FIRST AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 15, 2006
Exhibit 10.07
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
5-YEAR TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 15, 2006
among
VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P.,
as Borrower,
VALERO L.P.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
The Lenders Party Hereto
FIRST AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO 5-YEAR TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT (this First Amendment) dated as of May 15, 2006, is among VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Borrower); VALERO L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the MLP); JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the Lenders); and the undersigned Lenders.
R E C I T A L S
A. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain 5-Year Term Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain extensions of credit available to the Borrower.
B. The Borrower has requested and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement.
C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Sections in this First Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
2.1 Amendments to Section 1.01.
(a) The definition of Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Agreement means this 5-Year Term Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance herewith.
(b) The definition of Change in Control is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Change in Control means any of the following events:
(a) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interest of the general partner(s) of the Borrower shall cease to be owned, directly or indirectly, or the Borrower shall cease to be Controlled, by the MLP; or
(b) 100% (and not less than 100%) of the limited partnership interests of the Borrower shall cease to be owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, by the MLP; or
(c) the occurrence of any transaction that results in any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder becoming the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the general partner interests in the MLP.
(c) The following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to read as follows:
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular person (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any statute successor thereto.
First Amendment means the First Amendment to 5-Year Term Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2006 among the Borrower, the MLP, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
Investment Grade Person means a Person that has issued unsecured senior debt that has at least two of the following ratings on the date the transaction constituting a Change in Control is consummated:
(a) BBB- or above, in the case of S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P);
(b) Baa3 or above, in the case of Moodys (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moodys); or
(c) the equivalent in respect of the rating categories of any rating agencies substituted for S&P or Moodys.
Permitted Holder means Valero Energy or any Investment Grade Person.
Section 3. Conditions Precedent. This First Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement) (the Effective Date):
3.1 The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable, if any, in connection with this First Amendment on or prior to the Effective Date.
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3.2 The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the MLP, counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this First Amendment signed on behalf of such Persons.
3.3 The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or special counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
3.4 No Default shall have occurred and be continuing, after giving effect to the terms of this First Amendment.
Section 4. Miscellaneous.
4.1 Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this First Amendment.
4.2 Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and the MLP each hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this First Amendment; (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each Loan Document to which it is a party and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein and (c) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this First Amendment: (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct, unless such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.3 Loan Document. This First Amendment is a Loan Document as defined and described in the Credit Agreement and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement relating to Loan Documents shall apply hereto.
4.4 Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this First Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
4.5 NO ORAL AGREEMENT. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
VALERO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS, L.P. | ||||
By: | Valero GP, Inc., its General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Steven A. Blank | |||
Steven A. Blank | ||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||
VALERO L.P. | ||||
By: | Riverwalk Logistics, L.P., its General Partner | |||
By: | Valero GP, LLC, its General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Steven A. Blank | |||
Steven A. Blank | ||||
Senior Vice President and | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent | ||
By | /s/ Robert W. Traband | |
Name: | Robert W. Traband | |
Title: | Vice President |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, individually and as Syndication Agent | ||
By | /s/ Allison McGuigan | |
Name: | Allison McGuigan | |
Title: | Associate Director |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent | ||
By | /s/ Raymond Ventura | |
Name: | Raymond Ventura | |
Title: | Deputy General Manager |
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent | ||
By | /s/ Don J. McKinnerney | |
Name: | Don J. McKinnerney | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, plc, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent | ||
By | /s/ Paul McDonagh | |
Name: | Paul McDonagh | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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SCOTIABANC INC., individually and as Co-Documentation Agent | ||
By | /s/ William E. Zarrett | |
Name: | William E. Zarrett | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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SUNTRUST BANK, individually and as Co-Documentation Agent | ||
By | /s/ Peter Panos | |
Name: | Peter Panos | |
Title: | Vice President |
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., individually and as Managing Agent | ||
By | /s/ Kelton Glasscock | |
Name: | Kelton Glasscock | |
Title: | Vice President & Manager |
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BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, individually and as Managing Agent | ||
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, individually and as Managing Agent | ||
By | /s/ David A. Buck | |
Name: | David A. Buck | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., individually and as Co-Agent | ||
By | /s/ Claire Liu | |
Name: | Claire Liu | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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BNP PARIBAS, individually and as Co-Agent | ||
By | /s/ Larry Robinson | |
Name: | Larry Robinson | |
Title: | Director | |
By | /s/ Greg Smothers | |
Name: | Greg Smothers | |
Title: | Vice President |
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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, individually and as Co-Agent | ||
By | /s/ Bertrand Cordhomme | |
Name: | Bertrand Cordhomme | |
Title: | Director | |
By | /s/ Page Dillehunt | |
Name: | Page Dillehunt | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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CITIBANK, N.A., individually and as Co-Agent | ||
By | /s/ Amy K. Pincu | |
Name: | Amy K. Pincu | |
Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Co-Agent | ||
By | /s/ Jo Ann Vasquez | |
Name: | Jo Ann Vasquez | |
Title: | Vice President |
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LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB | ||
By | /s/ Janine M. Shugan | |
Name: | Janine M. Shugan | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC | ||
By | /s/ Irja R. Otsa | |
Name: | Irja R. Otsa | |
Title: | Associate Director, Banking Products Services, US | |
By | /s/ Richard L. Tavrow | |
Name: | Richard L. Tavrow | |
Title: | Director, Banking Products Services, US |
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BANK HAPOALIM B.M. | ||
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COMPASS BANK | ||
By | /s/ David G. Mills | |
Name: | David G. Mills | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |
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