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SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
dated as of July 10, 2001
among
EXCELSIOR FUNDS, INC.,
EXCELSIOR TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS, INC.
AND EXCELSIOR FUNDS TRUST
(FORMERLY EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL TRUST)
ON BEHALF OF EACH SERIES
OR PORTFOLIO NAMED HEREIN
and
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent and Lender
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To The Credit Agreement Dated as of December 27, 1999
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THIS SECOND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2001 (this
"Amendment"), among (i) each fund signatory hereto (each a "Fund" and,
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collectively, the "Funds") on behalf of the series or portfolios of the Fund,
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which series and portfolios are listed on Schedule I beside the name of the Fund
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of which each series or portfolio is a series or portfolio (each such series or
portfolio, a "Borrower" and, collectively, the "Borrowers"), (ii) the banks and
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other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement (the
"Lenders"), and (iii) THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation,
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as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent"); to the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 27, 1999
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(the "Original Closing Date") among all of such parties (as amended, the
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"Agreement").
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W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement previously amended the Agreement
pursuant to a letter agreement dated as of December 25, 2000, and First
Amendment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2001;
WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement desire to amend the Agreement as
of the date hereof (the "Amendment Effective Date") in order to (i) add Danske
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Bank A/S as a Lender hereunder and (ii) increase the Aggregate Commitment from
$25,000,000 to $50,000,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined
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herein shall have the meanings specified in the Agreement.
SECTION 2. Amendment to the Agreement. (a) Section 1.1 of the Agreement
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is hereby amended by deleting the definition of the term "Aggregate Commitment"
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"'Aggregate Commitment': the total of all Commitments of all
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Lenders, as may be reduced from time to time in the accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. On the Amendment Effective Date (as defined in the
Second Amendment Agreement dated as of July 10, 2001 by the parties hereto),
the Aggregate Commitment shall be equal to $50,000,000."
(b) Section 2.4(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last
sentence thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"Prior to such termination, the Funds shall notify the Administrative Agent
in writing as to the Allocations of the remaining Borrowers (the aggregate
amount of which Allocations shall equal 100%), effective as of the
termination."
(c) Schedule II to the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such
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schedule in its
entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the Schedule II attached to this
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Amendment.
SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
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effective only upon the satisfaction or waiver of all of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) Executed Agreement and Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent shall
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have received this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized
officer of each of the Funds on behalf of such Fund and each Borrower, with a
counterpart for each Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have received all
fees due and payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Amendment.
(b) Additional Matters. All corporate and other proceedings, and all
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documents, instruments and other legal matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Loan Documents shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the
Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents and legal opinions
(with customary assumptions and exceptions) in respect of any aspect or
consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as it shall
reasonably request.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Administrative
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Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to make the Loans, the
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender that:
(a) This Amendment has been duly authorized and constitutes its legal,
valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof with
the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.
(c) Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default has
occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 5. Reference to and Effect on the Documents. Each reference in
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the Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words of
like import, and each reference to the Agreement in documents related to the
Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Agreement as amended hereby.
Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement and all such related
documents, and all other documents, agreements, instruments or writings entered
into in connection therewith, shall remain in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified, confirmed and acknowledged by each party.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment and the rights and obligations
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of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York, without regard to
its conflict of laws principles.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such
counterpart.
[Signature pages to follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as
of the day and year first above written.
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
as Administrative Agent and Lender
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
[CHASE/EXCELSIOR FUNDS SECOND AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
DANSKE BANK A/S, Lender
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
[CHASE/EXCELSIOR FUNDS SECOND AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
EXCELSIOR FUNDS, INC., on behalf of
Money Fund
Government Money Fund
Treasury Money Fund
Short-Term Government Securities Fund
Intermediate-Term Managed Income Fund
Managed Income Fund
Blended Equity Fund
Energy and Natural Resources Fund
Value and Restructuring Fund
Small Cap Fund
International Fund
Emerging Markets Fund
Pacific/Asia Fund
Pan European Fund
Latin America Fund
Large Cap Growth Fund
Real Estate Fund
Technology Fund
Biotechnology Fund
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
[CHASE/EXCELSIOR FUNDS SECOND AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE]
EXCELSIOR TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS, INC., on behalf of
Tax-Exempt Money Fund
Short-Term Tax-Exempt Securities Fund
Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund
Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund
New York Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund
California Tax-Exempt Income Fund
New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXCELSIOR FUNDS TRUST, on behalf of
Equity Fund
Income Fund
Total Return Bond Fund
International Equity Fund
Optimum Growth Fund
Value Equity Fund (to be renamed the
Mid Cap Value Fund as of July 13, 2001)
High Yield Fund
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE II
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COMMITMENTS, ADDRESSES, ETC.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Lender Commitment
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $25,000,000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
DANSKE BANK A/S $25,000,000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx--Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
SCHEDULE I
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BORROWER PRO RATA ALLOCATION
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I. Excelsior Funds, Inc.
Money Fund 15.8149%
Government Money Fund 8.9716%
Treasury Money Fund 4.2646%
Short-Term Government Securities Fund 0.4828%
Intermediate-Term Managed Income Fund 1.6245%
Managed Income Fund 2.0340%
Equity Fund 7.2523%
Energy and Natural Resources 0.7084%
Value and Restructuring Fund 13.6834%
Small Cap Fund 0.7676%
International Fund 3.0363%
Emerging Markets Fund 0.0910%
Pacific/Asia Fund 0.4169%
Pan European Fund 1.1518%
Latin America Fund 0.1375%
Large Cap Growth Fund 3.3753%
Real Estate Fund 0.3690%
Technology Fund 0.2036%
Biotechnology Fund 0.0418%
II. Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc.
Tax-Exempt Money Fund 19.2437%
Short-Term Tax-Exempt Securities Fund 0.4540%
Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund 2.5388%
Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund 1.0269%
New York Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund 1.1310%
California Tax-Exempt Income Fund 0.5034%
New York Tax-Exempt Money Fund 4.5289%
III. Excelsior Funds Trust
Equity Fund 1.2221%
Income Fund 0.8579%
Total Return Bond Fund 2.3279%
International Equity Fund 0.6744%
Optimum Growth Fund 0.6556%
Value Equity Fund 0.2915%
(to be renamed the Mid Cap
Value Fund as of July 13, 2001)
High Yield Fund 0.1167%
