AMENDMENTNO. 3 TO SECONDAMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

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EX-10.4 2 a2200961zex-10_4.htm EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3

TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 4, 2010 (this “Amendment”), is made among TETRA TECH, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders signatory hereto and each of the Guarantors signatory hereto.  Each capitalized term used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment has the definition specified in the Credit Agreement described below.

 

RECITALS:

 

A.            The Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and each lenders from time to time party thereto (each, a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) have entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2007 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2008 and by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 20, 2009, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to the Borrower a revolving credit facility.

 

B.            Each of the Guarantors has entered into a Guaranty pursuant to which it has guaranteed the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

C.            The Borrower has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it desires to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth below.

 

D.            The Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions contained in this Amendment.

 

In consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower made herein, the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

 

(a)                                 The table in the definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following is inserted in lieu thereof:

 



 

Pricing
Level

 

Consolidated Leverage
Ratio

 

Commitment Fee

 

Eurodollar Rate +
Letters of Credit

 

Base Rate +

 

I

 

Less than 0.75 to 1.00

 

0.20%

 

1.25%

 

0.25%

 

II

 

Greater than or equal to 0.75 to 1.00 but less than 1.25 to 1.00

 

0.25%

 

1.50%

 

0.50%

 

III

 

Greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00 but less than 1.75 to 1.00

 

0.30%

 

1.75%

 

0.75%

 

IV

 

Greater than or equal to 1.75 to 1.00 but less than 2.25 to 1.00

 

0.35%

 

2.00%

 

1.00%

 

V

 

Greater than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00

 

0.40%

 

2.50%

 

1.50%

 

 

(b)                                 The following definition of “Project Ring Acquisition” is added to Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical position therein:

 

Project Ring Acquisition” means the acquisition described to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in the memorandum dated September 10, 2010, and posted to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent to Intralinks (private side designation), which acquisition shall occur, if at all, on or before an outside date of December 31, 2010.

 

(c)                                  Section 7.01 is amended as follows:

 

(i)                                     The word “and” is deleted from the end of clause (j).

 

(ii)                                  The period is deleted from the end of clause (k) and a semicolon and the word “and” is inserted in lieu thereof.

 

(iii)                               A new clause (l) is inserted that reads as follows:

 

(l)            a Lien on up to CDN$4,000,000 in the aggregate of cash and cash equivalents to secure ACH, treasury management and similar exposure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

(d)                                 Section 7.03 is amended as follows:

 

(i)                                     The period is deleted from the end of clause (i) and a semicolon and the word “and” is inserted in lieu thereof.

 

(ii)                                  A new clause (j) is inserted that reads as follows:

 

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(j)            to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements or secured by the Lien described in clause (l) of Section 7.01.

 

(e)                                  The following is inserted in clause (iv) of the proviso to clause (g) of Section 7.02 immediately before the word “and” and clause (v) of such proviso:

 

(notwithstanding the foregoing, up to CDN$190,000,000 of aggregate consideration in connection with the Project Ring Acquisition may be paid without being subject to or being counted as utilization of the foregoing $135,000,000 basket)

 

2.                                      Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent.  The amendments herein provided shall be effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following documents or instruments in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)                                     one or more counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor and the Required Lenders; and

 

(ii)                                  such other documents, instruments, opinions, certifications, undertakings, further assurances and other matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

(b)                                 To the extent invoiced prior to such date, the fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment shall have been paid in full (without prejudice to final settling of accounts for such fees and expenses).

 

3.                                      Consent of the Guarantors.  Notwithstanding that such consent is not required by the Loan Documents, each of the Guarantors hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party (including without limitation the continuation of such Person’s payment and performance obligations and the effectiveness and priority of any Liens granted thereunder, in each case upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendment contemplated hereby) and the enforceability of such Loan Documents against such Person in accordance with its terms.

 

4.                                      Representations and Warranties.  In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and such Lenders as follows:

 

(a)                                 The representations and warranties made by it in Article V of the Credit Agreement, and by each Loan Party in each of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier

 

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date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of such earlier date;

 

(b)                                 Since the date of the most recent financial reports of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, no act, event, condition or circumstance has occurred or arisen which, singly or in the aggregate with one or more other acts, events, occurrences or conditions (whenever occurring or arising), has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)                                  The Persons appearing as Guarantors on the signature pages to this Agreement constitute all Persons who are required to be Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation all Persons who became Subsidiaries or were otherwise required to become Guarantors after the Closing Date, and each of such Persons has become and remains a party to a Guaranty as a Guarantor;

 

(d)                                 This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantors and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Persons, except as may be limited by general principles of equity or by the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally; and

 

(e)                                  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.                                      Entire Agreement.  This Amendment, together with all the Loan Documents (collectively, the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relating to such subject matter.  No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to the other in relation to the subject matter hereof or thereof.  None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.                                      Full Force and Effect of Agreement.  Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms.

 

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7.                                      Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, facsimile or other electronic transmission (including .PDF) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

8.                                      Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.  This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and shall be further subject to the provisions of Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

9.                                      Enforceability.  Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto.

 

10.                               References.  All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

11.                               Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section 10.06 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

BORROWER:

 

 

 

TETRA TECH, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ DAN L. BATRACK

 

Name:

Dan L. Batrack

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

ADVANCED MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

ARD, INC.

 

ARDAMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

BRYAN A. STIRRAT & ASSOCIATES

 

COSENTINI ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

DELANEY CRUSHED STONE PRODUCTS, INC.

 

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS, INC.

 

GEOTRANS, INC.

 

HARTMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

TETRA TECH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

 

TETRA TECH EC, INC.

 

TETRA TECH EM INC.

 

TETRA TECH EXECUTIVE SERVICES, INC.

 

TETRA TECH NUS, INC.

 

TETRA TECH TESORO, INC.

 

THE DELANEY GROUP, INC.

 

WESTERN UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ DAN L. BATRACK

 

Name:

Dan L. Batrack

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ ROBERT J. RITTELMEYER

 

Name:

Robert J. Rittelmeyer

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

LENDERS:

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ MATHEW J. GRIESBACH

 

Name:

Mathew J. Griesbach

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ JOHN ARMSTRONG

 

Name:

John Armstrong

 

Title:

Director

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ BRANDON ROLEK

 

Name:

Brandon Rolek

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 


 

 

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ MATHEW DOUGLASS

 

Name:

Mathew Douglass

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, as a Lender

 

 

 

By:

Prudential Investment Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ MATHEW DOUGLASS

 

Name:

Mathew Douglass

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

UNION BANK, N.A., formerly UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ PETER THOMPSON

 

Name:

Peter Thompson

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ CONAN SCHLEICHER

 

Name:

Conan Schleicher

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/S/ CATHERINE ABE

 

Name:

Catherine Abe

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

Signature Page