SECOND AMENDMENT
Exhibit 4.1
SECOND AMENDMENT
SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of June 25, 2008 (this Amendment), to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2005 (as the same may be amended (including pursuant to this Amendment), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC., a Virginia corporation (the Borrower); each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (individually, a Subsidiary Guarantor and, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors and, together with the Borrower, the Obligors), the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (the Lenders), CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A. RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL, NEW YORK BRANCH and SUNTRUST BANK, as co-documentation agents (in such capacities, the Co-Documentation Agents), CITICORP USA, INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the Syndication Agent) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2006, the Required Lenders approved certain modifications to Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested further amendments to the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to such amendments but only on the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. Amendments to Section 6.12(b) of the Credit Agreement. Section 6.12(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended (i) on or prior to April 26, 2009, to be less than 2.00 to 1 and (ii) for any period thereafter, to be less than 3.00 to 1.
SECTION 3. Amendments to Section 10.01(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement. Section 10.01(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(iv) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin Street, 10th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Shaji Easo (Telecopy No.  ###-###-####); and
SECTION 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon the date (the Second Amendment Effective Date) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of the Obligors and Lenders constituting the Required Lenders.
SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in or pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date as if made on such date (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).
SECTION 6. Effect of Amendment. (a) This Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of or consent to any provision of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents not expressly referred to herein and shall not be construed as an amendment, waiver or consent to any action on the part of the Borrower that would require an amendment, waiver or consent of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders except as expressly stated herein. Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(b) On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 7. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
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SECTION 10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Carey J. Dubois | |
Name: | Carey J. Dubois | |
Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Advisor |
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
THE SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INCORPORATED IOWA QUALITY MEATS, LTD. JOHN MORRELL & CO. SMITHFIELD BEEF GROUP-SOUDERTON, INC. SMITHFIELD BEEF GROUP-PLAINWELL, INC. NORTH SIDE FOODS CORP. SMITHFIELD BEEF GROUP-GREEN BAY, INC. PATRICK CUDAHY INCORPORATED | BROWNS OF CAROLINA LLC CARROLLS FOODS LLC CARROLLS FOODS OF VIRGINIA LLC CENTRAL PLAINS FARMS LLC CIRCLE FOUR LLC MURPHY FARMS LLC QUARTER M FARMS LLC, MURPHY-BROWN HOLDINGS LLC each a Delaware limited liability company | |||||||
QTF LIQUIDATION CORP. | ||||||||
SMITHFIELD BEEF GROUP-TOLLESON, INC. | By | MURPHY-BROWN LLC, | ||||||
STEFANO FOODS, INC. | a Delaware limited liability company, | |||||||
MURPHY FARMS OF TEXHOMA, INC. | as a sole member of each | |||||||
By | JOHN MORRELL & CO., | |||||||
a Delaware corporation, as its sole member | ||||||||
/s/ Carey J. Dubois | ||||||||
Name: | Carey J. Dubois | |||||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||||
SHOWCASE FOODS, INC. SMITHFIELD GLOBAL PRODUCTS INC. CATTLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, INC. FARMLAND FOODS, INC. | ||||||||
By | /s/ Cary J. Dubois | |||||||
Name: | Carey J. Dubois | |||||||
Title: | Vice President |
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Smithfield Foods, Inc. Revolving Credit Agreement
MURPHY-BROWN LLC, | ||||
a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By | JOHN MORRELL & CO., | |||
a Delaware corporation, | ||||
as its sole member | ||||
/s/ Carey J. Dubois | ||||
Name: | Carey J. Dubois | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender | ||
By: | /s/ Barbara R. Marks | |
Name: | Barbara R. Marks | |
Title: | Executive Director | |
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank | ||
By: | /s/ John W. Burnside, Jr. | |
Name: | John W. Burnside, Jr. | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Farm Credit Bank of Texas | ||
By: | /s/ Isaac E. Bennett | |
Name: | Isaac E. Bennett | |
Title: | Vice President | |
FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF MID - AMERICA, PCA | ||
By: | /s/ Ralph M. Bowman | |
Name: | Ralph M. Bowman | |
Title: | Vice President | |
United FCS, FLCA (fka Farm Credit Services of Minnesota Valley, FLCA) d/b/a FCS Commercial Finance Group | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa Caswell | |
Name: | Lisa Caswell | |
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
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MidAtlantic Farm Credit, ACA | ||
By: | /s/ William J. Rutter | |
Name: | William J. Rutter | |
Title: | Vice President | |
U.S. AgBank, FCB | ||
By: | /s/ Travis W. Ball | |
Name: | Travis W. Ball | |
Title: | Vice President | |
CoBank, ACB | ||
By: | /s/ Alan Schuler | |
Name: | Alan Schuler | |
Title: | Vice President | |
AgStar Financial Services, FLCA | ||
By: | /s/ Donald G. Lindeman | |
Name: | Donald G. Lindeman | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Farm Credit Services of America, PCA | ||
By: | /s/ Bruce Dean | |
Name: | Bruce Dean | |
Title: | Vice President |
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FCS FINANCIAL, PCA | ||
By: | /s/ Lee Fuchs | |
Name: | Lee Fuchs | |
Title: | Vice President | |
FARM CREDIT WEST, FLCA | ||
By: | /s/ Ben Madonna | |
Name: | Ben Madonna | |
Title: | Vice President | |
First Pioneer Farm Credit, ACA | ||
By: | /s/ James M. Papai | |
Name: | James M. Papai | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Fresno-Madera Production Credit Association | ||
By: | /s/ Robert J. Kratz | |
Name: | Robert J. Kratz | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
Chief Credit Officer | ||
GreenStone Farm Credit Services, ACA/FLCA | ||
By: | /s/ Alfred S. Compton, Jr. | |
Name: | Alfred S. Compton, Jr. | |
Title: | VP/Managing Director |
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NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, FLCA | ||
By: | /s/ Casey Kinzer | |
Name: | Casey Kinzer | |
Title: | Account Manager | |
Citibank N.A. | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Kates | |
Name: | Scott Kates | |
Title: | Vice President | |
Bank of America, N.A. | ||
By: | /s/ William F. Sweeney | |
Name: | William F. Sweeney | |
Title: | Senior Vice President | |
Calyon New York Branch, | ||
By: | /s/ David Cagle | |
Name: | David Cagle | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
By: | /s/ Brian Myers | |
Name: | Brian Myers | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
SOCIETE GENERALE | ||
By: | /s/ Sebastien Ribatto | |
Name: | Sebastien Ribatto | |
Title: | Managing Director |
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SunTrust Bank | ||
By: | /s/ Gabe Bonfield | |
Name: | Gabe Bonfield | |
Title: | Vice President | |
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc | ||
By: | /s/ Michaela Galluzzo | |
Name: | Michaela Galluzzo | |
Title: | Vice President | |
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD | ||
By: | /s/ Robert Gallagher | |
Name: | Robert Gallagher | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
Cooperative Centrale-Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank | ||
B.A. Rabobank Nederland, New York Branch | ||
By: | /s/ Robert M. Mandula | |
Name: | Robert M. Mandula | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
By: | /s/ Rebecca O. Morrow | |
Name: | Rebecca O. Morrow | |
Title: | Executive Director | |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
By: | /s/ Mark A. Reinert | |
Name: | Mark A. Reinert | |
Title: | Vice President |
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BNP Paribas | ||
By: | /s/ Jo Ellen Bender | |
Name: | Jo Ellen Bender | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
By: | /s/ Andrew Strait | |
Name: | Andrew Strait | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Andrew Caditz | |
Name: | Andrew Caditz | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
HSBC Bank USA, National Association | ||
By: | /s/ Robert J. Devir | |
Name: | Robert J. Devir | |
Title: | Managing Director | |
ING CAPITAL LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Lina A. García | |
Name: | Lina A. García | |
Title: | Vice President | |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Robert E. Kelly | |
Name: | Robert E. Kelly | |
Title: | Duly Authorized Signatory |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association | ||
By: | /s/ Beth Rue | |
Name: | Beth Rue | |
Title: | Vice President |
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