Commitment Increase Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2024, by and among T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the issuing banks and lenders party thereto

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EX-10.1 2 ef20037216_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1
Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

COMMITMENT INCREASE AGREEMENT

October 10, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
500 Stanton Christiana Road
NCC 5, Floor 1
Newark, DE ###-###-####
Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2022 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 29, 2023, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 27, 2024 and as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined) among T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders.  You have advised us that the Borrower has requested in a letter dated October 10, 2024 (the “Increase Request”) from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that the aggregate amount of the Commitments be increased on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

A.  Commitment Increase.    Pursuant to Section 2.08(e) of the Credit Agreement, (x) (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BNP Paribas and State Street Bank and Trust Company, each hereby agree to provide additional Multicurrency Commitments and (ii) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce hereby agrees to provide additional Dollar Commitments (each an “Increasing Lender”) and (y) Bank of America, N.A. (the “Assuming Lender”) hereby agrees to provide new Multicurrency Commitments, each in the amount set forth opposite the name of such Increasing Lender or Assuming Lender listed in Schedule I hereto, such Commitments to be effective as of the Increase Date (as defined in the Increase Request); provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed officer’s certificate from the Borrower which shall be dated as of the Increase Date and in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto.

B.  Confirmation of Increasing Lenders.  Each Increasing Lender agrees that from and after the Increase Date, its additional Commitment set forth in Schedule I hereto shall be included in its Commitment and be governed for all purposes by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

C.  Confirmation of Assuming Lender.  The Assuming Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Increase Date, the making of the associated Multicurrency Commitments shall be governed for all purposes by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


D. Counterparts. This Commitment Increase Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Commitment Increase Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures (including, for the avoidance of doubt, electronic signatures utilizing the DocuSign platform) or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

E. Consent of Administrative Agent, Swingline Lenders and Issuing Banks. The Administrative Agent and each of the undersigned Issuing Banks and Swingline Lenders consent to the Commitment Increase and the execution of this Commitment Increase Agreement by the Assuming Lenders.

F. Governing Law. This Commitment Increase Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.

G. Miscellaneous. This Commitment Increase Agreement shall be deemed a “Loan Document” as such term is defined in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.


 
Very truly yours,
   
 
INCREASING LENDER
   
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
   
 
By:
/s/ Alevtina Dudyreva
 
Name:
Alevtina Dudyreva
 
Title:
Vice President
   
 
INCREASING LENDER
   
 
BNP PARIBAS
   
 
By:
/s/ Joanna Leathers
 
Name:
Joanna Leathers
 
Title:
Managing Director
   
 
By:
/s/ Chris Sharp
 
Name:
Chris Sharp
 
Title:  
Managing Director
   
 
INCREASING LENDER
   
 
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
   
 
By:
/s/ Kathryn Lagroix
 
Name:
Kathryn Lagroix
 
Title:
Managing Director
   
 
INCREASING LENDER
   
 
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
   
 
By:
/s/ Stephen Lynch
 
Name:
Stephen Lynch
 
Title:
Vice President


 
ASSUMING LENDER
   
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
   
 
By:
/s/ Sidhima Daruka
 
Name:
Sidhima Daruka
 
Title:
Director


Accepted and agreed:
 
T. ROWE PRICE OHA SELECT PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
 
By:
/s/ Gregory S. Rubin  
Name:
Gregory S. Rubin
Title:
Vice President
 
Acknowledged and agreed:
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
 as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank
 
By:
/s/ Alevtina Dudyreva  
Name:
Alevtina Dudyreva
Title:
Vice President
 
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
 as a Swingline Lender
 
By:
/s/ Stephen Lynch  
Name:
Stephen Lynch
Title:
Vice President
 
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
 as a Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank
 
By:
/s/ Joseph Tauro  
Name:
Joseph Tauro
Title:
Assistant Vice President


SCHEDULE I

 
Increasing Lender
 
Commitment Increase
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
$40,000,000 (Multicurrency)
       
 
BNP Paribas
 
$40,000,000 (Multicurrency)
       
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
 
$40,000,000 (Dollar)
       
 
State Street Bank and Trust Company
 
$40,000,000 (Multicurrency)
       

 
Assuming Lender
 
Commitment Increase
 
Bank of America, N.A.
 
$30,000,000 (Multicurrency)
       


EXHIBIT I

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

October 10, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
500 Stanton Christiana Road
NCC 5, Floor 1
Newark, DE ###-###-####
Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund (the “Borrower”), I, Gregory S. Rubin as Vice President of the Borrower, refer to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2022 (as amended by that certain Amendment No.1 dated as of August 29, 2023, as further amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 27, 2024 and as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined) among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for said Lenders.  I also refer to the letter dated October 10, 2024 (the “Increase Request”) from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, requesting that the aggregate amount of the Commitments be increased as set forth therein on the Increase Date (as defined in the Increase Request).

With respect to the Increase Request, I hereby certify in my capacity as an authorized officer of the Borrower and not in any individual capacity that each of the conditions to the related Commitment Increase (as defined in each applicable Increase Request) set forth in Sections 2.08(e)(i)(B), (D) and (E) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof.


 
Very truly yours,
   
 
T. ROWE PRICE OHA SELECT PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
   
 
By:
/s/ Gregory S. Rubin
 
Name:
Gregory S. Rubin
 
Title:
Vice President