Twelfth Amendment to Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement among Mariner Health Group, Inc. and Lenders (July 19, 2001)
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This amendment updates the existing Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement between Mariner Health Group, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) and its lenders. The main change is the extension of the loan's maturity date from July 19, 2001, to December 31, 2001. The amendment is effective once all parties sign, certain fees are paid, and court approval is obtained. All other terms of the original agreement remain in effect.
EX-10.1 3 g71154ex10-1.txt TWELFTH AMENDMENT, DATED JULY 19, 2001 1 TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT As of July 19, 2001 Reference is made to that certain Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of January 20, 2000 (as heretofore amended, the "DIP CREDIT AGREEMENT"), by and among Mariner Health Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("MHG"), as debtor and debtor-in-possession, and each of MHG's subsidiaries listed on the signature pages thereof, each as debtor and debtor-in-possession (each such subsidiary and MHG individually referred to herein as a "BORROWER" and, collectively, on a joint and several basis, as the "BORROWERS"); the Lenders listed on the signature pages thereof; First Union National Bank, as syndication agent; PNC Capital Markets, Inc. and First Union Securities, Inc., as co-arrangers; and PNC Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and administrative agent (in such capacity, "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and as an issuing bank for Letters of Credit thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein without definition herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the DIP Credit Agreement and the Borrowing Order. Borrowers and Lenders desire to amend the DIP Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date of the DIP Credit Agreement. The Lenders are prepared to do so solely on the terms and conditions herein. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrowers and the Lenders hereby agree as follows: The Borrowers and the undersigned Lenders hereby agree that the definition of "Stated Maturity Date" is hereby amended by deleting the reference to "July 19, 2001" contained therein and substituting therefor "December 31, 2001." On and after the Twelfth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), each reference in the DIP Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of like import referring to the DIP Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Financing Documents to the "DIP Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to the DIP Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the DIP Credit Agreement as amended through the date thereof, including by this Twelfth Amendment to Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement (this "TWELFTH AMENDMENT"; the DIP Credit Agreement, as so amended, being the "AMENDED AGREEMENT"). Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 11.05 of the DIP Credit Agreement, the amendment set forth above shall be limited precisely as written, and nothing in this Twelfth Amendment shall be deemed to prejudice any right or remedy that the 2 Administrative Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the DIP Credit Agreement or any of such other Financing Documents. Except as specifically amended by this Twelfth Amendment, the DIP Credit Agreement and such other Financing Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. In order to induce Lenders to enter into this Twelfth Amendment, each Borrower, by its execution of a counterpart of this Twelfth Amendment, represents and warrants that, subject to obtaining the approval of the Court to the execution, delivery and performance of this Twelfth Amendment, (a) such Borrower has the corporate or other power and authority and all material Governmental Approvals required to enter into this Twelfth Amendment and to carry out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Amended Agreement, (b) the execution and delivery of this Twelfth Amendment and the performance of the Amended Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of such Borrower, (c) the execution and delivery by such Borrower of this Twelfth Amendment and the performance by such Borrower of the Amended Agreement do not and will not contravene, or violate, any Applicable Laws (including an applicable order of the Court) or any provision of its Organizational Documents, or constitute a default under any agreement or other instrument binding upon it (which default, in the case of such instruments or agreements, would give rise to rights enforceable on a post-Petition Date basis) or result in or require the imposition of any Liens (other than the Liens created by the Collateral Documents) on any of its assets, (d) the execution and delivery by such Borrower of this Twelfth Amendment and the performance by such Borrower of the Amended Agreement do not and will not require any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official, (e) this Twelfth Amendment and the Amended Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and constitute the valid and binding obligations of such Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by general principles of equity, and (f) after giving effect to this Twelfth Amendment, no event has occurred and is continuing or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Twelfth Amendment that would constitute a Default. This Twelfth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Twelfth Amendment shall become effective (the date of such effectiveness being the "TWELFTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE") as of July 19, 2001 provided the following conditions shall have been met: (a) the Borrowers and each of the Lenders shall have executed counterparts of this Twelfth Amendment and the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall have received written or telephonic notification of such execution and authorization of delivery thereof, (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrowers, for distribution to the undersigned Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages, an amendment fee of 1% of the aggregate Tranche A Commitments of such Lenders after giving effect to this Twelfth Amendment, (c) PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent under the Existing Credit Facilities (the "PREPETITION AGENT"), shall have received an adequate protection payment from the Borrower an amount to be agreed to by the Borrowers and the Prepetition Agent, for the ratable benefit of each of the Existing Lenders, in partial satisfaction of the Prepetition Indebtedness due under the Existing Credit Facilities (to be applied by the Prepetition Agent in accordance with the terms of the Existing Credit Facilities), (d) the Court Agent 2 3 shall have entered an order, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders, approving this Twelfth Amendment, the amendment fee and the adequate protection payment referenced above, and (e) the Administrativeshall have received evidence satisfactory to it that all outstanding statements of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin and Deloitte Consulting, L.L.C. that are received by MHG prior to 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on July 13, 2001 have been paid in full. THIS TWELFTH AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank] 3 4
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