Exhibit 10.1
RESTATED AGENTED REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS
RESTATED AGENTED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of the 31
st day of January, 2005, among SCS TRANSPORTATION,
INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and
BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. , U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (as successor by merger to Bank One, NA),
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (individually a “Bank” and collectively
the “Banks”), and BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. , as
agent for the Banks hereunder (in such capacity the
“Agent”).
RECITALS
A. Reference is made to the Agented
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of the 20 th day of
September, 2002 and the Amendment One to Agented Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of the 14 th day of November, 2003,
among Borrower, Banks (other than LaSalle Bank National
Association) and Agent (as amended, the “Existing Credit
Agreement”) pursuant to which a $75,000,000 Revolving Credit
Loan (defined therein) was established.
B. Borrower, Banks and Agent hereby intend
to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety,
and this Agreement shall supercede the Existing Credit
Agreement.
Article 1.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01
Defined Terms
. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the following meanings (terms defined in the
singular to have the same meaning when used in the plural and vice
versa):
(1) “Additional Covenant” shall
mean any affirmative or negative covenant or similar restriction
applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (regardless of whether
such provision is labeled or otherwise characterized as a covenant)
the subject matter of which either (i) is similar to that of
any covenant in Article 5 or 6 of this Agreement, or related
definitions in Article 1 of this Agreement, but contains one
or more percentages, amounts or formulas that is more restrictive
than those set forth herein or more beneficial to the lenders under
the Prudential Agreement (and such covenant or similar restriction
shall be deemed an Additional Covenant only to the extent that it
is more restrictive or more beneficial) or (ii) is different
from the subject matter of any covenants in Article 5 or 6 of
this Agreement, or related definitions in Article 1 of this
Agreement.
(2) “Additional Default” shall
mean any provision contained in the Prudential Agreement to
accelerate (with the passage of time or giving of notice or both)
the maturity thereof or otherwise requires Borrower or any
Subsidiary to purchase the Indebtedness under the Prudential
Agreement prior to the stated maturity thereof and which either
(i) is similar to any Default or Event of Default contained in
Article 7 of this Agreement, or related definitions in
Article 1 of this Agreement, but contains one or more
percentages, amounts or formulas that is more restrictive or has a
shorter grace period than those set forth herein or is more
beneficial to the lender under the Prudential Agreement (and such
provision shall be deemed an Additional Default only to the extent
that it is more restrictive, has a shorter grace period or is more
beneficial) or (ii) is different from the subject matter of
any Default or Event of Default contained in Article 7 of this
Agreement, or related definitions in Article 1 of this
Agreement.
(3)
“Adjusted LIBOR Rate” shall have the meaning given in
Section 2.08.
(4)
“Adjusted Prime Rate” shall have the meaning given in
Section 2.08.
(5) “Affiliate” means any
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
the direct or indirect common control with, the Borrower, except a
Subsidiary. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if
such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
(6) “Agreement” means this
Restated Agented Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended,
supplemented, or modified from time to time.
(7) “Authorized Officer” shall
mean, in the case of the Borrower, its chief executive officer, its
chief financial officer or any vice president of the Borrower
designated as an “Authorized Officer” of the Borrower
for the purpose of this Agreement in an Officer’s Certificate
executed by the Borrower’s chief executive officer or chief
financial officer and delivered to Agent. Any action taken under
this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower by any individual who on
or after the date of this Agreement shall have been an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower and whom Agent in good faith believes to be
an Authorized Officer of the Borrower at the time of such action
shall be binding on the Borrower even though such individual shall
have ceased to be an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
(8) “Business Day” means any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial
banks in Oklahoma are authorized or required to close under the
laws of such State and, if the applicable day relates to a LIBOR
Loan, LIBOR Interest Period, or notice with respect to a LIBOR
Loan, a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are also carried
on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business
in London.
(9) “Capital Lease” means all
leases which have been or should be capitalized on the books of the
lessee in accordance with GAAP.
(10) “Capitalized Lease
Obligation” means any rental obligation which, under GAAP, is
or will be required to be capitalized on the books of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as
indebtedness (net of interest expenses) in accordance with such
principles.
(11) “Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
regulations and published interpretations thereof.
(12) “Commitment” means each
Bank’s obligation to make Loans to the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.01 in the amount referred to therein.
(13) “Commonly Controlled
Entity” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, which
is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of
Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.
(14) “Consolidated” and
“consolidated” mean the consolidation of the accounts
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP,
including principles of consolidation, consistent with those
applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements
referred to in Section 4.02.
(15) “Contingency Reserve”
means accruals (other than de minimis accruals) for matters of a
contingent nature that are generally infrequent or unusual and not
in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and shall
not include reserves for the Borrower’s workers’
compensation and bodily injury and property damage
programs.
(16) “Default” means any of the
events specified in Article 7, whether or not any requirement
for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other
condition, has been satisfied.
(17)
“Dollars” and the sign “$” mean lawful
money of the United States of America.
(18) “EBIT” means, for any
period, EBITDAR excluding (i) provisions for
depreciation and amortization and (ii) Rental
Expense.
(19)
“EBITDA” means, for any period, EBITDAR
less Rental Expense.
(20) “EBITDAR” means, for any
period, the sum of Net Income plus , to the extent
deducted in the determination of Net Income, (i) all
provisions for federal, state and other income tax of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries (ii) Interest Expense, and
(iii) provisions for depreciation and amortization and
(iv) Rental Expense, excluding (a) any
gains or losses resulting from the sale, conversion or other
disposition of capital assets (i.e., assets other than current
assets), (b) any gains resulting from the write-up of assets,
(c) any earnings of any Person acquired by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary through purchase, merger or consolidation or otherwise
for any period prior to the date of acquisition, (d) any
deferred credit representing the excess of equity in any such
Subsidiary at the date of acquisition over the cost of the
investment in such Subsidiary, (e) any gains or losses from
the acquisition of securities or the retirement or extinguishment
of Indebtedness, (f) any gains on collections from the
proceeds of insurance policies or settlements, (g) any
restoration to income of any Contingency Reserve, except to the
extent that provision for such reserve was made out of income
accrued during such period, (h) any income or gain during such
period from any discontinued operations or the disposition thereof,
from any extraordinary items or from any prior period adjustments,
and (i) any equity of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the
undistributed earnings (but not losses) of any corporation or other
entity which is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower, which in the
aggregate will be deducted only to the extent they are positive,
adjusted for minority interests in Subsidiaries.
(21) “Environmental Safety
Laws” means all laws relating to pollution, the release or
other discharge, handling, disposition or treatment of Hazardous
Materials and other substances or the protection of the environment
or of employee health and safety, including without limitation,
CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C.
Section 1801 et. seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et. seq.), the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. Section 401 et. seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act
(15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et. seq.), the Occupational Safety and
Health Act (29 U.S.C. Section 651 et. seq.) and the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42 U.S.C.
Section 11001 et. seq.), each as the same may be amended and
supplemented.
(22) “ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations and published interpretations
thereof.
(23) “ERISA Affiliate” means
any corporation which is a member of the same controlled group of
corporations as the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b)
of the Code, or any trade or business which is under common control
with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the
Code.
(24) “Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirement” means, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest
Period therefor, the daily average of the stated maximum rate
(expressed as a decimal) at which reserves (including any marginal,
supplemental, or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained
during such Interest Period under Regulation D by member banks
of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with deposits
exceeding One Billion Dollars against “Eurocurrency
liabilities” (as such term is used in Regulation D), but
without benefit or credit of proration, exemptions, or offsets that
might otherwise be available from time to time under
Regulation D. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing,
the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other
reserves required to be maintained against (1) any category of
liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the LIBOR
Rate for LIBOR Loans is to be determined; or (2) any category
of extension of credit or other assets that include LIBOR
Loans.
(25) “Event of Default” means
any of the events specified in Article 7, provided that there
has been satisfied any requirement in connection with such event
for the giving of notice, or the lapse of time, or the happening of
any further condition, event or act.
(26) “Federal Funds Rate”
means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal
for each day during such period 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 for such
transactions received by the Agent from three federal funds brokers
of recognized standing selected by it.
(27) “Funded Debt” means the
Revolving Credit Loans and any other obligations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries which are considered to constitute debt in
accordance with GAAP, including indebtedness for borrowed money,
interest bearing liabilities, subordinated debt, indebtedness
secured by purchase-money security interests and the redemption
price of any securities issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
having attributes substantially similar to debt (such as securities
which are redeemable at the option of the holder); but excluding
accounts payable and other short term non-interest bearing
liabilities, future income taxes (both current and long-term),
obligations under covenants not to compete and accrued
liabilities.
(28) “Funded Debt to EBITDA
Ratio” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i)
Funded Debt on the last day of the most recently completed fiscal
quarter of the Borrower to (ii) EBITDA for the period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or
prior to such date.
(29)
“GAAP” shall have the meaning assigned in
Section 1.02.
(30) “Guarantor” means,
separately and collectively, Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc.
(“Saia”), a Louisiana corporation and Jevic
Transportation, Inc. (“Jevic”), a New Jersey
corporation.
(31) “Guaranty” means,
separately and collectively, the Restated Guaranty Agreements in
substantially the form of Schedule “1.01(29)(a)”
and Schedule “1.01(29)(b)” to be delivered by
the Guarantor under the terms of this Agreement.
(32) “Hazardous Materials”
means (i) any material or substance defined as or included in
the definition of “hazardous substances,”
“hazardous wastes,” “hazardous material,”
“toxic substances” or any other formulations intended
to define, list or classify substances by reason of their
deleterious properties, (ii) any oil, petroleum or petroleum
derived substances, (iii) any flammable substances or
explosives, (iv) any radioactive materials, (v) asbestos
in any form, (vi) electrical equipment that contains any oil or
dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in
excess of 50 parts per million, (vii) pesticides or
(viii) any other chemical, material or substance, exposure to
which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental
agency or authority or which may or could pose a hazard to the
health and safety of persons in the vicinity thereof.
(33) “Hostile Tender Offer”
means, with respect to the use of proceeds of any Loan, any offer
to purchase, or any purchase of, shares of capital stock of any
corporation or equity interests in any other entity, or securities
convertible into or representing the beneficial ownership of, or
rights to acquire, any such shares or equity interests, if such
shares, equity interests, securities or rights are of a class which
is publicly traded on any securities exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, other than purchases of such shares,
equity interests, securities or rights representing less than 5% of
the equity interests or beneficial ownership of such corporation or
other entity for portfolio investment purposes, and such offer or
purchase has not been duly approved by the board of directors of
such corporation or the equivalent governing body of such other
entity prior to the date on which the Borrower requests that Agent
advance funds under such Loan.
(34) “including” means, unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, “including without
limitation”.
(35) “Indebtedness” means with
respect to any Person without duplication, (1) indebtedness or
liability for borrowed money; (2) obligations evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments;
(3) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property
acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable arising in the
ordinary course of business but including all liabilities created
or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to any such property); (4) redemption
obligations in respect of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Stock;
(5) obligations as lessee under Capital Leases;
(6) current liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits
under Plans covered by ERISA; (7) Swaps of such Person;
(8) obligations under letters of credit; (9) obligations
under acceptance facilities; (10) the outstanding balance of
the purchase price of uncollected accounts receivable of such
Person subject at such time to a sale of receivables or other
similar transaction, regardless of whether such transaction is
effected without recourse to such Person or in a manner which would
not be reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance
with GAAP; (11) the present value of Rental Obligations
discounted at an annual rate of 10% per annum;
(12) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the
obligations have been assumed; and (13) all guaranties,
endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business), and other contingent obligations to purchase,
to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any
Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss
with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses
(1) through (7) and (9) through
(12) above.
(36) “Interest Expense” means,
with respect to any period, the sum (without duplication) of
(i) all interest and prepayment charges in respect of any
Total Indebtedness (including imputed interest in respect of
Capitalized Lease Obligations and net costs of Swaps) deducted in
determining Net Income for such period, together with all interest
capitalized or deferred during such period and not deducted in
determining Net Income for such period, plus
(ii) all debt discount and expenses amortized or required to
be amortized in the determination of Net Income for such
period.
(37) “Interest Period” means,
with respect to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date
such Loan is made and ending, as the Borrower may select pursuant
to Sections 2.04 and 2.06, on the numerically corresponding
day in the first, second, or third calendar month thereafter,
except that each such Interest Period that commences on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is
no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent
calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the
appropriate subsequent calendar month; provided that the foregoing
provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the
following:
(a) No Interest Period may extend beyond
the Termination Date; and
(b) If an Interest Period would end on a
day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be
extended to the next Business Day unless, in the case of a LIBOR
Loan, such Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in
which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day.
(38) “Lending Office” means,
with respect to any Bank the Lending Office of such Bank (or of an
affiliate of such Bank) designated on the signature pages hereof or
such other office of such Bank (or of an affiliate of such Bank) as
that Bank may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the
Agent as the office at which its Loans are to be made and
maintained.
(39) “Letter of Credit” means
any letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.02, for
which, when issued, a Letter of Credit Fee should be
paid.
(40) “Letter of Credit
Obligations” means the aggregate undrawn face amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit and outstanding obligations of the
Borrower to reimburse the Agent for all drawings under a Letter of
Credit.
(41) “LIBOR Rate” means, for
each LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary,
to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined by the Agent to be equal to
the quotient of (1) the London Interbank Offered Rate for such
LIBOR Loan for such Interest Period divided by (2) one minus
the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement for such Interest
Period.
(42) “LIBOR Loan” means any
Revolving Credit Loan when and to the extent that the interest rate
therefor is determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.
(43) “Lien” means any mortgage,
deed of trust, pledge, security interest, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or
other), of preference, priority, or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement, charge, or encumbrance of any kind or
nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional
sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and
the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial
Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction to evidence any of the
foregoing).
(44) “Loan(s)” means the
Revolving Credit Loans and any Letters of Credit or any or all of
them as the context may require.
(45) “Loan Document(s)” means
this Agreement, the Notes, any Letters of Credit (and the
application and/or reimbursement agreement executed by Borrower and
required by the Agent in connection with the issuance of same), the
Guaranty and any and all other instruments executed or delivered by
the Borrower and the Guarantor in connection with the foregoing,
together with all amendments, substitutions, renewals and
extensions thereof.
(46) “London Interbank Offered
Rate” applicable to any Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan
means the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m. London
time, by the principal Loan branch of the Agent two Business Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period for the offering to
leading banks in the London interbank market of Dollar deposits for
a period, and in an amount, comparable to the Interest Period and
principal amount of the LIBOR Loan which shall be made by Banks and
outstanding during such Interest Period.
(47) “Majority Banks” means at
any time the Banks holding at least sixty-six and two-thirds
percent (66 2/3%) of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of
the Notes held by the Banks, or, if no such principal amount is
then outstanding, Banks having at least sixty-six and two-thirds
percent (66 2/3%) of the aggregate Commitments.
(48)
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. and its successors.
(49) “Multiemployer Plan” means
any Plan which is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term
is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(50) “Net Income” means, for
any computation period, with respect to the Borrower on a
Consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary
which is restricted from declaring or paying dividends or otherwise
advancing funds to its parent whether by contract or otherwise),
cumulative net income earned during such period as determined in
accordance with GAAP.
(51) “Net Proceeds” means the
net cash proceeds from the sale or issuance of any equity
securities, net of all underwriters’ discounts and
commissions, other marketing and selling expenses.
(52) “Net Worth” means, at any
time of determination thereof, the consolidated stockholders’
equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(53)
“Note(s)” means the promissory notes described in
Section 2.11 hereof.
(54) “Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed in the name of the
Borrower by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Schedule “1.01(52)”
.
(55) “Operating Lease” means
any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) which
in not a Capital Lease.
(56) “PBGC” means the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all
of its functions under ERISA.
(57) “Person” means an
individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
governmental authority, or other entity of whatever
nature.
(58) “Plan” means any pension
plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA and in respect of which
the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
(59) “Preferred Stock” means
any class of capital stock of a corporation that is preferred over
any other class of capital stock of such corporation as to the
payment of dividends or the payment of any amount upon liquidation
or dissolution of such corporation.
(60) “Prime Loan” means any
Revolving Credit Loan when and to the extent that the interest rate
therefor is determined by reference to the Prime Rate.
(61) “Prime Rate” means the
rate of interest announced by the Agent from time to time at its
Principal Office as its prime commercial lending rate, which rate
is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the
Agent to its borrowers.
(62) “Principal Office” means
the principal office of each Bank, as listed on the signature page
hereof.
(63) “Prohibited Transaction”
means any transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code.
(64) “Pro Rata Share” means the
proportion which each Bank’s Commitment bears to the
Revolving Credit Commitment at the time of determination
thereof.
(65) “Prudential Agreement”
means the Master Shelf Agreement between Borrower and Prudential
Investment Management, Inc., dated September 20, 2002, as
amended from time to time.
(66) “Prudential Term Notes”
means all promissory notes issued under the terms of the Prudential
Agreement.
(67) “Regulation D” means
Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System as amended or supplemented from time to time.
(68) “Related Party” means
(i) any Shareholder, (ii) any executive officer,
director, agent or employee of the Borrower, (iii) all persons
to whom such Persons are related by blood, adoption or marriage and
(iv) all Affiliates of the foregoing Persons.
(69) “Rental Expense” means
with reference to any period, the aggregate amount of all payments
for rent or additional rent (including all payments for taxes and
insurance made directly to the lessor, but excluding payments for
maintenance, repairs, alterations, construction, demolition and the
like) for which the Borrower or Subsidiaries are directly or
indirectly liable (as lessee or as guarantor or other surety) under
all Operating Leases in effect at any time during such period.
A
(70) “Rental Obligations” means
with reference to any period, the aggregate amount of all future
payments for rent or additional rent (including all payments for
taxes and insurance made directly to the lessor, but excluding
payments for maintenance, repairs, alterations, construction,
demolition and the like) for which the Borrower or Subsidiaries are
directly or indirectly liable (as lessee or as guarantor or other
surety) under all Operating Leases in effect at such period end
that are not cancelable.
(71) “Reportable Event” means
any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the
regulation thereunder, a withdrawal from a plan described in
Section 4063 of ERISA, or a cessation of operations described
in Section 4062(e) of ERISA.
(72) “Responsible Officer”
means the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief
financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower or
any other officer of the Borrower involved principally in its
financial administration or its controllership function.
(73) “Revolving Credit
Commitment” means the obligation of the Banks to
(i) make Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) issue Letters of
Credit upon the application of Borrower, all in an aggregate amount
not exceeding $110,000,000, as such amount may be modified from
time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
(74)
“Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.01.
(75) “S&P” means Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., and its successors.
(76) “SEC” means the Securities
and Exchange Commission (or any governmental body or agency
succeeding to the function of the Securities and Exchange
Commission).
(77) “Shareholder” means and
includes any Person who owns, beneficially or of record, directly
or indirectly, at any time during any year with respect to which a
computation is being made, either individually or together with all
persons to whom such Person is related by blood, adoption or
marriage, 5% or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the
Borrower.
(78) “Subordinated Debt” means
the 7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2011 evidenced by
the Indenture between Borrower (formerly Preston Corporation) and
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, as Trustee, dated as of
May 1, 1986.
(79) “Subsidiary” means any
corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United
States of America, Canada or any province of Canada, which conducts
the major portion of its business in and makes the major portion of
its sales to Persons located in the United States of America or
Canada, and at least 51% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of Voting Stock of which shall, at the time as of which any
determination is being made, be owned by the Borrower either
directly or through Subsidiaries.
(80) “Swaps” means, with
respect to any Person, payment obligations with respect to interest
rate swaps, currency swaps and similar obligations obligating such
Person to make payments, whether periodically or upon the happening
of a contingency. For the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of
the obligation under any Swap shall be the amount determined in
respect thereof as of the end of the then most recently ended
fiscal quarter of such Person, based on the assumption that such
Swap had terminated at the end of such fiscal quarter, and in
making such determination, if any agreement relating to such Swap
provides for the netting of amounts payable by and to such Person
thereunder or if any such agreement provides for the simultaneous
payment of amounts by and to such Person, then in each such case,
the amount of such obligation shall be the net amount so
determined.
(81) “Tangible Assets” means
the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
less , without duplication (i) intangible assets
including, without limitation, goodwill, licenses, organizational
expense, unamortized debt discount and expense carries as an asset,
all reserves and any write-up in the book value of assets and
(ii) all reserves for depreciation and other asset valuation
reserves (but excluding reserves for federal, state, and other
income taxes), net of accumulated amortization.
(82) “Tangible Net Worth”
means, without duplication, as at any time of determination
thereof, Net Worth less (i) all intangible
items, including, without limitation, goodwill, licenses,
organizational expense, unamortized debt discount and expense
carried as an asset, all reserves and any write-up in the book
value of assets, and (ii) all reserves for depreciation and
other asset valuation reserves (but excluding reserves for federal,
state, and other income taxes), net of accumulated
amortization.
(83)
“Termination Date” means January 31,
2008.
(84) “Total Indebtedness” means
the Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
(85) “Transfer” means, with
respect to any item, the sale, exchange, conveyance, lease,
transfer or other disposition of such item.
(86)
“Unused Portion Fee” shall have the meaning given in
Section 2.10.
(87) “Voting Stock” means, with
respect to any corporation, any shares of stock of such corporation
whose holders are entitled under ordinary circumstances to vote for
the election of directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether at the time stock of any other class or classes shall have
or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency).
(88) “Wholly Owned Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any corporation organized under the laws of
any state of the United States, Canada or any province of Canada,
which conducts the major portion of its business in and makes the
major portion of its sales to Persons located in the United States
or Canada, all of the stock of every class of which is, at the time
as of which any determination is being made, owned by the Borrower
either directly or through Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, and which has
outstanding no options, warrants, rights or other securities
entitling the holder thereof (other than the Borrower or a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary) to acquire shares of capital stock of such
corporation.
Section 1.02 Accounting
Principles, Terms and Determinations. All references in this Agreement to "
GAAP ” shall be deemed to refer to generally accepted
accounting principles in effect in the United States on
January 1, 2005. Unless otherwise specified herein, all
accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all
determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall
be made, and all unaudited financial statements and certificates
and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished
hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a
basis consistent with the most recent audited financial statements
delivered pursuant to clause (2) of Section 5.01 or, if
no such statements have been so delivered, the most recent audited
financial statements referred to in clause (i) of
Section 4.02.
Article 2.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE LOANS
Section 2.01 Revolving
Credit. Each Bank
severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, to make loans (each a “Revolving Credit Loan”
and collectively, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the
Borrower from time to time during the period from the date of this
Agreement up to but not including the Termination Date, in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding
the amount set opposite such Bank’s name below, as such
amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.03 (such
Bank’s “Commitment”), provided that the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans
and Letter of Credit Obligations at anytime outstanding shall not
exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment.
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$
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24,000,000
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U.S. Bank National Association
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$
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18,000,000
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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(successor by
merger to Bank One, NA)$23,000,000
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Harris Trust and Savings Bank
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23,000,000
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LaSalle Bank National Association
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$
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22,000,000
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Each
Revolving Credit Loan which shall not utilize the Revolving Credit
Commitment in full shall be in an amount not less than Two Hundred
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) in the case of Prime
Loans, and Four Million and No/100 Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the
case of LIBOR Loans. Each advance made in respect of the Revolving
Credit Loans shall be made by each Bank in the proportion which
that Bank’s Commitment bears to the Revolving Credit
Commitment. Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein,
the Revolving Credit Loans may be outstanding as Prime Loans or
LIBOR Loans. Each type of Revolving Credit Loan shall be made and
maintained at such Bank’s Lending Office for such type of
Loan. The failure of any Bank to make any requested Loan to be made
by it on the date specified for such Loan shall not relieve any
other Bank of its obligation (if any) to make such Loan on such
date, but no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other
Bank to make such Loans to be made by such other Bank.
Section 2.02 Letters of
Credit.
(1) Issuance . The Agent hereby
agrees for its behalf and for the other Banks, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, to issue stand-by and
commercial letters of credit (each, a “Letter of
Credit”) and to renew, extend, increase, decrease or
otherwise modify each Letter of Credit from time to time from and
including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Termination
Date upon the request of Borrower; provided that immediately after
each such Letter of Credit is issued or modified, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and all
outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the
Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall have an
expiry date not later than one year from the date of issuance,
subject to renewal terms allowing for annual extensions, provided
that in no event shall any Letter of Credit have a final expiry
which is later than the thirtieth Business Day prior to the
Termination Date.
(2) Notice . Subject to
Section 2.02(1), Borrower shall give the Agent notice at least
one (1) Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance
or modification of each Letter of Credit, specifying the account
party (which must be Borrower or a Subsidiary), the beneficiary,
the proposed date of issuance (or modification) and the expiry date
of such Letter of Credit, and describing the proposed terms of such
Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions proposed to be
supported thereby. The issuance or modification by the Agent of any
Letter of Credit shall, in addition to the conditions precedent set
forth in Article 3 (the satisfaction of which the Agent shall
have no duty to ascertain), be subject to the conditions precedent
that such Letter of Credit shall be satisfactory to the Agent and
that Borrower and the account party (if other than Borrower) shall
have executed and delivered such application agreement and/or such
other instruments and agreements relating to such Letter of Credit
as the Agent shall have reasonably requested (each, a “Letter
of Credit Application Agreement”). In the event of any
conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any
Letter of Credit Application Agreement, the terms of this Agreement
shall control.
(3) Letter of Credit Fees .
Borrower shall pay a fee, for the pro-rata benefit of all Banks,
equal to, as of any date of determination thereof, the
following:
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Funded Debt
to EBITDA Ratio
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(as determined
using Borrower’s most recent financial
statements [and, in the case of the year-end financial
statements, audit report] for the fiscal quarter then
ended)
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Letter of Credit Fee
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Greater than or
equal to 2.25 to 1
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points
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equal to 1.75 to 1 but less than 2.25 to 1
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equal to 1.25 to 1 but less than 1.75 to 1
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on the average daily undrawn
stated amount under all such Letters of Credit, such fee to be
calculated on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days, and
to be payable quarterly in arrears, on the 1 st day of
each quarterly period based starting from the issuance date of the
applicable Letter of Credit, commencing with the first full
quarterly period, and on the expiration date. Borrower shall also
pay to the Agent for its own account documentary and processing
charges in connection with the issuance or modification of and
draws under Letters of Credit in accordance with the Agent’s
standard schedule for such charges as in effect from time to
time.
(4) Administration . Upon receipt
from the beneficiary of any demand for payment under any Letter of
Credit, the Agent shall promptly notify Borrower as to the amount
to be paid by the Banks as a result of such demand and the proposed
payment date (each a “Letter of Credit Payment Date”).
Each Bank shall make a Revolving Credit Loan based on its Pro Rata
Share, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the applicable
Letter of Credit. The responsibility of the Agent to Borrower shall
be only to determine that the documents (including each demand for
payment) delivered under each Letter of Credit in connection with
such presentment shall be in conformity in all material respects
with such Letter of Credit.
(5) Reimbursement . Borrower and
any other applicable account party shall be irrevocably and
unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Agent on or by the
applicable Letter of Credit Payment Date for any amounts to be paid
by the Agent upon any drawing under any Letter of Credit, without
presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. All
such amounts paid by the Agent and remaining unpaid by Borrower and
any other applicable account party shall bear interest, payable on
demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to
(i) the applicable Adjusted Prime Rate for such day if such
day falls on or before the applicable Letter of Credit Payment Date
and (ii) the sum of 2% plus the Adjusted Prime Rate (defined
in Section 2.08) applicable for such day if such day falls
after such Letter of Credit Payment Date.
(6) Increased Costs . If after the
date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof,
or compliance by the Agent with any request or directive (whether
or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank
or comparable agency shall impose, modify or deem applicable any
tax, reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against or
with respect to or measured by reference to Letters of Credit
issued or to be issued hereunder, and the result shall be to
increase the cost to the Agent of issuing or maintaining any Letter
of Credit, or reduce any amount receivable hereunder by the Agent
in respect of any Letter of Credit (which increase in cost, or
reduction in amount receivable, shall be the result of the
Agent’s reasonable allocation of the aggregate of such
increases or reductions resulting from such event), then, upon
demand by the Agent, Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, from time
to time as specified by the Agent, such additional amounts as shall
be sufficient to compensate the Agent for such increased costs or
reductions in amounts received by the Agent. A certificate of the
Agent submitted by the Agent to Borrower shall be conclusive as to
the amount thereof in the absence of manifest error.
(7) Obligations Absolute . The
obligations of Borrower and any other applicable account parties
under this Section 2.02 shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,
counterclaim or defense to payment which Borrower or any of the
foregoing account parties may have or have had against the Agent or
any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit. Borrower and the applicable
account parties further agree with the Agent that the obligation
for reimbursement in respect of any Letter of Credit shall not be
affected by the validity or genuineness of documents or of any
endorsements thereon, even if such documents should in fact prove
to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any
dispute between or among Borrower and any other applicable account
parties, or any of their Affiliates, the beneficiary of any Letter
of Credit or any financing institution or other party to whom any
Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims or defenses
whatsoever of Borrower or any other applicable account parties, or
any of their Affiliates, against the beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit or any such transferee. The Agent shall not be liable for
any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission,
dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted,
in connection with any Letter of Credit. Borrower and any other
applicable account parties agree that any action taken or omitted
by the Agent under or in connection with each Letter of Credit and
the related drafts and documents, if done in good faith and without
gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding upon them
and shall not put the Agent under any liability to any of
them.
(8) Actions of Agent . The Agent
shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying
upon, any Letter of Credit, draft, writing, resolution, notice,
consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram,
telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other
document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been
signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and
other experts selected by the Agent.
(9) Indemnification . Borrower
hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, and its
respective directors, officers and employees from and against any
and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses
which the Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against the
Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with
the execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to
pay under any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any
Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims,
damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which the Agent may
incur by reason of or on account of the Agent issuing any Letter of
Credit which specifies that the term “beneficiary”
included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the
named beneficiary, but which Letter of Credit does not require that
any drawing by any such successor beneficiary be accompanied by a
copy of a legal document, satisfactory to the Agent, evidencing the
appointment of such successor beneficiary; provided that Borrower
shall not be required to indemnify the Agent for any claims,
damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses (x) to the
extent, but only to the extent, caused by (i) the willful
misconduct or gross negligence of the Agent in determining whether
a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the
terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) the Agent’s
failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to
it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of
such Letter of Credit or (y) which are the subject of or are
incurred in connection with any litigation or proceeding with
respect to which (i) Borrower or any other applicable account
parties, or their Affiliates, on the one hand, and (ii) the
Agent, on the other hand, are directly opposing parties and with
respect to which a final, non-appealable judgment has been rendered
in favor of Borrower or such other applicable account party or
their Affiliates by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in
this Section 2.02(9) is intended to limit the obligations of
Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
Section 2.03 Reduction of
Commitment. The Borrower
shall have the right, upon at least three (3) Business Days’
notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce in part the
unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment, provided that
each partial reduction shall be in the amount of at least One
Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00), and provided further
that no reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect
thereto, and to any prepayment made therewith, the outstanding and
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Letters
of Credit shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment. Any
reduction in part of the unused portion of the Banks’
Commitments shall be made in the proportion that each Bank’s
Commitment bears to the Revolving Credit Commitment. The Revolving
Credit Commitment, once reduced or terminated, may not be
reinstated.
Section 2.04 Notice and
Manner of Borrowing. The
Borrower shall give the Agent notice of any Revolving Credit Loans
under this Agreement prior to 10:00 a.m. on the day of each
Prime Loan, and at least three (3) Business Days before each
LIBOR Loan, specifying: (1) the date of such Loan;
(2) the amount of such Loan; (3) the type of Loan; and
(4) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, the duration of the Interest
Period applicable thereto. The Agent shall promptly notify each
Bank of each such notice. Not later than 11:00 a.m. (Central
time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Loans, each Bank will
make available to the Agent at the Agent’s Principal Office
in immediately available funds, such Bank’s Pro Rata Share of
such Revolving Credit Loans. After the Agent’s receipt of
such funds, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Central time) on the
date of such Revolving Credit Loans and upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article 3, the Agent will
make such Revolving Credit Loans available to the Borrower in
immediately available funds by crediting the amount thereof to the
following account with the Agent: Account styled SCS
Transportation, Inc. Operating Account,
No. 209908769.
All
notices given under this Section 2.04 shall be irrevocable and
shall be given not later than 10:00 a.m. (Central time) on the
day which is not less than the number of Business Days specified
above for such notice.
Section 2.05 Non-Receipt
of Funds by Agent. Unless
the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the date
on which such Bank is to provide funds to the Agent for a Loan to
be made by such Bank that such Bank will not make available to the
Agent such funds, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such
funds available to the Agent on the date of such Loan in accordance
with Section 2.04 and the Agent in its sole discretion may,
but shall not be obligated to, in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.
If and to the extent such Bank shall not have so made such funds
available to the Agent, such Bank agrees 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 by Agent until the date such amount is
repaid to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate set by the Agent for
the correction of errors among banks for three Business Days and
thereafter at the interest rate then applicable to the Revolving
Credit Loans. If such Bank shall repay to the Agent such
corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such
Bank’s Loan for purposes of this Agreement. If such Bank does
not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Agent’s
demand therefor, the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and
the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the
Agent 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 the rate of interest applicable at the time
to such proposed Loan.
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 in its sole discretion may, but shall not
be obligated to, 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 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 set
by the Agent for the correction of errors among banks for three
Business Days and thereafter at the interest rate then applicable
to the Revolving Credit Loans.
Section 2.06 Conversions
and Renewals. The
Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or a part of
one type of Loan into another type of Loan or to renew all or part
of a Loan by giving the Agent written notice by submitting to Agent
an Interest Rate Election Notice, in form and content as set forth
on Schedule “2.06" hereto, at least one
(1) Business Day before conversion into a Prime Loan, at least
three (3) Business Days before conversion into or renewal of a
LIBOR Loan, specifying: (1) the renewal or conversion date;
(2) the amount of the Loan to be converted or renewed;
(3) in the case of conversions, the type of Loan to be
converted into; and (4) in the case of renewals of or a
conversion into LIBOR Loans, the duration of the Interest Period
applicable thereto; provided that (a) the minimum principal
amount of each Loan outstanding after a renewal or conversion shall
be Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) in the
case of Prime Loans, and Four Million and No/100 Dollars
($4,000,000.00) in the case of LIBOR Loans; and (b) LIBOR
Loans may be converted only on the last day of the Interest Period
for such Loan. The Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of each
such notice. All conversions and renewals shall be made in the
proportion that each Bank’s Loan bears to the total amount of
all the Banks’ Loans. All notices given under this
Section 2.06 shall be irrevocable and shall be given not later
than 10:00 a.m. (Central time) on the day which is not less
than the number of Business Days specified above for such notice.
If the Borrower shall fail to give the Agent the notice as
specified above for the renewal or conversion of a LIBOR Loan prior
to the end of the Interest Period with respect thereto, such LIBOR
Loan shall automatically be converted into a Prime Loan on the last
day of the Interest Period for such Loan. Notwithstanding anything
provided in this Section 2.06 or in Section 2.04,
Borrower shall have no more than four (4) LIBOR Loans
outstanding at any one time.
Section 2.07
Settlement . It is agreed
that each Bank’s funded portion of the Revolving Credit Loan
is intended by the Banks to be equal at all times to such
Bank’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Revolving Credit
Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, and the other
Banks agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or
enforceable by the Borrower) that in order to facilitate the
administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
settlement among them as to the Revolving Credit Loans shall take
place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following
provisions:
(1) The Agent shall request settlement
(“Settlement”) with the Banks on a weekly basis, or on
a more frequent basis if so determined by the Agent, (1) with
respect to each outstanding Revolving Credit Loan, and
(2) with respect to collections received, in each case, by
notifying the Banks of such requested Settlement by telecopy,
telephone, or other similar form of transmission, of such requested
Settlement, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Tulsa, Oklahoma time) on
the date of such requested Settlement (the “Settlement
Date”). Each Bank shall make the amount of such Bank’s
Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving
Credit Loan with respect to which Settlement is requested available
to the Agent in same day funds to such account of the Agent as the
Agent may designate, not later than 3:00 p.m. (Tulsa, Oklahoma
time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, regardless of
whether the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 3
have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available to the Agent
shall be applied against the amount of the applicable Revolving
Credit Loan and, together with the portion of such Revolving Credit
Loan representing Bank’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall
constitute Revolving Credit Loans of such Banks. If any such amount
is not made available to the Agent by any Bank on the Settlement
Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover
such amount on demand from such Bank together with interest thereon
at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from
and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then
applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more
than one (1) Business Day after demand is made by the Agent,
each other Bank shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and
receive from the Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided
interest and participation in such Revolving Credit Loan to the
extent of such Bank’s Pro Rata Share thereof by paying to the
Agent, in same day funds, an amount equal to such Bank’s Pro
Rata Share of such Revolving Credit Loan. If such amount is not in
fact made available to the Agent by any Bank, the Agent shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Bank together
with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three
(3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the
Interest Rate then applicable to the Revolving Credit
Loans.
(3) From and after the date, if any, on
which any Bank purchases an undivided interest and participation in
any Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to subsection (ii) above,
the Agent shall, subject to reimbursement to Agent for any amounts
due from such Bank, promptly distribute to such Bank at such
address as such Bank may request in writing, such Bank’s Pro
Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest received by
the Agent in respect of such Revolving Credit Loan.
(4) The Agent shall record on its books the
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans owing to each Bank.
In addition, each Bank is authorized, at such Bank’s option,
to note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of
principal of such Bank’s Revolving Credit Loans in its books
and records, including computer records, such books and records
constituting rebuttably presumptive evidence, absent manifest
error, of the accuracy of the information contained
therein.
(5) All Revolving Credit Loans shall be
made by the Banks simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro
Rata Shares. It is understood that (a) no Bank shall be
responsible beyond such Bank’s Commitment set forth in
Section 2.01 hereof for any failure by any other Bank to
perform its obligation to make any Revolving Credit Loans
hereunder, (b) no failure by any Banks to perform its
obligation to make any Revolving Credit Loan hereunder shall excuse
any other Bank from its obligation to make any Revolving Credit
Loans hereunder, and (c) the obligations of each Bank
hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.
Section 2.08
Interest. The Borrower
shall pay interest to the Agent for the account of each Bank on the
outstanding and unpaid principal amount of that Bank’s
Revolving Credit Loans made under this Agreement at a rate
(“Note Rate”) at all times equal to the Adjusted Prime
Rate for each Prime Loan and the Adjusted LIBOR Rate for each LIBOR
Loan. The Adjusted Prime Rate and the Adjusted LIBOR Rate shall be
defined as and calculated, on any date of determination thereof, as
follows:
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Adjusted Prime
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equal to 2.25 to 1
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LIBOR Rate plus
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equal to 1.75 to 1 but less than 2.25 to 1
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LIBOR Rate plus
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LIBOR Rate plus
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LIBOR Rate plus
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The
Adjusted LIBOR Rate and Adjusted Prime Rate shall be recalculated
on not less than a quarterly basis, on the date on which the Agent
is in receipt of Borrower’s most recent financial statements
(and, in the case of the year-end financial statements, audit
report) for the fiscal quarter then ended, pursuant to
Section 5.01 hereof (“Pricing Date”). From the
date of this Agreement to the first recalculation, the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate shall be set at the LIBOR Rate plus one
and one-quarter percent (1.25%), and the Adjusted Prime Rate shall
be set at the Prime Rate. The Note Rate shall be established based
on the Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio for the most recently completed
fiscal quarter and the Note Rate established on a Pricing Date
shall remain in effect until the next Pricing Date. If the Borrower
has not delivered its financial statements by the date such
financial statements (and, in the case of the year-end financial
statements, audit report) are required to be delivered under
Section 5.01 hereof, until such financial statements and audit
report are delivered, the Note Rate shall be the Prime Rate
plus one quarter of one percent (.25%). If the
Borrower subsequently delivers such financial statements before the
next Pricing Date, the Note Rate established by such late delivered
financial statements shall take effect from the date of delivery
until the next Pricing Date. In all other circumstances, the Note
Rate established by such financial statements shall be in effect
from the Pricing Date that occurs immediately after the end of the
fiscal quarter covered by such financial statements until the next
Pricing Date. Each determination of the Note Rate made by the Agent
in accordance with the foregoing shall be conclusive and binding on
the Borrower and the Banks if reasonably determined.
Any
change in the Note Rate resulting from a change in the Prime Rate
shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day on
which such change in the Prime Rate becomes effective.
Interest on each Loan shall be calculated on the
basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual
number of days elapsed.
Interest on the Loans shall be paid in
immediately available funds to the Agent at its Principal Office
for the account of the applicable Lending Office of each Bank as
follows:
(1) For each Prime Loan on the first (1
st ) day of each month commencing the first such date
after such Loan and continuing until the earlier of (i) the
date such Prime Loan is paid in full or (ii) the Termination
Date.
(2) For each LIBOR Loan, on the earlier of
(i) the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such
LIBOR Loan or (ii) the Termination Date.
Section 2.09 Default
rate; late payment fee. If any Event of Default occurs hereunder,
interest from the date of such default shall accrue on the
principal balance of all Revolving Credit Loans and on any past due
interest thereon at the rate of two percent (2%) per annum above
the nondefault interest rate accruing hereunder. The Agent may
collect, for the benefit of each Bank based upon its Pro Rata
Share, a late charge not to exceed an amount equal to five percent
(5%) of the amount of any payment due hereunder which is not paid
within ten (10) days from the due date thereof, for the
purpose of covering extra expenses involved in handling delinquent
payments.
Section 2.10 Unused
Portion Fee. The Borrower
agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Bank an Unused
Portion Fee on the average daily unused portion of such
Bank’s Commitment from the date of this Agreement until the
Termination Date at a rate to be calculated, on any date of
determination thereof, as follows:
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statements [and, in the case of the year-end financial
statements, audit report] for the fiscal quarter then
ended)
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equal to 2.25 to 1
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equal to 1.75 to 1 but less than 2.25 to 1
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Such Unused Portion Fee shall be
payable on the first (1 st ) day of each quarter during
the term of such Bank’s Commitment, ending on the Termination
Date. Upon receipt of any Unused Portion Fees, the Agent will
promptly thereafter cause to be distributed such payments to the
Banks in accordance with each Bank’s Pro Rata Share of such
payments.
Section 2.11
Notes. All Revolving
Credit Loans made by each Bank under this Agreement shall be
evidenced by, and repaid with interest in accordance with, a single
promissory note of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Schedule “2.11" , duly completed, dated the date of
this Agreement, and payable to such Bank for the account of its
applicable Lending Office, such Note to represent the obligation of
the Borrower to repay the Revolving Credit Loans. Each Bank is
hereby authorized by the Borrower to endorse on the schedule
attached to the Note held by it the amount and type of each
Revolving Credit Loan and each renewal, conversion, and payment of
principal amount received by such Bank for the account of its
applicable Lending Office on account of its Revolving Credit Loans,
which endorsement shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive as to the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit
Loans made by such Bank; provided, however, that the failure to
make such notation with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan or
renewal, conversion, or payment shall not limit or otherwise affect
the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement or the Note
held by such Bank. All Revolving Credit Loans shall be repaid on
the Termination Date.
Section 2.12
Payments. The Borrower
may, upon at least One (1) Business Day’s notice to the
Agent in the case of Prime Loans and at least Three
(3) Business Days’ notice to the agent in the case of
LIBOR Loans, pay the Notes, without premium or penalty, in whole or
in part with accrued interest to the date of such payment on the
amount paid, provided that LIBOR Loans may be paid, without premium
or penalty, only on the last day of the Interest Period for such
Loans. Upon receipt of any such payments, the Agent will promptly
thereafter cause to be distributed such payment to each Bank for
the account of its applicable Lending Office in the proportion that
each such Bank’s Loan to which the payment applies bears to
the total amount of all the Banks’ Loans to which the payment
applies.
Section 2.13 Method of
Payment. The Borrower
shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes
not later than 3:00 p.m. (Central time) on the date when due in
lawful money of the United States to the Agent at its Principal
Office for the account of the applicable Lending Office of each
Bank in immediately available funds. The Agent will promptly
thereafter cause to be distributed (1) such payments of
principal and interest in like funds to each Bank for the account
of its applicable Lending Office based upon its Pro Rata Share
thereof and (2) other fees payable to any Bank to be applied
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Borrower hereby
authorizes each Bank, if and to the extent payment is not made when
due under this Agreement or under the Notes, to charge from time to
time against any account of the Borrower with such Bank any amount
as due. Whenever any payment to be made under this Agreement 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 be included in the
computation of the payment of interest and the commitment fee, as
the case may be, except, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, if the result
of such extension would be to extend such payment into another
calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day.
Section 2.14 Use of
Proceeds. The proceeds of
the Loan hereunder shall be used by the Borrower for general
corporate purposes including, without limitation, working capital,
letters of credit and capital expenditures. The Borrower will not,
directly or indirectly, use any part of such proceeds for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock within the
meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System or to extend credit to any Persons for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock, or for any
purpose which violates, or is inconsistent with, Regulation X
of such Board of Governors.
Section 2.15
Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement, if any Bank determines that any applicable law, rule, or
regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental
authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such
Bank (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether
or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central
bank, or comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for
such Bank (or its Lending Office) to maintain or fund its LIBOR
Loans, then upon thirty (30) days notice to the Borrower (with
a copy to the Agent) by such Bank the outstanding principal amount
of all LIBOR Loans, together with interest accrued thereon, and any
other amounts payable to each Bank under this Agreement shall be
repaid (a) immediately upon demand of such Bank if such change
or compliance with such request, in the judgment of such Bank,
requires immediate repayment, or (b) at the expiration of the
last Interest Period to expire before the effective date of any
such change or request.
Section 2.16
Disaster. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, if the Agent determines (which
determination shall be conclusive) that:
(1) Quotations of interest rates for the
relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR Rate, are
not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relative
maturities for purposes of determining the rate of interest on a
LIBOR Loan as provided in this Agreement; or
(2) If the Majority Banks determine (which
determination shall be conclusive) that the relevant rates of
interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR Rate, upon the
basis of which the rate of interest for any such type of Loan is to
be determined do not accurately cover the cost to the Banks of
making or maintaining such type of Loans;
then the Agent shall forthwith
give notice thereof to the Borrower, whereupon (a) the
obligation of the Banks to make LIBOR Loans, shall be suspended
until the Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such suspension no longer exist, and (b) the Borrower
shall repay in full the then outstanding principal amount of each
LIBOR Loan, together with accrued interest thereon, on the last day
of the then current Interest Period applicable to such
Loan.
Section 2.17 Increased
Cost. From time to time
upon a thirty (30) day notice to the Borrower from a Bank
(with a copy to the Agent) the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for
the account of the applicable Bank such amounts as any Bank may
determine to be necessary to compensate such Bank for any costs
incurred by such Bank which such Bank determines are attributable
to its making or maintaining any LIBOR Loans hereunder or its
obligation to make any such Loans hereunder, or any reduction in
any amount receivable by such Bank under this Agreement or its Note
in respect of any such Loans or such obligation (such increases in
costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called
“Additional Costs”), resulting from any change after
the date of this Agreement in U.S. federal, state, municipal, or
foreign laws or regulations (including Regulation D), or the
adoption or making after such date of any interpretations,
directives, or requirements applying to a class of banks including
such Bank of or under U.S. federal, state, municipal, or foreign
laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any
court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof (“Regulatory
Change”), which: (1) changes the basis of taxation of
any amounts payable to such Bank under this Agreement or its Note
in respect of any of such Loans (other than taxes imposed on the
overall net income of such Bank or of its Lending Office for any of
such Loans by the jurisdiction where the Principal Office or such
Lending Office is located); or (2) imposes or modifies any
reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, or similar requirements
relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any
deposits with or other liabilities of, such Bank (including any of
such Loans or any deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR
Rate); or (3) imposes any other condition affecting this
Agreement or its Note (or any of such extensions of credit or
liabilities). Such Bank will notify the Borrower (with a copy to
the Agent) of any event occurring after the date of this Agreement
which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this
Section 2.17 as promptly as practicable after it obtains
knowledge thereof and determines to request such
compensation.
Determinations by any Bank for purposes of this
Section 2.17 of the effect of any Regulatory Change on its
costs of making or maintaining Loans or on amounts receivable by it
in respect of Loans, and of the additional amounts required to
compensate any such Bank in respect of any Additional Costs, shall
be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made on a
reasonable basis.
Section 2.18 Risk-Based
Capital. In the event
that any Bank determines that (1) compliance with any
judicial, administrative, or other governmental interpretation of
any law or regulation or (2) compliance by such Bank or any
corporation controlling such Bank with any guideline or request
from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or
not having the force of law) has the effect of requiring an
increase in the amount of capital required or expected to be
maintained by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank,
and such Bank determines that such increase is based upon its
obligations hereunder, and other similar obligations, the Borrower
shall pay to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Bank,
such additional amount as shall be certified by the Bank to be the
amount allocable to such Bank’s obligations to the Borrower
hereunder. Such Bank will notify the Borrower (with a copy to the
Agent) of any event occurring after the date of this Agreement that
will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to this
Section 2.18 as promptly as practicable after it obtains
knowledge thereof and determines to request such
compensation.
Determinations by any Bank for purposes of this
Section 2.18 of the effect of any increase in the amount of
capital required to be maintained by such Bank and of the amount
allocable to such Bank’s obligations to the Borrower
hereunder shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations
are made on a reasonable basis.
Section 2.19 Funding Loss
Indemnification. Upon
notice to the Borrower from a Bank (with a copy to the Agent) the
Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the applicable
Bank, such amount or amounts as shall be sufficient (in the
reasonable opinion of such Bank) to compensate it for any loss,
cost, or expense incurred as a result of:
(1) Any payment of a LIBOR Loan on a date
other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan
including, but not limited to acceleration of the Loans by the
Agent pursuant to Section 7.01 or any prepayment of a LIBOR Loan
under Sections 2.15 or 2.16; or
(2) Any failure by the Borrower to borrow
or convert, as the case may be, a LIBOR Loan on the date for
borrowing or conversion, as the case may be, specified in the
relevant notice under Section 2.06.
Article 3.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Conditions
Precedent to Initial Loan. The obligation of each Bank to advance funds
under the initial Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrower and of the
Agent to issue a Letter of Credit is subject to the conditions
precedent that the Agent shall have received on or before the day
of such Revolving Credit Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of
Credit each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent and its counsel and (except for the Notes) in sufficient
copies for each Bank:
(1)
Notes. The Note of each Bank duly executed by the
Borrower;
(2) Evidence of all corporate action by
the Borrower. Certified (as of the date of this Agreement)
copies of all corporate action taken by the Borrower, including
resolutions of its Board of Directors, authorizing the execution,
delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party and each other document to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement;
(3) Borrower organizational
documents. A certified copy of Borrower’s Articles of
Organization, and a copy of Borrower’s Bylaws, with any
amendments or modifications thereto.
(4) Incumbency and signature
certificate of Borrower. A certificate (dated as of the date of
this Agreement) of the Secretary of the Borrower certifying the
names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower
authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which it is a party and
the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower under this
Agreement;
(5) Opinion of counsel for
Borrower. A favorable opinion of counsel for the Borrower, in
substantially the form of Schedule “3.01(5)” ,
and as to such other matters as the Bank may reasonably
request;
(6)
Guaranty. A Guaranty duly executed by each
Guarantor;
(7) Evidence of all corporate action by
Guarantor. Certified (as of the date of this Agreement) copies
of all corporate action taken by each Guarantor, including
resolutions of its Board of Directors, authorizing the execution,
delivery, and performance of the Guaranty;
(8) Guarantor organizational
documents. A certified copy of each Guarantor’s Articles
of Organization, and a copy of each Guarantor’s Bylaws, with
any amendments or modifications thereto.
(9) Incumbency and signature
certificate of Guarantor. A certificate (dated as of the date
of this Agreement) of the Secretary of each Guarantor certifying
the names and true signatures of the officers of the Guarantor
authorized to sign the Guaranty;
(10) Opinion of counsel for
Guarantor. A favorable opinion of counsel for the Guarantor, in
substantially the form of Schedule “3.01(10)” ,
and as to such other matters as any Bank may reasonably request;
and
(11) Related proceedings. The
Prudential Agreement, as amended, shall be in full force and
effect.
(12) Additional items . Additional
documents or certificates with respect to legal matters or
corporate or other proceedings related to the transactions
contemplated hereby as may be reasonably requested by the Agent or
the Banks.
(13) Fee. Borrower shall pay Agent
at closing a fee as set forth in the letter agreement of even date
between Borrower and Agent, to be distributed to the Banks based
upon their Pro Rata Share.
Section 3.02 Conditions
Precedent to All Loans. The obligation of each Bank to make each
Revolving Credit Loan (including the initial Revolving Credit Loan)
and of the Agent to issue any Letter of Credit shall be subject to
the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Loan or
issuance of such Letter of Credit:
(1) The following statements shall be true
and the Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a duly
Authorized Officer of Borrower dated the date of such Revolving
Credit Loan, stating that:
(a) The representations and warranties
contained in Article 4 of this Agreement, and in the Guaranty
are correct on and as of the date of such Loans as though made on
and as of such date; and
(b) No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Loans;
and
(2) The Agent shall have received such
other approvals, opinions, or documents as any Bank through the
Agent may reasonably request.
Article 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The
Borrower represents, covenants and warrants as follows (all
references to “ Subsidiary ” and "
Subsidiaries ” in this Article 4 shall be deemed
omitted if the Borrower has no Subsidiaries at the time the
representations herein are made and repeated):
Section 4.01
Organization The Borrower
is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, each Subsidiary
is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, and the Borrower
has and each Subsidiary has the power to own its respective
property and to carry on its respective business as now being
conducted. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower
of this Agreement and the Notes are within the Borrower’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action.
Section 4.02 Financial
Statements. The Borrower
has furnished to Agent the following financial statements,
certified by a principal financial officer of the Borrower:
(i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at December 31, in each of the two fiscal
years of the Borrower most recently completed prior to the date as
of which this representation is made or repeated (other than fiscal
years completed within 90 days prior to such date for which
audited financial statements have not been released) and
consolidated statements of income, cash flows and a consolidated
statement of shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for each such year, all reported on by KPMG LLP or
another nationally recognized public accounting firm (for periods
on and after January 1, 2002); and (ii) a consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of
the quarterly period (if any) most recently completed prior to such
date and after the end of such fiscal year (other than quarterly
periods completed within 45 days prior to such date for which
financial statements have not been released) and the comparable
quarterly period in the preceding fiscal year and consolidated
statements of income, cash flows and a consolidated statement of
shareholders’ equity for the periods from the beginning of
the fiscal years in which such quarterly periods are included to
the end of such quarterly periods, prepared by the Borrower. Such
financial statements (including any related schedules and/or notes)
are true and correct in all material respects (subject, as to
interim statements, to changes resulting from audits and year-end
adjustments), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently followed throughout the periods involved and show all
liabilities, direct and contingent, of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries required to be shown in accordance with such
principles. The balance sheets fairly present the condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof, and the
statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity
fairly present the results of the operations of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and their cash flows for the periods indicated.
There has been no material adverse change in the business, property
or assets, condition (financial or otherwise) operations or
prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
since the end of the most recent fiscal year for which such audited
financial statements have been furnished.
Section 4.03 Actions
Pending. There is no
action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, or any properties or rights of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries, by or before any court, arbitrator or
administrative or governmental body which might result in any
material adverse change in the business, property or assets,
condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. There is no action, suit,
investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which purports to affect the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any Note.
Section 4.04 Outstanding
Indebtedness. Neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any
Indebtedness except as permitted by Section 6.03. There exists
no default under the provisions of any instrument evidencing such
Indebtedness or of any agreement relating thereto.
Section 4.05 Title to
Properties. The Borrower
has and each of its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to
its respective real properties (other than properties which it
leases) and good title to all of its other respective properties
and assets, including the properties and assets reflected in the
most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 4.02
(other than properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary
course of business), subject to no Lien of any kind except Liens
permitted by Section 6.02. All leases necessary in any
material respect for the conduct of the respective businesses of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are
in full force and effect.
Section 4.06
Taxes. The Borrower has
and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all federal, state and other
income tax returns which, to the best knowledge of the officers of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, are required to be filed, and
each has paid all taxes as shown on such returns and on all
assessments received by it to the extent that such taxes have
become due, except such taxes as are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP.
Section 4.07 Conflicting
Agreements and Other Matters. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries
is a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charter
or other corporate restriction which materially and adversely
affects its business, property or assets, condition (financial or
otherwise) or operations. Neither the execution nor delivery of
this Agreement or the Notes, nor fulfillment of nor compliance with
the terms and provisions hereof and of the Notes will conflict
with, or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, or result in any violation of,
or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the
charter or by-laws of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any
award of any arbitrator or any agreement (including any agreement
with stockholders), instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute,
law, rule or regulation to which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject. Neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision
contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any
other contract or agreement (including its charter) which limits
the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring
of, Indebtedness of the Borrower of the type to be evidenced by the
Notes except as set forth in the agreements listed in Schedule
“4.07" attached hereto.
Section 4.08 Offering of
Notes. Neither the
Borrower nor any agent acting on its behalf has, directly or
indirectly, offered the Notes or any similar security of the
Borrower for sale to, or solicited any offers to buy the Notes or
any similar security of the Borrower from, or otherwise approached
or negotiated with respect thereto with, any Person other than
institutional investors, and neither the Borrower nor any agent
acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action which would
subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the provisions of
Section 5 of the Securities Act or to the provisions of any
securities or Blue Sky law of any applicable
jurisdiction.
Section 4.09 Use of
Proceeds. The proceeds of
the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes including
working capital, letter of credit and capital expenditures. None of
the proceeds of the Notes will be used, directly or indirectly, for
the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of
purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” as defined in
Regulation U (12 CFR Part 221) of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (“ margin stock ”)
or for the purpose of maintaining, reducing or retiring any
Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any
stock that is then currently a margin stock. Neither the Borrower
nor any agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any
action which might cause this Agreement or the Notes to violate
Regulation T, Regulation U or any other regulation of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or to violate the
Exchange Act, in each case as in effect now or as the same may
hereafter be in effect.
Section 4.10
ERISA. No accumulated
funding deficiency (as defined in section 302 of ERISA and section
412 of the Code), whether or not waived, exists with respect to any
Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan). No liability to the PBGC
has been or is expected by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to
be incurred with respect to any Plan (other than a Multiemployer
Plan) by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate which
is or would be materially adverse to the business, property or
assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Neither the
Borrower, any Subsidiary nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or
presently expects to incur any withdrawal liability under Title IV
of ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan which is or would
be materially adverse to the business, property or assets,
condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the issuance of the Notes will be exempt from
or will not involve any transaction which is subject to the
prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA and will not involve any
transaction in connection with which a penalty could be imposed
under section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax could be imposed pursuant to
section 4975 of the Code.
Section 4.11 Governmental
Consent. Neither the
nature of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary, nor any of their
respective businesses or properties, nor any relationship between
the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any other Person, nor any
circumstance in connection with the delivery of the Notes is such
as to require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or
any action by or notice to or filing with any court or
administrative or governmental or regulatory body in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the delivery of
the Notes or fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof or of the Notes.
Section 4.12
Environmental Compliance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries and all of
their respective properties and facilities have complied at all
times and in all respects with all federal, state, local and
regional statutes, laws, ordinances and judicial or administrative
orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to protection
of the environment except, in any such case, where failure to
comply could not result in a material adverse effect on the
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 4.13 Utility
Borrower Status. Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a (i) “holding
company,” a “subsidiary company” of a
“holding company” or an “affiliate” of a
“holding company” or of a “subsidiary
company” of a “holding company,” as such terms
are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended or (ii) public utility within the meaning of the
Federal Power Act, as amended.
Section 4.14 Investment
Company Status. Neither
the Borrower nor any