EXHIBIT 10.4
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO MASTER LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of May 10, 2004 (this "Amendment No. 1") to
the Master L/C Facility Agreement (as defined below) among HALLIBURTON COMPANY
(the "Company"), KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC. ("KBR"), DII INDUSTRIES, LLC
(together with the Company and KBR, collectively, the "Account Parties"), the
Banks (as defined in the Master L/C Facility Agreement) party hereto, and
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. ("CNAI"), as Administrative Agent hereunder.
Capitalized terms defined in the Master L/C Facility Agreement and not otherwise
defined herein being used herein as therein defined.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
(1) The Account Parties, the Banks and the Administrative Agent are
parties to that certain Master Letter of Credit Facility Agreement dated as of
October 31, 2003 (as amended or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the
"Master L/C Facility Agreement") among the Account Parties, the Banks party
thereto, the Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Syndication Agent,
ABN Amro Bank, N.V., as Documentation Agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as Co-Lead Arrangers.
(2) The Account Parties, the Banks and the Administrative Agent have
agreed to amend certain provisions of the Master L/C Facility Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments. The Master L/C Facility Agreement is, effective
as of the Amendment Effective Date (defined below), amended as follows:
(a) The definition of "Maturity Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the
Master L/C Facility Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
"'Maturity Date' means June 30, 2005."
(b) The definition of "Term-Out Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the
Master L/C Facility Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:
"'Term-Out Date' means the earlier of (x) December 31, 2004 and (y)
Exit Date."
SECTION 2. Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 1 shall become effective
as of the date first above written (the "Amendment Effective Date") upon the
receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following: (a) counterparts of this
Amendment No. 1 executed by the Account Parties, the Administrative Agent and
each Bank and (b) payment for all fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative
Agent and the Banks that have been invoiced to the Account Parties and are due
and payable (including, without limitation, any fees, costs and expenses due and
payable pursuant to Section 4 below) as of the date of the Account Parties'
execution hereof.
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SECTION 3. Effect on Master L/C Facility Agreement. On and after the
effectiveness of this Amendment No. 1, each reference in the Master L/C Facility
Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import
referring to the Master L/C Facility Agreement, and each reference in each other
Loan Document to "the Master LC Facility Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or
words of like import referring to the Master L/C Facility Agreement, shall mean
and be a reference to the Master L/C Facility Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment No. 1. The Master L/C Facility Agreement, as specifically amended by
this Amendment No. 1, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and
is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and
effectiveness of this Amendment No. 1 shall not, except as expressly provided
herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Bank or the
Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of
any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 4. Payment of Fees. The Company agrees to pay on demand all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1
in accordance with the terms of Section 8.04(a)(i) of the Master L/C Facility
Agreement.
SECTION 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Amendment No. 1 by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Amendment No. 1.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have each caused this Amendment No.
1 to be executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officer as of
the date first above written.
COMPANY:
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
By /s/ Jerry H. Blurton
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Name: Jerry H. Blurton
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
ACCOUNT PARTIES:
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC.
By /s/ M. Steven Bender
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Name: M. Steven Bender
Title: Treasurer
DII INDUSTRIES, LLC
By /s/ M. Steven Bender
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Name: M. Steven Bender
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
* Signature pages of the Banks have been omitted.