Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
OnDecember 20, 2022 ,WeWork Companies LLC , aDelaware limited liability company ("WeWork") and wholly owned subsidiary ofWeWork Inc. , aDelaware corporation (the "Company"), SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese joint-stock company ("SBG" and in its capacity as obligor, the "SoftBank Obligor"),SoftBank Vision Fund II-2 L.P. , a limited partnership established in Jersey (the "Partnership"), acting by its manager,SB Global Advisers Limited , a limited company incorporated under the laws ofEngland andWales (the "Manager" and the Partnership, acting via the Manager, the "SVF Obligor"), the senior tranche issuing creditors from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Senior Tranche Issuing Creditors"), the senior tranche L/C participants from time to time party thereto (collectively, the "Senior Tranche L/C Participants") andGoldman Sachs International Bank , as administrative agent for the Senior Tranche Issuing Creditors and Senior Tranche L/C Participants (in such capacity, the "Senior Tranche Administrative Agent"), entered into the Fifth Amendment (the "Fifth Amendment") to the Credit Agreement, dated as ofDecember 27, 2019 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "Existing Credit Agreement"), by and amongWeWork , the SoftBank Obligor, the Senior Tranche L/C Participants, the Senior Tranche Issuing Creditors, the Senior Tranche Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto from time to time. The Fifth Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the termination date of the existing senior tranche letter of credit facility under the Existing Credit Agreement fromFebruary 9, 2024 toMarch 14, 2025 , (ii) provides for SBG's resignation as obligor with respect to the senior letter of credit tranche and the SVF Obligor's assumption of all of SBG's obligations with respect to the senior letter of credit tranche with certain collateral support required in respect of the SVF Obligor's obligations thereunder, and (iii) retains SBG's role as the SoftBank Obligor with respect to the junior letter of credit tranche thereunder. In addition, the Fifth Amendment amends the pricing applicable to the senior letter of credit facility such that unreimbursed letter of credit draws thereunder accrue interest at a margin of 6.00%, which may increase if certain conditions are not satisfied. On the effective date of the Fifth Amendment, aggregate commitments under the senior letter of credit tranche are reduced to approximately$1.1 billion , with a further reduction scheduled onFebruary 10, 2023 to approximately$930 million , but the Fifth Amendment provides that the total senior letter of credit tranche commitments may be increased to an amount not to exceed$1,250,000,000 untilFebruary 10, 2023 and$1,050,000,000 thereafter with additional commitments at a later date. The Fifth Amendment also provides that if letter of credit reimbursements under the senior letter of credit tranche are made from the proceeds of certain SVF Obligor capital contributions, the commitments in respect of the senior letter of credit tranche will be reduced by a corresponding amount. The foregoing summary of the Fifth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the Fifth Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 8.01 Other Events
In connection with the Fifth Amendment, onDecember 20, 2022 ,WeWork , the SoftBank Obligor, and the SVF Obligor entered into the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement, dated as ofDecember 20, 2022 (the "Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement"), which amends and restates that certain Reimbursement Agreement, dated as ofFebruary 10, 2020 (as amended prior to the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement, the "Existing Reimbursement Agreement"), by and betweenWeWork and the SoftBank Obligor. The Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement, among other things, amends and restates the Existing Reimbursement Agreement to substitute the SVF Obligor for the Softbank Obligor with respect to the senior letter of credit reimbursement rights and obligations, retain the Softbank Obligor's role with respect to the junior letter of credit reimbursement rights and obligations and adjustsWeWork's reimbursement rights and obligations to each party accordingly. In addition, the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement amends the fees payable byWeWork thereunder, such that no fees will be owed to the SVF Obligor in respect of the senior letter of credit issued throughFebruary 10, 2024 and thereafter fees will accrue at 7.045% of the face amount of letters of credit issued thereunder, compounding quarterly and payable at the earlier ofMarch 14, 2025 and termination or acceleration of the senior letter of credit tranche. Under the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement, reimbursed amounts owed byWeWork to the SoftBank Obligor and the SVF Obligor bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 4.20% from the date paid by the SoftBank Obligor or the SVF Obligor, as applicable, until paid in full byWeWork .WeWork is required to reimburse amounts paid under the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement no later than the second business day followingWeWork's receipt of notice of the payment of such amount.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number Description 10.1 Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated
as of
and among the SoftBank Obligor, the SVF Obligor,
JerseyGeneral Partner , the Senior Tranche
Issuing Creditors party thereto,
the Senior Tranche L/C Participants party thereto andGoldman Sachs International Bank , as Senior Tranche Administrative Agent. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within
the Inline XBRL document).
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