Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 28, 2023 between Power Integrations, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") dated June 28, 2023, is entered into by and between POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrower is currently indebted to Bank pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated July 27, 2016, as amended from time to time ("Credit Agreement").
WHEREAS, Bank and Borrower have agreed to certain changes in the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement and have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to reflect said changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:
"SECTION 1.1. LINE OF CREDIT
(a) Line of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby agrees to make advances to Borrower from time to time up to and including June 7, 2026, not to exceed at any time the aggregate principal amount of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) ("Line of Credit"), the proceeds of which shall be used to finance Borrower's working capital requirements. Borrower's obligation to repay advances under the Line of Credit shall be evidenced by a promissory note dated as of Jun 28, 2023, as modified from time to time ("Line of Credit Note")."
(i) | This Amendment and each promissory note or other instrument or document required hereby. |
(ii) | as Bank may require under any other Section of this Amendment. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, have caused this Amendment to be effective as of the effective date set forth above.
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REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT NOTE
$75,000,000.00
San Francisco, California
June 28, 2023
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. ("Borrower") promises to pay to the order of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Bank") at its office at MAC: A0112-145, 550 California Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, or at such other place as the holder hereof may designate, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00), or so much thereof as may be advanced and be outstanding pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as defined herein, with interest thereon, to be computed on each advance from the date of its disbursement as set forth herein.
DEFINITIONS:
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth after each, and any other term defined in this Note shall have the meaning set forth at the place defined:
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INTEREST:
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To select a Term SOFR option hereunder, Borrower shall give Bank notice thereof that is received by Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. in the time zone of the city referenced on the first page of this Note above the Note date on a Federal Reserve Business Day at least two (2) Federal Reserve Business Days prior to the first day of the Interest Period, or at a later time during such Federal Reserve Business Day if Bank, at its sole option but without obligation to do so, accepts Borrower's notice and quotes a fixed rate to Borrower. Such notice shall specify: (A) the interest rate option selected by Borrower, (B) the principal amount subject thereto, and (C) for each Term SOFR selection, to the extent Borrower has the option to designate the length of an Interest Period, the length of the applicable Interest Period. If Bank has not received such notice in accordance with the foregoing before an advance is made hereunder or before the end of any Interest Period, Borrower shall be deemed to have made a Daily Simple SOFR interest selection for such advance or the principal amount to which such Interest Period applied. Any such notice may be given by telephone (or such other electronic method as Bank may permit) so long as it is given in accordance with the foregoing and, with respect to each Term SOFR selection, if requested by Bank, Borrower provides to Bank written confirmation thereof not later than three (3) Federal Reserve Business Days after such notice is given. Borrower shall reimburse Bank immediately upon demand for any loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or redeployment of funds obtained to fund or maintain a Term SOFR borrowing) incurred by Bank as a result of the failure of Borrower to accept or complete a Term SOFR borrowing hereunder after making a request therefor. Any reasonable determination of such amounts by Bank shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower. Should more than one person or entity sign this Note as a Borrower, any notice required above may be given by any one Borrower acting alone, which notice shall be binding on all other Borrowers.
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BENCHMARK REPLACEMENT PROVISIONS:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or in any related loan document (for the purposes of these Benchmark Replacement Provisions, a swap agreement by and between Borrower and Bank or any of its affiliates is not a loan document):
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BORROWING AND REPAYMENT:
(a) | Borrowing and Repayment of Principal. Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Note borrow, partially or wholly repay its outstanding borrowings, and reborrow, subject to all of the limitations, terms and conditions of this Note and of any document executed in connection with or governing this Note; provided however, that the total outstanding borrowings under this Note shall not at any time exceed the principal amount stated above. The unpaid principal balance of this obligation at any time shall be the total amounts advanced hereunder by the holder hereof less the amount of principal payments made hereon by or for Borrower, which balance may be endorsed hereon from time to time by the holder. The outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on June 7, 2026. |
(b) | Payment of Interest. Interest accrued on this Note shall be payable on the first day of each month, commencing June 1, 2023, and on the maturity date set forth above. |
(c) | Advances. Advances hereunder, to the total amount of the principal sum stated above, may be made by the holder at the oral or written request of (i) BALU BALAKRISHNAN, |
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SANDEEP NAYYAR, ERIC VERITY or JEFF PADILLA, any one acting alone (subject to any of Bank's applicable authentication policies or procedures, which may require that a particular individual—including another specific individual listed above—provide verification of the identity of the requestor), who are authorized to request advances and direct the disposition of any advances until written notice of the revocation of such authority is received by the holder at the office designated above, or (ii) any person, with respect to advances deposited to the credit of any deposit account of Borrower, which advances, when so deposited, shall be conclusively presumed to have been made to or for the benefit of Borrower regardless of the fact that persons other than those authorized to request advances may have authority to draw against such account. The holder shall have no obligation to determine whether any person requesting an advance is or has been authorized by Borrower. |
(d) | Application of Payments. Each payment made on this Note shall be credited first, to any interest then due and second, to the outstanding principal balance hereof. All payments credited to principal shall be applied first, to the outstanding principal balance of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to Daily Simple SOFR, if any, and second, to the outstanding principal balance of this Note which bears interest determined in relation to Term SOFR, with such payments applied to the oldest Interest Period first. |
PAYMENTS:
If any payment of principal or interest to be made pursuant to this Note, other than a prepayment or a payment due on the maturity date of this Note, shall fall due on a day that is not a Federal Reserve Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Federal Reserve Business Day, except that, if such next succeeding Federal Reserve Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Federal Reserve Business Day. Any extension or contraction of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
PREPAYMENT:
(i) | The amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount prepaid at the interest rate applicable to such amount had it remained outstanding until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. |
(ii) | The amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount prepaid at Term SOFR (without adding any spread or margin specified in part (a) under the "INTEREST" section of this Note) that would have been applicable to such amount had this Note been disbursed on the repayment date and remained outstanding until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. |
Borrower acknowledges that prepayment of such amount may result in Bank incurring additional costs, expenses and/or liabilities, and that it is difficult to ascertain the full extent of such costs, expenses and/or liabilities. Borrower, therefore, agrees to pay the above-described prepayment fee and agrees that said amount represents a reasonable estimate of the prepayment costs, expenses and/or liabilities of Bank. If Borrower fails to pay any prepayment fee when due, the amount of such prepayment fee shall thereafter
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bear interest until paid at a rate per annum four percent (4.00%) above the Prime Rate in effect from time to time (computed on the basis of a 360-day year, actual days elapsed).
SWAP AGREEMENT:
Borrower understands and acknowledges that (i) any Swap Agreement constitutes an independent agreement between Borrower and Bank or its affiliates, as applicable, and will be unaffected by any repayment, prepayment, acceleration, reduction, increase or change in the terms of this Note, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Swap Agreement, (ii) nothing in this Note shall be construed as a modification of a Swap Agreement or create an obligation to amend a Swap Agreement, (iii) Borrower may incur losses or reductions in benefits related to differences between the economic terms and characteristics of this Note and those of a related Swap Agreement (including, without limitation, differences with respect to maturity dates, payment dates and methods for determining interest rates and differences between borrowings hereunder and the notional amount of a related Swap Agreement), and Bank is under no obligation to ensure that there are no differences or that differences will not arise hereafter, including, without limitation, differences between usage hereunder and the notional amount of a related Swap Agreement, and (iv) Bank has no obligation to modify, renew or extend the maturity date of this Note to match the maturity date of a related Swap Agreement. For the purposes of this Note, "Swap Agreement" means any existing or future swap agreement by and between Borrower and Bank or any of its affiliates.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT:
This Note is made pursuant to and is subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Bank dated July 27, 2016, as amended from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"). Any default in the payment or performance of any obligation under this Note, or any defined event of default under the Credit Agreement, shall constitute an "Event of Default" under this Note.
MISCELLANEOUS:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note to be effective as of the effective date set forth herein.
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