364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of November 26, 2003 among AETNA INC., as Borrower, The Lenders Listed Herein and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent

EXECUTION COPY

Exhibit 10.3

$300,000,000

364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 26, 2003

among

AETNA INC.,

as Borrower,

The Lenders Listed Herein

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative Agent

▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES INC.,
as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

and

FLEET NATIONAL BANK,
as Co-Syndication Agents

TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I
	SECTION 1.01. Definitions
	SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations
	SECTION 1.03. Classifications of Borrowings
ARTICLE II
	SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Lend
	SECTION 2.02. Notice of Committed Borrowings
	SECTION 2.03. Money Market Borrowings
	SECTION 2.04. Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans
	SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Debt
	SECTION 2.06. Maturity of Loans
	SECTION 2.07. Termination or Reduction of Commitments
	SECTION 2.08. Increase in Commitments
	SECTION 2.09. Interest Rates
	SECTION 2.10. Fees
	SECTION 2.11. Method of Electing Interest Rates
	SECTION 2.12. Prepayments
	SECTION 2.13. General Provisions as to Payments
	SECTION 2.14. Funding Losses
	SECTION 2.15. Computation of Interest and Fees
	SECTION 2.16. Regulation D Compensation
	SECTION 2.17. Term-Out Option
ARTICLE III
	SECTION 3.01. Effectiveness
	SECTION 3.02. Borrowings
ARTICLE IV
	SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power
	SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention
	SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect
	SECTION 4.04. Financial Information
	SECTION 4.05. Litigation
	SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA
	SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	SECTION 4.08. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act
	SECTION 4.09. Full Disclosure
	SECTION 4.10. Taxes
ARTICLE V
	SECTION 5.01. Information
	SECTION 5.02. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Insurance
	SECTION 5.03. Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth
	SECTION 5.04. Leverage Ratio
	SECTION 5.05. Liens
	SECTION 5.06. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets
	SECTION 5.07. Use of Proceeds
	SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws
	SECTION 5.09. Inspection of Property, Books and Records
	SECTION 5.10. Payment of Obligations
ARTICLE VI
	SECTION 6.01. Events of Default
	SECTION 6.02. Notice of Default
ARTICLE VII
	SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authorization
	SECTION 7.02. Agent and Affiliates
	SECTION 7.03. Action by Agent
	SECTION 7.04. Consultation with Experts
	SECTION 7.05. Liability of Agent
	SECTION 7.06. Indemnification
	SECTION 7.07. Credit Decision
	SECTION 7.08. Successor Agent
	SECTION 7.09. Agent’s Fees
ARTICLE VIII
	SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair
	SECTION 8.02. Illegality
	SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return
	SECTION 8.04. Taxes
	SECTION 8.05. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans
	SECTION 8.06. Substitution of Lender
	SECTION 8.07. Election to Terminate
ARTICLE IX
	SECTION 9.01. Notices
	SECTION 9.02. No Waivers
	SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnification
	SECTION 9.04. Amendments and Waivers
	SECTION 9.05. Successors and Assigns
	SECTION 9.06. New York Law
	SECTION 9.07. Counterparts; Integration
	SECTION 9.08. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	SECTION 9.09. Notice and Waiver Related to Existing Credit Agreement
	SECTION 9.10. Headings
	SECTION 9.11. Disclosure
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM
LETTER AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
LETTER
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
PORTIONS OF ANNUAL REPORT TO SECURITY HOLDERS
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
POWER OF ATTORNEY
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION

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		ARTICLE I
	Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Definitions				1
SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations				12
SECTION 1.03. Classifications of Borrowings				13
		ARTICLE II
	The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Lend				13
SECTION 2.02. Notice of Committed Borrowings				13
SECTION 2.03. Money Market Borrowings				14
SECTION 2.04. Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans				17
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Debt				17
SECTION 2.06. Maturity of Loans				18
SECTION 2.07. Termination or Reduction of Commitments				18
SECTION 2.08. Increase in Commitments				19
SECTION 2.09. Interest Rates				20
SECTION 2.10. Fees				22
SECTION 2.11. Method of Electing Interest Rates				22
SECTION 2.12. Prepayments				24
SECTION 2.13. General Provisions as to Payments				24
SECTION 2.14. Funding Losses				25
SECTION 2.15. Computation of Interest and Fees				26
SECTION 2.16. Regulation D Compensation				26
SECTION 2.17. Term-Out Option				26
	ARTICLE III
		Conditions
SECTION 3.01. Effectiveness				27
SECTION 3.02. Borrowings				28

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ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power							28
SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention							29
SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect							29
SECTION 4.04. Financial Information							29
SECTION 4.05. Litigation							29
SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA							30
SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements							30
SECTION 4.08. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act							30
SECTION 4.09. Full Disclosure							30
SECTION 4.10. Taxes							30
ARTICLE V
Covenants
SECTION 5.01. Information							31
SECTION 5.02. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Insurance							32
SECTION 5.03. Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth							32
SECTION 5.04. Leverage Ratio							32
SECTION 5.05. Liens							32
SECTION 5.06. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets							33
SECTION 5.07. Use of Proceeds							34
SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws							34
SECTION 5.09. Inspection of Property, Books and Records							34
SECTION 5.10. Payment of Obligations							34
ARTICLE VI
Defaults
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default							34
SECTION 6.02. Notice of Default							37
ARTICLE VII
The Agent
SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authorization							37
SECTION 7.02. Agent and Affiliates							37
SECTION 7.03. Action by Agent							37
SECTION 7.04. Consultation with Experts							37


SECTION 7.05. Liability of Agent							37
SECTION 7.06. Indemnification							38
SECTION 7.07. Credit Decision							38
SECTION 7.08. Successor Agent							38
SECTION 7.09. Agent’s Fees							38
ARTICLE VIII
Change in Circumstances
SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair							39
SECTION 8.02. Illegality							39
SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return							40
SECTION 8.04. Taxes							41
SECTION 8.05. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans							43
SECTION 8.06. Substitution of Lender							43
SECTION 8.07. Election to Terminate							44
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices							44
SECTION 9.02. No Waivers							45
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnification							45
SECTION 9.04. Amendments and Waivers							46
SECTION 9.05. Successors and Assigns							46
SECTION 9.06. New York Law							48
SECTION 9.07. Counterparts; Integration							48
SECTION 9.08. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL							48
SECTION 9.09. Notice and Waiver Related to Existing Credit Agreement							49
SECTION 9.10. Headings							49
SECTION 9.11. Disclosure							49

Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule 2.01 - Commitments to Lend
Exhibit A - Form of Note
Exhibit B - Form of Money Market Quote Request
Exhibit C - Form of Invitation for Money Market Quotes
Exhibit D - Form of Money Market Quote
Exhibit E-1 - Opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ III, Esq.
Exhibit E-2 - Opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Exhibit E-3 - Opinion of Drinker ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
Exhibit F - Form of Assignment and Assumption

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364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 26, 2003 among AETNA INC., the LENDERS listed on the signature pages hereof, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:

“Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth” means at any date the total shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries determined as of such date, adjusted to exclude net unrealized capital gains and losses.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Lender, the administrative questionnaire in the form submitted to such Lender by the Agent and submitted to the Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly completed by such Lender.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and its successors in such capacity.

“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, (i) in the case of its Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, (ii) in the case of its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office and (iii) in the case of its Money Market Loans, its Money Market Lending Office.

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.05), and accepted by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Agent.

“Augmenting Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a).

“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of 1/2 of 1% plus the Federal Funds Rate for such day.

“Base Rate Loan” means (i) a Committed Loan which bears interest at the Base Rate pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or a Notice of Interest Rate Election or the provisions of Article VIII or (ii) an overdue amount which was a Base Rate Loan immediately before it became overdue.

“Base Rate Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(a).

“Borrower” means Aetna Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and its successors.

“Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans made to the Borrower at the same time by the Lenders pursuant to Article II. A Borrowing is a “Base Rate Borrowing” if such Loans are Base Rate Loans, a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans and a “Money Market Borrowing” if such Loans are Money Market Loans.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 hereto, as such amount may be terminated or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07, increased pursuant to Section 2.08, terminated pursuant to Section 8.07 or changed pursuant to Section 9.05.

“Committed Loan” means a loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01; provided that, if any such loan or loans (or portions thereof) are combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the term “Committed Loan” shall refer to the combined principal amount resulting from such combination or to each of the separate principal amounts resulting from such subdivision, as the case may be.

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (a) consolidated interest expense for such period, (b) consolidated income tax expense for such period and (c) all amounts attributable to depreciation, amortization and other similar non-cash charges for such period; provided that, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period shall be adjusted to exclude, without duplication, the effect on Consolidated Net Income for such period of (i) the aggregate after-tax amount of any nonrecurring charges taken on or before December 31, 2003, during such period (up to an aggregate after-tax amount of $150,000,000 during such period), including, but not limited to, charges incurred to restructure operations and/or exit certain activities, including employee termination benefits and other costs, (ii) any extraordinary gains or losses for such period, and (iii) the amount of any cumulative effect adjustment associated with the Borrower’s adoption of SFAS 142.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Subsidiary” means, at any date, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Borrower in its consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such date.

“Continuing Director” means, at any time, a director who (i) was a director of the Borrower on the Effective Date or (ii) was nominated or elected as a director by vote of a majority of the persons who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Default” means any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Disclosure Documents” means (a) the Confidential Bank Memorandum dated October 27, 2003 and/or the Confidential Information Memorandum dated October, 2003, previously delivered to the Lenders; (b) the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period ended December 31, 2002; (c) the Borrower’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the periods ended March 31, 2003, June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003; and (d) the Borrower’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before October 31, 2003.

“Domestic Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized by law to close.

“Domestic Lending Office” means, as to each Lender, its office located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other office as such Lender may hereafter designate as its Domestic Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent.

“Effective Date” means the date this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with Section 3.01.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“ERISA Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which,

together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code.

“Euro-Dollar Business Day” means any Domestic Business Day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in dollar deposits) in London.

“Euro-Dollar Lending Office” means, as to each Lender, its office, branch or Affiliate located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) or such other office, branch or Affiliate of such Lender as it may hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent.

“Euro-Dollar Loan” means (i) a Committed Loan which bears interest at a Euro-Dollar Rate pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or a Notice of Interest Rate Election or (ii) an overdue amount which was a Euro-Dollar Loan immediately before it became overdue.

“Euro-Dollar Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).

“Euro-Dollar Rate” means a rate of interest determined pursuant to Section 2.09(b) on the basis of the London Interbank Offered Rate.

“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), for determining the maximum reserve requirement for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits exceeding five billion dollars in respect of “Eurocurrency liabilities” (or in respect of any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of any Lender to United States residents).

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

“Existing Credit Agreement” means the $300,000,000 364-day revolving credit agreement dated as of November 27, 2002, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Domestic Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (i) if such day is not a Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Domestic Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds

Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to JPMorgan Chase Bank on such day on such transactions as calculated by the Agent, such calculation to be supplied to the Borrower upon the Borrower’s request.

“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc.

“Fixed Rate Loans” means Euro-Dollar Loans or Money Market Loans (excluding Money Market LIBOR Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate for the reason stated in Section 8.01) or any combination of the foregoing.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“Group of Loans” or “Group” means at any time a group of Loans consisting of (i) all Committed Loans which are Base Rate Loans at such time or (ii) all Committed Loans which are Euro-Dollar Loans having the same Interest Period at such time; provided that, if Committed Loans of any particular Lender are converted to or made as Base Rate Loans pursuant to Article VIII, such Loans shall be included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to time as they would have been in if they had not been so converted or made.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, including pursuant to any “synthetic” lease arrangement, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all obligations of such Person as an account

party to reimburse amounts drawn under any letter of credit or letter of guaranty that constituted Indebtedness of such Person under clause (f) above prior to drawing thereunder and (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of leases required to be accounted for as capital leases under GAAP.


	“Interest Period” means:

	(a) with respect to each Base Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the next succeeding Quarterly Date; provided that any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date (or, in the case of an Interest Period for Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date) shall end on the Termination Date (or the Term-Out Maturity Date, as applicable);

	(b) with respect to each Euro-Dollar Loan, a period commencing on the date of Borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of Interest Rate Election and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice or such longer period as mutually agreed to by the Borrower and all of the Lenders; provided that:


	(i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall, subject to clause (iii) below, be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

	(ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar 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, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month; and

	(iii) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date (or, in the case of an Interest Period for Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date) shall end on the Termination Date (or the Term-Out Maturity Date, as applicable).


	(c) with respect to each Money Market LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date of Borrowing and ending such whole number of months thereafter as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:


	(i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall, subject to clause (iii) below, be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day;

	(ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar 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, subject to clause (d) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month; and


	(iii) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date;


	(d) with respect to each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date of Borrowing and ending such number of days thereafter (but not less than seven days) as the Borrower may elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:


	(i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day shall, subject to clause (ii) below, be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day; and

	(ii) any Interest Period which would otherwise end after the Termination Date shall end on the Termination Date.

“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.

“Invitation for Money Market Quotes” means an invitation from the Agent to the Lenders to submit Money Market Quotes pursuant to Section 2.03(c).

“Lender” means each financial institution listed on the signature pages hereof, and its successors and assignees.

“Level I Period” means any period during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings that are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) A by S&P and/or (ii) A2 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) A by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating of such rating agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level II Period” means any period (other than a Level I Period) during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings that are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) A- by S&P and/or (ii) A3 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) A- by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating of such rating agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level III Period” means any period (other than a Level I Period or a Level II Period) during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings which are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) BBB+ by S&P and/or (ii) Baa1 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) BBB+ by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating

of such agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level IV Period” means any period (other than a Level I Period, Level II Period or Level III Period) during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings which are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) BBB by S&P and/or (ii) Baa2 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) BBB by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating of such agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level V Period” means any period (other than a Level I Period, Level II Period, Level III Period or Level IV Period) during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings which are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) BBB- by S&P and/or (ii) Baa3 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) BBB- by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating of such agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level VI Period” means any period (other than a Level I Period, Level II Period, Level III Period, Level IV Period or Level V Period) during which any long-term Senior Unsecured Debt of the Borrower has ratings which are better than or equal to at least two of the following three ratings: (i) BB+ by S&P and/or (ii) Ba1 by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or (iii) BB+ by Fitch; provided that if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or Fitch changes its rating system after the date hereof, the new rating of such agency that most closely corresponds to the level specified above for such rating agency shall be substituted for such level.

“Level VII Period” means any period other than a Level I Period, Level II Period, Level III Period, Level IV Period, Level V Period or Level VI Period.

“Leverage Ratio” means, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the ratio of (a) Total Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then ended.

“LIBOR Auction” means a solicitation of Money Market Quotes setting forth Money Market Margins based on the London Interbank Offered Rate pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset.

“Loan” means a Base Rate Loan, a Euro-Dollar Loan or a Money Market Loan and “Loans” means any combination of the foregoing.

“London Interbank Offered Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).

“Material Subsidiary” means a Consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the time of determination of whether such Consolidated Subsidiary is a “Material Subsidiary”, accounted on a consolidated basis for 10% or more of the total assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (i) as of September 30, 2003, until the first consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) and, thereafter, (ii) as of the most recent date for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower has been delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b); provided that, for purposes of Article VI, if any event or combination of events described in clauses (g) and (h) of Section 6.01 occur with respect to any one or more Consolidated Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries but in the aggregate would constitute a Material Subsidiary if such Consolidated Subsidiaries constituted a single Consolidated Subsidiary, then such Consolidated Subsidiaries shall be deemed collectively to constitute a Material Subsidiary for purposes of such clauses.

“Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the sum of (a) $5,000,000,000 plus (b) in the case of any determination as of the end of any fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2002, the amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income in respect of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower as to which Consolidated Net Income is a positive amount and that ends after December 31, 2002, and on or prior to such date of determination; provided that the amount of “Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth” as of any date shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the aggregate after-tax amount of any nonrecurring charges (up to an aggregate after-tax amount of $150,000,000) taken after September 30, 2002, and on or before December 31, 2003, including, but not limited to, charges incurred to restructure operations and/or exit certain activities, including employee termination benefits and other costs.

“Money Market Absolute Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).

“Money Market Absolute Rate Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Lender pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.

“Money Market Lending Office” means, as to each Lender, its Domestic Lending Office or such other office or branch of such Lender as it may hereafter designate as its Money Market Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Agent; provided that any Lender may from time to time by notice to the Borrower and the Agent designate separate Money Market Lending Offices for its Money Market LIBOR Loans, on the one hand, and its Money Market Absolute Rate Loans, on the other hand, in which case all references herein to the Money Market Lending Office of such Lender shall be deemed to refer to either or both of such offices, as the context may require.

“Money Market LIBOR Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Lender pursuant to a LIBOR Auction (including such a loan bearing interest at the Base Rate for the reason stated in Section 8.01).

“Money Market Loan” means a Money Market LIBOR Loan or a Money Market Absolute Rate Loan.

“Money Market Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).

“Money Market Quote” means an offer by a Lender to make a Money Market Loan in accordance with Section 2.03.

“Money Market Quote Request” means a request by the Borrower to the Lenders to make Money Market Loans in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

“Moody’s” means ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc.

“Notes” means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans, and “Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued hereunder.

“Notice of Borrowing” means a Notice of Committed Borrowing (as defined in Section 2.02) or a Notice of Money Market Borrowing (as defined in Section 2.03(f)).

“Notice of Interest Rate Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.

“Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.05(e).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

“Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and is either (i) maintained by a member of the ERISA Group for employees of a member of the ERISA Group or (ii) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to which a member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank in New York City from time to time as its Prime Rate.

“Quarterly Date” means the last Domestic Business Day of each March, June, September and December.

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

“Reportable Event” means any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder (other than a Reportable Event as to which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived by applicable regulation) with respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by a member of an applicable ERISA Group that is considered a member of such ERISA Group only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code).

“Required Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(b).

“Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated, holding at least 51% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans.

“Responsible Financial Officer” means chief financial officer, treasurer, chief accounting officer or senior corporate finance officer.

“Revolving Credit Period” means the period from the Effective Date to and including the Termination Date.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc.

“Senior Unsecured Debt” means indebtedness for borrowed money that is not subordinated to any other indebtedness for borrowed money and is not secured or supported by a guarantee, letter of credit or other form of credit enhancement.

“SFAS 142” means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangibles.

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.

“Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(a).

“Termination Date” means November 24, 2004, or, if such day is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day.

“Term Loan” means a Committed Loan that remains outstanding after the Termination Date as a result of the exercise by the Borrower of its rights under Section 2.17.

“Term-Out Maturity Date” means the date that is one year after the Termination Date or, if such day is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the next day thereafter that is a Euro-Dollar Business Day.

“Three-Year Credit Agreement” means the three-year credit agreement dated as of November 27, 2002, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent.

“Total Debt” means, as of any date, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date (whether or not such Indebtedness would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP), determined on a consolidated basis.

“Trigger Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(c).

“Usage” means at any date the percentage equivalent of a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans (including Money Market Loans) at such date, and (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all “Loans” (including “Money Market Loans”) and the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding “Letters of Credit” and all unreimbursed drawings thereunder at such date, in each case under and as defined in the Three-Year Credit Agreement, and (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of the Commitments at such date, after giving effect to any reduction or increase in the Commitments on such date, and (b) the aggregate amount of the “Commitments” on such date under and as defined in the Three-Year Credit Agreement, after giving effect to any reduction or increase in the “Commitments” on such date, under and as defined in the Three-Year Credit Agreement; provided that if the Commitments have terminated but the Borrower has exercised the term-out option described in Section 2.17, “Usage” shall be deemed, on any date of determination, to be greater than 33%.

SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower’s independent public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the Lenders; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change in GAAP shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

SECTION 1.03. Classifications of Borrowings. Borrowings are classified for purposes of this Agreement either by reference to the pricing of Loans comprising such Borrowing (e.g., a “Euro-Dollar Borrowing” is a Borrowing comprised of Euro-Dollar Loans) or by reference to the provisions of Article II under which participation therein is determined (i.e., a “Committed Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.01 in which all Lenders participate in proportion to their Commitments, while a “Money Market Borrowing” is a Borrowing under Section 2.03 in which the Lender participants are determined on the basis of their bids).

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Lend. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Lender severally agrees to lend to the Borrower, from time to time during the Revolving Credit Period, amounts not to exceed in the aggregate at any one time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment. Each Borrowing under this Section 2.01 shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000 (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount of the unused Commitments) and shall be made from the several Lenders ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section, repay, or to the extent permitted by Section 2.12, prepay Loans and reborrow at any time during the Revolving Credit Period under this Section. Failure by any Lender to make Loans as required under the terms of this Agreement will not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Money Market Loans made by a Lender shall be deemed usage of the total Commitments for the purpose of availability, but shall not reduce such Lender’s obligation to lend its pro rata share of its Commitment.

SECTION 2.02. Notice of Committed Borrowings. The Borrower shall give the Agent notice (a “Notice of Committed Borrowing”) not later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:


	(a) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing and a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing,

	(b) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing,

	(c) whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, and

	(d) in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

SECTION 2.03. Money Market Borrowings. (a) The Money Market Option. In addition to Committed Loans pursuant to Section 2.01, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section, request the Lenders from time to time during the Revolving Credit Period to make offers to make Money Market Loans to the Borrower. The Lenders may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section.

(b)Money Market Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Money Market Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the Agent by telex or facsimile transmission a Money Market Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto so as to be received no later than 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the Domestic Business Day next preceding the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed upon and shall have notified to the Lenders not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective) specifying:


	(i) the proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a LIBOR Auction or a Domestic Business Day in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction,

	(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be $15,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000,

	(iii) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period, and

	(iv) whether the Money Market Quotes requested are to set forth a Money Market Margin or a Money Market Absolute Rate.

The Borrower may request offers to make Money Market Loans for more than one Interest Period in a single Money Market Quote Request. No Money Market Quote Request shall be given within five Euro-Dollar Business Days (or following notice to each of the Lenders, such other number of days as the Borrower and the Agent may agree upon) of any other Money Market Quote Request.

(c) Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Promptly upon receipt of a Money Market Quote Request, the Agent shall send to the Lenders by telex or facsimile transmission an Invitation for Money Market Quotes substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to each Lender to submit Money Market Quotes offering to make the Money Market Loans to which such Money Market Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section.

(d) Submission and Contents of Money Market Quotes. (i) Each Lender may submit a Money Market Quote containing an offer or offers to make Money Market Loans in response to any Invitation for Money Market Quotes. Each Money Market Quote must comply with the requirements of this subsection (d) and must be submitted to the Agent by telex or facsimile transmission at its offices specified in or pursuant to Section 9.01 not later than (x) 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, or (y) 9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Lenders not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective); provided that Money Market Quotes submitted by the Agent (or any Affiliate of the Agent) in the capacity of a Lender may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Agent or such Affiliate notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers contained therein not later than (x) 9:15 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 9:15 A.M. (New York City time) on the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to Articles III and VI, any Money Market Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written consent of the Agent given on the instructions of the Borrower.

(ii) Each Money Market Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto and shall in any case specify:


	(A) the proposed date of Borrowing,

	(B) the principal amount of the Money Market Loan for which each such offer is being made, which principal amount (x) may be greater than or less than the Commitment of the quoting Lender, (y) must be $15,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000 and (z) may not exceed the principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers were requested,

	(C) in the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (the “Money Market Margin”) offered for each such Money Market Loan, expressed as a percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) to be added to or subtracted from such base rate,

	(D) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the “Money Market Absolute Rate”) offered for each such Money Market Loan, and

	(E) the identity of the quoting Lender.

A Money Market Quote may set forth up to five separate offers by the quoting Lender with respect to each Interest Period specified in the related Invitation for Money Market Quotes.


	(iii) Any Money Market Quote shall be disregarded if it:


	(A) is not substantially in conformity with Exhibit D hereto or does not specify all of the information required by subsection (d)(ii);

	(B) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language;

	(C) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation for Money Market Quotes; or

	(D) arrives after the time set forth in subsection (d)(i).

(e) Notice to Borrower. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of the terms (x) of any Money Market Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with subsection (d) and (y) of any Money Market Quote that amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Money Market Quote submitted by such Lender with respect to the same Money Market Quote Request. Any such subsequent Money Market Quote shall be disregarded by the Agent unless such subsequent Money Market Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Money Market Quote. The Agent’s notice to the Borrower shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related Money Market Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, so offered (including the names of the Lenders) and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate principal amount of Money Market Loans for which offers in any single Money Market Quote for any Interest Period may be accepted.

(f) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Agent shall have mutually agreed upon and shall have notified to the Lenders not later than the date of the Money Market Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective), the Borrower shall notify the Agent of its acceptance or non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant to subsection (e). In the case of acceptance, such notice (a “Notice of Money Market Borrowing”) shall specify the aggregate principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The Borrower may accept any Money Market Quote for any Interest Period in whole or in part; provided that:


	(i) the aggregate principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Money Market Quote Request,

	(ii) the principal amount of each Money Market Borrowing must be $15,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000,

	(iii) acceptance of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, and


	(iv) the Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in subsection (d)(iii) or that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.

(g) Allocation by Agent. If offers are made by two or more Lenders with the same Money Market Margins or Money Market Absolute Rates, as the case may be, 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 Money Market Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the Agent among such Lenders as nearly as possible (in multiples of such number, not greater than $1,000,000 as the Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such offers. Determinations by the Agent of the pro rata amounts of Money Market Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 2.04. Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans. (a) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s share (if any) of such Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

(b) Not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date of each Borrowing, each Lender participating therein shall make available its share of such Borrowing, in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City, to the Agent at its address specified in or pursuant to Section 9.01. Unless the Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in Article III has not been satisfied, the Agent will make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid address.

(c) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 2.04 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such share available to the Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate and the interest rate applicable thereto pursuant to Section 2.09 and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.05. Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(b) The Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the Commitment of each Lender and the amount of each Loan made hereunder by such Lender, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder for the accounts of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(c) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.05 shall be evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein and shall be presumptively correct absent demonstrable error; provided that the failure of the Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(d) Any Lender may request in writing that Loans made by it be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to the order of such Lender in the form of Exhibit A. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.05) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein.

(e) Each Lender agrees that it will cancel and return to the Borrower all Notes then held by it upon the earlier of (i) the Termination Date (or, in the case of any Note or Notes evidencing Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date); provided that no Default shall have then occurred and be continuing or (ii) the date such Lender’s Commitment has been terminated and there are no Loans outstanding to or accrued interest owing to such Lender.

SECTION 2.06. Maturity of Loans. (a) The Committed Loans of each Lender shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, on the Termination Date (or, in the case of Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date).

(b) Each Money Market Loan shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Money Market Loan.

SECTION 2.07. Termination or Reduction of Commitments. (a) The Commitments of each Lender shall terminate on the Termination Date.

(b) During the Revolving Credit Period the Borrower may, upon at least three Domestic Business Days’ notice to the Agent, terminate the Commitments at any time, if no Loans are outstanding at such time.

(c) During the Revolving Credit Period the Borrower may, upon at least three Domestic Business Days’ notice to the Agent, ratably reduce the Commitments from time to time by an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any larger multiple of

$1,000,000, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of the Commitments exceeds the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

SECTION 2.08. Increase in Commitments. (a) During the Revolving Credit Period, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request at any time or from time to time that the total Commitments be increased; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of all such increases pursuant to this Section shall not exceed $75,000,000, (ii) the Borrower shall offer each Lender the opportunity to increase its Commitment by its Applicable Percentage of the proposed increased amount, and (iii) each Lender, in its sole discretion, may either (A) agree to increase its Commitment by all or a portion of the offered amount or (B) decline to increase its Commitment. Any such notice shall set forth the amount of the requested increase in the total Commitments and the date on which such increase is requested to become effective. In the event that the Lenders shall have agreed to increase their Commitments by an aggregate amount less than the increase in the total Commitments requested by the Borrower, the Borrower may arrange for one or more banks or other financial institutions (any such bank or other financial institution being called an “Augmenting Lender”), which may include any Lender, to extend Commitments or increase its existing Commitments in an aggregate amount equal to the unsubscribed amount; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) each Augmenting Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall become a party to this Agreement by completing and delivering to the Agent a duly executed accession agreement in a form satisfactory to the Agent and the Borrower. Increases and new Commitments created pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall become effective on the date specified in the notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the total Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the date of such increase, the conditions set forth in clauses (b) and (d) of Section 3.02 shall be satisfied (as though a Borrowing were being made on such date) and the Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Responsible Financial Officer of the Borrower, and (ii) the Agent shall have received (to the extent requested by the Agent reasonably in advance of such date) documents consistent with those delivered under clauses (c) and (d) of Section 3.01 as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder and as to the enforceability of this Agreement after giving effect to such increase.

(b) At the time that any increase in the total Commitments pursuant to paragraph (a) above (a “Commitment Increase”) becomes effective, if any Committed Loans are outstanding, the Borrower shall prepay in accordance with Section 2.12 the aggregate principal amount of all Committed Loans outstanding (the “Initial Loans”); provided that (i) nothing in this Section shall prevent the Borrower from funding the prepayment of Initial Loans with concurrent Borrowings hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, giving effect to the Commitment Increase, and (ii) no such prepayment shall be required if, after giving effect to the Commitment Increase, each Lender has the same Applicable Percentage as immediately prior to such Commitment Increase.

SECTION 2.09. Interest Rates. (a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made until it becomes due, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate Margin plus the Base Rate for such day. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the earlier of (i) the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto or (ii) the Termination Date (or, in the case of Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date). Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest on any Base Rate Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Base Rate Margin plus the Base Rate for such day.

The “Base Rate Margin” applicable to any Base Rate Loan outstanding on any day, subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, means:


	(i) if such day falls within a Level I Period, Level II Period, Level III Period or Level IV Period, then 0%;


	(ii) if such day falls within a Level V Period, then 0.400%;


	(iii) if such day falls within a Level VI Period, then 0.700%; and


	(iv) if such day falls within a Level VII Period, then 1.250%.

(b) Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Euro-Dollar Margin plus the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the earlier of (i) the last day thereof, (ii) three months after the initial date thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months thereafter or (iii) the Termination Date (or, in the case of Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date).

“Euro-Dollar Margin” applicable to any Euro-Dollar Loan outstanding on any day, subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, means: (A) if Usage on such day is less than or equal to 33%:


	(i) if such day falls within a Level I Period, then 0.420%;


	(ii) if such day falls within a Level II Period, then 0.525%;

	(iii) if such day falls within a Level III Period, then 0.750%;

	(iv) if such day falls within a Level IV Period, then 0.850%;

	(v) if such day falls within a Level V Period, then 1.150%;

	(vi) if such day falls within a Level VI Period, then 1.450%; and

	(vii) if such day falls within a Level VII Period, then 2.000%; or

(B) if Usage on such day is greater than 33%:


	(i) if such day falls within a Level I Period, then 0.545%;

	(ii) if such day falls within a Level II Period, then 0.650%;

	(iii) if such day falls within a Level III Period, then 0.875%;

	(iv) if such day falls within a Level IV Period, then 1.100%;

	(v) if such day falls within a Level V Period, then 1.400%;

	(vi) if such day falls within a Level VI Period, then 1.700%; and

	(vii) if such day falls within a Level VII Period, then 2.250%.

The “London Interbank Offered Rate” applicable to any Interest Period means the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/32 of 1%) appearing on the Moneyline Telerate Screen page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Euro-Dollar Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, if for any reason such rate is not available, the term “London Interbank Offered Rate” applicable to any Interest Period shall mean the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/32 of 1%) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Euro-Dollar Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page (or any successor page), the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates.

(c) After the Termination Date, the Base Rate Margin or Euro-Dollar Margin applicable to any Term Loan shall be increased by 0.250%.

(d) Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day from and including the date payment thereof was due to but excluding the date of actual payment, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Euro-Dollar Margin plus the higher of (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate applicable to such Loan and (ii) the average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) of the respective rates per annum at which one day (or, if such amount due remains unpaid more than three Euro-Dollar Business Days, then for such other period of time not longer than three months as the Agent may select) deposits in dollars in an amount approximately equal to such overdue payment due to the Agent are offered to the Agent in the London interbank market for the applicable period determined as provided above (or, if the circumstances described in Section 8.01 shall exist, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Base Rate Margin plus the Base Rate for such day).

(e) Subject to clause (y) of Section 8.01, each Money Market LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period plus (or minus) the Money Market Margin quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. Each Money Market Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the Money Market Absolute Rate quoted by the Lender making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the earlier of (i) the last day thereof, (ii) three months after the initial date thereof and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months thereafter or (iii) the Termination Date. Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest on any Money Market Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the Base Rate Margin plus the Base Rate for such day.

(f) The Agent shall determine (in accordance with this Agreement) each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower by telecopy and the participating Lenders by telex, cable or telecopy of each rate of interest so determined, and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 2.10. Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, ratably in proportion to their Commitments (or, if the Commitments have terminated, ratably in proportion to their outstanding Loans), a facility fee at the rate of (i) 0.080% per annum during each Level I Period, (ii) 0.100% per annum during each Level II Period, (iii) 0.125% per annum during each Level III Period, (iv) 0.150% per annum during each Level IV Period, (v) 0.225% per annum during each Level V Period, (vi) 0.300% during each Level VI Period and (vii) 0.500% during each Level VII Period. Such facility fee shall accrue (i) from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the last day of the Revolving Credit Period, in each case, on the daily average aggregate amount of the Commitments (whether used or unused) and (ii) if any Loans remain outstanding after the Revolving Credit Period (including any Term Loans), from and including the last day of the Revolving Credit Period to but excluding the date such Loans shall be repaid in full, on the daily average aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Loans.

(b) Payments. Except as otherwise indicated, accrued facility fees under this Section 2.10 shall be payable quarterly in arrears on (i) each Quarterly Date, (ii) the Termination Date and (iii) if any Loans remain outstanding after the Revolving Credit Period, the date such Loans shall be repaid in full; provided that accrued facility fees on outstanding Term Loans shall constitute additional interest on such Loans and shall be payable at the times that accrued interest thereon is payable under this Agreement.

SECTION 2.11. Method of Electing Interest Rates. (a) The Loans included in each Committed Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing. Thereafter,

the Borrower may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest rate borne by each Group of Loans (subject in each case to the provisions of Article VIII), as follows:


	(i) if such Loans are Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may elect to convert such Loans to Euro-Dollar Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day; and

(ii) if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower may (x) elect to convert such Euro-Dollar Loans to Base Rate Loans as of any Domestic Business Day, (y) elect to convert such Euro-Dollar Loans to Euro-Dollar Loans with an Interest Period different from the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day or (z) elect to continue such Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period beginning on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans;

provided that, if the Borrower elects to convert any Euro-Dollar Loans to Base Rate Loans or to Euro-Dollar Loans with a different Interest Period, as of any day other than the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Loans, the Borrower shall reimburse each Lender in accordance with Section 2.14.

Each such election shall be made by delivering a notice (a “Notice of Interest Rate Election”) to the Agent (i) at least one Domestic Business Day before such notice is to be effective if the relevant Loans are to be converted into Base Rate Loans or (ii) at least three Euro-Dollar Business Days before such conversion or continuation is to be effective if such Loans are to be converted into, or continued as, Euro-Dollar Loans.

A Notice of Interest Rate Election may, if it so specifies, apply to only a portion of the aggregate principal amount of the relevant Group of Loans; provided that (i) such portion is allocated ratably among the Loans comprising such Group and (ii) the portion to which such Notice applies, and the remaining portion to which it does not apply, are each $15,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000.

(b) Each Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify:


	(i) the Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice applies;


	(ii) the date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to be effective, which shall comply with the applicable clause of subsection (a) above;


	(iii) whether such Group of Loans (or portion thereof) is to be converted to Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans or continued as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest Period; and


	(iv) if such Loans (or portions thereof) are to be converted to or continued as Euro-Dollar Loans, the duration of the Interest Period to be applicable thereto immediately after such conversion or continuation.

Each Interest Period specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall comply with the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.

(c) Upon receipt of a Notice of Interest Rate Election from the Borrower pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower. If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Notice of Interest Rate Election to the Agent for any Euro-Dollar Loans, such Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 2.12. Prepayments. (a) The Borrower may (i) upon notice to the Agent to be received no later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time), prepay the Base Rate Loans (or any Money Market LIBOR Loans which bear interest at the Base Rate at such time for the reason stated in Section 8.01), in whole or in part, on any Domestic Business Day and (ii) upon at least two Euro-Dollar Business Days’ notice to the Agent, prepay any Euro-Dollar Loan, in whole or in part, in amounts aggregating $15,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000, by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment; provided that a Money Market Loan may not be prepaid without the prior written consent of the Lender that holds such Money Market Loan, other than as contemplated by clause (i) above. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the relevant Loans of the several Lenders. Prepayment of a Euro-Dollar Loan on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto shall be subject to Section 2.14.

(b) Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender’s ratable share (if any) of such prepayment and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.

SECTION 2.13. General Provisions as to Payments. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Loans and of fees hereunder, not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City, to the Agent at its address referred to in its Administrative Questionnaire, without set-off or counterclaim. The Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its ratable share of each such payment received by the Agent for the account of the Lenders. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Base Rate Loans or fees shall be due on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans and Money Market LIBOR Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month or falls after the Termination Date (or, in the case of Term Loans, the Term-Out Maturity Date), in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Money Market Absolute Rate Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next

succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such extended time.

(b) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made such payment, each Lender shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

SECTION 2.14. Funding Losses. If the Borrower makes any payment of principal with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan or any Fixed Rate Loan is converted to a Base Rate Loan (pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Article VI or Article VIII) on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto or the end of an applicable period fixed pursuant to Section 2.09(d), or if any Lender assigns any Fixed Rate Loan as required by Section 8.06 on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto, or if the Borrower fails to borrow or prepay any Fixed Rate Loan after notice has been given to any Lender in accordance with Section 2.04(a) or Section 2.12, the Borrower shall reimburse each Lender within 15 days after demand for any resulting loss or expense incurred by it (or by an existing or prospective Participant

in the related Loan), including (without limitation) any loss reasonably incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin for the period after such payment or conversion or assignment or failure to borrow or prepay; provided that such Lender shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of such loss or expense with an explanation of the calculation of such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive if made reasonably and in good faith.

SECTION 2.15. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest based on the Prime Rate hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All other interest and facility fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

SECTION 2.16. Regulation D Compensation. For each day for which a Lender is required to maintain reserves in respect of either (x) “Eurocurrency Liabilities” (as defined in all regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or (y) any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate in Euro-Dollar Loans is determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a non-United States office of any Lender to United States residents, such Lender may require the Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on the Euro-Dollar Loans, additional interest on the related Euro-Dollar Loan of such Lender at a rate per annum determined by such Lender up to but not exceeding the excess of (i) (A) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate divided by (B) one minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage over (ii) the applicable London Interbank Offered Rate. Any Lender wishing to require payment of such additional interest (x) shall so notify the Borrower and the Agent, in which case such additional interest on the Euro-Dollar Loans of such Lender shall be payable to such Lender at the place indicated in such notice with respect to each Interest Period commencing at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days after the giving of such notice and (y) shall notify the Borrower at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to each date on which interest is payable on the Euro-Dollar Loans of the amount then due to such Lender under this Section. Such Lender’s notice to the Borrower shall set forth its calculation of such additional interest and such calculation shall be conclusive if made reasonably and in good faith.

SECTION 2.17. Term-Out Option. The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Agent on a date that is prior to the Termination Date, elect that all Committed Loans outstanding on the Termination Date remain outstanding after the Termination Date as Term Loans maturing on the Term-Out Maturity Date; provided that any such election shall be subject to the satisfaction, on the Termination Date, of the conditions set forth in clauses (b) and (d) of Section 3.02 (as though a Borrowing were being made on such date) and to the receipt by the Agent on the Termination Date of a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Responsible Financial Officer of the Borrower. The Agent will notify the Lenders of such election promptly following receipt by the Agent of any such notice. Notwithstanding any such election, all

Commitments will terminate on the Termination Date, and additional Borrowings will not be permitted after the Termination Date. This Section 2.17 shall not apply to Money Market Loans, which must be repaid on or prior to the Termination Date. After the Termination Date, any Term Loans outstanding as a result of the exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall continue to constitute “Loans” and “Committed Loans” for all purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

Conditions

SECTION 3.01. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date that all of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.04):


	(a) receipt by the Agent from each of the parties hereto of either (i) a counterpart hereof signed by such party or (ii) telegraphic, telex or other written confirmation, in form satisfactory to the Agent, confirming that a counterpart hereof has been signed by such party;

(b) receipt by the Agent of a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer or the Vice President, Finance, of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, to the effect that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Effective Date and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article IV hereof are true in all material respects on, and as of, the Effective Date;

(c) receipt by the Agent of an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ III, Esq., counsel to the Borrower, of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, special counsel to the Borrower, and of Drinker ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, Pennsylvania counsel to the Borrower, in each case given upon the Borrower’s express instructions, substantially in the forms of Exhibits E-1, E-2 and E-3 hereto, respectively;


	(d) receipt by the Agent of all documents it may reasonably request relating to the existence of the Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity of this Agreement, and any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;


	(e) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article IV hereof are true in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date;


	(f) receipt by the Lenders of all the financial statements referred to in Section 4.04(a);


	(g) the Borrower shall have terminated all commitments under, and paid all amounts accrued and owing under, the Existing Credit Agreement; and


	(h) the Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable by the Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower;

provided that this Agreement shall not become effective or be binding on any party hereto unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied not later than November 26, 2003. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

SECTION 3.02. Borrowings. The obligation of any Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:


	(a) receipt by the Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02 or 2.03, as the case may be;


	(b) the fact that, immediately before and immediately after such Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;


	(c) the fact that immediately after such Borrowing, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments;


	(d) the fact that the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article IV (other than those set forth in Sections 4.04(b) and 4.05) shall be true on and as of the date of such Borrowing; and


	(e) the fact that the Borrowing shall have been approved by the Chairman of the board of directors, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Finance, or the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower or any one of their respective designees.

Each Borrowing hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the facts specified in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 3.02.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants that:

SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Borrower (i) is a Pennsylvania corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, and (ii) has all corporate powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. Each of the Borrower and its Consolidated

Subsidiaries has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, the failure to obtain which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or on the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or advance filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, (i) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, (ii) any applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Borrower, or (iii) any material financial agreement or instrument of the Borrower.

SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and each Note, when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each case enforceable in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

SECTION 4.04. Financial Information. (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Agent, for distribution to each of the Lenders, (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002, and related consolidated statements of cash flows, income and retained earnings for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of cash flows, income and retained earnings for the nine-month period then ended. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods, in accordance with GAAP and, in the case of the financial statements described in clause (ii) of this Section 4.04(a), subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b) Since December 31, 2002, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that the charges and other information disclosed in the Disclosure Documents shall be deemed not to constitute any such material adverse change.

SECTION 4.05. Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, there is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting, the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official

in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision which could materially adversely affect the business, consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole or which in any manner draws into question the validity of this Agreement.

SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA. Each member of the ERISA Group has fulfilled its obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan and is not in violation of the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code where such violation would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and has not incurred any liability to the PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; provided that this Section 4.06 applies to the members of the ERISA Group only in their capacity as employers and not in any other capacity (such as fiduciaries or service providers to Plans for the benefit of employers of others).

SECTION 4.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws and material agreements binding upon it, except where any failure to comply therewith would not individually or collectively have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, and except where necessity of compliance therewith is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided, however, that the sole representation and warranty with respect to compliance with ERISA is limited to Section 4.06.

SECTION 4.08. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act. The Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

SECTION 4.09. Full Disclosure. None of the Disclosure Documents or any other information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Agent or any Lender for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement (in each case taken as a whole with all other information so furnished) contained, as of the time it was furnished, any material misstatement of fact or omitted as of such time to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein taken as a whole not misleading, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that with respect to information consisting of statements, estimates and projections regarding the future performance of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, the Borrower represents only that such information has been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time of preparation thereof.

SECTION 4.10. Taxes. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed all United States Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns required to be filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all material taxes required to have been paid by it, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and

for which the Borrower has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

ARTICLE V

Covenants

The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Lender has any Commitment hereunder and so long as any Loan is outstanding hereunder:

SECTION 5.01. Information. The Borrower will deliver to the Agent, for delivery by the Agent to each of the Lenders:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of earnings and of cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on in a manner acceptable to the Securities and Exchange Commission by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing;


	(b) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its Form 10-Q as of the end of such quarter;

(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate of a Responsible Financial Officer of the Borrower (i) stating whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth calculations demonstrating compliance, as of the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the financial statements being furnished at such time, with the covenants set forth in Sections 5.03, 5.04 and 5.05(e);


	(d) within five days after any officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of any Default, if such Default is then continuing, a certificate of a Responsible Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;


	(e) promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower generally, copies of all financial statements and reports, and proxy statements so mailed;


	(f) from time to time such additional publicly available information regarding the financial position or business of the Borrower and its Consolidated


	Subsidiaries as the Agent, at the request of any Lender, may reasonably request; and

(g) prompt written notice after the occurrence of (i) any Reportable Event that, alone or together with any other Reportable Events that have occurred, or (ii) a failure to make a required installment or other payment (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code) that, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC or to a Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000.

SECTION 5.02. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Insurance. The Borrower will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect, their respective corporate existence; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the termination of the existence of any Material Subsidiary if the surviving entity (in the case of any such termination resulting from a merger or consolidation) or the entity to which substantially all such Material Subsidiary’s assets are transferred (in the case of any other such termination) is or becomes a Material Subsidiary or is the Borrower or (ii) any transaction involving the Borrower in accordance with Section 5.06. The Borrower will also maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance (including, without limitation, self insurance), if reasonably available, in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

SECTION 5.03. Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth. Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on or after December 31, 2003, will not be less than the Minimum Adjusted Consolidated Net Worth as of the end of such fiscal quarter.

SECTION 5.04. Leverage Ratio. The Leverage Ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending on or after December 31, 2003, will not exceed 3.0 to 1.0.

SECTION 5.05. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Consolidated Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness secured by any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:

(a) any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary existing on the date hereof; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;


	(b) any Indebtedness secured by a Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary or

existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Indebtedness and Lien are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Consolidated Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only the Indebtedness which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(c) any Indebtedness secured by purchase money security interests in property or assets or improvements thereto hereafter acquired (or, in the case of improvements, constructed) by the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred within 180 days of such acquisition (or construction), (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the lesser of the cost or the fair market value of such property or assets or improvements at the time of such acquisition (or construction) and (iii) such security interests do not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary;


	(d) any capitalized lease obligations secured by Liens; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property of the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries other than the property subject to the relevant capital lease; and

(e) Indebtedness secured by Liens that are not otherwise permitted by any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.05; provided that, at the time that any such Indebtedness is incurred or that any such Lien is granted (and after giving effect thereto), the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by this paragraph (e) shall not exceed 10% of the consolidated shareholders equity of the Borrower (i) as of September 30, 2003, until the first consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) and, thereafter, (ii) as of the most recent date for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower has been delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), determined in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 5.06. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets. The Borrower will not consolidate or merge with or into any other corporation or convey or transfer (or permit the conveyance or transfer of) all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries to any other Person unless (i) the surviving or acquiring entity is a corporation organized under the laws of one of the United States, (ii) the surviving or acquiring corporation, if other than the Borrower, expressly assumes the performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and all Notes, and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall exist.

SECTION 5.07. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans made under this Agreement will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes. None of such proceeds will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U.

SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply, and will cause its Consolidated Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with all applicable laws, except where any failure to comply therewith would not individually or collectively have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, and except where necessity of compliance therewith is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided, however, that with respect to compliance with ERISA, this Section 5.08 applies to the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries only in their respective capacities as employers and not in any other capacity (such as a fiduciary or service provider to Plans for the benefit of employers of others).

SECTION 5.09. Inspection of Property, Books and Records. The Borrower will keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries (in all material respects) in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will permit representatives of any Lender at such Lender’s expense to visit and inspect the Borrower’s financial records and properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records and to discuss its affairs and financial condition with the Borrower’s officers and (with the participation of or prior notice to such officers) independent public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

SECTION 5.10. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Consolidated Subsidiaries to, pay its tax liabilities and other material obligations, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Borrower or such Consolidated Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make such payments could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or on the financial condition of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

ARTICLE VI

Defaults

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall have occurred and be continuing:


	(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal on any Loan;


	(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay within five Domestic Business Days of the date when due any fees or any interest on any Loan;

	(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Sections 5.01(d), 5.03, 5.04 and 5.06;

	(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform, in any material respect, any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a), (b) or (c) above) and such failure shall have continued for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the Agent at the request of any Lender;


	(e) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made (or deemed made);

(f) the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest) in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money having an outstanding principal amount of $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, when and as the same shall become due and payable; or any event or condition occurs that results in any outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary having an outstanding principal amount of $100,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity, or that enables or permits the holder or holders of such indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled maturity;

(g) the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or all or substantially all of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing;

(h) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or all or substantially all of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or an order for


	relief shall be entered against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect;

(i) any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act) of more than 35% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Borrower; or at any time Continuing Directors shall not constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower;

(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Consolidated Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment; or

(k) a Reportable Event or Reportable Events, or a failure to make a required installment or other payment (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code), shall have occurred with respect to any Plan or Plans that reasonably could be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the PBGC or to a Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000 and, within 30 days after the reporting of any such Reportable Event to the Agent, the Agent shall have notified the Borrower in writing that (i) the Required Lenders have made a determination that, on the basis of such Reportable Event or Reportable Events or the failure to make a required payment, there are reasonable grounds (A) for the termination of such Plan or Plans by the PBGC, (B) for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such Plan or Plans or (C) for the imposition of liens in an amount exceeding $25,000,000 in favor of a Plan and (ii) as a result thereof an Event of Default exists hereunder; or a trustee shall be appointed by a United States District Court to administer any such Plan or Plans; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Plan or Plans;

then, and in every such event, the Agent shall (i) if requested by Lenders having more than 50% in aggregate amount of the Commitments, by notice to the Borrower terminate the Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate, and (ii) if requested by Lenders holding more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Loans, by notice to the Borrower declare the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) to be, and the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) above with respect to the Borrower, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the Agent or the Lenders, the Commitments shall thereupon terminate and the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) shall

become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

SECTION 6.02. Notice of Default. The Agent shall give notice to the Borrower under Section 6.01(d) promptly upon being requested to do so by any Lender and shall thereupon notify all the Lenders thereof.

ARTICLE VII

The Agent

SECTION 7.01. Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Lenders named on the cover page of this Agreement as co-syndication agents are not authorized to take any action as agent on behalf of the Agent or on behalf of any Lender, and shall not have any rights, responsibilities, duties or any powers as an agent under this Agreement.

SECTION 7.02. Agent and Affiliates. JPMorgan Chase Bank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were not the Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if it were not the Agent hereunder.

SECTION 7.03. Action by Agent. The obligations of the Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not be required to take any action with respect to any Default, except as expressly provided in Article VI.

SECTION 7.04. Consultation with Experts. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 7.05. Liability of Agent. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, or employees shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection herewith (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with this Agreement or any Borrowing hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article III, except receipt of items required to be delivered to the Agent; or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or

genuineness of this Agreement or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection herewith. The Agent shall not incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex or similar writing) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties.

SECTION 7.06. Indemnification. Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Commitment (or outstanding Loans, if the Commitments have terminated), indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) that the Agent may suffer or incur in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Agent hereunder.

SECTION 7.07. Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement.

SECTION 7.08. Successor Agent. The Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent approved by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and approved by the Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at least two billion dollars. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent.

SECTION 7.09. Agent’s Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for its own account, fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon between the Borrower and the Agent.

ARTICLE VIII

Change in Circumstances

SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Euro-Dollar Loan or Money Market LIBOR Loan the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that deposits in dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not generally available in the London interbank market for such period or that the London Interbank Offered Rate cannot be determined in accordance with the definition thereof, the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon until the Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Euro-Dollar Loans, to convert outstanding Base Rate Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans or to convert outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans with a different Interest Period shall be suspended, (ii) each outstanding Euro-Dollar Loan or Money Market LIBOR Loan, as the case may be, shall be converted into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, and (iii) unless the Borrower notifies the Agent at least two Domestic Business Days before the date of any Euro-Dollar Borrowing or Money Market LIBOR Borrowing, as the case may be, for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, (x) if such Borrowing is a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing and (y) if such Borrowing is a Money Market LIBOR Borrowing, the Money Market LIBOR Loans comprising such Borrowing shall bear interest for each day from and including the first day to but excluding the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto at the Base Rate for such day.

SECTION 8.02. Illegality. If, on or after the date of this Agreement, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans and such Lender shall so notify the Agent, the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Lender to make Euro-Dollar Loans, or to convert outstanding Base Rate Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans, or to convert outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans with a different Interest Period shall be suspended. Before giving any notice to the Agent pursuant to this Section 8.02, such Lender shall designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. If such notice is given, all Euro-Dollar Loans of such Lender then outstanding shall be converted to Base Rate Loans either (a) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Euro-Dollar

Loans if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loans to such day or (b) immediately if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loans to such day.

SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return. (a) If any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency, made or adopted after the date hereof (other than a change currently provided for in any existing law, rule or regulation) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, insurance assessment or similar requirement (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, but excluding, with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan, any such requirement with respect to which such Lender is entitled to compensation during the relevant Interest Period under Section 2.16) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or shall impose on any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) or on the United States market for certificates of deposit or the London interbank market any other condition affecting its Fixed Rate Loans (other than Money Market Absolute Rate Loans), its Note (in respect of such Fixed Rate Loans) or its obligation to make such Fixed Rate Loans; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Fixed Rate Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under this Agreement or under its Note with respect thereto, by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material, then, within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any such law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency, made or adopted after the date hereof (other than a change currently provided for in any existing law, rule or regulation), has or would have the effect of increasing the amount of capital of such Lender (or its parent) required to be maintained in respect of, or otherwise allocated to, such Lender’s obligations hereunder (its “Required Capital”) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material, then such Lender may, by notice to the Borrower and the Agent, increase the facility fee payable to such Lender hereunder to the extent required so that the ratio of (w) the sum of the increased facility fee applicable to such Lender’s Commitment or Loans hereunder to (x) the prior facility fee applicable to such Lender’s Commitment or Loans hereunder is the same as the ratio of (y) such Lender’s increased Required Capital to (z) its prior

Required Capital. Such Lender’s notice to the Borrower and the Agent shall set forth its calculation of the foregoing ratios and the increased facility fee to which it is entitled under this Section.

(c) Each Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section (each, a “Trigger Event”) and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Lender shall be entitled to any compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Trigger Event (i) for any period of time in excess of 120 days prior to such notice or (ii) for any period of time prior to such notice if such Lender shall not have given such notice within 120 days of the date on which such Trigger Event shall have been enacted, promulgated, adopted or issued in definitive or final form unless such Trigger Event is retroactive. A certificate of any Lender claiming compensation under Section 8.03(a) or (b) and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder and describing the method of calculation thereof shall be conclusive if made reasonably and in good faith. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

SECTION 8.04. Taxes. (a) For purposes of this Section 8.04, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings with respect to any payment by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or under any Note, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding (i) in the case of each Lender and the Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise or similar taxes imposed on it, by a jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of each Lender, in which its Applicable Lending Office is located and (ii) in the case of each Lender, any United States withholding tax imposed on such payments but (x) only to the extent that such Lender is subject to United States withholding tax at the time such Lender first becomes a party to this Agreement and (y) if the Lender is an assignee pursuant to Section 9.05, only to the extent of the amount of United States withholding tax in excess of the amount that would not have been excluded pursuant to (x) had the assignment not been made.

“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes, or similar charges or levies, which arise from any payment made pursuant to this Agreement or under any Note or from the execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any Note.

(b) Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Lender or the Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made without deduction for any Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that, if the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes from any such payments, (i) the sum payable shall be

increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 8.04) such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 8.04) paid by such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses, except to the extent attributable to the negligence or misconduct of such Lender or the Agent, as the case may be) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This indemnification shall be made within 15 days from the date such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) makes demand therefor.

(d) Each Lender that is a banking institution organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case of each such Lender listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other Lender, shall provide the Borrower with (i) two Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) forms W-8BEN or any successor form prescribed by the IRS, certifying that such Lender is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party which exempts such Lender from United States withholding tax or reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest and eliminates withholding tax on any fees, or (ii) two IRS forms W-8ECI certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. In the case of a Lender which is claiming exception from United States withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to payments of portfolio interest, such Lender shall provide the Borrower with (i) two IRS forms W-8BEN and (ii) a certificate representing that such Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each such Lender undertakes to deliver to each of the Borrower and the Agent (A) a replacement form (or successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form so delivered by it, and (B) such amendments thereto or extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be required (but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so).

(e) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide the Borrower with the appropriate form pursuant to Section 8.04(d) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under Section 8.04(b) or Section 8.04(c) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that if a Lender, which is otherwise exempt from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, becomes subject to Taxes because of its

failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as such Lender shall reasonably request to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes.

(f) Each Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle such Lender to make any claim for indemnification in respect of Taxes or Other Taxes pursuant to this Section 8.04 (each, a “Tax Event”) and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such claim or any other amounts payable by the Borrower under this Section 8.04 and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, no Lender shall be entitled to any indemnification pursuant to this Section in respect of any Tax Event (i) for any period of time in excess of 180 days prior to such notice or (ii) for any period of time prior to such notice if such Lender shall not have given such notice within 120 days of the date on which such Lender became aware of such Tax Event unless such Tax Event is retroactive.

SECTION 8.05. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans. If (i) the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Lender has demanded compensation under Section 8.03(a) and the Borrower shall, by at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days prior notice to such Lender through the Agent, have elected that the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Lender, then, unless and until such Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension or demand for compensation no longer apply:


	(a) all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender as (or continued as or converted into) Euro-Dollar Loans shall instead be Base Rate Loans, and


	(b) after each of its outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans has been repaid (or converted to a Base Rate Loan), all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to repay such Euro-Dollar Loans shall be applied to repay its Base Rate Loans instead.

If such Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer apply, the Borrower shall elect that the principal amount of each such Base Rate Loan shall be converted into a Euro-Dollar Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period applicable to the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Lenders.

SECTION 8.06. Substitution of Lender. If (i) the obligation of any Lender to make Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Lender has demanded compensation under Section 8.03 or 8.04, the Borrower shall have the right to seek a substitute bank or banks (“Substitute Lenders”) (which may be one or more of the Lenders) to purchase the Loans and assume the Commitment of such Lender (the “Affected Lender”) under this Agreement and, if the Borrower locates a Substitute Lender, the Affected Lender shall, upon payment to it of the purchase price agreed

between it and the Substitute Lender (or, failing such agreement, a purchase price in the amount of the outstanding principal amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon to the date of payment) plus any amount (other than principal and interest) then due to it or accrued for its account hereunder, assign all its rights and obligations under this Agreement and all of its Notes to the Substitute Lender, and the Substitute Lender shall assume such rights and obligations, whereupon the Substitute Lender shall be a Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender.

SECTION 8.07. Election to Terminate. If during any Level I Period, Level II Period or Level III Period (i) the obligation of any Lender to make Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Lender has demanded compensation under Section 8.03 or 8.04, the Borrower may elect to terminate this Agreement as to such Lender, and in connection therewith not to borrow any Loan hereunder from such Lender or to prepay any Base Rate Loan made pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.05 (without altering the Commitments or Loans of the remaining Lenders); provided that the Borrower (i) notifies such Lender through the Agent of such election at least two Euro-Dollar Business Days before any date fixed for such borrowing or such a prepayment, as the case may be, and (ii) repays all of such Lender’s outstanding Loans, accrued interest thereon and any other amounts then due to such Lender or accrued for its account hereunder concurrently with such termination. Upon receipt by the Agent of such notice, the Commitment of such Lender shall terminate.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, all notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, telex, facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such party: (x) in the case of the Borrower or the Agent, at its address or telex or telecopy number set forth on the signature pages hereof, (y) in the case of any Lender, at its address, telex or telecopy number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire or (z) in the case of any party, such other address or telex or telecopy number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the Agent and the Borrower. All notices from outside the United States to the Borrower shall only be given by telecopy and all other notices to the Borrower given by telex shall also be given by telecopy or non-telex method. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telex or telecopy, when such telex or telecopy is transmitted to the number determined pursuant to this Section and the appropriate answerback is received, (ii) if given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, when such return receipt is signed by the recipient or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section, or, if such date is not a business day in the location where received, on the next business day in such location; provided that notices to the Agent under Article II or Article VIII shall not be effective until received.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder (including, without limitation, the delivery of information required by Section 5.01) may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Agent and the applicable Lender. The Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(c) Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act. The Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with each Lender to provide such information promptly following a request therefor from such Lender.

SECTION 9.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent, including reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel for the Agent, in connection with the preparation and administration of this Agreement, any waiver or consent hereunder or any amendment hereof or any Default or alleged Default hereunder and (ii) if an Event of Default occurs, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender, including fees and disbursements of counsel, in connection with such Event of Default and collection and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom.

(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of each of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnitee”) and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses of any kind, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, which may be incurred by any Indemnitee relating to or arising out of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the performance of the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or (ii) any actual or proposed use of proceeds of Loans hereunder; provided that no Indemnitee shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)

arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any Loan or the use of proceeds thereof.

SECTION 9.04. Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement or the Notes may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders (and, if the rights or duties of the Agent are affected thereby, by the Agent); provided that no such amendment or waiver shall, unless signed by each Lender directly affected thereby, (i) increase or decrease the Commitment of any Lender or subject any Lender to any additional obligation, (ii) reduce or forgive the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder or (iii) postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder or for any reduction or termination of any Commitment; provided further that no such amendment or waiver shall, unless signed by all the Lenders, amend this Section or otherwise change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or the number of Lenders, which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.05. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), except as contemplated by Section 5.06. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, each of the Borrower and the Agent must give their prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it being understood that it shall, for example, be reasonable for the Borrower to withhold consent if the proposed assignee does not have an investment grade rating), (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment (or, if the Commitments have terminated, the entire amount of its outstanding Loans), the amount of the Commitment (or, if the Commitments have terminated, the amount of the outstanding Loans) of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Agent otherwise consent, (iii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, except that this clause (iii) shall not apply to rights in respect of outstanding Money Market Loans, (iv) the parties to each assignment shall

execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (except that such fee shall not be payable in the case of an assignment by a Lender to one of its Affiliates or to another Lender), and (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 has occurred and is continuing. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 8.03, 8.05 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section.

(c) The Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(e) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and

(iii) the Borrower, the Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.04 that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 8.03 and 8.04 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.

(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 8.03 or 8.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent or by reason of the provisions of Section 8.02, 8.03 or 8.04 requiring such Lender to designate a different Applicable Lending Office under certain circumstances.

(g) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 9.06. New York Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

SECTION 9.07. Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

SECTION 9.08. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 9.09. Notice and Waiver Related to Existing Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives notice to each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that the Borrower wishes to terminate all commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date. Each Lender that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement, by its execution hereof, waives any requirement of prior notice set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement as a condition to the right of the Borrower to terminate such commitments.

SECTION 9.10. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.11. Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender (and each employee, representative or other agent of each of the foregoing parties) may disclose to any and all Persons without limitation of any kind, the U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of the foregoing parties relating to such U.S. tax treatment and U.S. tax structure. However, the foregoing does not constitute an authorization to disclose the identity of the Borrower or, except to the extent relating to such tax structure or tax treatment, any specific pricing terms or commercial or financial information.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


AETNA INC.,

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		Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.

		Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer


		Aetna Inc.
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		Attention: Vice President, Finance
		Telecopier: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
		Telex: 99 241

		with a copy to:

		Aetna Inc.
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		Attention: General Counsel
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		Telex: 99 241


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually and as Agent,

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		Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇

		Title: Vice President


		JPMorgan Chase Bank
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		with a copy to:

		JPMorgan Chase Bank
		Loan & Agency Services
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

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		Title:	Vice President


CITIBANK, N.A.,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Managing Director


DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Director


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		Title:	Managing Director


FLEET NATIONAL BANK,

	by
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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇ Halesano

		Title:	Director


BANK ONE, NA, (MAIN OFFICE CHICAGO),

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		Name:	L. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Director


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	by
		/s/ Jaap L. Tonckens

		Name:	Jaap L. Tonckens

		Title:	Vice President


UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,

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		Title:	Associate Director

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Associate Director


▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION (recourse only to assets of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Street Commitment Corporation),

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		Title:	Vice President and CFO


STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Vice President


WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Director


THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Vice President


NATIONAL CITY BANK,

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		Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇

		Title:	Relationship Manager

364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of November 26, 2003 among AETNA INC., as Borrower, The Lenders Listed Herein and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent

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