FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (SHORT TERM FACILITY)
DATED AS OF MAY 15, 1996
This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (SHORT TERM
FACILITY) ("Amendment") is dated as of May 15, 1996 and entered into by and
among FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (formerly known as
Greyhound Financial Corporation, hereinafter the "Company"), the undersigned
lenders (collectively the "Lenders"), the undersigned Agents, BANK OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, BANK OF MONTREAL, CHEMICAL BANK,
CITIBANK, N.A., and FLEET BANK, N.A., and FLEET BANK, N.A., individually and as
agents (the "Agents") for the Lenders hereunder, and CITIBANK, N.A., a national
banking association, as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for
the Lenders hereunder, and is made with reference to that certain Credit
Agreement (Short Term Facility) dated as of May 16, 1994, by and among the
Company, the Lenders, the Agents and the Administrative Agent, as amended by a
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 1994, a Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 11, 1995, and a Third Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of November 1, 1995 (as so amended, the "Credit
Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
same meanings herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Termination Date
be extended 364 days from May 21, 1996 to May 20, 1997 and that the provisions
of Section 4.02(a) of the Credit Agreement be modified;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
Section 1. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE
The Company hereby requests that the Termination Date be
extended for 364 days as contemplated by Section 2.15 of the Credit Agreement.
Each Lender executing this Amendment shall be deemed to have elected to consent
to such extension for the purposes of Section 2.15(b) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 4.02(a) OF THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Section 4.02(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
"(a) Permit the ratio of (i) an amount equal to (x)
total outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries less (y) the cash and cash
equivalents of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries,
except any funds held in escrow, to (ii) Stockholders' Equity
to be greater than 7.00 to 1.00 at any time; provided that at
such times, and only such times, as Long-term Debt is rated so
that Level 1 or Level 2 would apply to the determination of
the applicable Margin hereunder, the permitted maximum ration
shall be 7.25 to 1.00."
Section 3. COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment
and to amend the Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, the Company
represents and warrants to each Lender that the following statements are true,
correct and complete:
A. Corporate Power and Authority. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Amendment and to
carry out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under,
the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment (the "Amended Agreement").
B. Authorization of Agreements. The execution and delivery of
this Amendment and the consummation of the Amended Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.
C. No Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Company of
this Amendment and the consummation by the Company of the Amended Agreement do
not and will not (i) violate any provision of any law or any governmental rule
or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any order, judgment or decree of any
court or other agency of government binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries,
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under any Contractual Obligation of the Company
or its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of
any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of stockholders or any approval or
consent of any Person under any contractual obligation of the Company or its
Subsidiaries (other than the parties hereto).
D. Governmental Consents. The execution and delivery by the
Company of this Amendment and the consummation by the Company of the Amended
Agreement do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval
of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any federal, state or other
governmental authority or regulatory body.
E. Binding Obligation. This Amendment has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company and this Amendment and the Amended Agreement are
the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating
to or limiting creditors' rights generally or by principles of
equity and commercial reasonableness.
F. Incorporation of Representations and Warranties From Credit
Agreement. The representations and warranties contained in Section 3.01 of the
Credit Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects to the
same extent as though made on and as of the date hereof, except as provided
above or to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate
to an earlier date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all
material respects on and as of such earlier date.
G. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing
or will result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Amendment that would, upon the giving of notice, the passage of time, or
otherwise, constitute an Event of Default.
Section 4. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
Section 2 of this Amendment shall become effective on
the first date on which all of the following conditions precedent shall have
been satisfied (such date being referred to herein as the "Amendment Effective
Date"):
A. On or before the Amendment Effective Date, the Company
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the following, each, unless otherwise
noted, dated the Amendment Effective Date:
1. Resolutions of its Board of Directors approving and
authorizing the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment,
certified as of the Amendment Effective Date by its corporate secretary
or an assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without
modification or amendment;
2. Signature and incumbency certificates of its officers
executing this Amendment; and
3. Executed copies of this Amendment.
B. On or before the Amendment Effective Date, all corporate
and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and all documents incidental thereto not previously found
acceptable by the Agents, acting on behalf of the Lenders, and their counsel
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Agents and such counsel, and
the Agents and such counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals
or certified copies of such documents as the Agents may reasonably request.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the
Other Loan Documents.
(i) On and after the date this Amendment becomes
effective in accordance with its
terms, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this
Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference
in the Notes to the "Credit Agreement," "thereunder,"
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit
Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Amended
Agreement.
(ii) Except as specifically amended by this
Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the Notes shall remain in
full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein,
constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a
waiver of, any right, power or remedy of the Agent or any
Lender under, the Credit Agreement or the Notes.
B. Fees and Expenses. The Company acknowledges that all costs,
fees and expenses as described in Section 8.05 of the Credit Agreement incurred
by the Administrative Agent and its counsel with respect to this Amendment and
the documents and transactions contemplated hereby shall be for the account of
the Company.
C. Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment
are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
D. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
E. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages
are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date hereof upon the execution and delivery of a counterpart
hereof by the Company and the Lenders.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
The Company:
FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
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Senior Vice President-Treasurer
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Vice President, Assistant Treasurer
The Lenders:
CITIBANK, N.A. (Individually and as an Agent and Administrative Agent)
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Futorinick
Vice President
BANK OF AMERICAN NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Managing Director
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION (as an Agent)
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Managing Director
BANK OF MONTREAL (Individually and as an Agent)
By /s/ J. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Managing Director
CHEMICAL BANK (Individually and as an Agent)
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice President
FLEET BANK, N.A. (Individually and as an Agent)
By /s/ ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇
Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS
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Managing Director
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
(National Association)
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Vice President
CREDIT SUISSE
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Associate
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Member of Senior Management
THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
LIMITED, LOS ANGELES AGENCY
By /s/ Masatake Yashiro
General Manager
NATIONSBANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Senior Vice Prsident
UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND
LOS ANGELES BRANCH
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Vice President
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Managing Director
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK
GIROZENTRALE - NEW YORK BRANCH
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Vice President
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ Spichegn
Associate
CREDIT LYONNAIS - San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President & Manager
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK OF ARIZONA, N.A.
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice President
NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK PLC
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Vice President
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
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Senior Manager
SOCIETE GENERALE
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Vice President
BANK ONE, ARIZONA, N.A.
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Vice President
DESDNER BANK AG LOS ANGELES AGENCY
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Senior Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
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Vice President
THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY
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Deputy General Manager
THE MITSUBISHI TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION, acting through its LOS
ANGELES AGENCY
By /s/ Hiroshi Koseh
Senior Vice President &
Chief Manager
ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (New York Branch)
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice President and Manager
Los Angeles Representative Office
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
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Officer
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Senior Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA ARIZONA
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Vice President
BANK OF HAWAII
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Vice President
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS
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Vice President
COMERICA BANK
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Vice President
CAISSE NATIONALE de CREDIT AGRICOLE
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Senior Vice President
Branch Manager
DG BANK DEUTSCHE
GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK
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Vice President
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Vice President
KREDIETBANK N.V.
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Vice President
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Vice President
NBD BANK
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ Cleifh
Authorized Agent
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
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Authorized Signatory
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice President
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL BRANCH
By: ABN AMRO North America Inc., as Agent
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Vice President
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Group Vice President/Director
FUJI BANK, LTD.
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Joint General Manager
THE SAKURA BANK, LTD.
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SVP and Assistant General Manager
BANQUE PARIBAS
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Vice Prsident
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Group Vice President
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE
CIC ET DE L'UNION EROPEENE
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇ Skiden
Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK
AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCES
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Vice President
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Assistant Vice President
COMMERZBANK AG,
LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By /s/ Christian Jagenberg
Senior Vice President and Manager
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Vice President
THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LTD.
LOS ANGELES AGENCY
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▇▇. Vice President & Joint General Manager
BANCA MONTE DEIPASCHI DI SIENA S.p.A.
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F.V.P. & Dep. General Manager
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Vice President
THE SUMITOMO TRUST AND BANKING CO., LTD.,
LOS ANGELES AGENCY
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Vice President & Manager
CHIBA BANK, LTD.
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General Manager
DEN DANSKE BANK AKTIESELSKAB,
CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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Vice President
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Vice President