First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2010



 Exhibit 10.1 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 20, 2010, is entered into by and
between TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and Bank of America, N.A. (the “Lender”). 

RECITALS 

A. The Borrower and the Lender are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2008 (the “Credit
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender has extended certain credit facilities to the Borrower. 
 B. The Borrower
has requested that the Lender agree to certain amendments with respect to the Credit Agreement, and the Lender has agreed to such request, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment. 

NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows: 
 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings, if
any, assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof and with effect from and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: 

(a) The definition of “Applicable Rate” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting
it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 
 “Applicable Rate” means, unless and
until the proviso to this definition becomes applicable, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Lender pursuant to
Section 6.02(a): 
  

							
	Applicable Rate
	 Pricing

Level
	 	 Consolidated Total

Leverage Ratio
	 	 Applicable

Rate for

Commitment

Fee
	 	 Applicable Rate

for Eurodollar

Rate Loans and

determination of

Letter of Credit

Fees

	 1
	 	<0.75:1.00	 	0.25%	 	1.25%
	 2
	 	30.75:1.00 but <1.50:1.00	 	0.30%	 	1.50%
	 3
	 	31.50:1.00	 	0.375%	 	1.75%

  

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provided, however, that in the event the maturity of the Loan is extended pursuant to Section 2.12, then from and after June 28, 2010, “Applicable Rate” shall mean the
following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Lender pursuant to Section 6.02(a): 

 

							
	Applicable Rate
	 Pricing

Level
	 	 Consolidated Total

Leverage Ratio
	 	 Applicable

Rate for

Commitment

Fee
	 	 Applicable Rate

for Eurodollar

Rate Loans and

determination of

Letter of Credit

Fees

	1	 	<0.75:1.00	 	0.50%	 	3.00%
	2	 	30.75:1.00 but <1.50:1.00	 	0.55%	 	3.25%
	3	 	31.50:1.00	 	0.625%	 	3.50%

 Any increase or
decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to
Section 6.02(a); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level 3 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance
Certificate was required to have been delivered. 
 (b) The definition of “Maturity Date” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

“Maturity Date” means the later of (a) June 27, 2010 and (b) if maturity of the Loan is
extended pursuant to Section 2.12, June 27, 2011 (the “Extended Maturity Date”). 
 (c)
The definition of “Permitted Acquisitions” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the reference to “$100,000,000” and replacing it with “$130,000,000”. 

(d) Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted it in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

2.12 Extension of Maturity Date. 

(a) If on June 25, 2010 the Borrower shall deliver to the Lender a certificate of the Borrower dated as of such date
signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of such date, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier 
  

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date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.12, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed
to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (ii) no Default exists as of such date, then the Maturity Date shall be June 27, 2011. If such
certificates are not delivered on such date, the Maturity Date shall remain June 27, 2010. 
 3. Representations and
Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows: 
 (a) After giving effect to this
Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 
 (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to or action by, any Person
(including any Governmental Authority) in order to be effective and enforceable. 
 (c) All representations and warranties of
the Borrower contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to this Amendment, except to the extent that any such representation and warranty
specifically relates to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date after giving effect to this Amendment. 

(d) The Borrower is entering into this Amendment on the basis of its own investigation and for its own reasons, without reliance upon the
Lender or any other Person. 
 (e) The obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are
not subject to any defense, counterclaim, set-off, right of recoupment, abatement or other claim. 
 4. Amendment Effective
Date. This Amendment shall become effective when each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4 has been satisfied (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”): 

(a) The Lender shall have received duly-executed counterpart originals (or, if agreed by the Lender, fax or PDF copies) of (i) this
Amendment from the Borrower and the Lender, (ii) a Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation in the form of Annex I hereto executed by each of the Guarantors and (iii) an Indemnity and Contribution Agreement among the Borrower and the
Guarantors in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. 
 (b) The Lender shall have received such certificates of
resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Lender may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act
as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other documents and agreements delivered in connection herewith (together, the “Amendment Documents”) to which such Loan Party is a party. 

 

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 (c) The Lender shall have received such documents and certifications as the Lender may
reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower is in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of organization. 
 (d)
The Borrower shall have paid to the Lender all reasonable and documented costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the Lender in connection with this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents, to the extent invoiced prior to the Amendment
Effective Date (including any previously invoiced and outstanding costs and attorneys’ fees that relate to services previously provided). 

(e) The Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to it, such additional approvals, consents, documents and other
information as the Lender shall reasonably request. 
 5. Reservation of Rights. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees
that neither the execution nor the delivery by the Lender of this Amendment shall (a) be deemed to create a course of dealing or otherwise obligate the Lender to execute similar amendments, consents or waivers under the same or similar
circumstances in the future or (b) be deemed to create any implied waiver of any right or remedy of the Lender with respect to any term or provision of any Loan Document. 

6. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Except as expressly amended or modified hereby or by the other Amendment Documents, all terms, covenants and provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and all references therein to such Credit Agreement shall henceforth refer to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment. The Borrower hereby fully ratifies
and affirms each Loan Document to which it is a party. This Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into, and a part of, the Credit Agreement. 

(b) This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No
third party beneficiaries are intended in connection with this Amendment. 
 (c) THIS AMENDMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF SECTION 9.14 AND SECTION 9.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO GOVERNING LAW AND WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, THE PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE BY THIS REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN IN FULL. 

(d) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each of the parties hereto understands and agrees that this document (and any other document required herein) may be delivered by any party hereto or thereto either in the form of an
executed original or an executed original sent by facsimile transmission to be followed promptly by mailing of a hard copy original, and the receipt by the Lender of a facsimile transmitted document purportedly bearing the signature of the Borrower
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other parties hereto, as applicable, shall bind the Borrower or such other party, respectively, with the same force and effect as the delivery of a hard copy original. Any failure by the Lender
to receive the hard copy executed original of such document shall not diminish the binding effect of receipt of the facsimile transmitted executed original of such document of the party whose hard copy page was not received by the Lender.

 (e) This Amendment contains the entire and exclusive agreement of the parties hereto with reference to the matters discussed
herein. This Amendment supersedes all prior drafts and communications with respect thereto. This Amendment may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by the Borrower and the Lender. 

(f) If any term or provision of this Amendment shall be deemed prohibited by or invalid under any applicable law, such provision shall be
invalidated without affecting the remaining provisions of this Amendment or the Credit Agreement, respectively. 
 (g) The
Borrower covenants to pay to or reimburse the Lender, upon demand, for all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including allocated costs of in-house counsel) incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation, execution
and delivery, and enforcement of this Amendment. 
 (h) This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” under and as
defined in the Credit Agreement. 
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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. 
  

			
	TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Steve Buhaly

	Name:	 	 Steve Buhaly

	Title:	 	 CFO

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Susan Liles

	Name:	 	 Susan Liles

	Title:	 	 Treasurer




Signature Page 1 to First Amendment to Credit Agreement 








			
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christina Felsing

	Name:	 	 Christina Felsing

	Title:	 	 Vice President




Signature Page 2 to First Amendment to Credit Agreement 







 ANNEX I 

to First Amendment to 

Credit Agreement 

GUARANTOR CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION 

Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, acknowledges that its consent to the foregoing First Amendment to Credit
Agreement (the “Amendment”) is not required, but each of the undersigned nevertheless does hereby consent to the foregoing Amendment and to the documents and agreements referred to therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit any
of the terms or provisions of the Guaranty of the undersigned or the Amendment Documents executed by the undersigned in the Lender’s favor, or any other Loan Document executed by the undersigned (as the same may be amended from time to time),
all of which are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects. Each of the undersigned, in its capacity as a Guarantor, reaffirms and agrees that the Guaranty as to which each of the undersigned is a party, and all other Amendment Documents, Loan
Documents and agreements executed and delivered by the undersigned to the Lender in connection with such documents, are in full force and effect without defense, offset or counterclaim and will so continue. This Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation
may be executed in counterparts. 
  

			
	TRIQUINT, INC.
	TRIQUINT TFR, INC.
	TRIQUINT ASIA, INC.
	 TRIQUINT TEXAS GENERAL HOLDING
COMPANY

	TRIQUINT TEXAS, INC.
	TRIQUINT SALES AND DESIGN, INC.
	TRIQUINT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO.
	TRIQUINT EUROPE HOLDING COMPANY
	TRIQUINT WJ, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Steve Buhaly

	Name:	 	 Steve Buhaly

	Title:	 	 CFO

		
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Signature Page 1 to Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation 








			
	TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR TEXAS, LP
		
	By:	 	TriQuint Texas General Holding Company, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Steve Buhaly

	Name:	 	 Steve Buhaly

	Title:	 	 CFO

	
	WJ NEWCO, LLC
		
	By:	 	 TriQuint WJ, Inc.,
 its sole
member

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Steve Buhaly

	Name:	 	 Steve Buhaly

	Title:	 	 CFO




Signature Page 2 to Guarantor Consent and Reaffirmation