1 EXHIBIT 10.2 FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of this 27th day of December, 2000 (this "First Amendment"), by and among UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC., a Texas corporation ("U.S. Lime"), TEXAS LIME COMPANY, a Texas corporation wholly owned by U.S. Lime ("TLC"), ARKANSAS LIME COMPANY, an Arkansas corporation wholly owned by U.S. Lime ("ALC") (U.S. Lime, TLC and ALC are collectively referred to as "Borrowers" and individually as a "Borrower"), the Lenders who are a party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 1999 by and among the Borrowers, such Lenders (collectively, the "Lenders"), and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Administrative Agent for such Lenders (respectively, the "Credit Agreement" and the "Administrative Agent"). BACKGROUND A. Borrowers, Lenders, and Administrative Agent for itself and the other Lenders are parties to the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, to lend to Borrowers the sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) on a term loan basis secured by substantially all of the respective Borrowers' personal property other than Accounts, Inventory, and related personal property, and by mortgages or deeds of trust on certain real property owned by ALC and TLC. All initially capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. B. Pursuant to Section 12.11 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower has sought the consent of the Lenders to borrow Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) on an unsecured fully subordinated basis and to amend certain covenants as set forth in the Credit Agreement, which covenants would be affected by the creation of such additional Debt, and no less than the Required Lenders have agreed to grant their consent to the incurrence of such additional indebtedness and amendment to such covenants, subject to the terms, conditions and provisions hereof. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Ratification. This First Amendment is a modification of the Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 12.11 thereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, or in any amendment to any of the documents referred to herein, Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent acknowledge and agree that each and every term, condition and provision of the Loan Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full. 2 2. Outstanding Indebtedness. Borrowers hereby unconditionally acknowledge that, as of the date hereof, the principal balance due and owing to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement is Forty-Seven Million Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars and Sixty-Eight Cents ($47,777,777.68), and that such amount, together with interest thereon at the rates set forth therein, is owing to the Lenders without claim, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or setoff of any kind. 3. The Subordinated Debt. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit Agreement as amended by this First Amendment and all of the conditions precedent as hereinafter set forth have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders which are parties to this First Amendment consent to the incurrence by the Borrowers of the indebtedness evidenced by that certain subordinated promissory note of the Borrowers of even date herewith in favor of INBERDON ENTERPRISES LTD., in the form thereof attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (the "Subordinated Note") and to the repayment thereof in accordance with paragraph (h) of the Subordination Provisions contained therein. It is intended that subject to the consent of the Required Lenders the indebtedness to be evidenced by the Subordinated Note shall constitute Subordinated Debt under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment. For the purposes of applying the covenant set forth in Section 9.1(h) only, the Indebtedness under the Subordinated Debt shall not be included in the definition of Debt. 4. Indebtedness Under the Working Capital Facility. Section 9.1(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: (d) Indebtedness outstanding under the Working Capital Facility; 5. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Required Lenders to enter into this First Amendment, Borrowers jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Lenders and Administrative Agent as follows: 5.1 After giving effect to the modifications contained herein, all representations, warranties and covenants made by Borrowers to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent in the Credit Agreement (except those relating to a specific date) are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, with the same force and effect as though made as of the date hereof; 5.2 No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement as of the date hereof; 5.3 Each Borrower is a corporation validly subsisting under the laws of the state of its incorporation; the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment and any other 3 documents and instruments executed and delivered by the Borrowers to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection herewith (i) are within each Borrower's corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by each Borrower's Board of Directors, (iii) do not contravene any provision of law or any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which any Borrower is a party or is otherwise bound, any Borrower's Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or any resolution of the Board of Directors of any Borrower, and (iv) require no consent or approval of any governmental authority or any third party; and 5.4 In the case of each Borrower, this First Amendment and any other documents and instruments executed and delivered by such Borrower to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection herewith have each been validly executed by, and are enforceable against, such Borrower in accordance with their respective terms. Any failure of any of the representations and warranties made by Borrowers in this First Amendment to be true and correct in all material respects when made shall constitute an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement. 6. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of amendments to the Credit Agreement and the consents set forth herein are subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received ratably for the benefit of the Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: 6.1 Resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment, and the other documents and instruments executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, certified by such Borrower's Secretary that the same are true and complete copies of the originals thereof and remain in full force and effect, not having been modified or rescinded; 6.2 The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, ratably for the benefit of the Lenders, an Amendment Fee in the amount of Thirty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($37,500), which Amendment Fee shall be deemed fully earned and non-refundable and shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fees due and payable under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; and 6.3 No less than the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this First Amendment. 7. Miscellaneous. 7.1 Entire Agreement. The Loan Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment, and the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding among the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Borrowers. The Loan Agreement, together with 4 this First Amendment, and all documents executed and delivered herewith, supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to subject matter hereof. This First Amendment together with the Loan Agreement, and the documents executed and delivered in connection herewith and therewith shall be construed as one agreement, and in the event of any inconsistency, the provisions of any promissory note evidencing a portion of the Indebtedness shall control over the provisions of this First Amendment. 7.2 Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This First Amendment shall be effective upon the execution and delivery of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto. 7.3 Captions. The captions or headings in this First Amendment are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit, or circumscribe the scope or intent of any provision of this First Amendment. 7.4 Successors and Assigns; Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties hereto and their successors and assigns and shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws. [balance of page intentionally left blank] 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound hereby, the undersigned have executed this First Amendment as of the day and year first written above. UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC., as Borrower By: /s/ TIMOTHY W. BYRNE -------------------------------------------- Name: Timothy W. Byrne --------------------------------------- Title: President and Chief Executive Officer -------------------------------------- TEXAS LIME COMPANY, as Borrower By: /s/ TIMOTHY W. BYRNE -------------------------------------------- Name: Timothy W. Byrne --------------------------------------- Title: President -------------------------------------- ARKANSAS LIME COMPANY, as Borrower By: /s/ TIMOTHY W. BYRNE -------------------------------------------- Name: Timothy W. Byrne --------------------------------------- Title: President -------------------------------------- FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Administrative Agent and Lender By: /s/ STUART MACGREGOR -------------------------------------------- Name: Stuart MacGregor --------------------------------------- Title: V.P. --------------------------------------- COMPASS BANK, as Lender By: /s/ KAY COKER -------------------------------------------- Name: Kay Coker --------------------------------------- Title: Executive Vice President -------------------------------------- 6 MERCANTILE BANK OF ARKANSAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender By: -------------------------------------------- Name: --------------------------------------- Title: -------------------------------------- FIRST NATIONAL BANK, as Lender By: -------------------------------------------- Name: --------------------------------------- Title: -------------------------------------- MINNESOTA VALLEY BANK, as Lender By: /s/ BRIAN M. MATGHE -------------------------------------------- Name: Brian M. Matghe --------------------------------------- Title: Vice President -------------------------------------- SAND RIDGE BANK, as Lender By: /s/ DAVID S. HARVEY -------------------------------------------- Name: David S. Harvey --------------------------------------- Title: EVP/CLO -------------------------------------- 7 BREMER BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender By: /s/ DIANE M. PAVDUHN -------------------------------------------- Name: Diane M. Pavduhn --------------------------------------- Title: Officer -------------------------------------- DANVILLE STATE BANK, as Lender By: /s/ PHILIP ALEXANDER -------------------------------------------- Name: Philip Alexander --------------------------------------- Title: Senior V.P. -------------------------------------- FIRST BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender By: /s/ TOMMY W. LAY -------------------------------------------- Name: Tommy W. Lay --------------------------------------- Title: Vice President --------------------------------------- SECURITY STATE BANK, as Lender By: /s/ MARK GARDESKI -------------------------------------------- Name: Mark Gardeski --------------------------------------- Title: Vice President -------------------------------------- ACKLEY STATE BANK, as Lender By: /s/ KENT L. STASLAND -------------------------------------------- Name: Kent L. Stasland --------------------------------------- Title: EVP -------------------------------------- 8 INTEGRITY BANK PLUS, as Lender By: /s/ CHARLES J. ROBASSE -------------------------------------------- Name: Charles J. Robasse --------------------------------------- Title: Chairman -------------------------------------- FIRST STATE BANK OF OKABENA, INC., as Lender By: /s/ DENNIS P. HARTMAN -------------------------------------------- Name: Dennis P. Hartman --------------------------------------- Title: President -------------------------------------- 9 EXHIBIT "A" [Attach form of Subordinated Note]