FIRST AMENDMENTTO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of September 9, 2022 (this “First Amendment”), to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of August 20, 2021 and referred to below, is by and among LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), LINEAGE TREASURY EUROPE B.V., a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands (the “EUR Issuer”, and together with the Company, jointly the “Issuers” and each an “Issuer”), LINEAGE LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), each Person listed on Schedule B hereto as an Obligor Affiliate party thereto from time to time (the “Obligor Affiliates”, and together with the Company, the EUR Issuer and Holdings, the “Obligors”) and each of the institutions that is a signatory to this First Amendment (collectively, the “Noteholders”).
RECITALS:
A. The Company, the EUR Issuer, Holdings, the Obligor Affiliates and each of the Noteholders have heretofore entered into the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of August 20, 2021 (as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), pursuant to which (a) (i) $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.22% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series A, due August 20, 2026 (the “Series A Notes”) and (ii) $375,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.52% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series B, due August 20, 2028 (the “Series B Notes”) of the Company and (b) (i) €128,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.89% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series C, due August 20, 2026 (the “Series C Notes”), (ii) €251,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.26% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series D, due August 20, 2031 (the “Series D Notes”), (iii) £145,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.98% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series E, due August 20, 2026 (the “Series E Notes”) and (iv) £130,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.13% Guaranteed Senior Notes, Series F, due August 20, 2028 (the “Series F Notes”) of the EUR Issuer, were issued and sold. Together, the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes, the Series C Notes, the Series D Notes, the Series E Notes and the Series F Notes, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, replaced or exchanged or otherwise modified from time to time, are the “Notes.” Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Note Agreement.
B. The payment by each Issuer of all amounts due with respect to the Notes and the performance by each Issuer of its obligations under the Note Agreement are joint and several obligations of Holdings, the Issuers and the Obligor Affiliates pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 of the Note Agreement.
C. The Company has requested that the Note Agreement be amended as provided herein and the Noteholders holding 100% of the principal amount of the Notes are willing to so agree, subject to the terms and conditions of this First Amendment.
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