UNITED STATES
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 7, 2020, the Southern Ohio Port Authority (“SOPA”) issued certain revenue Bonds pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of October 1, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), between SOPA and UMB Bank, N.A., as Trustee (“Trustee”), and loaned the proceeds from their sale to PureCycle: Ohio LLC (“PCO”), an Ohio limited liability company and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated as of October 1, 2020, between SOPA and PCO (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) to be used to, among other things, acquire, construct and equip the Company’s first commercial-scale recycling facility in Lawrence County, Ohio. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture or the Loan Agreement.
On May 7, 2024, PureCycle Technologies LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Guarantor”), and Pure Plastic LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, executed a bond purchase agreement (as subsequently amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement”), which included the obligation, among other things, for the Guarantor to undertake best efforts to obtain SOPA’s authorization to enter into a Sixth Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) by a certain date.
On October 25, 2024, SOPA, as Issuer, PCO, the Guarantor, PCTO Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of PCO (the pledgor under the Equity Pledge and Security Agreement) and the Trustee entered into the Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), which amended certain provisions of the Indenture and Loan Agreement to include, among other things, certain financial covenants. The amendments were a requirement of the Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement. Amendments to the Indenture and Loan Agreement included, in relevant part, the following:
The foregoing description of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PureCycle Technologies, Inc. |
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October 29, 2024 |
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/s/ Brad S. Kalter |
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Brad S. Kalter, Corporate Secretary |
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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
This SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of October 25, 2024 (this “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into by and among SOUTHERN OHIO PORT AUTHORITY, a port authority and a body corporate and politic duly organized under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Issuer”), PURECYCLE: OHIO LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Company”), PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Guarantor”), PCTO HOLDCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Pledgor”; and together with the Company and the Guarantor, the “Company Parties”), and UMB BANK, N.A., a national banking association duly organized, existing and authorized to accept and execute trusts of the character herein set out under the laws of the United States and having a corporate trust office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as trustee (the “Trustee”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee are party to that certain Indenture of Trust, dated as of October 1, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuer has issued its $219,550,000 Exempt Facility Revenue Bonds (PureCycle Project), Tax-Exempt Series 2020A (the “Series 2020A Bonds” or the “Senior Bonds”), its $20,000,000 Subordinate Exempt Facility Revenue Bonds (PureCycle Project), Tax-Exempt Series 2020B (the “Series 2020B Bonds” and, together with the Series 2020A Bonds, the “Tax-Exempt Bonds”), and its $10,000,000 Subordinate Exempt Facility Revenue Bonds (PureCycle Project), Taxable Series 2020C (the “Series 2020C Bonds” and, together with the Series 2020B Bonds, the “Subordinate Bonds” and, the Series 2020C Bonds collectively with the Series 2020A Bonds and Series 2020B Bonds, the “Bonds”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Company are party to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of the Bonds have been loaned to the Company in order to, among other things, assist the Company in financing the acquisition, construction, equipping and installation of a portion of a plastics recycling facility located in Lawrence County, Ohio;
WHEREAS, the Guarantor is party to that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty of Completion, entered into as of May 11, 2021, and effective as of October 7, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), pursuant to which the Guarantor has provided a guaranty with respect to the Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) of the Company on the terms set forth therein, in favor of the Trustee;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor is party to that certain Equity Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Equity Pledge and Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Pledgor has secured
the Company’s obligations under the Financing Documents and Bond Documents by, among other things, pledging the Pledged Interests (as defined in the Equity Pledge and Security Agreement) to the Trustee on the terms set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Purchase Agreement and Consent, dated as of March 5, 2024, by and among the Company, the Guarantor, and each of the other signatories thereto, the Guarantor purchased (i) all of the Outstanding Subordinate Bonds, and (ii) $216,750,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Bonds, with the effect that the Guarantor became the Holder of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Bonds Outstanding and, therefore, comprised the Majority Holders as then defined in the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2024 (the “Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Guarantor and Pure Plastic LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Pure Plastic”), and that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement dated as of May 28, 2024 (the “First Amendment” and together with the Amended and Restated Bond Purchase Agreement, the “Pure Plastic Bond Purchase Agreement”), Pure Plastic purchased Bonds (the “Pure Plastic Purchased Bonds”) in the aggregate principal amount of $94,310,000 from the Guarantor, of which Pure Plastic Purchased Bonds, $64,310,000 in aggregate principal amount comprised Senior Bonds and $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount comprised Subordinate Bonds;
WHEREAS, after the sale of the Pure Plastic Purchased Bonds to Pure Plastic, the Guarantor was the Holder of $152,440,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Bonds Outstanding, representing 69.43% of the Senior Bonds Outstanding, and therefore, the Guarantor remained Majority Holders;
WHEREAS, the Company requested that the Trustee, at the direction of the Majority Holders, amend certain provisions of the Indenture as described in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2024, by and among the Issuer, the Trustee and the Company Parties (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), which Fifth Supplemental Indenture was duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, among other things, the definition of “Majority Holders” was amended to read as follows:
“Majority Holders” means (i) so long as any Senior Bonds are Outstanding, the Holders of seventy-five percent (75%) in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Bonds then Outstanding, and (ii) if no Senior Bonds are then Outstanding, the Holders of seventy-five percent (75%) in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding; and
WHEREAS, after execution of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Guarantor alone no longer constituted Majority Holders; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2024, certain Bonds were subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption, including the following Outstanding Senior Bonds: Series 2020A Bonds due December 1, 2025, in the amount of $2,950,000, with the result that Series 2020A Bonds due
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December 1, 2025 were thereafter Outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $9,420,000, and the Senior Bonds were then Outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $216,600,000, of which $149,490,000 were then held by the Guarantor; and
WHEREAS, the Guarantor entered into Bond Purchase Agreements, dated as of August 6, 2024 (collectively, the “August 2024 Bond Purchase Agreement”), with purchasers who were signatories thereto (the “August 2024 Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Guarantor sold Series 2020A Bonds maturing December 1, 2042 (the “Series 2020A (A3) Bonds”) in the aggregate principal amount of $22,500,000 to the August 2024 Purchasers; and
WHEREAS, after the sale of the Series 2020(A3) Bonds to the August 2024 Purchasers, Guarantor held and continues to hold Senior Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $126,990,000; and
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee, at the direction of the Majority Holders, consent to amend certain provisions of the Indenture and other Financing Documents as described herein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such request, the Majority Holders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Indenture and other Financing Documents, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and has directed the Trustee to execute this Sixth Supplemental Indenture pursuant to that certain Direction and Indemnity, dated as of October 25, 2024 (the “Sixth Supplement Direction and Indemnity”); and
WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, by passage on October 17, 2024 of a Resolution by its Board of Directors (the “Sixth Supplement Amending Resolution”), the Issuer has approved the substantial form of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture and authorized its execution and delivery.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, mutual agreements contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
““Shared Services Agreement” means that certain Shared Services Agreement, effective July 1, 2023, by and among PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, PCT Managed Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Company.”
“Sixth Supplemental Indenture” means the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 25, 2024, by and among the Issuer, the Company, the Guarantor, the Pledgor, and the Trustee, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.””
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““Outside Completion Date” means December 31, 2026.”
“Overall Coverage Requirement” means a ratio of at least 105% of (a) Net Income Available for Debt Service to (b) all obligations of the Company which are charges, liens, Indebtedness or encumbrances upon or payable from Gross Revenue, including but not limited to Senior Bonds, Parity Indebtedness and Subordinate Bonds, calculated at the end of each Fiscal Year, based upon the Audited Annual Financial Statements of the Guarantor.”
“Senior Parity Coverage Requirement” means a Senior Debt Service Coverage Ratio equal to at least 125% for such Fiscal Year, calculated at the end of each Fiscal Year, based upon the Audited Annual Financial Statements of the Guarantor.””
“failure to comply with the provisions of Section 4.18 hereof; or”
(a) The first paragraph of Section 2.4(a), and Section 2.4(a)(i) and Section 2.4(a)(ii) of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“(a) The Company makes the following financial covenants (the “Financial Covenants”) for as long as any Bonds are outstanding: (i) a Debt Service Coverage Ratio covenant; and (ii) a Days Cash on Hand covenant. In addition, the Company will not make any distributions to its members prior to the first day of the Fiscal Year of the Company beginning January 1, 2027. Thereafter, the Company will only make distributions to its members one time per year after the delivery of Audited Financial Statements of the Guarantor, which may be consolidated with the Audited Financial Statements of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., its parent, and only so long as the provisions of Section 2.4(b)(viii) hereof are satisfied.
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(b) Subsections II, III, and IV of Section 2.4(b)(i)(A) of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“(II) a certificate of an Authorized Representative of the Company demonstrating that, during the Company’s last audited Fiscal Year, the Company’s Senior Debt Service Coverage Ratio was at least equal to the Senior Parity Coverage Requirement for all Senior Parity Indebtedness plus the Parity Indebtedness proposed to be issued; provided, however, that if the Company incurs additional Indebtedness prior to the completion of a full Fiscal Year, the Company shall not be required to deliver such certificate;
(III) a certificate of an Independent Consultant that the Company’s Senior Debt Service Coverage Ratio for each of the next five (5) Fiscal Years following the earlier of (1) the end of the period during which interest on the Parity Indebtedness proposed to be incurred is to be capitalized or, if no interest is capitalized, the Fiscal Year in which the Parity Indebtedness proposed to be incurred is incurred, or (2) the date on which substantially all projects financed with the Parity Indebtedness proposed to be incurred and all projects financed with existing Parity Indebtedness are expected to commence operations, will be at least equal to the Senior Parity Coverage Requirement for such five (5) Fiscal Year period; provided, that for the purpose of providing this Consultant’s Report, the Independent Consultant may adjust the foregoing estimated Senior Debt Service Coverage Ratio to reflect an allowance for Net Income Available for Debt Service that is estimated to be derived from any contractual increase in the rates, fees and charges under contracts then in effect and being charged or from any increase in the rates, fees and charges that the Company is legally entitled to; provided, further, that the Independent Consultant in making such certificate shall take into consideration the remaining term(s) on the then existing Feedstock Supply Contracts and Offtake Contracts and other matters applicable to such five (5) Fiscal Year projection that in the Independent Consultant’s professional judgment should be considered;
(IV) a certificate by an Authorized Representative of the Construction Monitor that the additional Senior Parity Indebtedness will only be used to pay for Capital Additions and that the Capital Additions to be acquired and constructed with the proceeds of such parity obligation is technically feasible, all legal entitlements, permits and approvals necessary and appropriate for such Capital Additions that are then capable of issuance or acquisition have been obtained and are in full force and effect, and the estimated cost of the acquisition and construction thereof is reasonable, and (after giving effect to the completion of all uncompleted Capital Additions) the rates, fees and charges estimated to be fixed and prescribed for the operation of such Capital Additions for each Fiscal Year from the Fiscal Year in which such additional Senior Parity Indebtedness is incurred to and including the first complete Fiscal Year after the latest commencement date of operation of any uncompleted Capital Additions are economically feasible and reasonably considered necessary based on projected operations for such period, and stating that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the assumptions contained in the forecast/projection of the Independent Consultant are reasonable;”
(c) Subsections II and III of Section 2.4(b)(ii)(A) of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
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“(II) a certificate of an Independent Consultant demonstrating that, during the Company’s last audited Fiscal Year, the Company’s Overall Debt Service Coverage Ratio was at least equal to the Senior Parity Coverage Requirement for all Senior Parity Indebtedness plus the Parity Indebtedness proposed to be issued; provided, however, that if the Company incurs additional Indebtedness prior to the completion of a full Fiscal Year, the Company shall not be required to deliver such certificate;
(III) a certificate by an Authorized Representative of the Company that the additional Indebtedness will only be used to pay Capital Additions and that Capital Additions to be acquired and constructed with the proceeds of such Subordinate Parity Indebtedness is technically feasible and the estimated cost of the acquisition and construction thereof is reasonable, and (after giving effect to the completion of all uncompleted Capital Additions) the rates, fees and charges estimated to be fixed and prescribed for the operation of the Capital Additions for each Fiscal Year from the Fiscal Year in which such additional Subordinate Parity Indebtedness is incurred to and including the first complete Fiscal Year after the latest commencement date of operation of any uncompleted Capital Additions are economically feasible and reasonably considered necessary based on projected operations for such period, and stating that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the assumptions contained in the forecast/projection of the Independent Consultant are reasonable;”
“(II) Year-End Financials. Within ninety (90) days after the close of each Fiscal Year commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024, (1) the balance sheet of the Guarantor as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related statements of income, cash flows and changes in financial position for such Fiscal Year, setting forth comparative figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, (2) the Days Cash on Hand and Debt Service Coverage Ratio of the Guarantor and (3) a report thereon of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Guarantor, shall state that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of the Guarantor as of the dates indicated and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP and that the audit by such accountants may be provided on a consolidated basis with PureCycle Technologies, Inc.;”
“(viii) Distributions. The Company shall not make any distributions on any of its membership interests, including any license fees or management fees relating to the Project (other than those amounts due to PureCycle Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement), prior to the first day of the Fiscal Year of the Company beginning January 1, 2027. Beginning with the first day of the Fiscal Year of the Company beginning January 1, 2027, the Company shall not make distributions on any of its membership interests, including any license fees or management fees relating to the Project (other than those amounts due to PureCycle Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement), unless all of the following are met: (A) (I) the Senior Parity Coverage Requirement, (II) the Overall Coverage Requirement and
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(III) the Days Cash on Hand Requirement are each satisfied with respect to the Fiscal Year prior to the date on which distributions are to be made; (B) no event has occurred and no condition exists which would constitute an Event of Default under the Bond Documents or the Project Documents or which, with the passage of time or with the giving of notice or both, would become such an Event of Default; (C) the Company has made all the required deposits, if any, to the Senior Bonds Debt Service Reserve Fund, the Subordinate Bonds Debt Service Reserve Fund, and the Repair and Replacement Fund; and (D) there shall remain, following any distribution, no less than 60 Days Cash on Hand. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, contributions from any member of the Company or Affiliate of a member of the Company shall be excluded from any calculations made pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(viii).”
“4.1 Outside Completion Date; Change Orders.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees to cause the Project to be completed by the Outside Completion Date, subject to force majeure provisions set forth in the next succeeding sentence. Notwithstanding the representation in the immediately preceding, if by reason of force majeure the Company shall be unable to complete construction by the Outside Completion Date and if Company shall give notice and full particulars of such force majeure in writing to the Trustee within a reasonable time after the occurrence of the event or cause relied upon, the obligation of the Company to complete the Project by the Outside Completion Date so far as the Company is affected by such force majeure, shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability, which shall include a reasonable time for the removal of the effect thereof. The suspension of the Company’s obligation to complete the Project by the Outside Completion Date due to such force majeure as described in this Section 4.1 shall not be deemed an Event of Default under this Loan Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.1, an event of force majeure shall not excuse, delay or in any way diminish the obligations of the Company to fulfill any financial obligation required by this Loan Agreement, to obtain and continue in full force and effect the insurance required by Sections 6.3 and 6.4 hereof, to provide the indemnity required by Section 8.1 hereof and to comply with the provisions of Sections 2.2(e), 4.5, 6.7, 8.1 and 8.6 hereof. The term “force majeure” as used herein shall include, without limitation, acts of God, epidemics, pandemics, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, acts of public enemies, orders of any kind of the government of the United States of America or of the State or any of their departments, agencies, governmental subdivisions, or officials, or any civil or military authority, insurrections, riots, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, fire, hurricanes, storms, floods, washouts, droughts, arrests, restraint of government and people, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage or accident to machinery, transmission pipes or canals, partial or entire failure of utilities, or any other cause or event not reasonably within the control of the party claiming such inability. It is agreed that the settlement of strikes, lockouts and other industrial disturbances shall be entirely within the discretion of the party having difficulty, and the party having difficulty shall not be required to settle any strike, lockout and other industrial disturbances by acceding to the demands of the opposing party or parties.
(b) After the date of this Loan Agreement and prior to the Completion Date, the Company shall not initiate or consent to any single Change Order for more than $500,000 or
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multiple Change Orders in the aggregate of $1,000,000 at one time under the Project Documents unless the Company certifies (and the Construction Monitor confirms) that (i) such Change Order is reasonable and is consistent with sound engineering practice, (ii) such Change Order is not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) such Change Order is technically feasible, (iv) such Change Order is not expected to materially adversely affect the operation, reliability, value or remaining useful life of the Project, (v) the implementation of such Change Order is not expected to cause any delay in the Completion Date, except for Change Orders due to the force majeure events as described in the applicable Project Document and (vi) adequate funds are available to complete construction and to achieve the Completion Date, including any additional equity funds deposited by the Company with the Trustee for such purpose.”
(g) Section 10.1(a)(ii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(ii) The failure by the Company to observe and perform any covenants contained in Sections 2.4(a)(i), 2.4(a)(ii), 2.4(b)(iv), 2.4(b)(v), 2.4(b)(viii), 6.4, 8.8, 9.1, 9.2 hereof;”
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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ISSUER: |
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SOUTHERN OHIO PORT AUTHORITY By: /s/ Robert Horton
COMPANY: PURECYCLE: OHIO LLC By: /s/ Brad S. Kalter
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GUARANTOR: PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES LLC By: /s/ Brad S. Kalter
PLEDGOR: PCTO HOLDCO LLC By: /s/ Brad S. Kalter
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[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]
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TRUSTEE: |
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UMB BANK, N.A., as Trustee By: /s/ Michael G. Slade |
[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]