Perrigo 8K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement | PRGO 9 Dec 21

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”), dated as of December 3, 2021 and entered into by and among Perrigo Finance Unlimited Company, a public unlimited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Term Facility Borrower”), Perrigo Company PLC, a public limited company organized under the laws of Ireland (the “Company”), each lender party hereto (each a “Consenting Lender” and, collectively, the “Consenting Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), amends and is made pursuant to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2019 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Waiver, dated as of August 10, 2021, and as further amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Term Facility Borrower, the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Term Facility Borrower has requested that the terms of the Credit Agreement be amended as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, by signing this Amendment No. 2, each Consenting Lender has consented to this Amendment No. 2 and to the amendments to the Credit Agreement described in Section 2 below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms; References. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 2, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein (including the recitals hereto) as defined therein. On and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 2.

2. Amendments. The Administrative Agent and each Consenting Lender hereby consent to amend the Credit Agreement as follows:

(a) The definition of “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to delete the reference to “two,” in clause (a) thereof.

(b) Clause (f) of Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the following:

“(f) the Company may make Restricted Payments with respect to its Equity Interests so long as no Default exists or would be caused thereby, provided that, with respect to Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (f), prior to June 30, 2022, the Company will not declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any such Restricted Payments, except (i) if after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Restricted Payment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Leverage Ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered does not exceed 3.75 to 1.0, (ii) that the Company may declare and pay regularly scheduled dividends with respect to its Equity Interests, or (iii) the Company may make Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 so long as no Default exists or would be caused thereby.”

“SECTION 6.10. Leverage Ratio. (i) For the Fiscal Quarters ended on or about September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022, the Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 5.75 to 1.0 as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter of the Company and (ii) beginning with the Fiscal Quarter ended on or about June 30, 2022, the Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 3.75 to 1.0 as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter of the Company; provided that, with respect to clause (ii) only, during a Fiscal Quarter in which a Qualified Acquisition has occurred and for the four following Fiscal Quarters, such limit will be increased so that the Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed 4.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of any such Fiscal Quarter of the Company; provided further that such increase may not occur with respect to more than three (3) Qualified Acquisitions during the term of this Agreement.”

3. Representations and Warranties; Loan Document. Each of the Term Facility Borrower and the Company hereby represents and warrants that as of the date hereof (a) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation or warranty which is already qualified as to materiality or by reference to Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of such date, with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (other than those representations and warranties that by their terms expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. This Amendment No. 2 is a “Loan Document,” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

4. Conditions. The amendments contained in Section 2 of this Amendment No. 2 shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment No. 2 duly executed and delivered by the Term Facility Borrower, the Company, each Consenting Lender constituting the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(e) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Section 3 above are true and correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date.

(f) The Term Facility Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses for which invoices have been presented on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

(g) The Term Facility Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Consenting Lender, a non-refundable and fully earned fee equal to 0.035% of each such Consenting Lender’s aggregate Commitments as of the Amendment Effective Date.

5. Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments or Modifications; Reaffirmation. Except as expressly provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect. The amendments provided for herein are limited to the specific subsection(s) of the Credit Agreement specified herein and shall not constitute an amendment or other modification of, or an indication of the Administrative Agent’s or the Consenting Lenders’ willingness to amend or modify any other provisions of the Credit Agreement. Each of the Term Facility Borrower and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that, after giving effect to this Amendment No. 2, except as expressly set forth in this Amendment No. 2, all of its respective obligations and liabilities under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Guaranty executed by the Company) to which it is a party are reaffirmed, and remain in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment No. 2 shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right,

power or remedy of any Agent or Consenting Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. This Amendment No. 2 shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

6. Expenses. The Term Facility Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of this Amendment No. 2, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

7. Headings. Section headings herein and in the Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment No. 2 or any other Loan Document.

8. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment No. 2 by email or facsimile transmission or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 2. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this letter agreement and/or any document to be signed in connection with this letter agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTIONS 9.09 AND 9.10 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


PERRIGO FINANCE UNLIMITED COMPANY, as the Term Facility Borrower

By:		/s/ Sonia A. Hollies
Name:		Sonia A. Hollies
Title:		SVP, Global Tax, Risk Mgmt. & Treasurer

PERRIGO COMPANY PLC, as the Company

By:		/s/ Sonia A. Hollies
Name:		Sonia A. Hollies
Title:		SVP, Global Tax, Risk Mgmt. & Treasurer