<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000895419-19-000112.txt : 20191219
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191219160235
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000895419-19-000112
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191219

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CREE, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000895419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				561572719
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0628

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21154
		FILM NUMBER:		191295793

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 SILICON DR
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9194075300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 SILICON DR
		CITY:			DURHAM
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27703-8475

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CREE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CREE RESEARCH INC /NC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940224
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K DEC 19 2019
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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On December 16, 2019, Cree, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into a Fourth Amendment (the &#8220;Fourth Amendment&#8221;) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2015, with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of September 10, 2015, the Consent dated as of July 13, 2016, the Second Amendment dated as of November 13, 2017, the Third Amendment dated as of August 21, 2018, and the Consent dated as of March 14, 2019 (the &#8220;Original Credit Agreement&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Fourth Amendment amends the Original Credit Agreement to reduce the aggregate amount of the revolving line of credit available under the Original Credit Agreement from $500 million to $250 million, reduce the amount of swingline loans available under the revolving line of credit from $75 million to $30 million, and reduce the amount of letters of credit available under the revolving line of credit from $10 million to $5 million.   The Fourth Amendment also amends the Original Credit Agreement to replace the financial covenant that previously required the Company to maintain a ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to EBITDA equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00 with a new financial covenant that requires the Company to maintain a ratio of consolidated total indebtedness, net of up to $500 million of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities to EBITDA, equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.00.  In addition, the Fourth Amendment amends the Original Credit Agreement to provide for the replacement of the eurocurrency rate and/or daily LIBOR rate with an alternative interest rate upon the phasing out of the eurocurrency rate and/or daily LIBOR rate.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div 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<div><a name="sae0b09b1103849b79de14cbd84236c6a"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;(this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), dated as of December 16, 2019, is by and among CREE, INC., a North Carolina corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Borrower</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">W I T N E S S E T H</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Borrower, certain Material Domestic Subsidiaries of the Borrower as may be from time to time party thereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Guarantors</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), certain banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lenders</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 9, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated September 10, 2015, the Consent, dated July 13, 2016, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 13, 2017, the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 21, 2018, and the Consent, dated March 14, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Credit Parties have requested that the Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement; 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means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">SOFR</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York&#8217;s Website.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Term SOFR</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.2</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment to Definition of Daily LIBOR Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The definition of Daily LIBOR Rate set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Daily LIBOR Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; means, subject to the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.7(b), for each day with respect to any Swingline Loan issued pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii), the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on such day and having an advance date of such day and an interest period of one month; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">, however, if more than one rate is published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates. If, for any reason, such rate is not available, the term &#8220;Daily LIBOR Rate&#8221; shall mean, for each day with respect to any Daily LIBOR Swingline Loan, the rate per annum at which, as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with its customary practices, Dollars in an amount comparable to the Loans then requested are being offered to leading banks at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on such day and having an advance date of such day and a maturity date of one month for settlement in immediately available funds by leading banks in the London interbank market. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Daily LIBOR Rate be less than 0%.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.3</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment to Definition of Eurocurrency Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The definition of Eurocurrency Rate set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Eurocurrency Rate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; means, subject to the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.7(b), (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, such rate is not published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any applicable successor page), then the &#8220;Eurocurrency Rate&#8221; shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period and (b) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for an interest period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day. If, for any reason, such rate is not published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any applicable successor page) then the &#8220;Eurocurrency Rate&#8221; for such Base Rate Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination. 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For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction&#8217;s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.9</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Amendments to Section 2.1(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The reference to &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($500,000,000)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; contained in clause (i) of the proviso appearing in Section 2.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($250,000,000)&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.10</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Amendments to Section 2.1(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The reference to &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; 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Unless and until a Benchmark Replacement is implemented in accordance with clause (b) below, if on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Loan:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:89px;text-align:justify;text-indent:53px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;padding-right:49px;">(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">6</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:89px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">market arising after the Closing Date, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period; or</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:89px;text-indent:53px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:89px;text-align:justify;text-indent:53px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;padding-right:49px;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the Required Lenders determine (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) and notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurocurrency Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding Eurocurrency Rate Loans for such Interest Period (other than any such determination based on Taxes); </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower prompt notice thereof, and so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to make additional Eurocurrency Rate Loans, continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurocurrency Rate Loans.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:89px;text-indent:53px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:89px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(b)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Effect of Benchmark Transition Event</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">.  </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Benchmark Replacement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the Eurocurrency Rate and/or Daily LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the Eurocurrency Rate and/or Daily LIBOR Rate with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Section 3.7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#32;will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(iii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (C) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (D) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Section 3.7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Section 3.7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">7</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:96px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(iv)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Benchmark Unavailability Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. Upon the Borrower&#8217;s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Daily LIBOR Swingline Loan, or conversion to or continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. 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In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Credit Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Credit Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;As used in this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Section 11.20</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">, the following terms have the following meanings: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">BHC Act Affiliate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; of a party means an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Covered Entity</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; means any of the following: (i) a &#8220;covered entity&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 252.82(b); (ii) a &#8220;covered bank&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii) a &#8220;covered FSI&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Default Right</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">QFC</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; has the meaning assigned to the term &#8220;qualified financial contract&#8221; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.17</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment to Schedule 2.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), Schedule 2.1 attached as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit A</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;to this Amendment shall replace the existing Schedule 2.1 to the Credit Agreement.  No other Schedules or Exhibits to the Credit Agreement shall be modified or otherwise affected.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.18</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Commitments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount (as in effect prior to the date hereof) shall be reduced by an aggregate principal amount equal to $250,000,000. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, after giving effect to this Amendment, the revised Revolving Commitment and Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Lender (as of the Effective Date) shall be as set forth on </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit A</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;attached hereto. 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The Borrower shall be responsible for any costs arising under Section 3.12 of the Credit Agreement resulting from such reallocation and repayments.  The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby waive any notice requirements set forth in Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement in connection with the reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount as set forth herein.  If, after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Obligations shall exceed the Aggregate Revolving Committed Amount, (b) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans shall exceed the Swingline Committed Amount or (c) the aggregate principal amount of LOC Obligations shall exceed the LOC Committed Amount, then the Borrower shall immediately make payment on the Loans and/or to a cash collateral account in respect of LOC Obligations in an amount necessary to eliminate such excess in accordance with Section 3.4(b) of the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE II</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Closing Conditions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This Amendment shall become effective as of the day and year set forth above (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) upon satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions (in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executed Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of this Amendment duly executed by each of the Credit Parties, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">No Default</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  No Default or Event of Default exists as of the Effective Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.  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solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">U.S. Bank National Association</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Citibank, N.A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">$17,500,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid 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