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EXHIBIT (4.10)
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Fourth Amendment"), dated as of
December 15, 1997, is entered into among ELCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), the lenders listed on the signature pages hereof
("Lenders"), NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as Issuer (in said capacity, "Issuer"),
and NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as Administrative Lender (in said capacity,
"Administrative Lender").
BACKGROUND
A. Company, the Lenders, Issuer and Administrative Lender are parties to
that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of September 29, 1993, as amended by that
certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1994, that
certain Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1995, and
that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of October 31, 1996
(said Loan Agreement, as amended, the "Loan Agreement"; the terms defined in the
Loan Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined
in the Loan Agreement).
B. Company, Lenders, Issuer and Administrative Lender desire to amend the
Loan Agreement to (i) increase the Commitment to $100,000,000, (ii) extend the
Termination Date, (iii) add The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. as a Lender
thereto ("Bank of Tokyo"), and (iv) make certain other amendments thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, Company, Lenders,
Issuer and Administrative Lender covenant and agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT.
(a) The dollar amount of "$80,000,000" set forth in the Background
paragraph of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to be "$100,000,000".
(b) The definition of "Commitment" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"'Commitment' means as to any Lender, the amount set forth opposite
such Lender's name under the column titled "Commitment" on Schedule 7
hereto, as the same may be reduced or terminated pursuant to Article 2,
which at no time shall exceed such Lender's Specified Percentage of
$100,000,000."
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(c) The definition of "Subsidiary" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"'Subsidiary' of Company means any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or estate or other Person of which (or in which) more
than 50% of:
(a) the outstanding capital stock having voting power to elect a
majority of the Board of Directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such
corporation shall or might have such voting power upon the occurrence of
any contingency),
(b) the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or
joint venture,
(c) the beneficial interest of such trust or estate, or
(d) the equity interest of such other Person,
is at the time directly or indirectly owned by Company, by Company and
one or more of its Subsidiaries or by one or more of Company's
Subsidiaries."
(d) The definition of "Termination Date" set forth in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"'Termination Date' means December 15, 2002, or such earlier date that
the Commitment is terminated or such later date that the Commitment is
extended pursuant to Section 2.19 hereof."
(e) Section 2.6 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"2.6. Commitment Fee. Subject to Section 9.13 hereof, Company shall
pay to the Administrative Lender, for the ratable account of the Lender,
a commitment fee (which shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each
Quarterly Date and on the Termination Date) on the daily average Unused
Portion (as later defined in this Section 2.6) at the following per
annum percentages, applicable in the following situations:
Applicability Fee
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(i) If the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.25 0.300
to 1
(ii) If the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than or 0.200
equal to 1.25 to 1 but less than 1.50 to 1
(iii) If the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than or 0.175
equal to 1.50 to 1
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The commitment fee payable hereunder shall be subject to reduction
or increase, as applicable and as set forth in the table above, on a
quarterly basis according to the performance of Company as tested by the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Any such increase or reduction in such
commitment fee shall be effective on the first calendar day of the month
next succeeding the date of receipt by Administrative Lender of the
applicable financial statements. If financial statements of Company
setting forth the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio are not received by
Administrative Lender by the date required pursuant to Section 5.5
hereof, the commitment fee shall be determined as if the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio is less than 1.25 to 1 until such time as such financial
statements are received. For the final quarter of any fiscal year of
Company, Company may provide its unaudited financial statements, subject
only to year-end adjustments, for the purpose of adjusting the
commitment fee. The commitment fee is fully earned when due,
non-refundable when paid, and shall be computed on the basis of 365 or
366 days, as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed.
Administrative Lender is authorized to, and shall to the extent of funds
available, debit Company's account at NationsBank Texas for the payment
of such commitment fee after oral notice thereof is given to Company by
Administrative Lender. As used herein, the "Unused Portion" shall mean
an amount equal to the result of the Commitment, minus the sum of (A)
outstanding Advances plus (B) outstanding Reimbursement Obligations."
(f) Section 5.23 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"5.23. Guaranties by New Subsidiaries. Company shall cause each
Subsidiary which Company or any of its Subsidiaries forms during the
term of this Agreement to execute and deliver to Administrative Lender a
Guaranty Agreement, together with a certified copy of a resolution of
the board of directors (or other authorizing document of the appropriate
governing body or Person) of such new Subsidiary authorizing the
execution and delivery of the Guaranty Agreement and the performance of
its terms."
(g) Section 6.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"6.1. Organization and Qualification. Company and each Subsidiary
(i) is a corporation or organization duly organized, validly existing,
and in good, standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization, (ii) is duly licensed and in good
standing as a foreign corporation or organization in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of the business transacted or the property owned is
such as to require licensing as such and where the failure to so qualify
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could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) possesses all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits and
franchises to conduct its business and execute, deliver and comply with
the terms of the Loan Papers to be executed by it, all of which have
been duly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate or other
legal action and for none of which is any approval or consent of any
Tribunal required."
(h) Section 6.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"6.5. Authority; Validity. The Board of Directors of Company has
duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes
and the other Loan Papers and the performance of their respective terms.
The Board of Directors or other governing body or Person of each
Subsidiary has authorized the execution and delivery of the Loan Papers
to be executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and the performance of
their respective terms. No consent of the stockholders or other equity
interest owners of Company or any Subsidiary is required as a
prerequisite to the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any
document contemplated herein other than those that have already been
obtained. Company and each Subsidiary has full power, authority and
legal right to execute and deliver and to perform and observe the
provisions of all Loan Papers to be executed and delivered by it. This
Agreement is, and the Notes and each of the other Loan Papers will on
due execution and delivery thereof be, the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary executing and delivering it,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject as to
enforcement of remedies to any Debtor Relief Laws. All Subsidiaries are
signatories on the Guaranty or an amendment or supplement thereto, and
their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization are
correctly identified thereon."
(i) Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented
as set forth on Schedule 1 to this Fourth Amendment.
(j) Schedule 4 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented
as set forth on Schedule 4 to this Fourth Amendment.
(k) Schedule 6 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and supplemented
as set forth on Schedule 6 to this Fourth Amendment.
(l) Schedule 7 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to be in the form
of Schedule 7 to this Fourth Amendment, and the Specified Percentage of
Bank of Tokyo is established and the applicable Specified Percentages of
the other Lenders are amended as provided therein.
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT. By its
execution and delivery hereof, Company represents and warrants that, as of the
date hereof and after giving effect to the amendments contemplated by the
foregoing Section 1:
(a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement
are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as if made on and as of
such date;
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default
or an Event of Default;
(c) Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Fourth Amendment, the $40,000,000 Note payable to the order of NationsBank
of Texas, N.A. in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "NationsBank Note"),
the $30,000,000 Note payable to the order of Bank of America-Texas, N.A. in
the form of Exhibit B hereto (the "Bank of America Note"), the $15,000,000
Note payable to the order of Comerica Bank-Texas in the form of Exhibit C
hereto (the, "Comerica Note"), and the $15,000,000 Note payable to the
order of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. in the form of Exhibit D hereto
(the "Bank of Tokyo Note") (the NationsBank Note, the Bank of America Note,
the Comerica Note and the Bank of Tokyo Note are collectively referred to
herein as the "Notes"), and this Fourth Amendment, the Loan Agreement, as
amended hereby, and the Notes constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable debtor relief
laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to
indemnity may be limited by federal or state securities law;
(d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Fourth
Amendment, the Notes or the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, nor the
consummation of any transactions contemplated herein or therein, will
conflict with any Law to which Company or any Subsidiary is subject, or any
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which Company or any Subsidiary
or any of their respective property is subject; and
(e) no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by, notice to,
or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person (other than the
Board of Directors of Company), is required for the execution, delivery or
performance by Company of this Fourth Amendment or the Notes or the
acknowledgement of this Fourth Amendment by each Subsidiary which executed
the Guaranty Agreement (a "Guarantor").
3. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Fourth Amendment shall be effective as
of December 15, 1997, subject to the following:
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(a) Administrative Lender shall have received counterparts of this
Fourth Amendment executed by each Lender and Issuer;
(b) Administrative Lender shall have received counterparts of this
Fourth Amendment executed by Company and acknowledged by each Guarantor;
(c) Each Lender shall have received its respective Note executed by
Company;
(d) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 of this
Fourth Amendment shall be true and correct;
(e) Administrative Lender shall have received certified copies of
resolutions of Company authorizing execution, delivery and performance of
this Fourth Amendment and the Notes; and
(f) Administrative Lender shall have received, in form and substance
satisfactory to Administrative Lender and its counsel, such other
documents, certificates and instruments as Administrative Lender shall
require.
4. GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. By signing below, each of the Guarantors (i)
acknowledges and consents to the execution, delivery and performance by Company
of this Fourth Amendment, (ii) agrees that its obligations in respect of the
Guaranty Agreement (A) are not released, modified, impaired or affected in any
manner by this Fourth Amendment or any of the provisions contemplated herein,
and (B) cover, among other things, the Commitment as increased by this Fourth
Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges that it has no claims or offsets against, or
defenses or counterclaims to, the Guaranty Agreement.
5. REFERENCE TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT.
(a) Upon the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, each reference in
the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", or words of like
import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement, as affected and
amended by this Fourth Amendment.
(b) The Loan Agreement, as amended by this Fourth Amendment, and all
other Loan Papers shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
6. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. Company agrees to pay on demand all costs and
expenses of Administrative Lender in connection with the preparation,
reproduction, execution and delivery of this Fourth Amendment, the Notes, and
the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for Administrative Lender
with respect thereto and with respect to advising
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Administrative Lender as to its rights and responsibilities under the Loan
Agreement, as amended by this Fourth Amendment).
7. ADVANCES. Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, each of the appropriate
Lenders, through the Administrative Lender, by assignments, purchases and
adjustments (which shall occur and shall be deemed to occur automatically upon
such effectiveness), shall have purchased or sold such Advances so that after
giving effect to such assignments, purchases and adjustments, each Lender shall
hold Advances and Reimbursement Obligations in accordance with its Specified
Percentage, as established or amended hereby. The parties hereto agree that the
requirements of Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement with respect to assignments
are hereby waived for purposes of this Fourth Amendment only. Each Lender
selling and assigning all or any portion of an Advance and Reimbursement
Obligations hereby represents and warrants that such interest being sold is free
and clear of any Lien or adverse claim. Bank of Tokyo (a) confirms that it has
received a copy of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Papers, together with
copies of the financial statements referred to in Sections 5.5 and 6.2 of the
Loan Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Fourth Amendment, (b) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Lender, or any other Lender, and based on such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Papers, (c) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Lender to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Papers as are delegated to the Administrative
Lender by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto and hereto, and (d) agrees that it will perform in accordance
with its terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement,
the other Loan Papers, and this Assignment and are required to be performed by
it as a Lender.
8. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
9. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT. This Fourth Amendment shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and shall be
binding upon Company, each Lender, Issuer and Administrative Lender and their
respective successors and assigns.
10. HEADINGS. Section headings in this Fourth Amendment are included herein
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Fourth
Amendment for any other purpose.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE LOAN AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS FOURTH
AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN PAPERS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTIES AS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
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THEREIN AND HEREIN AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Fourth Amendment
as of the date first above written.
ELCOR CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer and Treasurer
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NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A., as
Administrative Lender, Lender and Issuer
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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XXXX XX XXXXXXX - XXXXX, N.A.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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XXXXXXXX XXXX - XXXXX
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Vice President
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
ELK CORPORATION OF DALLAS
ELK CORPORATION OF TEXAS
ELK CORPORATION OF AMERICA
ELK CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS
ELK CORPORATION OF ALABAMA
CHROMIUM CORPORATION
OEL, LTD.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice President for all
GA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
M MACHINERY COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
(formerly known as Xxxxxx
Machinery Company, Incorporated)
M SERVICE CORPORATION
(formerly known as Xxxxxx
Service Corporation)
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President for all
ELCOR SERVICE CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and Administrative
Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A
PROMISSORY NOTE
$40,000,000.00 Dated: December 15, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ELCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of NATIONSBANK OF
TEXAS, N.A. ("Lender") the principal amount of each Advance made by Lender to
Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All Advances
remaining unpaid shall be repaid in full on the Termination Date. Company
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance of each Advance from
the date of such Advance until said principal amount is paid in full, at the
times and at the rate or rates as specified in the Loan Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, in immediately available funds. Each
Advance made by Lender to Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement and all
payments made on account of principal hereof shall be recorded by Lender and,
prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part
of this Note; provided, however, failure to make any such recordation or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Company hereunder or under the
Loan Agreement.
This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the
benefits of and obligations pertaining to, the Loan Agreement dated as of
September 29, 1993 (said Loan Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Company, Lender, certain other
Lenders, and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, and this Note
is a substitution for (but is not an extinguishment or novation of any
indebtedness in respect of) that certain Note of Company payable to the order of
Lender dated October 31, 1996, in the principal amount of $40,000,000.00.
The Loan Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of
Advances by Lender to Company from time to time in an aggregate amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the
indebtedness of Company resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this
Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon
the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of
principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions
therein specified. All terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same
definitions as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
ELCOR CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer and
Treasurer
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EXHIBIT B
PROMISSORY NOTE
$30,000,000.00 Dated: December 15, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ELCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of BANK OF AMERICA-
TEXAS, N.A. ("Lender") the principal amount of each Advance made by Lender to
Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All Advances
remaining unpaid shall be repaid in full on the Termination Date. Company
promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance of each Advance from
the date of such Advance until said principal amount is paid in full, at the
times and at the rate or rates as specified in the Loan Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, in immediately available funds. Each
Advance made by Lender to Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement and all
payments made on account of principal hereof shall be recorded by Lender and,
prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part
of this Note; provided, however, failure to make any such recordation or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Company hereunder or under the
Loan Agreement.
This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the
benefits of and obligations pertaining to, the Loan Agreement dated as of
September 29, 1993 (said Loan Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Company, Lender, certain other
Lenders, and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, and this Note
is a substitution for (but is not an extinguishment or novation of any
indebtedness in respect of) that certain Note of Company payable to the order of
Lender dated October 31, 1996 in the principal amount of $25,000,000.00.
The Loan Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of
Advances by Lender to Company from time to time in an aggregate amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the
indebtedness of Company resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this
Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon
the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of
principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions
therein specified. All terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same
definitions as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
ELCOR CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT C
PROMISSORY NOTE
$15,000,000.00 Dated: December 15, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ELCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of COMERICA BANK -
TEXAS ("Lender") the principal amount of each Advance made by Lender to Company
pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All Advances remaining
unpaid shall be repaid in full on the Termination Date. Company promises to pay
interest on the unpaid principal balance of each Advance from the date of such
Advance until said principal amount is paid in full, at the times and at the
rate or rates as specified in the Loan Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, in immediately available funds. Each
Advance made by Lender to Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement and all
payments made on account of principal hereof shall be recorded by Lender and,
prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part
of this Note; provided, however, failure to make any such recordation or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Company hereunder or under the
Loan Agreement.
This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the
benefits of and obligations pertaining to, the Loan Agreement dated as of
September 29, 1993 (said Loan Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Company, Lender, certain other
Lenders, and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, and this Note
is a substitution for (but is not an extinguishment or novation of any
indebtedness in respect of) that certain Note of Company payable to the order of
Lender dated October 31, 1996 in the principal amount of $15,000,000.00.
The Loan Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of
Advances by Lender to Company from time to time in an aggregate amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the
indebtedness of Company resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this
Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon
the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of
principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions
therein specified. All terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same
definitions as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
ELCOR CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT D
PROMISSORY NOTE
$15,000,000.00 Dated: December 15, 1997
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ELCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of THE BANK OF
TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD. ("Lender") the principal amount of each Advance made by
Lender to Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All
Advances remaining unpaid shall be repaid in full on the Termination Date.
Company promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance of each Advance
from the date of such Advance until said principal amount is paid in full, at
the times and at the rate or rates as specified in the Loan Agreement.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United
States of America to NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender, at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, in immediately available funds. Each
Advance made by Lender to Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement and all
payments made on account of principal hereof shall be recorded by Lender and,
prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part
of this Note; provided, however, failure to make any such recordation or
endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Company hereunder or under the
Loan Agreement.
This Note is one of the Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the
benefits of and obligations pertaining to, the Loan Agreement dated as of
September 29, 1993 (said Loan Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Company, Lender, certain other
Lenders, and NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender.
The Loan Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of
Advances by Lender to Company from time to time in an aggregate amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above mentioned, the
indebtedness of Company resulting from each such Advance being evidenced by this
Note, and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon
the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of
principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions
therein specified. All terms not expressly defined herein shall have the same
definitions as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
ELCOR CORPORATION
By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Vice Chairman, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer and Treasurer
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SCHEDULE 1
EXISTING LITIGATION
This schedule is confidential and has been omitted.
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SCHEDULE 4
FIXED ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
This schedule is confidential and has been omitted.
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SCHEDULE 6
NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
COMERICA BANK - TEXAS
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
BANK OF AMERICA TEXAS, N.A.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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SCHEDULE 7
LENDER COMMITMENT SPECIFIED
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PERCENTAGE
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NationsBank of Texas, N.A. $40,000,000 40.00%
Bank of America - Texas, N.A. $30,000,000 30.00%
Comerica Bank - Texas $15,000,000 15.00%
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. $15,000,000 15.00%
