Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 11, 2019, to the Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 8, 2016, as amended and restated as of March 22, 2018 (as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time) among Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, as borrower, each guarantor party thereto, each lender party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto

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EX-10.34 3 exhibit1034-q4f19amendment.htm EXHIBIT 10.34 - AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AND GUARANTEE AGREEMENT Exhibit
Exhibit 10.34

AMENDMENT NO. 3
AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of March 11, 2019 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit and Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 8, 2016, as amended and restated as of March 22, 2018 (as further amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time) (the “Credit Agreement”) among LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP., a corporation organized under the laws of the province of British Columbia, Canada (“LGEC”), LIONS GATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC (the “Borrower”), each other Guarantor party thereto, each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower and LGEC (the “Credit Parties”) desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement provides that the parties hereto may amend the Credit Agreement for the purposes set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1.Amendments Relating to the Credit Agreement.
Effective as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (as defined herein), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)    The following defined terms shall be added to Article 1 of the Credit Agreement in alphabetical order:
Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” means March 11, 2019, the date on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of Amendment No. 3 are satisfied.
(b)    The defined term “Fundamental Documents” is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:
Fundamental Documents” shall mean this Credit Agreement, the Notes, the Collateral Documents, each Refinancing Amendment, each Incremental Amendment, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 1 Joinder, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3.”
(c)    Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

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Financial Covenant. Solely with respect to the Revolving Facility and the Term A Facilities:

(a)     Net First Lien Leverage Ratio. LGEC shall not, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of LGEC ending during each of the periods specified below, permit the Net First Lien Leverage Ratio to be greater than:
From and Including
To but Excluding
The Net First Lien Leverage Ratio
Shall Not Be Greater
Than
March 31, 2018
March 31, 2020
4.75 to 1.00
March 31, 2020
All periods thereafter
4.50 to 1.00

    (b)    Interest Coverage Ratio. LGEC shall not, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of LGEC, permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.”
Section 2.    Representations and Warranties.
Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Lenders as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date that:
(a)    Immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, each of the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in or pursuant to the Fundamental Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if qualified by a materiality threshold) on and as of such date (except to the extent the same expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, if qualified by a materiality threshold) on and as of such earlier date).
(b)    At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Section 3.    Conditions to Effectiveness.
This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”):
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by (i) each Credit Party and (ii) the Required RC/TLA Lenders, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles or electronic copies (and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, followed promptly by originals).
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate signed by an Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 2 hereof.

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(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid on the effective date of this Amendment pursuant to the Fundamental Documents or as otherwise agreed to be paid to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Amendment, including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses pursuant to Section 8 hereof (or the Borrower shall have made arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for such payment).
Section 4.    Acknowledgments.
Each Credit Party hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees to the terms of this Amendment and reaffirms and confirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Fundamental Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, and that on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date each Fundamental Document remains in full force and effect, (ii) in the case of LGEC, its guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and that on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date its guarantee will extend to the Obligations as amended by this Amendment, and (iii) its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents and that on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date the Liens will continue to secure the Obligations as amended by this Agreement.
Section 5.    Liens Unimpaired.
It is the intention of the parties hereto that, after giving effect to this Amendment, neither the modification of the Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment nor the execution, delivery, performance or effectiveness of this Amendment:
(a)    impairs the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Fundamental Document, and such Liens continue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or
(b)    requires that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens.
Section 6.    Entire Agreement.
This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Fundamental Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Fundamental Document to the “Credit Agreement,” whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and that this Amendment is a “Fundamental Document”.

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Section 7.    Amendment, Modification and Waiver.
This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except pursuant to a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section 8.    Expenses.
The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, pursuant to, and subject to the limitations contained in, the terms of Section 11.4 of the Credit Agreement.
Section 9.    Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
Section 10.    Governing Law and Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.
THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 11.8 AND SECTION 11.14 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.
Section 11.    Headings.
The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
Section 12.    Effect of Amendment.
Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall not, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under the Credit Agreement or any other Fundamental Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Fundamental Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.


LIONS GATE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC


/s/ James W. Barge
Name:
James W. Barge
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 


LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP.


/s/ James W. Barge
Name:
James W. Barge
Title:
Chief Financial Officer


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]





JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent


By:


/s/ Peter Christensen
Name:
Peter Christensen
Title:
Executive Director

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By:


/s/ Sean Chudzik
 
Name:
Sean Chudzik, Asc.
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 

Bank of America, N.A., as a Lender


By:


/s/ Matthew Koenig
 
Name:
Matthew Koenig
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as a Lender

By:

/s/ Mike Richman
 
Name:
Mike Richman
 
Title:
Director
 

Royal Bank of Canada, as a Lender


By:


/s/ Alfonse Simone
 
Name:
Alfonse Simone
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




SunTrust Bank, as a Lender

By:

/s/ J. Matthew Rowand
 
Name:
J. Matthew Rowand
 
Title:
Director
 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as a Lender

By:

/s/ Bryan Milinovich
 
Name:
Bryan Milinovich
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender


By:


/s/ David Berger
 
Name:
David Berger
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

By:

/s/ Julie Gauduffe
 
Name:
Julie Gauduffe
 
Title:
Vice President
 

SOCIETE GENERALE, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Shelley Yu
 
Name:
Shelley Yu
 
Title:
Director
 

Fifth Third Bank, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Marisa Lake
 
Name:
Marisa Lake
 
Title:
Officer
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Jamie Minieri
 
Name:
Jamie Minieri
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Craig Malloy
 
Name:
Craig Malloy
 
Title:
Director
 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender


By:


/s/ Michael Strobel
 
Name:
Michael Strobel
 
Title:
Vice President
 

By:

/s/ Yumi Okabe
 
Name:
Yumi Okabe
 
Title:
Vice President
 

CREDIT SUISSE AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Lender


By:


/s/ Vipul Dhadda
 
Name:
Vipul Dhadda
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 

By:

/s/ Emerson Almeida
 
Name:
Emerson Almeida
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 



[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]



Comerica Bank, as a Lender


By:


/s/ David A. Shaver
 
Name:
David A. Shaver
 
Title:
Assistant Vice President
 

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as a Lender

By:

/s/ Zhiyan Zeng
 
Name:
Zhiyan Zeng
 
Title:
Vice President
 

Bank of China, Los Angeles Branch, as a Lender


By:


/s/ Lixin Guo
 
Name:
Lixin Guo
 
Title:
SVP
 

Citizens Bank, N.A., as a Lender

By:

/s/ Nicholas Christofer
 
Name:
Nicholas Christofer
 
Title:
Vice President
 

G.A.S. (Cayman) Limited, as Trustee on behalf of Octagon Joint Credit Trust Series I (and not in its individual capacity)
By: Octagon Credit Investors, LLC,
       as Portfolio Manager , as a Lender

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Connors
Name:
Thomas A. Connors
Title:
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




Octagon Investment Partners XX, Ltd
By: Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
        as Portfolio Manager, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Connors
Name:
Thomas A. Connors
Title:
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd.
By: Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
        as Collateral Manager, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Connors
Name:
Thomas A. Connors
Title:
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Octagon Investment Partners XXI, Ltd
By: Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
        as Collateral Manager, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Connors
Name:
Thomas A. Connors
Title:
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Octagon Investment Partners 24, Ltd.
By: Octagon Credit Investors, LLC
        as Collateral Manager, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Thomas A. Connors
Name:
Thomas A. Connors
Title:
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Octagon Delaware Trust 2011, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Teresa McTague
Name:
Teresa McTague
Title:
Managing Director
Aflac Asset Management LLC as Investment Adviser for Octagon Delaware Trust 2011


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]



Apollo AF Loan Trust 2012, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Teresa McTague
Name:
Teresa McTague
Title:
Managing Director
Aflac Asset Management LLC as Investment Adviser for Apollo AF Loan Trust 2012


CIT BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By:


/s/ Pauline Roh
 
Name:
Pauline Roh
 
Title:
Vice President
 

East West Bank, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Jodi Chong
 
Name:
Jodi Chong
 
Title:
First Vice President
 

OPUS BANK, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Jeff Zaks
 
Name:
Jeff Zaks
 
Title:
SVP
 

Manufacturers Bank, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Dirk Price
 
Name:
Dirk Price
 
Title:
Vice President
 








[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]



Bank Hapoalim B.M., as a Lender


By:


/s/ Howard Applebaum
 
Name:
Howard Applebaum
 
Title:
Executive Vice President
Chief Administration Officer
 
 

By:

/s/ Marline Alexander
 
Name:
Marline Alexander
 
Title:
First Vice President
 

PREFERRED BANK, as a Lender

By:

/s/ Anna Bagdasarian
 
Name:
Anna Bagdasarian
 
Title:
SVP
 

Voya Double B Senior Loan Fund A Series Trust of Multi Manager Global Investment Trust,
As a Lender
By: Voya Investment Management Co. LLC
as its investment manager

By:

/s/ Colin Clingan
 
Name:
Colin Clingan
 
Title:
Vice President
 

Virtus Seix Floating Rate High Income Fund
By: Seix Investment Advisors LLC, as Subadviser,
       as a Lender

By:

/s/ Deirdre A. Dillon
 
Name:
Deirdre A. Dillon, Esq.
 
Title:
Chief Compliance Officer
 



[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




Flushing Bank, as a Lender
 

By:

/s/ Lisa Archinow
Name:
Lisa Archinow
Title:
VP, Senior Credit Relationship Manager

LIBERTY BANK, as a Lender

By:

/s/ H. Raymond Fed, Jr.
 
Name:
H. Raymond Fed, Jr.
 
Title:
Vice President
 

BayCity Senior Loan Master Fund, LTD.
As a Lender
BY: Symphony Asset Management LLC


By:


/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 


California Street CLO XII, Ltd.,
As a Lender
By: Symphony Asset Management LLC


By:


/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 

Menard, Inc.,
As a Lender
By: Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:

/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]



Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago,
As a Lender
BY: Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:

/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 

Nuveen Diversified Dividend & Income Fund,
As a Lender
BY: Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:

/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 

Nuveen Symphony Floating Rate Income Fund,
As a Lender
BY: Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:

/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 

Symphony CLO XIV, Ltd,
As a Lender
By: Symphony Asset Management LLC

By:

/s/ Judith MacDonald
 
Name:
Judith MacDonald
 
Title:
General Counsel/Authorized Signature
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




Missouri Education Pension Trust,
As a Lender
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Manager


By:


/s/ Andrew Park
 
Name:
Andrew Park
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 

By:

/s/ Armen Panossian
 
Name:
Armen Panossian
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

Oaktree EIF II Series A1, Ltd.,
As a Lender
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
its: Collateral Manager


By:


/s/ Andrew Park
 
Name:
Andrew Park
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 

By:

/s/ Armen Panossian
 
Name:
Armen Panossian
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

Oaktree Enhanced Income Funding Series IV, Ltd.,
As a Lender
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Collateral Manager


By:


/s/ Andrew Park
 
Name:
Andrew Park
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 

By:

/s/ Armen Panossian
 
Name:
Armen Panossian
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




Oaktree Senior Loan Fund, L.P.,
As a Lender
By: Oaktree Senior Loan GP, L.P.
Its: General Partner

By: Oaktree Fund GP IIA, LLC
Its: General Partner

By: Oaktree Fund GP II, L.P.
Its: Managing Member


By:


/s/ Andrew Park
 
Name:
Andrew Park
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 

By:

/s/ Armen Panossian
 
Name:
Armen Panossian
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

ELEVATION CLO 2014-3, LTD
ELEVATION CLO 2015-4, LTD, as a Lender


By:


/s/ Doug Schwartz
 
Name:
Doug Schwartz
 
Title:
Investment Operations
 
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]




OFSI Fund VI, Ltd., as a Lender

By: OFS Capital Management, LLC
Its: Collateral Manager

By:

/s/ Joseph Desapri
 
Name:
Joseph Desapri
 
Title:
Director
 
 

OFSI Fund VII, Ltd., as a Lender

By: OFS Capital Management, LLC
Its: Collateral Manager

By:

/s/ Joseph Desapri
 
Name:
Joseph Desapri
 
Title:
Director
 
 


[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]