SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-12-28

Document Content:
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-10.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>a18-42085_1ex10d1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-10.1
<TEXT>

<html>
<head>

 </head>
<body link=blue lang="EN-US">
<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1<a name="Exhibit10_1_105144"></a></font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXECUTION VERSION</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this &#147;Amendment&#148;) is entered into as of December&nbsp;21, 2018 by and among MORNINGSTAR,&nbsp;INC., an Illinois corporation (the &#147;Borrower&#148;), the subsidiaries of the Borrower party hereto (the &#147;Guarantors&#148;) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (the &#147;Lender&#148;).</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></u></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">The Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lender are party to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November&nbsp;4, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;).&#160; Unless otherwise specified herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font face="Arial">The Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lender wish to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual execution hereof and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font face="Arial">Amendments to Credit Agreement</font></u><font face="Arial">.&#160; Upon the &#147;Effective Date&#148; (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: <strike>stricken text</strike>) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: <u>double-underlined text</u>) as set forth in the pages&nbsp;of the Credit Agreement attached as <u>Annex I</u> hereto</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font face="Arial">Representations and Warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors</font></u><font face="Arial">.&#160; Each of the Borrower and each Guarantor represents and warrants that:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;