Exhibit 10
AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2004
BY AND AMONG
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
AND
THE BANKS
A PARTY HERETO
AND
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
AS THE AGENT
AND
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
AS A SYNDICATION AGENT
AND
NATIONAL CITY BANK
AS A DOCUMENTATION AGENT,
AND
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
AS SOLE ARRANGER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT..................... 1
Section 1.01. Amendment to Section 1.1.............................. 1
Section 1.02. Amendments to Section 5.1............................. 3
Section 1.03. Amendment to Section 5.2.............................. 4
Section 1.04. Substitution of Exhibits.............................. 4
Section 1.05. No Other Amendments................................... 4
ARTICLE II BORROWER'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPRESENTATIONS..................... 4
Section 2.01. Incorporation by Reference............................ 4
Section 2.02. Corporate Authority................................... 4
Section 2.03. Validity of this Amendment No. 8...................... 4
Section 2.04. Amendment Closing Fee................................. 5
ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS............................................... 5
Section 3.01. Ratification of Terms................................. 5
Section 3.02. References............................................ 5
Section 3.03. Counterparts.......................................... 5
Section 3.04. Capitalized Terms..................................... 5
Section 3.05. Conditions Precedent.................................. 6
Section 3.06. Amendment Effective Date.............................. 7
Section 3.07. Certain Taxes......................................... 7
Section 3.08. Costs and Expenses.................................... 7
Section 3.09. Severability.......................................... 7
Section 3.10. Governing Law......................................... 8
Section 3.11. Headings.............................................. 8
ATTACHED EXHIBIT
Exhibit "F" - Form of Revised Compliance Certificate
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AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated
as of June 30, 2004 (this "Amendment No. 8"), is made by and among COOPER TIRE &
RUBBER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (as more fully defined in the Existing
Credit Agreement referred to below, the "Borrower"), and the Banks (as defined
in the Existing Credit Agreement) and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its
capacity as the issuer of letters of credit under the Existing Credit Agreement
and as agent for the Banks under the Existing Credit Agreement (in such
capacity, as more fully defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, as the
"Agent"), and amends that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of September 1, 2000, by and among the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent (such
Credit Agreement is herein referred to as the "Original Credit Agreement"), as
amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of March 27, 2001 (the "Amendment No. 1"), that certain Amendment No. 2
to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2001 (the
"Amendment No. 2"), that certain Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of and effective nunc pro tunc as of September 30, 2001, (the
"Amendment No. 3"), that certain Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of November 1, 2001 but effective nunc pro tunc as of
September 30, 2001 (the "Amendment No. 4"), that certain Amendment No. 5 to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2001 (the
"Amendment No. 5"), that certain Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of August 29, 2002 (the "Amendment No. 6"), and that certain
Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 28,
2003 (the "Amendment No. 7"); and the Original Credit Agreement, as amended by
the Amendment No. 1, the Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, the Amendment No. 4,
Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6 and the Amendment No. 7, is herein referred to
as the "Existing Credit Agreement").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested an amendment of certain
covenants contained in the Existing Credit Agreement; and the Banks and the
Agent have agreed to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement upon
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises (each of which is
incorporated herein by reference), the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Section 1.01. Amendments to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(a) The following definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the
Existing Credit Agreement are amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the
Requests for Disbursement, the Amendment No. 1 Loan Documents, the
Amendment No. 2 Loan Documents, the Amendment No. 3 Loan Documents, the
Amendment No. 4 Loan Documents, the Amendment No. 5 Loan Documents, the
Amendment No. 6 Loan Documents, the Amendment No. 7 Loan Documents, the
Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents and any other instruments, certificates or
documents delivered or contemplated to be delivered hereunder or
thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, as the same may be
supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance herewith or
therewith; and "Loan Document" shall mean any of the Loan Documents.
"Maturity Date" shall mean (i) June 29, 2005, (ii) such later
date as is agreed to by the Banks pursuant to Section 2.2c hereof, (iii)
such earlier date on which the Short Term Revolving Credit Commitment
shall terminate pursuant to Section 2.4 or (iv) such earlier date when,
pursuant to Article VII hereof, the Short Term Revolving Credit Commitment
shall terminate.
(b) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of
the Existing Credit Agreement and shall be inserted in their correct
alphabetical order:
"Amendment No. 8" shall mean that certain Amendment No. 8 to
Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2004, by and among the Borrower, the
Agent and the Banks.
"Amendment No. 8 Closing Date" shall mean June 30, 2004.
"Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents" shall mean the Amendment No.
8, and any other documents delivered or contemplated to be delivered
thereunder or in connection therewith, as the same may be supplemented or
amended from time to time in accordance herewith or therewith; and the
term "Amendment No. 8 Loan Document" shall mean any of the Amendment No. 8
Loan Documents.
"Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, the
Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (a) the sum of (i) the
Consolidated depreciation expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for
such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied,
(ii) the Consolidated amortization expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied, (iii) the Consolidated Net Interest Expense for such
period, (iv) the Consolidated income tax expense of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied, (v) the Consolidated extraordinary or unusual losses
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in
accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, (vi) the other Consolidated
non-cash
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charges of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, less (b) the sum of (i) the
Consolidated extraordinary or unusual gains of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied, and (ii) other noncash credits of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied.
"Consolidated Net Indebtedness" shall mean the Indebtedness of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, less, all cash and Eligible
Short Term Investments of Cash as recorded on the Borrower's balance sheet
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, in an amount equal to the
amount of cash and Eligible Short Term Investments of Cash recorded on the
Borrower's balance sheet in excess of $30,000,000.
"Consolidated Net Interest Expense" shall mean, for any
period, the Consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied.
"Eligible Short Term Investments of Cash" shall mean (i)
securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the
United States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having
maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition, (ii)
time deposits, certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with
maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition,
bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months from the
date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any
Bank or with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in
excess of $500,000,000, (iii) repurchase obligations with a term of not
more than thirty days for underlying securities of any of the types
described in clause (i) or (ii) and entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, (iv) commercial paper
maturing in 180 days or less rated not lower than A-1 by S&P or P-1 by
Moody's on the date of acquisition, and (v) interests in pooled investment
funds the assets of which are invested in investments referred to in
clauses (i) through (iv) above.
(c) The following definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the
Existing Credit Agreement are hereby deleted from the Existing Credit
Agreement: "Consolidated Net Income Available for Fixed Charge",
"Consolidated Indebtedness", "Consolidated Rentals", "Fixed Charges",
"Rental" and "Third Quarter 2001 Special Charge".
Section 1.02. Amendments to Section 5.1. Section 5.1 of the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
5.1 PERCENTAGE OF CONSOLIDATED NET INDEBTEDNESS TO CONSOLIDATED
CAPITALIZATION. The Borrower shall not, at any time, allow its
Consolidated Net
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Indebtedness to be greater than fifty-five percent (55%) of the sum of (i)
Consolidated Net Indebtedness plus (ii) Consolidated Stockholder's Equity.
Section 1.03. Amendments to Section 5.2. Section 5.2 of the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
5.2 INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO. As of the last day of each Fiscal
Quarter during the term hereof, the Borrower shall not permit the ratio,
measured on a rolling four Fiscal Quarters basis, of Consolidated EBITDA
to Consolidated Net Interest Expense to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
Section 1.04. Substitution of Exhibits. Exhibit "F" to the Existing
Credit Agreement is deleted and there is substituted therefor the Exhibit "F"
attached hereto.
Section 1.05. No Other Amendments. The amendments to the Existing
Credit Agreement set forth above do not either implicitly or explicitly alter,
waive or amend, except as expressly provided in this Amendment No. 8, the
provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement. The amendments set forth above do
not waive, now or in the future, compliance with any other covenant, term or
condition to be performed or complied with nor does it impair any rights or
remedies of the Banks or the Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement with
respect to any such violation.
ARTICLE II
BORROWER'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPRESENTATIONS
As an inducement to the Banks and the Agent to enter into this
Amendment No. 8, the Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that:
Section 2.01. Incorporation by Reference. The Borrower hereby
repeats herein and remakes as of the date hereof for the benefit of the Banks
and the Agent, the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in
Article III of the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, except that for
purposes hereof such representations and warranties shall be deemed to extend to
and cover this Amendment No. 8.
Section 2.02. Corporate Authority. The Borrower is duly authorized
to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 8 and the Amendment No. 8 Loan
Documents to be executed and delivered herewith; all necessary corporate action
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 8 and such Notes
has been properly taken; and it is and will continue to be duly authorized to
borrow hereunder and to execute and deliver such Notes and to perform all of the
other terms and provisions of this Amendment No. 8.
Section 2.03. Validity of this Amendment No. 8. The execution and
delivery of this Amendment No. 8 does not, and the borrowings contemplated by
this Amendment No. 8, the execution and delivery of the Amendment No. 8 Loan
Document with respect thereto, and the
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performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Amendment No. 8, the
Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and the Amendment No. 8 Loan
Documents will not contravene any provision of law, of the Borrower's
certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or the provisions of any agreement to
which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower is bound; this Amendment
No. 8 constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower
enforceable in accordance with its terms; and the Notes, when duly executed on
behalf of the Borrower and delivered in accordance with this Amendment No. 8
will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
Section 2.04. Amendment Closing Fee. As an inducement to the Banks
and the Agent to enter into this Amendment No. 8, the Borrower hereby
represents, warrants and agrees to pay to the Agent, on behalf of each Bank that
executes and delivers to the Agent this Amendment No. 8 on or before noon on
June 30, 2004, an amendment closing fee equal to three (3) basis points (.03%)
times the total Commitment of each such Lender under the Agreement (such sum
herein referred to as, the "Amendment Closing Fee").
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01. Ratification of Terms. This Amendment No. 8 shall be
construed in connection with and as part of the Existing Credit Agreement; and
the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and modified to include this
Amendment No. 8. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment No. 8, the
Existing Credit Agreement and each and every representation, warranty, covenant,
term and condition contained therein is specifically ratified and confirmed.
Section 3.02. References. All notices, communications, agreements,
certificates, documents or other instruments executed and delivered after the
execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 8 may refer to the Existing Credit
Agreement without making specific reference to this Amendment No. 8, but
nevertheless all such references shall include this Amendment No. 8 unless the
context requires otherwise.
Section 3.03. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 8 may be executed in
any number of counterparts, and by the different parties hereto on separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment No. 8 by
telecopier shall be effective as of delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Amendment No. 8.
Section 3.04. Capitalized Terms. Except for proper nouns and as
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
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Section 3.05. Conditions Precedent. It shall be a condition
precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment No. 8 and to the amendment of
terms of the Existing Credit Agreement as herein set forth that:
(i) The Agent shall have received on behalf of the Banks, on or
before the Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) the following
items, each, unless otherwise indicated, dated on or before the Amendment
Effective Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its
counsel:
(A) A duly executed counterpart original of this Amendment
No. 8 and the other Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents, shall have been duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Bank to the Agent for the
benefit of the Banks and the Agent;
(B) A copy of the corporate action of the Borrower certified
by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower to authorize the
execution and delivery of, and performance under, this Amendment No. 8 and the
other Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(C) A certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of
the Borrower certifying the names of the persons authorized to sign on behalf of
the Borrower this Amendment No. 8 and the other Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents
to which it is a party, and all other documents and certificates delivered
hereunder together with the true signatures of such persons; and
(D) A certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the
Borrower certifying that the statements set forth in Section 3.05(ii) of this
Amendment No. 8, as of the Amendment No. 8 Closing Date, are true and correct;
(ii) The following statements shall be true and correct on the
Amendment Effective Date and the Agent shall have received a certificate signed
by an authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Amendment Effective Date,
stating that:
(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section
2.01 of this Amendment No. 8 and in the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby,
with respect to the Borrower are true and correct on and as of the Amendment
Effective Date as though made on and as of such date;
(B) no Event of Default, or event which, with the passage of
time or the giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default, has
occurred and is continuing, or would result from the execution of this Amendment
No. 8; and
(C) the Borrower has in all material respects performed all
agreements, covenants and conditions required to be performed on or prior to the
date hereof under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
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(iii) No action, suit, proceeding, investigation, regulation or
legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court
or other Governmental Person with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or this Amendment No. 8, the Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby to enjoin,
restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of, the Borrower's
performance under this Amendment No. 8, the Agreement or any other Loan
Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby;
(iv) All legal details and proceedings in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel, and the
Agent shall have received all such other counterpart originals or certified or
other copies of such documents and proceedings in connection with such
transactions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and
said counsel, as the Agent or said counsel may reasonably request;
(v) Payment to the Agent of the Amendment Closing Fee for the
benefit of the applicable Banks in connection with this Amendment No. 8;
(vi) Receipt by the Agent of such other instruments, amendments,
promissory notes, documents and opinions of counsel as the Agent shall
reasonably require, all of which shall be satisfactory in form and content to
the Agent and its counsel; and
(vii) For purposes of this Amendment No. 8, upon completion of the
conditions set forth above in this Section 3.05, the term "Amendment Effective
Date" shall mean, and the effective date of this Amendment No. 8 shall be deemed
to be, June 30, 2004.
Section 3.06. Amendment Effective Date. From and after the Amendment
Effective Date, all references in the Existing Credit Agreement and each of the
other Loan Documents to the Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the
Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
Section 3.07. Certain Taxes. The Borrower agrees to pay, and save
the Agent and the Banks harmless from, all liability for any stamp or other
taxes which may be payable with respect to the execution of this Amendment No.
8, the other Amendment No. 8 Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments
or transactions pursuant to or in connection herewith or therewith, which
obligation shall survive the termination of this Amendment No. 8.
Section 3.08. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay
all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and the disbursements of the Agent's special
counsel, Tucker Arensberg, P.C.) in connection with the preparation, execution
and delivery of this Amendment No. 8 and the related documents.
Section 3.09. Severability. Any provision of this Amendment No. 8
which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
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extent of such prohibition or enforceability without invalidating the remaining
portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in
any other jurisdiction.
Section 3.10. Governing Law. Amendment No. 8 shall be a contract
made under and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without
regard to the provisions thereof regarding conflicts of law.
Section 3.11. Headings. The headings of this Amendment No. 8 are for
purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, with the intent to be
legally bound hereby, have caused this Amendment No. 8 to be duly executed by
their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
BORROWER:
ATTEST (SEAL) COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Jack Jay McCracken By: /s/ S. O. Schroeder
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Name: Jack Jay McCracken Name: S. O. Schroeder
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President - Treasurer
By: /s/ Janice K. Grubb By: /s/ C. F. Nagy
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Name: Janice K. Grubb Name: C. F. Nagy
Title: Executive Secretary Title: Assistant Treasurer
AGENT:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its
capacity as Agent
By: /s/ Joseph G. Moran
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Name: Joseph G. Moran
Title: Managing Director
BANKS:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Joseph G. Moran
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Name: Joseph G. Moran
Title: Managing Director
[SIGNATURES OF REMAINING BANKS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES]
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[CONTINUATION OF SIGNATURES OF BANKS TO
AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2004]
NATIONAL CITY BANK
By: /s/ Thomas E. Redmond
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Name: Thomas E. Redmond
Title: Senior Vice President
BANK ONE, NA, successor by merger to
Bank One, Michigan
By: /s/ James M. Sumoski
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Name: James M. Sumoski
Title: Director
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By: /s/ Beth Grossman
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Name: Beth Grossman
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Edward J. Dougherty III
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Name: Edward J. Dougherty III
Title: Vice President
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: /s/ Tim Cassidy
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Name: Tim Cassidy
Title: Vice President
[SIGNATURES OF REMAINING BANKS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES]
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[CONTINUATION OF SIGNATURES OF BANKS TO
AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2004]
FIFTH THIRD BANK
By: /s/ Jeffery C. Shrader
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Name: Jeffery C. Shrader
Title: Vice President
SUNTRUST BANK
By: /s/ William C. Humphries
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Name: William C. Humphries
Title: Managing Director
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ W. Robert Perkins
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Name: W. Robert Perkins
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By: /s/ V. Gibson
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Name: V. Gibson
Title: Assistant Agent
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Patrick F. Dunphy
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Name: Patrick F. Dunphy
Title: First Vice President
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CLOSING CERTIFICATE
Reference is hereby made to that certain Amendment No. 8 to the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2004 (the "Amendment") by and
among COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the
financial institutions as parties thereto, and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as agent for such financial institutions (in such capacity the "Agent"). Defined
terms used herein but not herein defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in the Amendment (including the defined terms incorporated therein by
reference).
This Closing Certificate is made in connection with Section 3.05(i)(D) of
the Amendment; and pursuant thereto the undersigned, each an authorized officer
of the Borrower, do hereby certify that, as of the Amendment No. 8 Closing Date:
(A) except for events disclosed in the Borrower's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2004, no event has occurred to
the Borrower which would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Borrower;
(B) the representations and warranties contained in Section 2.01
of the Amendment and in the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, with
respect to the Borrower are true and correct on and as of the Amendment
Effective Date as though made on and as of such date;
(C) no Event of Default, or event which, with the passage of time
or the giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default, has
occurred and is continuing, or would result from the execution of the
Amendment; and
(D) the Borrower has in all material respects performed all
agreements, covenants and conditions required to be performed on or prior
to the date hereof under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, with the intent to be legally bound
hereby, has caused this Closing Certificate to be duly executed by its proper
and duly authorized officer this 30th day of June, 2004.
ATTEST COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Jack Jay McCracken By: /s/ P. G. Weaver
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Name: Jack Jay McCracken Name: P. G. Weaver
Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Vice President - Chief
Financial Officer
By: /s/ Janice K. Grubb By: /s/ S. O. Schroeder
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Name: Janice K. Grubb Name: S. O. Schroeder
Title: Executive Secretary Title: Vice President - Treasurer
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