Seventh Amendment and Waiver to Three-Year Credit Agreement among Solectron Corporation, Lenders, and Bank of America, N.A.
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This agreement, dated February 27, 2004, is an amendment to a prior three-year credit agreement between Solectron Corporation and a group of lenders, with Bank of America, N.A. as the administrative agent. The amendment updates certain financial definitions, ratios, and terms in the original credit agreement, and provides waivers for specific requirements. Solectron affirms that it is in compliance with the agreement and that all necessary approvals have been obtained. The changes are effective immediately and are binding on all parties involved.
EX-10.1 3 f97850exv10w1.txt EXHIBIT 10.1 EXHIBIT 10.1 SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER This SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER (this "Amendment") is entered into as of February 27, 2004, among SOLECTRON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. ("GSCP"), as sole lead arranger, sole book runner and co-syndication agent, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK ("JPMorgan"), as co-syndication agent, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ("Scotiabank"), as documentation agent, the lenders party hereto (each, a "Lender," and collectively, the "Lenders"), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent. The Borrower, GSCP, JPMorgan, Scotiabank, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent entered into a Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of February 14, 2002, which agreement was amended by an Amendment Agreement dated as of June 18, 2002, a Second Amendment Agreement dated as of August 19, 2002, a Third Amendment Agreement dated as of February 13, 2003, a Fourth Amendment Agreement dated as of July 9, 2003, a Fifth Amendment and Waiver dated as of August 27, 2003, and a Sixth Amendment dated as of November 21, 2003 (as in effect as of the date of this Amendment, the "Credit Agreement"). The Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement and certain waivers thereof, and the Lenders party hereto have agreed to such request, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: 1. Definitions; References; Interpretation. (a) Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein (including in the Recitals hereof) which is defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. (b) As used herein, "Amendment Documents" means this Amendment, the Consent and Agreement related hereto and the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment). (c) Each reference to "this Agreement," "hereof," "hereunder," "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement, and each reference to "the Credit Agreement" and each other similar reference in the other Loan Documents, shall from and after the Effective Date refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. (d) The rules of interpretation set forth in Sections 1.02 and 1.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Amendment. 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Credit Agreement is amended as follows, effective as of February 27, 2004 (the "Effective Date"): (a) Clause (iii) of the defined term "Annualized EBITDA" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: (iii) the Cash Restructuring Charges deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, provided that the cumulative aggregate amount of Cash Restructuring Charges taken from and after the quarter ending on November 30, 2002, shall not exceed $300,000,000.00 in the aggregate (b) Clause (a) of the defined term "Borrowing Base" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: (a) the then applicable Receivables Advance Rate multiplied by the Eligible Receivables as of the last day of the most recently ended calendar month (c) Sub-clause (iv) of the defined term "Cash Interest Coverage Ratio" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: (iv) the Cash Restructuring Charges deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter, provided, that the cumulative aggregate amount of Cash Restructuring Charges from and after November 30, 2002, shall not exceed $300,000,000.00 (d) The defined term "Consolidated Net Income" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from continuing operations (before extraordinary items, and excluding gains or losses from Dispositions of assets) for that period plus, in connection with measuring compliance with Sections 7.13(a), 7.13(b) and 7.13(c) only, profits or losses from discontinued operations for the fiscal quarters ending February 28, 2003, May 31, 2003, August 29, 2003 and February 27, 2004, to the extent any such fiscal quarter is included in that period. (e) Clause (k) of the defined term "Ineligible Receivables" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: (k) Receivables owing by any Receivables Debtor or any of its Affiliates who has failed to make full payment within 60 days from the invoice due date on more than 25% of the aggregate amount of Receivables owing to the Borrower and its U.S. Subsidiaries by such Receivables Debtor (f) The defined term "Receivables Advance Rate" in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Receivables Advance Rate" means, as of any date of determination, 75%. (g) In Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, the following new definition of "Eligible Receivables" is inserted: "Eligible Receivables" means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate Seventh Amendment and Waiver (3-Year) 2 Dollar amount of the Receivables of the Borrower and its U.S. Subsidiaries, minus any Ineligible Receivables of the Borrower and its U.S. Subsidiaries. (h) Section 7.13(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by replacing the table contained therein with the following table:
(i) Section 7.13(d) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Liquidity Ratio. Permit the Liquidity Ratio for any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 0.9 to 1.0. For the avoidance of doubt, assets and liabilities of Subsidiaries whose operations have been discontinued will continue to be included in the determination of the Liquidity Ratio. (j) References in the Credit Agreement to the "364-Day Credit Agreement", the "364-Day Credit Documents", the "364-Day Guaranty", the "364-Day Lenders" and the "364-Day Outstanding Amount" shall be disregarded. The 364-Day Credit Agreement has terminated. (k) The final sentence of Section 10.08 is deleted. (l) Schedule 3 to the Compliance Certificate attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit C, is amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Annex 1 hereto. 3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows: (a) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would result from the amendment of the Credit Agreement contemplated hereby). (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Amendment Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to or action by, any Person (including any Governmental Authority) in order to be effective and enforceable. (c) The Amendment Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, Seventh Amendment and Waiver (3-Year) 3 reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditor's rights generally and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law). (d) All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date and except that this subsection (d) shall be deemed instead to refer to the last day of the most recent quarter and year for which financial statements have then been delivered in respect of the representation and warranty made in Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement and to take into account any amendments to the Schedules to the Credit Agreement and other disclosures made in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders after the Closing Date and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders). (e) There has occurred since November 21, 2003, no event or circumstance that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (f) The Borrower is entering into this Amendment on the basis of its own investigation and for its own reasons, without reliance upon the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or any other Person. (g) The Borrower's obligations under the Credit Agreement and under the other Loan Documents are not subject to any defense, counterclaim, set-off, right of recoupment, abatement or other claim. 4. Conditions of Effectiveness. (a) The effectiveness of Sections 2 and 5 of this Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent: (1) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower and the Required Lenders a duly executed original (or, if elected by the Administrative Agent, an executed facsimile copy) of this Amendment. (2) The Administrative Agent shall have received the consent of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party to the Pledge Agreement, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Guaranty, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in their capacities as such, to the execution and delivery hereof by the Borrower. (3) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of payment by the Borrower of all fees, costs and expenses due and payable as of the date hereof hereunder and under the Credit Agreement, including any fees arising under or referenced in Section 6 of this Amendment and any costs and expenses payable under Section 7(g) of this Amendment (including the Administrative Agent's Attorney Costs, to the extent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof). (4) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, copies of the resolutions passed by the board Seventh Amendment and Waiver (3-Year) 4 of directors of the Borrower, certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, together with such incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower, as the Administrative Agent may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as such in connection with this Amendment and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party. (5) The Administrative Agent shall have received all other documents it or the Required Lenders may reasonably request relating to any matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4(a), each Lender that has executed this Amendment shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter either sent, or made available for inspection, by the Administrative Agent to such Lender for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to such Lender. (c) From and after the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is amended as set forth herein. Except as expressly amended pursuant hereto, the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. (d) The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent in this Section 4. 5. Waivers. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Banks party hereto waive (i) non-compliance with Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement resulting from the transfer by the Borrower of certain assets to Solectron Suppliserv Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Suppliserv") on or about January 8, 2004, prior to Suppliserv's change of status to a Loan Party on or about January 29, 2004; and (ii) non-compliance with Section 7.13(c) of the Credit Agreement resulting from the inclusion of profits or losses from discontinued operations in connection with the determination of Consolidated Net Income for the fiscal quarter ending November 30, 2003. 6. Fees. The Borrower shall pay (through the Administrative Agent) to each Lender that executes and delivers this Amendment by no later than 12:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on March 15, 2004 a non-refundable amendment fee equal to $5,000. Such amendment fee shall be fully-earned upon becoming due and payable, shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever and shall be in addition to any fee, cost or expense otherwise payable by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement or this Amendment. 7. Miscellaneous. (a) The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of this Amendment shall not be deemed to create a course Seventh Amendment and Waiver (3-Year) 5 of dealing or an obligation to execute similar waivers or amendments under the same or similar circumstances in the future. (b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns. (c) This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the State of New York), provided that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall retain all rights arising under Federal law. (d) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each of the parties hereto understands and agrees that this document (and any other document required herein) may be delivered by any party thereto either in the form of an executed original or an executed original sent by facsimile transmission to be followed promptly by mailing of a hard copy original, and that receipt by the Administrative Agent of a facsimile transmitted document purportedly bearing the signature of a Lender or the Borrower shall bind such Lender or the Borrower, respectively, with the same force and effect as the delivery of a hard copy original. Any failure by the Administrative Agent to receive the hard copy executed original of such document shall not diminish the binding effect of receipt of the facsimile transmitted executed original of such document of the party whose hard copy page was not received by the Administrative Agent. (e) This Amendment and the other Amendment Documents contain the entire and exclusive agreement of the parties hereto with reference to the matters discussed herein. This Amendment supersedes all prior drafts and communications with respect hereto. This Amendment may not be amended except in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement. (f) If any term or provision of this Amendment shall be deemed prohibited by or invalid under any applicable law, such provision shall be invalidated without affecting the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents. (g) The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse Bank of America (including in its capacities as Collateral Agent and as Administrative Agent), GSCP, JPMorgan and Scotiabank upon demand, for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) incurred by Bank of America (including in its capacities as Collateral Agent and as Administrative Agent), GSCP, JPMorgan and Scotiabank in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Amendment Documents. [Signature pages follow] Seventh Amendment and Waiver (3-Year) 6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Amendment and Waiver to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. SOLECTRON CORPORATION By: /s/ Perry Hayes ----------------- Perry Hayes Title: VP & Treasurer S-1 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Lender By: /s/ James Johnson ---------------------------------------- Name: James P. Johnson Title: Managing Director S-2 GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. By: /s/ Stephen King ---------------------------------------- Name: Stephen King Title: Authorized Signatory S-3 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA By: /s/ Kemp Leonard ---------------------------------------- Name: Kemp Leonard Title: Director S-4 BNP PARIBAS By: ________________________________________ Name: Title: By: ________________________________________ Name: Title: S-5 CSAM FUNDING II By: /s/ David Lerner ---------------------------------------- Name: David Lerner Title: Authorized Signatory S-6 DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY By: /s/ Charles Ong ---------------------------------------- Name: Charles Ong Title: General Manager, DBS Bank Los Angeles S-7 FLEET NATIONAL BANK By: /s/ Greg Roux ---------------------------------------- Name: Greg Roux Title: Managing Director S-8 FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P. By: /s/ Sean Dixon ---------------------------------------- Name: Sean Dixon Title: Managing Member S-9 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK By: /s/ William Rindfuss ---------------------------------------- Name: William Rindfuss Title: Vice President S-10 MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. By: ________________________________________ Name: Title: S-11 THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC By: /s/ Jayne Seaford ---------------------------------------- Name: Jayne Seaford Title: Senior Vice President S-12 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK By: /s/ Neil McCauley --------------------------------------- Name: Neil McCauley Title: EVP By: /s/ Marc Chait --------------------------------------- Name: Marc Chait Title: SVP S-13 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. KAVLICO CORPORATION By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Treasurer S-14 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. SOLECTRON FUNDING CORPORATION SOLECTRON HOLDINGS, LTD. SOLECTRON INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, INC. SOLECTRON OREGON CORPORATION SOLECTRON TEXAS, INC. FORCE COMPUTERS, INC. By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Chief Financial Officer S-15 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. SOLECTRON USA, INC. STREAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. STREAM NEW YORK INC. SOLECTRON FEDERAL SYSTEMS, INC. MEMQUEST, INC. By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Vice President S-16 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. SOLECTRON TEXAS, L.P. By: SOLECTRON TEXAS, INC., as General Partner By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Chief Financial Officer S-17 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. MAGNETIC DATA CALIFORNIA, LLC By: SOLECTRON CORPORATION, as Sole Member By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer S-18 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. SOLECTRON EUROPE HOLDINGS LLC By: SOLECTRON CORPORATION, as Sole Member By: /s/ Warren Ligan ----------------------------------------- Name: Warren Ligan Title: Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer S-19 CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF SUBSIDIARIES Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, a party to the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement and/or the Pledge Agreement, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing Seventh Amendment and Waiver (the "Agreement") is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Agreement and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned, the Interco Subordination Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement executed by the undersigned in the Administrative Agent's and the Lenders' favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time), all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (P.R.), INC. SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (MA), INC. APEX DATA, INC. SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ Perry Hayes ----------------------------------------- Name: Perry Hayes Title: Vice President S-20 ANNEX 1 TO SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER SCHEDULE 3 to the Compliance Certificate For the Quarter/Year ended _______________, _____ (the "Statement Date") ______
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