Exhibit 99(a)
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT TO THE EQUITY PURCHASE AND COMMITMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE EQUITY PURCHASE AND COMMITMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 28, 2007, is made by and among A-D Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (“ADAH”), Harbinger Del-Auto Investment Company, Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (“Harbinger”), Dolce Investments LLC (“Dolce”), a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Merrill”), UBS Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“UBS”), and Delphi Corporation, a Delaware corporation (as a debtor-in-possession and a reorganized debtor, as applicable, the “Company”). ADAH, Harbinger, Dolce, Merrill and UBS are each individually referred to herein as an “Investor” and collectively as the “Investors.” Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to them in the EPCA (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates commenced jointly administered cases under United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330, as amended and in effect on October 8, 2005, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors have entered into an Equity Purchase and Commitment Agreement dated as of January 18, 2007 and a Supplement to the Equity Purchase and Commitment Agreement also dated as of January 18, 2007 (collectively, the “EPCA”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, agreements, representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:
1. | | Amended Provisions Of EPCA. |
| (a) | | Section 5(i) of the EPCA is hereby amended by replacing the words “30 calendar days following the date the Initial Approval Order is entered by the Bankruptcy Court” in the last sentence thereof with the words “Due Diligence Expiration Date”. |
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| (b) | | Section 6(b) of the EPCA is hereby amended by replacing the words “30 calendar days following the date the Initial Approval Order is entered by the Bankruptcy Court” in the last sentence thereof with the words “Due Diligence Expiration Date”. |
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| (c) | | Section 12(g) of the EPCA is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: |
| | “by ADAH, Dolce or the Company by notice (the “Termination Notice”) given to each of the other parties at any time on or before 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the |