Exhibit 10.1


 


 


EXECUTION VERSION


 


 


	
        Published CUSIP
        Numbers:

        25764JAC5 (Transaction)

        25764JAD3 (Revolver)

        

        

        $400,000,000

        FIRST AMENDMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 28, 2014

        to

        CREDIT AGREEMENT

        dated as of December 7, 2012

        among

        DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.,

        VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF,

        WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

        as Administrative Agent

        and

        L/C Issuer,

        U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

        as Syndication Agent,

        and

        

        the other Lenders party hereto

         

        WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

        and

        U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

        as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers

        

        





    	 



    	 



    


This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of October 28, 2014 and is by and among


(i)                  
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);


(ii)                
the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referenced below; and


(iii)               
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).


Unless otherwise indicated,
all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Credit
Agreement referred to below.


W I T N E S S E T H :


WHEREAS, the Company, the
financial institutions party thereto (the “Existing Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent are parties to a
credit agreement dated as of December 7, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”); and


WHEREAS, the parties hereto
wish to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;


WHEREAS, certain Existing
Lenders wish to increase the amount of their Revolving Credit Commitments so that, giving effect to such increase, the amount of
their respective Revolving Credit Commitments will be as set forth opposite their respective names on Exhibit A attached
hereto; and


WHEREAS, certain financial
institutions which are not currently parties to the Credit Agreement and which are identified as new Lenders on Exhibit A
hereto (each a “New Lender”), wish to become Lenders under the Credit Agreement with the respective Revolving
Credit Commitments set forth opposite their respective names on Exhibit A attached hereto;


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto have agreed to the following amendment to the Credit Agreement.


1.                  
Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Upon the Effective Date (as defined below),
the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:


(a)                
The definition of “LIBOR” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to add the following as the final sentence thereof:


Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any
time LIBOR (determined as provided above) shall be less than zero, LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.




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(b)                
The definition of “Maturity Date” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 


“Maturity Date” means
October 28, 2019.


(c)                
The definitions of “Sanctioned Country” and “Sanctioned Person” set
forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:


“Sanctioned
Country” means a country subject to a sanctions program (a) identified on the list maintained by OFAC and
available at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx, or as otherwise published from
time to time or (b) imposed, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her
Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (any such program referenced in (a) or (b) being referred to as
“Sanctions”).


“Sanctioned Person” means
(a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” maintained by OFAC available
at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx, or as otherwise published from time to time,
or (b) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii)
a person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to Sanctions.


(d)                
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add thereto the following two definitions
in alphabetical order:


“Anti-Corruption Laws”
means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning
or relating to bribery or corruption.


“Anti-Terrorism Laws”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.14.


(e)                
Section 2.16(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference in the
first proviso thereto to “$150,000,000” and replacing it with a reference to “$200,000,000”.


(f)                 
Section 5.14 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:




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OFAC, Anti-Terrorism;
Etc.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to their knowledge, any of their Related Parties (a) is
an “enemy” or an “ally of the enemy” within the meaning of Section 2 of the Trading with the Enemy
Act of the United States (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 1 et seq.), (b) is in violation of (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, (ii)
any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V) or any enabling
legislation or executive order relating thereto, (iii) any Sanctions or (iv) the PATRIOT Act (collectively, the “Anti-Terrorism
Laws”) or (c) is a Sanctioned Person. No part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be unlawfully used directly
or indirectly to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person
or a Sanctioned Country, or in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including any Lender, any Arranger,
the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer) of any Anti-Terrorism Laws. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect
policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective
officers and employees and to the knowledge of the Borrower its directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws
in all material respects. 


(g)                
Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following as the second sentence
thereof:


Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
shall not use or permit the use of the proceeds of any Credit Extension in a manner inconsistent with its representation and warranty
set forth in the second sentence of Section 5.14.


(h)                Section 11.01(f) is amended in and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


(f) amend Section
1.09, amend the definition of “Offshore Currency” or amend the first sentence of Section 2.15 without,
in each case, the written consent of each Lender;


(i)                  
The first sentence of Section 11.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows: 


The Administrative Agent, acting solely
for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s office or, in the case of Wells
Fargo, any of its offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption and each Lender Joinder Agreement
delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal
amounts of (and stated interest on) the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).


(j)                 
Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to be
in the form of Schedule 2.01 attached hereto as Exhibit A.


(k)                
Schedule 7.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to be
in the form of Schedule 7.01 attached hereto as Exhibit B.




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(l)                  
Schedule 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to be
in the form of Schedule 7.03 attached hereto as Exhibit C.


2.                  
New Lenders.  The parties hereto agree that, as of the Effective Date, each
New Lender shall become a “Lender” under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, with all the rights and duties of
a “Lender” thereunder and with a Commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A attached
hereto.


3.                  
Representations and Warranties.  The Company hereby represents and warrants
that both immediately before and immediately after the effectiveness hereof and any Credit Extensions being made on the Effective
Date:


(a)                
The representations and warranties contained in Article V
of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date with the same effect as if
made on and as of the Effective Date, except for any representation and warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation
and warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.


(b)                
Since July 31, 2014, nothing has occurred (singly or in aggregate with all other occurrences)
that has had, or could reasonable be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.


(c)                
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Effective Date.


4.                  
Effectiveness.  This Amendment is a Loan Document and shall become effective
upon the date (the “Effective Date”) of the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:


(a)                
the execution and delivery hereof by the Company, the Administrative Agent and each Existing
Lender and New Lender identified, in either case, as having a Commitment on Exhibit A hereto;


(b)                
the execution and delivery by Donaldson Capital, Inc. of an Affirmation of Guaranty in the
form of Exhibit D hereto;


(c)                
the execution and delivery by the Company to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of each
Existing Lender or New Lender requesting the same at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date of an executed Note
reflecting the new or increased Commitment of such Lender resulting herefrom;


(d)                
subject to Section 5 hereof, all outstanding principal, interest, fees and other amounts owing
under the Credit Agreement having been repaid in full on the Effective Date (it being understood that such repayment may be made
out of the proceeds of Loans made on the Effective Date by the Lenders in accordance with their new Pro Rata Share giving effect
to this Amendment);




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(e)                
the Company shall have paid on the Effective Date to the Administrative Agent all separately
agreed fees and expenses relating hereto (including upfront and consent fees payable for the account of the financial institutions
executing this Amendment and legal fees of counsel to the Administrative Agent);


(f)                 
the delivery to the Administrative Agent of (i) a legal opinion of Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P.,
special counsel to the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) such corporate
certificates, evidence of corporate standing and authorization and other documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent
shall reasonably request; and


(g)                
receipt by the applicable Lenders of all documentation and other information required by applicable
“know your customer” and anti-money laundering laws and requested by such Lenders prior to the Effective Date.


5.                  
Waiver.  Each Existing Lender party hereto hereby (a) waives any notice of
the prepayment of Loans contemplated by Section 4(c) hereof to the extent otherwise required by Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement
and (b) waives any entitlement under Section 3.04 of the Credit Agreement to any and all amounts which would otherwise have
been payable thereunder in respect of the repayment of Loans contemplated by Section 4(c) hereof.


6.                  
References; Effect; Etc.  (a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference
to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement
as modified hereby. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full
force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the increase in Commitments effected hereby
shall not be deemed a utilization of the incremental commitment mechanism set forth in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement and
such section shall remain in full force and effect permitting, subject to the terms thereof (as amended hereby), Incremental Loan
Commitments aggregating not in excess of $200,000,000 after Effective Date.


(b)                
Upon the Effective Date, the obligation of the Existing Lenders and the New Lenders to participate
in the credit exposure associated with the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall be automatically adjusted such that,
after giving effect to such adjustments, (i) the credit exposure of each Lender with respect thereto is equal to its Pro Rata Share
(as set forth on Exhibit A hereto) of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations and (ii) Existing Lenders which do not have
a Commitment under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby have no further participation rights or obligations with respect thereto.


7.                  
No Waiver.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of or consent to any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents executed and/or
delivered in connection therewith.


8.                  
Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts
(and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when
taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment or the other documents
contemplated hereby by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.




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9.                  
Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED
THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.


10.               
Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience
of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused their duly authorized signatories to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first above written.


 


	 	DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James F. Shaw
	 	 	Name:  	James F. Shaw
	 	 	Title: 	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mark Holm
	 	 	Name:  	Mark Holm
	 	 	Title: 	Managing Director


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Edward B. Hanson
	 	 	Name:  	Edward B. Hanson
	 	 	Title: 	Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ. LTD., as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Thomas J. Sterr
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas J. Sterr
	 	 	Title: 	Authorized Signatory


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	BANK OF THE WEST, A CALIFORNIA BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ole Koppand
	 	 	Name:  	Ole Koppand
	 	 	Title: 	Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Krys Szremski
	 	 	Name:  	Krys Szremski 
	 	 	Title: 	Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	LLOYDS BANK PLC, as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Dennis McClellan
	 	 	Name:  	Dennis McClellan
	 	 	Title: 	Assistant Vice President
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Joel Slomko
	 	 	Name:   	Joel Slomko
	 	 	Title: 	Assistant Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	MIZUHO BANK (USA), as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	Takayuki Tomii
	 	 	Name:  	Takayuki Tomii
	 	 	Title: 	Senior Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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	 	BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kurt W. Anstaett
	 	 	Name:  	Kurt W. Anstaett
	 	 	Title: 	Senior Vice President


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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EXHIBIT
A


SCHEDULE 2.01


COMMITMENTS

AND PRO RATA SHARES


	Lender	Commitment	Pro Rata Share
	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association	$72,500,000	18.13%
	U.S. Bank National Association	$72,500,000	18.13%
	The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.	$45,000,000	11.25%
	Bank of the West, a California Banking Corporation	$45,000,000	11.25%
	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$45,000,000	11.25%
	Lloyds Bank plc	$45,000,000	11.25%
	Mizuho Bank (USA)	$45,000,000	11.25%
	Branch Banking and Trust Company	$30,000,000	7.50%
	Total	$400,000,000	100.00%


 


* means the Lender is a New Lender (as defined in the
First Amendment hereto dated as of October 28, 2014).


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




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EXHIBIT
B


SCHEDULE 7.01


EXISTING LIENS


 


As of July 31, 2014


 


 


 


	Various capitalized leases in the U.S.	$3,170,791
	 	 
	Various capitalized leases in Japan	$       6,172


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




    	 



    	 



    


EXHIBIT
C


SCHEDULE 7.03


EXISTING INVESTMENTS


 


As of July 31, 2014


 


 


	Investment in Advanced Filtration Systems Inc.	$11,817,000
	 	 
	Investment in PT Panata Jaya Mandiri	$  6,388,763
	 	 
	Investment in Rashed al-Rashed & Sons-Donaldson Ltd.	$  3,192,391
	 	 
	Investment in Applied Membrane Technology Inc.	$     225,094


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




    	 



    	 



    


EXHIBIT
D


AFFIRMATION
OF GUARANTY 


The undersigned (the “Guarantor”)
acknowledges receipt of a copy of that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Amendment”)
relating to the Credit Agreement dated as of December 7, 2012 (the “Credit Agreement”) referred to therein,
consents to the Amendment and each of the transactions referenced therein, hereby reaffirms its obligations under the Guaranty
and agrees that all references in the Guaranty to the “Credit Agreement” shall hereafter mean and be a reference to
the Credit Agreement as amended by the Amendment. Capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. Although the Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth herein
and has acknowledged and consented to same, the Guarantor understands that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has
any obligation to inform the Guarantor of such matters in the future or to seek the Guarantor’s acknowledgment or consent
to future amendments or waivers, and nothing herein or in any Loan Document shall create such a duty.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




    	 



    	 



    


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Guarantor has caused this Affirmation of Guaranty to be executed and delivered as of the date of the Amendment.


	 	DONALDSON CAPITAL, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 
	 	 	Name:  	 
	 	 	Title: 	 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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