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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF APRIL 30, 1997
AMONG
THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY,
THE BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK OF ST. LOUIS,
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
AND
MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
AS CO-AGENTS,
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND
LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUING LENDER,
AND
THE OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO
ARRANGED BY
BANCAMERICA SECURITIES, INC.
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Other Interpretive Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.3 Accounting Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.1 Amounts and Terms of Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2 Loan Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.3 Procedure for Committed Borrowing. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4 Conversion and Continuation Elections for Committed
Borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.5 Bid Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.6 Procedure for Bid Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.7 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments. . . . 30
2.8 Optional Prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.9 Repayment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.10 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.11 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(a) Arrangement, Agency Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(b) Facility Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.12 Computation of Fees and Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.13 Payments by the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.14 Payments by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent . . 33
2.15 Sharing of Payments, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.16 Extension of Scheduled Termination Date; Substitution
of Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.17 Optional Increase in Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.18 Maintenance of Existing Offshore Borrowings on a Non-Pro-
Rata Basis; Temporary Non-Pro-Rata Borrowings. . . . . 38
ARTICLE III
THE LETTERS OF CREDIT. . . . . . . . . . 40
3.1 The Letter of Credit Subfacility.. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.2 Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of Credit . . 41
3.3 Risk Participations, Drawings and Reimbursements . . . . 44
3.4 Repayment of Participations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.5 Role of the Issuing Lenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.6 Obligations Absolute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.7 Cash Collateral Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.8 Letter of Credit Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3.9 Uniform Customs and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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ARTICLE IV
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY. . . . . . 49
4.1 Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.2 Illegality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return. . . . . . . . . 52
4.4 Funding Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.5 Inability to Determine Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.6 Certificates of Lenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.7 Substitution of Lenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.8 Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.1 Conditions to Effectiveness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
(a) Agreement and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
(b) Resolutions; Incumbency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
(c) Organization Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
(d) Legal Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
(e) Payment of Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
(f) Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
(g) Guaranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
(h) Other Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.2 Conditions to All Credit Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . 56
(a) Notice, Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
(b) Continuation of Representations and Warranties . . . 56
(c) No Existing Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . 57
6.1 Corporate Existence and Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.2 Corporate Authorization; No Contravention. . . . . . . . 57
6.3 Governmental Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.4 Binding Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.5 Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.6 No Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.7 ERISA Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.8 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.9 Title to Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.10 Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.11 Financial Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.12 Environmental Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.13 Regulated Entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.14 No Burdensome Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.15 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc. . . . 61
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6.16 Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.17 Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.18 Swap Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.19 Full Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ARTICLE VII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. . . . . . . . . . 62
7.1 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.2 Certificates; Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.3 Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.4 Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc . . . . . . . . 64
7.5 Maintenance of Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.6 Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.7 Payment of Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.8 Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.9 Compliance with ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.10 Inspection of Property and Books and Records . . . . . . 66
7.11 Environmental Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.12 Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.13 Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ARTICLE VIII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS. . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.1 Financial Condition Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
(a) Leverage Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
(b) Interest Coverage Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.2 Limitation on Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.3 Disposition of Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.4 Consolidations and Mergers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.5 Loans and Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.6 Limitation on Foreign Subsidiary Indebtedness. . . . . . 71
8.7 Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.8 Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.9 Swap Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.10 Guarantors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.11 Restricted Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.12 ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.13 Change in Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.14 Accounting Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT. . . . . . . . . . . 73
9.1 Event of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
(a) Non-Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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(b) Representation or Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
(c) Specific Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
(d) Other Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
(e) Cross-Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
(f) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings . . . . . . . . . 74
(g) Involuntary Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
(h) ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
(i) Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
(j) Change of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
(k) Guarantor Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
9.2 Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
9.3 Rights Not Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT . . . . . . . . . 77
10.1 Appointment and Authorization; "Administrative Agent" . 77
10.2 Delegation of Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.3 Liability of Administrative Agent . . . . . . . . . . . 78
10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . 78
10.5 Notice of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.6 Credit Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
10.7 Indemnification of Administrative Agent . . . . . . . . 80
10.8 Administrative Agent in Individual Capacity . . . . . . 80
10.9 Successor Administrative Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10.10 Withholding Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10.11 Co-Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.1 Amendments and Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
11.2 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
11.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
11.4 Costs and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
11.5 Company Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
11.6 Payments Set Aside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
11.7 Successors and Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
11.8 Assignments, Participations, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . 87
11.9 Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
11.10 Set-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.11 Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.. . . . 90
11.12 Counterparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.13 Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.14 No Third Parties Benefited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
11.15 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
11.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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11.17 Entire Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
11.18 Amendment and Restatement; Return of Notes. . . . . . . 92
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 2.1 Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
Schedule 3.3 Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 6.5 Litigation
Schedule 6.7 ERISA
Schedule 6.11 Material Liabilities
Schedule 6.12 Environmental Matters
Schedule 6.16 Subsidiaries and Minority Interests
Schedule 8.2 Permitted Liens
Schedule 11.2 Lending Offices; Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Notice of Committed Borrowing
Exhibit B Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit C Form of Competitive Bid Request
Exhibit D Form of Invitation for Competitive Bid
Exhibit E Form of Competitive Bid
Exhibit F Form of Guaranty
Exhibit G Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Company and
the Guarantors
Exhibit I Form of Opinion of Special Counsel to the
Administrative Agent
Exhibit J Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit K Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit L Form of Request for Extension of Termination
Date
Exhibit M Form of Request for Increase in Commitments
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into
as of April 30, 1997, among THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the several financial
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institutions from time to time party to this Agreement
(collectively the "Lenders"; individually each a
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"Lender"), BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS
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ASSOCIATION, as letter of credit issuing lender, and BANK OF
AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as administrative
agent for the Lenders.
WHEREAS, the Company, various lenders and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as administrative agent,
have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of February 27,
1996 (as amended, the "Existing Credit Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the
Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety pursuant hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements,
provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto
agree that the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have
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the following meanings:
Absolute Rate - see subsection 2.6(c)(ii)(C).
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Acquisition means any transaction or series of
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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 Subsidiary) provided
that the Company or the Subsidiary is the surviving entity.
Administrative Agent means BofA in its capacity as
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agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor agent
arising under Section 10.9.
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Administrative Agent-Related Persons means BofA and
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any successor agent arising under Section 10.9 and any
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successor letter of credit issuing bank hereunder, together
with their respective Affiliates (including, in the case of
BofA, the Arranger), and the officers, directors, employees,
agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.
Administrative Agent's Payment Office means the
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address for payments set forth on Schedule 11.2 or such
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other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to
time specify.
Affiliate means, as to any Person, any other Person
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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 or membership interests, by contract or
otherwise.
Agreement means this Amended and Restated Credit
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Agreement.
Anheuser-Busch means Anheuser-Busch Companies,
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Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Applicable Margin means, with respect to any
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Offshore Rate Committed Loan (and with respect to the L/C
Fee Rate), (a) initially, 0.20% per annum, and (b) beginning
on any date on which the Applicable Margin is to be adjusted
pursuant to the sentence following the table below, the rate
per annum set forth in the table below opposite the
applicable Interest Coverage Ratio:
Interest Applicable
Coverage Ratio Margin
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Greater than or equal 0.17%
to 10 to 1
Greater than or equal 0.20%
to 4 to 1 but less
than 10 to 1
Less than 4 to 1 0.30%
The Applicable Margin for all Offshore Rate Committed Loans
(and for purposes of the L/C Fee Rate) shall be adjusted, to
the extent applicable, 56 days (or, in the case of the last
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fiscal quarter of any year, 101 days) after the end of each
fiscal quarter, based on the Interest Coverage Ratio for the
Computation Period ending on the last day of such fiscal
quarter; it being understood that if the Company fails
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to deliver the financial statements required by subsection
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7.1(a) or 7.1(b), as applicable, and the related
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Compliance Certificate required by subsection 7.2(b) by
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the 56th day (or, if applicable, the 101st day) after any
fiscal quarter, the Applicable Margin shall be 0.30% until
such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are
delivered.
Arranger means BancAmerica Securities, Inc., a
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Delaware corporation.
Assignee - see subsection 11.8(a).
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Assignment and Acceptance - see subsection
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11.8(a).
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Attorney Costs means and includes all reasonable
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fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external
counsel and, without duplication, the allocated cost of
internal legal services and all reasonable disbursements of
internal counsel.
Bankruptcy Code means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform
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Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq.).
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Base Rate means, for any day, the higher of: (a)
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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 BofA in San Francisco,
California, as its "reference rate." (The "reference rate"
is a rate set by BofA based upon various factors including
BofA'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 BofA shall take effect at the opening of
business on the day specified in the public announcement of
such change.
Base Rate Committed Loan means a Committed Loan, or
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an L/C Advance, that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
Bid Borrowing means a Borrowing hereunder
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consisting of one or more Bid Loans made to the Company on
the same day by one or more Lenders.
Bid Loan means a Loan by a Lender to the Company
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under Section 2.6.
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BofA means Bank of America National Trust and
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Savings Association, a national banking association.
Borrowing means a borrowing hereunder consisting of
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Committed Loans of the same Type, or Bid Loans, made to the
Company on the same day by one or more Lenders under
Article II and, other than in the case of Base Rate
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Committed Loans, having the same Interest Period. A
Borrowing may be a Bid Borrowing or a Committed Borrowing.
Borrowing Date means any date on which a Borrowing
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occurs under Section 2.3 or 2.6.
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Business Day means any day other than a Saturday,
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Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York
City, Chicago or San Francisco are authorized or required by
law to close and, if the applicable Business Day relates to
any Offshore Rate Committed Loan, means such a day on which
dealings are carried on in the offshore dollar interbank
market.
Capital Adequacy Regulation means any guideline,
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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.
Cash Collateralize means to pledge and deposit with
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or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the
Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or
deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
the Required Lenders. Derivatives of such term shall have
corresponding meanings. Cash collateral shall be maintained
in blocked accounts at BofA or, with BofA's consent, the
applicable Issuing Lender.
Change of Control means any of the following
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events:
(a) any Person or group (within the meaning of Rule
13d-5 of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
as in effect on the date hereof) shall become the Beneficial
Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date
hereof) of 25% or more of the capital stock or other equity
interests of the Company the holders of which are entitled
under ordinary circumstances (irrespective of whether at the
time the holders of such stock or other equity interests
shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
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happening of any contingency) to vote for the election of
the directors of the Company;
(b) a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of the Company shall cease to be Continuing
Members; or
(c) any event or condition relating to a change of
control of the Company shall occur which requires, or
permits the holder or holders (or any agent or trustee
therefor) of any Indebtedness of the Company or any
Subsidiary to require, the purchase or repurchase prior to
its expressed maturity of any Indebtedness of the Company or
any Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount (for all
such Indebtedness) of $30,000,000 or more.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
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regulations promulgated thereunder.
Commitment - see Section 2.1. As of the
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Effective Date, the amount of the combined Commitments of
all Lenders is $225,000,000.
Committed Borrowing means a Borrowing hereunder
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consisting of Committed Loans made by the Lenders ratably
according to their respective Pro Rata Shares.
Committed Loan means a Loan by a Lender to the
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Company under Section 2.1, which may be a Base Rate
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Committed Loan or an Offshore Rate Committed Loan (each a
"Type" of Committed Loan).
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Company - see the Preamble.
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Competitive Bid means an offer by a Lender to make
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a Bid Loan in accordance with subsection 2.6(c).
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Competitive Bid Request - see subsection
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2.6(a).
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Compliance Certificate means a certificate
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substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
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Computation Period means any period of four
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consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of a
fiscal quarter.
Consolidated Total Assets means the consolidated
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total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Contingent Obligation means, as to any Person, any
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direct or indirect liability of such Person, whether or not
contingent, with or without recourse, (a) with respect to
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any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other
obligation (the "primary obligations") of another Person
(the "primary obligor"), including any obligation of such
Person (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligations or any security therefor, (ii) to
advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any
such primary obligation, or 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, (iii) 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 (iv) otherwise
to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary
obligation against loss in respect thereof (each a
"Guaranty Obligation"); (b) with respect to any Surety
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Instrument issued for the account of such Person or as to
which such Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of
drawings or payments; (c) to purchase any materials,
supplies or other property from, or to obtain the services
of, another Person if the relevant contract or other related
document or obligation requires that payment for such
materials, supplies or other property, or for such services,
shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such
materials, supplies or other property is ever made or
tendered, or such services are ever performed or tendered;
or (d) in respect of any Swap Contract. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation shall (a) in the case of Guaranty
Obligations, 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, and (b) in the case of other Contingent
Obligations, be equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof.
Continuing Member means a member of the Board of
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Directors of the Company who either (a) was a member of the
Company's Board of Directors on the Effective Date and has
been such continuously thereafter or (b) became a member of
such Board of Directors after the Effective Date and whose
election or nomination for election was approved by a vote
of the majority of the Continuing Members then members of
the Company's Board of Directors.
Contractual Obligation means, as to any Person, any
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provision of any security issued by such Person or of any
agreement, undertaking, contract, indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust or other document to which such Person is a party
or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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Conversion/Continuation Date means any date on
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which, under Section 2.4, the Company (a) converts
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Committed Loans of one Type to the other Type or (b)
continues Offshore Rate Committed Loans for a new Interest
Period.
Credit Extension means and includes (a) the making
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of any Loan hereunder and (b) the Issuance of any Letter of
Credit hereunder.
Declining Lender - see subsection 2.16(b).
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Dollars, dollars and $ each mean lawful
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money of the United States.
EBITA means, for any Computation Period, the
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Company's consolidated earnings from continuing operations
for such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining
such earnings, Interest Expense, income taxes, any
amortization of the goodwill on the Company's balance sheet
as of January 2, 1996, any non-cash special charge taken in
the fiscal quarter ended March 25, 1997 or thereafter.
Effective Amount means, with respect to any
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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, 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 Letter of Credit or
any reduction in the maximum amount available for drawing
under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
Effective Date - see Section 5.1.
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Eligible Assignee means (a) a commercial bank
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organized under the laws of the United States, or any state
thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $100,000,000; (b) a commercial bank organized under
the laws of any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the
OECD), or a political subdivision of any such country, and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$100,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a
branch or agency located in the United States; and (c) a
Person that is primarily engaged in the business of
commercial banking and that is (i) a Subsidiary of a Lender,
(ii) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a
Subsidiary, or (iii) a Person of which a Lender is a
Subsidiary.
Environmental Claims means all claims, however
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asserted, by any Governmental Authority or other Person
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alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation
of any Environmental Law, or for release or injury to the
environment.
Environmental Laws means all federal, state or
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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.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security
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Act of 1974, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business
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(whether or not incorporated) 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);
provided that "ERISA Affiliate" shall not include
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Anheuser-Busch or any other Person which, as a result of the
distribution of the stock of the Company by Anheuser-Busch
to its shareholders, ceased to be, along with the Company, a
member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled
group of trades or businesses, as described in section 414
of the Code.
ERISA Event means (a) a Reportable Event with
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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 substantial cessation of operations which is
treated as such a withdrawal; (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 filing of a notice of intent
to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, 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.
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Event of Default means any of the events or
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circumstances specified in Section 9.1.
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Existing Credit Agreement - see the Recitals.
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Existing Letters of Credit means the letters of
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credit listed on Schedule 3.3.
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Existing Offshore Borrowing - see subsection
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2.18(a).
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Extension Response Date - see subsection
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2.16(a).
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Facility Fee Rate means (a) initially, 0.10% per
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annum, and (b) beginning on any date on which the Facility
Fee Rate is to be adjusted pursuant to the sentence
following the table below, the rate per annum set forth in
the table below opposite the applicable Interest Coverage
Ratio:
Interest Facility
Coverage Ratio Fee Rate
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Greater than or equal 0.08%
to 10 to 1
Greater than or equal 0.10%
to 4 to 1 but less
than 10 to 1
Less than 4 to 1 0.15%
The Facility Fee Rate shall be adjusted, to the extent
applicable, 56 days (or, in the case of the last fiscal
quarter of any year, 101 days) after the end of each fiscal
quarter, based on the Interest Coverage Ratio for the
Computation Period ending on the last day of such fiscal
quarter; it being understood that if the Company fails
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to deliver the financial statements required by subsection
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7.1(a) or 7.1(b), as applicable, and the related
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Compliance Certificate required by subsection 7.2(b) by
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the 56th day (or, if applicable, the 101st day) after any
fiscal quarter, the Facility Fee Rate shall be 0.15% until
such financial statements and Compliance Certificate are
delivered.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate set
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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
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arithmetic mean as determined by the Administrative Agent 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 Administrative
Agent.
Foreign Subsidiary means (i) any Subsidiary which
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is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than,
and conducts substantially all of its business outside, the
United States and (ii) any Subsidiary organized under the
laws of the United States or a political subdivision thereof
and which engages in no business other than the ownership of
stock of one or more Subsidiaries described in clause
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(i) above.
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FRB means the Board of Governors of the Federal
---
Reserve System, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to
any of its principal functions.
Further Taxes means any and all present or future
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taxes, levies, assessments, imposts, duties, deductions,
fees, withholdings or similar charges (including net income
taxes and franchise taxes), and all liabilities with respect
thereto, imposed by any jurisdiction on account of amounts
payable or paid pursuant to Section 4.1.
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GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles
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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), which are applicable to the circumstances as of
the date of determination.
Governmental Authority means any nation or
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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.
Guarantor means (a) as of the Effective Date, each
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of Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products,
Inc., a Texas corporation, and (b) thereafter, any Person
which is a Significant Subsidiary (other than any Foreign
Subsidiary)
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and any other Person which executes and delivers a
counterpart of the Guaranty.
Guaranty means a guaranty substantially in the form
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of Exhibit F.
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Guaranty Obligation has the meaning specified in
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the definition of Contingent Obligation.
Honor Date has the meaning specified in
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subsection 3.3(c).
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Indebtedness of any Person means, without
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duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for
borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or
assumed by such Person as the deferred purchase price of
property or services (other than trade payables entered into
in the ordinary course of business on ordinary terms); (c)
all reimbursement or payment obligations of such Person with
respect to Surety Instruments; (d) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar
instruments; (e) all indebtedness of such Person 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 such Person (even though the
rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property); (f) all obligations
of such Person with respect to capital leases which should
be recorded on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance
with GAAP; (g) all indebtedness of the types referred to in
clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for
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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, provided
that the amount of any such Indebtedness shall be deemed to
be the lesser of the face principal amount thereof and the
fair market value of the property subject to such Lien; and
(i) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person in respect of
indebtedness or obligations of others. For all purposes of
this Agreement, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include
all Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in
which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer
(other than any such Indebtedness which is expressly non-
recourse to such Person).
Indemnified Liabilities - see Section 11.5.
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Indemnified Person - see Section 11.5.
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Independent Auditor - see subsection 7.1(a).
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Insolvency Proceeding means, with respect to any
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Person, (a) any case, action or proceeding with respect to
such Person 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; in
each case undertaken under any U.S. Federal, state or
foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
Interest Coverage Ratio means, for any Computation
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Period, the ratio of (a) EBITA for such Computation Period,
to (b) Interest Expense for such Computation Period.
Interest Expense means for any period the
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consolidated interest expense of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for such period (including all imputed interest
on capital leases).
Interest Payment Date means, as to any Loan other
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than a Base Rate Committed Loan, the last day of each
Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, as to any Base
Rate Committed Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar
quarter, provided that if any Interest Period for an
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Offshore Rate Committed Loan exceeds three months, each
three-month anniversary of the first day of such Interest
Period also shall be an Interest Payment Date.
Interest Period means, (a) as to any Offshore Rate
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Committed Loan, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date
of such Loan or on the Conversion/Continuation Date on which
such Loan is converted into or continued as an Offshore Rate
Committed Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three, six
or, if available to all Lenders, nine or twelve months
thereafter as selected by the Company in its Notice of
Committed Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as
the case may be; and (b) as to any Bid Loan, a period not
less than 7 days and not more than 180 days as selected by
the Company in the applicable Competitive Bid Request;
provided that:
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(i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on
a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period
shall be extended to the following Business Day unless,
in the case of an Offshore Rate Committed Loan, the
result of such extension would be to carry such
Interest Period into another calendar month, in which
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event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding
Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period for an Offshore Rate
Committed 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 Loan shall
extend beyond the Termination Date.
Invitation for Competitive Bids means a
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solicitation for Competitive Bids, substantially in the form
of Exhibit D.
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IRS means the Internal Revenue Service, and any
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Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
functions under the Code.
Issuance Date has the meaning specified in
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subsection 3.1(a).
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Issue means, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
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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
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corresponding meanings.
Issuing Lender means each of BofA in its capacity
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as issuer of one or more Letters of Credit hereunder,
together with (i) any replacement letter of credit issuer
arising under subsection 10.1(b) or Section 10.9 and
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(ii) any other Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender which the
Administrative Agent and the Company have approved in
writing as an "Issuing Lender" hereunder.
L/C Advance means each Lender's participation in
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any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.
L/C Amendment Application means an application form
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for amendment of an outstanding standby letter of credit as
shall at any time be in use by the applicable Issuing
Lender, as such Issuing Lender shall request.
L/C Application means an application form for
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issuance of a standby letter of credit as shall at any time
be in use by the applicable Issuing Lender, as such Issuing
Lender shall request.
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L/C Borrowing means an extension of credit
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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 Committed Loans under
subsection 3.3(d).
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L/C Commitment means the commitment of the Issuing
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Lenders to Issue, and the commitment of the Lenders
severally to participate in, Letters of Credit from time to
time Issued or outstanding under Article III (including
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the Existing Letters of Credit) in an aggregate amount not
to exceed on any date the lesser of $75,000,000 and the
combined Commitments; it being understood that the L/C
Commitment is a part of the combined Commitments rather than
a separate, independent commitment.
L/C Fee Rate means, at any time, the Applicable
------------
Margin; provided that upon notice to the Company from the
Administrative Agent (acting at the request or with the
consent of the Required Lenders) during the existence of any
Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default
continues, such rate shall be increased by 2%.
L/C Obligations means at any time the sum of (a)
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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,
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the L/C Applications, the L/C Amendment Applications and any
other document relating to any Letter of Credit, including
any of the applicable Issuing Lender's standard form
documents for letter of credit issuances.
Lender - see the Preamble. References to the
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"Lenders" shall include each Issuing Lender in its capacity
as such; for purposes of clarification only, to the extent
that any Issuing Lender may have any rights or obligations
in addition to those of the other Lenders due to its status
as Issuing Lender, its status as such will be specifically
referenced.
Lending Office means, as to any Lender, the office
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or offices of such Lender specified as its "Lending Office"
or "Domestic Lending Office" or "Offshore Lending Office",
as the case may be, on Schedule 11.2, or such other
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office or offices as such Lender may from time to time
notify the Company and the Administrative Agent.
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Letter of Credit means any standby letter of credit
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Issued by an Issuing Lender pursuant to Article III
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(including any Existing Letter of Credit).
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, or any financing lease having substantially
the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, but not
including the interest of a lessor under an operating
lease).
Loan means an extension of credit by a Lender to
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the Company under Article II or Article III in the
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form of a Committed Loan, Bid Loan or L/C Advance.
Loan Documents means this Agreement, any Notes, the
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L/C-Related Documents, the Guaranty and all other documents
delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection herewith.
Margin Stock means "margin stock" as such term is
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defined in Regulation G, T, U or X of the FRB.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse
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change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the
operations, business, properties, assets, condition
(financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Multiemployer Plan means a "multiemployer plan",
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within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, with
respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have
any liability.
Note means a promissory note executed by the
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Company in favor of a Lender pursuant to subsection
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2.2(b), in substantially the form of Exhibit K.
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Notice of Committed Borrowing means a notice in
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substantially the form of Exhibit A.
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Notice of Conversion/Continuation means a notice in
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substantially the form of Exhibit B.
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Obligations means all advances, debts, liabilities,
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obligations, covenants and duties arising under any Loan
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Document owing by the Company to any Lender, the
Administrative Agent or any other Indemnified Person,
whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by
assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
or now existing or hereafter arising.
Offshore Rate means, for any Interest Period, with
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respect to Offshore Rate Committed Loans comprising part of
the same Borrowing, the rate of interest per annum (rounded
upward to the next 1/16th of 1%) determined by the
Administrative Agent as follows:
Offshore Rate = IBOR
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1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
Where,
"Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" means for any
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day for any Interest Period the maximum reserve
percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward, if
necessary, to an integral multiple of 1/100th of 1%) in
effect on such day (whether or not applicable to any
Lender) under regulations issued from time to time by
the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement
(including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) with respect to
Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
"Eurocurrency liabilities"); and
"IBOR" means the rate of interest per annum
----
determined by the Administrative Agent to be the
arithmetic mean (rounded upward, if necessary, to an
integral multiple of 1/16th of 1%) of the rates of
interest per annum notified to the Administrative Agent
by each Reference Lender as the rate of interest at
which dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the
amount of the Loan to be made or continued as, or
converted into, an Offshore Rate Committed Loan by such
Reference Lender and having a maturity comparable to
such Interest Period would be offered to prime banks in
the offshore dollar interbank market at their request
at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) two Business
Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
The Offshore Rate shall be adjusted automatically as to all
Offshore Rate Committed Loans then outstanding as of the
effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve
Percentage.
Offshore Rate Committed Loan means a Committed Loan
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that bears interest based on the Offshore Rate.
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Organization Documents means (i) for any
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corporation, the certificate 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, (ii) for any partnership or
joint venture, the partnership or joint venture agreement
and any other organizational document of such entity, (iii)
for any limited liability company, the certificate or
articles of organization, the operating agreement and any
other organizational document of such limited liability
company, (iv) for any trust, the declaration of trust, the
trust agreement and any other organizational document of
such trust and (v) for any other entity, the document or
agreement pursuant to which such entity was formed and any
other organizational document of such entity.
Other Taxes means any present or future stamp,
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court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property
taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any
payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery,
performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Participant - see subsection 11.8(d).
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Payment Sharing Notice means a written notice from
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the Company or any Lender informing the Administrative Agent
that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
directing the Administrative Agent to allocate payments
received from the Company in accordance with subsection
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2.15(b).
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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, other
than a Multiemployer Plan, with respect to which the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
Permitted Liens - see Section 8.2.
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Permitted Swap Obligations means all obligations
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(contingent or otherwise) of the Company or any Subsidiary
existing or arising under Swap Contracts, provided that such
obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the
ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly
mitigating risks associated with (a) raw materials
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purchases, (b) interest or currency exchange rates, (c)
operating expenses or other anticipated obligations of such
Person, (d) other liabilities, commitments or assets held or
reasonably anticipated by such Person or (e) changes in the
value of securities issued by such Person in conjunction
with a securities repurchase program not otherwise
prohibited hereunder.
Person means an individual, partnership,
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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), other than a Multiemployer Plan,
with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may
have any liability, and includes any Pension Plan.
Pro Rata Share means, as to any Lender at any time,
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the percentage equivalent (expressed as a decimal, rounded
to the ninth decimal place) at such time of such Lender's
Commitment divided by the combined Commitments of all
Lenders.
Reference Lenders means BofA, The Chase Manhattan
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Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
Reportable Event means, any of the events set forth
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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.
Required Lenders means (a) prior to the Termination
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Date, Lenders holding at least 66-2/3% of the Commitments,
and (b) on and after the Termination Date, Lenders holding
at least 66-2/3% of the then aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Loans.
Requirement of Law means, as to any Person, any law
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(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 such
Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any
of its property is subject.
Responsible Officer means the chief executive
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officer, the president or any vice president of the Company,
or any other officer having substantially the same authority
and responsibility; or, with respect to financial matters,
the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Company,
or
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any other officer having substantially the same authority
and responsibility.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its
principal functions.
Significant Subsidiary means at any time any
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Subsidiary which, as of the last day of the most recently
ended fiscal year, either (a) held more than 10% of
Consolidated Total Assets or (b) had more than 10% of the
consolidated revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries
for the fiscal year ending on such date (or, in the case of
any Subsidiary acquired or created during any fiscal year,
which would have met either of such tests on a pro forma
basis as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year).
Subsidiary of a Person means any corporation,
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association, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture or other business entity of which more than 50% of
the voting stock, membership interests or other equity
interests is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by
such Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of such
Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context
otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a
"Subsidiary" refer to a Subsidiary of the Company.
Successor Lender - see subsection 2.16(b).
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Surety Instruments means all letters of credit
------------------
(including standby and commercial), banker's acceptances,
bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds and similar
instruments.
Swap Contract means any agreement, whether or not
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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.
Taxes means any and all present or future taxes,
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levies, assessments, imposts, duties, deductions, fees,
withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities with
respect thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and
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the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on or measured by
its net income by the jurisdiction (or any political
subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Lender or
the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is organized
or maintains a lending office.
Temporary Non-Pro Rata Borrowing - see subsection
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2.18(b).
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Termination Date means the earlier to occur of:
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(a) April 30, 2002 (or such later date to which
the Termination Date may be extended pursuant to
Section 2.16); and
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(b) the date on which the Commitments terminate
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Total Indebtedness means, at any time, all
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Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined
on a consolidated basis, excluding contingent obligations
with respect to letters of credit (other than any letter of
credit issued for the account of the Company or any
Subsidiary to support obligations of a Person other than the
Company or any Subsidiary).
Type has the meaning specified in the definition of
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"Committed Loan."
Unfunded Pension Liability means the excess of a
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Pension Plan's benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16)
of ERISA, over the current value of such Plan's assets,
determined in accordance with the assumptions used for
funding such Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the
Code for the applicable plan year.
United States and U.S. each means the United
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States of America.
Unmatured Event of Default means any event or
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circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of
time or both, will (if not cured or otherwise remedied
during such time) constitute an Event of Default.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary means any corporation in
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which (other than directors' qualifying shares required by
law) 100% of the capital stock of each class having ordinary
voting power, and 100% of the capital stock of every other
class, in each case, at the time as of which any
determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of
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record, by the Company, or by one or more of the other
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or both.
1.2 Other Interpretive Provisions.
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(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) (i) The term "documents" includes any and all
instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures,
notices and other writings, however evidenced.
(ii) The term "including" is not limiting and means
"including without limitation."
(iii) 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."
(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. Unless otherwise expressly provided
herein, any reference to any action of the Administrative Agent,
the Lenders or the Required Lenders by way of consent, approval
or waiver shall be deemed modified by the phrase "in its/their
sole discretion."
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(g) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by
counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Company and the other
parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they
shall not be construed against the Lenders or the Administrative
Agent merely because of the Administrative Agent's or Lenders'
involvement in their preparation.
1.3 Accounting Principles.
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(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;
provided that if the Company notifies the Administrative
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Agent that the Company wishes to amend any covenant in Article
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VIII to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the
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operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent
notifies the Company that the Required Lenders wish to amend
Article VIII for such purpose), then the Company's compliance
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with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in
effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became
effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant
is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Company and the
Required Lenders.
(b) References herein to "fiscal year" and "fiscal
quarter" refer to such fiscal periods of the Company.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
2.1 Amounts and Terms of Commitments. Each Lender
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severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein,
to make Committed Loans to the Company from time to time on any
Business Day during the period from the Effective Date to the
Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any
time outstanding the amount set forth on Schedule 2.1 (such
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amount, as reduced pursuant to Section 2.7, increased
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pursuant to Section 2.17 or changed by one or more
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assignments under Section 11.8, such Lender's
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"Commitment"); provided, however, that, after giving
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effect to any Committed Borrowing, the aggregate principal amount
of all outstanding Loans (whether Committed Loans or Bid Loans)
plus the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not
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exceed the combined Commitments; and provided,
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further, that the aggregate principal amount of the Committed
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Loans of any Lender plus the participation of such Lender in
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the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not at any time
exceed such Lender's Commitment. Within the limits of each
Lender's Commitment, and subject to the other terms and
conditions hereof, the Company may
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borrow under this Section 2.1, prepay under Section 2.8
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and reborrow under this Section 2.1.
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2.2 Loan Accounts. (a) The Loans made by each Lender
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and the Letters of Credit Issued by each Issuing Lender shall be
evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such
Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in the ordinary
course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the
Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and each Lender shall
be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the amount of the Loans
made by the Lenders to the Company and the Letters of Credit
Issued for the account of 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 or any Letter of Credit.
(b) Upon the request of any Lender made through the
Administrative Agent, the Loans made by such Lender may be
evidenced by one or more Notes, instead of or in addition to loan
accounts. Each such Lender shall endorse on the schedules
annexed to its Note(s) the date, amount and maturity of each Loan
evidenced thereby and the amount of each payment of principal
made by the Company with respect thereto. Each such Lender is
irrevocably authorized by the Company to endorse its Note(s) and
each Lender's record shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of
the amount of the Loans evidenced thereby, and the interest and
payments thereon; provided, however, that the failure of
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a Lender to make, or an error in making, a notation thereon with
respect to any Loan shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of the Company hereunder or under any such Note to
such Lender.
2.3 Procedure for Committed Borrowing. (a) Each
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Committed Borrowing shall be made upon the Company's irrevocable
written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent in the form
of a Notice of Committed Borrowing, which notice must be received
by the Administrative Agent prior to (i)10:30 a.m. Chicago time
two Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the
case of Offshore Rate Committed Loans, and (ii) 10:30 a.m.
Chicago time (or, in the case of any portion of the initial
Borrowing which is to be maintained as Base Rate Committed Loans,
9:00 a.m. Chicago time) on the requested Borrowing Date, in the
case of Base Rate Committed Loans, specifying:
(A) the amount of the Committed Borrowing,
which shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or
a higher multiple of $500,000;
(B) the requested Borrowing Date, which
shall be a Business Day;
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(C) the Type of Loans comprising such
Committed Borrowing; and
(D) in the case of Offshore Rate Committed
Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period
applicable to such Loans.
(b) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each
Lender of its receipt of any Notice of Committed Borrowing and of
the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such Borrowing.
(c) Each Lender will make the amount of its Pro Rata
Share of each Committed Borrowing available to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Company at the Administrative
Agent's Payment Office by 12:00 noon Chicago time (or, in the
case of the initial Borrowing, 10:30 a.m. Chicago time) on the
Borrowing Date requested by the Company in funds immediately
available to the Administrative Agent. The proceeds of all such
Loans will then be made available to the Company by the
Administrative Agent by wire transfer in accordance with written
instructions provided to the Administrative Agent by the Company
of like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
(d) After giving effect to any Committed Borrowing,
unless the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, there may not
be more than 12 different Interest Periods in effect for all
Borrowings.
2.4 Conversion and Continuation Elections for Committed
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Borrowings. (a) The Company may, upon irrevocable written
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notice to the Administrative Agent in accordance with
subsection 2.4(b):
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(i) elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of
Base Rate Committed Loans, or as of the last day of the
applicable Interest Period, in the case of Offshore Rate
Committed Loans, to convert such Loans (or any part thereof
in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or a higher integral
multiple of $500,000) into Committed Loans of the other
Type; or
(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable
Interest Period, to continue any Offshore Rate Committed
Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any
part thereof in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or a
higher integral multiple of $500,000) for another Interest
Period;
provided that if at any time the aggregate amount of Offshore
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Rate Committed Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by
payment, prepayment, or conversion of any part thereof, to be
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less than $5,000,000, such Offshore Rate Committed Loans shall
automatically convert into Base Rate Committed Loans.
(b) The Company shall deliver a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation to be received by the Administrative
Agent not later than 10:30 a.m. Chicago time at least (i) two
Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, if
the Committed Loans are to be converted into or continued as
Offshore Rate Committed Loans; and (ii) on the
Conversion/Continuation Date, if the Committed Loans are to be
converted into Base Rate Committed Loans, specifying:
(A) the proposed Conversion/Continuation
Date;
(B) the aggregate amount of Committed Loans
to be converted or continued;
(C) the Type of Committed Loans resulting
from the proposed conversion or continuation; and
(D) in the case of conversion into or
continuation of Offshore Rate Committed Loans, the
duration of the requested Interest Period.
(c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period
applicable to Offshore Rate Committed Loans, the Company has
failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to
such Offshore Rate Committed Loans, the Company shall be deemed
to have elected to convert such Offshore Rate Committed Loans
into Base Rate Committed Loans effective as of the expiration
date of such Interest Period.
(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each
Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or,
if no timely notice is provided by the Company, the
Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the
details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and
continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective
outstanding principal amounts of the Committed Loans with respect
to which the notice was given held by each Lender.
(e) Unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent, the
Company may not elect to have a Loan converted into or continued
as an Offshore Rate Committed Loan during the existence of an
Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default.
(f) After giving effect to any conversion or
continuation of Loans, unless the Administrative Agent shall
otherwise consent, there may not be more than 12 different
Interest Periods in effect for all Borrowings.
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2.5 Bid Borrowings. In addition to Committed
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Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.3, each Lender severally
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agrees that the Company may, as set forth in Section 2.6,
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from time to time request the Lenders prior to the Termination
Date to submit offers to make Bid Loans to the Company;
provided that the Lenders may, but shall have no obligation
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to, submit such offers and the Company may, but shall have no
obligation to, accept any such offers; and provided,
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further, that (a) after giving effect to any Bid Borrowing,
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the aggregate principal amount of all Loans (whether Bid Loans or
Committed Loans) plus the Effective Amount of all L/C
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Obligations shall not at any time exceed the combined Commitments
and (b) after giving effect to any Bid Borrowing, there may not
be more than 12 different Interest Periods in effect for all
Borrowings.
2.6 Procedure for Bid Borrowings.
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(a) When the Company wishes to request the Lenders to
submit offers to make Bid Loans hereunder, it shall transmit to
the Administrative Agent by telephone call followed promptly by
facsimile transmission a notice in substantially the form of
Exhibit C (a "Competitive Bid Request") so as to be
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received no later than 10:30 a.m. Chicago time on the Business
Day prior to the date of such proposed Bid Borrowing, specifying:
(i) the date of such Bid Borrowing, which shall
be a Business Day;
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Bid Borrowing,
which shall be $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$500,000; and
(iii) the duration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the
definition of "Interest Period" herein.
Subject to subsection 2.6(c), the Company may not request
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Competitive Bids for more than three Interest Periods in a single
Competitive Bid Request and may not request Competitive Bids more
than twice in any period of five consecutive Business Days.
(b) Upon receipt of a Competitive Bid Request, the
Administrative Agent will promptly send to the Lenders by
facsimile transmission an Invitation for Competitive Bids, which
shall constitute an invitation by the Company to each Lender to
submit Competitive Bids offering to make the Bid Loans to which
such Competitive Bid Request relates in accordance with this
Section 2.6.
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(c) (i) Each Lender may at its discretion submit a
Competitive Bid containing an offer or offers to make Bid
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Loans in response to any Invitation for Competitive Bids.
Each Competitive Bid must comply with the requirements of
this subsection 2.6(c) and must be submitted to the
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Administrative Agent by facsimile transmission at the
Administrative Agent's office for notices not later than
8:30 a.m. Chicago time on the proposed date of Borrowing;
provided that Competitive Bids submitted by the
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Administrative Agent (or any Affiliate of the Administrative
Agent) in the capacity of a Lender may be submitted, and may
only be submitted, if the Administrative Agent or such
Affiliate notifies the Company of the terms of the offer or
offers contained therein not later than 8:15 a.m. Chicago
time on the proposed date of Borrowing.
(ii) Each Competitive Bid shall be in
substantially the form of Exhibit E, specifying therein:
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(A) the proposed date of Borrowing;
(B) the principal amount of each Bid Loan
for which such Competitive Bid is being made, which
principal amount (x) may be equal to, greater than or
less than the Commitment of the quoting Lender, (y)
must be $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$500,000 and (z) may not exceed the principal amount of
Bid Loans for which Competitive Bids were requested;
(C) the rate of interest per annum (which
shall be an integral multiple of 1/100th of 1%) (the
"Absolute Rate") offered for each such Bid Loan;
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and
(D) the identity of the quoting Lender.
A Competitive Bid may contain up to three separate offers by
the quoting Lender with respect to each Interest Period
specified in the related Invitation for Competitive Bids.
(iii) Any Competitive Bid shall be disregarded if
it:
(A) is not substantially in conformity with
Exhibit E or does not specify all of the
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information required by subsection (c)(ii) of this
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Section;
(B) contains qualifying, conditional or
similar language;
(C) proposes terms other than or in addition
to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for
Competitive Bids; or
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(D) arrives after the time set forth in
subsection (c)(i) of this Section.
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(d) Promptly on receipt and not later than 9:00 a.m.
Chicago time on the proposed date of Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent will notify the Company of the terms (i) of
any Competitive Bid submitted by a Lender that is in accordance
with subsection 2.6(c) and (ii) of any Competitive Bid that
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amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous
Competitive Bid submitted by such Lender with respect to the same
Competitive Bid Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid
shall be disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such
subsequent Competitive Bid is submitted solely to correct a
manifest error in such former Competitive Bid and only if
received within the times set forth in subsection 2.6(c).
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The Administrative Agent's notice to the Company shall specify
(1) the aggregate principal amount of Bid Loans for which offers
have been received for each Interest Period specified in the
related Competitive Bid request; and (2) the respective principal
amounts and Absolute Rates so offered. Subject only to the
provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.5 and Article V
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hereof and the provisions of this subsection (d), any
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Competitive Bid shall be irrevocable except with the written
consent of the Administrative Agent given on the written
instructions of the Company.
(e) Not later than 9:30 a.m. Chicago time on the
proposed date of a Bid Borrowing, the Company shall notify the
Administrative Agent of its acceptance or non-acceptance of the
offers so notified to it pursuant to subsection 2.6(d). The
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Company shall be under no obligation to accept any offer and may
choose to reject all offers. In the case of acceptance, such
notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers for
each Interest Period that is accepted. The Company may accept
any Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
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(i) the aggregate principal amount of each Bid
Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in
the related Competitive Bid Request;
(ii) the principal amount of each Bid Borrowing
must be $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$500,000;
(iii) acceptance of offers may only be made on
the basis of ascending Absolute Rates within each Interest
Period; and
(iv) the Company may not accept any offer that is
described in subsection 2.6(c)(iii) or that otherwise
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fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.
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(f) If offers are made by two or more Lenders with the
same Absolute Rates for a greater aggregate principal amount than
the amount in respect of which such offers are accepted for the
related Interest Period, the principal amount of Bid Loans in
respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by
the Administrative Agent among such Lenders as nearly as possible
(in such multiples, not less than $500,000, as the Administrative
Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate
principal amounts of such offers. Determination by the
Administrative Agent of the amount of Bid Loans shall be
conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(g) (i) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify
each Lender having submitted a Competitive Bid if its offer
has been accepted and, if its offer has been accepted, of
the amount of the Bid Loan to be made by it on the date of
the applicable Bid Borrowing.
(ii) Each Lender which has received notice
pursuant to subsection 2.6(g)(i) that its Competitive
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Bid has been accepted shall make the amounts of such Bid
Loans available to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Company at the Administrative Agent's Payment Office
by 1:00 p.m. Chicago time on such date of Bid Borrowing, in
immediately available funds.
(iii) Promptly following each Bid Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the ranges
of bids submitted and the highest and lowest Bids accepted
for each Interest Period requested by the Company and the
aggregate amount borrowed pursuant to such Bid Borrowing.
(iv) From time to time, the Company and the
Lenders shall furnish such information to the Administrative
Agent as the Administrative Agent may request relating to
the making of Bid Loans, including the amounts, interest
rates, dates of borrowings and maturities thereof, for
purposes of the allocation of amounts received from the
Company for payment of all amounts owing hereunder.
(h) If, on the proposed date of Borrowing, the
Commitments have not been terminated and all applicable
conditions to funding referenced in Sections 4.2 and 4.5
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and Article V hereof are satisfied, the Lender or Lenders
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whose offers the Company has accepted will fund each Bid Loan so
accepted. Nothing in this Section 2.6 shall be construed as
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a right of first offer in favor of the Lenders or to otherwise
limit the ability of the Company to request and accept credit
facilities from any Person (including any of the Lenders),
provided that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default
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would result from the Company executing, delivering or performing
under such credit facilities.
2.7 Voluntary Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
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The Company may, upon not less than five Business Days' prior
notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Commitments, or
permanently reduce the Commitments by a minimum amount of
$5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $500,000; unless,
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after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of Loans made
on the effective date thereof, the aggregate principal amount of
all Loans (whether Committed Loans or Bid Loans) plus the
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Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations together would exceed the
amount of the combined Commitments then in effect. Once reduced
in accordance with this Section, the Commitments may not be
increased. Any reduction of the Commitments shall be applied to
reduce the Commitment of each Lender according to its Pro Rata
Share. If the Company terminates the Commitments or reduces the
Commitments to zero, the Company shall pay all accrued and unpaid
interest, fees and other amounts payable hereunder on the date of
such termination.
2.8 Optional Prepayments. (a) Subject to the proviso to
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subsection 2.4(a) and to Section 4.4, the Company may,
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from time to time, upon irrevocable notice to the Administrative
Agent, which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent
prior to 10:30 a.m. Chicago time (i) two Business Days prior to
the date of prepayment, in the case of Offshore Rate Committed
Loans, and (ii) on the date of prepayment, in the case of Base
Rate Committed Loans, ratably prepay Committed Loans in whole or
in part, in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $500,000 (or, if any Base Rate Committed
Loans have been made pursuant to subsection 3.3(d), in an
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aggregate amount equal to the aggregate amount of such Base Rate
Committed Loans). Such notice of prepayment shall specify the
date and amount of such prepayment and the Committed Loans to be
prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each
Lender of its receipt of any such notice and of such Lender's Pro
Rata Share of such prepayment. 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, in the case of Offshore
Rate Committed Loans, accrued interest to such date on the amount
prepaid and any amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4.
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(b) No Bid Loan may be voluntarily prepaid without the
written consent of the applicable Lender.
2.9 Repayment. The Company shall repay each Bid Loan on
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the last day of the Interest Period therefor. The Company shall
repay all Loans (including any outstanding Bid Loans) on the
Termination Date.
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2.10 Interest. (a) Each Committed Loan shall bear
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interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the
applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to (i) the
Offshore Rate plus the Applicable Margin or (ii) the Base Rate,
as the case may be (and subject to the Company's right to convert
to the other Type of Committed Loan under Section 2.4). Each
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Bid Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof from the relevant Borrowing Date at the applicable
Absolute Bid Rate.
(b) Interest on each Loan shall be paid in arrears on
each Interest Payment Date. Interest also shall be paid on the
date of any conversion of Offshore Rate Committed Loans under
Section 2.4 and prepayment of Offshore Rate Committed Loans
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under Section 2.8, in each case for the portion of the Loans
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so converted or prepaid.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section, upon notice to the Company from the Agent (acting at the
request or with the consent of the Required Lenders) during the
existence of any Event of Default, and for so long as such Event
of Default continues, 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 outstanding Loans and, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, on any other amount
payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, at a rate per
annum which is determined by adding 2% per annum to the rate
otherwise applicable thereto pursuant to the terms hereof or such
other Loan Document (or, if no such rate is specified, the Base
Rate). All such interest shall be payable on demand.
(d) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the obligations of the Company to any Lender 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 such Lender would be contrary to the
provisions of any law applicable to such Lender limiting the
highest rate of interest that may be lawfully contracted for,
charged or received by such Lender, and in such event the Company
shall pay such Lender interest at the highest rate permitted by
applicable law.
2.11 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in
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Section 3.8:
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(a) Arrangement, Agency Fees. The Company agrees
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to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger such fees at
such times and in such amounts as are mutually agreed to from
time to time by the Company and the Administrative Agent or the
Arranger, as the case may be.
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(b) Facility Fees. The Company shall pay to the
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Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility
fee computed at the Facility Fee Rate per annum on the amount of
such Lender's Commitment as in effect from time to time (whether
used or unused) or, if the Commitments have terminated, on the
principal amount of such Lender's Committed Loans outstanding
from time to time. Such facility fee shall accrue from the
Effective Date to the Termination Date, and thereafter until all
Committed Loans are paid in full, and shall be due and payable
quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar
quarter, with the final payment to be made on the Termination
Date (or, if later, on the date all Committed Loans are paid in
full).
2.12 Computation of Fees and Interest. (a) All
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computations of interest for Base Rate Committed Loans when the
Base Rate is determined by BofA'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 interest and
fees shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days
elapsed. Interest and fees shall accrue during each period
during which such interest or such fees are computed from the
first day thereof to the last day thereof.
(b) Each determination of an interest rate by the
Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding on the
Company and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The
Administrative Agent will, at the request of the Company or any
Lender, deliver to the Company or such Lender, as the case may
be, a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative
Agent in determining any interest rate and the resulting interest
rate.
(c) If for any reason whatsoever a Reference Lender
ceases to be a Lender hereunder, such Reference Lender shall
thereupon cease to be a Reference Lender, and the Offshore Rate
shall be determined on the basis of the rates as notified by the
remaining Reference Lenders.
(d) Each Reference Lender shall use its best efforts to
furnish quotations of rates to the Administrative Agent as
contemplated hereby. If any of the Reference Lenders fails to
supply such rates to the Administrative Agent upon its request,
the Offshore Rate shall be determined on the basis of the
quotations of the remaining Reference Lender(s).
2.13 Payments by the Company. (a) All payments to be
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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 Administrative Agent
for the account of the Lenders at the Administrative Agent's
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Payment Office, and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately
available funds, no later than 1:00 p.m. Chicago time on the date
specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly
distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable
share as expressly provided herein) of such payment in like funds
as received. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent
later than 1:00 p.m. Chicago time shall be deemed to have been
received on the following Business Day and any applicable
interest or fee shall continue to accrue.
(b) Whenever any payment is due on a day other than a
Business Day, such payment shall be made on the following
Business Day (unless, in the case of a payment with respect to an
Offshore Rate Committed Loan, the following Business Day is in
another calendar month, in which case such payment shall be made
on the preceding 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.
(c) Unless the Administrative Agent receives notice
from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to
the Lenders that the Company will not make such payment in full
as and when required, the Administrative Agent may assume that
the Company has made such payment in full to the Administrative
Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in
reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such
due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If
and to the extent the Company has not made such payment in full
to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the
Administrative Agent on demand such amount distributed to such
Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate
for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such
Lender until the date repaid.
2.14 Payments by the Lenders to the Administrative
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Agent. (a) Unless the Administrative Agent receives notice
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from a Lender at least one Business Day prior to the date of a
Borrowing of Offshore Rate Committed Loans or by 11:30 a.m.
Chicago time on the day of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed
Loans, that such Lender will not make available as and when
required hereunder to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the Company the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of such
Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that
such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative
Agent in immediately available funds on the Borrowing Date and
the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be so required), in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Company on
such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent any
Lender shall not have made its full amount available to the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds and the
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Administrative Agent in such circumstances has made available to
the Company such amount, such Lender shall on the Business Day
following such Borrowing Date make such amount available to the
Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds
Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent submitted to any
Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection
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(a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount
- ---
is so made available, such payment to the Administrative Agent
shall constitute such Lender's Committed Loan on the date of
Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is
not made available to the Administrative Agent on the Business
Day following the Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent will
notify the Company of such failure to fund and, upon demand by
the Administrative Agent, the Company shall pay such amount to
the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent's account,
together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the
date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the interest
rate applicable at the time to the Committed Loans comprising
such Committed Borrowing.
(b) The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any
Borrowing Date shall not relieve any other Lender of any
obligation hereunder to make a Loan on such Borrowing Date, but
no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on any
Borrowing Date.
2.15 Sharing of Payments, Etc. (a) Except as otherwise
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expressly provided herein, whenever any payment received by the
Administrative Agent to be distributed to the Lenders is
insufficient to pay in full the amounts then due and payable to
the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent has not received a
Payment Sharing Notice, such payment shall be distributed to the
Lenders (and for purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been applied by the Lenders, notwithstanding the fact that
any Lender may have made a different application in its books and
records) in the following order: first, to the payment of
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reimbursement obligations of the Company in respect of any Letter
of Credit; second, to the payment of the principal amount of
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the Loans which is then due and payable, ratably among the
Lenders in accordance with the aggregate principal amount owed to
each Lender; third, to the payment of interest then due and
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payable on the Loans and on the reimbursement obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with the aggregate amount of interest owed to each
Lender; fourth, to the payment of the facility fees payable
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under subsection 2.11(b) and letter of credit fees payable
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under Section 3.8, ratably among the Lenders in accordance
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with the amount of such fees owed to each Lender; and fifth,
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to the payment of any other amount payable under this Agreement,
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate amount
owed to each Lender.
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(b) After the Administrative Agent has received a
Payment Sharing Notice, and for so long thereafter as any Event
of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative
Agent to be distributed to the Lenders shall be distributed to
the Lenders (and for purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been applied by the Lenders, notwithstanding the fact
that any Lender may have made a different application in its
books and records) in the following order: first, to the
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payment of amounts payable under Sections 11.4 and 11.5,
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ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate amount
owed to each Lender; second, to the payment of facility fees
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payable under subsection 2.11(b) and letter of credit fees
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payable under Section 3.8, ratably among the Lenders in
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accordance with the amount of such fees owed to each Lender;
third, to the payment of the interest accrued on and the
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principal amount of all of the Loans and reimbursement
obligations (including contingent reimbursement obligations)
regardless of whether any such amount is then due and payable,
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate
accrued interest plus the aggregate principal amount owed to each
Lender; and fourth, to the payment of any other amount
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payable under this Agreement, ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with the aggregate amount owed to each Lender.
(c) If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere
herein (including in Section 2.16 with respect to any payment
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to a Declining Lender, in Section 2.17 with respect to any
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prepayment made to give effect to a non-pro-rata subscription for
an increase in the Commitments, or in Section 2.18 with
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respect to payments of principal of and interest on Existing
Offshore Borrowings and Temporary Non-Pro-Rata Borrowings), any
Lender shall obtain any payment or other recovery (whether
voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
set-off, or otherwise) on account of principal of or interest on
any Loan, or any other amount payable hereunder, in excess of the
share of payments and other recoveries such Lender would have
received if such payment or other recovery had been distributed
pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2.15(a) or (b)
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(whichever is applicable at the time of such payment or other
recovery), such Lender shall immediately (i) notify the
Administrative Agent of such fact and (ii) purchase from the
other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by (or other
Obligations owed to) them as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Lender to share the excess payment or other recovery
pro rata with each of them in accordance with the order of
payments set forth in subsection 2.15(a) or (b), as the
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case may be; provided that if all or any portion of such
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excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from the
purchasing Lender, such purchase shall to that extent be
rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing
Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount
equal to such paying Lender's ratable
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share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such
paying Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so
recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other
amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the
total amount so recovered. The Company agrees that any Lender so
purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of
payment (including the right of set-off, but subject to Section
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11.10) with respect to such participation as fully as if such
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Lender were the direct creditor of the Company in the amount of
such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records
(which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest
error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in
each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or
repayments.
(d) Any amount that would be applied to a contingent
obligation of the Company in respect of a Letter of Credit under
clause third of subsection 2.15(b) shall be held by the
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Administrative Agent as Cash Collateral hereunder. If such
Letter of Credit is thereafter drawn upon, the Administrative
Agent shall pay the applicable Issuing Lender an amount equal to
the lesser of the amount of such drawing and the amount of the
funds so held as Cash Collateral for such Letter of Credit. If
and to the extent that such Letter of Credit expires or
terminates (or the maximum amount available for drawing
thereunder is reduced), the funds so held as Cash Collateral for
such Letter of Credit (or the portion thereof in excess of the
maximum amount available for drawing thereunder) shall be applied
by the Administrative Agent as set forth in subsection
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2.15(a) or 2.15(b), as applicable.
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2.16 Extension of Scheduled Termination Date;
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Substitution of Lenders.
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(a) At any time after April 30, 1999 (but not more than
once in any calendar year and not more than twice during the term
of this Agreement), the Company may, at its option, request all
Lenders to extend the scheduled Termination Date by one year by
means of a letter, addressed to each Lender and the
Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
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Each Lender electing (in its sole and complete discretion) so to
extend the scheduled Termination Date shall deliver signed
counterparts of such letter to the Company and the Administrative
Agent no later than 45 days after the date of such request by the
Company (such 45th day, the "Extension Response Date"). Any
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Lender which does not deliver such counterparts by the Extension
Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to extend the
scheduled Termination Date. If all Lenders elect to extend the
scheduled Termination Date, the scheduled Termination Date shall
be extended for an additional one-year period on the date on
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which the Administrative Agent has received signed counterparts
of such letter from all Lenders (and the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of such
extension). If all Lenders do not elect to extend the scheduled
Termination Date, the provisions of subsection (b) below
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shall apply.
(b) If the scheduled Termination Date is not extended
pursuant to clause (a) above after a request by the Company,
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then the Company may, at any time prior to the 60th day after the
Extension Response Date for such request, arrange for any Lender
that did not elect to extend the Termination Date (a "Declining
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Lender") to assign its Loans, its Commitment and all of its
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other rights and obligations hereunder to one or more other
Lenders and/or Eligible Assignees (any such Person, a
"Successor Lender"); provided that no assignment to an
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Eligible Assignee which is not a Lender shall be effective
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and
each Issuing Lender (which consents shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed). Any such assignment shall be made pursuant
to an Assignment and Acceptance between the Declining Lender and
each applicable Successor Lender (it being understood that no
Declining Lender shall be required to make any such assignment
unless all of such Declining Lender's Loans, Commitment and other
rights and obligations hereunder are being assigned concurrently
pursuant to one or more assignments). On the date of any such
assignment, (i) the Successor Lender(s) shall pay to the
Declining Lender an amount equal to the principal amount of all
of such Declining Lender's outstanding Loans, (ii) the Company
shall pay to the Declining Lender an amount equal to all accrued
interest, fees and other amounts then owed to such Declining
Lender hereunder or in connection herewith (including any amount
payable pursuant to Section 4.4, assuming for such purpose
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that such Declining Lender's Offshore Rate Committed Loans and
Bid Loans were prepaid on the date of such assignment) and (iii)
the Declining Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder. If
BofA shall become a Declining Lender, BofA shall resign as
Administrative Agent and the provisions of Section 10.9 shall
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apply.
(c) If all Declining Lenders have been replaced
pursuant to subsection (b) on or before the 60th day after
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the applicable Extension Response Date, then the scheduled
Termination Date shall be extended for an additional one-year
period (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Company and the Lenders of such extension).
2.17 Optional Increase in Commitments. The Company may
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at any time, by means of a letter to the Administrative Agent and
each Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit M, request
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that the Lenders increase the combined Commitments; provided that
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(i) such letter shall be accompanied by a certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company as to
resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving
such increase and (ii) in no event shall the aggregate amount of
the combined Commitments exceed $300,000,000 without the written
consent of all Lenders. Each Lender shall have the option (in
its sole and complete discretion) to subscribe for its
proportionate share of such increase, according to its then-
existing Pro Rata Share. Each Lender shall respond to the
Company's request within 20 Business Days by submitting a
response in the form of Attachment 1 to Exhibit M to the
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Administrative Agent (and any Lender not responding within such
period shall be deemed to have declined such request). At the
option of the Company, any part of the proposed increase not so
subscribed may be assumed, within 10 Business Days after all
Lenders have responded to (or are deemed to have declined) such
request, by one or more existing Lenders and/or by one or more
Persons meeting the qualifications of an Eligible Assignee, in
amounts which are acceptable to the Company; it being understood
that any assumption by a Person which is not an existing Lender
shall be subject to consent of the Administrative Agent and each
Issuing Lender (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed). Any increase in the combined Commitments pursuant
to this Section 2.17 shall become effective on the earliest
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to occur of (a) the date on which the proposed increase has been
fully subscribed, (b) 10 Business Days after the date on which
all Lenders have responded to (or are deemed to have declined)
the Company's request for an increase and (c) the date, which
shall not be earlier than the date on which all Lenders have
responded to (or are deemed to have declined) the Company's
request for an increase, on which the Company notifies the
Administrative Agent that the Company accepts an increase in the
combined Commitments which is less than the full amount of the
requested increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify the Company and the Lenders of any increase in the amount
of the combined Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.17 and
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of the Commitment and Pro Rata Share of each Lender after giving
effect thereto. The Company acknowledges that, in order to
maintain Committed Loans in accordance with each Lender's Pro
Rata Share, a reallocation of the Commitments as a result of a
non-pro-rata subscription to an increase in the combined
Commitments may require prepayment of all or portions of certain
Committed Loans on the date of such increase (and any such
prepayment shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.4).
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2.18 Maintenance of Existing Offshore Borrowings on a Non-
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Pro-Rata Basis; Temporary Non-Pro-Rata Borrowings.
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to
the contrary (but subject to subsection (c) below), all
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Borrowings of "Offshore Rate Committed Loans" (under and as
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defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) which are outstanding
on the Effective Date (each an "Existing Offshore Borrowing")
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shall continue to be maintained hereunder by the Lenders in
accordance with their "Pro Rata Shares" (under and as defined in
the Existing Credit Agreement) until the last day of the current
Interest Period therefor (except to the extent prepaid or
converted by the Company prior to such date). On the last day of
the current Interest Period for each Existing Offshore Borrowing,
either such Borrowing shall be prepaid in full or such Borrowing
shall be converted to a Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Loans
(and, in the case of a conversion to a Borrowing of Base Rate
Committed Loans, the Lenders shall, unless the Administrative
Agent has received a Payment Sharing Notice, in which case
clause (c) below shall apply, make such assignments among
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themselves as are necessary so that each Lender has a Pro Rata
Share of such Borrowing).
(b) To enable the Company to access the full amount of
the combined Commitments prior to the date on which all Existing
Offshore Borrowings have been paid in full or converted to
Borrowings of Base Rate Committed Loans, the Lenders agree that
if (i) Existing Offshore Borrowings are outstanding and the
Company may not make a Borrowing of Committed Loans from all
Lenders as a result of the limitation set forth in the second
proviso clause of the first sentence of Section 2.1 and (ii)
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all other conditions precedent to the applicable Borrowing have
been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Required Lenders),
the Company may, subject to the provisos to the first sentence of
Section 2.1, borrow Base Rate Committed Loans on a non-pro-
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rata basis (any such Borrowing, a "Temporary Non-Pro-Rata
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Borrowing") from the Lenders whose Commitments have not been
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fully utilized (on a ratable basis among such Lenders). Each
Temporary Non-Pro-Rata Borrowing shall be promptly prepaid to the
extent (x) that the Company has availability to make a Borrowing
from the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares or (y)
that, after giving effect to any assignments of Base Rate
Committed Loans pursuant to the parenthetical clause in the last
sentence of clause (a), any Lender would have Loans in excess
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of its Commitment.
(c) If any Existing Offshore Borrowing or Temporary Non-
Pro-Rata Borrowing is outstanding on the date on which the
Administrative Agent receives a Payment Sharing Notice, the
Lenders shall, in consultation with the Administrative Agent,
make such adjustments among themselves (by making assignments or
purchasing participations) as are necessary so that each Lender
has a Pro Rata Share (either directly or via participation) of
each Borrowing of Committed Loans.
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ARTICLE III
THE LETTERS OF CREDIT
3.1 The Letter of Credit Subfacility. (a) On the terms
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and conditions set forth herein (i) each Issuing Lender agrees,
(A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from
the Effective Date to the Termination Date to issue standby
Letters of Credit for the account of the Company, and to amend or
renew standby Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in
accordance with subsections 3.2(c) and 3.2(d), and (B) to
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honor properly drawn drafts under the Letters of Credit issued by
it; and (ii) the Lenders severally agree to participate in
standby Letters of Credit Issued for the account of the Company;
provided that no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to Issue, and
no Lender shall be obligated to participate in, any Letter of
Credit if as of the date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit
(the "Issuance Date") (1) the aggregate principal amount of
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all Loans (whether Committed Loans or Bid Loans) plus the
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Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the combined
Commitments, (2) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations
exceeds the L/C Commitment or (3) the participation of any Lender
in the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations plus the
outstanding principal amount of the Committed Loans of such
Lender exceeds such Lender's Commitment. Within the foregoing
limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
Company's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully
revolving, and, accordingly, the Company may, during the
foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of
Credit which have expired or which have been drawn upon and
reimbursed.
(b) No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to
Issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any
Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms
purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from
Issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law
applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing
Lender shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Lender
refrain from, the Issuance of letters of credit generally or
such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such
Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such
Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in
effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such
Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which
was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such
Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it (it being
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understood that the applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify the Company and the Administrative Agent of any of the
foregoing events or circumstances);
(ii) such Issuing Lender has received written
notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the
Company, on or prior to the Business Day prior to the
requested date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit, that one
or more of the applicable conditions contained in Article
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V is not then satisfied;
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(iii) the expiry date of such requested Letter of
Credit is after the Termination Date, unless all of the
Lenders have approved such expiry date in writing; or
(iv) such Letter of Credit does not provide for
drafts, or is not otherwise in form and substance acceptable
to such Issuing Lender, or the Issuance of a Letter of Credit
shall violate any applicable policies of such Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit is denominated in a
currency other than Dollars.
3.2 Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of
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Credit. (a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon the
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irrevocable written request of the Company received by the
applicable Issuing Lender (with a copy sent by the Company to the
Administrative Agent) at least one Business Day (or such shorter
time as the applicable Issuing Lender and the Administrative
Agent may agree in a particular instance in their 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 (by messenger or overnight courier) in an
original writing, in the form of an L/C Application, and shall
specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable Issuing
Lender: (i) the face amount of the Letter of Credit; (ii) the
expiry date of the Letter of Credit; (iii) the name and address
of the beneficiary thereof; (iv) the documents to be presented by
the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit in case of any drawing
thereunder; (v) the full text of any certificate to be presented
by the beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (vi)
such other matters as such Issuing Lender may require.
(b) Promptly upon receipt of any L/C Application or L/C
Amendment Application, the applicable Issuing Lender will confirm
with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that
the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such L/C
Application or L/C Amendment Application from the Company and, if
not, such Issuing Lender will provide the Administrative Agent
with a copy thereof. Unless the applicable Issuing Lender has
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received on or before the Business Day immediately preceding the
date such Issuing Lender is to issue a requested Letter of
Credit, (A) notice from the Administrative Agent directing such
Issuing Lender not to issue such Letter of Credit because such
issuance is not then permitted under subsection 3.1(a) as a
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result of the limitations set forth in clauses (1) through
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(3) thereof or (B) a notice described in subsection
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3.1(b)(ii), then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
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such Issuing Lender shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter
of Credit for the account of the Company in accordance with such
Issuing Lender's usual and customary business practices.
(c) From time to time while a Letter of Credit is
outstanding and prior to the Termination Date, the applicable
Issuing Lender will, upon the written request of the Company
received by such Issuing Lender (with a copy sent by the Company
to the Administrative Agent) at least one Business Day (or such
shorter time as the applicable Issuing Lender and the
Administrative Agent may agree in a particular instance in their
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 (by messenger or overnight courier) in an
original writing, made in the form of an L/C Amendment
Application and shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to
such Issuing Lender: (i) the Letter of Credit to be amended;
(ii) the proposed date of amendment of such Letter of Credit
(which shall be a Business Day); (iii) the nature of the proposed
amendment; and (iv) such other matters as such Issuing Lender may
require. No Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to amend
any Letter of Credit if: (A) such Issuing Lender 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 such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed
amendment to such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent
will promptly notify the Lenders of any Issuance of a Letter of
Credit.
(d) The Issuing Lenders and the Lenders agree that,
while a Letter of Credit is outstanding and prior to the
Termination Date, at the option of the Company and upon the
written request of the Company received by the applicable Issuing
Lender (with a copy sent by the Company to the Administrative
Agent) at least one Business Day (or such shorter time as the
applicable Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent may agree
in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the
proposed date of notification of renewal, the applicable Issuing
Lender shall be entitled to authorize the automatic renewal of
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
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Amendment Application, and shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender: (i) the Letter of
Credit to be renewed; (ii) the proposed date of notification of
renewal of such Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day);
(iii) the revised expiry date of such Letter of Credit (which,
unless all Lenders otherwise consent in writing, shall be prior
to the Termination Date); and (iv) such other matters as such
Issuing Lender may require. No Issuing Lender shall be under any
obligation to renew any Letter of Credit if: (A) such Issuing
Lender 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 such Letter of Credit does
not accept the proposed renewal of such 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 applicable Issuing Lender that such Letter of
Credit shall not be renewed, and if at the time of renewal such
Issuing Lender would be entitled to authorize the automatic
renewal of such Letter of Credit in accordance with this
subsection 3.2(d) upon the request of the Company but such
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Issuing Lender 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, such
Issuing Lender shall nonetheless be permitted to allow such
Letter of Credit to renew, and the Company and the Lenders hereby
authorize such renewal, and, accordingly, such Issuing Lender
shall be deemed to have received an L/C Amendment Application
from the Company requesting such renewal.
(e) Each Issuing Lender may, at its election (or as
required by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the
Required Lenders), deliver any notice of termination or other
communication 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 Termination
Date.
(f) This Agreement shall control in the event of any
conflict with any L/C-Related Document (other than any Letter of
Credit).
(g) Each Issuing Lender will deliver to the
Administrative Agent, concurrently or promptly following its
delivery of a Letter of Credit, or amendment to or renewal of a
Letter of Credit, to an advising bank or a beneficiary, a true
and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or of such amendment
or renewal.
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3.3 Risk Participations, Drawings and Reimbursements.
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(a) On and after the Effective Date, the Existing
Letters of Credit shall be deemed for all purposes (including for
purposes of the fees to be collected pursuant to Section 3.8
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and reimbursement of costs and expenses to the extent provided
herein) to be Letters of Credit outstanding under this Agreement.
Each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing
Lender on the Effective Date a participation in each Existing
Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal
to the product of (i) such Lender's Pro Rata Share times (ii) the
maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit
and the amount of such drawing, respectively. For purposes of
Section 2.1, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed
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to utilize the Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal to
the amount of such participation.
(b) Immediately upon the Issuance of each Letter of
Credit on or after the Effective Date, each Lender shall be
deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to,
purchase from the applicable Issuing Lender a participation in
such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount
equal to the product of (i) such Lender's Pro Rata Share times
(ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter
of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively. For
purposes of Section 2.1, each Issuance of a Letter of Credit
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shall be deemed to utilize the Commitment of each Lender by an
amount equal to the amount of such participation.
(c) In the event of any request for a drawing under a
Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the
applicable Issuing Lender will promptly notify the Company and
the Administrative Agent. The Company shall (subject, if
applicable, to its right to obtain Base Rate Committed Loans as
provided below) reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender prior to
10:30 a.m. Chicago time on each date that any amount is paid by
such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit (each such date,
an "Honor Date") in an amount equal to the amount so paid by
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such Issuing Lender; provided that, to the extent that any
Issuing Lender accepts a drawing under a Letter of Credit after
10:30 a.m. Chicago time, the Company will not be obligated to
reimburse such Issuing Lender until the next Business Day and the
"Honor Date" for such Letter of Credit shall be such next
Business Day. If the Company fails to reimburse an Issuing
Lender for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter of
Credit by 10:30 a.m. Chicago time on the Honor Date, such Issuing
Lender will promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the
Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof,
and the Company shall be deemed to have requested that Base Rate
Committed Loans be made by the Lenders to be disbursed on the
Honor Date under such
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Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion
of the combined Commitments and subject to the conditions set
forth in Section 5.2 other than Section 5.2(a). Any
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notice given by an Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent
pursuant to this subsection 3.3(c) may be oral if immediately
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confirmed in writing (including by facsimile); provided that
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the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the
conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(d) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to
subsection 3.3(c) make available to the Administrative Agent
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for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender an amount in
Dollars and in immediately available funds equal to its Pro Rata
Share of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the Lenders shall
(subject to subsection 3.3(e)) each be deemed to have made a
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Committed Loan consisting of a Base Rate Committed Loan to the
Company in such amount. If any Lender so notified fails to make
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
applicable Issuing Lender the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata
Share of the amount of such drawing by no later than 1:00 p.m.
Chicago time on the Honor Date, then interest shall accrue on
such Lender's obligation to make such payment, from the Honor
Date to the date such Lender makes such payment, at a rate per
annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time
during such period. The Administrative Agent will promptly give
notice of the occurrence of the Honor Date, but failure of the
Administrative Agent to give any such notice on the Honor Date or
in sufficient time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on
such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations
under this Section 3.3.
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(e) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is
not converted into Base Rate Committed Loans in whole or in part,
because of the Company's failure to satisfy the conditions set
forth in Section 5.2 (other than subsection 5.2(a) which
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need not be satisfied) or for any other reason, the Company shall
be deemed to have incurred from the applicable Issuing Lender an
L/C Borrowing in the amount of such drawing, which L/C Borrowing
shall be due and payable on demand and shall bear interest
(payable on demand) at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus 2%, and each Lender's payment to such Issuing Lender
pursuant to subsection 3.3(d) shall be deemed payment in
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respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall
constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its
participation obligation under this Section 3.3.
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(f) Each Lender's obligation in accordance with this
Agreement to make the Committed Loans or L/C Advances, as
contemplated by this Section 3.3, as a result of a drawing
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under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute and unconditional and
without recourse to any Issuing Lender and shall not be affected
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by any circumstance, including (i) any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have
against the applicable Issuing Lender, the Company or any other
Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or
continuance of an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default
or a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) any other circumstance,
happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing; provided that each Lender's obligation to make
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Committed Loans under this Section 3.3 is subject to the
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conditions set forth in Section 5.2 (other than subsection
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3.4 Repayment of Participations. (a) Upon (and only
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upon) receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of an
Issuing Lender of immediately available funds from the Company
(i) in reimbursement of any payment made by such Issuing Lender
under a Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has
paid the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing
Lender for such Lender's participation in such Letter of Credit
pursuant to Section 3.3 or (ii) in payment of interest
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thereon, the Administrative Agent will pay to each Lender, in the
same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent for the
account of such Issuing Lender, the amount of such Lender's Pro
Rata Share of such funds, and such Issuing Lender shall receive
the amount of the Pro Rata Share of such funds of any Lender that
did not so pay the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Issuing Lender.
(b) If the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Lender is
required at any time to return to the Company, or to a trustee,
receiver, liquidator or custodian, or to any official in any
Insolvency Proceeding, any portion of any payment made by the
Company to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing
Lender pursuant to subsection 3.4(a) in reimbursement of a
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payment made under a Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon,
each Lender shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent,
forthwith return to the Administrative Agent or the applicable
Issuing Lender the amount of its Pro Rata Share of any amount so
returned by the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender plus
interest thereon from the date such demand is made to the date
such amount is returned by such Lender to the Administrative
Agent or such Issuing Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time.
3.5 Role of the Issuing Lenders. (a) Each Lender and
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the Company agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of
Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft
and certificate expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or
to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any
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such document or the authority of the Person executing or
delivering any such document.
(b) No Issuing Lender or Administrative Agent-Related
Person, nor any of their respective correspondents, participants
or assignees, shall be liable to any Lender for: (i) any action
taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with
the approval of the Lenders (including the Required Lenders, as
applicable); (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due
execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any L/C-
Related Document.
(c) 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 that this assumption is
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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. No Issuing
Lender or Administrative Agent-Related Person, nor any of their
respective correspondents, participants or assignees, shall be
liable or responsible for any of the matters described in
clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 3.6;
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notwithstanding, the Company may have a claim against an Issuing
Lender, and such Issuing Lender may be liable to the Company, to
the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to
consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Company which
the Company proves were caused by such Issuing Lender's willful
misconduct or gross negligence or such Issuing Lender'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 such Letter
of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing: (i) an Issuing Lender 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) no Issuing Lender shall 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.
3.6 Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the
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Company under this Agreement and any L/C-Related Document to
reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender 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 Committed Loans, shall be
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and each such other
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L/C-Related Document under all circumstances, including the
following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or any L/C-Related Document;
(ii) 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;
(iii) 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 applicable Issuing Lender or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement,
the transactions contemplated hereby or by any L/C-Related
Document or any unrelated transaction;
(iv) 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;
(v) any payment by an Issuing Lender under any
Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or
certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of
such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by an Issuing
Lender 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;
(vi) 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
(vii) 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.
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3.7 Cash Collateral Pledge. If any Letter of Credit
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remains outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn as of the
Termination Date, then the Company shall immediately Cash
Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the
maximum amount then available to be drawn under all Letters of
Credit.
3.8 Letter of Credit Fees. (a) The Company shall pay to
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the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a letter
of credit fee with respect to each Letter of Credit equal to the
L/C Fee Rate per annum of the average daily maximum amount
available to be drawn on such Letter of Credit, computed on a
quarterly basis in arrears on the last Business Day of each
calendar quarter and on the Termination Date (or such later date
on which such Letter of Credit shall expire or be fully drawn).
(b) The letter of credit fees payable under
subsection 3.8(a) shall be due and payable quarterly in
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arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter during
which Letters of Credit are outstanding, commencing on the first
such quarterly date to occur after the Closing Date, through the
Termination Date (or such later date upon which all outstanding
Letters of Credit shall expire or be fully drawn), with the final
payment to be made on the Termination Date (or such later date).
(c) The Company shall pay to each Issuing Lender a
letter of credit fronting fee at such times and in such amounts
as are mutually agreed to from time to time by the Company and
such Issuing Lender.
(d) The Company shall pay to each Issuing Lender from
time to time on demand the normal issuance, presentation,
amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and
charges, of such Issuing Lender relating to letters of credit as
from time to time in effect.
3.9 Uniform Customs and Practice. The Uniform Customs
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and Practice for Documentary Credits as published by the
International Chamber of Commerce ("UCP") most recently at
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the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit shall (unless
otherwise expressly provided in such Letter of Credit) apply to
such Letter of Credit.
ARTICLE IV
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
4.1 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Company to
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each Lender or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and
any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and
without
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deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. In addition, the
Company shall pay all Other Taxes and Further Taxes.
(b) If the Company shall be required by law to deduct
or withhold any Taxes, Other Taxes or Further Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or the
Administrative Agent, then:
(i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that, after making all required deductions and
withholdings (including deductions and withholdings
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section),
such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
receives and retains an amount equal to the sum it would have
received and retained had no such deductions or withholdings
been made;
(ii) the Company shall make such deductions and
withholdings; and
(iii) the Company shall pay the full amount
deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority or
other authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
each Lender and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of
Taxes, Other Taxes and Further Taxes in the amount that such
Lender specifies as necessary to preserve the after-tax yield
such Lender would have received if such Taxes, Other Taxes or
Further Taxes had not been imposed, and any liability (including
penalties, interest, additions to tax and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes,
Other Taxes or Further Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days
after the date such Lender or the Administrative Agent makes
written demand therefor.
(d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment by the
Company of any Taxes, Other Taxes or Further Taxes, the Company
shall furnish each applicable Lender and the Administrative Agent
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof, or other evidence of payment satisfactory to such Lender
and the Administrative Agent.
(e) If the Company is required to pay any amount to any
Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (b)
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or (c) of this Section, then such Lender shall use reasonable
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efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to
change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office so as to eliminate
any such additional payment by the Company which may thereafter
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accrue, if such change in the sole judgment of such Lender is not
otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 4.1, if any Lender fails to notify the Company of any
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event or circumstance which will entitle such Lender to
compensation pursuant to this Section 4.1 within 120 days
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after such Lender obtains knowledge of such event or
circumstance, then such Lender shall not be entitled to
compensation from the Company for any amount arising prior to the
date which is 120 days before the date on which such Lender
notifies the Company of such event or circumstance.
4.2 Illegality. (a) If any Lender determines that the
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introduction of any Requirement of Law, or any change in any
Requirement of Law, or in the interpretation or administration of
any Requirement of Law, has made it unlawful, or that any central
bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted that it is
unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to
make Offshore Rate Committed Loans, then, on notice thereof by
such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, any
obligation of such Lender to make Offshore Rate Committed Loans
shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative
Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such
determination no longer exist.
(b) If a Lender determines that it is unlawful to
maintain any Offshore Rate Committed Loan, the Company shall,
upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such
Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay in full
such Offshore Rate Committed Loan of such Lender the outstanding,
together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under
Section 4.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period
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thereof, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such
Offshore Rate Committed Loan to such day, or immediately, if such
Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Offshore Rate
Committed Loan. If the Company is required to so prepay any
Offshore Rate Committed Loan, then concurrently with such
prepayment, the Company shall borrow from the affected Lender, in
the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Committed Loan.
(c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain
Offshore Rate Committed Loans has been so terminated or
suspended, all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender
as Offshore Rate Committed Loans shall be instead Base Rate
Committed Loans.
(d) Before giving any notice to the Administrative
Agent under this Section, the affected Lender shall designate a
different Lending Office with respect to its Offshore Rate
Committed Loans if such designation will avoid the need for
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giving such notice or making such demand and will not, in the
judgment of such Lender, be illegal or otherwise disadvantageous
to such Lender.
4.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return. (a) If any
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Lender determines that, due to either (i) the introduction of or
any change (other than any change by way of imposition of or
increase in reserve requirements included in the calculation of
the Offshore Rate) in or in the interpretation of any law or
regulation or (ii) compliance by such Lender with any guideline
or request 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 such Lender of agreeing to make or
making, funding or maintaining any Offshore Rate Committed Loan
or participating in any Letter of Credit, or, in the case of an
Issuing Lender, any increase in the cost to such Issuing Lender
of agreeing to issue, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
or of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any
unpaid drawing under any Letter of Credit, then the Company shall
be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a
copy of such demand to be sent to the Administrative Agent), pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender,
additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender
for such increased cost.
(b) If any Lender shall have determined that (i) the
introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change
in any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (iii) any change 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 such Lender (or its Lending Office) or any
corporation controlling such Lender with any Capital Adequacy
Regulation affects or would affect the amount of capital required
or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation
controlling such Lender and (taking into consideration such
Lender's or such corporation's policies with respect to capital
adequacy and such Lender's desired return on capital) determines
that the amount of such capital is increased as a consequence of
its Commitment, Loans or obligations under this Agreement, then,
upon demand of such Lender to the Company through the
Administrative Agent, the Company shall pay to such Lender, from
time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 4.3, if any Lender fails to notify the Company of any
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event or circumstance which will entitle such Lender to
compensation pursuant to this Section 4.3 within 60 days
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after such Lender obtains knowledge of such event or
circumstance, then such Lender shall not be entitled to
compensation from the
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Company for any amount arising prior to the date which is 60 days
before the date on which such Lender notifies the Company of such
event or circumstance.
4.4 Funding Losses. The Company shall reimburse each
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Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense
which the Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:
(a) the failure of the Company to make on a timely
basis any payment of principal of any Offshore Rate Committed
Loan or Bid Loan;
(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 Committed Borrowing or a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation or has accepted a Competitive Bid for
such Loan;
(c) the failure of the Company to make any prepayment
in accordance with any notice delivered under Section 2.8;
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(d) the prepayment (including after acceleration
thereof) of an Offshore Rate Committed Loan or a Bid Loan on a
day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or
(e) the automatic conversion under subsection
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2.4(a) of any Offshore Rate Committed Loan to a Base Rate
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Committed 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 Bid 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 Lenders under
this Section and under subsection 4.3(a), each Offshore Rate
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Committed Loan made by a Lender (and each related reserve,
special deposit or similar requirement) shall be conclusively
deemed to have been funded at the IBOR used in determining the
Offshore Rate for such Offshore Rate Committed 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 Committed Loan is in fact so funded.
4.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If (a) the
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Administrative Agent 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 Committed Loan, or (b) the Required Lenders
determine that the Offshore Rate applicable pursuant to
subsection 2.10(a) for any requested Interest Period with
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respect to a proposed Offshore Rate Committed Loan does not
adequately and fairly reflect the
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cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative
Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender.
Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain
Offshore Rate Committed Loans hereunder shall be suspended until
the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required
Lenders in the case of clause (b)) revokes such notice in
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writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company may revoke any
Notice of Committed Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/
Continuation then submitted by it. If the Company does not
revoke such Notice, the Lenders 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 Committed
Loans instead of Offshore Rate Committed Loan.
4.6 Certificates of Lenders. Any Lender claiming
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reimbursement or compensation under this Article IV shall
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deliver to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent)
a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount
payable to such Lender hereunder and the manner in which such
amount has been calculated, and such certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on the Company in the absence of manifest
error.
4.7 Substitution of Lenders. Upon the receipt by the
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Company from any Lender of a claim for compensation under
Section 4.1 or 4.3 or a notice of the type described in
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Section 4.2, the Company may: (i) designate a replacement
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bank or financial institution satisfactory to the Company (a
"Replacement Lender") to acquire and assume all or a ratable
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part of all of such affected Lender's Loans and Commitment;
and/or (ii) request one or more of the other Lenders to acquire
and assume all or part of such affected Lender's Loans and
Commitment. Any designation of a Replacement Lender under
clause (i) shall be subject to the prior written consent of
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the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld).
4.8 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the
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Company in this Article IV shall survive the termination of
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this Agreement and the payment of all other Obligations.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall
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become effective, and all loans outstanding under the Existing
Credit Agreement shall be deemed to have been made hereunder and
all Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been
Issued hereunder, on the date (the "Effective Date") on which
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the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence that the
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Company has paid all fees and other amounts (other than principal
and interest on outstanding Loans) accrued under the Existing
Credit Agreement and (ii) all of the following, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each
Lender:
(a) Agreement and Notes. This Agreement and the
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Notes executed by each party hereto and thereto.
(b) Resolutions; Incumbency.
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(i) Copies of the resolutions of the board of
directors of the Company and each Guarantor authorizing the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which such
Person is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, certified as of the Effective Date by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person; and
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Company and each Guarantor certifying the
names and true signatures of the officers of such Person
authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which
such Person is a party (and, in the case of the Company, to
execute and deliver Notices of Borrowing, Notices of
Conversion/Continuation, Competitive Bid Requests, Compliance
Certificates, L/C Applications, L/C Amendment Applications
and similar documents).
(c) Organization Documents. The articles or
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certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company and
each Guarantor as in effect on the Effective Date, certified by
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Person as of the
Effective Date.
(d) Legal Opinions.
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(i) An opinion of Bryan Cave LLP, counsel to the
Company and the Guarantors, substantially in the form of
Exhibit H; and
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(ii) an opinion of Mayer, Brown & Platt, special
counsel to the Administrative Agent, substantially in the
form of Exhibit I.
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(e) Payment of Fees. Evidence of payment by the
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Company of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the
extent then due and payable hereunder on the Effective Date,
together with Attorney Costs of BofA to the extent invoiced prior
to or on the Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of
Attorney Costs as shall constitute BofA's reasonable estimate of
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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 BofA), including any such costs, fees and expenses
arising under or referenced in Sections 2.11 and 11.4.
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(f) Certificate. A certificate signed by a
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Responsible Officer, dated as of the Effective Date, stating
that:
(i) the representations and warranties contained
in Article VI are true and correct on and as of such
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date, as though made on and as of such date;
(ii) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of
Default exists or would result from the effectiveness of this
Agreement; and
(iii) since December 31, 1996, no event or
circumstance has occurred that has resulted or could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(g) Guaranty. A Guaranty executed by each of the
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Guarantors.
(h) Other Documents. Such other approvals,
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opinions, documents or materials as the Administrative Agent or
any Lender may reasonably request.
5.2 Conditions to All Credit Extensions. The obligation
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of each Lender to make any Loan to be made by it and the
obligation of any Issuing Lender to Issue any Letter of Credit is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent
on the relevant Borrowing Date or Issuance Date:
(a) Notice, Application. The Administrative Agent
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shall have received a Notice of Committed Borrowing or notice of
the acceptance by the Company of one or more Competitive Bids or,
in the case of the Issuance of any Letter of Credit, the
applicable Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have
received an L/C Application or L/C Amendment Application, as
required under Section 3.2.
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(b) Continuation of Representations and Warranties.
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The representations and warranties in Article VI (excluding
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Section 6.5, subsections 6.7(a) and 6.7(c) and
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Section 6.11) shall be true and correct on and of such
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Borrowing Date or Issuance Date with the same effect as if made
on and as of such Borrowing Date or Issuance Date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties expressly refer to an
earlier
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date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date).
(c) No Existing Default. No Event of Default or
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Unmatured Event of Default shall exist or shall result from such
Borrowing or Issuance.
Each Notice of Committed Borrowing, notice of acceptance of a
Competitive Bid, L/C Application and L/C Amendment Application
submitted by the Company hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Company that, as of the date
of each such notice and as of the relevant Borrowing Date or
Issuance Date, as applicable, the conditions in this Section
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Company represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender that:
6.1 Corporate Existence and Power. The Company and each
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of its Subsidiaries:
(a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation;
(b) has the power and authority and all governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals (i) to own its
assets and to carry on its business and (ii) to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it
is a party;
(c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation 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 subclause (b)(i),
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clause (c) or clause (d), to the extent that the failure
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to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.2 Corporate Authorization; No Contravention. The
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execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each
Guarantor of each Loan Document to which such Person is party
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have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and
do not and will not:
(a) contravene the terms of any of such Person'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 Contractual Obligation to which such Person or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or any order, injunction, writ or
decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their property is subject;
or
(c) violate any Requirement of Law.
6.3 Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent,
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exemption, authorization or other action by, or notice to, or
filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or
enforcement against, the Company or any Guarantor of the
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
6.4 Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other Loan
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Document to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company and such Guarantor, to the extent such Person is a party
thereto, enforceable against such Person 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.
6.5 Litigation. Except as specifically disclosed on
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Schedule 6.5, there are no actions, suits, proceedings,
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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 any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties;
(a) which purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby; or (b) as to which there exists a reasonable
likelihood of an adverse determination, which determination would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No
injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or other 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.
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6.6 No Default. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event
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of Default exists or would result from the incurring of any
Obligations by the Company. As of the Effective Date, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary 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.
6.7 ERISA Compliance. Except as specifically disclosed
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in Schedule 6.7:
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(a) 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 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.
(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) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur; (ii) no contribution failure has occurred with
respect to a Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under
Section 302(f) of ERISA; (iii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded
Pension Liability; (iv) 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); (v) 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 (vi) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has
engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or
4212(c) of ERISA.
6.8 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The proceeds
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of the Loans will be used solely for the purposes set forth in and
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permitted by Section 7.12 and Section 8.8. Neither the
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Company nor any Subsidiary is generally engaged in the
business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
6.9 Title to Properties. The Company and each
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Subsidiary 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
Effective Date, the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries
is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
6.10 Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed
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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 Subsidiary that would,
if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.11 Financial Condition. (a) The unaudited
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consolidated financial statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries dated December 31, 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the fiscal period ended on that date:
(i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject
to the absence of footnotes) consistently applied throughout
the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly
noted therein;
(ii) fairly present the financial condition of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and the
results of operations for the period covered thereby (subject
to ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments); and
(iii) except as specifically disclosed in
Schedule 6.11, show all material indebtedness and other
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liabilities, absolute or contingent, of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including
liabilities for taxes and material Contingent Obligations.
(b) Since December 31, 1996, there has been no Material
Adverse Effect.
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6.12 Environmental Matters. The Company conducts in the
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ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing
Environmental Laws and existing Environmental Claims on its
business, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the
Company has reasonably concluded that, except as specifically
disclosed in Schedule 6.12, such Environmental Laws and
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Environmental Claims could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.13 Regulated Entities. None of the Company, any
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Person controlling the Company, or any Subsidiary is an
"Investment Company" within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The Company is not 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.
6.14 No Burdensome Restrictions. Neither the Company
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nor any Subsidiary 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.
6.15 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.
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The Company or its Subsidiaries own or are licensed or otherwise
have the right to use all of the material patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, contractual franchises,
authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for
the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict
with the rights of any other Person. To the best knowledge of
the Company, no slogan or other advertising device, product,
process, method, substance, part or other material now employed,
or now contemplated to be employed, by the Company or any
Subsidiary, and which is material to the business or operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, infringes upon any rights
held by any other Person.
6.16 Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, the
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Company has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically
disclosed in part (a) of Schedule 6.16 (and no
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Significant Subsidiaries other than those identified as such in
part (a) of such Schedule) and has no equity investments in
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any other corporation or entity other than those specifically
disclosed in part (b) of Schedule 6.16.
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6.17 Insurance. The properties of the Company and its
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Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable
insurance companies not Affiliates of the Company, in such
amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are
customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses
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and owning similar properties in localities where the Company or
such Subsidiary operates.
6.18 Swap Obligations. Neither the Company nor any of
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its Subsidiaries has incurred any outstanding obligations under
any Swap Contracts, other than Permitted Swap Obligations. The
Company 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
counterparty or any Affiliate of any swap counterparty in
determining whether to enter into any Swap Contract.
6.19 Full Disclosure. The representations and
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warranties made by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Loan
Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are
made or deemed made, and the statements contained in any exhibit,
report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the
Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Loan Documents,
taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit 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.
ARTICLE VII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or
any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied,
or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, unless the
Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:
7.1 Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to
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the Administrative Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, with sufficient
copies for each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, but not later than 100 days
after the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements
of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous fiscal year, and accompanied by the
opinion of Price Waterhouse L.L.P. or another
nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm
("Independent Auditor"), which opinion (i) shall state that
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such consolidated financial statements present fairly the
Company's
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consolidated financial position for the periods indicated in
conformity with GAAP and (ii) shall not be qualified or limited
because of a restricted or limited examination by the Independent
Auditor of any material portion of the Company's or any
Subsidiary's records; and
(b) as soon as available, but not later than 55 days
after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each
fiscal year, a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet
of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter
and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the period commencing on the first day
and ending on the last day of such quarter, and certified by a
Responsible Officer as fairly presenting, in accordance with GAAP
(subject to ordinary, good faith year-end audit adjustments), the
financial position and the results of operations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period.
7.2 Certificates; Other Information. The Company shall
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furnish to the Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies for
each Lender:
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial
statements referred to in subsections 7.1(a) and (b), a
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Compliance Certificate executed by a Responsible Officer;
(b) promptly, copies of all financial statements and
reports that the Company sends to its shareholders, and copies of
all financial statements and regular, periodic or special reports
(including Forms 10K, 10Q and 8K) that the Company or any
Subsidiary may make to, or file with, the SEC; and
(c) promptly, such additional information regarding the
business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any
Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any
Lender, may from time to time reasonably request.
7.3 Notices. The Company shall promptly (or, in the
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case of any event described in clause (c)(ii) below, not less
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than 10 days prior to the occurrence of such event) notify the
Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) of the occurrence of any Event of Default or
Unmatured Event of Default known to the Company;
(b) of any of the following matters that has resulted
or is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a
Contractual Obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) any
dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension
between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Governmental
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Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material
development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the
Company or any Subsidiary including pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Laws;
(c) of the occurrence of any of the following events
known to the Company which affect the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate, and deliver to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender a copy of any notice with respect to such event that is
filed with a Governmental Authority and any notice delivered by a
Governmental Authority to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate with
respect to such event:
(i) an ERISA Event;
(ii) a contribution failure with respect to a
Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section
302(f) of ERISA;
(iii) a material increase in the Unfunded Pension
Liability of any Pension Plan;
(iv) the adoption of, or the commencement of
contributions to, any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code
by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate; or
(v) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan
subject to Section 412 of the Code, if such amendment results
in a material increase in contributions or Unfunded Pension
Liability; and
(d) of any material change in accounting policies or
financial reporting practices by the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries.
Each notice under this Section shall be accompanied by a
written statement by a Responsible Officer setting forth details
of the occurrence referred to therein, and stating what action
the Company or any affected Subsidiary proposes to take with
respect thereto. Each notice under subsection 7.3(a) shall
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describe with particularity any and all clauses or provisions of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document that have been breached
or violated.
7.4 Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. The
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Company shall, and shall cause each Significant Subsidiary to:
(a) preserve and maintain in full force and effect its
corporate existence and good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization;
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(b) preserve and maintain in full force and effect all
governmental rights, privileges, qualifications, permits,
licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal
conduct of its business (except in connection with transactions
permitted by Section 8.4 and sales of assets permitted by
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Section 8.3);
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(c) use reasonable efforts, in the ordinary course of
business, to preserve its business organization and goodwill; and
(d) preserve or renew all of its registered patents,
trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation
of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
7.5 Maintenance of Property. The Company shall, and
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shall cause each Subsidiary 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, except to
the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.6 Insurance. The Company shall, and shall cause each
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Subsidiary 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.
7.7 Payment of Obligations. The Company shall, and
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shall cause each Subsidiary to, pay and discharge, as the same
shall become due and payable, all their respective material
obligations and liabilities, including:
(a) all material 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; and
(b) all material claims which, if unpaid, would by law
become a Lien upon its property.
7.8 Compliance with Laws. The Company shall, and shall
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cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all material respects with
all material 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.
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7.9 Compliance with ERISA. The Company shall, and shall
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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;
provided that, with respect to the "ABA Plan" described in
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Schedule 6.7, the Company shall not be deemed to be in
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default under this Section 7.9 if such Plan is in material
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compliance with the foregoing provisions not later than March 1,
1997.
7.10 Inspection of Property and Books and Records. The
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Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain
proper books of record and account, in which full, true and
correct entries (sufficient to permit the preparation of
consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP) 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 Significant Subsidiary
to permit, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or their
respective representatives, at any reasonable time during normal
business hours and from time to time at the request of the
Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender, to visit and inspect
the properties of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary (and,
if (i) any Unmatured Event of Default exists and has been
continuing for 15 days or (ii) any Event of Default exists to
examine their respective corporate, financial and operating
records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom), and to
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any
Significant Subsidiary with the appropriate officers of the
Company or such Significant Subsidiary.
7.11 Environmental Laws. The Company shall, and shall
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cause each Subsidiary to, conduct its operations and keep and
maintain its property in material compliance with all material
Environmental Laws.
7.12 Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the
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proceeds of the Loans for working capital and other general
corporate purposes not in contravention of any Requirement of Law
or of any Loan Document; provided that the Company shall not
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use the proceeds of any Loan to make any Acquisition if the Board
of Directors of the Person to be acquired has not approved such
Acquisition.
7.13 Further Assurances. Promptly upon the creation or
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acquisition of any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Foreign
Subsidiary), and promptly after any Subsidiary (other than a
Foreign Subsidiary) shall become a Significant Subsidiary, the
Company shall cause such Significant Subsidiary to execute and
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deliver a counterpart of the Guaranty together with such other
documents (including, without limitation, resolutions, incumbency
certificates and opinions of counsel) as the Agent or the
Required Lenders may reasonably request in connection therewith.
ARTICLE VIII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or
any Loan or other Obligation shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied,
or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, unless the
Required Lenders waive compliance in writing:
8.1 Financial Condition Covenants.
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(a) Leverage Ratio. The Company shall not at any
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time permit the ratio of (x) Total Indebtedness to (y) the sum of
Total Indebtedness plus the Company's shareholders' equity to be
greater than .50 to 1.
(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Company shall not
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permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter (beginning with
the fiscal quarter ending March 25, 1997), the Interest Coverage
Ratio to be less than 2.5 to 1.
8.2 Limitation on Liens. The Company shall not, and
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shall not suffer or permit any Subsidiary 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"):
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(a) any Lien existing on property of the Company or any
Subsidiary on the Effective Date and set forth in Schedule
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8.2 securing Indebtedness outstanding on such date, and any
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extension, renewal or replacement of any such Lien so long as the
principal amount secured thereby is not increased and the scope
of the property subject to such Lien is not extended;
(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 7.7, provided that no notice of lien has
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been filed or recorded under the Code or any other Requirement of
Law;
(d) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', landlords',
materialmen's, repairmen's or other similar Liens arising in the
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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 on the property of the Company or any
Subsidiary securing (i) the non-delinquent performance of bids,
trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases,
statutory obligations, (ii) surety bonds (excluding appeal bonds
and other bonds posted in connection with court proceedings or
judgments) 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 consisting of judgment or judicial attachment
liens and liens securing contingent obligations on appeal bonds
and other bonds posted in connection with court proceedings or
judgments, provided that (i) in the case of judgment and judicial
attachment liens, the enforcement of such Liens is effectively
stayed and (ii) all such liens in the aggregate at any time
outstanding for the Company and its Subsidiaries do not exceed
$30,000,000;
(h) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other
similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business
which, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially
detract from the value of the property subject thereto or
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the
Company and its Subsidiaries;
(i) purchase money security interests on any property
acquired or held by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business, securing Indebtedness incurred or
assumed for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost
of acquiring such property; provided that (i) any such Lien
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attaches to such property concurrently with or within 90 days
after the acquisition thereof, (ii) such Lien attaches solely to
the property so acquired in such transaction, (iii) the principal
amount of the debt secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the
cost of such property, and (iv) the principal amount of the
Indebtedness secured by any and all such purchase money security
interests shall not at any time exceed $20,000,000;
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(j) Liens securing obligations in respect of capital
leases on assets subject to such leases, provided that such
capital leases are otherwise permitted hereunder;
(k) 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
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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 FRB, and (ii) such deposit account
is not intended by the Company or any Subsidiary to provide
collateral to the depository institution; and
(l) other Liens securing Indebtedness not at any time
exceeding in the aggregate 5% of Consolidated Total Assets.
8.3 Disposition of Assets. The Company shall not, and
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shall not permit any Subsidiary 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) dispositions of any of the assets identified in
writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date,
to the extent that the net cash proceeds of all such dispositions
does not exceed $25,000,000; and
(c) dispositions not otherwise permitted hereunder
which are made for fair market value; provided that (i) at
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the time of any disposition, no Event of Default shall exist or
shall result from such disposition and (ii) the aggregate value
of all assets so disposed of by the Company and its Subsidiaries
in any fiscal year shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated Total
Assets as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year.
8.4 Consolidations and Mergers. The Company shall not,
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and shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary 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 other Person,
except:
(a) any Significant Subsidiary may merge with the
Company, provided that the Company shall be the continuing or
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surviving corporation, or with any one or more Subsidiaries,
provided that if any transaction shall be between a Subsidiary
and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall
be the continuing or surviving corporation;
(b) any Significant Subsidiary may sell all or
substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or
otherwise), to the Company or another Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
and
(c) any merger, consolidation or disposition in
connection with a transaction permitted by Section 8.3 or an
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Acquisition permitted by Section 8.5.
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8.5 Loans and Investments. The Company shall not, and
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shall not permit any Subsidiary to, purchase or acquire, or make
any commitment to purchase or acquire, any capital stock, equity
interest or obligations or other securities of, or any interest
in, any Person, or make or commit to make any Acquisition, 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)(any of the foregoing an
"Investment"), except for:
(a) Investments held by the Company or any Subsidiary
in the form of cash equivalents or short term marketable
securities;
(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) extensions of credit by the Company to any of its
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or by any of its Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries to another of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries,
provided that the aggregate amount of all extensions of
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credit by the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries to Foreign
Subsidiaries, plus all Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries
permitted solely by subsection (e) below, shall not at any
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time exceed 12.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;
(d) Investments incurred in order to consummate
Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited herein, provided that
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no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default exists or will
result therefrom;
(e) Investments (other than extensions of credit) in
Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate amount of all such
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Investments made by the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries in
Foreign Subsidiaries after February 27, 1996, plus all
Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries permitted solely by
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subsection (c) above, shall not exceed 12.5% of Consolidated
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Total Assets;
(f) Investments constituting Permitted Swap Obligations
or payments or advances under Swap Contracts relating to
Permitted Swap Obligations;
(g) pledges or deposits required in the ordinary course
of business in connection with workmen's compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
(h) advances, loans or extensions of credit to
suppliers in the ordinary course of business by the Company and
its Subsidiaries;
(i) advances, loans or extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of business by the Company and its Subsidiaries
to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(j) repurchases by the Company of its common stock to
the extent permitted by Section 8.11;
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(k) loans to an employee stock ownership plan
established by the Company, the proceeds of which are used solely
to purchase stock of the Company; and
(l) other Investments not at any time exceeding in the
aggregate 5% of Consolidated Total Assets.
8.6 Limitation on Foreign Subsidiary Indebtedness. The
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Company shall not permit its Foreign Subsidiaries to create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain
directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Indebtedness
at any time outstanding in an aggregate amount in excess of 10%
of Consolidated Total Assets.
8.7 Transactions with Affiliates. The Company shall
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not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any
transaction with any Affiliate of the Company (other than the
Company or a Subsidiary), except upon fair and reasonable terms
no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than would
obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person not
an Affiliate of the Company or such Subsidiary.
8.8 Use of Proceeds. (a) The Company shall not, and
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shall not suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, use any portion of
the Loan proceeds or any Letter of Credit, 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 or (iii) to extend
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin
Stock.
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(b) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, use
any portion of the Loan proceeds or any Letter of Credit (i)
knowingly to purchase Ineligible Securities from the Arranger
during any period in which the Arranger makes a market in such
Ineligible Securities, (ii) knowingly to purchase during the
underwriting or placement period Ineligible Securities being
underwritten or privately placed by the Arranger, or (iii) to
make payments of principal or interest on Ineligible Securities
underwritten or privately placed by the Arranger and issued by or
for the benefit of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.
The Arranger is a registered broker-dealer and permitted to
underwrite and deal in certain Ineligible Securities; and
"Ineligible Securities" means securities which may not be
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underwritten or dealt in by member banks of the Federal Reserve
System under Section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C.
Section 24, Seventh), as amended.
8.9 Swap Contracts. The Company shall not, and shall
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not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any obligations under Swap Contracts except for Permitted
Swap Obligations.
8.10 Guarantors. The Company shall not permit more than
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10% of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (excluding Foreign Subsidiaries) at any time to be
held by, or more than 10% of the consolidated revenues for any
fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding
Foreign Subsidiaries) to be earned by, Subsidiaries which are not
Guarantors.
8.11 Restricted Payments. The Company shall not (i)
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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 (ii)
purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value, or permit any
Subsidiary to purchase or otherwise acquire for value, any shares
of the Company's capital stock or any warrants, rights or options
to acquire such shares, now or hereafter outstanding, except
that:
(a) the Company may declare and make dividend payments
or other distributions payable solely in its common stock;
(b) the Company 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;
and
(c) so long as no Event of Default or Unmatured Event
of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Company may
(x) declare and pay cash dividends to its stockholders; and
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(y) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common
stock or warrants or options to acquire such shares, provided
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that the aggregate amount of all such purchases, redemptions and
other acquisitions on or after February 27, 1996 shall not exceed
$85,000,000.
8.12 ERISA. The Company shall not, and shall not permit
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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 $15,000,000; or (b) engage in a transaction
that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
8.13 Change in Business. The Company shall not, and
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shall not suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any
material line of business substantially different from those
lines of business carried on by the Company and its Subsidiaries
on the date hereof.
8.14 Accounting Changes. The Company shall not, and
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shall not permit any Subsidiary to, make any significant change
in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as
required by GAAP.
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
9.1 Event of Default. Any of the following shall
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constitute an "Event of Default":
(a) Non-Payment. The Company fails to pay, (i)
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when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal
of any Loan or of any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three
Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest, fee or
any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document.
(b) Representation or Warranty. Any representation
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or warranty by the Company or any Subsidiary made or deemed made
herein or in any other Loan Document, or which is contained in
any certificate, document or financial or other statement by the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Responsible Officer furnished at
any time under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document,
is incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or
deemed made.
(c) Specific Defaults. The Company fails to
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perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in
any of subsection 7.3(a), Section 8.2, 8.3, 8.4,
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8.8, 8.11 or 8.13.
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(d) Other Defaults. The Company or any Guarantor
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fails to perform or observe any other term or covenant contained
in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and such failure
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date
upon which written notice thereof is given to the Company by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.
(e) Cross-Default. (i) The Company or any
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Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment in respect of any
Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation having an aggregate
principal amount of more than $30,000,000 when due (whether by
scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or
otherwise); or (B) fails to perform or observe any other
condition or covenant, or any other event shall occur or
condition shall exist, under any agreement or instrument relating
to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation, 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 become due and payable prior to
its stated maturity, or such Contingent Obligation to become
payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded,
provided that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness
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and Contingent Obligations so affected and cash collateral so
required shall be in the amount of $30,000,000 or more.
(f) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings. The Company
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or any Subsidiary (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.
(g) Involuntary Proceedings. (i) Any involuntary
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Insolvency Proceeding is commenced or filed against the Company
or any Subsidiary, or any writ, judgment, warrant of attachment,
execution or similar process is issued or levied against a
substantial part of the Company's or any Subsidiary's properties,
and 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 any
Subsidiary 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 with respect to the Company or such Subsidiary; or
(iii) the Company or any Subsidiary acquiesces in the appointment
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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.
(h) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event shall occur with
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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 $3,000,000; (ii) a contribution failure shall occur with
respect to a Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under
Section 302(f) of ERISA; (iii) the aggregate amount of Unfunded
Pension Liability among all Pension Plans at any time exceeds
$50,000,000; or (iv) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall
fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable
grace period (or any period during which (x) the Company is
permitted to contest its obligation to make such payment without
incurring any liability (other than interest) or penalty and (y)
the Company is contesting such obligation in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings), any installment payment with respect to
its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or any
contribution obligation under Section 4243 of ERISA, in each case
under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of
$3,000,000.
(i) Judgments. One or more non-interlocutory
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judgments, non-interlocutory orders, decrees or arbitration
awards is entered against the Company or any Subsidiary 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 of $30,000,000 or more, and
the same shall remain unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a
period of 10 days after the entry thereof.
(j) Change of Control. Any Change of Control
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occurs.
(k) Guarantor Defaults. The Guaranty is for any
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reason partially (including with respect to future advances) or
wholly revoked or invalidated, or otherwise ceases to be in full
force and effect with respect to any Person (other than as a
result of such Person ceasing to be a Significant Subsidiary or
being merged or consolidated with another Person, in each case
pursuant to a transaction expressly permitted hereunder), or any
Guarantor or any Person on behalf of any Guarantor contests in
any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or denies that
such Guarantor has any further liability or obligation
thereunder.
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9.2 Remedies. If any Event of Default occurs, the
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Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the
consent of, the Required Lenders,
(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans
and any obligation of each Issuing Lender to Issue Letters of
Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitment and obligation
shall be terminated;
(b) declare an amount equal to the maximum aggregate
amount that is or at any time thereafter may become available for
drawing under all outstanding Letters of Credit (whether or not
any beneficiary shall have presented, or shall be entitled at
such time to present, the drafts or other documents required to
draw under such Letters of Credit) to be immediately due and
payable, and declare the unpaid principal amount of all
outstanding Loans, 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 and the Lenders all
other rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under
the Loan Documents or applicable law;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any event
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specified in subsection (f) or (g) of Section 9.1 (in
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the case of clause (i) of subsection (g), upon the
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expiration of the 60-day period mentioned therein), the
obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of
each Issuing Lender to Issue Letters of Credit shall
automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all
outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid
shall automatically become due and payable without further act of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender.
9.3 Rights Not Exclusive. The rights provided for in
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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.
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ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1 Appointment and Authorization; "Administrative
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Agent". (a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to
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Section 10.9) appoints, designates and authorizes the
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Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the
provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to
exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly
delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained
elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or
responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor
shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any
fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants,
functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities
shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the
term "agent" in this Agreement with reference to the
Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or
other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency
doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely
as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or
reflect only an administrative relationship between independent
contracting parties.
(b) Each Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the
Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit Issued by it and
the documents associated therewith until such time and except for
so long as the Administrative Agent may agree at the request of
the Required Lenders to act for such Issuing Lender with respect
thereto; provided, however, that each Issuing Lender
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shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the
Administrative Agent in this Article X with respect to any
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acts taken or omissions suffered by such Issuing Lender in
connection with Letters of Credit Issued by it or proposed to be
Issued by it and the application and agreements for letters of
credit pertaining to the Letters of Credit as fully as if the
term "Administrative Agent", as used in this Article X,
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included such Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or
omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided in this Agreement
with respect to such Issuing Lender.
10.2 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may
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execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and
shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters
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pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or
attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care.
10.3 Liability of Administrative Agent. None of the
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Administrative Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable to any
Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them
under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its
own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be
responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital,
statement, representation or warranty made by the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, or any officer thereof,
contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in
any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to
or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under
or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for
any failure of the Company or any other party to any Loan
Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No
Administrative Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation
to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or
performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions
of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the
properties, books or records of the Company or any of the
Company's Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. (a) The
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Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile,
telex or telephone message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and
upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to
the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected
by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be
fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first
receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it
deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be
indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and
all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason
of taking or continuing to take any such action. The
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in
acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of
the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or
failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the
Lenders.
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(b) For purposes of determining compliance with the
conditions specified in Section 5.1, each Lender that has
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executed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to,
approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or
other matter either sent by the Administrative Agent to such
Lender for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or
required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or
acceptable or satisfactory to the Lender.
10.5 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall
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not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of
any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, except with
respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and
fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received written notice from a Lender or the Company
referring to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or
Unmatured Event of Default and stating that such notice is a
"notice of default". If the Administrative Agent receives such a
notice, the Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its
receipt of such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such
action with respect to such Event of Default or Unmatured Event
of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in
accordance with this Article X; provided, however,
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that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any
such request, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be
obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such
action, with respect to such Event of Default or Unmatured Event
of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of
the Lenders.
10.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that
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none of the Administrative Agent-Related Persons has made any
representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the
Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of
the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed
to constitute any representation or warranty by any
Administrative Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender
represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently
and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent-Related Person
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to
the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision
to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Company
hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will,
independently and without reliance upon any Administrative Agent-
Related Person and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking
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action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to
make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself
as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
and other condition and creditworthiness of the Company. Except
for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein
required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative
Agent, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or
responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of
the Company which may come into the possession of any
Administrative Agent-Related Person.
10.7 Indemnification of Administrative Agent. Whether
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or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the
Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Administrative
Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on
behalf of the Company and without limiting the obligation of the
Company to do so), pro rata, from and against any and all
Indemnified Liabilities; provided, however, that no
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Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Administrative
Agent-Related Person of any portion of the Indemnified
Liabilities resulting solely from such Person's gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each
Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for
its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses
(including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent
in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether
through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or
legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated
by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative
Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the
Company. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the
termination of this Agreement, the payment of all Obligations and
the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent.
10.8 Administrative Agent in Individual Capacity. BofA
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and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for
the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in
and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial
advisory, underwriting or other business with the Company and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though BofA were not the
Administrative Agent or an Issuing Lender hereunder and without
notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge
that, pursuant to such activities, BofA or its Affiliates may
receive information regarding the Company or its Affiliates
(including information that may be subject to confidentiality
obligations in favor of the Company or such Subsidiary) and
acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no
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obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to
its Loans, BofA shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though
it were not the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Lender.
10.9 Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative
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Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall,
resign as Administrative Agent upon 30 days' notice to the
Lenders. If the Administrative Agent resigns under this
Agreement, the Required Lenders (with, so long as no Event of
Default exists, the consent of the Company, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall appoint from among the
Lenders a successor administrative agent for the Lenders. If no
successor administrative agent is appointed prior to the
effective date of the resignation of the Administrative Agent,
the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the
Lenders and the Company, a successor administrative agent from
among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
successor administrative agent hereunder, such successor
administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term
"Administrative Agent" shall mean such successor administrative
agent and the retiring Administrative Agent's appointment, powers
and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated. After any
retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X and
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Sections 11.4 and 11.5 shall inure to its benefit as to
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any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor
administrative agent has accepted appointment as Administrative
Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring
Administrative Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon
become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties
of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as
the Required Lenders appoint a successor administrative agent as
provided for above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, BofA
may not be removed as the Administrative Agent at the request of
the Required Lenders unless BofA and any applicable Affiliate
thereof shall also simultaneously be replaced as an "Issuing
Lender" hereunder pursuant to documentation in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to BofA.
10.10 Withholding Tax. (a) If any Lender is a "foreign
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corporation, partnership or trust" within the meaning of the Code
and such Lender claims exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S.
withholding tax under Sections 1441 or 1442 of the Code, such
Lender agrees with and in favor of the Administrative Agent, to
deliver to the Administrative Agent:
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(i) if such Lender claims an exemption from, or a
reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax
treaty, properly completed IRS Forms 1001 and W-8 before the
payment of any interest in the first calendar year and before
the payment of any interest in each third succeeding calendar
year during which interest may be paid under this Agreement;
(ii) if such Lender claims that interest paid under
this Agreement is exempt from United States withholding tax
because it is effectively connected with a United States
trade or business of such Lender, two properly completed and
executed copies of IRS Form 4224 before the payment of any
interest is due in the first taxable year of such Lender and
in each succeeding taxable year of such Lender during which
interest may be paid under this Agreement, and IRS Form W-9;
and
(iii) such other form or forms as may be required
under the Code or other laws of the United States as a
condition to exemption from, or reduction of, United States
withholding tax.
Each such Lender agrees to promptly notify the Administrative
Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render
invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.
(b) If any Lender claims exemption from, or reduction
of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty by providing
IRS Form 1001 and such Lender sells, assigns, grants a
participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the
Obligations of the Company to such Lender, such Lender agrees to
notify the Administrative Agent of the percentage amount in which
it is no longer the beneficial owner of Obligations of the
Company to such Lender. To the extent of such percentage amount,
the Administrative Agent will treat such Lender's IRS Form 1001
as no longer valid.
(c) If any Lender claiming exemption from United States
withholding tax by filing IRS Form 4224 with the Administrative
Agent sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise
transfers all or part of the Obligations of the Company to such
Lender, such Lender agrees to undertake sole responsibility for
complying with the withholding tax requirements imposed by
Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code.
(d) If any Lender is entitled to a reduction in the
applicable withholding tax, the Administrative Agent may withhold
from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to
the applicable withholding tax after taking into account such
reduction. If the forms or other documentation required by
subsection (a) of this Section are not delivered to the
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Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may withhold
from any interest payment to such Lender not providing such forms
or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable
withholding tax.
(e) If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of
the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the
Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts
paid to or for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate
form was not delivered or was not properly executed, or because
such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change
in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction
of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason) such
Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all
amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent
as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and
including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts
payable to the Administrative Agent under this Section, together
with all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs). The
obligation of the Lenders under this subsection shall survive the
payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of
the Administrative Agent.
10.11 Co-Agents. None of the Lenders identified on the
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facing page or signature pages of this Agreement or any related
document as a "co-agent" shall have any right, power, obligation,
liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than
those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the
foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified as a "co-agent"
shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with
any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and
will not rely, on any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to
enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action
hereunder.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of
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any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and
no consent with respect to any departure by the Company or any
applicable Subsidiary therefrom, shall be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or
by the Administrative Agent at the written request of the
Required Lenders) and the Company and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent, and then any such waiver or consent shall
be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such waiver,
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amendment or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all
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Lenders and the Company and acknowledged by the Administrative
Agent, do any of the following:
(a) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender (or
reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.2);
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(b) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal,
interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of
them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest
specified herein on, any Loan, or reduce any fees (other than the
fees referred to in subsection 2.11(a) or subsections
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3.8(c) and (d)) or other amounts payable hereunder or under
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any other Loan Document;
(d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans which is required
for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; or
(e) amend this Section, or Section 2.15, or any
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provision herein providing for consent or other action by all
Lenders;
and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or
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consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the applicable
Issuing Lender in addition to the Required Lenders or all
Lenders, as the case may be, affect the rights or duties of such
Issuing Lender under this Agreement or any L/C-Related Document
relating to any Letter of Credit Issued or to be Issued by it and
(ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and
signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Required
Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be, affect the rights or
duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
11.2 Notices. (a) All notices, requests, consents,
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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 by facsimile (i) shall be immediately confirmed by a
telephone call to the recipient at the number specified on
Schedule 11.2, and (ii) shall be followed promptly by
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delivery of a hard copy original thereof) and mailed, faxed or
delivered, to the address or facsimile number specified for
notices on Schedule 11.2; or, as directed to the Company or
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the Administrative Agent, to such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice to the other
parties, and as directed to any other party, at such other
address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice
to the Company and the Administrative Agent.
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(b) All such notices, requests, consents, approvals,
waivers 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 pursuant to Article II,
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III or X to the Administrative Agent shall not be
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effective until actually received by the Administrative Agent,
and notices pursuant to Article III to the applicable Issuing
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Lender shall not be effective until actually received by such
Issuing Lender at the address specified for such "Issuing Lender"
on Schedule 11.2.
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(c) Any agreement of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone or
facsimile is solely for the convenience and at the request of the
Company. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders 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
Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not have any liability
to the Company or any other Person on account of any action taken
or not taken by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in
reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The
obligation of the Company to repay the Loans and L/C Obligations
shall not be affected in any way or to any extent by any failure
by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to receive written
confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt
by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of a confirmation
which is at variance with the terms understood by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be contained in the
telephonic or facsimile notice.
11.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to
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exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender, 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.
11.4 Costs and Expenses. The Company shall:
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(a) whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated, pay or reimburse BofA (including in its capacity
as Administrative Agent and an Issuing Lender) and the Arranger
within five Business Days after demand (subject to subsection
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5.1(e)) for all costs and expenses incurred by BofA (including
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in its capacity as Administrative Agent and an Issuing Lender)
and the Arranger in connection with the negotiation, development,
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preparation, delivery, syndication, documentation, administration
and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or
modification to (in each case, whether or not consummated), this
Agreement, any other Loan Document and any other document
prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
including Attorney Costs incurred by BofA (including in its
capacity as Administrative Agent and an Issuing Lender) and the
Arranger with respect thereto; and
(b) pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the
Arranger and each Lender within five Business Days after demand
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 (including in connection with any
"workout" or restructuring regarding the Loans, and including in
any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding).
11.5 Company Indemnification. Whether or not the
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transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company
shall indemnify, defend and hold the Administrative Agent-Related
Persons and each Lender and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each
an "Indemnified Person") harmless from and against any and
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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, the termination of the Letters of Credit
and the termination, resignation or replacement of the
Administrative Agent or replacement of any Lender) 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 or the
Loans or Letters of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof,
whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the
foregoing, collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities");
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provided that the Company shall have no obligation hereunder
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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 the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all
other Obligations.
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11.6 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that the Company
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makes a payment to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or
the Administrative Agent or any Lender 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 Administrative
Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a
trustee, a receiver or any other party, in connection with any
Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (a) 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 and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent upon demand its pro rata share of any amount
so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent.
11.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this
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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 Administrative Agent and each Lender.
11.8 Assignments, Participations, etc. (a) Any Lender
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may, with the written consent of the Company (which consent shall
not be required during the existence of an Event of Default), the
Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender, at any time assign
and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that no
written consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent or any
Issuing Lender shall be required in connection with any
assignment and delegation by a Lender to an Eligible Assignee
that is an Affiliate of such Lender) (each an "Assignee")
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all, or any ratable part of all, of the Committed Loans, the
Commitments, the L/C Obligations and the other rights and
obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of
$5,000,000 (or, if less, the amount of such Lender's Commitment);
provided, however, that the Company and the
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Administrative Agent may continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to
an Assignee until (i) 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 and
the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Assignee;
(ii) such Lender and its Assignee shall have delivered to the
Company and the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance
in the form of Exhibit J ("Assignment and Acceptance")
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together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment and
(iii) such Lender or the Assignee has paid to the Administrative
Agent a processing fee in the amount of $2,500.
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(b) From and after the date that the Administrative
Agent notifies the assignor Lender that it has received and
provided its consent (and received the consent of each Issuing
Lender and, if applicable, the Company) with respect to an
executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-
referenced processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations
hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment
and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender
under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to
the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released
from its obligations under the Loan Documents.
(c) Within five Business Days after the effectiveness
of any Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to subsection
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11.8(a)), the Company shall, upon request, execute and deliver
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to the Administrative Agent a new Note evidencing the applicable
Assignee's assigned Loans and Commitment and, if the assignor
Lender has retained a portion of its Loans and its Commitment, a
replacement Note in the principal amount of the Commitment
retained by the assignor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange
for, but not in payment of, the Notes held by the assignor
Lender). Immediately upon the effectiveness of any Assignment
and Acceptance, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to
the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the
addition of the Assignee and/or the resulting adjustment of the
Commitments arising therefrom.
(d) Any Lender may at any time, with notice to the
Company, sell to one or more commercial banks or other Persons
not Affiliates of the Company (a "Participant") participating
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interests in any Loans, the Commitment of such Lender and the
other interests of such Lender (the "originating Lender")
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided,
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however, that (i) the originating Lender's obligations under
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this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the originating
Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of
such obligations, (iii) the Company, each Issuing Lender and the
Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly
with the originating Lender in connection with the originating
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant
any participating interest under which a Participant has rights
to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to
the extent such amendment, consent or waiver would require
unanimous consent of the Lenders as described in the first
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proviso to Section 11.1. In the case of any such
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participation, the Participant shall be entitled to the benefit
of Sections 4.1,
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4.3, 4.4 and 11.5 as though it were also a Lender hereunder
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(provided that no Participant shall be entitled to any greater
amount pursuant to such Sections than the originating Lender
would have been entitled to receive if no such participation had
been sold), and 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 a Lender
under this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest
in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and
interest in this Agreement and any Note held by it in favor of
any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the
FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR Section 203.14, and such
Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest
in any manner permitted under applicable law.
11.9 Confidentiality. Each Lender agrees to take, and
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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,
or by the Administrative Agent on the Company's or such
Subsidiary's behalf, under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and neither such Lender 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; except to the
extent such information (i) was or becomes generally available to
the public other than as a result of disclosure by such Lender,
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 or any
Subsidiary known to such Lender; provided, however, that
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any Lender may disclose such information (A) at the request or
pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental Authority to
which such Lender is subject or in connection with an examination
of such Lender by any such authority; (B) pursuant to subpoena or
other court process; (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 Administrative Agent or any Lender or
any of their respective Affiliates may be party; (E) to the
extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any
remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (F) to such
Lender's
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independent auditors and other professional advisors;
(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 Lenders
hereunder; (H) as to any Lender or any of its Affiliates, as
expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or
agreement regarding confidentiality to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is party or is deemed party with such Lender or such
Affiliate; and (I) to its Affiliates.
11.10 Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies
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of the Lenders provided by law, if an Unmatured Event of Default
under subsection 9.1(a), (f) or (g) or any Event of
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Default exists, each Lender is authorized at any time and from
time to time, without prior notice to the Company, any such
notice being expressly 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, such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the
Company against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender, now
or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the
Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such
Obligations may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees
promptly to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent after
any such set-off and application made by such Lender;
provided, however, that the failure to give such notice
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shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
11.11 Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc.
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Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of
any change in the address to which notices to such Lender should
be directed, of addresses of any Lending Office, of payment
instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it
hereunder and of such other administrative information as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
11.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
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any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken
together shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same
instrument.
11.13 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability
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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.
11.14 No Third Parties Benefited. This Agreement is
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made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit
of the
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Company, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the
Administrative Agent-Related Persons, 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.
11.15 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. (a) THIS
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AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; PROVIDED THAT
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS
ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE
LENDERS CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO
THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE
COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. THE COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT AND THE LENDERS EACH WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS,
COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS, WHICH MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS
PERMITTED BY ILLINOIS LAW.
11.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE COMPANY, THE LENDERS
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AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT EACH WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS
TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY
ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH
RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. THE
COMPANY, THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT EACH AGREE THAT
ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES
FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS
WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION,
COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR
THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT,
RENEWAL, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFICATION TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
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11.17 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with
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the other Loan Documents (and any agreement relating to fees
referred in subsection 2.11(a)), embodies the entire
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agreement and understanding among the Company, the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent, and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons,
verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
11.18 Amendment and Restatement; Return of Notes. This
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Agreement amends and restates the Existing Credit Agreement in
its entirety and, after the effectiveness of this Agreement on
the Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be of no
further force or effect (except for any provisions thereof which
by their terms survive termination thereof). Each Lender agrees
that it will, as promptly as practicable after the Effective
Date, return to the Company any note issued to such Lender under
the Existing Credit Agreement, marked to show that such Note has
been superseded.
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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 EARTHGRAINS COMPANY
By:
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Vice President and
Treasurer
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:
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Title
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as an
Issuing Lender and as a Lender
By:
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Title
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THE BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK
OF ST. LOUIS, as Co-Agent
and as a Lender
By:
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Title
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Co-Agent and as a Lender
By:
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Title
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MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK, as Co-Agent
and as a Lender
By
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Title
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By
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Title
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
By
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Title
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
By
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Title
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WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.
By
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Title
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SCHEDULE 2.1
COMMITMENTS
AND PRO RATA SHARES
Lender Commitment Pro Rata Share
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Bank of America National Trust $35,000,000.00 15.555555556%
and Savings Association
The Boatmen's National Bank $30,000,000.00 13.333333333%
of St. Louis
The Chase Manhattan Bank $30,000,000.00 13.333333333%
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company $30,000,000.00 13.333333333%
of New York
The Bank of New York $25,000,000.00 11.111111111%
The First National Bank of Chicago $25,000,000.00 11.111111111%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $25,000,000.00 11.111111111%
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. $25,000,000.00 11.111111111%
TOTAL $225,000,000.00 100.000000000%
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SCHEDULE 11.2
OFFSHORE AND DOMESTIC LENDING OFFICES,
ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY
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Mr. Michael A. Salamone
Vice President & Treasurer
8400 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63105-3668
Telephone: 314-259-7066
Facsimile: 314-259-7036
Person to whom Bid Loan correspondence should be addressed:
Mr. Michael A. Salamone
Vice President & Treasurer
8400 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63105-3668
Telephone: 314-259-7066
Facsimile: 314-259-7036
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
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AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
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as Administrative Agent
Bank of America National Trust
and Savings Association
Agency Management Services #5596
1455 Market Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94103
Attention: David Flores
Telephone: (415) 436-2749
Facsimile: (415) 436-2700
Administrative Agent's Payment Office:
Attn: Agency Management Services #5596
1850 Gateway Boulevard
Concord, California 94520
For Credit To: 12338-15039
Reference: The Earthgrains Company
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BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST
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AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
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as an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
200 W. Jackson Blvd, 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60697
Attention: Patricia Thomas-Horne
Account Administrator
Telephone: (312) 828-3869
Facsimile: (312) 974-9626
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
231 South LaSalle Street, 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60197
Attention: G. Burton Queen
Managing Director
Telephone: (312) 828-3096
Facsimile: (312) 987-1276
THE BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK
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OF ST. LOUIS, as Co-Agent
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and as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
One Boatmen's Plaza
800 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Attention: Pam Weiss
Telephone: (314) 466-6912
Facsimile: (314) 466-7783
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis
One Boatmen's Plaza
800 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Attention: Kenneth J. Schult
Vice President
Telephone: (314) 466-7683
Facsimile: (314) 466-7783
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
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as Co-Agent and as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
140 East 45th Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10017-3162
Attention: Martena Johnson
Telephone: (212) 622-8703
Facsimile: (212) 622-0002
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
The Chase Manhattan Bank
270 Park Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10017-2070
Attention: Maggie Lane
Telephone: 212-270-9803
Facsimile: 212-270-2625
Attention: Lyette Proctor
Telephone: (212) 270-2272
Facsimile: (212) 270-7888
MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
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OF NEW YORK, as Co-Agent
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and as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office;
Notices (other than Borrowing, Conversion/
Continuation and similar operational notices):
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10260-0060
Attention: Patricia Merritt
Vice President
Telephone: (212) 648-6744
Facsimile: (212) 648-5336
Notices (Borrowing, Conversion/Continuation and similar operational
notices):
c/o J.P. Morgan Services, Inc.
500 Stanton Christiana Road
P.O. Box 6070
Newark, Delaware 19713-2107
Attention: Beth Cesari
Telephone: (302) 634-1857
Facsimile: (302) 634-1091
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
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as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
One Wall Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10286
Attention: Pilar Kinzie
Telephone: (212) 635-7607
Facsimile: (212) 635-7923
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
The Bank of New York
One Wall Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10286
Attention: John Lambert
Vice President
Telephone: (212) 635-8204
Facsimile: (212) 635-1208/1209
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
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as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
One First National Plaza
Suite 0088, 1-14
Chicago, IL 60670
Attention: April Yebd
Telephone: (312) 732-4823
Facsimile: (312) 732-2715
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
The First National Bank of Chicago
One First National Plaza
Suite 0173, 1-14
Chicago, IL 60670
Attention: William J. Oleferchik
Telephone: (312) 732-2947
Facsimile: (312) 732-1117
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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
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as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
201 Third Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Attention: Tessie Melgar
Loan Operations Manager
Telephone: (415) 477-5421
Facsimile: (415) 979-0675
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
222 West Adams Street
Suite 2180
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Melissa F. Nachman
Vice President
Telephone: (312) 553-2353
Facsimile: (312) 553-4783
WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.,
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as a Lender
Domestic and Offshore Lending Office:
191 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Karen Reynolds
Telephone: (404) 332-6446
Facsimile: (404) 332-6898
Notices (other than Borrowing notices and Notices of
Conversion/Continuation):
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A.
191 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Steven Bennett
Telephone: (404) 332-6739
Facsimile: (404) 332-6898
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GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY dated as of April 30, 1997, is executed in
favor of BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative
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Agent") and the Lenders which are now or hereafter become
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parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, The Earthgrains Company (the "Company") has
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entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
April 30, 1997 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; terms defined in the
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Credit Agreement and not defined in this Guaranty are used herein
as defined in the Credit Agreement) with various financial
institutions (together with their respective successors and
assigns, the "Lenders"), Bank of America National Trust and
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Savings Association, as an Issuing Lender, and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent;
and
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned will benefit from the
making of loans pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing
to guaranty the Liabilities (as defined below) as hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of
the undersigned hereby jointly and severally, unconditionally and
irrevocably, as primary obligor and not merely as surety,
guarantees the full and prompt payment when due, whether by
acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of all
obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Company to each of the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent under or in connection with
the Credit Agreement and the Notes, howsoever created, arising or
evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, in each case
as the same may be amended, modified, extended or renewed from
time to time (all such obligations being herein collectively
called the "Liabilities"); provided, however, that
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the liability of each of the undersigned hereunder shall be
limited to the maximum amount of the Liabilities which such
undersigned may guaranty without violating any fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer law (plus all costs and
expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in enforcing this Guaranty against such undersigned).
Each of the undersigned agrees that, in the event of the
dissolution or insolvency of the Company or any undersigned, or
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the inability or failure of the Company or any undersigned to pay
debts as they become due, or an assignment by the Company or any
undersigned for the benefit of creditors, or the occurrence of
any other Event of Default under Section 9.1(f) or 9.1(g) of the
Credit Agreement, and if such event shall occur at a time when
any of the Liabilities may not then be due and payable, such
undersigned will pay to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lenders forthwith the full amount which would be payable
hereunder by such undersigned if all Liabilities were then due
and payable.
To secure all obligations of each of the undersigned
hereunder, and in addition to any rights and remedies of the
Lenders provided by law, if any Unmatured Event of Default under
subsection 9.1(a), (f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement or any
Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent and each Lender
are authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior
notice to the undersigned, any such notice being expressly waived
by the undersigned 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 Administrative Agent or
such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the
undersigned against any and all Liabilities owing to the
Administrative Agent or such Lender, now or hereafter existing,
irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such
Lender shall have made demand under this Guaranty or any other
Loan Document and although such Liabilities may not be due and
payable. The Administrative Agent and each Lender agree to
promptly notify the undersigned (and the Administrative Agent, if
applicable) after any such set-off and application; provided,
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however, that the failure to give such notice shall not
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affect the validity of such set-off and application.
This Guaranty shall in all respects be a continuing,
absolute and unconditional guaranty, and shall remain in full
force and effect (notwithstanding, without limitation, the
dissolution of any of the undersigned or that at any time or from
time to time no Liabilities are outstanding) until all
Commitments have terminated and all Liabilities have been paid in
full.
The undersigned further agree that if at any time all or any
part of any payment theretofore applied by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to any of the Liabilities is or must be
rescinded or returned by the Administrative Agent or such Lender
for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or any of
the undersigned), such Liabilities shall, for the purposes of
this Guaranty, to the extent that such payment is or must be
rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence,
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notwithstanding such application by the Administrative Agent or
such Lender, and this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or
be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such Liabilities, all as
though such application by the Administrative Agent or such
Lender had not been made.
The Administrative Agent or any Lender may, from time to
time, at its sole discretion and without notice to the
undersigned (or any of them), take any or all of the following
actions without affecting the obligations of the undersigned
hereunder: (a) retain or obtain a security interest in any
property to secure any of the Liabilities or any obligation
hereunder, (b) retain or obtain the primary or secondary
obligation of any obligor or obligors, in addition to the
undersigned, with respect to any of the Liabilities, (c) extend
or renew any of the Liabilities for one or more periods (whether
or not longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of
the Liabilities, or release or compromise any obligation of any
of the undersigned hereunder or any obligation of any nature of
any other obligor with respect to any of the Liabilities, (d)
release its security interest in, or surrender, release or permit
any substitution or exchange for, all or any part of any property
securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder, or
extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer
than the original period) or release, compromise, alter or
exchange any obligations of any nature of any obligor with
respect to any such property, and (e) resort to the undersigned
(or any of them) for payment of any of the Liabilities when due,
whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have
resorted to any property securing any of the Liabilities or any
obligation hereunder or shall have proceeded against any other of
the undersigned or any other obligor primarily or secondarily
obligated with respect to any of the Liabilities.
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Each of the undersigned hereby expressly waives: (a) notice
of the acceptance by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of
this Guaranty, (b) notice of the existence or creation or non-
payment of all or any of the Liabilities, (c) presentment,
demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and all other notices
whatsoever and (d) all diligence in collection or protection of
or realization upon any Liabilities or any security for or
guaranty of any Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any payment made by or for the account of
any of the undersigned pursuant to this Guaranty, the undersigned
shall not be subrogated to any right of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender until such time as the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders shall have received final payment in cash of the full
amount of all Liabilities.
Each of the undersigned further agrees to pay all reasonable
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal
expenses) paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in endeavoring to collect the Liabilities of such
undersigned, or any part thereof, and in enforcing this Guaranty
against such undersigned.
The creation or existence from time to time of additional
Liabilities to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any of
them is hereby authorized, without notice to the undersigned (or
any of them), and shall in no way affect or impair the rights of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or the obligations of the
undersigned under this Guaranty, including each of the
undersigned's guaranty of such additional Liabilities.
The Administrative Agent and any Lender may from time to
time, in accordance with Section 11.8 of the Credit Agreement,
without notice to the undersigned (or any of them), assign or
transfer any or all of the Liabilities or any interest therein;
and, notwithstanding any such assignment or transfer or any
subsequent assignment or transfer thereof, such Liabilities shall
be and remain Liabilities for the purposes of this Guaranty, and
each and every immediate and successive assignee or transferee of
any of the Liabilities or of any interest therein shall, to the
extent of the interest of such assignee or transferee in the
Liabilities, be entitled to the benefits of this Guaranty to the
same extent as if such assignee or transferee were a Lender.
No delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a
waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or remedy shall
preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right or remedy; nor shall any modification or waiver of
any provision of this Guaranty be binding upon the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders except as expressly set forth in a writing
duly signed and delivered on behalf of the Administrative Agent.
No action of the Administrative Agent or any Lender permitted
hereunder shall in any way affect or impair the rights of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or the obligations of the
undersigned under this Guaranty. For purposes of this Guaranty,
Liabilities shall include all obligations of the Company to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender arising under or in connection
with the Credit Agreement or any Note, notwithstanding any right
or power of the Company or anyone else to assert any claim or
defense as to the invalidity or unenforceability of any
obligation, and no such claim or defense shall affect or impair
the obligations of the undersigned hereunder.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, (a) this Guaranty has been
delivered to the Administrative Agent and (b) the Administrative
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Agent has been authorized to enforce this Guaranty on behalf of
itself and each of the Lenders. All payments by the undersigned
pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made to the Administrative
Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.
This Guaranty shall be binding upon the undersigned and the
successors and assigns of the undersigned; and to the extent that
the Company or any of the undersigned is either a partnership or
a corporation, all references herein to the Company and to the
undersigned, respectively, shall be deemed to include any
successor or successors, whether immediate or remote, to such
partnership or corporation. The term "undersigned" as used
herein shall mean all parties executing this Guaranty and each of
them, and all such parties shall be jointly and severally
obligated hereunder.
This Guaranty has been delivered at Chicago, Illinois, and
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
internal laws of the State of Illinois. Wherever possible each
provision of this Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid
under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Guaranty.
This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts
and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, and
each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original but all
such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
Guaranty. At any time after the date of this Guaranty, one or
more additional persons or entities may become parties hereto by
executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a
counterpart of this Guaranty. Immediately upon such execution
and delivery (and without any further action), each such
additional person or entity will become a party to, and will be
bound by all of the terms of, this Guaranty.
ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, SHALL
BE BROUGHT AND MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
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ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER
PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OPTION, IN
THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER
PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY EXPRESSLY
AND IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY SUCH
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LITIGATION AS SET FORTH ABOVE. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED FURTHER
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED
MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE ADDRESS SET FORTH OPPOSITE ITS
SIGNATURE HERETO (OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS IT SHALL HAVE
SPECIFIED IN WRITING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS ITS ADDRESS
FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER) OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY EXPRESSLY
AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF
VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED
TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT
IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, AND (BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS
HEREOF) EACH OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER, HEREBY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS GUARANTY, ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR
AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING
RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING,
AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guaranty has been duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.
EARTHGRAINS BAKING COMPANIES, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EARTHGRAINS REFRIGERATED DOUGH
PRODUCTS, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The undersigned is executing a counterpart hereof for
purposes of becoming a party hereto:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order
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of Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (the
"Lender") the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans
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made by the Lender to the Company pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1997 (as amended
or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit
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Agreement"), among the Company, various financial institutions
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from time to time party thereto, Bank of America National Trust
and Savings Association, as an Issuing Lender, and Bank of
America National Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative
Agent, on the dates and in the amounts provided in the Credit
Agreement. The Company further promises to pay interest on the
unpaid principal amount of the Loans evidenced hereby from time
to time at the rates, on the dates, and otherwise as provided in
the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal
with respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a
part hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached
hereto and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to
endorse such information on such schedule or continuation thereof
shall not in any manner affect any obligation of the Company
under the Credit Agreement and this Promissory Note (this
"Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for
acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain
stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein
with their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined
herein. This Note shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois
applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within
such State.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
written.
THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY
By:
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Title:
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Schedule A to Note
BASE RATE COMMITTED LOANS AND REPAYMENTS OF
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BASE RATE COMMITTED LOANS
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(2) (3)
Amount of Amount of
Base Rate Base Rate (4)
(1) Committed Committed Notation
Date Loan Loan Repaid Made By
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Schedule B to Note
OFFSHORE RATE COMMITTED LOANS AND REPAYMENTS
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OF OFFSHORE RATE COMMITTED LOANS
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(3)
(2) Interest (4)
Amount of Period for Amount of
Offshore Offshore Offshore
Rate Rate Rate (5)
(1) Committed Committed Committed Notation
Date Loan Loan Loan Repaid Made By
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Schedule C to Note
BID LOANS AND REPAYMENTS OF BID LOANS
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(3)
(2) Interest (4)
Amount Period Amount
of for of (5)
(1) Bid Bid Bid Notation
Date Loan Loan Loan Repaid Made By
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NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis (the "Lender") the
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aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender
to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the
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Company, various financial institutions from time to time party
thereto, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
an Issuing Lender, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the
amounts provided in the Credit Agreement. The Company further
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the
Loans evidenced hereby from time to time at the rates, on the
dates, and otherwise as provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
128
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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The Chase Manhattan Bank (the "Lender") the aggregate unpaid
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principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Company
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time,
the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, various financial
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institutions from time to time party thereto, Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as an Issuing Lender, and
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the amounts provided in
the Credit Agreement. The Company further promises to pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans evidenced hereby from
time to time at the rates, on the dates, and otherwise as provided
in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
129
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (the "Lender") the
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aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender
to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the
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Company, various financial institutions from time to time party
thereto, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
an Issuing Lender, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the
amounts provided in the Credit Agreement. The Company further
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the
Loans evidenced hereby from time to time at the rates, on the
dates, and otherwise as provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
130
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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The Bank of New York (the "Lender") the aggregate unpaid
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principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Company
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time,
the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, various financial
----------------
institutions from time to time party thereto, Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as an Issuing Lender, and
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the amounts provided in
the Credit Agreement. The Company further promises to pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans evidenced hereby from
time to time at the rates, on the dates, and otherwise as provided
in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
131
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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The First National Bank of Chicago (the "Lender") the aggregate
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unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the
Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company,
----------------
various financial institutions from time to time party thereto,
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as an
Issuing Lender, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the
amounts provided in the Credit Agreement. The Company further
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the
Loans evidenced hereby from time to time at the rates, on the
dates, and otherwise as provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
132
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
-------
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the "Lender") the aggregate unpaid
------
principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Company
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time,
the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, various financial
----------------
institutions from time to time party thereto, Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as an Issuing Lender, and
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the amounts provided in
the Credit Agreement. The Company further promises to pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans evidenced hereby from
time to time at the rates, on the dates, and otherwise as provided
in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
133
NOTE
April 30, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Earthgrains
Company (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
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Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. (the "Lender") the aggregate
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unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the
Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of April 30, 1997 (as amended or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company,
----------------
various financial institutions from time to time party thereto,
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as an
Issuing Lender, and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent, on the dates and in the
amounts provided in the Credit Agreement. The Company further
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the
Loans evidenced hereby from time to time at the rates, on the
dates, and otherwise as provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Lender is authorized to endorse the amount and the
date on which each Loan is made and each payment of principal with
respect thereto on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part
hereof, or on continuations thereof which shall be attached hereto
and made a part hereof; provided that any failure to endorse such
information on such schedule or continuation thereof shall not in
any manner affect any obligation of the Company under the Credit
Agreement and this Promissory Note (this "Note").
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This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement, which Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration
of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with
their defined meanings therein unless otherwise defined herein.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to
contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.