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EX-10.20 - CREDIT AGREEMENT - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex1020.htm
10-K/A - FORM 10-K/A - Diamond Foods Incd438164d10ka.htm
EX-31.01 - RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex3101.htm
EX-23.01 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex2301.htm
EX-10.24 - WAIVER AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex1024.htm
EX-10.25 - WAIVER AND FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex1025.htm
EX-32.01 - SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex3201.htm
EX-31.02 - RULE 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex3102.htm
EX-21.01 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF DIAMOND FOODS, INC. - Diamond Foods Incd438164dex2101.htm

Exhibit 10.21

March 26, 2010

Bank of America, N.A.,

  as Administrative Agent for the Lenders

WAl-501-17-32

800 5th Avenue Floor 17

Seattle WA 98104

 

  Re: Credit Agreement dated as of February 25, 2010 among Diamond Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Borrower has consummated the Equity Issuance pursuant to that certain prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on or about March 8, 2010 (such Equity Issuance, the “March 2010 Equity Issuance”) with proceeds (net of the underwriters’ discount) of the March 2010 Equity Issuance totaling approximately $181.4 million. The Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders agree to amend (A) the definition of “Excluded Issuance”, as set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement to specifically include the March 2010 Equity Issuance, (B) the definition of “foreign Security Documents”, as set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement by inserting “, any foreign guaranty agreements” after “charges,” (C) the definition of “Secured Hedge Agreement” as set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement by inserting “, commodity Swap Contract,” after “any interest rate Swap Contract” and (D) Section 7.02(c) of the Credit Agreement to permit investments by Foreign Subsidiaries in other Foreign Subsidiaries.

Accordingly, upon execution of this letter agreement by the Required Lenders, and notwithstanding any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, you hereby agree that, effective as of February 25, 2010, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (1) clause (c) of the definition of the “Excluded Issuance” in the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read “the Equity Issuance made pursuant to that certain prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on or about March 8, 2010”, (2) the definition of “Foreign Security Documents” is hereby amended to insert “, any foreign guaranty agreements” after the word “charges,” (3) the definition of “Secured hedge Agreement” is hereby amended to insert “, commodity Swap Contract,” after the phrase “any interest rate Swap Contract” and (4) the following new clause (v) is inserted at the end of Section 7.02(c): “and (v) Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary (that is not a Loan Party) in any other Foreign Subsidiary”.

This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts with each counterpart constituting an original and all of the counterparts, once executed, constituting but one original. Except as expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This letter agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document.”

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DIAMOND FOODS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Steven M. Neil

Name:   Steven M. Neil
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
  and Administrative Officer

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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Accepted and Agreed:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Ken Puro

Name:   Ken Puro
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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Accepted and Agreed:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender
By:  

/s/ Ronald J. Drobny

Name:   Ronald J. Drobny
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Ritam Bhalla

Name:   Ritam Bhalla
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-
BOERENLEENBANK B.A. “RABOBANK
NEDERLAND” NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a
Lender
By:  

/s/ Deborah Dias

Name:   Deborah Dias
Title:   Executive Director
By:  

/s/ Rebecca O. Morrow

Name:   Rebecca O. Morrow
Title:   Executive Director

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Gabe Bonfield

Name:   Gabe Bonfield
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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HSBC BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Katherine Wolfe

Name:   Katherine Wolfe
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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COBANK, ACB, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Hal Nelson

Name:   Hal Nelson
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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BANK OF THE WEST, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Casey Garten

Name:   Casey Garten
Title:   Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
Lender
By:  

/s/ Marianne T. Meil

Name:   Marianne T. Meil
Title:   Sr. Vice President

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

Amendment

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