HVIDE MARINE INC
10-Q, EX-1, 2000-11-14
DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT
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                            THIRD AMENDMENT


         THIRD AMENDMENT (this  "Amendment"),  dated as of August __, 2000 among
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware, as
borrower  (the  "Borrower"),  the  financial  institutions  party to the  Credit
Agreement  referred to below (the "Lenders") and Bankers Trust Company ("BTCo"),
as administrative  agent (in such capacity,  the  "Administrative  Agent").  All
capitalized  terms used herein and not otherwise  defined  herein shall have the
respective  meanings  provided  such terms in the Credit  Agreement  referred to
below.


                          W I T N E S S E T H:
                          - - - - - - - - - -

         WHEREAS,  the Borrower,  the Lenders and the  Administrative  Agent are
parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1999 among the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders,  Deutsche Bank Securities,  Inc., as lead
arranger and book manager,  MeesPierson  Capital Corp., as syndication agent and
co-arranger,  GMAC  Commercial  Credit and Merrill Lynch & Co.,  Merrill  Lynch,
Pierce,  Fenner & Smith  Incorporated  as  co-documentation  agents (the "Credit
Agreement");

         WHEREAS,  the Borrower has requested  certain  amendments to the Credit
Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,  subject to the terms and  conditions of this  Amendment,  the
Lenders are willing to grant such amendments.

         NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

         1.  Section  4.02(A)  of the  Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended  by
inserting the following new  sub-clause  (l)  immediately  after  sub-clause (k)
appearing therein:

         "(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
4.02, the Borrower shall have made repayments sufficient to reduce the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Term Loans by $40,000,000 before January 1, 2001
with  the  amount  of  such  payments  to be  applied  in  accordance  with  the
requirements of Section 4.02(B)(b)."

         2. Section  4.02(B)(b) is hereby  amended by (i) deleting the text "and
(k)" appearing twice therein and (ii) inserting the text ", (k) and (l)" in lieu
thereof.

         3. Section  8.08(b) of the Credit  Agreement  is hereby  amended by (i)
deleting the text "The  Borrower will (i) not"  appearing  therein and inserting
the text "The  Borrower  will not" in lieu thereof and (ii)  deleting the entire
text of Section 8.08(b) appearing immediately after the text "ending on December
31,  2000"  appearing  therein in its  entirety  and  inserting a period in lieu
thereof.

         4. Section 10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
definition of "Notice of Lender Designation" appearing therein in its entirety.

         5. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that after giving effect
to this  Amendment  (x) no  Default  or Event of  Default  exists  on the  Third
Amendment  Effective Date (as defined below) and (y) all of the  representations
and warranties  contained in the Credit  Agreement or the other Credit Documents
shall be true and  correct  in all  material  respects  on the  Third  Amendment
Effective  Date  with  the  same  effect  as  though  such  representations  and
warranties  had been made on and as of such date (it being  understood  that any
representation  or warranty made as of a specific date shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such specific date).

         6. This  Amendment is limited as specified  and shall not  constitute a
modification,  acceptance  or  waiver  of any  other  provision  of  the  Credit
Agreement or any other Credit Document. All capitalized terms not defined herein
shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.

         7. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts  and by
the  different   parties  hereto  on  separate   counterparts,   each  of  which
counterparts when executed and delivered shall be an original,  but all of which
shall  together  constitute  one and the  same  instrument.  A  complete  set of
counterparts shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

         8.  THIS  AMENDMENT  AND THE  RIGHTS  AND  OBLIGATIONS  OF THE  PARTIES
HEREUNDER  SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.

         9. This  Amendment  shall  become  effective  on the date  (the  "Third
Amendment  Effective  Date") when each of the Borrower and the Required  Lenders
shall have signed a copy hereof  (whether the same or different  copies) and, in
each case, shall have delivered (including by way of telecopier) the same to the
Administrative Agent at the Notice Office.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart
of this  Amendment to be duly  executed and delivered as of the date first above
written.


                                   HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED



                                   By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:

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                                 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY,
                                    Individually and as Administrative Agent


                                 By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:

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                                 FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.,



                                 By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:


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                                 MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION



                                 By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:

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                                 GMAC COMMERICAL CREDIT



                                 By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:


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                                NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

                                By: NatWest Capital Markets Limited, its Agent

                                 By: Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., its Agent


                                     By________________________________
                                     Name:
                                     Title:


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                                 PROVIDENT BANK




                                 By________________________________
                                      Name:
                                     Title:


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                                    OFFITBANK




                                    By________________________________
                                      Name:


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