Verisk Analytics, Inc. - FORM 8-K - EX-10.1 - FIRST AMENDMENT

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Exhibit 10.1

LOGO

September 28, 2012

To the parties shown on Schedule “A”

attached hereto and made a part hereof

Re:

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility in the current aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $725,000,000.00 – First Amendment

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 25, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the “Credit Agreement”) entered into by and among Verisk Analytics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Insurance Services Office, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as co-borrowers (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Co-Borrowers”), certain lenders (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Lenders”), Bank of America, N.A., as swing line lender and letter of credit issuer (hereinafter, Bank of America, in its capacity as letter of credit issuer, shall be referred to as “L/C Issuer”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndications agent, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (hereinafter, in such capacity, referred to as the “Agent”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to the Borrower a five (5) year amended and restated syndicated senior unsecured revolving credit facility in the current aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $725,000,000.00 (hereinafter referred to as the “Facility”). Defined terms used but not expressly defined herein shall have the same meanings when used herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Reference is hereby further made to that certain Amended and Restated Continuing Guaranty dated October 25, 2011 made by certain Guarantors (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Guarantors”) in favor of the Agent and the Lenders.

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The Co-Borrowers have requested that the Lenders and the Agent, and the Lenders and the Agent have agreed, (i) to increase the maximum principal amount of the Facility from the current aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $725,000,000.00 to an increased aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $850,000,000.00, (ii) to extend the existing Maturity Date of the Facility by one (1) year from the existing Maturity Date of “October 24, 2016” to a new Maturity Date of “October 24, 2017”, and (iii) to amend Section 7.08(b) of the Credit Agreement for the purposes of increasing the maximum Consolidated Funded Debt Leverage Ratio permitted under said Section from the existing ratio of “3.25 -to- 1.0” to a new ratio of “3.50 -to- 1.0”. Therefore, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

1. Effective as of the date hereof, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:

(i) The Co-Borrowers have exercised their right to increase the maximum principal amount of the Facility in accordance with the terms, conditions, and provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement and, as a result, the aggregate maximum principal amount of the Facility is hereby increased to $850,000,000.00.

(ii) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and modified by deleting the existing definition of “Fee Letter” in its entirety and inserting the following new definition of “Fee Letter” in its place and stead:

““Fee Letter” means, collectively, (a) that certain letter agreement dated October 4, 2011, by and among the Co-Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and (b) that certain letter agreement dated August 30, 2012, by and among the Co-Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers.”

(iii) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and modified by deleting the reference in the definition of “Maturity Date” to a date of “October 24, 2016” and inserting a reference to new date of “October 24, 2017” in its place and stead.

(iv) Section 7.08(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and modified by deleting the reference therein to a maximum permitted Consolidated Funded Debt Leverage Ratio of “3.25 -to- 1.0” and inserting a reference to a new ratio of “3.50 -to- 1.0” in its place and stead. In addition, the related references to a Consolidated Funded Debt Leverage Ratio of “3.25:1” set forth and contained (a) in the definition of “Applicable Rate”, which existing definition shall be deleted in its entirety and the new definition set forth on Annex A hereto shall be inserted in its place and stead and (b) on Schedule 1 to the Form of Compliance Certificate attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit “D” shall likewise be deleted, and new references to a Consolidated Funded Debt Leverage Ratio of “3.50:1” shall be inserted in their place and stead.

(v) The Commitments and Applicable Percentages set forth and contained on the existing Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and the Commitments and Applicable Percentages set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto are hereby inserted in their place and stead.

2. There is, as of September 24, 2012, due and owing on the Facility the principal amount of $136,291,573.00, consisting of (i) Committed Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000.00, and (ii) issued and outstanding Letters of Credit in the aggregate stated amount of $1,291,573.00, in the case of each of the foregoing together with unpaid accrued interest, fees, costs and expenses due and owing to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, all without offset, defense or counterclaim, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors as of the date hereof. As of September 24, 2012, there were no amounts due and owing to the Lenders in connection with any unreimbursed draws on any Letter of Credit.

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3. The Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Agent that all representations and warranties of the Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors contained in the Credit Agreement and all of the other Loan Documents continue to be true, accurate and correct as of the date hereof, as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement. All of the indebtedness represented by the Loan Documents and all other obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities of the Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors to the Lenders and the Agent are due without any offset, defenses, or counterclaims whatsoever. The Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby covenant and agree that, except as expressly amended and/or modified by this letter agreement, all of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

4. The Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors do hereby (i) represent and warrant that, after giving effect to the terms, conditions, and provisions of this letter agreement, no Event of Default exists or will exist upon the delivery of notice, passage of time, or both; (ii) except as otherwise set forth herein, acknowledge and agree that nothing contained herein and no actions taken pursuant to the terms hereof are intended to constitute a novation of the Facility, or any waiver of the terms, conditions, or provisions of the Credit Agreement and/or any of the other Loan Documents and do not constitute a release, termination or waiver of any of the rights and/or remedies granted to the Lenders and/or the Agent under the Loan Documents; (iii) represent and warrant that none of the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other governing documents of either of the Co-Borrowers or the Guarantors have been amended, modified and/or supplemented in any material way since the date such documents were most recently delivered to the Lenders; and (iv) represent and warrant that the Co-Borrowers and the Guarantors have taken all necessary action required by law and by its governing documents to execute and deliver this letter agreement and that such execution and delivery constitutes the legal and validly binding action of such entity.

5. On and after the date of this letter agreement, this letter agreement shall for all purposes constitute a “Loan Document”.

6. This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall be deemed one and the same instrument.

7. This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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September 28, 2012

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Kindly indicate the agreement with the terms and conditions of this letter agreement by countersigning in the space provided below, and returning a countersigned copy of this letter agreement to the undersigned.


Very truly yours,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Agent

By:		/s/ Angela Larkin
		Name: Angela Larkin
		Title: Assistant Vice President

September 28, 2012

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ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS OF THE 28th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012:


	CO-BORROWERS:

	VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., as a Co-Borrower

		By:	/s/ Mark V. Anquillare
			Mark V. Anquillare
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE, INC., as a Co-Borrower

		By:	/s/ Mark V. Anquillare
			Mark V. Anquillare
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

GUARANTORS:

	XACTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation
	ISO SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation
	ISO CLAIMS SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation
	AIR WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
	VERISK HEALTH, INC., a Massachusetts corporation
	INTERTHINX, INC., a California corporation
	VERISK HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation

	By:	/s/ Mark V. Anquillare
		Mark V. Anquillare
		Vice President of Xactware Solutions, Inc.,
		ISO Services, Inc.,
		ISO Claims Services, Inc.,
		AIR Worldwide Corporation, and Interthinx, Inc.
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
		Verisk Health, Inc., and
		Verisk Health Solutions, Inc.