Exhibit 10.4
FIRST AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this First Amendment) is made as
of Oct 23, 2007, by and among AMB JAPAN FINANCE Y.K., as Initial Borrower (the
Initial Borrower), each Qualified Borrower listed on the signature pages hereto (each of
the Initial Borrower and each Qualified Borrower, collectively, Borrower), AMB PROPERTY,
L.P., as Guarantor (AMB LP), AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, as Guarantor (AMB
Corporation and together with AMB LP, the Guarantors), the Alternate Currency Banks
(as hereinafter defined), SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, each of Borrower, the Guarantors and the Banks (as in the Credit Agreement) are party
to that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006 (as the
same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the Credit
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
2. Amendment to Defined Terms. (a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:
Alternate Currency Advances means the RMB Advances.
Alternate Currency Bank means any Bank that is a party to the RMB Credit Agreement.
Alternate Currency Borrower means any RMB Borrower.
Alternate Currency Borrower Default means any RMB Borrower Default.
Alternate Currency Borrower Event of Default means any RMB Borrower Event of
Default.
Alternate Currency Collateral means RMB Collateral.
Alternate Currency Commitment means the RMB Commitment.
Alternate Currency Commitment Proportion means the RMB Commitment Proportion.
Alternate Currency Event of Default means an RMB Event of Default.
Alternate Currency Facility means the credit facility contemplated by the RMB Loan
Documents.
Alternate Currency Letters of Credit means RMB Letters of Credit.
Alternate Currency Letters of Credit Usage means the RMB Letter of Credit Usage.
Alternate Currency Loan Documents means RMB Loan Documents.
Immediate Alternate Currency Event of Default means any RMB Event of Default
described in Clause 11.1(v), (vi) or (vii).
Initial RMB Borrower means Wealth Zipper (Shanghai) Property Development Co., Ltd.
Majority Alternate Currency Banks means the Majority RMB Lenders.
Majority RMB Lenders has the meaning set forth in the RMB Loan Agreement.
Reallocation Borrowing has the meaning set forth in Section 4(d) of the First
Amendment.
RMB Advances has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Borrower has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Borrower Default has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Borrower Event of Default has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
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RMB Collateral has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Commitment has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Commitment Proportion has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Credit Agreement means that certain RMB Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, between the RMB Borrower, the RMB Lenders and the RMB Administrative Agent, which
agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A, as the same may be modified, amended,
supplemented or replaced from time to time.
RMB Event of Default has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Lenders has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Letters of Credit has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Letters of Credit Usage has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
RMB Loan Documents has the meaning set forth in the RMB Credit Agreement.
(b) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the existing definitions
and replacing the same with the following definitions:
Credit Party means any of Borrower, a Guarantor or an Alternate Currency Borrower,
and Credit Parties shall mean Borrower, Guarantors and Alternate Currency Borrower, collectively.
Default means any Guarantor Default, Borrower Default or any Alternate Currency
Borrower Default.
Event of Default means any Guarantor Event of Default, Borrower Event of Default or
Alternate Currency Borrower Event of Default.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles recognized as such in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as may be approved by a
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significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of
the date of determination, provided that, with respect to any RMB Borrower, GAAP shall mean the
International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Loan Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Qualified Borrower
Joinder Agreement, the Ratifications, the Letter(s) of Credit, the Letter of Credit Documents, the
Security Documents and the Alternate Currency Loan Documents.
3. RMB Credit Facility. As contemplated by Section 9.5(c) of the Credit Agreement,
the Initial RMB Borrower and the RMB Lenders have entered into the RMB Credit Agreement pursuant to
which the RMB Borrower will have the right, at its option, to make borrowings (including RMB
Letters of Credit), and the RMB Lenders will fund such borrowings, denominated in Chinese Renminbi
in amounts of up to 500,000,000 Chinese Renminbi, which borrowings shall be made in accordance with
the procedures set forth therein and the proceeds of which shall be used in accordance with the
terms thereof.
4. Alternate Currency Borrowings.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents and/or the
Alternate Currency Loan Documents, in no event shall the aggregate amount of outstanding Loans at
any time plus the outstanding amount of the Letter of Credit Usage plus the Yen
equivalent amount of outstanding Alternate Currency Advances plus the Yen equivalent of the
outstanding amount of the Alternate Currency Letters of Credit Usage, exceed the Facility Amount,
and the Credit Parties shall not request, and the Banks shall not make, any Loan (or make any
Letters of Credit available) or Alternate Currency Advance (or make any Alternate Currency Letters
of Credit available) if, after giving effect to the making of such Loan, Letters of Credit,
Alternate Currency Advance or Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit Usage and the Yen equivalent amount of all outstanding
Alternate Currency Advances and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit Usage would exceed the
Facility Amount.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents and/or the
Alternate Currency Loan Documents, in no event shall any Alternate Currency Bank be required to
fund any Loans (or participate in any Letters of Credit) or any Alternate Currency Advances (or
participate in any Alternate Currency Letters of Credit) if, after giving effect to the same, the
Alternate Currency Banks share of outstanding Loans (including its Pro Rata Share of any Letters
of Credit Usage) plus the Alternate Currency Banks share of the Yen equivalent amount of
outstanding Alternate Currency Advances and outstanding Alternate Currency Letters of Credit Usage
exceeds its Commitment.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article II of the Credit Agreement,
to the extent that, as a result of its outstanding Alternate Currency
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Advances or participations in Alternate Currency Letters of Credit, any Alternate Currency
Bank cannot fund its full Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing (or purchase a participation in any
Letter of Credit up to its full Pro Rate Share), such Alternate Currency Bank shall fund a share of
such Borrowing (or purchase a participation in such Letter of Credit) up to the amount of its then
available Commitment, if any, and, in such event, each of the remaining Banks whose Commitments
have not yet been reached shall fund the remaining amount of such Borrowing (or purchase additional
participations in the remaining amount of such Letter of Credit) on a pro rata basis only among
such remaining Banks.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article II of the Credit Agreement,
to the extent that, as a result of its outstanding Committed Loans and participations in Letters of
Credit, any Alternate Currency Bank (the Participating Banks) cannot fund its full
Alternate Currency Commitment Proportion of any Alternate Currency Advance (or purchase a
participation in any Alternate Currency Letter of Credit up to its full Alternate Currency
Commitment Proportion) under the Alternate Currency Loan Documents, then, at Guarantors option,
either (A) the Borrower or Borrowers designated by Guarantor shall be deemed to have timely given a
Notice of Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement to the Administrative Agent,
requesting a Borrowing (and all other conditions to such Borrowing shall be deemed waived or
satisfied) (a Reallocation Borrowing) of TIBOR Loans on the date on which such Alternate
Currency Advance is to be funded or Alternate Currency Letter of Credit is to be issued from the
Banks that are not participating in such Alternate Currency Advance or Alternate Currency Letter of
Credit (the Non-Participating Banks) (pro rata) and in an amount which is the lesser of
(i) the aggregate amount of each Participating Banks share (the Commitment Shortfall) of
such Alternate Currency Advance (or participation in such Alternate Currency Letter of Credit)
which exceeds its available Alternate Currency Commitment and (ii) the aggregate amount of
available Commitments of the Non-Participating Banks, or (B) the participations of the Banks under
the outstanding Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit designated by Borrower shall be reallocated
to reduce the participation of each Participating Bank in such Letters of Credit by an amount equal
to its Commitment Shortfall and increase the amount of the participations of the Non-Participating
Banks (pro rata) by an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate Commitment Shortfalls. The proceeds
of such Reallocation Borrowing shall be used to repay existing Borrowings of such Participating
Banks, in order to permit such Participating Banks to participate to the fullest extent possible in
such Alternate Currency Advance or Alternate Currency Letter of Credit.
5. Organizational Chart. The attached Exhibit I shall replace Exhibit I to
the Credit Agreement and is a true, correct and complete (up to the tiers shown) organizational and
transaction structure chart for the Initial Borrower and, as of the date hereof, the Qualified
Borrowers and the Alternative Currency Borrowers.
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6. Mandatory Prepayments. Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended such
that the current paragraph shall be subsection (a) and the following shall be inserted as
subsection (b):
If at any time the Yen equivalent of the sum of (i) the aggregate
amount of outstanding Loans plus the outstanding amount of
the Letter of Credit Usage plus the Yen equivalent amount of
outstanding Alternate Currency Advances plus the Yen
equivalent of the outstanding amount of the Alternate Currency
Letters of Credit Usage, so determined by the Administrative Agent,
in the aggregate, exceeds 105% of the Facility Amount, Guarantors,
within three (3) Business Days after notice thereof from the
Administrative Agent, shall repay (and cause the applicable
Borrowers to repay) all or a portion of such Loans (or reduce the
amount of outstanding Letters of Credit) or Alternate Currency
Advances (or reduce the amount of outstanding Alternate Currency
Letters of Credit), otherwise in accordance with the applicable
terms of this Agreement, in such amount so that, following the
making of any such payment or reduction, the Yen equivalent
outstanding of such Loans, Letter of Credit Usage, Alternate
Currency Advances and Alternate Currency Letters of Credit do not
exceed the Facility Amount.
7. Additional Covenants. Section 5.1(k) of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted and
the following inserted in lieu thereof:
(k) annually, unaudited financial information for each Credit
Party (excluding the Guarantors) prepared by such Credit Party in
the ordinary course of business, together with notice from each
Credit Party of any disposition or transfer by such Credit Party of
any real estate asset to an Affiliate of AMB LP during the prior
year; and
8. Events of Default/Rights and Remedies with Respect to Alternative Currency Borrower
Event of Default. Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended such that the current
paragraph shall be subsection (a) and the following shall be inserted as subsection (b):
(b) Upon the occurrence of any Immediate Alternate Currency Event
of Default with respect to any Alternate Currency Borrower, the
Administrative Agent shall have the right to immediately make a
claim under the Guaranty for, and demand payment by the Guarantors
of, the unpaid principal amount of, and any and all accrued
interest on, the Alternate Currency Advances made to such
defaulting Alternative Currency Borrower and any and all accrued
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fees and other Obligations of such defaulting Alternate Currency
Borrower under the applicable Alternate Currency Loan Documents,
with all additional interest from time to time accrued thereon
(the Defaulting Alternate Currency Borrowers Outstanding
Obligations) (it being agreed that the Guarantors
obligations are primary and shall be enforceable against each
Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns without the
necessity for any suit or proceeding of any kind or nature
whatsoever brought by the Administrative Agent or any of the
Alternative Currency Banks against the defaulting Alternative
Currency Borrower); and upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any other Alternate Currency Borrower Event of
Default, the Administrative Agent, following consultation with the
Alternate Currency Banks that have made Alternate Currency
Advances to the defaulting Alternate Currency Borrower, may (and
upon the demand of the applicable Majority Alternate Currency
Banks shall), by written notice to such defaulting Alternate
Currency Borrower and each Guarantor and acceleration of the
Defaulting Alternate Currency Borrowers Outstanding Obligations
under the applicable Alternate Currency Loan Documents,
immediately make a claim under the Guaranty for, and demand
payment by, the Guarantors of the Defaulting Alternate Currency
Borrowers Outstanding Obligations (it being agreed that the
Guarantors obligations are primary and shall be enforceable
against each Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns
without the necessity for any suit or proceeding of any kind or
nature whatsoever brought by the Administrative Agent or any of
the Alternate Currency Banks against the defaulting Alternate
Currency Borrower).
9. Rights and Remedies. Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement shall be deleted and the
following shall be inserted in lieu thereof:
Upon the occurrence of any Guarantor Event of Default described in
Sections 6.3(f), (g), (o), (q) or (r), the Commitments shall
immediately terminate and the unpaid principal amount of, and any
and all accrued interest on, the Loans, the Alternate Currency
Advances and any and all accrued fees and other Obligations
hereunder and/or under the other Loan Documents shall automatically
become immediately due and payable, with all additional interest
from time to time accrued thereon and without presentation, demand,
or protest or other requirements of any kind
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(including, without limitation, valuation and appraisement,
diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand or accelerate and
notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by
the Credit Parties; and upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any other Guarantor Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent, following consultation with the Banks, may
(and upon the demand of the Majority Banks shall), by written notice
to the Credit Parties, in addition to the exercise of all of the
rights and remedies permitted the Administrative Agent and the Banks
at law or equity, hereunder or under any of the other Loan
Documents, declare that the Commitments are terminated and declare
the unpaid principal amount of and any and all accrued and unpaid
interest on the Loans, the Alternate Currency Advances and any and
all accrued fees and other Obligations hereunder and/or under the
other Loan Documents to be, and the same shall thereupon be,
immediately due and payable with all additional interest from time
to time accrued thereon and (except as otherwise provided in the
Loan Documents) without presentation, demand, or protest or other
requirements of any kind (including, without limitation, valuation
and appraisement, diligence, presentment, notice of intent to demand
or accelerate and notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby
expressly waived by the Credit Parties.
10. Distributions of Proceeds after Default. Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement
shall be deleted and the following shall be inserted in lieu thereof:
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary but
subject to the provisions of Section 9.16 hereof (and the
corresponding section of any Alternate Currency Loan Document),
from and after an Event of Default, to the extent proceeds are
received by Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.2 or 6.4,
with respect to amounts collected under Section 6.2(a) or 6.4
hereof, such proceeds will be distributed to the Banks pro rata in
accordance with the unpaid principal amount of the Loans (giving
effect to any participations granted therein pursuant to Section
2.5(b) and Section 9.4) and, with respect to amounts collected
under Section 6.2(b) or 6.4 hereof, such proceeds will be
distributed to the applicable Alternate Currency Banks pro rata in
accordance with the unpaid principal amount of the Alternate
Currency Advances of the defaulting Alternate Currency Borrower.
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11. Notices. Section 9.1 is amended to add the following sentence:
Any party may from time to time, by not less than five (5) Business Days prior
written notice to the other party given as above set forth, change its address for
purposes of receipt of any such Notice.
12. Effective Date. This First Amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof signed by Borrower, the Guarantors and the Alternate
Currency Banks.
13. Reaffirmation and Acknowledgment. Each of Borrower and the Guarantors hereby (a)
reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents and all of the
obligations of Borrower and the Guarantors thereunder, (b) agrees and admits that the Borrower and
the Guarantors have no defenses to or offsets against any such obligations, and (c) certifies that,
following the execution and delivery of this First Amendment by each of Borrower, the Guarantors
and the Banks, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, and (ii) the representations and
warranties contained in the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material
respects on the date hereof (other than representations and warranties which expressly speak as of
a different date).
14. Entire Agreement. The Credit Agreement as amended by this First Amendment and
the Alternate Currency Loan Documents constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no other agreements, understandings,
undertakings, representations or warranties among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof except as set forth herein.
15. Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
16. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any of
the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart.
17. Headings, Etc. Section or other headings contained in this First Amendment are
for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this
First Amendment.
18. No Further Modifications. Except as modified herein, all of the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby shall remain in full force and effect and,
as modified hereby, the Borrower confirms and ratifies all of the terms, covenants and conditions
of the Credit Agreement in all respects.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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INITIAL BORROWER: |
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AMB JAPAN FINANCE Y.K., a Japan kabushiki
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Title: Director |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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GUARANTORS: |
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AMB PROPERTY, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership |
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By: AMB PROPERTY
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CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation and its
sole general partner |
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/s/ Tracy Abels |
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Tracy Abels |
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Vice President |
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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, a Maryland
corporation |
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/s/ Tracy Abels |
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Tracy Abels |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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QUALIFIED BORROWERS: |
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AMB AMAGASAKI 2 TMK |
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Name:
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AMB NARITA 2 TMK |
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AMB JAPAN FINANCE 2 Y.K. |
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By:
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AMB SHIOHAMA TMK |
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AMB SHINKIBA TMK, |
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By:
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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AMB TSURUMI TMK, |
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AMB KASUGAI 2 TMK |
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AMB NANKO NAKA TMK |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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AMB FUNABASHI 5 TMK |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Administrative Agent and an Alternate Currency Bank |
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/s/ William M. Ginn |
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William M. Ginn |
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General Manager |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, TOKYO BRANCH,
as an Alternate Currency Bank
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/s/ William G. Said
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William G. Said |
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Vice President & Country Head |
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[Signature Page to First Amendment to JPY Credit Agreement]