FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

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CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC | HALLIBURTON COMPANY | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC | SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

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Title: FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York Date: 3/10/2005
Industry: Oil Well Services and Equipment Law Firm: Baker Botts;Shearman Sterling Sector: Energy

FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, Parties: citicorp north america inc , halliburton company , hsbc bank usa national association , jpmorgan chase bank na , royal bank of scotland plc , sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , wachovia bank national association

EXHIBIT 10.1

U.S. $1,200,000,000

FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 10, 2005

Among

HALLIBURTON COMPANY

as Borrower,

THE ISSUING BANKS NAMED HEREIN

as Issuing Banks,

THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN

as Banks,

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.

as Paying Agent and as Co-Administrative Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Co-Administrative Agent,

ABN AMRO BANK, N.V.,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

as Co-Syndication Agents,

and

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

and

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

Co-Lead Arrangers:

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

and

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Article I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms	1
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods	11
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP	11
Section 1.04 Miscellaneous	12
Section 1.05 Ratings	12

Article II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCES

Section 2.01 The Revolving Credit Advances	12
Section 2.02 Making the Revolving Credit Advances	13
Section 2.03 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit	14
Section 2.04 Fees	15
Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitments	16
Section 2.06 Repayment of Advances; Required Cash Collateral	16
Section 2.07 Interest	17
Section 2.08 Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances	18
Section 2.09 Interest Rate Determination	18
Section 2.10 Optional Prepayments	19
Section 2.11 Payments and Computations	19
Section 2.12 Increased Costs and Capital Requirements	20
Section 2.13 Taxes	21
Section 2.14 Sharing of Payments, Etc.	24
Section 2.15 Illegality	24
Section 2.16 Conversion of Advances	25
Section 2.17 Replacement or Removal of Bank	25
Section 2.18 Evidence of Indebtedness.	26
Section 2.19 Increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.	26
Section 2.20 Existing Letters of Credit.	27

Article III
CONDITIONS OF LENDING

Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness	27
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving Credit Advance, Each Commitment Increase and Each Issuance, Renewal and Increase of Each Letter of Credit	28
Section 3.03 Determinations Under Section 3.01	29

Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower	29

Article V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER

Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants	31
Section 5.02 Negative Covenants	34
Section 5.03 Consolidated Debt to Total Consolidated Capitalization Ratio	37
Section 5.04 KBR/DII Exclusion	37
Article VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default	37
Section 6.02 Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit upon Default	39

Article VII
THE AGENT

Section 7.01 Authorization and Action	39
Section 7.02 Agent’s Reliance, Etc.	39
Section 7.03 The Agent and its Affiliates	40
Section 7.04 Bank Credit Decision	40
Section 7.05 Indemnification	40
Section 7.06 Successor Agent	41
Section 7.07 Co-Lead Arrangers, Co-Administrative Agents, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agent	41

Article VIII
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01 Amendments, Etc.	41
Section 8.02 Notices, Etc.	41
Section 8.03 No Waiver; Remedies	43
Section 8.04 Expenses and Taxes; Compensation	43
Section 8.05 Right of Set-Off	45
Section 8.06 Limitation and Adjustment of Interest	45
Section 8.07 Binding Effect	46
Section 8.08 Assignments and Participations	46
Section 8.09 No Liability of Issuing Banks.	48
Section 8.10 Execution in Counterparts	48
Section 8.11 Judgment	48
Section 8.12 Governing Law	49
Section 8.13 Jurisdiction; Damages	49
Section 8.14 Confidentiality	50
Section 8.15 Patriot Act Notice	50
Section 8.16 Waiver of Jury Trial	1

ANNEX

Annex A

SCHEDULES

Schedule I - Commitments

Schedule II - Bank Information

Schedule 2.20 - Existing Letters of Credit

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A - Form of Note

Exhibit B-1 - Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing

Exhibit B-2 - Form of Notice of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit

Exhibit C-1 - Form of Opinion of Bruce A. Metzinger

Exhibit C-2 - Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower

Exhibit D - [Intentionally Omitted]

Exhibit E - Form of Assignment and Acceptance

FIVE YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 10, 2005

Halliburton Company, a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party hereto and Citicorp North America, Inc., (“ CNAI ”), as Paying Agent hereunder, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the terms “Borrower” and “Citibank” shall have the meanings set forth above and the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

“ Advance ” means a Revolving Credit Advance under Section 2.01 or a Letter of Credit Advance under Section 2.03 and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance (each, a “ Type ” of Advance).

“ Affected Bank ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15.

“ Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person.

“ Agent ” means CNAI in its capacity as Paying Agent pursuant to Article VII and any successor in such capacity pursuant to Section 7.06.

“ Agent’s Account ” means the account of the Agent maintained by the Agent with Citibank at its office at 2 Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Account No. 36852248, Attention: Halliburton Account Officer, or such other account as the Agent shall specify in writing to the Banks.

“ Agreement ” means this Five Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

“ Applicable Commitment Fee Rate ” has the meaning specified in Annex A.

“ Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to each Bank, (i) in the case of a Base Rate Advance, such Bank’s Domestic Lending Office, and (ii) in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, such Bank’s Eurodollar Lending Office.

“ Applicable Margin ” has the meaning specified in Annex A.

“ Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Bank and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E.

“ Assuming Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Available Amount ” of any Letter of Credit means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at such time as set forth in Section 2.01(b) (assuming compliance at such time with all conditions to drawing).

“ Banks ” means the Issuing Banks and the other banks and other financial institutions party hereto from time to time as lenders, including each Eligible Assignee that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.08(a), (b) and (d).

“ Base Rate ” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as Citibank’s base rate; and

(b) the sum (adjusted to the nearest 1/8 of 1% or, if there is no nearest 1/8 of 1%, to the next higher 1/8 of 1%) of (i) ½ of one percent per annum plus (ii) the rate obtained by dividing (A) the latest three-week moving average of secondary market morning offering rates in the United States for three-month certificates of deposit of major United States money market banks, such three-week moving average (adjusted to the basis of a year of 360 days) being determined weekly on each Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending on the previous Friday by Citibank on the basis of such rates reported by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations for such rates received by Citibank from three New York certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected by Citibank, by (B) a percentage equal to 100% minus the average of the daily percentages specified during such three-week period by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for Citibank with respect to liabilities consisting of or including (among other liabilities) three-month Dollar non-personal time deposits in the United States, plus (iii) the average during such three-week period of the annual assessment rates estimated by Citibank for determining the then current annual assessment payable by Citibank to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for insuring Dollar deposits of Citibank in the United States; and

“ Base Rate Advance ” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a).

“ Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Banks pursuant to Section 2.01 and, if such Advances are Eurodollar Rate Advances, having Interest Periods of the same duration.

“ Business Day ” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Advance, on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market.

“ Citibank ” means Citibank, N.A., a national banking association.

“ Co-Administrative Agents ” means CNAI and JPMCB solely in their capacities as co-administrative agents under the Agreement.

“ Co-Documentation Agents ” means each of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, UBS AG, Stamford Branch and Wachovia Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as co-documentation agent under the Agreement.

“ Co-Syndication Agents ” means each of ABN AMRO Bank, N.V., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, solely in its capacity as co-syndication agent under the Agreement.

“ Co-Lead Arrangers ” means Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor Federal tax code, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder, in each case as now or hereafter in effect, and any reference to any statutory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or provisions.

“ Commercial Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit qualifying as a “commercial letter of credit” under 12 C.F.R. Part 3, Appendix A, Section 3(b)(3)(i) or any successor U.S. Comptroller of the Currency regulation.

“ Commitment ” means a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Letter of Credit Commitment.

“ Commitment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Commitment Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

“ Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Communications ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).

“ Consolidated Debt ” means at any time the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“ Consolidated Debt to Total Consolidated Capitalization Ratio ” means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of the Borrower’s Consolidated Debt outstanding on such date to the sum of (i) Consolidated Debt and (ii) Consolidated Net Worth outstanding on such date.

“ Consolidated Net Worth ” means at any time the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time (excluding treasury stock), determined in accordance with GAAP.

“ Convert ”, “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” each refers to a conversion of Revolving Credit Advances of one Type into Revolving Credit Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.15 or 2.16.

“ Convertible Notes ” means the 3-1/8% Convertible Senior Notes of the Borrower due July 15, 2023, issued pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indenture.

“ Convertible Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of June 30, 2003 between the Borrower, as issuer and JPMCB, as Trustee.

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

“ Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, (i) in relation to an amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars determined by using the quoted spot rate at which the Agent’s principal office in London offers to exchange Dollars for such currency in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) on such date and (ii) in relation to an amount denominated in Dollars, such amount.

“ Dollars ” and “ $ ” means lawful money of the United States of America.

“ Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Bank, or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.

“ Effective Date ” means has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

“ Eligible Assignee ” means (i) any Bank, (ii) any Affiliate of any Bank and (iii) with the consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and, so long as no Event of Default under Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(e) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), any other Person not covered by clause (i) or (ii) of this definition; provided , however , that neither the Borrower nor any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be an Eligible Assignee.

“ Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.

“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person that for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Borrower’s controlled group, or under common control with the Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414(a) or (b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, for purposes of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, Section 414(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

“ ERISA Event ” means (a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) the requirements of subsection (1) of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such Section) are met with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions for the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Plan.

“ Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time.

“ Eurodollar Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its “Eurodollar Lending Office” opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Bank (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Bank as such Bank may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the Agent.

“ Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest period ( provided that, if for any reason such rate is not available, the term “Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period for all Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum, if such rate per annum is not such a multiple) equal to the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal office of Citibank in London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to Citibank’s Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of such Borrowing and for a period equal to such Interest Period).

“ Eurodollar Rate Advance ” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(b).

“ Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage ” of any Bank for any Interest Period for all Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising part of the same borrowing means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Bank with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.

“ Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

“ Existing Agreements ” means collectively the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement and the Three-Year Revolving Credit Agreement.

“ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for such day to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding 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 of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“ Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereof.

“ Financial Statements ” means the consolidated balance sheet and other financial statements of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries dated December 31, 2004 included in the Borrower’s Form 10-K filing with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

“ Foreign Currency ” means any lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is freely transferable or convertible into Dollars.

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

“ Increase Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Increasing Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19.

“ Indebtedness ” means, for any Person, (a) its liabilities for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current accounts and salaries payable or accrued in the ordinary course of business), (b) obligations of such Person for borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all Indebtedness of others the payment, purchase or other acquisition or obligation of which such Person has assumed, or the payment, purchase or other acquisition or obligation of which such Person has otherwise become directly or contingently liable for and (d) leases required to be capitalized, each determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include obligations under letter of credit reimbursement agreements so long as such letters of credit remain undrawn.

“ Indemnified Costs ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.

“ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

“ Initial Extension of Credit ” means the earlier to occur of the initial Revolving Credit Borrowing and the initial issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder.

“ Interest Period ” means, for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Rate Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurodollar Rate Advance and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and, thereafter, with respect to Eurodollar Rate Advances, each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months (or, as to any Interest Period, such other period as the Borrower and each of the Banks may agree to for such Interest Period), in each case as the Borrower may, upon notice received by the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period (or, as to any Interest Period, at such other time as the Borrower and the Banks may agree to for such Interest Period), select; provided , however , that:

(i) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;

(ii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day;

(iii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of the calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which it would have ended if there were a numerically corresponding day in such calendar month; and

(iv) the Borrower may not select an Interest Period for any Advance if the last day of such Interest Period would be later than the date on which the Advances are then payable in full or if any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of selection.

“ Issuing Bank ” means each of Citibank, JPMCB, HSBC and ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. and any of their respective Affiliates, in their capacities as initial issuing banks, and any Eligible Assignee to which a Letter of Credit Commitment has been assigned pursuant to Section 8.08 so long as each such Eligible Assignee expressly agrees to perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations that by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as an Issuing Bank and notifies the Agent of its Applicable Lending Office and the amount of its Letter of Credit Commitment (which information shall be recorded by the Agent in the Register), for so long as such initial Issuing Bank or Eligible Assignee, as the case may be, shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment.

“ Joint Venture Debt ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a)(vii).

“ JPMCB ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association.

“ JV Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that, at any time, directly holds an Equity Interest in any joint venture (not a Subsidiary) and (b) that has no other material assets.

“ L/C Cash Collateral Account ” means the l/c cash collateral deposit account, Account No. 30597952, with Citibank, as securities intermediary and depository bank, at its office at One Penns Way, 2nd Floor, New Castle, Delaware 19720, in the name of the Borrower but under the sole control and dominion of the Agent and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

“ L/C Related Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b)(ii)(A).

“ Letter of Credit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).

“ Letter of Credit Advance ” means an Advance made by any Issuing Bank or any Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(c).

“ Letter of Credit Commitment ” of any Issuing Bank means, at any time, the amount set opposite such Issuing Bank’s name on Schedule I under the heading “Letter of Credit Commitments” or as reflected for such Issuing Bank in the relevant Assignment and Acceptance to which it is a party, as such amount may be terminated, reduced or increased pursuant to Section 2.05, Section 6.01 or Section 8.08; provided , however , that upon any increase in the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.19, the Letter of Credit Commitment of each Issuing Bank shall automatically increase by an amount equal to the amount of such aggregate increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment immediately prior thereto and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate of the Letter of Credit Commitments immediately prior thereto.

“ Lien ” means any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a conditional vendor, a statutory deemed trust and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, the interest of a Person as owner or lessor under charters or leases of property and the rights of setoff of banks shall not constitute a “Lien” on or in respect of the relevant property.

“ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement and the Notes.

“ Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of the Agent or any Bank under any Loan Document or (c) the ability of the Borrower to perform its Obligations under any Loan Document to which it is or is to be a party.

“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its debt ratings business.

“ Multiple Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

“ Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of any Bank, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Bank resulting from the Advances owing to such Bank.

“ Notice of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).

“ Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).

“ Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of such Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 6.01(f). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Bank, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of the Borrower.

“ Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(b).

“ Patriot Act ” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001.

“ Performance Letter of Credit ” means a letter of credit qualifying as a “performance based standby letter of credit” under 12 C.F.R. Part 3, Appendix A, Section 3(b)(2)(i) or any successor U.S. Comptroller of the Currency regulation.

“ Permitted Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness and other obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in connection with the acquisition or construction by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of any property with respect to which:

(a) the holders of such Indebtedness and other obligations agree that they will look solely to the property so acquired or constructed and securing such Indebtedness and other obligations, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (i) provides any direct or indirect credit support, including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness or (ii) is otherwise directly or indirectly liable for such Indebtedness; and

(b) no default with respect to such Indebtedness or obligations would cause, or permit (after notice or passage of time or otherwise), according to the terms thereof, any holder (or any representative of any such holder) of any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Subsidiary to declare a default on such Indebtedness or cause the payment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to any scheduled principal payment, scheduled sinking fund or maturity.

“ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official.

“ Plan ” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan.

“ Pro Rata Share ” of any amount means, with respect to any Bank at any time, such amount times a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of such Bank’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time (or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.01, such Revolving Credit Commitment as in effect immediately prior to such termination) and the denominator of which is the Revolving Credit Facility at such time (or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 2.05 or 6.01, the Revolving Credit Facility as in effect immediately prior to such termination).

“ Project Finance Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that is a special-purpose entity created solely to (i) construct or acquire any asset or project that will be or is financed solely with Project Financing for such asset or project and related equity investments in, loans to, or capital contributions in, such Subsidiary that are not prohibited hereby and/or (ii) own an interest in any such asset or project.

“ Project Financing ” means Indebtedness and other obligations that (a) are incurred by a Project Finance Subsidiary, (b) are secured by a Lien of the type permitted under clause (iii) of Section 5.02(a) and (c) constitute Permitted Non-Recourse Indebtedness (other than recourse to the assets of, and Equity Interests in, any Project Finance Subsidiary).

“ Property ” or “ asset ” (in each case, whether or not capitalized) means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

“ Receivables Subsidiary ” means (i) Oilfield Services Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any other transferor under the transaction referred to in Section 5.02(a)(i), including any replacement transaction and (ii) any other special purpose entity created in connection with a Securitization Transaction.

“ Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.08(c).

“ Regulation U ” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

“ Required Banks ” means at any time Banks owed or holding at least a majority in interest of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Advances outstanding at such time; (ii) the Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time (calculated by reference to each Bank’s Pro Rata Share) and (iii) the aggregate Unused Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

“ Responsible Officer ” means each of the chairman and chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, the secretary or any vice president (whether or not further described by other terms, such as, for example, senior vice president or vice president-operations) of the Borrower or, if any such office is vacant, any Person performing any of the functions of such office.

“ Revolving Credit Advance ” means an Advance by a Bank to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 and refers to a Base Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance (each of which shall be a “ Type ” of Revolving Credit Advance).

“ Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made by the Banks.

“ Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to any Bank at any time, the amount set forth opposite such Bank’s name on Schedule I hereto under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or, if such Bank has entered into one or more Assignment and Acceptances, set forth for such Bank in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 8.08(c) as such Bank’s “Revolving Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be reduced at or prior to such time pursuant to Section 2.05 or increased pursuant to Section 2.19.

“ Revolving Credit Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Banks’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. on the date hereof, or any successor to its debt ratings business.

“ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereof.

“ Securitization Transaction ” means any transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable or interests therein (including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, the proceeds of such receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted, in connection with asset securitizations involving accounts receivable), or grant of a security interest therein, (a) to a trust, in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness or securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers.

“ Single Employer Plan ” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.

“ Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation (including a business trust), partnership, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock, securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect directors of such corporation or, in the case of any other entity, others performing similar functions (irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock, securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation or such other entity shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

“ Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).

“ Termination Date ” means March 10, 2010, or the earlier date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 6.01.

“ 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement ” means the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2004 among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, and CNAI, as agent, as amended from time to time.

“ Three-Year Revolving Credit Agreement ” means the 3-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2003, among the Borrower, the banks party thereto, and CNAI, as agent, as amended from time to time.

“ Type ” has the meaning specified in the definition of Revolving Credit Advance.

“ Unused Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to any Bank at any time, (a) such Bank’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time minus (b) without duplication, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Advances and Letter of Credit Advances made by such Bank and outstanding at such time plus (ii) such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of (A) the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Advances made by the Issuing Banks pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and outstanding at such time.

“ Utilization Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c).

Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods . In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms ; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Banks 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.

Section 1.04 Miscellaneous . The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

Section 1.05 Ratings . A rating, whether public or private, by S&P or Moody’s shall be deemed to be in effect on the date of announcement or publication by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, of such rating or, in the absence of such announcement or publication, on the effective date of such rating and will remain in effect until the announcement or publication of, or (in the absence of such announcement or publication) the effective date of, any change in such rating. In the event the standards for any rating by Moody’s or S&P are revised, or such rating is designated differently (such as by changing letter designations to numerical designations), then the references herein to such rating shall be deemed to refer to the revised or redesignated rating for which the standards are closest to, but not lower than, the standards at the date hereof for the rating which has been revised or redesignated, all as determined by the Required Banks in good faith. Long-term debt supported by a letter of credit, guaranty or other similar credit enhancement mechanism shall not be considered as senior unsecured long-term debt. If either Moody’s or S&P has at any time more than one rating applicable to senior unsecured long-term debt of any Person, the lowest such rating shall be applicable for purposes hereof. For example, if Moody’s rates some senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower Baa1 and other such debt of the Borrower Baa2, the senior unsecured long-term debt of the Borrower shall be deemed to be rated Baa2 by Moody’s.

ARTICLE II

AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCES

Section 2.01 The Revolving Credit Advances . (a) Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving Credit Advances in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Bank’s Unused Revolving Credit Commitment at such time; provided that no Revolving Credit Advance shall be required to be made, except as a part of a Revolving Credit Borrowing that is in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances and $5,000,000 in the case of Base Rate Advances and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall consist of Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made on the same day by the Banks ratably according to their respective Revolving Credit Commitments. Within the limits of each Bank’s Unused Revolving Credit Commitment in effect from time to time, the Borrower may borrow, prepay pursuant to Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.01. The Borrower agrees to give a Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(a) as to each Revolving Credit Advance.

(b) Letters of Credit . Each Issuing Bank agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to issue letters of credit (collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”, and each a “ Letter of Credit ”) for the account of the Borrower (such issuance, and any funding of a draw thereunder, to be made by the Issuing Banks in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks pursuant to Section 2.03) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Effective Date until 10 days prior to the Termination Date in an aggregate Available Amount (i) for all Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Banks not to exceed at any time the lesser of (A) the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments at such time and (B) the Letter of Credit Commitment of such Issuing Bank at such time (or such greater amount as such Issuing Bank shall approve) and (ii) for each such Letter of Credit not to exceed an amount equal to the Unused Revolving Credit Commitments of the Banks at such time. No Letters of Credit shall have expiration dates later than 10 Business Days prior to the Termination Date. Within the limits referred to above, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b), repay any Letter of Credit Advances resulting from drawings thereunder pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and request the issuance of additional Letters of Credit under this Section 2.01(b).

Section 2.02 Making the Revolving Credit Advances . (a) Each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be made on notice in the form of Exhibit B-1 (a “ Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing ”), given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) (i) on the date of a proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Advances and (ii) on the third Business Day prior to the date of a proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent, which shall give to each Bank prompt notice thereof by facsimile. Each Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be by facsimile, confirmed immediately in writing, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (ii) Type of Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, and (iv) if such Revolving Credit Borrowing is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the initial Interest Period for each such Revolving Credit Advance. Each Bank shall, before 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 8.02, in same day funds, such Bank’s ratable portion of such Revolving Credit Borrowing. After the Agent’s receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower at the Agent’s aforesaid address.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, at no time shall there be more than ten Revolving Credit Borrowings outstanding; provided that for purposes of the limitation set forth in this sentence, all Revolving Credit Borrowings consisting of Base Rate Advances shall constitute a single Revolving Credit Borrowing.

(c) Each Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that the related Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Bank as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing for such Revolving Credit Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank to fund the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such Bank as part of such Revolving Credit Borrowing when such Revolving Credit Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date.

(d) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the time of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the Agent such Bank’s ratable portion of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Agent, such Bank and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving Credit Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Revolving Credit Advance as part of such Revolving Credit Borrowing for all purposes.

(e) The failure of any Bank to make the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by it as part of any Revolving Credit Borrowing shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Revolving Credit Advance on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make the Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such other Bank on the date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing.

Section 2.03 Issuance of and Drawings and Reimbursement Under Letters of Credit . (a) Request for Issuance . Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon notice and application, given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day (or a later day, if acceptable to the relevant Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, but in no event later than the first Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed issuance of such Letter of Credit, by the Borrower to any Issuing Bank, which shall give to the Agent prompt notice thereof by telex or facsimile. Each such notice of issuance of a Letter of Credit (a “ Notice of Issuance and Application for Letter of Credit ”) shall be by telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or telex or facsimile, in the form of Exhibit B-2, specifying therein the requested (A) date of such issuance (which shall be a Business Day), (B) Available Amount of such Letter of Credit, (C) expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) name and address of the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, (E) form of such Letter of Credit and (F) the requested currency of such Letter of Credit, if other than Dollars. If the requested form of such Letter of Credit is acceptable to such Issuing Bank in its sole discretion, such Issuing Bank will, upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, make such Letter of Credit available to the Borrower at its office referred to in Section 8.02 or as otherwise agreed with the Borrower in connection with such issuance; provided that no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit in a Foreign Currency, but each Issuing Bank shall be permitted to do so in its sole discretion if requested by the Borrower; provided , further that no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit if after giving effect to such issuance the aggregate face amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under this Agreement by such Issuing Bank would exceed its Letter of Credit Commitment, unless such Issuing Bank shall have otherwise agreed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit after it has received a notice from the Agent or the Required Banks that a Default has occurred and is continuing, until it receives a subsequent notice from the Agent or the Required Banks that such Default has been cured or waived.

(b) Letter of Credit Reports . Each Issuing Bank shall furnish (A) to the Agent on the first Business Day of each week a written report summarizing issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the previous week and drawings during such week under all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, (B) to the Agent on the first Business Day of each month a written report summarizing issuance and expiration dates of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the preceding month and drawings during such month under all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and (C) to the Agent on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter a written report setting forth the average daily aggregate Available Amount during the preceding calendar quarter of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. The Agent shall promptly deliver such report to the Banks by the means provided for delivery of Communications pursuant to Section 8.02.

(c) Drawing and Reimbursement . The payment by any Issuing Bank of a draft drawn under any Letter of Credit shall constitute for all purposes of this Agreement the making by such Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit Advance, which shall be a Base Rate Advance, in the Dollar Equivalent amount of such draft. Upon written demand by any Issuing Bank with an outstanding Letter of Credit Advance, with a copy of such demand to the Agent, each Bank shall purchase from such Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank shall sell and assign to each such Bank, such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Letter of Credit Advance as of the date of such purchase, by making available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank, by deposit to the Agent’s Account, in same day funds, an amount equal to the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Letter of Credit Advance to be purchased by such Bank. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Agent shall transfer such funds to such Issuing Bank. The Borrower hereby agrees to each such sale and assignment. Each Bank agrees to purchase its Pro Rata Share of an outstanding Letter of Credit Advance on (i) the Business Day on which demand therefor is made by the Issuing Bank which made such Advance, provided that notice of such demand is given not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on such Business Day, or (ii) the first Business Day next succeeding such demand if notice of such demand is given after such time. Upon any such assignment by an Issuing Bank to any Bank of a portion of a Letter of Credit Advance, such Issuing Bank represents and warrants to such other Bank that such Issuing Bank is the legal and beneficial owner of such interest being assigned by it, free and clear of any liens, but makes no other representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to such Letter of Credit Advance, the Loan Documents or the Borrower. If and to the extent that any Bank shall not have so made the amount of such Letter of Credit Advance available to the Agent, such Bank agrees to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date of demand by Issuing Bank until the date such amount is paid to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for its account or the account of Issuing Bank, as applicable. If such Bank shall pay to the Agent such amount for the account of Issuing Bank on any Business Day, such amount so paid in respect of principal shall constitute a Letter of Credit Advance made by such Bank on such Business Day for purposes of this Agreement, and the outstanding principal amount of the Letter of Credit Advance made by Issuing Bank shall be reduced by such amount on such Business Day.

(d) Failure to Make Letter of Credit Advances . The failure of any Bank to make the Letter of Credit Advance to be made by it on the date specified in Section 2.03(c) shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation hereunder to make its Letter of Credit Advance on such date, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to make the Letter of Credit Advance to be made by such other Bank on such date.

Section 2.04 Fees. (a) Commitment Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Bank a commitment fee through the Termination Date on the amount of such Bank’s Unused Revolving Credit Commitment, (i) from the date of this Agreement in the case of each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof or (ii) from the effective date specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Bank, payable quarterly in arrears (within three Business Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor) for each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December hereafter, commencing March 31, 2005, and on the Termination Date, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate in effect from time to time (the “ Commitment Fee ”).

(b) Letter of Credit Fees, Etc . (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Bank a commission, payable in arrears quarterly (within three Business Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor) for each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing March 31, 2005 and on the Termination Date, on such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such quarter of all Letters of Credit then outstanding at a rate equal to the Applicable Margin on Eurodollar Rate Advances in effect from time to time; provided , however , that with respect to Performance Letters of Credit and Commercial Letters of Credit such commission shall be equal to 50% of such Applicable Margin from time to time.

(ii) The Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, (A) an issuance fee for each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank in an amount equal to 0.125% of the Available Amount of such Letter of Credit on the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, payable on such date and (B) such other commissions, fronting fees, transfer fees and other fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit as the Borrower and Issuing Bank shall agree.

(c) Utilization Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the ratable account of each Bank a utilization fee (the “ Utilization Fee ”) equal to 0.10% per annum of the aggregate Commitments during any period that utilization (whether in the form of Letters of Credit or Advances or any combination thereof) exceeds 62.5% of the aggregate Commitments at such time, payable quarterly in arrears (within three Business Days after receipt from the Agent of an invoice therefor) for each period ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December hereafter, commencing March 31, 2005, and on the Termination Date, for the actual number of days during each such period on which utilization exceeded 62.5% of the aggregate Commitments.

(d) Other Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, the Co-Lead Arrangers, and the Banks such other fees as may be separately agreed to in writing.

Section 2.05 Reduction of Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the Unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that each partial reduction shall be in the minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $5,000,000. Any termination or reduction of any of the Commitments shall be permanent.

Section 2.06 Repayment of Advances; Required Cash Collateral. (a) Revolving Credit Advances . The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Advance owing to each Bank on the Termination Date or on such earlier date as may be applicable pursuant hereto.

(b) Letter of Credit Advances . (i) The Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the account of each Issuing Bank and each other Bank that has made a Letter of Credit Advance on the earlier of the third Business Day following the date on which such Letter of Credit Advance is made and the Termination Date the outstanding principal amount of each Letter of Credit Advance made by each of them.

(ii) The Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and any other agreement or instrument, in each case relating to any Letter of Credit, shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such other agreement or instrument under all circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances (it being understood that any such payment by the Borrower is without prejudice to, and does not constitute a waiver of, any rights the Borrower might have or might acquire as a result of the payment by any Issuing Bank of any draft or the reimbursement by the Borrower thereof):

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, any Letter of Credit or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto (all of the foregoing being, collectively, the “ L/C Related Documents ”);

(B) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of any L/C Related Document or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the L/C Related Documents;

(C) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of a Letter of Credit (or any Persons for which any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated by the L/C Related Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(D) any statement or any other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(E) payment by any Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(F) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of the Borrower in respect of the L/C Related Documents; or

(G) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or a guarantor.

(c) Required Payment and Cash Collateral . If on any date the sum of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date plus the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such date exceeds the aggregate Commitments on such date, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days thereafter, (i) prepay Advances in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to reduce the sum of the Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date plus the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such date to be less than or equal to the aggregate Commitments on such date or (ii) if no Advances are outstanding at such time, pay to the Agent in same day funds at the Agent’s office, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal to such excess, which amount shall be released within three Business Days after notice from the Borrower to the Agent that the sum of the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit plus the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding on such date no longer exceeds the aggregate Commitments.

Section 2.07 Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(a) During such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full; provided , that any amount of principal of a Base Rate Advance which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the rate otherwise payable thereon plus 2%.

(b) During such periods as such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time, payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest Period and on the date such Revolving Credit Advance shall be Converted or paid in full; provided , that any amount of principal of a Eurodollar Rate Advance which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest, payable on demand, (i) from the date on which such amount is due until the end of the Interest Period for such Revolving Credit Advance, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time plus 2%, and (ii) from the end of such Interest Period until such amount is paid in full, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the rate of interest in effect from time to time for Base Rate Advances plus 2%.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), the Borrower shall pay simple interest, to the fullest extent permitted by law, on the amount of any interest, fee or other amount (other than principal of Advances which is covered by Sections 2.07(a) and 2.07(b)) payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the rate of interest in effect from time to time for Base Rate Advances plus 2% per annum.

Section 2.08 Additional Interest on Eurodollar Rate Advances. The Borrower shall pay to each Bank, so long as such Bank shall be required under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance of such Bank during such periods as such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at an interest rate per annum equal at all times to the remainder obtained by subtracting (i) the Eurodollar Rate for the Interest Period then in effect for such Eurodollar Rate Advance from (ii) the rate obtained by dividing such Eurodollar Rate by a percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage of such Bank for such Interest Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Eurodollar Rate Advance. Such additional interest shall be determined by such Bank and notified to the Borrower through the Agent.

Section 2.09 Interest Rate Determination. (a) The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Banks of the applicable interest rate determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(b).

(b) If the Agent is unable to determine the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar Rate Advances:

(i) the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Banks that the interest rate cannot be

determined for such Eurodollar Rate Advances,

(ii) each such Eurodollar Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest

Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is then a Base Rate Advance,

will continue as a Base Rate Advance), and

(iii) the obligation of the Banks to make Eurodollar Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving

Credit Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower

and the Banks that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

(c) If, with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Required Banks notify the Agent (A) that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Banks of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such Interest Period or (B) that Dollar deposits for the relevant amounts and Interest Period for their respective Advances are not available to them in the London interbank market, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Banks, whereupon

(i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest

Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance, and

(ii) the obligation of the Banks to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances

shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Banks that the circumstances causing

such suspension no longer exist.

(d) If the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of “Interest Period” in Section 1.01, the Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Banks and such Revolving Credit Advances will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into Base Rate Advances (or if such Advances are then Base Rate Advances, will continue as Base Rate Advances).

(e) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $10,000,000, such Advances shall automatically Convert into Base Rate Advances, and on and after such date the right of the Borrower to Convert such Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall terminate.

(f) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under Section 6.01(a), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation of the Banks to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended.

Section 2.10 Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Advance other than as provided in this Section 2.10. The Borrower may, upon notice given to the Agent before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first Business Day prior to the date of prepayment in the case of Base Rate Advances or upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Agent in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances, in each case stating the proposed date (which shall be a Business Day) and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Rate Advances and $5,000,000 in the case of Base Rate Advances and in integral multiples of $1,000,000, and after giving effect thereto no Borrowing then outstanding shall have a principal amount of less than $5,000,000; and (y) in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Banks in respect thereof pursuant to Section 8.04(b).

Section 2.11 Payments and Computations (a) The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder and under the Notes not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Agent (except that payments under Section 2.08 shall be paid directly to the Bank entitled thereto) at Two Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, Delaware 19720, in same day funds. The Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal, interest, Commitment Fees or Letter of Credit Fees ratably (except amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or Section 2.13 and except that any Bank may receive less than its ratable share of interest to the extent Section 8.06 is applicable to it) to the Banks for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Bank to such Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 8.08(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Bank assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves. At the time of each payment of any principal of or interest on any Borrowing to the Agent, the Borrower shall notify the Agent of the Borrowing to which such payment shall apply. In the absence of such notice the Agent may specify the Borrowing to which such payment shall apply.

(b) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate (except during such times as the Base Rate is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof), of Utilization Fees, of Commitment Fees and of Letter of Credit Fees shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurodollar Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or, during such times as the Base Rate is determined pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof, the Base Rate shall be made by the Agent, and all computations of interest pursuant to Section 2.07 shall be made by a Bank, on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent (or in the case of Section 2.07, by a Bank) of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, as the case may be; provided , however , if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

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

Section 2.12 Increased Costs and Capital Requirements (a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements included in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to any Bank of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Advance or of agreeing to issue or of issuing or maintaining or participating in Letters of Credit or of agreeing to make or of making or maintaining Letter of Credit Advances (excluding, for purposes of this Section 2.12, any such increased costs resulting from (x) Taxes or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.13 shall govern) and (y) changes in the basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United States or by the foreign jurisdiction or state under the laws of which such Bank is organized or has its Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof), then the Borrower shall from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Bank additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Bank for such increased cost; provided , however , that the Borrower shall not be required to pay to such Bank any portion of such additional amounts that are incurred more than 90 days prior to any such demand, unless such additional amounts had not been imposed or were not determinable on the date that is 90 days prior to such demand. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Bank, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) If following the introduction of or any change in any applicable law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law) any Bank determines that compliance by such Bank with any such law or regulation or guideline or request regarding capital adequacy affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Bank or any Person controlling such Bank and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Bank’s commitment to lend or to issue or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder and other commitments of such type or the issuance or maintenance of or participation in Letters of Credit (or similar contingent obligations), then, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of such Bank, from time to time as specified by such Bank, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Bank or such Person in the light of such circumstances, to the extent th

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