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Exhibit 4.14.3
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 21, 1998 between
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ("NCI"); NEXTEL FINANCE COMPANY (the "Borrower")
and the other Restricted Companies listed on the signature pages hereto under
the caption "RESTRICTED COMPANIES" (individually, a "Restricted Company" and,
collectively, the "Restricted Companies"); TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) INC., in
its capacity as Administrative Agent pursuant to authority granted by the
Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Credit Agreement (as
defined below); and the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto under the
caption "LENDERS" (individually, a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders").
NCI, the Restricted Companies, the Lenders, Toronto Dominion (Texas) Inc.,
as Administrative Agent, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Collateral Agent, are
parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of March 12, 1998 (as modified and
supplemented and in effect from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of
credit (by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders to
the Borrower in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding
$3,000,000,000 (which, in the circumstances contemplated by Section 7.01(e)
thereof, may be increased by up to $500,000,000 to $3,500,000,000). NCI, the
Restricted Companies, the Administrative Agent (pursuant to authority granted
by, and having obtained all necessary consents of, the Required Lenders) and
the Lenders wish now to provide for an increase of $100,000,000 pursuant to
said Section 7.01(e) and to the amendment of the Credit Agreement in certain
other respects, and accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Except as otherwise defined in this Amendment
No. 2, terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as defined
therein.
Section 2. Consent. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent specified in Section 5 below, but effective as of the date hereof,
the Administrative Agent (having previously obtained the authorization of, and
all necessary consents of, the Required Lenders under the Credit Agreement)
hereby consents to the making of Tranche D Term Loans under the Credit
Agreement upon the terms and conditions provided for in this Amendment No. 2.
In addition, the Administrative Agent hereby consents to each Tranche D Term
Loan Lender (as defined below), that is not already a "Lender" under the Credit
Agreement becoming a Lender under the Credit Agreement pursuant to this
Amendment No. 2.
Section 3. Amendments. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent specified in Section 5 below, but effective as of the date hereof,
the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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3.01 References Generally. References in the Credit Agreement (including
references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby) to "this Agreement" (and
indirect references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein" and "hereof") shall
be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
3.02 Definitions. Appropriate references to matters relating to the
Tranche D Term Loans are inserted into Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement by
adding the following new definitions (to the extent not already included in
said Section 1.01) and inserting the same in the appropriate alphabetical
locations and amending the following definitions (to the extent already
included in said Section 1.01), as follows:
(i) Amendment No. 2: a definition of "Amendment No. 2" is hereby
inserted as follows:
"Amendment No. 2" means Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement.
(ii) Amendment No. 2 Effective Date: a definition of "Amendment No.
2 Effective Date" is hereby inserted as follows:
"Amendment No. 2 Effective Date" means (i) the date on which the
conditions to the effectiveness of the amendments provided for in Amendment
No. 2 set forth in Section 5 thereof are satisfied (or waived in accordance
with said Section 5) and (ii) the date on which the Tranche D Term Loans
are made.
(iii) Applicable Rate: the first paragraph of the definition of
"Applicable Rate" is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Applicable Rate" means (a) in the case of Tranche B Term
Loans, for any day, 1.75% with respect to any Base Rate Loan and
2.75% with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, (b) in the case of
Tranche C Term Loans, for any day, 2.50% with respect to any Base
Rate Loan and 3.50% with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, (c) in the
case of Tranche D Term Loans, for any day, 2.50% with respect to
any Base Rate Loan and 3.50% with respect to any Eurodollar Loan
and (d) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans, Tranche A Term Loans
or commitment fees, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set
forth below under the caption "Base Rate Spread", "Eurodollar
Spread" or "Commitment Fee Rate", as applicable, based upon the
Total Indebtedness to Cash Flow Ratio as at the last day of the
fiscal quarter most recently ended as to which NCI has delivered
financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01:
(iv) Class: in the definition of "Class", a comma is inserted in
lieu of the word "or" after the reference to "Tranche B Term Loans" and the
words "or Tranche D Term Loans" are inserted after the reference to
"Tranche C Term Loans".
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(v) Commitments: in the definition of "Commitments", a comma is
inserted in lieu of the word "and" after the reference to "Tranche B Term
Loan Commitments" and the words "and Tranche D Term Loan Commitments" are
inserted after the reference to "Tranche C Term Loan Commitments".
(vi) Incremental Facility Loan: the definition of "Incremental
Facility Loan" is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Incremental Facility Loan" has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 7.01(e). Any Tranche C Term Loans made pursuant to the
Tranche C Term Loan Commitments and any Tranche D Term Loans made
pursuant to the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments are hereby
designated as "Incremental Facility Loans".
(vii) Interest Period: clause (y) of the definition of "Interest
Period" is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(y) no Interest Period for any Tranche B Term Loan
Borrowing, Tranche C Term Loan Borrowing or Tranche D Term Loan
Borrowing may commence before and end after any Principal Payment
Date unless, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal
amount of the Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche C Term Loans or Tranche
D Term Loans, as the case may be, having Interest Periods that end
after such Principal Payment Date shall be equal to or less than
the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche
C Term Loans or Tranche D Term Loans, respectively, scheduled to be
outstanding after giving effect to the payments of principal
required to be made on such Principal Payment Date and"
(viii) Required Tranche D Term Loan Lenders: a definition of
"Required Tranche D Term Loan Lenders" is hereby inserted as follows:
"Required Tranche D Term Loan Lenders" means, at any time,
Lenders having Tranche D Term Loans representing at least 51% of
the total Tranche D Term Loans at such time.
(ix) Tranche D Term Loan: a definition of "Tranche D Term Loan" is
hereby inserted as follows:
"Tranche D Term Loan" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
(x) Tranche D Term Loan Commitment: a definition of "Tranche D Term
Loan Commitment" is hereby inserted as follows:
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"Tranche D Term Loan Commitment" means, with respect to each
Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Tranche D Term Loans
hereunder. The amount of each Lender's Tranche D Term Loan
Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01. The aggregate original
amount of the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments is $100,000,000.
(xi) Tranche D Term Loan Commitment Termination Date: a definition
of "Tranche D Term Loan Commitment Termination Date" is hereby inserted as
follows:
"Tranche D Term Loan Commitment Termination Date" means the
date on which each Tranche D Term Loan Lender makes a single
Tranche D Term Loan to the Borrower, which in any case shall be no
later than January 15, 1999.
(xii) Tranche D Term Loan Lender: a definition of "Tranche D Term
Loan Lender" is hereby inserted as follows:
"Tranche D Term Loan Lender" means (a) a Lender that has a
Tranche D Term Loan Commitment set forth opposite its name on
Schedule 2.01 and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time
holding Tranche D Term Loans after giving effect to any assignments
thereof permitted by Section 10.04.
3.03 Tranche D Term Loan Commitments. Section 2.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by inserting a new paragraph (e) at the end thereof
to read as follows:
"(e) Tranche D Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Tranche D Term Loan Lender agrees to make a single
Tranche D Term Loan to the Borrower during the period from and including
January 4, 1999 to and including January 15, 1999, in a principal amount
equal to such Lender's Tranche D Term Loan Commitment. Proceeds of
Tranche D Term Loans shall be available for any use permitted under
Section 6.09."
3.04 Requests for Borrowings. Clause (i) of Section 2.03 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(i) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Credit
Borrowing, Tranche A Term Loan Borrowing, Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing,
Tranche C Term Loan Borrowing or Tranche D Term Loan Borrowing
In addition, the fourth sentence of Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Borrowing shall (x) in the case of a Revolving Credit
Borrowing, be a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) in the case of a Tranche A
Term Loan Borrowing, Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing,
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Tranche C Term Loan Borrowing or Tranche D Term Loan Borrowing, be a
Eurodollar Borrowing having an Interest Period of one month's duration."
3.05 Interest Elections; Presumption if No Notice. Section 2.06(e)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(e) Presumption if No Notice. If the Borrower fails to deliver a
timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing
prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless
such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest
Period such Borrowing shall (x) if a Revolving Credit Borrowing, be
converted to a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) if a Tranche A Term Loan
Borrowing, a Tranche B Term Loan Borrowing, a Tranche C Term Loan
Borrowing or a Tranche D Term Loan Borrowing, be converted into, or
continued as, a Eurodollar Borrowing having an Interest Period of one
month's duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if a
Specified Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative
Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower,
then, so long as a Specified Default is continuing (i) no outstanding
Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and
(ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to a
Base Rate Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto."
3.06 Termination of Commitments. Section 2.07(a) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(a) Termination of Commitments. Unless previously terminated, (i)
the Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate at the close of business
on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (ii) the Tranche A Term Loan
Commitments shall terminate at the close of business on the last day of
the Tranche A Term Loan Availability Period, (iii) the Tranche B Term
Loan Commitments shall terminate after the Borrowing of Tranche B Term
Loans on the Effective Date, (iv) the Tranche C Term Loan Commitments
shall terminate after the Borrowing of Tranche C Term Loans on the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, (v) the Tranche D Term Loan Commitments
shall terminate on the Tranche D Term Loan Commitment Termination Date."
3.07 Repayment of Loans. Section 2.08(c) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows:
"The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders
the principal of the Tranche D Term Loans in twenty-one installments
payable on the Principal Payment Dates as set forth below (the amount of
each such installment to be in an amount equal to the percentage of the
aggregate principal amount of the Tranche D Term Loans outstanding on the
Tranche D Term Loan Commitment Termination Date):
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Principal Payment Date Percentage of
Falling on or Nearest to: Tranche D Term Loans
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March 31, 2002 0.25%
June 30, 2002 0.25%
September 30, 2002 0.25%
December 31, 2002 0.25%
March 31, 2003 0.25%
June 30, 2003 0.25%
September 30, 2003 0.25%
December 31, 2003 0.25%
March 31, 2004 0.25%
June 30, 2004 0.25%
September 30, 2004 0.25%
December 31, 2004 0.25%
March 31, 2005 0.25%
June 30, 2005 0.25%
September 30, 2005 0.25%
December 31, 2005 0.25%
March 31, 2006 0.25%
June 30, 2006 0.25%
September 30, 2006 0.25%
December 31, 2006 0.25%
March 31, 2007 95%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Required Tranche D Term
Loan Lenders consent otherwise (by notice to the Borrower through the
Administrative Agent delivered at any time after the date twenty-four
months prior to the earliest maturity date for the then-outstanding Public
Notes maturing in 2003, 2004 or 2005 or for any Indebtedness incurred in
accordance with Section 7.01(b)(i) that matures prior to June 30, 2007),
the Tranche D Term Loans shall be paid in full on the date that is three
months prior to such earliest maturity date, provided that the foregoing
shall not apply if on the date three months prior to such earliest
maturity date the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Public Notes maturing in 2003, 2004 and 2005 plus (ii) the
principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section
7.01(b)(i) that matures prior to June 30, 2007, is less than
$1,000,000,000."
3.08 Prepayments. Paragraph (a) of Section 2.09 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
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"(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at
any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in
part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this
Section 2.09. Prepayments of Tranche A Term Loan Borrowings, Tranche B
Term Loan Borrowings, Tranche C Term Loan Borrowings and Tranche D Term
Loan Borrowings under this Section 2.09(a) shall be applied to each of
such Classes of Borrowings (i) as between such Classes of Borrowings, pro
rata in accordance with the respective aggregate principal amounts of the
Loans of such Classes outstanding on the date of prepayment and (ii) as
within such Classes of Loans, to the respective installments thereof in
the direct order of their maturities (i.e., so that the earliest maturing
installments are prepaid first). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Borrower may at its option make prepayments of the Tranche B Term Loan
Borrowings up to an aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000,000 without
making a ratable prepayment of Tranche A Term Loan Borrowings, Tranche C
Term Loan Borrowings and Tranche D Term Loan Borrowings, provided that
any such prepayment of Tranche B Term Loan Borrowings shall be applied to
the installments thereof in the inverse order of maturity (i.e., so that
the latest maturing installments are prepaid first)."
3.09 Mandatory Prepayments - Sale of Assets. The last paragraph of
Section 2.09(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
"In the event that any Reserved Commitment Amount with respect to
any Disposition shall remain unutilized for twelve months and the
Borrower shall for any reason not borrow Revolving Credit Loans the
proceeds of which are applied to the prepayment of Loans (and cover for
LC Exposure) and reductions of Commitments as provided above in this
clause (ii), the Revolving Credit Lenders agree (which agreement shall be
absolute and unconditional, regardless of whether or not the conditions
to a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans hereunder shall have been
satisfied and regardless of the occurrence or continuance of any Event of
Default, including any Event of Default described in paragraphs (h) or
(i) of Article VIII) to purchase participations in the Loans of the
Tranche A Term Loan Lenders, the Tranche B Term Loan Lenders, Tranche C
Term Loan Lenders and Tranche D Term Loan Lenders in amounts equivalent
to the amount of the respective prepayments that each of such Lenders
would have received had such borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans occurred
as provided above."
3.10 Payment of Interest. Section 2.11(d) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(d) Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be
payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided
that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.11
shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or
prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan (or the repayment or prepayment in full
of the Tranche A, Tranche B, Tranche C or Tranche D Term Loans), accrued
interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on
the date of
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such repayment or prepayment, (iii) in the event of any conversion of any
Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor,
accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of
such conversion and (iv) all accrued interest on Revolving Credit Loans
shall be payable upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments."
3.11 Alternate Rate of Interest. Section 2.12(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(b) if such Borrowing is of a particular Class of Loans, the
Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders,
the Required Tranche A Term Loan Lenders, the Required Tranche B Term Loan
Lenders, the Required Tranche C Term Loan Lenders or the Required Tranche
D Term Loan Lenders, as the case may be, that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or
the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their
Loans of such Class included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;"
3.12 Use of Proceeds. Section 6.09(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(b) Tranche B Term Loans, Tranche C Term Loans and Tranche D Term
Loans. The proceeds of the Tranche B Term Loans hereunder will be used
for refinancing of Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and
the Existing Vendor Financing Agreements and, to the extent that after all
Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Vendor
Financing Agreements shall have been paid in full, will be used for any
other purpose to which Revolving Credit Loans or Tranche A Term Loans may
be applied pursuant to Section 6.09(a). The proceeds of Tranche C Term
Loans and Tranche D Term Loans will be used for capital expenditures,
investments, acquisitions and general corporate purposes."
3.13 Agency Provisions. The third sentence of the third paragraph
of Article IX of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety
as follows:
"Neither Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by
it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or, if
provided herein, with the consent or at the request of the Required
Revolving Credit Lenders, the Required Tranche A Term Loan Lenders, the
Required Tranche B Term Loan Lenders, the Required Tranche C Term Loan
Lenders or the Required Tranche D Term Loan Lenders, or in the absence of
its own gross negligence or willful misconduct."
3.14 Amendments. Clause (vi) of Section 10.02(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
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"(vi) change any of the provisions of this Section 10.02 or the
definition of "Required Lenders", "Required Revolving Credit Lenders",
"Required Tranche A Term Loan Lenders", "Required Tranche B Term Loan
Lenders", "Required Tranche C Term Loan Lenders" or "Required Tranche D
Term Loan Lenders", or any other provision hereof specifying the number or
percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights
hereunder or under any other Loan Document or make any determination or
grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of
each Lender (except as a result of the designation of Incremental Facility
Loans, and the related commitments to provide such Incremental Facility
Loans hereunder, as a "Class" of Loans or Commitments hereunder which, as
contemplated by Section 7.01(e), shall only require the consent of the
Required Lenders); or"
In addition, the last paragraph of Section 10.02(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no
waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement that has the
effect (either immediately or at some later time) of enabling the Borrower
to satisfy a condition precedent to the making of a Loan of any Class
shall be effective against the Lenders of such Class, unless the Required
Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Tranche A Term Loan Lenders, Required
Tranche B Term Loan Lenders, Required Tranche C Term Loan Lenders or
Required Tranche D Term Loan Lenders (whichever of such Class is so
affected) shall have concurred with such waiver or modification."
3.15 Designation of Loans as "Credit Facility". Section 10.13 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"SECTION 10.13. Designation as Credit Facility. NCI hereby
designates each of the Commitments and Loans hereunder as the "Credit
Facility" under and for all purposes of the Public Note Indentures. In
that connection, NCI hereby represents and warrants as of the Amendment
No. 2 Effective Date that there is not currently in effect any designation
of any other credit facility as a "Credit Facility" under any of the
Public Note Indentures. NCI further agrees that, until the principal of
and interest on all of the Loans have been paid in full and all of the
Commitments terminated, it will not designate any credit facility (other
than the Commitments and Loans hereunder pursuant to this Section 10.13)
as a "Credit Facility" for purposes of any of the Public Note Indentures."
3.16 Supplement to Schedule 2.01. Schedule 2.01 is hereby
supplemented to set forth the respective Tranche D Term Loan Commitments of the
Lenders as provided in Schedule 2.01 to this Amendment No. 2.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties. NCI and each Restricted
Company represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Agents, as to
itself and each of its subsidiaries, that the representations and
warranties set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are true
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and complete on the date hereof as if made on and as of the date hereof (or, if
any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of
a specific date or as of the date of the Credit Agreement, such representation
or warranty shall be true and correct as of such specific date or as of March
12, 1998, as applicable), and as if each reference in said Article IV to "this
Agreement" included reference to this Amendment No. 2 and as if each reference
in said Article IV to "the Transactions" included reference to the execution and
delivery of this Amendment No. 2.
Section 5. Conditions Precedent. The consent set forth in Section 2
hereof, and the amendments set forth in Section 3 hereof, shall become effective
on the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in
accordance with the last paragraph hereof), and on such date (as provided in
Section 2.01(d) of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby), the Tranche D Term
Loans shall be made by each of the Tranche D Term Loan Lenders:
(a) Counterparts of Amendment. The Administrative Agent (or Special
Counsel) shall have received from NCI, the Restricted Companies and the
Tranche D Term Loan Lenders, either (i) a counterpart of this Amendment
No. 2 signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a
signed signature page of this Amendment No. 2) that such party has signed
a counterpart of this Amendment No. 2.
(b) Opinion of Counsel to Credit Parties. The Administrative Agent
(or Special Counsel) shall have received a favorable written opinion
(addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the
Amendment No. 2 Effective Date) of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, counsel to
the Credit Parties, covering such matters relating to the Credit Parties,
this Amendment No. 2, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions as the
Required Lenders shall request (and each Credit Party hereby requests
such counsel to deliver such opinion). To the extent deemed appropriate
by the Restricted Companies, internal corporate matters in such opinion
(such as due incorporation and the like) may be rendered in a separate
opinion from the General Counsel of NCI.
(c) Financial Officer Certificate. The Administrative Agent (or
Special Counsel) shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment
No. 2 Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a
Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the
conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 5.02 of the
Credit Agreement on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date after giving
effect to the Borrowing of Tranche D Term Loans.
(d) Notes. The Administrative Agent (or Special Counsel) shall
have received for each Tranche D Term Loan Lender that shall have
requested a promissory note, a duly completed and executed promissory
note for such Lender.
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(e) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received
all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Amendment
No. 2 Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or
payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by
the Borrower hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and
binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Tranche D Term
Loan Lenders to make Tranche D Term Loans under the Credit Agreement as amended
hereby shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is
satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 10.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Tranche D
Term Loans are made and (ii) January 15, 1999 (and, in the event such
conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the consent and amendments
contemplated hereby shall not become effective).
None of the foregoing conditions may be waived, amended or modified
except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by NCI,
the Restricted Companies and the Required Lenders or by NCI, the Restricted
Companies and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders.
Section 6. Consent to Additional Term Loans. By its signature below
each Tranche D Term Loan Lender that is a new Lender under the Credit Agreement
authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute one or more additional amendments
on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to which one or more additional tranches of
term loans under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount up to
$500,000,000 (including the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche C Term
Loans and the Tranche D Term Loans) would be added to the Credit Agreement
subject to the requirements of Section 7.01(e) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 7. Confirmation of Guarantees and Security.
(i) By its signature below NCI and each Restricted Company (other
than the Borrower) agrees that the obligations of the Borrower under the
Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as previously amended by Amendment
No. 1 are entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee by NCI pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and the Guarantee of each Restricted Company (other than
the Borrower) pursuant to the Guarantee and Security Agreement dated as of
March 12, 1998 (the "Guarantee and Security Agreement") between the
Borrower, each of the subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on the signature
pages thereto under the caption "INITIAL GUARANTORS", each additional
entity, if any, that becomes a "Guarantor" thereunder as contemplated by
Section 7.12 of the Credit Agreement and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Collateral Agent (and shall constitute "Guaranteed Obligations" under and
for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee and Security
Agreement).
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(ii) By its signature below each Restricted Company agrees that the
obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby
and as previously amended by Amendment No. 1 are entitled to the benefits
of the pledge of collateral security by each Restricted Company pursuant
to the Guarantee and Security Agreement (and shall constitute "Secured
Obligations" under and for all purposes of the Guarantee and Security
Agreement).
(iii) By its signature below NCI and each Restricted Company agrees
together with each of the other parties party hereto, that references in
the Guarantee and Security Agreement to the Credit Agreement (including
indirect references) shall be deemed to be references to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 8. Miscellaneous. Except as herein provided, the Credit
Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Amendment
No. 2 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same amendatory instrument and any of the parties
hereto may execute this Amendment No. 2 by signing any such counterpart. This
Amendment No. 2 shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law
of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 2 to
Credit Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first
above written.
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By /s/Steven M. Shindler
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Name: Steven M. Shindler
Title: Vice President
RESTRICTED COMPANIES
NEXTEL FINANCE COMPANY
By /s/Steven M. Shindler
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Name: Steven M. Shindler
Title: Vice President
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
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A & B ELECTRONICS, INC.
CELL CALL, INC.
DIAL DISTANCE, INC.
FCI 900, Inc.
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS OF
THE MID-ATLANTIC, INC.
NEXTEL OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
NEXTEL LICENSE ACQUISITION
CORP.
NEXTEL LICENSE HOLDINGS
INC.
NEXTEL LICENSE HOLDINGS 2,
INC.
NEXTEL LICENSE HOLDINGS 3,
INC.
NEXTEL LICENSE HOLDINGS 4,
INC.
NEXTEL OF NEW YORK, INC.
NEXTEL OPERATIONS, INC.
NEXTEL SOUTH CORP.
NEXTEL SOCAL, INC.
NEXTEL OF TEXAS, INC.
NEXTEL SYSTEMS CORP.
NEXTEL WEST CORP.
PITTENCRIEFF
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
RADIOCALL SERVICE AND
SYSTEMS, INC.
SAFETY NET, INC.
SMART SMR, INC.
SPECTRUM RESOURCES OF
THE NORTHEAST, INC.
SRI, INC.
By /s/Steven M. Shindler
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Name: Steven M. Shindler
Title: Vice President
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
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FORT WORTH TRUNKED RADIO
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By Nextel of Texas, Inc.,
a General Partner
By /s/Steven M. Shindler
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Name: Steven M. Shindler
Title: Vice President
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) INC.,
as Administrative Agent
By /s/Jeffrey R. Lents
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Name: Jeffrey R. Lents
Title: Vice President
TRANCHE D TERM LOAN LENDERS
NORTHERN TELECOM INC.
By___________________________
Name:
Title:
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) INC.,
as Administrative Agent
By____________________________
Name: Jeffrey R. Lents
Title: Vice President
TRANCHE D TERM LOAN LENDERS
NORTHERN TELECOM INC.
By /s/Michael W. McCorkle
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Name: Michael W. McCorkle
Title: Director, Customer Finance
Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement