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EX-10.1 - AMENDMENT AGREEMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT - Momentive Performance Materials Inc. | dex101.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2011
Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | ||||
333-146093 | (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
20-5748297 | ||
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
22 Corporate Woods Blvd. Albany, NY |
12211 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(518) 533-4600
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
On February 3, 2011, Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (the Registrant) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the Report) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report that it had entered into an amendment agreement (the Amendment Agreement) to its credit agreement dated as of December 4, 2006 (the Credit Agreement). This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends Items 1.01, 2.03 and 9.01 of the Report to include certain additional exhibits.
Section 1Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment Agreement
A copy of the Amendment Agreement, including all exhibits thereto, is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A. On February 10, 2011 the conditions to the effectiveness of the Amendment Agreement were satisfied and the Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things: (i) extend the maturity of term loans held by consenting lenders to May 5, 2015 and increase the applicable margin with respect to such extended term loans to 3.50% per annum for eurocurrency loans, (ii) allow future mandatory and voluntary prepayments to be directed to non-extended term loans prior to the extended maturity term loans, (iii) subject to the requirement to make such offers on a pro rata basis to all term loan lenders and/or to all lenders holding revolving commitments, as applicable, allow the Registrant to extend the maturity of term loans and/or revolving commitments, as applicable, and for the Registrant to otherwise modify the terms of loans or revolving commitments in connection with such an extension and (iv) amend certain other terms therein.
Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, lenders under the Registrants credit agreement have agreed to extend the maturity of (i) approximately $436 million aggregate principal amount of their dollar term loans (approximately 87% of the total dollar term loans) and (ii) approximately 294 million aggregate principal amount of their euro term loans (approximately 77% of the total euro term loans), for an overall extension of approximately $839.5 million aggregate US dollar equivalent principal amount of term loans (approximately 81.5% of the total term loans).
Section 2Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 | Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2011, among Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Momentive Performance Materials USA Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other parties and agents named therein. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. | ||||||
Date: February 14, 2011 | By: | /S/ WILLIAM H. CARTER | ||||
William H. Carter | ||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Document Description | |
10.1 | Amendment Agreement to Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2011, among Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Momentive Performance Materials USA Inc. and Momentive Performance Materials GmbH, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other parties and agents named therein. |