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EX-10.42 6 a39793exv10w42.htm EXHIBIT 10.42 exv10w42
 

Exhibit 10.42
Execution Copy
Second Amendment Agreement
to
Re:   Note Purchase Agreement Dated as of July 13, 2006
of UTi Worldwide Inc.
Dated as of
December 12, 2007
To the holders listed in Schedule A to
this Second Amendment Agreement (the “Holders”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Reference is made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of July 13, 2006 among UTi Worldwide Inc., an international business company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands with IBC No. 141257 (the “Company”), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and the Purchasers named in Schedule A thereto, as amended pursuant to that First Amendment Agreement dated as of October 11, 2006 (as so amended, the “Existing Note Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which U.S.$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.31% Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Notes due July 13, 2011 (the “Notes”) were issued and are currently outstanding. The Existing Note Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, is referred to as the “Note Purchase Agreement.”
     For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company requests the amendment of a certain provision of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement as hereinafter provided.
     Upon your acceptance hereof in the manner hereinafter provided and upon satisfaction of all conditions to the effectiveness hereof, this Second Amendment Agreement shall constitute a contract between us amending the Existing Note Purchase Agreement as of October 30, 2007, but only in the respects hereinafter set forth and only after the conditions set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied:

 


 

UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
SECTION 1. Amendment to Existing Note Purchase Agreement.
     Section 10.13 of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement shall be and is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 10.13. Capital Leases. Capital Leases of the Company and its Subsidiaries will not, at any time, exceed in the aggregate U.S.$90,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).”
SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent.
     This Second Amendment Agreement shall not become effective until, and shall become effective on, the business day when each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
     (a) The Holders shall have received this Second Amendment Agreement, duly executed by each Obligor.
     (b) The Required Holders shall have consented to this Second Amendment Agreement as evidenced by its execution hereof.
     (c) The representations and warranties of the Obligors set forth in Section 3 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the execution and delivery of this Second Amendment Agreement.
     (d) Any consents or approvals from any holder or holders of any outstanding security of ay Obligor or any Subsidiary and any amendments of agreements pursuant to which any securities may have been issued which shall be necessary to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and all such consents or amendments shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holders and their special counsel.
     (e) The Obligors shall have paid the fees and disbursements of the Holders’ special counsel, Chapman and Cutler LLP, incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Second Amendment Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby which fees and disbursements are reflected in the statement of such special counsel delivered to the Company at the time of the execution and delivery of this Second Amendment Agreement.
     (f) All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Second Amendment Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be satisfactory to you and your special counsel, and you and your special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as you or they may reasonably request.
     (g) Each Holder shall have received a fully executed copy of the letter dated December 7, 2007 from ABN Amro Bank N.V. to the Company which amends the Credit Agreement, in a form which is satisfactory in form and substance to the Required Holders (the “Amendment to Credit Agreement”).

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SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties.
     Each Obligor, jointly and severally, hereby represents and warrants that as of the date hereof and as of the date of execution and delivery of this Second Amendment Agreement:
     (a) Each Obligor is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
     (b) This Second Amendment Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of each Obligor, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Obligor and this Second Amendment Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of each Obligor enforceable in accordance with its terms.
     (c) Each Obligor represents and warrants that there are no Defaults or Events of Default under the Existing Note Purchase Agreement immediately before giving effect to this Second Amendment Agreement nor under the Note Purchase Agreement, immediately after giving effect to this Second Amendment Agreement.
     (d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Second Amendment Agreement by each Obligor does not and will not result in a violation of or default under (A) the articles of association or bylaws of any Obligor, (B) any material agreement to which any Obligor is a party or by which it is bound or to which any Obligor or any of their properties is subject, (C) any material order, writ, injunction or decree binding on any Obligor, or (D) any statute, regulation, rule or other law applicable to any Obligor in any material respect.
     (e) No authorization, consent, approval, exemption or action by or notice to or filing with any court or administrative or governmental body (other than periodic filings with regulatory authorities, none of which are required to be filed as of the effective date of this Second Amendment Agreement and all of which the Company agrees to timely file) is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Second Amendment Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
     (f) No Obligor has paid or agreed to pay any fees or other consideration, or given any additional security or collateral, or shortened the maturity or average life of any indebtedness or permanently reduced any borrowing capacity, in each case, in connection with the obtaining of any consents or approvals in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby including, without limitation thereof in connection with the Credit Agreement, other than the payment of legal fees of counsel to the lenders and agents under the Amendment to Credit Agreement.
     (g) Each Subsidiary of the Company which is a borrower or guarantor under the Credit Agreement as of the date hereof is a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 4. Miscellaneous.
     Section 4.1      Except as amended herein, all terms and provisions of the Existing Note Purchase Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and related agreements and instruments are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.

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     Section 4.2      Any and all notices, requests, certificates and other instruments, including the Notes, may refer to the “Note Purchase Agreement” without making specific reference to the Second Amendment Agreement, but nevertheless all such references shall be deemed to include the Second Amendment Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require.
     Section 4.3      This Second Amendment Agreement and all covenants herein contained shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereunder.
     Section 4.4      This Second Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with New York law excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.
     Section 4.5      The capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment Agreement shall have the respective meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement unless otherwise herein defined, or the context hereof shall otherwise require.

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     The execution hereof by the Holders shall constitute a contract among the Obligors and the Holders for the uses and purposes hereinabove set forth. This Second Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but all together only one agreement.
         
  UTi WORLDWIDE INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lance D’Amico    
    Name:   Lance d’Amico   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi (U.S.) LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi (AUST) PTY LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ David Hughson    
    Name:   David Hughson   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi AFRICA SERVICES LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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  UNIGISTIX INC
 
 
  By:   /s/ William T Gates    
    Name:   William T Gates   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi, CANADA, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Dale    
    Name:   Christopher Dale   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  UTi FRANCE S.A.R.L.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Teun Baars    
    Name:   Teun Baars   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S Hextall    
    Name:   John S Hextall   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi (HK) LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Brian Dangerfield    
    Name:   Brian Dangerfield   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi NEDERLAND B.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Teun Baars    
    Name:   Teun Baars   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  SERVICIOS LOGISTICOS INTEGRADOS SLI, S.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Carols Escario Pascual    
    Name:   Carlos Escario Pascual   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  UNIÓN DE SERVICIOS LOGÍSTICOS INTEGRADOS, S.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Carols Escario Pascual    
    Name:   Carlos Escario Pascual   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi (TAIWAN) LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Brian Dangerfield    
    Name:   Brian Dangerfield   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi WORLDWIDE (UK) LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi, (U.S.) HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S Hextall    
    Name:   John S Hextall   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  UTi, UNITED STATES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ John S Hextall    
    Name:   John S Hextall   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi, SERVICES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Dale    
    Name:   Christopher Dale   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi BROKERAGE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Dale    
    Name:   Christopher Dale   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi LOGISTICS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Dale    
    Name:   Christopher Dale   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  VANGUARD CARGO SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Dale    
    Name:   Christopher Dale   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  UTi, INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ William T Gates    
    Name:   William T Gates   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  MARKET INDUSTRIES, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  MARKET TRANSPORT, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  TRIPLE EXPRESS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  IN TRANSIT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  MARKET LOGISTICS SERVICES, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  MARKET LOGISTICS BROKERAGE, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  SAMMONS TRANSPORTATION, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  LAKE STATES TRUCKING, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UNITED EXPRESS, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthew J Tachouet    
    Name:   Matthew J Tachouet   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  AFRICAN INVESTMENTS B.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Brian Dangerfield    
    Name:   Brian Dangerfield   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  GODDARD COMPANY LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  UTi (N.A.) HOLDINGS N.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence Samuels    
    Name:   Lawrence Samuels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi (NETHERLANDS) HOLDINGS B.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Teun Baars    
    Name:   Teun Baars   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  PYRAMID FREIGHT (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Matthys J Wessels    
    Name:   Matthys J Wessels   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi SPAIN S.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Teun Baars    
    Name:   Teun Baars   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   
 
  UTi EILAT OVERSEAS LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Teun Baars    
    Name:   Teun Baars   
    Its: Authorized Signatory   

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     This foregoing First Amendment Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date aforesaid.
         
 
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
ON BEHALF OF ONE OR MORE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
 
 
  By:   Principal Global Investors, LLC,    
    a Delaware limited liability company,   
    its authorized signatory   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Alan P. Kress    
    Name:   Alan P. Kress   
    Title:   Counsel   
 
     
  By:   /s/ James C. Fifield    
    Name:   James C. Fifield   
    Title:   Assistant General Counsel   
 
  PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
 
  By:   Principal Global Investors, LLC,    
    a Delaware limited liability company,   
    its authorized signatory   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Alan P. Kress    
    Name:   Alan P. Kress   
    Title:   Counsel   
 
     
  By:   /s/ James C. Fifield    
    Name:   James C. Fifield   
    Title:   Assistant General Counsel   

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RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY, a Missouri corporation
 
 
  By:   Principal Global Investors, LLC,    
    a Delaware limited liability company,   
    its authorized signatory   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Alan P. Kress    
    Name:   Alan P. Kress   
    Title:   Counsel   
 
     
  By:   /s/ James C. Fifield    
    Name:   James C. Fifield   
    Title:   Assistant General Counsel   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as trustee for the Scottish
Re (U.S.), Inc. and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company Security Trust by agreement dated
 
 
December 31, 2004  By:   Principal Global Investors, LLC,    
    a Delaware limited liability company,   
    its authorized signatory   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Alan P. Kress    
    Name:   Alan P. Kress   
    Title:   Counsel   
 
     
  By:   /s/ James C. Fifield    
    Name:   James C. Fifield   
    Title:   Assistant General Counsel   
 
 
VANTISLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut company
 
 
  By:   Principal Global Investors, LLC,    
    a Delaware limited liability company,   
    its authorized signatory   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Alan P. Kress    
    Name:   Alan P. Kress   
    Title:   Counsel   
 
     
  By:   /s/ James C. Fifield    
    Name:   James C. Fifield   
    Title:   Assistant General Counsel   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
  METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Judith A. Gulotta    
    Name:   Judith A. Gulotta   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  GATEWAY RECOVERY TRUST
 
 
  By:   Principal Investment Management, Inc., as Asset Manager    
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Signature Illegible    
    Name:      
    Title:   Vice President   
 
 
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
 
 
  By:   Principal Investment Management, Inc., as Asset Manager    
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Signature Illegible    
    Name:      
    Title:   Vice President   
 
 
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
 
 
  By:   /s/ Signature Illegible    
    Name:      
    Title:   Vice President   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
 
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMAPNY

 
 
  By:   /s/ Howard Stern    
    Name:   Howard Stern   
    Its Authorized Representative   
 
 
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMAPNY

 
 
  By:   CIGNA Investments, Inc. (authorized agent)    
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Robert W. Eccles    
    Name:   Rober W. Eccles   
    Title:   Senior Managing Director   
 
  LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
 
 
  By:   CIGNA Investments, Inc. (authorized agent)    
       
       
 
     
  By:   /s/ Robert W. Eccles    
    Name:   Rober W. Eccles   
    Title:   Senior Managing Director   
 
  GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stephen R. DeMotto    
    Name:   Stephen R. DeMotto   
    Title:   Investment Officer   

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UTi Worldwide Inc.   Second Amendment Agreement
         
 
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 
 
  By:   Babson Capital Management LLC as Investment Adviser    
       
       
 
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas W. Murphy    
    Name:   Thomas W. Murphy   
    Title:   Vice President -- Investments   

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NAME OF HOLDER   PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
    OF OUTSTANDING NOTES
    HELD AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2006
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ON BEHALF OF
ONE OR MORE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
  U.S. $19,020,000
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$12,100,000
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$6,000,000
SCOTTISH RE US — SECURITY LIFE OF DENVER
  U.S.$1,880,000
VANTISLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$1,000,000
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$37,000,000
GATEWAY RECOVERY TRUST
  U.S.$15,000,000
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
COMPANY
  U.S.$8,650,000
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
  U.S.$6,350,000
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$30,000,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$7,600,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$4,400,000

SCHEDULE A
(to Second Amendment Agreement)

 


 

     
NAME OF HOLDER   PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
    OF OUTSTANDING NOTES
    HELD AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2006
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$3,700,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$1,900,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$1,400,000
CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$1,000,000
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
  U.S.$10,000,000
GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$11,000,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$10,000,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$1,000,000
IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  U.S.$11,000,000

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