SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-08-15

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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH WELLS FARGO AND THE OTHER LENDERS
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<div><a name="sf49b68be36ea4ba9b87864d5133883f8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">EXECUTION VERSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">AMENDMENT NO. 1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, dated as of August 11, 2017 (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), among BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Borrower</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), the Lenders party hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 27, 2016, by and among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders (as further amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended as set forth herein;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">WHEREAS, Section 12.2 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders may amend Credit Agreement for certain purposes;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Section 1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Amendment.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date (as defined below), effective as of July 29, 2017:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to amend and restate the proviso following clause (c) in the definition of &#8220;Consolidated EBITDA&#8221; to read as follows:</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#82