EXHIBIT 4.2 [CONFORMED COPY] AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of September 10, 1997 among: IMATION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"); each of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (the "Lenders"); and CITICORP USA, INC., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"). The Borrower, the Lenders, certain Issuing Banks and Swing Line Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Credit Agreement"). The Borrower has requested the Lenders to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, and the Lenders are willing to so amend the Credit Agreement, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 1, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein. Section 2. Amendments. Subject to the Administrative Agent's receipt of this Amendment No. 1, duly executed by the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent, but effective as of the date hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: A. Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following definitions (or, in the case of any definition for a term that is defined in the Credit Agreement before giving effect to this Amendment No. 1, by amending and restating such definition to read as set forth below): "Capitalized Information Technology Costs" means costs incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with their design, testing and implementation of information technology systems, which costs are capitalized by the Borrower on its Consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined on a Consolidated basis without duplication) for such period. "Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" means, as at any date of determination, the sum for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined on a Consolidated basis without duplication) of the following (as reported on the Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on or most recently ended prior to the date of determination): (a) the amount of capital stock; plus (b) the amount of surplus and retained earnings (or, in the case of a surplus or retained earnings deficit, minus the amount of such deficit); minus (c) the sum of the following: cost of treasury shares and the book value of all assets that should be classified as intangibles (without duplication of deductions in respect of items already deducted in arriving at surplus and retained earnings) but in any event including goodwill, minority interests, research and development costs, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and franchises, unamortized debt discount and expense, all reserves and any write-up in the book value of assets resulting from a revaluation thereof subsequent to December 31, 1995, but excluding Capitalized Information Technology Costs made subsequent to June 30, 1996; plus (d) the amount of non-recurring charges to Consolidated Net Income (not exceeding $100,000,000 in the aggregate) resulting from discontinuance of operations, and divestitures and acquisitions (whether effected through one transaction or series of related transactions and whether through purchase or sale of assets, merger or otherwise) of businesses, divisions or Subsidiaries of the Borrower, made subsequent to September 30, 1996. B. Net Worth. Section 5.04 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by amending paragraph (c) thereof to read in its entirety as follows: "(c) Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Maintain Consolidated Tangible Net Worth on each day during each calendar year (commencing with the calendar year beginning January 1, 1997) of not less than the sum of (i) $875,000,000 plus (ii) an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower beginning after December 31, 1997 for which Consolidated Net Income is positive." C. General. References in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement" (including indirect references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein" and "hereof") shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that: (a) the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document are correct on and as of the date hereof, as though made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date); and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default. Section 4. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment No. 1 by signing any such counterpart. This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. THE BORROWER IMATION CORP. By /s/ Deborah D. Weiss Name: Deborah D. Weiss Title: Treasurer THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CITICORP USA, INC. By /s/ Eileen G. Ogimachi Name: Eileen G. Ogimachi Title: Attorney-in-Fact THE LENDERS CITICORP USA, INC. By /s/ Eileen G. Ogimachi Name: Eileen G. Ogimachi Title: Attorney-in-Fact BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA-CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Diana R. Lamb Name: Diana R. Lamb Title: Vice President By /s/ Mark D. Mooney Name: Mark D. Mooney Title: Vice President FIRST BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By /s/ Mark R. Olmon Name: Mark R. Olmon Title: Vice President THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED, CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Hiroyuki Iwami Name: Hiroyuki Iwami Title: Joint General Manager BANK OF MONTREAL By____________________________ Name: Title: THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD., CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Jeffrey R. Arnold Name: Jeffrey R. Arnold Title: Vice President DEUTSCHE BANK, AG-CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Hans-Josef Thiele Name: Hans-Josef Thiele Title: Director By /s/ Robert Wood Name: Robert Wood Title: Director MELLON BANK, N.A. By /s/ Christine Plumb Name: Christine Plumb Title: Vice President THE SAKURA BANK, LIMITED-CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Takao Okada Name: Takao Okada Title: Senior Manager WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH By /s/ S. Battinell Name: S. Battinell Title: Vice President By /s/ Lisa Walker Name: Lisa Walker Title: Associate THE YASUDA TRUST & BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED By /s/ Koichiro Inoue Name: Koichiro Inoue Title: Joint General Manager BANK OF AMERICA ILLINOIS By /s/ Kevin McMahon Name: Kevin McMahon Title: Managing Director THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED By /s/ Peter L. Chinnici Name: Peter L. Chinnici Title: Joint General Manager THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. CHICAGO BRANCH By /s/ Armund J. Schoen, Jr. Name: Armund J. Schoen, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By ____________________________ Name: Title: SOCIETE GENERALE By /s/ Steven R. Fercho Name: Steven R. Fercho Title: Vice President NATIONSBANK, N.A. By /s/ Valerie C. Mills Name: Valerie C. Mills Title: Sr. Vice President