Exhibit 10.3
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 2002
CREDIT AGREEMENT [5 YEAR]
dated as of
December 15, 2004
Among
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.,
as Borrower,
The Banks Listed Herein
and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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Citibank, N.A., as
Syndication Agent
Bank of America, N.A. and
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
Documentation Agents
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as
Joint Lead Arrangers
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as
Joint Bookrunners
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
2002 CREDIT AGREEMENT [5 YEAR]
Dated as of December 15, 2004
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 2002 CREDIT AGREEMENT [5 YEAR] among Marsh &
McLennan Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the banks,
financial institutions and other institutional lenders parties to the Credit
Agreement referred to below (collectively, the "Banks"), and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. (formerly JPMorgan Chase Bank), as administrative agent (the
"Administrative Agent") for the Banks.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
(1) The Borrower, the Banks and the Administrative Agent have entered into a
Credit Agreement [5 Year] dated as of June 13, 2002 (as modified through the
date hereof, the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in
this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.
(2) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower and the
Required Banks have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Borrower and the Required Banks hereby agree
as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is,
effective as of the date hereof and subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 2, hereby amended as follows:
(1) The definitions of "Consolidated Net Worth" and "Consolidated Tangible Net
Worth" in Section 1.1 are deleted.
(2) Section 1.1 is amended to add the following new definitions in the
appropriate alphabetical order:
"Acquisition" means the acquisition, directly, by merger or
otherwise, for consideration in any single transaction or series of related
transactions in excess of $25,000,000 (as determined reasonably and in good
faith by the Borrower), and whether the consideration is cash, securities or
other value, of (a) more than 50% of the capital stock or other equity interests
of any Person (other than the capital stock or other equity interests of a
Person which is (prior to such Acquisition) a Subsidiary of the Borrower), or
(b) all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or any division or
business unit of any Person (other than any such Person which is a Subsidiary of
the Borrower).
"Amendment Effective Date" means the "Effective Date" as defined
in Amendment No. 1.
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"Amendment No. 1" means Amendment No. 1 to 2002 Credit Agreement
[5 Year] dated as of December 15, 2004, among the Borrower and the Required
Lenders, which amends this Agreement.
"Asset Percentage" means, at any date of determination, the
ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Consolidated total assets of the
Guarantors and their respective Consolidated Subsidiaries, exclusive of
intercompany receivables and interests in Subsidiaries that are not Consolidated
Subsidiaries, to (b) the Consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated" refers to the consolidation of accounts in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
"Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" means, for any Measurement Period,
the sum, determined on a Consolidated basis for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, without duplication, of (a) net income (or net loss), (b) interest
expense, (c) income tax expense, (d) depreciation expense, (e) amortization
expense, (f) to the extent deducted in calculating net income (or net loss),
charges in respect of Settlement Costs, (g) to the extent deducted in
calculating net income (or net loss), cash restructuring and reorganization
charges (including, without limitation, severance charges, retention costs and
facilities costs) and cash charges for costs and expenses (other than Settlement
Costs) related to Settlements, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of
(i) for any Measurement Period ending on or before September 30, 2005, all such
charges incurred through December 31, 2004 and publicly disclosed prior to
the Amendment Effective Date plus (ii) up to $650,000,000 for all Measurement
Periods ending after December 31, 2004, (h) to the extent deducted in
calculating net income (or net loss), the amount of any losses (and minus the
amount of any gains) associated with sales of assets other than in the ordinary
course of business, (i) stock option compensation expense resulting from the
adoption of any amendments to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement
No. 123, (j) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of any decrease) in
pension expense (other than service costs) resulting from the application of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87, and (k) non-recurring
non-cash charges (including, without limitation, in respect of intangibles and
impairments, severance charges, retention costs and facilities costs), in each
case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
such Measurement Period.
"Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, for any
Measurement Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to (b) the
sum, determined on a Consolidated basis, of (i) interest expense (other than
fees paid in connection with the prepayment of the Mortgage or the Sedgwick
Notes), (ii) Specified Distributions, and (iii) principal payments, redemptions
and purchases (except scheduled principal payments and payments, redemption and
purchases in connection with an exchange offer or refunding to the extent that
the same does not result in a reduction of principal payments due before
December 2009) of all Long-Term Debt (other than the Loans, loans under the
Other Revolving Credit
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Agreement, loans under the Term Loan Agreement, prepayment of the Mortgage from
the proceeds of a sale or refinancing of the Mortgaged Property and prepayment
of the Sedgwick Notes) made by the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
to the extent that such payments reduced any scheduled principal payments that
would otherwise have become due more than one year after the date of such
payment, in each case for such Measurement Period.
"Consolidated Funded Debt" means, without duplication, all Debt
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis, net of
cash and cash equivalents held in the United States free of Liens and rights of
others.
"Consolidated Leverage Ratio" means, at any date of
determination, the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt at such date to
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
"Disposition" or "Dispose" means the sale, transfer, license,
lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction), in
each case for consideration in any single transaction or series of related
transactions in excess of $10,000,000 (as determined reasonably and in good
faith by the Borrower), of any property by any Person (or the granting of any
option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale,
assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any Equity
Interests owned by such Person, or any notes or accounts receivable or any
rights and claims associated therewith.
"Domestic Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed
and existing under the laws of any state of the United States and the business,
assets and operations of which are located in the United States.
"Equity Interests" means shares of capital stock, partnership
interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial
interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any
warrants, options or other similar rights entitling the holder thereof to
purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
"Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
not a Domestic Subsidiary.
"Guarantor" means each of (a) Marsh Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Putnam Investments Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, and Mercer Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and (b) and any other direct Consolidated Subsidiary of
the Borrower that executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a Subsidiary
Guaranty, provided that (i) such Subsidiary is reasonably acceptable to the
Required Banks, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (A) documents of the
types described in Section 3.1(a)(i) and Section 3.1(e) with respect to such
Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guaranty executed by it (and, in the case of any
Guarantor which is a Foreign Subsidiary, such other documents as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request) and (B) financial statements
described in Section 5.1(a) or (b) for the most recently ended period for which
such financial statements are required to have been delivered for the
Guarantors; and provided further that, anything contained herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the term Guarantor shall not include any Subsidiary of the
Borrower holding, as of the date of the most recent audited financial
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statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered pursuant
to this Agreement, assets having an aggregate book value of $20,000,000 or less.
If (1) the Borrower shall have identified a direct Consolidated Subsidiary of
the Borrower as a proposed Guarantor in a written notice to the Banks, and (2)
the Required Banks (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Banks) shall not have objected in writing within 10 Business Days after the
giving of such notice, such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be acceptable to the
Required Banks for purposes of clause (i) above, provided that requirements of
clause (ii) above are met within 30 days after the next delivery of financial
statements described in Section 5.1(a) or (b) occurring thereafter.
"Guaranty Coverage Percentage" means, as of any date of
determination in relation to any transaction or event described herein (each, an
"Event"), each of the Asset Percentage, the Revenue Percentage and the Net
Operating Income Percentage, in each case determined as of the most recently
ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been
delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) and calculated on a pro forma basis
giving effect to the applicable Event. For purposes of Sections 5.1(c)(ii) and
5.15, the Guaranty Coverage Percentage means each of the Asset Percentage, the
Revenue Percentage and the Net Operating Income Percentage as of the end of the
fiscal quarter most recently ended.
"Loan Documents" means (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii)
each Subsidiary Guaranty, and (iv) the Master Agreement.
"Loan Parties" means the Borrower and the Guarantors.
"Long-Term Debt" means any Debt that, in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, constitutes (or, when incurred,
constituted) a long-term liability.
"Master Agreement" means the Master Agreement, dated as of
December 15, 2004, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
"Administrative Agent" under and as defined in each of the Term Loan Agreement
and the Other Revolving Credit Agreement.
"Measurement Period" means, at any date of determination, the
most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending
on or prior to such date.
"Net Operating Income" means, for any period, the sum, determined
on a Consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Guarantors
and their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of (a) net income (or net
loss), (b) interest expense, (c) income tax expense, (d) depreciation expense,
(e) amortization expense, (f) to the extent deducted in calculating net income
(or net loss), charges in respect of Settlement Costs, (g) to the extent
deducted in calculating net income (or net loss), cash restructuring and
reorganization charges (including, without limitation, severance charges,
retention costs and facilities costs) and cash charges for costs and expenses
(other than Settlement Costs) related to Settlements, in an aggregate amount not
to exceed the sum of (i) for any Measurement Period ending on or before
September 30, 2005, all such charges incurred through December 31, 2004 and
publicly
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disclosed prior to the Amendment Effective Date plus (ii) up to $650,000,000 for
all Measurement Periods ending after December 31, 2004, (h) to the extent
deducted in calculating net income (or net loss), the amount of any losses (and
minus the amount of any gains) associated with sales of assets other than in the
ordinary course of business, (i) stock option compensation expense resulting
from the adoption of any amendments to Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 123, (j) the amount of any increase (or minus the amount of any
decrease) in pension expense (other than service costs) resulting from the
application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 87, and (k)
non-recurring non-cash charges (including, without limitation, in respect of
intangibles and impairments, severance charges, retention costs and facilities
costs), in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for such Measurement Period.
"Net Operating Income Percentage" means, at any date of
determination, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Consolidated Net
Operating Income of the Guarantors and their respective Consolidated
Subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending on such date, to (b) the
Consolidated Net Operating Income of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries for such 12-month period.
"Other Revolving Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement [5
Year] dated as of June 9, 2004 among the Borrower, the banks and other financial
institutions party thereto and JPMCB, as administrative agent thereunder, as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Other Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.
"Required Percentage" means (a) in the case of the Asset
Percentage, 75%, (b) in the case of the Revenue Percentage, 85%, and (c) in the
case of the Net Operating Income Percentage, 85%.
"Revenue Percentage" means, at any date of determination, the
ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the Consolidated service revenues of
the Guarantors and their respective Consolidated Subsidiaries for the 12-month
period ending on such date, to (b) the Consolidated service revenues of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such 12-month period.
"Sedgwick Notes" means the $60,000,000 7.68% Guaranteed Senior
Notes of the Borrower due April 1, 2006.
"Settlement" means the settlement by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries of a Specified Claim.
"Settlement Costs" means all costs and obligations incurred,
owing, paid or payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in
connection with the settlement of any Specified Claim, including, without
limitation, payment of restitution, fines and penalties,
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but excluding amounts payable to legal counsel or other advisors of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"Specified Claim" means (a) the civil complaint filed on October
14, 2004 by the Attorney General of the State of New York against the Borrower
and Marsh Inc. in the Supreme Court of New York County and the other matters
described under the heading "Marsh Related Matters" in Note 13 to the financial
statements included in the Borrower's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("Note 13"), (b) the civil administrative proceedings by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Massachusetts Securities Division
against Putnam Investments Trust and its Subsidiaries and the other matters
described under the heading "Putnam Matters" in Note 13, (c) the other inquiries
and matters, including without limitation those related to Mercer Inc. and its
Subsidiaries, described under the headings "Other Inquiries" and "Other Matters"
in Note 13, and (d) any claim arising out of, or any action, suit or proceeding
filed or threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower based
on, allegations similar to those set forth in the complaints and other documents
filed with respect to the foregoing or related thereto.
"Specified Distributions" means any dividends or other
distributions (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to
the shares of common stock of the Borrower or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other property) on account of the purchase, redemption or
retirement of shares of common stock of the Borrower or options, warrants or
similar rights for the purchase or other acquisition thereof (other than
payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit
plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries).
"Subsidiary Guaranty" means a Subsidiary Guaranty, substantially
in the form of Exhibit H hereto (or, if the Guarantor is a Foreign Subsidiary,
in such form having substantially the same effect as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably require), executed by a Subsidiary of the Borrower in favor of
the Administrative Agent and the Banks.
"Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 8.4.
"Term Loan Agreement" means the $1,300,000,000 Credit Agreement
[2 Year Term Loan] dated as of December 15, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time) among the Borrower, the banks and
financial institutions party thereto and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent
thereunder.
"Unpaid Settlement Costs" means Settlement Costs that have not
been paid.
(3) The following definitions contained in Section 1.1 are amended as
follows:
(i) The definition of "Debt" is amended by (a) inserting the phrase "which
are classified as short-term debt or long-term debt in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles," following the words "course
of business," in the fifth line thereof, (b) renumbering clauses (vi)
and (vii) as (vii) and (viii), respectively, and (c) adding a new clause
(vi) to read as follows: "(vi) all Unpaid Settlement Costs net of
savings in
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taxes reasonably estimated to be realized by such Person in the future
as a direct result of the deductibility of the amount thereof for tax
purposes".
(ii) The definition of "Mortgage" is amended by adding an "(a)" after the
word "means" in the first line thereof and adding the following at the
end thereof: "(the "Original Mortgage"), and (b) any instrument
evidencing a refunding or refinancing of the Original Mortgage,
provided that (i) recourse to the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the
Borrower is limited in substantially the same manner as set forth in
the Original Mortgage, and (ii) the security is limited to the
Mortgaged Property and any other interest held by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in the property located at 1166 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York."
(4) Section 1.2 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end
thereof: "Without limitation on the foregoing, any reference in any
definitions to cash charges shall mean charges that are or are expected
to be incurred or paid in cash, and any reference to non-cash charges
shall mean charges that are not expected to be paid in cash at any
time."
(5) Section 2.1 is amended by deleting the proviso to the last sentence
thereof.
(6) Section 3.2(e) is amended by adding the words "and the representations
and warranties of each Guarantor set forth in the Subsidiary Guaranty to
which it is a party" after the words "set forth in Section 4.4(b))".
(7) Section 4.4(b) is amended by adding the following words at the end
thereof ", except as disclosed in writing to the Banks prior to the
execution and delivery of Amendment No. 1 by any Bank, including
pursuant to the Borrower's 2003 Form 10-K and the Borrower's September
30, 2004 Form 10-Q, and except for any Specified Claim."
(8) Section 4.5 is amended by amending and restating the exception in the
fifth line therein as follows: "(except as disclosed in writing to the
Banks prior to the execution and delivery of Amendment No. 1 by any
Bank, including pursuant to the Borrower's 2003 Form 10-K and the
Borrower's September 30, 2004 Form 10-Q, and except for any Specified
Claim)".
(9) Section 4.10 is amended by (a) inserting "(other than projections)"
after the words "All material information" in the first line thereof and
(b) adding "All projections, if any, that have been or will be prepared
by the Borrower and made available to the Administrative Agent or any
Bank have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon reasonable
assumptions (it being understood that such projections are subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond
the Borrower's control, and that no assurance can be given that such
projections will be realized)." after the end of the first sentence
therein.
(10) Section 5.1(a) is amended by inserting "(i)" on the second line before
"a consolidated balance sheet" and by adding at the end thereof the
following: ", and (ii) a consolidating balance sheet as of the end of
such fiscal year and the related consolidating income statement for such
fiscal year, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I,
which financial statements substantially represent the Consolidated
financial condition of and results of operations for each of the
Guarantors and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for
such fiscal year, except as indicated in Exhibit I, certified as to
fairness of presentation, generally
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accepted accounting principles and consistency (except with respect to
any changes made as a result of changes to generally accepted accounting
principles) by the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the chief
accounting officer of each of the Guarantors";
(11) Section 5.1(b) is amended by inserting "(i)" on the second line before
"a consolidated balance sheet" and by adding at the end thereof the
following: ", and (ii) a consolidating balance sheet as of the end of
such quarter and the related consolidating income statement for the
portion of the fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, which financial
statements substantially represent the Consolidated financial condition
of and results of operations for each of the Guarantors and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and for
such portion of the fiscal year, except as indicated in Exhibit I,
certified as to fairness of presentation, generally accepted accounting
principles and consistency (except with respect to any changes made as a
result of changes to generally accepted accounting principles) by the
chief financial officer, the treasurer or the chief accounting officer
of each of the Guarantors";
(12) Section 5.1(c) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
"(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial
statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, one or more certificates of
the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the chief accounting officer of
the Borrower (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to
establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the requirements of
Sections 5.4 and 5.7 on the date of such financial statements, (ii) setting
forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Guaranty Coverage Percentages
as of the last day of the period covered by such financial statements, and (iii)
stating whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any
Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the
Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;"
(13) Section 5.1(d) is amended by inserting the number "(i)" after the words
"clause (a)".
(14) Section 5.2 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Section 5.2 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence.
The Borrower will continue, and will cause its Material Subsidiaries to
continue, to engage in business of the same general type as now conducted by the
Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries, and will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business that is not of the same general type
as now conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or other businesses that
are reasonably related or incidental thereto or that, in the judgment of the
board of directors of the Borrower, are reasonably expected to materially
enhance the other businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are
engaged, and will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, and will
cause each such Material Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force
and effect, their respective existence and their respective rights, privileges
and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of business;
provided that nothing in this Section 5.2 shall prohibit (i) the merger of a
Subsidiary of the Borrower into the Borrower or the merger or consolidation of a
Subsidiary with or into another Person if the corporation surviving such
consolidation or merger is a Subsidiary and if, in each case, after giving
effect thereto, no
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Default shall have occurred and be continuing, provided that this clause (i)
shall not permit (A) the merger of a Guarantor with or into any other Person
unless the Guarantor is the surviving entity, or (B) the merger of any
Subsidiary of a Guarantor with any Person other than such Guarantor, another
Guarantor or a Subsidiary of a Guarantor if any Guaranty Coverage Percentage
would be less than the Required Percentage immediately after such merger, (ii)
the termination of the corporate existence of any Material Subsidiary of the
Borrower (other than a Guarantor) if the Borrower, in good faith determines that
such termination is (A) in the best interest of the Borrower and (B) does not
cause any Guaranty Coverage Percentage to fall below the Required Percentage,
and (iii) the discontinuance of the business of any Material Subsidiary (other
than a Guarantor) if the Borrower in good faith determines that such
discontinuance is (A) in the best interest of the Borrower and (B) does not
cause any Guaranty Coverage Percentage to fall below the Required Percentage."
(15) Section 5.4 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Section 5.4. Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will maintain as of the last
day of each Measurement Period specified below a Consolidated Leverage
Ratio of not more than the amount set forth below opposite such
Measurement Period:
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Measurement Period Ending Ratio
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December 31, 2004 3.25: 1.00
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March 31, 2005 3.25: 1.00
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June 30, 2005 3.50: 1.00
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September 30, 2005 3.50: 1.00
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December 31, 2005 3.50: 1.00
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March 31, 2006 3.50: 1.00
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June 30, 2006 3.25: 1.00
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September 30, 2006 3.00: 1.00
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December 31, 2006 and the last day of 3.00: 1.00
each succeeding fiscal quarter.
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(b) Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will maintain
for each Measurement Period set forth below a Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of not less than the amount set forth below opposite
such Measurement Period:
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Measurement Period Ending Ratio
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December 31, 2004 2.25: 1.00
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March 31, 2005 2.25: 1.00
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June 30, 2005 2.25: 1.00
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September 30, 2005 2.25: 1.00
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December 31, 2005 2.25: 1.00
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March 31, 2006 2.50: 1.00
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June 30, 2006 2.50: 1.00
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September 30, 2006 2.75: 1.00
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December 31, 2006 and the last day of 2.75: 1.00
each succeeding fiscal quarter.
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(16) Section 5.5 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Section 5.5. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets. The
Borrower will not (i) consolidate or merge with or into any Person, (ii) sell,
lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other
Person, or (iii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of its interest in any
Guarantor; provided that (x) the Borrower may merge with any Wholly-Owned
Consolidated Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor or a Subsidiary of a Guarantor)
if immediately after such merger no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and such Wholly-Owned Consolidated Subsidiary shall expressly assume
in writing all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, and under the Notes
(if any), and (y) the Borrower may merge with any other Person (other than a
Guarantor or a Subsidiary of a Guarantor) if (A) the Borrower is the corporation
surviving such merger and (B) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Borrower will not permit (1)
any Guarantor to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person unless the
Guarantor is the surviving entity, (2) any Subsidiary of any Guarantor to
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person unless, immediately after
giving effect to such consolidation or merger, none of the Guaranty Coverage
Percentages is less than the Required Percentage, (3) any Guarantor to sell,
lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other
Person, or (4) any Subsidiary of any Guarantor to sell, lease or otherwise
transfer all or substantially all of its assets to another Person unless,
immediately after giving effect to such sale, lease or other transfer, none of
the Guaranty Coverage Percentages is less than the Required Percentage."
(17) Section 5.7 is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
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"Section 5.7 Negative Pledge. Neither the Borrower nor any
Consolidated Subsidiary will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any
asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(a) Liens on the Mortgaged Property to secure Debt under the Mortgage;
(b) Liens arising in the ordinary course of its business which (i) do not
secure Debt or Derivatives Obligations, (ii) do not secure, in the case
of judgments or orders, obligations in an aggregate amount exceeding
$100,000,000 and (iii) do not in the aggregate materially detract from
the value of its assets or materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of its business;
(c) Liens on cash and cash equivalents securing Derivatives Obligations,
provided that the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents subject
to such Liens may at no time exceed $100,000,000 and provided further
that the sum of (x) such aggregate amount and (y) the aggregate amount
of Debt secured as permitted by clause (d) below does not at any date
exceed $250,000,000; and
(d) Liens not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section
securing Debt or other obligations, provided that the sum of (x) the
principal or face amount of such Debt and other obligations and (y) the
aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents referred to in clause (c)
above does not at any date exceed $250,000,000."
(18) Article 5 is amended by adding thereto new Sections 5.9 though 5.15, to
read as follows:
"Section 5.9 Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower will
maintain, and cause each of its Consolidated Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance
with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such
amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in
similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in
which the Borrower or such Consolidated Subsidiary operates; provided that the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as other
companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in the
same general areas in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary operates and to the
extent consistent with prudent business practice.
Section 5.10. Transactions with Affiliates. Anything contained
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower will conduct, and cause
each of its Consolidated Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions otherwise
permitted under this Agreement with any of their Affiliates (other than the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less
favorable to the Borrower or such Consolidated Subsidiary than it would obtain
in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.
Section 5.11. Dispositions. The Borrower will not make any
Disposition or permit any Consolidated Subsidiary to make any Disposition,
except:
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(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property or property no longer used in
the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, whether now or hereafter owned
or leased, in the ordinary course of business of such Person;
(b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions described on Schedule 5.11;
(d) Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to another
Subsidiary or by the Borrower to a Subsidiary, to the extent not otherwise
prohibited hereunder;
(e) Dispositions of assets that are being (or within 12 months will be) replaced
with other assets used in the same business; and
(f) any other Disposition, provided that (i) after giving effect to such
Disposition, none of the Guaranty Coverage Percentages is less than the Required
Percentage, and (ii) such Disposition is not otherwise prohibited by the terms
hereof.
Section 5.12 Debt. The Borrower will not permit any Consolidated
Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:
(a) (i) Debt under the Loan Documents, (ii) Debt consisting of guaranties of
Debt of the Borrower under the "Loan Documents" as defined in the Other
Revolving Credit Agreement (which shall include, for this purpose, any renewal
or refinancing thereof), provided that the aggregate amount of such Debt of the
Borrower so guaranteed under the "Loan Documents" in respect of the Other
Revolving Credit Agreement does not exceed the aggregate amount of the
"Commitments" (as defined in the Other Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect
on the Amendment Effective Date) under the Other Revolving Credit Agreement as
of the Closing Date, and (iii) Debt consisting of guaranties of Debt of the
Borrower under the "Loan Documents" as defined in the Term Loan Agreement (which
shall include, for this purpose, any renewal or refinancing thereof), provided
that the aggregate amount of such Debt of the Borrower so guaranteed under the
"Loan Documents" in respect of the Term Loan Agreement does not exceed the
aggregate amount of the "Commitments" (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement as
in effect on the Closing Date) under the Term Loan Agreement as of the Amendment
Effective Date;
(b) Debt under the Mortgage;
(c) Debt owed to a Person of which such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary;
(d) Debt of any Consolidated Subsidiary existing as of the Amendment Effective
Date (other than Debt described in clause (a) above), and any renewal and
refinancing thereof, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased
and no other Subsidiary becomes obligated in respect thereof (except that (i)
the Borrower or any Subsidiary may become obligated in respect of any such Debt
of any of their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) any Guarantor and any of its
Subsidiaries may become obligated in respect of any such Debt of such Guarantor
or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) any Subsidiary which is neither a
Guarantor nor a Subsidiary of a Guarantor may become obligated in respect of any
such Debt);
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(e) Debt incurred by Foreign Subsidiaries to finance the payment (and not in
excess of) of cash dividends to reinvest foreign earnings in the United States,
as contemplated and to the extent permitted by the American Jobs Creation Act of
2004, as a source for, but not limited to, the financial stabilization of the
Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries for the purposes of jobs retention or
creation; and
(f) other Debt in an aggregate amount for all Consolidated Subsidiaries not to
exceed $500,000,000 outstanding at any time.
Section 5.13 Acquisitions. The Borrower will not make, or permit
any of its Subsidiaries to make, any Acquisition, unless, (a) after giving
effect to such Acquisition, no Default shall have occurred or be continuing or
would result from such Acquisition, and (b) after giving effect to such
Acquisition, the Borrower would be in pro forma compliance with Section 5.4
hereof as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial
statements have been delivered under Section 5.1(a) or (b).
Section 5.14 Guarantors. The Borrower shall cause each of the
Guarantors to (a) preserve its separate existence as required by Section 5.2,
(b) comply in all material respects with the requirements of its organizational
documents and other governing instruments (including bylaws), (c) not conduct
business under the name of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, (d) maintain
separate and complete books and records in accordance with generally acceptable
accounting principles and otherwise to properly reflect its business and
financial affairs, (e) maintain full and complete records of all transactions
with other Subsidiaries of the Guarantor, and (f) maintain its own bank accounts
and not commingle any of its funds with any other Person.
Section 5.15. Guaranty Coverage Percentage. If, at the end of any
fiscal quarter or fiscal year, any Guaranty Coverage Percentage is less than the
Required Percentage, the Borrower shall, within 30 days after the delivery of
the certificate pursuant to Section 5.1(c)(ii) setting forth the Guaranty
Coverage Percentages as of the end of such fiscal quarter or year, deliver to
the Administrative Agent one or more additional Subsidiary Guaranties from one
or more additional Guarantors such that each Guaranty Coverage Percentage as of
the end of such quarter, on a pro forma basis taking into account such
additional Subsidiary Guaranties, is not less than the Required Percentage."
(19) Section 6.1(a) is amended by deleting the words "within three Business Days
of the date when due" after the "(x)" and adding the words "when due" after the
words "of any Loan".
(20) Section 6.1(b) is amended by adding the words ", 5.10 through 5.13,
inclusive and 5.15;" at the end thereof.
(21) Section 6.1(c) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"the Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement or any Subsidiary Guaranty to which it is
a party (other than those covered by clause (a) or (b) above) for 10 days (or,
in the case of Section 5.1(a)(ii), 5.1(b)(ii),
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5.1(c)(ii) or 5.14, 30 days) after written notice thereof has been given to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent or any Bank (through the Administrative
Agent);"
(22) Section 6.1(d) is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"any representation, warranty, certification or statement made (or deemed made)
by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or
other document delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Agreement shall prove
to have been incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed made); or
any representation, warranty, certification or statement made (or deemed made)
by any Guarantor in the Subsidiary Guaranty to which it is a party or in any
certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to Section
5.1 of this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made (or deemed made);"
(23) Section 6.1(k) is amended by (i) adding the word "equity" after the words
"voting power of the Borrower's then outstanding" and (ii) adding the word "or"
at the end thereof.
(24) Section 6.1 is amended by adding thereto a new subsection (l) to read as
follows: "(l) any provision of any Guaranty or any other Loan Document after
delivery thereof pursuant to this Agreement shall for any reason cease to be
valid and binding on or enforceable against any Loan Party party to it, or any
such Loan Party shall so state in writing;".
(25) Section 7.5 is amended by adding the words "or any Guarantor" at the end of
subsection (ii) thereof.
(26) Section 9.3(a) is amended by inserting the words "and Citigroup Global
Markets Inc." after "Administrative Agent" in the second and third lines
thereof.
(27) Section 9.8 is amended by adding the words "(and the Master Agreement and
the Subsidiary Guaranties)" after the words "any Notes issued hereunder" in the
second sentence of the section.
(28) Section 9.9 is amended by adding the words ", THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS"
after the words "ANY NOTE".
(29) Section 9.11 is amended by deleting the following sentence at the end
thereof "Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Banks
(and each of their respective employees, representatives or other agents) may
disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax
treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that
are provided to such person to the extent relating to such tax treatment and tax
structure." and (b) adding the following sentence at the end thereof "It is
understood that for purposes of this Section, the Borrower and its business
shall include all of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower and all of the businesses
they engage in."
(30) Section 9.13 is added to the Agreement to read as follows:
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"Section 9.13 Master Agreement. Each Bank hereby consents (or
shall be deemed to have consented) to the execution and delivery of the Master
Agreement by the Administrative Agent and agrees (or shall be deemed to have
agreed) to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof."
(31) The Pricing Schedule is amended and restated in its entirety to read as set
forth on Annex I attached hereto.
(32) The Schedules to the Credit Agreement are amended by adding thereto a new
Schedule 5.11 as set forth in Annex II attached hereto.
(33) The Exhibits to the Credit Agreement are amended by adding thereto the
following new Exhibits H and I as set forth in Annexes III and IV, respectively,
attached hereto.
SECTION 2. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as
of the date first above written when, and only when, on or before December 31,
2004 (the "Effective Date"), the Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i) counterparts of this Amendment executed by the Borrower and the Required
Banks or, as to any of the Banks, advice satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent that such Bank has executed this Amendment; and
counterparts of the Master Agreement executed by the parties thereto;
(ii) (a) an opinion of Peter Beshar, Esq., General Counsel of the Borrower,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and covering such
additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as
the Required Banks may reasonably request; (b) an opinion of Frank
McNamara, Esq., General Counsel of Putnam Investments Trust,
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and covering such
additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as
the Required Banks may reasonably request; and (c) an opinion of Davis
Polk & Wardwell, special counsel for the Borrower, in substantially the
form of Exhibit A-3, hereto;
(iii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Commitments
under (and as defined in) the (i) Credit Agreement [364 Day] dated as of
July 7, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified) among the
Borrower, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto and
Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and (ii) the Credit
Agreement [364 Day] dated as of June 9, 2004 (as amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified) among the Borrower, the banks and other financial
institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly
JPMorgan Chase Bank), as administrative agent, have been terminated and
the loans thereunder have been (together will all interest and related
fees) paid in cash in full;
(iv) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that (a) the amendment
to the Other Revolving Credit Agreement, (b) the Term Loan Agreement and
(c) the Master Agreement have each become effective;
(v) the following corporate documents of each of the Borrower and each
Guarantor listed in clause (a) of the definition thereof, each certified
as indicated below:
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(A) a copy of the certificate of incorporation, as amended and in effect,
certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, and a certificate from such Secretary of
State dated as of a recent date as to the good standing of and charter
documents filed by each of the Loan Parties;
(B) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each such
Loan Party, dated the Effective Date and certifying (A) that attached
thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws of such Loan Party,
as in effect on the Effective Date, (B) that attached thereto is a true
and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
and the other Loan Documents, and such other documents to which such
Loan Party is or is intended to be a party, and that such resolutions
have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and
effect, (C) that the charter of such Loan Party has not been amended
since the date of the certification thereto furnished pursuant to clause
(i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each
officer executing this Amendment (in the case of the Borrower) and each
of the other documents to which such Loan Party is intended to be a
party and each other document to be delivered by such Loan Party from
time to time in connection herewith or therewith (and the Administrative
Agent and each Bank may conclusively rely on each such certificate until
it receives notice in writing from the applicable Loan Party); and
(C) a certificate of another officer of each such Loan Party as to the
incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, as the case may be;
(vi) a certificate of a senior officer of the Borrower, dated the Effective
Date, to the effect set forth in Sections 3.2(d) and (e) of the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby;
(vii) a Subsidiary Guaranty duly executed by each Guarantor listed in clause
(a) of the definition thereof; and
(viii) such other documents as the Administrative Agent or any Bank or special
counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower
represents and warrants as follows:
(1) The Borrower (a) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and (b) has all corporate
powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted.
(2) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment
are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action,
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require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body,
agency or official and do not contravene, conflict with, or constitute a default
under any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement, judgment,
injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any
of its Material Subsidiaries or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries.
(3) Each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby,
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower when executed and
delivered in accordance with this Amendment, will constitute a valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower, in each case enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and
(b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(4) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 4 of the
Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and will be true and correct on and as
of the Effective Date.
SECTION 4. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Notes(1) . On
and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import
referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes to "the
Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to
the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as
amended by this Amendment.
(2) The Credit Agreement, and the Notes, as specifically amended by this
Amendment, are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby
in all respects ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 5. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Amendment.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the
date first above written.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
By
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Name:
Title:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly,
JPMorgan Chase Bank),
as Administrative Agent and as a Bank
By
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Name:
Title:
Citibank, N.A.
By
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Name:
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By
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Name:
Title:
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
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Name:
Title:
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
By
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Name:
Title:
By
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Name:
Title:
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
By:
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Name:
Title:
MELLON BANK, N.A.
By:
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Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:
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Name:
Title:
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:
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Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:
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Name:
Title:
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By:
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Name:
Title:
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED
By:
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Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
Annex I
PRICING SCHEDULE
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Each of "Euro-Dollar Margin" and "Facility Fee Rate" means, for
any day, the rates set forth below (presented in basis points) in the row
opposite such term and in the column corresponding to the "Pricing Level" that
exists on such day:
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LEVEL I LEVEL II LEVEL III
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Applicable 82.5 107.5 125.0
Margin for
Eurodollar
Rate Advances
(bps)
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Facility Fee 17.5 17.5 25.0
(bps)
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For purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the
following meanings:
"Base Rate Margin" means 0% per annum plus the Utilization Fee.
"Level I Pricing" applies at any date if, at such date, (a) the
Borrower's long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least BBB by S&P or Baa2
by Moody's,* or (b) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as shown in the most recent
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b), is less than
2.25.
"Level II Pricing" applies at any date if, at such date, Level I
is not applicable, and (a) the Borrower's long-term senior unsecured debt is
rated at least BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody's, or (b) the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio, as shown in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) or (b), is less than 2.50.
"Level III Pricing" applies at any date if, at such date, neither
Level I Pricing nor Level II Pricing applies.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
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* In the event of a split rating of greater than one sub-grade, the rating shall
be deemed to be one level higher than the lower of the two ratings.
"Pricing Level" refers to the determination of which of Level I,
Level II, or Level III applies at any date.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
The credit ratings to be utilized for purposes of this Schedule
are those assigned to long term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower without
third-party credit enhancement, and any rating assigned to any other debt
security of the Borrower shall be disregarded. The rating in effect at any date
is that in effect at the close of business on such date.