Amendments
EXHIBIT 10.24
February 17, 2020
Nuvera Communications, Inc.
400 Second Street North
P.O. Box 697
New Ulm, Minnesota 56073-0697
Attn: Manager
Fax No.: 507 ###-###-####
Ballard Spahr LLP
2000 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Attn: Thomas Lovett, IV
Fax No.: 612 ###-###-####
Re: Amendments
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Master Loan Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the MLA), dated as of July 31, 2018, by and between Nuvera Communications, Inc. (the Borrower) and CoBank, ACB (CoBank), as supplemented by that certain Fourth Supplement to the Second Amended and Restated Master Loan Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2018, by and between the Borrower and CoBank (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the Fourth Supplement), and by that certain Fifth Supplement to the Second Amended and Restated Master Loan Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2018, by and between the Borrower and CoBank (as amended, modified, supplemented, extended or restated from time to time, the Fifth Supplement; the MLA, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplement and the Fifth Supplement, the Loan Agreement). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement.
Amendments
A. Upon the effectiveness of this letter agreement as set forth below, the Fourth Supplement is amended as follows:
Section 4(B) of the Fourth Supplement is hereby amended by amending and restating the table set forth therein in its entirety as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio | Applicable Margin for | |
Greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 | 3.25% | |
Less than 2.50:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.25:1.00 | 3.00% | |
Less than 2.25:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 | 2.50% | |
Less than 2.00:1.00 | 2.25% |
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B. Upon the effectiveness of this letter agreement as set forth below, the Fifth Supplement is amended as follows:
Section 4(B) of the Fifth Supplement is hereby amended by amending and restating the table set forth therein in its entirety as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio | Applicable Margin for | |
Greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 | 3.25% | |
Less than 2.50:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.25:1.00 | 3.00% | |
Less than 2.25:1.00 and greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00 | 2.50% | |
Less than 2.00:1.00 | 2.25% |
General
Except as expressly provided by this letter agreement, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. By agreeing to this letter agreement as acknowledged below, each Loan Party hereby certifies and warrants to CoBank that each of its representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct as of the Effective Date of this letter agreement, including that no Potential Default or Event of Default exists, with the same effect as though made on such Effective Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, in which case such representations or warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date). Upon receipt by CoBank of an execution counterpart of this letter agreement signed by each of the Loan Parties, this agreement shall be effective as of December 31, 2019 (the Effective Date). The amendments provided herein are conditioned upon the correctness of all representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein and as provided to CoBank in connection with the request for such amendments. The amendments contained herein shall not constitute a course of dealing between any of the Loan Parties and CoBank and shall not constitute a waiver, extension or forbearance of any Potential Default or Event of Default, now or hereafter arising, or an amendment of any provision of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan
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Documents, other than as expressly provided herein. Each Loan Party hereby reconfirms its obligation to reimburse CoBank for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by CoBank associated with the negotiation, execution, enforcement and administration of this letter agreement and the Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained by CoBank, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this letter agreement and all other instruments and documents contemplated hereby. This letter agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with all provisions of the Loan Agreement and may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart signature of this letter agreement by facsimile or by email transmission of a PDF or similar copy shall be equally effective as delivery of an original counterpart of this letter agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart signature page to this letter agreement by facsimile or by email transmission shall also deliver an executed counterpart of this letter agreement, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this letter agreement.
Reaffirmation
By its execution hereof, each of the Guarantors hereby consents and agrees to the terms and provisions of this letter agreement and consents and agrees that the Continuing Guaranty, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the Mortgages and any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party remains in full force and effect and continues to be the legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it, in accordance with the terms thereof.
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Please evidence your acknowledgment of receipt of the foregoing and your agreement by executing this letter agreement in the place indicated below and returning it to CoBank.
Sincerely,
COBANK, ACB
By: /s/ Jacqueline Bove
Name: Jacqueline Bove
Title: Managing Director
Acknowledged and agreed to:
NUVERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
as the Borrower
By: /s/ Glenn Zerbe
Glenn Zerbe
President and Chief Executive Officer
HUTCHINSON TELEPHONE COMPANY
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY
WESTERN TELEPHONE COMPANY
HUTCHINSON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
HUTCHINSON CELLULAR, INC.
SLEEPY EYE TELEPHONE COMPANY
TECH TRENDS, INC.
SCOTT-RICE TELEPHONE CO.,
each as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Glenn Zerbe
Glenn Zerbe
President and Chief Executive Officer
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