EXHIBIT 10.8.8
EXECUTION COPY
SEVENTH AMENDMENT, dated as of May 21, 1999 (this "Amendment"), to the Credit
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Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1998 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among TELECORP PCS, INC., a
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corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Borrower"),
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the several banks and other financial institutions and entities from time to
time parties thereto (the "Lenders"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
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administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to
make certain loans to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be modified in the manner provided for in this Amendment, and
the Lenders are willing to agree to such modifications as provided for in this
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein
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shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby.
2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement.
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(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) deleting the definition of "Committed Equity" and substituting
the following therefor:
"`Committed Equity' means irrevocable unconditional binding
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commitments to purchase stock of the Borrower for cash pursuant to (i)
the Securities Purchase Agreement (in an amount not in excess of
$128,000,000), (ii) the San ▇▇▇▇
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Purchase Agreement (in an amount not in excess of $39,996,000), (iii)
the Viper Purchase Agreement (in an amount not in excess of
$33,000,000; provided, in each case, that (x) such irrevocable binding
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commitments are on terms and from investors acceptable to the Required
Lenders (it being agreed that the investors under the Securities
Purchase Agreement are acceptable), (y) such irrevocable unconditional
binding commitments are by their terms expressly assignable to the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and (z) the applicable
Loan Party has assigned to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the
Lenders as collateral the right to enforce such commitments and the
Collateral Agent has a perfected first priority security interest in
such commitments."
(ii) deleting "the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Marketing Service Population Guide
published in 1995." at the end of the definition of "Pops" and substituting
therefor "the most recently published edition of the Kagan Guide."; and
(iii) deleting the definition of "San ▇▇▇▇ Acquisition" and
substituting the following therefor:
"`San ▇▇▇▇ Acquisition' means the merger of Puerto Rico
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Acquisition Corp. into the Borrower and the purchase by the Borrower
from AW of 20 MHz of A Block PCS licenses covering the markets and
pops set forth in Part D of Schedule I hereto together with related
assets for consideration consisting of (x) approximately $95,000,000
in cash, (y) the assumption of the San ▇▇▇▇ Assumed Liabilities and
(z) reimbursement to AW of $3,200,000 of microwave clearing costs
incurred by AW with respect to clearing other users from frequencies
relevant to the licenses the Borrower is acquiring from AW; provided
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that, (i) such acquisition is consummated on terms and conditions
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) in connection
therewith, certain of the Equity Participants or other investors
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the "San ▇▇▇▇
Investors"), purchase or commit to purchase, on the terms set forth in
the San ▇▇▇▇ Purchase
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Agreement, from the Borrower Common Stock and Preferred Stock for cash
consideration of at least $39,700,000 and (iii) in connection
therewith, AW purchases from the Borrower Preferred Stock for cash
consideration of at least $40,000,000."
(iv) deleting the definition of "PCS Documents" and substituting the
following therefor:
"`PCS Documents' means the Securities Purchase Agreement and each
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of the documents that is an exhibit thereto (including the Network
License Agreement), the San ▇▇▇▇ Purchase Agreement and the Viper
Purchase Agreement."
(v) inserting in the appropriate alphabetical order the following
definitions:
"`San ▇▇▇▇ Assumed Liabilities' means rental and incidental
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liabilities under real estate leases of AW acquired in connection with
the San ▇▇▇▇ Acquisition."
"`San ▇▇▇▇ Purchase Agreement' means the Puerto Rico Stock
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Purchase Agreement by and among the San ▇▇▇▇ Investors, the Borrower,
and the other parties thereto dated as of March 30, 1999."
"`Secured Base Station' means any Base Station located in Puerto
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Rico in which the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, has a first priority perfected security interest pursuant to
the Security Documents."
"`Viper Purchase Agreement' means the Stock Purchase Agreement by
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and among the Investors therein, the Borrower, and the other parties
thereto dated as of March 22, 1999."
(b) Section 3.12(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting "directly owned by the Borrower" and substituting therefor "directly
owned by the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary".
(c) Section 3.12(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting immediately before the period at
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the end thereof "or, in the case of Secured Base Stations, any Restricted
Subsidiary".
(d) Section 3.13 is hereby amended by deleting clause (b) thereof in
its entirety and substituting therefor "in the case of the Real Property
Subsidiary, any liabilities expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.13(b)".
(e) Section 5.13(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i)
inserting after the words "any Base Station" the parenthetical "(other than a
Secured Base Station)" and (ii) deleting the words "Excluded Real Property
Equipment" and substituting therefor "Excluded Real Property-Related
Equipment.".
(f) Section 6.05(n) is hereby amended by inserting immediately before
the period at the end thereof "at any time outstanding".
(g) Section 6.12(a) is hereby amended by deleting "Unfunded
Commitments (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) have" and
substituting "Committed Equity has" therefor.
(h) Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) deleting each reference to "the Borrower or any Subsidiary" in
paragraphs (h), (i) and (k) thereof and substituting therefor "any Loan
Party"; and
(ii) inserting the following after paragraph (y) thereof:
"(z) the failure of any party to the San ▇▇▇▇ Purchase Agreement
or the Viper Purchase Agreement to comply with any funding or
contribution obligation under such Agreement and such failure shall
continue unremedied for a period of 30 days;"
(i) Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleting clause
(a) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:
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"(a) if the Borrower, to it at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Telecopy No. (703) 236-
1101); with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Will & ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, Attention of ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇);".
3. Waiver and Consent. (a) The Lenders hereby waive (i) any
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misrepresentation prior to the effective date of this Amendment by the Borrower
with respect to the representation and warranty made in Section 3.12(a) of the
Credit Agreement but only to extent there would not have been any
misrepresentation of Section 3.12(a) as amended hereby and (ii) any breach of
Section 5.01(e) resulting from the Borrower failing to deliver the 1999
consolidated budget prior to May 14, 1999.
(b) The Lenders hereby consent and agree that One Liberty Fund IV,
L.P. is an acceptable investor for purposes of the proviso in the definition of
"Committed Equity".
4. No Other Amendments; Confirmation. Except as expressly amended,
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waived, modified and supplemented hereby, the provisions of the Credit Agreement
are and shall remain in full force and effect.
5. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents
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and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the date hereof:
(a) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other
action and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or
approval of, notice to or action by, any person (including any governmental
agency) in order to be effective and enforceable. The Credit Agreement as
amended by this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against each in accordance with its
terms, subject only to the operation of the Bankruptcy Code and other
similar statutes for the benefit of debtors generally and to the
application of general equitable principles.
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(c) All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
the Credit Agreement (other than representations or warranties expressly
made only on and as of the Effective Date) are true and correct as of the
date hereof.
6. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective only upon
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the satisfaction in full of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof,
duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and the Requisite Lenders; and
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received such opinions and
certificates from the Borrower and its counsel as it may reasonably request
in form reasonably satisfactory to its counsel.
7. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative
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Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine &
▇▇▇▇▇, counsel for the Administrative Agent.
8. Governing Law; Counterparts. (a) This Amendment and the rights
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and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(b) This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to
this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
TELECORP, PCS, INC.
by________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
by_______________________________
Name:
Title:
TORONTO DOMINION [TEXAS], INC.,
by_______________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
by_______________________________
Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
by_______________________________
Name:
Title:
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
by CIBC ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corp., as Agent,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
SYNDICATED LOAN FUNDING TRUST, by
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Commercial Paper Inc., not in its
individual capacity but soley as Asset
Manager,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ASSET MANAGEMENT,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
SENIOR HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO, INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ PRIME RATE PORTFOLIO,
INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FLOATING RATE
FUND, INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
CAPTIVA III FINANCE, LTD., as advised
by Pacific Investment Management Company,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
DELANO COMPANY, by Pacific Investment
Management Company as its Investment
Advisor,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
KZH APPALOOSA LLC,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
KZH IV LLC,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
KZH PAMCO LLC,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
PAMCO CAYMAN LTD., by Highland Capital
Management, L.P., as Collateral Manager,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR INCOME TRUST,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
MOUNTAIN CLO TRUST,
by_________________________________
Name:
Title:
