Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT dated as of January 14, 2011 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 15, 2008, as heretofore amended (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among CEPHALON, INC., a Delaware corporation, the LENDERS party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

 

WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the Lenders whose signatures appear below, constituting at least the Required Lenders, are willing to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including in the recitals hereto) have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.  Amendment to the Credit Agreement.  Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (a) deleting the “and” at the end of clause (aa), (b) replacing the period at the end of clause (bb) with “; and” and (c) adding the following new clause:

 

(cc)  Investments by the Borrower in the form of loans under a single non-revolving unsecured credit facility to a Person identified as “Company A” in a transaction description heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of funding clinical trials or other product development of such Person; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments made pursuant to this clause (cc) shall not exceed US$25,000,000.

 

SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties.  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each of the Lenders, as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), that:

 

(a)  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action.  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting

 











 

creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(b)  The representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, except in the case of any such representation or warranty that expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

 

(c)  On and as of the Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 4.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective, as of the date first above written, on the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the authorized signatures of the Borrower and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders, provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable to it or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.  Effect of Amendment.  (a)  Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

 

(b)  On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.  This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 6.  Applicable Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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SECTION 7.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on 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 imaging shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

SECTION 8.  Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 9.  Headings.  The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.

 

SECTION 10.  Administrative Agent’s Expenses.  Without limiting the Borrower’s obligations under Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
CEPHALON, INC.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ J. Kevin Buchi
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: J. Kevin Buchi
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as   Administrative Agent,
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ James A. Knight
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: James A. Knight
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice President
    


 











 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ Yinghua Zhang
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Yinghua Zhang
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice President
    


 











 

	
 
    	
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
    
	
 
    	
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO
    
	
 
    	
CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ David Barton
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: David Barton
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Director
    


 











 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ Ming K. Chu
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Ming K. Chu
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice President
    


 

 

	
 
    	
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ Heidi Sandquist
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Heidi Sandquist
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Director
    


 











 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ Jennifer Hwang
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Jennifer Hwang
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice President
    


 











 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

CEPHALON, INC. CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
by
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
/s/ John M. Fessick
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: John M. Fessick
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Senior Vice President