Exhibit 10.5
AMENDMENT TO TEXTRON INC.'S CREDIT AGREEMENTS
Amendment dated as of July 28, 2003 to the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated
as of March 31, 2003 (the "364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT") and the 5-Year Credit
Agreement dated as of April 1, 2002 (together with the 364-Day Credit Agreement,
the "CREDIT AGREEMENTS") among TEXTRON INC. (the "BORROWER"), the BANKS party
thereto (the "BANKS") and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent (the
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to designate Textron Financial Corporation, a
subsidiary of the Company, as a Subsidiary Borrower under each of the Credit
Agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreements
has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreements. Each reference
to "hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each other similar reference
and each reference to "this Agreement" and each other similar reference
contained in the Credit Agreements shall, after this Amendment becomes
effective, refer to the Credit Agreements as amended hereby.
Section 2. Definition of Subsidiary. The definition of "Subsidiary"
in Section 1.01 of each of the Credit Agreements is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
"SUBSIDIARY" means, in respect to any Person, any corporation, association
or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency)
to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the
time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more
of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof; provided,
however, that (except for purposes of provisions of this Agreement relating to
Subsidiary Borrowers) no Finance Company or any Subsidiary of any Finance
Company shall be treated as a Subsidiary of the Company.
Section 3. Representations of Borrower. The Company represents and
warrants that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Credit Agreements will be true on and as of the Amendment Effective Date and
(ii) no Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date.
Section 4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if
the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
Section 6. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on
the date when the Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the
Company and Banks comprising the Required Banks under each of the Credit
Agreements a counterpart hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other
written confirmation (in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that
such party has signed a counterpart hereof (the "AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE").
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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TEXTRON INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
BANK ONE, NA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Xx.
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx Xx.
Title: Vice President
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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Name: X. X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
acting through its Cayman Islands Branch
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Associate
UBS AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X'Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X'Xxxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Saint
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Saint
Title: Associate Director
WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
BMO XXXXXXX XXXXX FINANCING, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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BNP PARIBAS
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Director
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxx
Title: Manager
BANK OF MONTREAL
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
HSBC BANK USA
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: First Vice President
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx
Title: Manager
SOCIETE GENERALE
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
SUNTRUST BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director
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