Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement



 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 This AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
(“Amendment”) is entered into as of September 25, 2008, by and among SAVVIS Communications Corporation, a Missouri corporation (“Borrower”), SAVVIS, Inc. (f/k/a SAVVIS Communications Corporation), a Delaware corporation
(“Holdings”), Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as a Lender and as Agent for all Lenders (“Agent”) and the other Lenders party to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, Borrower, Holdings, Agent and Lenders are
parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2005 (as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the definitions provided
therefore in the Credit Agreement); 
 WHEREAS, Borrower has informed Agent and Lenders that, on the date hereof, Borrower desires to enter
into (i) that certain First Amendment to Deed of Lease with RHP Industrial, LLC, an affiliate of RREEF, relating to the leased location at 45901 Nokes Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia and (ii) that certain First Amendment to Deed of Lease
with RHP Industrial, LLC, an affiliate of RREEF, relating to the leased location at 45845 Nokes Boulevard., Sterling, Virginia, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Sterling Leases”); 
 WHEREAS, Borrower has informed Agent and Lenders that it desires to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects to among other things permit the
Indebtedness under the Sterling Leases and Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; 
 NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in the Credit Agreement and this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows: 
 1. Amendment. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit
Agreement is amended as follows: 
 (a) Clause (g) of Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows: 
 (g) Indebtedness of up to $32,000,000 in the aggregate owing under the Sterling Leases, 
 (b) The following new defined term is hereby added to Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in its appropriate alphabetical order: 
 “Sterling Leases” means each of the (i) First Amendment to Deed of Lease dated September 25, 2008 between
Borrower and RPH Industrial, LLC, an affiliate of RREEF, with respect to the leased location at 45901 Nokes Boulevard, 








 
Sterling, Virginia, and (ii) First Amendment to Deed of Lease dated September 25, 2008 between Borrower and RPH Industrial, LLC, an affiliate of
RREEF, with respect to the leased location at 45845 Nokes Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia, in each case as in effect on the Tenth Amendment Effective Date. 
 “Tenth Amendment Effective Date” means September 25, 2008. 
 2. Conditions to
Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the following conditions precedent (unless specifically waived in writing by Agent), each to be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent: 
 (a) Agent shall have received a fully executed copy of this Amendment, together with the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto; 
 (b) Borrower shall have delivered to Agent fully executed copies of the Sterling Leases; 
 (c) Borrower shall have provided to Agent, for the pro rata benefit of Lenders, an amendment fee in the amount of $25,000 in connection with the
execution and delivery by Lenders of this Amendment, which fee shall be fully earned and payable on the date hereof; 
 (d) Borrower shall
have delivered to Agent such other documents, agreements and instruments as may be requested or required by Agent in connection with this Amendment, each in form and content acceptable to Agent; 
 (e) All proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and all documents, instruments and other legal matters
incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent and its legal counsel; and 
 (f) No Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing. 
 3. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Warranties and Absence of Defaults. In order to induce Agent to enter into this Amendment, each of Borrower and Holdings hereby warrants to Agent, as of the date hereof, that the representations and
warranties of Borrower and Holdings contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof (other than those which, by their terms, specifically are made as of certain dates prior to the date
hereof). 
 (b) Expenses. Each of Borrower and Holdings, jointly and severally, agree to pay on demand all costs and expenses of Agent
in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and all other instruments or documents provided for herein or delivered or to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith. All obligations
provided herein shall survive any termination of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 
 (c) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be
a contract made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. 
  

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 (d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties
hereto on the same or separate counterparts, and each such counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. Receipt by telecopy of any
executed signature page to this Amendment shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page. 
 4. Release. 
 (a) In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, each of Borrower and Holdings, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and
Lenders, and their successors and assigns, and their present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent, each Lender and all such
other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Releasees” and individually as a “Releasee”), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises,
sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim” and collectively, “Claims”) of every name
and nature, either known or suspected, both at law and in equity, which Borrower or Holdings or any of their successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of
them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the day and date of this Amendment, including, without limitation, for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in
connection with any of the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto. 
 (b) Each of
Borrower and Holdings understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be
instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed under seal and
delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first written above. 
  

			
	 SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,

 a Missouri corporation, as Borrower

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip J. Koen

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 SAVVIS, INC.,

 a Delaware
corporation, as Holdings

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip J. Koen

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer


  

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	WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,
	a California corporation, as Agent and as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nichol Shuart

	Title:	 	Vice President


  

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	OHSF FINANCING, LTD., as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

			
	OHSF II FINANCING, LTD., as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

			
	 OAK HILL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FINANCING, LTD., as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

			
	OAK HILL CREDIT ALPHA FINANCE I, LLC, as a Lender
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Credit Alpha Fund, L.P.,
		 	its Member
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Credit Alpha Gen Par, L.P.,
		 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	Oak Hill Credit Alpha MGP, LLC,
its General Partner


  

					
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

		 	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

			
	 OAK HILL CREDIT ALPHA FINANCE I (OFFSHORE), LTD., as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott D. Krase

	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

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	 FIRST BANK BUSINESS CAPITAL, INC. f/k/a FB COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC., as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gregg Nuitt

	Title:	 	Vice President


  

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 CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION 
 Each of the undersigned hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 10 to Credit Agreement (the
“Amendment”); (ii) consents to Borrower’s execution and delivery of the Amendment; (iii) agrees to be bound by the Amendment; and (iv) reaffirms that the Loan Documents to which it is a party (and its obligations
thereunder) shall continue to remain in full force and effect. Although each of the undersigned has been informed of the matters set forth herein and have acknowledged and agreed to same, each of the undersigned understands that Agent and Lenders
have no obligation to inform any of the undersigned of such matters in the future or to seek any of the undersigned’s acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments, waivers or consents, and nothing herein shall create such a duty.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of the Amendment.

  

			
	SAVVIS, INC., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip J. Koen

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	 SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip J. Koen

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
	
	SAVVIS FEDERAL SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Philip J. Koen

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer