exv10w1







Exhibit 10.1




EXECUTION VERSION




AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




     This AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 23, 2009, is
entered into by and between GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, 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 February
27, 2009 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, 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. As used herein,
“Amendment Documents” means this Amendment, the Credit Agreement (as amended by this
Amendment), and each certificate and other document executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 4 hereof.



     2. Amendment to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and with
effect from and after the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:



          (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended at the definition of
“Commitment” by deleting “$180,000,000” and inserting in its place “$250,000,000”.




     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 organizational
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 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. Effective Date. This Amendment will become effective when each of the conditions
precedent set forth in this Section 4 has been satisfied (the “Effective Date”):



          (a) The Lender shall have received from the Borrower a duly executed original (or, if elected
by the Lender, an executed facsimile copy) counterpart to this Amendment.




          (b) The Lender shall have received from the Borrower a certificate signed by the secretary or
assistant secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Lender, and certifying evidence of the authorization of the execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Amendment.




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          (c) 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 Effective Date.




          (d) 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 or consents 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, all terms, covenants and provisions of the
Credit Agreement 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.
This Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into, and be 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 9.13, 9.14 AND
9.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT RELATING TO, INTER ALIA, GOVERNING LAW, SUBMISSION TO
JURISDICTION, VENUE, WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE, THE PROVISIONS
OF WHICH SECTIONS 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 or one of the 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 out-of-pocket costs and expenses 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.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, as the Borrower

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ HERM ROSENMAN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Herm Rosenman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice
President, Finance 	 
	 



Signature Page 1 to Amendment to Credit Agreement





 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ JOHN C. PLECQUE
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John C. Plecque 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 



Signature Page 2 to Amendment to Credit Agreement