Exhibit 4.2
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 dated as of February 1, 2021 (this “Supplement”) to the SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of October 2, 2020, among CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., an Illinois corporation (the “Borrower”), CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Annex A thereto (each such Subsidiary and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that may become a party thereto from time to time, a “Subsidiary Grantor”, the Subsidiary Grantors, Holdings and the Borrower are referred to collectively as the “Grantors”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
A.Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 2, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders or other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto (the “Lenders”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swingline Lender and an Issuing Bank.
B.Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement.
C.The Grantors have entered into the Security Agreement in order to induce (a) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to enter into the Credit Agreement, (b) the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to make their respective Extensions of Credit and (c) one or more Secured Hedging Providers to enter into Hedging Agreements with the Borrower and/or the other Loan Parties and one or more Cash Management Banks to enter into Cash Management Agreements with the Borrower and/or the other Loan Parties.
D.Subsection 9.13 of the Security Agreement provides that each Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes and delivers this Supplement shall become a Grantor, with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Grantor therein, for all purposes of the Security Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. Each undersigned Subsidiary (each a “New Grantor”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Security Agreement to become a Subsidiary Grantor under the Security Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to make additional Extensions of Credit and as consideration for Extensions of Credit previously made.
Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Grantors agree as follows:
SECTION 1.In accordance with subsection 9.13 of the Security Agreement, each New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and each New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, each New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of its Obligations, does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign, set over, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate and transfer to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Security Interest in all of the Collateral of such New Grantor, in each case whether now or hereafter existing or in which now has or hereafter acquires an interest. Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include each New Grantor. The Security Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
