EX-10.1





 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of May 7, 2020 among MOHAWK INDUSTRIES,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors party hereto, each Lender party hereto, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below). 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the
Administrative Agent, entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended as set forth below, subject to the terms
and conditions specified in this Amendment; and 
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto are willing to amend the Credit Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions specified in this Amendment. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. 

(a) The definition of “Applicable Cash Balance” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as
follows: 
 “Applicable Cash Balance” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the
Applicable Cash Balance (as defined in the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date)) as calculated pursuant to the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (as in effect on the First Amendment Effective
Date). 
 (b) The proviso to clause (a)(v) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows: 
 provided, that, the aggregate amount permitted to be added to Consolidated
Net Income pursuant to this clause (a)(v)(B) for any period shall not exceed (1) for any period that is a Covenant Relief Measurement Period, $120,000,000 for such period, and (2) for any period not specified in the immediately
preceding clause (1), seven and one half percent (7.5%) of Consolidated EBITDA as calculated by this definition (but without adding back any amounts pursuant to this clause (a)(v)(B)) for such period, 

(c) The definition of “Loan Documents” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:

 “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty, each Joinder Agreement, each Committed
Loan Notice, the Fee Letter, and the First Amendment Fee Letter; provided, that, the First Amendment Fee Letter shall not constitute a Loan Document for purposes of Section 11.01. 

 












 (d) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add the following
defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order: 
 “Covenant Relief Period” means the period commencing
on June 28, 2020 and ending on the Maturity Date. 
 “Covenant Relief Measurement Period” means each of
(a) the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending September 26, 2020, (b) the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending December 31, 2020, and (c) the period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters of the Company ending April 3, 2021. 
 “First Amendment Effective Date” means
May 6, 2020. 
 “First Amendment Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter agreement dated the First
Amendment Effective Date among the Company, the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. 
 “Leverage
Trigger Event” means, on any date during the Covenant Relief Period, the delivery by the Company of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) demonstrating that the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, as of
the last day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date, was greater than 3.75 to 1.00 (it being understood and agreed that if, during the Covenant Relief Period, the Company fails
to deliver a Compliance Certificate when due in accordance with Section 6.02(b), a “Leverage Trigger Event” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date such Compliance Certificate was required to have been
delivered, if the Administrative Agent determines that the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date, was greater than 3.75 to
1.00). 
 “Leverage Trigger Event End Date” means, with respect to any Leverage Trigger Event, the first (1st) date occurring after such Leverage Trigger Event on which the Administrative Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that (a) the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, as
of the last day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date, was not greater than 3.75 to 1.00, and (b) the Company was in compliance with Section 7.12
as of the last day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date. 

“Leverage Trigger Period” means, with respect to any Leverage Trigger Event, the period commencing upon the
occurrence of such Leverage Trigger Event and ending on the Leverage Trigger Event End Date with respect to such Leverage Trigger Event. 

“Share Repurchase” means any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking
fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interest of the Company, or on account of any return of capital to the Company’s stockholders, partners or
members (or the equivalent Person thereof). 

  
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 (e) The definitions of “Leverage Increase Period”, “Qualified
Acquisition” and “Qualified Acquisition Notice” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement are deleted. 

(f) Section 2.09(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended to add a new clause (iii) thereto immediately following clause
(ii) to read as follows: 
 (iii) The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, in Dollars, fees in the amounts,
for the account of the Persons, and at the times, specified in the First Amendment Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 

(g) Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is amended as follows: (i) the “.” at the end of Section 7.06(e)
is amended to be a “;”; and (ii) the following proviso is added immediately following Section 7.06(e) to read as follows: 

provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 7.06, during any
Leverage Trigger Period, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare of make, directly or indirectly, any Share Repurchase (except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7.06(c) or
Section 7.06(e)). 
 (h) Section 7.12(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:

 (b) Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter
of the Company to be greater than (i) 3.75 to 1.00, for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from January 1, 2020 to and including June 27, 2020, and (ii) 4.75 to 1.00, for any fiscal quarter ending thereafter. 

2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: 

(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Loan Parties, the Required
Lenders, and the Administrative Agent; and 
 (b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence that an amendment to the
Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, is effective (or will be effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment). 

3. Miscellaneous. 

(a) The Loan Documents and the obligations of the Loan Parties thereunder are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in
full force and effect according to their terms. This Amendment is a Loan Document. 
 (b) Each Loan Party represents and
warrants that: (i) such Loan Party has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment; (ii) the
execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (A) contravene the terms of such Loan Party’s
Organization Documents, (B) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of (1) any material Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party 

  
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is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (2) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority
or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject, (C) result in the creation of any Lien under any material Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is a party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of
such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for Liens permitted under the Credit Agreement, or (D) violate any Law; (iii) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with,
any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment; (iv) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms; provided, that, the enforceability of this Amendment is subject in each case to general
principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency (including administration) and similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and (v) after giving effect to this Amendment, (A) the representations and
warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) or in any other Loan Document, or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection therewith, shall be true and correct in all
material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the date of this Amendment (except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which
case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date) and except that for purposes of this Section 3(b)(v)(A), the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.05(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement, and (B) no Default shall exist. 

(c) This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which
shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imagine means shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
 (d) If any provision of this Amendment is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (i) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 (e) THIS AMENDMENT AND
ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 (f) The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement with respect to
submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue and waiver of jury trial are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms. 

[Signature pages follow] 

  
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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. 
  

							
	COMPANY:	 		 	MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Shailesh Bettadapur

		 		 	Name:	 	Shailesh Bettadapur
		 		 	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer
			
	GUARANTORS:	 		 	ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Shailesh Bettadapur

		 		 	Name:	 	Shailesh Bettadapur
		 		 	Title:	 	Authorized Representative
			
		 		 	DAL-TILE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Shailesh Bettadapur

		 		 	Name:	 	Shailesh Bettadapur
		 		 	Title:	 	Authorized Representative

  

  
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	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:	 		 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
		 		 	as Administrative Agent
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Kay Reedy

		 		 	Name:	 	Kay Reedy
		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Director


  
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	LENDERS:	 		 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
		 		 	as a Lender
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Kay Reedy

		 		 	Name:	 	Kay Reedy
		 		 	Title:	 	Managing Director


  
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	 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as
a Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as
a Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Sean P. Walters

	Name:	 	Sean P. Walters
	Title:	 	Vice President



  
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	 BNP PARIBAS,
 as a
Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Monica Tilani

	Name:	 	Monica Tilani
	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kirk Hoffman

	Name:	 	Kirk Hoffman
	Title:	 	Managing Director



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



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Stephen J. D’Elia

	Name:	 	Stephen J. D’Elia
	Title:	 	Vice President



  
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	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
 as a
Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan Bennett

	Name:	 	Jonathan Bennett
	Title:	 	Executive Director



  
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	 MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 as a
Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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	 UNICREDIT BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	



  
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	 GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
 as a
Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jamie Minieri

	Name:	 	Jamie Minieri
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory



  
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	 KBC BANK N.V., NEW YORK BRANCH,
 as
a Lender



 
			
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Deborah Carlson

	Name:	 	Deborah Carlson
	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Francis Payne

	Name:	 	Francis Payne
	Title:	 	Managing Director



  
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