AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

EX-10.2(C) 3 dex102c.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.2(c)

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 10, 2006

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT among MANPOWER INC., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”) and CITIBANK, N.A., as agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1) The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have entered into a Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2004, and the letter amendment thereto dated as of March 14, 2005 (such Credit Agreement, as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.

(2) The Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to further amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4, hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definitions of “Applicable Margin”, “Applicable Percentage”, “Applicable Utilization Fee” and “Termination Date” in Section 1.01 are amended in full to read as follows:

Applicable Margin” means (a) for Base Rate Advances, 0% per annum and (b) for Eurocurrency Rate Advances, as of any date, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Public Debt Rating

S&P/Moody’s

  

Applicable Margin for

Eurocurrency Rate

Advances

Level 1

BBB+ or Baa1 or

above

   0.320%

Level 2

BBB or Baa2

   0.400%

Level 3

BBB- or Baa3

   0.500%

Level 4

BB+ or Ba1

   0.550%

Level 5

Lower than Level 4

   0.875%


Applicable Percentage” means, as of any date a percentage per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Public Debt Rating

S&P/Moody’s

  

Applicable

Percentage

Level 1

BBB+ or Baa1 or above

   0.080%

Level 2

BBB or Baa2

   0.100%

Level 3

BBB- or Baa3

   0.125%

Level 4

BB+ or Ba1

   0.200%

Level 5

Lower than Level 4

   0.250%

Applicable Utilization Fee” means, as of any calendar month following a calendar month (the “preceding month”) in which the average aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding during such preceding month exceeds 50% of the aggregate Commitments during such preceding month, a percentage per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such date as set forth below:

 

Public Debt Rating

S&P/Moody’s

  

Applicable

Utilization Fee

Level 1

BBB+ or Baa1 or above

   0.100%

Level 2

BBB or Baa2

   0.100%

Level 3

BBB- or Baa3

   0.125%

Level 4

BB+ or Ba1

   0.250%

Level 5

Lower than Level 4

   0.250%

Termination Date” means the earlier of (a) October 8, 2010, and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Commitments and Letter of Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 or 6.01.

 

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(b) Section 5.02(f) is amended by amending clause (ii) thereof in full to read as follows:

(ii) other Debt aggregating for all of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries not more than (A) $150,000,000 at any one time drawn and outstanding during each fiscal quarter ending March 31, June 30 and December 31 in each calendar year and (B) $300,000,000 at any one time drawn and outstanding during each fiscal quarter ending September 30 in each calendar year.

SECTION 2. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written (the “Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, the Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Borrower and all of the Lenders or, as to any of the Lenders, advice satisfactory to the Agent that such Lender has executed this Amendment and the Agent shall have additionally received all of the following documents, each such document (unless otherwise specified) dated the date of receipt thereof by the Agent (unless otherwise specified) and in sufficient copies for each Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (unless otherwise specified) and in sufficient copies for each Lender:

(a) A certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Amendment Effective Date, stating that:

(i) The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, and

(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.

(b) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving this Amendment, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Amendment.

(c) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Amendment and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

(d) A favorable opinion of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit E to the Credit Agreement and as to such other matters as any Lender Party through the Agent may reasonably request.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

(a) The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s charter or by-laws or (ii) law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower.

(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required

 

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for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, to which it is or is to be a party.

(d) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms.

(e) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any Environmental Action, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that (i) is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Notes. (a) On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, 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 Notes 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 by this Amendment.

(b) The Credit Agreement and the Notes, as specifically amended by this Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

(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 any Lender or the Agent under the Credit Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent) in accordance with the terms of Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment 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 but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

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SECTION 7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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.

 

MANPOWER INC.

By

 

/s/ Lesley A. Noer

Title:

 

Vice President & Treasurer

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Agent and as Lender

By  

/s/ William S. Timmons, III

Title:

 

Vice President

 

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

By  

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Vice President

 

BNP PARIBAS
By  

/s/ Gaye Plunkett

Title:

 

Vice-President

By

 

/s/ Jo Ellen Bender

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(successor by merger to Bank One, NA)

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Vice President

 

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

By

 

/s/ Philippe Sandmeier

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI

UFJ, LTD. CHICAGO BRANCH

By

 

/s/ Tsuguyuki Umene

Title:

 

Deputy General Manager

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

By

 

/s/ Bryan A. Smith

Title:

 

Vice President

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Director, North America

 

CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By  

/s/ Joseph A. Philbin

Title:

 

Director

By

 

/s/ Lee E. Greve

Title:

 

Managing Director

 

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M&I MARSHALL AND ILSLEY BANK

By

 

/s/ Leo D. Freeman

Title:

 

Vice President

By

 

/s/ Daniel A. Defnet

Title:

 

Vice President

 

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Deputy General Manager

 

SOCIETE GENERALE

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Vice President

 

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

By

 

/s/ Yoshihiro Hyakutome

Title:

 

 

BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO S.p.A.

By

 

/s/ Juan Cortes

Title:

 

Relationship Manager

By

 

/s/ Francesco Di Mario

Title:

 

Senior Relationship Manager

 

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NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC, NEW YORK BRANCH

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

SVP Credit

By

 

[illegible]

Title:

 

First Vice President

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By

 

/s/ [illegible]

Title:

 

Vice President

 

UNICREDITO ITALIANO

By

 

/s/ Christopher J. Eldin

Title:

 

First Vice President & Deputy Manager

By

 

/s/ Charles Michael

Title:

 

Vice President

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By

 

/s/ Caroline V. Krider

Title:

 

Vice President & Senior Lender

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By   /s/ Mark H. Halldorson
Title:   Vice President
By   /s/ Jennifer D. Barrett
Title:   Vice President & Loan Team Manager

 

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BANCA INTESA S.p.A.

By

  /s/ Frank Maffei

Title:

  Vice President

 

By

 

/s/ Anthony F. Giobbi

Title:

 

First Vice President

 

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