Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING
  CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of November 18, 2015, by and between WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC (the “Borrower”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as credit agent (in such capacity, the “Credit Agent”), and as the sole lender as of the date hereof under the Loan Agreement (as hereafter defined) (in such capacity, the “Lender”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

The Borrower, the Credit Agent, and the Lender are parties to, among other documents, instruments, and agreements, that certain Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 4, 2012 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the “Loan Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition have the meanings specified therefor in the Loan Agreement.

 

The Borrower, the Credit Agent and the Lender desire to further amend the Loan Agreement on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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

 

1.                                      Amendment.  Effective on the Effective Date (as hereafter defined), the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the definition of the term “Applicable Margin” where it appears in Section 13.1 and replacing it with the following:

 

“Applicable Margin” means 1.40% per annum.

 

2.                                      Acknowledgments by Borrower.  The Borrower acknowledges, confirms and agrees that:

 

(a)                                 This Amendment is a Loan Document.

 

(b)                                 From and after the Effective Date, all references to the Loan Agreement in any Loan Document shall be to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as it from time to time hereafter may be amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified.

 

(c)                                  Except as provided herein, the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect, and the Borrower hereby (x) ratifies, confirms and reaffirms all and singular of the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (y) represents and warrants that:

 

 

(i)                                     No Default or Event of Default exists as of the date the Borrower executes this Amendment, nor will a Default or Event of Default exist as of the Effective Date.

 

(ii)                                  The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and correct as of the Effective Date, except (A) as to matters which speak to a specific date, and (B) for changes in the ordinary course to the extent permitted and contemplated by the Loan Agreement.

 

(iii)                               The Borrower has the power and authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and any other documents to be executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection with this Amendment (this Amendment and such other documents, collectively, the “Amendment Documents”), and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of the Amendment Documents, and the person executing and delivering the Amendment Documents on behalf of the Borrower is, or, as applicable, will be, duly authorized to do so.

 

(iv)                              This Amendment has been, and all other Amendment Documents will be, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and constitutes or will constitute upon their respective execution and delivery, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the effect of equitable principles whether applied in an action at law or a suit in equity.

 

(d)                                 The Borrower shall promptly pay upon receipt of an invoice or statement therefor the reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and disbursements incurred by the Credit Agent and the Lender in connection with this Amendment and any prior matters involving the Loan.

 

(e)                                  The Borrower does not have any offsets, defenses, claims, counterclaims or causes of action of any kind or nature against the Credit Agent or any Lender with respect to any of its liabilities and obligations to the Credit Agent or any Lender, and, in any event, the Borrower specifically waives, releases, and forever relinquishes all claims, demands, obligations, liabilities, and causes of action of whatever kind or nature, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, which it has or may have, from the beginning of the world to both the date hereof and the Effective Date, against the Credit Agent, or any Lender or their respective current or former Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, independent contractors, and predecessors, together with their successors and assigns, directly or indirectly arising out of or based upon any matter related to the Loan, the Obligations, the Loan Agreement, any other Loan Documents, or the administration thereof.

 

3.                                      Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction by the Borrower of, or written waiver by the Credit Agent and the Lender of, the following

 

2

 

conditions, and any other conditions set forth in this Amendment , by no later than 4:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the date of this Amendment, as such time and date may be extended in writing by the Credit Agent, in its sole discretion (with the date, if at all, by which such conditions have been satisfied or waived being referred to herein as, the “Effective Date”), failing which this Amendment and all related documents shall be null and void at the option of the Credit Agent:

 

(a)                                 Delivery by the Borrower to the Credit Agent of the following:

 

(i)                                     This Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Credit Agent and each Lender.

 

(ii)                                  Such other documents as the Credit Agent or any Lender reasonably may require, duly executed and delivered.

 

(b)                                 No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or will be caused by or result from the Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents, or the performance by the Borrower of its obligations hereunder or thereunder.

 

(c)                                  The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Amendment or in any other Amendment Document (i) shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date that such representations and warranties were made (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and (ii) shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).

 

(d)                                 In addition to all other expense payment and reimbursement obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents, the Borrower will, promptly following the receipt of an appropriate invoice therefor, pay or reimburse the Credit Agent and the Lender for all of their respective reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and disbursements) incurred in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents.

 

4.                                      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 This Amendment shall be governed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to conflict of laws principles) as an instrument under seal.

 

(b)                                 This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Signatures transmitted electronically (including by fax or e-mail) shall have the same legal effect as originals, but each party nevertheless shall deliver originally signed counterparts of this Amendment to each other party, upon request.

 

3

 

(c)                                  This Amendment constitutes the complete agreement among the Borrower, the Credit Agent, and the Lender with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understanding relating to the subject matter of this Amendment, and may not be modified, altered, or amended except in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

 

(d)                                 Time is of the essence with respect to all aspects of this Amendment.

 

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank]

 

4

 

Executed as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
WALKER &   DUNLOP, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/ Stephen P. Theobald
    
	
 
    	
Name: Stephen P.   Theobald
    
	
 
    	
Title: EVP,   CFO & Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
BANK OF AMERICA,   N.A., as Credit Agent and Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
/s/ Jane E. Huntington
    
	
 
    	
Name: Jane E.   Huntington
    
	
 
    	
Title: Senior Vice   President
    

 

[Signature page to Eleventh Amendment to Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement]Exhibit 10.4

 

DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3

 

Dated as of November 16, 2015

 

to and under

 

Credit Agreement

Dated as of October 28, 2013, as Amended

 

Each of SOUTH STATE CORPORATION, formerly known as “First Financial Holdings, Inc.” (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Lender”) agree as follows:

 

1.                                    Credit Agreement; Background. (a) Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2013, between the Company and the Lender, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 27, 2014 (“Amendment No. 1”), between the Company and the Lender, and as further amended by the Agreement to Reinstate and Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 5, 2015, between the Company and the Lender (said credit agreement, as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”). Terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)                                 The Company has requested that the Lender agree to amend the definition of “Termination Date” as set forth in the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth and the Lender is willing so to agree.

 

2.                                      Amendment. As of the Effective Date (as defined in Section 5, below), Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “Termination Date” in its entirety and replacing said definition with the following:

 

“‘Termination Date’ shall mean November 15, 2016, or, in any case, such earlier date on which the Obligations shall terminate as provided in this Amendment.”

 

3.                                      Continuing Effect of Credit Agreement. The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendment in Section 2 hereof, are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects confirmed, approved and ratified.

 

4.                                      Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Lender to agree to the amendment contained herein, the Company hereby represents and warrants as follows:

 

(a)                                The Company has the power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform in accordance with their respective terms, this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Company and is, and the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment is, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

 

(b)                                Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Credit Agreement, after giving effect to this Amendment, shall be made at and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that any such representations or warranties are made as of a specified date or with respect to a specified period of time, in which case such representations and warranties shall be made as of such specified date or with respect to such specified period.

 

5.                                      Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of November 16, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), but only after the Lender, in its sole discretion, shall have determined that each of the following conditions has been satisfied by the Company or waived by the Lender:

 

(a)                                 The Lender shall have received each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to it:

 

(i)                                     this Amendment duly executed by the Company and the Lender;

 

(ii)                                  an incumbency certificate, dated the Effective Date, executed by the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company, which shall identify by name and title, and bear the signature of, each officer of the Company authorized to sign this Amendment and the documents delivered by the Company hereunder and to effect the amendments contemplated hereby (each such officer, an “Authorized Officer”);

 

(iii)                               either a copy of the by-laws of the Company, certified on the Effective Date by the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company, or a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company certifying that the by-laws of the Company, as delivered to the Lender under Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement, remain in full force and effect without amendment or modification of any kind;

 

(iv)                              either a copy of the by-laws of South State Bank, certified on the Effective Date by the secretary or assistant secretary of the South State Bank, or a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of the secretary or assistant secretary of South State Bank certifying that the by-laws of South State Bank, as delivered to the Lender under Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement, remain in full force and effect without amendment or modification of any kind;

 

(v)                                 a Certificate of Existence for the Company, issued by the Office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, and either certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, issued by the Office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, or a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company certifying that the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as delivered to the Lender under Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement, remain in full force and effect without amendment or modification of any kind;

 

 

(vi)                              a Certificate of Existence for South State Bank, issued by the Office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, and either certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation of South State Bank, issued by the Office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, or a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of the secretary or assistant secretary of South State Bank certifying that the Articles of Incorporation of South State Bank, as delivered to the Lender under Section 5(a)(vi) of Amendment No. 1, remain in full force and effect without amendment or modification of any kind;

 

(vii)                           copies (in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender), certified on the Effective Date by the secretary or assistant secretary of the Company, of resolutions of the Company authorizing the execution and delivery of this Amendment;

 

(viii)                        a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of an Authorized Officer stating that each representation made or deemed made under Section 4 of this Amendment is true and correct on and as of such date or, in the case of any such representation or warranty that is made as of a specified date or with respect to a specified period of time, as of such specified date or with respect to such specified period and that all conditions precedent to the Effective Date have been satisfied by the Company;

 

(ix)                              an opinion of counsel for the Company, who may be in-house counsel, dated the Effective Date, with respect to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and the matters contemplated hereby and thereby; and

 

(x)                                 such other information, documents or materials as the Lender may have reasonably requested.

 

6.                                      Governing Law. This Amendment shall, pursuant to New York General Obligations Law 5-1401, be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

7.                                      Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers all as of the date hereinabove set forth.

 

	
 
    	
SOUTH   STATE CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Richard C. Mathis
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Richard   C. Mathis
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
EVP &   Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
U.S.   BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeffrey P. Googins
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jeffrey   P. Googins
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00251-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00251-of-00352.parquet"}]]