Fourth Amendment and Consent to Credit Agreement among Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., Affiliates, and Wells Fargo Bank
This amendment updates the existing credit agreement between Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., its affiliates, Wells Fargo Bank (as agent), and the lenders. It increases the permitted guarantees, allows up to $14 million in investments in specified joint ventures, and approves the release of a lien on 15 acres of land in Girard, Ohio. The amendment also clarifies definitions and limits the scope of consents to those expressly stated, without waiving other rights or defaults under the original agreement.
Exhibit 10.43
FOURTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT RELATING TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT RELATING TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of July 14, 2006, among PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Borrower"), PETRO STOPPING CENTERS HOLDINGS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a limited partner of the Borrower ("Holdings"), PETRO HOLDINGS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Petro Holdings"), PETRO DISTRIBUTING, INC., a Delaware corporation and a Subsidiary of the Borrower ("Petro Distributing"), and PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a Subsidiary of the Borrower ("Petro Financial"), the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below), and WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer.
RECITALS:
A. The Borrower, Holdings, Petro Holdings, Petro Distributing, Petro Financial, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 9, 2004 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 21, 2005, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2005, that certain Third Amendment and Consent relating to Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2006 and as such Credit Agreement may be further amended, modified, supplemented and extended from time to time, including, without limitation, as amended by this Amendment, the "Credit Agreement").
B. The Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Borrower desires to:
(i) amend clause (n) of Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement to increase the maximum amount of Guarantees that are permitted thereunder; and
(ii) obtain the release of the Collateral Agent's lien on approximately 15 acres of raw land that is a part of the Borrower's stopping center located in Girard, Ohio (Petro Unit No. 20).
C. The Agents and the Required Lenders have agreed to provide such amendment and release upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS- Definitions.
amendment to credit agreement
- Addition of Definitions of "Asset Joint Venture" and "Operating Joint Venture"
"'Asset Joint Venture' means the joint venture between the Borrower and Alon USA, Interests, LLC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries organized for the purpose of developing a travel center in the area of Midland, Texas.'
"'Operating Joint Venture' means the joint venture between the Borrower and Alon USA, Interests, LLC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries organized for the purpose of operating certain aspects of the Asset Joint Venture."
"'Consolidated Leverage Ratio' means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which the Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or (b); provided, however, that, for purposes of determining Consolidated Funded Indebtedness pursuant to clause (a) preceding, Guarantees of the Indebtedness of the Asset Joint Venture and the Operating Joint Venture shall be excluded."
"'Investment' means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Capital Stock of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee of Indebtedness or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) an Acquisition. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment."
"(n) Guarantees issued guaranteeing Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding."
CONSENT TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN
ASSET JOINT VENTURE AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE
- Investment in Asset Joint Venture and Operating Joint Venture.
- Section 3.01(b)(iii) of the Third Amendment and Consent is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
- Section 3.02(b)(iii) of the Third Amendment and Consent is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
"(iii) the aggregate amount of Petro's Investment in the Asset Joint Venture and the Operating Joint Venture shall not exceed $14,000,000;".
"(iii) the aggregate amount of Petro's Investment in the Asset Joint Venture and the Operating Joint Venture shall not exceed $14,000,000;".
consent relating TO partial
release of liEN on petro unit no. 20
- Consent relating to Partial Release of Lien on Petro Unit No. 20.
- The Agents and the Required Lenders hereby consent to the sale of the Girard Property (defined below) and the release by the Collateral Agent of its lien in such property, as security for the Obligations, on approximately 15 acres of raw land which currently is a part of the Borrower's stopping center located in or near Girard, Ohio known as Petro Unit No. 20 (the "Girard Property"), which land is specifically described on Fourth Amendment Schedule 1 attached hereto.
- The Agents and the Required Lenders hereby agree that the Collateral Agent may (i) pursuant to a release of lien in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, execute and file (or caused to be filed) of record, in the appropriate records of Trumbull County, Ohio, a release of lien to effectuate the release referred to in clause (a) preceding, and (ii) execute and deliver such other documents as the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate such release.
Representations and Warranties
- Representations and Warranties.
MISCELLANEOUS
- Ratifications.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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BORROWER:
PETRO STOPPING CENTERS, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
By:
Name:
Title:
HOLDINGS:
PETRO STOPPING CENTERS HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:
Name:
Title:
PETRO HOLDINGS:
PETRO HOLDINGS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
PETRO DISTRIBUTING:
PETRO DISTRIBUTING, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
PETRO FINANCIAL:
PETRO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
AGENTS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:
Name: David G. James
Title: Senior Vice President
LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A.,
as a Lender and L/C Issuer
By:
Name: David G. James
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
BIG SKY LOAN FUND, LTD.,
as a Lender
By: Eaton Vance Management
Title: Investment Advisor
By:
Name:
Title:
CELERITY CLO LIMITED
By: TCW Advisors, Inc.,
as Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
EATON VANCE SENIOR FLOATING-RATE TRUST,
as a Lender
By: Eaton Vance Management
Title: Investment Advisor
By:
Name:
Title:
EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND, as a Lender
By: Eaton Vance Management
Title: Investment Advisor
By:
Name:
Title:
GRAYSON & CO.,
as a Lender
By: Boston Management and Research
Title: Investment Advisor
By:
Name:
Title:
RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB,
as a Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
TCW SELECT LOAN FUND, LIMITED,
By: TCW Advisors, Inc.
as its Collateral Manager
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
DARIEN LOAN FUNDING COMPANY
By: TCW Advisors
as its Interim Collateral Manager
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
CONSENT TO FOURTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT RELATING
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Petro, Inc. hereby (a) consents to and approves all of the terms and provisions of the Fourth Amendment and Consent Relating to Credit Agreement dated as of July 14, 2006 to which this Consent is attached and (b) ratifies, confirms and reaffirms (i) all terms and provisions of that certain Guaranty dated as of February 9, 2004, executed by it to and in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and L/C Issuer, and the other Lenders party to the Credit Agreement, and all other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) all of its indebtedness, liabilities and obligations under such Guaranty and other Loan Documents, all of which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
Date: July 14, 2006
PETRO, INC.
By:
Name:
Title: