr

  Name: Doreen Barr
  Title: Authorized Signatory
by  

/s/ Brady Bingham

  Name: Brady Bingham
  Title: Authorized Signatory


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
by  

/s/ Ming K. Chu

  Name: Ming K. Chu         ***@***
  Title: Director                   ###-###-####

For any Revolving Lender requiring a second signature line:

 

by  

/s/ Marko Lukin

  Name: Marko Lukin          ***@***
  Title: Vice President           ###-###-####


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
by  

/s/ James Smith

  Name: James Smith
  Title: Vice President

For any Revolving Lender requiring a second signature line:

 

by  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

S-17


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
by  

/s/ Tracy Ralm

  Name: Tracy Ralm
  Title: Executive Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
by  

/s/ Jacob Elder

  Name: Jacob Elder
  Title: Authorized Signatory


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch
by  

/s/ Andres Barbosa

  Name: Andres Barbosa
  Title: Managing Director

For any Revolving Lender requiring a second signature line:

 

by  

/s/ Rita Watz Cuccioli

  Name: Rita Watz Cuccioli
  Title: Executive Director


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
by  

/s/ Rosa Pritsch

  Name: Rosa Pritsch
  Title: Director

For any Revolving Lender requiring a second signature line:

 

by  

 

  Name:
  Title:


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
by  

/s/ Michael King

  Name: Michael King
  Title: Vice President


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

REVOLVING MATURITY DATE EXTENSION

LETTER AGREEMENT TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT OF

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY AND

KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY

 

Name of Revolving Lender (with each Revolving Lender that is an Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender executing both in its capacity as a Revolving Lender and as an Issuing Bank and/or a Swingline Lender, as applicable):

 

by  

/s/ Justine Dupont-Nivet

  Name: Justine Dupont-Nivet
  Title: Executive Director

 

by  

/s/ Rachel Caspert

  Name: Rachel Caspert
  Title: Vice President