SECOND AMENDMENT TOAMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

EX-10.24 16 a2199574zex-10_24.htm EXHIBIT 10.24

Exhibit 10.24

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of March  26, 2010, by and among WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC (the “Borrower”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as credit agent (the “Credit Agent”), and the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings specified therefor in that certain Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement dated as of October  15, 2009, among the Borrower, Green Park Financial Limited Partnership, the Credit Agent, and the Lenders (as amended to date, the “Loan Agreement”).

 

RECITALS

 

At the request of the Borrower, the Credit Agent and the Lenders have agreed to increase the Warehousing Credit Limit to $150,000,000, and Bank of America and TD Bank each have agreed to increase their respective Warehousing Commitment Amounts to $75,000,000.

 

The Borrower, the Credit Agent, and the Lenders desire to amend the Loan Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements of the parties set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Amendment. Effective as of the Effective Date (as hereafter defined), the Loan Agreement is amended as follows:

 

(a)                                 The definition of the term “Warehousing Credit Limit” as set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

Warehousing Credit Limit” means $150,000,000.00.”

 

(b)                                 Exhibit N to the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the form of Exhibit N to this Amendment.

 

2.                                      Termination of Accordion Option. The accordion option established pursuant to the First Amendment to the Loan Agreement dated as of November  30, 2009 is hereby terminated.

 

3.                                      Replacement Warehousing Notes. To evidence the respective new Warehousing Commitment Amounts of the Lenders as set forth above, on or before the Effective Date the Borrower will execute and deliver directly to the Lenders amended and restated Warehousing Notes, each dated as of the Effective Date and each in the face amount of $75,000,000 (the “Replacement Notes”), to replace and supersede their respective existing Warehousing Notes.

 



 

4.                                      Acknowledgments by Borrower. The Borrower acknowledges, confirms and agrees that:

 

(a)                                 This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all references in any Loan Document to the Borrower’s Obligations shall mean and include the Obligations as amended by this Amendment.

 

(b)                                 Except as provided herein, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect, and the Borrower hereby (x) ratifies, confirms and reaffirms all and singular of the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (y) represents and warrants that:

 

(i)                                     No Default or Event of Default exists as of the date the Borrower executes this Amendment, nor will a Default or Event of Default exist as of the Effective Date.

 

(ii)                                  The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and correct as of the Effective Date, except as to (1) matters which speak to a specific date, and (2) changes in the ordinary course to the extent permitted and contemplated by the Loan Agreement.

 

(iii)                               The Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and the Replacement Notes, has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment and the Replacement Notes, and the person executing and delivering on behalf of the Borrower this Amendment is, and the Replacement Notes will be, duly authorized to do so.

 

(iv)                              This Amendment does, and the Replacement Notes will upon their execution and delivery, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the effect of equitable principles whether applied in an action at law or a suit in equity.

 

(c)                                  The Borrower shall promptly pay upon receipt of an invoice or statement therefor the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and disbursements incurred by the Credit Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Amendment and the Replacement Notes.

 

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(d)                                 The Borrower acknowledges that it has no defenses, set offs or counterclaims with respect to any of its obligations to the Credit Agent or the Lenders, and hereby releases, waives, and forever relinquishes all claims, demands, obligations, liabilities, and causes of action whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, which it has or may have as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date against the Credit Agent or any Lender, or their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, independent contractors, and predecessors, together with their successors and assigns, directly or indirectly arising out of or based upon any matter connected with the Loan Agreement or the administration thereof or the obligations created thereby (including pursuant to this Amendment).

 

5.                                      Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction by the Borrower of, or written waiver by the Credit Agent and the Lenders of, the following conditions and any other conditions set forth in this Amendment, by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the date of this Amendment, as such time and date may be extended in writing by the Credit Agent and the Lenders, in their sole discretion (with the date, if at all, by which such conditions have been satisfied or waived being referred to herein as, the “Effective Date”), failing which this Amendment and all related documents shall be null and void at the option of the Credit Agent and the Lenders:

 

(a)                                 Delivery by the Borrower to the Credit Agent and each Lender of the

following:

 

(i)                                          This Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Credit Agent and each Lender.

 

(ii)                                       The Replacements Notes, duly executed by the Borrower (with the originals thereof to be delivered directly to the respective Lenders and copies to be delivered to the Credit Agent).

 

(iii)                                    A certificate of an appropriate officer of the Borrower as to (A) the authority of the Borrower to enter into this Amendment, and (B) the identity, authority and capacity of each Person executing and delivering in the name of and on behalf of the Borrower this Amendment, the Replacement Notes, and any documents, instruments, and other agreements related hereto or to be delivered hereunder.

 

(iv)                                   Such other documents as the Credit Agent or any Lender reasonably may require, duly executed and delivered.

 

(b)                                 No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(c)                                  In addition to all other expense payment and reimbursement obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, the Borrower will,

 

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promptly following receipt of an appropriate invoice therefor, pay or reimburse the Credit Agent and each Lender for all of their respective reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and disbursements) incurred in connection with the preparation of this Amendment, the Replacement Notes, and any other documents in connection herewith and the matters addressed in and contemplated by this Amendment.

 

(d)                                 The Borrower shall have paid directly to each Lender an additional commitment fee in the amount of $43,056.

 

6.                                      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 This Amendment shall be governed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to conflict of laws principles) as an instrument under seal.

 

(b)                                 This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted electronically (including by fax or e-mail) shall have the same legal effect as originals, but each party nevertheless shall deliver original signed counterparts of this Amendment to each other party, upon request.

 

(c)                                  This Amendment constitutes the complete agreement among the Borrower, the Credit Agent, and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment and supersedes all prior agreements and understanding relating to the subject matter of this Amendment, and may not be modified, altered, or amended except in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Time is of the essence with respect to all aspects of this Amendment.

 

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Executed as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written.

 

 

WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ William M. Walker

 

Name:

William M. Walker

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Credit Agent and a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Jane E. Huntington

 

Name:

Jane E. Huntington

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ William J. Olsen

 

Name:

William J. Olsen

 

Title:

Regional Vice President

 

Signature page to Second Amendment