UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 8, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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20-2699372 |
1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 300, Northbrook, IL 60062
(Address of principal executive offices)
(847) 239-8800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (the Company) entered into Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016 (the Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement) amending its Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as previously amended, the Receivables Purchase Agreement) among the Company, as the servicer, and KapStone Receivables, LLC (the SPV), a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned, bankruptcy remote subsidiary of the Company, as seller, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as purchasers (the Purchasers) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (Wells Fargo). In addition, the Company, the SPV and KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, KapStone Container Corporation, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. and Victory Packaging, L.P. (collectively, the Originators), entered into Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016 (the Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement and, together with the Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Amendments) amending its Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as previously amended, the Receivables Sale Agreement). Together, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as amended, and the Receivables Sale Agreement, as amended, establish the primary terms and conditions of an accounts receivable securitization program (the Securitization).
Pursuant to the Amendments, (i) the Facility Termination Date under the Receivables Purchase Agreement has been extended from June 8, 2016 to June 6, 2017 (the date by which the Purchasers commitment to purchase receivables will terminate), and (ii) certain concentration limitations in respect of accounts receivables that are applicable for purposes of the maximum amounts that may be outstanding under the Securitization were modified.
The foregoing description of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement and Amendment to Receivables Sale Agreement, copies of which are respectively attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The disclosure provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibits |
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10.1 |
Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Purchase Agreement entered into as of June 8, 2016 by and among KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, as servicer, KapStone Receivables, LLC, as seller, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as purchasers, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. |
10.2 |
Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Sale Agreement entered into as of June 8, 2016, by and among KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, as servicer, KapStone Receivables, LLC, as buyer, and KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, KapStone Container Corporation, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. and Victory Packaging, L.P., as originators. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 8, 2016
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KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORPORATION | |
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/s/ Roger W. Stone |
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Roger W. Stone |
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Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
10.1 |
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Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016, by and among KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, as servicer, KapStone Receivables, LLC, as seller, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as purchasers, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. |
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Amendment No. 2 to Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016, by and among KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, as servicer, KapStone Receivables, LLC, as buyer, and KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, KapStone Container Corporation, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. and Victory Packaging, L.P., as originators. |
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is dated as of June 8, 2016, but effective of June 1, 2016 (the Amendment Effective Date), by and among:
(a) KapStone Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Seller),
(b) KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation (KapStone Paper), as initial Servicer (the Servicer),
(c) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells or a Purchaser),
(d) PNC Bank, National Association (PNC or a Purchaser),
(e) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC or a Purchaser), New York Branch,
(f) Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A. (Rabobank or a Purchaser), New York Branch, and
(g) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Purchasers (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent).
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement defined below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer, the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent have entered into that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the Purchase Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as hereinafter provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to the Purchase Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Any reference in the Purchase Agreement to Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank Nederland) is hereby replaced with Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A.
(b) Sections 3.1(v) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(v) OFAC; Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws. Seller is not, nor, to the knowledge of Seller, is any director, officer, employee or controlled affiliate of Seller, a Sanctioned Person. Seller is in material compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and has instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
(c) Section 3.2(k) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(k) OFAC; Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws. Servicer is not, nor is any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Servicer or its Subsidiaries, is any director, officer, employee or controlled affiliate thereof, a Sanctioned Person. Servicer and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
(d) Section 5.1(a)(iv) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(iv) Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports relating to the Receivables or the financial condition, operations or business of such Seller Party as the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers under or as contemplated by this Agreement, including any information available to the Seller as any Purchaser may reasonably request in order to assist such Purchaser in complying with its obligations under the European Union Capital Requirements Directive.
(e) Section 5.2(h) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(h) Use of Proceeds. Seller will not use the proceeds of any Purchase hereunder, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Seller will not, and will not permit any of its directors, officers, employees and agents to, use the proceeds of any Purchase of Receivables hereunder for the purpose of (A) offering, paying, promising to pay, or authorizing of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any of the laws referenced in Section 3.2(k), or (B) funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in violation of any of the laws referenced in Section 3.2(k).
(f) Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to add the following defined terms in their appropriate alphabetical order:
European Union Capital Requirements Directive means Articles 404-410 of the Capital Requirements Regulation No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as the same may be amended or re-enacted from time to time, and any related guidelines and regulatory technical standards or implementing technical standards published by the European Banking Authority and adopted by the European Commission. References herein to the European Union Capital Requirements Directive or to any Article or other provision thereof shall include (i) any corresponding law or rule in effect in any country in the European Economic Area and applicable (directly or indirectly) to Rabobank (and, for the avoidance of doubt, references thereto shall also include any related directive given by an applicable Governmental Authority to Rabobank or any of its Affiliates in relation to any investments or exposures to risk in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents), and (ii) any amendments to the foregoing and any order, instrument or regulation made or issued under the European Union Capital Requirements Directive or any of the foregoing.
U.S. Dollar or $ means lawful currency of the United States of America.
(g) Clause (e) of the definition of Eligible Receivable set forth in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) which is denominated in U.S. Dollars and is payable to a Lock-Box or Collection Account located in the United States;
(h) In Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement of the defined terms listed below are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
Business Day means any day on which: (a) banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or in any location where a Collection Account is maintained and (b) if the term Business Day is utilized in connection with the Eurodollar Rate
or the LIBOR Market Index Rate, dealings are carried out in the London interbank market.
Concentration Limit means, at any time, in relation to the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables owed by any single Obligor (other than an Other Foreign Obligor) and its Affiliates (if any), the applicable concentration limit shall be determined as follows for such other Obligors who have short term unsecured debt ratings currently assigned to them by S&P and Moodys (or in the absence thereof, the equivalent long term unsecured senior debt ratings), the applicable concentration limit shall be determined according to the following table:
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; provided, however, that (i) if any Obligor has a split rating, the applicable rating will be the lower of the two, (ii) if any Obligor is a Non-Rated Obligor, the applicable Concentration Limit shall be the one set forth in the last line of the table above, and (iii) upon Sellers request from time to time, the Purchasers, in their sole discretion, may agree to a higher percentage of Eligible Receivables for a particular Obligor and its Affiliates (each such higher percentage, a Special Concentration Limit), it being understood that any Special Concentration Limit may be cancelled by any Purchaser upon not less than five (5) Business Days written notice to Seller and the Administrative Agent.
Facility Termination Date means the earlier of (i) June 6, 2017, and (ii) the Amortization Date.
Fee Letter means that certain Fee Letter dated as of June 7, 2016 by and among Seller, the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as agent for SMBC, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Net Pool Balance means, at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time minus (i) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of each Obligor and its Affiliates exceeds the Concentration Limit or Special Concentration Limit for such Obligor, (ii) the aggregate amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Extended Term Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds ten percent (10.00%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all
Eligible Receivables, (iii) the aggregate amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Canadian Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds ten percent (10.00%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (iv) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of all Other Foreign Obligors in a particular country exceeds two and one-half percent (2.50%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (v) the aggregate amount by which the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Other Foreign Receivables included as Eligible Receivables exceeds six and one-half percent (6.50%) of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, (vi) the Reserve for Cash Discounts, and (vii) the Reserve for Customer Rebates.
SECTION 2. Effect of Amendment. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement and all exhibits and schedules attached thereto shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Purchase Agreement, but shall constitute an amendment to the Purchase Agreement and the exhibits attached thereto to the extent set forth herein.
SECTION 3. Consent to Other Amendment. By their signature below, each of the Purchasers hereby consents to Amendment No. 2 to Receivable Sale Agreement by and among by and among the Originators, the Servicer and KapStone Receivables, LLC (the Other Amendment).
SECTION 4. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the Amendment Effective Date subject to the prior or contemporaneous satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
1. The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) executed counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the parties hereto, (b) executed copies of the Other Amendment, duly executed by the parties thereto, together with each of the other closing documents required thereunder, (c) counterparts of a Fee Letter of even date herewith, duly executed by each of the parties hereto, and (d) the information that would otherwise be required to be set forth on Exhibit IV hereto.
2. Each of the Purchasers (or its agent identified in the Fee Letter) shall have received payment of its structuring fee in immediately available funds.
3. Each of the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, it being understood that the foregoing materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representation that itself contains a materiality threshold.
4. All conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Other Amendment shall have been satisfied.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations law).
SECTION 7. Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. In case any provision in or obligation under this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunder set their hands as of the date first above written.
KAPSTONE RECEIVABLES, LLC, AS SELLER
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Treasurer |
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KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORPORATION, AS THE SERVICER
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND A PURCHASER
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/s/ Michael J. Landry |
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Michael J. Landry |
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Vice President |
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS A PURCHASER
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Michael Brown |
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Senior Vice President |
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, NEW YORK BRANCH,
AS A PURCHASER
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/s/ James D. Weinstein |
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James D. Weinstein |
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Managing Director |
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COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK, U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, AS A PURCHASER
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/s/ Christopher Lew |
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Christopher Lew |
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Executive Director |
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/s/ David Braakenburg |
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David Braakenburg |
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Vice President |
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Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is dated as of June 8, 2016 but effective as of June 1, 2016 (the Amendment Effective Date), by and among:
(a) KAPSTONE KRAFT PAPER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, a Georgia corporation, LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER AND PACKAGING, INC., a Washington corporation, KAPSTONE CHARLESTON KRAFT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and VICTORY PACKAGING, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (each, an Originator and, collectively, the Originators),
(b) KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as servicer (the Servicer), and
(c) KAPSTONE RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Buyer).
Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sale Agreement defined below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Originators, the Servicer and the Buyer have entered into that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (as amended, modified or restated from time to time, the Sale Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Sale Agreement as hereinafter provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the other mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments. As of the Amendment Effective Date:
1.1. Section 2.1(w) of the Sale Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(w) OFAC; Anti-Corruption and Sanctions Laws. None of the Origianstors nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of any of the Originators or their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee or controlled affiliate thereof, is a Sanctioned Person. Each of the Originators and their respective Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.
1.2. Section 4.2(f) of the Sale Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
(f) Use of Proceeds. Such Originator will not use the proceeds of any sale of Receivables hereunder, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Such Originator will not, and will not permit any of its directors, officers, employees and agents to, use the proceeds of the sales of Receivables hereunder for the purpose of (A) offering, paying, promising to pay, or authorizing of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any of the laws referenced in Section 2.1(w), or (B) funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction in violation of any of the laws referenced in Section 2.1(w).
1.3. Exhibit I to the Sale Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new defined terms in their appropriate alphabetical order:
Designated Jurisdiction means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.
Sanctioned Person means, at any time, any Person who is (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFACs List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMTs Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant Sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.
1.4. The definitions in Exhibit I to the Sale Agreement of the following defined terms are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read, respectively, as follows:
Excluded Receivable means (a) any Receivable denominated in any currency other than U.S. Dollars, and (b) any Receivables as to which the Obligor is the Specified Obligor (as defined in the Fee Letter) that arise at least five (5) Business Days after the date on which written notice is delivered by any Originator or the Buyer to the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers that such Receivables will be included in a supply chain financing program and certifying that all such Receivables created in the calendar month then most recently ended represent less than 5% of total Eligible Receivables; provided, however, that any Receivables as to which the Obligor is the Specified Obligor that arise at least five (5) Business Days after the date on which written notice is delivered by any Originator or the Buyer to the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers that such Receivables are no longer included in a supply chain financing program and certifying that all such Receivables created in the calendar month then most recently ended represent less than 5% of total Eligible Receivables will not be Excluded Receivables.
Sanctions means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties of the Originators. Each of the Originators represents and warrants to the Buyer that all representations and warranties of such Originator set forth in Section 2.1 of the Sale Agreement are true and correct with respect to such Originator on and
as of the Amendment Effective Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct with respect to such Originator as of such earlier date. All representations and warranties made hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the Originators under the Sale Agreement on the Amendment Effective Date.
SECTION 3. Effect of Amendment. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Sale Agreement and all exhibits and schedules attached thereto shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Sale Agreement, but shall constitute an amendment to the Sale Agreement and the exhibits attached thereto to the extent set forth herein.
SECTION 4. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the Amendment Effective Date subject to the prior or contemporaneous satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
5.1. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following:
(a) Counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by each of the parties hereto;
(b) Counterparts of Amendment No. 2 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement of even date herewith, duly executed by each of the parties thereto; and
(c) UCC-3 amendments to each of the financing statements filed by the Buyer (or the Agent as its assignee) against any Originator restating the collateral description to conform to the amendment in Section 1 hereof; and
5.2. Each of the representations and warranties contained in Article II of the Sale Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, it being understood that the foregoing materiality qualifier shall not apply to any representation that itself contains a materiality threshold.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles (other than section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations law).
SECTION 7. Execution in Counterparts; Severability. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. In case any provision in or obligation under this Amendment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunder set their hands as of the date first above written.
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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KAPSTONE CONTAINER CORPORATION, | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER AND PACKAGING, INC., as an Originator | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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KAPSTONE CHARLESTON KRAFT LLC, as an Originator | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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VICTORY PACKAGING, L.P., | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Vice President |
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KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORPORATION, | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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KAPSTONE RECEIVABLES, LLC, | |
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/s/ Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Andrea K. Tarbox |
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Treasurer |