Exhibit 10(iv)
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION,
AS THE BORROWER
AND
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS THE BANK
DATED AS OF APRIL 30, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS....................................................... 1
1.1 Defined Terms...................................................... 1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions......................................28
ARTICLE 2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
2.1 Revolving Credit Commitment........................................29
2.2 Interest...........................................................31
2.3 Yield Protection; Indemnity........................................35
2.4 Capital Adequacy...................................................36
2.5 Payments...........................................................37
2.6 Loan Account.......................................................38
2.7 Fees...............................................................38
2.8 Payment From Accounts Maintained by Borrower.......................39
2.9 Letter of Credit Subfacility.......................................40
2.10 Events Requiring Mandatory Prepayments and
Reductions of Commitment...........................................43
2.11 Late Payment.......................................................44
2.11 Excess Amount......................................................44
ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES....................................45
3.1 Existence..........................................................45
3.2 Capitalization; Ownership; Title to Shares.........................45
3.3 Subsidiaries and Other Investments.................................45
3.4 Power and Authority................................................45
3.5 Validity and Binding Effect........................................45
3.6 No Conflict........................................................46
3.7 Financial Matters..................................................46
3.8 Material Adverse Change............................................46
3.9 Solvency...........................................................46
3.10 Litigation.........................................................46
3.11 Compliance with Laws and Regulations...............................47
3.12 Labor Matters......................................................47
3.13 Title to Properties................................................47
3.14 Tax Returns and Payments...........................................48
3.15 Intellectual Property..............................................48
3.16 Insurance..........................................................49
3.17 Consents and Approvals.............................................49
3.18 Plans and Benefit Arrangements.....................................49
3.19 Environmental Matters..............................................51
3.20 Margin Stock.......................................................51
3.21 Compliance with Covenants..........................................52
3.22 No Default.........................................................52
3.23 Debt Default.......................................................52
3.24 No Default Caused..................................................52
3.25 Burdensome Provisions, Etc. .......................................52
3.26 Encumbrances........................................................52
3.27 Property Descriptions...............................................53
3.28 Contracts Affected by Change of Control.............................53
3.29 Material Contracts and Material Licences............................53
3.30 Jurisdictions.......................................................53
3.31 Bank Accounts.......................................................54
3.32 Intercorporate Indebtedness.........................................54
3.33 Computer Systems....................................................54
3.34 Licenses, Agency and Distribution Agreements........................54
3.35 Full Disclosure.....................................................54
ARTICLE 4. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS..............................................55
4.1 Use of Proceeds.....................................................55
4.2 Delivery of Financial Statements and Other Information..............55
4.3 Preservation of Existence; Qualification............................58
4.4 Compliance with Laws and Contracts..................................58
4.5 Accounting System; Books and Records................................59
4.6 Payment of Taxes and Other Liabilities..............................59
4.7 Insurance...........................................................59
4.8 Maintenance of Properties...........................................60
4.9 Maintenance of Leases...............................................60
4.10 Maintenance of Patents, Trademarks, Permits, Etc. ..................60
4.11 Bank Accounts.......................................................60
4.12 Plans and Benefit Arrangements......................................60
4.13 Environmental Matters and Indemnification...........................61
4.14 Reciprocal Guarantees...............................................61
4.15 Agency Agreements...................................................61
4.16 Business............................................................61
4.17 Inventory...........................................................61
4.18 [Reserved]..........................................................62
4.19 Material Contracts and Material Licences............................62
4.20 Jurisdictions.......................................................62
4.21 Computer Systems....................................................62
4.22 Defense of Claims...................................................63
4.23 Additional Covenants................................................63
ARTICLE 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.................................................63
5.1 Indebtedness........................................................63
5.2 Guarantees..........................................................64
5.3 Negative Pledge.....................................................64
5.4 Other Indebtedness and Agreements...................................64
5.5 Sale of Assets......................................................64
5.6 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.....................................65
5.7 Loans, Investments, Etc. ...........................................65
5.8 Investments.........................................................65
5.9 Affiliate Transactions..............................................66
5.10 Use of Proceeds.....................................................66
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5.11 Change of Business..................................................66
5.12 ERISA...............................................................66
5.13 Material Contracts and Material Licences............................67
5.14 Acquisitions........................................................67
5.15 Fundamental Changes.................................................67
5.16 Accounting Changes..................................................68
5.17 Hedging Contracts...................................................68
5.18 Inconsistent Agreements.............................................68
5.19 Announcements.......................................................68
ARTICLE 6. CONDITIONS TO MAKING EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT..........................68
6.1 All Extensions of Credit............................................68
6.2 Conditions Precedent to Restatement Closing Date....................69
6.3 Amendment or Extension of Letter of Credit..........................72
6.4 Post-Closing Deliveries.............................................72
ARTICLE 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES........................................75
7.1 Events of Default...................................................75
7.2 Remedies............................................................80
ARTICLE 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.................................................81
8.1 Amendments and Waivers..............................................81
8.2 Taxes...............................................................81
8.3 Expenses............................................................81
8.4 Notices.............................................................81
8.5 Set-Off and Collateral..............................................82
8.6 Participations and Assignments......................................84
8.7 Successors and Assigns..............................................86
8.8 Confidentiality.....................................................86
8.9 Severability........................................................87
8.10 Interest Limitation.................................................87
8.11 Survival............................................................87
8.12 GOVERNING LAW.......................................................87
8.13 Non-Business Days...................................................88
8.14 Integration.........................................................88
8.15 Headings............................................................88
8.16 Counterparts; Effectiveness.........................................88
8.17 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL................................................88
8.18 General Indemnity...................................................88
8.19 Environmental Indemnity.............................................90
8.20 Bank Not Liable.....................................................91
8.21 Revisions to List of Authorized Officers............................91
8.22 Amendment and Restatement of Original
Credit Agreement..............91
8.23 Waiver of Existing Defaults Under Original
Credit Agreement; Release of Claims.................................91
8.24 Intercreditor Agreement.............................................92
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
DESIGNATION EXHIBIT
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A Revolving Credit Note
B-1 Compliance Certificate
B-2 Co-Steel Compliance Certificate
C Loan Request
D [Reserved]
E [Reserved]
F-1 Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement
F-2 Amended and Restated Guaranty
Agreement for Affiliates
F-3 Guaranty Agreement for Affiliates
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE DESIGNATION AND
PRINCIPAL SECTION REFERENCE SCHEDULE
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1.1-1 Leased Properties
1.1-2 New Jersey Properties
1.1-3 Ontario Properties
1.1-4 Owned Properties
1.1-5 Existing Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness
1.1-6 Significant U.S. Leased Properties
2.9(a) Outstanding Letters of Credit
2.10(iv) March 2002 Significant Share
Offering Paydown and Revised
Revolving Credit Commitment
3.8 Material Adverse Changes since
December 31, 2001
3.10 Litigation
3.12 Labor Matters
3.15 Intellectual Property Rights
3.19 Environmental Matters
3.23 Debt Defaults
3.29-1 Material Contracts
3.29-2 Material Licenses
3.30 Jurisdictions of Business, Assets,
Chief Executive Office and Formation
3.31 Bank Accounts
3.32 Intercorporate Loans by Borrower
3.34 Licenses, Agency and Distribution Agreements
5.1 Permitted Indebtedness
6.4c Hungarian Loan Reorganization
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 30,
2002 (as more fully defined below, the "AGREEMENT"), entered into by and between
CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (as more fully defined below,
the "BORROWER"), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (as more fully defined below, the "BANK").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank have entered into that certain
Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2000 (as amended
or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "ORIGINAL
CREDIT AGREEMENT");
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Bank amend and restate the
Original
Credit Agreement as provided for herein; and
WHEREAS, the Bank is willing to amend and restate the Original
Credit
Agreement and the Bank is willing to make loans and other financial
accommodations available to the Borrower, in each case on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises (each of which is
incorporated herein by reference) and the mutual promises contained herein and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, and with the intent to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, including the preamble and
recitals hereto, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set
forth below or in the Section of this Agreement referred to, unless the context
otherwise requires:
Account Debtor: This term shall mean any Person who is obligated to pay
an Account Receivable.
Accounts Receivable: Any right of a Person to payment for goods sold or
leased or services rendered in the ordinary course of business, classified as an
account receivable in accordance with GAAP.
ACIERCO: Acierco, S.A., a Luxembourg limited liability company.
Adjusted Cost Base: This term shall mean the dollar amount by which the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries would be carried as at December 31, 1998 in the
accounts of Co-Steel, if the Unrestricted Subsidiaries were accounted for, from
inception, by the equity method of accounting. Furthermore: (i) the Adjusted
Cost Base will have no further adjustments
subsequent to December 31, 1998 for net income or loss of, or unrealized gains
or losses on, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (ii) consistent with the equity
method of accounting all inter-company transactions and balances would be
eliminated; and (iii) the Adjusted Cost Base will be increased or decreased, as
the case may be, for any amounts contributed or received in the form of
subscription for equity, contribution of surplus, or receipt of dividends. For
greater certainty, (x) realized gains or losses on disposals of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries will be reflected in the Special Purpose Financial Statements; and
(y) for purposes of the preparation of the Special Purpose Financial
Statements, Goldmarsh Enterprises, ACIERCO, Co-Steel Liquidity Management and
N.J.S.C. Investments Co., Inc. are treated as Restricted Subsidiaries.
Administration Agent: This term shall mean The Toronto-Dominion Bank and
its successors or permitted assigns, as administrative agent under the Canadian
Bank
Credit Agreement.
Affiliate: (i) As such term is used in Subsection 5.1(v), in Section 5.9
or in the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement, such term shall mean as to any person,
any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled
by, or is under common control with, such Person (a Person shall be deemed to
control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities or membership interests, by contract or otherwise); without limiting
the foregoing, any Person which is an officer, director or a holder of 10% or
more of the shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or a member of the immediate family of any class of capital stock of
the Company or any Subsidiary, or a member of the immediate family of any such
officer, director or 10% or greater shareholder, shall be deemed to be an
Affiliate of the Company, and (ii) as such term is used elsewhere in this
Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, with respect to any Person, such term
shall mean any of (a) a director or executive officer of the Person or any other
Person described in clause (b) below and (b) any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or
is under common Control with the Person and, with respect to the Company, shall
include each of its Subsidiaries.
Agreement: This Credit Agreement, all exhibits and schedules hereto and
all extensions, renewals, amendments, substitutions and replacements hereof and
hereto.
Applicable Base Rate Margin: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.2a(i) hereof.
Applicable Commitment Fee Rate: This term shall have the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 2.7b hereof.
Applicable Euro-Rate Margin: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to
it in Section 2.2a(ii) hereof.
Applicable Law: This term shall mean, with respect to any Person,
property, transaction or event, all present or future applicable laws, statutes,
regulations, by-laws, treaties, judgements and decrees and all applicable
official directives if legally binding and all other
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legally binding requirements of any Governmental Authority or Person having
authority over such Person, property, transaction or event.
Applicable Letter of Credit Rate: This term shall have the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 2.9(c) hereof.
Application for Letter of Credit: Each Application and Agreement for
standby letter of credit from time to time used by the Bank in connection with
the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal by the Bank of a Letter of Credit.
Approved Asset Sale: This term has the meaning set out in Section 5.5.
Asset Monetization Program: This term shall mean the asset monetization
program for Co-Steel and its Subsidiaries dated February 25, 2002, as revised
from time to time with the consent of the Bank, which program is attached as
Schedule 3.37 to the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement.
Assignment and Assumption Agreement: An Assignment and Assumption Agreement
by and among a Purchasing Lender, the Bank or another Lender, substantially in
the form of Exhibit "D" hereto.
ASW Holdings: ASW Holdings PLC, a corporation incorporated under the laws
of England.
Authorized Officer: The President, the Vice President, Finance, the
Treasurer, the Vice President, Plant Manager, or the Secretary of a Loan Party.
The Bank shall be entitled to rely on the incumbency certificate delivered
pursuant to Section 6.2 for the initial designation of each Authorized Officer.
Bank: PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and
its successors and assigns.
Base Rate: A fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the greater
of (i) the Prime Rate or (ii) the sum of (A) the Federal Funds Effective Rate
plus (B) 1/2 of one percent per annum.
Base Rate Loan: All or any portion of the Loans bearing interest under the
Base Rate Option, as set forth in Subsection 2.2(a)(i).
Base Rate Option: The ability of the Borrower to elect Base Rate Loans, as
set forth in Subsection 2.2(a)(i).
Benefit Arrangement: An "employee benefit plan", within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is
maintained or
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otherwise contributed to by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit
of employees of the borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
Blocked Account Agreement: This term shall mean means a blocked account
agreement entered into by a bank, a Loan Party and a Security Agent with which a
Loan Party maintains an account in form and substance acceptable to the Bank.
Borrower: Co-Steel Sayreville, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and permitted assigns.
Borrowing Tranche: Each portion of the Loans bearing interest at a discrete
Euro-Rate Option and that portion of the Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate
Option.
Business Day: A day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which the Bank is
open for business.
Canadian Bank Credit Agreement: That certain credit agreement dated as of
April 30, 2002, between Co-Steel as the borrower, and the Canadian Bank
Guarantee Entities, as the guarantors, the financial institutions from time to
time party thereto as the lenders, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as administration
agent for such lenders, and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as syndication agent for
such lenders.
Canadian Bank Guarantee: Any of those certain guarantees executed and
delivered in connection with the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
Canadian Bank Guarantee Entities: The Borrower, Distribution, USA
Distribution, Raritan, Lake Ontario Steel Company, and Raritan River, and any
other entity which may hereafter be required (or should have been required, in
accordance with Co-Steel's contractual arrangements, if any, in connection with
the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement) to execute and deliver a Canadian Bank
Guarantee.
Canadian Dollars, Cdn. Dollars, and Cdn,$: Each of these terms shall mean
the lawful currency of Canada.
Canadian GAAP: This term shall mean the generally accepted accounting
principles from time to time approved by the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants, or any successor institute.
Canadian Lenders: This term shall mean the Persons a party to the Canadian
Bank Credit Agreement from time to time as a lender.
Canadian Security Agent: This term shall mean Computershare Trust Company
of Canada in its capacity as Canadian security agent for and on behalf of the
Administration Agent, the Noteholders and the Bank pursuant to the Intercreditor
Agreement.
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Capital Adequacy Event: This term shall have the meaning given it in
Section 2.4.
Capital Compensation Amount: This term shall have the meaning given it in
Section 2.4.
Capital Expenditure: This term means any expenditure made by any Person for
the purchase, lease or acquisition of capital assets (other than Current Assets)
required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, including, without
limitation, Capitalized Lease Obligations.
Capitalized Lease: With respect to a Loan Party, any lease of property by
such Loan Party as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of the
Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Capitalized Lease Obligations: With respect to a Loan Party, the amount of
the obligations of such Loan Party under Capitalized Leases which would be shown
as a liability on a balance sheet of such Loan Party prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
Collateral: This term shall mean all property, of whatever nature or kind,
which is the subject of any Encumbrance created by any Security Document.
Commitment Fee: The fee described in Section 2.7b.
Compliance Certificate: A certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit
"B-1" which has been executed by an Authorized Officer and delivered to the
Bank.
Consolidated: With respect to a Loan Party, the consolidation of items of
financial activity and accounts of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, in
which such Loan Party owns or controls a controlling interest, for the
presentation of financial statements of such Loan Party and its consolidated
Subsidiaries all in accordance with, and as required by, GAAP consistently
applied.
Consolidated Current Assets: With respect to a Loan Party, such Loan
Party's Consolidated current assets determined in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
Consolidated Current Liabilities: With respect to a Loan Party, such Loan
Party's Consolidated current liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated EBITDA shall mean: (i) the Consolidated Net Earnings in the
period; plus (ii) Consolidated Net Interest Expense in the period; plus (iii)
income taxes, whether paid or deferred, which are deducted in determining
Consolidated Net Earnings in the period, if any; plus (iv) depreciation and
amortization expense for the period; minus (v) to the extent added in
determining Consolidated Net Earning, extraordinary gains, plus (vi) to the
extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Earnings, extraordinary losses
(which for greater certainty shall
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include the non-cash Cdn.$13 million pension curtailment charge of Co-Steel
from the third quarter of 2001); plus (vii) all cash receipts from Gallatin
that have been used by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to permanently repay
indebtedness to the Noteholders, the Bank and the Canadian Lenders; plus (viii)
to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Earnings unrealized
foreign exchange losses; minus (ix) the amount of loans and advances to
Gallatin pursuant to Section 10.03(9) of the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement;
minus (x) to the extent added in determining Consolidated Net Earning
unrealized foreign exchange gains; all as set forth on the Special Purpose
Financial Statements for such period and all determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Earnings shall mean, for any period, the net earnings, for
such period, as set forth on the Special Purpose Financial Statements for such
period.
Consolidated Net Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the aggregate
of interest charges, finance charges and debt service charges, fees or discounts
for borrowed money, paid, payable or accrued in respect of interest-bearing
Co-Steel Indebtedness (including without limitation Co-Steel Bankers'
Acceptances) net of all interest and dividend income and specifically excluding
all fees but not interest charges payable under or in connection with the
Canadian Bank Credit Agreement for such period, all as set forth on the Special
Purpose Financial Statements for such period, plus interest, calculated on an
accrual basis, on the equity component of the Co-Steel Convertible Debentures
before income taxes.
Consolidate Net Worth: With respect to a Loan Party, such Loan Party's
Consolidated stockholders' equity, as determined in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
Consolidated Total Net Debt shall mean, at any time, the principal amount
of all outstanding interest bearing Co-Steel Indebtedness including, without
limitation, the debt component but excluding the equity component of the
Co-Steel Convertible Debentures, the face amount of outstanding Co-Steel
Bankers' Acceptances, Co-Steel Letters of Credit, and the amount of Capitalized
Lease Obligations of Co-Steel and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (net of interest
component) but specifically excluding accounts payable and accrued liabilities,
and deducting cash and short term investment (rated R-1 (middle) or better by
Dominion Bond Rating Service), all as set forth on the Special Purpose Financial
Statements for such period plus the face amount of all guarantees provided by
any Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
(excluding for greater certainty, the guarantee by Co-Steel of the obligations
of Co-Steel (UK) Limited pursuant to the share purchase agreement dated December
23, 1998 between Co-Steel (UK) Limited, ASW Holdings and Co-Steel).
Contaminant: This term shall mean any pollutant, dangerous substance,
liquid waste, industrial waste, hauled liquid waste, toxic substance, hazardous
waste, hazardous material, hazardous substance, nuclear material, contaminant or
like substance including any of the foregoing controlled, regulated or
prohibited under any Environmental Law or otherwise.
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Contamination: The presence of any Hazardous Material at any real property
owned or leased by a Loan Party which requires investigation, clean-up or
remediation under any Environmental Law.
Control: This term shall mean with respect to a body corporate, such body
corporate is deemed to be controlled by another Person or by two or more bodies
corporate if but only if, (a) the voting securities of the first mentioned body
corporate carrying more than fifty percent (50%) of the votes for the election
of directors are held, other than by way of security only, by or for the benefit
of such other Person or by or for the benefit of such other bodies corporate;
and (b) the votes carried by such securities are sufficient, if exercised, to
elect a majority of the board of directors of the first mentioned body
corporate; and the term "Controlled" shall have a corresponding meaning.
Co-Steel: Co-Steel Inc., an Ontario corporation, and its successors and
assigns, which currently owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Borrower.
Co-Steel Advance shall have the meaning ascribed to the term "Advance" in
the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Closing Date.
Co-Steel BA Equivalent Note shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
"BA Equivalent Note" in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as of the
Restatement Closing Date.
Co-Steel Bankers' Acceptance shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
"Banker's Acceptance" in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as of the
Restatement Closing Date.
Co-Steel Compliance Certificate: A certificate substantially in the form
of Exhibit "B-2" which has been executed by the chief financial officer of
Co-Steel and deliver to the Bank.
Co-Steel Convertible Debentures shall mean the 10 year, convertible,
unsecured, subordinated debentures of Co-Steel in the principal amount of
Canadian Dollars $125,000,000 carrying a 6.5% coupon and a conversion price of
Canadian Dollars $26.25.
Co-Steel CSM: Co-Steel C.S.M. Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter: Each three-month fiscal period of Co-Steel
beginning respectively on each successive January 1, April 1, July 1 and
October 1 during the term hereof and ending on the immediately succeeding March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement: A guaranty agreement, in the form of Exhibit
"F-1" attached hereto, executed by Co-Steel in favor of the Bank to secure the
payment of the Obligations to the Bank.
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Co-Steel Indebtedness shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
"Indebtedness" in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as of the Restatement
Closing Date.
Co-Steel Letters of Credit shall have the meaning ascribed to the term
"Letters of Credit" in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as the Restatement
Closing Date.
Co-Steel Liquidity Management: Co-Steel Liquidity Management Hungary
Limited Liability Company, a Hungarian corporation and licensed as a Hungarian
off-shore corporation, and its successors and assigns.
Credit Facility: This term shall mean the credit accommodations made
available to the Borrower hereunder.
Debenture: This terms shall mean a debenture entered into by a Loan
Party in favor of the Canadian Security Agent on behalf of the Noteholders, the
Bank, and the Administration Agent on behalf of the Canadian Lenders containing
a first ranking fixed charge (subject to Permitted Priority Liens), in favor of
the Canadian Security Agent with respect to Co-Steel's freehold interest in
each Ontario Property and other assets and a floating charge over the remaining
present and future assets of Co-Steel delivered or pledged to the Canadian
Security Agent pursuant to a debenture delivery or pledge agreement.
Default: Any condition, event, omission or act which, with the giving
of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate: The rate of interest charged pursuant to Section
2.2b(iii) hereof.
Distribution: Co-Steel Distribution Canada Limited, an Ontario, Canada
corporation, and its successors and assigns.
Dollars or US Dollars or U.S. Dollars or $ or US$ or U.S.$: The legal
tender of the United States of America.
Encumbrance: Any security interest, mortgage, charge,pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or
other), preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation,
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any Capitalized Lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the
filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code) in, upon,
or against any asset of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party,
whether or not voluntarily given.
English Finance Structure Companies: Each of Co-Steel Amsterdam B.V.,
Co-Steel (UK) Limited and Cansteel Antilles N.V.
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Environment: shall mean soil, surface waters, ground waters, land stream
sediments, surface or subsurface strata, ambient air, and any environmental
medium.
Environmental Activity: This term shall mean any past, present or future
activity, event or circumstance in respect of a Contaminant, including its
storage, use, holding, collection, purchase, accumulation, assessment,
generation, manufacture, construction, processing, treatment, stabilization,
disposition, handling or transportation, or its Release, escape, leaching,
dispersal or migration into the natural environment, including the movement
through or in the air, soil, surface water or groundwater.
Environmental Claim: Any written claim, suit notice or order made by a
Person (including without limitation a Governmental Authority) or any written
demand made by a Governmental Authority with respect to a Loan Party or any of
its properties, whether owned or leased, that: (i) asserts a violation of an
Environmental Law; (ii) asserts a liability under an Environmental Law;
(iii) orders investigations, corrective action, remediation or other response
under an Environmental Law; (iv) demands information under an Environmental Law;
(v) alleges personal injury or property damage resulting from Contaminants or
Hazardous Material; or (vi) alleges that there is or may be Contamination.
Environmental Law: Any Governmental Rule concerning protection or
regulation of the discharge of substances into the environment, including but
not limited to those concerning air emissions, water discharges and treatment,
storage tanks, and the handling, generation, treatment, storage and disposal of
waste materials, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, toxic
substances, pathogens, radioactive materials or hazardous substances of any
kind, whether solid, liquid or gaseous.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or any successor
legislation thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
including any amendments to any of the foregoing.
ERISA Affiliate: Any member of a controlled group of corporations under
Section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of which the Borrower or Co-Steel is
a member, and any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common
control with the Borrower or Co-Steel, under Section 414(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and all other entities which, together with the Borrower or
Co-Steel, are or were treated as a single employer under Sections 414(m) or
414(o) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Euro-Rate: With respect to Borrowing Tranches to which the Euro-Rate Option
applies for any Euro-Rate Interest Period, the interest rate per annum
determined by the Bank by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upward to the
nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate of interest determined by the Bank
in accordance with its usual procedures (which determination shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error) to be the "offered" eurodollar rate as quoted
by Exco-Xxxxxx Incorporated (or appropriate successor or, if Exco-Xxxxxx or its
successor ceases to provide such quotes, a comparable replacement determined by
the Bank) as evidenced on Dow Xxxxx Markets Service (formerly known as Telerate)
display page 4756 (or
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such other display page on the Dow Xxxxx Markets System as may replace Dow Xxxxx
Markets Service display page 4756), two (2) Business Days prior to the first day
of such Euro-Rate Interest Period for an amount comparable to such Borrowing
Tranche and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Euro-Rate
Interest Period by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Reserve
Percentage. The Euro-Rate may also be expressed by the following formula:
the "offered rate" as quoted by Exco-Xxxxxx
Euro-Rate = as shown on Dow Xxxxx Markets Service display page 4756
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1.00 - Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage
Euro-Rate Interest Period: Any individual period of one, two or three
months commencing on the date a Euro-Rate Option is exercised; provided,
however, that (i) any Euro-Rate Interest Period which would otherwise end on a
day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next Business Day
unless such Business Day falls in the succeeding calendar month, in which case
such Euro-Rate Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day,
(ii) any Euro-Rate Interest Period which begins on the last day of a calendar
month or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
subsequent calendar month during which such Euro-Rate Interest Period is to end
shall end on the last Business Day of such subsequent month and (iii) no
Euro-Rate Interest Period with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan may end
after the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
Euro-Rate Loan: All or any portion of the Loans bearing interest under the
Euro-Rate Option, as set forth in Subsection 2.2(a)(ii).
Euro-Rate Option: The ability of the Borrower to elect Euro-Rate Loans, as
set forth in Subsection 2.2(a)(ii).
Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage: The maximum percentage (expressed as a
decimal rounded upward to the nearest 1/100(th) of 1%), as determined by the
Bank which is in effect during any relevant period, as prescribed by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining
the maximum reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency
reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities") of a member bank in such System.
Event of Default: Any of the events specified in Section 7.1.
Excess Amount: This term means, in respect of the Credit Facility, the
excess, if any, as at the date of determination of (a) the sum of the
Outstanding Revolving Credit Amount, plus the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the
Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus any Unreimbursed Letter
of Credit Draws all at that date, over (b) the Revolving Credit Commitment at
that date.
Excess Revolver Paydown: as at the end of any fiscal quarter of Co-Steel
the amount, if any, by which the outstanding amount of the sum of (x) the
Co-Steel Advances and (y) the Equivalent Amount (as defined in the Canadian Bank
Credit Agreement) in Canadian Dollars
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of the principal amount advanced (including letters of credit outstanding)
under the Credit Facility and the Raritan Credit Facility is less than the
result of (a) the sum of (x) the Revolving Credit Commitment and (y) the
Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars of all commitments under the Canadian
Bank Credit Agreement and the Raritan Credit Facility at such time, minus (b)
Cdn.$50,000,000.
Excluded Taxes: Any Tax imposed on the Bank's net income or capital by any
Governmental Authority as a result of the Bank (a) carrying on a trade or
business or having a permanent establishment in such jurisdiction, (b) being
organized under the laws of such jurisdiction, or (c) being or being deemed to
be resident in such jurisdiction.
Existing Canadian Bank Indebtedness: The outstanding Indebtedness of
Co-Steel at the opening of business on the Restatement Closing Date under and
pursuant to a certain credit agreement dated May 28, 1999, between Co-Steel as
the borrower, Distribution, USA Distribution, Raritan and Borrower as the
guarantors, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as the
lenders, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as administration agent for such lenders,
and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as syndication agent for such lenders.
Existing Prudential Indebtedness: The outstanding Indebtedness of Co-Steel
at the opening of business on the Restatement Closing Date under and pursuant to
certain note purchase agreement dated as of February 27, 1997, between Co-Steel,
Prudential and U.S. Private Placement Fund and that certain note purchase
agreement dated as of January 10, 1994, between Co-Steel, Prudential and U.S.
Private Placement Fund.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any entity succeeding to
its functions.
Federal Funds Effective Rate: For any day shall mean the rate per annum
(based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any
successor) on such day as being weighted average of the rates on overnight
federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous
trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any
successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank
computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the "Federal Funds
Effective Rate" as of the date of this Agreement; provided, if such Federal
Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective
Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.
Fee: Any of the fees payable or to be payable by the Borrower to the Bank
pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, including but not limited to, the
Restructuring Fees, the Commitment Fee and any Letter of Credit Fee.
Fiscal Quarter: Each three-month fiscal period of the Borrower beginning
respectively on each successive January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 during
the term hereof and ending on the immediately succeeding March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31.
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FISCAL YEAR: Each 12-month fiscal period of the Borrower, currently January
1 to December 31.
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles which are consistent with
the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, its predecessors and its successors, including any official
interpretations thereof.
GALLATIN: This term shall mean Gallatin Steel Company, a partnership formed
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
GENERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT: This term shall mean a security agreement
entered into by a Loan Party in favor of a Security Agent on behalf of the Bank,
Administration Agent, the Canadian Lenders and Noteholders creating a first
ranking security interest in favor of such Security Agent on all the present and
future assets of the Loan Party (subject in each case to Permitted Priority
Liens).
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY: Any (i) nation, state, government, jurisdiction or
jurisdictional authority (domestic, foreign or international), any political
subdivision thereof, and any governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public,
statutory, administrative or regulatory body, agency, department, bureau,
authority, court, commission, board, office, instrumentality, administrative
tribunal or other entity of any of the foregoing and any official thereof and
(ii) any arbitrator, arbitration tribunal or other non-governmental entity which
has jurisdiction over the Borrower or a Subsidiary as a result of (A) the
written consent of the Borrower or (B) being vested with such jurisdiction by
any Governmental Authority.
GOVERNMENTAL RULE: Any constitutional provision, law, statute, code, act,
rule, regulation, permit, license, treaty, ordinance, order, writ, injunction,
decree, judgment, award, standard, directive, decision, determination or holding
of any Governmental Authority, whether in existence on the Original A&R Closing
Date or whether issued, enacted or adopted after the Original A&R Closing Date,
and any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof following
the Original A&R Closing Date.
GUARANTY OR GUARANTEE: As to any Person, any obligation, direct or
indirect, by which such Person undertakes to guaranty, assume or remain liable
for the payment of a second Person's obligations, including but not limited to
(i) endorsements of negotiable instruments, (ii) discounts with recourse, (iii)
agreements to pay or perform upon a second Person's failure to pay or perform,
(iv) agreements to remain liable on obligations assumed by a second Person
(other than pursuant to Letters of Credit permitted hereunder), (v) agreements
to maintain the capital, working capital, solvency or general financial
condition of a second Person and (vi) agreements for the purchase or other
acquisition of products, materials, supplies or services, if in any case payment
therefor is to be made regardless of the nondelivery of such products, materials
or supplies or the nonfurnishing of such services.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL: This term shall mean any pollutant, toxic substance,
hazardous waste, hazardous material, hazardous substance, or oil as defined
pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, as amended,
the Federal Clean Water Act, any Environmental Law or any other federal, state,
provincial or local environmental law, regulation, ordinance, rule or by-law of
the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom, whether existing as of the date
hereof, previously enforced, or subsequently enacted.
HUNGARIAN FINANCE STRUCTURE COMPANIES: This term shall mean Goldmarsh
Enterprises, ACIERCO and Co-Steel Liquidity Management.
HUNGARIAN GUARANTEE: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 6.4c hereof.
HUNGARIAN GUARANTEE DOCUMENTS: This term shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in Section 6.4c hereof.
HUNGARIAN LOAN NOTES: This term means individually or collectively any or
all of the following loans however evidenced from time to time extended or held
by Co-Steel Liquidity Management:
(i) promissory note from Co-Steel CSM for U.S.$25,000,000 maturing
November 23, 2004;
(ii) promissory note from Co-Steel CSM for U.S.$25,000,000 maturing
November 23, 2004;
(iii) promissory note from Co-Steel CSM for U.S.$28,650,000 maturing
July 31, 2006;
(iv) term loan to Co-Steel USA Holdings Inc. for U.S.$100,000,000
maturing January 8, 2008;
(v) term loan to the Borrower for U.S.$13,000,000 maturing January
30, 2008;
(vi) term loan to the Borrower for U.S.$3,600,000 maturing June 30,
2008;
(vii) term loan to the Borrower for U.S.$5,683,330 maturing June 30,
2008; and
(viii) promissory note from Co-Steel CSM for U.S.$150,000.
HUNGARIAN LOAN REORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS: This term shall have the meaning
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ascribed to such term in Section 6.4c hereof.
INCHOATE LIEN: This term shall mean, with respect to any property or asset
of any Person, the following Encumbrances: any Encumbrance for taxes, local
improvement charges, levies, rates, assessments or utility charges not yet due
or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which a
provision has been taken in accordance with GAAP, if applicable;
(a) any carriers, warehousemen, mechanics or materialmen's lien in
respect of charges accruing in favor of any Person, so long as the charges
are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which a provision has been taken in accordance with
GAAP, if applicable; and
(b) undetermined or inchoate liens, privileges or charges incidental
to current operations which have not at such time been files pursuant to
law against the Person's property or assets or which relate to obligations
not due or delinquent.
INDEBTEDNESS: With respect to any Person, at any time, the aggregate,
without duplication, of:
(a) all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities (other than
accounts payable and accrued liabilities), of the Person which, in
accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total liabilities as
shown in the liability section of the balance sheet of the Person,
including, without limitation, indebtedness, obligations and liabilities
for borrowed money (whether on account of principal, interest or otherwise)
or in respect of any bankers' or trade acceptance credit facility, but
excluding, for greater certainty, any inter-company debt that is eliminated
upon consolidation;
(b) all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Person
secured by any Encumbrance on any property or asset owned or held by the
Person, whether or not any other Person has assumed or is liable for the
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities so secured and whether or not the
rights and remedies of the secured party are limited to repossession or
sale of the property or assets covered, but, for greater certainty,
excluding operating leases;
(c) any Synthetic Lease or other transfer of property of assets which
has been made with recourse to the transferor or any obligation to
repurchase any property or assets or to purchase property or assets
regardless of the delivery or non-delivery thereof;
(d) any liability under any instrument of guarantee or indemnity or
arising under any guarantee, endorsement or undertaking which may be made
or issued to others for the account of the Person and at the request of
such Person;
(e) all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of others which the
Person has directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed (otherwise than for
collection or
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deposit in the ordinary course of business), discounted with recourse or
other obligation to pay or under agreement (contingently or otherwise) to
purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire or become liable for, or in
respect of which the Person has provided a comfort letter or agreed to
supply or advance funds (whether by way of loan, share purchase or capital
contribution, through a commitment to pay for property or services
regardless of the non-delivery of the property or the non-furnishing of the
services or otherwise) or in respect of which the Person has otherwise
become directly or indirectly liable; and the amount of each such
indebtedness, obligation or liability (each in this definition a "Guarantee
of Indebtedness") shall be deemed to be the amount of the Indebtedness in
respect of which the Guarantee of Indebtedness relates, unless the
Guarantee of Indebtedness is limited to a determinable amount in which case
the amount of the Guarantee of Indebtedness shall be deemed to be the
lesser of the amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which the Guarantee
of Indebtedness relates and the determinable amount; and for greater
certainty a Guarantee of Indebtedness shall be deemed to be in the
principal amount of, and bear the same rate of interest as, the
Indebtedness which is the subject of such Guarantee of Indebtedness so
guaranteed;
(f) all liabilities of the Person as a partner or venturer in
any partnership, joint venture or other enterprise;
(g) all items of indebtedness convertible into, or exchangeable
for, shares in the capital of the Person;
(h) all shares in the capital of, or partnership units in, the
Person which are redeemable or retractable at the option of any Person
(other than the Person in respect of whom a determination of Indebtedness
is being made); and
(i) any Capitalized Lease Obligation.
INDEMNIFIED PARTIES: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 8.18a hereof.
INSURANCE PROCEEDS: This term has the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Prudential Note Agreement as of the Restatement Closing Date.
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT: This term shall mean the intercreditor
agreement dated as of April 30, 2002, among the Canadian Security Agent, the US
Security Agent, the Bank, the Administration Agent and the Noteholders as
consented bo by the Borrower and each of the Guarantors.
INTEREST RATE OPTION: Any of the Base Rate Option or the Euro-Rate
Option.
INTEREST RATE PERIODS: The Euro-Rate Interest Periods.
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XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor
legislation thereto, and the rules and regulations issued or promulgated
thereunder, including any amendments to any of the foregoing.
INVENTORY: This term shall mean tangible personal property that is held by
a Person for sale or lease or that has been leased or that is to be furnished
or has been furnished under a contract of service, or that is raw materials,
work in process or materials used or consumed in a business or profession,
which has been, or properly may be, classified as inventory in accordance with
GAAP.
LAKE ONTARIO STEEL COMPANY: Lake Ontario Steel Company, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors and assigns.
LANDLORD'S CONSENTS: This term shall mean collectively, such in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank of consents landlords of Leased Properties
to permit an Encumbrance in favor of a Security Agent against property of a
Loan Party located at such premises and to waive any landlord's lien or right
of distraint against any property of a Loan Party located at such premises, all
in a form approved by the Bank.
LEASED PROPERTIES: This term shall mean all lands and premises described
in Schedule 1.1-1 and any lands and premises which are subsequently leased by
the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE: This term shall mean a leasehold mortgage with
assignment of subleases and rents, security agreement and fixture filing as a
first ranking Encumbrance against all leasehold property, right, title and
interest in the premises identified thereon in favor of a Security Agent on
behalf of the Bank, the Administration Agent, the Canadian Lenders and the
Noteholders (subject in each case to Permitted Priority Liens).
LENDERS: The Bank, and any other financial institution which joins this
Agreement as a lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and
their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which
is referred to herein from time to time as a LENDER.
LETTER OF CREDIT: Any standby letter of credit issued by the Bank pursuant
to any Application for Letter of Credit and the applicable Reimbursement
Agreement.
LETTER OF CREDIT FEE: Any fee due to the Bank for the issuance of or
processing of a Letter of Credit or a draw thereunder.
LOAN ACCOUNT: The loan account referred to in Section 2.6.
LOAN DOCUMENT: Any of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note, any
Letter of Credit, any Application for Letter of Credit, the Reimbursement
Agreement, the Standstill Agreement, the Related Parties Guarantees, any
Security Documents, the Intercreditor
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Agreement, any cash management agreement and all other documents and instruments
executed and delivered from time to time to govern, evidence or secure the
Obligations, and the exhibits, schedules, statements, reports certificates and
other documents required by, or related to, any of the foregoing, and all
extensions, renewals, amendments, substitutions and replacements thereto and
thereof.
LOAN PARTIES: collectively, the Borrower and the Related Parties; and the
term LOAN PARTY shall mean any of the Loan Parties.
LOAN REQUEST: Each Loan Request executed by the Borrower and delivered to
the Bank, substantially in the form of EXHIBIT "C".
LOANS: Collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans, together with all
outstanding reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for draft presented under
the Letters of Credit and honored by the Bank that have not been converted into
Revolving Credit Loans; and the term LOAN refers individually to any of the
Loans.
LOSSES: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
8.18a hereof.
MANAGING SECURITY AGENT: The Canadian Security Agent in its capacity as
managing security agent under the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
MARCH 2002 SIGNIFICANT SHARE OFFERING: Co-Steel's offering of 20,907,000 of
its common shares which closed March 12, 2002.
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE: With respect to any Loan Party, any circumstance
or event which (i) has or could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect upon the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the Security Documents, any of the Related Parties Guarantees or the
Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) is material and adverse to the business,
properties, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of
the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, (iii) impairs materially the ability of the
Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to duly and punctually pay or perform the
Obligations, or (iv) impairs materially the ability of the Bank, to the extent
permitted, to enforce the Bank's legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents.
MATERIAL CONTRACTS: Means, collectively, those contracts listed in Schedule
3-29-1 and any contract or lease to which a Loan Party is now or hereafter
becomes a party and which is at any time on or after the date of this Agreement,
material to the business of any Loan Party in each case whether oral or written,
and in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
and in effect from time to time, but excluding (a) any collective agreements,
(b) any pension plan and benefits agreements, and (c) insurance policies.
MATERIAL LICENSES: Means, collectively, those licenses, permits or
approvals listed on Schedule 3-29-2 any license, permit or approval issued by
any Governmental Authority,
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applicable stock exchange or securities commission, to a Loan Party, and which
is at any time on or after the date of this Agreement, necessary or material to
the business and operations of a Loan Party or to the listing of its securities.
MATURITY DATE: The Maturity Date shall be (a) January 15, 2004, or (b)
such other later date as the Borrower and the Bank have mutually agreed to and
such later date is set forth in a writing executed by the Borrower and accepted
by the Bank.
MONEY PURCHASE PLAN: Any Benefit Arrangement subject to the minimum
funding standards under Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code.
MORTGAGE: This term shall mean a mortgage with assignment of leases
and rents, security agreement and fixture filing as a first ranking encumbrance
against all real property, right, title and interest in the properties
identified therein in favor of US Security Agent on behalf of the Bank, the
Administration Agent, the Canadian Lenders and the Noteholders (subject in each
case to Permitted Priority Liens).
MOVEABLE HYPOTHEC:A deed of moveable hypothec entered into by a Loan
Party in favor of the Canadian Security Agent on behalf of the Noteholders,
the Bank, the Administration Agent on behalf of the Canadian Lenders creating a
first ranking security interest in favor of the Canadian Security Agent on all
the present and future assets of such Loan Party located in the Province of
Quebec (subject in each case to Permitted Priority Liens).
MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN: A "multiemployer plan" as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of such Loan
Party 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.
NET CASH PROCEEDS: This term shall mean the cash proceeds (including
any cash payment received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a
note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or
otherwise, but only as and when received) of any sale of property or of any
offering of debt or equity securities, net of (without duplication): (i)
reasonable and documented legal, accounting and investment banking fees and/or
commissions (actually paid to any Person that is not an Affiliate of Co-Steel),
(ii) in the case of an asset disposition amounts required to be applied to the
repayment of Indebtedness secured by an Encumbrance expressly permitted under
this Agreement (other than those created pursuant to the Security Documents) on
any asset which is the subject of the asset disposition, (iii) amounts agreed
among the Administration Agent on behalf of the Canadian Lenders, the
Noteholders and the Bank pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, and (iv) in
the case of an asset disposition other customary fees actually incurred in
connection with the sale, all net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be
payable as a result of the asset disposition.
NET TANGIBLE ASSETS: With respect to any Restricted Subsidiary, the
aggregate amount of assets of such Restricted Subsidiary after deducting
therefrom (i) all goodwill, trade names, trade marks, patents, organization
expenses and other like intangibles; (ii) all equity held
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by it in another Restricted Subsidiary, and (iii) inter-company loans and
advances to another Subsidiary of Co-Steel, all as set forth on the most recent
balance sheet of such Restricted Subsidiary, computed in accordance with GAAP
(provided that such balance sheet shall be prepared on a non-consolidated
basis).
NEW HOLDCO: This term has the meaning ascribed to such term in Schedule
6.4c attached hereto.
NEW JERSEY PROPERTIES: This term shall mean the lands and premises
described in Schedule 1.1-2 and all plant, buildings, structures, erections,
improvements, appurtenances and fixtures (including fixed machinery and fixed
equipment) situate on those lands.
NEW SUBORDINATED LOAN NOTES: This term has the meaning ascribed to such
term in Schedule 6.4c attached hereto.
NORMALIZED CONSOLIDATED EBITDA shall mean Consolidated EBITDA calculated
quarterly on a rolling twelve-month basis, except for the period ended December
31, 2001 only, which shall be calculated using only the preceding 9 months
beginning April 1, 2001 and annualizing such number over 12 months.
NORMALIZED CONSOLIDATED EBITDA NET OF CAPEX shall mean, for any period,
Normalized Consolidated EBITDA minus (a) cash Capital Expenditures, (b) to the
extent not already deducted in the calculation of Normalized Consolidated
EBITDA, scheduled payments in respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and
(c) to the extent not otherwise already deducted in the calculation of
Normalized Consolidated EBITDA, mandatory funding requirements in respect of
pension obligation, in each case of any member of the Restricted Group during
such period.
NORTH YORK PROPERTY: This term shall mean the leased premises of Co-Steel
located at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx.
NOTEHOLDERS: This term shall mean Prudential, U.S. Private Placement Fund
or any other holders from time to time of the Prudential Notes.
OBLIGATIONS: Collectively, (i) all unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid
interest under the Loans, (ii) all accrued and unpaid Fees hereunder or under
any of the other Loan Documents, (iii) all obligations (contingent or matured)
due the Bank pursuant to draws on Letters of Credit, (iv) any other amounts due
hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including all
reimbursements, indemnities, Fees, costs, expenses, prepayment premiums, and
other obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Bank or any
indemnified party hereunder and thereunder, (v) all other existing and future
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Bank for the payment of
money under any other agreement or instrument between the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and the Bank or among the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the Bank and
any other Person, and (vi) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable
expenses incurred by the Bank in connection with this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, including but not limited to the reasonable fees and expenses of
the Bank's counsel.
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ONTARIO PROPERTIES: This term shall mean the lands and premises described
in Schedule 1.1-3 and all plant, buildings, structures, erections, improvements,
appurtenances and fixtures (including fixed machinery and fixed equipment)
situate on those lands.
ORIGINAL A&R CLOSING DATE: September 30, 2002.
ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT: The meaning ascribed to it in the RECITALS to
this Agreement.
OUTSTANDING REVOLVING CREDIT AMOUNT: The sum of the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans.
OWNED PROPERTY: This term shall mean the lands and premises described in
Schedule 1.1-4 and all plant, buildings, structures, erections, improvements,
appurtenances and fixtures (including fixed machinery and fixed equipment)
situated on these lands.
PARTICIPANT: Any bank or financial institution which acquires from the Bank
an undivided interest in the Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment, the Revolving
Credit Loans or in the Letters of Credit, pursuant to Section 8.6a.
PARTICIPATION: The sale, made in accordance with the provisions of Section
8.6a, by the Bank to any Participant of an undivided interest in the Bank's
Revolving Credit Commitment, the Revolving Credit Loans or in the Letters of
Credit.
PBGC: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to
ERISA, or any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
PERMITTED ASSET SALES: This term shall mean (i) sales pursuant to the Asset
Monetization Program provided the proceeds thereof are distributed as required
by the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) sales of assets between Loan Parties; or
(iii) sales of assets (excluding items set forth in (i) and (ii) above) valuing
less than Cdn.$2,500,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) provided that the total
amount of asset sales under this item (iii) do not exceed Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its
US Dollar equivalent) in the aggregate per annum, calculated on a calendar year
basis, for the Restricted Group.
PERMITTED INTERCOMPANY INDEBTEDNESS: This term shall mean (a) loans from an
Unrestricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that no such loan
exceeds Cdn.$1,500,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) and that such loans in the
aggregate do not exceed Cdn.$3,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent); (b) loans
from a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary; and (c)
Indebtedness described in Schedule 1.1-5.
PERMITTED LIENS: This term shall mean, with respect to any property or
asset of any Person, the following Encumbrances:
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(i) any Inchoate Lien;
(ii) Encumbrances respecting Priority Payables;
(iii) minor encumbrances, and those municipal agreements, easements,
rights of way, servitudes, rights in the nature of an easement, reservations,
restrictions and other similar rights in land granted to or reserved by other
Persons, rights of way for sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines
and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of
real properties which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of the real properties or materially impair their use or operation;
(iv) Encumbrances arising out of judgements or awards against such
Person with respect to which enforcement has been stayed and such Person at the
time shall currently be prosecuting an appeal or proceeding for review in good
faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which
such Person has created adequate reserves or has adequate insurance protection;
provided, however, that at no time may the aggregate dollar amount of such liens
exceed Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent);
(v) Encumbrances respecting Capitalized Lease Obligations provided
such Encumbrances secure Indebtedness which is permitted under Section
10.03(1)(1) of the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement;
(vi) any right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by
the terms of any lease, franchise, grant or permit acquired by the Person, or by
any statutory provision to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant
or permit, or to require annual or other periodic payments as a condition of the
continuance thereof;
(vii) security given by the Person to a utility or any Governmental
Authority when required by such utility or Governmental Authority in connection
with the operations of the Person and in the ordinary course of its business;
(viii) reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any,
expressed in any original grants from the applicable sovereign Governmental
Authority, as applicable;
(ix) any Encumbrance securing a purchase money obligation, provided
that (a) no such Encumbrances affects any property other than the property
acquired by the incurring of such purchase money obligation; (b) such
Encumbrance does not secure an amount in excess of the original purchase price
of such property, less repayments made from time to time; and (c) such
Encumbrance secures Indebtedness which is permitted under Section 10.03(1)(1) of
the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement;
(x) the Encumbrances in favor of the Security Agents in their
capacity as security agents pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement; and
(xi) any Encumbrance consented to in writing by the Bank,
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provided, however, that no Encumbrance described in clauses (i) through (v)
above shall constitute a Permitted Lien if such Encumbrance materially detracts
from the value of property of the Person or materially impairs its use in the
operation of the business of the Person; and provided further however that any
modification of Section 10.03(1)(1) of the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement after
the Restatement Closing Date shall not amend the terms of this definition unless
the Bank consents to such modification in writing.
Permitted Priority Liens: This term shall mean those encumbrances set forth
in subsections (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (ix) of the
definition of Permitted Liens or any other Encumbrance consented to in writing
by the Bank.
Person: Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust,
business trust, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization or enterprise or Governmental Authority.
Plan: With respect to a Loan Party, any employee pension benefit plan other
than a Multiemployer Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA and which either
(i) is maintained by such Loan Party and/or any ERISA Affiliate of such Loan
Party for employees of such Loan Party and/or any ERISA Affiliate or (ii) has at
any time within the preceding five years been maintained by the Borrower and/or
any entity which was an ERISA Affiliate at such time for their respective
employees.
PNC Portion: An amount equal to the portion of any Specified Transaction
(as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) allocated to the Bank under the
Intercreditor Agreement for the payment of the outstanding principal obligations
of the Borrower hereunder and of Raritan under the Raritan Credit Facility.
PNC Sayreville Portion: An amount equal to 42.9% of any PNC Portion
distributed to the Bank under the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any
Specified Transaction.
Prime Rate: For any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the
rate of interest which the Bank announces from time to time as its prime lending
rate, which rate may not be the lowest rate then being charged by the Bank to
certain commercial borrowers.
Priority Payables: This term shall mean all statutory liens, deemed trusts
and preferred claims of any Person, including claims for employee wages,
vacation pay, termination or severance pay, employee withholdings, pension plan
contributions, workers' compensation assessments, municipal Taxes and claims by
public utilities.
Prohibited Transaction: A "prohibited transaction" as defined under Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Prudential: The Prudential Insurance Company of America.
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Prudential Guarantee: Any of those certain guarantees executed and
delivered in connection with the Prudential Note Purchase Agreement.
Prudential Guarantee Entities: Borrower, Distribution, USA Distribution,
Raritan and any other entity which may hereafter be required (or should have
been required, in accordance with Co-Steel's contractual arrangements, if any,
in connection with the Prudential Note Purchase Agreements) to execute and
deliver a Prudential Guarantee.
Prudential Note Agreement: That certain amended and restated note agreement
dated as of April 30, 2002, among Co-Steel, Prudential and U.S. Private
Placement Fund, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Prudential Notes: This term shall be a collective reference to the Series A
Notes and the Series B Notes as such terms are defined in the Prudential Note
Agreement.
Purchasing Lender: A Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement by
executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in accordance with the terms
and provisions of Section 8.6b.
Qualified Bank: A bank or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof, having either (i) capital,
surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $250,000,000 or (ii) total
assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and whose long-term certificates of deposit
are rated "AA" or better by Standard and Poor's Rating Group, a division of
McGraw Hill, Inc. or "Aa" or better by Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
Raritan: Co-Steel Raritan, Inc., a
New Jersey corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
Raritan Credit Facility: That certain amended and restated credit agreement
dated as of April 30, 2002, by and between Bank and Raritan, and all extensions,
renewals, amendments, substitutions and replacements thereto and thereof.
Raritan River: Raritan River Urban Renewal Corporation, a
New Jersey
corporation, and its successors and assigns.
Ratable Share: The proportion that a Lender's aggregate Revolving Credit
Commitment bears to the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders,
respectively.
Regulations T, U and X: Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X
promulgated by this Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 C.F.R.
Part 220 et seq., Part 221 et seq., and Part 224 et seq., respectively), as such
regulations are now in effect and as may hereafter be amended.
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Reimbursement Agreement: The Reimbursement Agreement pursuant to which
the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank for any draw against any Letter of
Credit.
Related Parties: Each of 1300554 Ontario Limited, 1102590 Ontario
Limited, Co-Steel (U.S.) Ltd., Co-Steel USA Holdings, Inc., Co-Steel Finance
Corp., Co-Steel, Distribution, USA Distribution, Lake Ontario Steel Company,
Raritan and Raritan River and any other entity which have or may hereinafter be
required (or which should have been required) to execute and deliver Related
Parties Guarantees pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Agreement.
Related Parties Guarantee: Any of those certain guaranties executed by
the Related Parties, under which the Related Parties agree to provide guaranties
for the Obligations of Borrower under and pursuant to this Agreement (together
with any amendment, modification or replacement thereof) including those
guaranties attached hereto as Exhibit "F-1", Exhibit "F-2". or Exhibit "F-3".
Release: This term shall mean any discharge, spray, inject,
inoculate, abandon, deposit, spill, leak, seep, pour, emit, empty, throw, dump,
place and exhaust, and when used as a noun, has a similar meaning.
Reportable Event: A "reportable event" described in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA and in 29 C.F.R. Part 2615.
Restatement Closing Date: The date on which each of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 6.2 is satisfied.
Restricted Group: This term shall mean Co-Steel and the Restricted
Subsidiaries collectively.
Restricted Subsidiary: This term shall mean each of 1300554 Ontario
Limited, 1102590 Ontario Limited, Distribution, Co-Steel (U.S.) Ltd., Co-Steel
Finance Corp., Lake Ontario Steel Company, USA Distribution, Co-Steel USA
Holdings, Inc., the Borrower, Raritan River, Raritan, and such other Subsidiary
of Co-Steel that becomes a Related Party hereunder or as may be designated as a
Restricted Subsidiary by Co-Steel with the consent of the Bank from time to
time; provided that for purposes of compliance with the financial covenants set
forth in Section 4.02 of the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement and for purposes of the
Special Purpose Financial Statements, ACIERCO, Goldmarsh Enterprises, Co-Steel
Liquidity Management and N.J.S.C. Investment Co., Inc., shall be deemed
Restricted Subsidiaries.
Restructuring Fees: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 2.7c.
Revolving Credit Commitment or Commitment: The obligation of the Bank
to make available to the Borrower an amount (i) which prior to the Restatement
Closing Date shall not exceed $11,798,566.76 in the aggregate at any one time
outstanding, and (ii) which on or
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after the Restatement Closing Date (and subject to Sections 2.1a, 2.1f and
2.10) shall not exceed $11,798,556.76 in the aggregate at any one time.
Revolving Credit Loan: An individual borrowing under the Revolving Credit
Commitment.
Revolving Credit Note or Note: The Revolving Credit Note, in substantially
the form of Exhibit "A", duly executed by the Borrower and delivered to the
Bank together with all extensions, renewals, amendments, substitutions and
replacements thereto and thereof.
Revolving Credit Termination Date: The current Maturity Date.
SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission and any entity succeeding to
its functions.
Security Documents: This term shall mean the documents or agreements
referred to in Section 8.5b hereof.
Settlement Amounts: This term shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in clause (e) of the definition of "specified Transactions" in the Intercreditor
Agreement.
Share Pledge Agreement: This term shall mean any share pledge agreement
entered into in favor of a Security Agent for an on behalf of the Bank, the
Administration Agent on behalf of the Canadian Lenders and the Noteholders.
Shareholders' Equity: This term shall mean shareholders' equity as
reflected on the balance sheet in the most recent Special Purpose Financial
Statements excluding that portion of the Co-Steel Convertible Debentures
classified as equity in accordance with GAAP.
Significant Share Offering: This term shall mean a public offering by
Co-Steel of its common shares the gross proceeds of which equal or exceed
Cdn.$50,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent), and for greater certainty,
excludes the March 2002 Significant Share Offering.
Significant U.S. Leased Properties: This term shall mean all lands and
premises described in Schedule 1.1-6.
Solvent: As to any Person, the condition which exists when such Person (i)
owns assets whose value (both at fair market value and present fair saleable
value) is, on the date of determination, greater than the amount of such
Person's liabilities (including without limitation contingent and unliquidated
liabilities), (ii) is able to pay all of its Indebtedness as such Indebtedness
matures and (iii) has capital sufficient to carry on its business and
transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage.
Special Purpose Financial Statements: This term shall mean the consolidated
financial statements of Co-Steel prepared under GAAP, except that the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
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are not consolidated but are accounted for at Adjusted Cost Base. For greater
certainty, it is hereby acknowledged that for purposes of the preparation of
the Special Purpose Financial Statements, Goldmarsh Enterprises, ACIERCO,
Co-Steel Liquidity Management and N.J.S.C. Investment Co., Inc. are treated as
Restricted Subsidiaries.
Standstill Agreement: This term means a standstill agreement from
Co-Steel (UK) Limited in favor of the Administration Agent in its
representative capacity, the Noteholders and the Bank, in a form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank.
Stated Amount: As to any Letter of Credit, the lower of (i) the face
amount thereof or (ii) the remaining available undrawn amount thereof
(regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met).
Subsidiary: With respect to any Person at any time: (i) any other
Person of which either (a) 50% or more of the shares in its capital or other
interests which entitle it to vote in the election of directors or comparable
Persons performing similar functions (excluding shares or other interests
entitled to vote only upon the failure to pay dividends thereon or other
contingencies) are owned by the former person or (b) it has a 50% interest in
the profits or capital of such other Person, at the time owned directly (or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries) by such Person, or (ii) any other
Person whose net earnings, or any portion thereof, are consolidated with the
net earnings of such Person and are recorded on the books of such Person for
financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and includes any entity
in like relation to a Subsidiary.
Synthetic Lease: This term means any lease that, in accordance with
GAAP is classified by the lessee as an operating lease for financial reporting
purposes but is treated as a secured financing for the purpose of income tax
reporting.
Tangible Net Worth: This term shall mean at any date, the amount equal
to the Shareholders' Equity (excluding foreign currency translation
adjustments), less all goodwill, investments in and amounts due from ASW
Holdings, trade names, trade marks, patents, organization expenses, deferred
financing expenses, amounts due from employees and other like intangibles, all
calculated based on the Special Purpose Financial Statements prepared as at
such date.
Tax or Taxes: Such terms shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, levies,
imposts and other assessments, including all income, sales, use, goods and
services, value added, capital, capital gains, alternative, net worth,
transfer, profits, withholding, payroll, employer health, excise, franchise,
real property and personal property taxes, and any other taxes, customs duties,
fees, assessments, royalties, duties, deductions, compulsory loans or similar
charges in the nature of a tax, including PBGC, the Canada Pension Plan, any
state or provincial pension plan contributions, employment insurance payments
and workers compensation premiums, together with any installments, and any
interest, fines and penalties, imposed by any Governmental authority, whether
disputed or not.
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TD Availability: Shall mean, on any date, the sum of the maximum principal
amount available to be advanced but remaining unadvanced on such date under the
Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
Termination Event: With respect to a Loan Party, (i) A Reportable Event
with respect to a Plan or an event described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA, with
respect to a Plan, (ii) the withdrawal of such Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate
from a Plan during a Plan year in which such Loan party or such ERISA Affiliate
was a "substantial employer", as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of
ERISA, (iii) the incurrence of liability by such Loan Party or such ERISA
Affiliate under Section 4064 of ERISA upon the termination of a Plan, (iv) the
distribution of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section
4041(c) of ERISA or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under
Section 4041 of ERISA, (v) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by
the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (vi) any other event or condition which
might reasonably constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
Transfer Effective Date: Shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
applicable Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Unfunded Benefit Liabilities: With respect to any Plan, the amounts
described in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.
Unreimbursed Letter of Credit Draws: As defined in Section 2.9(e).
Unrestricted Subsidiaries: This term shall mean each of 1062316 Ontario
Limited, Co-Steel Dofasco LLC, Co-Steel Benefit Plans Inc., Co-Steel CSM,
Co-Steel (UK) Limited, Gallatin, Gallatin Terminal Company and Gallatin Transit
Authority, Co-Steel Benefit Plans USA Inc., Co-Steel Amsterdam B.V., Cansteel
Antilles N.V., N.J.S.C. Investment Co. Inc., ASW Holdings, Goldmarsh
Enterprises, ACIERCO, Co-Steel Liquidity Management and such other Subsidiary of
Co-Steel as may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by Co-Steel with the
consent of the Bank from time to time and "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any of
them; provided that, Goldmarsh Enterprises, ACIERCO, Co-Steel Liquidity
Management, N.J.S.C. Investment Co. Inc. shall not be considered Unrestricted
Subsidiaries for purposes of the covenants set forth in Section 4.02 of the
Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement and for purposes of the Special Purposes of the
Special Purposes Financial Statements only.
US Security Agent: This term shall mean State Street Bank and Trust Company
in its capacity as U.S. security agent for and on behalf of the Administration
Agent, the Noteholders and the Bank pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement.
USA Distribution: Co-Steel USA Distribution, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and its successors and assigns (formerly known as Co-Steel Lasco, Inc., a
Delaware corporation).
Unutilized Portion: This term shall mean on any date, the maximum principal
amount of the Credit Facility at such date, after giving effect to any
reductions required by this
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Agreement, minus the sum of Loans outstanding, the effective Stated Amount of
Outstanding Letters of Credit and Unreimbursed Letter of Credit Draws.
Withdrawal Liability: "Withdrawal liability" as defined by the provisions
of Part 1 of Subtitle E to Title IV of ERISA.
1.2 OTHER DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS. (i) Except as otherwise specified herein,
all references in any Loan Document (A) to any Person shall be deemed to include
such Person's successors and assigns, (B) to any applicable law or Governmental
Rule defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable
law or Governmental Rule as the same may have been or may be amended,
supplemented or replaced from time to time and (C) to any Loan Document defined
or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such Loan Document (and, in
the case of the Revolving Credit Note or other instrument, any instrument issued
in substitution therefor) as the terms thereof may have been or may be amended,
supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.
(ii) When used in any Loan Document, the words "herein", "hereof" and
"hereunder" and words of similar import shall refer to such Loan Document as a
whole and not to any particular provision of such Loan Document, and the words
"Article", "Section", "Subsection", "Schedule", "Exhibit" and "Annex" shall
refer to Articles, Sections and Subsections of, and Schedules, Exhibits and
Annexes to, such Loan Document unless otherwise specified.
(iii) Whenever the context so requires, in all Loan Documents the use
of or reference to any gender includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter
genders, and all terms used in the singular shall have comparable meanings when
used in the plural and vice versa.
(iv) All accounting terms used in any Loan Document which are not
specifically defined therein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, except as otherwise expressly stated therein.
(v) All calculations of the equivalent amount for currency
conversions shall be calculated in accordance with the definition of "Equivalent
Amount" in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
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ARTICLE 2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS
2.1 REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT
2.1a REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS. The Bank agrees, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set
forth, that the Borrower shall have the right to borrow, repay and reborrow,
from the Restatement Closing Date until the Revolving Credit Termination Date,
an aggregate principal amount which on and after the Restatement Closing Date
shall not exceed $11,798,566.76 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding
minus the sum of (x) the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding Letters of
Credit, and (y) the aggregate amount of Unreimbursed Letter of Credit Draws. Any
Revolving Credit Loans (as such term is defined in the Original Credit
Agreement) outstanding on the Restatement Closing Date shall automatically, and
without any further action on the part of the Borrower or the Bank, be deemed
Revolving Credit Loans outstanding under this Agreement and governed by the
terms of this Agreement. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that on the
Restatement Closing Date the Borrower will cause a mandatory prepayment of the
Revolving Credit Loans with a portion of the March 2002 Significant Share
Offering and thereafter the Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder shall be
reduced as set forth in Schedule 2.10(iv).
2.1b REQUESTS FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS. Each request for a Revolving
Credit Loan or conversion of an existing Interest Rate Option shall be made to
the Bank orally or in writing, by an Authorized Officer, (i) by 12:00 Noon
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the Business Day of the proposed Revolving
Credit Loan or portion thereof bearing interest at the Base Rate Option and
(ii) by 12:00 noon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) at least two Business Days
prior to the proposed Revolving Credit Loan or portion thereof bearing interest
at the Euro-Rate Option. Each request shall specify the date on which such
Revolving Credit Loan or conversion of an existing Interest Rate Option is to be
made, the amount thereof and, if applicable, the Euro-Rate Interest Period
therefor. Any oral request for a Revolving Credit Loan or conversion of an
existing Interest Rate Option shall be followed immediately by the Borrower's
written request for a Revolving Credit Loan. All written requests and
confirmations shall be made pursuant to a Loan Request in the form of Exhibit
"C". A request from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.1b, with respect to
a Revolving Credit Loan or any portion thereof which is to bear interest at the
Euro-Rate Option, shall irrevocably commit the Borrower to accept such Revolving
Credit Loan on the date specified in such request.
2.1c REVOLVING CREDIT BORROWINGS: Each Revolving Credit Loan shall be in a
minimum principal amount of $200,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if any Revolving
Credit Loan is to bear interest at the Euro-Rate Option, then such Revolving
Credit Loan must be in the amounts required by Subsection 2.2f.
2.1d REVOLVING CREDIT REPAYMENTS: Except (i) for any repayment which is to
repay a Euro-Rate Loan, which must be repaid in its entirety on the last day of
the applicable Euro-Rate Interest Period (unless converted to the Base Rate
Option or refinanced through a new Euro-Rate Loan) and which must otherwise be
in the amounts required by Section 2.2f, and (ii) as otherwise provided herein,
each repayment of Revolving Credit Loans made by the Borrower shall be in a
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minimum principal amount of $200,000; provided, however, that if the entire
amount of Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding is less than $200,000, then
the Borrower shall repay such entire lesser amount. On the Revolving Credit
Termination Date the entire outstanding principal balance of the Revolving
Credit Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, any unpaid Fees
relating thereto and any other outstanding Obligations relating to the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall be due and payable, in cash or by federal
wire transfer of immediately available funds.
2.1e REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE. On and after the Restatement Closing Date, the
obligation of the Borrower to repay, on or before the Revolving Credit
Termination Date, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit
Loans shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Note substantially in the form
of EXHIBIT "A", attached hereto, executed by the Borrower and payable to the
order of the Bank in the maximum amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment.
2.1f MANDATORY AND VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS OF REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT;
MANDATORY AND VOLUNTARY PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS.
(i) Mandatory Permanent Reductions. The Borrower shall repay the
Outstanding Revolving Credit Amount and contemporaneously therewith the
Revolving Credit Commitment shall be permanently reduced as provided in Section
2.10, from time to time as required by Section 2.10 hereof. Until such repayment
occurs, the Bank shall not be required to make additional Revolving Credit Loans
to the Borrower and the Bank shall not be required to issue any extension to any
Letters of Credit.
(ii) Voluntary Permanent Reductions. Upon two Business Days'
written notice to the Bank, the Borrower may from time to time voluntarily
permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment. Each voluntary reduction
shall be in a minimum amount of $200,000 or, if greater than $200,000, in
integral multiples of $100,000.
(iii) Effect of Reductions. The portion of the Revolving Credit
Commitment so terminated pursuant to the preceding item (ii) shall no longer be
available for borrowing and, as of the effective date of any such reduction, the
Commitment Fee shall no longer be payable on the portion so terminated.
Simultaneously with each voluntary permanent reduction, the Borrower shall make
a payment of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans equal to the excess, if any,
of (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Revolving Credit Amount
over (B) the Revolving Credit Commitment, as so reduced. Notice of a reduction,
once given, shall be irrevocable. All such reductions shall be without penalty
or premium (except for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.2g, if any).
(iv) Application of Reductions and Prepayments. Any and all
Revolving Credit Commitment reductions or mandatory or voluntary prepayments
made pursuant to any particular item of this Section 2.1f shall be made in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all Revolving Credit Commitment
reductions and mandatory and voluntary prepayments to be made pursuant to any
other item of this Section 2.1f. All such mandatory and voluntary prepayments
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of Revolving Credit Loans shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, all amounts due pursuant to Section 2.2g, if any, and, in the
case of a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment to zero, any
accrued and unpaid Commitment Fees and any other outstanding Obligations
relating to the Revolving Credit Commitment which are then due and payable. All
such mandatory and voluntary prepayments shall be applied by the Bank to repay
Base Rate Loans first, and then to repay Euro-Rate Loans.
2.2 INTEREST.
2.2a INTEREST RATE. During the term hereof, the Borrower, in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 2.2, shall have the option of electing from
time to time one or more Interest Rate Options set forth below to be applied by
the Bank to all or a portion of the Loans.
(i) Base Rate Option. Under the Base Rate Option, the Borrowing
Tranches of the Loans bearing interest as such Option shall bear interest at the
Base Rate plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin. The rate of interest established
pursuant to the preceding sentence of this Section 2.2a(i) for the Loans shall
be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2b.
From and including the Restatement Closing Date, for purposes of this Agreement,
the term "Applicable Base Rate Margin" means, with respect to any Loans
outstanding under this Agreement from and including the Restatement Closing
Date, the percentage per annum determined in accordance with the following
table, based on Co-Steel's ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt to Normalized
Consolidated EBITDA as at the end of the preceding Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter
falls:
CONSOLIDATED TOTAL NET DEBT TO NORMALIZED APPLICABLE BASE RATE
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA RATIO MARGIN
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Less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 1.00%
Greater than 3.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 4.0 to 1.0 2.00%
Greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 5.0 to 1.0 2.75%
Greater than 5.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 7.5 to 1.0 3.25%
Greater than 7.5 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 10.0 to 1.0 3.5%
Greater than 10.0 to 1.0 4.00%
All adjustments shall be effective as of the date on which Co-Steel's
quarterly financial statements and Co-Steel Compliance Certificates are
delivered to the Bank pursuant to item (vii) of Section 4.2d hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the Restatement Closing
Date to and including the first date on which the Borrower delivers to the Bank
the quarterly financial statements and the corresponding Co-Steel Compliance
Certificate
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required by the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement of Co-Steel pursuant to Section
4.2d(vii) for the Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2002, the Applicable
Base Rate Margin on all Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate Option shall be
4.00%.
(ii) Euro-Rate Option. As of the Restatement Closing Date there
are no outstanding Euro-Rate Interest Periods under the Original Credit
Agreement. On and after the Restatement Closing Date, interest under the
Euro-Rate Option shall accrue, for each Borrowing Tranche outstanding on or
after the Restatement Closing Date and bearing interest at, or selected after,
the Restatement Closing Date to bear interest under the Euro-Rate Option for
the Euro-Rate Interest Period selected for such Borrowing Tranche, at a rate
per annum equal to the sum of (A) the Euro-Rate applicable for such Euro-Rate
interest Period plus (B) the Applicable Euro-Rate Margin as determined below.
The rate of interest established pursuant to the preceding sentence of this
Section 2.2a(ii) for each Euro-Rate Interest Period shall be adjusted from time
to time in accordance with the further provisions of this Section 2.2a(ii) and
the provisions of Section 2.2b. From and including the Restatement Closing
Date, for purposes of this Agreement, the term "Applicable Euro-Rate Margin"
means, with respect to any Euro-Rate Loan under this Agreement from and
including the Restatement Closing Date, outstanding under this Agreement from
and including the Restatement Closing Date, the percentage per annum determined
in accordance with the following table, based on Co-Steel's ratio of
Consolidated Total Net Debt to Normalized Consolidated EBITDA as at the end of
the preceding Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter falls:
CONSOLIDATED TOTAL NET DEBT TO NORMALIZED APPLICABLE EURO-RATE
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA RATIO MARGIN
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Less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 2.00%
Greater than 3.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 4.0 to 1.0 3.00%
Greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 5.0 to 1.0 3.75%
Greater than 5.0 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 7.5 to 1.0 4.25%
Greater than 7.5 to 1.0 but less than or
equal to 10.0 to 1.0 4.5%
Greater than 10.0 to 1.0 5.00%
All adjustments shall be effective as of the date on which Co-Steel's
quarterly financial statements and Co-Steel Compliance Certificates are
delivered to the Bank pursuant to item (vii) of Section 4.2d hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the Restatement Closing
Date to and including the first date on which the Borrower delivers to the Bank
the quarterly financial statements and the corresponding Co-Steel Compliance
Certificate required by the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement of Co-Steel pursuant
to Section 4.2d(vii) for the Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2002, the
Applicable Euro-Rate Margin on all Borrowing Tranches bearing interest at the
Euro-Rate Option shall be 5.00%.
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2.2b ADJUSTMENTS TO INTEREST RATES.
(i) CHANGES IN PRIME RATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE. The Base Rate
shall be adjusted from time to time, without notice to the Borrower, as
necessary to reflect any changes in the Prime Rate or in the Federal Funds
Effective Rate, as applicable, which adjustments shall be automatically
effective on the day of any such change.
(ii) CHANGES IN EURO-RATE RESERVE PERCENTAGE. The Euro-Rate Option shall
be adjusted from time to time, without notice to the Borrower, as necessary to
reflect any changes in the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage, which adjustments shall
be automatically effective on the day of such change.
(iii) EVENT OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence of and during the continuance
of an Event of Default, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans shall bear
interest from the date of such occurrence at a rate per annum which is equal to
2% (200 basis points) in excess of the rate or rates which would them otherwise
in effect pursuant to this Section 2.2 with respect to such Loans.
2.2c INTEREST PAYMENT DATES. Interest due on all outstanding Base Rate Borrowing
Tranches shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each month for
the period just ended, with the first such payment due after the Restatement
Closing Date on May 31, 2002. Interest due on each outstanding Borrowing Tranche
of the Loans bearing interest under the Euro-Rate Option shall be payable on the
last day of the relevant Euro-Rate Interest Period. All accrued and unpaid
interest on the Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Credit
Termination Date and upon acceleration of the Revolving Credit Note. After any
maturity of the Revolving Credit Note or the Obligations, whether on a scheduled
maturity date, by acceleration or otherwise, all accrued and unpaid interest
under the Revolving Credit Note of Obligation shall be due and payable on demand
until all amounts due hereunder are paid in full. Any Borrowing Tranches
outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement shall continue to exist and
shall be governed by the terms hereof. Any accrued and unpaid interest under the
Original Credit Agreement existing on the Restatement Closing Date shall
continue to be due and payable hereunder in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof, and such interest shall be due and payable on the Restatement
Closing Date.
2.2d METHOD OF CALCULATION. The interest rate shall be calculated on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed, using an assumed year of 360 days.
Interest for any period shall be calculated from and including the first day
thereof to but not including the last day thereof.
2.2e INTEREST RATE OPTION ELECTIONS, RENEWALS AND CONVERSIONS. Subject to the
remaining provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower shall have the option to
elect to have all or any of the Borrowing Tranches bear interest at any of the
Interest Rate Options and shall have the right to renew elections of Interest
Rate Options and convert Borrowing Tranches to other Interest Rate Options.
Notice of the Borrower's election shall be made in accordance with Section 2.1b.
Elections of, conversions to or renewals of the Base Rate Option shall continue
in
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effect until converted to the Euro-Rate Option. Elections of, conversions to or
renewals of the Euro-Rate Option shall expire as to each such Interest Rate
Option at the expiration of the applicable Euro-Rate Interest Period. Any
Borrowing Tranches outstanding for which no elections have been made shall bear
interest under the Base Rate Option.
2.2f LIMITATION ON ELECTION OF INTEREST RATE OPTIONS. Each election of the
Euro-Rate Option or the prepayment of all or any Euro-Rate Loans shall be in the
minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 or, if in excess of $1,000,000, in
integral multiples of $500,000. At no time during the term hereof may there be
more than a total of five (5) separate Borrowing Tranches in effect. Upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower's
right to elect, renew or convert to Euro-Rate Loans shall be suspended.
2.2g SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EURO-RATE OPTION.
(i) EURO-RATE UNASCERTAINABLE. In the event that on any date on which a
Euro-Rate would otherwise be set the Bank shall have determined in good faith
(which determination shall be final and conclusive) that, by reason of
circumstances affecting the London interbank market, adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining the Euro-Rate, the Bank shall give prompt
notice of such determination to the Borrower. Until the Bank notifies the
Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer
exist, the right of the Borrower to borrow under, renew or convert to the
Euro-Rate Option shall be treated as a request to borrow under, renew or convert
to the Base Rate Option.
(ii) ILLEGALITY OF OFFERING EURO-RATE. If the Bank shall determine in
good faith (which determination shall be final and conclusive) that compliance
by the Bank with any applicable Governmental Rule (whether or not having the
force of law), or the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority has made it unlawful for the Bank to make or maintain Euro-Rate Loans,
the Bank shall give notice of such determination to the Borrower.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, unless and
until the Bank shall give notice to the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such determination no longer apply:
(A) with respect to any Euro-Rate Interest Periods thereafter
commencing, interest on the corresponding Euro-Rate Loans shall be computed and
payable under the Base Rate Option; and
(B) on such date, if any, as shall be required by law, any Euro-Rate
Loans then outstanding shall be automatically renewed at the Base Rate Option;
and the Borrower shall pay to the Bank the accrued and unpaid interest on such
Euro-Rate Loans to (but not including) such renewal date.
The Borrower shall pay the Bank any additional amounts reasonably necessary to
compensate the Bank for any out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Bank as a
result of any renewal pursuant to item (B) above on a day other than the last
day of the relevant Euro-Rate Interest Period, including, but not limited to,
any interest or fees payable by the Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it to
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loan or maintain the Loans so converted. The Bank shall furnish to the Borrower
a certificate showing the calculation of the amount necessary to compensate the
Bank for such costs (which certificate, in the absence of manifest error, shall
be conclusive), and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Bank, as
additional consideration hereunder, within ten (10) days of the Borrower's
receipt of such certificate.
(iii) INABILITY TO OFFER EURO-RATE. In the event that the Bank shall
determine, in its sole discretion, that it is unable to obtain deposits in the
London interbank market in sufficient amounts and with maturities related to
the Euro-Rate Loans which would enable the Bank to fund such Euro-Rate Loans,
then the Bank shall immediately notify the Borrower that the right of the
Borrower to borrow under, convert to or renew the Euro-Rate Option shall be
suspended. Following notification of the suspension of the Euro-Rate Option,
the Borrower agrees to negotiate with the Bank for a modified Euro-Rate which
will allow the Bank to realize its anticipated and bargained-for yield. In the
event that the Borrower and the Bank cannot agree on a modified Euro-Rate, any
notice of borrowing under, conversion to or renewal of the Euro-Rate Option
which was to become effective during the period of suspension shall be treated
as a request to borrow under, convert to or renew the Base Rate Option with
respect to the principal amount specified therein.
(iv) INDEMNITY. In addition to the other provisions of this Section 2.2g,
the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Bank against any loss or expense
which the Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence of any default by the
Borrower in failing to make any borrowing, conversion or renewal hereunder to
bear interest at the Euro-Rate Option on the scheduled date, in failing to make
when due (whether by declaration, acceleration or otherwise) any payment of any
Euro-Rate Loan or in making any payment or prepayment of any Euro-Rate Loan or
any part thereof on any day other than the last day of the relevant Euro-Rate
Interest Period, including but not limited to any loss of profit, premium or
penalty incurred by the Bank in respect of funds borrowed by it for the purpose
of making or maintaining any Euro-Rate Loan as determined in good faith by the
Bank in the exercise of its sole but reasonable discretion. The Bank shall
furnish to the Borrower a certificate showing the calculation of the amount of
any such loss or expense (which certificate, absent manifest error, shall be
conclusive), and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the affected Bank within
ten days of the Borrower's receipt of such certificate.
2.3 YIELD PROTECTION; INDEMNITY.
2.3a YIELD PROTECTION. If any Government Rule or the interpretation or
application thereof by any court or any Governmental Authority charged with the
administration thereof, or the compliance with any guideline or request from
any central bank or other Governmental Authority, whether or not having the
force of law:
(i) subjects the Bank to any tax, levy, impost, charge, fee, duty,
deduction or withholding of any kind hereunder (other than any tax imposed or
based upon the income of the Bank and payable to any Governmental Authority or
taxing authority of the United States of America or any state thereof) or
changes the basis of taxation of the Bank with respect to
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payments by the Borrower of principal, interest or other amounts due from the
Borrower hereunder (other than any change which affects, and to the extent that
it affects, the taxation by the United States of America or any state thereof
of the total net income of the Bank), or
(ii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special
deposit, special assessment or similar requirements against assets held by,
deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by the Bank, or
(ii) imposes upon the Bank any other condition with respect to this
Agreement,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Bank,
reduce the income receivable by the Bank, reduce the rate of return on the
Bank's capital or impose any expense upon the Bank by an amount which the Bank
in its sole but reasonable discretion deems to be material, the Bank shall from
time to time notify the Borrower of the amount determined by the Bank (which
determination, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive) to be reasonably
necessary to compensate the Bank (on an after-tax basis) for such increase in
cost, reduction in income, reduction in rate of return or additional expense,
setting forth the calculations therefor, and the Borrower shall pay such amount
to the Bank, as additional consideration hereunder, within ten (10) days of the
Borrower's receipt of such notice.
2.3b METHOD OF CALCULATION. In determining the amount due the Bank hereunder by
reason of the application of this Section 2.3, the Bank may use any reasonable
averaging or attribution method; provided, however, that the Bank must use
reasonable efforts to minimize such losses and costs.
2.4 CAPITAL ADEQUACY. If (i) any adoption of, change in or interpretation of
any Governmental Rule, or (ii) compliance with any guideline, request or
directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority or
quasi-Governmental Authority exercising control over banks or financial
institutions generally, including but not limited to regulations set forth at 12
C.F.R. Part 3 (Appendix A), 12 C.F.R. Part 208 (Appendix A), 00 X.X.X. Xxxx 000
(Xxxxxxxx X) and 12 C.F.R. Part 325 (Appendix A) or any court requires that the
commitments of the Bank hereunder be treated as an asset or otherwise be
included for purposes of calculating the appropriate amount of capital to be
maintained by the Bank or any corporation controlling the Bank (a "CAPITAL
ADEQUACY EVENT"), the result of which is to reduce the rate of return on the
Bank's capital as a consequence of such commitments to a level below that which
the Bank could have achieved but for such Capital Adequacy Event, taking into
consideration the Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy, by an
amount which the Bank reasonably deems to be material, the Bank shall promptly
deliver to the Borrower a statement of the amount necessary to compensate the
Bank for the reduction in the rate of return on its capital attributable to
such commitments (the "CAPITAL COMPENSATION AMOUNT"). The Bank shall determine
the Capital Compensation Amount in good faith, using reasonable attribution and
averaging methods. The Bank shall from time to time notify the Borrower of the
amount so determined (which determination, absent manifest error, shall be
conclusive). Such amount shall be due and payable by the Borrower to the Bank
ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given.
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2.5 PAYMENTS.
2.5a PLACE AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS. All payments of principal, interest, fees,
costs and other amounts due hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall
be made by the Borrower to the Bank at the Bank's principal office at One PNC
Plaza, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention:
Capital Recoveries, not later than 12:00 Noon (Eastern time) on the due date.
All such payments with respect to the Loans shall be immediately good funds
when delivered by the Borrower to the Bank.
2.5b NO SET-OFF OR DEDUCTIONS. Any and all payments made by the Borrower
hereunder shall be made to the Bank in full, without set-off or counterclaim
and free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for, or on account
of, any and all present and future Taxes. If the Borrower is required by law to
deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder,
(i) the sum payable shall be increased, as may be necessary, so that after
making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and
withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Bank
receives an amount equal to the sum that it would have received had no
deductions or withholdings been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make the required
deductions or withholdings, and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount
deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with any
applicable Governmental Rule. The Bank agrees either to repay or credit at
Bank's discretion to the Borrower any refund or tax credit actually received
by, or for the benefit of, the Bank for tax amounts paid by the Borrower
pursuant to this Section.
2.5c TAX INDEMNITY. The Borrower shall indemnify the Bank for the full amount
of any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts
payable by the Borrower under this Section paid or payable by the Bank and for
any liability (including penalties, interest and reasonable expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or
legally asserted, and for any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) levied or
imposed with respect to any indemnity payment made under this Section. This
indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the Bank makes
written demand therefor.
2.5d EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT. Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes
withheld by the Borrower in respect of any payment by the Borrower to the Bank,
the Borrower shall furnish to the Bank the original or a certified copy of a
receipt issued by the relevant taxing authority evidencing payment by the
Borrower to the taxing authority of any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) with
respect to any payment payable to the Bank.
2.5e SURVIVAL. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive
the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all amounts payable under
this Agreement.
2.6 LOAN ACCOUNT. The Bank shall open and maintain on its books a Loan Account
in the Borrower's name with respect to Loans made, repayments, prepayments, the
computation and payment of interest and other amounts due and sums paid to the
Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. Such Loan Account shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower
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as to the amount at any time due to the Bank from the Borrower except in the
case of manifest error in computation.
2.7 FEES.
2.7a LETTER OF CREDIT FEES. The Borrower shall pay all Letter of Credit Fees
in accordance with the terms of the relevant Application for Letter of Credit
or the Reimbursement Agreement, or Section 2.9 hereof as the case may be. Any
accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees under the Original Credit Agreement
existing on the Restatement Closing Date shall continue to be due and payable
hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
2.7b COMMITMENT FEE. The Borrower shall, on and after the Restatement
Closing Date, pay to the Bank, on the last day of each March, June, September
and December during the term of the Revolving Credit Commitment, on the
Revolving Credit Termination Date and upon the termination of the Revolving
Credit Commitment, a Commitment Fee calculated on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed, using a year of 360 days, at the Applicable Commitment
Fee Rate per annum on the average daily (computed at the opening of business)
unused amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment (i.e., the Revolving Credit
Commitment less the Outstanding Revolving Credit Amount). The first payment of
the Commitment Fee under this Agreement after the Restatement Closing Date
shall be due on June 30, 2002. From and including the Restatement Closing Date,
for purposes of this Agreement, the term "Applicable Commitment Fee Rate" means
the percentage per annum determined in accordance with the following table,
based on Co-Steel's ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt to Normalized
Consolidated EBITDA as at the end of the preceding Co-Steel Fiscal
Quarter falls:
CONSOLIDATED TOTAL NET DEBT TO NORMALIZED APPLICABLE
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA RATIO COMMITMENT FEE RATE
-------------------------------------------- -------------------
Less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 .75%
Greater than 3.0 to 1.0 but less than or equal to 4.0 to 1.0 1.10%
Greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than or equal to 5.0 to 1.0 1.40%
Greater than 5.0 to 1.0 but less than or equal to 7.5 to 1.0 1.65%
Greater than 7.5 to 1.0 but less than or equal to 10.0 to 1.0 1.80%
Greater than 10.0 to 1.0 2.00%
All adjustments shall be effective as of the date on which Co-Steel's
quarterly financial statements and Co-Steel Compliance Certificates are
delivered to the Bank pursuant to item (vii) of Section 4.2d hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the Restatement Closing
Date to and including the first date on which the Borrower delivers to the
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Bank the quarterly financial statements and the corresponding Co-Steel
Compliance Certificate required by the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement of
Co-Steel pursuant to Section 4.2d(vii) for the Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter ending
March 31, 2002, the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be 2.00%. Any accrued
and unpaid Commitment Fees (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) under
the Original Credit Agreement existing on the Restatement Closing Date shall be
due and payable on the Restatement Closing Date.
2.7c RESTRUCTURING FEE. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank (i) a fee of
US$61,551.69 payable on the Restatement Closing Date (the "Restatement Closing
Date Fee"), and (ii) a further fee of US$30,775.85 payable on August 30, 2002
(the "Subsequent Closing Fee"; and the Restatement Closing Date Fee and the
Subsequent Closing Fee are herein referred to collectively as, the
"Restructuring Fees").
2.8 PAYMENT FROM ACCOUNTS MAINTAINED BY BORROWER. In the event that any
payment of principal, interest, Commitment Fee, Letter of Credit Fee, other Fee
or expense or any other amount due the Bank under any of the Loan Documents is
not paid when due, the Bank is hereby authorized to effect such payment by
debiting any deposit account of the Borrower now or in the future maintained
with the Bank by the Borrower. This right of debiting accounts of the Borrower
is in addition to any right of setoff accorded the Bank hereunder or by
operation of law.
2.9 LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITY.
(a) As of the Restatement Closing Date, each of the letters of
credit issued by the Bank and outstanding on such date for the account of the
Borrower, whether pursuant to the terms of the Original Credit Agreement or
otherwise, and identified on Schedule 2.9(a) shall be deemed to be Letters of
Credit issued hereunder and shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement. The Borrower is hereby deemed to be account party hereunder
with respect to each letter of credit listed on Schedule 2.9(a) for all
purposes thereunder and hereunder. With respect to each such outstanding letter
of credit, for the period commencing on the Restatement Closing Date, the
Borrower shall pay all fees and commissions set forth in this Agreement at the
times and in the manner herein set forth. The obligations of the Borrower under
each application for letter of credit and reimbursement agreement (together
with any related amendments) executed by the Borrower with respect to the
letters of credit shown on Schedule 2.9(a) are hereby expressly assumed,
ratified and confirmed by the Borrower and each such application for letter of
credit and reimbursement agreement, as amended, is hereby deemed an Application
for Letter of Credit hereunder. The existing reimbursement agreements shall be
superseded in their entirety hereby which shall apply to existing letters of
credit set forth on Schedule 2.9(a) as well as all Letters of Credit issued,
amended or extended hereunder on and after the date hereof. The parties hereto
acknowledge that one or more of the Letters of Credit on Schedule 2.9(a) were
issued in Cdn. Dollars and currency fluctuations in the U.S. Dollar
equivalents for such Letters of Credit may give rise to payments of Excess
Amounts from time to time pursuant to Section 2.12.
(b) At the request of the Borrower, the Bank will issue one or
more extensions of the Letters of Credit identified on Schedule 2.9(a);
provided, however, no Letter of Credit
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shall have an expiry date later than the earlier of one (1) year from the date
of issuance or fifteen (15) days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date,
unless in connection with a request for an extension of a Letter of Credit with
a proposed expiration date after the Revolving Credit Termination Date the
Borrower shall offer to the Bank, and shall provide if such offer is accepted,
cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the face amount of such extended
Letter of Credit, and the Bank agrees in its sole discretion to accept such cash
collateral, and the Borrower delivers such cash collateral to the Bank prior to
the Bank's issuance of such extension of the applicable Letter of Credit; and
provided, further, however, that in no event shall (i) the Stated Amount of the
Letters of Credit issued or deemed issued pursuant to this Section 2.9 exceed,
at the time of any issuance, $3,000,000, or (ii) the sum of aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate
unpaid balance of any Unreimbursed Letter of Credit Draws and the aggregate
Stated Amount of the Letters of Credit exceed, at any one time, the Revolving
Credit Commitment.
(c) The Borrower acknowledges that the Letter of Credit Fee (as
defined in the Original Credit Agreement) is currently accruing at a rate of
3.75% per annum as calculated below. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a fee
(the "LETTER OF CREDIT FEE") equal to Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate per
annum, all as determined below, on the aggregate daily (computed at the opening
of business and on the basis of an assumed year of 360 and actual days elapsed)
Stated Amount of the outstanding Letters of Credit for the period in question.
The Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable (i) quarterly in arrears on the last
Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter occurring during the term of this Agreement
thereafter, (ii) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date or (iii) upon
acceleration of the Revolving Credit Note. Any issuance of an amendment to
extend the stated expiration date of a Letter of Credit or an amendment to
increase the Stated Amount of a Letter of Credit shall be treated as an issuance
of a new Letter of Credit for purposes of calculation of Letter of Credit Fee
due and payable hereunder. The Borrower shall also pay to the Bank, the Bank's
customary documentation fees payable with respect to the Letters of Credit as
the Bank may generally charge from time to time. After the occurrence of an
Event of Default (which continues after the expiration of any cure period
applicable thereto) and during the continuation thereof, the rate at which the
Letter of Credit Fee is calculated shall be increased by two hundred (200) basis
points (2%) above the pre-default rate; the increase to be payable monthly
during the continuation of the Event of Default, regardless of whether or not
judgment has been entered with respect to such Event of Default. From and
including the Restatement Closing Date, for purposes of this Agreement, the term
"Applicable Letter of Credit Rate" means, with respect to any Letters of Credit
outstanding under this Agreement from and including the Restatement Closing
Date, the percentage per annum determined in accordance with the following
table, based on Co-Steel's ratio of Consolidated Total Net Debt to Normalized
Consolidated EBITDA as at the end of the preceding Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter
falls:
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CONSOLIDATED TOTAL NET DEBT TO NORMALIZED APPLICABLE LETTER OF
CONSOLIDATED EBITDA RATIO CREDIT FEE RATE
----------------------------------------- --------------------
Less than or equal to 3.0 to 1.0 2.00%
Greater than 3.0 to 1.0 but less than or 3.00%
equal to 4.0 to 1.0
Greater than 4.0 to 1.0 but less than or 3.75%
equal to 5.0 to 1.0
Greater than 5.0 to 1.0 but less than or 4.25%
equal to 7.5 to 1.0
Greater than 7.5 to 1.0 but less than or 4.5%
equal to 10.0 to 1.0
Greater than 10.0 to 1.0 5.00%
All adjustments shall be effective as of the date on which Co-Steel's
quarterly financial statements and Co-Steel Compliance Certificates are
delivered to the Bank pursuant to item (vii) of Section 4.2d hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the Restatement Closing
Date to and including the first date on which the Borrower delivers to the Bank
the quarterly financial statements and the corresponding Co-Steel Compliance
Certificate required by the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement of Co-Steel pursuant
to Section 4.2d(vii) for the Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2002, the
Applicable Letter of Credit Fee Rate shall be 5.00%. Any accrued and unpaid
Letter of Credit Fees (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding
on the Restatement Closing Date under the Original Credit Agreement shall be due
and payable on the Restatement Closing Date.
(d) Prior to the date on which the Borrower desires the Bank to issue
the initial amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit hereunder, the Borrower
shall execute and deliver to the Bank such application for amendment or
extension of Letter of Credit or such Reimbursement Agreement as the Bank shall
request. Thereafter, each time the Borrower desires the Bank to issue an
amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall deliver a duly
completed Application for Letter of Credit to the Bank no later than 11:00 A.M.
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) at least three (3) Business Days, in advance of
the proposed date of issuance of an amendment or extension to Letter of Credit.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and, if applicable,
Section 6.2, the Bank shall issue the amendment or extension of a Letter of
Credit. In determining whether to pay under a Letter of Credit, the Bank shall
be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to
be delivered under the Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply
on their face with the requirements of the Letter of Credit.
(e) In the event of any request for drawing under a Letter of Credit
by the beneficiary thereof, the Bank shall immediately notify the Borrower; and
the Borrower shall reimburse the Bank on demand in an amount in same day funds
equal to the amount of such drawing; provided, however, that anything contained
in this Agreement to the contrary
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notwithstanding, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Bank prior to such
time that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Bank for all or a portion of
the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving
Credit Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a loan request to the
Bank requesting the Bank to make Revolving Credit Loans on the first Business
Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored in an
aggregate amount equal to the excess of the amount of such drawing over the
amount received by the Bank from such other funds in reimbursement thereof (the
"UNREIMBURSED LETTER OF CREDIT DRAW"), plus accrued interest on such amount.
The proceeds of any such Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied directly by
the Bank upon receipt from the Bank to reimburse the Bank for the Unreimbursed
Letter of Credit Draw plus accrued interest on such amount. The foregoing shall
not limit or impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Bank on
demand. The Borrower acknowledges with respect to any Letters of Credit issued
in Cdn. Dollars upon the presentation of any draft related thereto the Borrower
is obligated to reimburse in full the Bank in U.S. Dollars for the sums
necessary for the Bank to purchase Cdn. Dollars equal to such drawing honored
plus the cost of any such currency conversion.
2.9f LETTERS OF CREDIT OUTSTANDING UPON DEFAULT. If any Letter of Credit is
outstanding upon the occurrence of a Default of upon a demand for payment under
the Revolving Facility, the Borrower shall forthwith pay to the Bank an amount
(the "LC Deposit Amount") equal to 105% of the undrawn principal amount of each
outstanding Letter of Credit, which LC Deposit Amount shall be held by the Bank
in an interest bearing account for application against the Indebtedness owing by
the Borrower to the Bank in respect of any draw on any outstanding Letter of
Credit. In the event that the Bank is not called upon to make full payment on
the outstanding Letter of Credit prior to its expiry date, the LC Deposit
Amount, or any part thereof as has not been paid out, together with accrued
interest, shall be applied first to any other amounts payable pursuant to this
Agreement and any amount remaining shall be returned to the Borrower.
2.10 EVENTS REQUIRING MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS AND REDUCTIONS OF COMMITMENT.
The Borrower shall prepay the Credit Facility (in each case subject to the
agreed distribution set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement) by an amount
equal to the PNC Sayreville Portion of:
(i) the Net Cash Proceeds received by Co-Steel or any member of the
Restricted Group form time to time under the Asset Monetization Program;
(ii) the Net Cash Proceeds received by Co-Steel or any member of the
Restricted Group form time to time from Approved Asset Sales or any other
sale of assets in excess of Cdn.$1,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent)
from any one transaction or series of transactions or in excess of
Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) in the aggregate per annum;
(iii) the Net Cash Proceeds received by Co-Steel or any member of the
Restricted Group from any offering by any such entity of debt or equity
securities that is not a Significant Share Offering;
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(iv) two-thirds of the Net Cash Proceeds received by Co-Steel from
a Significant Share Offering (including without limitation the March 2002
Significant Share Offering);
(v) 100% of Co-Steel's share of cash or other property received
from Gallatin;
(vi) 100% of all Settlement Amounts received by Co-Steel or any
member of the Restricted Group;
(vii) all Insurance Proceeds received, or deemed received, by a Loan
Party which are required to be paid to a Security Agent pursuant to the
terms of Section 10.01(18) of the Canadian Bank Credit; and
(viii) the amount of any Excess Revolver Paydown.
For greater certainty any transaction in accordance with Section 10.01(11) of
the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement as incorporated into Section 4.01 of the
Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement or Section 6.4c hereof shall not result in
prepayment obligations hereunder.
All Insurance Proceeds paid directly to a Security Agent by an insurer that
constitute a prepayment in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement shall be deemed received by the applicable Loan Party and shall give
rise a prepayment hereunder pursuant to clause (vii) of this Section 2.10 upon
receipt by such Security Agent. All prepayments required pursuant to items (i)
through (vii) of this Section 2.10 shall be made within five Business Days of
receipt of such funds by Co-Steel; the prepayment required pursuant to item
(viii) of this Section 2.10 shall be made within five Business Days following
the end of each fiscal quarter of Co-Steel. All such prepayments under this
Section 2.10 shall be paid by the Borrower to the Managing Security Agent. Once
so received by the Managing Security Agent the Borrower shall have discharged
its obligations with respect hereto. All such prepayments pursuant to this
Section 2.10 shall permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment by the
amount of any such prepayment. All such prepayments shall be applied to repay
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and then to cash collateralize any
outstanding Letters of Credit. Schedule 2.10(iv) attached hereto sets forth the
amount of the PNC Sayreville Portion of the March 2002 Significant Share
Offering and the revised Revolving Credit Commitment after the payment of the
PNC Sayreville Portion of the March 2002 Significant Share Offering on the
Restatement Closing Date.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Managing Security Agent and the Bank a
Specified Transaction Certificate (as defined in the Canadian Bank Credit
Agreement) in connection with each prepayment required by this Section 2.10. The
Borrower shall specify, pursuant to the Specified Transaction Certificate, the
Loans (including Euro-Rate Loans) against which to apply such prepayment. For
greater certainty, the Borrower shall not deduct any cost of converting from one
currency to another from a prepayment hereunder and conversion from one currency
to another shall be calculated as required by Section 3.03 of the Canadian Bank
Credit Agreement. All prepayments to be made by the Borrower under Section 2.10
shall be made in
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immediately available funds and received by the Managing Security Agent before
12:00 p.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the date due. Prepayments received
after that time shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.
Whenever any prepayment under this Section 2.10 is due on a day which is not a
Business Day, the due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day
unless that Business Day falls in the next calendar month in which event the due
date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day. During any extension of
the date due for payment of any amount payable under this Section 2.10, interest
shall be payable on unpaid amounts at the rate or rates borne by the those
amounts.
2.11 LATE PAYMENT. If any payment required to be made by the Borrower
hereunder is not made on the due date thereof, the Borrower shall pay interest
on the amount of such required payment at the Default Rate for any Base Rate
Loans (whether or not a Base Rate Loan exists) until payment in full of such
required payment has been made.
2.12 EXCESS AMOUNT. If at the time there exists an Excess Amount in
respect of the Credit Facility whether as a result of currency fluctuations or
otherwise, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank upon demand by the Bank the
amount of the Excess Amount together with any break funding costs incurred by
the Bank as a result of the payment. In the absence of the occurrence of a
Default or an Event of Default, the Bank agrees to settle prepayments of Excess
Amounts arising from currency fluctuations monthly as of the last day of the
month occurring during the term hereof commencing with April 30, 2002; and the
Borrower will pay any such Excess Amount arising from currency fluctuations
within two Business Days of any notice from the Bank to the Borrower of such
Excess Amount.
ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Bank to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement
and to enter into this Agreement and to make, and to continue, the Loans and
the other extensions of credit herein provided for, the Borrower makes the
following representations and warranties to the Bank:
3.1 EXISTENCE. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and the
Borrower is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing as a foreign
corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its activities or the ownership of its properties makes such qualification or
licensing necessary.
3.2 CAPITALIZATION; OWNERSHIP; TITLE TO SHARES. The authorized capital
stock of the Borrower consists of 100 shares of common stock, of which 100
shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Borrower are fully paid and
nonassessable and through Subsidiaries, are beneficially owned by Co-Steel.
There are no options, warrants or other rights outstanding to purchase any
shares of the Borrower, nor are any securities of the Borrower convertible into
or exchangeable for its capital
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stock. None of the capital stock of the Borrower is listed for trading on a
stock exchange or registered with a securities commission.
3.3 SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries
except N.J.S.C. Investment Co., Inc., and it has no other ownership interests
in any other Person. N.J.S.C. Investment Co., Inc., is inactive and is
currently in the process of being dissolved.
3.4 POWER AND AUTHORITY. The Borrower has the lawful power to own or lease its
properties and to engage in the business it now conducts or proposes to
conduct. The Borrower is duly authorized to enter into, execute, deliver and
perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit
Note and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the
Obligations and to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it
is a party. All necessary corporate action required to authorize the execution,
deliver and performance of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note and the
other Loan Documents has been properly taken by the Borrower.
3.5 VALIDITY AND BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan
Document will be, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower. This Agreement
and the other Loan Documents, when delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the
provisions hereof, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except as such enforceability
may be limited by the availability of equitable remedies.
3.6 NO CONFLICT. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents by the Borrower and the consummation of the transactions herein
or therein contemplated or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or
thereof by it will not conflict with, constitute a default under or result in
any breach of (i) the terms and conditions of the Borrower's certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, or other organizational documents, (ii) any
Governmental Rule or (iii) any material agreement, instrument, order, writ,
judgment, injunction or decree to which the Borrower is a party or by which it
is bound or to which it is subject, or will result in the creation or
enforcement of any Encumbrance whatsoever upon any property, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, of the Borrower, except for Permitted Liens.
3.7 FINANCIAL MATTERS.
(i) The Borrower has delivered to the Bank a Consolidated balance sheet
dated as of March 31, 2002, and related Consolidated financial statements as of
such date.
(ii) The annual unaudited Consolidated financial statements of the
Borrower for the fiscal year most recently ended, furnished to the Bank are the
most recent annual audited financial statements of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries. The Borrower's financial statements have been prepared on a
Consolidated basis (which Consolidation includes all of its Subsidiaries) and
in accordance with GAAP, except as stated in the financial statements or in the
notes thereto.
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The Borrower's unaudited financial statements (a) present fairly in all material
respects its and its Subsidiaries' financial position and its results of
operations at the dates thereof and for the periods covered therein, and (b)
disclose all liabilities of it and its Subsidiaries, including contingent or
unmatured liabilities as of the date thereof, which are required to be disclosed
thereon, in each case in accordance with GAAP.
3.8 MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. Since December 31, 2001, no Material Adverse
Change has occurred, except as set forth on Schedule 3.8 attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
3.9 SOLVENCY. On the Restatement Closing Date, and on each date of a
disbursement of a Loan, or the issuance, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit, the Borrower is, or will be, Solvent.
3.10 LITIGATION. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.10, there are no actions,
suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Borrower's knowledge,
threatened against the Borrower's business, operations, properties, prospects,
profits or condition (financial or otherwise), at law or in equity, before any
Governmental Authority, court or arbitrator which, individually or in the
aggregate, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to cause a
Material Adverse Change or which purport to affect the rights and remedies of
the Bank pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or which
purport to restrain or enjoin (either temporarily, preliminarily or permanently)
the performance by the Borrower of any action contemplated by any of the Loan
Documents. The Borrower is not in default with respect to any judgment, order
writ, injunction, decree, award, rule or regulation of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign.
3.11 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS. The Borrower has duly complied in
all material respects with, and all of its properties, business operations and
leaseholds are in compliance in all material respects with, the provisions of
its articles of incorporation, its by-laws and all Governmental Rules applicable
to Borrower, its properties and the conduct of its business. The Borrower is not
in material violation of any Governmental Rule. The Borrower has obtained and
maintained in good standing all licences, permits and approvals from any and all
Governmental Authorities required in respect of its operations such that a
failure to hold such licenses, permits and approvals would constitute a Material
Adverse Change.
3.12 LABOR MATTERS. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.12, the Borrower is not a
party to any labor contract or collective bargaining agreement, and there are no
strikes, work stoppages, material grievances, disputes or controversies with any
union or any other organization of the Borrower's employees, or threats of
strikes, work stoppages or any asserted pending demands for collective
bargaining by any union or organization. Neither the Borrower nor
New Jersey
Steel Corporation has, within the two-year period preceding either the Original
A&R Closing Date or the Restatement Closing Date, taken any action which would
have constituted or resulted in a "plant closing" or "mass layoff" within the
meaning of the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988
or any similar applicable Federal, state or local law. The procedures by which
the Borrower has hired or will hire its employees
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have complied and will comply in all respects with each collective bargaining
agreement to which the Borrower is a party and all applicable Governmental
Rules.
3.13 TITLE TO PROPERTIES.
(i) The Borrower does not, nor does any of its Subsidiaries, own any real
property or have any interest in any real property other than the Owned
Properties. Schedule 1.1-4) correctly sets out the name of the fee owner of
the Owned Properties and the municipal address of each Owned Property. There
are no agreements, options, contracts or commitments to sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any Owned Property or which would restrict the transfer of
the Owned Properties other than those in connection with a Permitted Asset
Sale. The
New Jersey Properties comprise all of the Owned Properties that in
the reasonable good faith estimate of the Borrower have a value individually in
excess of Cdn.$5,000,000.00 (or its US Dollar equivalent).
(ii) The Borrower is not, nor is any of its Subsidiaries, bound by any
agreement to lease any real property except the Leased Properties. The names of
payees under the leases for the Leased Properties, the description of the
Leased Properties and the term, rent and other amounts payable under the leases
for the Leased Properties are accurately described in Schedule 1.1-1. All rent
and other payments and obligations required to be paid and performed pursuant
to the leases for the Leased Properties have been duly paid and performed.
Neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is in default of any of
its obligations under the leases for any of the Leased Properties.
(iii) The Borrower has good and indefeasible title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all properties and assets purported to be owned or leased by the
Borrower, and none of such properties and assets is subject to any Encumbrance,
except for Permitted Liens in existence on the Restatement Closing Date.
(iv) All permits, licenses and authorizations required to have been issued
or appropriate to enable all real property owned or leased by the Borrower to
be lawfully occupied and used for all of the purposes for which they are
currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued and are in full force and
effect, other than those which in the aggregate are not material.
(v) The Borrower has not received any notice, or has any knowledge, of
any pending, threatened or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting any
real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any part thereof except those
which, in the aggregate, are not material.
3.14 TAX RETURNS AND PAYMENTS. The Borrower has filed all Federal, state, local
and other tax returns required by law to be filed. The Borrower has paid all
taxes, assessments and other governmental charges levied upon the Borrower or
any of its properties, assets, income or franchises which are due and payable,
other than (i) those presently payable without penalty or interest, (ii) those
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which are
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being diligently conducted and (iii) those which, if not paid, would not, in
the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change and as to each of items (i),
(ii) and (iii) the Borrower has set aside on its books reserves for such taxes,
assessments or other governmental charges as are determined to be adequate by
application of GAAP consistently applied. The charges, accruals, and reserves
on the books of the Borrower in respect of Federal, state and local taxes for
all fiscal periods to date are adequate, and the Borrower knows of no unpaid
assessments for additional Federal, state, local or other taxes which are now
due and payable for any such fiscal period or any basis therefor.
3.15 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. The Borrower is the registered (if registration is
possible) and beneficial owner or licensee of, with good and marketable title
to, all patents, patent applications, trade marks, trade xxxx applications,
trade names, service marks, copyrights, industrial designs, inventions,
technology and other rights with respect to the foregoing and other similar
property which are material to its business, free of all licenses, franchises
and Encumbrances and without any conflict with the rights of any other Person.
All patents, trade-marks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, industrial
designs, inventions, technology and other similar rights owned by it, all
rights licensed by it to third parties and all rights by which it has the use
of any patents, trade-marks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, industrial
designs, inventions, technology or other similar rights owned by others which
are material to its business and accurately described in Schedule 3.15, as
amended by written notice by it to the Bank from time to time (collectively,
the "Intellectual Property Rights"). It has the right to use the Intellectual
Property Rights, all applications and registrations in Canada, the United
States and elsewhere for the Intellectual Property Rights are current, and the
conduct of its business does not to its knowledge infringe the intellectual
property rights of any other Person.
3.16 INSURANCE. The Borrower currently maintains insurance which meets or
exceeds the requirements of Section 4.7 hereof and the applicable insurance
requirements set forth in the other Loan Documents, and such insurance is
provided by reputable and financially sound insurers and is of such types and at
least in such amounts as are customarily carried by, and insures against such
risks as are customarily insured against by similar businesses similarly
situated and owning, leasing and operating similar properties to those owned,
leased and operated by the Borrower. All of such insurance policies are valid
and in full force and effect. No notice has been given or claim made, and, to
the Borrower's knowledge, no grounds exist to cancel or avoid any of such
policies or to reduce the coverage provided thereby.
3.17 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. No order, authorization, consent, license,
validation or approval of, or notice to, filing, recording, or registration
with any Governmental Authority or any other Person, or the exemption by any
such Governmental Authority or any other Person, is required to authorize, or
is required in connection with, (i) the execution, delivery and performance of
any of the Loan Documents or (ii) the legality, binding effect or
enforceability of any such Loan Document.
3.18 PLANS AND BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS. (i) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA
Affiliate has made any promises of retirement or other benefits to employees or
former employees (A) except as set forth in any Plan or Benefit Arrangement,
(B) except for such
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promises under unfunded plans maintained primarily for the purpose of providing
deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees, which in the aggregate are not material in amount and (C)
except for any other promises which in the aggregate are not material in amount.
(ii) Each Plan and Benefit Arrangement has been maintained and
administered in all material respects in compliance with ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code and all rules, orders and regulations issued thereunder.
(iii) The Internal Revenue Service has determined that each Plan and
Benefit Arrangement which constitutes an employee pension benefit plan as
defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA and which is intended to qualify under Section
401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code so qualifies under Section (401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, and that the trusts related thereto are
exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Nothing has occurred with respect to any such Plan or Benefit Arrangement
or to the related trusts since the date of the most recent favorable
determination letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service which has affected
or may reasonably be expected to affect adversely such qualification or
exemption.
(iv) The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have complied fully in all
material respects with their respective obligations under the minimum funding
standards of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan and
Money Purchase Plan. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has sought a
waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue
Code or has applied for an extension of any amortization period under Section
412 of the Code with respect to any Plan or Money Purchase Plan. Neither the
Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any contribution or payment
to any Plan which has resulted or may reasonably be expected to result in the
imposition of an Encumbrance under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code against
the property or rights to property of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
(v) No Unfunded Benefit Liabilities exist with respect to any Plans,
and no Unfunded Benefit Liabilities would exist with respect to any Plan if such
Plan were terminated immediately.
(vi) No Reportable Event (other than a Reportable Event described in
Section 4043(b) of ERISA or in PBGC Regulation Section 2615.23) has occurred
with respect to any Plan.
(vii) No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably anticipated to
occur with respect to any Plan which has resulted in or which will result in the
incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability to the PBGC
under Title IV of ERISA which has not been discharged or satisfied. No such
Termination Event is reasonably anticipated to occur which will result in an
Encumbrance in favor of the PBGC against the property or rights to property of
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
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(viii) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate which is a "party
in interest" (as that term is defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a
"disqualified person" (as that term is defined in Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code) with respect to any "employee benefit plan" (as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA), has engaged in a "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) involving any such
employee benefit plan which will subject the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate to
the tax or penalty imposed under Section 502(i) of ERISA and Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(ix) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate currently
contributes to, or is obligated to contribute to, or is a member of, any
Multiemployer Plan. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred,
or is reasonably expected to incur, any Withdrawal Liability to any
Multiemployer Plan.
(x) The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has complied in all
material respects with all requirements of Sections 10001 and 10002 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law No. 99-272);
Title I, Subtitle B, Part 6 of ERISA; and Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(xi) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has entered into
any transaction described in Section 4069(a) of ERISA.
(xii) No Benefit Arrangement provides postretirement welfare benefits
of any type which will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition
of the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates taken as a whole and which will
required to be accounted for in the income statement, balance sheet and
footnotes of the financial report of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in the
manner described in the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Proposed Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards, Employer's Accounting for Postretirement
Benefits Other Than Pensions, if the same were effective for the current Fiscal
Year of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
3.19 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Other than as set forth in Schedule 3.19, the
Borrower has no knowledge of any Environmental Claim nor has received any notice
of any Environmental Claim, and no proceeding has been instituted raising any
Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by
any of them or other assets, alleging any damage to the Environment or violation
of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed
in Schedule 3.19.
(i) the Borrower has no knowledge of any facts which would give
rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Law or
damage to the Environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to
real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or to other assets or their use, except in each case, as
such could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
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(ii) neither the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary has stored any
Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries nor has disposed of any
Hazardous Substance in a manner contrary to any Environmental Law in each case
in any manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change; and
(iii) all buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
3.20 MARGIN STOCK. The Borrower is not engaged principally or as one of
its important activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose,
immediately, incidentally or ultimately, of purchasing or carrying margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X, as applicable).
3.21 COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS. The Borrower is in compliance with each of
the covenants set out in Articles 4 and 5 of this Agreement.
3.22 NO DEFAULT. No Event of Default or Default has occurred.
3.23 DEBT DEFAULT. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.23, neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default or breach under any
instrument evidencing any Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount greater
than Cdn. $5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) or under the terms of any
instrument pursuant to which an instrument evidencing any Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount greater than Cdn. $5,000,000 (or its US Dollar
equivalent) has been issued or made and delivered.
3.24 NO DEFAULT CAUSED. Neither the execution nor the delivery of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor compliance with
the terms, conditions and provisions in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document conflicts with, or will conflict with, or results or will result in,
any breach of, or constitutes a default under any provisions of articles of
incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any Material Contract, Material
License or any of the leases for any of the Significant U.S. Leased Properties
to which it is a party or by which it is, or any of its property or assets are,
bound, or, results or will result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets (other than Permitted Liens)
or the Material Contracts, Material Licenses and for the leases for the
Significant U.S. Lease Properties have been obtained so as to allow the
Borrower to bind itself in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan
Documents.
3.25 BURDENSOME PROVISIONS, ETC. To the best of its knowledge, the
Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any
corporate restriction or any judgement,
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order, writ, injunction, decree, award, rule or regulation which has caused, or
is reasonably likely to have cause, a Material Adverse Change.
3.26 ENCUMBRANCES. The Security Documents create in favor of the Security
Agents for and on behalf of the Bank, the Administration Agent, the Canadian
Lenders and the Noteholders valid, binding and perfected (when registered)
Encumbrances on all right, title and interest in all of the Collateral which is
the subject matter of the Security Documents and those Encumbrances have first
priority for all purposes over any other Encumbrances on the Collateral, except
for Permitted Priority Liens.
3.27 PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS. The Security Documents to which it is a party,
including their attached schedules (if any), contain accurate descriptions of
all of its material assets and the Security Documents to which each Guarantor is
a party, including their attached schedules (if any), contain accurate
descriptions of all material assets of the Guarantor party thereto.
3.28 CONTRACTS AFFECTED BY CHANGE OF CONTROL. The Borrower is not bound by
any material contract or commitment which requires prior approval of any
transfer of the shares of any Person which are pledged to a Security Agent for
and on behalf of the Bank, the Administration Agent, the Canadian Lenders and
the Noteholders pursuant to the Security Documents.
3.29 MATERIAL CONTRACTS AND MATERIAL LICENSES.
(i) Schedule 3.29-1 accurately sets out all Material Contracts of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Schedule 3.29-2 accurately sets out
all Material Licenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(ii) A true and complete certified copy of each Material Contract
and Material License has been delivered to the Bank and each Material
Contract and Material License is in full force and effect, unamended except
as permitted under this Agreement.
(iii) No event has occurred and is continuing caused by any member
of the Restricted Group or, to the best of Borrower's knowledge, caused by
any other party to a Material Contract or Material License which would
constitute a material breach of or a default under any Material Contract or
Material License.
(iv) Each Material Contract to which the Borrower is a party is
binding upon it and, to its knowledge, is a binding agreement of each other
Person who is a party to the Material Contract, in each cases enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally.
(v) The Borrower has not made any prepayments to or received any
prepayments from third parties under any Material Contract out of the
ordinary course of its business.
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3.30 JURISDICTIONS. The jurisdictions in which the Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries carries on business and has assets are accurately set forth in
Schedule 3.30. The registered office, principal place of business and chief
executive office and the location where its and each of its Subsidiaries'
records are kept, is specified in Schedule 3.30. Its jurisdiction of
incorporation and the jurisdiction of incorporation of each of its Subsidiaries
is accurately set forth in Schedule 3.30.
3.31 BANK ACCOUNTS. Schedule 3.31 accurately sets out each bank account
maintained by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and accurately sets
forth the institution and location where each such account is maintained. Each
such account is either maintained with the Administration Agent or the Bank or
is the subject of a Blocked Account Agreement or if it does not meet the
foregoing criteria contains less than Cdn.$150,000 (or its U.S. Dollar
equivalent) and less than Cdn.$600,000 (or its U.S. Dollar equivalent) in the
aggregate for all such accounts.
3.32 INTERCORPORATE INDEBTEDNESS. Schedule 3.32 accurately describes each
inter-company loan between the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries or between
any of its Subsidiaries and in each case sets forth the principal amount of
each such inter-company loan together with the interest rate it bears and the
term of each such inter-company loan.
3.33 COMPUTER SYSTEMS. The Borrower makes commercially reasonable efforts to
ensure that all computer systems used in its businesses and material to its
business, owned or leased by it including hardware and software, are, free from
viruses and disabling codes and devices, and it continues to take all steps and
implement all procedures necessary to ensure that those systems are free from
viruses and disabling codes and shall remain so. The Borrower has in place
appropriate disaster recovery plans, procedures and facilities and has taken
all steps and implemented all procedures necessary to safeguard and restrict
unauthorized access to its computer systems.
3.34 LICENSES, AGENCY AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS. Schedule 3.34, as amended
by written notice by the Borrower to the Bank from time to time, accurately
lists all material agreements to which it is a party or by which it is bound
under which the right to manufacture, use or market any product, service,
technology, information, data, computer hardware or software or other property
has been granted, licensed or otherwise provided to it or by it to any other
Person, or under which it has been appointed or any Person has been appointed
by it as an agent, distributor, licensee or franchisee for any of the
foregoing. None of the agreements listed in Schedule 3.34 grants to any Person
any authority to incur any liability or obligation to enter into any agreement
on behalf of the Borrower.
3.35 FULL DISCLOSURE. Neither this Agreement nor any other document,
certificate or statement furnished to the Bank by or on behalf of the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. There is no fact known to the Borrower which
materially and adversely affects the business, property, assets, financial
condition, results of operations or
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prospects of the Borrower which has not been set forth in this Agreement or in
the other documents, certificates and statements (financial or otherwise)
furnished to the Bank by or on behalf of the Borrower prior to or on the
Restatement Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
ARTICLE 4. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
From the Restatement Closing Date and thereafter until the last to occur
of (i) the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the payment
in full of the Revolving Credit Note and the other Obligations of the Borrower
hereunder, the Borrower agrees, for the benefit of the Bank, that it will
comply with each of the following affirmative covenants:
4.1 USE OF PROCEEDS. Proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Borrower only
for general working capital and for general corporate purposes.
4.2 DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION. During the term
hereof, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank the
following financial statements and other information:
4.2a ANNUAL REPORTS. As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after
the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Bank an unaudited Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year
and the related Consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such
Fiscal Year and the related Consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows for such Fiscal Year, each of which shall be prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied and setting forth in each case in comparative form
the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, when available, all presenting fairly
the financial condition of the Borrower in such reasonable detail as the Bank
may request from time to time. Such financial statements are relied upon to
compile the Consolidated audited financial statements of Co-Steel which will
receive an unqualified opinion of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, or other
accounting firm acceptable to the Bank.
4.2b QUARTERLY REPORTS. As soon as available and in any event within 45 days
after the end of the first three Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower for each
Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank (i) an unaudited
Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) the
related unaudited Consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such
month and for the period beginning on the first day of the current Fiscal Year
through the last day of the Fiscal Quarter for which such financial statements
are being delivered, each of which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the month in the prior Fiscal Year, when available, which
corresponds to the month for which the statements are being delivered, all
presenting fairly the financial condition of the Borrower in such reasonable
detail as the Bank may request from time to time and certified (subject to
normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, GAAP and
consistency by the chief financial officer of the Borrower.
4.2c COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial
statements referred to in Sections 4.2a and 4.2b, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Bank a
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completed Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit "B-1",
executed by an Authorized Officer, and containing such additional information as
the Bank may request from time to time, (i) stating that the financial
statements being delivered with such Compliance Certificate are true, complete
and correct and (ii) stating (A) whether any Default or Event of Default exists
on the date of such certificate, (B) whether any Material Adverse Change has
occurred since the date of the previously delivered Compliance Certificate, (C)
whether any event has occurred since the date of the previously delivered
Compliance Certificate which the Borrower believes is likely to result in a
Material Adverse Change; and (D) if any Default or Event of Default, or any
Material Adverse Change has occurred during the Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year to
which the Compliance Certificate relates or is in existence, setting forth the
details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
4.2d OTHER REPORTS, INFORMATION AND NOTICES. The Borrower will deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Bank, within the time periods set forth below, the
following other reports, information and notices:
(i) Auditor's Reports. As soon as practicable after they have become
available, copies of all other reports and management letters submitted to the
Borrower by its accountants in connection with any annual or interim audit of
the books of the Borrower made by such accountants.
(ii) Notice of Defaults and Material Adverse Changes. Promptly after
any officer of the Borrower has learned of the occurrence or existence of a
Default or Event of Default, or of an event or set of circumstances which has
caused or which cause a Material Adverse Change, telephonic notice thereof
specifying the details thereof, the anticipated effect thereof and the action
which the Borrower has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect
thereto, which notice shall be promptly confirmed in writing within five days by
the president, any vice president or the chief financial officer of the
Borrower.
(iii) Notice of Litigation. (A) Promptly after the commencement
thereof, written notice of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation before
any Governmental Authority, court or arbitrator, affecting the Borrower, except
for actions, suits, proceedings and investigations which, if adversely
determined, would not and could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change and (B) promptly
after any Authorized Officer has notice thereof, written notice of any decision,
ruling, judgment, appeal, reversal or other significant action in connection
with any existing action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any
Governmental Authority, court or arbitrator affecting the Borrower, which would
or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(iv) Orders, Etc. Promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any
materia order, writ, decree, judgment, decision or injunction issued by any
Governmental Authority in any material proceeding, action, suit or investigation
to which any member of the Restricted Group is a party that could be reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
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(v) ERISA Reports.
(A) As soon as possible, and in any event not later than the
date notice is sent to the PBGC, notice of any Reportable Event regarding any
Plan and an explanation of any action which has been or which is proposed to be
taken with respect thereto;
(B) concurrent with the filing thereof, a copy of any request
to the United States Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or variance of the
minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the
Internal Revenue Code with respect to any Plan or Money Purchase Plan;
(C) as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days
after an officer of the Borrower becomes aware of unfunded accumulated benefit
obligations for any Plan, as determined in accordance with the Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87,
Employer's Accounting for Pensions, (or any superseding statement thereto),
written notice of the occurrence of such event;
(D) upon the request of the Bank, copies of each annual report
(Form 5500 Series) with accompanying schedules filed with respect to any Plan
or Money Purchase Plan;
(E) promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of any notice which
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may receive from the PBGC relating to the
intention of the PBGC to terminate any Plan or Money Purchase Plan, or to
appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or Money Purchase Plan, or to assert
any liability under Title IV of ERISA against the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate;
(F) a copy of any notice of assessment of Withdrawal Liability
received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan;
(G) as soon as possible, and in no event later than the date
notification is sent to the PBGC, notice of the failure by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate to make a required installment or other payment under
Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(H) concurrent with the filing thereof, a copy of any Notice of
Intent to Terminate any Plan filed under Section 4041(c) of ERISA; and
(I) promptly after receipt thereof, but without any obligation
or responsibility to secure the same, copies of any calculations of estimated
Unfunded Benefit Liabilities (or, if applicable, the portions of any estimated
Unfunded Benefit Liabilities that would be allocated to the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate under Sections 4063 and 4064 or Section 4062(e) of ERISA) for
any Plans.
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(vi) Notice of Environmental Claims. Promptly after receipt
thereof, the Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a copy of any material
Environmental Claim.
(vii) Co-Steel Notices. Promptly upon availability and in any
event within 45 days after the end of each Co-Steel Fiscal Quarter occurring
after the Restatement Closing Date, deliver Co-Steel's unaudited Special
Purpose Financial Statements, and Co-Steel's unaudited financial statements
(including a balance sheet and statements of profit and loss and cash flow) for
such quarterly fiscal period certified by the chief financial officer of
Co-Steel, prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with Canadian GAAP,
subject to audit, and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding
figures for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal quarter, all in
reasonable detail and accompanied by a management discussion and analysis,
together with the Co-Steel Compliance Certificate.
(viii) Excess Revolver Paydown. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Bank and the Managing Security Agent, on or before the fifth Business Day
following the end of each of its fiscal quarters, a certificate of a senior
officer of Co-Steel or the Borrower setting forth a calculation of the amount by
which the outstanding amount of the sum of (x) the Co-Steel Advances and (y)
the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars of the principal amount advanced
hereunder and the Raritan Credit Facility is less than the result of (a) the sum
of (x) the Commitments as defined under the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement and
(y) the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars of all commitments hereunder and
the Raritan Credit Facility at such time minus, (b) Cdn.$50,000,000.
4.2e ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; VISITATION. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Bank such additional financial statements, reports, financial projections and
other information, whether or not financial in nature, as the Bank may
reasonably request from time to time. The Borrower will permit the Bank and the
Bank's designated employees and agents to have access, at any time and from
time to time, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to visit
any of the properties of the Borrower, to examine and make copies of any of its
books of record and account and such reports and returns as the Borrower may
file with any Governmental Authority and discuss the Borrower's affairs and
accounts with, and be advised about them by, any Authorized Officer and the
Borrower's certified public accountants.
4.3 PRESERVATION OF EXISTENCE; QUALIFICATION. At its own cost and
expense, the Borrower will do all things necessary to preserve and keep in full
force and effect its corporate existence, power, authority and qualification
under the laws of the state of its incorporation and each state where, due to
the nature of its activities or the ownership of its properties, qualification
to do business is required.
4.4 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND CONTRACTS. The Borrower shall be in material
compliance with its articles of incorporation and by-laws and all applicable
Governmental Rules (including, but not limited to, Environmental Laws); and the
Borrower shall obtain and maintain in good standing all material licenses,
permits and approvals from any and all Governmental Authorities in respect of
its operations. The Borrower shall comply with all material provisions of each
material contract and agreement to which the Borrower is a party.
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4.5 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM: BOOKS AND RECORDS. The Borrower shall maintain a system
of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied and will set aside on its books all such proper reserves as shall be
required by GAAP. Further, the Borrower will maintain proper books of record and
account in accordance with GAAP in which full, true and correct entries shall be
made of all of its properties and assets and its dealings and business affairs.
4.6 PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES. The Borrower shall promptly pay
and discharge all obligations, accounts and liabilities to which it is subject,
including but not limited to all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and
levies upon it or upon any of its income, profits, or property, prior to the
date on which penalties attach thereto; provided, however, that for purposes of
this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax, assessment,
charge or levy (i) the payment of which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted and (ii) as to which the
Borrower shall have set aside on its books reserves for such claims as are
determined to be adequate by the application of GAAP consistently applied; and
provided, further, that the Borrower shall pay all such contested liabilities
forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any Encumbrance
which may have attached as security therefor.
4.7 INSURANCE. The Borrower shall maintain at all times adequate insurance to
the satisfaction of the Bank with financially sound and reputable insurers
acceptable to the Bank against such risks of loss as are customarily insured
against and in amounts customarily carried by Persons owning, leasing or
operating similar properties, including, but not limited to: (i) fire and theft
and extended coverage insurance in an amount at least equal to the total full
replacement cost of its insurable property, (including boiler coverage, if
applicable); (ii) liability insurance on account of injury to persons or
property; (iii) insurance which complies with all applicable workers'
compensation, unemployment and similar laws; (iv) interruption of the Borrower's
business and loss of income; (v) flood insurance, at any time when any real
property of the Borrower on which the Bank has a mortgage, or is a beneficiary
of the Encumbrance of a Mortgage, is designated to be in an area of special
flood hazard; and (vi) such other insurance as the Bank may reasonably request
from time to time, all of the foregoing to be acceptable to the Bank at all
times during the term hereof. The Borrower shall cause all such insurance to
provide for at least thirty (30) days written notice to the Bank prior to
cancellation and the Borrower shall cause an original certificate of insurance
to be delivered to the Bank prior to the first extension of credit under this
Agreement and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any such
insurance coverage. On or prior to the Restatement Closing Date and thereafter
within ninety (90) days of the close of each Fiscal Year, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Bank a schedule indicating all insurance coverage then in effect
for the Borrower, in such detail as the Bank may reasonably request from time to
time, along with evidence satisfactory to the Bank showing that the applicable
Security Agent is the named mortgagee and loss payee for the insurance described
in this Section 4.7 pursuant to standard long-form mortgagee and loss payee
clauses.
4.8 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. The Borrower shall maintain, preserve, protect
and keep its properties in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary
wear and tear excepted),
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and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that
its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and
advantageously conducted at all times.
4.9 MAINTENANCE OF LEASES. The Borrower shall maintain in full force and
effect all leases for its real properties, and all other leases for personal
property if the failure to maintain such personal property lease would
constitute a Material Adverse Change.
4.10 MAINTENANCE OF PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, PERMITS, ETC.
(i) The Borrower shall maintain in full force and effect, and
investigate and prosecute all infringements of, all patents, trademarks, trade
names, copyrights and other intellectual property and all licenses, franchises,
permits and other authorizations necessary in the judgment of the Borrower for
the ownership and operation of its properties and business for so long as the
applicable intellectual property rights remain material to its business.
(ii) The Borrower shall notify the Bank if the Borrower knows, or has
reason to know, of any application or registration, relating to any patent or
trade xxxx material to its business that may expire, become abandoned or
dedicated to the public domain, or of any material adverse determination or
development (including the institution of, or any such determination or
development in, any proceeding in the Canadian or U.S.A. Patent and Trade Xxxx
Offices or any court or tribunal in any other country) regarding its ownership
of any material Intellectual Property Right or its right to register the same
or to keep and maintain the same; and
(iii) The Borrower shall report to the Bank any application for the
registration of any trade xxxx material to its business with the Canadian or
U.S.A. Trade Xxxx Office and any application for any patent material to its
business with the Canadian or U.S.A. Patent Office, in each case within 30 days
after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which any application occurs
(whether the application is made by itself or through any agent, employee,
licensee or designee).
4.11 BANK ACCOUNTS. The Borrower shall maintain its principal operating,
cash management and disbursement accounts with the Bank.
4.12 PLANS AND BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS. The Borrower shall, and shall cause
each ERISA Affiliate to, comply with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and all
other applicable Governmental Rules which are applicable to Plans and Benefit
Arrangements, except where the failure to do so, alone or in conjunction with
any other failure, would not result in a Material Adverse Change.
4.13 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND INDEMNIFICATION.
(i) The Borrower shall be in material compliance with all
Environmental Laws.
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(ii) The Borrower shall employ appropriate technology in order to maintain
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, including without limitation
the replacement or updating, if required, of underground or aboveground storage
tanks owned by the Borrower.
(iii) The Borrower shall investigate and remediate any Contamination in
compliance with Governmental Rules and shall inform the Bank in writing from
time to time as to the status of any such remediation.
(iv) Notwithstanding the covenants set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
of this Section 4.13, so long as the Borrower is diligently proceeding to remedy
any non-compliance or possible non-compliance with Environmental Laws set forth
on Schedule 3.19 attached hereto, and such conditions or events do not develop
into a Material Adverse Change over time, the existence of such conditions set
forth on such Schedule 3.19 shall not consist a violation of this Section 4.13.
4.14 RECIPROCAL GUARANTEES. The Borrower shall require any and all Persons,
which on or after the Restatement Closing Date, become additional Canadian Bank
Guarantee Entities and Prudential Guarantee Entities to execute and deliver a
Related Parties Guarantee to the Bank effective as of the effective date of any
such additional Canadian Bank Guarantee or Prudential Guarantee.
4.15 AGENCY AGREEMENT. In the event that it becomes desirable or necessary to
appoint an agent for the Lenders in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Bank, the Borrower shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) days of
receipt of an agreement to appoint an agent for the Lenders, execute, deliver
and otherwise consent to the appointment of an agent for the Lenders; and/or
the Borrower shall execute and deliver such amendment to this Agreement as the
Bank may reasonably request to accommodate the existence of multiple Lenders
hereunder.
4.16 BUSINESS. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, to
conduct and operate a business substantially of the same nature as that engaged
in by it or any Subsidiary, as applicable, on the Restatement Closing Date; and
the Borrower shall conduct, and shall cause its Subsidiaries, to conduct their
respective businesses in a proper, efficient and business-like manner.
4.17 INVENTORY. The Borrower shall maintain contractual relationships, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Bank, to ensure that the title to all
Inventory located on Leased Properties located in the United States is held in
the name of USA Distribution.
4.18 [RESERVED]
4.19 MATERIAL CONTRACTS AN MATERIAL LICENSES. The Borrower shall, and shall
cause each Guarantor, to:
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(i) perform all of its duties and obligations under, comply with
all the terms of, and enforce its rights under, the Material Contracts and
Material Licenses all in accordance with prudent business practice;
(ii) deliver to the Bank true and complete copies of each Material
Contract or Material License and each other contract which has been
requested by the Bank, and, if requested by the Bank, execute and deliver
to the Bank a specific assignment of each contract in favor of the Bank and
use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain the consent to assignment of
the other party or parties to each Material Contract or Material License in
a form acceptable to the Bank;
(iii) promptly upon request by the Bank, provide the Bank with all
information regarding contractual relations of the Borrower of a material
nature which is requested by the Bank; and
(iv) use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain and deliver to the
Bank the consent of any party that the Bank requests with respect to the
Encumbrance on any Material Contract or Material License in favor of the
Bank, such consent to be in form and substance acceptable to the Bank.
4.20 JURISDICTIONS. The Borrower shall advise the Bank of any change in the
location at which the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries assets may be
located from the location disclosed on Schedule 3.30 and any additional
jurisdictions in which it is carrying on business of a material nature or any
change in the jurisdiction of incorporation of it or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.21 COMPUTER SYSTEMS. The Borrower shall take commercially reasonable
steps to ensure, so far as reasonably possible, that all computer systems used
in its business and material to its business and owned or leased by it,
including hardware and software, remain free from viruses and disabling codes
and devices and shall maintain in place appropriate disaster recovery plans,
procedures and facilities and to take steps and implement all procedures
necessary to safeguard and restrict unauthorized access to its computer systems.
4.22 DEFENSE OF CLAIMS. The Borrower shall diligently defend itself and
its properties from and against any lawsuits or claims in accordance with
prudent business practice.
4.23 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Bank if
at any time it has entered into any new instrument or agreement or has amended
an existing instrument or agreement relating to any Indebtedness in an
aggregate principal amount greater than Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar
equivalent) to include covenants or defaults (or their equivalent) not
substantially provided for in this Agreement or more favorable to the lender
or lenders thereunder than those provided for in this Agreement. Thereupon, if
the Bank shall request, the parties to this Agreement shall amend this
agreement to provide for substantially the same covenants and defaults (or
their equivalent) as those provided for in such instrument or agreement.
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ARTICLE 5. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
From the Restatement Closing Date and thereafter until the last to occur of
(i) the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and (ii) the payment in
full of the Revolving Credit Note and the other Obligations of the Borrower
hereunder, the Borrower agrees for the benefit of the Bank, that it will comply
with each of the following negative covenants:
5.1 INDEBTEDNESS. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume, cause, permit
or suffer to exist or remain outstanding, any Indebtedness, except for:
(i) Indebtedness owed by the Borrower to the Bank;
(ii) Indebtedness in existence as of the March 31, 2002 as set forth
on consolidated unaudited Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower as
of March 31, 2002 previously delivered to the Bank;
(iii) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower under the Canadian Bank
Guarantee;
(iv) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower under the Prudential
Guarantee;
(v) unsecured accounts payable and accrued liabilities owed to
Persons other than an Affiliate which are incurred in the normal course of
business and accrued and unfunded pension benefits;
(vi) deferred revenue classified as a liability;
(vii) deferred taxes;
(viii) unsecured Indebtedness arising under one or more outstanding
judgements being appealed in good faith (except where their existence would give
rise to an Event of Default);
(ix) Capitalized Lease Obligations and Indebtedness secured by
purchase money security interests in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time
not greater than Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent);
(x) any unsecured Indebtedness as endorsee under negotiable
instruments received in payment of accounts receivable and endorsed for deposit
in the ordinary course of business;
(xi) unsecured indemnities incurred in the ordinary course of
business; and
(xii) Indebtedness pursuant to Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness.
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5.2 GUARANTEES. The Borrower shall not enter into any Guarantees, except
for endorsements of negotiable instruments for deposit and collection and
similar transactions in the ordinary course of business and, except further for
any Canadian Bank Guarantee executed under and pursuant to the terms of the
Canadian Bank Credit Agreement on the Restatement Closing Date and any
Prudential Note Guarantee executed and delivered in connection with the
Prudential Note Purchase Agreements on the Restatement Closing Date.
5.3 NEGATIVE PLEDGE. Except for Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall not
create, assume, incur, permit or suffer to exist any Encumbrance upon any of
its assets and properties, whether tangible or intangible and whether now owned
or in existence or hereafter acquired or created and wherever located.
5.4 OTHER INDEBTEDNESS AND AGREEMENTS. The Borrower shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any amendment or modification to any
indenture, note or other agreement evidencing or governing any of its
Indebtedness, or directly or indirectly voluntarily prepay, defease or in
substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire any other
Indebtedness in advance of Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement.
5.5 SALE OF ASSETS. Other than Permitted Asset Sales, or sales pursuant to
the Asset Monetization Program, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, license, transfer, assign or otherwise
dispose of any of its business, assets, rights, revenues or property, real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible (including, without limitation,
shares of stock and indebtedness of its Subsidiaries, receivables and leasehold
interests), whether in one or a series of transactions, except on terms and
conditions approved by the Bank (each such asset sale so approved an "APPROVED
ASSET SALE").
5.6 SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS. Unless permitted by the Asset
Monetization Program, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, become or remain liable in any way, whether directly or by
assignment or as a guarantor or other contingent obligor, for the obligations
of the lessee or user under any lease or contract for the use of any real or
personal property if such property is owned on the date of this Agreement or
thereafter acquired by it or any of its Affiliates and has been or is to be
sold or transferred to any other Person and was, is or shall be used by it or
any of its Affiliates for substantially the same purpose as such property was
used by it or such Affiliate prior to such sale or transfer.
5.7 LOANS, INVESTMENTS, ETC. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by
Sections 5.1 or 5.8 hereof, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to:
(i) directly or indirectly make any loan or advance to, or make any
investment in the debt obligations of, or guarantee, or otherwise
undertake to perform or warrant or ensure performance of any Indebtedness
or obligation of, or enter into any agreement that has the effect of
assuming the payment or performance of any Indebtedness or obligation of,
any Person in each case other than to another member of the Restricted
Group; or
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(ii) directly or indirectly subordinate or postpone any claim which it
has against any Person, except (x) the extension of credit in the ordinary
course of business to trade debtors in accordance with customary trade
terms or (y) pursuant to a Subordination Agreement.
5.8 INVESTMENTS. Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.7, the
Borrower shall not at any time purchase, acquire or own any stock, bonds,
notes, or securities of, or any partnership interest (whether general or
limited) in, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any
other Person, or become a joint venture partner in any joint venture, or agree,
become or remain liable to do any of the foregoing, except for:
(i) debt securities having a maturity of not more than one year
issued or guaranteed by the United States government or by an agency or
instrumentality thereof;
(ii) certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits,
which in each case mature within one year from the date of purchase thereof and
which are issued by a Qualified Bank;
(iii) commercial paper maturing in 270 days or less from the date of
issuance which, at the time of acquisition by the Borrower either (A) is
accorded the highest rating by Standard and Poor's Rating Group, a division of
McGraw Hill, Inc. or Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. or (B) is issued by the
Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank;
(iv) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency
or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment or guarantee of
which constitutes a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of
America, in each case maturing in twelve (12) months or less from the date of
acquisition;
(v) ownership of the capital stock of Subsidiaries existing on the
Restatement Closing Date; and
(vi) money market funds or income funds with a history of maintaining
a stable net asset value per share that invest solely securities described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 5.8.
5.9 AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS. The Borrower shall not enter into or carry
out any transaction with an Affiliate (including, without limitation,
purchasing property or services from or selling property or services to, any
Affiliate or other Person) unless such transaction (i) is not otherwise
prohibited by this Agreement, (ii) is entered into in the ordinary course of
business upon fair and reasonable arm's-length terms and conditions, or (iii)
is in accordance with all applicable Governmental Rules.
5.10 USE OF PROCEEDS. The Borrower shall not use any proceeds of the Loans
or any Letter of Credit either directly or indirectly for the purpose of
"purchasing or carrying any margin stock" within the meaning of Regulations T,
U or X, as applicable.
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5.11 CHANGE OF BUSINESS. The Borrower shall not engage directly or indirectly in
any business other than the production and sale of finished and semi-finished
carbon steel long products.
5.12 ERISA. The Borrower shall not:
(i) (A) With respect to any Plan or Money Purchase Plan, incur any material
liability for failure to make timely payment of any contribution or installment
required under Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Internal Revenue
Code, whether or not waived, or otherwise materially fail to comply with the
funding provisions set forth therein, (B) with respect to any Plan or Money
Purchase Plan, suffer to exist any Encumbrance under Section 302(f) of ERISA or
Section 412(n) of the Internal Revenue Code against the property and rights to
property of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or (C) terminate, or permit any
ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any Plan or Money Purchase Plan in a manner which
could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of an Encumbrance upon
the property or rights to property of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA;
(ii) Engage in any "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to any
"employee benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) for which a
statutory or administrative exemption is not available under Section 408 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(iii) Partially or completely withdraw from any Multiemployer Plan where
such withdrawal could reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate to Withdrawal Liability.
5.13 MATERIAL CONTRACTS AND MATERIAL LICENSES. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any Guarantor, to:
(i) allow any circumstances to arise which would allow any Material
Contract or Material License to lapse or be terminated during its term; provided
that, for greater certainty, termination of a Material Contract at the end of
its term, in the ordinary course of business, is not prohibited hereby;
(ii) amend any Material Contract or Material License if such amendment
could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Bank
or the repayment of the Obligations; or
(iii) assign any Material Contract or Material License, except for
assignment to a Security Agent pursuant to the Security Documents.
5.14 ACQUISITIONS. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary
to (i) acquire or incorporate any Subsidiary; or (ii) acquire all or a
substantial part of, in one or a series of transactions (whether by way of
amalgamation (except as otherwise permitted hereby),
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merger, share purchase, asset purchase or otherwise) the assets, shares or any
other equity interests of any Person; provided that the foregoing shall not
prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary receiving equity of an arm's length
Person as part of a compromise of such arm's length Person's debt pursuant to a
bankruptcy of such Person; and provided further that the foregoing shall not
prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary from acquiring investments permitted by
Section 5.8.
5.15 FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES. The Borrower shall not, and it shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any corporate transaction (or series of
transactions), whether by way of reconstruction, arrangement, reorganization,
consolidation, amalgamation, merger or otherwise, whereby all or substantially
all of its or their undertaking and assets would become the property of any
other Person or in the case of any amalgamation, the property of the continuing
corporation resulting from the amalgamation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
at the time of and immediately after giving effect to any amalgamation, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred:
(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may amalgamate with any other
Restricted Subsidiary; or
(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of its assets to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary,
provided that such party provides the Bank with prior notice of any such
transaction and upon any amalgamation, the resulting company delivers to the
applicable Security Agent the Security Documents to which each predecessor
entity was party and an assumption agreement pursuant to which the amalgamated
company confirms its assumption of all of the obligations of the amalgamating
companies under the Loan Documents to which each predecessor entity was party
and such other security, certificates and opinions as may be required by the
Bank including, if applicable, a pledge of the amalgamated company's shares.
5.16 ACCOUNTING CHANGES. The Borrower shall not make, and shall not permit any
Subsidiary to make, any changes in accounting treatment and reporting practices
except as permitted by GAAP and disclosed to the Bank and it shall not change
its financial year end.
5.17 HEDGING CONTRACTS. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage in currency trading, convert Loans from one currency
into another or enter into any currency or interest rate hedge for speculative
reasons.
5.18 INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement containing any provision which
would be violated or breached by this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement by its or their performance of the obligations
in connection therewith.
5.19 ANNOUNCEMENTS. Except as required by Applicable Law, the Borrower shall
not make or permit any press release or other public announcement to be made by
or on its behalf
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which mentions the Bank without the Bank's prior written approval of the press
release or public announcement.
ARTICLE 6. CONDITIONS TO MAKING EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
6.1 ALL EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT. The obligation of the Bank to make any
Revolving Credit Loan, or to amend, extend or renew a Letter of Credit, or to
amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement, as applicable, is subject to
the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
6.1a REQUEST FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN OR LETTER OF CREDIT. Receipt by the
Bank of a request for a Revolving Credit Loan satisfying the conditions of
Section 2.1 or an Application for Letter of Credit, as appropriate.
6.1b NO DEFAULT OR EVENT OF DEFAULT. The Borrower shall have performed and
complied with all agreements and conditions which are required hereby or by any
other Loan Document to be performed or complied with by it prior to such Loan
being made, or such Letter of Credit being extended, amended or renewed, or the
Original Credit Agreement being amended and restated, as applicable; and at the
time of such Revolving Credit Loan, or the, amendment, extension or renewal of
such Letter of Credit, or the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit
Agreement, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing or will result from the making such Revolving Credit Loan, the
amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit or the amendment and
restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, as applicable.
6.1c NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. At the time of making such Revolving
Credit Loan, the amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, or
the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, as applicable,
no Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing.
6.1d REPRESENTATIONS CORRECT. The representations and warranties contained
in Article 3 hereof and in the other Loan Documents and otherwise made in
writing by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be (i) correct when made and (ii) correct
in all material respects at the time of such Revolving Credit Loan, such
amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit or the amendment and
restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, as applicable.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower, each request for
a Revolving Credit Loan whether made orally or in writing, and each delivery of
an executed Application for Letter of Credit, shall be deemed to be, as of the
time made, a certification by the Borrower as to the accuracy of the matters
set forth in Sections 6.1b, 6.1c and 6.1d.
6.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO RESTATEMENT CLOSING DATE. The obligation of
the Bank to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement as herein set
forth is subject to the
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satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent, in addition to the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1:
6.2a CREDIT AGREEMENT. Receipt by the Bank of a fully-executed counterpart
original of this Agreement.
6.2b SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS. Receipt by the Bank of all schedules and exhibits
to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents prepared by the Borrower, and a
determination by the Bank that all exceptions shown on such schedules are
satisfactory to it.
6.2c REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE. Receipt by the Bank of the Revolving Credit Note in
the form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto, executed by the Borrower.
6.2d CERTAIN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. Receipt by the Bank of the fully-executed
counterpart original of each of the Security Documents to be executed by the
Borrower in accordance with Section 8.5 hereof; and receipt by the Bank of
fully-executed copies each of the other Security Documents (other than the
Related Parties Guarantees and the Standstill Agreement) to be executed and
deliver pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof.
6.2e RELATED PARTIES GUARANTEES. Receipt by the Bank of the fully-executed
Related Parties Guarantees.
6.2f [RESERVED]
6.2g INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. Receipt by the Bank of a fully-executed
counterpart original of the Intercreditor Agreement.
6.2h HAZARD LIABILITY INSURANCE. Receipt by the Bank of insurance certificates
which evidence compliance with the requirements of Sections 3.16 and 4.7.
6.2i LIEN SEARCHES. Receipt by the Bank of UCC, tax lien and judgment searches
concerning the Loan Parties satisfactory to the Bank.
6.2j CORPORATE DOCUMENTS OF BORROWER. Receipt by the Bank of the following
corporate documents for the Borrower:
(i) a copy of its certificate of incorporation, certified as true and
correct by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not more than thirty
(30) days prior to the Restatement Closing Date;
(ii) a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the
Restatement Closing Date;
(iii) resolutions of its board of directors authorizing the execution
of the Loan Documents and the performance by the Borrower pursuant thereto,
certified by the secretary of
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the Borrower as being true, correct, complete and in effect as of the
Restatement Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank;
(iv) a copy of its by-laws and all amendments thereto, certified
by the secretary of the Borrower as being true, correct, complete and in
effect; and
(v) an incumbency certificate for the Borrower, showing the names
of the officers of the Borrower, their respective titles and containing their
true signatures.
6.2k CORPORATE DOCUMENTS OF LOAN PARTIES. Receipt by the Bank of the
following corporate documents for each of the Loan Parties:
(i) a copy of its certificate of incorporation or other formation
documents, certified as true and correct by the Secretary of State (or other
applicable governmental official) of the jurisdiction of incorporation or
formation of such parties not more than thirty (30) days prior to the
Restatement Closing Date;
(ii) a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of State
(or other applicable governmental official) of the jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation of such parties dated not more than thirty (30) days
prior to the Restatement Closing Date;
(iii) resolutions of the board of directors (or other governing
body) of the Loan Parties authorizing the execution of the Loan Documents to be
executed by the Loan Parties and the performance by the Loan Parties pursuant
thereto, certified by the secretary, general partner or member, as the case may
be, of the Loan Parties as being true, correct, complete and in effect as of
the Restatement Closing Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank;
(iv) a copy of the by-laws of the Loan Parties and all amendments
thereto, certified by the secretary, general partner or member, as the case may
be, of each of the Loan Parties as being true, correct, complete and in effect;
and
(v) an incumbency certificate for each of the Loan Parties,
showing the names of the officers, general partner or member, as the case may
be, of the Loan Parties, their respective titles and containing their true
signatures.
6.2l OPINION OF COUNSEL. Receipt by the Bank of opinions of counsel to the
Borrower and the other Loan Parties, addressed to the Bank and in all respects
satisfactory to the Bank.
6.2m NO DEFAULT CERTIFICATES. On the Restatement Closing Date, receipt by
the Bank of a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer, stating that, as
of such date, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist after giving
effect to the transactions entered into by the Loan Parties under the Loan
Documents, no Material Adverse Change has occurred and all representations and
warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are true and correct as of such date.
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6.2n CANADIAN BANK CREDIT AGREEMENT. Co-Steel have completed a refunding of the
Existing Canadian Bank Indebtedness pursuant to the closing of the Canadian Bank
Credit Agreement on terms consistent with the terms of the commitment letter of
the Bank to the Borrower dated February 19, 2002.
6.2o PRUDENTIAL NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Co-steel shall have completed an
amendment and restatement of the Existing Prudential Indebtedness pursuant to
the closing of the Prudential Note Purchase Agreements on terms consistent with
the terms of the commitment letter of the Bank to the Borrower dated February
19, 2002.
6.2p MATERIAL LITIGATION. No actions, suits, proceedings or investigations shall
be pending or threatened against the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, or any
of their respective business, operations, properties, prospects, profits or
condition (financial or otherwise), at law or in equity, before any Governmental
Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined,
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, or which
purport to affect the rights and remedies of the Bank pursuant to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document or which purport to restrain or enjoin (either
temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the performance by the Borrower or
any of the other Loan Parties or any action contemplated by any of the Loan
Documents.
6.2q EVALUATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES. The Bank shall have completed a
satisfactory review and evaluation of the amount and nature of all tax, ERISA,
employee retirement benefit, and other contingent liabilities of the Borrower.
6.2r ADEQUACY OF LEGAL MATTERS. All legal matters incident to the Loans and the
Loan Documents shall be satisfactory to counsel for the Bank.
6.2s PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING INTEREST AND FEES UNDER THE EXISTING CREDIT
AGREEMENTS. Receipt by the Bank of all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses and
interest under the Original Credit Agreement.
6.2t CLOSING STATEMENT. The Borrower, Co-Steel, the Bank, the Administration
Agent and the Noteholders shall have executed a closing statement which sets
forth a statement of the use of proceeds of the March 2002 Significant Share
Offering and the payment of other interest, fees and principal repayments due on
the Restatement Closing Date.
6.2u FEES AND EXPENSES. Receipt by the Bank of all fees and expenses described
herein which are payable on or prior to the closing Date shall have been paid,
in immediately available funds.
6.3 AMENDMENT OR EXTENSION OF LETTER OF CREDIT. In addition to the satisfaction
of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and 6.2 of this Article 6, the
obligation of the Bank to amend or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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6.3a REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. The execution by the Borrower and delivery to the
Bank of an amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement as required by the Bank.
6.3b APPLICATION FOR LETTER OF CREDIT. The execution by the Borrower and
delivery to the Bank of an application for amendment to letter of credit
applicable to such Letter of Credit as required by the Bank.
6.4 POST-CLOSING DELIVERIES.
6.4a ONTARIO REGISTRATIONS. Ten Business Days following the general resumption
of public services in the Province of Ontario the Borrower shall cause to be
delivered to the Bank the following:
(i) Registrations. Evidence of registration of all Security Documents in
all offices in the Province of Ontario in which, in the opinion of the Bank and
its counsel, registration is necessary or of advantage to preserve the priority
of the Encumbrances intended to be created by the Security Documents together
with duplicate copies of security instruments bearing or accompanied by
appropriate endorsements or certificates of registration with respect to such
Security Documents.
(ii) Searches. Search results showing personal property security
registrations, bulk sales and executions with respect to Co-Steel and each
Restricted Subsidiary which has tangible personal property or a place of
business in the Province of Ontario.
(iii) Certificate of Status. A currently dated certificate of status for
Co-Steel and each of the Related Parties incorporated pursuant to the laws of
the Province of Ontario.
(iv) Opinion of Ontario Counsel. An opinion of counsel respecting
customary matters that would have been included in the opinion of Ontario
counsel delivered on the Restatement Closing Date but for the public service
employee strike in the Province of Ontario, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Bank.
(v) Other. Such further agreements, instruments and other documents as
the Bank may reasonably request in respect of customary closing matters not
completed because of the public service employee strike in the Province of
Ontario.
6.4b CO-STEEL YEAR END FINANCIALS. Twenty (20) Business Days following the
Restatement Closing Date the Bank shall have received the annual financial
statements of Co-Steel required pursuant to Section 10.04(2)(b) of the Canadian
Bank Credit Agreement for the year ended December 31, 2001.
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6.4c HUNGARIAN INTER-COMPANY LOANS.
The Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Bank or where indicated to
a Security Agent, at the option of the Borrower, either the documents specified
in Section 6.4c(1) (collectively, the "Hungarian Guarantee Documents") or the
documents specified in Section 6.4c(2) (collectively, the "Hungarian Loan
Reorganization Documents") in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4c(3).
(1) Hungarian Guarantee Documents. The Borrower may deliver the following
Hungarian Guarantee Documents:
(i) Guarantee. A guarantee by Co-Steel Liquidity Management of all of
the obligations of the Borrower to the Bank, in a form a substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank which guarantee shall include, without
limitation, a pledge of the Hungarian Loan Notes in favor of the U.S.
Security Agent (the "Hungarian Guarantee");
(ii) Constituent Documents and Authorizing Resolutions. Certified
copies of the articles of incorporation, by-laws and resolutions (or in
each case the Hungarian equivalent) authorizing the actions taken under the
Hungarian Guarantee and the incumbency of the officers signing the
Hungarian Guarantee.
(iii) Loan Notes. The original Hungarian Loan Notes delivered to the
U.S. Security Agent and duly endorsed in favor of the U.S. Security Agent.
(iv) Registrations. Evidence of registration of the Hungarian
Guarantee in all offices, if any, in which, in the opinion of the Bank and
its counsel, registration is necessary or of advantage to preserve the
priority of the Encumbrances intended to be created by the Hungarian
Guarantee together with duplicate copies of security instruments bearing or
accompanied by appropriate endorsements or certificates of registration
with respect to the Hungarian Guarantee.
(v) Regulatory Approvals. Copies of all approvals and all consents of
all Governmental Authorities which are required to be obtained by the
Borrower or Co-Steel Liquidity Management in order to complete the
transactions contemplated by the Hungarian Guarantee and perform its
obligations under the Hungarian Guarantee.
(vi) Opinion of Hungarian Counsel. A legal opinion of Hungarian
counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank in
respect of the Hungarian Guarantee.
(vii) Other. Such further agreements, instruments and other documents
as the Bank may reasonably request in respect of the foregoing.
(2) Hungarian Loan Reorganization Documents. The Borrower may deliver the
following Hungarian Loan Reorganization Documents in respect of the transaction
described
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in Schedule 6.4c.
(i) Constituent Documents and Authorizing Resolutions. Certified
copies of the articles of incorporation, by-laws and resolutions of 1102590
Ontario Limited, Co-Steel (U.S.) Ltd., New Holdco, Co-Steel CSM, Co-Steel
USA Holdings, Inc., the Borrower and Co-Steel Liquidity Management
authorizing the actions taken under Schedule 6.4c and the incumbency of the
officers signing the documents contemplated in Schedule 6.4c.
(ii) New Subordinated Loan Notes. The original New Subordinated Loan
Notes delivered to a Security Agent and duly endorsed in favor of such
Security Agent.
(iii) Registrations. Evidence of registration of all the security
described in Schedule 6.4c in all offices, if any, in which, in the opinion
of the Bank and its counsel, registration is necessary or of advantage to
preserve the priority of the Encumbrances intended to be created by the
security described in Schedule 6.4c together with duplicate copies of
security instruments bearing or accompanied by appropriate endorsements or
certificates of registration with respect to such security.
(iv) Regulatory Approvals. Copies of all approvals and all consents of
all Governmental Authorities which are required to be obtained by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in order to complete the transactions
contemplated by Schedule 6.4c and perform its obligations under Schedule
6.4c.
(v) Opinions of Counsel. Such opinions of counsel in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Bank respecting the transactions
described in Schedule 6.4c.
(vi) Other. Such further agreements, instruments, tax rulings and
other documents as the Bank may reasonably request in respect of the
foregoing.
(3) Consequences of Delay. If the Borrower fails to deliver either the
Hungarian Guarantee Documents or the Hungarian Loan Reorganization Documents
within 90 days following the Restatement Closing Date, then each of the
otherwise existing Applicable Base Rate Margin, Applicable Euro-Rate Margin and
the Letter of Credit Fee shall in lieu of interest at the Default Rate, be
increased by 20 basis points and 120 days thereafter by a further 15 basis
points. For greater certainty, the transactions contemplated by the Hungarian
Guarantee Documents or the Hungarian Loan Reorganization Documents may be
completed notwithstanding any restriction in Article 5 hereof or Section 4.01 or
4.03 of the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement. In the event of an increase in such
rates under this Section, the rates applicable to Loans and Letters of Credit
shall revert to the otherwise applicable margin upon delivery of either the
Hungarian Guarantee Documents or the Hungarian Loan Reorganization Documents.
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6.4d FLOOD INSURANCE CERTIFICATIONS. Within thirty (30) days of the
Restatement Closing Date, the Borrower shall provide to the Bank a certificate
from a flood zone consultant that the buildings of the Borrower the subject of a
Mortgage are not within a special flood hazard area, a survey of each property
the subject of a Mortgage that demonstrates that no building on such property is
located within a special flood hazard area, shall provide sufficient flood
insurance that 10.8% of the total flood insurance equals or exceeds the total
outstandings under the Credit Facility and the Raritan Credit Facility, or if
the buildings of the Raritan Credit Facility which are subject to a Mortgage are
not located in a special flood hazard area, the Borrower shall provide
sufficient flood insurance that 10.8% of the total flood insurance equals or
exceeds the total outstandings under the Credit Facility.
6.4e UK STANDSTILL AGREEMENT. On or before June 1, 2002, the Borrower will
deliver, or cause the delivery of, a fully executed Standstill Agreement to the
Bank, together with an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Bank in
respect of the Standstill Agreement.
ARTICLE 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
7.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following events shall constitute an
Event of Default:
7.1a NONPAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. The Borrower (i) shall default in any
payment of principal of the Revolving Credit Note when due; or (ii) shall
default in the payment of interest on the Revolving Credit Note when due or in
the payment of any of the Fees, expenses or other amounts due hereunder or under
any of the other Loan Documents when due, and such default in payment of
interest, Fees, expenses or other amounts shall have continued for a period of
three (3) Business Days after such due date.
7.1b NONPAYMENT OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. Any of the Loan Parties shall (i)
default in the payment of any Indebtedness evidenced by the Canadian Bank
Credit Agreement or the Prudential Notes when such payment is due (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) and any applicable grace periods with respect thereto
have expired; (ii) default in the payment of any other Indebtedness, which
Indebtedness has an aggregate principal outstanding balance of $500,000 or more,
when such payment is due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and any
applicable grace periods with respect thereto have expired, or (iii) default in
the performance of any term of any agreement under which any such Indebtedness
is created, which default is not otherwise waived, if the effect of any default
described in this item (iii), after the expiration of any grace periods
applicable thereto, is to cause such Indebtedness to become, or to permit the
holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or any Person on behalf of such holder)
to declare such Indebtedness due prior to its stated maturity.
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7.1c. Insolvency. Etc.
(i) Involuntary Proceedings. A proceeding shall have been instituted
in a court having jurisdiction seeking a decree or order for relief in respect
of any of the Loan Parties in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy
laws, or any other similar applicable Federal, state or foreign law, now or
hereafter in effect, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for any of the Loan Parties or for a
substantial part of any of the Loan Parties' respective property, or for the
winding up or liquidation of any of their affairs, and such shall remain
undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) days.
(ii) Voluntary Proceedings. Any of the Loan Parties shall institute
proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or shall consent to the
filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against any of the Loan Parties, or shall file
a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under the Federal
Bankruptcy laws, or any other similar applicable Federal, state or foreign law
now or hereinafter in effect, or shall consent to or acquiesce in the filing of
any such petition, or shall consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of a
receiver, liquidator, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for any of the
Loan Parties or for a substantial part of any of their respective property, or
shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall be generally
unable to pay any of the Loan Parties' respective debts generally as they become
due, or action shall be taken by any of the Loan Parties in furtherance of any
of the foregoing.
7.1d Dissolution; Cessation of Business. Any of the Loan Parties shall
dissolve, liquidate all or substantially all of any of their respective assets,
terminate any of their respective existences or cease to exist or permanently
cease operations; or all or a material part of the assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be lost or destroyed and the resulting losses
are not fully covered by insurance; or unless otherwise permitted by the Bank,
if the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall effect or pass an effective resolution
authorizing (i) its consolidation, merger or amalgamation with any Person, or
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all, or a material part of, its
assets to one or more Persons whether in one transaction or a series of
transactions, related or not.
7.1e ERISA. (i) One or more of the following events occur which results in
or could result in liability to the Borrower:
(A) A Notice of Intent to terminate any Plan (including any Plan
of an ERISA Affiliate) is filed under Section 4041(c) of ERISA;
(B) Proceedings shall be instituted for the appointment of a
trustee by the appropriate United States court to administer any Plan (including
any Plan of an ERISA Affiliate);
(C) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate any Plan
(including any Plan of an ERISA Affiliate) or to appoint a trustee to administer
any such Plan;
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(D) A notice assessing Withdrawal Liability with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan (including any Multiemployer Plan of an ERISA Affiliate)
shall have been received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or
(ii) Any Governmental Rule is adopted, changed or interpreted by any
Governmental Authority or agency or court with respect to or otherwise affecting
one or more Plans, Multiemployer Plans or Benefit Arrangements which, in the
reasonable opinion of the Bank, could have a material adverse effect on the
priority of any Encumbrance or security interest in favor of the Bank as
established or described in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
7.1f ADVERSE JUDGMENTS. The aggregate amount of final judgments against any of
the Loan Parties for which no further appellate review exists shall, at any one
time, exceed, by Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) or more, the
aggregate amount of insurance proceeds available to pay such judgments.
7.1g PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ASSETS. Any levy, garnishment, attachment or similar
proceeding shall be instituted against any property of the Borrower held by or
deposited with any the Bank or the commencement of any foreclosure or forfeiture
proceeding, execution or attachment against any Collateral securing the
obligations of the Borrower to the Bank, except in accordance with the terms of
the Intercreditor Agreement.
7.1h NOTICE OF ENCUMBRANCE OR ASSESSMENT. A notice of Encumbrance or assessment
in excess of Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) which is not a
Permitted Lien is filed of record with respect to all or any part of the
Collateral by Canada or the United States, or any department, agency or
instrumentality of either, or by any state, province, county, municipal or any
other Governmental Authority, or any taxes or debts owing at any time or times
hereafter to any one of these becomes payable and the same is not paid within
ten (10) days after the same becomes payable.
7.1i FAILURE TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTION; RELEASE OF CONTAMINANT. The Borrower shall
fail to take appropriate measures, within ten (10) days after notice to the
Borrower by the Bank, with respect to any action, suit, investigation,
proceeding or Environmental Claim then pending or threatened against the
Borrower the outcome of which is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse
Change with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or any Release
of a Contaminant shall occur or is discovered or any environmental complaint
shall be filed by any Person that has caused, or is reasonably likely to cause,
a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
7.1j FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(i) Failure to Comply with Negative Covenants. The Borrower shall
default in the due performance or observance of any covenant contained in
Article 5 of this Agreement.
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(ii) Failure to Comply with Other Covenants and Loan Documents. The
Borrower shall default in the due performance or observance of any covenant,
condition or provision set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents which is not set forth elsewhere in this Section 7.1, and such default
described in this item (ii) shall not be remedied for a period of fifteen (15)
Business Days after the earlier of (A) such default becoming known to any
Authorized Officer or (B) notice of such default being delivered by the Bank to
the Borrower.
(iii) Default Under Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement. The occurrence of an
"event of default" under the terms of the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement.
(iv) Failure of Related Parties to Comply with Other Covenants and Loan
Documents. Any of the other Loan Parties shall default in the due performance or
observance of any covenant, condition or provision set forth in this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents which is not set forth elsewhere in this
Section 7.1, and such default described in this item (iii) shall not be remedied
for a period of fifteen (15) Business Days after the earlier of (A) such default
becoming known to any Authorized Officer or (B) notice of such default being
delivered by the Bank to any of the Loan Parties.
7.1k MISREPRESENTATION. Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower or
another Loan Party in any Loan Document to which it is a party is untrue in any
material respect as of the date made, or any schedule, statement, report,
notice, certificate or other writing furnished by the Borrower to the Bank is
untrue in any material respect on the date as of which the facts set forth
therein are stated or certified.
7.1l INVALIDITY, ETC., OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Any material provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall at any time for any reason
cease to be valid and binding on any of the Loan Parties, shall be declared to
be null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested
by any of the Loan Parties or ACIERCO, as applicable, or any of the Loan
Parties or ACIERCO, as applicable, shall deny that it has any or further
liability or obligation under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
7.1m OWNERSHIP BY CO-STEEL. The Borrower ceases to be a direct or indirect
wholly owned Subsidiary of Co-Steel.
7.1n [RESERVED]
7.1o INVALIDITY, ETC. OF LOAN DOCUMENTS. Any material provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall at any time for any reason
cease to be valid and binding on the Borrower or on any other Person which is a
party thereto, or shall be declared to be null and void, or the validity or
enforceability thereof shall be contested by the Borrower, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person (other than the Bank), or the Borrower or any
other Person (other than the Bank), shall deny that it has any or further
liability or obligation under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
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7.1p MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. The occurrence of any Material Adverse Change.
7.1q SECURITY AGENTS' ENCUMBRANCE. The Encumbrance of any Security Agent upon
any of the Collateral, through no fault or inaction on the part of a Security
Agent, is or becomes unperfected or no longer constitutes, subject only to
Permitted Liens, a valid, first priority perfected Encumbrance.
7.1r BREACH OF HEDGING CONTRACT. The Borrower shall fail to pay any amount
owing by it under any Hedging Contract and the failure to pay continues for the
duration of the grace period (if any) allowable under the Hedging Contract and
an early termination date under the Hedging Contract has occurred;
7.1s BREACH OF MATERIAL CONTRACT. Any Loan Party shall default in any material
respect under any Material Contract and the Loan Party has not, within 30 days
of the occurrence of such default, taken steps to remedy, cure or otherwise
respond to such default in a manner satisfactory to the Bank.
7.1t LOSS OF GOVERNMENTAL CONSENT. Any consent, license or authorization of any
Governmental Authority or any other Person which is required to make this
Agreement or any other Loan Document legal, valid, binding and enforceable or
is required in order to enable the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party
thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder shall be withdrawn
or ceases to be in full force and effect; or any consent, license or
authorization of any Governmental Authority or any other Person which is
required to make any Material Contract or Material License legal, valid,
binding and enforceable or is required in order to enable any Borrower or any
other party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder shall be
withdrawn or ceases to be in full force and effect.
7.1u MODIFICATIONS OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. The Noteholders shorten the maturity
of the Prudential Notes or the Canadian Lenders shorten the maturity of the
obligations under the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement such that any Indebtedness
related to the Prudential Notes or Canadian Bank Credit Agreement matures
sooner than the Maturity Date.
7.2 REMEDIES.
7.2a EVENTS OF DEFAULT UNDER SECTIONS 7.1c AND 7.1d. Upon the occurrence of an
Event of Default set forth in Sections 7.1c or 7.1d, the Revolving Credit
Commitment shall automatically terminate and the Revolving Credit Note, interest
accrued thereon and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Bank shall
become immediately due and payable, without the necessity of demand,
presentation, protest, notice of dishonor or notice of default, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. Thereafter, the Bank shall have no
further obligation to make any additional Revolving Credit Loans or other
extensions of credit hereunder. In addition, during any 30-day period described
in Section 7.1c(i), the Bank shall not have any obligation to make additional
Loans hereunder.
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7.2b REMAINING EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default set forth in Sections 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.1e,
7.1f, 7.1g, 7.1h, 7.1i, 7.1j, 7.1k, 7.1l, 7.1m, 7.1o, 7.1p, 7.1q, 7.1r, 7.1s,
7.1t or 7.1u the Bank shall have no further obligation to make any additional
Loans hereunder and the Bank may, at its option, declare the Revolving Credit
Commitment terminated and the Revolving Credit Note, interest accrued thereon
and all other Obligations of the Borrower to the Bank to be due and payable,
without the necessity of demand, presentation, protest, notice of dishonor or
notice of default, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
Thereafter, the Bank shall have no further obligation to make any additional
Revolving Credit Loans hereunder.
7.2c ADDITIONAL REMEDIES. In addition to the remedies set forth above,
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Bank shall have all of the
rights and remedies granted to it under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and all other rights and remedies granted to creditors by law, in
equity, or otherwise.
7.2d EXERCISE OF REMEDIES; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. No delay on the part of the
Bank or failure by the Bank to exercise any power, right or remedy under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any power, right or remedy or any
abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right, power or remedy
preclude other or further exercises thereof, or the exercise of any other power,
right or remedy. The rights and remedies in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies (including,
without limitation, the right of specific performance) which the Bank would
otherwise have.
ARTICLE 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Bank and the Borrower may from time to
time enter into amendments, extensions, supplements and replacements to and of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they are parties, and the
Bank may from time to time waive compliance with a provision of any of such
documents. No amendment, extension, supplement, replacement or waiver shall be
effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the Bank and the Borrower.
Each waiver shall be effective only for the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which it is given. All of the rights of the Bank set forth
in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall apply to any amendment,
extension, supplement and replacement to and of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
8.2 TAXES. The Borrower shall pay any and all stamp, document, transfer
and recording taxes, filing fees and similar impositions payable or hereafter
determined by the Bank to be payable in connection with this Agreement, the
other Loan Documents and any other documents, instruments and transactions
pursuant to or in connection with any of the Loan Documents. The Borrower
agrees to save the Bank harmless from and against any and all present and
future claims or liabilities with respect to, or resulting from, any delay in
paying or failure to pay any such taxes or similar impositions. The obligations
of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.2 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations.
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8.3 EXPENSES. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the
Bank (including without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of the
Bank's counsel) in connection with (A) the enforcement of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents arising pursuant to a breach by any Loan Party of any of
the terms, conditions, representations, warranties or covenants of any Loan
Document to which he or it is a party, and (B) defending or prosecuting any
actions, suits or proceedings relating to any of the Loan Documents. All of such
costs and expenses shall be payable by the Borrower to the Bank upon demand or
as otherwise agreed upon by the Bank and the Borrower, and shall constitute
Obligations under this Agreement. The Borrower's obligation to pay such costs
and expenses shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment
of the Obligations.
8.4 NOTICES.
8.4a NOTICE TO THE BORROWER. All notices required to be delivered to the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the
following address, by hand delivery, recognized national overnight courier
service, telecopier or by the United States certified mail, return receipt
requested:
Co-Steel Sayreville, Inc.
c/o Co-Steel Inc.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
8.4b NOTICE TO THE BANK. All notices required to be delivered to the Bank
pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent to the
following address, by hand delivery, recognized national overnight courier
service, telecopier or by United States certified mail, return receipt
requested:
PNC Bank, National Association
One PNC Plaza, 3rd Floor
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx XxXxxx
Senior Vice President
Capital Recoveries Group
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
8.4c EFFECTIVENESS OF NOTICES. All such notices shall be effective three days
after mailing, or on the date of telecopy transmission or when received,
whichever is earlier. The Borrower and the Bank may each change the address for
service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other party hereto.
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8.5 SET-OFF AND COLLATERAL.
8.5a SET-OFF. The Borrower hereby gives to the Bank and any Participant
an Encumbrance and security interest upon and in any of the Borrower's property,
credits, securities or money which may at any time be delivered to, or be in the
possession of, or owed by the Bank and any Participant in any capacity whatever,
including the balance of any deposit account, maintained by the Borrower with
the Bank or the Participant, as the case may be. The Borrower hereby authorizes
the Bank and any Participant, at any time and from time to time upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the Bank's or
the Participant's option, to apply, at the discretion of the Bank or the
Participant, to the payment of the Obligations, any and all such property,
credits, securities or money now or hereafter in the hands of the Bank or the
Participant or belonging or owed to the Borrower.
8.5b FORM OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS. As general and continuing collateral
security for the payment and performance of all Obligations of each Loan Party
at any time owing to the Bank, the following security documents shall be
delivered to the Security Agents for and on behalf of the Bank, the
Administration Agent, each Canadian Lender and the Noteholders, in each case in
form and substance satisfactory to the Bank:
(i) a General Security Agreement from the Borrower and each Guarantor,
together with all necessary consents (including Landlord's Consents);
(ii) a Moveable Hypothec from the Borrower, Co-Steel, Distribution, USA
Distribution and Raritan (other than Co-Steel Benefits Plans, Inc.);
(iii) a Debenture from Co-Steel comprising a first ranking fixed charge,
(subject to Permitted Liens), in favor of the Canadian Security Agent on
the interest of Co-Steel in all of the Ontario Properties and the North
York Property and other fixed assets and a floating charge over the
remaining present and future assets of Borrower and each Guarantor,
pledged to the Canadian Security Agent pursuant to a debenture pledge
agreement together with a Landlord's Consent from the landlord of the
North York Property (other than Co-Steel CMS);
(iv) a Mortgage with assignment of leases and rents, security agreement
and fixture filing encumbering the
New Jersey Properties as a first
ranking fixed charge, (subject to Permitted Liens), in favor of the US
Security Agent;
(v) a Leasehold Mortgage with assignment of subleases and rents,
security agreement and fixture filing encumbering the North York Property
with a Landlord's Consent from the landlord of the North York Property;
(vi) a Landlord's Consent from the landlord of each Significant U.S.
Leased Property;
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(vii) a Share Pledge Agreement from Co-Steel pledging all the securities
held by Co-Steel in the capital of each of its direct Subsidiaries (other
than Co-Steel Benefit Plans, Inc.) and ASW Holdings in favor of the
Canadian Security Agent;
(viii) a Share Pledge Agreement from the Borrower and each Related Party
(other than Co-Steel) pledging all the securities held by the Borrower or
such Related Party (other than Co-Steel) in the capital of each of its
direct Subsidiaries;
(ix) an assignment in favor of the applicable Security Agent by each
Loan Party of all insurance, including business interruption, liability
and property insurance, maintained by each Loan Party in respect of their
respective businesses and assets, together with evidence of (i) the
applicable Security Agent being noted as loss payee as its interests may
appear; or (ii) in the case of liability policies, the applicable Security
Agent being noted as additional insured; or (iii) in the case of any
insurance maintained in respect of the Ontario Properties, that insurance
being endorsed with a standard mortgage clause (as approved by the
Insurance Bureau of Canada, from time to time);
(x) a Guaranty Agreement from each Guarantor of all of the Obligations
of Borrower in favor of the Bank;
(xi) a Standstill Agreement from Co-Steel (UK) Limited to be delivered
as set forth in Section 6.4e; and
such other security as may reasonably be required by the Bank from time to time
in order to preserve and protect the interest of the Bank or either Security
Agent in the assets and property of any Loan Party from time to time.
8.5c VALID ENCUMBRANCE. All Collateral granted by any Loan Party to either
Security Agent shall rank prior and senior to all other Encumbrances on such
assets and undertaking of each Loan Party, except for Permitted Priority Liens,
and as otherwise expressly agreed by the Bank in writing.
8.5d REGISTRATION. The Borrower shall, at its expense, register, file or record
the Security Documents in all offices where such registration, filing or
recording is necessary or of advantage to the creation, perfection and
preserving of the security applicable to each Loan Party including, without
limitation, any land registry offices.
8.5e AFTER ACQUIRED PROPERTY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Borrower shall, and it
shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time to, upon the
request of the Bank, provide the applicable Security Agent for the benefit of
the Bank, the Administration Agent, the Canadian Lenders and the Noteholders
with such further security instruments as may be required in connection with any
assets or shares acquired by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
after the date hereof.
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8.5f FORM, SUBSTANCE AND REGISTRATION OF COLLATERAL. The Security Documents
and all acknowledgements referred to in this Article shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Bank, and the Security Documents shall be
registered in those jurisdictions that the Bank may from time to time reasonably
require.
8.5g BENEFIT OF COLLATERAL. The Collateral shall insure to the benefit of
the Bank until this Agreement is terminated and all indebtedness and liability
of each Loan Party to the Bank and any of them, whether under this Agreement or
otherwise, shall have been paid. The provisions of this Section shall have
effect notwithstanding that any obligations may at any time or from time to
time be fully discharged while this Agreement is still in full force and
effect. None of the Loan Documents constituting the Security Documents shall be
amended, released or discharged, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of the Bank. The Collateral shall continue to be effective or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any amount received by a
Security Agent or the Bank in respect of the Credit Facility or any Loan
Document is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the
occurrence of a bankruptcy event with respect to any Loan Party or any
substantial part of any Loan Party's properties, or otherwise, all as though
that amount had not been received.
8.6 PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS.
8.6a SALE OF PARTICIPATIONS. The Bank (or any other Lender) may, in the
ordinary course of its commercial banking business and in accordance with
applicable law, and without the consent of the Borrower, at any time sell to
one or more Participants (which Participants may be Affiliates of the Bank)
Participations in the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Revolving Credit Loans,
the Revolving Credit Note, the Letters of Credit and the other interest of the
Bank hereunder. In the event of any such sale of a Participation, the Bank's
obligations under this Agreement to the Borrower shall remain unchanged, the
Bank shall remain solely responsible for its performance under this Agreement,
the Bank shall remain the holder of the Revolving Credit Note made payable to
it for all purposes under this Agreement and the Borrower shall continue to
deal solely and directly with the Bank in connection with the Bank's rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
8.6b ASSIGNMENTS. Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section
8.6b, the Bank (or any other Lender, as applicable) may at any time, in the
ordinary course of its commercial lending business, in accordance with
applicable law, sell to one or more Purchasing Lender (which Purchasing Lender
may be an Affiliate of the Bank), all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Note then held by it and
any outstanding Letters of Credit issued hereunder, pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank,
executed by the Bank (or any other Lender, as applicable) and the Purchasing
Lender; subject, however to the following requirements:
(i) Each such assignment must be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000,
or, if in excess of $1,000,000, in integral multiples of $100,000; and
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(ii) Each such assignment shall be a constant, and not a varying,
percentage of the Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment, the outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans, the outstanding Letters of Credit and all other rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Upon the execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of any such
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, from and after the Transfer Effective Date
determined pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (i) the
Purchasing Lender thereunder shall be a party hereto as a Lender and, to the
extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, shall have the
rights and obligations of the Bank (or any other selling Lender, as applicable)
hereunder with a Revolving Credit Commitment as set forth therein, and (ii) the
Bank (or any other selling Lender, as applicable) shall, to the extent provided
in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement. Such Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be deemed
to amend this Agreement to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to
reflect the addition of such Purchasing Lender as a Lender and the resulting
adjustment of the Ratable Share arising from the purchase by such Purchasing
Lender of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of the Bank (or any
other selling Lender, as applicable) under this Agreement and under the
Revolving Credit Note. On or prior to the Transfer Effective Date, the
Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Bank (or any other selling Lender, as
applicable), in exchange for the surrendered Revolving Credit Note held by the
Bank (or any other selling Lender, as applicable), a new Revolving Credit Note
to the order of such Purchasing Lender in an amount equal to the Revolving
Credit Commitment or the Revolving Credit Loan assumed by it and purchased by
it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and a new Revolving
Credit Note to the order of the Bank (or any other selling Lender, as
applicable) in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment or the
Revolving Credit Loans retained by it hereunder.
8.6c WITHHOLDING OF INCOME TAXES. At least five Business Days prior to the
first date on which interest or fees are payable hereunder for the account of
any Participant or Purchasing Lender, each Participant or Purchasing Lender
that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States or a state thereof
agrees that it will deliver to the Borrower and the Bank two duly completed and
executed copies of either (i) United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9,
4224 or 1001 or other applicable form prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Service, certifying in each case that such Participant or Purchasing Lender is
entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Note
without deduction or withholding of any United States Federal income taxes, or
is subject to such tax at a reduced rate under an applicable tax treaty or (ii)
United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, or another applicable form
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, or a certificate of such
Participant or Purchasing Lender indicating in each case that no such exemption
or reduced rate is allowable with respect to such payments. Each Participant or
Purchasing Lender which delivers a Form W-8, W-9, 4224 or 1001 further
undertakes to deliver to the Borrower and the Bank two additional copies of such
form (or a successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or
becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the
most recent form so delivered by it, and such amendments thereto or extensions
or renewals thereof as may be reasonably required by the Borrower or the Bank,
either certifying that such Participant or Purchasing Lender is entitled to
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receive payments under this Agreement and the Revolving Credit Note without
deduction or withholding of any United States Federal income taxes or is
subject to such tax at a reduced rate under an applicable tax treaty or stating
that no such exemption or reduced rate is allowable. The Bank shall be entitled
to withhold United States Federal income taxes at the full withholding rate,
unless the Participant or Purchasing Lender establishes an exemption, or at the
applicable reduced rate, as established pursuant to this provisions of this
Section 8.6c.
8.7 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Borrower
and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to
the benefit of the Borrower, the Bank and their respective successors and
assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not assign its rights or
duties hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents without the prior
written consent of the Bank.
8.8 CONFIDENTIALITY. The Bank shall keep confidential and not disclose to any
Person, other than its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents,
and to actual or potential Participants (provided such Participants are bound
by the same confidentiality provisions as in this Section 8.8), all non-public
information concerning the Borrower and the Borrower's Affiliates which comes
into the Bank's possession during the term hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Bank may disclose information concerning the Borrower (i) in
accordance with normal banking practices and the Bank's policies concerning
disclosure of such information, (ii) pursuant to what the Bank believes to be
the lawful requirements or request of any Governmental Authority regulating
banks or banking, (iii) as required by any Governmental Rule, judicial process
or subpoena and (iv) to its attorneys, accountants and auditors.
8.9 SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or enforceability without
invalidating the remaining portions hereof in such jurisdiction or affecting
the validity or enforceability of such or any other provision hereof in any
other jurisdiction.
8.10 INTEREST LIMITATION. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
contained, the total liability of the Borrower for payment of interest pursuant
hereto shall not exceed the maximum amount, if any, of such interest permitted
by any applicable Governmental Rule to be contracted for, charged or received,
and if any payment by the Borrower to the Bank includes interest in excess of
such a maximum amount, the Bank shall apply such excess to the reduction of the
unpaid principal amount due pursuant hereto, or if none is due, such excess
shall be refunded to the Borrower; provided that, to the extent permitted by
applicable Governmental Rules, in the event the interest is not collected, is
applied to principal or is refunded pursuant to this sentence and interest
thereafter payable pursuant hereto shall be less than such maximum amount, then
such interest thereafter so payable shall be increased up to such maximum
amount to the extent necessary to recover the amount of interest, if any,
theretofore uncollected, applied top principal or refunded pursuant to this
sentence. Any such application or refund shall not cure or waive any Default or
Event of Default. In determining whether or not any interest payable under this
Agreement exceeds the highest rate permitted by law, any non-principal payment
(except payments specifically stated in this Agreement to be "interest") shall
be deemed, to the
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extent permitted by applicable law, to be an expense, fee, premium or penalty
rather than interest. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower
hereby waives any provision of law which renders any provision hereof
prohibited, unenforceable or not authorized in any respect.
8.11 SURVIVAL. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.19, 4.13, 8.2 and
8.3, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Borrower
contained herein or in the other Loan Documents or made in writing in
connection herewith shall survive the issuance of the Revolving Credit Note and
shall continue in full force and effect so long as the Borrower may borrow
hereunder and so long thereafter until all of the Obligations are paid in full.
8.12 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW
JERSEY, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES THEREOF REGARDING CONFLICT OF LAWS,
EXCEPTING APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW AND EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PRECLUDED BY THE
MANDATORY APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
8.13 NON-BUSINESS DAYS. Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Revolving
Credit Note is due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day, such
payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day (except as specifically
required by the terms of this Agreement), and such extension of time shall in
each such case be included in computing interest in connection with such
payment.
8.14 INTEGRATION. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents,
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to this
financing transaction and it supersedes all prior understandings and
agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto relating to the
transactions provided for herein.
8.15 HEADINGS. Article, Section and other headings used in this Agreement are
intended for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction
of this Agreement.
8.16 COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This agreement and any amendment hereto may
be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate
counterpart, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument. In proving this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or
account for more than one such counterpart signed by the other party against
whom enforcement is sought. This Agreement shall become binding when the
parties have delivered (which delivery may be by telecopier) at least one
executed counterpart hereof or of the signature page hereto. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall
be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this
Agreement.
8.17 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE RESOLUTION OF ANY DISPUTES
WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
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OR UNDER ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH THE BORROWER IS A PARTY, AND IN LIGHT
OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT TO WHICH THEY MAY BOTH
BE PARTIES, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR BY REASON OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY ASSIGNMENT OR OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER CAUSE OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM OF ANY
KIND OR NATURE. BOTH PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN
SPECIFICALLY NEGOTIATED AS A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
8.18 GENERAL INDEMNITY
8.18a INDEMNITY OBLIGATION. In addition to all the rights and remedies available
to the Bank at law or in equity, the Borrower hereby indemnifies the Bank and
its successors and permitted assigns and its Affiliates, shareholders, officers,
directors, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, the
"INDEMNIFIED PERSONS") and save and hold each of them harmless against and pay
on behalf of, or reimburse each of them for, any loss (including diminutions in
value and consequential damages), liability, demand, suit, claim, action, cause
of action, judgement, cost, damage, debt, obligation, deficiency, Tax (including
any Taxes imposed with respect to indemnity payments made under this Agreement),
penalty, fine, charge and expense, whether or not arising out of any claims by
or on behalf of the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Person, including
interest, penalties, reasonable lawyers' fees and expenses and all amounts paid
in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the foregoing (collectively,
the "LOSSES") which any Indemnified Persons may suffer, sustain or become
subject to, as a result of, in connection with, relating or incidental to, or by
virtue of:
(a) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the part of the
Borrower under Article III of this Agreement or a Subsidiary of the
Borrower under a Security Document to which it is a party;
(b) without duplication of clause (a) above, any misrepresentation in or
omission from any of the representations, warranties, statements, schedules
and exhibits in or to this Agreement or any certificate or other instrument
or document furnished to the Bank by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(c) any non-fulfillment or breach of any covenant or agreement on the part
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document including, without limitation, any failure by the
Borrower or any Guarantor to pay any amounts owing to a Security Agent
pursuant to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement; or
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(d) any claim whenever made, relating in any way to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and any claim, whenever made, arising out of, relating to,
resulting from or caused by any transaction, status, event, condition,
occurrence or situation relating to, arising out of or in connection
with (i) the status or conduct of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ii)
the execution, performance and delivery by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and agreements contemplated hereby or (iii) any
actions taken by or omitted to be taken by any of the Indemnified
Persons in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents and agreements contemplated hereby.
The obligations under this Section shall not extend to Losses of an Indemnified
Person arising because of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Indemnified Person.
8.18b TIMING. The indemnification of any Indemnified Person by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be effected by wire transfer of
immediately available funds from the Borrower to an account designated by the
Indemnified Person within 15 days after determination of the requirement for
indemnification.
8.19 ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY. Without in any way limiting the
indemnity obligation set out in Section 8.18, the Borrower shall at all times
indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person against and from any and
all Losses of any nature whatsoever suffered or incurred by any Indemnified
Person upon realization upon any Loan Document or the Borrower's, any
Restricted Subsidiaries' or any English Finance Structure Companies' assets, or
as a result of any order, investigation or action by any Governmental Authority
relating to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any English Finance
Structure Company or its business or assets, or as mortgagee in possession of
any property of any Loan Party, or as successor-in-interest to any Loan Party
by foreclosure deed or deed in lieu of foreclosure, or under or on account of
any Environmental Law or Environmental Activity including the assertion of any
Encumbrance thereunder, with respect to any one or more of the following:
(a) the Release or threat of Release of a Contaminant, or the
presence of any Contaminant at, on or near any real property owned,
leased or controlled by the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any
English Finance Structure Company, whether or not the same originates
or emanates from such property or any contiguous real property;
(b) the Release of a Contaminant owned by, or under the charge,
management or control of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or
any English Finance Structure Company or any predecessor of or
assignor to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, at a place
other than real property owned, leased or controlled by the Borrower,
any Restricted Subsidiary or any English Finance Structure Company;
(c) any costs of removal or remedial action incurred by any
Governmental Authority or any costs or damages incurred by any Person
as a result of injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources
in relation to any real property owned, leased or controlled by the
Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any English Finance Structure
Company or any
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contiguous real property or elsewhere, including reasonable costs of
assessing injury, destruction or loss;
(d) liability for personal injury or property damage arising under any
statutory or common law, including damages assessed for the maintenance of
a public or private nuisance or for the carrying on of a dangerous activity
at, on or near any property owned, leased or controlled by the Borrower,
any Restricted Subsidiary or any English Finance Structure Company or
elsewhere; and
(e) any other environmental matter within the jurisdiction of any
Governmental Authority;
provided that no indemnification shall inure to the extent suffered or incurred
by the Indemnified Person as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct
of the Indemnified Person. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section
shall arise upon the discovery of the presence of any Contaminant, whether or
not any Governmental Authority has taken or threatened any action in connection
with the presence of any Contaminant. The Borrower shall be liable for any
obligation arising under this Section even if the amount of liability incurred
exceeds the amount of the Credit Facility outstanding or available at any time.
8.20 BANK NOT LIABLE. The Borrower agrees that the Bank shall not be liable to
the Borrower or any other Loan Party for any Losses which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary may suffer, sustain or become subject to as a result of, in
connection with, relating or incidental to or by virtue of any action taken or
not taken or anything done or not done by the Bank under or in respect of this
Agreement, any Loan or Letter of Credit, save and except for any Losses which
arise out of, or result from, the negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of
the Bank, provided that the Bank shall not be liable for any consequential
damages under any circumstances.
8.21 REVISIONS TO LIST OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS. Additions or deletions to the
list of Authorized Officers may be made by a Loan Party at any time during the
term hereof by delivering to the Bank a revised, fully-executed incumbency
certificate.
8.22 AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT. This Agreement is
intended to amend and restate in full the provisions of the Original Credit
Agreement, and as of the Restatement Closing Date, provided that (a) all of the
terms and provisions of the Original Credit Agreement shall continue to apply
for the period prior to the Restatement Closing Date, including any
determinations of payment dates, interest rates, Events of Default or any
amount that may be payable to the Bank, and (b) the Obligations (as defined in
the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement
on and after the Restatement Closing Date shall be, and shall continue to be,
owing and outstanding under, and shall be subject in all respects, to the terms
of this Agreement.
On the Restatement Closing Date, the Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in
the Original Credit Agreement) made by the Bank and outstanding immediately
prior to the Restatement Closing Date (the "Existing Revolving Credit Loans")
shall automatically, and without any action
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on the part of the Bank or any of the Loan Parties, be designated and continued
as Revolving Credit Loans hereunder. On and as of the Restatement Closing Date,
there are no "As Offered Rate Periods" or "Euro-Rate Interest Periods"
outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement in respect of the Existing
Revolving Credit Loans. On the Restatement Closing Date, all letters of credit
shown on Schedule 2.9(a) shall automatically, and without any action on the part
of the Bank or any of the Loan Parties, be designated and deemed a Letter of
Credit issued hereunder.
8.23 WAIVER OF EXISTING DEFAULTS UNDER ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT: RELEASE OF
CLAIMS. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2
hereof and the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Bank hereby irrevocably and
permanently waives all "Defaults" and "Events Of Default" under the Original
Credit Agreement which existed immediately prior to the effectiveness of this
Agreement and the Bank agrees that each such existing "Default" and "Event of
Default" under the Original Credit Agreement (if any) shall be deemed to have
been permanently and irrevocably waived as of the date of the initial occurrence
thereof; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to waive
any Default or Event of Default hereunder which arises out of any fact or
circumstance which would otherwise constitute a Default or Event of Default
under this Agreement.
The Borrower, for itself and all of its predecessors, successors and
assigns, acknowledges, affirms and represents that immediately prior to giving
effect to this Agreement, it is legally, validly and enforceably obligated to
the Bank under and pursuant to the Original Credit Agreement and each of the
other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) to which the
Borrower is a party (the Original Credit Agreement, together with such other
Loan Documents executed in connection therewith, the "EXISTING LOAN DOCUMENTS")
and that the Borrower has no defense, offset, counterclaim or right of
recoupment with regard to such obligations, hereby fully, forever and completely
releases and discharges the Bank and all of its respective employees, officers,
directors, trustees, shareholders, affiliates, agents, attorneys,
representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (collectively, the
"RELEASED PARTIES"), from any and all claims, demands liabilities, damages and
causes of action of any kind whatsoever, whether based on facts in existence
prior to or as of the date of the effectiveness of this Agreement, whether known
or unknown, which the Borrower may now have or may have had at any time
heretofore or may have at anytime hereafter, whether for contribution or
indemnity or otherwise, and whether direct or indirect, fixed or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated, arising out of or related in any way to any of the
following: (a) any of the Existing Loan Documents; and (b) any action, inaction
or omission by any of the Released Parties in connection with any of the
Existing Loan Documents or the administration thereof.
8.24 INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. The terms of this Agreement, and the rights,
remedies, immunities and privileges of the Bank hereunder, are subject to the
terms, conditions, agreements and covenants of the Intercreditor Agreement. This
Agreement shall be interpreted to be consistent with the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement; and any conflicts between the terms of this Agreement
and the Intercreditor Agreement shall be resolved to provide a consistent
reading between the two documents and if that is not possible the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement will control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, have caused this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first
written above and as a contract under seal.
ATTEST/WITNESS: (SEAL) CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: [SIGNATURE] By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
c/s
By: [SIGNATURE]
-------------------------------
Name:
Title:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
-------------------------------
Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, have caused this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first
written above and as a contract under seal.
ATTEST/WITNESS: (SEAL) CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: By:
------------------------------- -------------------------------
Name: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
c/s
By:
-------------------------------
Name:
Title:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
SCHEDULE 1.1-1
LEASED PROPERTIES
MONTHLY
LESSEE LESSOR ADDRESS TERM (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) DESCRIPTION RENT CURRENCY
------ ------ ------- --------------------- ----------- ------- --------
Co-Steel Raritan, Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Feb. 25/98 to Feb. 25/02 Sales office $1,721.82 USD
Inc. 00xx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Woodbridge, Illinois
SCHEDULE 1.1-2
NEW JERSEY PROPERTIES
OWNER ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
----- ------- -----------
Raritan River Urban 000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Located on 93 acres on the New York Harbour
Renewal Corporation X.X. Xxx 000 30 miles south of New York.
Perth Amboy,
New Jersey Operates an electric arc furnace, ladle arc
USA refining unit, a continuous caster and a
twin-stand rod mill.
Co-Steel Sayreville, North Xxxxxxxx Road Located on 116.5 acres.
Inc. Sayreville, New Jersey Operates a Consteel furnace, ladle arc furnace,
USA a six-strand continuous caster, rolling mill
and a rebar epoxy plant.
Co-Steel Sayreville, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Located on 26.8 acres on the Raritan River.
Inc. Keasbey, New Jersey Consists of a rebar fabrication shop and an
USA adjacent office building.
SCHEDULE 1.1-3
ONTARIO PROPERTIES
OWNER ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
----- ------- -----------
Co-Steel Inc. Xxxxxxx Street South Located on a 334-acre site 35 miles east of
(Co-Steel Lasco) Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
X0X 0X0 Operates an electric arc furnace with a
ladle arc refining unit, a continuous caster,
a bar mill with continuous cutting and finishing
and a structural mill.
Co-Steel Inc. 0000 Xxx 00 Xxxxx Located on 00 xxxxx xxxx xx Xxxxxxx
(Co-Steel Recycling - Milton, Ontario in Milton, Ontario.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx) X0X 0X0 Operates a baling operation and collects and
distributes both ferrous and non-ferrous
products. Milton is also a distribution centre
for finished steel products.
SCHEDULE 1.1-4
OWNED PROPERTIES
OWNER ADDRESS
----- -------
Raritan River Urban Renewal Corporation 000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, XXX
SCHEDULE 1.1-5
EXISTING PERMITTED INTERCOMPANY INDEBTEDNESS
None.
SCHEDULE 1.1-6
SIGNIFICANT U.S. LEASED PROPERTIES
LESSEE LESSOR ADDRESS DESCRIPTION MONTHLY RENT CURRENCY TERM
(MONTH/DAY/YEAR)
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Co-Steel USA Rosemont 382 Rosemont Distribution $100,133.50 US Dollars Sept. 1/01 to
Distribution, Properties Road warehouse and Aug. 31/16
Inc. North Xxxxxxx, office space
Ohio
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Co-Steel USA Enterprise 13535 S. Distribution $107,097.42 US Dollars Nov. 1/00 to
Distribution, Center VII X.X. Xxxxxxxx warehouse and June 30/17
Inc. Avenue office space
Chicago,
Illinois
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SCHEDULE 2.9(a)
OUTSTANDING LETTERS OF CREDIT
LETTER OF CREDIT LOAN AMOUNT TRANSLATED TO CDN$ (@$1.6075)
---------------- ----------- -----------------------------
Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. 4,857,000 Cdn$ (CIBC Mellon) 4,857,000
Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. 575,000 US$ (Reliance 924,313
Insurance Co.)
[NOTE TO DRAFT: UPDATE EXCHANGE RATE]
SCHEDULE 2.10(iv)
MANDATORY PREPAYMENT FOR MARCH 2002 SIGNIFICANT SHARE OFFERING
AND REVISED REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT
The PNC Sayreville Portion of the March 2002 Significant Share Offering is
$733,083.71 and the revised Revolving Credit Commitment after such payment on
the Restatement Closing Date and the application of the terms of Section 2.1f
and Section 2.10 of this Agreement is $11,065,483.05.
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SCHEDULE 3.8
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES SINCE DECEMBER 31, 2001
None.
SCHEDULE 3.10
LITIGATION
None.
SCHEDULE 3.12
LABOUR MATTERS
CO-STEEL RARITAN, INC.
o On June 26, 2001, approximately 275 employees at Co-Steel Raritan, Inc.
certified the United Steel Workers of America as their bargaining
representative. Co-Steel Inc. and Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. continue to
negotiate with the United Steel Workers of America towards a mutually
satisfactory first collective agreement.
SCHEDULE 3.15
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
None.
SCHEDULE 3.19
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Attached hereto is an extract from the Annual Report of Co-Steel Inc. (the
"Company") regarding environmental matters.
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The Company's business units are required to comply with an evolving body of
environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other things, emissions
into air, discharges to surface groundwater, noise control, and the generation,
handling, storage, transportation and disposal of toxic and hazardous substances
and the cleanup of contamination. These laws and regulations vary depending on
the location of the facility and can fall within federal, provincial, state, or
municipal jurisdictions.
The Company generates certain wastes, such as electric are furnace dust, that
are classified as hazardous wastes and must be properly disposed of under
applicable environmental laws and regulations. In the United States and Canada,
certain environmental laws and regulations impose joint and several liability on
certain classes of persons for the costs of investigation and cleanup of
contaminated properties regardless of fault or the legality of the original
disposal. Some of the Company's preset and former facilities have been in
operation for many years and, over such time, the facilities have used
substances and disposed of wastes that may require cleanup, for which the
Company could be liable. There is no assurance that the costs of such cleanups
or the cleanup of any potential contamination not yet discovered will not
materially adversely affect the Company.
In 2000, Co-Steel Sayreville and Co-Steel Raritan took part in the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Steel Mini-mill Audit Initiative
Program. Both New Jersey mini-xxxxx conducted a comprehensive, third party,
multi-media environmental audit. The results of this audit were disclosed to the
U.S. EPA along with a list of corrective actions, all of which are expected to
be completed by the second half of 2002. None of the identified and disclosed
items have resulted, or will result, in material costs being incurred. In
meeting its overall environmental goals and government-imposed standards in 2000
and 2001, the Company incurred operating costs of approximately $6 million and
spent $10 million on capital improvements.
Carbon monoxide emissions at Co-Steel Raritan permitted levels on several
occasions during the six months ended December 31, 2001. These episodes were
promptly reported to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP). Co-Steel Raritan is conducting investigations to determine the cause of
these episodes, what steps can be taken to reduce emissions and whether the
Co-Steel Raritan environmental permits require modification. Discussions with
the NJDEP regarding permit and compliance issues are in a preliminary stage. At
this time, it is not possible to determine whether a modified permit may be
required, whether penalties might be imposed, the extent of penalties that might
be imposed, the steps that might be required to reduce carbon monoxide emissions
to acceptable levels or the cost thereof.
No assurance can be given that unforeseen changes, such as new laws or
enforcement policies, or a crisis at one of the Company's properties or
operations, will not have as material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company. The Company's business units
are required to have governmental permits and approvals. Any of these permits or
approvals may be subject to denial, revocation or modification under various
circumstances. Failure to obtain or comply with the conditions of permits and
approvals may adversely affect the operations of the Company and may subject the
Company to penalties. In addition, the Company may be required to obtain
additional operating permits or governmental approvals and incur additional
costs. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to meet all
applicable regulatory requirements. There is no assurance that the Company's
environmental capital expenditures will not materially increase in the future.
Moreover, the Company may be subject to fines, penalties or other liabilities
arising from its actions imposed under environmental legislation or regulations.
SCHEDULE 3.23
DEBT DEFAULT
Defaults under the following agreement:
o Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Co-Steel Raritan, Inc.
and PNC Bank, National Association, dated as of September 30, 2000.
SCHEDULE 3.29-1
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
CO-STEEL INC./CO-STEEL LASCO
o Transmission Connection Agreement between Hydro One Networks Inc. and
Co-Steel Lasco, a division of Co-Steel Inc. dated March 8, 2002
o Participation Agreement between Independent Electricity Market Operator
(IMO) and Co-Steel Lasco, a division of Co-Steel Inc. dated January 10,
2002
o Enabling Agreement between Ontario Power Generators and Co-Steel Inc.
dated March 18, 2002
CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.
o Agreement between Jersey Central Power and Light Company and New Jersey
Steel Corporation dated July 23, 1992.
CO-STEEL RARITAN, INC.
o Agreement between Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. and Public Service Electric and
Gas Company dated November 14, 1994.
SCHEDULE 3.29-2
MATERIAL LICENSES
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PERMITHOLDER NAME OF PERMITS ISSUED BY
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Cedardale Registration No. ON0268903 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Cornwall Registration No. ON0268909 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Hamilton Registration No. XX0000000 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Shredder Certificate of Approval (Air), (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Industrial Certificate of Approval No. 8-3029-87-006 Environment
(b) Stormwater Discharge Certificate of (b) Ontario Ministry of the
Approval, Certificate of Approval Environment
No. 4-0011-98-006
(c) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (c) Ontario Ministry of the
Registration No. ON0268907 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling London Registration No. ON0268910 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Water discharge Certificate of Approval (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Milton (2 Oil/Water separators), Certificate of Environment
Approval No. 4-0045-99-006
(b) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (b) Ontario Ministry of the
Registration No. ON0268906 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Recycling Solomon Registration No. ON0268904 Environment
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Co-Steel Inc./BERM* (a) Landfill Certificate of Approval, Waste (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Disposal Site No. A390510 Environment
(b) Stormwater Certificate of Approval, (b) Ontario Ministry of the
Sewer Discharge No. 4-0068-94-006 Environment & Energy
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Co-Steel Inc./Co-Steel (a) EAF APC Certificate of Approval (air) (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Lasco Certificate of Approval No. 8-3017-88-006 Environment
Bar Mill BRF stack Certificate of
Approval (air), Application
No. 8/300/116/79/796
Structural Mill BRF stack Certificate of
Approval (air), Certificate of Approval
No. 8-3131-88-006
(b) MISA Reg. (effluent limits), (b) Ontario Ministry of the
ISBN No. 0-7778-3610-6 Environment Regulation
(c) Registered Waste Generator, Generator (a) Ontario Ministry of the
Registration No. ON0268900 Environment
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* BERM is an integral part of Co-Steel Recycling Industrial Division but is
owned by Co-Steel LASCO.
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PERMITHOLDER NAME OF PERMITS ISSUED BY
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Co-Steel Sayreville, Inc. (a) EAF Air Permit, Application (a) New Jersey Department of
Log# 01-96-0908 Environmental Protection
BRF Air Permit, Application
Log# 01-96-2386
RRF Air Permit (Epoxy re-heat)
Certificate Nos. 094990; 115346;
and 115347.
(b) Stormwater Discharge Permit, (b) New Jersey Department of
Permit No. NJ0107956 Environmental Protection
(c) EPA Haz Waste Generator's ID (c) U.S. Environmental
and ISRA Agreement, Protection Agency
Generator's US EPA ID No. NJD078873270
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Co-Steel Raritan, Inc. (a) EAF APC Certificate of Approval (air), (a) New Jersey Department of
Application log# 01-98-0137 Environmental Protection
BRF Air Permit, Application Log# 01933517
NOx RACT Plan,
APC Plant ID Xx. 00000
(x) Xxxxxxxxxx/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, (x) New Jersey Department of
NJPDEPES Consolidated Permit No., Environmental Protection
NJ0031178/P.I. ID No. 46826
(c) EPA Haz Waste Generator's ID, (c) U.S. Environmental
Generator's US EPA ID No. NJD085644110 Protection Agency
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SCHEDULE 3.30
JURISDICTIONS OF BUSINESS, ASSETS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND FORMATION
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COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF LOCATION OF ASSETS RECORDS KEPT JURISDICTION OF
BUSINESS INCORPORATION
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Co-Steel Raritan, 000 Xxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx
Inc. X.X. Xxx 000 P.O. Box 309 Perth Amboy, New Jersey P.O. Box 309
Perth Amboy, New Jersey Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08862 Perth Amboy, New Jersey
08862 08862 000000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 AND
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Street South
North Xxxxxxx, Ohio Whitby, Ontario
44451 L1N 5T1
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Raritan River Urban 000 Xxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxx Xxxxxx X/X 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx
Renewal Corporation X.X. Xxx 000 X.X. Xxx 000 P.O. Box 309
Perth Amboy, New Jersey Perth Amboy, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx
00000 08862 08862
AND
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
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SCHEDULE 3.31
BANK ACCOUNTS
IN CANADIAN
COMPANY (CAD) OR US
NAME BANK NAME LOCATION ACCOUNT NUMBER DESCRIPTION (USD) DOLLARS
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Co-Steel PNC East Brunswick, 8100902665WCM Sweep Account USD
Raritan, Inc. New Jersey 8100902665 Operating Account
8100902673 Clearing Account
SCHEDULE 3.32
INTER-CORPORATE LOANS BY BORROWERS
None.
SCHEDULE 3.34
LICENSES, AGENCY AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
o Distribution Agreement between Co-Steel USA Distribution, Inc. and
Co-Steel Raritan, Inc., dated April 30, 2002
SCHEDULE 5.1
PERMITTED INDEBTEDNESS
CO-STEEL INC.
SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS
LOSS AMOUNT TRANSLATED TO CDN$ (@1.6075)
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TD SYNDICATE
(CO-STEEL INC.)
Base Rate Loans 40,500,000 Cdn$ $40,500,000
78,100,000 US$ $125,545,750
Letters of Credit 2,207,000 Cdn$ (Ministry of $2,207,000
Environment)
750,000 US$ (Chicago $1,205,625
Depot)
PNC BANK
(CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.)
Co-Steel Sayreville Loan 8,600,000 US$ $13,824,500
Letters of Credit 5,000,000 Cdn$ (CIBC Mellon) $5,000,000
PNC BANK
(CO-STEEL RARITAN, INC.)
Co-Steel Raritan Loan 12,000,000 US$ $19,290,000
4,857,000 Cdn$ (CIBC Mellon) $4,857,000
575,000 US$ (Reliance $924,313
Insurance Co.)
PRUDENTIAL CAPITAL
(CO-STEEL INC.)
2004 Loan 45,000,000 US$ $72,337,500
2006 Loan 75,000,000 US$ $120,562,500
$406,254,187
SCHEDULE 6.4C
HUNGARIAN LOAN REORGANIZATION
Set out below is a summary of the proposed transaction steps, which may change
based on a more detailed review of regulatory, tax or other considerations in
Canada, United States and Hungary.
1. 1102590 Ontario Limited ("1102590") will incorporate a new subsidiary
pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware ("New Holdco").
2. 1102590 will sell to New Holdco all of its shares in Co-Steel US Ltd.
("Co-Steel US") and a promissory note issued by Co-Steel US to
1102590 of approximately US $19.6 million. As consideration, New
Holdco will issue:
o a promissory note ("Note 1") in the amount of approximately U.S.
$100 million, which amount equals the principal value of a term
loan made by Co-Steel Hungary to Co-Steel USA Holdings, Inc
("Co-Steel USA Holdings") and unpaid accrued interest;
o a promissory note ("Note 2") in the amount of approximately U.S.
$78,800,000, which amount equals the aggregate principal values
of four promissory notes issued by Co-Steel CSM Corp. ("Co-Steel
CSM") to Co-Steel Hungary and unpaid accrued interest; and
o common shares.
After this transaction New Holdco will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1102590
and Co-Steel US will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco.
3. 1102590 will assign Note 1 and Note 2 to Co-Steel US in exchange for
the issuance by Co-Steel US of a promissory note ("US Note") to
1102590.
4. Co-Steel US will assign Note 1 to Co-Steel USA Holdings in exchange
for treasury shares of Co-Steel USA Holdings.
5. Co-Steel US will assign Note 2 to Co-Steel CSM in exchange for
treasury shares of Co-Steel CSM.
6. Co-Steel USA Holdings will assign Note 1 to Co-Steel Hungary as
consideration for the repayment in full of the principal amount of the
term loan made by Co-Steel Hungary to Co-Steel USA Holdings and unpaid
accrued interest, as referred to in step 2 above.
7. Co-Steel CSM will assign Note 2 to Co-Steel Hungary as consideration
for the repayment in full of the principal amount of the four
promissory notes issued by Co-Steel CSM to Co-Steel Hungary and unpaid
accrued interest, as referred to in step 2 above.
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8. 1102590 will assign the US Note to New Holdco in exchange for treasury
shares of New Holdco.
9. New Holdco will obtain a daylight loan and will use the proceeds to
subscribe for additional shares of Co-Steel US. The amount of the
daylight loan(s) should aggregate approximately U.S. $23 million,
which amount equals the aggregate principal values of the three term
loans made by Co-Steel Hungary to Co-Steel Sayreville and unpaid
accrued interest.
10. Co-Steel US will lend the funds it receives from the share
subscription in step 9 to Co-Steel Sayreville in consideration for
which Co-Steel Sayreville will issue a promissory note to Co-Steel
US.
11. Co-Steel Sayreville will use the loan proceeds from step 10 to repay
in full the principal amounts of the three term loans made by
Co-Steel Hungary to Co-Steel Sayreville and unpaid accrued interest.
12. Co-Steel Hungary will use the proceeds from the repayment of the three
term loans to make a loan to New Holdco.
13. If and to the extent the credit facility limits the daylight loan
referred to in step 9 to an amount less than that required to fully
repay the three term loans and unpaid accrued interest, separate
daylight loans should be obtained for the repayment in full of each
term loan and unpaid accrued interest separately in accordance with
steps 8 through 12.
14. Upon repayment of the three term loans and unpaid accrued interest in
accordance with step 13, New Holdco will use the aggregate loan
proceeds from step 12 to repay the total of its daylight loan(s) from
step 9.
15. The Borrower will cause to be delivered to the U.S. Security Agent (i)
all of the shares which 1102590 holds in the capital stock of New
Holdco, together with a duly executed stock transfer power, (ii) a
Guarantee, General Security Agreement and Share Pledge Agreement from
New Holdco in favour of the U.S. Security Agent for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent, Banks, PNC and Noteholders together with a duly
executed stock transfer power respecting the shares which New Holdco
owns in Co-Steel (U.S.) Ltd.
16. The terms and conditions of the New Holdco Loans, Note 1 and Note 2
payable by New Holdco to Co-Steel Hungary (collectively "Hungary
Debt") will have a maturity date after December 31, 2006, with no
provision for the prepayment of principal until maturity. The Hungary
Debt will include a clause establishing that the creditor will not xxx
under the default provisions without first consulting with the issuer
and Noteholders. (Default provisions to be determined.)
17. The US Note and the Sayreville Notes ("New Subordinated Loan Notes")
will be amended so that the terms and conditions are reasonably
satisfactory to the Administration Agent pursuant to subordinated loan
notes.
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18. New Holdco shall deliver to the US Security Agent the New Subordinated
Loan Notes duly endorsed for transfer.
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
$11,798,566.76 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 30, 2002
THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE (this Amended
and Restated Revolving Credit Note, together with all extensions, renewals,
amendments, substitutions and replacements hereto and hereof, is hereinafter
referred to as this "Revolving Credit Note") is executed and delivered under
and pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of April 30, 2002 (the Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, together with all exhibits, schedules, amendments, extensions,
renewals, substitutions and replacements thereto and thereof is hereinafter
referred to as the "Credit Agreement") by and between CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (the "Bank").
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the Borrower promises to pay to the order of the
Bank at the Bank's principal office at One PNC Plaza, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, the
lesser of (i) ELEVEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
SIXTY-SIX AND 76/100 DOLLARS ($11,748,614.61) or (ii) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Loans and advances made by the Bank to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement and reflected on the Loan
Account maintained by the Bank pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement.
The outstanding principal balance hereunder shall be due and payable
in its entirety at maturity, whether on the Revolving Credit Termination Date,
upon acceleration, or otherwise, all as more fully described in the Credit
Agreement.
Interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof shall be due and
payable and shall be calculated and paid in accordance with the terms of the
Credit Agreement. The interest rate will be adjusted, when necessary and if
appropriate, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Interest
shall accrue at the interest rate or interest rates per annum specified in the
Agreement until payment in full, notwithstanding entry of judgment on this
Revolving Credit Note. Interest payments shall be made at the office of the
Bank set forth above.
The Bank has opened, and maintains, on its books a Loan Account in
the name of the Borrower with respect to the disbursements of the Revolving
Credit Loans under the Revolving Credit Commitment, repayments and prepayments
of the principal balance hereof, and the computation and payment of interest and
all other amounts due hereunder and under the Credit Agreement. Absent manifest
error, such Loan Account shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower as to
the amount at any time due hereunder and under the Credit Agreement to the Bank
from the Borrower.
This Revolving Credit Note is the Revolving Credit Note referred to in
the Credit Agreement. Reference is made to the provisions in the Credit
Agreement for the extension of the Revolving Credit Commitment, the prepayment
hereof and the acceleration of the maturity hereof. All of the terms,
conditions, covenants, representations and warranties of the Credit Agreement
are incorporated herein by reference as if same were more fully set forth at
length herein. All capitalized terms used herein as defined terms which are not
defined herein but which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same
meanings herein as are ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Credit Note amends and restates that certain Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Note dated September 30, 2000, in the face amount of
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ($20,000,000) and executed by the undersigned in favor
of the Bank (the "Prior Note"). The credit available under this Revolving Credit
Note is a renewal and extension of the credit available under the Prior Note and
this Revolving Credit Note is issued in replacement of the Prior Note. The
credit available under the Prior Note will continue to be evidenced by this
Revolving Credit Note. No advances have been, or are being, made by Bank to
satisfy the indebtedness evidenced by the Prior Note, and this Revolving Credit
Note is not a novation of the indebtedness evidenced by the Prior Note. Any
accrued and unpaid interest on such Prior Note as of the date hereof shall
continue to be due and payable under this Revolving Credit Note.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in the Credit
Agreement, the principal hereof and accrued interest hereon may become forthwith
due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Demand, presentation, protest and notice of dishonor are herby waived.
This Revolving Credit Note is made under and governed by the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to the provisions thereof
regarding conflicts of law.
The terms of this Revolving Credit Note, and the rights, remedies,
immunities and privileges of the Bank hereunder, are subject to the terms,
conditions, agreements and covenants of the Intercreditor Agreement. This
Revolving Credit Note shall be interpreted to be consistent with the terms of
the Intercreditor Agreement; and any conflicts between the terms of this
Revolving Credit Note or Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement shall
be resolved to provide a consistent reading among such documents and if that is
not possible the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement will control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, with the intent to be legally bound
hereby, has caused this Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note to be
executed by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above and
as an instrument under seal.
Attest/Witness: CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: [SIGNATURE] By: [SIGNATURE] (SEAL)
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Name: Name:
Title: Title:
c/s
By: [SIGNATURE]
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Name:
Title:
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
"FIRST AMENDMENT") is made as of October 1st, 2002, and entered into by and
between CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "BORROWER"), and
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the "BANK"), and amends that certain Second
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 2002, by and between
the Borrower and the Bank (such Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is
hereinafter referred to as the "ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank entered into the Original Credit
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, upon the request of the Borrower, the Bank has agreed to modify
the Original Credit Agreement, all as more particularly set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and
with the intent to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS TO ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
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SECTION 1.01 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1.1 OF THE ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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(a) The following defined terms and the definitions therefor are hereby
added to Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement and inserted in correct
alphabetical order:
Acknowledgment of Intercreditor Agreement: The First Amendment to
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Intercreditor Agreement among the Canadian Security Agent, the US Security
Agent, the Bank, the Administration Agent and the Noteholders as consented
to by the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties and dated as of the
First Amendment Effective Date.
Ameristeel Amalgamation: The issuance by Co-Steel of its common shares
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pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Transaction
Agreement.
Co-Steel Share Pledge Agreement: The share pledge agreement dated as
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of April 30, 2002 between Co-Steel and Computershare Trust Company of
Canada, as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time.
Courtice: Gerdau Courtice Steel Inc., a corporation incorporated under
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the laws of Canada.
First Amendment: The First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated
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Credit Agreement entered into by and between the Borrower and the Bank and
dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date.
First Amendment Effective Date: October 23rd, 2002
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First Amendment to Guaranty Agreement: The First Amendment to Second
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Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement entered into by and between
Co-Steel and the Bank and dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date.
First Amendment Loan Documents: The First Amendment, the First
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Amendment to Guaranty Agreement, the Acknowledgment of Intercreditor
Agreement, the Ratification of Guaranty Agreements, and any amendments to
Security Documents, other agreements, acknowledgments, financing
statements, stock powers, bond powers, assignments, notices, instruments,
certificates or documents delivered or contemplated to be delivered
hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, as the same
may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance herewith or
therewith; and the term "First Amendment Loan Document" shall mean any of
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the First Amendment Loan Documents.
Gerdau Acquisition: The acquisition by Co-Steel of all of the issued
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and outstanding shares in the capital stock of Gerdau Holdco 2 in
consideration for the issuance by Co-Steel of certain of its common shares
to Gerdau Holdco 1 pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the
Transaction Agreement.
Gerdau Canada: Gerdau Steel Inc., a corporation incorporated under the
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laws of Canada.
Gerdau Canada Credit Agreement: That certain amended and restated loan
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agreement dated November 8, 1996, among Gerdau Canada, Courtice, MRM, GUSAP
Partners, Chase Securities Inc., Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., The
Toronto-Dominion Bank, the financial institutions form time to time parties
thereto as lenders and The Toronto-Dominion Bank as agent, as further
amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time.
Gerdau Holdco 1: 4104315 Canada Limited, a corporation incorporated
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under the laws of Canada.
Gerdau Holdco 2: Gerdau Nova Scotia Holding Company, a corporation,
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incorporated under the laws of Nova Scotia.
Gerdau Merger Transaction: The acquisition by Co-Steel of the North
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American business operations Xxxxxx X.X. in exchange for common shares of
Co-Steel
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representing 67% of the outstanding common shares of Co-Steel and the
completion of the related transactions contemplated by that Management
Information Circular dated August 26, 2002 by Co-Steel to its shareholders.
Gerdau Subgroup: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxxx MRM Holdings Inc., Courtice,
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GUSAP Partners, 3038482 Nova Scotia Company, PASUG LLC, Gerdau USA Inc.,
Ameristeel Corporation and their respective direct and indirect
subsidiaries and, if at any time Intermediate Holding Company holds all of
the issued and outstanding membership interests of Gerdau Holdco 2, also
Intermediate Holding Company.
Gerdau USA: Gerdau USA Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws
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of the State of Delaware.
Hedging Contract: This term shall have the meaning given it in the
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Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
Intermediate Holding Company: This term shall have the meaning given
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it in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
Intermediate Holding Company Formation: This term shall have the
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meaning given it in the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement.
MRM: Gerdau MRM Steel Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of
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the Province of Saskatchewan.
Parent Amalgamation: The amalgamation of Gerdau Canada and Gerdau
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Holdco 1 on or before January 1, 2003, by way of vertical short form
amalgamation under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
Proposed Transactions: Gerdau Acquisition, the Parent Amalgamation and
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the Ameristeel Amalgamation, collectively.
Ratification of Guaranty Agreements: The Ratification of Guaranty
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Agreements executed by the Related Parties, other than Co-Steel, and
delivered to the Bank and dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date.
Status Quo Agreement: That certain status quo agreement dated October
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22nd, 2002 between Gerdau Canada, Courtice, MRM, Gerdau USA, Gerdau Holdco
0, Xx-Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bank and Trust Company, Computershare Trust
Company of Canada, the Administration Agent, PNC Bank National Association,
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, U.S. Private Placement Fund
and The Toronto-Dominion Bank as Administration Agent under the Gerdau
Canada Credit Agreement, all in form and substance satisfactory to the
Bank.
Transaction Agreement: Means the transaction agreement dated August
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12, 2002 between Gerdau Canada, Xxxxxx X.X. and the Borrower as the same
may be amended.
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(b) The definitions for the following defined terms contained in the
Original Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:
Adjusted Cost Base: Means (i) for each Unrestricted Subsidiary (with
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the exception of those members of the Gerdau Subgroup) the dollar amount by
which the Unrestricted Subsidiaries would be carried as of December 31,
1998 in the accounts of Co-Steel if the Unrestricted Subsidiaries were
accounted for, from inception, by the equity method of accounting; and (ii)
the Gerdau Subgroup will be carried at cost as of the Effective Date.
Except that, (i) the Adjusted Cost Case will have no further adjustments
for net income or loss of, or unrealized gains or losses on, the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (ii) consistent with GAAP all inter-company
transactions and balances would be adjusted as appropriate to consolidate
the Restricted Subsidiaries and all transactions between or among Co-Steel
and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the one hand and the Unrestricted
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the Gerdau Subgroup), on the
other hand shall be treated as transactions between or among unrelated
third parties and accounted for and measured at the exchange amount of
consideration established and agreed to by the parties; (iii) the Adjusted
Cost Base will be increased or decreased, as the case may be, for any
amounts contributed or received in the form of subscription for equity,
contribution of surplus, or receipt of dividends; and (iv) the Adjusted
Cost Base of the Gerdau Subgroup will reflect any permanent impairment of
value as determined in accordance with GAAP. For greater certainty,
realized gains or losses on dispositions of Unrestricted Subsidiaries will
be reflected in the Special Purpose Financial Statements. For the purposes
of this definition, the Hungarian Finance Structure Companies and N.J.S.C.
Investment Co. shall be deemed to be Restricted Subsidiaries, provided,
however, that as used in Section 5.1(4) of the Canadian Bank Amending
Agreement "Adjusted Cost Base" shall be determined solely with respect to
the Gerdau Subgroup and will reflect any permanent impairment of value as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
Affiliate: (i) As such term is used in Subsection 5.1(v), in Section
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5.9 or in the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement, such term shall mean as to any
Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of,
is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person (a Person
shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person
possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or membership interests, by
contract or otherwise); without limiting the foregoing, any Person which is
an officer, director or a holder of 10% or more of the shares of any class
of capital stock of the Borrower, Co-Steel or any Subsidiary of either, or
a member of the immediate family of any such officer, director or 10% or
greater shareholder, shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower or
Co-Steel as the case may be, and (ii) as such term is used elsewhere in
this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, with respect to any Person,
such term shall mean any of (a) a director or executive officer of the
Person or any other Person described in clause (b) below and (b) any other
Person which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with the Person and,
with respect to the Borrower or Co-Steel, shall include each of their
respective Subsidiaries.
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Asset Monetization Program: This term shall mean the asset
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monetization program for Co-Steel and its Subsidiaries (other than any
member of the Gerdau Subgroup) dated February 25, 2002, as revised from
time to time with the consent of the Bank, which program is attached as
Schedule 3.37 to the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement.
Canadian Bank Credit Agreement: That certain credit agreement dated as
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of April 30, 2002, between Co-Steel as the borrower, and the Canadian Bank
Guarantee Entities, as the guarantors, the financial institutions from time
to time party thereto as the lenders, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as
administration agent for such lenders, and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as
syndication agent for such lenders as amended by that certain Amending
Agreement dated as of October 23rd, 2002.
Consolidated: With respect to a Loan Party, the consolidation of items
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of financial activity and accounts of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries
(other than any member of the Gerdau Subgroup), in which such Loan Party
owns or controls a controlling interest, for the presentation of financial
statements of such Loan Party and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than
any member of the Gerdau Subgroup) all in accordance with, and as required
by, GAAP consistently applied, except that the consolidation of the Gerdau
Subgroup with Co-Steel as required by GAAP shall not occur.
Consolidated EBITDA: This term shall mean: (i) the Consolidated Net
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Earnings in the period; plus (ii) Consolidated Net Interest Expense in the
period; plus (iii) income taxes, whether paid or deferred, which are
deducted in determining Consolidated Net Earnings in the period, if any;
plus (iv) depreciation and amortization expense for the period; minus (v)
to the extent added in determining Consolidated Net Earning, extraordinary
gains, plus (vi) to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net
Earnings, extraordinary losses (which for greater certainty shall include
the non-cash Cdn.$13 million pension curtailment charge of Co-Steel from
the third quarter of 2001); plus (vii) all cash receipts from Gallatin that
have been used by Co-Steel and its Subsidiaries (other than any member of
the Gerdau Subgroup) to permanently repay indebtedness to the Noteholders,
the Bank and the Canadian Lenders; plus (viii) to the extent deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Earnings unrealized foreign exchange losses;
minus (ix) the amount of loans and advances to Gallatin pursuant to Section
10.03(9) of the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement; minus (x) to the extent
added in determining Consolidated Net Earning unrealized foreign exchange
gains; all as set forth on the Special Purpose Financial Statements for
such period and all determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Total Net Debt: This term shall mean, at any time, the
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principal amount of all outstanding interest bearing Co-Steel Indebtedness
including, without limitation, the debt component but excluding the equity
component of the Co-Steel Convertible Debentures, the face amount of
outstanding Co-Steel Bankers' Acceptances, Co-Steel Letters of Credit, and
the amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations of Co-Steel and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries (net of interest component) but specifically
excluding
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accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and deducting cash and short term
investment (rated R-1 (middle) or better by Dominion Bond Rating Service),
all as set forth on the Special Purpose Financial Statements for such
period plus the face amount of all guarantees provided by any Restricted
Subsidiary for the benefit of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (excluding for
greater certainty, the guarantee by Co-Steel of the obligations of Co-Steel
(UK) Limited pursuant to the share purchase agreement dated December 23,
1998 between Co-Steel (UK) Limited, ASW Holdings and Co-Steel). For greater
certainty, it is acknowledged that the term "Consolidated Subsidiaries" as
used in this definition does not include any member of the Gerdau Subgroup.
Encumbrance: Any security interest, mortgage, charge, pledge,
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hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien
(statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including,
without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic
effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement
under the Uniform Commercial Code) in, upon, or against any asset of a Loan
Party or any Subsidiary of such Loan Party (but excluding any Subsidiary
that is a member of the Gerdau Subgroup), whether or not voluntarily given.
Leased Properties: This term shall mean all lands and premises
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described in Schedule 1.1-1 and any lands and premises which are
subsequently leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower (other
than any member of the Gerdau Subgroup).
Net Tangible Assets: With respect to any Restricted Subsidiary, the
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aggregate amount of assets of such Restricted Subsidiary after deducting
therefrom (i) all goodwill, trade names, trade marks, patents, organization
expenses and other like intangibles; (ii) all equity held by it in another
Restricted Subsidiary, and (iii) inter-company loans and advances to
another Subsidiary of Co-Steel (other than a member of the Gerdau
Subgroup), all as set forth on the most recent balance sheet of such
Restricted Subsidiary, computed in accordance with GAAP (provided that such
balance sheet shall be prepared on a non-consolidated basis).
Permitted Intercompany Indebtedness: This term shall mean (a) loans
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from an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than a member of the Gerdau
Subgroup) to a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that no such loan exceeds
Cdn. $1,500,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent) and that such loans in the
aggregate do not exceed Cdn. $3,000,000 (or its US Dollar equivalent); (b)
loans from a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary; and
(c) Indebtedness described in Schedule 1.1-5.
Related Parties (or Guarantors): Each of 1300554 Ontario Limited,
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1102590 Ontario Limited, Co-Steel (U.S.) Ltd., Co-Steel USA Holdings, Inc.,
Co-Steel Finance Corp., Co-Steel, Distribution, USA Distribution, Lake
Ontario Steel Company, Raritan and Raritan River and any other entity which
have or may hereinafter be required (or which should have been required) to
execute and deliver Related Parties Guarantees pursuant to Section 4.14 of
this Agreement.
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Special Purpose Financial Statements: Shall mean the consolidated
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financial statements of Co-Steel prepared under GAAP, except that the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries (excluding the Hungarian Finance Structure
Companies and N.J.S.C. Investment Co. Inc.) are not consolidated but are
accounted for at Adjusted Cost Base. Purchase accounting related to the
Gerdau Acquisition including adjustments to the assets and liabilities of
Co-Steel and the Restricted Subsidiaries to reflect fair market values will
be excluded. The Gerdau Subgroup will be shown at cost.
Tangible Net Worth: As of any date shall mean the amount equal to the
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Shareholders' Equity (excluding foreign currency translation adjustments),
less all (i) goodwill, investments in and amounts due from ASW Holdings
PLC, tradenames, trademarks, patents, organization expenses, deferred
financing expenses, amounts due from employees and other like intangibles,
all calculated based on the Special Purpose Financial Statements prepared
as of such date, plus (ii) an amount equal to the greater of (a) the
Adjusted Cost Base attributable to the Gerdau Subgroup or (b) the aggregate
investment of Co-Steel in the Gerdau Subgroup, determined as of the Gerdau
Transaction Effective Date, and any increase in such investment arising
from the distribution of any equity of the Borrower after such date to
minority shareholders in Ameristeel Corporation in exchange for their
shares in Ameristeel Corporation.
Unrestricted Subsidiaries: This term shall mean each of 1062316
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Ontario Limited, Co-Steel Dofasco LLC, Co-Steel Benefit Plans Inc.,
Co-Steel CSM, Co-Steel (UK) Limited, Gallatin, Gallatin Terminal Company
and Gallatin Transit Authority, Co-Steel Benefit Plans USA Inc., Co-Steel
Amsterdam B.V., Cansteel Antilles N.V., N.J.S.C. Investment Co. Inc., ASW
Holdings, Goldmarsh Enterprises, ACIERCO, Co-Steel Liquidity Management,
each member of the Gerdau Subgroup and such other Subsidiary of Co-Steel as
may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by Co-Steel with the
consent of the Bank from time to time and "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means
any of them; provided that, Goldmarsh Enterprises, ACIERCO, Co-Steel
Liquidity Management, N.J.S.C. Investment Co. Inc. shall not be considered
Unrestricted Subsidiaries for purposes of the covenants set forth in
Section 4.02 of the Co-Steel Guaranty Agreement and for purposes of the
Special Purposes of the Special Purpose Financial Statements only.
(c) The definition of "Indebtedness" is hereby amended by deleting
subsection (f) thereof and replacing it with the following:
(f) all liabilities of the Person as a partner, venturer or member in
any partnership, joint venture, unlimited liability company or other
enterprise;
SECTION 1.02 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3.2 OF THE ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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Section 3.2 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as
follows:
3.2 CAPITALIZATION; OWNERSHIP; TITLE TO SHARES. The authorized capital
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stock of the Borrower consists of 100 shares of common stock, of which 100
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shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Borrower are fully paid and
nonassessable and through Subsidiaries (none of which is a member of the
Gerdau Subgroup), are beneficially owned by Co-Steel. There are no options,
warrants or other rights outstanding to purchase any shares of the
Borrower, nor are any securities of the Borrower convertible into or
exchangeable for its capital stock. None of the capital stock of the
Borrower is listed for trading on a stock exchange or registered with a
securities commission.
SECTION 1.03 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 5.1 OF THE ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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Clause (v) of Section 5.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated as follows:
(v) (x) unsecured accounts payable and accrued liabilities owed to
Persons other than an Affiliate which are incurred in the normal course of
business, (y) unsecured accounts payable owed to a member of a Gerdau
Subgroup which are incurred in the normal course of business in connection
with the sale of Inventory upon fair and reasonable arm's-length terms and
conditions, and (z) accrued and unfunded pension benefits;
SECTION 1.04 AMENDMENT TO ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT TO ADD A NEW SECTION
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8.25. The Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Section 8.25
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which such Section 8.25 shall read as follows:
8.25 DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES. As of the
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First Amendment Effective Date, the Bank consents to the designation of
each member of the Gerdau Subgroup as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant
to this Agreement.
SECTION 1.05 WAIVER OF CERTAIN DEFAULTS. On the First Amendment Effective
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Date, the Bank hereby waives any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or
Section 7.1j(iii) arising out of the Gerdau Transaction.
SECTION 1.06 NO OTHER AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS. The amendments set forth in
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Sections 1.01 through 1.04 hereof do not either implicitly or explicitly alter,
waive or amend, except as expressly provided in Section 1.05 or elsewhere in
this First Amendment, the provisions of the Original Credit Agreement. The
amendments set forth in Sections 1.01 through 1.04 hereof do not amend or waive,
now or in the future, compliance with any other covenant, term or condition to
be performed or complied with nor do they impair any rights, remedies or
privileges of the Bank under the Original Credit Agreement with respect to any
such violation except as set forth in Section 1.05.
ARTICLE II
BORROWER'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPRESENTATIONS
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SECTION 2.01 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. As an inducement to the Bank to
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enter into this First Amendment, (i) the Borrower hereby repeats and remakes
herein, for the benefit of the Bank the representations and warranties made by
the Borrower in Sections 3.1 through 3.35
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inclusive, of the Original Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, except that for
purposes hereof such representations and warranties, other than those
representations and warranties which speak to a specific data, shall be deemed
to extend to and cover this First Amendment and are remade as of the First
Amendment Effective Date, and (ii) the Borrower hereby represents and warrants
that on and as the First Amendment Effective Date that no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 2.02 CORPORATE AUTHORITY. As an inducement to the Bank to enter
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into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the
Borrower is duly authorized to execute and deliver this First Amendment and the
other First Amendment Loan Documents; all necessary corporate action to
authorize the execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the other First
Amendment Loan Documents has been properly taken; and it is and will continue to
be duly authorized to borrow under the Original Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, and to perform all of the other terms and provisions of this First
Amendment, the Original Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan
Documents.
SECTION 2.03 VALIDITY OF THIS FIRST AMENDMENT. As an inducement to the Bank
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to enter into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants
that the execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the other First
Amendment Loan Documents does not, and the borrowings contemplated by the
Original Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the performance by the
Borrower of its obligations under this First Amendment, the Original Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents will not contravene
any provision of law, of the Borrower's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws,
or the provisions of any agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which
the Borrower is bound; this First Amendment and the other First Amendment Loan
Documents executed and delivered in connection herewith constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms.
SECTION 2.04 AMENDMENT CLOSING FEE. As an inducement to the Bank to enter
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into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents, warrants and agrees
to pay to the Bank an amendment closing fee equal to the product of ten (10)
basis points (.10%) times the sum of the maximum Revolving Credit Commitment
under the Original Credit Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date (the
"AMENDMENT CLOSING FEE").
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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SECTION 3.01 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. Each of the following shall be a
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condition precedent to the effectiveness of this First Amendment:
(a) The Bank shall have received, on or before the Amendment Effective
Date, the following items, each, unless otherwise indicated, dated on or before
the Amendment Effective Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank:
(i) 10 duly executed counterpart originals of this First Amendment;
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(ii) 10 duly executed counterpart originals of the First Amendment To
Guaranty Agreement;
(iii) 10 duly executed counterpart originals of the Ratification of
Guaranty Agreements;
(iv) 12 duly executed counterpart originals of the First Amendment to
Intercreditor Agreement;
(v) (x) a certificate from the secretary or assistant secretary of the
Borrower certifying that the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Borrower previously delivered to the Bank are true, complete, and correct
and in full force and effect, and (y) a certificate of the secretary,
assistant secretary, general partner or member of each of the other Loan
Parties certifying that the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and other
constituent documents of each of the other Loan Parties previously
delivered to the Bank are true, complete, and correct and in full force and
effect;
(vi) a good standing certificate for the Borrower issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated not more than thirty (30)
days prior to the Amendment Effective Date;
(vii) a good standing certificate for each of the other Loan Parties
issued by the Secretary of State (or other applicable governmental
official) of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such parties
dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Amendment Effective Date;
(viii) certified copies of resolutions of the Borrower and each of the
other Loan Parties authorizing each of the transactions described herein,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel and duly
executed by the appropriate corporate officers of each of the Loan Parties;
(ix) a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of the
Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties certifying the names of the
persons authorized to sign this First Amendment and the other First
Amendment Loan Documents executed in connection herewith to which any is a
party, and all other documents and certificates delivered hereunder
together with the true signatures of such persons;
(x) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower
certifying that the statements set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this First
Amendment as of the Amendment Effective Date, are true and correct;
(xi) Co-Steel shall consummate, contemporaneously with the execution
of this First Amendment, an amendment to the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement
on terms substantially consistent with the terms of this First Amendment;
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(xii) Co-Steel shall consummate, contemporaneously with the execution
of this First Amendment, an amendment to the Prudential Note Purchase
Agreements on terms substantially consistent with the terms of this First
Amendment;
(xiii) no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations shall be
pending or threatened against the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties,
Gerdau Canada, Gerdau, S.A., or any of the members of the Gerdau Subgroup
or any of their respective businesses, operations, properties, prospects,
profits or condition (financial or otherwise), at law or in equity, before
any Governmental Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, if
adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change, or which purport to affect the rights and remedies of the
Bank pursuant to any of the Loan Documents or which purport to restrain or
enjoin (either temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the performance
by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties of any action contemplated
by this First Amendment, any of the other First Amendment Loan Documents or
any of the Loan Documents, or which purport to restrain or enjoin (either
temporarily, preliminarily or permanently) the performance by the Borrower,
any of the other Loan Parties, Gerdau, S.A. or any member of the Gerdau
Subgroup of any action contemplated by the Gerdau Merger Transaction;
(xiv) the Gerdau Merger Transaction shall have been completed in
accordance with its terms, all legal matters incident to the First
Amendment Loan Documents and the Gerdau Merger Transaction shall be
satisfactory to counsel for the Bank;
(xv) all fees and expenses of the Bank, including counsel fees and
expenses, incurred in connection with the approval of this First Amendment
shall have been paid to the Bank in immediately available funds;
(xvi) the Amendment Closing Fee shall have been paid to the Bank in
immediately available funds;
(xvii) opinions of counsel to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties,
addressed to the Bank and in all respects satisfactory to the Bank;
(xviii) all of the conditions precedent to the closing of the
amendments to the Canadian Bank Credit Agreement and the Prudential Note
Purchase Agreements referred to in items (xiii) and (xiv) of this Section
3.01(a) shall have been satisfied or waived to the satisfaction of the
Bank;
(xix) such other instruments, documents and opinions of counsel as the
Bank shall reasonably require, all of which shall be satisfactory in form
and content to the Bank.
(b) The following statements shall be true and correct on the Amendment
Effective Date and the Bank shall have received a certificate signed by an
Authorized Officer of the Borrower, dated the Amendment Effective Date, stating
that:
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(i) the representations and warranties made pursuant to this First
Amendment and in the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are true and
correct on and as of the Amendment Effective Date as though made on,
through and as of such date;
(ii) no petition by or against the Borrower has at any time been filed
under the United States Bankruptcy Code or under any similar act;
(iii) taking into account the amendments set forth in this First
Amendment, no Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice,
the passage of time or both would become an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, or would result from (x) the execution of or performance
under any of the First Amendment Loan Documents, or (y) the consummation of
the Gerdau Merger Transaction;
(iv) no Material Adverse Change in the properties, business,
operations, financial condition or prospects of the Borrower has occurred
which has not been disclosed to the Bank; and
(v) taking into account the amendments set forth in this First
Amendment, the Borrower has in all material respects performed all
agreements, covenants and conditions required to be performed on or prior
to the date hereof under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
(c) The following statements shall be true and correct on the Amendment
Effective Date and the Bank shall have received a certificate signed by an
Authorized Officer of Co-Steel, dated the Amendment Effective Date, stating
that:
(i) the representations and warranties made by it pursuant to the
First Amendment to Guaranty Agreement and in the other First Amendment Loan
Documents to which it is a party are true and correct on and as of the
Amendment Effective Date as though made on, through and as of such date;
(ii) no petition by or against Co-Steel or any of the other Loan
Parties has at any time been filed under any bankruptcy, receivership or
insolvency laws, or any other similar applicable federal, state or foreign
law, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee,
sequestrator or similar official for any of the Loan Parties or for a
substantial part of any of the Loan Parties' respective property, or for
the winding up or liquidation of any of their affairs;
(iii) taking into account the amendments set forth in this First
Amendment, no Event of Default or event which with the giving of notice,
the passage of time or both would become an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, or would result from (x) the execution of or performance
under any of the First Amendment Loan Documents, or (y) the consummation of
the Gerdau Merger Transaction;
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(iv) no Material Adverse Change in the properties, business,
operations, financial condition or prospects of Co-Steel or any of the
other Loan Parties has occurred which has not been disclosed to the Bank;
(v) taking into account the amendments set forth in this First
Amendment, Co-Steel has in all material respects performed all agreements,
covenants and conditions required to be performed on or prior to the date
hereof under the Loan Documents to which it is party; and
(vi) taking into account the execution of this First Amendment, all
conditions precedents to the consummation of the Gerdau Merger Transaction
have been completed or waived and the Gerdau Merger Transaction shall be
consummated contemporaneously with, or immediately after, the execution of
this First Amendment;
(d) Co-Steel has delivered to the Bank its pro forma consolidated balance
sheet dated as of June 30, 2002, prepared giving effect to all Proposed
Transactions as if the Proposed Transactions had occurred on January 1, 2001,
and the related statements of income for the 12-month period ended December 31,
2001 and for the six month period ended June 30, 2002, in each case prepared as
if the Proposed Transactions had occurred on January 1, 2001. Such pro forma
consolidated financial statements were (a) prepared in good faith and, in the
Co-Steel's opinion, were reasonable when made and continue to be reasonable as
of the Effective Date, (b) based on the best information reasonably available to
the Co-Steel after due inquiry, (c) accurately reflect all adjustments necessary
to give effect to the Proposed Transactions, and (d) present fairly, in
accordance with GAAP, in all material respects, the pro forma financial position
of the Co-Steel and its Subsidiaries (including the Gerdau Subgroup) as if the
Proposed Transactions had occurred on such date or at the beginning of such
period. The Co-Steel does not have, as of the Effective Date, any material
liabilities that would be required to be included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP that are not reflected in such pro forma
financial statements;
(e) any and all fees paid to the Noteholders and the Canadian Lenders,
respectively, in consideration of receiving amendments and waivers similar to
this First Amendment are (a) in respect of the Noteholders, as a collective
group, not more than one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Prudential
Note Agreement as of the Effective Date, and (b) in respect of the Canadian
Lenders, not more than one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Canadian Bank
Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date;
For purposes of this First Amendment, the term "AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE"
means the date on which the Bank and its counsel have determined that each of
the conditions set forth in this Section 3.01 has been satisfied by the Borrower
or waived by the Bank.
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ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 4.01 RATIFICATION OF TERMS. Except as expressly amended by this
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First Amendment, the Original Credit Agreement and each and every
representation, warranty, covenant, term and condition contained therein is
specifically ratified and confirmed. The Borrower hereby confirms that any
collateral for the Obligations, including but not limited to liens,
Encumbrances, security interests, mortgages and pledges granted by the Borrower
or third parties, shall continue unimpaired and in full force and effect. THE
BORROWER EXPRESSLY RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
SECTION 4.02 REFERENCES. All notices, communications, agreements,
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certificates, documents or other instruments executed and delivered after the
execution and delivery of this First Amendment in connection with the Original
Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated thereby may refer to the Original Credit Agreement without making
specific reference to this First Amendment, but nevertheless all such references
shall include this First Amendment unless the context requires otherwise. From
and after the First Amendment Effective Date, all references in the Original
Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to the "AGREEMENT" shall
be deemed to be references to the Original Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 4.03 INCORPORATION INTO ORIGINAL CREDIT AGREEMENT. This First
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Amendment is deemed incorporated into, and made a part of, the Original Credit
Agreement. To the extent that any term or provision of this First Amendment is
or may be deemed expressly inconsistent with any term or provision of the
Original Credit Agreement, the terms and provisions hereof shall control.
SECTION 4.04 COUNTERPARTS. This First Amendment may be executed in
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different counterparts, and by the different parties hereto on separate
counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered by the Borrower and the
Bank (and by any consenting party listed below) shall be regarded as an
original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one First Amendment.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this First Amendment
by telecopier by any party hereto shall be as effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this First Amendment.
SECTION 4.05 CAPITALIZED TERMS. Except for proper nouns and as otherwise
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defined herein, capitalized terms used herein as defined terms shall have the
same meanings herein as are ascribed to them in the Original Credit Agreement,
as amended hereby.
SECTION 4.06 TAXES. The Borrower shall pay any and all stamp and other
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taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the
execution, delivery, filing and recording of this First Amendment and such other
documents and instruments as are delivered in connection herewith and agrees to
save the Bank harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to
or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees.
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SECTION 4.07 COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Borrower will pay all costs and
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expenses of the Bank (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and the
disbursements of the Bank's counsel, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, P.C.) in connection with
the preparation, execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the other
documents, instruments and certificates delivered in connection herewith.
SECTION 4.08. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this First Amendment which is
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prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction,
be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or enforceability without
invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 4.09 GOVERNING LAW. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
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OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS THEREOF
REGARDING CONFLICTS OF LAW.
SECTION 4.10 HEADINGS. The headings of the sections in this First Amendment
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are for purposes of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, with the intent to be legally bound
hereby, have caused this First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as a document under seal, as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
ATTEST: (SEAL) CO-STEEL SAYREVILLE, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: By:
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Name: Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Title: Vice President, Controller
By:
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Name:
Title:
BANK:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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