Exhibit 10.2
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
June 30, 2003
Omnicom Group Inc.
One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
Attention: Eric Huttner
Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders party to the
Credit Agreement referred to below
Two Penns Way
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Attention: Bank Loan Syndications
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of November 14,
2002 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined) among Omnicom Finance Inc., Omnicom Capital Inc. and Omnicom Finance
plc (the "Borrowers"), Omnicom Group Inc. (the "Guarantor"), the Lenders (as
defined in the Credit Agreement), Salomon Smith Barney Inc., as lead arranger
and book manager, and Citibank, N.A., as agent .
FIFTH THIRD BANK (the "Assuming Lender") agrees as follows:
1. The Assuming Lender proposes to become an Assuming Lender
pursuant to Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement and, in that connection,
hereby agrees with the Agent and the Guarantor that it shall become a
Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement on the Effective Date (as
defined below). After giving effect to the Effective Date, the Assuming
Lender's Commitment will be U.S.$15,000,000.
2. The Assuming Lender (a) confirms that it has received a copy of
the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements
referred to in Section 4.01(e) thereof and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis
and decision to enter into this Assumption Agreement; (b) agrees that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other
Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (c) appoints and
authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to
exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; (d) agrees that it will
perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the
terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a
Lender; (e) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (f) specifies as its
Applicable Lending Offices the offices set forth below its name on the
signature page hereof; and (g) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service
forms or any certificates required to be provided by it under Section 2.13
of the Credit Agreement.
3. Following the execution of this Assumption Agreement, it will be
delivered to the Agent for acceptance and recording by the Agent. The
effective date for this Assumption Agreement (the "Effective Date") shall
be June 30, 2003
4. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in
Section 2.17 and in Article III of the Credit Agreement and upon such
acceptance and recording by the Agent, as of the
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Effective Date, the Assuming Lender shall be a party to the Credit
Agreement and have all of the rights and obligations of a Lender
thereunder.
5. This Assumption Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
6. This Assumption Agreement 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 one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Assumption Agreement by
telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Assumption Agreement.
Very truly yours,
FIFTH THIRD BANK
By /s/ Anne Pierson
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Title: Corporate Banking Officer,
Commercial Division
Date: June 30, 2003
Base Rate Lending Office:
Fifth Third Center
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Eurodollar Lending Office
Fifth Third Center
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Accepted and Approved this
30 day of June, 2003
CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent
By /s/ Carolyn A. Kee
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Title: Managing Director
Approved this 30 day
of June, 2003
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
By /s/ Dennis E. Hewitt
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Title: Treasurer
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