AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 1998
BETWEEN
THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY
AND
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
1.01 Certain Defined Terms 1
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 25
1.03 Accounting Principles 26
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS 26
2.01 The Term Credit and the Revolving Credit 26
(a) The Term Credit 26
(b) The Revolving Credit 27
(c) Reborrowing 27
(d) Obligations under the Prior Credit Agreement 27
2.02 Loan Accounts 27
2.03 Procedure for Borrowing 27
2.04 Conversion and Continuation Elections 28
2.05 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitment 29
2.06 Optional Prepayments 29
2.07 Mandatory Prepayments of Loans 30
(a) Mandatory Prepayments, Cash Collateral 30
(b) Aggregate Annual Excess Cash Flow Recapture 30
(c) Clean-up Period 30
(d) General 30
2.08 Scheduled Repayment 30
(a) The Term Credit 30
(b) The Revolving Credit 31
2.09 Interest 31
2.10 Fees 32
(a) Commitment Fee 32
(b) Arrangement Fee 32
(c) Utilization Fees 32
2.11 Computation of Fees and Interest 32
2.12 Payments by the Company 33
2.13 Security 33
2.14 The Letter of Credit Subfacility 34
2.15 Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of Credit 34
2.16 Existing Letters of Credit; Drawings and Reimbursements 36
2.17 Role of the Bank 36
2.18 Obligations Absolute 37
2.19 Cash Collateral Pledge 38
2.20 Letter of Credit Fees 38
2.21 Uniform Customs and Practice 38
ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 39
3.01 Taxes 39
3.02 Illegality 40
3.03 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return 40
3.04 Funding Losses 41
3.05 Inability to Determine Rates 41
3.06 Reserves on Offshore Rate Loans 42
3.07 Survival 42
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 42
4.01 Conditions of Initial Loans 42
(a) Credit Agreement 42
(b) Company Security Agreement 42
(c) Evidence of Filings 42
(d) Resolutions; Incumbency 43
(e) Legal Opinion 43
(f) Payment of Fees 43
(g) Certificate 43
4.02 Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit 43
(a) Notice of Borrowing or Conversion/Continuation;
Letter of Credit Application 43
(b) Continuation of Representations and Warranties 44
(c) No Existing Default 44
(d) No Future Advance Notice 44
(e) Other Documents 44
4.03 Conditions to Each Term Loan 44
(a) Deeds of Trust 44
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 45
5.01 Corporate Existence and Power 45
5.02 Corporate Authorization; No Contravention 45
5.03 Governmental Authorization 45
5.04 Binding Effect 46
5.05 Litigation 46
5.06 No Default 46
5.07 ERISA Compliance 46
5.08 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations 47
5.09 Title to Properties 47
5.10 Taxes 47
5.11 Financial Condition 48
5.12 Environmental Matters 48
5.13 Collateral Documents 49
5.14 Regulated Entities 49
5.15 No Burdensome Restrictions 50
5.16 Subsidiaries 50
5.17 Insurance 50
5.18 Solvency 50
5.19 Swap Obligations 50
5.20 Full Disclosure 50
5.21 Labor Relations 51
5.22 Compliance with Laws 51
5.23 Merchantable Inventory 51
5.24 Location of the Company 51
5.25 Y2K 51
ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 52
6.01 Financial Statements 52
6.02 Certificates; Other Information 53
6.03 Notices 54
6.04 Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. 55
6.05 Maintenance of Property 56
6.06 Insurance 56
6.07 Payment of Obligations 57
6.08 Compliance with Laws 57
6.09 Compliance with ERISA 57
6.10 Inspection of Property and Books and Records 57
6.11 Environmental Laws 58
6.12 Use of Proceeds 58
6.13 Solvency 58
6.14 Protection of Collateral; Access 58
6.15 Further Assurances 58
ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS 60
7.01 Limitation on Liens 60
7.02 Disposition of Assets 62
7.03 Consolidations and Mergers 63
7.04 Loans and Investments 63
7.05 Limitation on Indebtedness 64
7.06 Transactions with Affiliates 65
7.07 Use of Proceeds 65
7.08 Contingent Obligations 66
7.09 Joint Ventures 66
7.10 ERISA 66
7.11 Lease Obligations 66
7.12 Restricted Payments 67
7.13 Change in Business 68
7.14 Accounting Changes 68
7.15 Other Contracts 68
ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT 69
8.01 Event of Default 69
(a) Non-Payment 69
(b) Representation or Warranty 69
(c) Other Defaults 69
(d) Cross-Default 69
(e) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings 70
(f) Involuntary Proceedings 70
(g) ERISA 70
(h) Monetary Judgments 70
(i) Non-Monetary Judgments 71
(j) Change in Control 71
(k) Collateral 71
(l) Condemnation 72
(m) Regulatory Action 72
8.02 Remedies 72
8.03 Specified Swap Contract Remedies 72
8.04 Rights Not Exclusive 73
8.05 Certain Financial Covenant Defaults 73
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 73
9.01 Amendments and Waivers 73
9.02 Notices 73
9.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 74
9.04 Costs and Expenses 74
9.05 Company Indemnification 75
9.06 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside 77
9.07 Successors and Assigns 77
9.08 Assignments, Participations, etc. 77
9.09 Confidentiality 78
9.10 Set-off 79
9.11 Counterparts 79
9.12 Severability; Conflicting Provisions 79
(a) Severability 79
(b) Conflicting Provisions 79
9.13 No Third Parties Benefited 79
9.14 Governing Law and Jurisdiction 80
9.15 Verification of Receivables 80
9.16 Termination of Commitment to Lend under the Prior
Credit Agreement 80
SCHEDULES
Schedule 5.05 Litigation
Schedule 5.07 ERISA
Schedule 5.12 Environmental Matters
Schedule 5.16 Subsidiaries and Minority Interests
Schedule 7.01 Permitted Liens
Schedule 7.05 Permitted Indebtedness
Schedule 7.08 Contingent Obligations
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit B Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit C Form of Compliance Certificate
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of
December 18, 1998 between The Pacific Lumber Company (the "Company") and
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Bank entered into an Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 1995 (as amended by the
First Amendment thereto dated as of February 10, 1997, and the Second
Amendment thereto dated as of October 2, 1997, the "Prior Credit
Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Bank and the Company wish to further amend the
Credit Agreement by providing, among other matters, for a $60,000,000
credit facility to be allocated between a revolving facility and a term
loan facility;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Bank agree that the Prior
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set
forth in this Agreement and the Company and the Bank agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Certain Defined Terms.
The following terms have the following meanings:
"Acceptable Inventory" means inventory (as defined in the UCC)
which:
(a) Is owned by the Company free and clear of all security interests,
liens, encumbrances, and rights of others, except the security interest in
favor of the Bank;
(b) Is located at permanent locations acceptable to the Bank and is
not covered by a negotiable document of title unless such document has been
delivered to the Bank;
(c) In the Bank's reasonable opinion, is not obsolete, unsalable,
damaged, or unfit for further processing;
(d) Is not placed by the Company on consignment;
(e) Consists of wood chips, lumber, or log inventory or, if the Bank
approves in writing in advance in its sole discretion, consists of gravel
or block inventory and, in any case, is of a type held for sale in the
Company's ordinary course of business; and
(f) Is otherwise acceptable to the Bank in the exercise of its
reasonable judgment.
The value of Acceptable Inventory shall be the lesser of the Company's cost
(determined under GAAP) or the Bank's independent determination of the
resale value of such inventory in such quantities and on such terms as the
Bank may reasonably deem appropriate. Until further written notice from
the Bank to the Company, the Bank agrees that the value (y) of the lumber
component of Acceptable Inventory shall be determined by the resale value
of such inventory in such quantities and on such terms as the Bank may
reasonably deem appropriate and (z) of the log component of such
Acceptable Inventory shall be determined by the Company's cost (determined
under GAAP) of such inventory.
"Acceptable Receivable" means an Account:
(a) Arising from the sale of inventory or power produced by the
Company's cogeneration plant in Scotia, California, by the Company in its
ordinary course of business; and if arising from the sale of inventory, is
in an amount equal to or less than $2,000,000. The Bank may, from time to
time, exempt specific Accounts from this $2,000,000 limit;
(b) Upon which the Company's right to receive payment is absolute and
not contingent upon the fulfillment of any condition whatever;
(c) Against which is asserted no defense, counterclaim or setoff,
whether well-founded or otherwise;
(d) That is a true and correct statement of a bona fide indebtedness
incurred in the amount of the Account for merchandise sold and accepted by
the Receivable Debtor obligated upon such Account;
(e) With respect to which an invoice has been sent;
(f) That is owned by the Company and not subject to any right, claim,
or interest of another other than the security interest in favor of the
Bank;
(g) That does not arise from a sale to an employee, Affiliate,
parent, or Subsidiary of the Company, or an entity which has common
officers or directors with the Company; except that up to 20% of the total
balance of Acceptable Receivables may include Accounts on which the
Receivable Debtor is Britt Lumber Co., Inc.;
(h) That is not the obligation of a Receivable Debtor that is the
federal government or a political subdivision thereof unless the Bank has
agreed to the contrary in writing and the Company has complied with the
Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 with respect to such obligation;
(i) That is not the obligation of a Receivable Debtor that is any
state of the United States or any city, town, municipality or division
thereof; except for Accounts up to an aggregate outstanding amount at any
one time of $100,000 which arise in one of the following ways:
(1) The sale of power produced by the Company's cogeneration
plant in Scotia, California; or
(2) The sale of lumber to cities and towns;
(j) That is not the obligation of a Receivable Debtor located in a
foreign country;
(k) That is not the obligation of a Receivable Debtor to whom the
Company is or may become liable for goods sold or services rendered by the
Receivable Debtor to the Company except to the extent that it exceeds the
amount of the Company's obligation to such Receivable Debtor;
(l) That does not arise with respect to goods which are delivered on
a cash-on-delivery basis or placed on consignment, guaranteed sale or other
terms by reason of which the payment by the Receivable Debtor may be
conditional;
(m) That is not in default. An Account shall be deemed in default
upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The Account is not paid within the 60 day period starting on
its invoice date. This 60 day limitation shall not apply to an
Account which is not paid within such period because payment is
subject to the Company's "winter terms" previously approved by the
Bank;
(2) Any Receivable Debtor obligated upon such Account suspends
business, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
fails to pay its debts generally as they come due; or
(3) Any petition is filed by or against any Receivable Debtor
obligated upon such Account under any bankruptcy law or any other law
or laws for the relief of debtors;
(n) That does not arise from the sale or lease of goods which remain
in the Company's possession or under the Company's control; and
(o) That is otherwise acceptable to Bank.
"Account" means any right to the payment of money owned by the
Company and arising out of the sale of goods or the rendering of services
by the Company which is not evidenced by an instrument or chattel paper.
"Acquisition" means any transaction or series of related
transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or indirectly, in
(a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person,
or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in
excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests or equity of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to
become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other
combination with another Person (other than a Person that is a Restricted
Subsidiary) provided that the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary is the
surviving entity.
"Acquisition Cost" of standing timber, timber rights, or
timberlands means the aggregate of cash, checks or other cash equivalent
financial instruments paid and to be paid by the Company as the acquisition
price of standing timber, timber rights, or timberlands being acquired,
including sale, use or other transaction taxes paid or payable by the
Company and amounts required to be applied to repay principal, interest and
prepayment premiums and penalties on Indebtedness secured by a Lien (other
than that arising from a Collateral Document) on such standing timber,
timber rights, or timberlands.
"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person which,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control
another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly,
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise. Except with respect to the Bank or any Affiliate
(defined without regard to this sentence) of the Bank, any director,
executive officer or beneficial owner of 10% or more of the equity of a
Person shall for the purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to control the
other Person.
"Agreement" means this Credit Agreement.
"Applicable Margin" means, with respect to any Base Rate Loan or
Offshore Rate Loan, the per annum rates set forth opposite the Pricing
Level calculated for the periods described below.
Pricing Ratio
Pricing at End of
Level Fiscal Quarter Applicable Margin
----- -------------- -----------------
Offshore Base Rate
Rate Loans Loans
---------- -----
I LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.50% 0.50%
1.00 TO 1.00
II GREATER THAN 1.00 TO 1.75% 0.75%
1.00 BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 2.00 TO 1.00
III GREATER THAN 2.00 TO 2.00% 1.00%
1.00 BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 3.00 TO 1.00
IV. GREATER THAN 3.00 TO 2.25% 1.25%
1.00 BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 4.00 TO 1.00
V. GREATER THAN 4.00 TO 2.50% 1.50%
1.00
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Where,
"Pricing Level" means, for each Pricing Period, the pricing level
set forth opposite the Pricing Ratio set forth in the Compliance
Certificate most recently delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.02.
"Pricing Level Change Date" means the date three Business Days
after the delivery to the Agent of the financial reports and Compliance
Certificate delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01 and 6.02 for the fiscal
quarter ending December 31, 1998, and three days after delivery to the
Agent of such financial reports and Compliance Certificate for each fiscal
quarter thereafter.
"Pricing Period" means each period commencing on each Pricing
Level Change Date and ending the day prior to the next Pricing Level Change
Date.
From the Closing Date until the first Pricing Level Change Date,
the Applicable Margin for any Offshore Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan shall
correspond to the rates per annum set forth above opposite Pricing Level V.
The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted automatically as to all Loans then
outstanding (without regard to the timing of Interest Periods) on each
Pricing Level Change Date to correspond with the applicable Pricing Level.
If the Company fails to deliver such financial reports and certificates to
the Agent for any fiscal quarter by the date required hereunder, then the
Applicable Margin for all Loans beginning three Business Days after such
date shall, until three Business Days after delivery of such financial
reports and certificates, be the next higher Applicable Margin as set forth
in the chart above immediately below the previously effective Applicable
Margin; thus, if the Applicable Margin had previously been 1.50% for
Offshore Rate Loans, a failure to deliver quarterly financials on a timely
basis would cause the Applicable Margin to be 1.75% until three Business
Days after such delivery.
"Assignee" has the meaning specified in subsection 9.08(a).
"Attorney Costs" means and includes all fees and disbursements of
any law firm or other external counsel, the allocated cost of internal
legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel.
"Bank" means Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, (a) "Bank"
includes Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association in its
capacity as Swap Provider, and (b) references to Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association as a "Bank" shall also include any of such
institution's Affiliates that may at any time of determination be Swap
Providers.
"Bankruptcy Code" means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
(11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq.).
"Base Rate" means, for any day, the higher of: (a) 0.50% per
annum above the latest Federal Funds Rate; and (b) the rate of interest in
effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Bank in
San Francisco, California, as its "reference rate." (The "reference rate"
is a rate set by the Bank based upon various factors including the Bank's
costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors,
and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be
priced at, above, or below such announced rate.) Any change in the
reference rate announced by the Bank shall take effect at the opening of
business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.
"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on the
Base Rate.
"Bear Stearns Investment Advisory Contract" means the investment
advisory contract between the Company and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. dated
as of October 5, 1993.
"Borrowing Base" means:
(a) the sum of:
(1) 80% of the balance due on Acceptable Receivables; plus
(2) 60% of the value of Acceptable Inventory; plus
(3) 50% of the Acquisition Cost of Timberlands;
minus
(b) the aggregate of the Company's open payables for contracted
logging and hauling;
in each case as of the time of computation.
"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate, in form and
detail acceptable to the Bank, from the Company and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Company, setting forth the computations which form the basis
for the Borrowing Base contained in the certificate.
"Borrowing Date" means any date on which a Loan is disbursed.
"Britt Lumber Agreement" means the agreement dated as of March
23, 1993, among the Company and Britt Lumber Co., Inc.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in San Francisco, California are
authorized or required by law to close and, if the applicable Business Day
relates to any Offshore Rate Loan, means such a day on which dealings are
carried on in the applicable offshore dollar interbank market.
"Capital Adequacy Regulation" means any guideline, request or
directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other
law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in each
case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation
controlling a bank.
"Capital Lease" has the meaning specified in the definition of
Capital Lease Obligations.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means all monetary obligations of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement
which, in accordance with GAAP, is classified as a capital lease ("Capital
Lease").
"Capital Stock" of any Person means any and all shares,
interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other
equivalents of equity interests in (however designated) such Person,
including any Preferred Stock of such Person but excluding any Redeemable
Stock of such Person.
"Cash Equivalents" means at any time (i) any evidence of any
obligation issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof); (ii)
demand or time deposits with, and certificates of deposit or acceptances
issued by, any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United
States or any State thereof (including the Bank) whose unsecured,
unguaranteed long-term debt obligations are rated "A" by Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P") and "A2" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")
or higher, or whose unsecured, unguaranteed commercial paper obligations
are rated "A-2" by S&P and "P-2" by Moody's or higher; (iii) repurchase
agreements entered into with entities whose unsecured, unguaranteed
long-term debt obligations are rated "A" by S&P and "A2" by Moody's or
higher, or whose unsecured, unguaranteed commercial paper obligations are
rated "A-2" by S&P and "P-2" by Moody's or higher, pursuant to a written
agreement with respect to any obligation described in clauses (i), (ii) or
(iv) of this definition; (iv) commercial paper (including both
noninterest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations
payable on demand or on a specified date not later than 180 days from the
date of acquisition thereof) and having a rating of "A-2" by S&P and "P-2"
by Moody's or higher; (v) direct obligations of any money market fund or
other similar investment company all of whose investments consist primarily
of obligations described in the foregoing clauses of this definition and
that is rated "AAm" by S&P and "Aam" by Moody's or higher; (vi) taxable
auction rate securities commonly known as "money market notes" that at the
time of purchase have been rated and the ratings for which (A) for direct
issues, must not be less than "P2" if rated by Moody's and not less than
"A2" if rated by S&P, or (B) for collateralized issues which follow the
asset coverage tests set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, must have long-term ratings of at least "AAA" if rated by S&P and
"Aaa" if rated by Moody's; or (vii) any investments hereafter developed
which are substantially comparable to those described above.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
"Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
events:
(a) MAXXAM Inc. not being the sole beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of at least 51% of the total common equity of the Company. For
purposes of this clause, a beneficial owner shall have the meaning ascribed
in Regulation 13d-3 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this
Agreement. The provisions of this clause shall not apply if MAXXAM Inc.
should not hold the requisite beneficial ownership interest because of
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, or similar proceedings; or
(b) MAXXAM Inc., through direct representation or through persons
nominated by it, not controlling a majority of the Board of Directors of
the Company necessary to effectuate any actions by the Board of Directors
of the Company; or
(c) Any person or group directly or indirectly owning more than
MAXXAM Inc. of the total voting power entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors of the Company. For purposes of this clause, person
or group shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement; or
(d) Charles Hurwitz, members of his immediate family and trusts for
the benefit thereof (each such person, including Mr. Hurwitz and any
trustee of such trusts, a "Beneficiary") not having (other than by reason
of resolution of any litigation outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement or any similar litigation or the existence of a Lien but
including by reason of the foreclosure of or other realization upon a Lien)
direct or indirect sole beneficial ownership (as defined under Regulation
13d-3 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement) of at
least the Minimum Percentage of the total equity of MAXXAM Inc. other than
as a result of new issuances of equity securities by MAXXAM Inc. to third
parties (other than to a third party who is not a Beneficiary and who
controls MAXXAM Inc.). For purposes of this definition, "Minimum
Percentage" means the product of (x) the percentage of the total equity of
MAXXAM Inc. directly or indirectly beneficially owned by the Beneficiaries
as of the date of this Agreement times (y) 80%.
"Closing Date" means the date on which all conditions precedent
set forth in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived by the Bank (or, in the
case of subsection 4.01(d), waived by the Person entitled to receive such
payment).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"Collateral" means all property and interests in property and
proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company in or upon
which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of the Bank securing all or
part of the Obligations (except, with respect to Specified Swap Contracts,
as set forth in Section 2.13), whether under this Agreement or under any
other documents executed and delivered to the Bank.
"Collateral Documents" means, collectively, (i) the Company
Security Agreement, the Deeds of Trust, and all other security agreements,
mortgages, deeds of trust, patent and trademark assignments, lease
assignments, guarantees and other similar agreements between the Company
and the Bank now or hereafter delivered to the Bank pursuant to or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, granting Bank a Lien
on the Collateral and all financing statements (or comparable documents now
or hereafter filed in accordance with the UCC or comparable law) against
the Company as debtor in favor of the Bank as secured party, and (ii) any
amendments, supplements, modifications, renewals, replacements,
consolidations, substitutions and extensions of any of the foregoing.
"Commitment" means $60,000,000.
"Commitment Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(a).
"Commitment Fee Percentage" means with respect to the Commitment,
the per annum rates set forth below opposite the Pricing Level calculated
for periods described below. The terms "Pricing Level" and "Pricing Level
Change Date" shall have the meanings specified in the definition of
"Applicable Margin."
Pricing Ratio
Pricing at End of
Level Fiscal Quarter Commitment Fee Percentage
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I LESS THAN OR .40%
EQUAL TO 1.00
TO 1.00
II GREATER THAN .45%
1.00 TO 1.00
BUT LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO
2.00 TO 1.00
III GREATER THAN .50%
2.00 TO 1.00
BUT LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO
3.00 TO 1.00
IV. GREATER THAN .50%
3.00 TO 1.00
BUT LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO
4.00 TO 1.00
V. GREATER THAN .50%
4.00 TO 1.00
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From the Closing Date until the first Pricing Level Change Date,
the Commitment Fee Percentage shall correspond to the rates per annum set
forth above opposite Pricing Level V. The Commitment Fee Percentage shall
be adjusted automatically on each Pricing Level Change Date to correspond
with the applicable Pricing Level. If the Company fails to deliver such
financial reports and certificates to the Agent for any fiscal quarter by
the date required hereunder, then the Commitment Fee Percentage beginning
three Business Days after such date shall, until three Business Days after
delivery of such financial reports and certificates, be the next higher
Commitment Fee Percentage as set forth in the chart above immediately below
the previously effective Commitment Fee Percentage; thus, if the Commitment
Fee Percentage had previously been 0.40%, a failure to deliver quarterly
financials on a timely basis would cause the Commitment Fee Percentage to
be .45% until three Business Days after such delivery.
"Company Security Agreement" means the Amended and Restated
Security Agreement (Receivables and Inventory) between the Bank and the
Company of even date herewith.
"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in
form of Exhibit C.
"Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, (a) any Guaranty
Obligation of that Person; and (b) any direct or indirect obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person, (i) in respect of any
letter of credit or similar instrument issued for the account of that
Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of
drawings, or (ii) in respect of any Swap Contract that is not entered into
in connection with a bona fide hedging operation that provides offsetting
benefits to such Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall
(subject, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, to the last sentence of the
definition of "Guaranty Obligation") be deemed equal to the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, and shall, with
respect to item (b)(ii) of this definition, be marked to market on a
current basis, excluding any obligations pursuant to contracts with
Subsidiaries of the Company or with Britt Lumber Co., Inc.
"Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision
of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking,
contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, document
or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.
"Conversion/Continuation Date" means any date on which, under
Section 2.04, the Company (a) converts Loans of one Type to another Type,
or (b) continues as Loans of the same Type, but with a new Interest Period,
Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such date.
"Debt" means, at any date of determination, the sum of the
following, computed on an Unconsolidated Basis: all outstanding Loans plus
any other interest bearing Indebtedness, the face amount of undrawn letters
of credit, and any Guaranty Obligation on account of interest bearing
Indebtedness or undrawn letters of credit.
"Deed of Trust" means any deed of trust, mortgage, leasehold
mortgage, assignment of rents or other document creating a Lien on
Timberlands or any interest in Timberlands in favor of the Bank.
"Default" means any event or circumstance which, with the giving
of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise
remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.
"Early Termination Date" with respect to a Specified Swap
Contract shall have the meaning specified in such contract.
"EBITDA" means, for any fiscal period, the following, computed on
an Unconsolidated Basis for such period: net income or loss (excluding
therefrom any net income or loss of SPC or any Unrestricted Subsidiary)
plus the sum of, without duplication, (a) income tax expense, (b) interest
expense, (c) depreciation, (d) depletion, (e) amortization of deferred
financing cost, and (f) non-recurring, non-cash charges.
"Effective Amount" means (i) with respect to any Revolving Loans
and Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount
thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments
of Revolving Loans and Term Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with
respect to any outstanding L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such
L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any Issuances of
Letters of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the
aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a
result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any
Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for
drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
"Environmental Claims" means all claims, however asserted, by any
Governmental Authority or by any other Person in good faith and upon a
reasonable basis alleging potential liability or responsibility for
violation of any Environmental Law or for release or injury to the
environment or threat to public health, personal injury (including
sickness, disease or death), property damage, natural resources damage, or
otherwise alleging liability or responsibility for damages (punitive or
otherwise), cleanup, removal, remedial or response costs, restitution,
civil or criminal penalties, injunctive relief, or other type of relief,
resulting from or based upon (a) the presence, placement, discharge,
emission or release (including intentional and unintentional, negligent and
non-negligent, sudden or non-sudden, accidental or non-accidental
placement, spills, leaks, discharges, emissions or releases) of any
Hazardous Material at, in, or from property, whether or not owned by the
Company, or (b) any other circumstances forming the basis of any violation,
or violation alleged in good faith and upon a reasonable basis, of any
Environmental Law.
"Environmental Laws" means all federal, state or local laws,
statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes,
together with all administrative orders, directed duties, requests,
licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any
Governmental Authorities, in each case relating to environmental, health,
safety and land use matters; including CERCLA, the Clean Air Act, the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.), the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the
Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances
Control Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, the
California Hazardous Waste Control Law, the California Solid Waste
Management, Resource, Recovery and Recycling Act, the California Water Code
and the California Health and Safety Code, the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest
Practices Act of 1973 and the California Public Resources Code.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is, or at any time within six years of the time in
question has been, under common control with the Company within the meaning
of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the
Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
"ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a
Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which
it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA)
or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under
Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification
that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the treatment of a
Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of
ERISA, or the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the commencement
of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer
Plan; (e) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to
constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or
the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section
4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
"Event of Default" means any of the events or circumstances
specified in Section 8.01.
"Excess Cash Flow" means, for any fiscal period, the following,
computed for the four fiscal quarters ending at the end of such period:
(i) Free Cash Flow less (ii) the sum, without duplication, of the following
computed on an Unconsolidated Basis: (A) interest expense, plus (B)
Scheduled Payments, plus (C) other net reductions in Indebtedness of the
type described in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition thereof, less
(iii) any net increase in working capital, plus (iv) any net decrease in
working capital. Working capital for this purpose shall mean accounts
receivable, plus inventory, minus accounts payable.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate set forth in
the weekly statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor
publication, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (including
any such successor, "H.15(519)") on the preceding Business Day opposite the
caption "Federal Funds (Effective)"; or, if for any relevant day such rate
is not so published on any such preceding Business Day, the rate for such
day will be the arithmetic mean as determined by the Bank of the rates for
the last transaction in overnight Federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m.
(New York City time) on that day by each of three leading brokers of
Federal funds transactions in New York City selected by the Bank.
"FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions.
"Free Cash Flow" means, for any fiscal period, the following,
computed for the four fiscal quarters ending at the end of such period:
EBITDA, plus SPC's distributions to the Company on account of its
membership interest in SPC, minus capital expenditures computed on an
Unconsolidated Basis (other than capital expenditures constituting the
Acquisition Cost of Timberlands to the extent financed with Term Loans),
plus the Acquisition Cost of standing timber, timber rights, or timberlands
acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof
and contributed to Salmon Creek Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries, or a
Special Purpose Subsidiary during such fiscal period pursuant to a
Permitted Salmon Creek Transaction; provided, however, that (a) the
foregoing shall be computed without giving effect to the direct or indirect
dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any Salmon Creek Proceeds and (b) (i) for purposes of
determining Free Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarters ending December 31,
1998, Free Cash Flow shall mean the Free Cash Flow for the fiscal quarter
ending December 31, 1998 multiplied by four; (ii) for purposes of
determining Free Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarters ending March 31,
1999, Free Cash Flow shall mean the Free Cash Flow for the two fiscal
quarters ending March 31, 1999 multiplied by two; and (iii) for purposes of
determining Free Cash Flow for the four fiscal quarters ending June 30,
1999, Free Cash Flow shall mean the Free Cash Flow for the three fiscal
quarters ending June 30, 1999 multiplied by 133%.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth
from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and
authority within the U.S. accounting profession) and which are applicable
to the circumstances.
"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any
state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar
monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or
controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the
foregoing.
"Guaranty Obligation" means, as applied to any Person, any direct
or indirect liability of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness,
lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the "primary
obligations") of another Person (the "primary obligor"), including any
obligation of that Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase,
repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, or (b) to advance or
provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of any such primary
obligation, or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any
balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary
obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for
the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation,
or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty
Obligation shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of
the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made
or, if not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof.
"Hazardous Materials" means all those substances that are
regulated by, or which may form the basis of liability under, any
Environmental Law, including any substance identified under any
Environmental Law as a pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous
constituent, special waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, or
toxic substance, or petroleum or petroleum derived substance or waste.
"Honor Date" has the meaning specified in subsection 2.16(b).
"Incur" means, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or become liable with respect to, contingently or
otherwise (and the terms "Incurred" and "Incurrence" have correlative
meanings.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business on ordinary
terms and other than compensation, pension obligations, and other
obligations arising from employee benefits and employee arrangements); (c)
all non-contingent reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to all
letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker's acceptances,
bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds and similar instruments; (d)
all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar
instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with
the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; (e) all indebtedness
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to
property acquired by the Person (even though the rights and remedies of the
seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property); (f) all obligations with respect to
Capital Leases; (g) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (f)
above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon or
in property (including accounts and contracts rights) owned by such Person,
even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of
such Indebtedness; and (h) all Guaranty Obligations in respect of
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses
(a) through (g) above.
"Indemnified Liabilities" has the meaning specified in Section
9.05(a).
"Indemnified Person" has the meaning specified in Section
9.05(a).
"Insolvency Proceeding" means (a) any case, action or proceeding
before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution,
winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors, or
other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any
substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under U.S. Federal, state
or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
"Interest Payment Date" means, as to any Offshore Rate Loan, the
last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, as to any
Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and each
date such Loan is converted into an Offshore Rate Loan, provided, however,
that if any Interest Period an Offshore Rate Loan exceeds three months, the
date that falls three months after the beginning of such Interest Period
and after each Interest Payment Date thereafter is also an Interest Payment
Date.
"Interest Period" means, as to any Offshore Rate Loan, the period
commencing on the Borrowing Date of such Loan or on the
Conversion/Continuation Date on which the Loan is converted into or
continued as an Offshore Rate Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three
or six months thereafter as selected by the Company in its Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation; provided that:
(i) If any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following
Business Day unless, the result of such extension would be to carry such
Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest
Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;
(ii) Any Interest Period pertaining to an Offshore Rate Loan that
begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end
of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar
month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(iii) No Interest Period for any Term Loan shall extend beyond the
date four years after the Revolving Termination Date and no Interest Period
for any Revolving Loan shall extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date;
and
(iv) No Interest Period applicable to a Term Loan or portion thereof
shall extend beyond any date upon which is due any scheduled principal
payment in respect of the Term Loans unless the aggregate principal amount
of Term Loans represented by Base Rate Loans or by Offshore Rate Loans
having Interest Periods that will expire on or before such date, equals or
exceeds the amount of such principal payment.
"Investment" has the meaning specified in Section 7.04.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service, and any Governmental
Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.
"Issuance Date" means the date of issuance of any Letter of
Credit.
"Issue" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit to issue or
to extend the expiry of, or to renew or increase the amount of, such Letter
of Credit; and the terms "Issued," "Issuing" and "Issuance" have
corresponding meanings.
"Joint Venture" means a single-purpose corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture or other similar legal arrangement
(whether created by contract or conducted through a separate legal entity)
now or hereafter formed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
another Person in order to conduct a common venture or enterprise with such
Person.
"L/C Amendment Application" means an application form for
amendment of outstanding standby letters of credit as shall at any time be
in use at the Bank, as the Bank shall request.
"L/C Application" means an application form for issuances of
standby letters of credit as shall at any time be in use at the Bank, as
the Bank shall request.
"L/C Borrowing" means an extension of credit resulting from a
drawing under any Letter of Credit which shall not have been reimbursed on
the date when made nor converted into a Borrowing of Revolving Loans under
subsection 2.16(b).
"L/C Obligations" means at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate
undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding, plus (b) the
amount of all unreimbursed drawings under all Letters of Credit, including
all outstanding L/C Borrowings.
"L/C-Related Documents" means the Letters of Credit, the L/C
Applications, the L/C Amendment Applications and any other document
relating to any Letter of Credit, including any of the Bank's standard form
documents for letter of credit Issuances.
"Lending Office" means, as to the Bank, the office or offices of
the Bank specified as its "Lending Office" or "Domestic Lending Office" or
"Offshore Lending Office", as the case may be, on the signature pages of
this Agreement, or such other office or offices as the Bank may from time
to time notify the Company.
"Letter of Credit Fee" has the meaning specified in subsection
2.21(a).
"Letter of Credit Fee Percentage" means with respect to the
Letters of Credit, the per annum rates set forth below opposite the Pricing
Level calculated for periods described below. The terms "Pricing Level"
and "Pricing Level Change Date" shall have the meanings specified in the
definition of "Applicable Margin."
Pricing Ratio
Pricing at End of Letter of Credit Fee
Level Fiscal Quarter Percentage
----- -------------- ----------
I LESS THAN OR 1.50%
EQUAL TO 1.00 TO
1.00
II GREATER THAN 1.75%
1.00 TO 1.00 BUT
LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 2.00 TO
1.00
III GREATER THAN 2.00%
2.00 TO 1.00 BUT
LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 3.00 TO
1.00
IV. GREATER THAN 2.25%
3.00 TO 1.00 BUT
LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 4.00 TO
1.00
V. GREATER THAN 2.50%
4.00 TO 1.00
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From the Closing Date until the first Pricing Level Change Date,
the Letter of Credit Fee Percentage shall correspond to the rates per annum
set forth above opposite Pricing Level V. The Letter of Credit Fee
Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on each Pricing Level Change
Date to correspond with the applicable Pricing Level. If the Company fails
to deliver such financial reports and certificates to the Agent for any
fiscal quarter by the date required hereunder, then the Letter of Credit
Fee Percentage beginning three Business Days after such date shall, until
three Business Days after delivery of such financial reports and
certificates, be the next higher Letter of Credit Fee Percentage as set
forth in the chart above immediately below the previously effective Letter
of Credit Fee Percentage; thus, if the Letter of Credit Fee Percentage had
previously been 1.50%, a failure to deliver quarterly financials on a
timely basis would cause the Letter of Credit Fee Percentage to be 1.75%
until three Business Days after such delivery.
"Letters of Credit" means letters of credit Issued under the
Prior Credit Agreement and standby letters of credit Issued pursuant to
this Agreement.
"Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust,
pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge or deposit arrangement,
encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or preferential arrangement of any
kind or nature whatsoever in respect of any property (including those
created by, arising under or evidenced by any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease,
any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing, or the filing of any financing statement naming the owner of
the asset to which such lien relates as debtor, under the UCC or any
comparable law) and any contingent or other agreement to provide any of the
foregoing, but not including the interest of a lessor under an operating
lease.
"Loan" means an extension of credit by the Bank to the Company
under Article II, and may be a Base Rate Loan or an Offshore Rate Loan
(each, a "Type" of Loan), and includes any Revolving Loan or Term Loan.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Collateral Documents,
the L/C Applications, any documents evidencing or relating to Specified
Swap Contracts with the Bank, and all other documents delivered to the Bank
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as such term is defined in
Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse change in, or
a material adverse effect upon, any of (a) the operations, business,
properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or financial prospects of
the Company or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or as to
SPC; (b) the ability of the Company to perform under any Loan Document and
avoid any Event of Default; (c) the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of any Loan Document; or (d) the perfection or priority of
any Lien granted to the Bank under any of the Collateral Documents.
"MGHI" means MAXXAM Group Holdings Inc.
"Mortgaged Property" means all property subject to a Lien
pursuant to a Deed of Trust.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan", within the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or,
during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to
make, contributions.
"Notice of Borrowing" means a notice in substantially the form of
Exhibit A.
"Notice of Conversion/Continuation" means a notice in
substantially the form of Exhibit B.
"Notice of Lien" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(c).
"Obligations" means all advances, debts, liabilities,
obligations, covenants and duties arising under any Loan Document owing by
the Company to the Bank or any Indemnified Person, whether direct or
indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.
"Offshore Rate" means, for any Interest Period, with respect to
any Offshore Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum at which dollar
deposits in the approximate amount of the Bank's Offshore Rate Loan for
such Interest Period would be offered by the Bank's Grand Cayman Branch,
Grand Cayman, B.W.I. (or such other office as may be designated for such
purpose by the Bank) to major banks in the offshore dollar interbank market
upon request of such banks at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)
two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
"Offshore Rate Loan" means a Loan that bears interest based on
the Offshore Rate.
"Organization Documents" means, for any corporation, the
certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of
determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred
shareholders of such corporation, any shareholder rights agreement, and all
applicable resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof)
of such corporation.
"Outstanding Letter of Credit" means at any time an Issued and as
yet unexpired Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the undrawn amount of
such Letter of Credit.
"Participant" has the meaning specified in subsection 9.08(b).
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under
ERISA.
"Pension Plan" means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2)
of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA (excluding any Multiemployer Plan)
which the Company sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or
is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer
plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at
any time during the immediately preceding five (5) plan years.
"Permitted Liens" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
"Permitted Salmon Creek Transaction" means any or all of the
following: the contribution, transfer, or sale (whether or not for fair
market value) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to
Salmon Creek Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Special Purpose
Subsidiary of any standing timber, timber rights, or timberlands or of any
equity interest in any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or Investments by the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or in Salmon Creek
Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Special Purpose Subsidiary of
up to an additional $5,000,000 in cash or other assets in aggregate
cumulative amount after the date hereof.
"Permitted Swap Obligations" means all obligations (contingent or
otherwise) of the Company existing or arising under Swap Contracts,
provided that each of the following criteria is satisfied: (a) such
obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary
course of business for the purpose of directly or indirectly mitigating
risks associated with liabilities, commitments or assets held by such
Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person in
conjunction with a securities repurchase program not otherwise prohibited
hereunder, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a "market view;"
(b) such Swap Contracts do not contain (i) any provision ("walk-away"
provision) exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make
payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party, or (ii) with
respect to any Swap Contract that is not a Specified Swap Contract, any
provision creating or permitting the declaration of an event of default,
termination event or similar event upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default hereunder (other than an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a).
"Person" means an individual, a sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or Governmental
Authority.
"Plan" means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA) which the Company sponsors or maintains or to which the Company
makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions and includes any
Multiemployer Plan or Pension Plan.
"Preferred Stock" as applied to the Capital Stock or Redeemable
Stock of any corporation, means Capital Stock or Redeemable Stock of any
class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment
of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such corporation, over shares of
Capital Stock or Redeemable Stock, as the case may be, of any other class
of such corporation.
"Pricing Ratio" means, as measured for any fiscal quarter, the
ratio of (a) Debt as of the end of such fiscal quarter to (b) Free Cash
Flow.
"Prior Credit Agreement" has the meaning specified in the first
"WHEREAS" clause of this Agreement.
"Receivable Debtor" means the person or entity obligated upon a
Receivable.
"Receivables" shall have the meaning given in the Company
Security Agreement.
"Redeemable Stock" of any Person means any equity security of
such Person that by its terms is required to be redeemed prior to the date
four years after the Revolving Termination Date, or is redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof at any time prior to such date.
"Reportable Event" means, any of the events set forth in Section
4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event
for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in
regulations issued by the PBGC.
"Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, any law (statutory
or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or
of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the
Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property
is subject.
"Responsible Officer" of a Person means the chief executive
officer or the president, the chief financial officer, the Vice President -
Finance and Administration, the treasurer, assistant treasurer, or any
other officer of such Person having substantially the same authority and
responsibility or designated by the chief executive officer or the chief
financial officer of such Person as having the appropriate authority and
responsibility.
"Restricted Payment" has the meaning specified in Section 7.12.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means, as of any determination date, each
of the Subsidiaries of the Company which is not as of such determination
date an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company.
"Revolving Credit" means the credit described in subsection
2.01(b).
"Revolving Loan" has the meaning specified in subsection 2.01(b).
"Revolving Termination Date" means the earlier to occur of:
(a) October 31, 2001; and
(b) the date on which the Bank's commitment to make Loans terminates
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
"Salmon Creek Corporation" means Salmon Creek Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation, by way of merger,
consolidation, purchase of all or substantially all of its assets, or
otherwise, but which may not acquire any other assets (other than assets
incidental to the operation, disposition, management and maintenance of
Salmon Creek Property), except in exchange for or out of the proceeds of
the sale or disposition of Salmon Creek Property.
"Salmon Creek Proceeds" means any consideration received by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any Person (A) in respect of all or
any part of the Capital Stock or Redeemable Stock of Salmon Creek
Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or
(B) in respect of all or any part of the real property constituting Salmon
Creek Property, or (C) otherwise in connection with Salmon Creek
Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or
Salmon Creek Property, except in each case proceeds of the harvesting of
timber constituting Salmon Creek Property.
"Salmon Creek Property" means any standing timber, timber rights,
or timberlands (including structures and improvements thereon and related
interests in real property) owned on the date hereof by the Company, SPC,
or Salmon Creek Corporation, any asset held by Salmon Creek Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, on the date hereof, and any other assets obtained in
exchange for or out of the proceeds of the sale or disposition of any of
the foregoing.
"Scheduled Payments" means the 16 quarterly payments to be made
pursuant to Section 2.08(a).
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
"Solvent" means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair
value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such
Person's liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated
liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for
purposes of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and, in the alternative,
for purposes of the California Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) the
present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not less than
the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such
Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is
able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities
(including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they
mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend
to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond
such Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e)
such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about
to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person's property
would constitute unreasonably small capital.
"Specified Swap Contract" means any Swap Contract made or entered
into at any time, or in effect at any time (whether heretofore or
hereafter), whether directly or indirectly, and whether as a result of
assignment or transfer or otherwise, between the Company and any Swap
Provider which Swap Contract is or was intended by the Company to have been
entered into, in part or entirely, for purposes of mitigating interest rate
risk relating to any Loan (which intent shall conclusively be deemed to
exist if the Company so represents to the Swap Provider in writing), and as
to which the final scheduled payment by the Company is not later than the
sixth anniversary of this Agreement.
"SPC" means Scotia Pacific Company LLC, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of the Company.
"Special Purpose Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Company
created after the Closing Date, capitalized with no material assets other
than standing timber, timber rights, or timberlands owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and designated by the Company
as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with such capitalization.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, (i) any
corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding Capital Stock and
Redeemable Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors of the corporation (irrespective of whether at the time
Capital Stock or Redeemable Stock of any other class or classes of such
corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any
contingency) is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person,
or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and
one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any other entity of
which more than 50% of the outstanding equity ownership interests are at
the time owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or by one or more
other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more other
Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Swap Contract" means any agreement, whether or not in writing,
relating to any transaction that is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate
transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap
or option, bond, note or bill option, interest rate option, forward foreign
exchange transaction, cap, collar or floor transaction, currency swap,
cross-currency rate swap, swaption, currency option or any other, similar
transaction (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) or
any combination of the foregoing, and, unless the context otherwise clearly
requires, any master agreement relating to or governing any or all of the
foregoing. Investments made pursuant to the Bear Stearns Investment
Advisory Contract are not Swap Contracts for purposes of this Agreement and
any other Loan Document.
"Swap Provider" means the Bank, or any Affiliate of the Bank,
that is at the time of determination party to a Swap Contract with the
Company.
"Swap Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more
Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally
enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any
date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and
termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination
value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a)
the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap
Contracts, as determined by the Company based upon one or more mid-market
or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in
such Swap Contracts (which may include the Bank.)
"Tax Sharing Agreement" means the Tax Allocation Agreement, dated
May 21, 1988, by and among MAXXAM Inc., the Company, and certain other
subsidiaries of MAXXAM Inc., as amended by the Tax Allocation Agreement,
dated as of March 23, 1993, by and among MAXXAM Inc., the Company, Scotia
Pacific Holding Company, and Salmon Creek Corporation.
"Term Sublimit" means the lesser of (a) $30,000,000, and (b) (i)
the lesser of the Commitment and the Borrowing Base minus (ii) the
Effective Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations.
"Term Credit" means the credit described in subsection 2.01(a).
"Term Loan" has the meaning specified in subsection 2.01(a).
"Timber Notes" means the 6.55% Class A-1, 7.11% Class A-2 and
7.71% Class A-3 Timber Collateralized Notes due 2028, issued by SPC
pursuant to the Indenture dated as of July 20, 1998, between SPC and State
Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee, including any notes issues by
SPC pursuant to such Indenture pursuant to one or more exchange offers
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Timberlands" means standing timber, timber rights, or
timberlands of the Company located in California, the purchase price of
which is, in whole or in part, paid from or refinanced by the Term Loans,
which timberlands are encumbered by first priority Deeds of Trust securing
the Obligations of the Company to the Bank under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents.
"Type" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Loan."
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State
of California.
"Unconsolidated Basis" means the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries other than SPC on a consolidated basis.
"Unfunded Pension Liability" means the excess of a Pension Plan's
benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current
value of that Pension Plan's assets, determined in accordance with the
assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of
the Code for the applicable plan year.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means (a) each of the Subsidiaries of
the Company so designated after the date hereof by a resolution adopted by
the Company's Board of Directors and as to which designation the Bank has
given its prior written approval, (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, (c) Salmon Creek Corporation, and (d) any Special Purpose
Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate an Unrestricted
Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if no Default or Event of Default
would arise by virtue of such designation.
"Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted
Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means (i) a corporation of which all of
the outstanding shares of Capital Stock and Redeemable Stock having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such
corporation (irrespective of whether at the time Capital Stock or
Redeemable Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or
might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) are owned
at the time, directly or indirectly (through one or more Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiaries), by the Company (except for director's qualifying
shares), or (ii) any other entity of which all of the outstanding equity
ownership interests are owned at the time, directly or indirectly (through
one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries), by the Company.
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.
(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the
singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b) The words "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and similar words refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement; and subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to
this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) Terms:
(1) The term "documents" includes any and all instruments,
documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other
writings, however evidenced.
(2) The term "including" is not limiting and means "including
without limitation."
(3) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date
to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including"; the
words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding", and the word "through"
means "to and including."
(4) The term "property" includes any kind of property or asset,
real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible.
(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to
agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments
shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other
modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document, and
(ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as
including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.
(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
Agreement.
(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different
limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters.
All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each
be performed in accordance with their terms.
(g) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of
negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to the Bank, the
Company and the other parties, and are the products of all parties.
Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Bank merely because of
the Bank's involvement in their preparation.
1.03 Accounting Principles.
(a) Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting
terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial
computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied.
(b) References herein to "fiscal year" and "fiscal quarter" refer to
such fiscal periods of the Company.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
2.01 The Term Credit and the Revolving Credit.
(a) The Term Credit. The Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions
set forth herein, to make loans to the Company (each such Loan, a "Term
Loan") from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the
Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date in an aggregate amount not
to exceed the Term Sublimit.
(b) The Revolving Credit. The Bank agrees, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, to make loans to the Company (each such
loan a "Revolving Loan") and to Issue Letters of Credit for the account of
the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the period from
the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed at any time outstanding the lesser of the Commitment or the
Borrowing Base; provided, however, that:
(1) After giving effect to any Loan and/or the Issuance of a
Letter of Credit, the Effective Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations
shall not exceed the lesser of the Commitment or the Borrowing Base; and
(2) After the Issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Effective
Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed $20,000,000.
(c) Reborrowing. Within the limits of the Term Sublimit, the
Commitment and the Borrowing Base and subject to the other terms and
conditions hereof, the Company may, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
(x) borrow, prepay, and reborrow under this Section 2.01; and (y) obtain
Letters of Credit and obtain new Letters of Credit in place of Letters of
Credit that have been discharged by performance and reimbursement to the
Bank or which have expired.
(d) Obligations under the Prior Credit Agreement. From and after the
Closing Date, all "Standby Letters of Credit", "Loans", and "Letter of
Credit Obligations" of the Company to the Bank under the Prior Credit
Agreement shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit, Revolving Credit Loans,
and L/C Obligations, respectively, under this Agreement, included in the
computations required hereunder and subject to the provisions hereof.
2.02 Loan Accounts.
The Loans made by the Bank shall be evidenced by one or more loan
accounts or records maintained by the Bank in the ordinary course of
business. The loan accounts or records maintained by the Bank shall be
evidence of the amount of the Loans made by the Bank to the Company and the
interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in
doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
the Company hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans.
2.03 Procedure for Borrowing.
(a) Each Loan shall be made upon the Company's irrevocable written
notice (including notice via facsimile transmission confirmed immediately
by a telephone call) delivered to the Bank in the form of a Notice of
Borrowing (which notice must be received by the Bank prior to (i) 9:00 a.m.
(San Francisco, California time) three Business Days prior to the requested
Borrowing Date, in the case of Offshore Rate Loans; and (ii) 11:00 a.m. San
Francisco, California time on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of
Base Rate Loans, specifying:
(1) The amount of the Loan, which shall be in minimum amounts of
$500,000 for Offshore Rate Loans and $100,000 for Base Rate Loans;
(2) The requested Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day;
(3) Whether each Loan is to be a Term Loan or Revolving Loan and
whether each Loan is to be an Offshore Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan; and
(4) The duration of the Interest Period applicable to the
Offshore Rate Loans included in such notice. If the Notice of Borrowing
fails to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Offshore Rate
Loans, such Interest Period shall be three months.
(b) The proceeds of the Loans will be made available to the Company
by the Bank by crediting the account of the Company on the books of the
Bank with such proceeds or by wire transfer in accordance with written
instructions provided to the Bank by the Company.
(c) After disbursement of any Loan, unless the Bank shall otherwise
consent, there may not be more than ten different Interest Periods in
effect.
2.04 Conversion and Continuation Elections.
(a) The Company may, upon irrevocable written notice to the Bank in
accordance with subsection 2.04(b):
(1) Elect to convert on any Business Day, any Base Rate Loans
(or any part thereof in a minimum amount of $500,000) into Offshore Rate
Loans or;
(2) Elect to convert on any Interest Payment Date any Offshore
Rate Loans maturing on such Interest Payment Date (or any part thereof in a
minimum amount of $100,000) into Base Rate Loans; or
(3) Elect to renew on any Interest Payment Date any Offshore
Rate Loans maturing on such Interest Payment Date (or any part thereof in a
minimum amount of $500,000);
provided, that if at any time an Offshore Rate Loan is reduced, by payment,
prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than $500,000, such
Offshore Rate Loan shall automatically convert into a Base Rate Loan, and
on and after such date the right of the Company to continue such Loan as,
and convert such Loan into, an Offshore Rate Loan shall terminate.
(b) The Company shall deliver by telex, cable or facsimile, confirmed
immediately in writing, a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received
by the Bank not later than (i) 9:00 a.m. San Francisco, California time at
least three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date,
if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as Offshore Rate Loans;
and (ii) noon San Francisco, California time one Business Day in advance of
the Conversion Date or continuation date, if the Loans are to be converted
into or renewed as Base Rate Loans, specifying:
(1) The proposed Conversion/Continuation Date;
(2) The aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or renewed;
(3) The nature of the proposed conversion or continuation; and
(4) The duration of the requested Interest Period.
(c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to
Offshore Rate Loans, the Company has failed to select a new Interest Period
to be applicable to such Offshore Rate Loans, or if any Default or Event of
Default shall then exist, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to
convert such Offshore Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the
expiration date of such current Interest Period.
(d) Unless the Bank otherwise consents, during the existence of a
Default or Event of Default, the Company may not elect to have a Loan
converted into or continued as an Offshore Rate Loan.
(e) After giving effect to any conversion or continuation of Loans,
unless the Bank shall otherwise consent, there may not be more than ten
different Interest Periods in effect.
2.05 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitment.
The Company may, upon not less than five Business Days' prior
notice to the Bank, at any time before the Revolving Termination Date,
terminate the Bank's commitment to make Loans or permanently reduce the
amount of the Commitment by a minimum amount of $1,000,000 or any whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; unless, after giving effect
thereto and to any prepayments of Loans made on the effective date thereof,
the Effective Amount of all Loans and L/C Obligations would exceed the
amount of the Commitment then in effect and, provided, further, that once
reduced in accordance with this Section, the Commitment may not be
increased. If the Commitment is terminated in its entirety, all accrued
Commitment Fees to the effective date of such termination shall be payable
on the effective date of such termination without any premium or penalty.
2.06 Optional Prepayments.
Subject to Section 3.04, the Company may, at any time or from
time to time, upon not less than three Business Days' (with respect to
Offshore Rate Loans) and same Business Day (with respect to Base Rate
Loans) irrevocable notice to the Bank, prepay Loans in whole or in part, in
minimum prepayments of $500,000 for Offshore Rate Loans and $100,000 for
Base Rate Loans (or, in each case, such lesser amount as represents the
entire outstanding amount of such Offshore Rate Loan or Base Rate Loan).
Such notice of prepayment shall specify the date and amount of such
prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid, whether such Loans are
Term Loans or Revolving Loans, and in the case of Offshore Rate Loans,
which Offshore Rate Loans are to be prepaid. If such notice is given by
the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount
specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
therein, together with accrued interest to each such date on the amount
prepaid and any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.04. Optional
prepayments of Term Loans made after the Revolving Termination Date shall
be applied to the most remote principal installments of the Term Loans.
2.07 Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.
(a) Mandatory Prepayments, Cash Collateral. If at any time and for
any reason the Effective Amount of the Loans and the L/C Obligations
exceeds the lesser of the Commitment or the Borrowing Base, the Company
shall pay to Bank, upon Bank's election and demand, the amount of the
excess. Payments under this Section may be applied to the obligations of
the Company relating to the Loans and L/C Obligations in the order and
manner as the Company in its discretion may determine. Payments to be
applied to Outstanding Letters of Credit may, at Bank's option, be used to
prepay, or held as cash collateral to secure, the Company's obligations to
Bank with respect thereto and L/C Obligations.
(b) Annual Excess Cash Flow Recapture. On or before the date 105
days after the end of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year of
the Company ending December 31, 2000, the Company shall prepay the Term
Loans in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the Effective Amount of all
Term Loans that have been, as of the end of such prior fiscal year,
outstanding for one year or more, and (2) 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such
fiscal year, as calculated based upon the financial data contained in the
Company's financial statements for the fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal
year delivered pursuant to subsection 6.01(c)(ii) and the Compliance
Certificate delivered with respect to that fiscal quarter pursuant to
subsection 6.02(a). Mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans pursuant to
this subsection made after the Revolving Termination Date shall be applied
to the Scheduled Payments in the inverse order of their maturity.
(c) Clean-up Period. The Company agrees to borrow, repay, and
reborrow under the Revolving Credit such that in each calendar year there
shall be at least one period of 30 consecutive days in which there are no
outstanding Revolving Loans under this Agreement.
(d) General. Except as provided in subsection 2.07(b), any
prepayments relating to the Loans made pursuant to this Section shall be
applied as instructed by the Company; provided, however, that the Company
may, at its option, place any amounts which it would otherwise be required
to use to prepay Offshore Rate Loans on a day other than the last day of
the Interest Period therefor in an interest-bearing account pledged to the
Bank until the end of such Interest Period at which time such pledged
amounts will be credited to the prepayment of such Offshore Rate Loans.
The Company shall pay, together with each prepayment under this Section,
accrued interest on the amount prepaid and any amounts required under
Section 3.04.
2.08 Scheduled Repayment.
(a) The Term Credit. The Company shall repay the aggregate amount of
the Term Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the Revolving
Termination Date in 16 equal principal installments on each January 31, May
31, August 31, and October 31 occurring after the Revolving Termination
Date until repayment in full. All remaining unpaid principal of the Term
Loans and interest thereon shall be due and payable on the date four years
after the Revolving Termination Date.
(b) The Revolving Credit. The Company shall repay to the Bank in
full on the Revolving Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of
Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.
2.09 Interest.
(a) Each Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof from its Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to the Offshore
Rate or the Base Rate, as the case may be (and subject to the Company's
right to convert to other Types of Loans under Section 2.04), plus the
Applicable Margin.
(b) Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of
Offshore Rate Loans under Sections 2.06 or 2.07 for the portion of the
Offshore Rate Loans so prepaid and upon payment (including prepayment) in
full thereof and, during the existence of any Event of Default, interest
shall be paid on demand of the Bank.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, while any Event
of Default exists or after acceleration, the Company shall pay interest
(after as well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted
by law) on the principal amount of all Obligations due and unpaid, at a
rate per annum which is determined by adding 2% per annum to the Applicable
Margin then in effect for such Loans and, in the case of Obligations not
subject to an Applicable Margin, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin then in effect for Base Rate Loans plus 2%;
provided, however, that, on and after the expiration of any Interest Period
applicable to any Offshore Rate Loan outstanding on the date of occurrence
of such Event of Default or acceleration, the principal amount of such Loan
shall, during the continuation of such Event of Default or after
acceleration, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus
the Applicable Margin then in effect for Base Rate Loans plus 2%.
(d) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations
of the Company to the Bank hereunder shall be subject to the limitation
that payments of interest shall not be required, for any period for which
interest is computed hereunder, to the extent (but only to the extent) that
contracting for or receiving such payment by the Bank would be contrary to
the provisions of any law applicable to the Bank limiting the highest rate
of interest that may be lawfully contracted for, charged or received by the
Bank, and in such event the Company shall pay the Bank interest at the
highest rate permitted by applicable law.
2.10 Fees.
(a) Commitment Fee.
(1) The Company shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee
("Commitment Fee") for each day from the Closing Date through the Revolving
Termination Date in an amount equal to the product of (i) the unused
portion (which excludes the Effective Amount of L/C Obligations) of the
Commitment in effect on such date multiplied by (ii) 1/360th of the
Commitment Fee Percentage in effect on such day. Such Commitment Fee shall
be due and payable quarterly in arrears on December 31, 1998 and thereafter
on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter commencing on the first
such date occurring after the date of this Agreement through the Revolving
Termination Date, with the final payment to be made on the Revolving
Termination Date.
(2) The Commitment Fee provided in this subsection shall accrue
at all times after the above-mentioned commencement date, including at any
time during which one or more conditions in Article IV are not met.
(b) Arrangement Fee. The Company shall pay $250,000 to the Bank on
the Closing Date as an arrangement fee.
(c) Utilization Fees. The Company shall pay a utilization fee on the
Term Credit upon each borrowing of Term Loans if and to the extent such
borrowing would cause the Effective Amount of Term Loans to equal or
exceed, for the first time after the Closing Date, the threshold amounts
set forth under "Term Loans Outstanding" below. The Utilization Fee
payable upon each such threshold being met is set forth opposite such
threshold below.
Term Loans Outstanding Utilization Fee
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$2,500,000 $50,000
$7,500,000 another $50,000
$12,500,000 another $50,000
$17,500,000 another $50,000
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For example: Assume this Agreement is executed on November 16, 1998. On
November 20, 1998 the Company borrows $6,000,000 in Term Loans. The
Company shall pay the Bank on such date a utilization fee of $50,000. On
January 12, 1999, the Company borrows an additional $1,000,000 in Term
Loans. No utilization fee is due from the Company on that date. On
January 29, 1999, the Company borrows an additional $5,500,000 in Term
Loans so that the Effective Amount of Terms Loans is $12,500,000. A
utilization fee of $100,000 is due the Bank on such date.
2.11 Computation of Fees and Interest.
(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base
Rate is determined by the Bank's "reference rate" shall be made on the
basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days
elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the
basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more
interest and fees being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day
year). Interest and fees shall accrue during each period during which
interest or such fees are computed from the first day thereof to the last
day thereof.
(b) Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change
in the Applicable Margin shall become effective as of the opening of
business on the day on which such change in the Applicable Margin becomes
effective.
(c) Each determination of an interest rate by the Bank shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company in the absence of manifest error.
2.12 Payments by the Company.
(a) All payments to be made by the Company shall be made without
set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all payments by the Company shall be made to the Bank at
the place indicated as the place of payment in the signature pages to this
Agreement or such other place of payment as the Bank may specify to the
Company in writing from time to time, and shall be made in dollars and in
immediately available funds, no later than 10:00 a.m. (San Francisco,
California time) for Offshore Rate Loans and no later than 1:00 p.m. (San
Francisco, California time) for Base Rate Loans, in each case on the date
specified herein. Any payment received by the Bank later than such
specified times shall be deemed to have been received on the following
Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of
"Interest Period" herein, whenever any payment is due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the following Business Day, and
such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
interest or fees, as the case may be.
2.13 Security.
(a) All obligations of the Company under this Agreement, and all
other Loan Documents shall be secured in accordance with the Collateral
Documents; except that the obligations of the Company to the Bank under
Specified Swap Contracts shall be secured by the Deeds of Trust only if a
written agreement(s) between the Company and the Bank specifically states
that the Specified Swap Contract(s) described in such agreement(s) is or
are secured by the Deeds of Trust. The Company hereby ratifies and
reaffirms all of the Liens previously granted in favor of the Bank pursuant
to the Company Security Agreement, which Liens are and continue to be
perfected and of first priority.
(b) The Bank agrees to release its security interest in the inventory
and Receivables upon (i) the termination of the Bank's commitment to make
Loans and (ii) the Effective Amount of L/C Obligations and Revolving Loans
being reduced to $0, if at the time such release is to occur, (x) the
Acquisition Cost of the Timberlands subject to the Deeds of Trust is equal
to or greater than 200% of the aggregate principal amount of the then
outstanding Term Loans, and (y) no Default or Event of Default exists.
(c) From time to time upon the request of the Company, the Bank
agrees to release its Lien upon Timberlands that have remained subject to a
Deed of Trust hereunder after the Effective Amount of Term Loans has been
reduced to $0 (regardless of whether additional Term Loans were made
thereafter to finance the Acquisition Cost of other Timberlands), if at the
time such release is to occur and after giving effect to the corresponding
diminution of the Borrowing Base, (x) the Effective Amount of all Loans and
L/C Obligations does not exceed the Borrowing Base, and (y) no Default or
Event of Default exists.
2.14 The Letter of Credit Subfacility.
The Bank is under no obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit if:
(a) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Bank from
Issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to the
Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Bank shall
prohibit, or request that the Bank refrain from, the Issuance of letters of
credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose
upon the Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction,
reserve or capital requirement (for which the Bank is not otherwise
compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose
upon the Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not
applicable on the Closing Date and which the Bank in good faith deems
material to it;
(b) the expiry date of any requested Letter of Credit is (A) more
than 365 days after the date of Issuance, unless the Bank has approved such
expiry date in writing, or (B) after the Revolving Termination Date, unless
the Bank has approved such expiry date in writing;
(c) the expiry date of any requested Letter of Credit is prior to the
maturity date of any financial obligation to be supported by the requested
Letter of Credit;
(d) any requested Letter of Credit does not provide for drafts, or is
not otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, or the Issuance
of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable policies of the Bank;
(e) any standby Letter of Credit is for the purpose of supporting the
issuance of any letter of credit by any other Person; or
(f) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other
than Dollars.
2.15 Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of Credit.
(a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon the written request of
the Company received by the Bank at least three Business Days (or such
shorter time as the Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole
discretion) prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request for
issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be by facsimile, confirmed immediately
in an original writing, in the form of an L/C Application, and shall
specify in form and detail satisfactory to the Bank: (i) the proposed date
of issuance of the Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (ii)
the face amount of the Letter of Credit; (iii) the expiry date of the
Letter of Credit; (iv) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (v)
the documents to be presented by the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit in
case of any drawing thereunder; (vi) the full text of any certificate to be
presented by the beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (vii)
such other matters as the Bank may require. Such request may be withdrawn
by the Company, but the fees owing on account of any requested Letter of
Credit pursuant to Section 2.20(b) shall be fully earned upon the
submission of such request notwithstanding its later withdrawal.
(b) From time to time while a Letter of Credit is outstanding and
prior to the Revolving Termination Date, the Bank will, upon the written
request of the Company received by the Bank at least three Business Days
(or such shorter time as the Bank may agree in a particular instance in its
sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of amendment, amend any Letter
of Credit issued by it. Each such request for amendment of a Letter of
Credit shall be made by facsimile, confirmed immediately in an original
writing, made in the form of an L/C Amendment Application and shall specify
in form and detail satisfactory to the Bank: (i) the Letter of Credit to
be amended; (ii) the proposed date of amendment of the Letter of Credit
(which shall be a Business Day); (iii) the nature of the proposed
amendment; and (iv) such other matters as the Bank may require. The Bank
shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if: (A) the
Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit
in its amended form under the terms of this Agreement; or (B) the
beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed
amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(c) The Bank agrees that, while a Letter of Credit is outstanding and
prior to the Revolving Termination Date, at the option of the Company and
upon the written request of the Company received by the Bank at least three
Business Days (or such shorter time as the Bank may agree in a particular
instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of notification
of renewal, the Bank shall renew any Letter of Credit issued by it. Each
such request for renewal of a Letter of Credit shall be made by facsimile,
confirmed immediately in an original writing, in the form of an L/C
Amendment Application, and shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to
the Bank: (i) the Letter of Credit to be renewed; (ii) the proposed date of
notification of renewal of the Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business
Day); (iii) the revised expiry date of the Letter of Credit; and (iv) such
other matters as the Bank may require. The Bank shall be under no
obligation so to renew any Letter of Credit if: (A) the Bank would have no
obligation at such time to issue or amend such Letter of Credit in its
renewed form under the terms of this Agreement; or (B) the beneficiary of
any such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed renewal of the
Letter of Credit. If any outstanding Letter of Credit shall provide that
it shall be automatically renewed unless the beneficiary thereof receives
notice from the Bank that such Letter of Credit shall not be renewed, and
if at the time of renewal the Bank would be obligated to authorize the
automatic renewal of such Letter of Credit in accordance with this
subsection 2.15(c) upon the request of the Company but the Bank shall not
have received any L/C Amendment Application from the Company with respect
to such renewal or other written direction by the Company with respect
thereto, the Bank shall nonetheless be permitted to allow such Letter of
Credit to renew, and the Company hereby authorizes such renewal, and,
accordingly, the Bank shall be deemed to have received an L/C Amendment
Application rom the Company requesting such renewal.
(d) The Bank may, at its election, deliver any notices of termination
or other communications to any Letter of Credit beneficiary or transferee,
and take any other action as necessary or appropriate, at any time and from
time to time, in order to cause the expiry date of such Letter of Credit to
be a date not later than the Revolving Termination Date.
(e) This Agreement shall control in the event of any conflict with
any L/C-Related Document (other than any Letter of Credit).
2.16 Existing Letters of Credit; Drawings and Reimbursements.
(a) On and after the Closing Date, the Standby Letters of Credit as
defined in the Prior Credit Agreement shall be deemed for all purposes,
including for purposes of the fees to be collected pursuant to subsections
2.20(a) and 2.20(b), and reimbursement of costs and expenses to the extent
provided herein, Letters of Credit outstanding under this Agreement and
entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
and shall be governed by the applications and agreements pertaining thereto
and by this Agreement.
(b) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of
Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the Bank will promptly
notify the Company. The Company shall reimburse the Bank prior to 10:00
a.m. San Francisco time, on each date that any amount is paid by the Bank
under any Letter of Credit (each such date, an "Honor Date"), in an amount
equal to the amount so paid by the Bank. In the event the Company fails to
reimburse the Bank for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of
Credit by 10:00 a.m. San Francisco time on the Honor Date, the Company
shall be deemed to have requested that a Revolving Loan constituting a Base
Rate Loan be made by the Bank to be disbursed on the Honor Date under such
Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the
Commitment and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. Any
notice given by the Bank pursuant to this subsection 2.16(b) may be oral if
immediately confirmed in writing (including by facsimile); provided that
the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(c) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted
into Revolving Loans consisting of Base Rate Loans to the Company in whole
or in part, because of the Company's failure to satisfy the conditions set
forth in Section 4.02 or for any other reason, the Company shall be deemed
to have incurred from the Bank an L/C Borrowing in the amount of such
drawing, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together
with interest) and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin then applicable to the Base Rate Loans
plus 2% per annum.
2.17 Role of the Bank.
(a) The Company agrees that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of
Credit, the Bank shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document
(other than any sight draft and certificates expressly required by the
Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy
of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering
any such document.
(b) The Company hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of
any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of
Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and
shall not, preclude the Company's pursuing such rights and remedies as it
may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other
agreement. The Bank shall not be liable or responsible for any of the
matters described in clauses (a) through (g) of Section 2.18; provided,
however, nothing in such clauses or this Section shall limit any claim the
Company may have against the Bank, or the Bank's liability to the Company,
for any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered
by the Company that the Company proves were caused by the Bank's willful
misconduct, bad faith, or gross negligence or the Bank's willful failure to
pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the
beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the
terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing: (i) the Bank may accept documents that appear
on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary; and
(ii) the Bank shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or
assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds
thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective
for any reason.
2.18 Obligations Absolute.
The obligations of the Company under this Agreement and any L/C-
Related Document to reimburse the Bank for a drawing under a Letter of
Credit, and to repay any L/C Borrowing and any drawing under a Letter of
Credit converted into Revolving Loans, shall be unconditional and
irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and each such other L/C-Related Document under all
circumstances, including the following:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
L/C-Related Document;
(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the obligations of the Company in respect of
any Letter of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to
departure from all or any of the L/C-Related Documents;
(c) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that
the Company may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee
of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any
such transferee may be acting), the Bank or any other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by
the L/C-Related Documents or any unrelated transaction;
(d) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under
any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any
Letter of Credit;
(e) any payment by the Bank under any Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with
the terms of any Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Bank under
any Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in
bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit, including any
arising in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding;
(f) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any
release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other
guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Company in respect of
any Letter of Credit; or
(g) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that
might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the
Company or a guarantor.
2.19 Cash Collateral Pledge.
Upon the request of the Bank, if, as of the Revolving Termination
Date, any Letters of Credit may for any reason remain outstanding and
partially or wholly undrawn, then the Company shall immediately Cash
Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the aggregate
undrawn face amount of all Outstanding Letters of Credit.
2.20 Letter of Credit Fees.
(a) The Company shall pay the Bank a per annum fee ("Letter of Credit
Fee") on each Letter of Credit equal to the Letter of Credit Fee Percentage
in effect on the date of each quarterly calculation, computed on the
outstanding undrawn amount of such Letter of Credit as of the date the fee
is calculated, payable quarterly in advance on the Issuance Date and the
first day of each calendar quarter thereafter, and calculated on the basis
of a 360 day year. Such fee shall be prorated if the term of a Letter of
Credit is less than one year. If an Event of Default occurs under this
Agreement, at the option of the Bank, the amount of the fee shall be
increased by an additional 2.00% per annum during the continuance of such
Event of Default, commencing on the day the Bank provides notice of the
increase to the Company.
(b) The Company shall pay to the Bank from time to time on demand the
normal issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and
other standard costs and charges, of the Bank relating to letters of credit
as from time to time in effect.
2.21 Uniform Customs and Practice.
The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as
published by the International Chamber of Commerce most recently at the
time of issuance of any Letter of Credit shall (unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Letters of Credit) apply to the Letters of Credit.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01 Taxes.
(a) (i) If, as a result of the Company's actions, any taxes,
(other than income taxes imposed by the country or any state or subdivision
of the country in which the Bank's principal office or actual lending
office is located) are imposed on any payments under or in respect of this
Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder including, but
not limited to, payments made pursuant to this Section, the Company shall
pay all such taxes and shall also pay to the Bank promptly all additional
amounts which are reasonably necessary to preserve the after-tax yield the
Bank would have received if such taxes had not been imposed.
(ii) The additional amounts necessary to preserve the after-
tax yield the Bank would have received if such taxes had not been imposed
shall be calculated pursuant to the formula:
(w)(t)(i)
y = -------------
1-w-t
where the terms are defined as follows:
y = additional payment to be made to Bank
w = withholding tax rate levied by foreign government
t = the Bank's combined Federal and state tax rate
i = stated interest amount to be paid on credit (calculated using the
applicable contract rate plus quoted spread)
1 = one
(b) All payments made to the Bank under this Agreement shall be net
of all applicable U.S. withholding taxes.
(c) The Company will provide the Bank with original tax receipts,
notarized copies of tax receipts, or such other documentation as will prove
payment of tax in a court of law applying the United States Federal Rules
of Evidence, for all taxes paid by the Company pursuant to subsection
3.01(a) above. The Company will deliver receipts to the Bank within 30
days after the due date for the related tax.
(d) Nothing contained in this Section shall override any term or
provision of any Specified Swap Contract regarding withholding taxes
relating to Swap Contracts.
3.02 Illegality.
(a) If, after the date of this Agreement, the Bank shall reasonably
determine that the introduction of any Requirement of Law, or any change in
any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or administration thereof,
has made it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental
Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for the Bank or its Lending
Office to make Offshore Rate Loans, then, on notice thereof by the Bank to
the Company, the obligation of the Bank to make Offshore Rate Loans shall
be suspended until the Bank shall have notified the Company that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exists.
(b) If, after the date of this Agreement, the Bank shall reasonably
determine that it is unlawful to maintain any Offshore Rate Loan, the
Company shall prepay in full all Offshore Rate Loans of the Bank then
outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon, either on the last day
of the Interest Period thereof if the Bank may lawfully continue to
maintain such Offshore Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if the Bank
may not lawfully continue to maintain such Offshore Rate Loans, together
with any amounts required to be paid in connection therewith pursuant to
Section 3.04.
(c) If the Company is required to prepay any Offshore Rate Loan
immediately as provided in subsection 3.02(b), then concurrently with such
prepayment, the Company may borrow from the Bank, in the amount of such
repayment, a Base Rate Loan.
(d) If the obligation of the Bank to make or maintain Offshore Rate
Loans has been so terminated or suspended, the Company may elect, by giving
notice to the Bank, that all Loans which would otherwise be made by the
Bank as Offshore Rate Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans.
3.03 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.
(a) If the Bank shall determine that, due to either (i) the
introduction, after the date of this Agreement, of or any change in or in
the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance with any
guideline or request, made after the date of this Agreement, from any
central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the
force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to the Bank of
agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Offshore Rate Loans,
then the Company shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon
demand therefor by the Bank pay to the Bank additional amounts as are
sufficient to compensate the Bank for such increased costs; provided that
the Bank shall have given the Company prompt notice of such introduction,
guideline, or request, as applicable.
(b) If the Bank shall have determined that (i) the introduction,
after the date of this Agreement, of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii)
any change, after the date of this Agreement, in any Capital Adequacy
Regulation, (iii) any change, after the date of this Agreement, in the
interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy Regulation by any
central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or (iv) compliance by the Bank
(or its Lending Office) or any corporation controlling the Bank, with any
Capital Adequacy Regulation enacted or adopted after the date of this
Agreement; affects or would affect the amount of capital required or
expected to be maintained by the Bank or any corporation controlling the
Bank and (taking into consideration the Bank's or such corporation's
policies with respect to capital adequacy and the Bank's desired return on
capital) the Bank determines in good faith that the amount of such capital
is increased as a consequence of its loans, credits or obligations under
this Agreement, then, upon demand of the Bank the Company shall immediately
pay to the Bank, from time to time as specified by the Bank, additional
amounts sufficient to compensate the Bank for such increase. The Bank
agrees to give the Company prompt notice of any such Capital Adequacy
Regulation, change in Capital Adequacy Regulation, change in the
interpretation or administration of Capital Adequacy Regulation.
3.04 Funding Losses.
The Company agrees to reimburse the Bank and hold the Bank
harmless from any loss or expense which the Bank may sustain or incur as a
consequence of:
(a) The failure of the Company to make on a timely basis any payment
or prepayment of principal of any Offshore Rate Loan (including payments
made after any acceleration thereof);
(b) The failure of the Company to borrow, continue or convert a Loan
after the Company has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of
Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/ Continuation;
(c) The failure of the Company to make any prepayment after the
Company has given a notice in accordance with Section 2.06;
(d) The prepayment (including pursuant to Section 2.07) or other
payment (including after acceleration thereof) of an Offshore Rate Loan on
a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or
(e) The automatic conversion under Section 2.04 of any Offshore Rate
Loan to a Base Rate Loan on a day that is not the last day of the relevant
Interest Period;
including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or
reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its Offshore Rate Loans or
from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were
obtained. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Company to
the Bank under this Section and under subsection 3.03(a), each Offshore
Rate Loan made by the Bank (and each related reserve, special deposit or
similar requirement) shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at
the Offshore Rate for such Offshore Rate Loan by a matching deposit or
other borrowing in the interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount
and for a comparable period, whether or not such Offshore Rate Loan is in
fact so funded.
3.05 Inability to Determine Rates.
If the Bank determines that for any reason adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for determining the Offshore Rate for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Offshore Rate Loan, or
that the Offshore Rate applicable pursuant to subsection 2.09(a) for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Offshore Rate Loan
does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Bank of funding such
Loan, the Bank will promptly so notify the Company. Thereafter, the
obligation of the Bank to make or maintain Offshore Rate Loans hereunder
shall be suspended until the Bank revokes such notice in writing. Upon
receipt of such notice, the Company may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or
Notice of Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it. If the Company
does not revoke such Notice, the Bank shall make, convert or continue the
Loans, as proposed by the Company, in the amount specified in the
applicable notice submitted by the Company, but such Loans shall be made,
converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of Offshore Rate Loans.
3.06 Reserves on Offshore Rate Loans.
The Company shall pay to the Bank, as long as the Bank shall be
required under regulations of the FRB to maintain reserves with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or
deposits (currently known as "Eurocurrency liabilities"), additional costs
on the unpaid principal amount of each Offshore Rate Loan equal to the
actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by the Bank (as
determined by the Bank in good faith, which determination shall be
conclusive), payable on each date on which interest is payable on such
Loan, provided the Company shall have received at least 15 days' prior
written notice of such additional costs from the Bank. If the Bank fails
to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such
additional costs shall be payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.
3.07 Survival.
The agreements and obligations of the Company in this Article III
shall survive the payment of all other Obligations.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.01 Conditions of Initial Loans.
The obligation of the Bank (x) to Issue the first Standby Letter
of Credit after the date of this Agreement, and (y) to make its initial
Loan hereunder is subject to the condition that the Bank has received on or
before the Closing Date all of the following, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank:
(a) Credit Agreement. This Agreement executed by each party thereto;
(b) Company Security Agreement. The Company Security Agreement
executed by each party thereto;
(c) Evidence of Filings. Evidence of all filings and lien searches
to perfect and establish the first priority liens created by the Company
Security Agreement;
(d) Resolutions; Incumbency.
(1) Copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of the
Company authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby, certified as of
the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(2) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Company, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the
Company authorized to execute, deliver and perform, as applicable, this
Agreement, and all other Loan Documents to be delivered by it hereunder;
(e) Legal Opinion. An opinion of Bernard L. Birkel, Secretary and
Managing Counsel -- Corporate, of the Company and addressed to the Bank, in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Bank;
(f) Payment of Fees. Evidence of payment by the Company of all
accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the extent then due and
payable on the Closing Date, and all fees accrued through the Closing Date
under the Prior Credit Agreement, together with Attorney Costs of the Bank
to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such
additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute the Bank's
reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it
through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not
thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between the Company and the
Bank) including any such costs, fees and expenses arising under or
referenced in Sections 2.10 and 9.04;
(g) Certificate. A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that:
(1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V
are true and correct on and as of such date, as though made on and as of
such date;
(2) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result from
the making of the first Loan; and
(3) there has occurred since September 30, 1998, no event or
circumstance that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
4.02 Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit.
The obligation of the Bank to make any Loan to be made by it
(including its initial Loan), to continue any Offshore Rate Loan or convert
any Loan into an Offshore Rate Loan, and to Issue any Letter of Credit
(including the initial Issuance) from and after the date of this Agreement
is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the
relevant Borrowing Date or Conversion/Continuation Date:
(a) Notice of Borrowing or Conversion/Continuation; L/C Application.
The Bank shall have received a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, or a properly completed L/C Application for the
Issuance of a Letter of Credit, as applicable;
(b) Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties in Article V shall be true and correct on
and as of such Borrowing Date, Conversion/Continuation Date, or Issuance
Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such Borrowing Date,
Conversion/Continuation Date, or Issuance Date (except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which
case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(c) No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist
or shall result from the making of such Loan or its continuation or
conversion; or from the Issuance of such Letter of Credit;
(d) No Future Advance Notice. The Bank shall not have received from
the Company any notice that any Collateral Document will no longer secure
on a first priority basis future advances or future Loans to be made or
extended, and Letters of Credit to be Issued under this Agreement; and
(e) Other Documents. Such other approvals, opinions, documents or
materials as the Bank may reasonably request (each in form and substance
satisfactory to the Bank).
Each Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion/Continuation with respect to
the continuation of or conversion into an Offshore Rate Loan, or L/C
Application submitted by the Company hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Company hereunder, as of the date of
each such notice, as of each Borrowing Date, Conversion/Continuation Date,
or Issuance Date, as applicable, that the conditions in Section 4.02 are
satisfied.
4.03 Conditions to Each Term Loan.
The obligation of the Bank to make any Term Loan to be made by it
(including its initial Term Loan) is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent on the relevant Borrowing Date:
(a) Deeds of Trust. Unless previously delivered, the executed Deeds
of Trust (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank),
executed by the Company, in appropriate form for recording, creating a Lien
upon the Timberlands; and
(b) Further Assurances. The Company shall have taken all action
requested by the Bank pursuant to Section 6.15 with respect to the
Timberlands.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Company represents and warrants to the Bank that, except as
disclosed in MGHI's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 or
the Schedules attached hereto:
5.01 Corporate Existence and Power.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries:
(a) Is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization;
(b) Has the power and authority and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals to own its assets, carry on its
business and to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under the
Loan Documents;
(c) Is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity and is
licensed and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its
ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification or license; and
(d) Is in compliance with all Requirements of Law;
except, in each case referred to in clause (c) or clause (d), to the extent
that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.02 Corporate Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and each other Loan Document to which the Company is party, have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not and will
not:
(a) Contravene the terms of any of the Company's Organization
Documents;
(b) Conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the
creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material
Contractual Obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental
Authority to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its property is
subject; or
(c) Violate, to the Company's knowledge, any Requirement of Law.
5.03 Governmental Authorization.
No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action
by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority (except for
recordings or filings in connection with the Liens granted to the Bank
under the Collateral Documents) is necessary or required to be obtained,
given, or filed by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by, or enforcement against, the Company of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document.
5.04 Binding Effect.
This Agreement and each other Loan Document to which the Company
is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability.
5.05 Litigation.
Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.05, there are no
actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending, or to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Company, or
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties which:
(a) Purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or
(b) Has a reasonable probability of being determined adversely to the
Company or its Subsidiaries and, if so determined, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No injunction, writ, temporary
restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court
or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein
not be consummated as herein or therein provided.
5.06 No Default.
No Default or Event of Default exists or would result from the
incurring of any Obligations by the Company or from the grant or perfection
of the Liens of the Bank on the Collateral. As of the Closing Date,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is in default under
or with respect to any Contractual Obligation in any respect which,
individually or together with all such defaults, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or that would, if such default
had occurred after the Closing Date, create an Event of Default under
subsection 8.01(d).
5.07 ERISA Compliance.
Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.07:
(a) To the Company's knowledge, each Plan is in compliance in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and
other federal or state law. Each Plan which is intended to qualify under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter
from the IRS at the time of Plan adoption and to the best knowledge of the
Company, nothing has occurred which would cause the loss of such
qualification. The Company and each ERISA Affiliate has made all required
contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no
application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan
within the five plan years preceding the Closing Date. In connection with
the foregoing, the PALCO Retirement Plan has been amended and restated as
of December 1, 1989, has been subsequently amended three times to date, and
received a favorable determination letter from the IRS dated January 10,
1996.
(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Company,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental
Authority, with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no
prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules
with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Within the five years preceding the Closing Date, (i) no ERISA
Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan
has any Unfunded Pension Liability that would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) neither the Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due
and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Company
nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any
liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under
Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201
or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the
Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be
reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
5.08 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.
The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely for the purposes
set forth in and permitted by Section 6.12 and Section 7.07. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is generally engaged in the
business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
5.09 Title to Properties.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have good record and
marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all
real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of their respective
businesses, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date,
the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens,
other than Permitted Liens.
5.10 Taxes.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and other
material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all
Federal and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets
otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would, if made, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.11 Financial Condition.
(a) The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and
its Subsidiaries dated December 31, 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity or members'
capital and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on that date and the
unaudited quarterly financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries dated September 30, 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity or members'
capital and cash flows for the fiscal quarters ended on that date;
(1) Were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted
therein, subject, in the case of the quarterly financial statements, to
ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments;
(2) Are, in all material respects, complete and accurate, and
fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period covered
thereby; and
(3) Show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct
or contingent, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the
date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and
Contingent Obligations.
(b) Since September 30, 1998, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect.
5.12 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, the on-going
operations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries comply in all
respects with all Environmental Laws, except such non-compliance which
would not (if enforced in accordance with applicable law) reasonably be
expected to result in liability which would cause a Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all material licenses, permits,
authorizations and registrations required under any Environmental Law
("Environmental Permits") and necessary for their respective ordinary
course operations, all such material Environmental Permits are in good
standing, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all material terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits.
(c) Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, none of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective present
property or operations, is subject to any outstanding written order from or
agreement with any Governmental Authority, nor subject to any judicial or
docketed administrative proceeding, respecting any Environmental Law,
Environmental Claim or Hazardous Material, the non-compliance with which
could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12, there are no
Hazardous Materials or other conditions or circumstances existing with
respect to any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
arising from operations prior to the Closing Date, of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to give rise to
Environmental Claims for any such condition, circumstance or property that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. In
addition, to the best of the Company's knowledge, (i) neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any underground storage tanks (x) that are
not properly registered or permitted in all material respects under
applicable Environmental Laws, or (y) that are leaking or disposing of
Hazardous Materials off-site in a manner that could reasonably be expected
to cause a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) the Company and its
Subsidiaries have notified all of their employees of the existence, if any,
of any health hazard arising from the conditions of their employment and
have met all notification requirements under Title III of CERCLA and all
other Environmental Laws.
5.13 Collateral Documents.
(a) The provisions of each of the Collateral Documents are effective
to create in favor of the Bank, a legal, valid and enforceable first
priority security interest in all right, title and interest of the Company
in the collateral described therein.
(b) Each Deed of Trust when delivered will be effective to grant to
the Bank a legal, valid and enforceable deed of trust/mortgage lien on all
the right, title and interest of the mortgagor under such Deed of Trust in
the Mortgaged Property described therein. When each such Deed of Trust is
duly recorded in the offices listed on the schedule to such Deed of Trust
and the mortgage recording fees and taxes in respect thereof are paid and
compliance is otherwise had with the formal requirements of state law
applicable to the recording of real estate mortgages generally, each such
mortgaged property, subject to the encumbrances and exceptions to title set
forth therein and except as noted in the title policies delivered to the
Bank pursuant to Section 4.03, is subject to a legal, valid, enforceable
and perfected first priority deed of trust; and when financing statements
have been filed in the offices specified in such Deed of Trust, such Deed
of Trust also creates a legal, valid, enforceable and perfected first lien
on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Company
under such Deed of Trust in all personal property and fixtures which is
covered by such Deed of Trust, subject to no other Liens, except the
encumbrances and exceptions to title set forth therein and except as noted
in the title policies delivered to the Bank pursuant to Section 4.03 and
Permitted Liens.
(c) All representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Collateral Documents are true and correct.
5.14 Regulated Entities.
None of the Company, any Person controlling the Company, or any
Subsidiary of the Company, is (a) an "Investment Company" within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940; or (b) subject to regulation
under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power
Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any
other Federal or state statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur
Indebtedness.
5.15 No Burdensome Restrictions.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any Contractual Obligation, or subject to any restriction in any
Organization Document, or any Requirement of Law, which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.16 Subsidiaries.
As of the Closing Date, the Company has no Subsidiaries other
than those specifically disclosed in part (a) of Schedule 5.16 hereto and
has no material equity investments in any other corporation or entity other
than those specifically disclosed in part (b) of Schedule 5.16.
5.17 Insurance.
The properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries are insured
with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, and to the
knowledge of the Company, in such amounts, with such deductibles and
covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in
similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the
Company or such Subsidiary operates.
5.18 Solvency.
The Company and SPC are each Solvent.
5.19 Swap Obligations.
(a) As of the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has incurred any outstanding obligations under any Swap
Contracts. With respect to any Swap Contracts that may be entered into by
the Company after the Closing Date, the Company represents and warrants
that it has undertaken its own independent assessment of its consolidated
assets, liabilities and commitments and has considered appropriate means of
mitigating and managing risks associated with such matters and has not
relied on any Swap Provider or any Affiliate of any Swap Provider, swap
counterparty or any Affiliate of any swap counterparty, in determining
whether to enter into any Swap Contract.
(b) The Company has not entered into any master agreement relating to
Swap Contracts and under which termination values resulting from Swap
Contracts that are Specified Swap Contracts are nettable against
termination values resulting from Swap Contracts that are not Specified
Swap Contracts unless only Specified Swap Contracts are outstanding under
such master agreement.
(c) None of the Subsidiaries of the Company has entered into any Swap
Contracts other than as disclosed in the SEC filings of SPC.
5.20 Full Disclosure.
None of the representations or warranties made by the Company in
the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are
made or deemed made, and none of the statements contained in any exhibit,
report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Company
in connection with the Loan Documents, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when
made or delivered.
5.21 Labor Relations.
There are no material strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or , to the best of the
Company's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice complaint is
pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of them before any
Governmental Authority.
5.22 Compliance with Laws.
The Company has complied in all material respects with all
federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the
business of the Company including, but not limited to, laws regulating the
Company's sales or the furnishing of services to Receivable Debtors and
disclosures in connection therewith.
5.23 Merchantable Inventory.
All inventory which is included in the Borrowing Base is of good
and merchantable quality in all material respects.
5.24 Location of the Company.
On the Closing Date, the Company's place of business (or, if the
Company has more than one place of business, its chief executive office) is
located at 125 Main Street, Scotia, California.
5.25 Y2K.
The Company has (i) initiated a review and assessment of all
areas within its and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries' business and
operations (including those affected by suppliers and vendors) that could
be adversely affected by the "Year 2000 Problem" (that is, the risk that
computer applications used by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or its material suppliers and vendors) may be unable to
recognize and perform properly date-sensitive functions involving certain
dates prior to and any date after December 31, 1999), (ii) developed a plan
and timeline for addressing the Year 2000 Problem on a timely basis, and
(iii) to date, implemented that plan in accordance with that timetable.
The Company reasonably believes that all computer applications (including
those of its material suppliers and vendors) that are material to its or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' business and operations will on a
timely basis be able to perform properly date-sensitive functions for all
dates before and after January 1, 2000 (that is, be "Year 2000 Compliant"),
except to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Company covenants and agrees that, so long as the Bank shall
have any commitment to extend credit hereunder, or any Loan, L/C
Obligation, or other outstanding monetary Obligation shall remain unpaid or
unsatisfied, unless the Bank waives compliance in writing:
6.01 Financial Statements.
The Company shall deliver to the Bank, in form and detail
satisfactory to the Bank:
(a) As soon as available, but not later than 105 days after the end
of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheets of
MGHI and SPC as at the end of such year and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity or members' capital and cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form
the figures for the previous year, and accompanied by the opinion of a
nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm which report shall
state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the
financial position for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP;
(b) As soon as available, but not later than 105 days after the end
of each fiscal year, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the
Company as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements
of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
year, together with written confirmation that such financial statements
have been reviewed by the independent public accounting firm that prepared
the audited financial statements being simultaneously delivered pursuant to
subsection 6.01(a);
(c) (i) As soon as available, but not later than 60 days after the
end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each year, the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of MGHI and SPC and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity or members' capital and cash
flows for such Persons for such fiscal quarter, all certified by an
appropriate Responsible Officer of MGHI and SPC, respectively, as having
been used or as shall be used in connection with the preparation of the
financial statements referred to in subsections 6.01(a); and (ii) as soon
as available, but not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal
quarter, on an Unconsolidated Basis, the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company at the end of such quarter and the related statements of income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for the Company on an Unconsolidated
Basis for the year to date ending such fiscal quarter, each certified by a
Responsible Officer of the Company as having been used or as shall be used
in connection with the preparation of the financial statements referred to
in subsection 6.01(b);
(d) Within 45 days after the end of each monthly accounting period,
and as of the last day of such period, Company-prepared financial
statements for the Company for such month in form consistent with prior
practice;
(e) Promptly upon each request of Bank, such other statements, lists
of property and accounts, budgets, forecasts or reports as to the Company
as Bank may reasonably request;
6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
The Company shall furnish to the Bank:
(a) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in subsections 6.01(a) and (b) above, a Compliance Certificate
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company;
(b) Within 45 days after the end of each monthly accounting period,
and as of the last day of such period:
(1) A Borrowing Base Certificate;
(2) A description of lumber and log inventories with book and
market value;
(3) Statements showing an aging and reconciliation of
Receivables;
(c) Promptly after the same are sent, copies of all financial
statements and reports which the Company sends to its public shareholders,
if any; and promptly after the same are filed, copies of all financial
statements and regular, periodical or special reports which the Company may
make to, or file with, the SEC or any similar Governmental Authority; and
(d) On or before each March 31, the following prepared on a
consolidated basis (which information shall be considered as confidential
information pursuant to Section 9.09, whether or not identified as
"confidential" or "secret"):
(1) The Company's annual business plan, and if requested by
Bank, the Company's key operating assumptions, such as timber harvest
volumes, log consumption and lumber production, wood product shipments,
projected prices of logs, lumber and other products sold by the Company,
capital expenditures, and expected debt repayments and/or borrowings. The
Company agrees to meet with the Bank, at least once a year, to discuss the
foregoing matters;
(2) The Company's "Category of species and inventory of timber",
the annual harvest plan indicating timber harvest volumes by major
categories, and a listing of approved timber harvest plans;
(e) Within the 60 day period commencing on the first day of each
calendar quarter, an updated status report of the Company's approved timber
harvest plans (which information shall be considered as confidential
information pursuant to Section 9.09, whether or not identified as
"confidential" or "secret");
(f) Promptly, such additional business, financial, corporate affairs
and other information as the Bank may from time to time reasonably request
(which information shall be considered as confidential information pursuant
to Section 9.09, whether or not identified as "confidential" or "secret").
6.03 Notices.
The Company shall promptly notify the Bank:
(a) Of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and of the
occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance that foreseeably will
become a Default or Event of Default;
(b) Of (i) any breach or non-performance of, or any default under,
any Contractual Obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension which
may exist at any time between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
any Governmental Authority which could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Of the commencement of, or any material adverse development in,
any litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, or in which the relief sought is an
injunction or other stay of the performance of this Agreement or any Loan
Document (such obligation to give notice shall be deemed satisfied by the
Company giving the Bank, pursuant to Section 6.02(c), the reports
containing the required information furnished by the Company, MGHI, or SPC
to the SEC);
(d) Promptly upon becoming aware of any of the following that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any and all
enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory actions
instituted, completed or threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) all other Environmental Claims, and
(iii) any environmental or similar condition on any real property adjoining
or in the vicinity of the property of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such property or
any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership,
occupancy, transferability or use of such property under any Environmental
Laws;
(e) Of any other litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries which the Company, MGHI, or SPC would be required
to report to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, promptly after reporting
the same to the SEC;
(f) Of any of the following events affecting the Company, together
with a copy of any notice with respect to such event that may be required
to be filed with a Governmental Authority and any notice delivered by a
Governmental Authority to the Company with respect to such event:
(1) An ERISA Event;
(2) If any of the representations and warranties in Section 5.07
ceases to be true and correct in any material respect;
(3) The adoption of any new Pension Plan or other Plan subject
to Section 412 of the Code;
(4) The adoption of any amendment to a Pension Plan or other
Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, if such amendment results in a
material increase in contributions or Unfunded Pension Liability; or
(5) The commencement of contributions to any Pension Plan or
other Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code;
(g) Any Material Adverse Effect subsequent to the date of the most
recent audited financial statements of the Company delivered to the Banks
pursuant to subsection 6.01(a);
(h) Of any material change in accounting policies or financial
reporting practices by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) Of any labor controversy resulting in or which could reasonably
be expected to result in any strike, work stoppage, boycott, shutdown or
other labor disruption against or involving the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(j) Of any change in the Company's name, business or legal structure,
place of business, or chief executive office if the Company has more than
one place of business; each such notice to be given in writing and not less
than 45 days prior to such change;
(k) Of the entry by the Company into any Specified Swap Contract,
together with the details thereof;
(l) Of the occurrence of any default, event of default, termination
event or other event under any Specified Swap Contract that after the
giving of notice, passage of time or both, would permit either counterparty
to such Specified Swap Contract to terminate early any or all trades
relating to such contract.
Each notice under this Section shall be accompanied by a written
statement by a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of
the occurrence referred to therein, and stating what action the Company or
any affected Subsidiary of the Company proposes to take with respect
thereto and at what time. Each notice under subsection 6.03(a) shall
describe with particularity any and all clauses or provisions of this
Agreement or other Loan Document that have been (or foreseeably will be)
breached or violated.
6.04 Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc.
The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to:
(a) Preserve and maintain in full force and effect its legal
existence and good standing under the laws of its state or jurisdiction of
organization (other than as to Restricted Subsidiaries other than SPC whose
dissolution could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Effect);
(b) Preserve and maintain in full force and effect all material
rights, privileges, qualifications, permits, licenses and franchises
necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business except in
connection with transactions permitted by Section 7.03 and dispositions of
assets permitted by Section 7.02;
(c) Use reasonable efforts, in the ordinary course of business, to
preserve its business organization and preserve the goodwill and business
of the customers, suppliers, and others having material business relations
with it.
6.05 Maintenance of Property.
The Company shall maintain, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to maintain, and preserve all its property which is used or
useful in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear
and tear excepted and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and
replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as permitted by
Section 7.02. The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall use the
standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance
of its facilities and in the care and preservation of the Timberlands.
6.06 Insurance.
(a) In addition to insurance requirements set forth in the Collateral
Documents, the Company shall maintain and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable independent
insurers, insurance with respect to its properties and business against
loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged
in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are
customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons;
including workers' compensation insurance, comprehensive general liability
and property insurance. The Company may self-insure any or all Workers'
Compensation liabilities.
(b) To the extent that any of the insurance required by this clause
ceases to be available at commercially reasonable rates, the Company may
effect substitute insurance coverage therefor in accordance with the
prudent standards then being followed by other companies engaged in the
same or similar business or having comparable properties. In the event
that the Company wishes to effect substitute coverage pursuant to the
foregoing proviso, it will notify the Bank of such intent as soon as
reasonably practicable, and not less than five Business Days prior to the
termination of the coverage for which substitution is to be made, furnish
the Bank with a report describing in reasonable detail the nature of such
substitute coverage and the reasons why the Company believes that such
substitute coverage is appropriate.
(c) Upon request of the Bank, the Company shall furnish the Bank at
reasonable intervals (but not more than once per calendar year) a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company or any insurance broker
of the Company setting forth the nature and extent of all insurance
maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with this
Section or any Collateral Documents (and which, in the case of a
certificate of a broker, were placed through such broker).
6.07 Payment of Obligations.
With only such exceptions as could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge as the same shall become due and
payable, all their respective obligations and known liabilities, including:
(a) All tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or
levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Company or such
Subsidiary;
(b) All lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien
upon its property unless such claims are contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are
being maintained by the Company and such Subsidiaries;
(c) All Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any
subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement
evidencing such Indebtedness; and
(d) All Obligations.
6.08 Compliance with Laws.
The Company shall comply, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all Requirements of
Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its
business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act), except such as
may be contested in good faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may
exist.
6.09 Compliance with ERISA.
The Company shall, and to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain
each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law; (b) cause
each Plan which is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain
such qualification; and (c) make all required contributions to any Plan
subject to Section 412 of the Code.
6.10 Inspection of Property and Books and Records.
The Company shall maintain and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to maintain proper books of record and account, in which full,
true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall
be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and
business of the Company and such Subsidiary. The Company shall permit, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, representatives of the Bank
to visit, inspect, and audit any of their respective properties, to examine
their respective corporate, financial and operating records, and make
copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective
affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers,
and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Company and
at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may
be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Company;
provided, however, when an Event of Default exists the Bank may do any of
the foregoing at the expense of the Company at any time during normal
business hours and without advance notice.
6.11 Environmental Laws.
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
conduct its operations and keep and maintain its property in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, except such
as may be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or as to which
a bona fide dispute may exist and resolution of which is being sought by
appropriate proceedings.
(b) Upon the written request of the Bank, the Company shall submit
and cause each of its Subsidiaries to submit, to the Bank, at the Company's
sole cost and expense, at reasonable intervals, a report providing an
update of the status of any environmental, health or safety compliance,
hazard or liability issue identified in any notice or report required
pursuant to subsection 6.03(d), that could, individually or in the
aggregate, result in liability having a Material Adverse Effect.
6.12 Use of Proceeds.
The Company shall use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans for
working capital and other general corporate purposes and the proceeds of
the Term Loans to pay for the Acquisition Cost of Timberlands and in each
case, not in contravention of any Requirement of Law or of any Loan
Document.
6.13 Solvency.
The Company shall at all times be, and shall cause SPC to be,
Solvent.
6.14 Protection of Collateral; Access.
The Company shall take all steps reasonably necessary or
advisable to preserve and protect the Collateral (including all of the
Timberlands covered by Collateral Documents) and ensure that the Bank's
rights and access to and interests in the Collateral are not in any way
materially impaired or adversely affected.
6.15 Further Assurances.
(a) The Company shall ensure that all written information, exhibits
and reports furnished to the Bank do not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact and do not and will not omit to state any
material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made, and
will promptly disclose to the Bank and correct any defect or error that may
be discovered therein or in any Loan Document or in the execution,
acknowledgement or recordation thereof.
(b) In connection with or at any time following the execution and
delivery of any Deeds of Trust hereunder, the Company will provide the Bank
with such of the following as the Bank may request:
(1) Evidence satisfactory to the Bank that there has been filed,
registered, or recorded all filings, registrations and recordings necessary
and advisable to grant the Liens under the Deeds of Trust in favor of the
Bank in accordance with applicable law;
(2) Written advice relating to such Liens and judgment searches
as the Bank shall have reasonably requested, and such documents as may be
necessary to confirm that the Collateral is subject to no other Liens in
favor of any Persons (other than Permitted Liens);
(3) Performance of all other actions necessary or, in the
reasonable opinion of the Bank, desirable to perfect and protect the first
priority security interest or Lien created by the Deeds of Trust;
(4) With respect to the Mortgaged Property, an A.L.T.A. Form B
(or other form acceptable to the Bank, provided that such form does not
require a survey) mortgagee policy of title insurance or a binder issued by
a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Bank insuring (or
undertaking to insure, in the case of a binder) that the Deed of Trust
creates and constitutes a valid first Lien against the Mortgaged Property
in favor of the Bank, subject only to exceptions reasonably acceptable to
the Bank, with such endorsements and affirmative insurance as the Bank may
reasonably request;
(5) Such consents, estoppels, subordination agreements and other
documents and instruments executed by landlords, tenants and other Persons
party to material contracts relating to any Collateral as to which the Bank
shall be granted a Lien pursuant to any Deed of Trust as reasonably
requested by the Bank (in all instances in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Bank); and
(6) Performance of all other actions necessary or, in the
reasonable opinion of the Bank, desirable to perfect and protect the first
priority Lien created by the Deeds of Trust and to enhance the Bank's
ability to preserve and protect its interests in and access to the
Collateral pursuant to any Deed of Trust.
(c) If required by the Bank, the Company will obtain a Phase I
environmental site assessment, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory
to the Bank, with respect to any real property as to which the Bank is
granted a Lien, dated as of a recent date prior to the disbursement date of
the Term Loan to which it is related, prepared by a qualified firm
reasonably acceptable to the Bank, stating, among other things, that based
upon an investigation, the scope of which is reasonably satisfactory to the
Bank, such real property is free from Hazardous Materials and that
operations conducted thereon are in compliance with all Environmental Laws
(other than the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.),
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1974, the National Forest Management
Act of 1976, the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practices Act of 1973 and the
California Public Resources Code) and if not free from Hazardous Materials,
showing any Estimated Remediation Costs. For purposes of this subsection,
"Estimated Remediation Costs" means all costs associated with performing
work to remediate contamination of real property or groundwater, including
engineering and other professional fees and expenses, costs to remove,
transport and dispose of contaminated soil, costs to "cap" or otherwise
contain contaminated soil, and costs to pump and treat water and monitor
water quality;
(d) Upon request by the Bank, the Company will provide a certificate
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, showing the age class
distribution and estimated timber volume (by Mbf) in each age class, of the
trees growing on the land encumbered by the Deeds of Trust.
(e) Promptly upon request by the Bank, the Company shall do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and
re-register, any and all such further acts, deeds, conveyances, security
agreements, mortgages, assignments, estoppel certificates, financing
statements and continuations thereof, termination statements, notices of
assignment, transfers, certificates, assurances and other instruments the
Bank may reasonably require from time to time in order (i) to carry out
more effectively the purposes of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(ii) to subject to the Liens created by any of the Collateral Documents any
of the properties, rights or interests covered by any of the Collateral
Documents, (iii) to perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and
priority of any of the Collateral Documents and the Liens intended to be
created thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign,
transfer, preserve, protect and confirm to the Bank the rights granted or
now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Bank under any Loan Document
or under any other document executed in connection therewith.
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, so long as the Bank
shall have any commitment to extend credit hereunder, or any Loan, L/C
Obligation, or other outstanding monetary Obligation shall remain unpaid or
unsatisfied, unless the Bank waives compliance in writing:
7.01 Limitation on Liens.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make, create, incur,
assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any part of its
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following
("Permitted Liens"):
(a) Any Lien (other than Liens on the Collateral) existing on the
property of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set
forth in Schedule 7.01 securing Indebtedness outstanding on such date or
refinancings thereof provided that each such refinancing of an Indebtedness
shall not result in any of the following: (1) an increase in the interest
rate and/or the then outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness being
refinanced, (2) any additional assets of the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries securing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (3) the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurring any Guaranty Obligation in
connection therewith; and (4) an increase, during the term of this
Agreement and for one year thereafter, in the principal payments of the
Indebtedness being refinanced, and (5) any restriction on the ability of
the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any other
Loan Document;
(b) Any Lien created under any Loan Document;
(c) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges
which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty, or to the
extent that non-payment thereof is permitted by Section 6.07, provided that
no Notice of Lien has been filed or recorded. For purposes of this
subsection, "Notice of Lien" means any "notice of lien" or similar document
intended to be filed or recorded with any court, registry, recorder's
office, central filing office or other Governmental Authority for the
purpose of evidencing, creating, perfecting or preserving the priority of a
Lien securing obligations owing to a Governmental Authority;
(d) Carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords', materialmen's,
repairmen's or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or
which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings,
which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of
the property subject thereto;
(e) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) consisting of
pledges or deposits required in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other
social security legislation;
(f) Liens (other than Liens on the Collateral) on the property of the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing (i) the non-
delinquent performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed
money), leases, statutory obligations, (ii) contingent obligations on
surety and appeal bonds, and (iii) other non-delinquent obligations of a
like nature; in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business,
provided all such Liens in the aggregate would not (even if enforced) cause
a Material Adverse Effect;
(g) Liens (other than Liens on the Collateral) consisting of judgment
or judicial attachment liens, provided that the enforcement of such Liens
is effectively stayed;
(h) Easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar
encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the
aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Company and
its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(i) Liens on assets of Persons which become Restricted Subsidiaries
after the date of this Agreement, provided, however, that such Liens
existed at the time the respective Persons became Subsidiaries and were not
created in anticipation thereof;
(j) Security interests on any property acquired or held by the
Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business,
other than the Collateral, securing Indebtedness in an aggregate
outstanding principal amount which cannot exceed at any time $25,000,000;
(k) Liens securing Capital Lease Obligations on assets subject to
such Capital Leases, provided that such Capital Leases are permitted under
subsection 7.11;
(l) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law
provision relating to banker's liens, rights of set-off or similar rights
and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a
creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is
not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions
against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, and (ii) such deposit account is
not intended by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to
provide collateral to the depository institution. The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to cash collateral accounts maintained by SPC
with any third Person;
(m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.05(d);
(n) Liens upon the Collateral described in the Company Security
Agreement to secure Indebtedness permitted by subsection 7.05(j); and
(o) Liens upon the assets of SPC permitted pursuant to the Indenture
referenced in the definition of "Timber Notes."
7.02 Disposition of Assets.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, lease,
convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether in one or a series of
transactions) any property (including accounts and notes receivable, with
or without recourse) or enter into any agreement to do any of the
foregoing, except:
(a) Dispositions of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus
equipment, all in the ordinary course of business;
(b) The sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is
exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement
equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are reasonably promptly applied to
the purchase price of such replacement equipment;
(c) Dispositions of all or part of Salmon Creek Corporation or Salmon
Creek Property;
(d) Trading in short-term investment securities in the ordinary
course of business;
(e) Dispositions of assets by any Restricted Subsidiary to the
Company or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or by the Company to any
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) Dispositions of assets by the Company in payment of a dividend or
distribution permitted by Section 7.12;
(g) Any Permitted Salmon Creek Transaction; and
(h) Other dispositions of assets with an aggregate book value, on a
cumulative basis, not to exceed $25,000,000 during the term of this
Agreement and which assets are not subject to any Collateral Document.
7.03 Consolidations and Mergers.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, consolidate with or into, or convey,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a
series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except:
(a) Any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may merge with or into
the Company or any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company,
provided that (i) if any transaction shall be between a Restricted
Subsidiary and a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation, and (ii) if
any transaction shall be between a Restricted Subsidiary and the Company,
the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation; and
(b) Any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or otherwise), to the Company or another Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.
7.04 Loans and Investments.
The Company shall not purchase or acquire, or suffer or permit
any Restricted Subsidiary to purchase or acquire, or make any commitment
therefor, any capital stock, equity interest, or any obligations or other
securities of, or any interest in, any Person, or make or commit to make
any Acquisitions, or make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of
credit or capital contribution to or any other investment in, any Person
including any Affiliate of the Company (together, "Investments"), except
for:
(a) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(b) Extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or
notes receivable arising from the sale or lease of goods or services in the
ordinary course of business;
(c) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the
Company, any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, or any other Person that,
after giving effect to such Investment, becomes a Wholly-Owned Restricted
Subsidiary;
(d) Investments made pursuant to the Bear Stearns Investment Advisory
Contract or pursuant to successor cash management arrangements consistent
with the investment policy adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company
and reasonably satisfactory to the Bank;
(e) Extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business to its
employees and independent contractors which in the aggregate outstanding
amount do not exceed $1,000,000 at any time;
(f) Any Permitted Salmon Creek Transaction; and
(g) Other Investments that do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate
at any time outstanding (without giving effect to any write-downs thereof).
7.05 Limitation on Indebtedness.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or
otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to,
any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) Accounts payable to trade creditors for goods and services and
current operating liabilities (not the result of the borrowing of money)
incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with customary terms and paid within
the specified time, unless contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and reserved for in accordance with GAAP;
(c) Indebtedness consisting of Contingent Obligations permitted
pursuant to Section 7.08;
(d) Up to an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $10,000,000 in
tax-free financing, which amount shall be an aggregate limit for the period
covered by this Agreement;
(e) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth in
Schedule 7.05, which Indebtedness may be refinanced on terms and conditions
no less favorable than those existing on the Closing Date;
(f) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 7.01(i), (j)
and (k);
(g) Indebtedness incurred in connection with leases permitted
pursuant to Section 7.11;
(h) Extensions of credit permitted under Sections 7.04(c) and
7.04(e);
(i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with investments permitted
under Subsection 7.04(d);
(j) Additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any
time outstanding not to exceed $45,000,000 incurred on or after the
Revolving Termination Date if the Acquisition Cost of Timberlands subject
to the Deeds of Trust (or, if the Company has provided an appraisal of such
Timberlands satisfactory to the Bank, the appraised fair market value of
such Timberlands) is equal to or greater than 250% of the Effective Amount
of Term Loans; and
(k) Other Indebtedness in aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed $5,000,000.
7.06 Transactions with Affiliates.
(a) The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction with any Affiliate
of the Company or of any such Restricted Subsidiary, except (i) as
expressly permitted by this Agreement, or (ii) in its ordinary course of
business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; in each case (i) and (ii), upon fair
and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary than would obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with
a Person not an Affiliate of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) The provisions contained in this Section shall not apply to: (i)
any transaction permitted by Section 7.12, (ii) the execution and delivery
of, the performance of, and the making of any payments required by, the Tax
Sharing Agreement, (iii) the execution and delivery of, the performance of,
and the making of any payments required by, the Britt Lumber Agreement,
(iv) any Permitted Salmon Creek Transaction, (v) the making of payments to
MAXXAM Group Inc., MAXXAM Inc. and their Affiliates for reimbursement for
actual services provided thereby to the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries based on actual costs and an allocable share of overhead
expenses consistent with prior practices, (vi) compensation,
indemnification and other benefits paid or made available to officers,
directors, managers and employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary
for services rendered in such person's capacity as an officer, director,
manager, or employee (including reimbursement or advancement of reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and directors' and officers' liability insurance),
or (vii) any transaction between the Company and any Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary or between Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries.
(c) The Company shall not amend or modify the Britt Lumber Agreement
without the prior written consent of the Bank if such amendment would
materially alter the obligations or rights of the Company thereunder.
7.07 Use of Proceeds.
The Company shall not and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to use any portion of the proceeds of any extension of credit
under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, (i) to purchase or carry
Margin Stock, (ii) to repay or otherwise refinance indebtedness of the
Company or others incurred to purchase or carry Margin Stock, (iii) to
extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock,
(iv) to acquire any security in any transaction that is subject to Section
13 or 14 of the Exchange Act, or (v) to make any investments under the Bear
Stearns Investment Advisory Contract.
7.08 Contingent Obligations.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Contingent Obligations except:
(a) Endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business;
(b) Contingent Obligations of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries existing as of the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 7.08;
(c) Contingent Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(d) Contingent Obligations relating to Standby Letters of Credit;
(e) Permitted Swap Obligations;
(f) Guaranty Obligations of the Company with respect to obligations
of Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are not prohibited hereby; and
(g) Other Contingent Obligations in aggregate amount not to exceed
$5,000,000 at any time outstanding.
7.09 Joint Ventures.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into any Joint Venture with any Person
other than the Company or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, other than
in the ordinary course of business.
7.10 ERISA.
The Company shall not, and to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law shall not suffer or permit any of its ERISA Affiliates to:
(a) engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could
reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company in an
aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000; or (b) engage in a transaction
that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c)
of ERISA and that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.11 Lease Obligations.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, create or suffer to exist any obligations for
the payment of rent for any property under lease or agreement to lease,
except for:
(a) Leases of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
existence on the Closing Date and any renewal, extension or refinancing
thereof;
(b) Capital Leases other than those permitted under subsection (a) of
this Section, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date to finance the acquisition of
equipment; provided that the aggregate annual rental payments for all such
Capital Leases shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate; and
(c) Operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
7.12 Restricted Payments.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, declare or make any dividend payment or other distribution
of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities on account
of any shares of any class of its capital stock or other equity interest,
or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any shares of its
capital stock or other equity interest or any warrants, rights or options
to acquire such shares or interests, now or hereafter outstanding (any of
the foregoing, a "Restricted Payment"), except:
(a) The Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make
Restricted Payments payable solely in its common stock or other equity
interest;
(b) The Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or warrants or options to
acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially
concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock;
(c) Any Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make Restricted
Payments to the Company or any other Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
(d) The Company may declare and make Restricted Payments for any
fiscal quarter, as long as (x) no Default or Event of Default exists at the
time of such Restricted Payment, (y) the financial statements with respect
to such fiscal quarter have been delivered to the Bank in compliance with
Section 6.01(c), and (z) the aggregate Restricted Payments for that fiscal
quarter and the three preceding fiscal quarters, excluding from such
aggregation all Restricted Payments permitted by subsections 7.12(b) or
(e), does not exceed the following "maximum amount":
(1) if the Restricted Payment is to be made on or before
December 31, 1999, or if Term Loans are not outstanding when such
Restricted Payment is made, the "maximum amount" shall be Excess Cash Flow
for the four most recent fiscal quarters for which financial statements
have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c) hereof or 6.01(b) of the
Prior Credit Agreement; and
(2) if the Restricted Payment is to be made after December 31,
1999, and if any Terms Loans are outstanding when such Restricted Payment
is made, the "maximum amount" shall be (A) Excess Cash Flow for such four
fiscal quarters, minus (B) an amount, not to exceed 50% of such Excess Cash
Flow for such four fiscal quarters, equal to (i) if such four fiscal
quarters conclude with the first fiscal quarter of any year, 25% of the
Effective Amount of Term Loans that, as of December 31 of that year, will
have been outstanding for one year or more; (ii) if such four fiscal
quarters conclude with the second fiscal quarter of any year, 50% of the
Effective Amount of Term Loans that, as of December 31 of that year, will
have been outstanding for one year or more; (iii) if such four fiscal
quarters conclude with the third fiscal quarter of any year, 75% of the
Effective Amount of Term Loans that, as of December 31 of that year, will
have been outstanding for one year or more; and (iv) if such four fiscal
quarters conclude with the fourth fiscal quarter of any year, 100% of the
Effective Amount of Term Loans that, as of the end of that fourth fiscal
quarter, had been outstanding for one year or more; and
(e) Any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company can make Restricted
Payments to the extent funded with Salmon Creek Proceeds to the Company or
to any other Subsidiary of the Company and the Company can make Restricted
Payments to the extent funded with Salmon Creek Proceeds.
7.13 Change in Business.
The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage in any material line of business substantially
different from those lines of business carried on by it on the date hereof.
7.14 Accounting Changes.
The Company shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting
treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or the SEC or
change the fiscal year of the Company or of any of its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company or any of its
consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries may change any of its significant
accounting methods or reporting practices provided that the alternative
accounting method chosen conforms with GAAP and the Company or any of its
consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries has obtained a "preferability letter"
from its independent public accountants stating that each such significant
change in accounting method is preferable in the circumstances.
7.15 Other Contracts.
The Company shall not enter into any employment contracts or
other employment or service-retention arrangements whose terms, including
salaries, benefits and other compensation, are not normal and customary in
the industry.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.01 Event of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default":
(a) Non-Payment. The Company fails to make, (i) when and as required
to be made herein, payments of any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii)
when and as required to be paid under any Specified Swap Contract, any
payment or transfer under such Specified Swap Contract, or (iii) within
five days after the same becomes due, payment of any interest, fee or any
other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (other than
a Specified Swap Contract); or
(b) Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company made or deemed made herein, in
any other Loan Document other than a Specified Swap Contract, or which is
contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement by
the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Responsible Officer of
the Company, SPC, or MGHI, furnished at any time under this Agreement, or
in or under any other Loan Document other than a Specified Swap Contract,
is incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed
made; or
(c) Other Defaults. The Company fails to perform or observe any
other term or covenant contained in this Agreement or any Loan Document, or
any default or event of default shall occur thereunder and such default
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days (the "30-Day Period")
after the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the
Company knew or should have known of such failure or (ii) the date upon
which written notice thereof is given to the Company by the Bank, unless
(in both (i) and (ii)) the default is curable, the Company has started to
cure such default and continues to try to cure such default, and the
default is cured within the 60 days starting on the first day of the 30-Day
Period;
(d) Cross-Default. (i) The Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (A) fails to make any payment in respect of any Indebtedness
or Contingent Obligation (other than in respect of Swap Contracts), having
an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available
amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or
syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $5,000,000 when due (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or
otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice
period, if any, specified in the relevant document on the date of such
failure; or (B) fails to perform or observe any other condition or
covenant, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, under any
agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent
Obligation, and such failure continues after the applicable grace or notice
period, if any, specified in the relevant document on the date of such
failure if the effect of such failure, event or condition is to cause, or
to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or
beneficiaries of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such
holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause such
Indebtedness to be declared to be due and payable prior to its stated
maturity, or such Contingent Obligation to become payable or cash
collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under
any Specified Swap Contract an Early Termination Date resulting from (1)
any event of default under such Specified Swap Contract as to which the
Company is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Specified Swap
Contract) or (2) any Termination Event (as defined in such Specified Swap
Contract) as to which the Company is an Affected Party (as defined in such
Specified Swap Contract), and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value
owed by the Company as a result thereof is greater than $5,000,000; or
(iii) an "Event of Default" exists as defined in the Indenture referenced
in the definition of Timber Notes herein; or
(e) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings. The Company, SPC, or any of
the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries (i) ceases or fails to be solvent, or
generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its
debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any,
whether at stated maturity or otherwise; (ii) voluntarily ceases to conduct
its business in the ordinary course; (iii) commences any Insolvency
Proceeding with respect to itself; or (iv) takes any action to effectuate
or authorize any of the foregoing; or
(f) Involuntary Proceedings. (i) Any involuntary Insolvency
Proceeding is commenced or filed against the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or SPC, or any writ, judgment, warrant of
attachment, execution or similar process, is issued or levied against a
substantial part of the Company's or SPC's properties, and any such
proceeding or petition shall not be dismissed, or such writ, judgment,
warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall not be released,
vacated or fully bonded within 60 days after commencement, filing or levy;
(ii) the Company or SPC admits the material allegations of a petition
against it in any Insolvency Proceeding, or an order for relief (or similar
order under non-U.S. law) is ordered in any Insolvency Proceeding; or (iii)
the Company or SPC acquiesces in the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, conservator, liquidator, mortgagee in possession (or agent
therefor), or other similar Person for itself or a substantial portion of
its property or business; or
(g) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension
Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be
expected to result in liability of the Company under Title IV of ERISA to
the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in
excess of $5,000,000; or (ii) the aggregate amount of Unfunded Pension
Liability among all Pension Plans at any time exceeds $5,000,000; or (iii)
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the
expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with
respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a
Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000; or
(h) Monetary Judgments. One or more final (non-interlocutory)
judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against the
Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a
liability (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance
as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) as to any single or
related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, that would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the same
shall remain unsatisfied, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a
period of 30 days after the entry thereof; or
(i) Non-Monetary Judgments. Any non-monetary judgment, order or
decree is entered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
which does or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a
stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending
appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
(j) Change in Control. There occurs any Change in Control; or
(k) Collateral.
(1) (A) Any material provision of any Collateral Document shall
for any reason other than pursuant to the terms thereof cease to be valid
and binding on or enforceable against the Company thereto; or
(B) Any Collateral Document shall for any reason (other
than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid security
interest or Lien in the Collateral purported to be covered thereby; or
(C) The Bank ceases to have, for any reason, a perfected
and first priority security interest or Lien on any item of Collateral
(subject only to Permitted Liens) and the failure to have such perfected
first priority security interest or Lien is not caused by the Bank's
failure to timely file a UCC continuation statement;
and the Effective Amount of Loans and L/C Obligations is more than the
amount computed pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of the Borrowing
Base (excluding, in the computation of the Borrowing Base for purposes of
this clause the Collateral encumbered by the Collateral Documents covered
by clauses (A), (B), and (C) of this subsection 8.01(k)(1)); or
(2) The Company shall state in writing its belief that any
material provision of any Collateral Document is not valid and binding or
the Company shall bring an action to limit its obligations or liabilities
thereunder; or
(3) Any title insurance coverage in respect of any material
portion of the Timberlands covered by a Collateral Document is disavowed or
becomes ineffective and the Company fails to furnish the Bank with
replacement coverages in amount, form and substance substantially similar
to such title insurance coverage from title insurance companies reasonably
satisfactory to the Bank; or
(4) The Bank, in good faith, considers any Collateral to be
unsafe or in danger of misuse to the extent that the Bank's prospect of or
right to payment or performance under this Agreement or any Loan Document
is materially impaired; or
(l) Condemnation. All, or such as in the reasonable opinion of the
Bank constitutes a substantial portion, of the Timberlands or other
property of the Company is condemned, seized, or expropriated; or
(m) Regulatory Action. Any Governmental Authority takes or
institutes action which could reasonably be expected to have, on an
Unconsolidated Basis, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company's financial
condition or results of operations or ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
8.02 Remedies.
If any Event of Default exists, the Bank may:
(a) Declare its commitment to make Loans and/or Issue Letters of
Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitment shall be terminated;
(b) Declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all
Outstanding Letters of Credit (including the Company's reimbursement
obligations for Outstanding Letters of Credit), all L/C Obligations, all
interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and
payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Company; and
(c) Exercise on behalf of itself all rights and remedies available to
it under the Loan Documents or applicable law;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any event specified in
subsection (e) or (f) of Section 8.01 (in the case of clause (i) of
subsection (f) upon the expiration of the 60-day period mentioned therein),
the obligation of the Bank to make Loans and Issue Letters of Credit shall
automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding
Loans, all Outstanding Letters of Credit (including the Company's
reimbursement obligations for Outstanding Letters of Credit), all L/C
Obligations, and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall
automatically become due and payable without further act of the Bank.
Amounts paid by the Company to be applied to prepayment of L/C Obligations
and to the Company's reimbursement obligations for Outstanding Letters of
Credit may be held by the Bank as cash collateral for such Obligations.
8.03 Specified Swap Contract Remedies.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, each Swap
Provider shall have the right, with prior notice to the Bank, with respect
to any Specified Swap Contract of such Swap Provider, (a) to declare an
event of default, termination event or other similar event thereunder and
to create an Early Termination Date, (b) to determine net termination
amounts in accordance with the terms of such Specified Swap Contracts and
to set-off amounts in accordance with the terms of such Specified Swap
Contracts, and (c) to prosecute any legal action against the Company to
enforce net amounts owing to such Swap Provider. The Company hereby grants
the Bank a security interest in all of the Company's rights, title, and
interests in the Company's rights to payment and performance by the Swap
Provider in each of the Specified Swap Contracts.
8.04 Rights Not Exclusive.
The rights provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other rights, powers,
privileges or remedies provided by law or in equity, or under any other
instrument, document or agreement now existing or hereafter arising.
8.05 Certain Financial Covenant Defaults.
In the event that, after taking into account any extraordinary
charge to earnings taken or to be taken as of the end of any fiscal period
of the Company (a "Charge"), and if solely by virtue of such Charge, there
would exist an Event of Default due to the breach of Section 7.13 as of
such fiscal period end date, such Event of Default shall be deemed to arise
upon the earlier of (a) the date after such fiscal period end date on which
the Company announces publicly it will take, is taking or has taken such
Charge (including an announcement in the form of a statement in a report
filed with the SEC) or, if such announcement is made prior to such fiscal
period end date, the date that is such fiscal period end date, and (b) the
date the Company delivers to the Bank its audited annual or unaudited
quarterly financial statements in respect of such fiscal period reflecting
such Charge as taken.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.01 Amendments and Waivers.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the
Company therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Bank and the Company, and then any such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given.
9.02 Notices.
(a) All notices, requests, consents, approvals, waivers and other
communications shall be in writing (including, unless the context expressly
otherwise provides, by facsimile transmission, provided that any matter
transmitted by the Company or the Bank by facsimile (i) shall be
immediately confirmed by a telephone call to the Bank or the Company,
respectively, at the number specified on the signature pages to this
Agreement and (ii) shall be followed promptly by delivery of a hard copy
original thereof) and mailed, faxed or delivered, to the address or
facsimile number specified for notices on the signature pages of this
Agreement; or, as directed to the Company or the Bank, to such other
address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the
other party, and as directed to any other party, at such other address as
shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party.
(b) All such notices, requests, consents, approvals, and
communications shall, when transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be
effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted
in legible form by facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the
third Business Day after the date deposited into the U.S. mail, or if
delivered, upon delivery; except that notices of borrowing, of
conversion/continuation, prepayment, and termination or reduction of
commitments pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually
received by the Bank.
(c) Any agreement of the Bank herein to receive certain notices by
telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of
the Company. The Bank shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any
Person purporting to be a Person authorized by the Company to give such
notice and the Bank shall not have any liability to the Company or other
Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Bank in reliance
upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the Company to
repay the Loans, the L/C Obligations, and the other Obligations shall not
be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure by the Bank to
receive written confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the
receipt by the Bank of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms
understood by the Bank to be contained in the telephonic or facsimile
notice.
9.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of
the Bank, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as
a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right,
remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
9.04 Costs and Expenses.
The Company shall:
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, pay or reimburse the Bank within 20 Business Days after demand
(subject to subsection 4.01(d)) for all costs and expenses incurred by the
Bank in connection with the development, preparation, delivery,
administration and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or
modification to (in each case, whether or not consummated), this Agreement,
any Loan Document, and any other documents prepared in connection herewith
or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, including filing or recording taxes or fees in connection with
any Collateral Documents, title insurance premiums, documentary stamp or
intangible taxes, recording fees and mortgage taxes payable in connection
with the recording of any Deed of Trust or the issuance of title insurance
policies, and reasonable Attorney Costs incurred by the Bank with respect
thereto; and
(b) Pay or reimburse the Bank within 20 Business Days after demand
(subject to subsection 4.01(d)) for all costs and expenses (including
Attorney Costs) incurred by them in connection with the enforcement,
attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document during the existence of an Event of
Default or after acceleration of the Loans (including in connection with
any "workout" or restructuring regarding the Loans, and including in any
Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding); and
(c) Pay or reimburse the Bank within 20 Business Days after demand
(subject to subsection 4.01(d)) for all reasonable appraisal (including the
allocated cost of internal appraisal services), audit, environmental
inspection and review (including the allocated cost of such internal
services), search and filing costs, fees and expenses, incurred or
sustained by the Bank in connection with the matters referred to under
subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
9.05 Company Indemnification.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the Bank, each
Affiliate of the Bank, and each of its respective officers, directors,
employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each, an "Indemnified
Person") harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges,
expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following repayment
of the Loans and L/C Obligations, expiration of the Standby Letters of
Credit, and termination of all Specified Swap Contracts) be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred
to herein, or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or
omitted by any such Person under or in connection with any of the
foregoing, including with respect to any investigation, litigation or
proceeding (including any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding)
related to or arising out of this Agreement, the Specified Swap Contracts,
or the Standby Letters of Credit, the Loans or the use of the proceeds
thereof, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the
foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"); provided, that the
Company shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with
respect to Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The agreements
in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.
(b) (1) The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each
Indemnified Person, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges,
expenses or disbursements (including Attorney Costs and the allocated cost
of internal environmental audit or review services), which may be incurred
by or asserted against such Indemnified Person in connection with or
arising out of any pending or threatened investigation, litigation or
proceeding, or any action taken by any Person, with respect to any
Environmental Claim arising out of or related to any property subject to a
Deed of Trust in favor of the Bank except to the extent that such
Environmental Claim arises by reason of the Bank's actions taken after the
Bank acquires title to any such property following a foreclosure sale or
deed-in-lieu transaction and such actions on the part of the Bank do not
relate or pertain in any way to any conditions or circumstances that were
either (i) caused or exacerbated (whether directly or indirectly) in any
way by the Company, or (ii) existed (regardless of whether they were known
or unknown) at the time the Bank acquired title to such property. No
reasonable action taken (reasonableness of an action to be determined as of
the time and under the circumstances such action is taken) by legal counsel
chosen by the Bank in defending against any such investigation, litigation
or proceeding or requested remedial, removal or response action shall
vitiate or any way impair the Company's obligation and duty hereunder to
indemnify and hold harmless the Bank.
(2) In no event shall any site visit, observation, or testing by
the Bank (or any contractee of the Bank) be deemed a representation or
warranty that Hazardous Materials are or are not present in, on, or under,
the site, or that there has been or shall be compliance with any
Environmental Law. Neither the Company nor any other Person is entitled to
rely on any site visit, observation, or testing by the Bank. The Bank owes
no duty of care to protect the Company or any other Person against, or to
inform the Company or any other party of, any Hazardous Materials or any
other adverse condition affecting any site or property. The Bank shall not
be obligated to disclose to the Company or any other Person any report or
findings made as a result of, or in connection with, any site visit,
observation, or testing by the Bank.
(c) The obligations in this Section shall survive payment of all
other Obligations. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of
notice of the commencement of any proceeding indemnified against hereunder,
such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against the Company hereunder, notify the Company in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the Company (i) will not
relieve it from liability under subsections (a) and (b) above unless and to
the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure
results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial rights and defenses
and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Company from any obligations
to any Indemnified Person other than the indemnification obligation
provided above. The Company shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
Company's choice at the Company's expense to represent the Indemnified
Person in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the
Company shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of
any separate counsel retained by the Indemnified Person except as set forth
below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding the Company's
election to appoint counsel to represent the Indemnified Person in an
action, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ separate
counsel (including local counsel), and the Company shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use
of counsel chosen by the Company to represent the Indemnified Person would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or
potential defendants in, or targets of, any such proceeding include both
the Indemnified Person and the Company and the Indemnified Person shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to the
Indemnified Person which are different from or additional to those
available to the Company, (iii) the Company shall not have employed counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the
Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of the institution
of such action, or (iv) the Company shall authorize the Indemnified Person
to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Company. The Company will
not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any proceeding in
respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not
the Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim or
action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an
unconditional release of each Indemnified Person from all liability arising
out of such proceeding.
(d) All amounts owing under this Section shall be paid within 30 days
after demand.
9.06 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside.
The Bank shall be under no obligation to marshall any assets in
favor of the Company or any other Person or against or in payment of any or
all of the Obligations. To the extent that the Company makes a payment to
the Bank, or the Bank exercises its right of set-off, and such payment or
the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof are subsequently
invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or
required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Bank in
its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in
connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then to the extent
of such recovery the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if
such payment had not been made or such set-off had not occurred.
9.07 Successors and Assigns.
The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, except that the Company may not assign or transfer any of its
rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the Bank.
9.08 Assignments, Participations, etc.
(a) The Bank may at any time, with the written consent of the Company
at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, at any time assign and delegate
to one or more Persons (provided that no written consent of the Company
shall be required in connection with any assignment and delegation to an
Affiliate of the Bank and the costs charged to the Company shall not exceed
the costs that would have been charged had the Bank not made such
assignment and delegation) (each an "Assignee") all, or any ratable part of
all, of the Loans, the Company's reimbursement obligations for Outstanding
Letters of Credit, the L/C Obligations, the Bank's commitment to extend
credit hereunder, and the other rights and obligations of the Bank
hereunder; provided, however, that the Company may continue to deal solely
and directly with the Bank in connection with the interest so assigned to
an Assignee until written notice of such assignment, together with payment
instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the
Assignee, shall have been given to the Company by the Bank and the
Assignee.
(b) The Bank may at any time sell to one or more Persons (a
"Participant") participating interests in any Loans, the Company's
reimbursement obligations for any Outstanding Letters of Credit, any L/C
Obligations, the Bank's commitment to extend credit hereunder, and the
other interests of the Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;
provided, however, that (i) the Bank's obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Bank shall remain solely responsible for
the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Company shall continue to
deal solely and directly with the Bank in connection with the Bank's rights
and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv)
the Participant shall, together with the Bank, be entitled to the non-
exclusive protection of Sections 3.01, 3.03 and 9.10 as though it were also
the "Bank" hereunder; except that the Company shall not be obliged to pay
the Participant an amount greater than what the Company would have had to
pay the Bank if it had not sold the participating interest to the
Participant. In the case of any such participation, if amounts outstanding
under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared or
shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in
respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement
to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were
owing directly to it as an Assignee under this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement
or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Bank may assign all or any
portion of the Loans held by it to any Federal Reserve Bank or the United
States Treasury as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any Operating Circular
issued by such Federal Reserve Bank, provided that any payment in respect
of such assigned Loans made by the Company to or for the account of the
Bank in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall satisfy the
Company's obligations hereunder in respect to such assigned Loans to the
extent of such payment. No such assignment shall release the Bank from its
obligations hereunder.
9.09 Confidentiality.
The Bank agrees to take and to cause its Affiliates to take
normal and reasonable precautions and exercise due care to maintain the
confidentiality of all information identified as "confidential" or "secret"
by the Company and provided to it by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and neither it
nor any of its Affiliates shall use any such information other than in
connection with or in enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents or in connection with other business now or hereafter existing or
contemplated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company; except to
the extent such information (i) was or becomes generally available to the
public other than as a result of disclosure by the Bank, or (ii) was or
becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the
Company, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company known to the Bank; provided, however, that the
Bank may disclose such information (A) at the request or pursuant to any
requirement of any Governmental Authority to which the Bank is subject or
in connection with an examination of the Bank by any such authority; (B)
pursuant to subpoena or other court process; provided that the Bank shall,
if permitted by applicable law, offer the Company a reasonable opportunity
to obtain a protective order in connection therewith; (C) when required to
do so in accordance with the provisions of any applicable Requirement of
Law; (D) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any
litigation or proceeding to which the Bank or its Affiliates may be party;
provided that the Bank shall, if permitted by applicable law, offer the
Company a reasonable opportunity to obtain a protective order in connection
therewith; (E) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the
exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (F) to
the Bank's independent auditors and other professional advisors if such
advisors have a duty of confidentiality toward the Bank; (G) to any
Participant or Assignee, actual or potential, provided that such Person
agrees in writing to keep such information confidential to the same extent
required of the Bank hereunder; (H) as to the Bank or its Affiliate, as
expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or agreement
regarding confidentiality to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company is party or is deemed party with the Bank or such Affiliate; and
(I) to its Affiliates provided that such Affiliates shall be subject to the
same confidentiality obligation as the Bank in instances where there is no
document or agreement regarding confidentiality between the Company or any
Subsidiary or the Company and the Bank or such Affiliate.
9.10 Set-off.
In addition to any rights and remedies of the Bank provided by
law, if an Event of Default exists or the Loans have been accelerated, the
Bank is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice
to the Company, any such notice being waived by the Company to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and
other indebtedness at any time owing by, the Bank to or for the credit or
the account of the Company against any and all Obligations owing to the
Bank, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Bank
shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document and
although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured.
9.11 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate
counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original,
and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute
but one and the same instrument.
9.12 Severability; Conflicting Provisions.
(a) Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required
hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or
enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any
instrument or agreement required hereunder.
(b) Conflicting Provisions. In the event of any conflict between any
provision contained in this Agreement and any provision contained in
another Loan Document, the provision contained in this Agreement shall
prevail.
9.13 No Third Parties Benefited.
This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection
and legal benefit of the Company, the Bank, and each Affiliate of the Bank
and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a
direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect
cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents.
9.14 Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; PROVIDED THAT THE BANK SHALL
RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section shall override any contrary
provision contained in any Specified Swap Contract.
9.15 Verification of Receivables.
The Bank may at any time, either orally or in writing, request
confirmation from any Receivable Debtor of the current amount and status of
the Receivable upon which such Receivable Debtor is obligated.
9.16 Termination of Commitment to Lend under the Prior Credit
Agreement.
Upon execution of this Agreement by the Company and the Bank, the
Bank's commitment to Issue Letters of Credit and to lend under the Prior
Credit Agreement shall automatically terminate without necessity of further
act of the Bank and the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers
as of the day and year first above written.
THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY
By: /S/ GARY L. CLARK
Name: Gary L. Clark
Title: Vice President-Finance and
Administration
Address for Notices:
The Pacific Lumber Company
125 Main Street
Scotia, California 95565
Attention: Gary L. Clark
Vice President-Finance
and Administration
Telephone: 707/764-4213
FAX: 707/764-4269
With a copy to:
MAXXAM Inc.
5847 San Felipe - Suite 2600
Houston, Texas 77057
Attention: Treasury Department
Telephone: 713/267-3619
FAX: 713/267-3704
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
By: /S/ MICHAEL J. BALOK
Name: Michael J. Balok
Title: Managing Director
Address for notices:
Paper and Forest Products #9973
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
555 California Street - 41st Floor
P.O. Box 37000
San Francisco, CA 94137
Attention: Michael J. Balok
Telephone: 415/622-2018
FAX: 415/622-4585
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
1850 Gateway Boulevard
Concord, California 94520
Place of Payment:
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
ABA #121-000-358-S.F.
1850 Gateway Boulevard
Concord, CA 94520
Account # 12331 83980; Ref. The Pacific Lumber Company
Telephone: 510/657-7350
FAX: 510/675-7531
Attention: Terry Peach
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF BORROWING
Date: __________, ____
To: Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank")
Re: Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of ________ __,
1998 (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement") between The Pacific Lumber Company
and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Pacific Lumber Company (the "Company"),
refers to the Credit Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein
as therein defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to
Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, of the proposed Loan specified below:
1. The Business Day of the proposed Loan is __________ __,
19__.
2. The Loan is to be a Loan under the [Revolving] [Term]
Credit.
3. The Loan is to be a $__________ [Base Rate] [Offshore Rate]
Loan.
[4. The duration of the Interest Period for the Offshore Rate
Loan is _____ months.]
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements
are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed
Loan, before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the
proceeds therefrom:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as though made on
and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and
warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and
correct as of such date);
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, or would result from such proposed Loan; and
(c) The proposed Loan will not cause the aggregate principal
amount of all outstanding Loans plus the L/C Obligations to exceed the
lesser of the Commitment or the Borrowing Base.
[(d) The proceeds of the proposed Term Loan will be used to pay
for the Acquisition Costs of Timberlands which will be immediately
encumbered by Deed(s) of Trust in favor of the Bank.]
THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
Date: __________, ____
To: Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank")
Re: Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of _________
__, 1998 (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement") between The Pacific Lumber Company and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, The Pacific Lumber Company (the "Company"),
refers to the Credit Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein
as therein defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to
Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement, of the [conversion] [continuation] of
the Loans specified herein, that:
1. The date of the [conversion] [continuation] is __________
__, 19__
2. The Loans covered by this notice are Loans under the
[Revolving] [Term] Credit.
3. The aggregate amount of the Loans [converted] [continued] is
$__________.
4. The Loans are to be [converted into] [continued as]
[Offshore Rate] [Base Rate] Loans.
5. [If applicable:] The duration of the Interest Period for
the Loans included in the [conversion] [continuation] shall be [____ days]
[_____ months].
[If Loans are to be converted into or continued as Offshore Rate
Loans:] The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are
true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed
[conversion] [continuation], before and after giving effect thereto and to
the application of the proceeds therefrom:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as though made on
and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and
warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and
correct as of such date); and
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, or would result from such proposed [conversion] [continuation].
THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY
By:
Name:
Title: