Exhibit 10.2
    
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECOND AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 25, 2019 relating to
the Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 26, 2018 (as
heretofore amended or modified, the “Credit Agreement”) among Charles River
Laboratories International, Inc. (the “Parent Borrower”), the Subsidiary
Borrowers party thereto, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”) and the other agents party thereto.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers wish to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement with
the consent of the Required Lenders in the manner set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions
and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term
used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2Amendments. As of the Effective Date and subject to the satisfaction of
the terms and conditions set forth herein:
(a)Section 6.04(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing
“$50,000,000” referred to therein with “$150,000,000” in lieu thereof.
(b)Section 6.04(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
“(i)    so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred or would result
therefrom, other investments constituting minority investments in Capital Stock
of or promissory notes issued by Persons engaged in a commercial business
activity similar to the principal business activities of the Parent Borrower on
the Eighth Amendment and Restatement Effective Date, or reasonably related or
ancillary or complementary thereto, at any time outstanding shall not exceed
$400,000,000 minus the amount of investments in excess of $20,000,000 made in
reliance on Section 6.04(l) below”
Section 3Representations of the Borrowers. The Borrowers represent and warrant
that:
(a)each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party contained
in the Credit Agreement or in the other Loan Documents is true and correct in
all material respects (if not qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect) or in any respect (if so qualified) on and as of the Effective Date (as
defined below) after giving effect hereto;
(b)no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of
the Effective Date after giving effect hereto;
(c)each Loan Party has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right,
to make, deliver and perform this Amendment. Each Loan Party has taken all
necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Amendment. No consent or authorization of, filing with,
notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any
other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery,
performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment, except for such as
have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or to the extent
failure to obtain such authorization or consent or to take such action could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. This Amendment
has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party. This
Amendment constitutes, and each other Loan Document as modified hereby
constitutes, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is a
party hereto or thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,

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moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by
proceedings in equity or at law); and
(d)the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment (a) do not require
any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by,
any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in
full force and effect or those which the failure to obtain or make could not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the
charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Consolidated Entity or
any order or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on or affecting any
Consolidated Entity where such violation of such order or decree, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture,
agreement or other instrument binding upon any Consolidated Entity or any of its
assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by
any Consolidated Entity, where such violation or result, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and
(d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of
any Consolidated Entity, except pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document.
Section 4Conditions. This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date
(the “Effective Date”) when each of the following conditions shall have been
satisfied:
(a)the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Required Lenders an
executed counterpart hereof or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof;
(b)the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrowers an executed
counterpart hereof or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof; and
(c)the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due
and payable by the Borrowers on the Effective Date, including, to the extent
invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers (including the reasonable
fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent) under
the Credit Agreement.
Section 5Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section 6Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
Section 7Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrowers
shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative
Agent incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of
this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby (including reasonable
fees and expenses of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP). Except as expressly set
forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit,
impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of
the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any other
Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of
the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the
Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified hereby, are ratified and affirmed in all
respects and shall continue in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.

By: /s/ David R. Smith                
Name: David R. Smith
Title: Corporate Executive Vice President
CHARLES RIVER NEDERLAND B.V.
By: /s/ Jeroen de Groot                
Name: Jeroen de Groot
Title: Director
CHARLES RIVER UK LIMITED
By: /s/ David R. Smith                
Name: David R. Smith
Title: Director

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
JAPAN, INC.

By: /s/ David R. Smith                
Name: David R. Smith
Title: Director

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.

By: /s/ Wilbert Frieling                
Name: Wilbert Frieling
Title: A Manager

        

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:
/s/ David Hyman
 
Name: David Hyman
 
Title: Executive Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ David Hyman
 
Name: David Hyman
 
Title: Executive Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
Bank of America, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Linda E.C. Alto
 
Name: Linda E.C. Alto
 
Title: Senior Vice President

        

 

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Christopher J. DeLauro
 
Name: Christopher J. DeLauro
 
Title: Senior Vice President

        

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
TD BANK, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Alan Garson
 
Name: Alan Garson
 
Title: Senior Vice President

        

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Jordan Harris
 
Name: Jordan Harris
 
Title: Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
DNB Capital LLC, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Thomas Tangen
 
Name: Thomas Tangen
 
Title: Senior Vice President Head of Healthcare
 
By:
/s/ Devan Patel
 
Name: Devan Patel
 
Title: Vice President

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
U.S. Bank, National Association, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Joseph M. Schnorr
 
Name: Joseph M. Schnorr
 
Title: Senior Vice President

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
MUFG BANK, LTD. (formerly known as The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.), as a
Required Lender
By:
/s/ Teutha Ghilaga
 
Name: Teutha Ghilaga
 
Title: Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Michael Chen
 
Name: Michael Chen
 
Title: Authorized Signer

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Suzannah Valdivia
 
Name: Suzannah Valdivia
 
Title: Senior Vice President

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
SunTrust Bank, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Katherine Bass
 
Name: Katherine Bass
 
Title: Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
People’s United Bank, N.A., as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Darci Buchanan
 
Name: Darci Buchanan
 
Title: Senior Vice President

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
BANK OF THE WEST, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Michael Weinert
 
Name: Michael Weinert
 
Title: Director

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ Jamie Minieri
 
Name: Jamie Minieri
 
Title: Authorized Signatory

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REQUIRED LENDER CONSENT
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Required Lender
By:
/s/ William P. Herold
 
Name: William P. Herold
 
Title: Vice President

[CRL Second Amendment Signature Page]

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