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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - Aircastle LTD | y03822e10vq.htm |
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv31w1.htm |
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv10w1.htm |
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv99w1.htm |
EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv10w2.htm |
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv32w1.htm |
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv31w2.htm |
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - Aircastle LTD | y03822exv32w2.htm |
Exhibit 10.3
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated as of June 24, 2010 (this Amendment) to (x) INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT, dated as of May 2, 2008 (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to
time, the Bermudian Intercreditor Agreement) among ACS 2008-1 LIMITED, a Bermuda exempted
company, as borrower (the Bermudian Borrower), ACS AIRCRAFT FINANCE IRELAND 3 LIMITED, an Irish
private limited liability company, as guarantor (the Irish Borrower who, together with the
Bermudian Borrower, the Borrowers), CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK f/k/a Calyon
(New York Branch), a societe anonyme organized under the laws of France, acting through its NEW
YORK BRANCH (the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Liquidity Facility Provider),
AIRCASTLE ADVISOR LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware (AA Delaware) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (DBTCA), in its capacity as the
person appointed as operating bank (the Operating Bank), (y) INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, dated as of
May 2, 2008 (as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the Irish
Intercreditor Agreement which, together with the Bermudian Intercreditor Agreement, the
Intercreditor Agreements) among the Irish Borrower, as borrower, the Bermudian Borrower, as
guarantor, the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Liquidity Facility Provider, AA Delaware
and the Operating Bank and (z) SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of May 2, 2008 (as amended, modified or
otherwise supplemented from time to time, the Security Agreement) among the Irish Borrower, the
Bermudian Borrower, AA Delaware, the additional grantors referred to therein, the Facility Agent,
the Collateral Agent and the Operating Bank.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto are party to the Intercreditor Agreements and, to the
extent required, the Security Agreement;
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Intercreditor Agreements and the
Security Agreement in certain respects as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined or provided herein, capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings attributed thereto in the Intercreditor Agreements.
Section 2. Amendments; Agreements; Etc.
(a) Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The definition of Adjusted Appraised Value set
forth in Section 1.01 of the Intercreditor Agreements is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
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Adjusted Appraised Value means, as of any Payment Date and in respect of any Aircraft, the
lower of (a) the maintenance adjusted current market value of such Aircraft (plus 75% of (x)
amounts on deposit in the Lessee Funded Account or Maintenance Reserve Account in respect of such
Aircraft and (y) amounts available for drawing under any Qualifying Maintenance LCs issued in
respect of such Aircraft) and (b) the maintenance adjusted base value of such Aircraft (plus 75% of
(x) amounts on deposit in the Lessee Funded Account or Maintenance Reserve Account in respect of
such Aircraft and (y) amounts available for drawing under any Qualifying Maintenance LCs issued in
respect of such Aircraft), in each case as determined in the most recent annual Appraisal prepared
by the Appraiser in accordance with Section 5.03(i) hereof, as each such value (but not such
deposits) shall be reduced by 0.50% for each full month since the date of such Appraisal;
provided that for the purposes of calculating the Required LTV the aggregate amount
of Qualifying Maintenance LCs for the purposes of calculating the Adjusted Appraised Value for all
Aircraft shall not exceed $20,000,000.
(b) Amendment to Security Agreement. The definition of Letter of Credit set forth in
Section 1.01 of the Security Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Letter of Credit means any (a) letter of credit as defined in Section 5-102 of the UCC or
(b) bank guarantee or credit support issued by a Qualifying LC Provider.
(c) Additions. The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the
Intercreditor Agreements:
Qualifying LC Provider means a reputable banking institution in either the United States or
London, England who shall have a senior, unsecured and unguaranteed long-term dollar-denominated
debt rating of AA- from Standard & Poors or Aa3 from Moodys.
Qualifying Maintenance LC means, as of any Payment Date, any irrevocable standby letter of
credit (i) provided under the Lease of an Aircraft to secure the relevant Lessees obligations in
respect of maintenance repairs, airworthiness directives and/or redelivery requirements, (ii) in a
customary form, issued under Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, (iii) payable in
dollars, (iv) the place of presentment of drafts or demands under which to be in the United States,
London, Frankfurt or Paris, (v) payouts under which to be not subject to withholdings, (vi) in
customary form for standby letters of credit with sight draft and/or sight draw certificate
specifying, inter alia, that a default has occurred under such Lease, (vii) issued or confirmed by
a Qualifying LC Provider, (viii) having an expiry date no earlier than 30 days after such Payment
Date and (ix) with respect to which executed undated originals of all drafts, certificates, powers
of attorney and other documents required to be presented in order to render it practicable for the
Collateral Agent acting alone to procure the honor of such letter of credit shall have been
delivered to the Collateral Agent; provided that the bank guarantees issued by
Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. with serial nos. NLEGG006070 and NLEGG004134 under the leases of the
Aircraft with manufacturers serial numbers 24066 and 24226, as from time to time extended, shall
also be deemed Qualifying Maintenance LCs if, as of such Payment Date, the Dutch government owns
100% of Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. and the senior, unsecured and unguaranteed long-term
dollar-denominated debt obligations of Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. are rated A- or higher by
Standard & Poors, and clauses (viii) and (ix) above shall be satisfied.
Section 3. Delivery of Qualifying Maintenance LCs. The Collateral Agent may at its
option from time to time by notice to the Borrower and the Guarantor request that the original
instruments comprising any or all Qualifying Maintenance LCs be delivered to the Collateral Agent.
Promptly upon such notice, the Borrower and Guarantor shall cause the original instruments
comprising such Qualifying Maintenance LCs to be delivered to the Collateral Agent.
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Section 4. Miscellaneous. Except as otherwise specified in this Amendment, the
Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Agreement shall remain in all respects unchanged and in
full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed; provided, however, in the event of any
conflict between any provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Agreement and the
provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall prevail. From and after the
date of this Amendment, all references to this Agreement in the Intercreditor Agreements and in
the Security Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Intercreditor Agreements or the
Security Agreement, as applicable, as amended by this Amendment.
By its signature hereto, each of the parties hereto (other than the Operating Bank) hereby
request and direct the Operating Bank to execute and deliver this Amendment and to take any and all
further action necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 8.02, 8.03, 8.05, 8.08, 8.09, 8.10,
8.11, 8.12, 8.13 and 8.14 of the Intercreditor Agreements are incorporated herein and made
applicable to this Amendment.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
ACS 2008-1 LIMITED, |
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By | /s/ Ron Wainshal | |||
Name: | Ron Wainshal | |||
Title: | Director | |||
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SIGNED AND DELIVERED | ||||||
On behalf of | ||||||
ACS AIRCRAFT FINANCE IRELAND 3 LIMITED, | ||||||
by its duly appointed attorney | ||||||
By | /s/ Jane OCallaghan | |||||
Title: Director | ||||||
in the presence of: | ||||||
By | /s/ Taryn Alcala | |||||
Title: Administrator |
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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK f/k/a Calyon (New York Branch), acting through its NEW YORK BRANCH, as the Facility Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Liquidity Facility Provider |
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By | /s/ Ted Vandermel | |||||
Title: Director | ||||||
By | /s/ Edward Chu | |||||
Title: Vice President |
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AIRCASTLE ADVISOR LLC, as the Administrative Agent |
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By | ||||||
/s/ Joseph Schreiner |
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Title: Executive Vice President | ||||||
By | ||||||
/s/ Ron Wainshal |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as the Operating Bank |
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By | /s/ Louis Bodi | |||
Name: | Louis Bodi | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
By | /s/ Sue Kim | |||
Name: | Sue Kim | |||
Title: | Associate | |||
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Consented and Agreed: [Required Lenders] |
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By | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
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