Exhibit 10.1

 

Extension Agreement to credit agreement

 

This EXTENSION AGREEMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Extension Agreement”) is
made and entered into as of October 6, 2017, by and among CABOT CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Designated Borrowers as of the date
hereof (together with the Company, collectively, the “Borrowers”), JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Lenders constituting Required
Lenders as of the date hereof.

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of
October 23, 2015 (as the same may be amended and in effect from time to time,
the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time
party thereto and the Administrative Agent; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Maturity Date be extended from
October 23, 2021 to October 23, 2022 pursuant to Section 2.24 of the Credit
Agreement (the “Extension”); and

 

WHEREAS, certain Lenders constituting Required Lenders under the terms of the
Credit Agreement and the Agent, have agreed, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, to grant the Extension; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Definitions; Loan Document.  Capitalized terms used in this Extension
Agreement without definition shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in
the Credit Agreement.  This Extension Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document
for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.Extension of Scheduled Maturity Date.

a.Consent; Extension Effective Date. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 below, each Lender that executes a
signature page to this Extension Agreement (each, a “Extending Lender”, and each
Lender declining to agree to the requested extension being called a
“Non-Extending Lender”), (i) hereby consents to the Extension and (ii) agrees
that the Maturity Date with respect to each Extending Lender shall be October
23, 2022.  With respect to each Non-Extending Lender, the existing Maturity Date
of October 23, 2021 shall remain in effect.

3.No Waiver.  Nothing contained in this Extension Agreement shall be deemed to
(i) constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default that may heretofore
or hereafter occur or have occurred and be continuing or to otherwise modify any
provision of the Credit

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Agreement or any other Loan Document (except as a result of the amendment
expressly set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Extension Agreement), or (ii) give
rise to any defenses or counterclaims to the Administrative Agent’s or any of
the Lenders’ right to compel payment of the Obligations when due or to otherwise
enforce their respective rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.

4.Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Extension Agreement shall become effective
on the date upon which the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have
received, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent:

a.Counterparts of this Extension Agreement executed by each of the Borrowers and
each of the Lenders constituting Required Lenders (which may include telecopy or
any other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Extension
Agreement);

b.Such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may
reasonably request relating to the organization, existence, corporate power and
authority and good standing of each Borrower, the authorization of the extension
and transactions hereunder and any other legal matters relating to the
Borrowers, the Loan Documents, Extension Agreement, and the transactions
hereunder, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and its counsel; and

c.A certificate executed by a Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the
effective date hereof, stating that (A) as of such date, no Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result from such extension of the Maturity Date and
(B) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in the Loan
Documents are true in all material respects (or in all respects if the
applicable representation or warranty is already qualified by concepts of
materiality) on and as of such date (except to the extent any such
representations or warranties are limited to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true in all material respects as of such
earlier date).

5.Legal Fees.  The Company agrees to pay promptly, upon receiving an invoice
therefor, all fees, charges and disbursements of Goulston & Storrs, PC, counsel
to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the
Administrative Agent) incurred in connection with this Extension Agreement.

6.Representations and Warranties.  The Borrowers represent and warrant to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

(a)

The execution, delivery and performance of this Extension Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (i) are within each Borrower’s corporate
powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if
required, stockholder action, (iii) been duly executed and delivered by each
Borrower, (iv) do not and will not require any consent or approval of,
registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority
or any other Person, (v) do not and will not violate any applicable law, rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority or any Organization Document of any
Borrower, and (vi) do not and will not conflict with or result in any material
breach or contravention of,

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or the creation of any material Lien under, or require any material payment to
be made under (A) any material Contractual Obligation to which any Borrower is a
party or affecting any Borrower or the properties of any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental
Authority or any arbitral award to which any Borrower or the properties of any
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject.

(b)

This Extension Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower
that is party hereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(c)

The representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents
are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if the
applicable representation or warranty is already qualified by concepts of
materiality) on and as of the date hereof, as though made on the date hereof.

(d)

After giving effect to this Extension Agreement, no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.

7.Ratification, etc.  Except for certain provisions that are expressly amended
or waived by this Extension Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan
Documents and all documents, instruments and agreements related thereto are
hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force
and effect.  This Extension Agreement and the Credit Agreement shall hereafter
be read and construed together as a single document, and all references in the
Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument related
to the Credit Agreement shall hereafter refer to the Credit Agreement as amended
by this Extension Agreement.

8.Reaffirmation of Guarantee.  The Company hereby reaffirms its guarantee
contained in Article IX of the Credit Agreement of the payment when and as due
of the Obligations of the Designated Borrowers, and acknowledges and agrees that
such guarantee is and shall remain in full force and effect after giving effect
to this Extension Agreement.

9.GOVERNING LAW.  THIS EXTENSION AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

10.Counterparts.  This Extension Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and
by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a
single contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of
this Extension Agreement by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means
that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Extension
Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Extension
Agreement to Credit Agreement as a sealed instrument as of the date first set
forth above.

 

CABOT CORPORATION, as the Company and a Borrower

 

 

By:_____/s/ Steven Delahunt_________

Name:Steven Delahunt

Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender,

a Lender and an Extending Lender

 

 

By:_____/s/ D. Scott Farquhar_________

Name:D. Scott Farquhar

Title:Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CITIBANK, N.A., as an Issuing Bank, an Extending Lender and a Lender

 

 

 

By:

____/s/ Michael Vondriska__________

 

Name:

Michael Vondriska

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Donna MeMagistris________

Name:  Donna MeMagistris

Title:Authorized Signatory

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TD BANK, N.A.

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

____/s/ Alan Garson_______________

Name:Alan Garson

Title:Senior Vice President

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Molly Kropp______________

Name:Molly Kropp

Title:Vice President

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

____/s/ Christopher S. Allen________

Name:Christopher S. Allen

Title:Senior Vice President

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BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Raymond Qiao_____________

Name:Raymond Qiao

Title:Managing Director

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

____/s/ Mark Irey__________________

Name:Mark Irey

Title:Vice President

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CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Caroline Conole___________

Name:Caroline Conole

Title:Officer

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Michael Richards___________

Name:Michael Richards

Title:Senior Vice President and Managing Director

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

as an Extending Lender

 

 

 

By:

_____/s/ Josh Rosenthal____________

Name:Josh Rosenthal

Title:Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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