[Bank of America logo]
March 5, 2007
The Toro Company
8111 Lyndale Avenue
South Bloomington, MN 55420
Attention: Stephen P.
Wolfe
Thomas
J. Larson
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Re:
Revolving Credit Facility
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A. (the “ Lender ”) is pleased to
make available to THE TORO COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the
“ Borrower ”), a revolving credit facility on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below. Terms not
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
Exhibit A hereto.
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(a)
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The
Commitment. Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees to
make available to the Borrower until the Maturity Date a revolving
credit facility providing for loans (“ Loans ”)
in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding at any time
$75,000,000 (the “ Commitment ”). Within the
foregoing limit, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Loans
until the Maturity Date.
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(b)
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Borrowings,
Conversions, Continuations. The Borrower may request that Loans be
(i) made as or converted to Base Rate Loans by irrevocable
notice to be received by the Lender not later than 11:00 a.m.
on the Business Day of the borrowing or conversion, or
(ii) made or continued as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate
Loans by irrevocable notice to be received by the Lender not later
than 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the Business Day
of the borrowing, continuation or conversion. If the Borrower fails
to give a notice of conversion or continuation prior to the end of
any Interest Period in respect of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that such Loan be
converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the applicable
Interest Period. If the Borrower requests that a Loan be continued
as or converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, but fails to specify an
Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall be deemed
to have selected an Interest Period of one month. Notices pursuant
to this Paragraph 1(b) may be given by telephone if
promptly confirmed in writing.
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Each
Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000
or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Base Rate
Loan shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 or a whole
multiple of $100,000. There shall not be more than eight different
Interest Periods in effect at any time.
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(c)
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Interest. At the option of the Borrower, Loans shall bear
interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Eurodollar Rate
plus the Applicable Percentage; or (ii) the Base Rate.
Interest on Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the
Lender’s “prime rate” shall be calculated on the
basis of a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed.
All other interest hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of a
year of 360 days and actual days elapsed.
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The
Borrower promises to pay interest (i) for each Eurodollar Rate
Loan, (A) on the last day of the applicable Interest Period,
and (B) on the date of any conversion of such Loan to a Base
Rate Loan; (ii) for Base Rate Loans, on the last Business Day
of each calendar quarter; and (iii) for all Loans, on the
Maturity Date. If the time for any payment is extended by operation
of law or otherwise, interest shall continue to accrue for such
extended period.
After
the date any principal amount of any Loan is due and payable
(whether on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise), or
after any other monetary obligation hereunder shall have become due
and payable (in each case without regard to any applicable grace
periods), the Borrower shall pay, but only to the extent permitted
by law, interest (after as well as before judgment) on such amounts
at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus 2%. Furthermore,
while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest
on the principal amount of the Loans at a rate per annum equal to
the Base Rate plus 2%. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due
amounts shall be payable on demand.
In no
case shall interest hereunder exceed the amount that the Lender may
charge or collect under applicable law.
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(d)
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Evidence of
Loans. The Loans and all
payments thereon shall be evidenced by the Lender’s loan
accounts and records; provided , however , that upon
the request of the Lender, the Loans may be evidenced by a
promissory note in the form of Exhibit B hereto in
addition to such loan accounts and records. Such loan accounts,
records and promissory note shall be conclusive absent manifest
error of the amount of the Loans and payments thereon. Any failure
to record any Loan or payment thereon or any error in doing so
shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower
to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans.
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(e)
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Drawn
Fee. The Borrower
promises to pay a fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual
daily amount of Loans outstanding, payable in arrears on the last
Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Maturity Date, and
calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days
elapsed.
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(f)
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Repayment. The Borrower promises to pay all Loans then
outstanding on the Maturity Date.
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The
Borrower shall make all payments required hereunder not later than
2:00 p.m. on the date of payment in same day funds in Dollars at
the office of the Lender as set forth in Schedule 11.02 to the
Incorporated Agreement or such other address as the Lender may from
time to time designate in writing.
All
payments by the Borrower to the Lender hereunder shall be made to
the Lender in full without set-off or counterclaim and free and
clear of and exempt from, and without deduction or withholding for
or on account of, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
duties or charges of whatsoever nature imposed by any government or
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof. The Borrower
shall reimburse the Lender for any taxes imposed on or withheld
from such payments (other than taxes imposed on the Lender’s
income, and franchise taxes imposed on the Lender, by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which the Lender is organized or in
which its principal office is located or any political subdivision
thereof).
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(g)
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Prepayments. The Borrower may, upon three Business
Days’ notice, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, and upon
same-day notice in the case of Base Rate Loans, prepay Loans on any
Business Day; provided that the Borrower pays all Breakage
Costs (if any) associated with such prepayment on the date of such
prepayment. Prepayments of Eurodollar Rate Loans must be
accompanied by a payment of interest on the amount so prepaid.
Prepayments of Eurodollar Rate Loans must be in a principal amount
of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
Prepayments of Base Rate Loans must be in a principal amount of
$500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 , or, if less, the
entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.
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(h)
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Commitment
Reductions. The Borrower
may, upon five Business Days’ notice, reduce or cancel the
undrawn portion of the Commitment, provided , that the
amount of such reduction is not less than $5,000,000 or a whole
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
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2.
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Conditions
Precedent to Loans.
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(a)
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Conditions
Precedent to Initial Loan. As a condition precedent to the initial Loan
hereunder, the Lender must receive the following from the Borrower
in form satisfactory to the Lender:
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(i)
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the enclosed
duplicate of this Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf
of the Borrower;
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(ii)
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a certified
borrowing resolution or other evidence of the Borrower’s
authority to borrow;
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(iii)
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a certificate
of incumbency;
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(iv)
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if requested by
the Lender, a promissory note as contemplated in
Paragraph 1(d) above; and
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(v)
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such other
documents and certificates (including legal opinions) as the Lender
may reasonably request.
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(b)
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Conditions
to Each Borrowing. As a
condition precedent to each borrowing (including the initial
borrowing) of any Loan:
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(i)
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The Borrower
must furnish the Lender with, as appropriate, a notice of
borrowing;
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(ii)
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each
representation and warranty set forth in Paragraph 3 below
shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on
the date of such borrowing; and
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(iii)
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no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
borrowing.
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Each
notice of borrowing shall be deemed a representation and warranty
by the Borrower that the conditions referred to in clauses
(ii) and (iii) above have been met.
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3.
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Representations and Warranties.
The Borrower represents and warrants
that:
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(a)
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Existence
and Qualification; Power; Compliance with Laws.
It (i) is a corporation duly
organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the state of its organization or formation,
(ii) has the power and authority and the legal right to
(A) own and operate its properties, to lease the properties it
operates and to conduct its business and (B) execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, (iii) is
duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties
or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, and
(iv) is in compliance with all laws, except in each case
referred to in clause (iii) or clause (iv), to the extent that
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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Power;
Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents by the Borrower are within
its powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action,
and this Agreement is and the other Loan Documents, when executed,
will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents are not in contravention of law or of the terms of
the Borrower’s organic documents and will not result in the
breach of or constitute a default under, or result in the creation
of a lien under any indenture, agreement or undertaking to which
the Borrower is a party or by which it or its property may be bound
or affected.
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(c)
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Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. The audited consolidated balance sheet and
statements of earnings and cash flow of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of October 31, 2006, present fairly the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as of such date in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis, and since such
date, there has been no event or circumstance that has or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(d)
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No Material
Litigation. No litigation
or governmental proceeding is pending or, to the best knowledge of
the Borrower, threatened by or against the Borrower which, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(e)
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No
Default. No Default has
occurred and is continuing.
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(f)
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Use of
Proceeds. The proceeds of
the Loans will be used solely for general corporate purposes and in
accordance with requirements of law, and will not be used, directly
or indirectly, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase
or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend
credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin
stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such
purpose.
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(g)
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ERISA. Each Plan is in compliance in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, and
other Federal or state law, including all requirements under the
Code or ERISA for filing reports, and benefits have been paid in
accordance with the provisions of such Plan except where the
failure to be in compliance in all material respects could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(h)
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Environmental Compliance.
The Borrower conducts in the
ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing
environmental laws and claims alleging potential liability or
responsibility for violation of any environmental law on their
respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result
thereof the Borrower have reasonably concluded that such
environmental laws and claims could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(i)
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Full
Disclosure. No statement
(whether written or oral) made by the Borrower to the Lender in
connection with this Agreement (including the negotiation hereof),
or in connection with any Loan, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits a material fact necessary to make the
statement 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.
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4.
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Covenants. So long as principal of and interest on any Loan
or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan
Document remains unpaid or unsatisfied and the Commitment has not
been terminated, the Borrower shall comply with all the covenants
and agreements applicable to it contained in Articles VI
(Affirmative Covenants) and VII (Negative Covenants) of the
Incorporated Agreement, including for purposes of this
Paragraph 4 each Additional Incorporated Agreement
Covenant. The covenants and agreements of the Borrower referred to
in the preceding sentence (including all exhibits, schedules and
defined terms referred to therein) are hereby (or, in the case of
each Additional Incorporated Agreement Covenant, shall, upon its
effectiveness, be) incorporated herein by reference as if set forth
in full herein with appropriate substitutions, including the
following:
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(a)
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all references
to “ this Agreement ” shall be deemed to be
references to this Agreement;
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(b)
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all references
to “ the Company ” shall be deemed to be
references to the Borrower;
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(c)
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all references
to “ the Administrative Agent ”, “ the
Lenders ” and the “ Required Lenders ”
shall be deemed to be references to the Lender;
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(d)
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all references
to “ Default ” and “ Event of
Default ” shall be deemed to be references to a Default
and an Event of Default, respectively; and
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(e)
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all references
to “ Revolving Loans ” shall be deemed to be
references to the Loans.
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All
such covenants and agreements so incorporated herein by reference
shall survive any termination, cancellation, discharge or
replacement of the Incorporated Agreement.
Any
financial statements, certificates or other documents received by
the Lender under the Incorporated Agreement shall be deemed
delivered hereunder.
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Events of
Default. The following
are “ Events of Default :”
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(a)
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The Borrower
fails to pay any principal of any Loan as and on the date when due;
or
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(b)
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The Borrower
fails to pay any interest on any Loan, or any drawn fee due
hereunder, or any portion thereof, within five days after the date
when due; or the Borrower fails to pay any other fee or amount
payable to the Lender under any Loan Document, or any portion
thereof, within five days after the date due; or
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(c)
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The Borrower
fails to comply with any covenant or agreement incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to Paragraph 4 above, subject to
any applicable grace period and/or notice requirement set forth in
Section 8.01 of the Incorporated Agreement (it being
understood and agreed that any such notice requirement shall be met
by the Lender’s giving the applicable notice to the Borrower
hereunder); or
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(d)
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Any
representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made
or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan
Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document
delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or
misleading when made or deemed made; or
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(e)
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Any
“Event of Default” specified in Section 8.01 of
the Incorporated Agreement (including for purposes of this
Paragraph 5(e) each Additional Incorporated Agreement
Event of Default) occurs and is continuing, without giving effect
to any waiver or amendment thereof pursuant to the Incorporated
Agreement, it being agreed that each such “Event of
Default” shall survive any termination, cancellation,
discharge or replacement of the Incorporated Agreement.
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Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender may declare the
Commitment to be terminated, whereupon the Commitment shall be
terminated, and/or declare all sums outstanding hereunder and under
the other Loan Documents, including all interest thereon, to be
immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be
immediately due and payable, without notice of default, presentment
or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor,
or other notices or demands of any kind or character, all of which
are hereby expressly waived; provided , however ,
that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order
for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code
of the United States of America, the Commitment shall automatically
terminate, and all sums outstanding hereunder and under each other
Loan Document, including all interest thereon, shall become and be
immediately due and payable, without notice of default, presentment
or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor,
or other notices or demands of any kind or character, all of which
are hereby expressly waived.
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(a)
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All financial
computations required under this Agreement shall be made, and all
financial information required under this Agreement shall be
prepared, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied.
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(b)
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All references
herein and in the other Loan Documents to any time of day shall
mean the local (standard or daylight, as in effect) time of Central
time.
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(c)
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The Borrower
shall be obligated to pay all Breakage Costs.
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(d)
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If at any time
the Lender, in its sole discretion, determines that
(i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining
the Eurodollar Rate, or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate does not
accurately reflect the funding cost to the Lender of making such
Loans, the Lender’s obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar
Rate Loans shall cease for the period during which such
circumstance exists.
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(e)
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The Borrower
shall reimburse or compensate the Lender, upon demand, for all
costs incurred, losses suffered or payments made by the Lender
which are applied or reasonably allocated by the Lender to the
transactions contemplated herein (all as determined by the Lender
in its reasonable discretion) by reason of any and all future
reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirements against
(or against any class of or change in or in the amount of) assets,
liabilities or commitments of, or extensions of credit by, the
Lender; and compliance by the Lender with any directive, or
requirements from any regulatory authority, whether or not having
the force of law. The Lender agrees to take reasonable
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