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Exhibit 10.12
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of
February 15, 2000, is entered into by and among:
(1) LSI LOGIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("LSI");
(2) LSI LOGIC JAPAN SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., a Japanese corporation
("LLJS");
(3) Each of the financial institutions which are listed in
Schedule I of the Credit Agreement referred to in Recital A below, as such
schedule has been amended by Assignment Agreements (collectively, "Lenders");
and
(4) ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as agent for Lenders (in such capacity,
"Agent").
RECITALS
A. LSI and LLJS (collectively, "Borrowers"), Lenders and Agent are
parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22,
1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 4,
1999, and Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 1999
(collectively, the "Credit Agreement").
B. LSI has requested Lenders and Agent to amend the Credit Agreement to
permit the issuance of additional Subordinated Debt, a portion of Net Proceeds
of which will be applied to prepay the Loans in accordance with Subparagraphs
2.05(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement and to reduce the Total U.S. Revolving
Commitment to $240,000,000 in accordance with Subparagraph 2.03(b) of the Credit
Agreement.
C. Lenders and Agent are willing to amend the Credit Agreement upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, Borrowers, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings given to those
terms in the Credit Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in Section I
of the Credit Agreement shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of
this Amendment, apply to this Amendment and are hereby incorporated by
reference.
2. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. Subject to Paragraphs 3 and 4 below,
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Clause (i) of Subparagraph 2.03(b) and clause (ii) of
Subparagraph 2.03(b) are amended to reduce the Total U.S. Revolving
Commitment set forth in the provisos to such clauses from
$240,521,474.50 to $240,000,000.
(b) Clause (iii) of Subparagraph 2.05(c) is amended to reduce
the principal amount of the U.S. Loans set forth in the proviso to such
clause from $240,521,474.50 to $240,000,000.
(c) Subparagraph 5.03(e) is amended to increase the maximum
amount of Subordinated Debt from $750,000,000 to $920,000,000.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrowers hereby represent and
warrant to Agent and Lenders that the following are true and correct on the date
of this Amendment and will be true and correct on the Effective Date (as defined
below):
(a) The representations and warranties of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries set forth in Paragraph 4.01 of the Credit Agreement and in
the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects
(except for representations and warranties expressly made as of a
specified date, which shall be true as of such date);
(b) No Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(c) All of the Credit Documents are in full force and effect.
4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments effected by Paragraph 2 above shall
become effective on the date this Amendment is duly executed by Borrowers,
Required Lenders and Agent (the "Effective Date").
5. EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT. On and after the Effective Date, each
reference in the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents to the Credit
Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as
specifically amended above, (a) the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and
confirmed and (b) the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any
right, power, or remedy of Lenders or Agent, nor constitute a waiver of any
provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number
of identical counterparts, any set of which signed by all the parties
hereto shall be deemed to constitute a complete, executed original for
all purposes.
(b) Headings. Headings in this Amendment are for convenience of
reference only and are not part of the substance hereof.
(c) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without
reference to conflicts of law rules.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers, Agent and all Lenders have caused this
Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written. BORROWERS:
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
LSI LOGIC JAPAN SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
AGENT: ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
LENDERS: ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
BANCA DI ROMA
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
BANKBOSTON, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
BANK ONE, NA
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
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BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
XXXXX XXXX BANK CO., LTD.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
CREDIT LYONNAIS,
LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
FIRST SECURITY BANK, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
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By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
LIMITED
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
MELLON BANK
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
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SANWA BANK CALIFORNIA
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
SOCIETE GENERALE
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
By:_________________________________
Name:____________________________
Title:___________________________
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