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Exhibit 10.40
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of December 21, 2015 (this “Amendment”), to the AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 27, 2015 (the “Credit Agreement”), among WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC., a California corporation (the “Borrower”), WILLIAM LYON HOMES, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and CREDIT SUISSE AG, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders.
A.  Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have extended, and have agreed to extend, credit to the Borrower.
B.    The Borrower and Parent have requested, and the Required Lenders have agreed, to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1.    Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2.    Amendment to the Credit Agreement.   Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)    The definition of the term “Intangible Assets” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “franchises, licenses, unamortized deferred charges and unamortized debt discount” appearing in such definition and replacing such phrase with the following phrase “franchises and licenses”.
(b)    The definition of the term “Leverage Ratio” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting immediately before the period therein the words “, plus (iv) to the extent not included in Consolidated Tangible Net Worth, the consolidated equity holders’ equity, less Intangible Assets, of any Joint Venture, if all or a portion of the Indebtedness of such Joint Venture is included in Consolidated Debt”.
SECTION 3.    Representations and Warranties.  To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, Parent and the Borrower represent and warrant to each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement are true and 





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correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality, which are correct and accurate in all respects) on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below) as if made on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, provided if any such representations and warranties are expressly made only as of a prior date, such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality are correct and accurate in all respects) as of such prior date; and (b) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
SECTION 4.    Amendment Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) on which (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower, Parent and the Required Lenders; and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and reimbursement of all expenses required to be paid by the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. 
SECTION 5.    Effect of Amendment.  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 Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or the Administrative Agent 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 are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.  This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Credit Agreement specifically referred to herein.  After the date hereof, any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.  This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 6.    Acknowledgement and Consent. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has read this Amendment and consents to the terms hereof and further hereby affirms, confirms and agrees that (a) notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the obligations of such Loan Party under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall not be impaired and each of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects, in each case, as amended hereby; and (b) its guaranty of the Obligations, and the pledge of and/or grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral to secure the Obligations, all as and to the extent provided in the Security Documents as originally executed, shall continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations as modified hereby.





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SECTION 7.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same contract.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other customary means of electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. 
SECTION 8.    Applicable Law.  THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL CLAIMS AND CONTROVERSIES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.    Submission to Jurisdiction.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined only in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Amendment shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Amendment or the other Loan Documents against the Borrower, Parent or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
SECTION 10.    Headings.  The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date and year first above written.
	
		
	WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC.,

	By /s/ Matthew R. Zaist

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Matthew R. Zaist

	 
	Title: Co-CEO & President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	By /s/ Colin T. Severn

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Colin T. Severn

	 
	Title: SVP & Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 






	
			
	WILLIAM LYON HOMES,

	By /s/ Matthew R. Zaist

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Matthew R. Zaist

	 
	Title: Co-CEO & President

	 
	 

	 
	 

	By /s/ Colin T. Severn

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Colin T. Severn

	 
	Title: SVP & Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 















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	CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, individually and as Administrative Agent,

	By /s/ Bill O’Daly

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Bill O’Daly

	 
	Title: Authorized Signatory

	 
	 

	By /s/ D. Andrew Maletta

	 
	 

	 
	Name: D. Andrew Maletta

	 
	Title: Authorized Signatory















SIGNATURE PAGE TO 
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
DATED AS OF MARCH 27, 2015






Name of Lender: Citibank, N.A.
	
		
	By /s/ John C. Rowland

	 
	 

	 
	Name: John C. Rowland

	 
	Title: Vice President











SIGNATURE PAGE TO 
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
DATED AS OF MARCH 27, 2015






Name of Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
	
		
	By /s/ Nadeige Dang

	 
	 

	 
	Name: Nadeige Dang

	 
	Title: Vice President









SIGNATURE PAGE TO 
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
WILLIAM LYON HOMES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
DATED AS OF MARCH 27, 2015






Name of Lender: COMERICA BANK
	
		
	By /s/ David Plattner

	 
	 

	 
	Name: David Plattner

	 
	Title: VP – Western Market