IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized signatories to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first above written.
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BADGER METER, INC., as the Company |
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By: /s/ Daniel R. Weltzien |
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Name: Daniel R. Weltzien |
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Title: Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
BADGER METER, INC.
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
Defined Terms____________________________________________ 1SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings_______________________ 35SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally__________________________________________35SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP__________________________________35SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates____________________________________________ 36SECTION 1.06. Certain Calculations_______________________________________37SECTION 1.07. Divisions_______________________________________________ 37SECTION 1.08. Leverage Ratios__________________________________________37ARTICLE II THE CREDITS________________________________________________ 37SECTION 2.01. Commitments___________________________________________ 37SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings____________________________________ 37SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings__________________________38SECTION 2.04. Determination of Dollar Amounts___________________________ 39SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans_________________________________________ 39SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit_________________________________________ 41SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings____________________________________46SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections_________________________________________47SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments___________________49SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt_______________________50SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans_____________________________________ 50SECTION 2.12. Fees___________________________________________________51SECTION 2.13. Interest ________________________________________________ 52SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest__________________________________ 53SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs__________________________________________55SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments__________________________________ 57SECTION 2.17. Taxes__________________________________________________57SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing ofSet-offs________________________________________________ 62SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders________________63
Table of Contents (continued) Page SECTION 2.20. Expansion Option________________________________________ 65SECTION 2.21. Market Disruption________________________________________66SECTION 2.22. Judgment Currency_______________________________________67SECTION 2.23. Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers_________________________67SECTION 2.24. Defaulting Lenders_______________________________________68SECTION 2.25. Extension of Maturity Date________________________________ 70SECTION 2.26. Effect of Benchmark Transition Event________________________72SECTION 2.27. Use of Proceeds_________________________________________ 74ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES________________________74SECTION 3.01. Existence, Etc___________________________________________74SECTION 3.02. Power and Authority_____________________________________ 74SECTION 3.03. No Contravention________________________________________74SECTION 3.04. Execution, Delivery and Enforceability_______________________74SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements______________________________________75SECTION 3.06. Litigation_______________________________________________75SECTION 3.07. Margin Stock____________________________________________75SECTION 3.08. Investment Company_____________________________________ 75SECTION 3.09. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions_________________________75SECTION 3.10. Affected Financial Institution_______________________________76SECTION 3.11. Beneficial Ownership Certifications_________________________ 76ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS________________________________________________ 76SECTION 4.01. Effective Date___________________________________________76SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event________________________________________77SECTION 4.03. Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower________________________77ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS___________________________________78SECTION 5.01. Compliance with Laws, Etc________________________________ 78SECTION 5.02. Payment of Taxes, Etc____________________________________ 78SECTION 5.03. Maintenance of Insurance__________________________________78SECTION 5.04. Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc______________________79SECTION 5.05. Visitation Rights_________________________________________79 Table of Contents (continued) Page SECTION 5.06.
Keeping of Books________________________________________79SECTION 5.07. Maintenance of Properties, Etc______________________________79SECTION 5.08. Reporting Requirements___________________________________79ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS______________________________________ 81SECTION 6.01. Debt__________________________________________________ 81SECTION 6.02. Liens, Etc______________________________________________ 82SECTION 6.03. Mergers, Etc____________________________________________84SECTION 6.04. Accounting Changes_____________________________________ 84SECTION 6.05. Financial Covenants______________________________________84SECTION 6.06. OFAC and Anti-Corruption Laws___________________________ 85SECTION 6.07. Restricted Payments______________________________________85SECTION 6.08. Acquisitions____________________________________________ 86ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT________________________________________ 86ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT________________________________88SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action__________________________________88SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Indemnification, Etc__________ 91SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications________________________________92SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually_______________________93SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent____________________________ 93SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Banks______________ 94SECTION 8.07. Certain ERISA Matters____________________________________94ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS____________________________________________ 96SECTION 9.01. Notices________________________________________________96SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments____________________________________97SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver_______________________ 99SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns___________________________________ 100SECTION 9.05. Survival________________________________________________105SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; ElectronicExecution______________________________________________ 106SECTION 9.07. Severability_____________________________________________106
Table of Contents (continued) Page SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff__________________________________________ 106SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process________107SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL_______________________________ 108SECTION 9.11. Headings_______________________________________________108SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality__________________________________________ 108SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act______________________________________110SECTION 9.14. Interest Rate Limitation___________________________________110SECTION 9.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility_____________________ 110SECTION 9.16. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of AffectedFinancial Institutions_____________________________________ 111SECTION 9.17. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported OFCs____________ 112ARTICLE X COMPANY GUARANTEE______________________________________112 Schedule 2.05 -- Swingline Sublimits Schedule 6.01 -- List of Existing Debt Schedule 6.02 -- List of Existing Liens
Tax Compliance Certificates CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of July 8, 2021 among BADGER METER, INC., a Wisconsin corporation, the SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, and BMO BANK N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000, and the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Company and the Subsidiary Borrowers upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of all such consideration being hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acquisition” means, with respect to any Person, the purchase or other acquisition by such Person, by any means whatsoever (including by merger, amalgamation or consolidation (where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is ultimately the surviving or continuing entity), devise, bequest, gift, through a dividend or otherwise), of (a) stock of, or other equity securities of, any other Person if, immediately thereafter, such other Person would be a Subsidiary of such Person, (b) any business, going concern or division or segment of any other Person, or (c) the property of any other Person other than in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that no acquisition of substantially all of the assets of such other Person shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business. “Acquired” shall have a correlative meaning. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Acquisition” shall not include any transaction or series of related transactions solely among the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Acquisition-Related Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.20.
“Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.25(d).
“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” means, (i) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Pounds Sterling and (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Dollars; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Adjusted EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (i) the EURIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (ii) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted EURIBO Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.