EXHIBIT 10.8.3
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDMENT AND WAIVER, dated as of March 1, 1999 (this "Amendment"),
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to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 1998 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among TELECORP
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PCS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Borrower"), the several banks and other financial institutions and entities
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from time to time parties thereto (the "Lenders"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
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as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to
make certain loans to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be modified in the manner provided for in this Amendment, and
the Lenders are willing to agree to such modifications as provided for in this
Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein
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shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby.
2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement.
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(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) adding in the appropriate alphabetical order the following
definitions:
"`Bidding Subsidiary' means Viper Wireless, Inc., a Delaware
corporation."
"`Equity Commitments' means irrevocable, unconditional commitments
(other than commitments required to be contributed to the Borrower pursuant
to the Securities Purchase Agreement) of Persons owning Capital Stock of
the Borrower and their Affiliates to
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purchase additional Capital Stock of the Borrower for an aggregate purchase
price no less than the aggregate amount of all investments by the Borrower
and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Bidding Subsidiary over the amount
of all Restricted Payments made by the Bidding Subsidiary to THC on or
prior to the earlier of (i) August 15, 1999 and (ii) the date that is ten
days following the Bidding Subsidiary's receipt of any funds from the
escrow account with the FCC."
"`Equity Commitments Documentation' means documentation evidencing the
Equity Commitments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Required Lenders."
"`PCS C Block Auction' means the reauction conducted by the FCC for
the sale of Licenses in the C block as set forth in parts 1 and 24 of Title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, scheduled to commence on or about
March 23, 1999."
(ii) inserting the parenthetical "(provided that the Bidding
Subsidiary need not be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary at any time prior to its
becoming a Wholly Owned Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.16)" immediately
following the words "Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary" in the definition
of "License Subsidiary".
(iii) inserting the words "owned by the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary" immediately following the words "such Restricted Subsidiary" in
clause (ii) of the proviso to the definition of "License Subsidiary".
(iv) inserting the parenthetical "(provided that the Bidding
Subsidiary shall not be required to enter into a Special Purpose Subsidiary
Funding Agreement prior to its becoming a Wholly Owned Subsidiary)"
immediately before the period at the end of the definition of "License
Subsidiary".
(b) Section 3.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting at the end of clause (c) thereof "and in the case of the Bidding
Subsidiary, the obligation to redeem the Capital Stock and preferred stock held
by THC".
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(c) Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new Sections 5.16 and 5.17 at the end thereof:
"SECTION 5.16. The Bidding Subsidiary. The Borrower and THC shall
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endeavor in good faith to cause all assets held by the Bidding Subsidiary
to be transferred to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary or to cause the
Bidding Subsidiary or any successor thereto to become a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary or to be merged with or into a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction in which the surviving
entity is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary as soon as is practicable
after the acquisition of any License by the Bidding Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.17. The Equity Commitments. The Borrower will cause the
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Equity Commitments Documentation to become effective and shall provide the
Administrative Agent with such proof of effectiveness as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request on or prior to the earlier of (i) March 23,
1999 or (ii) the date on which the Bidding Subsidiary submits a bid in the
PCS C Block Auction; provided that the Equity Commitments Documentation
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need not become effective if the Bidding Subsidiary does not submit any bid
in the PCS C Block Auction, uses its best efforts to obtain prompt return
of all funds placed in escrow with the FCC, and reimburses substantially
all funds invested in it by THC to THC no later than the second day after
the Bidding Subsidiary's receipt of such funds from the escrow account with
the FCC (and, in any event, no later than April 23, 1999)."
(d) Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting immediately after "acquisitions permitted by Section 6.05" in the
first parenthetical thereto the following ", preferred stock of the Bidding
Subsidiary issued to and held by THC".
(e) Section 6.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by:
(i) deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (iv) thereof and
substituting therefor a comma; and
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(ii) inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the
following "and (vi) the Bidding Subsidiary may merge with or into any
License Subsidiary in a transaction in which a Wholly Owned License
Subsidiary is the surviving corporation".
(f) Section 6.05(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following proviso at the end thereof "provided further that THC
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shall be permitted to make and hold investments in the Capital Stock and
preferred stock of the Bidding Subsidiary;".
(g) Section 6.08(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
(i) deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (iii) thereof and
substituting therefor a comma; and
(ii) inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the
following "and (v) the Bidding Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to
THC with respect to its preferred stock and its Capital Stock".
(h) Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the words "or (e) the Master Lease or Master Lease Documents, in the
case of clause (a), (b), (c) and (e) above" and substituting therefor ", (e) the
Master Lease or Master Lease Documents or (f) any agreement relating to the
Equity Commitments, in the case of clause (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) above".
(i) Section 6.13(a) is hereby amended by inserting the following
proviso at the end thereof "provided, however, that THC may make an investment
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or investments in the Bidding Subsidiary during the period beginning March 1,
1999 and ending on the earlier of the date on which the Bidding Subsidiary
ceases to participate in the PCS C Block Auction and August 15, 1999 in an
aggregate amount not in excess of $25,000,000;"
(j) Article VI of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by
adding the following new Section 6.14 at the end thereof:
"SECTION 6.14. The Bidding Subsidiary's Licenses. Prior to its
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becoming a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Bidding Subsidiary shall hold no
Licenses other than
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Licenses acquired by the Bidding Subsidiary in the PCS C Block Auction."
(k) Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following clauses (x) and (y) immediately after clause (w)
thereof:
"(x) The Bidding Subsidiary shall fail to reimburse promptly after its
receipt thereof from the FCC escrow account, and in no event later than
August 15, 1999, substantially all funds invested in it by THC which have
not been used by such date to purchase Licenses.
(y) the failure of any Person to comply with any funding or
contribution obligation pursuant to the Equity Commitments and such failure
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days."
3. Waiver. The Lenders hereby expressly waive any rights or remedies
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in connection with any breach of or failure to comply with (i) the second
sentences of Section 3.12(a) and Section 3.12(c) of the Credit Agreement to the
extent, and only to the extent, such Sections are breached by the ownership of
15% of the common stock (representing 51% of the total ordinary voting power) of
the Bidding Subsidiary by Gerald Vento and Thomas Sullivan at any time prior to
its becoming a Wholly Owned Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.16 and (b) Section
6.13(a) to the extent, and only to the extent, such Section is breached by the
Bidding Subsidiary being obligated to redeem the Capital stock and preferred
stock being held by THC or participating in the PCS C Block Auction.
4. License Subsidiary. By executing this Amendment the Borrower
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hereby gives notice to the Administrative Agent that the Bidding Subsidiary is
designated as a License Subsidiary.
5. No Other Amendments; Confirmation. Except as expressly amended,
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waived, modified and supplemented hereby, the provisions of the Credit Agreement
are and shall remain in full force and effect.
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6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents
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and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the date hereof:
(a) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action
and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of,
notice to or action by, any person (including any governmental agency) in order
to be effective and enforceable. The Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower,
enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, subject only to the
operation of the Bankruptcy Code and other similar statutes for the benefit of
debtors generally and to the application of general equitable principles.
(c) All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
the Credit Agreement (other than representations or warranties expressly made
only on and as of the Effective Date) are true and correct as of the date
hereof.
7. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective only upon
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the satisfaction in full of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof,
duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed copy of
an agreement requiring the Bidding Subsidiary to distribute to THC (including,
without limitation, by means of stock redemption) substantially all funds
contributed to it which are not used to purchase C Block Licenses on or prior to
August 15, 1999.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such opinions and
certificates from the Borrower and its counsel relating to this Amendment as it
may reasonably request in form reasonably satisfactory to its counsel.
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(d) The requirements of Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement with
respect to the Bidding Subsidiary shall have been met.
(e) THC shall own (a) 85% of the common stock of the Bidding
Subsidiary representing 49.9% of the ordinary voting power and (ii) all issued
shares of the non-convertible 10% preferred stock of the Bidding Subsidiary.
Gerry Vento and Tom Sullivan shall own 15% of the common stock of the Bidding
Subsidiary representing 50.1% of the ordinary voting power. The Bidding
Subsidiary shall have no other outstanding stock.
8. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative
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Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, counsel for the Administrative Agent.
9. Governing Law; Counterparts. (a) This Amendment and the rights
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and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
(b) This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to
this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
TELECORP, PCS, INC.
by
/s/ Thomas Sullivan
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Name:Thomas Sullivan
Title:President
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
by
/s/ William Rottino
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Name: William Rottino
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
by
/s/ Gerry Granovsky
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Name:Gerry Granovsky
Title:Vice President
BANK OF TOKYO MITSUBISHI TRUST
COMPANY,
by
/s/ Michael Deadder
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Name:Michael Deadder
Title:Vice President
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
by
/s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
by
/s/ Gregory Shefrin
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Name:Gregory Shefrin
Title:Principal
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
by CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., as Agent,
by
/s/ Harold Birk
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Name:Harold Birk
Title:Executive Director
CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING,
by
/s/ J.E. Palmer
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Name:J.E. Palmer
Title:Assistant Vice President
CAPTIVA III FINANCE, LTD., as
advised by Pacific Investment
Management Company,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
DELANO COMANY, by Pacific Investment
Management Company as its Investment
Advisor,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
by
/s/ Garret Komjathy
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Name:Garrett Komjathy
Title:Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
by
/s/ Mark F. Mylon
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Name:Mark F. Mylon
Title:Manger-Operations
KZH APPALOOSA LLC,
by
/s/ Virginia Conway
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Name:Virginia Conway
Title:Authorized Agent
KZH IV LLC,
by
/s/ Virginia Conway
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Name:Virginia Conway
Title:Authorized Agent
KZH PAMCO LLC,
by
/s/ Virginia Conway
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Name:Virginia Conway
Title:Authorized Agent
PAMCO CAYMAN LTD., by Highland
Capital Management, L.P., as
Collateral Manager,
by
/s/ Mark K. Okada
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Name:Mark K. Okada
Title:Executive Vice President
Highland Capital Management L.P.
SYNDICATED LOAN FUNDING TRUST, by
Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., not in
its individual capacity but solely
as Asset Manager,
by
/s/ Michele Swanson
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Name:Michele Swanson
Title:Authorized Signatory
TORONTO DOMINION [TEXAS], INC.,
by
/s/ Lynn Chasin
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Name:Lynn Chasin
Title:Vice President
VAN KAMPEN PRIME RATE INCOME TRUST,
by
/s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
VAN KAMPEN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
VAN KAMPEN SENIOR INCOME TRUST,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
MOUNTAIN CLO TRUST,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE TRUST,
by /s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK,
by
/s/ Gery Sampere
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Name:Gery Sampere
Title:Vice President
DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC.
by
/s/ signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT,
by
/s/ signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH PRIME RATE PORTFOLIO,
INC.,
by
/s/ signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE
FUND, INC.,
by
/s/ signature illegible
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Name:
Title:
SENIOR HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO, INC.,
by
/s/ Signature illegible
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Name:
Title: