Amendment to the Bridge Credit Agreement, dated September 2, 2022

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EX-10.1 2 exhibit101.htm EX-10.1 Document
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Agreement”) to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) is dated as of September 2, 2022, among PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC., a Virginia corporation (“PMI”), the Lenders party hereto and CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, UK BRANCH, as Facility Agent.
WHEREAS, PMI, the Lenders and the Facility Agent are parties to that certain 364-Day Bridge Credit Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, PMI, the Lenders party hereto and Facility Agent desire to amend certain provisions under the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
2.Amendment to Credit Agreement. The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“Minimum Acceptance Condition” means that the number of acceptances received by the Offeror in respect of the Offer from shareholders of the Target in respect of the Target Shares and/or Target Shares otherwise acquired or owned by the Offeror (or to be acquired or owned by the Offeror on the date the payment is made by the settlement agent to the shareholders in connection with the Offer) exceeds 50% of the total issued and outstanding Target Shares (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any treasury shares held by the Target).
3.Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and other related documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The amendments contained herein shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or other related documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.
For the avoidance of doubt, by executing and delivering this Agreement, each Lender party hereto agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Credit Agreement, the changes set forth herein do not contravene Section 5.1(d) of the Credit Agreement and are not materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders (taken as a whole) under Section 5.1(d) of the Credit Agreement.
4.Condition Precedent. This Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by PMI, the Lenders (which constitute all Lenders under the Credit Agreement) and the Facility Agent.


    
    

5.Headings. Section headings included herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
6.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of PMI, the Facility Agent and each Lender party hereto, and each of their respective successors and assigns.
7.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
8.Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement in .PDF format or by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:/s/ Frank de Rooij
Name:    Frank de Rooij
Title:    Vice President
    Treasury and Corporate Finance

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CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, UK BRANCH, as Facility Agent
By:/s/ Alessandra Torio Scaglia
Name: Alessandra Torio Scaglia
Title: Vice President



CITIBANK, N.A., JERSEY BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Jitendra Pal
Name:    Jitendra Pal
Title:    Vice President
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA INC., as Lender
By:/s/ Zain Zaidi
Name:    Zain Zaidi
Title: Managing Director
    

















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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., LONDON BRANCH as Lender
By:/s/ Defne Gabay
Name:    Defne Gabay
Title: Vice President






























































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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Cara Younger
Name:    Cara Younger
Title: Managing Director

By:/s/ Mauricio Benitez
Name:    Mauricio Benitez
Title: Managing Director























































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BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., as Lender
By:/s/ Fatima Moreno
Name:    Fatima Moreno
Title:

By:/s/ Lucas Videla
Name:    Lucas Videla
Title: M.D.



























































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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Lender
By:/s/ Joulia Fraser
Name:    Joulia Fraser
Title: Vice President

































































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CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Komal Shah
Name:    Komal Shah
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:/s/ Michael Dieffenbacher
Name:    Michael Dieffenbacher
Title: Authorized Signatory

CREDIT SUISSE (SWITZERLAND) LTD., as Lender
By:/s/ Ursula Schwarzenberger
Name: Ursula Schwarzenberger    
Title: Authorised Signatory

By:/s/ Christoph Bischofberger
Name:    Christoph Bischofberger
Title: Authorised Signatory
































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DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Ming K. Chu
Name: Ming K. Chu    
Title: Director

By:/s/ Jonathan Krissel
Name:    Jonathan Krissel
Title: Managing Director























































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HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, as Lender
By:/s/ Eric Beautheac
Name: Eric Beautheac
Title: Director, Head of Multinationals France

By:/s/ Jean-Philippe Huguet
Name:    Jean-Philippe Huguet
Title: Managing Director, Head of Multinationals for Continental Europe




HSBC BANK PLC, as Lender
By:/s/ Rod Stoyle
Name:    Rod Stoyle
Title: Vice President













































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MIZUHO BANK LTD., as Lender
By:/s/ John Davies
Name:    John Davies
Title: Authorized Signatory


































































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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as Lender
By:/s/ Simon Derrick
Name: Simon Derrick
Title:    Managing Director
































































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SUMITOMO BANKING CORPORATION, as Lender
By:/s/ Haruhisa Okamoto
Name:    Haruhisa Okamoto
Title: Managing Director

By:/s/ Dr. Harald Wimmer
Name:    Dr. Harald Wimmer
Title: Executive Director
























































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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., LONDON BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Jonathan Childs
Name: Jonathan Childs
Title:    Director







































































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BANK OF CHINA (EUROPE) S.A., as Lender
By:/s/ Guo Zhiyaho
Name:    Mr. Guo Zhiyaho
Title: Deputy General Manager
































































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COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Lender
By:/s/ Pedro Bell
Name: Pedro Bell
Title: Managing Director

By:/s/ Majed Roz
Name:    Majed Roz
Title: Director


























































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MUFG BANK, LTD., as Lender
By:/s/ Sarah Carroll
Name: Sarah Carroll
Title:    Managing Director



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