Exhibit 10.20
TERM CREDIT BUSINESS PROMISSORY NOTE
$80,000,000
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Maturity Date: December 31, 2010
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Date: March 25, 2005
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For Value Received, the undersigned
promises to pay on or before December 31, 2010 (the “Maturity
Date”), to the order of First National Bank of Omaha, at its
headquarters office located at 1620 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68197
(the “Bank”), or at such other place as the holder
hereof may from time to time designate, the principal sum of Eighty
Million Dollars ($80,000,000). The principal sum shall become due
and payable in forty equal quarterly installments of $2,000,000
with the first such installment due on June 30, 2005 and subsequent
installments due on the last day of the month of September,
December, March and June thereafter, with the balance of the
principal amount of this Term Credit Business Promissory Note
(“Note”) due and payable on the Maturity Date. TERMS
NOT DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN THAT
CERTAIN TERM AND REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER
30, 2002, AS AMENDED AMONG THE UNDERSIGNED AND THE BANK ON DECEMBER
29, 2003, DECEMBER 30, 2004 AND MARCH 25, 2005 (as Amended, the
“Credit Agreement”). Amounts available to be drawn
under this Note shall be determined in accordance with the terms of
the Credit Agreement.
The unpaid balance of this Note at
any time shall be the total amount advanced, plus interest accrued
thereon and costs, expenses, and fees chargeable hereunder, less
the amount of payments made hereon by or for the undersigned, which
balance may be indorsed hereon from time to time by the holder
hereof.
Interest shall be charged on the
unpaid principal balance of this Note to the date of maturity on a
daily basis for the actual number of days any portion of the
principal is outstanding, computed on the basis of a 360-day year,
at the floating rate announced from time to time by the Bank as its
“National Base Rate” minus one percent (1%) (the
“Note Rate”). The National Bar Rate is set by the Bank,
solely in its discretion, to reflect generally the rates charged by
money center banks as their reference rates. Rates charged by the
Bank may be at above or below the National Base Rate, as determined
by the Bank as to each respective customer. Each change in the
National Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall become
effective, without notice to the undersigned (which notice is
hereby expressly waived by the undersigned), on the effective date
of each such change. Should Bank, during the term of this Note,
abolish or abandon the practice of establishing a National Base
Rate, then the National Base Rate used during the remaining term of
this Note shall be that interest rate then the effect at Bank,
which, from time to time, in the reasonable judgment of Bank, most
effectively approximates the original definition of the
“National Base Rate.” The undersigned acknowledges that
Bank may, from time to time, extend credit to other persons at
rates of interest varying from, and having no relationship to, the
National Base Rate. A certificate signed by an officer of Bank
shall be conclusive evidence of the National Base Rate at any given
time.
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Interest shall be computed on the
basis of a 360—day year and shall be payable quarterly
commencing with the 30th day of June, 2005, and on the last day of
September, December, March and June thereafter, with all unpaid
interest due on the Maturity Date.
The undersigned acknowledges that
the undersigned has agreed to the rate of interest represented by
(1) the Note Rate; (2) any compensating balance requirement of
Bank; and (3) any additional charges, costs, and fees arising out
of or related to the transaction of which this Note is a part, to
the extent deemed to be interest under applicable law.
Upon default, all obligations under
this Note (including principal, interest, costs, and fees) shall
bear interest, until paid in full at the Note Rate plus a per annum
rate equal to three and one half percent (3.5%).
Each and every payment due under
this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States and in
immediately available funds, and when made shall be first applied
to accrued costs, expenses, and fees, if any, then to interest due,
and then to the reduction of the principal amount of this
Note.
No provision of this Note or any
other aspect of the transaction of which this Note is a part is
intended to or shall require or permit the holder, directly or
indirectly, to take, receive, contract for, or reserve, in money,
goods, or things in action, or in any other way, any interest
(including amounts deemed by law to be interest, such amounts to
then be deemed to be an addition to the rate of interest agreed
upon) in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted by
applicable law in the state of Nebraska as of the date hereof. If
any such excess shall nevertheless be provided for, or be
adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be provided
for, the undersigned shall not be obligated to pay such excess but,
if paid, then such excess shall be applied against the unpaid
principal balance of this Note or, to the extent that the principal
balance has been paid in full by reason of such application or
otherwise, such excess shall be remitted to the
undersigned.
The undersigned hereby agrees (1) to
any and all extensions (including extensions beyond the original
term hereof) and renewals hereof, from time to time, without
notice, and that no such extension or renewal shall constitute or
be deemed a release of any obligation of the undersigned to the
holder hereof; (2) that any written modification, extension, or
renewal hereof executed by the undersigned shall constitute a
representation and warranty of the undersigned that the unpaid
balance of principal, interest, and other sums owing hereunder at
the time of such modification, renewal, or extension are owed
without adjustment for any offset, counterclaim, or other defense
of any kind by the undersigned against Bank; (3) that the
acceptance by the holder hereof of any performance that does not
comply strictly with the terms hereof shall be deemed to be neither
a waiver or bar of any right of said holder, nor a release of any
obligation of the undersigned to the holder hereof; (4) to offsets
of any sums or property owed to the undersigned by the holder
hereof at any time; (5) that the undersigned is and shall remain
subject to the in personam, in rem, and subject matter jurisdiction
of the courts of Nebraska (including the Federal District Court for
the district of Nebraska for all purposes pertaining to this
instrument and all documents and instruments executed in connection
herewith, securing the same, or in any
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way pertaining hereto; (6) that no surety or
guarantor hereof shall be required to be joined in any action
brought to enforce this Note, and that the undersigned waives the
right to require the joinder of the undersigned in any action to
enforce the liability of a surety or guarantor hereof; (7) that
this Note shall be governed by the laws of the state of Nebraska
applicable to the holder hereof upon demand any and all costs,
expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorney fees) incurred in
enforcing or attempting to recover payment of the amounts due under
this Note, including negotiating, documenting, and otherwise
pursuing or consummating modifications, extensions, compositions,
renewals, or other similar transactions pertaining to this Note,
irrespective of the existence of an event of default, and including
costs, expenses, and fees incurred before, after, or irrespective
of whether suit is commenced, and in the event suit is brought to
enforce payment hereof, such costs, expenses, and fees and all
other issues in such suit shall be determined by a court sitting
without a jury.
The undersigned authorizes Bank to
furnish any information in its possession, however acquired,
concerning the undersigned (or any affiliate) to any person or
entity, for the purpose that Bank, in good faith and in its sole
discretion, believes to be proper, including without limitation,
the disclosure of information to an actual or prospective lender to
the undersigned, any actual or prospective participant in a loan
between the undersigned and Bank, any prospective purchaser of
securities issued or to be issued by Bank, and, to the extent
permitted by law, any governmental body or regulatory agency, or in
connection with the actual or prospective transfer of all or a
portion of this Note to another financial institution.
The undersigned represents and
warrants that the indebtedness represented by this Note is for
commercial purposes only.
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COMMERCIAL
FEDERAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David S. Fisher
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Its:
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EVP & CFO
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THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT (“
Amendment ”) is made this 25th day of March, 2005, to
the Loan Agreement dated as of December 30, 2002, as amended as of
December 29, 2003 as amended again on December 30 2004, (as so
amended, the “ Loan Agreement ”) by and between
C OMMERCIAL F EDERAL C ORPORATION , a Nebraska corporation (“
Borrower ”) and F IRST N ATIONAL B ANK OF O MAHA ,
a National Banking Association (“ Bank ”). The
Loan Agreement, underlying Revolving Notes (as defined in the Loan
Agreement) and related Security Documents (as defined in the Loan
Agreement) are modified only to the extent necessary to give effect
to the terms of this Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, and the
remaining terms of said documents, not inconsistent herewith, are
ratified by the parties.
In consideration of the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and to
further induce Bank to consider financial accommodations for the
Borrower under the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. The definition of Term Note
Maturity Date in the Loan Agreement is deleted in its entirety and
the following shall be substituted in lieu thereof: December 31,
2010.
2. The definition of Term Note in
the Loan Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following
shall be substituted in lieu thereof:
That certain promissory note from
the Borrower to the Bank in the principal amount of $80,000,000,
dated as of the date hereof, evidencing the loan contemplated in
Section 2.1 of this Agreement, substantially in the form set
forth in Exhibit 2.2 hereto, and any promissory note or
notes from the Borrower to the Bank in replacement, renewal or
extension thereof.
3. The definition of Closing Date is
deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted in
lieu thereof: March 25, 2005.
4. Paragraph 2.2 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:
2.2 Term Note .
Amounts to be drawn under the Term Facility shall be in the amount
of $80,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions specified in
this Agreement. The proceeds hereof shall be used to facilitate a
corporate restructuring. The Term Note shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal loan amount thereof from and after the
Closing Date to the date of repayment at the Note Rate;
provided, however , that after an Event of Default has
occurred, interest shall accrue on the entire outstanding balance
of principal and interest at the Default Rate. The Note Rate shall
fluctuate on a daily basis, and changes in the Note Rate shall be
effective on the day and any change is announced by the Bank in its
National Base Rate. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of
actual days elapsed and a year of 360 days.
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5. Paragraph 2.3 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:
2.3 Payments. All
obligations of the Borrower under the Term Note and this Agreement
shall be payable in immediately available funds in lawful money of
the United States of America at the principal office of the Bank in
Omaha, Nebraska, or at such other address as may be designated in
writing by the Bank. Interest on the unpaid balance of the Term
Note shall be due on the last day of the months of June, September,
December and March beginning June, 30, 2005. The principal amount
of the Term Note shall be amortized over forty equal quarterly
installments of $2,000,000, each with the first such installment
due on June 30, 2005, and subsequent installments due on the last
day of the months of September, December, March and June
thereafter, with the balance of the principal amount of the Term
Note due and payable on the Term Note Maturity Date. The total
amount of all unpaid principal and accrued interest hereunder shall
be due and payable December 31, 2010. In the event that a payment
day is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due on the next
succeeding Business Day. Interest shall continue to accrue on the
full unpaid balance hereunder notwithstanding any permitted or
unpermitted failure of the Borrower to make a scheduled payment or
the fact that a scheduled payment falls on a day other than a
Business Day. Any payment received after 3 p.m. Omaha time, will be
deemed paid on the following Business Day.
6. Paragraph 2.7 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:
2.7 Committee Fee. The
Bank’s obligation to provide the credit facilities described
in this Agreement is subject to the payment on or before the
Closing Date of a Committee Fee in the amount of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
7. Paragraph 7.1 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted
in lieu thereof:
7.1 Total Risk-Based
Capital . At all times during 2005, the Borrower
shall cause Commercial Federal to maintain Total Risk-Based Capital
in an amount not less than $745,000,000. On an aster January 1,
2006, the Borrower shall cause Commercial Federal to maintain total
Risk Based Capital in an amount of not less than
$765,000,000.
8. The Borrower has advised the Bank
that Commercial Federal’s additional Indebtedness as limited
by Paragraph 7.3 of the Loan Agreement has exceeded the limitation
of Paragraph 7.3 and has requested the Bank to waive the covenant
breach and increase the limitation of Indebtedness under Paragraph
7.3. Accordingly, Paragraph 7.3 is deleted in its entirety and the
following shall be substituted in lieu thereof:
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7.3 Additional Debt .
From and after the Closing Date, without the prior written consent
of the Bank, the Borrower will not create, incur, or suffer to
exist any Indebtedness except Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower
in the ordinary course of its business or any additional
Indebtedness (including Indebtedness under capital leases) not in
excess of ($71,084,000) on a consolidated basis and which at all
times shall be subordinate to the Credit Documents.
9. Paragraph 7.4(b) of the Loan
Agreement related to Fixed Charges is deleted in its
entirety.
10. Paragraph 7.4(f) of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:
(f) On September 30, 2005, and on a
quarterly basis thereafter, as determined in accordance with GAAP,
Commercial Federal’s annual return on assets shall be no less
than 0.4% per annum; provided, however, in calculating Commercial
Federal’s return on assets as required herein for the
quarters ending September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2005 only,
Commercial Federal shall be entitled to add back into the
calculation all restructuring charges and all discontinued
operational expenses associated with the sale of Borrower’s
mortgage banking business and balance sheet restructure.
11. Paragraph 7.8(c) of the Loan
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following shall be
substituted in lieu thereof:
(c) Total Risk-Based Capital shall
be as follows: not less than 10% for the period of March 1, 2005
through December 30, 2007; not less than 10.15% for the period of
December 31, 2007 through December 30, 2008; and not less than
10.25% as December 31, 2008, and thereafter.
12. Capitalized terms used herein
shall have the meaning given to such term in the Loan Agreement,
unless specifically defined herein. The Loan Agreement is amended
by adding the following as new Paragraph 11.12:
11.12 Anti-Terrorism
Laws. Neither Borrower nor Commercial Federal is in
violation of (i) any of the foreign assets control regulations of
the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter
V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order
relating thereto, (ii) Executive Order No. 13, 224, 66 Fed Reg 49,
079 (2001), issued by the President of the United States (Executive
Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons
Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism) (the “
Executive Order ”) or (iii) the anti-money laundering
provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA
PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107- 56 (October 26, 2001)
amending the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et
seq.
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13. Except as modified and amended
herein, all of the terms, provisions, conditions and obligations
imposed under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and affirmed by Borrower. The other Credit Documents are
hereby amended to be consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
14. Borrower certifies and reaffirms
by its execution hereof that the representations and warranties set
forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true
as of this date and that no Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement or any other Credit Document, and no event which, with
the giving of notices or passage or time or both, would become such
an Event of Default, has occurred as of the execution
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first above
written.
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FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF OMAHA
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By:
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/s/ Donald M. Shiu
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Its:
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Vice Prsident
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COMMERCIAL
FEDERAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David S. Fisher
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Its:
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EVP & CFO
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made this 29 th day of December, 2003, by and
between Commercial Federal Corporation , a Nebraska
corporation (“ Borrower ”) and First National
Bank of Omaha , a National Banking Association (“
Bank ”) and amends that certain Term Revolving Credit
Agreement, dated December 30, 2002, between Borrower and Bank
(“ Loan Agreement ”). The Loan Agreement,
underlying Revolving Notes (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and
related Security Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) are
modified only to the extent necessary to give effect to the terms
of this First Amendment to Loan Agreement, and the remaining terms
of said documents, not inconsistent herewith, are ratified by the
parties.
In consideration of the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and to
further induce Bank to consider financial accommodations for the
Borrower under the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 3.1 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted and the following substituted in lieu thereof
to accomplish the substitution of “December 27, 2004”
for “December 29, 2003”:
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3.1
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Loan . Until December 27, 2004, and subject to
satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section
8.1 , the Bank agrees to advance funds for general corporate
purposes to the Borrower on a revolving credit basis up to the
aggregate Revolving Credit Facility Amount in effect from time to
time; provided , however , that the aggregate amount
of funds available for Advance to the Borrower hereunder shall not
exceed $10,000,000. The Borrower shall not be entitled to Advances
hereunder during the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default. Such Loan will be evidenced by the Revolving
Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.1 hereof. Advances
shall be made, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon
the Borrower’s request. Advance requests shall be made by 12
noon Omaha time on the Business Day prior to the requested date of
the Advance. Advance requests shall be made by presentation to the
Bank of a drawing certificate in the form of Exhibit 3.1
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2. The underlying Revolving Credit
Promissory Note and related security documents are hereby amended
as of the effective date hereof, to the extent necessary to give
effect to the substitution of December 27, 2004, for December 29,
2003, with respect to the maturity of the Revolving
Notes.
3. Except as modified and amended
herein, all of the terms, provisions, conditions and obligations
imposed under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and affirmed by the Borrower. The other Credit Documents
are hereby amended to be consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
4. Borrower certifies and reaffirms
by its execution hereof that the representations and warranties set
forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true
as of this date and that no Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement or any other Credit Document, and no event which, with
the giving of notices or passage of time or both, would become such
an Event of Default, has occurred as of the execution
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first above
written.
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FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF OMAHA
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By:
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/s/ Donald M. Shiu
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Its:
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/s/ Vice President
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COMMERCIAL
FEDERAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David S. Fisher
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Its:
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/s/ EVP & CFO
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LOAN
AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made this 30 th day of December, 2004, to the Loan
Agreement dated as of December 30, 2002, as amended as of December
29, 2003 (as so amended, the “ Loan Agreement ”)
by and between Commercial Federal Corporation , a Nebraska
corporation (“ Borrower ”) and First National
Bank of Omaha , a National Banking Association (“
Bank ”). The Loan Agreement, underlying Revolving
Notes (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and related Security
Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) are modified only to
the extent necessary to give effect to the terms of this First
Amendment to Loan Agreement, and the remaining terms of said
documents, not inconsistent herewith, are ratified by the
parties.
In consideration of the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained and to
further induce Bank to consider financial accommodations for the
Borrower under the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 3.1 of the Loan
Agreement is deleted and the following substituted in lieu thereof
to accomplish the substitution of “December 26, 2005”
for “December 27, 2004”:
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3.2
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Loan . Until December 26, 2005, and subject to
satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section
8.1 , the Bank agrees to advance funds for general corporate
purposes to the Borrower on a revolving credit basis up to the
aggregate Revolving Credit Facility Amount in effect from time to
time; provided , however , that the aggregate amount
of funds available for Advance to the Borrower hereunder shall not
exceed $10,000,000. The Borrower shall not be entitled to Advances
hereunder during the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default. Such Loan will be evidenced by the Revolving
Notes substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.1 hereof. Advances
shall be made, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon
the Borrower’s request. Advance requests shall be made by
12-noon Omaha time on the Business Day prior to the requested date
of the Advance. Advance requests shall be made by presentation to
the Bank of a drawing certificate in the form of Exhibit 3.1
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2. The underlying Revolving Credit
Promissory Note and related security documents are hereby amended
as of the effective date hereof, to the extent necessary to give
effect to the substitution of December 26, 2005, for December 27,
2004, with respect to the maturity of the Revolving
Notes.
3. Except as modified and amended
herein, all of the terms, provisions, conditions and obligations
imposed under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Credit
Documents shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and affirmed by the Borrower. The other Credit Documents
are hereby amended to be consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
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4. Borrower certifies and reaffirms
by its execution hereof that the representations and warranties set
forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Credit Documents are true
as of this date and that no Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement or any other Credit Document, and no event which, with
the giving of notices or passage of time or both, would become such
an Event of Default, has occurred as of the execution
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first above
written.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
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By:
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/s/ Donald M. Shiu
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Its:
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/s/ Vice President
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COMMERCIAL FEDERAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ David S. Fisher
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Its:
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/s/ EVP & CFO
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$104,000,000
TERM AND REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
COMMERCIAL FEDERAL
CORPORATION
AND
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
OMAHA
DECEMBER 30, 2002
TERM AND REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
This Term and Revolving Credit
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 30th day
of December, 2002, between Commercial Federal Corporation, a
Nebraska corporation and federal savings and loan association
holding company having its principal place of business in Omaha,
Nebraska (the “Borrower”) and First National Bank of
Omaha, a national banking association having its principal offices
in Omaha, Nebraska, (the “Bank”).
The Borrower has requested the Bank
make available to it revolving credit loans and a term loan for the
purposes set forth herein.
To induce the Bank to make such
loans, the Borrower proposes to enter into this Agreement pursuant
to which the loans will be made available to the borrower who will
derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the credit so extended
to the Borrower.
Accordingly, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used
herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings (and
all terms defined in this section 1.1 or in other provisions of
this Agreement in the singular to have the same meanings when used
in the plural and vise versa):
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Advance:
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Any advance of
credit to the Borrower from the Bank pursuant to Article III of
this Agreement.
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Affiliate:
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As to any
Person (as hereinafter defined), any “affiliate” shall
mean, with respect to the Borrower, any Person that directly or
indirectly controls, or is under, control with, or is controlled
by, the Borrower. As used in this definition, “control”
including, with its correlated meetings, “controlled
by” and “under common control” shall mean
possession, directly or indirectly, a power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of
securities or partnership or other ownership interest, by contract
or otherwise), provided that, in any event, any Person that owns
directly or indirectly securities having 10% or more of a voting
power for the election of directors or other governing body of a
corporation or 10% or more in the partnership or other ownership
interest of any other Person (other than as a limited partner of
such other Person) will be deemed to control such corporation or
other Person.
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Bank:
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First National
Bank of Omaha, a national banking association having its principal
place of business at 1620 Dodge Street, Stop 1196, Omaha, Nebraska
68197, its successors and assigns.
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Borrower:
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Commercial
Federal Corporation, a Nebraska corporation and federal savings and
loan association holding company having its principal place of
business at 13220 California Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, its
successors and assigns.
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Business
Day:
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Any day, other
than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, on which commercial
banks are not authorized or required to close in Omaha,
Nebraska.
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Change of
Control:
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(a) At any time
when any of the equity securities of the Borrower shall be
registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”), to
(i) any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning
of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than any person
which is a management employee, or any such “group”
which consists entirely of management employees, of the Borrower)
being or becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
more than 25% or the voting stock of the Borrower, or (ii) a
majority of the members of the Borrower’s board of directors
(the “Board”) consisting of persons other than
Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined). As used herein, the
term “Continuing Director” means any member of the
Board on December 30, 2002 and any other member of the Board who
shall be recommended or elected to succeed a Continuing Director by
a majority of the Continuing Directors who are then members of the
Board.
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Classified
Loans:
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At any
particular time, all loans of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as
hereinafter defined) on a consolidated basis classified as
“Loss,” “Doubtful”, or
“Substandard” or in any equivalent category by any
regulators of such Person (as hereinafter defined), as reported by
such Person to any such regulators, pursuant to any internal review
of such Person, or pursuant to any inspection and review by the
Bank.
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Closing
Date:
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December 30,
2002.
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Commercial
Federal:
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Commercial
Federal Bank, a federal savings bank, having its principal place of
business at 13220 California Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, its
successors and assigns.
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Commercial
Federal Change of Control:
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Any time at
which Borrower owns less than 100% of the issued and outstanding
voting stock of Commercial Federal. For purposes of this
definition, warrants for voting stock of Commercial Federal will be
deemed to be issued and outstanding voting stock.
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Consolidated
Interest Expense:
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With respect to
the Borrower for any period, the sum (without duplication) of the
following (in each case, eliminating all offsetting debits and
credits between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as hereinafter
defined) and all other items to be eliminated in the course of
preparing consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (as
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hereinafter
defined)): (i) all interest in respect of Indebtedness (as
hereinafter defined) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(including imputed interest on capital leases) deducted in
determining consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with
GAAP (as hereinafter defined), after eliminating all offsetting
debits and credits between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and
all other items required to be eliminated in the course of
preparation of consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, plus (ii) all debt
discount and expense amortized or required to be amortized in
determining the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries in (i) above.
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Consolidated
Net Worth:
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Stockholders
equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, calculated in accordance with GAAP; plus losses not to
exceed $15 million on securities designated as available for
sale.
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Credit
Documents:
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Credit
documents shall mean, collectively, this agreement, the notes, and
all other promissory notes, and other instruments, agreements, and
other related documentation executed and delivered pursuant to or
in connection with this Agreement, as such instruments, agreements,
and other documentation may be amended or otherwise modified from
time to time.
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Credit
Party:
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Credit Party
shall mean the Bank, its Primary Participants, and any affiliate of
the Bank and any successor or assignee thereof.
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Default:
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An Event of
Default or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would
become an Event of Default.
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Default
Rate:
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The floating
interest rate announced from time to time by the Bank as its
“National Base Rate,” plus three and one-half percent
(3.5%). The National Base Rate is set by the Bank, solely in its
discretion, to reflect the rates charged by money center banks as
their reference rates. Rates charged by the Bank may be at, above,
or below the National Base Rate, as determined by the Bank as to
each respective customer.
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Earnings
Available for Fixed Charges:
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For any period,
the sum of (i) the consolidated net income (or loss) of the
Borrower for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP,
after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be
eliminated in the course of preparation of consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
GAAP; (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; (iii) the
consolidated amortization expense related to goodwill, deferred
charges and other intangible assets of the Borrower for such
period, as determined in accordance with GAAP; (iv) all taxes,
assessments and other governmental fees, charges, claims and levies
incurred by the Borrower on a
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consolidated
basis for such period, including, without limitation, any such
amounts based on revenue, income, gross receipts, purchases,
leases, licenses, sales, use, business, franchises, shares,
operations, business occupation, capital surplus, earnings,
distributions, dividends, properties, assets, wages, employment or
services, and further including, without limitation, any penalties
or interest thereon; plus (v) all operating lease expenses of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such
period.
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Environmental
Claim:
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Environmental
Claim shall mean, with respect to any Person, any written notice,
claim, demand or other written communication (collectively, a
“claim”) by any Governmental Authority or other Person
alleging or asserting such Person’s liability for costs,
damages to natural resources or other Property, personal injuries,
fines or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from (i)
the presence or Release of any Hazardous Material at any location,
or (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or
alleged violation, of any Environmental Law.
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Environmental
Laws:
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Environmental
Laws means any and all Federal, state, local and foreign statutes,
laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees,
permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or
governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection
of the environment or the release of any materials into the
environment, including but not limited to those related to
hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to
waste or public systems.
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ERISA:
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The Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as from
time to time in effect.
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Event of
Default:
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Any of the
events set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement.
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Existing Credit
Agreement:
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Existing Credit
Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 1999
among the Borrower and the Bank, as amended and modified by
Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of December 31, 1999, Amendment
No. 2 thereto dated as of September 22, 2000, Amendment No. 3
thereto dated as December 20, 2001, and Amendment No. 4 January 22,
2002.
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Existing
Indebtedness:
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All outstanding
Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Bank pursuant to this
Agreement, plus the Indebtedness shown on Exhibit I to this
Agreement.
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GAAP:
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Generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in
the United States of America.
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Governmental
Approval:
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Governmental
Approval shall mean any permit, license, variation, certification,
consent, no-action letter, clearance, exemption or other approval
granted by a Governmental Authority.
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Governmental
Authority:
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Governmental
Authority shall mean any nation or government, any central bank of
any nation, any state, province, territory or other political
subdivision thereof and any other agency, body, department, bureau,
authority or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory, monetary, taxing or administrative functions
of or pertaining to government.
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Guarantee:
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Guarantee shall
mean a guarantee, an endorsement, a contingent agreement to
purchase or to furnish funds for the payment or maintenance of, or
otherwise to be or become contingently liable under or with respect
to, the Indebtedness, or obligations, net worth, working capital or
earnings of any Person, or a guarantee of the payment of dividends
or other distributions upon the stock or equity interests of any
Person, or an agreement to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or
lessor) Property, products, materials, supplies or services
primarily for the purpose of enabling a debtor to make payment of
such debtor’s obligations or an agreement to assure a
creditor against loss, and including, without limitation, causing a
bank or other financial institution to issue a letter of credit or
other similar instrument for the benefit of another Person, but
excluding endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business. The terms “Guarantee” and
“Guaranteed” used as a verb shall have a correlative
meaning.
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Guaranteed
Obligations:
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Guaranteed
Obligations shall mean, collectively (but without duplication): (a)
all obligations in respect of the principal of and interest on the
Loans made by the Bank to, and the Notes held by each Bank of, the
Borrower and (b) all other Obligations from time to time owing to
any Credit Party.
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Hazardous
Material:
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Hazardous
Material shall mean any hazardous or toxic chemical, waste,
byproduct, pollutant, contaminant, compound, product or substance,
including, without limitation, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls and petroleum, and any other
material, exposure to the manufacture, possession, presence, use,
generation, storage, transportation, treatment, release, disposal,
abatement, cleanup, remediation or handling of which is prohibited,
controlled or regulated by any Environmental Law.
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Indebtedness:
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Indebtedness
shall mean, for any Person (without duplication): (a) obligations
created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money
(whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the
sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property
from such Person); (b) obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services,
other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money)
arising, and
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accrued
expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business so long as
such trade accounts payable are payable within 180 days of the date
the respective goods are delivered or the respective services are
rendered; (c) Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the
Property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness
so secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations of such
Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, bonds,
guaranties, indemnities or similar instruments issued or accepted
by banks or other financial institutions for account of such Person
supporting obligations that constitute Indebtedness of any Person;
(e) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) Guarantees by
such Person of Indebtedness of others; (g) all obligations of such
Person in respect of mandatory redemption or mandatory dividend
rights on equity interests but excluding dividends payable solely
in additional equity interests; (h) all obligations of such Person,
contingent or otherwise, for the payment of money under any
noncompete, consulting or similar agreement entered into with the
seller of a Target or any other similar arrangements providing for
the deferred payment of the purchase price for any acquisition
permitted hereby or an acquisition consummated prior to the date
hereof; and (i) all 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 lease is required or is permitted to be classified and
accounted for as an operating lease under U.S. GAAP but which is
intended by the parties thereto for tax, bankruptcy, regulatory,
commercial law, real estate law and all other purposes as a
financing arrangement.
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Knowledge:
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With respect to
any Person that is not an individual, actual or constructive
knowledge by such Person’s president, chief executive
officer, chief operating officer or chief financial officer of
facts or circumstances giving rise to an Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default.
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Lien:
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With respect to
any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest
or other encumbrance, or any interest or title of any vendor,
lessor, lender or other secured party to or any obligation of such
Person under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement or capital lease which would be required to be
capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, upon or
with respect to any property or asset or such Person (including in
the case of stock, stockholder agreements, voting trust agreements
and all similar arrangements), and any agreement to give any such
Lien.
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Loan Loss
Reserve Adequacy Report:
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The quarterly
report to be provided by Commercial Federal to the Bank pursuant to
Sections 5.1(c) and 7.5 hereof, substantially in the form of
Exhibit II to this Agreement wherein Commercial Federal provides
its internal reserve calculations used to support reserves recorded
under the Borrower’s approved policies.
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Loans:
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Loan show mean
the Term Note and the Revolving Note.
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Material:
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Material in
relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition,
assets or properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole.
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Material
Adverse Effect:
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A material
adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, affairs, financial
condition, assets or properties of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) on the ability of the
Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Term
Notes or the Revolving Notes (as hereinafter defined), or (c) on
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Term Notes or
the Revolving Notes.
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Material
Adverse Management Change:
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With respect to
either William A. Fitzgerald, Robert J. Hutchinson, or David S.
Fisher, (i) the resignation, retirement, or voluntary or
involuntary termination of employment and/or status of such Person
as an officer and director of the Borrower; (ii) any announcement,
notice of intent, resolution or similar advance notice with respect
to the matters referenced in the foregoing clause; or (iii) the
death, disability or legal incompetence of any such
Person.
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Non -
Performing Assets:
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With respect to
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum
of: (i) Non-Performing Loans hereinafter defined); (ii) each (as
ownership interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
any real property required to be disclosed as other real estate
owned in such Person’s reports to any of its regulators; plus
(iii) other assets acquired through foreclosure or other
realization upon collateral or rearrangement or satisfaction of
Indebtedness.
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Non -
Performing Loans:
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With respect to
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum
of: (i) loans which are classified as 90 days or more past due but
which are still treated as accrual loans (regardless of whether
such classification is internal or as reported to or directed by
such Person’s regulators); (ii) loans classified as
non-accrual (regardless of whether such classification is internal
or as reported to or directed by such Person’s regulators);
plus (iii) loans for which the obligee has reduced the agreed
interest rate, reduced the principal or interest obligation,
extended the maturity, applied interest payments to reduce
principal, capitalized interest, obtained or requested additional
collateral or otherwise “renegotiated” the terms of the
obligation based upon the actual or asserted inability of the
obligor or obligors of such loans to perform their obligations
pursuant to the agreements with the obligee prior to such
modification or renegotiation.
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Note
Rate:
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The floating
interest rate announced from time to time by the Bank as its
“National Base Rate” minus one percent (1%). The
National Base Rate is set by the Bank, solely in its discretion, to
reflect generally the rates charged by money center banks as their
reference rates. Rates charged by the Bank may be at, above or
below the National Base Rate, as determined by the Bank as to each
respective customer.
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Permitted:
Liens
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With respect to
any Person, any of the following:
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(a) pledges
or deposits by the Person under workmen’s compensation law,
social security, unemployment insurance laws or similar
legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids,
tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness by
the Person), or leases to which the Person is a party, or deposits
of cash or United States of America Government Bonds to secure
surety or appeal bonds or performance bonds to which the Person is
a party or which are issued for their account or Liens to secure
payments of premiums for insurance purchased in the ordinary course
of business;
(b) Liens
imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s,
materialmen’s, attorney’s, miner’s, and
mechanics’ liens, or Liens arising out of judgments or awards
against the Person with respect to which the Person at the time
shall currently be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review
in good faith and by proper procedure and with respect to which
adequate reserves have been established on the books of the Person
to the extent required by GAAP;
(c) Liens for
taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet
subject to penalties for nonpayment and Liens for taxes,
assessments or other governmental charges or levies, the payment of
which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and with respect to which adequate reserves have been established
to the extent required by GAAP;
(d) Minor
survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations
of, or rights of others for, rights of way, highways and railroad
crossings, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines
and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to
the use of real properties or other Liens incidental to the conduct
of the business of the Person or to the ownership of its property
which Liens were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness of
the Person, and which Liens do not individually or in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of said properties or materially
impair the operation of the business taken as a whole of the
Person;
(e) Liens
existing on the date hereof and specified on Exhibit 4.10 hereto,
and any extension, renewal or replacement of any such Lien in
respect of the same property subject thereto; provided that the
principal amount of Indebtedness associated with such Liens in no
event shall exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness on the
date hereof (or if it is
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increased,
such increase is permitted under Section 7.3 hereof) and does not
materially adversely affect the title to or does not materially
affect the use of the assets encumbered thereby;
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(f) Purchase money
Liens arising after the date hereof and securing payment of the
purchase price of fixed assets purchased or constructed after such
date; provided, that at the time of such filing, Indebtedness
secured by the Lien does not exceed the cost of such property; and
the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not
prohibited by any other covenant or limitation contained in this
Agreement;
(g) Other
Liens incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of
its property and assets which were not incurred in connection with
the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit or in
contemplation of an acquisition (except as permitted under
subparagraph (f) above), and which do not in the aggregate: (i)
materially adversely affect the title to, or materially affect the
use of, the assets in the operation of the business of the Person,
taken as a whole, or (ii) materially detract from the value of such
property or assets for the purpose of the business of the Person,
taken as a whole;
(h) Any Lien:
(i) existing on any property of any corporation at the time it
becomes a Subsidiary of the Person, or (ii) existing prior to the
time of acquisition upon property acquired by the Person or any
Subsidiary of it through purchase, merger or consolidation or
otherwise, whether or not the obligation secured thereby is assumed
by the Person or such Subsidiary, provided that (A) any Lien
permitted by this clause (h) shall not encumber any other property
(except the proceeds of such property) of the Person or any
Subsidiary of it, and (B) the obligation secured by the Liens on
the property of the Person permitted by this clause (h) shall not
exceed 100% of the fair market value of such property;
(i) Any
Liens arising in the ordinary course of business of Commercial
Federal’s banking business which constitute Liens securing a
loan from a Federal Home Loan Bank, Liens securing deposits of
governmental entities, and Liens in connection with securities
repurchase agreements; and
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(j) Other Liens,
provided, that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured by such
other Liens shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to five
percent (5%) of the sum of the stockholder’s equity of the
Person calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus any non-cash
charges occurring after the date hereof relating to changes in
accounting policies, minus the sum (without duplication) of (i)
intangible assets as set forth in the
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financial
statements of the Person, and (ii) Redeemable Stock.
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Person:
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Any individual,
partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization,
limited liability company, or limited liability
partnership.
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Plan:
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Any Plan as
defined in Section 3 of ERISA.
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Potential Event of Default:
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Any event or
condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, become an Event of
Default.
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Primary Participants:
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La Salle
National Bank, a national banking association located in Chicago,
Illinois; U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and M & I Marshall
and Ilsley Bank, a national banking association located in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Pro Forma Fixed Charges:
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With respect to
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any
period, the sum of: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such
period, plus (ii) operating lease expenses of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period; plus (iii)
the Term Note principal payments, but excluding the Term Note
principal payment due December 31, 2007.
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Quarterly Compliance Certificate:
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The report
prepared by the Borrower’s chief financial officer on behalf
of the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, substantially in
the form of Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
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Redeemable Stock:
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Any equity
security which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable before the
Term Note Maturity Date (as hereinafter defined)), or upon the
happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable or is
redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in
part, prior to the Term Note Maturity Date.
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Restricted Payments:
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As to any
Person, any dividends (includ
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