Centuri Holdings, Inc.

09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 14:32

Material Agreement Form 8 K

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 20, 2024, Centuri Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Centuri Group"), and certain other subsidiaries of Centuri Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into a three-year accounts receivable securitization facility in the aggregate amount of up to $125.0 million (the "Facility"). The proceeds from the Facility will be used to repay amounts outstanding under Centuri Group's existing revolving credit facility and term loan.

The documentation for the Facility includes, among other documents, (i) a Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2024 (the "Receivables Purchase Agreement"), among Centuri Special Purpose Entity, LLC, a direct wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of NPL Construction Co. (the "SPE"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as the seller, Centuri Group, as the servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer"), the persons from time to time party thereto, as purchasers (the "Purchasers"), PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as structuring agent, and (ii) a Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2024, (the "Sale and Contribution Agreement") among Centuri Group, as the Servicer, certain indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company party thereto from time to time, as originators (the "Originators"), sellers, and contributors, and the SPE, as the buyer. The Facility has a scheduled termination date on September 17, 2027, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.

In connection with the Facility, the Originators have sold and/or contributed, and will continue to sell and/or contribute, certain accounts receivables generated in the ordinary course of their business (other than certain excluded receivables) and certain related assets (collectively, the "Receivables") to the SPE pursuant to the Sale and Contribution Agreement. Pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the SPE may, from time to time, in turn sell the Receivables to the Purchasers in exchange for payments as set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Servicer will be responsible for the initial servicing and collection of the Receivables and will be paid a fee for the performance of such services.

The SPE will pay the applicable Yield Rate (as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement) with respect to the investments made by the Purchasers under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The SPE will also pay certain customary fees under the Receivables Purchase Agreement and related documentation.

In addition, pursuant to a Performance Guaranty, dated September 20, 2024 (the "Performance Guaranty"), by Centuri Group in favor of the Administrative Agent, Centuri Group has agreed to guarantee the performance of the Originators and the Servicer of their respective obligations under the documentation for the Facility. Centuri Group is not guaranteeing the collectibility of the Receivables or the creditworthiness of the related obligors.

The Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Sale and Contribution Agreement contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, indemnification provisions, and events of default, including those providing for the termination of the Facility and payment acceleration of amounts owed by the SPE to the Purchasers under the Receivables Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events.

The foregoing description of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Sale and Contribution Agreement, and the Performance Guaranty does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of such agreements, copies of which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

PNC serves as a lender and a documentation agent under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended and restated from time to time, dated August 27, 2021, among Centuri Group and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as joint lead arrangers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and the other lenders and agents party thereto. In addition, PNC Equipment Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of PNC, serves as the lender of an equipment loan to Linetec Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Centuri Group.