SECOND POST-CLOSING MATTERS LETTER

EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm SECOND POST-CLOSING MATTERS LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2009 Second Post-Closing Matters Letter dated February 19, 2009

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

SECOND POST-CLOSING MATTERS LETTER

February 19, 2009

United States Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20220

Attention: Chief Counsel Office of Financial Stability

Facsimile (202)  ###-###-####

Re: Second Post-Closing Matters Letter (this “Letter”) to the Loan and Security Agreement:

Reference is made to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2008, by and among General Motors Corporation, as borrower (the “Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the United States Department of the Treasury as lender (the “Lender”), as amended and modified by (i) that certain Post-Closing Letter Agreement, by and among the Borrower, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Lender, dated as of December 31, 2008 (the “Post-Closing Letter Agreement”), (ii) that certain Notice of Borrowing and Post-Closing Matters Letter, from the Borrower to the Lender, dated as of January 21, 2009, (iii) that certain Consent and Waiver Number One, between the Borrower and the Lender, dated as of January 29, 2009 and (iv) that certain Waiver, between the Borrower and the Lender, dated as of February 17, 2009 (as may further be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Loan Agreement.

1. MODIFICATIONS

The Borrower and the Lender hereby agree:

1.1 Effective as of February 17, to amend Section 7 of the Loan Agreement by deleting Section 7.21 thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

7.21 [RESERVED].

1.2 Effective as of the Effective Date, to amend Section 8.07 of the Loan Agreement by deleting the words “Senior Loans” therein and substituting the words “Senior Lien Loans” therefor.

1.3 Effective as of February 18, 2009, to postpone the requirements of Section II 3. of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement with respect to each property listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Designated Real Property”) to not later than March 1, 2009; provided in each case that required consents to the applicable mortgage have been obtained by Borrower, as indicated on Schedule A.

1.4 Effective as of February 18, 2009, to release each property listed on Schedule B hereto from the requirements of Section II 3. of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement and to delete each such property from Schedule 5(b) of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement.

1.5 Effective as of February 18, 2009, to subject each property listed on Schedule C hereto to the requirements of Section II 3. of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement; provided that the date for satisfaction of such requirements with respect to each such property shall be by March 27, 2009.


1.6 Effective as of the Effective Date, to include in the definition of Excluded Collateral each property listed on Schedule B hereto, including all Property or other assets (other than inventory) located at such property.

1.7 Effective as of February 18, 2009, to postpone the requirements of Section II 3. of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement with respect to the property known as One General Motors Circle Building, located in Onondaga County, Michigan, to not later than March 16, 2009.

1.8 Effective as of February 18, 2009, to release the property known as Delphi Site Vacant Land, located in Genessee County, Michigan, from the requirements of Section II 3. of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement and to remove such property from Schedule 5(b) of the Post-Closing Letter Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall satisfy or cause to be satisfied all of the requirements of Section II 3. with respect to such property within five (5) Business Days after receipt of a written request from the Lender do so.

2. LIMITATION OF MODIFICATIONS

2.1 This Letter is limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be a consent to a waiver, amendment or modification of any other term or condition of the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any of the documents referred to therein or executed in connection therewith except as provided in Section 1 hereof and this Letter shall not be considered a novation.

2.2 This Letter shall not prejudice any right or rights the Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any documents referred to therein or executed in connection therewith.

2.3 This Letter shall be deemed to be a Loan Document for all purposes of the Loan Agreement.

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

After giving effect to this Letter, the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Loan Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date of this Letter.

4. FEES AND EXPENSES

The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Lender for all reasonable fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the documentation of this Letter (including all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of the Lender’s legal counsel incurred in connection with this Letter), in accordance with Section 11.03(b) of the Loan Agreement.

5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

This Letter shall become effective as of the date hereof upon the receipt by the Lender of a duly executed copy of this Letter.


6. MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Construction. This Letter is executed pursuant to the Loan Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated therein) be construed, administered or applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof. No provision of this Letter shall be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of the Lender or the Borrower by reason of the Lender or the Borrower having or being deemed to have structured or drafted such provision of this Letter . Whenever either the Loan Agreement or the Post-Closing Letter Agreement is referred to in the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Documents or any of the instruments, agreements or other documents or papers executed and delivered in connection therewith, it shall be deemed to mean the Loan Agreement or the Post-Closing Letter Agreement, as applicable, as amended and modified hereby.

6.2 Counterparts. This Letter may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Letter may be transmitted between them by email and/or by facsimile. The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested.

6.3 Governing Law. This Letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable terms and provisions of Section 11.10 (Governing Law) of the Loan Agreement, which terms and provisions are incorporated herein by reference.

6.4 Successors and Assigns. This Letter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective successors and assigns.

6.5 Entire Agreement; Modification. Except as expressly provided in this Letter , the Loan Agreement is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, without amendment thereto, and is, in all respects, ratified and confirmed. This Letter is intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the complete and exclusive statements of the terms thereof, notwithstanding any representations, statements or agreements to the contrary heretofore made. This Letter may be modified only by a written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto.

6.6 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Letter are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Letter.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Post Closing Matters Letter to the Loan and Security Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the 19th day of February, 2009.

 

Very truly yours,

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,

as Borrower

By:  

/s/ Adil Mistry

Name:   Adil Mistry
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
as Lender
By:  

/s/ Neel Kashkari

Name:   Neel Kashkari
Title:   Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability


SCHEDULE A:

Designated Real Property

 

Property

State

  

Property

City

  

Property Designation

California

   Fremont    Fremont Dealership

California

   Menlo Park    Tyco Dealership

Illinois

   Hodgkins    Hodgkins Dealership


SCHEDULE B:

Excluded Property

 

Property

State

  

Property

County

  

Property Designation

Kansas    Wyandotte    Fairfax Vacant Land
Massachusetts    Worcester    Westborough Dealership
Michigan    Saginaw    Saginaw Administration Site
Ohio    Cuyahoga    Parma Vacant Land
Tennessee    Williamson    Office Building (located on Spring Hill Campus)
Georgia    DeKalb    Doraville Building


SCHEDULE C:

Additional Property to be Mortgaged*

 

Property
State

  

Property
City

  

Property Designation

  

Property Street Address

California    Northridge    Competition Chevrolet Dealership    18600 Devonshire
California    San Jose    Courtesy Chevrolet Dealership    3640 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Colorado    Aurora    GM High Altitude Vehicle Emission lab    2022 Helena Street, Unit A
Michigan    Burton    Davison Road land    TBD
Michigan    Delta    SOD Farm Lease Agreement    80 Acres, NW corner of Nixon Road and Milet
Michigan    Detroit    RenCen Land – West    Land located west of Randolph Road
Michigan    Lansing    Former Plant 5    2901 South Canal Road
Michigan    Lansing    Friendship Baptist Church (Land)    925 West Main Street, with adjacent parking lot
Michigan    Livonia    Former Delco Chassis Plant (Land)    12950 Eckles Road
Michigan    Mt. Morris    Stanley Road Land    Stanley Road
Michigan    Pontiac    Land    652 Meadow Drive
Michigan    Pontiac    Land    Baseball Park North of Columbia
Michigan    Pontiac    Land    642 Meadow Drive
Michigan    Pontiac    Land    631 Meadow Drive
Michigan    Pontiac    Land    607 Meadow Drive
Michigan    Pontiac    ACG – Penske Site Land    675 Oakland Avenue
Michigan    Saginaw    Land    700 Garey Street
Michigan    Ypsilanti    Land    Textile Road
Missouri    Kansas City    Leed’s Assembly Plant Land    6817 Stadium Drive
Ohio    Lordstown    RFO – Lordstown (Office)    1829 Hallock Young Road
Tennessee    Spring Hill    Land (less 98 acres Rippavilla Mansion donation property/civil war historical site)    TBD
Texas    Nederland    JK Chevrolet Dealership    1451 Highway 69 North
Washington    Issaquah    Issaquah Motors, Inc. Dealership    1601 18th Avenue NW

 

* Properties remain subject to title review to confirm whether mortgageable. If the title review reveals that a property is not mortgageable, and such property is not Excluded Collateral, Borrower shall use its best effrots to take such actions necessary to make such property mortgageable.