ACQUISITION NOTE
$3,388,235.30 New York, New York
May 21, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ PET FOOD COMPANY, INC.,
a Minnesota corporation and successor by merger to ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Pet Food
Acquisition Co. (the "Borrower"), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to
the order of BANKBOSTON, N.A. (the "Lender") at the office of Credit Suisse
First Boston, located at ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ money of the United States of America and in immediately available
funds, on the Termination Date the principal amount of (a) THREE MILLION
THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND
THIRTY CENTS ($3,388,235.30), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Acquisition Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant
to subsection 3.1 of the Credit Agreement, as hereinafter defined. The
Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the
unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and
on the dates specified in subsections 5.2 and 5.4 of such Credit Agreement.
The holder of this Note is authorized to endorse on the schedules
annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which
shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, Type and amount of
each Acquisition Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and
amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation
thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in
the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect
thereto. Each such endorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
accuracy of the information endorsed. The failure to make any such
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of
such Acquisition Loan.
This Note (a) is one of the Acquisition Loan Notes referred to in the
Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 1997 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Pet Food Acquisition Co., the Lender, the other banks and
financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, Credit Suisse First
Boston, as administrative agent and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
documentation agent, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement
and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part
as provided in the Credit Agreement. This Note is secured and guaranteed as
provided in the Loan Documents. Reference is hereby made to the Loan
Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security
interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the
guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and
each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in
respect thereof.
Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default, all
amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note may become, or may be declared to
be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.
All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether
maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive
presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement
and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ PET FOOD COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Schedule A
to Acquisition Loan Note
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LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
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Amount Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to Amount of Principal of Converted to Unpaid Principal Balance Notation
Date Amount of ABR Loans ABR Loans ABR Loans Repaid Eurodollar Loans of ABR Loans Made By
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Schedule B
to Acquisition Loan Note
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LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
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Interest Period Amount of Amount of
Amount of Amount and Eurodollar Principal of Eurodollar Unpaid Principal
Eurodollar Converted to Rate with Eurodollar Loans Loans Converted Balance of Eurodollar Notation
Date Loans Eurodollar Loans Respect Thereto Repaid to ABR Loans Loans Made By
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