EXHIBIT 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
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THIRD AMENDMENT AND WAIVER TO AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of December 9, 1999 (this "Amendment") among OEA, INC., a
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Delaware corporation (the "Company"), each of the banks named under the caption
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"Banks" on the signature pages hereof (individually, a "Bank" and, collectively,
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the "Banks"), BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Co-Agents and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as
agent for the Banks (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the "Agent").
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WHEREAS, the Company, the Agent, the Co-Agents and the Banks have entered
into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of April 10,
1998, as amended by a First Amendment thereto dated as of June 11, 1998 and a
Second Amendment thereto dated December 10, 1998 (as amended the "Existing
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Agreement"), pursuant to which the Banks agreed to make Loans (as defined in the
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Existing Agreement) to the Company in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding, on and subject to the terms and
conditions thereof;
WHEREAS, the Company has given the Agent notice of its desire to reduce the
amount of the Commitments to $125,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Existing Agreement to (a) reduce the
amount of the Commitments, (b) modify certain covenants, (c) increase pricing;
and (d) waive certain Events of Default.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. Terms defined in the introductory paragraphs
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hereof shall have their respective defined meanings when used in this Amendment
and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, terms defined in the
Existing Agreement shall have their respective defined meanings when used in
this Amendment. In addition, the following terms shall have the following
meanings (terms defined in the introductory paragraphs or this Section 1 in the
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singular to have correlative meanings when used in the plural and vice versa):
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"Effective Date" shall mean as of December 9, 1999, which will be
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deemed to occur upon the first date, if any, which occurs before the
termination of this Amendment pursuant to Section 6 hereof and on which the
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conditions precedent in Section 4 shall have been satisfied.
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Section 2. Amendments to Existing Agreement. The following amendments are
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hereby made to the Existing Agreement with effect from and after the Effective
Date:
(a) Definitions. Section 1.1 of the Existing Agreement is amended
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by (i) deleting the definition of "Level" in its entirety and (ii) amending
and restating in its entirety the definition of "Applicable Margin" as
follows:
"Applicable Margin" shall mean, for the period and for the type of
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Loan or fee indicated below, the number of basis points per annum set forth
below:
Time Period On or before After
January 31, 2000 January 31, 2000
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Facility Fee 25.0 25.0
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Fed Funds Rate 250 350
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LIBOR Rate 250 350
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(b) Section 2.5 of the Existing Agreement Section 2.5 of the
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Existing Agreement is hereby amended by relettering clause (c) thereof as
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clause (d) and inserting a new clause (c) thereto as follows:
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"(c) In the event the Commitments of the Banks are not terminated in
their entirety and the Loans repaid in full on or before January 31,
2000, then effective on January 31, 2000, the Commitments shall be
automatically reduced to an aggregate amount of $115,000,000, and the
Company agrees to prepay immediately the principal amount of the Loans
outstanding in excess of the reduced amount of the Commitments,
without any further notice or action by the Agent or the Banks."
(c) Section 2.11(c) of the Existing Agreement. Section 2.11(c) of the
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Existing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the dollar amount
"$150,000,000" appearing therein and substituting the dollar amount
"$125,000,000" therefor.
(d) Section 3.3(c) of the Existing Agreement. Section 3.3(c) of the
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Existing Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
"(c) Accrued interest shall be payable monthly in arrears, on the
first day of each month for the immediately preceding month, and upon
the payment or prepayment of any Loan or the Conversion of such Loan
to a loan of another type (but only on the principal amount so paid,
prepaid or Converted), except that interest payable at the Post-
Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand and interest
on any Eurodollar Loan that is converted into an Alternate
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Base Rate Loan or Fed Funds Loan pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof shall
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be payable on the date of Conversion (but only to the extent so
Converted)."
(e) Section 8.1 of the Existing Agreement. Section 8.1 of the
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Existing Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the "and" at the end of
clause (g), (ii) relettering clause (h) thereof as clause (i), (iii) deleting in
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the final paragraph thereof the reference to "subsection (a) and (b)" and
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substituting a reference to "subsections (a), (b) and (h)" therefor, and (iv)
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inserting a new clause (h) thereto as follows:
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"(h) Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end of each month of
each fiscal year of the Company (except when such month corresponds to
a fiscal quarter end of the Company, then within twenty (20) Business
Days of the end of such month), consolidated statements of income and
cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period and for
the period from the beginning of the respective fiscal year to the end
of such period, and the related consolidated balance sheets as at the
end of such period, setting forth in respect of such statements in
comparative form the corresponding consolidated figures for the
corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year and setting forth in
respect of such balance sheets the corresponding consolidated figures
for the end of the preceding fiscal year, accompanied by a certificate
of a senior financial officer of the Company which shall state that
said financial statements fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position and results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP for such period;
and"
(f) Section 8 of the Existing Agreement. Section 8 of the Existing
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Agreement is hereby amended as of the date hereof by adding a new Section 8.18
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thereto as follows:
"8.18 Big Five Accounting Firm. In the event the Commitments of the
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Banks and the outstanding Loans are not repaid in full on or before
January 31, 2000, the Company agrees to promptly, and in any event on
or before February 15, 2000, hire, for its own account and expense,
any one of the "Big Five" accounting firms in the United States, to
determine, among other things, the enterprise value of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, the on going value of the Collateral and the on-
going value of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' business systems;
to prepare a written report of its findings addressed to the Company
with a copy to the Agent and the Banks; and to cooperate with the
Agent and the Banks with respect to such matters as the Agent or any
Bank may reasonably request."
(g) Schedule 1 to the Existing Agreement. Schedule 1 to the Existing
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Agreement is hereby amended to be in the form of Schedule 1 hereto.
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Section 3. Waiver. The Company has advised the Agent and the Banks that
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it is not or has not been in compliance with Section 8.11 (Indebtedness to
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EBITDA) of the Existing Agreement for its fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1999.
On the Effective Date, as of and through October 31, 1999, the Agent and the
Majority Banks waive compliance by the Company
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with Section 8.11. The Agent's and Majority Banks' waiver of non-compliance with
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Section 8.11 of the Existing Agreement is limited to the specific instance of
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the failure to comply which is described above and shall not be deemed a waiver
of or consent to any other failure to comply with the terms of Section 8.11 of
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the Existing Agreement or any other provisions of the Existing Agreement. Such
waiver shall not prejudice any right or remedies which the Agent or Banks may
have or be entitled to with respect to any other breach of Section 8.11 or any
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other provisions of the Existing Agreement.
Section 4. Conditions to Effective Date. The occurrence of the
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Effective Date shall be subject to the satisfaction, on and as of the Effective
Date, of the following conditions precedent :
(a) Amendment. The Company, the Agent and the Majority Banks shall
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have executed and delivered this Amendment.
(b) No Default. After giving effect to the waiver in Section 3
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hereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
under the Existing Agreement and the representations and warranties of the
Company in Section 7 of the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, and in
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Section 8 hereof shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date
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(except to the extent such representations and warranties state that they relate
solely to a specified date, then as of such specified date) and the Company
shall have provided to the Agent a certificate of a senior officer of the
Company to that effect.
(c) Certificate of Incorporation. The Company shall have delivered to
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the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, a certificate of the
secretary or assistant secretary of the Company (i) confirming that the
certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company have not been amended
since December 10, 1998 or (ii) setting forth a true and correct copy of any
amendment to the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company adopted
on or after December 10, 1998.
(d) Company Resolutions. The Company shall have delivered to the Agent
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a copy, duly certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the
Company, of (i) resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors authorizing or
ratifying the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Pledge Amendment
(hereinafter defined) and authorizing the borrowings under the Existing
Agreement, as amended hereby, (ii) all documents evidencing other necessary
corporate action, and (iii) all approvals or consents, if any, with respect to
this Amendment and the Pledge Amendment.
(e) Company Incumbency Certificate. The Company shall have delivered
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to the Agent a certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the
Company certifying the names of the Company's officers authorized to sign this
Amendment, the Pledge Amendment and all other documents or certificates to be
delivered hereunder and thereunder, together with the true signatures of such
officers.
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(f) Amendment to Pledge Amendment. The Company shall have delivered to
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the Agent a First Amendment to the OEA Pledge Amendment ("Pledge Amendment")
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substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
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(g) Legal Opinion. The Company shall have delivered to the Agent an
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opinion of the Company's counsel, in the form and substance satisfactory to the
Agent.
(h) Amendment Fee. The Company shall have paid to the Agent, for the
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account of the Banks who have approved in writing the transactions contemplated
by this Amendment on or before the close of business, Chicago time, on December
9, 1999, a fee equal to the product of 25 basis points times the Commitment of
such approving Bank to be in effect on the Effective Date. Such fee shall be
non-refundable after December 13, 1999 unless the Majority Banks fail to sign
this Amendment.
(i) Other. The Company shall have delivered such other documents
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as the Agent may reasonably request.
Section 5. Effective Date Notice. Promptly following the occurrence of
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the Effective Date, the Agent shall give notice to the parties hereto of the
occurrence of the Effective Date, which notice shall be conclusive, and all
parties may rely thereon; provided, that such notice shall not waive or
otherwise limit any right or remedy of the Agent or any Bank arising out of any
failure of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4 to be satisfied.
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Section 6. Termination. If the Effective Date shall not have occurred
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on or before December 13, 1999, the Agent on instructions of the Majority Banks
may terminate this Amendment by notice in writing to the Company at any time
before the occurrence of the Effective Date; provided, that the obligations of
the Company under Section 13 shall survive such termination.
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Section 7. Ratification. The parties agree that the Existing
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Agreement, as amended hereby, the OEA Pledge Agreement, as amended by the Pledge
Amendment, the other Security Documents and the Notes have not lapsed or
terminated, are in full force and effect, and are and from and after the
Effective Date shall remain binding in accordance with their terms, as amended
hereby.
Section 8. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and
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warrants to the Agent and the Banks that:
(a) No Breach. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company
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of this Amendment, the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, and the OEA Pledge
Agreement, as amended by the Pledge Amendment, do not and will not conflict with
or result in a breach of, or cause the creation of a Lien (other than as
contemplated by the Security Documents) or require any consent under, the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, or any applicable law or
regulation, or any order, injunction or decree of any court or governmental
authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound.
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(b) Incorporation, Corporate Power and Action, Binding Effect. The
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Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Amendment, the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, the OEA Pledge Agreement,
as amended by the Pledge Amendment, the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Amendment, the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby, and
the OEA Pledge Agreement, as amended by the Pledge Amendment, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part; and this Amendment and
the Pledge Amendment have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in
accordance with their terms .
(c) Approvals. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no
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filings or registrations with, any governmental or regulatory authority or
agency are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by the Company
of this Amendment, the Existing Agreement as amended hereby, the OEA Pledge
Agreement, as amended by the Pledge Amendment, or for the validity or
enforceability thereof.
Section 9. Certain Usages. From and after the Effective Date, each
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reference to the Existing Agreement or OEA Pledge Agreement in the Existing
Agreement or in any other agreements, documents or instruments referred to or
provided for in or delivered under the Existing Agreement or OEA Pledge
agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Agreement, as amended hereby,
and the OEA Pledge Agreement, as amended by the Pledge Amendment, as applicable.
Section 10. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment and the Pledge
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Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the
Agent, the Banks and their respective successors and assigns, except that the
Company may not transfer or assign any of its rights or interest hereunder or
thereunder.
Section 11. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and
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construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
Illinois.
Section 12. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number
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of counterparts and any party hereto may execute any one or more of such
counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by
telecopier shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Amendment.
Section 13. Expenses. Whether or not the Effective Date shall occur,
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without limiting the obligations of the Company under the Existing Agreement,
the Company agrees to pay, or to reimburse on demand, all reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by (i) the Agent in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution, delivery, modification, amendment or enforcement of this
Amendment, the Pledge Amendment and the other agreements, documents and
instruments referred to herein or therein, including the reasonable fees and
expenses of Gardner, Carton & Douglas and Soulier & Associates, each special
counsel to the Agent, and (ii) any Bank
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in connection with enforcement of this Amendment, the Existing Agreement as
amended hereby, the Pledge Amendment and the agreements, documents and
instruments referred to herein or therein, including the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel to such Bank.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
OEA, INC.
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as Agent
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
as Issuing Lender
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANKS:
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, individually
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS, individually and as Co-
Agent
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ______________________________________
Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and
as Co-Agent
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., individually and
as Co-Agent
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ, individually
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
LASALLE NATIONAL BANK, individually
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, individually
By:----------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE 1
COMMITMENTS AND INFORMATION
CONCERNING BANKS
Name of Bank and Applicable Authorized
Notice of Address Commitment Lending Offices Officer
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The Northern Trust Company $24,305,555.56 Alternate Base Rate Jim Monhart
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50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60675
Address: Eurodollar Loans:
50 South LaSalle Street 50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60675 Chicago, Illinois 60675
Telecopy No: (312)630-6516
Banque Nationale de Paris $20,833,333.33 Alternate Base Rate Mitchell M. Ozawa
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725 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2090
Los Angeles, California 90017
Address: Eurodollar Loans:
725 South Figueroa Street 725 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2090 Suite 2090
Los Angeles, CA 90017 Los Angeles, California 90017
Telecopy No: (213) 488-9602
Telephone No: (213) 488-9120
U.S. Bank National Association $20,833,333.33 Alternate Base Rate Hassan Salem
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918 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
Address: Eurodollar Loans:
918 17th Street 918 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202 Denver, Colorado 80202
Telecopy No: (303) 585-4135
Union Bank of California, N.A. $20,833,333.33 Alternate Base Rate Bette J. McCole
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445 South Figueroa Street
4th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
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Name of Bank and Applicable Authorized
Notice of Address Commitment Lending Offices Officer
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Address: Eurodollar Loans:
445 South Figueroa Street 445 South Figueroa Street
4th Floor 4th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071 Los Angeles, California 90071
Telecopy No: (213) 236-6476
Telephone No: (213) 236-5242
Credit Agricole Indosuez $13,888,888.89 Alternate Base Rate, Fed Funds Ray Falkenberg
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55 East Monroe
47th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Address:
55 East Monroe
47th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telecopy No: (312) 372-9329
Telephone No: ___________
LaSalle National Bank $12,152,777.78 Alternate Base Rate, Fed Funds Michael Bryan
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135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Address:
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telecopy No: (312) 904-6242
Telephone No: (312) 904-8740
General Electric Capital $12,152,777.78 Alternate Base Rate, Fed Funds Andrew Santacroce
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Corporation 201 High Ridge Road
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Telecopy No: (203) 316-7816
Telephone No: (203) 316-7500
Notice Address:
201 High Ridge Road
Stamford, Connecticut 06927
Telecopy No: (203) 316-7816
Telephone No: (203) 316-7500
Total Commitments $125,000,000
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