EXHIBIT 99(a)
[CONFORMED COPY]
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CREDIT AGREEMENT [THREE YEAR]
dated as of
July 2, 2002
among
GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Administrative Agent
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
$145,000,000.00 REVOLVING CREDIT
AND COMPETITIVE ADVANCE FACILITY
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▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Inc.,
and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Barney Inc.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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Article I DEFINITIONS..............................................................................1
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.....................................................................1
Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings...........................................13
Section 1.03 Terms Generally..................................................................13
Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP...........................................................13
Article II THE CREDITS.............................................................................13
Section 2.01 Commitments......................................................................13
Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings.............................................................14
Section 2.03 Requests for Revolving Borrowings................................................14
Section 2.04 Competitive Bid Procedure........................................................15
Section 2.05 Funding of Borrowings............................................................17
Section 2.06 Non-Receipt of Funds.............................................................17
Section 2.07 [OMITTED]........................................................................17
Section 2.08 Interest Elections...............................................................18
Section 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments.........................................19
Section 2.10 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.............................................19
Section 2.11 Prepayment of Loans..............................................................20
Section 2.12 Fees.............................................................................20
Section 2.13 Interest.........................................................................21
Section 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest.......................................................22
Section 2.15 Increased Costs..................................................................22
Section 2.16 Break Funding Payments...........................................................23
Section 2.17 Taxes............................................................................24
Section 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs......................25
Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders...................................26
Section 2.20 New Lender.......................................................................27
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..........................................................27
Section 3.01 Organization; Powers.............................................................27
Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability....................................................27
Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.............................................27
Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change..................................27
Section 3.05 Properties.......................................................................28
Section 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters.............................................28
Section 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements..............................................28
Section 3.08 Investment and Holding Company Status............................................28
Section 3.09 Taxes............................................................................29
Section 3.10 ERISA............................................................................29
Section 3.11 Disclosure.......................................................................29
Article IV CONDITIONS..............................................................................29
Section 4.01 Effective Date...................................................................29
Section 4.02 Each Borrowing...................................................................30
Article V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS...................................................................31
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information.......................................31
Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events.......................................................32
Section 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business...................................................32
Section 5.04 Payment of Obligations...........................................................32
Section 5.05 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.............................................33
Section 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights.............................................33
Section 5.07 Compliance with Laws.............................................................33
Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds..................................................................33
Article VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS......................................................................33
Section 6.01 Net Worth........................................................................33
Section 6.02 Fixed Charge Coverage............................................................33
Section 6.03 Negative Pledge..................................................................34
Section 6.04 Fundamental Changes..............................................................36
Section 6.05 Transactions with Affiliates.....................................................36
Section 6.06 Restrictive Agreements...........................................................37
Section 6.07 Fiscal Year......................................................................37
Article VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT.......................................................................37
Article VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT................................................................39
Article IX MISCELLANEOUS...........................................................................41
Section 9.01 Notices..........................................................................41
Section 9.02 Waivers; Amendments..............................................................42
Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver...............................................43
Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns...........................................................44
Section 9.05 Survival.........................................................................46
Section 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.........................................46
Section 9.07 Severability.....................................................................46
Section 9.08 Right of Setoff..................................................................46
Section 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.......................47
Section 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.............................................................47
Section 9.11 Headings.........................................................................47
Section 9.12 Confidentiality..................................................................48
Section 9.13 Interest Rate Limitation.........................................................48
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01 - Commitments
Schedule 3.06 - Disclosed Matters
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B - Form of Opinion of Borrower's Counsel
Exhibit C - Form of Side Letter Agreement
ANNEXES:
Annex I - Pricing Schedule
CREDIT AGREEMENT [THREE YEAR]
CREDIT AGREEMENT [Three Year] dated as of July 2, 2002, among GATX
FINANCIAL CORPORATION, the LENDERS PARTY HERETO, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as
Administrative Agent.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings specified below:
"ABR", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
"ADJUSTED LIBO RATE" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing
for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
"ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
"ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE" means an Administrative Questionnaire
in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
"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.
"ALTERNATE BASE RATE" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to
the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
"APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE" means, with respect to any Lender, the
percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender's Commitment. If
the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the total Revolving Loans and outstanding Competitive
Loans represented by such Lender's Revolving Loans and Competitive Loans.
"APPLICABLE RATE" means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar
Revolving Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the
case may be, the applicable
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rate per annum set forth in Annex I hereto under the caption "Applicable Margin"
or "Facility Fee", as the case may be, based upon the ratings by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ (as
such term is defined in Annex I) and S&P (as so defined), respectively,
applicable on such date to the Index Debt (as so defined).
"ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE" means an assignment and acceptance entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form
of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
"AVAILABILITY PERIOD" means the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of
termination of the Commitments.
"BOARD" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of
the United States of America.
"BORROWER" means GATX Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
"BORROWING" means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type, made,
converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as
to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Competitive Loan or
group of Competitive Loans of the same Type made on the same date and as to
which a single Interest Period is in effect.
"BORROWING REQUEST" means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City or Chicago are authorized or
required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a
Eurodollar Loan (including any notice in respect thereof), the term "BUSINESS
DAY" shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in
dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
"CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS" of any Person means the obligations of
such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP,
and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof
determined in accordance with GAAP.
"CHANGE IN CONTROL" means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly
or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares
representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by
the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower other than by GATX
Corporation or a wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof; or (b) for the period of 12
consecutive calendar months, a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower shall no longer be composed of individuals (i) who were members of said
Board on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to said
Board was approved by individuals referred to
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in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at
least a majority of said Board or (iii) whose election or nomination to said
Board was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above
constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of
said Board.
"CHANGE IN LAW" means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation
or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority
after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for
purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such
Lender's holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or
issued after the date of this Agreement.
"CLASS", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans
or Competitive Loans.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.
"COMMITMENT" means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount
representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit
Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time
pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant
to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount
of each Lender's Commitment is set forth (A) (x) on Schedule 2.01 or (y) in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its
Commitment, as applicable or (B) in the case of any New Lender, on the New
Lender Instrument.
"COMPETITIVE BID" means an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive
Loan in accordance with Section 2.04.
"COMPETITIVE BID RATE" means, with respect to any Competitive Bid, the
Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such
Competitive Bid.
"COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST" means a request by the Borrower for
Competitive Bids in accordance with Section 2.04.
"COMPETITIVE LOAN" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.
"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 event or condition which constitutes an Event of
Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.
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"DISCLOSED MATTERS" means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
"DOLLARS" or "$" refers to lawful money of the United States of
America.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on which the conditions specified in
Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02), which
date is July 2, 2002.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means all laws, rules, regulations, codes,
ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority,
relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural
resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material or to health and safety matters.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY" means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines,
penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law,
(b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or
disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials,
(d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement
pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"ERISA AFFILIATE" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302
of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA EVENT" means (a) any "reportable event", as defined in Section
4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other
than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the existence
with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an
application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any
Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;
(e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or
Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the
withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the
receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by
any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the
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imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan
is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of
Title IV of ERISA.
"EURODOLLAR", when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers
to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (or, in the
case of a Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate).
"EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning assigned to such term in Article
VII.
"EXCLUDED TAXES" means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on
(or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by
the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such other
recipient is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an
assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the
time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or is attributable to
such Foreign Lender's failure or inability to comply with Section 2.17(d),
except to the extent that such Foreign Lender's assignor (if any) was entitled,
at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with
respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a).
"FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE" means, for any day, the weighted
average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"FINANCIAL OFFICER" means the chief financial officer, principal
accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
"FIXED RATE" means, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a
Eurodollar Competitive Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified by
the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid.
"FIXED RATE LOAN" means a Competitive Loan bearing interest at a Fixed
Rate.
"FOREIGN LENDER" means any Lender that is organized under the laws of
a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each State thereof or
the District of Columbia.
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"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America.
"GARC" means a special purpose subsidiary, owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Borrower, and organized for the purposes of (i) entering into
one or more financings of equipment and related leases, (ii) subleasing of
equipment pursuant to subleases and (iii) engaging in such other activities as
are necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. Each GARC shall be formed in a
manner so that in the event of a bankruptcy of the Borrower or any of its
non-GARC subsidiaries, the assets and liabilities of such GARC will not be
consolidated with the assets and liabilities of the Borrower or any of such
subsidiaries.
"GATX CORPORATION" means GATX Corporation, a New York corporation.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.
"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 or other obligation 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 other obligation 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 or other obligation of the payment thereof, (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 other obligation or (d) as an account party
in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such
Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
"HAZARDOUS MATERIALS" means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any
Environmental Law.
"HEDGING AGREEMENT" means any interest rate protection agreement,
foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or
other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
"INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or
advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all
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obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d)
all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of
such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (f) 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, (g) all Guarantees by such Person
of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i)
all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in
respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers' acceptances;
provided, however, that "Indebtedness" shall not include (x) Secured Nonrecourse
Obligations and (y) nonrecourse obligations incurred in connection with
leveraged lease transactions as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"INDEMNIFIED TAXES" means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
"INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST" means a request by the Borrower to convert
or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
"INTEREST PAYMENT DATE" means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the
last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing
of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an
Interest Period of more than three months' duration, each day prior to the last
day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months' duration
after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Fixed
Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of
which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing with an
Interest Period of more than 90 days' duration (unless otherwise specified in
the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day prior to the last day of such
Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90 days' duration after the first
day of such Interest Period, and any other dates that are specified in the
applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment Dates with respect to
such Borrowing.
"INTEREST PERIOD" means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing,
the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on (x) the
corresponding day in the calendar week that is one, two or three weeks
thereafter or (y) the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that
is one, two, three or six months thereafter, in any case, as the Borrower may
elect and (b) with respect to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period (which shall
not be less than seven days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of
such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable Competitive
Bid Request; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other
than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such
next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which
case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii)
in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing contemplated by clause (a)(y), any
Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest
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Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such
Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be
the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving
Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion
or continuation of such Borrowing.
"LENDER AFFILIATE" means, (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) an
Affiliate of such Lender that is in the business of making and/or buying loans
of the type described herein or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation,
partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding
or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an
Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which
invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that
invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the
same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment
advisor.
"LENDERS" means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other
Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to (x) an Assignment and
Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant
to an Assignment and Acceptance or (y) a New Lender Instrument.
"LIBO RATE" means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any
Interest Period, (x) in the case of an Interest Period of one, two, three or six
months' duration, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or on
any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or
substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those
currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the
Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period and (y) in the case of an Interest
Period of one, two or three calendar weeks, the rate (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the lowest interest rate at which
dollar deposits for an amount approximately equal to the principal amount of
such Borrowing and for a seven-day, fourteen-day or twenty-one-day maturity,
respectively, are offered in immediately available funds to the Administrative
Agent at the Eurodollar lending office where its foreign currency and exchange
operations are customarily conducted in the international interbank market at
approximately 10:00 a.m., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period. In the event that, in the case of clause
(x) above, such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the
"LIBO Rate" with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period
shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity
comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of
the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank
market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period.
"LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in,
on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
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retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset, other than an
operating lease.
"LOANS" means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant
to this Agreement.
"MARGIN" means, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest
at a rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be
added to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate to determine the rate of interest
applicable to such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its
related Competitive Bid.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on (a) the
property, business, operations, financial condition, liabilities or
capitalization of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement
(including the timely payment of all amounts due hereunder), (c) the rights of
or benefits available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this
Agreement or (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
"MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS" means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or
obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding
$25,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the "principal
amount" of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any
Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving
effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be
required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
"MATURITY DATE" means July 2, 2005.
"MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"NET WORTH" means, as at any date for any Person, the total
stockholders' equity for such Person and its Subsidiaries (determined on a
consolidated basis without duplication).
"NEW LENDER" means a Person that, pursuant to a New Lender Instrument
to which it is a party, becomes a "Lender" hereunder.
"NEW LENDER INSTRUMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20.
"OTHER TAXES" means any and all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
"PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCES" means:
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(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes or under ERISA in respect of
contingent liabilities thereunder that are not yet due or are being contested in
compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's
and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business
and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being
contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts,
leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and
other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of
business; and
(e) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar
encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course
of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially
detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary
conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
provided that the term "Permitted Encumbrances" shall not include any Lien
securing Indebtedness.
"PERSON" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability
company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental
Authority or other entity.
"PLAN" means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section
412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section
4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
"PRIME RATE" means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced
from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect at its
principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be
effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being
effective.
"REGISTER" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
"RELATED PARTIES" means, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person's Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and such Person's Affiliates.
"REQUIRED LENDERS" means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit
Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the
total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided
that, for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to
Article VII, and for all purposes after
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the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Article VII or the Commitments
expire or terminate, the outstanding Competitive Loans of the Lenders shall be
included in their respective Revolving Credit Exposures in determining the
Required Lenders.
"REVOLVING CREDIT EXPOSURE" means, with respect to any Lender at any
time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's Revolving
Loans at such time.
"REVOLVING LOAN" means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.
"SECURED NONRECOURSE OBLIGATIONS" means (i) secured obligations of the
Borrower taken on a consolidated basis where recourse of the payee of such
obligations is expressly limited to an assigned lease or loan receivable and the
property related thereto, (ii) debt of Single Transaction Subsidiaries or (iii)
liabilities of the Borrower taken on a consolidated basis to manufacturers of
leased equipment where such liabilities are payable solely out of revenues
derived from the leasing or sale of such equipment; excluding, however,
nonrecourse obligations incurred in connection with leveraged lease transactions
as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT" means the Letter Agreement from the Borrower
dated the date hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"SINGLE TRANSACTION SUBSIDIARY" means any Subsidiary whose assets
consist solely of financing transactions and the proceeds thereof with one or
more obligors where the obligations of such Subsidiary are not guaranteed by the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary and for which neither the Borrower nor such
other Subsidiary is liable.
"STATUTORY RESERVE RATE" means a fraction (expressed as a decimal),
the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the
number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with
respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve
percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.
Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be
subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration,
exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender
under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate
shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in
any reserve percentage.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person (the "PARENT") at any
date, any other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of
the Parent in the Parent's consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any
other Person (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in
the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the Parent, or (b) the
financial
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statements of which shall be (or should be) consolidated with the financial
statements of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
"SUBSIDIARY" means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
"TAXES" means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.
"TRANSACTIONS" means the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement and the Side Letter Agreement, the borrowing of Loans
and the use of the proceeds thereof.
"TYPE" when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate
Base Rate or, in the case of a Competitive Loan or Borrowing, the LIBO Rate or a
Fixed Rate.
"WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY" means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such
terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a "REVOLVING
LOAN") or by Type (e.g., a "EURODOLLAR LOAN") or by Class and Type (e.g., a
"EURODOLLAR REVOLVING LOAN"). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to
by Class (e.g., a "REVOLVING BORROWING") or by Type (e.g., a "EURODOLLAR
BORROWING") or by Class and Type (e.g., a "EURODOLLAR REVOLVING BORROWING").
SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply
equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words "include", "includes" and "including" shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase without "limitation". The word "will"
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall".
Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any
agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and
assigns, (c) the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder", and words of similar
import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to
any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and
Sections of, and Exhibits, Schedules and Annexes to, this Agreement and (e) the
words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and
properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with
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GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies
the Administrative 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 Administrative 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 shall have become
effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended
in accordance herewith.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01 Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to
time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will
not result in (a) such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such
Lender's Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding the
total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Revolving Loans.
SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as
part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in
accordance with their respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be
made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04. The failure of
any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and
Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible
for any other Lender's failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.14, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be
comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request
in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised
entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Borrower may request in
accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by
causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such
Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000. At the time that
each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000;
provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is
equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Each Competitive
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and
Class may be
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outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more
than a total of three Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue,
any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end
after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03 Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving
Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by
telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m.,
New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed
Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic
Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request
in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a
Eurodollar Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest
Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated
by the definition of the term "INTEREST PERIOD"; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrower's account to which
funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of
Section 2.05.
If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period
is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month's
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with
this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lender's Loan to be made as part of the
requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04 Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period
the Borrower may request Competitive Bids and may (but shall not have any
obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided
that the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans at any time shall not exceed
the total Commitments. To request Competitive Bids, the Borrower shall notify
the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, in the case of a
Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New York City time, four
Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a
Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New York City time, one
Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that the
Borrower
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may submit up to (but not more than) three Competitive Bid Requests on the same
day, but a Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within five Business Days
after the date of any previous Competitive Bid Request, unless any and all such
previous Competitive Bid Requests shall have been withdrawn or all Competitive
Bids received in response thereto rejected. Each such telephonic Competitive Bid
Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by
the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and
written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in
compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a
Fixed Rate Borrowing;
(iv) the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing,
which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
"INTEREST PERIOD"; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrower's account to which
funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of
Section 2.05.
Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details
thereof by telecopy, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.
(b) Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or
more Competitive Bids to the Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request.
Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be in a form approved by the
Administrative Agent and must be received by the Administrative Agent by
telecopy, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30
a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the proposed date of such
Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than
9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of such Competitive
Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the form
approved by the Administrative Agent may be rejected by the Administrative
Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as
promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal
amount (which shall be a minimum of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive
Borrowing requested by the Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the
Lender is willing to make, (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the
Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate
per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and
(iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan and the last day of such
Interest Period.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower by
telecopy of the Competitive Bid Rate, the principal amount specified in each
Competitive Bid, the Interest Period applicable thereto and the identity of the
Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.
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(d) Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower may
accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy in a form approved by
the Administrative Agent, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or
reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing,
not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the
date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate
Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date
of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to
give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii)
the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive
Bid Rate if the Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive
Bid Rate with the same or greater principal amount and same Interest Period,
(iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower
shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing
specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary
to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at
the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple
Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in
accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except pursuant
to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for a Competitive
Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000
and an integral multiple of $1,000,000; provided further that if a Competitive
Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 because of the provisions of
clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $1,000,000 or
any integral multiple thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of
acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive
Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral
multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner determined by the Borrower. A notice given
by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender
by telecopy whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so,
the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder
will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make
the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(f) If the Administrative Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive
Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly
to the Borrower at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which
the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
(g) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent a fee of $2,500
in connection with each Competitive Bid Request, which fee shall be payable
within two Business Days of such Competitive Bid Request.
SECTION 2.05 Funding of Borrowings. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be
made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of
immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of
the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by
notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available
to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like
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funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in
New York City and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request
or Competitive Bid Request.
SECTION 2.06 Non-Receipt of Funds. Unless the Administrative Agent shall
have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing
that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such
Lender's share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section
2.05 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the
applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the
Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
(i) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii) in the
case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender
pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute
such Lender's Loan included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.07 [OMITTED].
SECTION 2.08 Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the
case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period
as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to
convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in
the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods
therefor, all as provided in this Section. Subject to Section 2.02(c), the
Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the
affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably
among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans
comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This
Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings which may not be converted or
continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a
Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were
requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest
Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election
Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the
Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall
specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies
and, if different options are being elected with respect to different
portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting
Borrowing (in which case the
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information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall
be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such
Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing
or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the
Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such
election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the
term "INTEREST PERIOD".
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does
not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month's duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender's portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election
Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as
provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent,
at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long
as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may
be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid,
each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at
the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time
reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments
shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less
than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the
Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in
accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures plus the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans would exceed the
total Commitments.
(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election
to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at
least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or
reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to
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this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of
the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is
conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case
such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative
Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not
satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent.
Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.10 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for account of
each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the
Maturity Date and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
applicable Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan on
the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan.
(b) 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.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall
record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (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 Administrative
Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender's share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph
(b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and
amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any
Lender or the Administrative 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.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if
requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by
such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory
notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such
promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at
any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part,
subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section;
provided that the Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any Competitive
Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof.
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(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New
York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the
case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New
York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice
shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal
amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a
notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of
termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice
of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in
accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice
relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving
Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an
advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02.
Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans
included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued
interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.
SECTION 2.12 Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent for account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the
Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether
used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but
excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if such
Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment
terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount
of such Lender's Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which
its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases
to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in
arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and
on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such
date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing
after the date on which the Commitments terminate, shall be payable on demand.
All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall
be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its
own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon
between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
(c) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, in
the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid
shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13 Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest
at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan, the
Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the
Applicable Rate or (ii) in the case of
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a Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect
for such Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Margin applicable to such
Loan.
(c) Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal
to the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on
any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not
paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such
overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate
per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the
rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of
any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided above.
(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant
to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event
of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR
Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on
the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such
repayment or prepayment, (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar
Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued
interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion
and (iv) all accrued interest shall be payable upon termination of the
Commitments.
(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of
360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate
at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in
each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent,
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of
any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not
exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable,
for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders (or,
in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to
make such Loan) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for
such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such
Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included
in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Lenders (or Lender) by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable
thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the
Lenders (or Lender) that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the
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conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving
Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing
Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made
as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar
Competitive Borrowing shall be ineffective; provided that (A) if the
circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then
requests by the Borrower for Eurodollar Competitive Borrowings may be made to
Lenders that are not affected thereby and (B) if the circumstances giving rise
to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of
Borrowings shall be permitted.
SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the
account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve
requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate); or
(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate
Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan (or of
maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any
sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional
costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender's capital or on the capital of such Lender's holding company, if any, as
a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made or Commitments held by, such
Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender's holding company
could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lender's policies and the policies of such Lender's holding company with respect
to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such
Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such
Lender's holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be,
as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the
Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay
such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after
receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender's right to
demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to
compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or
reductions incurred more than six months prior to the
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date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to
such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's intention to claim
compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise
to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender
shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any
Competitive Loan if the Change in Law that would otherwise entitle it to such
compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the
Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day
of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of
Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert,
continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice
delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be
revocable under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance herewith), (d) the
failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive Bid to
make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan
other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result
of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event,
the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the loss to any
Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount
determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount
of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal
amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion,
failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for
such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the
duration of the Interest Period that would have resulted from such borrowing,
conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were
equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, over (ii) the amount
of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal amount for such period
if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such period at the
interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an affiliate of such Lender)
for dollar deposits from other banks in the eurodollar market at the
commencement of such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any
amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on
any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.17 Taxes. Any and all payments by or an account of any obligation
of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction
for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be
required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then
(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) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (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 and
(iii) the Borrower shall
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pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(a) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section)
paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any
penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or
legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on
behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(c) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of
the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with
respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable
law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and
executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments
to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.
SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder
(whether of principal, interest or fees, or under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or
otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in
immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and
9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative
Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for account of any other
Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any
payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for
payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case
of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the
period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.
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(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to
the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and
fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest
and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and
(ii) second, to pay principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such
parties.
(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 Revolving Loans resulting in such Lender receiving
payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving 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 Revolving 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 Revolving 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 or Affiliate
thereof (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.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from
the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make
such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made
such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the
Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally
agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so
distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of
payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made
by it pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.18(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in
its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any
amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for account of such
Lender to satisfy such Lender's obligations under such Sections until all such
unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any
Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required
to pay any additional
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amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender
pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to
designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder
or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,
branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or
assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section
2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such
Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if
any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the Borrower
may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
(other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it) to an assignee that
shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender
accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the
prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive
Loans), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to
it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and
accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts)
and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for
compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to
Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and
delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or
otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment
and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.20 New Lender. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall be
continuing, the Borrower, on at least five Business Days' notice to the
Administrative Agent, may at any time increase the aggregate level of
Commitments hereunder up to $175,000,000 by causing one or more banks or
financial institutions (which may be an existing Lender), in each case
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to execute and deliver an
instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the "New Lender
Instrument") pursuant to which such Person(s) agree(s) to become a party hereto
as a Lender and which identifies such Person(s)' Commitment hereunder.
Commitments added pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall be in minimum amounts of
$5,000,000 and shall be in multiples thereof. If, at the time such Person
becomes a Lender hereunder there shall be outstanding any Revolving Loans, such
Person shall contemporaneously make available to the Administrative Agent a
Revolving Loan in an amount equal to its pro rata portion (based upon the
then-existing Commitments of all of the Lenders, including the New Lender) of
the aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and such
Revolving Loans made by such Person shall be applied by the Administrative Agent
to repay, in part, the Revolving Loans of the existing Lenders pro rata (based
on their
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Revolving Loans principal balances); provided that no Commitment of a New Lender
shall be effective other than on the last day of any Interest Period.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and
authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in,
and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is
required.
SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the
Borrower's corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Agreement and the Side
Letter Agreement each has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally
and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do
not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any
other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable
law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental
Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture,
agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any
payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet
and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, reported on by Ernst & Young,
independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and
the portion of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, certified by its chief
financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the 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, consistently applied, subject to year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred
to in clause (ii) above.
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(b) Except as disclosed in GATX Corporation's Form 8-K filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 23, 2002 and May 6, 2002 and
GATX Corporation's Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
dated May 15, 2002 (copies of which have been furnished to the Lenders), since
December 31, 2001, there has been no material adverse change in the business,
assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.05 Properties. (a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has
good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal
property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not
interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to
utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to
use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual
property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for
any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no
actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which
there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed
Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any
other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of
its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to
obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required
under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental
Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any
Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental
Liability.
(c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the
status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has
resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures,
agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where
the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is
continuing.
SECTION 3.08 Investment and Holding Company Status. Neither the Borrower
nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment company" as defined in, or
subject to regulation under,
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the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a "holding company" as defined in, or
subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
SECTION 3.09 Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely
filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been
filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by
it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has
set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure
to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.10 ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected
to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which
liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated
benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87), as of the date of the
most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts: (a) did not exceed the
fair market value of the assets of such Plan by an aggregate amount in excess of
$25,000,000 or (b) if such shortfall is in excess of such amount, such shortfall
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11 Disclosure. None of the reports, financial statements,
certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of
this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other
information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that,
with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed
to be reasonable at the time. There is no fact known to the Borrower that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed herein or in a report, financial statement, exhibit, schedule,
disclosure letter or other writing furnished to the Lenders for use in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01 Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans
hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the
following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i)
from each party hereto either (x) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on
behalf of such party or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of
this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and
(ii) a duly executed counterpart of the Side Letter Agreement by the Borrower.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written
opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the
Effective Date) of the General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel of the
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, and covering such other
matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions as the
Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such
counsel to deliver such opinion.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and
certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request
relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the
authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the
Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated
the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in
paragraphs (a) (without regard to the parenthetical therein) and (b) of Section
4.02.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other
amounts due and payable 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 hereunder.
(f) The "Commitments" under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
[364 Day] dated as of June 22, 2001 and amended and restated as of June 5, 2002
among the Borrower (formerly known as GATX Capital Corporation), the Lenders
party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (as successor to The Chase Manhattan
Bank), as Administrative Agent, shall have been terminated and any loans
outstanding thereunder shall have been repaid in full.
The Administrative Agent (acting itself or through its counsel) shall notify the
Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be
conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the
Lenders to make Loans shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing
conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on July 31, 2002, (and, in the event such conditions
are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.02 Each Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan
on the occasion of any Borrowing (which term, for the purpose of this Section
4.02, does not include a conversion or continuation of a Loan) is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in
this Agreement (other than under Section 3.04(b) or Section 3.06) shall be true
and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such
Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
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Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by
the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this Section.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the
principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have
been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will
furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a) within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all reported on by Ernst & Young or other independent public accountants of
recognized national standing (without a going "concern" or like qualification or
exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such
audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly
in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied (the furnishing of the Borrower's Form
10-K will satisfy the requirements of this Section 5.01(a));
(b) within 55 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and
related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows as of the
end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the
corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of
the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial
Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition
and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes (the furnishing
of the Borrower's Form 10-Q will satisfy the requirements of this Section
5.01(a));
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower
(i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred since the delivery of the
previous such certificate or the date hereof and, if such a Default has
occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03 and (iii) stating
whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the
date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any
such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial
statements accompanying such certificate;
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(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such
financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course
of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which
certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or
guidelines);
(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said
Commission, or with any national securities exchange, as the case may be; and
(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as
the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or
before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary
to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the
rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of
its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger,
consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.04.
SECTION 5.04 Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if
not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become
delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
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(b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves
with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment
pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property
material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and
reputable insurance companies, insurance 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 except to the extent that
the failure to maintain any such insurance could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account
in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and
transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit
and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and
records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers
and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as
reasonably requested.
SECTION 5.07 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of
any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only
for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used,
whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any
of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations U and X.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of
and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full
the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01 Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Net Worth to be,
at any time, less than $1,100,000,000.
SECTION 6.02 Fixed Charge Coverage. The Borrower will not permit its Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio, as at any fiscal quarter end, to be less than 1.30 to 1.
For the purposes of this Section 6.02,
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"Cash Flow" means, for any period, the sum, for the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, of the following: (i) net income, (ii) income taxes,
(iii) non-cash provisions for, or actual write-offs of, assets (without
duplication in respect of any prior period) and (iv) Fixed Charges.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, for any day, the ratio of (i)
Cash Flow for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower
ending on or most recently ended prior to such day to (ii) Fixed Charges for
such period.
"Fixed Charges" means the sum, for any period for the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries, of the following: (i) Interest Expense plus (ii)
estimate of that portion of minimum rents under operating leases representing
the interest factor.
"Interest Expense" means, for any period, the sum, for the Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries, of the following: (a) all interest in respect
of Indebtedness (including the interest component of any payments in respect of
Capital Lease Obligations) accrued or capitalized during such period (whether or
not actually paid during such period) plus (b) the net amount payable (or minus
the net amount receivable) under Hedging Agreements relating to interest during
such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).
SECTION 6.03 Negative Pledge. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on
any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, except:
(a) Liens created pursuant to this Section 6.03;
(b) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement;
(c) Permitted Encumbrances;
(d) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of the Borrower to secure only
obligations owing to the Borrower or another such Subsidiary or Liens on
property of any Person which becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after the date
of this Agreement, provided that such Liens are in existence at the time such
Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower and were not created in anticipation
thereof;
(e) Liens upon real and/or tangible personal property acquired after
the date hereof (by purchase, construction or otherwise) by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, each of which Liens either (A) existed on such property
before the time of its acquisition and was not created in anticipation thereof,
or (B) was created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing,
or incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the cost (including the cost of
construction) of such property; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or
cover any property of the Borrower or such Subsidiary other than the property so
acquired and improvements thereon; provided, further, that the principal amount
of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed the fair market
value (as determined in good faith by a senior financial officer of the
Borrower) of such property at the time it was acquired (by purchase,
construction or otherwise); and provided finally, that such Lien attaches to
such asset concurrently with or within 18 months of acquisition thereof;
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(f) Liens on assets related to railcar operating leases (including,
but not limited to, car service contracts and cash collateral accounts funded
with revenues under such leases) securing obligations of the Borrower or a
Subsidiary under such lease;
(g) attachment, judgment and other similar Liens arising in connection
with court proceedings, provided that (i) the execution or other enforcement of
such Liens in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000 is effectively stayed
and (ii) the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings;
(h) additional Liens upon real and/or personal property of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary created after the date hereof so long as Unsecured
Debt (as defined below) shall not, at any time, exceed Eligible Assets (as
defined below);
(i) in addition to the Lien permitted in the foregoing clauses (a)
through (h) of this Section 6.03, Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate
amount of indebtedness secured by Liens pursuant to this clause (i) shall not at
any time exceed $250,000; and
(j) any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing, provided,
however, that the Liens permitted hereunder shall not be spread to cover any
additional Indebtedness or property (other than a substitution of like
property).
For the purposes of Section 6.03(h):
"Eligible Assets" means for the Borrower, the difference, as at any
date of determination, of the following (each of the following items being as
reflected in the Borrower's balance sheet (and/or notes thereto) delivered in
accordance with Section 5.01(a) or (b) hereof): (A) the sum of (i) cash plus
(ii) available for sale securities plus (iii) direct financing leases plus (iv)
leveraged leases plus (v) secured loans plus (vi) (x) operating lease equipment
- net and (y) railcars and service facilities - net plus (vii) investment in
joint ventures plus (viii) assets that are held (or contracted to be acquired)
for sale and lease plus (ix) investment in future residuals minus (B) (i)
encumbered assets plus (ii) leveraged leases plus (iii) 50% of investment in
joint ventures.
"Unsecured Debt" means for the Borrower, the sum, as at any date of
determination, of the following (each of the following items being as reflected
in the Borrower's balance sheet (and/or notes thereto) delivered in accordance
with Section 5.01(a) or (b) hereof): (i) commercial paper and bankers
acceptances plus (ii) notes payable (including, without limitation, any
indebtedness payable in respect of borrowings under existing unsecured credit
facilities) plus (iii) capital lease obligations plus (iv) senior term notes, so
long as, in each case, such item is unsecured.
SECTION 6.04 Fundamental Changes. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person,
or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially
all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time
thereof and immediately after giving
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effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person
may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the
surviving corporation, (ii) any Person may merge into any Subsidiary in a
transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary
may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or
to another Subsidiary and (iv) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the
Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the
best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the
Lenders.
(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the
type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of
this Agreement, and businesses reasonably related thereto, including, without
limitation, the business of leasing, investing in, financing and selling
transportation, industrial and commercial equipment and commercial and other
real estate investment property and companies and activities related thereto.
SECTION 6.05 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any
property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or
assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its
Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms
and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could
be obtained on an arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b)
transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not involving
any other Affiliate and (c) any transaction permitted by Section 6.04; provided
that the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.05 shall not prohibit any such
Person from declaring or paying any lawful dividend so long as, after giving
effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 6.06 Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or
permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or
imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to
create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets,
which restriction (or condition) is more restrictive, in substance, than the
restrictions in Section 6.03, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay
dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock
or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or
to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that
(i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law
or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions existing on the date hereof (but shall apply to any extension or
renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such
restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary
restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a
Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply
only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder,
(iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions
imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this
Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or
assets securing such Indebtedness and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not
apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the
assignment thereof. For the purposes of this Section 6.06, the term "Subsidiary"
does not include any GARC or Single Transaction Subsidiary.
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SECTION 6.07 Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not permit its fiscal year to
end on other than December 31 and for each of is fiscal quarters to end on other
than the last day of standard calendar quarters.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events ("EVENTS OF DEFAULT") shall occur:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or interest on any
Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement, when and as
the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of two Business Days;
(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) in this Agreement or any amendment or
modification hereof, shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made
or (ii) in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document
furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or
modification thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made or deemed made;
(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the
Borrower's existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI;
(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified
in clause (a) or (c) of this Article), and such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative
Agent (given at the request of any Lender) to the Borrower;
(e) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment
(whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any
Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable and
after any applicable grace and/or notice period;
(f) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material
Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or
permits (after giving effect to any applicable grace period and/or notice
period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or
agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due,
or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof,
prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (f) shall not apply
to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or
transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief
in respect of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial
part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for the
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Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any
such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or
an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other
relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of,
or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or
petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of
its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition
filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of
the foregoing;
(i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in
writing or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate
amount in excess of $25,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for
a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively
stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or
levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to enforce any such
judgment;
(k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the
Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have
occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(l) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter
during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii)
declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part,
in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter
be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so
declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all
fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due
and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any
event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this
Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the
Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and
other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
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ARTICLE VIII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative
Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions
on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto.
The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the
same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such 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 other Affiliate
thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations
except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or
other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is
continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any
discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders, and (c) except as
expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to
disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information
relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or
obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in
any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken
or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or
in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The
Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless
and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for
or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents
of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in
connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the
covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any
other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any
condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm
receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not
incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent
also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed
by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for
relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not
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be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice
of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and
exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents
appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the
preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related
Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to
their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor
Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may
resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the
Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed
by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days
after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then
the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a
successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York,
New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its
appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees
payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as
those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower
and such successor. After the Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for its
benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it
was acting as Administrative Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative 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
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement,
any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01 Notices. Except in the case of notices and other
communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and
other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or
registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
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(a) if to the Borrower, to it at GATX Financial Corporation, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (Telecopy No.
(▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Telephone No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇);
(b) if to the Administrative Agent (including in its capacity as a
Lender), to JPMorgan ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Plaza, 8th Floor, New York,
New York 10081, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ of The Loan and Agency Services Group
(Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Telephone No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇) with a copy to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Telecopy No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Telephone No. (212)
▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇); and
(c) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number)
set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and
other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of
any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to
enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower
therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not
be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such
Default at the time.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no
such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or
reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder,
without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the
scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any interest
thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse
any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any
Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv)
change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing
of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender, or (v)
change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of "REQUIRED
LENDERS" or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of
Lenders required to waive, amend or
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modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no
such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of
the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay
(i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent
and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of
counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the
credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of
this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be
consummated) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any
counsel for the Administrative Agent, or any Lender (acting under common
counsel), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in
connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in
connection with the Loans made hereunder, including in connection with any
workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person
being called an "INDEMNITEE") against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from,
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including
the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred
by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as
a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their
respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any
other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds
therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether
any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to
any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.
(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required
to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such
Lender's Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage,
liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
(d) 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,
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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
or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan
or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after
written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.04 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).
Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer
upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the
Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) 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 a Lender Affiliate, each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent must give their prior written consent to
such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (ii) except
in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender Affiliate or an assignment
of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment, the amount
of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than
$5,000,000, and the amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment shall not be
less than $5,000,000 after the effectiveness of such assignments, unless each of
the Borrower and the Administrative 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 Competitive
Loans, (iv) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500, and (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a
Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire; provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise
required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph
(d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each
Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, 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 Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance 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
2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
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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 Administrative 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 Acceptance 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 Administrative 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.
(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance
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 Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and
Acceptance 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
Administrative 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 Administrative 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 9.02(b) 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 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 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 2.15 or 2.17 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. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as
though it were a Lender. So long as a
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Participant agrees, such Participant shall be bound by Section 2.19 as if it
were a Lender in each case thereunder.
(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 such pledge or assignment 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 assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05 Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any
Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its
behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have
had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty
at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force
and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or
any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and
unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The
provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive
and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or
termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any
provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may
be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when
taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any
separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative
Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings,
oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been
executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall
have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the
signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to
time, to the fullest
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extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other
indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the
account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower
now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective
of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement
and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under
this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other
rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
law of the State of New York.
(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New
York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of
the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall
affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in
paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process
in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER
PARTIES HERETO HAVE
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BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of
Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined
below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates'
directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel
and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure
is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and
instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested
by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party
to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder
or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement
of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or
Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its
rights or obligations under this Agreement (provided that, in the case of an
assignee or Participant, or prospective assignee or Participant, which is a
competitor of the Borrower, the prior written consent of the Borrower shall be
required, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, prior to disclosing
the Information thereto), (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the
extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of
a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent
or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower.
For the purposes of this Section, "INFORMATION" means all information received
from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower;
provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the
date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information
as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its
obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to
maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to
its own confidential information.
SECTION 9.13 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together
with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such
Loan under applicable law (collectively the "CHARGES"), shall exceed the maximum
lawful rate (the "MAXIMUM RATE") which may be contracted for, charged, taken,
received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with
applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder,
together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the
Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have
been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the
operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges
payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased
(but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together
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with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of
repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
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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.
GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
individually and as Administrative Agent,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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BMO ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ FINANCING, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
-----------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
By: /s/ Karsten Wetwitschka
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Name: Karsten Wetwitschka
Title: Vice President
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE
NEW YORK AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
------------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
------------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President & Manager
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BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, CAYMAN
ISLANDS BRANCH
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
-----------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
-----------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
-----------------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ R. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
-----------------------------------
Name: R. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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Schedule 2.01
Commitments
Bank Commitment
---- ----------
JPMorgan Chase Bank $ 21,700,000.00
Citibank, N.A. $ 33,300,000.00
BMO ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Financing, Inc. $ 15,000,000.00
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch $ 15,000,000.00
Fleet National Bank $ 15,000,000.00
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale New York and/or
Cayman Islands Branch $ 15,000,000.00
Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale, Cayman Islands
Branch $ 10,000,000.00
Credit Lyonnais New York Branch $ 10,000,000.00
U.S. Bank National Association $ 10,000,000.00
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Total $145,000,000.00
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[Credit Agreement [Three Year]]
Schedule 3.06
Disclosed Matters
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Heartland Steel,
Inc., et al. v. Enron North America, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mutual Life Ins, Ares
Leveraged Investment Fund, Mass. Mutual Life Insurance, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Co., Inc.,
GATX Capital Corporation (the former name of the Borrower), Kavener Investments,
U.S., Inc., Kavener Corporate Development, Ltd., MacQuarie Infrastructure, Ltd.
This litigation is brought by the Official Creditors' Committee in the
pending Chapter 11 proceeding in regard to Heartland Steel, Inc. ("Heartland"),
against nine institutions that hold Heartland subordinated debt and/or stock.
The complaint seeks to equitably subordinate the claims of the defendants in
Heartland's bankruptcy and to recover $40 million of trade debt that was
allegedly incurred while Heartland was insolvent or under-capitalized. Heartland
was allegedly able to incur this debt due to actions of the defendants who
allegedly exercised control over Heartland. The Borrower became aware of this
claim on June 10, 2002. It has not had sufficient time to assess its actual
potential liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the following is
noted: the complaint alleges that the Board of Directors consisted of agents of
the defendants; however, GATX Capital Corporation, while a shareholder of
Heartland, did not have, nor did it exercise, any particular right to nominate
directors. The Borrower is one of nine defendants, all but one of which appear
able to meet their share of the potential liability, if any, under this claim.
Assuming that the plaintiffs are totally successful, the Borrower's share should
not be material.
In any event, the Borrower will vigorously defend itself against this
claim.
[Credit Agreement [Three Year]]
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF]
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement [Three Year] dated as of
July 2, 2002 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the "Credit
Agreement"), among GATX Financial Corporation, the Lenders named therein and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms defined in
the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.
The Assignor named below hereby sells and assigns, without recourse,
to the Assignee named below, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes,
without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Assignment Date set
forth on the reverse hereof, the interests set forth below (the "Assigned
Interest") in the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement,
including, without limitation, the interests set forth below in the Commitment
of the Assignor on the Assignment Date and Competitive Loans owing to the
Assignor which are outstanding on the Assignment Date, excluding accrued
interest and fees to and excluding the Assignment Date. The Assignee hereby
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Credit Agreement. From and after the
Assignment Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest,
have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor
shall, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the
Administrative Agent together with (i) if the Assignee is a Foreign Lender, any
documentation required to be delivered by the Assignee pursuant to Section
2.17(d) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee,
and (ii) if the Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an
Administrative Questionnaire in the form supplied by the Administrative Agent,
duly completed by the Assignee. The [Assignee/Assignor] shall pay the fee
payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.04(b) of the Credit
Agreement.
This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law of the State of New York.
[Credit Agreement [Three Year]]
Date of Assignment:
Legal Name of Assignor:
Legal Name of Assignee:
Assignee's Address for Notices:
Effective Date of Assignment
("Assignment Date")(1):
Percentage Assigned of
Facility/Commitment
(set forth, to at
Principal Amount least 8 decimals, as a
Assigned (and percentage of the
identifying Facility and the
information as to aggregate Commitments
individual of all Lenders
Facility Competitive Loans) thereunder)
-------- ------------------- ----------------------
Commitment Assigned: $ %
Syndicated Loans:
Competitive Loans:
The terms set forth above and on the reverse side hereof are hereby
agreed to:
[Name of Assignor], as Assignor
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
[Name of Assignee], as Assignee
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
The undersigned hereby consent to the within assignment: (2)
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(1) Must be at least five Business Days after execution hereof by all required
parties.
(2) Consents to be included to the extent required by Section 9.04(b) of the
Credit Agreement.
[Credit Agreement [Three Year]]
GATX Financial Corporation JPMorgan Chase Bank,
as Administrative Agent,
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF]
OPINION OF BORROWER'S COUNSEL
Exhibit B
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EXHIBIT C
[FORM OF]
SIDE LETTER
GATX Financial Corporation
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
July 2, 2002
To The Parties Listed on Schedule I Hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (i) the Credit Agreement [Three Year] dated as of
July 2, 2002 (the "2002 Credit Agreement") among GATX Financial Corporation (the
"Borrower"), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
administrative agent, (ii) the Credit Agreement [Three Year] dated as of June
22, 2001 (the "2001 Credit Agreement") among GATX Financial Corporation
(formerly known as GATX Capital Corporation), the lenders party thereto and
JPMorgan Chase Bank (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as
administrative agent, and (iii) the Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 1998
(as amended through the date hereof, the "1998 Credit Agreement", and, together
with the 2002 Credit Agreement and the 2001 Credit Agreement, each individually
a "Credit Agreement" and collectively the "Credit Agreements") among the
Borrower (successor to General American Transportation Corporation), the banks
listed therein, Bank One N.A. (successor to The First National Bank of Chicago),
as administrative agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor by merger to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as documentation agent. Unless otherwise
defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth or
incorporated in the 2002 Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby agrees that the loan pricing under each of the
2001 Credit Agreement and the 1998 Credit Agreement will increase to levels
comparable to those provided under the 2002 Credit Agreement so long as either
(x) the Borrower's ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating or S&P Rating on its Index Debt falls below
investment grade or (y) more than $50,000,000 of the commitments outstanding
under either the 1998 Credit Agreement or the 2001 Credit Agreement is borrowed
and any portion thereof in excess of $50,000,000 remains outstanding, and upon
the occurrence of any event described in clause (x) or (y) herein, the Borrower
shall provide notice thereof to the administrative agent under each of the 1998
Credit Agreement and the 2001 Credit Agreement. The Borrower agrees to execute
and deliver any documents necessary to effectuate such an increase.
Exhibit C
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This letter agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the law of the State of New York.
Yours truly,
GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
---------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Exhibit C
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Schedule I
1. JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent under the 2002 Credit Agreement
2. JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent under the 2001 Credit Agreement
3. Bank One N.A., as administrative agent under the 1998 Credit Agreement
4. The lenders and banks party to the 2002 Credit Agreement, 2001 Credit
Agreement and 1998 Credit Agreement
[Credit Agreement [Three Year]]
Annex I
Pricing Schedule
[In basis points]
Applicable
Category ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating S&P Rating Margin Facility Fee
-------- -------------- ---------- ------ ------------
(a) A3 or higher and A- or higher 62.5 12.5
(b) less than A3 and and less than A- and 85.0 15.0
greater than or equal greater than or
to Baa1 equal to BBB+
(c) less than Baa1 and and less than BBB+ 155.0 20.0
greater than or equal and greater than
to Baa2 or equal to BBB
(d) less than Baa2 and and less than BBB 175.0 25.0
greater than or equal and greater than
to Baa3 or equal to BBB-
(e) less than Baa3 and less than BBB- 187.5 37.5
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either Moody's or S&P shall not
have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the
circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such
rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in its lowest rating
category and (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established
by Moody's and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result
of a change in the rating system of Moody's or S&P), such change shall be
effective as of two Business Days after it is first announced by the applicable
rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period
commencing two Business Days after the effective date of such change and ending
on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If
the rating system of Moody's or S&P shall change, or if either such rating
agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations,
the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this
definition to reflect such changed rating system and, in the case of the
unavailability of amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by
reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or
cessation; provided, however, that the foregoing is subject to the following: in
order to qualify for a particular category of Applicable Margin or Facility Fee
either (x) each of the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating and the S&P Rating required for that
category of Applicable Margin or Facility Fee must be attained or (y) if there
is a split rating (that is, if the two ratings fall within different
categories), the category will be determined based on the higher rating, with
pricing retroactive to the date when such difference occurred; provided,
however, that in the case of clause (y), if there is a difference of more than
one category gradation, the category will be determined based on the category
immediately below the higher rating.
Annex I
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As used in this Annex I, the following terms have the following
meanings:
"Index Debt" means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for
borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or
subject to any credit enhancement.
"Moody's" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc. and its successors and
assigns provided that if such corporation (or its successors and assigns) shall
for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency,
"Moody's" shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities
rating agency approved for purposes hereof by all of the Lenders and the
Borrower.
"▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ rating on the Index Debt.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division of The McGraw
Hill Companies, Inc. and its successor and assigns; provided that if such
corporation (or its successors and assigns) shall for any reason no longer
perform the functions of a securities rating agency, "S&P" shall be deemed to
refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency approved for
purposes hereof by all of the Lenders and the Borrower.
"S&P Rating" means the S&P rating on the Index Debt.
Annex I
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