Covenants: The Term Loan Facility requires the Term Loan Borrowers to comply with certain customary affirmative, as well as certain negative covenants that, among other things, will restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Term Loan Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors thereunder to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, engage in acquisitions, mergers or consolidations and pay dividends and other restricted payments. The Term Loan Facility also requires compliance with certain minimum fixed charge coverage ratios during certain specified times.
Maturity: The Term Loan matures on January 11, 2026.
The foregoing description of the Term Loan Facility is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Loan Facility, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated by reference herein.
Collateral Trust Agreement
On the Closing Date and in connection with the entry into the Term Loan Facility, each of the Acquired Companies and the Term Loan Agent executed joinders to the Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”), dated as of December 21, 2017, among Par Petroleum, Finance Corp., the guarantors from time to time party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee and as collateral trustee, and J. Aron & Company LLC (“J. Aron”), as a secured representative.
The foregoing description of the Collateral Trust Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Collateral Trust Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, and incorporated by reference herein.
Fourth Amendment to ABL Loan Agreement
On the Closing Date and in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition, Par Petroleum, Par Hawaii, Inc., Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC, HIE Retail, LLC, Hermes Consolidated, LLC, and Wyoming Pipeline Company LLC, as borrowers, entered into that certain Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth ABL Amendment”) to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 21, 2017 (as amended from time to time, the “ABL Loan Agreement”) with the ABL Guarantors (as defined therein), the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the lenders.
Pursuant to the Fourth ABL Amendment, (i) the ABL Loan Agreement was amended to add the Acquired Companies as guarantors under the ABL Loan Agreement, and (ii) certain other amendments were made to provide for the Acquisition, the Term Loan Facility and the USOR Intermediation Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Fourth ABL Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fourth ABL Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, and incorporated by reference herein.
USOR Intermediation Agreement
As of the closing of the Acquisition, USOR was party to an intermediation arrangement (the “USOR Intermediation Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. (“MLC”) pursuant to that certain First Lien ISDA 2002 Master Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2016, between USOR and MLC, including the schedule, exhibits, attachments and annexes thereto, as amended by that certain First Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of July 18, 2016, that Second Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2016, that Third Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2017, that Fourth Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2018, that Fifth Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, that Sixth Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2018, and that Seventh Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2018 (as further amended by the Eighth Amendment (as defined below), the “First Lien ISDA Master Agreement”). McChord had guaranteed USOR’s obligations under the First Lien ISDA Master Agreement.
The First Lien ISDA Master Agreement remained in place following the consummation of the Acquisition, and on the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition, the First Lien ISDA Master Agreement was amended pursuant to that certain Eighth Amendment to First Lien ISDA Master Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”). In connection with the execution and delivery of the Eighth Amendment, USOR and MLC entered into a fee letter agreement, which revises certain daily and monthly fees payable by USOR under the First Lien ISDA Master Agreement. In addition, the Eighth Amendment revises certain reporting requirements to include delivery of certain of Par Petroleum’s financial statements, provides for the adoption of the ISDA 2018 U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol, and advances the term expiry date from March 31, 2020 to December 31, 2019 (the “Expiry Date”). Also on the Closing Date, in connection with the
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