UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 12, 2018
KBR, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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601 Jefferson Street
Suite 3400
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number including area code: (713) 753-3011
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment to Credit Agreement
On November 12, 2018, KBR, Inc. (the Company ) entered into an amendment (the Amendment ) to its credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and a Letter of Credit Issuer, and the other lenders party thereto, dated April 25, 2018 (the Credit Agreement ). The Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things, permit (i) the issuance of the Notes (defined below) and our performance of our obligations thereunder and under the indenture governing the Notes, and the related convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions in connection with the Notes; (ii) an additional $100 million of secured bilateral letter of credit obligations; and (iii) an additional $100 million investment in the Companys Australian subsidiaries.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 12, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing its intention to offer $350 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2023 (the Notes ) in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On November 13, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. Copies of the press releases are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. A copy of a related slide presentation is also filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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KBR, INC. |
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November 13, 2018 |
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/s/ Adam M. Kramer |
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Adam M. Kramer |
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Vice President, Public Law and Corporate Secretary |
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Amendment ), dated as of November 12, 2018, is entered into by and among KBR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement (defined below)) party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2018 (as amended hereby and as further amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement and the Credit Agreement prior to giving effect to this Amendment being referred to as the Existing Credit Agreement ), pursuant to which the Lenders have extended certain revolving and term facilities to the Borrower;
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested certain amendments to certain terms of the Existing Credit Agreement as provided herein, and the Administrative Agent and each of the undersigned Lenders party hereto have agreed to such requests, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE , for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings, if any, assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.
2.
Amendments to Credit Agreement
. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and with effect from and after the Amendment Effective Date (defined below), the body of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:
stricken text
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double-underlined text
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Annex A
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3. Representations and Warranties . The Borrower, on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action and do not and will not (i) contravene the terms of any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Partys Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (A) any Contractual Obligation to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any applicable Law, except, in the cases of clause (ii) and (iii) as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each the Borrower, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower (and the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and each other Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan
Party party thereto), in each case enforceable against the Borrower or such other Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c) after giving effect to transactions contemplated to occur on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (or, with respect to representations and warranties modified by materiality standards, in all respects) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, with respect to representations and warranties modified by materiality standards, in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this clause (c), the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement, respectively;
(d) no Default exists either before or after the effectiveness of this Amendment on the Amendment Effective Date.
4. Effective Date .
(a) This Amendment will become effective on the date (the Amendment Effective Date ) on which the following conditions precedent are satisfied:
(i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to them, each of the following:
(A) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by (1) the Borrower, (2) the Administrative Agent, and (3) the Lenders necessary to constitute Required Lenders;
(B) (1) the documentation and other information with respect to each Loan Party that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Act, or by a Lenders internal policies and (2) if the Borrower qualifies as a legal entity customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower; and
(C) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (1) as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 above and (2) that since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other out-of-pocket charges of counsel (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.04(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement)) shall have been paid to the extent that the Borrower has received an invoice therefor at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date (without prejudice to any post-closing settlement of such fees, costs and expenses to the extent not so invoiced).
(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4 , each Lender that has executed this Amendment and delivered it to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required under this Section 4 to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to this Amendment being deemed effective by the Administrative Agent on the Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
(c) From and after the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is amended as set forth herein.
(d) Except as expressly amended and/or waived pursuant hereto, the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, and any waiver contained herein shall be limited to the express purpose set forth herein and shall not constitute a waiver of any other condition or circumstance under or with respect to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(e) The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the occurrence of the Amendment Effective Date.
5. No Novation; Reaffirmation . Neither the execution and delivery of this Amendment nor the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is intended to constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder. The Borrower (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment (including, without limitation, the amended pages to the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex I ), (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (c) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge any Loan Partys obligations under the Loan Documents.
6. Miscellaneous .
(a) Except as herein expressly amended, all terms, covenants and provisions of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are and shall remain in full force and effect. All references in any Loan Document to the Credit Agreement or this Agreement (or similar terms intended to reference the Credit Agreement) shall henceforth refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into, and a part of, the Credit Agreement.
(b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, each other Lender and each other Loan Party, and their respective successors and assigns.
(c) THIS AMENDMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 10.14 AND 10.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO GOVERNING LAW, VENUE AND WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, THE PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE BY THIS REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN FULL.
(d) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4 , this Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties required to be a party hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. This Amendment may not be amended except in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.
(e) If any provision of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(f) The Borrower agrees to pay in accordance with Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder.
(g) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.
[ Signature Pages Follow. ]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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KBR, INC. |
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/s/ Stuart J. B. Bradie |
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Stuart J. B. Bradie |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
KBR, Inc.
Signature Pages
Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Administrative Agent |
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/s/ Anthea Del Bianco |
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Anthea Del Bianco |
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Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Brandon Weiss |
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Name: |
Brandon Weiss |
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Title: |
Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, HOUSTON BRANCH , as Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Scott Nickel |
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Name: |
Scott Nickel |
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Title: |
Director |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Patricia Oreta |
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Patricia Oreta |
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Title: |
Director |
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Executed in New York |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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BNP Paribas , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Pierre-Nicholas Rogers |
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Name: |
Pierre-Nicholas Rogers |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Joseph Mack |
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Name: |
Joseph Mack |
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Title: |
Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Joshua Dearmon |
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Name: |
Joshua Dearmon |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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CITIBANK, N.A. , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Peter Kardos |
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Peter Kardos |
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Title: |
Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Peggy Sanders |
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Peggy Sanders |
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Sr. Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
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COMPASS BANK , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Aaron Lloyd |
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Name: |
Aaron Lloyd |
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Title: |
Director |
KBR, Inc.
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HSBC BANK USA N.A. , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Bustios |
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Name: |
Michael Bustios |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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MUFG BANK, LTD. , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Katie Cunningham |
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Katie Cunningham |
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Director |
KBR, Inc.
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REGIONS BANK , as a Lender |
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/s/ Steven Dixon |
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Steven Dixon |
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Director |
KBR, Inc.
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RIYAD BANK, HOUSTON AGENCY , as a Lender |
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/s/ Michael Meiss |
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Name: |
Michael Meiss |
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Title: |
General Manager |
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By: |
/s/ Manny Cafeo |
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Name: |
Manny Cafeo |
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Title: |
Vice President, Operations Manager |
KBR, Inc.
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SANTANDER BANK, N.A. , as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Irv Roa |
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Irv Roa |
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Senior Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Standard Chartered Bank , as a Lender |
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/s/ Daniel Mattern |
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Associate Director |
KBR, Inc.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation , as a Lender |
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/s/ James D. Weinstein |
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Managing Director |
KBR, Inc.
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SunTrust Bank , as a Lender |
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/s/ Anika Kris |
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Anika Kris |
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Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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UNITED BANK , as a Lender |
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/s/ Edward J. Goedecke |
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Edward J. Goedecke |
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Senior Vice President |
KBR, Inc.
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Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
ANNEX I
[Amended Pages to Credit Agreement Attached]
Execution Version
Annex A to Amendment No. 1
Published CUSIP Number: 48242YAG7
Revolving Loan Facility CUSIP Number: 48242YAH5
Performance Letter of Credit Facility CUSIP Number: 48242YAK8
Term A-1 Loan Facility CUSIP Number: 48242YAJ1
Term A-2 Loan Facility CUSIP Number: 48242YAM4
Term B Loan Facility CUSIP Number: 48242YAL6
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 25, 2018
(as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of November 12, 2018)
among
KBR, INC.,
as the Borrower,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and
an L/C Issuer,
and
The Other Lenders Party Hereto
BNP PARIBAS,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
SUNTRUST BANK and
BBVA COMPASS,
as Co-Syndication Agents
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,
as Co-Documentation Agents
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC.,
CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,
as Co-Agents
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC. and
BBVA SECURITIES INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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1.01 |
Defined Terms |
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1.02 |
Other Interpretive Provisions |
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1.03 |
Accounting Terms |
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1.04 |
Rounding |
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1.05 |
Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents |
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1.06 |
Additional Alternative Currencies |
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1.07 |
Change of Currency |
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1.08 |
Times of Day |
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1.09 |
Letter of Credit Amounts |
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ARTICLE II |
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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2.01 |
The Loans |
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2.02 |
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
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2.03 |
Letters of Credit |
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2.04 |
Swing Line Loans |
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2.05 |
Prepayments |
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2.06 |
Termination or Reduction of Commitments |
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2.07 |
Repayment of Loans |
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2.08 |
Interest |
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2.09 |
Fees |
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2.10 |
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate |
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2.11 |
Evidence of Debt |
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2.12 |
Payments Generally; Administrative Agents Clawback |
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2.13 |
Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
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2.14 |
Increase in Commitments |
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2.15 |
Permitted Refinancing Amendment |
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2.16 |
Cash Collateral |
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2.17 |
Defaulting Lenders |
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ARTICLE III |
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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3.01 |
Taxes |
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3.02 |
Illegality |
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3.03 |
Inability to Determine Rates |
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3.04 |
Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans |
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3.05 |
Compensation for Losses |
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3.06 |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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3.07 |
Survival |
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ARTICLE IV |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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4.01 |
Conditions of Initial Credit Extension |
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4.02 |
Conditions to All Credit Extensions |
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ARTICLE V |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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5.01 |
Existence, Qualification and Power |
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5.02 |
Authorization; No Contravention |
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SCHEDULES |
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1.01(a) |
Existing Letters of Credit |
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1.01(b) |
Project Finance Subsidiaries |
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1.01(c) |
Letter of Credit Commitments |
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2.01 |
Commitments and Applicable Percentages |
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5.06 |
Disclosed Litigation |
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5.09 |
Environmental Matters |
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5.13 |
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties |
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6.18 |
Post-Closing Matters |
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7.01 |
Existing Liens |
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7.02 |
Existing Indebtedness |
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7.03 |
Existing Investments |
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7.09 |
Burdensome Agreements |
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10.02 |
Administrative Agents Office, Certain Addresses for Notices |
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EXHIBITS |
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Form of : |
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A |
Committed Loan Notice |
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B |
Swing Line Loan Notice |
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C-1 |
Revolving Credit Note |
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C-2 |
Term A-1 Note |
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C-3 |
Term A-2 Note |
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C-4 |
Term B Note |
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D |
Compliance Certificate |
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E |
Assignment and Assumption |
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United States Tax Compliance Certificate |
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Solvency Certificate |
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H |
Dutch Auction Procedures |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT ( Agreement ) is entered into as of April 25, 2018, among KBR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the Lenders and individually, a Lender ), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term A loan facility (consisting of a term A-1 and term A-2 facility), a term B loan facility, a revolving credit facility and a performance letter of credit facility, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the L/C Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Accepting Lenders has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d) .
Acquisition means the acquisition by KBRwyle Technology Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a Subsidiary of the Borrower, of all of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Target pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.
Acquisition Agreement means that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time among KBRwyle Technology Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, SGT, Inc., a Maryland corporation, SGT Holdings, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Seller ), the shareholders of the Seller party thereto, and Kamal S. Ghaffarian dated as of February 22, 2018, including all schedules and exhibits thereto.
Act has the meaning specified in Section 10.18 .
Additional Lender means, as of any date of determination, any Person (other than an existing Lender) that qualifies as an Eligible Assignee and agrees to be a Lender under this Agreement in connection with any Incremental Increase.
Administrative Agent means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
Administrative Agents Office means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agents address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments (other than Performance Contingent Obligations and any Guarantees thereof and contingent obligations under or relating to bank guaranties or surety, completion or performance bonds);
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract if and to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable or similar obligations to a trade creditor in the ordinary course of business and other than any contingent earn-out obligation or other contingent obligation related to a Permitted Acquisition or an Investment or other acquisition permitted hereunder);
(e) Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person (other than a Lien of the type described in Section 7.01(i), (j) or (l)); provided, however, that the amount of Indebtedness of such Person shall be the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such asset at such date of determination and (ii) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;
(g) the amount of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Subsidiary of such Person, any preferred stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends); and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing Indebtedness.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any Guarantee of Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not include short-term intercompany payables between or among two or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries arising from cash management transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, in calculating the consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, where one letter of credit, acceptance or bank guarantee is issued for the account of the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and which supports another letter of credit, acceptance or bank guarantee of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, the related Indebtedness shall only be included once. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of the foregoing, (x) neither the obligations of the Borrower under any Permitted Warrant Transaction nor the obligations of the Borrower under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction shall constitute Indebtedness and (y) Permitted Convertible Indebtedness shall at all times prior to the repurchase, conversion or
payment thereof be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof and shall not include any reduction or appreciation in value of the shares and/or cash deliverable upon conversion thereof.
Notwithstanding the preceding, Indebtedness of a Person shall not include:
(1) any indebtedness that has been defeased in accordance with GAAP or defeased pursuant to the deposit of cash or Cash Equivalents (in an amount sufficient to satisfy all such indebtedness obligations at maturity or redemption, as applicable, and all payments of interest and premium, if any) in a trust or account created or pledged for the sole benefit of the holders of such indebtedness, and subject to no other Liens;
(2) any obligation arising from agreements of such Person providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn outs, or similar contingent obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the Disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or capital stock of a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by this Agreement;
(3) obligations in respect of workers compensation claims, self-insurance obligations and obligations under completion guaranties, in each case incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business or consistent with past practice or ordinary course industry norms; or
(4) any Performance Contingent Obligations.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) , Other Taxes.
Indemnitees has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .
Information has the meaning specified in Section 10.07 .
Intellectual Property Security Agreement has the meaning specified in the Security and Pledge Agreement.
Interest Payment Date means, (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made (with Swing Line Loans being deemed made under the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of this definition).
Interest Period means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders; provided that:
(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction means any call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrowers common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and settled in common stock of the Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrowers common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of each such transaction shall be such as are customary for transactions of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower, or a committee thereof, in good faith).
Permitted Convertible Indebtedness means senior, unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower that is convertible into shares of common stock of the Borrower (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrowers common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower.
Permitted Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(o) .
Permitted First Priority Refinancing Indebtedness has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(o) .
Permitted Ichthys Charges means, as to any test period, charges incurred by the Borrower directly attributable to the Ichthys Project, in an aggregate amount during the term of this Agreement not to exceed $50 million.
Permitted L/C Party means the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower and any Joint Venture.
Permitted Liens means the Liens permitted by Section 7.01 .
Permitted Non-Recourse Indebtedness means Indebtedness of a Project Finance Subsidiary incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, repair, improvement or operation by such Project Finance Subsidiary of any property which, to the extent secured by a Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, is secured pursuant to a Lien permitted by Section 7.01(i) ; provided that (a) recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law, for non-payment of such Indebtedness is limited to (i) such property, (ii) such Project Finance Subsidiary and Equity Interests issued by such Project Finance Subsidiary, and (iii) Persons other than the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (other than another Project Finance Subsidiary); (b) except for Performance Contingent Obligations, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) (i) otherwise provides any direct or indirect credit support, including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness or (ii) is otherwise directly or indirectly liable for such Indebtedness, and (c) no default with respect to such Indebtedness would cause, or permit (after notice or passage of time or otherwise), according to the terms thereof, any holder (or any representative of any such holder) of any other Indebtedness (other than Project Financing) of the Borrower or such Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary and Subsidiaries thereof) in excess of $50,000,000, in the aggregate, to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to any scheduled principal payment, scheduled
sinking fund or maturity, together with any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions of any such debt; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to an accrued and unpaid interest and premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (ii) such Indebtedness complies with items (a) , (b) and (c) above.
Permitted Refinancing Amendment means an amendment to this Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Permitted Refinancing Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Permitted Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant to Section 2.15 , and, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Permitted Refinancing Revolving Loans, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.
Permitted Refinancing Commitments means the Permitted Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments and the Permitted Refinancing Term Loan Commitments.
Permitted Refinancing Lender means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or institutional investor that agrees to provide any portion of any Permitted Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.15 ; provided, each Permitted Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the Administrative Agents reasonable consent (solely to the extent such consent would be required for an assignment to any such Lender pursuant to Section 10.06 ) and, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments or Permitted Refinancing Revolving Loans, each L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, in each case, to the extent any such consent would be required under Section 10.06 for an assignment of Loans or Commitments to such Permitted Refinancing Lender.
Permitted Refinancing Loans means the Permitted Refinancing Revolving Loans and the Permitted Refinancing Term Loans.
Permitted Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitments means one or more classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder or extended Revolving Credit Commitments that result from a Permitted Refinancing Amendment.
Permitted Refinancing Revolving Loans means the Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to any Permitted Refinancing Revolving Credit Commitment.
Permitted Refinancing Term Loan Commitments means one or more classes of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Permitted Refinancing Amendment.
Permitted Refinancing Term Loans means one or more classes of Term Loans that result from a Permitted Refinancing Amendment.
Permitted Warrant Transaction means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrowers common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) sold by the Borrower substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Borrower of a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and settled in common stock of the Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrowers common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares
of common stock of the Borrower; provided that the terms, conditions and covenants of each such transaction shall be such as are customary for transactions of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower, or a committee thereof, in good faith).
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, Joint Venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained for employees of the Borrower or any such Plan to which the Borrower is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees, and with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, any such Plan maintained or contributed to by an ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower.
Platform has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .
Prepayment Amount has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d) .
Prepayment Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(d) .
Project Finance Subsidiary means (a) a Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as a Project Finance Subsidiary by the Borrower as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) and (b) any Person which is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries holds a minority interest with respect to which the Borrowers share of the earnings of such Person are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided that in the case of clauses (a) and (b) of this definition, (i) such Subsidiary or other Person (A) is a special-purpose entity created solely to construct, acquire, own and/or operate an asset or project, or to provide services thereto, that will be or is financed solely with Project Financing for such asset or project and related equity investments in, loans to, or capital contributions in, such Person that are not prohibited hereby, or (B) a Subsidiary or other Person whose principal purpose is to own Equity Interests in such special purpose entity and substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary or other Person consists of such Equity Interests and (ii) such Subsidiary has no Indebtedness for borrowed money other than Project Financing.
Project Financing means Indebtedness and other obligations that (a) are incurred by a Project Finance Subsidiary, (b) to the extent secured on any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are secured by a Lien of the type permitted under Section 7.01(i) , and (c) constitute Permitted Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
PTE means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Public Lender has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .
Qualified ECP Guarantor shall mean, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an eligible contract participant under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another person to qualify as an eligible contract participant at such time under §1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Rate Determination Date means two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent such market
or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Persons stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or the exercise of any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, any payments of accrued interest pursuant to the terms of any debt security convertible into Equity Interests shall not constitute a Restricted Payment. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the exercise and settlement nor the termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction shall constitute a Restricted Payment.
Revaluation Date means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02 , and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require (including, without limitation, in connection with any payment or repayment of Loans); and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (iv) in the case of all Existing Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, the Closing Date, and (v) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.
Revolving Credit Borrowing means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
Revolving Credit Commitment means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c) , (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption Revolving Credit Commitment or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. Unless the context shall otherwise require, the term Revolving Credit Commitment shall include any amount by which the Revolving Credit Commitments are increased pursuant to a Revolving Credit Increase.
Revolving Credit Exposure means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its outstanding Loans (other than Swing Line Loans made by such Lender in its capacity as Swing Line Lender) and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Lenders participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Revolving Credit Facility means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Revolving Credit Increase has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .
Revolving Credit Increase Lender has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .
Revolving Credit Lender means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Credit Commitment is in effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving
replacements or substitutions thereof), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding under this clause (f) ;
(g) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged or consolidated into the Borrower or a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, or related to any asset acquired after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder, and any modification, replacement, renewal, refinancing or extension thereof (which such modification, replacement, renewal, refinancing or extension shall not increase the principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest and premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing); provided that (A) such Indebtedness was not incurred in anticipation of such acquisition, (B) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (other than the acquired Subsidiaries or the Person into which such Person is merged or consolidated) is an obligor with respect to such Indebtedness and (C) such Indebtedness is either unsecured or secured solely by Liens on assets of the acquired Subsidiary, or on the acquired assets, permitted by, and within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(f) ;
(h) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.01(n) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed under this clause (h) the greater of (i) $40,000,000 and (ii) 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(i) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed under this clause (i) the greater of (i) $40,000,000 and (ii) 10.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(j) obligations (including in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including Secured Bilateral L/C Obligations) in respect of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases, construction contracts, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs, bid, and appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, performance and completion guarantees, agreements with utilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), in each case in the ordinary course of business and either (i) consistent with past practices or (ii) reasonably necessary for the operation of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as determined by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in good faith, in each case including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such obligations with respect to any Joint Venture; provided that the aggregate amount of Secured Bilateral L/C Obligations shall not exceed (excluding those back-stopped by a Letter of Credit), at any time outstanding, (x) the greater of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period plus (y) at any time after the issuance by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not less than $300,000,000, an additional $100,000,000 solely with respect to Secured Bilateral L/C Obligations consisting of or arising from the issuance of Performance Letters of Credit ;
(k) intercompany Indebtedness owing:
(i) by a Loan Party to a Loan Party;
(ii) by a non-Loan Party (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) to a non-Loan Party;
(iii) by a non-Loan Party (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) to a Loan Party (so long as the Investment by such Loan Party is permitted by Section 7.03 );
(iv) by a Loan Party to a non-Loan Party (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) that is subordinated to the Obligations of such Loan Party under the Facilities and is in an aggregate outstanding principal amount at the time of incurrence thereof not to exceed under this clause (k)(iv) the greater of (A) $100,000,000 and (B) 25.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(v) by (A) a Project Finance Subsidiary to the Borrower or another Subsidiary (including another Project Finance Subsidiary) or (B) the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary) to a Project Finance Subsidiary, in each case under clause (A) or (B) to the extent such loan constitutes an Investment permitted by Section 7.03 , provided that in the case of clause (B) , any such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations of such Subsidiary (if any) under the Facilities and is in an aggregate outstanding principal amount at the time of incurrence thereof not to exceed under this clause (k)(v) the greater of (1) $75,000,000 and (2) 20.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(l) Indebtedness constituting Project Financing;
(m) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary so long as (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing either immediately before or immediately after the issuance thereof, and (ii) immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to such Indebtedness, (A) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to a level 0.25 to 1.00 less than the then applicable Consolidated Leverage Ratio required by Section 7.11(b) and (B) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.11(a) , and (iii) except in the case of the issuance of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, the final maturity date and weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness shall not be prior to or shorter than that applicable to the latest Maturity Date then in effect under any of the Facilities, and (iv) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (including any financial covenants) are not materially more restrictive, taken in the aggregate, than the terms of the Facilities, except to the extent (x) necessary to provide for additional or different covenants or other terms applicable only during the period after the latest Maturity Date of each other then existing Facility, (y) such terms are added in the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to an amendment hereto or thereto subject solely to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent or (z) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
(n) Indebtedness relating to insurance premium financings incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
(o) Indebtedness ( Permitted Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ) issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, any class of existing Term Loans or any existing Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments), or any then-existing Permitted Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and constituting any of the following: (A) secured Indebtedness ( Permitted First Priority Refinancing Indebtedness ) in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Indebtedness, including any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor; (B) secured Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of secured notes or secured loans that is secured by the Collateral on a junior priority basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Indebtedness, including any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor; (C) unsecured Indebtedness in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans, including any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange
(d) Investments (i) consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments (including Equity Interests) received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors, and (ii) received in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of Indebtedness or claims due or owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or as security for any such Indebtedness or claim;
(e) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02 , together with any payment thereunder;
(f) Investments existing on the date hereof (after giving effect to the Acquisition) and, with respect to each individual Investment outstanding in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, set forth on Schedule 7.03 ;
(g) (i) the Acquisition and (ii) after the Closing Date, Investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions;
(h) Investments (i) by the Borrower directly, or through one or more of its Subsidiaries, in one or more Subsidiaries organized under the laws of Australia; provided that any such Investments in reliance on this clause (h) shall (A) not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (1) the amount of proceeds received from Term A-1 Loans and Term A-2 Loans plus (2) $50,000,000 (such amount to be increased to $150,000,000 after the issuance by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not less than $300,000,000) and (B) be made solely for the purposes set forth in Section 6.11(b) and (ii) by such Australian Subsidiaries of such funds in JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd.;
(i) Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in Joint Ventures, Project Finance Subsidiaries and Minority Investments (including a new Joint Venture or Project Finance Subsidiary that becomes such pursuant to such Investment) in an aggregate amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (i) not to exceed (i) the aggregate amount of all such Investments existing on the Closing Date plus (ii) an additional amount after the Closing Date equal to the greater of (A) $100,000,000 and (B) 25.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(j) other Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount at any time not to exceed the Cumulative Available Amount in effect at such time; provided that Investments under this Section 7.03(j) shall be permitted on an unlimited basis so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of, or would result from, such Investment and (ii) after giving pro forma effect thereto (including any incurrence and/or repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith), the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00 at the time of such Investment;
(k) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Investments acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure by, or other transfer of title to, the Borrower or a Subsidiary with respect to a secured Investment;
(m) Investments consisting of Performance Contingent Obligations, together with any payment thereunder;
(n) Swap Obligations permitted under Section 7.02(c) ;
(o) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity Interests of the Borrower, (exclusive of Disqualified Stock), or with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock), so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described in this clause (o) or would result therefrom; provided , however , that such Equity Interests and such other proceeds will not increase the amount available for Restricted Payments or other Investments under the calculation set forth in the definition of Cumulative Available Amount;
(p) Investments to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(q) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder;
(r) Investments consisting of Guarantees in the ordinary course of business to support the obligations of any Subsidiary under its workers compensation and general insurance agreements;
(s) other Investments made after the Closing Date, the amount of which at any time outstanding in reliance on this clause (s) shall not exceed the greater of (i) $75,000,000 and (ii) 20.00% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period;
(t)
Investments held to meet obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to pay benefits under non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plans maintained for the benefit of employees in the ordinary course of its business and consistent with past practice or ordinary course industry norms;
and
(u) Investments made by Project Finance Subsidiaries (other than in the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is not a Project Finance Subsidiary); and
(v) the purchase of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction by the Borrower and the performance of its obligations thereunder;
provided that the amount of any Investment at any time outstanding shall be computed as provided in the definition of Investments herein.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03 , in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in Section 7.03(a) through (u) , the Borrower will be permitted to classify such Investment and later reclassify all or a portion of such Investment in any manner that complies with this Section 7.03 . In addition, an Investment need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Investment but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 7.03 permitting such Investment.
7.04 Fundamental Changes . Merge, amalgamate, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:
(a) any Subsidiary may consolidate, merge or amalgamate with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries (other than a Project Finance Subsidiary), provided that (A) when any Loan Party is merging,
(i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition except if such Disposition is made pursuant to an agreement entered into at a time when no Default or Event of Default exists,
(ii) such Disposition is made for fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower and measured as of the date a legally binding commitment for such Disposition was entered into),
(iii) the consideration received shall be no less than 75% in cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Designated Non-Cash Consideration (with no more than 25% of the aggregate consideration being in the form of Designated Non-Cash Consideration), as such percentages are measured as of the date a legally binding commitment for such Disposition was entered into, and
(iv) Net Cash Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.05(b) ;
(r) any Exempt Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and
(s) the unwinding of Swap Obligations permitted hereunder or any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction permitted hereunder;
provided , however , that any Disposition pursuant to this Section 7.05 (other than pursuant to clauses (a) , (d) , (j) , (l) , (o) or (p)) shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition (as reasonably determined by the Borrower). For the purposes of Subsection 7.05(p) , the following shall be deemed to be cash: (1) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock of the Borrower) or any Subsidiary and the release of the Borrower or such Subsidiary from all liability on payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Disposition, and (2) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is no longer a Subsidiary as a result of such Disposition, to the extent that the Borrower and each other Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Disposition.
7.06 Restricted Payments . Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, or issue or sell any Equity Interests, except that:
(a) each Subsidiary may declare and make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party and any other Person that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, either (i) ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made or (ii) on a non-pro rata basis either (A) where required by Organization Documents or agreements existing as of the Closing Date or (B) where the aggregate amount of all distributions to Persons other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary that are in excess of the pro rata share of such Restricted Payments that would otherwise be owing to such Persons does not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of the Facilities, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described in this clause (a) or would result therefrom;
(b) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make any Restricted Payment payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of such Person, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described in this clause (b) or would result therefrom;
(c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare or make any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of, new Equity
(j) the Borrower may purchase Equity Interests of the Borrower and any warrants or other rights with respect to Equity Interests of the Borrower from its employees, officers and directors by net exercise, pursuant to the terms of any employee stock option, restricted stock or incentive stock plan;
(k) the Borrower may issue and sell its Equity Interests (excluding Disqualified Stock) to the extent not constituting a Change of Control;
(l) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may declare and make dividends or distributions on account of redemption to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary issued or incurred in compliance with Section 7.02 to the extent such redemption is otherwise permitted hereunder;
(m) the Borrower may (i) purchase or pay cash in lieu of fractional shares of its Equity Interests arising out of stock dividends, splits, or business combinations or in connection with issuance of Equity Interests (excluding Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower pursuant to mergers, consolidations or other acquisitions permitted by this Agreement, (ii) pay cash in lieu of fractional shares upon the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exercisable for Equity Interests (excluding Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower, and (iii) make payments in connection with the retention of Equity Interests (excluding Disqualified Stock) in payment of withholding taxes in connection with equity-based compensation plans to the extent that net share settlement arrangements are deemed to be repurchases;
(n) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may issue and sell any Disqualified Stock (including any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness) to the extent permitted under Section 7.02 ;
(o)
the Borrower and each Subsidiary may make the payment of any dividend or distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement (so long as, during any interim period, any calculation or measurement hereunder is made assuming such amount has been declared and paid);
and
(p)
the Borrower or any Subsidiary may repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent issuance of Disqualified Stock pursuant to
Section
7.02.
7.02;
(q) the Borrower may make any payments required by the terms of, and otherwise perform its obligations under, any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness (including, without limitation, making payments of principal at maturity and/or making payments of cash upon conversion thereof), provided that the aggregate amount of cash paid in reliance on this clause (q) shall not exceed the stated principal amount of such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness;
(r) the Borrower may pay the premium in respect of, and otherwise perform its obligations under, any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction;
(s) the Borrower may make any payments required by the terms of, and otherwise perform its obligations under, any Permitted Warrant Transaction (including, without limitation, making payments due upon exercise and settlement or termination thereof); and
(t) the Borrower may issue and sell any Permitted Warrant Transaction substantially concurrently with any issuance or sale of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness permitted hereunder.
Commitments, Term A-2 Commitments and Performance Letter of Credit Commitments, if applicable, to be terminated, in each case in accordance with this Agreement as a result of such breach, and such declaration has not been rescinded) (any such Event of Default with respect to Section 7.11 , a Financial Covenant Event of Default ); or
(c) Other Defaults . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party has actual knowledge thereof or notice thereof is given to such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent; or
(d) Representations and Warranties . Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect (or, with respect to representations and warranties modified by materiality standards, in any respect) when made or deemed made; or
(e)
Cross-Default
. (i) Any Loan Party or any Significant Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee of more than the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded (other than by a regularly-scheduled required payment, mandatory prepayments from proceeds of asset sales, debt incurrence, excess cash flow, equity issuances and insurance proceeds, and mandatory payments due by reason of, and in an amount required to, eliminate the effect of currency fluctuations or the conversion of any
convertible securities in exchange for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock)
Permitted Convertible Indebtedness into cash, shares of the Borrowers common stock or any combination thereof in accordance with terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness
);
or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Significant Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc . Any Loan Party or any Significant Subsidiary thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, monitor, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, monitor, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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KBR, Inc. Announces Offering of $350 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023
· Lowers cash interest rate and increases fixed to float debt ratio by reducing senior secured debt with convertible bond proceeds
· Transaction to restore availability under committed senior secured credit facility
· KBR intends to enter into bond hedge and warrant transactions to increase the effective conversion premium, with a warrant strike expected to be a 100% premium
· KBR intends to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash at maturity
HOUSTON - November 12, 2018 - KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it intends to offer $350 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2023 (the notes) in a private offering (the offering) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). KBR expects to grant the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million principal amount of notes, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.
KBR intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering primarily to reduce senior secured debt by repaying a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities, to maximize committed capital to fund ongoing investments. KBR intends to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transactions described below (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to KBR from the sale of the warrant transactions described below). If the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional notes, KBR expects to sell additional warrants to the option counterparties and use the net proceeds from the sale of the additional notes, together with the proceeds from the sale of the additional warrants, to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities and to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions with the option counterparties.
The notes will bear interest semi-annually and will mature on November 1, 2023, unless earlier repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms. Prior to May 1, 2023, the notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods. Thereafter, the notes will be convertible at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. KBR may not redeem the notes prior to maturity. The notes will be convertible at the option of holders, subject to certain conditions and during certain periods, into cash, shares of KBRs common stock or a combination of cash and shares of KBRs common stock, at KBRs election. Upon any conversion of the notes, KBRs intention is to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash. Holders of the notes will have the right to require KBR to repurchase all or a portion of their notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. The final terms of the notes, including the initial conversion rate, interest rate and other terms, will be determined at the time of pricing.
In connection with the offering, KBR expects to enter into separate convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with one or more of the initial purchasers or affiliates thereof (in this capacity, the option counterparties). The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to KBRs common stock upon any conversion of notes and/or offset any cash payments KBR is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes. However, the warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of KBRs common stock exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants, which is expected to be a 100% premium to the closing price of KBRs common stock on the day the offering is priced. If the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional notes, KBR expects to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions and additional warrant transactions with the option counterparties.
In connection with establishing its initial hedge of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, the option counterparties or affiliates thereof expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to KBRs
common stock and/or purchase shares of KBRs common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of KBRs common stock or the notes at that time.
In addition, the option counterparties or affiliates thereof may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivative transactions with respect to KBRs common stock and/or purchasing or selling KBRs common stock or other securities of KBR in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of KBRs common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, it could affect the number of shares and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
Neither the notes nor any shares of KBRs common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have been or are expected to be registered under the Securities Act, or under any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 75 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
· Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full lifecycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics
· Technology, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining and gasification
· Hydrocarbons Services, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU); program management and consulting services
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver .
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the companys control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the proposed terms of the notes, the convertible note hedge transactions and the warrant transactions, the completion, timing and size of the proposed offering, the expectation to settle the
principal amount of the notes in cash upon conversion, and the anticipated use of proceeds from the proposed offering.
KBRs most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that KBR has identified that may affect the business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, KBR undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
For further information, please contact:
Investors
Alison Vasquez
Vice President, Investor Relations
713-753-5082
Investors@kbr.com
Media
Brenna Hapes
External Global Communications
713-753-3800
Mediarelations@kbr.com
KBR, Inc. Announces Pricing of $350 Million 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023
· Lowers cash interest rate and increases fixed-to-float debt ratio by reducing senior secured debt with convertible bond proceeds
· Transaction to restore availability under committed senior secured credit facility
· KBR enters into bond hedge and warrant transactions, with initial warrant strike of 100% premium to the closing price on November 12, 2018
· KBR intends to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash at maturity
HOUSTON - November 13, 2018 - KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today the pricing of its offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.50% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the notes) in a private offering (the offering) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). KBR has granted the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million principal amount of notes, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close November 15, 2018, subject to certain closing conditions.
KBR estimates that the proceeds from the offering will be approximately $341 million (or $392 million if the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option in full), after deducting fees and estimated expenses. KBR intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering primarily to reduce senior secured debt by repaying a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities, to maximize committed capital to fund ongoing investments. KBR intends to use approximately $40 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the convertible note hedge transactions described below (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds to KBR from the sale of the warrant transactions described below). If the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional notes, KBR expects to sell additional warrants to the option counterparties and use the net proceeds from the sale of the additional notes, together with the proceeds from the sale of the additional warrants, to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its senior secured credit facilities and to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions with the option counterparties.
The notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears, and will mature on November 1, 2023, unless earlier repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms. Prior to May 1, 2023, the notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods. Thereafter, the notes will be convertible at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. KBR may not redeem the notes prior to maturity. The notes will be convertible at the option of holders, subject to certain conditions and during certain periods, into cash, shares of KBRs common stock or a combination of cash and shares of KBRs common stock, at KBRs election. Upon any conversion of the notes, KBRs intention is to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash. Holders of the notes will have the right to require KBR to repurchase all or a portion of their notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of certain corporate events. The initial conversion rate is 39.1961 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the notes, which equates to an initial conversion price of approximately $25.51 per share of common stock. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 27.5% to the $20.01 closing sale price of KBRs common stock on November 12, 2018. Following the occurrence of certain corporate events prior to the maturity date of the notes, KBR will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such a corporate event in certain circumstances.
In connection with the offering, KBR has entered into separate convertible note hedge and warrant transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or affiliates thereof (in this capacity, the option counterparties). The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to KBRs common stock upon any conversion of notes and/or offset any cash payments KBR is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes. However, the warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the
market value per share of KBRs common stock exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants, which is initially $40.02 per share and represents a 100% premium to the closing price of KBRs common stock on November 12, 2018. If the initial purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional notes, KBR expects to enter into additional convertible note hedge transactions and additional warrant transactions with the option counterparties.
In connection with establishing their initial hedges of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions, the option counterparties or affiliates thereof expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to KBRs common stock and/or purchase shares of KBRs common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of KBRs common stock or the notes at that time.
In addition, the option counterparties or affiliates thereof may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivative transactions with respect to KBRs common stock and/or purchasing or selling KBRs common stock or other securities of KBR in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of KBRs common stock or the notes, which could affect the ability of noteholders to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the notes, it could affect the number of shares and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of the notes.
Neither the notes nor any shares of KBRs common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes have been or are expected to be registered under the Securities Act, or under any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 75 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:
· Government Services, serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full lifecycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics
· Technology, including proprietary technology focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons (especially natural gas and natural gas liquids) in ethylene and petrochemicals; ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers; oil refining and gasification
· Hydrocarbons Services, including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU); program management and consulting services
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver .
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the companys control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to whether the company will consummate the offering of the notes on the expected terms, or at all, the expectation to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash upon conversion and the expected use of proceeds from the offering.
KBRs most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that KBR has identified that may affect the business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, KBR undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
For further information, please contact:
Investors
Alison Vasquez
Vice President, Investor Relations
713-753-5082
Investors@kbr.com
Media
Brenna Hapes
External Global Communications
713-753-3800
Mediarelations@kbr.com
Economic Share Issuance Upon Conversion ____________________ Note: Assumes ~140.9mm shares outstanding. New Convertible + Call Spread Transaction Details Proactively Managing Dilution 2 Methods of Dilution Protection Call Spread Overlay: KBR entered into a bond hedge and warrants transaction to mitigate dilution until the stock price increases above 100% of the current price Net Share Settlement KBR intends to settle conversions in cash for the par amount of bonds outstanding and any additional value in net shares Gross Proceeds: $350mm Stock Price at Issue: $20.01 Conversion Premium/Price: 27.5%/$25.51 Upper Strike/Price: 100.0%/ $40.02 5-Year Maturity: 2023 Pre-Tax Equivalent Yield: 4.74% 1 2 Actively Managing Potential Share Dilution Conversion Price Upper Strike 100% above Stock Price at Issue KBR intends to settle the principal amount of the notes in cash at maturity Actively managing potential dilution with bond hedge and warrant transactions (100% premium) Reduces cash interest and increases fixed-to-float debt ratio Restores availability and LC capacity for growth Economic Share Issuance Upon Conversion Ending Stock Price $21.00 $23.00 $25.51 $30.00 $32.00 $35.00 $40.02 $43.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00 Premium to Current 5% 15% 27% 50% 60% 75% 100% 115% 125% 150% 175% 200% Total Shares Issued (1) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 1.52 2.74 3.74 4.57 % of Shares Outstanding (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.9% 2.7% 3.2% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 1.52 2.74 3.74 4.57 0 1 2 3 4 5 Net Shares Issued (mms) Net Shares Issued Upon Conversion
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Appendix Non-GAAP Reconciliations 3 Investor Presentation ____________________ Note: Assumes ~140.9mm shares outstanding. New Convertible + Call Spread Conversion Price Upper Strike 100% above Stock Price at Issue Economic Share Issuance Upon Conversion Quarterly GAAP Diluted Share Count Reconciliation Table Ending Stock Price $21.00 $23.00 $25.51 $30.00 $32.00 $35.00 $40.02 $43.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00 GAAP Convertible Shares 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.05 2.78 3.72 4.97 5.58 5.94 6.72 7.35 7.89 GAAP Warrant Shares 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 1.52 2.74 3.74 4.57 Total GAAP Diluted Shares 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.05 2.78 3.72 4.97 6.53 7.46 9.46 11.09 12.45 Ending Stock Price $21.00 $23.00 $25.51 $30.00 $32.00 $35.00 $40.02 $43.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $60.00 Premium to Current 5% 15% 27% 50% 60% 75% 100% 115% 125% 150% 175% 200% Total Shares Issued (1) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 1.52 2.74 3.74 4.57 % of Shares Outstanding (1) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.9% 2.7% 3.2% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.95 1.52 2.74 3.74 4.57 0 1 2 3 4 5 Net Shares Issued (mms) Net Shares Issued Upon Conversion