Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
This AMENDMENT NO. 4 DATED JULY 1, 2020 (“AMENDMENT NO. 4”), by and among BLUCORA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the Borrower, the “Loan Parties”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and each of Lenders party hereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender from time to time party thereto, have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2017 (as amended by the First Amendment dated November 28, 2017, as further amended by the Second Amendment dated May 6, 2019, as further amended by the Third Amendment dated May 1, 2020 and as further amended or supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to acquire (the “Acquisition”), directly or indirectly through one or more of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Honkamp Krueger Financial Services, Inc., an Iowa corporation, Spirit Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, HKFS Aviation, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company and HK Alliance, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company (collectively, the “Target”), from the equity holders thereof (collectively, the “Sellers”) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 6, 2020, as amended on April 7, 2020 (together with all exhibits, schedules and other disclosure letters thereto, collectively, as amended, the “Acquisition Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Sellers, the Target, and JRD Seller Representative, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company, as the representative of the Sellers, pursuant to which (i) Borrower will purchase all of the capital stock of the Target and (ii) the Sellers will receive cash in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in the Target (the “Acquisition Consideration”) and the Target will, after giving effect to the Acquisition and the Amendment No. 4 Transactions (as defined below), become a wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the Credit Agreement be amended as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement permits the amendments to the Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment No. 4 with the consent of the parties hereto;
WHEREAS, additional Initial Term Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $175,000,000 (the “Amendment No. 4 Additional Initial Term Loans”) will be provided to Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date by the Amendment No. 4 Additional Lenders party hereto (the “Amendment No. 4 Additional Lenders”), which upon funding shall be in the form of a fungible increase to the Initial Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the funding of the Amendment No. 4 Additional Initial Term Loans (such existing Initial Term Loans, the “Existing Initial Term Loans) and shall have the same terms as the Existing Initial Term Loans (except to the extent expressly set forth in this Amendment No. 4);
WHEREAS, the Amendment No. 4 Additional Lenders are willing to make the Amendment No. 4 Additional Initial Term Loan on the terms and conditions set forth below and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, KeyBank National Association and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. will act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with this Amendment No. 4 (in such capacities, the “Amendment No. 4 Arrangers”);
WHEREAS, the proceeds of Amendment No. 4 Additional Initial Term Loan and other funds available to the Borrower will be applied by the Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date to pay the Acquisition Consideration and related fees and expenses (such uses, together with the effectiveness of Amendment No. 4 and the funding of the Amendment No. 4 Additional Initial Term Loans, collectively, the “Amendment No. 4 Transactions”) and for general corporate purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: