6-1162-DLJ-891R4 Exhibit 10.8
July 12, 1996
United Air Lines, Inc.
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Subject: Letter Agreement No. 6-1162-DLJ-891R4
to Purchase Agreement No. 1670 -
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Gentlemen:
Reference is made to Purchase Agreement No. 1670 dated as of
December 18, 1990 (the Purchase Agreement) between The Boeing
Company (Boeing), and United Air Lines, Inc. (Buyer), relating to
the sale by Boeing and the purchase by Buyer of thirty-nine (39)
Model 747-422 aircraft (hereinafter referred to as the Aircraft).
Further reference is made to Letter Agreement 1670-5 dated as of
even date herewith to the Purchase Agreement relating to the
granting of options to purchase eleven (11) Model 747-422 option
aircraft (the Option Aircraft).
This letter, when accepted by Buyer contemporaneously with the
execution of the Purchase Agreement, will become part of the
Purchase Agreement and will evidence our further agreement with
respect to the matters set forth below.
All terms used herein and in the Purchase Agreement, and not
defined herein, shall have the same meaning as in the Purchase
Agreement.
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In consideration of Buyer's purchase of thirty-four
(34) Model 777 aircraft under Purchase Agreement 1663
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In consideration of Buyer's purchase of thirty-four (34)
Model 777 aircraft under Purchase Agreement 1663 [*CONFIDENTIAL
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Escalation of Credit Memoranda.
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The actual amount of the credit memoranda to be provided
pursuant to paragraph 1 above shall be determined by escalating
the base amount of such credit by application of the airframe
escalation provisions described in Exhibit D of the Purchase
Agreement and Attachment A to Letter Agreement 1670-5 or such
Airframe escalation provisions as are applicable to the Option
Aircraft, as such credits are applicable to the Firm Aircraft or
Option Aircraft for which such respective credit is issued.
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annum equal to one percent (1%) plus the rate of interest
announced publicly by Citibank, N.A., New York as its base rate,
from time to time, as such bank's base rate may change, each
change in such fluctuating rate to take place simultaneously with
the corresponding change in such base rate, calculated on the
basis of a year of 365/366 days for the actual number of days
elapsed. If Boeing elects option (ii) above, Buyer shall pay to
Boeing [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH
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delivery of each Aircraft to which [*CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
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Boeing shall issue a credit memorandum to Buyer in the amount
equal to the accrued interest on deferred advance payments
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Program Changes.
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Article 7.2 entitled Program Changes of the Purchase
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
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Changes to Performance Guarantees.
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Boeing may adjust, change or modify performance guarantees
set forth in Letter Agreement 6-1162-DLJ-860 without Buyer's
consent with respect to the Aircraft referred to in Article 2, as
specifically permitted by Letter Agreement 6-1162-DLJ-860 and by
Article 7.2 as modified by paragraph 7 of this Letter Agreement;
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11. Non-Disclosure.
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The parties understand that certain commercial and financial
information contained in this letter agreement is considered as
privileged and confidential. The parties agree that they will
treat such information as privileged and confidential and will
not, without prior written consent of the other party, disclose
such information to any other person except as may be required by
(i) applicable law or governmental regulations, or (ii) for
financing the Aircraft in accordance with the provisions of
Article 11.2 of the Purchase Agreement. In connection with any
such disclosure or filing of such information pursuant to any
applicable law or governmental regulations; Buyer shall request
and use its best reasonable efforts to obtain confidential
treatment of such information. Boeing agrees to cooperate with
Buyer in making and supporting its request for confidential
treatment. In fulfilling its obligations under this paragraph
11, the parties shall only be required to use the same degree of
care to prevent unauthorized disclosure and use of the
information contained in this Letter Agreement as they would use
to prevent the disclosure and use of its own commercial and
financial information of the same or similar nature and which it
considers proprietary or confidential.
If the foregoing correctly sets forth your understanding of our
agreement with respect to the matters treated above, please
indicate your acceptance and approval below.
Very truly yours,
THE BOEING COMPANY
By /s/ M. O. Hurt
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Its Attorney In Fact
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this
Date: July 12, 1996
UNITED AIR LINES, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Its Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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