Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement among Midwest Express Holdings, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association (as Agent), and Lenders

Summary

This amendment updates the terms of a revolving credit agreement between Midwest Express Holdings, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association (as Agent), and various lenders. It reduces the maximum loan amount from $45 million to $25 million, extends the loan termination date to October 7, 2002, and requires the borrower to apply proceeds from the sale of certain aircraft to repay outstanding loans. The amendment also releases the lender's security interest in the sold aircraft and confirms that all other terms of the original agreement remain in effect.

EX-10.3 5 slp441d.txt FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 30, 2002 (the "Amendment"), is by and among MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (the "Borrower"), the lenders party hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent (the "Agent"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Borrower is party to that certain Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2001, by and among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (each, a "Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders") and the Agent, as amended by the First Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 9, 2002 and the Second Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2002 and the Third Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 29, 2002 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Agent amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Agent are willing to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein, but only under the terms and conditions set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants, conditions and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not defined herein shall have the definitions assigned in the Credit Agreement. ARTICLE II AMENDMENTS The Credit Agreement is amended as follows: 2.1 Section 1.1 - Definitions. The definition of "Revolving Termination Date" in Section 1.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: "Revolving Termination Date" means October 7, 2002, or the date when the Revolving Commitments are terminated in full pursuant to this Credit Agreement. 1 2.2 Section 2.1 - Revolving Loans. Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended in by deleting the amount "FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($45,000,000)" contained therein and inserting the amount "TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000)" in its place. 2.3 Section 5.2 - Financial Statements. The second to last sentence in Section 5.2 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "There has been no material adverse change in the business, properties or conditions (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors since December 31, 2001, except as may be otherwise disclosed in the Borrower's unaudited financial statements dated as of March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002 and that certain press release dated September 12, 2002, previously delivered to the Lenders." 2.4 Section 6.15 - Proceeds of Aircraft Sale. A new Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement is created to read as follows: "Section 6.15 Proceeds of Aircraft Sale. The Borrower shall cause Airlines to promptly pay to the Agent the net proceeds of the sales of that certain DC-9-14 aircraft, serial number 45842 and registration number N800ME and that certain DC-9-15 aircraft, serial number 45841 and registration number N900ME, together with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B engines having serial numbers 649351, 653347, 653648 and 654665. Such net proceeds shall be applied by the Agent to the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans. Further, the Revolving Committed Amount and the LOC Committed Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such proceeds and there shall be a corresponding decrease, on a pro rata basis, in each Lender's Revolving Commitment and LOC Commitment. Schedule 2.1(a) shall automatically be deemed to be amended to reflect such reductions without any further action by the Borrower, the Agent or the Lenders. Upon receipt of such net proceeds, the Agent agrees to execute such FAA releases necessary to release its lien on such aircraft and engines." 2.5 Schedule 2.1(a) - Commitments. Schedule 2.1(a) to the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by Schedule 2.1(a) attached to this Amendment. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that: 3.1 Credit Agreement. All of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing as of the date of this Amendment. 3.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The making, execution and delivery of this Amendment, and performance of and compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, as 2 amended, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action by the Borrower. This Amendment is the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. 3.3 Absence of Conflicting Obligations. The making, execution and delivery of this Amendment, and performance of and compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended, do not violate any presently existing provision of law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower or any agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which it is bound. ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS 4.1 Release. The Lenders hereby consent to the release by the Agent of the Agent's security interest in that certain DC-9-14 aircraft, serial number 45842 and registration number N800ME and that certain DC-9-15 aircraft, serial number 45841 and registration number N900ME, together with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B engines having serial numbers 649351, 653347, 653648 and 654665. 4.2 Continuance of Credit Agreement. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 4.3 Survival. All agreements, representations and warranties made in this Amendment or in any documents delivered pursuant to this Amendment shall survive the execution of this Amendment and the delivery of any such document. 4.4 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin (without regard to choice of law principles). 4.5 Counterparts; Headings. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same agreement. Article and Section headings in this Amendment are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof. 4.6 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Amendment or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. 4.7 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction of each the following conditions precedent: (a) The Agent shall have received a fully-executed copy of this Amendment, executed by each of the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent; (b) The Agent shall have received a fully-executed copy of a Reaffirmation of Guaranty in the form attached hereto, executed by each of the Guarantors; 3 (c) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (d) The Borrower shall have paid all outstanding fees and expenses of the Agent's legal counsel and all fees and expenses of the Agent's legal counsel incurred in connection with this Amendment. 4.8 Ratification. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the other Credit Documents and all other documents, instruments and agreements related thereto, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. The Credit Agreement shall, together with this Amendment, be read and construed as a single agreement. All references in the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any related agreement or instrument shall hereafter refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 4.9 No Other Amendments. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed to imply a willingness on the part of the Lenders or the Agent to grant any similar or other future waivers or amendments of any of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents. 4.10 Release. In order to induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that: (a) they do not have any claim or cause of action against the Agent or any of the Lenders (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents); (b) they do not have any offset right, counterclaim or defense of any kind against any of its obligations, indebtedness or liabilities to the Agent and the Lenders; and (c) each of the Agent and the Lenders have heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of their obligations to the Borrower and the Guarantors. The Borrower and the Guarantors wish to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events, circumstances or matters would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of the Agent's or the Lenders' rights, interests, contracts, collateral security or remedies. Therefore, the Borrower and the Guarantors unconditionally release, waive and forever discharge (i) any and all liabilities, obligations, duties, promises or indebtedness of any kind of either of the Agent or any of the Lenders to the Borrower or any Guarantor, except the obligations to be performed by the Agent and the Lenders as expressly stated in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Credit Documents, and (ii) all claims, offsets, causes of action, suits or defenses of any kind whatsoever (if any), whether arising at law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which the Borrower or any Guarantor might otherwise have against the Agent or any of the Lenders or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents, in either case (i) or (ii) on account of any condition, act, omission, event, contract, liability, obligation, indebtedness, claim, cause of action, defense, circumstance or matter of any kind whatsoever arising or occurring on or prior to the date of this Amendment. Except as prohibited by law, the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby waive any right they may have to claim or recover in any litigation involving the Agent or any of the Lenders, any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages or any damages other than, or in addition to, actual damages. The Borrower and the Guarantors (A) certify that no representative, agent or attorney of any Lender or the Agent has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such Lender or the Agent would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers, releases and discharges, and (B) acknowledge that the Agent 4 and the Lenders have been induced to enter into this Amendment by, among other things, the waivers, releases, discharges and certifications contained herein. The waivers, releases and discharges in this paragraph shall be effective regardless of any other event that may occur or not occur on or after the date hereof. [signature page follows] 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement as of the day and year first written above. MIDWEST EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Sr. VP & General Counsel ----------------------------------- U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Agent and as a Lender By: /s/ [Authorized Representative] -------------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK By: /s/ [Authorized Representative] -------------------------------------- Title: Assistant Vice President ----------------------------------- Attest: /s/ [Authorized Representative] ----------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- BANK ONE, NA (Main Office Chicago) By: /s/ [Authorized Representative] -------------------------------------- Title: Officer ----------------------------------- REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY Each of the undersigned (each a "Guarantor") executed a Subsidiary Guaranty (each a "Guaranty") dated as of August 31, 2001 in favor of the Lenders (as defined in each Guaranty) pursuant to which each Guarantor guaranteed certain obligations owed by Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. (the "Borrower") to the Lenders, including, without limitation, all debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and agreements of the Borrower in that certain Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2001 (as amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), by and between the Borrower, the Lenders and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent for the Lenders, and related agreements, as amended. Each Guarantor acknowledges and consents to the Fourth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and hereby agrees that it shall remain liable under its Guaranty for all amounts owed pursuant to the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Fourth Amendment, and the related agreements. Further, each Guarantor expressly agrees that it shall be irrevocably bound by the provisions of the Release set forth in Section 4.10 of the Fourth Amendment. September 30, 2002. MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC. By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Sr. VP & General Counsel ----------------------------------- ASTRAL AVIATION, INC. By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Secretary ----------------------------------- MIDWEST EXPRESS SERVICES - OMAHA, INC. By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- MIDWEST EXPRESS SERVICES - KANSAS CITY, INC. By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- YX PROPERTIES, LLC By: /s/ Carol Skornicka -------------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- SCHEDULE 2.1(a) REVOLVING COMMITMENTS, LOC COMMITMENTS and SWING LINE COMMITMENT PERCENTAGES