Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2020, by and among LD Intermediate Holdings, Inc. and LD Lower Holdings, Inc., LD Topco, Inc., the Revolving Credit Lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 23, 2020 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among LD INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC. and LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC. (collectively, the “Co-Borrowers”), LD TOPCO, INC. (“Holdings”) the Revolving Credit Lenders party hereto and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Co-Borrowers have requested that the Revolving Lenders agree to extend the Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Tranche and amend certain other terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case, on the terms set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1.Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement.  The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended as follows:

(a)Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new defined terms thereto in correct alphabetical order:

“Amendment No. 1” means that certain Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of December 23, 2020,

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Amendment No. 1.

“Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger” means the occurrence of any (or any combination) of the foregoing:  (i) Holdings, any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of the foregoing shall designate or permit to exist any Unrestricted Subsidiary and/or (ii) any Borrower shall make any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 7.06(m) of this Agreement.  The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of any Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger within one Business Day of the occurrence thereof.

(b)The definition of “Applicable Commitment Fee” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Applicable Commitment Fee” means a percentage per annum equal to, from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, 0.50% per annum.

(c)The definition of “Applicable Rate” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:

(i)replacing clause (b) thereof in its entirety with the following:  “with respect to the Revolving Tranche, from and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, (i) 5.875% per annum for Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (ii) 4.875% per annum for Base Rate Loans” and

(ii)deleting the paragraph immediately following the pricing grid set forth after clause (b) thereof.

(d)The definition of “Maturity Date” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (a) thereof in its entirety with the following:  “(a) with respect to the Revolving Tranche, the earlier of (i) June 9, 2022 and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Commitments and the Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or 8.02; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger, the Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility shall automatically become the later of (x) December 9, 2021 and (y) three (3) Business Days after the date of occurrence of such Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger, and”.

(e)Section 4.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follow:

(i)by adding the following new clause (d) immediately following clause (c) contained therein:  “(d) As of the date of such Borrowing, (i) no Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger shall have occurred or would result therefrom and (ii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Request for Credit Extension, the Loan Parties shall not have any cash or Cash Equivalents in the United States in excess of $12,500,000 in the aggregate (other than (i) Cash Collateral and (ii) any cash set aside to pay in the ordinary course of business amounts then due and owing by Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to unaffiliated third parties or other amounts held for disbursements in connection with general corporate purposes (such payments, “Ordinary Course Payments”) and for which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to pay such amounts” and

(ii)the reference to “Sections 4.02(a) and (b)” contained in the last paragraph thereof is hereby replaced with a reference to “Sections 4.02(a), (b) and (d)”.

SECTION 2.Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied in accordance with the terms hereof:

(a)this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each Co-Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Credit Lender;

(b)the representations and warranties set forth in clauses (a) through (c) of Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date;

(c)no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement;

(d)as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date no Revolving Tranche Maturity Trigger shall have occurred; and

(e)the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Co-Borrowers in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 3.Representations and Warranties.  To induce the Administrative Agent and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, the Co-Borrowers represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

(a)the execution, delivery and performance by each Co-Borrower of this Agreement, are within such Co-Borrower’s corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action and do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) violate any Law or (iii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement), or require any payment to be made under any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party, except, in the case of subclauses (a)(i) and (a)(iii) to the extent that such violation, conflict, breach or contravention could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)the representations and warranties of the Co-Borrowers contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date; and

(c)no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement.

SECTION 4.Expenses.  The Co-Borrowers hereby reconfirm their respective obligations pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 5.Reaffirmation of the Co-Borrowers.  The Co-Borrowers hereby consent to the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement effected hereby and confirms and agree that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document, and the obligations of the Co‑Borrowers contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement and in any other Loan Document are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as amended by this Agreement.  For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, the Co-Borrowers hereby confirm that the existing security interests granted by the Co-Borrowers in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the obligations of the Co-Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6.Amendment, Modification and Waiver.  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 7.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Existing Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.  This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any amount owing under the Existing Credit Agreement and all amounts owing in respect of principal, interest, fees and other amounts pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall, to the extent not paid or exchanged on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, shall continue to be owing under the Credit Agreement or such other Loan Documents until paid in accordance therewith.

SECTION 8.GOVERNING LAW; Etc.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  SECTIONS 10.15, 10.16, 10.17 AND 10.19 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 9.Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 10.11 of the Credit Agreement.  Any signature to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile, electronic mail (including .pdf) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signature and Records Act or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.  The Administrative Agent may also require that any signatures hereto delivered by fax or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of this Agreement or any signature hereto delivered by fax or other electronic transmission.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.

LD INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC., as a Co‑Borrower

By/s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title:   CFO

LD LOWER HOLDINGS, INC., as a Co‑Borrower

By/s/ Dawn Wilson
Name: Dawn Wilson
Title:   CFO

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as the Administrative Agent

By/s/ Rodica Dutka
Name: Rodica Dutka
Title:   Manager, Agency

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