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Exhibit
10(a)
EXECUTION COPY
FIVE-YEAR
REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 22,
2005
Among
ALCOA INC.,
THE LENDERS NAMED
HEREIN,
CITIBANK, N.A., CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON
and UBS AG, STAMFORD
BRANCH,
as Syndication
Agents,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC
and ABN AMRO BANK, N.V.,
as Documentation Agents,
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A.
as Administrative
Agent,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
INC.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and
Sole Bookrunner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION |
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SECTION 1.01.
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Defined
Terms |
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1 |
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SECTION 1.02.
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Terms
Generally; Accounting Principles |
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ARTICLE II
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THE
CREDITS |
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SECTION 2.01.
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Commitments |
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SECTION 2.02.
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Loans |
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SECTION 2.03.
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Notice of
Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.04.
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Interest
Elections |
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SECTION 2.05.
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Evidence
of Debt; Repayment of Loans |
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16 |
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SECTION 2.06.
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Fees |
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SECTION 2.07.
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Interest
on Loans |
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SECTION 2.08.
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Default
Interest |
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SECTION 2.09.
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Alternate
Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.10.
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Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.11.
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Prepayment |
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SECTION 2.12.
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Reserve
Requirements; Change in Circumstances |
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SECTION 2.13.
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Change in
Legality |
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SECTION 2.14.
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Indemnity |
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SECTION 2.15.
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Pro Rata
Treatment |
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22 |
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SECTION 2.16.
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Sharing
of Setoffs |
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22 |
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SECTION 2.17.
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Payments |
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23 |
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SECTION 2.18.
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Taxes |
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SECTION 2.19.
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Assignment of Commitments Under Certain
Circumstances |
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SECTION 2.20.
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Increase
in Commitments |
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26 |
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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27 |
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SECTION 3.01.
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Organization |
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SECTION 3.02.
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Authorization |
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27 |
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SECTION 3.03.
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Enforceability |
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27 |
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SECTION 3.04.
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Governmental Approvals |
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28 |
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SECTION 3.05.
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No
Conflict |
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28 |
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SECTION 3.06.
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Financial
Statements |
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28 |
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SECTION 3.07.
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No
Defaults |
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28 |
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SECTION 3.08.
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Litigation |
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SECTION 3.09.
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No
Material Adverse Change |
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29 |
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SECTION 3.10.
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Employee
Benefit Plans |
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29 |
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SECTION 3.11.
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Title to
Properties; Possession Under Leases |
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30 |
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SECTION 3.12.
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Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act |
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30 |
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SECTION 3.13.
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Tax
Returns |
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30 |
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| SECTION 3.14. |
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Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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30 |
| SECTION 3.15. |
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No
Material Misstatements |
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30 |
| SECTION 3.16. |
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Federal
Reserve Regulations |
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| SECTION 3.17. |
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No
Trusts |
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31 |
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| ARTICLE
IV |
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CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS, LENDING AND DESIGNATION OF
BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES |
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31 |
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| SECTION 4.01. |
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Effective
Date |
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| SECTION 4.02. |
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All
Borrowings |
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| SECTION 4.03. |
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Designation of Borrowing Subsidiaries |
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| ARTICLE
V |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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| SECTION 5.01. |
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Financial
Statements, Reports, etc |
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| SECTION 5.02. |
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Pari
Passu Ranking |
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| SECTION 5.03. |
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Maintenance of Properties |
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| SECTION 5.04. |
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Obligations and Taxes |
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| SECTION 5.05. |
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Insurance |
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| SECTION 5.06. |
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Existence; Businesses and Properties |
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| SECTION 5.07. |
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Compliance with Laws |
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| SECTION 5.08. |
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Litigation and Other Notices |
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| SECTION 5.09. |
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Borrowing
Subsidiaries |
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| ARTICLE
VI |
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS |
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| SECTION 6.01. |
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Liens |
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| SECTION 6.02. |
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Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, etc |
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| SECTION 6.03. |
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Financial
Undertaking |
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| SECTION 6.04. |
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Change in
Business |
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| ARTICLE
VII |
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EVENTS OF
DEFAULT |
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| ARTICLE VIII |
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GUARANTEE |
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| ARTICLE
IX |
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THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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| ARTICLE
X |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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| SECTION 10.01. |
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Notices |
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| SECTION 10.02. |
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Survival
of Agreement |
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| SECTION 10.03. |
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Binding
Effect |
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| SECTION 10.04. |
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Successors and Assigns; Additional Borrowing
Subsidiaries |
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| SECTION 10.05. |
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Expenses;
Indemnity |
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51 |
| SECTION 10.06. |
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Right of
Setoff |
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| SECTION 10.07. |
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Applicable Law |
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| SECTION 10.08. |
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Waivers;
Amendment |
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SECTION 10.09.
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Interest
Rate Limitation |
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SECTION 10.10.
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Entire
Agreement |
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SECTION 10.11.
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Waiver of
Jury Trial |
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53 |
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SECTION 10.12.
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Severability |
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SECTION 10.13.
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Counterparts |
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SECTION 10.14.
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Headings |
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SECTION 10.15.
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Jurisdiction, Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 10.16.
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Conversion of Currencies |
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SECTION 10.17.
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USA
Patriot Act |
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References
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Exhibit A
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Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit B
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Administrative Questionnaire |
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Exhibit C
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Form of
Opinion of Counsel |
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Exhibit D
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Designation of Borrowing Subsidiary |
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Exhibit E
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Form of
Accession Agreement |
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Schedule 2.01
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Lenders
and Commitments |
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Schedule 3.04
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Governmental Approvals |
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Schedule 3.08
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Litigation |
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Schedule 6.01(a)
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Existing
Liens |
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FIVE-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of April 22, 2005 (as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time, the
“Agreement”), among ALCOA INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation (“Alcoa”), the Lenders (such term and each
other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the
meaning ascribed thereto in Article I), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent for
the Lenders.
Alcoa and the Borrowing
Subsidiaries have requested the Lenders to extend credit in order
to enable Alcoa and the Borrowing Subsidiaries, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, to borrow on a revolving
basis, during the Revolving Credit Period, an aggregate principal
amount at any time outstanding not in excess of US$1,000,000,000.
The proceeds of such borrowings are to be used to provide working
capital and for other general corporate purposes, including but not
limited to the support of Alcoa’s Commercial Paper program.
The Lenders are willing to extend such credit to Alcoa and the
Borrowing Subsidiaries on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.
Accordingly, the Borrowers,
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND
CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1.01. Defined
Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
“ ABR Borrowing
” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
“ ABR Loan
” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined
by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the
provisions of Article II.
“ Accession
Agreement ” shall mean an Accession Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit E among a Prospective Lender,
Alcoa and the Administrative Agent.
“ Administrative
Agent ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national
banking association, in its capacity as administrative agent for
the Lenders hereunder.
“ Administrative
Questionnaire ” shall mean an Administrative
Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B.
“ Affiliate
” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person,
another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common
Control with the person specified.
“ Alternate Base
Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater
of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1%. For
purposes hereof, “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the
rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by
the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its
principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate
shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as
being effective. “ Federal Funds Effective Rate
” shall mean, for any day, 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 on
the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for
any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is
unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any
reason, including the inability of the Administrative Agent to
obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms thereof,
the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to
clause (b) of the first sentence of this definition until the
circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any
change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate
or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the
effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
“ Applicable
Margin ” shall mean, with respect to the LIBOR Loans
comprising any Borrowing, the applicable percentage set forth below
based upon the ratings by S&P and Moody’s applicable on
such date to the Index Debt.
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Percentage
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Category 1
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AA-/Aa3 or above
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.0900 |
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Category 2
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A+/A1
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.1350 |
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Category 3
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A/A2
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.1800 |
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Category 4
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A-/A3
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.2700 |
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Category 5
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BBB/Baa2
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.5500 |
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Category 6
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BBB-/Baa3 or below
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.6000 |
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For purposes of the
foregoing, (i) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in
effect a rating for any Index Debt (other than by reason of the
circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition),
then both such rating agencies shall be deemed to have established
ratings for such Index Debt in Category 6; (ii) if only one of
Moody’s and S&P shall have in effect a rating for any
Index Debt, then the Applicable Margin shall be determined on the
basis of such rating; (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to
have been established by Moody’s or S&P for any Index
Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Margin
shall be based on the Category corresponding to the higher rating
unless the ratings differ by two or more Categories, in which case
the Applicable Margin will be based upon the Category one level
above the Category corresponding to the lower rating; and (iv) if
any rating established or deemed to have been established by
Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result
of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such
change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first
announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the
Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the
effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately
preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating
system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if any such
rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate
debt obligations, Alcoa and the Lenders shall negotiate in good
faith to amend the references to specific ratings in this
definition to reflect such changed rating system or the
non-availability of ratings from such rating agency, and pending
the effectiveness of any such amendment, the ratings of such rating
agency most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation
shall be employed in determining the Applicable Margin.
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“ Approved Fund
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
10.04(b).
“ Assignment and
Assumption ” shall mean an assignment and assumption
entered into by a Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the
Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or
such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative
Agent.
“ Board ”
shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of
the United States.
“ Borrowers
” shall mean Alcoa and the Borrowing Subsidiaries.
“ Borrowing
” shall mean any group of Loans of a single Type made by the
Lenders on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period
is in effect.
“ Borrowing
Subsidiaries ” shall mean, at any time, the wholly-owned
Subsidiaries of Alcoa that have undertaken the obligations of
Borrowing Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.04(e).
“ Borrowing
Subsidiary Obligations ” shall mean, collectively, the
due and punctual payment by any Borrowing Subsidiary of the
principal of and interest on the Loans to it, when and as due,
whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and the due and
punctual payment and performance of all other obligations of such
Borrowing Subsidiary under this Agreement.
“ Business Day
” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday,
Sunday or day on which banks in New York City are authorized or
required by law to remain closed); provided , however
, that, when used in connection with any LIBOR Loan, the term
“ Business Day ” shall in each case also exclude
any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits
in the London interbank market.
“ CLO ”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
10.04(b).
“ Code ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
“ Commercial
Paper ” of any person shall mean any note, draft, bill of
exchange or other negotiable instrument issued by such person
(other than any extendable commercial notes issued pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933) that has a maturity at
the time of issuance not exceeding thirteen months, exclusive of
days of grace, or any renewal thereof the maturity of which is
likewise limited, pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) or Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933.
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“ Commitment
” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Loans hereunder as set forth in Schedule 2.01
or in any Assignment and Assumption or Accession Agreement pursuant
to which such Lender first becomes a Lender hereunder, as the same
may be terminated or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section
2.10 or increased from time to time pursuant to Section
2.20.
“ Consolidated Net
Tangible Assets ” shall mean at any time, the aggregate
amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly
deductible items) of Alcoa and its consolidated Subsidiaries
adjusted for inventories on the basis of cost (before application
of the “last-in first-out” method of determining cost)
or current market value, whichever is lower, and deducting
therefrom (a) all current liabilities of such corporation and its
consolidated Subsidiaries except for (i) notes and loans payable,
(ii) current maturities of long-term debt and (iii) current
maturities of obligations under capital leases and (b) all
goodwill, trade names, patents, unamortized debt discount and
expenses of such corporation and its consolidated Subsidiaries (to
the extent included in said aggregate amount of assets) and other
like intangibles, all as set forth in the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of Alcoa and its consolidated Subsidiaries, delivered
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01, computed and
consolidated in accordance with GAAP.
“ Consolidated Net
Worth ” shall mean at any time, the net worth of Alcoa
and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time (including minority
interests), computed and consolidated in accordance with
GAAP.
“ Control
” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of a person, whether through the ownership of Voting
Stock, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlling” and
“Controlled” shall have meanings correlative
thereto.
“ Default
” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse
of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
“ Designation
Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 10.04(e).
“ Designation of
Borrowing Subsidiary ” shall mean a Designation of
Borrowing Subsidiary executed by Alcoa and a wholly-owned
Subsidiary in substantially the form of Exhibit D.
“ dollars
” or “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the
United States of America.
“ Effective Date
” shall mean the date of this Agreement.
“ ERISA ”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
the same may be amended from time to time.
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“ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or
not incorporated) that is a member of a group of which any Borrower
is a member and which is treated as a single employer under Section
414 of the Code.
“ ERISA Event
” shall mean (i) any Reportable Event; (ii) the adoption of
any amendment to a Plan that would require the provision of
security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307
of ERISA; (iii) the existence with respect to any Plan of an
“accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section
412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived;
(iv) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section
302(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum
funding standard with respect to any Plan; (v) the incurrence of
any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of
the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice
relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to
appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (vii) the receipt by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the
imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in
reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (viii) the
occurrence of a “prohibited transaction” with respect
to which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries is a
“disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section
4975 of the Code) or with respect to which the Borrower or any such
subsidiary could otherwise be liable; (ix) any other similar event
or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that
could result in liability of the Borrowers and (x) any Foreign
Benefit Event.
“ Event of
Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.
“ Exchange Act
Reports ” shall mean the Annual Report of Alcoa on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and all current reports
of Alcoa on Form 8-K dated January 1, 2005 to April 21, 2005 filed
by Alcoa with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“ Existing 364-Day
Credit Agreement ” shall mean the 364-Day Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2004, among Alcoa, the
lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as lead arranger and
bookrunner.
“ Facility Fee
” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.06(a).
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“ Facility Fee
Percentage ” shall mean on any date the applicable
percentage set forth below based upon the ratings by S&P and
Moody’s, respectively, applicable on such date to the Index
Debt:
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Percentage
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Category 1
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AA-/Aa3 or above
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.0600 |
% |
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Category 2
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A+/A1
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.0650 |
% |
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Category 3
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A/A2
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.0700 |
% |
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Category 4
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A-/A3
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.0800 |
% |
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Category 5
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BBB/Baa2
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.1000 |
% |
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Category 6
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BBB-/Baa3 or below
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.1500 |
% |
For purposes of the
foregoing, (i) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in
effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the
circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition),
then both such rating agencies shall be deemed to have established
ratings in Category 6; (ii) if only one of Moody’s and
S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Index Debt, then the
Facility Fee Percentage shall be determined on the basis of such
rating; (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been
established by Moody’s or S&P for any Index Debt shall
fall within different Categories, the Facility Fee Percentage shall
be based on the Category corresponding to the higher rating unless
the ratings differ by two or more Categories, in which case the
Facility Fee Percentage will be based upon the Category one level
above the Category corresponding to the lower rating; and (iv) if
any rating established or deemed to have been established by
Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result
of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such
change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first
announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the
Facility Fee Percentage shall apply during the period commencing on
the effective date of such change and ending on the date
immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.
If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or
if either of such rating agencies shall cease to be in the business
of rating corporate debt obligations, Alcoa and the Lenders shall
negotiate in good faith to amend the references to specific ratings
in this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the
non-availability of ratings from such rating agency, and pending
the effectiveness of any such amendment, the ratings of such rating
agency most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation
shall be employed in determining the Facility Fee
Percentage.
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“ Financial
Officer ” of any corporation shall mean the chief
financial officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer or
Controller of such corporation.
“ Foreign Benefit
Event ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Foreign
Pension Plan, (i) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess
of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of
the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a
Governmental Authority, (ii) the failure to make the required
contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before
the due date for such contributions or payments, (iii) the receipt
of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention
to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee
to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or to the insolvency
of any such Foreign Pension Plan and (iv) the incurrence of any
liability of the Borrowers under applicable law on account of the
complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the
complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer
therein and (b) with respect to any Foreign Plan, (i) the
occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any
applicable law and could result in the incurrence of any liability
by the Borrowers, or the imposition on the Borrowers of any fine,
excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any
applicable law and (ii) any other event or condition that could
reasonably be expected to result in liability of any of the
Borrowers.
“ Foreign Plan
” shall mean any plan or arrangement established or
maintained outside the United States for the benefit of present or
former employees of any of the Borrowers.
“ Foreign Pension
Plan ” shall mean any benefit plan which under applicable
law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding
vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained
exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“ GAAP ”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, as used in,
and applied on a basis consistent with, the financial statements of
Alcoa referred to in Section 3.06.
“ Governmental
Authority ” shall mean any Federal, state, local or
foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or
regulatory body.
“ Guarantee
” of or by any person shall mean any obligation, contingent
or otherwise, of such person guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any
other person, whether directly or indirectly, and including any
obligation of such person, direct or indirect, to purchase or pay
such Indebtedness or to purchase any security for the payment of
such Indebtedness; provided , however , that the term
“Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of
business.
“ Indebtedness
” of any person at any time shall mean, without duplication,
(a) all obligations for money borrowed or raised, all obligations
(other than accounts payable and other similar items arising in the
ordinary course of business) for the
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deferred payment of the purchase price
of property, and all capital lease obligations which, in each case,
in accordance with GAAP, would be included in determining total
liabilities as shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of
such person and (b) all Guarantees of such person.
“ Index Debt
” shall mean the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced,
long–term Indebtedness for borrowed money of
Alcoa.
“ Interest Election
Request ” means a request by any Borrower to convert a
Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing in its
existing Type in accordance with Section 2.04.
“ Interest Payment
Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the last day
of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such
Loan is a part and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing with an
Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day
that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive
Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to
such Borrowing, and, in addition, the effective date of any
continuation of such Borrowing in its existing Type or conversion
of such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type, and the
Maturity Date.
“ Interest
Period ” shall mean (a) as to any LIBOR Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day
of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such
Borrowing, as the case may be, and ending on the numerically
corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding
day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6
months thereafter, as the Borrower to which such Loan is made may
elect; and (b) as to any ABR Borrowing, the period commencing on
the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the immediately
preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as the case
may be, and ending on the earliest of (i) the next succeeding March
31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, (ii) the Maturity Date
and (iii) the date such Borrowing is prepaid in accordance with
Section 2.11; provided , however , that if any
Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business
Day unless, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing only, such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in
which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day.
“ Lenders
” shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on
Schedule 2.01 (other than any such financial institution that has
ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption) and (b) any financial institution that has become a
party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an
Accession Agreement.
“ LIBO Rate
” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing for any
Interest Period, an interest rate (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the offered rate for dollar
deposits for a period equal to the Interest Period for such LIBOR
Borrowing that appears on the LIBO page on the Reuters Screen (or
any page that can reasonably be considered a replacement page) at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to
the commencement of such Interest Period. If
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such rate is not available on the
Reuters Screen, the “ LIBO Rate ” shall be the
rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal
to the arithmetic average of the respective rates per annum at
which dollar deposits approximately equal in principal amount to
such LIBOR Borrowing and for a maturity comparable to such Interest
Period are offered in immediately available funds to the London
branches of the Reference Banks in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to
the commencement of such Interest Period. The Administrative Agent
shall determine the LIBO Rate and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
“ LIBOR
Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of LIBOR
Loans.
“ LIBOR Loan
” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined
by reference to the LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of
Article II.
“ Lien ”
shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest in or
on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention
agreement relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities,
any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with
respect to such securities.
“ Loans ”
shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.01. Each Loan
shall be a LIBOR Loan or an ABR Loan.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” shall mean a materially adverse effect on the
business, assets, operations or financial condition of Alcoa and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or a material impairment of the
ability of Alcoa to perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement.
“ Maturity Date
” shall mean April 22, 2010.
“ Moody’s
” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only
pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code) is
making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has
within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an
obligation to make contributions.
“ PBGC ”
shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA.
“ person ”
shall mean any natural person, corporation organization, business
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership or
government, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
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“ Plan ”
shall mean any pension plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of
the Code which is maintained for employees of any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate.
“ Pro Rata
Percentage ” of any Lender at any time shall mean the
percentage of the Total Commitment that is represented by such
Lender’s Commitment.
“ Prospective
Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.20.
“ Reference
Banks ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche
Bank AG and Bank of America, N.A.
“ Register
” shall have the meaning given such term in Section
10.04(b).
“ Related
Parties ” means, with respect to any specified person,
such person’s Affiliates and the respective directors,
officers, employees, agents and advisors of such person and such
person’s Affiliates.
“ Reportable
Event ” shall mean any reportable event as defined in
Section 4043(b) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with
respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA
Affiliate which is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to
subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code).
“ Required
Lenders ” shall mean Lenders representing at least 51% in
principal amount of the outstanding Loans and unused
Commitments.
“ Responsible
Officer ” of any corporation shall mean any executive
officer or Financial Officer of such corporation and any other
officer or similar official thereof responsible for the
administration of the obligations of such corporation in respect of
this Agreement.
“ Restricted
Subsidiary ” shall mean any consolidated Subsidiary of
Alcoa which owns any manufacturing plant or manufacturing facility
located in the United States, except any such plant or facility
which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of Alcoa, is not of
material importance to the business of Alcoa and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any such Subsidiary which
(a) is principally engaged in leasing or financing receivables, (b)
is principally engaged in financing Alcoa’s operations
outside the United States or (c) principally serves as a partner in
a partnership.
“ Revolving Credit
Period ” means the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the Maturity Date or any earlier
date on which the Commitments shall be terminated.
“ S&P
” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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“ Subsidiary
” shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to
as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership,
association or other business entity of which securities or other
ownership interests representing more than 50% of the Voting Stock
or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the
time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by
the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the
parent and one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.
“ Total
Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate
amount of the Commitments, as in effect at such time.
“ 2003 Five-Year
Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Five-Year Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of April 25, 2003 (as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), and maturing
on April 25, 2008, among Alcoa, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner.
“ 2004 Five-Year
Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Five-Year Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 2004 (as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), and maturing
on April 23, 2009, among Alcoa, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner.
“ Type ”,
when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the
Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans
comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof,
“ Rate ” shall mean the LIBO Rate and the
Alternate Base Rate.
“ Voting Stock
” with respect to the stock of any person means stock of any
class or classes (however designated) having ordinary voting power
for the election of the directors of such person, other than stock
having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a
contingency.
“ Withdrawal
Liability ” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan
as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such
Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle
E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02. Terms
Generally; Accounting Principles. The definitions in Section
1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter
forms. The words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. All references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed
references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules
to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an
accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance
with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided ,
however , that, if Alcoa notifies the Administrative Agent
that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate
the effect of any
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change in GAAP on the operation of such
provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies Alcoa that the
Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for
such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given
before or after such change in GAAP (provided such change in GAAP
occurs after the date hereof), then such provision shall be
interpreted on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before such
change became effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn
or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01.
Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying
upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each
Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make revolving credit
loans in dollars (the “Loans”) to Alcoa and the
Borrowing Subsidiaries during the Revolving Credit Period in
accordance with the terms hereof; provided , however
, that (i) after giving effect to any Loan, the aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Loans shall not exceed the Total
Commitment and (ii) at all times the aggregate principal amount of
all outstanding Loans made by each Lender shall equal its Pro Rata
Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Loans. The Commitment of each Lender is set forth on Schedule 2.01
to this Agreement or in any applicable Assignment and Assumption or
Accession Agreement. Such Commitment may be terminated or reduced
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.10, increased pursuant to
Section 2.20 and increased, decreased or terminated pursuant to
Section 10.04. Within the limits set forth in the preceding
sentence, the Borrowers may borrow, pay or prepay Loans and
reborrow at any time during the Revolving Credit Period, subject to
the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein.
SECTION 2.02. Loans.
(a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of
Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective applicable Commitments; provided , however
, that the failure of any Lender to make any Loan shall not in
itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder
(it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible
for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be
made by such other Lender). The Loans comprising each Borrowing
shall be in an aggregate principal amount which is an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 (or an
aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the
applicable Commitments, as the case may be).
(b) Each Borrowing shall be
comprised entirely of LIBOR Loans or ABR Loans, as the applicable
Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03. Each Lender may at
its option fulfill its Commitment with respect to any Loan by
causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender
to make such Loan; provided , however , that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the
applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be
outstanding at the same time; provided ,
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however , that no Borrower shall
be entitled to request any Borrowing which, if made, would result
in an aggregate of more than five separate LIBOR Loans of any
Lender being made to the Borrowers and outstanding under this
Agreement at any one time. For purposes of the foregoing, Loans
having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they
commence on the same date, shall be considered separate
Loans.
(c) Each Lender shall make
each Loan that is (A) an ABR Loan or (B) a LIBOR Loan, to be made
by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent in New
York, New York, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and
the Administrative Agent shall by 4:00 p.m., New York City time,
credit the amounts so received to the general deposit account of
the Borrower to which such Loan is to be made with Mellon Bank,
N.A., or such other account as such Borrower may designate in a
written notice to the Administrative Agent, or, if such Loans are
not made on such date because any condition precedent to a
Borrowing herein specified shall not have been met, return the
amounts so received to the respective Lenders. Unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior
to the time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make
available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion
of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such
Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent
on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this paragraph (c)
and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a
corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall
not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent,
such Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to repay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date
such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date such
amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of
such Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the
Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such
Lender, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to represent
its cost of overnight or short-term funds (which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error). If such Lender shall
repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such
amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such
Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to
request any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect
thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Notice of
Borrowings. In order to request a Borrowing, a Borrower shall
give written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly
confirmed in writing or by telecopy) (a) in the case of an ABR
Borrowing, to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon,
New York City time, on the Business Day of such proposed Borrowing,
(b) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, to the Administrative Agent
not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days
before such proposed Borrowing. Such notice shall be irrevocable
and shall in each case refer to this Agreement, identify the
applicable Borrower and specify (i) whether such Borrowing is to be
a LIBOR Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing; (ii) the date of such
Borrowing (which
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shall be a Business Day) and the amount
thereof; and (iii) if such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing,
the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the
Type of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the
requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest
Period with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing is specified in any such
notice, then the Borrower giving the notice of Borrowing shall be
deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the
Lenders of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.03 and of
each Lender’s portion of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Interest
Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type
specified in the applicable Borrowing request and, in the case of a
LIBOR Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified
in such Borrowing request. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may
elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue
such Borrowing in its existing Type and, in the case of a LIBOR
Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in
this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect
to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each
such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding
the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each
such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) To make an election
pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that
a borrowing request would be required under Section 2.03 if the
Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from
such election to be made on the effective date of such election.
Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable
and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the
Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed
by the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and
written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Sections 2.02 and 2.03:
(i) the Borrowing to which
such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options
are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the
portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in
which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses
(iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting
Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of
the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which
shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting
Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a LIBOR Borrowing;
and
(iv) if the resulting
Borrowing is a LIBOR Borrowing, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which
shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
“Interest Period”.
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If any such Interest Election Request
requests a LIBOR Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period,
then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest
Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly following
receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to
deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a LIBOR
Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein,
at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the
Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an
Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be
converted to or continued as a LIBOR Borrowing and (ii) unless
repaid, each LIBOR Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing
at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.05. Evidence of
Debt; Repayment of Loans. (a) The outstanding principal balance
of each Loan shall be payable on the Maturity Date.
(b) Each Lender shall
maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to
time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and
paid such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent
shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of
each Loan made to a Borrower hereunder, (ii) the Type of each such
Loan and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the amount
of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and
payable from the applicable Borrower to each Lender hereunder and
(iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
hereunder from any Borrower and each Lender’s share
thereof.
(d) The entries made in the
accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) above shall
be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations therein recorded; provided , however ,
that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to
maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner
affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in
accordance with their terms.
(e) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, in the event any Lender shall request
a promissory note evidencing the Loans made by it hereunder to
Alcoa or any Borrowing Subsidiary, the Borrower shall deliver such
a note, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, payable to such
Lender or its order, and the interests represented by such note
shall at all times (including after any assignment of all or part
of such interests pursuant to Section 10.04) be represented by one
or more promissory notes payable to the payee named therein or its
order.
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SECTION 2.06. Fees.
(a) Alcoa will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of
each Lender, a facility fee (collectively, the “ Facility
Fees ”) at a rate per annum equal to the relevant
Facility Fee Percentage on (i) the aggregate amount of such
Lender’s Commitment (whether used or unused), for the period
from and including the date of this Agreement to but excluding the
earlier of the date such Commitment is terminated and the Maturity
Date and (ii) after the termination of such Commitment, on the
aggregate amount of such Lender’s outstanding Loans. Accrued
Facility Fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 and on the date on which
the Commitments are terminated in their entirety (and, if Loans
shall be outstanding thereafter, on the date on which the Loans
shall be repaid in their entirety); provided that if any
Loans shall be outstanding after the Maturity Date, then such
Facility Fee shall be payable on demand. All Facility Fees shall be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a
year of 360 days.
(b) Alcoa will pay to the
Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees payable in the
amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between Alcoa and
the Administrative Agent.
(c) All fees shall be paid on
the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the
Administrative Agent, for distribution, if and as appropriate,
among the Lenders. Once paid, the fees shall not be refundable
except in the case of an error which results in the payment of fees
in excess of those due and payable as of such date, in which case
the Administrative Agent shall cause a refund in the amount of such
excess to be paid to Alcoa.
SECTION 2.07. Interest on
Loans. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08, the
unpaid principal amount of the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing
shall bear interest for each day (computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as
the case may be, when the Alternate Base Rate is determined by
reference to the Prime Rate and over a year of 360 days at all
other times) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base
Rate.
(b) Subject to the provisions
of Section 2.08, the unpaid principal amount of the Loans
comprising each LIBOR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on
the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360
days) at a rate per annum equal to the LIBO Rate for the Interest
Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable
Margin.
(c) Interest on each Loan
shall be payable on the Interest Payment Dates applicable to such
Loan except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Interest shall
accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to
but excluding the last day of such Interest Period. The applicable
LIBO Rate or Alternate Base Rate for each Interest Period or day
within an Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be determined
by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
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SECTION 2.08. Default
Interest. If any Borrower shall default in the payment of the
principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming
due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, such Borrower shall on
demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by
law, on such defaulted amount up to (but not including) the date of
actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per
annum equal to (a) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan,
the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in Section
2.07 plus 2% per annum, or (b) in the case of any other amount, the
rate applicable to ABR Borrowings plus 2% per annum.
SECTION 2.09. Alternate
Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each occasion, that on
the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest
Period for a LIBOR Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have
determined in good faith that dollar deposits in the principal
amounts of the Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally
available in the London interbank market or other market in which
Lenders ordinarily raise dollars to fund Loans of the requested
Type, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being
offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to any
Lender of making or maintaining its LIBOR Loan during such Interest
Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the
LIBO Rate, then the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as
practicable thereafter, give written or telecopy notice of such
determination to the relevant Borrower and Lenders. In the event of
any such determination, any request made by a Borrower after the
date of such notice for a LIBOR Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03
or 2.04 shall, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised
the Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to
such notice no longer exist, be deemed to be a request for an ABR
Borrowing. Each determination by the Administrative Agent hereunder
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.10. Termination
and Reduction of Commitments. (a) The Commitments shall
terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) Upon at least 10 Business
Days’ prior irrevocable, written or telecopy notice to the
Administrative Agent, Alcoa may at any time during the Revolving
Credit Period in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time
in part permanently reduce, the Total Commitment; provided ,
however , that (i) each partial reduction shall be in an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount
of $10,000,000 and (ii) the Total Commitment shall not be reduced
to an amount that is less than the aggregate principal amount of
the outstanding Loans (after giving effect to any simultaneous
prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11).
(c) Each reduction in
Commitments hereunder shall be made ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with each such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of the
Total Commitment. Alcoa shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the applicable Lenders, on the date of each such
termination or reduction, the Facility Fees on the amount of the
Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued to the date of such
termination or reduction.
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SECTION 2.11.
Prepayment. (a) Each Borrower shall have the right at any
time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in
part, upon at least three Business Days’ prior written or
telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written
or telecopy notice) to the Administrative Agent; provided ,
however , that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount
which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than
$10,000,000.
(b) On the date of any
termination or reduction of any Commitments pursuant to Section
2.10, the Borrowers shall pay or prepay so much of the Loans, as
shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to such
reduction or termination, the aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Loans shall not exceed the Total Commitment.
(c) Each notice of prepayment
shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each
Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and
shall commit the applicable Borrower to prepay the Loan to which
such notice relates by the amount stated therein on the date stated
therein. All prepayments under this Section 2.11 shall be subject
to Section 2.14 but otherwise without premium or penalty. All
prepayments under this Section 2.11 shall be accompanied by accrued
interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of
payment.
SECTION 2.12. Reserve
Requirements; Change in Circumstances. (a) Notwithstanding any
other provision herein other than Section 2.14(c), if after the
date of this Agreement any change in applicable law or regulation
or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law)
shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Lender of the
principal of or interest on any LIBOR Loan made by such Lender or
any fees or other amounts payable hereunder (other than changes in
respect of taxes imposed on the overall net income of such Lender
by the jurisdiction in which such Lender has its principal office
or by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein), or
shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or
for the account of or credit extended by such Lender or shall
impose on such Lender or the London interbank market or other
market in which Lenders ordinarily raise dollars to fund Loans of
the requested Type any other condition affecting this Agreement or
LIBOR Loans made by such Lender, and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of funding,
making or maintaining any LIBOR Loan or to reduce the amount of any
sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of
principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such
Lender to be material, then Alcoa will pay or cause the other
Borrowers to pay to such Lender upon demand such additional amount
or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.
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(b) If any Lender shall have
determined that the applicability of any law, rule, regulation,
agreement or guideline adopted after the date of this Agreement
pursuant to the July 1988 report of the Basle Committee on Banking
Regulations and Supervisory Practices entitled “International
Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards”, or
the adoption after the date hereof of any other law, rule,
regulation, agreement or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or
any change in any of the foregoing or in the interpretation or
administration of any of the foregoing by any governmental
authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any
Lender (or any lending office of such Lender) or any Lender’s
holding company with any request or directive regarding capital
adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the
effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s
capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company,
if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by
such Lender pursuant hereto to a level below that which such Lender
or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for
such applicability, adoption, change or compliance (taking into
consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such
Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by
an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to
time Alcoa shall pay or cause the other Borrowers to pay to such
Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such
reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of each
Lender setting forth such amount or amounts as shall be necessary
to compensate such Lender or its holding company as specified in
paragraph (a) or (b) above, as the case may be, together with a
statement of reasons for such demand and showing the calculation
for such amounts shall be delivered to Alcoa and shall be
conclusive absent manifest error. Alcoa shall pay or cause to be
paid to each Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate
delivered by it within 10 days after its receipt of the
same.
(d) Except as provided in
this paragraph, failure on the part of any Lender to demand
compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts
received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with
respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of such
Lender’s right to demand compensation with respect to such
period or any other period. The protection of this Section 2.12
shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible
contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule,
regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have
occurred or been imposed. No Lender shall be entitled to
compensation under this Section 2.12 for any costs incurred or
reductions suffered with respect to any date unless it shall have
notified Alcoa that it will demand compensation for such costs or
reductions under paragraph (c) above not more than 60 days after
the later of (i) such date and (ii) the date on which it shall have
or reasonably should have become aware of such costs or reductions.
In the event a Borrower shall reimburse any Lender pursuant to this
Section 2.12 for any cost and the Lender shall subsequently receive
a refund in respect thereof, the Lender shall so notify such
Borrower and shall pay to such Borrower the portion of such refund
which it shall determine in good faith to be allocable to the cost
so reimbursed.
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SECTION 2.13. Change in
Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein other
than Section 2.14(c), if any change in any law or regulation or in
the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it
unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any LIBOR Loan or to
give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect
to any LIBOR Loan, then, by written or telecopy notice to Alcoa and
the Administrative Agent, such Lender may:
(i) declare that LIBOR Loans
will not thereafter be made by such Lender hereunder, whereupon any
request by a Borrower for a LIBOR Borrowing shall, as to such
Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan unless such
declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and
(ii) require that all
outstanding LIBOR Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in
which event all such LIBOR Loans shall automatically be so
converted as of the effective date of such notice as provided in
paragraph (b) below.
In the event any Lender shall exercise
its rights under clause (i) or (ii) above, all payments and
prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to
repay the LIBOR Loans that would have been made by such Lender or
the converted LIBOR Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied
to repay the Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting
from the conversion of, such LIBOR Loans.
(b) For purposes of this
Section 2.13, a notice by any Lender shall be effective as to each
LIBOR Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable to such LIBOR Loan; in all other cases such notice shall
be effective on the date of receipt.
SECTION 2.14.
Indemnity. Alcoa shall indemnify or cause the other
Borrowers to indemnify each Lender against any loss or expense
which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any
failure to fulfill on the date of any Borrowing hereunder the
applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, (b) any failure by a
Borrower to borrow any Loan hereunder after irrevocable notice of
such Borrowing has been given pursuant to Section 2.03, (c) any
payment or prepayment of a LIBOR Loan required by any other
provision of this Agreement or otherwise made or deemed made on a
date other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, other than any loss of profit resulting from any event,
circumstance or condition set forth in Section 2.12 or 2.13, (d)
any default in payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any
Loan or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when
due and payable (at the due date thereof, whether by scheduled
maturity, acceleration, irrevocable notice of prepayment or
otherwise) or (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default,
including, in each such case, any loss or reasonable expense
sustained or incurred or to be sustained or incurred in liquidating
or employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or
maintain such Loan or any part thereof as a LIBOR Loan. Such loss
or reasonable expense shall include an amount equal to the excess,
if any, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of
obtaining the funds for the Loan being paid, prepaid or not
borrowed (assumed to
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be the LIBO Rate applicable thereto) for
the period from the date of such payment, prepayment or failure to
borrow to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in
the case of a failure to borrow the Interest Period for such Loan
which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii)
the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender)
that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so
paid, prepaid or not borrowed for such period or Interest Period,
as the case may be. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any
amount or amounts which such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant
to this Section together with a statement of reasons for such
demand and the calculation of such amount or amounts shall be
delivered to Alcoa and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.
SECTION 2.15. Pro Rata
Treatment. Except as required under Section 2.13, each
Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any
Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of
the Facility Fees, each reduction of Commitments and each
conversion or continuation of any Borrowing with a Borrowing of any
Type shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance
with their respective applicable Commitments (or, if such
Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance
with the respective principal amounts of their applicable
outstanding Loans). Each Lender agrees that in computing such
Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round each
Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing, computed in accordance
with Schedule 2.01, to the next higher or lower whole dollar
amount.
SECTION 2.16. Sharing of
Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that if it shall, through the
exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim
against any Borrower, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section
506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or
interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received
by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment
(voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Loan or Loans as a
result of which the unpaid principal portion of its Loans shall be
proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Loans
of any other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have
purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly
pay to such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in
the Loans of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans and participations in Loans held by
each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Loans then outstanding as the principal
amount of its Loans prior to such exercise of banker’s lien,
setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount
of all Loans outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s
lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event; provided ,
however , that, if any such purchase or purchases or
adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section and the payment
giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or
purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such
recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored
without interest. Alcoa and each other Borrower expressly consent
to the foregoing arrangements and agree that any Lender holding a
participation in a Loan deemed to have been so purchased may
exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or
counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by Alcoa or
such other Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if
such Lender had made a Loan directly to Alcoa or such Borrower in
the amount of such participation.
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SECTION 2.17.
Payments. (a) Each payment or prepayment by any Borrower of
the principal of or interest on any Loans, any fees payable to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any other amounts due
hereunder (other than amounts referred to in clause (b) below)
shall be made, without setoff or counterclaim, not later than 12:00
(noon), New York City time, on the date when due in dollars to the
Administrative Agent at its offices at 270 Park Avenue, New York,
New York, in immediately available funds.
(b) Whenever any payment
(including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any fees or
other amounts) hereunder shall become due, or otherwise would
occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be
made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of
time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest
or fees, if applicable.
SECTION 2.18. Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on behalf of a Borrower hereunder
shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and
all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges
or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding taxes imposed on the net income of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any transferee or assignee
thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity a
“Transferee”)) and franchise taxes imposed on the
Administrative Agent or any Lender (or Transferee) in each case by
the United States or any jurisdiction under the laws of which the
Administrative Agent or any such Lender (or Transferee) is
organized or any political subdivision thereof (all such
nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually,
“Taxes”). If any Borrower shall be required by law to
deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to
the Lenders (or any Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, (i)
the sum payable shall be increased by the amount necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.18) such
Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent (as the case may
be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received
had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make
such deductions and (iii) such Borrower shall pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable law; provided ,
however , that no Transferee of any Lender shall be entitled
to receive any greater payment under this paragraph (a) than such
Lender would have been entitled to receive immediately before
assignment, participation or other transfer with respect to the
rights assigned, participated or transferred unless such
assignment, participation or transfer shall have been made (A)
prior to the occurrence of an event (including any change in
treaty, law or regulation) giving rise to such greater payment or
(B) at the request of Alcoa.
(b) In addition, each
Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the
execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect
to, this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”).
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(c) Each Borrower will
indemnify each Lender (or Transferee) and the Administrative Agent
for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes paid by such Lender
(or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses)
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the
relevant taxing authority or other Governmental Authority. Such
indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date any
Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as the case may
be, makes written demand therefor, together with a statement of
reasons for such demand and the calculations of such
amount.
(d) Within 30 days after the
date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes withheld by any
Borrower in respect of any payment to any Lender (or Transferee) or
the Administrative Agent, such Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 10.01,
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.
(e) Without prejudice to the
survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements
and obligations contained in this Section 2.18 shall survive the
payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans made
hereunder.
(f) Each Lender (or
Transferee) represents to Alcoa that, on the date such Lender (or
such Transferee) becomes a party to this Agreement, it is eligible
to receive payments of interest hereunder from Alcoa or any
Borrowing Subsidiary without withholding in respect of United
States Federal withholding tax (except, in the case of a Transferee
of any Lender, as a result of the occurrence of an event (including
a change in treaty, law or regulation) after the date of this
Agreement giving rise to withholding to which such Lender would be
subject).
(g) Each Lender (or
Transferee, other than a Transferee described in the exception in
Section 2.18(f)) that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction
outside the United States shall, on or before the date it becomes a
party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a
participation holder, on or before the date such Transferee becomes
a participation holder hereunder), deliver to Alcoa and the
Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other
evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations issued
pursuant thereto, including Internal Revenue Service Form W8-BEN,
Form W-8ECI, or any other certificate or statement of exemption
required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1, 1.1441-4 or
1.1441-6(c) or any subsequent version thereof or successors
thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender (or
Transferee) establishing that payment is (i) not subject to United
States Federal withholding tax under the Code because such payments
are effectively connected with the conduct by such Lender (or
Transferee) of a trade or business in the United States or (ii)
totally exempt from United States Federal withholding tax under a
provision of an applicable tax treaty. In addition, each such
Lender (or such Transferee) shall, if legally able to do so,
thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence
from time
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to time establishing that payments
received hereunder are not subject to such withholding upon receipt
of a written request therefor from Alcoa or the Administrative
Agent. Unless Alcoa and the Administrative Agent have received
forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that
payments hereunder are not subject to United States Federal
withholding tax, Alcoa or the Administrative Agent shall withhold
such taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate,
subject to Section 2.18(a).
(h) None of the Borrowers
shall be required to pay any additional amounts to any Lender (or
Transferee) in respect of United States Federal withholding tax
pursuant to paragraph (a) above to the extent that the obligation
to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a
failure by such Lender (or Transferee) to deliver the certificates,
documents or other evidence required to be delivered under the
preceding paragraph (g) unless such failure is attributable to (i)
a change in applicable law, regulation or official interpretation
thereof or (ii) an amendment or modification to or a revocation of
any applicable tax treaty or a change in official position
regarding the application or interpretation thereof, in each case
on or after the date such Lender (or Transferee) became a party to
this Agreement.
(i) Any Lender (or
Transferee) claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to
this Section 2.18 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with
legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or
document requested in writing by the relevant Borrower or to change
the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of
such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the
amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue
and would not, in the sole determination of such Lender (or
Transferee), be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender (or
Transferee).
(j) If a Lender (or
Transferee) or the Administrative Agent shall become aware that it
may be entitled to receive a refund in respect of Taxes or Other
Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower pursuant to
this Section 2.18, it shall promptly notify Alcoa of the
availability of such refund and shall, within 30 days after receipt
of a request by Alcoa, apply for such refund at Alcoa’s
expense. If any Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent
receives a refund in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by a Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.18, it shall promptly repay such refund to such Borrower
(to the extent of amounts that have been paid by such Borrower
under this
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