First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among UMH Properties, Inc. and Bank of Montreal, as Administrative Agent, dated as of February 24, 2023

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Exhibit 10.14

 

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

This First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (herein, this “Amendment”) is entered into as of February 24, 2023, among UMH Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, operating as a qualified real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, Bank of Montreal (“BMO”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as Lenders, and BMO, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

Preliminary Statements

 

A. The Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent have heretofore entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

B. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to increase the aggregate Commitments under the Credit Agreement from $100,000,000 to $180,000,000, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to do so pursuant to the terms below.

 

C. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document and these Preliminary Statements shall be construed as part of this Amendment.

 

Now, Therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

 

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as follows:

 

1.1. Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement (Definitions) shall be amended by amending and restating the definition of “Commitment” in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans and to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal or face amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof, as the same may be reduced or modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Commitments of the Lenders, in the aggregate, are equal to $180,000,000 on the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

 
 

 

1.2. Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement (Definitions) shall be further amended by inserting a new definition of “First Amendment Effective Date” therein in its appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means February 24, 2023.

 

1.3. Schedule 1 of the Credit Agreement (Commitments) shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Section 2. Reaffirmation.

 

2.1. The Borrower hereby (a) ratifies and reaffirms the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby), the Loan Documents and all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, thereunder, and (b) confirms that the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the assurances provided herein in entering into this Amendment.

 

2.2. Each Guarantor hereby (i) acknowledges and consents to the terms of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, (ii) confirms that its Guaranty in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, and all of its obligations thereunder, as amended, remain in full force and effect and (iii) reaffirms all of the terms, provisions, agreements and covenants contained in its Guaranty. Each Guarantor agrees that its consent to any further amendments or modifications to the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents shall not be required solely as a result of this acknowledgment and consent having been obtained, except to the extent, if any, required by any Guaranty.

 

Section 3. Conditions Precedent.

 

The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:

 

3.1. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

3.2. The Administrative Agent shall have received that certain First Amendment Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof duly executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

3.3. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Third Amended and Restated Revolving Note made by the Borrower in favor of Bank of Montreal and a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Note made by the Borrower in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

 
 

 

3.4. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other agreements, instruments, documents, certificates, and opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and legal matters incident to the execution and delivery of this Amendment shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

Section 4. Representations.

 

In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (a) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are and shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects (where not already qualified by materiality, otherwise in all respects) as of the date hereof (or, if any such representation and warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date) and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 

5.1. Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

5.2. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all out-of-pocket costs and out-of-pocket expenses of or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

5.3. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. This Amendment, and the rights and duties of the parties hereto, shall be construed and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to conflicts of law principles that would require application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 
 

 

This First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is entered into as of the date and year first above written.

 

  Borrower:
   
  UMH Properties, Inc.
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement— UMH PROPERTIES, INC.]

 

 
 

 

  Guarantors:
   
  UMH IN Countryside Estates, LLC
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel
   
  UMH IN Meadows, LLC
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel
   
  United Mobile Homes of Ohio, Inc.
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel
   
  United Mobile Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel
   
  UMH PA City View, LLC
   
  By /s/ Craig Koster
  Name Craig Koster
  Title General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT— UMH PROPERTIES, INC.]

 

 
 

 

  “Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer”
   
  Bank of Montreal, as L/C Issuer and as Administrative Agent
   
  By /s/ Lloyd Baron
  Name Lloyd Baron
  Title Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement— UMH Properties, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  “Lenders”
   
  Bank of Montreal, as a Lender
     
  By /s/ Lloyd Baron
  Name Lloyd Baron
  Title Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement— UMH Properties, Inc.]

 

 
 

 

  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Lender
   
  By /s/ Austin Lotito
  Name Austin Lotito
  Title Executive Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT— UMH PROPERTIES, INC.]

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

to First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 1

 

Commitments

 

Lender  Commitment 
Bank of Montreal  $100,000,000 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  $80,000,000 
Total:  $180,000,000