EX-10.2 3 ex10-2.txt AMENDMENT NO. 4 1 EXHIBIT 10.2 ================================================================================ HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES, INC. AS THE BORROWER AND THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN AS LENDERS AND NATIONAL CITY BANK OF KENTUCKY AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AMENDMENT NO. 4 DATED AS OF JUNE 23, 2000 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 1998 ================================================================================ 2 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 23, 2000 ("THIS AMENDMENT"), among the following: (i) HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein, together with its successors and assigns, the "BORROWER"); (ii) the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (the "LENDERS"); and (iii) NATIONAL CITY BANK OF KENTUCKY, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement: PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: (1) The Borrower, the Lenders named therein, and the Administrative Agent entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 1, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of May 15, 1998, Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of March 1, 1999, and Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated as of May 15, 2000 (as so amended, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"; with the terms defined therein, or the definitions of which are incorporated therein, being used herein as so defined). (2) The parties hereto desire to amend certain of the terms of the Credit Agreement, as more fully set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. AMENDMENT TO COVENANT ON ADVANCES, INVESTMENTS, ETC. Clause (p) of section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows: (p) any other loans, advances, investments (whether in the form of cash or contribution of property, and if in the form of a contribution of property, such property shall be valued for purposes of this clause (p) at the fair value thereof as reasonably determined by the Borrower) and Guaranty Obligations, including, without limitation, in or to or for the benefit of, Subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other persons, not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses, made after the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements were furnished to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date (such loans, advances and investments and Guaranty Obligations, collectively, "BASKET INVESTMENTS AND GUARANTEES"), shall be permitted to be incurred if (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom, (ii) the aggregate Basket Investments and Guarantees outstanding at any time does not exceed $10,000,000, and (iii) no more than $900,000 of the aggregate Basket Investments and Guarantees outstanding at any time (exclusive of any unpaid or accrued interest thereon) consists of loans or advances to, and Guaranty Obligations incurred to support Indebtedness of, officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and warrants as follows: 3 (a) AUTHORIZATION, VALIDITY AND BINDING EFFECT. This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Borrower, has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer or officers of the Borrower, and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. (b) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE AND CORRECT. The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are hereby reaffirmed as true and correct when made. (c) NO EVENT OF DEFAULT, ETC. No condition or event has occurred or exists which constitutes or which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default. (d) COMPLIANCE. The Borrower is in full compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. 3. EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become effective on and as of the date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE"), on or before June 23, 2000 if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) this Amendment shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and counterparts hereof as so executed shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent; and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by the Required Lenders that such Lenders have executed this Amendment (which notification may be by facsimile or other written confirmation of such execution). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender in writing of the effectiveness hereof and of the specific Effective Date. 4. RATIFICATIONS. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement, and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. 5. MISCELLANEOUS. 5.1. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns. 5.2. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations and warranties made in this Amendment shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment, and no investigation by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any subsequent Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to rely upon them. 5.3. REFERENCE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. The Credit Agreement and any and all other agreements, instruments or documentation now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of 2 4 the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference therein to the Credit Agreement shall mean a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 5.4. EXPENSES. As provided in the Credit Agreement, but without limiting any terms or provisions thereof, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Amendment, including without limitation the costs and fees of the Administrative Agent's special legal counsel, regardless of whether this Amendment becomes effective in accordance with the terms hereof, and all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. 5.5. SEVERABILITY. Any term or provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the term or provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable. 5.6. APPLICABLE LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 5.7. HEADINGS. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment. 5.8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Amendment is specifically limited to the matters expressly set forth herein. This Amendment and all other instruments, agreements and documentation executed and delivered in connection with this Amendment embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the matters covered by this Amendment, and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof or any other subject matter relating to the Credit Agreement. 5.9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto separately in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 3 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. HEALTHCARE RECOVERIES, INC. NATIONAL CITY BANK OF KENTUCKY, individually as a Lender, a Letter of Credit Issuer and as Administrative Agent By: /s/ -------------------------- Chief Financial Officer By: /s/ ------------------------------------ Senior Vice President BANK ONE, KENTUCKY, N.A. AMSOUTH BANK (successor in interest by merger to First American National Bank) By: /s/ -------------------------- Title: By: /s/ ------------------------------------ Title: LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION f/k/a LaSalle National Bank By: /s/ ------------------------------------ Title: 4