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5-Nov-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Registration Rights Agreement
On October 30, 2009, in connection with issuance of the Notes, Trico Shipping
and the Guarantors entered into an Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement
(the "Registration Rights Agreement") with the Initial Purchaser, pursuant to
which Trico Shipping and the Guarantors agreed to, among other things, register
under the Securities Act, notes (the "Exchange Notes") having substantially
identical terms to the Notes, as part of an offer to exchange freely tradeable
Exchange Notes for the Notes.
A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to
this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the
Registration Rights Agreement in this Report is a summary and is qualified in
its entirety by the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Working Capital Facility Agreement
On October 30, 2009, Trico Shipping, as borrower, the Guarantors party
thereto, as guarantors, various lenders party thereto, Nordea Bank Finland PLC,
New York Branch ("Nordea"), as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent")
and Book Runner, and Nordea and Bayerishe Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG ("HVB"), as
Joint Lead Arrangers, entered into a credit agreement (the "Working Capital
Facility Agreement"), providing for up to $33,000,000 in revolving loans,
including a $10,000,000 multi-currency letter of credit facility. Trico Shipping
expects to use borrowings under the Working Capital Facility Agreement for
general corporate purposes. The obligations of Trico Shipping under the Working
Capital Facility Agreement are guaranteed on a senior basis by each of the
Guarantors (other than Trico) and on a senior subordinated basis by Trico. The
obligations of Trico Shipping under the Working Capital Facility Agreement and
the obligations of the Guarantors under the related guarantees of the Working
Capital Facility Agreement are secured by the same collateral that secures the
Notes, Note guarantees and Indenture, and rank equally in priority of payment
with the Notes, Note guarantees and Indenture.
The Working Capital Facility Agreement contains customary terms,
representations and warranties, events of default, affirmative covenants and
restrictive covenants, including among other things, covenants that limit the
ability of Trico Supply and its subsidiaries to incur additional debt or create
liens on their assets, pay dividends or make similar restricted payments, engage
in transactions with unrestricted affiliates, enter into mergers or
consolidations or sell their assets, including collateral.
Borrowings under the Working Capital Facility Agreement bear interest at the
Eurodollar rate (as defined therein) for U.S. Dollar denominated loans, plus a
margin of 5.0% per annum. Pursuant to the Working Capital Facility Agreement,
Trico Shipping has agreed to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to
each non-defaulting lender (i) a commitment commission computed at a rate per
annum equal to 40% of the applicable margin then in effect on the daily undrawn
portion of the total commitment, and (ii) a utilization fee, for each day that
the sum of the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding plus the amount
of all letters of credit outstanding (the "aggregate exposure") exceeds 50% of
the total commitment, computed at a rate per annum equal to 3% on the aggregate
exposure on such day.
The commitment under the Working Capital Facility will be permanently reduced
on the first day of each calendar quarter commencing on January 1, 2010, in an
amount equal to $3,300,000 per quarter. Any remaining principal amounts
outstanding under the Working Capital Facility Agreement will be due and payable
in full at final maturity on December 31, 2011.
Pursuant to the Working Capital Facility Agreement, Trico Shipping is
required, subject to certain exceptions, to repay a specified portion of
outstanding loans or cash collateralize letters of credit upon any sale or loss
of any mortgaged vessel (or the sale of the capital stock of Trico Shipping,
Trico Supply or any Subsidiary Guarantor that owns a mortgaged vessel) securing
the obligations under the Working Capital Facility Agreement and related
guarantees, unless qualified substitute collateral has been tendered. Trico
Shipping may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Working Capital
Facility Agreement at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary
"breakage" costs with respect to Eurodollar loans.
A copy of the Working Capital Facility Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.2
to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the
Working Capital Facility Agreement in this Report is a summary and is qualified
in its entirety by the terms of the Working Capital Facility Agreement.
Amendment to Trico Credit Agreement
Immediately prior to the issuance of the Notes and the closing under the
Working Capital Facility Agreement, Trico entered into the Sixth Amendment to
Credit Agreement (the "Sixth Amendment") among Trico, as borrower, Trico Marine
Assets, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Trico Marine Operators, Inc., a
Louisiana corporation, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Nordea, as
administrative agent. The Sixth Amendment amends the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of August 29, 2008, as amended (the "Trico Credit
Agreement"), among the parties, to, among other things:
• permit the issuance of the Notes and the incurrence of indebtedness under
the Working Capital Facility Agreement;
• permit the creation of liens on the assets of Trico Shipping and the Guarantors constituting the collateral for their respective obligations under the Notes, related Note guarantees and Indenture and obligations under the Working Capital Facility Agreement, related guarantees and other credit documents;
• extend the maturity date of the loans under the Trico Credit Agreement to December 31, 2011;
• amend the amortization schedule under the Trico Credit Agreement to provide for quarterly reductions of the total commitment in the amount of $3,500,000 on the first day of each calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2010;
• require Trico Shipping to pay a utilization fee, for each day that the sum of the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding plus the amount of all letters of credit outstanding (the "aggregate exposure") under the Trico Credit Agreement exceeds 50% of the total commitment, which fee shall be computed at a rate per annum equal to 3% on the aggregate exposure on such day and payable to the administrative agent for distribution to each non-defaulting lender;
• require net cash proceeds from the sale of the vessels Northern Challenger, Northern Clipper and Northern Corona to be applied to repay outstanding loans under the Trico Credit Agreement, with a corresponding reduction in the total commitment (made in order of maturity) to $25,000,000;
• modify the consolidated leverage ratio, including the exclusion of any and all non-cash gains and losses in connection with embedded derivatives related to Trico's 8.125% secured convertible debentures due 2013 (the "8.125% Debentures") effective September 30, 2009; and
• require Trico to make payments on the 8.125% Debentures in shares of its common stock to the maximum extent permitted under the indenture and related documents governing the 8.125% Debentures unless (i) no event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the total commitment under the Trico Credit Agreement has been permanently reduced to $25,000,000 or lower and (iii) after giving effect to all such payments, Trico has free liquidity, including unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and availability under the Trico Credit Agreement, of at least $25,000,000.
A copy of the Sixth Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Report and
is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Sixth Amendment in
this Report is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the
Sixth Amendment.
Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement
In accordance with the Indenture and the Working Capital Facility Agreement,
Trico Shipping and the Guarantors entered into a Collateral Agency and
Intercreditor Agreement (the "Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement")
dated as of October 30, 2009, with the Trustee, the Administrative Agent and
Wilmington Trust FSB, as Collateral Agent (the "Collateral Agent"). The
Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement sets forth the terms on which the
Collateral Agent has undertaken to accept, hold and enforce the liens on the
collateral granted pursuant to the security documents, and all related rights,
interests and powers of the Collateral Agent as agent for the Trustee, the Note
holders, the Administrative Agent and the lenders under the Working Capital
Facility Agreement (or any successor credit agreement entered into in accordance
with the Indenture).
A copy of the Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.4 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The
description of the Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement in this Report
is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Collateral
Agency and Intercreditor Agreement.
Equity Commitment Agreement
In connection with the offering of the Notes and the closing under the
Working Capital Facility Agreement, Trico Shipping, Trico Supply and the
Collateral Agent entered into an Equity Commitment Agreement dated as of
October 30, 2009 (the "Equity Commitment Agreement") for purposes of formalizing
a cash management arrangement to ensure Trico Shipping maintains a minimum level
of liquidity. Pursuant to the Equity Commitment Agreement, Trico Supply has
agreed to subscribe for $5,000,000 (the "Scheduled Subscription") of capital
stock of Trico Shipping on the fifteen day of each month (or, as applicable,
contribute to the capital of Trico Shipping with a corresponding increase in the
par value of Trico Shipping's capital stock). Trico Supply has also agreed to
subscribe for up to $1,000,000 of additional capital stock of Trico Shipping
each month (or, as applicable, contribute to the capital of Trico Shipping with
a corresponding increase in the par value of Trico Shipping's capital stock),
within five business days of a request by Trico Shipping for such additional
subscription or capital contribution. Any additional shares of capital stock of
Trico Shipping acquired by Trico Supply pursuant to the Equity Commitment
Agreement will, subject to certain limitations set forth therein, be pledged in
favor of the Collateral Agent.
The commitment of Trico Supply pursuant to the Equity Commitment Agreement
shall terminate on the earlier of (i) payment in full of all obligations in
respect of the Notes, Note guarantees and Indenture and all obligations in
respect of the Working Capital Facility Agreement (or any successor credit
agreement entered into in accordance with the Indenture), and (ii) payment of
subscriptions and/or contributions by Trico Supply to Trico Shipping in an
aggregate amount equal to $240,000,000. In addition, if during each day in the
five business day period beginning five business days prior to the end of any
month commencing January 1, 2011, Trico Shipping has a minimum of $30,000,000 in
cash or cash equivalents which is not "restricted cash" available in its deposit
accounts, then the Scheduled Subscription scheduled to occur on the subscription
date of the following month shall only occur at Trico Shipping's option.
A copy of the Equity Commitment Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this
Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Equity
Commitment Agreement in this Report is a summary and is qualified in its
entirety by the terms of the Equity Commitment Agreement.
Item 1.02 Termination of Material Definitive Agreement
Effective as of October 30, 2009, Trico Shipping paid all amounts outstanding
under, and terminated, (i) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
September 30, 2009, among Trico Shipping and Trico Subsea AS, as borrowers,
Trico Supply and Trico Subsea Holding AS, as guarantors, the lenders party
thereto, and Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent,
and related credit documents, (ii) the NOK 1,005,000 Facility Agreement, dated
June 5, 2007, by and between DeepOcean ASA, as borrower and Sparebank 1 SR Bank,
as lender and agent, (iii) the NOK 350,000,000 Loan Agreement, dated December
21, 2007, by and between DeepOcean Shipping AS and Sparebank 1 SR Bank, as
lender and agent, (iv) the Credit Facility Agreement, dated November 19, 2007,
as amended, by and among Deep Ocean Shipping AS, DeepOcean ASA, and Nordea Bank
Norge ASA, as agent and arranger, and the financial institutions party thereto,
and (v) the Payment Guarantee Facility and Multicurrency Loan Agreement, dated
as of October 22, 2001, as amended, between DeepOcean Shipping III AS, as
borrower, and Nordea Bank Norge ASA, as agent and lender.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Report is incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.
The information filed in this Report is neither an offer to sell nor a
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes or other securities referred to
in this Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
4.1 - Indenture dated as of October 30, 2009, by and among Trico Shipping AS,
the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
10.1 - Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement dated October 30, 2009, by
and among Trico Shipping AS, the guarantors party thereto and Barclays
Capital Inc.
10.2 - Credit Agreement dated as of October 30, 2009, by and among Trico
Shipping AS, the guarantors party thereto, the
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lenders party thereto, Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch as
administrative agent and book-runner, and Nordea Bank Finland plc, New
York Branch and Bayerische Hypo- Und Vereinsbank AG, as lead arrangers.
10.3 - Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 30, 2009, among
Trico Marine Services, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders
party thereto and Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as
administrative agent.
10.4 - Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of October 30,
2009, among Trico Shipping AS, the guarantors party thereto, Nordea Bank
Finland plc, New York Branch, as the Working Capital Facility Agent,
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, and Wilmington Trust FSB, as
Collateral Agent.
10.5 Equity Commitment Agreement dated as of October 30, 2009, among Trico
Shipping AS, Trico Supply AS and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Collateral
Agent.
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