BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT
This Agreement dated as of November 26, 1997, is between Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank") and Longs Drug Stores
California, Inc. (the "Borrower").
1. LINE OF CREDIT AMOUNT AND TERMS
1.1 LINE OF CREDIT AMOUNT.
(a) During the availability period described below, the
Bank will provide a line of credit to the Borrower. The amount of the line
of credit (the "Commitment") is Sixty-Five Million Dollars ($65,000,000).
(b) This is a revolving line of credit providing for cash
advances, letters of credit, and financing overdrafts. During the
availability period, the Borrower may repay principal amounts and reborrow
them.
(c) The Borrower agrees not to permit the outstanding
principal balance of advances under the line of credit plus the outstanding
amounts of any letters of credit, including amounts drawn on letters of
credit and not yet reimbursed, plus the amount of the Overdraft Limit (as
defined below), to exceed the Commitment.
1.2 AVAILABILITY PERIOD. The line of credit is available between
the date of this Agreement and August 31, 2002 (the "Expiration Date") unless
the Borrower is in default.
1.3 INTEREST RATE.
(a) Unless the Borrower elects an optional interest rate as
described below, the interest rate is the Bank's Reference Rate.
(b) The Reference Rate is the rate of interest publicly
announced from time to time by the Bank in San Francisco, California, as
its Reference Rate. The Reference Rate is set by the Bank based on various
factors, including the Bank's costs and desired return, general economic
conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing
some loans. The Bank may price loans to its customers at, above, or below
the Reference Rate. Any change in the Reference Rate shall take effect at
the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of
a change in the Bank's Reference Rate.
1.4 REPAYMENT TERMS.
(a) The Borrower will pay interest on December 1, 1997, and
then monthly thereafter until payment in full of any principal outstanding
under this line of credit.
(b) The Borrower will repay in full all principal and any
unpaid interest or other charges outstanding under this line of credit no
later than the Expiration Date. Any amount bearing interest at an optional
interest rate (as described below) may be repaid at the end of the
applicable interest period, which shall be no later than ninety (90) days
after the Expiration Date.
1.5 OPTIONAL INTEREST RATES. Instead of the interest rate based
on the Bank's Reference Rate, the Borrower may elect the optional interest rates
listed below during interest periods agreed to by the Bank and the Borrower.
The optional interest rates shall be subject to the terms and conditions
described later in this Agreement. Any principal amount bearing interest at an
optional rate under this Agreement is referred to as a "Portion." The following
optional interest rates are available:
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(a) Fixed Rates equal to the Base Rate plus .275 percentage
point.
(b) the Cayman Rate plus .275 percentage point.
(c) the LIBOR Rate plus .275 percentage point.
1.6 LETTERS OF CREDIT.
(a) This line of credit may be used for financing:
(i) commercial letters of credit with a maximum
maturity not to extend more than 150 days beyond the Expiration Date. Each
commercial letter of credit will require drafts payable at sight or up to
180 days after sight.
(ii) standby letters of credit with a maximum
maturity not to extend more than 60 days beyond the Expiration Date. The
standby letters of credit may include a provision providing that the
maturity date will be automatically extended each year for an additional
year unless the Bank gives written notice to the contrary; provided,
however, that each letter of credit must include a final maturity date
which will not be subject to automatic extension.
(iii) The amount of letters of credit outstanding at
any one time (including amounts drawn on letters of credit and not yet
reimbursed) may not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for commercial
letters of credit and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) for standby letters
of credit.
(iv) The following letter of credit is outstanding
from the Bank for the account of the Borrower:
Letter of Credit Number Amount
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133063 $160,000
As of the date of this Agreement, this letter of credit shall be deemed to
be outstanding under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the terms
and conditions stated in this Agreement.
(b) The Borrower agrees:
(i) any sum drawn under a letter of credit may, at
the option of the Bank, be added to the principal amount outstanding under
this Agreement. The amount will bear interest and be due as described
elsewhere in this Agreement.
(ii) if there is a default under this Agreement, to
immediately prepay and make the Bank whole for any outstanding letters of
credit.
(iii) the issuance of any letter of credit and any
amendment to a letter of credit is subject to the Bank's written approval
and must be in form and content satisfactory to the Bank and in favor of a
beneficiary acceptable to the Bank.
(iv) to sign the Bank's form Application and
Agreement for Commercial Letter of Credit or Application and Agreement for
Standby Letter of Credit or such other documentation as the Bank may
require to evidence the terms and conditions of the Borrower's
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued by the
Bank pursuant to this Agreement.
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(v) to pay any issuance and/or other fees that the
Bank notifies the Borrower will be charged for issuing and processing
letters of credit for the Borrower.
(vi) to allow the Bank to automatically charge its
checking account for applicable fees, discounts, and other charges.
1.7 OVERDRAFT FINANCING FACILITY.
(a) This line of credit may be used to pay overdrafts in
the Borrower's checking accounts. The total amount of all unreimbursed
overdrafts outstanding at any one time may not exceed Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000) (the "Overdraft Limit"). This portion of the line of credit
may only be accessed through this overdraft facility. The total amount of
all other credit outstanding at any time may not exceed the Commitment,
minus the Overdraft Limit.
(b) The checking accounts which the Borrower may overdraw
are listed below, together with the allocated Overdraft Limit for each
account:
ACCOUNT NUMBER OVERDRAFT LIMIT
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14725-01700 $5,000,000
(c) As part of the monthly calculation of service charges
to be assessed against the Borrower's account, the Bank will include an
interest charge calculated on the daily amount of unreimbursed overdrafts
outstanding in the account. The interest rate will be an annual rate equal
to the Bank's Reference Rate.
(d) If items are presented against an account covered by
this overdraft facility which, if paid, would exceed the allocated
Overdraft Limit for that account, the Bank will have no obligation to pay
those items, but may at its discretion pay any or all of the items. The
excess amount of unreimbursed overdrafts outstanding which exceeds the
applicable limits will incur interest at the Bank's Reference Rate.
(e) The Bank may, at its discretion, at any time upon 10
days' written notice to the Borrower, terminate this overdraft facility and
require repayment of all outstanding overdrafts. The Borrower will in any
event repay all outstanding overdrafts no later than the Expiration Date.
(f) For the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of
unreimbursed overdrafts outstanding on any day will equal the daily net
collected balance of the account on any day when such balance is negative.
In calculating the amount of interest accruing under this facility, the
daily net collected balance will not include provisional credits for items
in the process of collection ("Uncollected Items") as determined under the
Bank's normal practices for the Borrower's account. However, in
determining whether the Borrower has exceeded the Overdraft Limit, the
Commitment, or any other dollar limits on borrowing established in this
Agreement, the Borrower shall be given credit for such Uncollected Items.
The negative daily net collected balance may include fees and charges which
have been posted to the Borrower's account, including overdraft interest
charges. This may result in compounding of interest.
(g) The Borrower agrees that overdraft interest charges and
other fees and charges relating to its accounts may be directly debited
from its accounts.
(h) The Bank may terminate this overdraft facility if a
levy is imposed on any account covered by this facility.
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1.8 EARLY TERMINATION. The Borrower may, upon not less than 7
days' prior written notice, terminate this Agreement by paying in full the
entire debt outstanding under this Agreement. Payments to be applied to
outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement and drafts
accepted under letters of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement may, at the
Bank's option, be used to prepay, or held as cash collateral to secure, the
Borrower's obligations to the Bank with respect to such outstanding letters of
credit and drafts.
2. OPTIONAL INTEREST RATES
2.1 OPTIONAL RATES. Each optional interest rate is a rate per
year. Interest will be paid on the last day of each interest period, and, if
the interest period is longer than one month, then on the first day of each
month during the interest period. At the end of any interest period, the
interest rate will revert to the rate based on the Reference Rate, unless the
Borrower has designated another optional interest rate for the Portion. No
Portion will be converted to a different interest rate during the applicable
interest period. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under this
Agreement, the Bank may terminate the availability of optional interest rates
for interest periods commencing after the default occurs.
2.2 FIXED RATE. The election of Fixed Rates shall be subject to
the following terms and requirements:
(a) The "Base Rate" means the fixed interest rate per
annum, determined solely the Bank on the first day of the applicable
interest period for the Portion, as the rate at which the Bank would be
able to borrow funds in the Money Market in the amount of the Portion and
with a interest payment frequency and principal repayment schedule equal to
the Portion and for a term equal to the applicable interest period. The
Base Rate shall include adjustments for reserve requirements, federal
deposit insurance, and any other similar adjustment which the Bank deems
appropriate. The Base Rate is the Bank's estimate only and the Bank is
under no obligation to actually purchase or match funds for any
transaction.
(b) "Money Market" means one or more wholesale funding
markets available to the Bank, including domestic negotiable certificates
of deposit, eurodollar deposits, bank deposit notes or other appropriate
money market instruments selected by the Bank.
(c) The interest period during which the Fixed Rate will be
in effect will be 180 days or less.
(d) Each Fixed Rate Portion will be for an amount not less
than the following:
(i) for interest periods of 14 days or longer, Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000).
(ii) for interest periods of 1 to 3 days, Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
(iii) for interest periods of between 4 days and 13
days, an amount which, when multiplied by the number of days in the
applicable interest period, is not less than fifteen million
(15,000,000) dollar-days.
(e) Each prepayment of a Fixed Rate Portion, whether
voluntary, by reason of acceleration or otherwise, will be accompanied by
the amount of accrued interest on the amount prepaid, and a prepayment fee
as described below. A "prepayment" is a payment of an amount on a date
earlier than the scheduled payment date for such amount as required by this
Agreement. The prepayment fee shall be equal to the amount (if any) by
which:
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(i) the additional interest which would have been
payable during the interest period on the amount prepaid had it not
been prepaid, exceeds
(ii) the interest which would have been recoverable
by the Bank by placing the amount prepaid on deposit in the Money
Market for a period starting on the date on which it was prepaid and
ending on the last day of the interest period for such Portion (or the
scheduled payment date for the amount prepaid, if earlier).
2.3 CAYMAN RATE. The election of Cayman Rates shall be subject to
the following terms and requirements:
(a) The interest period during which the Cayman Rate will
be in effect will be 180 days or less. The last day of the interest period
will be determined by the Bank using the practices of the offshore dollar
inter-bank market.
(b) Each Cayman Rate Portion will be for an amount not less
than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for interest periods of 30
days or longer. For shorter maturities, each Cayman Rate Portion will be
for an amount which, when multiplied by the number of days in the
applicable interest period, is not less than fifteen million (15,000,000)
dollar-days.
(c) The Borrower may not elect a Cayman Rate with respect
to any principal amount which is scheduled to be repaid before the last day
of the applicable interest period.
(d) The "Cayman Rate" means the interest rate determined by
the following formula, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one percent.
(All amounts in the calculation will be determined by the Bank as of the
first day of the interest period.)
Cayman Rate = CAYMAN BASE RATE
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(1.00 - Reserve Percentage)
Where,
(i) "Cayman Base Rate" means the interest rate at
which the Bank's Grand Cayman Branch, Grand Cayman, British West Indies,
would offer U.S. dollar deposits for the applicable interest period to
other major banks in the offshore dollar inter-bank market.
(ii) "Reserve Percentage" means the total of the
maximum reserve percentages for determining the reserves to be maintained
by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency Liabilities,
as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation D, rounded upward to the
nearest 1/100 of one percent. The percentage will be expressed as a
decimal, and will include, but not be limited to, marginal, emergency,
supplemental, special, and other reserve percentages.
(e) Each prepayment of a Cayman Rate Portion, whether
voluntary, by reason of acceleration or otherwise, will be accompanied by
the amount of accrued interest on the amount prepaid, and a prepayment fee
as described below. A "prepayment" is a payment of an amount on a date
earlier than the scheduled payment date for such amount as required by this
Agreement. The prepayment fee shall be equal to the amount (if any) by
which:
(i) the additional interest which would have been
payable during the interest period on the amount prepaid had it not
been prepaid, exceeds
(ii) the interest which would have been recoverable
by the Bank by placing the amount prepaid on deposit in the domestic
certificate of deposit market, the eurodollar deposit market, or other
appropriate money market selected by the Bank for a period starting
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on the date on which it was prepaid and ending on the last day of the
interest period for such Portion (or the scheduled payment date for
the amount prepaid, if earlier).
(f) The Bank will have no obligation to accept an election
for a Cayman Rate Portion if any of the following described events has
occurred and is continuing:
(i) Dollar deposits in the principal amount, and
for periods equal to the interest period, of a Cayman Rate Portion are
not available in the offshore Dollar inter-bank market; or
(ii) the Cayman Rate does not accurately reflect the
cost of a Cayman Rate Portion.
2.4 LIBOR RATE. The election of LIBOR Rates shall be subject to
the following terms and requirements:
(a) The interest period during which the LIBOR Rate will be
in effect will be one, two, or three weeks, or one, two, three, four, five,
or six months. The first day of the interest period must be a day other
than a Saturday or a Sunday on which the Bank is open for business in
California, New York and London and dealing in offshore dollars (a "LIBOR
Banking Day"). The last day of the interest period and the actual number
of days during the interest period will be determined by the Bank using the
practices of the London inter-bank market.
(b) Each LIBOR Rate Portion will be for an amount not less
than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for interest periods of one
month or longer. For shorter maturities, each Libor Rate Portion will be
for an amount which, when multiplied by the number of days in the
applicable interest period, is not less than fifteen million (1 5,000,000)
dollar-days.
(c) The "LIBOR Rate" means the interest rate determined by
the following formula, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one percent.
(All amounts in the calculation will be determined by the Bank as of the
first day of the interest period.)
LIBOR Rate = LONDON INTER-BANK OFFERED RATE
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(1.00 - Reserve Percentage)
Where,
(i) "London inter-Bank Offered Rate" means the
interest rate at which the Bank's London Branch, London, Great
Britain, would offer U.S. dollar deposits for the applicable interest
period to other major banks in the London inter-bank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two (2) London Banking Days
before the commencement of the interest period. A "London Banking
Day" is a day on which the Bank's London Branch is open for business
and dealing in offshore dollars.
(ii) "Reserve Percentage" means the total of the
maximum reserve percentages for determining the reserves to be
maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for
Eurocurrency Liabilities, as defined in Federal Reserve Board
Regulation D, rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of one percent. The
percentage will be expressed as a decimal, and will include, but not
be limited to, marginal, emergency, supplemental, special, and other
reserve percentages.
(d) The Borrower shall irrevocably request a LIBOR Rate
Portion no later than 12:00 noon San Francisco time on the LIBOR Banking
Day preceding the day on which the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate will be
set, as specified above. For example, if there are no intervening
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holidays or weekend days in any of the relevant locations, the request must
be made at lease three days before the LIBOR Rate takes effect.
(e) The Borrower may not elect a LIBOR Rate with respect to
any principal amount which is scheduled to be repaid before the last day of
the applicable interest period.
(f) Each prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Portion, whether
voluntary, by reason of acceleration or otherwise, will be accompanied by
the amount of accrued interest on the amount prepaid and a prepayment fee
as described below. A "prepayment" is a payment of an amount on a date
earlier than the scheduled payment date for such amount as required by this
Agreement. The prepayment fee shall be equal to the amount (if any) by
which:
(i) the additional interest which would have been
payable during the interest period on the amount prepaid had it not
been prepaid, exceeds
(ii) the interest which would have been recoverable
by the Bank by placing the amount prepaid on deposit in the domestic
certificate of deposit market, the eurodollar deposit market, or other
appropriate money market selected by the Bank, for a period starting
on the date on which it was prepaid and ending on the last day of the
interest period for such Portion (or the scheduled payment date for
the amount prepaid, if earlier).
(g) The Bank will have no obligation to accept an election
for a LIBOR Rate Portion if any of the following described events has
occurred and is continuing:
(i) Dollar deposits in the principal amount, and
for periods equal to the interest period, of a LIBOR Rate Portion are
not available in the London inter-bank market; or
(ii) the LIBOR Rate does not accurately reflect the
cost of a LIBOR Rate Portion.
3. FEES AND EXPENSES
3.1 UNUSED COMMITMENT FEE. The Borrower agrees to pay a fee on
any difference between the Commitment and the amount of credit it actually
uses, determined by the weighted average credit outstanding during the
specified period. The fee will be calculated at.08% per year. The
calculation of credit outstanding shall include the undrawn amount of
letters of credit.
This fee is due on December 31, 1997, and on the last day of each calendar
quarter thereafter until the Expiration Date, on which date the final
payment of this fee is due.
3.2 REIMBURSEMENT COSTS. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the
Bank for any expenses it incurs in the preparation of this Agreement and any
agreement or instrument required by this Agreement up to a maximum of Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500). Expenses include, but are not limited
to, reasonable attorneys' fees, including any allocated costs of the Bank's
in-house counsel.
4. DISBURSEMENTS, PAYMENTS AND COSTS
4.1 REQUESTS FOR CREDITS. Each request for an extension of credit
will be made in writing in a manner acceptable to the Bank, or by another means
acceptable to the Bank.
4.2 DISBURSEMENTS AND PAYMENTS. Each disbursement by the Bank and
each payment by the Borrower will be:
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(a) made at the Bank's branch (or other location) selected
by the Bank from time to time;
(b) made for the account of the Bank's branch selected by
the Bank from time to time;
(c) made in immediately available funds, or such other type
of funds selected by the Bank;
(d) evidenced by records kept by the Bank. In addition,
the Bank may, at its discretion, require the Borrower to sign one or more
promissory notes.
4.3 TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX AUTHORIZATION.
(a) The Bank may honor telephone or telefax instructions
for advances or repayments or for the designation of optional interest
rates and telefax requests for the issuance of letters of credit given by
any one of the individuals authorized to sign loan agreements on behalf of
the Borrower, or any other individual designated by any one of such
authorized signers. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that the
individuals designated on Exhibit A attached to this Agreement have been
designated by such authorized signers to give telephone instructions for
advances or repayments or for the designation of optional interest rates
and to make telefax requests for the issuance of letters of credit.
(b) Advances will be deposited in and repayments will be
withdrawn from the Borrower's account number 14725-01700, or such other of
the Borrower's accounts with the Bank as designated in writing by the
Borrower.
(c) The Bank will provide written confirmation to the
Borrower of transactions made based on telephone or telefax instructions.
The Borrower agrees to notify the Bank promptly of any discrepancy between
the confirmation and the telephone or telefax instructions.
(d) The Borrower indemnifies and excuses the Bank
(including its officers, employees, and agents) from all liability, loss,
and costs in connection with any act resulting from telephone or telefax
instructions the Bank reasonably believes are made by any individual
authorized by the Borrower to give such instructions. This indemnity and
excuse will survive this Agreement's termination.
4.4 DIRECT DEBIT.
(a) The Borrower agrees that interest and any fees will be
deducted automatically on the due date from the Borrower's account number
14725-01700, or such other of the Borrower's accounts with the Bank as
designated in writing by the Borrower.
(b) The Bank will debit the account on the dates the
payments become due. If a due date does not fall on a banking day, the
Bank will debit the account on the first banking day following the due
date.
(c) The Borrower will maintain sufficient funds in the
account on the dates the Bank enters debits authorized by this Agreement.
If there are insufficient funds in the account on the date the Bank enters
any debit authorized by this Agreement, the debit will be reversed.
4.5 BANKING DAYS. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, a
banking day is a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on which the Bank is open
for business in California. For amounts bearing interest at an offshore rate
(if any), a banking day is a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday on
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which the Bank is open for business in California and dealing in offshore
dollars. All payments and disbursements which would be due on a day which is
not a banking day will be due on the next banking day. All payments received on
a day which is not a banking day will be applied to the credit on the next
banking day.
4.6 ADDITIONAL COSTS. The Borrower will pay the Bank, on demand,
for the Bank's costs or losses arising from any statute or regulation, or any
request or requirement of a regulatory agency which is applicable to all
national banks or a class of all national banks. The costs and losses will be
allocated to the loan in a manner determined by the Bank, using any reasonable
method. The costs include the following:
(a) any reserve or deposit requirements; and
(b) any capital requirements relating to the Bank's assets
and commitments for credit.
4.7 INTEREST CALCULATION. Except as otherwise stated in this
Agreement, all interest and fees, if any, will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. This results in more
interest or a higher fee than if a 365-day year is used. Installments of
principal which are not paid when due under this Agreement shall continue to
bear interest until paid.
4.8 DEFAULT RATE. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation
of any default under this Agreement, principal amounts outstanding under this
Agreement will at the option of the Bank bear interest at a rate which is 2.0
percentage points higher than the rate of interest otherwise provided under this
Agreement. This will not constitute a waiver of any default.
4.9 INTEREST COMPOUNDING. At the Bank's sole option in each
instance, any interest, fee or costs which are not paid when due under this
Agreement shall bear interest from the due date at the Bank's Reference Rate.
This may result in compounding of interest.
5. CONDITIONS
The Bank must receive the following items, in form and content
acceptable to the Bank, before it is required to extend an credit to the
Borrower under this Agreement:
5.1 AUTHORIZATIONS. Evidence that the execution, delivery and
performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and any instrument or agreement
required under this Agreement have be authorized.
5.2 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. A copy of the Borrower's articles of
incorporation.
5.3 LETTER OF RESPONSIBILITY. Letter of responsibility signed by
Longs Drug Stores Corporation ("LDSC") in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five
Million Dollars ($125,000,000).
5.4 OTHER ITEMS. Any other items that the Bank reasonably
requires as mutually agreed to by the Bank and the Borrower.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
When the Borrower signs this Agreement, and until the Bank is repaid in
full, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties. Each
request for an extension of credit constitutes a renewed representation.
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6.1 ORGANIZATION OF BORROWER. The Borrower is a corporation duly
formed and existing under the laws of the state where organized.
6.2 AUTHORIZATION. This Agreement, and any instrument or
agreement required hereunder, are within the Borrower's powers, have been duly
authorized, and do not conflict with any of its organizational papers.
6.3 ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is a legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with its terms, and any instrument or agreement required hereunder,
when executed and delivered, will be similarly legal, valid, binding and
enforceable.
6.4 GOOD STANDING. In each state in which the Borrower does
business, it is properly licensed, in good standing, and, where required, in
compliance with fictitious name statutes.
6.5 NO CONFLICTS. This Agreement does not conflict with any law,
agreement, or obligation by which the Borrower is bound.
6.6 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. All financial and other information
that has been or will be supplied to the Bank is:
(a) sufficiently complete to give the Bank accurate
knowledge of the Borrower's financial condition, including all material
contingent liabilities.
(b) in compliance with all government regulations that
apply.
6.7 LAWSUITS. There is no lawsuit, tax claim or other dispute
pending or threatens against the Borrower which, if lost, would have a material
adverse effect on the Borrower's financial condition or ability to repay this
credit, except as have been disclosed in writing to the Bank.
6.8 PERMITS, FRANCHISES. The Borrower possesses all permits,
memberships, franchise contracts and licenses required and all trademark rights,
trade name rights, patent rights and fictitious name rights necessary to enable
it to conduct the business in which it is now engaged.
6.9 OTHER OBLIGATIONS. The Borrower is not in default on any
obligation for borrowed money, any purchase money obligation or any other
material lease, commitment, contract, instrument or obligation.
6.10 INCOME TAX MATTERS. The Borrower has no knowledge of any
pending assessments or adjustments of its income tax for any year.
6.11 NO EVENT OF DEFAULT. There is no event which is, or with
notice or lapse of time or both would be, a default under this Agreement.
6.12 INSURANCE. The Borrower has obtained, and maintained in
effect, the insurance coverage required in the "Covenants" section of this
Agreement.
6.13 LOCATION OF BORROWER. The Borrower's place of business (or,
if the Borrower has more than one place of business, its chief executive office)
is located at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
6.14 RELATIONSHIP TO LDSC. The Borrower is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LDSC and is primary contributor of LDSC's earnings and cash flow
as reflected in the quarterly and annual financial statements filed by LDSC with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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6.15 YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE. The Borrower has conducted a
comprehensive review and assessment of the Borrower's computer applications and
made inquiry of the Borrower's key suppliers, vendors and customers with respect
to the "year 2000 problem" (that is, the risk that computer applications may not
be able to properly perform date-sensitive functions after December 31, 1999)
and, based on that review and inquiry, the Borrower does not believe the year
2000 problem will result in a material adverse change in the Borrower's business
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects, or
ability to repay the credit.
7. COVENANTS
The Borrower agrees, so long as credit is available under this
Agreement and until the Bank is repaid in full:
7.1 USE OF PROCEEDS. To use the proceeds of the credit only for
general corporate purposes.
7.2 FINANCIAL INFORMATION. To provide the following financial
information and statements in form and content acceptable to the Bank and such
additional information as requested by the Bank from time to time:
(a) Within 90 days of LDSC's fiscal year end, LDSC's annual
financial statements. These financial statements must be audited (with an
opinion not qualified in any manner, including not qualified due to
possible failure to take all appropriate steps to successfully address year
2000 systems issues) by a Certified Public Accountant ("CPA") acceptable to
the Bank. The statements shall be prepared on a consolidated basis.
(b) Within 45 days of the period's end, LDSC's quarterly
financial statements. These financial statements may be prepared by LDSC.
The statements shall be prepared on a consolidated basis.
(c) Promptly, upon sending or receipt, copies of any
management letters and correspondence relating to management letters, sent
or received by the Borrower to or from the Borrower's auditor.
(d) Within the periods provided in (a) and (b) above, a
compliance certificate of the Borrower signed by an authorized financial
officer of the Borrower setting forth (i) the information and computations
(in sufficient detail) to establish that the Borrower is in compliance with
all financial covenants at the end of the period covered by the financial
statements then being furnished and (ii) whether there existed as of the
date of such financial statements and whether there exists as of the date
of the certificate, any default under this Agreement and, if any such
default exists, specifying the nature thereof and the action the Borrower
is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto.
7.3 NOTICES TO BANK. To promptly notify the Bank in writing of:
(a) all litigation affecting the Borrower with respect to
which the Borrower is required to establish a reserve in excess of Fifteen
Million Dollars ($15,000,000) pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statement No. 5 (FASB 5) or, in the event such a reserve is not
required to be established for any reason, which the Borrower believes in
good faith is likely to be adversely determined, and if adversely
determined, is likely to result in the entry of a judgment in the amount of
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) or more.
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(b) any dispute between the Borrower and any government
authority which, if resolved adversely with respect to the Borrower, would
have a material adverse effect on the Borrower's financial condition or
ability to repay this credit.
(c) any failure to comply with this Agreement.
(d) any material adverse change in the Borrower's business
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects, or
ability to repay this credit.
(e) any change in the Borrower's name, legal structure,
place of business, or chief executive office if the Borrower has more than
one place of business.
7.4 BOOKS AND RECORDS. To maintain adequate books and records.
7.5 AUDITS. Upon not less than 5 days' prior written notice, to
allow the Bank and its agents to inspect the Borrower's properties and examine,
audit, and make copies of books and records during the normal business hours and
at the Bank's expense. If any of the Borrower's properties, books or records
are in the possession of a third party, the Borrower authorizes that third party
to permit the Bank or its agents to have access to perform inspections or audits
and to respond to the Bank's reasonable requests for information concerning such
properties, books and records. Nothing in this Paragraph 7.5 shall require the
Borrower to disclose any material information which the Borrower believes in
good faith would not be material to the Bank's evaluation of the Borrower's
financial condition or ability to repay this credit.
7.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. To make every reasonable effort to
comply with the laws (including any fictitious name statute), regulations, and
orders of any government body with authority over the Borrower's business.
7.7 PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS. To maintain and preserve all rights,
privileges, and franchises the Borrower now has.
7.8 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. To make any reasonable repairs,
renewals, or replacements to keep the Borrower's properties in good working
condition.
7.9 COOPERATION. To take any reasonable action requested by the
Bank to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
7.10 GENERAL BUSINESS INSURANCE. To maintain insurance as is usual
for the business it is in.
7.11 ADDITIONAL NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Not to, without the Bank's
written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld):
(a) engage in any material business activities
substantially different from the Borrower's present business.
(b) liquidate or dissolve the Borrower's business.
(c) consummate any material consolidation, merger, or other
combination, or become a partner in a partnership, a member of a joint
venture, or a member of a limited liability company except partnerships,
joint ventures, or limited liability companies (i) entered into by the
Borrower in the ordinary course of its business as presently conducted or
(ii) in which the Borrower's aggregate investments or capital contributions
do not exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
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(d) sell, assign, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
all or a substantial part of the Borrower's business or the Borrower's
assets except in an aggregate amount not exceeding Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000) in any fiscal year.
(e) enter into any sale and leaseback agreement covering
any of its fixed or capital assets in which the value of the assets exceeds
Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
(f) acquire or purchase a business or its assets for a
consideration, including assumption of direct or contingent debt, in excess
of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000) for any single acquisition or
purchase transaction or in excess of One Hundred Million Dollars
($100,000,000) for all such transactions in any single fiscal year. It is
provided, however, that the Borrower may not acquire or purchase any
business entity or the assets of any business entity (i) that engages in
activities substantially different from the Borrower's present business or
(ii) if such acquisition or purchase is opposed by such entity's board of
directors or other governing body or if the Borrower has knowledge of facts
or circumstances that indicate that such acquisition or purchase is likely
to be hostile or unfriendly.
(g) sell, assign, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any assets for less than fair market value, or enter into any agreement to
do so, except in an aggregate amount not exceeding Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000) in any fiscal year.
7.12 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. Not to cause, permit, or suffer any
change, direct or indirect, in the Borrower's capital ownership in excess of
30%.
7.13 LIENS ON INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTS. Not to create, assume, or
allow any security interest or lien (including judicial liens) on any inventory
or accounts the Borrower now or later owns, except liens and security interests
in favor of the Bank and liens for taxes not yet due.
8. HAZARDOUS WASTE INDEMNIFICATION
The Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless the Bank from any loss
or liability directly or indirectly arising out of the use, generation,
manufacture, production, storage, release, threatened release, discharge,
disposal or presence of a hazardous substance. This indemnity will apply
whether the hazardous substance is on, under or about the Borrower's property or
operations or property leased to the Borrower. The indemnity includes but is
not limited to attorneys' fees (including the reasonable estimate of the
allocated cost of in-house counsel and staff). The indemnity extends to the
Bank, its parent, subsidiaries and all of their directors, officers, employees,
agents, successors, attorneys and assigns. "Hazardous substances" means any
substance, material or waste that is or becomes designated or regulated as
"toxic," "hazardous," "pollutant," or "contaminant" or a similar designation or
regulation under any federal, state or local law (whether under common law,
statute, regulation or otherwise) or judicial or administrative interpretation
of such, including without limitation petroleum or natural gas. This indemnity
will survive repayment of the Borrower's obligations to the Bank. This
indemnity will not apply to any loss or liability of the Bank arising from the
Bank's own gross negligence or willful misconduct or prior ownership of the
property, or arising from the Bank's credit relationship with the owner of
property leased by the Borrower.
9. DEFAULT
If any of the following events occurs, the Bank may do one or more of
the following: declare the Borrower in default, stop making any additional
credit available to the Borrower, and require the Borrower to repay its entire
debt immediately and without prior notice. If an event of default occurs under
the paragraph entitled "Bankruptcy," below, with respect to the Borrower. then
the entire debt outstanding under this Agreement will automatically be due
immediately.
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9.1 FAILURE TO PAY. The Borrower fails to make a payment under
this Agreement when due and such failure to pay continues for a period of 3 days
after written notice is given by the Bank to the Borrower.
9.2 FALSE INFORMATION. The Borrower has given the Bank
information or representations that are false or misleading in any material
respect.
9.3 BANKRUPTCY. The Borrower or any of the Borrower's related
entities or affiliates files a bankruptcy petition, a bankruptcy petition is
filed against the Borrower or any of the Borrower's related entities or
affiliates, or the Borrower or any of the Borrowers related entities or
affiliates makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
9.4 RECEIVERS. A receiver or similar official is appointed for
the Borrower's business or the business of any of the Borrower's related
entities or affiliates, or any such business is terminated.
9.5 LAWSUITS. Any lawsuit or lawsuits are filed on behalf of one
or more trade creditors against the Borrower or any of the Borrower's related
entities or affiliates in an aggregate amount of Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000) or more in excess of any insurance coverage.
9.6 JUDGMENTS. Any judgments or arbitration awards are entered
against the Borrower or any of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates, or
the Borrower or any of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates enters into
any settlement agreements with respect to any litigation or arbitration, in an
aggregate amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) or more in excess
of any insurance coverage.
9.7 GOVERNMENT ACTION. Any government authority takes a final
unappealable action that the Bank believes materially adversely affects the
Borrower's financial condition or ability to repay or the financial condition of
any of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates.
9.8 MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. A material adverse change occurs, or
is reasonably likely to occur, in the Borrower's business condition (financial
or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects, or ability to repay this
credit or in the business condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
properties or prospects of any of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates.
9.9 CROSS-DEFAULT. Any default occurs under any agreement in
connection with any credit the Borrower or any of the Borrower's related
entities or affiliates has obtained from anyone else or which the Borrower or
any of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates has guaranteed in the
amount of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) or more in the aggregate if the
default consists of failing to make a payment when due or gives the other lender
the right to accelerate the obligation.
9.10 OTHER BANK AGREEMENTS. The Borrower or any of the Borrower's
related entities or affiliates"fails to meet the conditions of, or fails to
perform any material obligation under, any other agreement the Borrower or any
of the Borrower's related entities or affiliates has with the Bank or any
affiliate of the Bank if the failure gives the Bank or the Bank's affiliate
either the right to accelerate the obligations, under the agreement or the right
to terminate the agreement.
9.11 OTHER BREACH UNDER AGREEMENT. The Borrower fails to meet the
material conditions of, or fails to perform any material obligation under, any
term of this Agreement not specifically referred to in this Article.
9.12 LDSC'S FINANCIAL COVENANTS. LDSC fails to comply with the
following covenants:
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(a) FUNDED DEBT TO TANGIBLE NET WORTH. To maintain on a
consolidated basis a ratio of funded debt PLUS the product of (i) lease
expense PLUS rent expense times (ii) six (6.0) to tangible net worth not
exceeding 1.0:1.0.
"Funded debt" means at any time (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money;
(b) all obligations issued, undertaken, or assumed as the deferred purchase
price of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in
the ordinary course of business on ordinary terms); (c) all noncontingent
reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to surety instruments;
(d) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar
instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with
the acquisition of property, assets, or businesses; (e) all indebtedness
created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to
property acquired by LDSC, the Borrower, or any other subsidiary or
affiliate of LDSC (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or
bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to
repossession or sale of such property); (f) all obligations with respect to
capital leases; (g) all obligations to reimburse or prepay any bank or
other issuer in respect of amounts paid under letters of credit, bankers
acceptances, or similar instruments, whether drawn or undrawn; (h) all
indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above secured by (or
for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent
or otherwise, to be secured by) any lien upon or in property (including
accounts and contracts rights) owned by LDSC, the Borrower, or any other
subsidiary or affiliate of LDSC, even though LDSC, the Borrower, or any
other subsidiary or affiliate of LDSC has not assumed or become liable for
the payment of such Indebtedness; and (i) all guaranty obligations in
respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to
in clauses (a) through (h) above.
"Tangible net worth" means the gross book value of LDSC's assets (including
the lesser of One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars ($120,000,000) or the
total consideration paid by LDSC to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares
of the Borrower owned by Xxxx Xxxx and excluding goodwill, patents,
trademarks, trade names, organization expense, treasury stock, unamortized
debt discount and expense, capitalized or deferred research and development
costs, deferred marketing expenses, deferred receivables, and other like
intangibles) LESS total liabilities, including but not limited to accrued
and deferred income taxes, and any reserves against assets.
(b) FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. To maintain on a
consolidated basis a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.75:1.0.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means the ratio of the sum of net income PLUS
interest expense PLUS depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges
PLUS lease expense PLUS rent expense to the sum of cash interest paid PLUS
lease expense PLUS rent expense PLUS the current portion of long-term
liabilities.
This ratio will be calculated at the end of each fiscal quarter, using the
results of that quarter and each of the 3 immediately preceding quarters.
The current portion of long term liabilities will be measured as of the
last day of the calculation period.
Any failure or anticipated failure by LDSC to comply with the above financial
covenants will constitute a default under this paragraph, whether such failure
is evidenced by financial statements delivered to the Bank or is otherwise known
to LDSC, the Borrower, or the Bank.
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10. ENFORCING THIS AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 GAAP. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, all
financial information provided to the Bank and all financial covenants will be
made under generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
10.2 CALIFORNIA LAW. This Agreement is governed by California law.
10.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement is binding on the
Borrower's and the Bank's successors and assignees. The Borrower agrees that it
may not assign this Agreement without the Bank's prior consent. The Bank may
sell participations in or assign this loan, and may exchange financial
information about the Borrower with actual or potential participants or
assignees. If a participation is sold or the loan is assigned, the purchaser
will have the right of set-off against the Borrower.
10.4 ARBITRATION.
(a) This paragraph concerns the resolution of any
controversies or claims between the Borrower and the Bank, including but
not limited to those that arise from:
(i) This Agreement (including any renewals,
extensions or modifications of this Agreement);
(ii) Any document, agreement or procedure related to
or delivered in connection with this Agreement;
(iii) Any violation of this Agreement; or
(iv) Any claims for damages resulting from any
business conducted between the Borrower and the Bank, including claims
for injury to persons, property or business interests (torts).
(b) At the request of the Borrower or the Bank, any such
controversies or claims may be settled by arbitration in accordance with
the United States Arbitration Act. The United States Arbitration Act will
apply even though this Agreement provides that it is governed by California
law.
(c) Arbitration proceedings will be administered by the
American Arbitration Association and will be subject to its commercial
rules of arbitration.
(d) For purposes of the application of the statute of
limitations, the filing of an arbitration pursuant to this paragraph is the
equivalent of the filing of a lawsuit, and any claim or controversy which
may be arbitrated under this paragraph is subject to any applicable statute
of limitations. The arbitrators will have the authority to decide whether
any such claim or controversy is barred by the statute of limitations and,
if so, to dismiss the arbitration on that basis.
(e) If there is a dispute as to whether an issue is
arbitrable, the arbitrators will have the authority to resolve any such
dispute.
(f) The decision that results from an arbitration
proceeding may be submitted to any authorized court of law to be confirmed
and enforced.
(g) The procedure described above will not apply if the
controversy or claim, at the time of the proposed submission to
arbitration, arises from or relates to an obligation to the Bank
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secured by real property located in California. In this case, both the
Borrower and the Bank must consent to submission of the claim or
controversy to arbitration. If both parties do not consent to arbitration,
the controversy or claim will be settled as follows:
(i) The Borrower and the Bank will designate a
referee (or a panel of referees) selected under the auspices of the
American Arbitration Association in the same manner as arbitrators are
selected in Association-sponsored proceedings;
(ii) The designated referee (or the panel of
referees) will be appointed by a court as provided in California Code
of Civil Procedure Section 638 and the following related sections;
(iii) The referee (or the presiding referee of the
panel) will be an active attorney or a retired judge; and
(iv) The award that results from the decision of the
referee (or the panel) will be entered as a judgment in the court that
appointed the referee, in accordance with the provisions of California
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 644 and 645.
(h) This provision does not limit the right of the Borrower
or the Bank to:
(i) exercise self-help remedies such as setoff,
(ii) foreclose against or sell any real or personal
property collateral; or
(iii) act in a court of law, before, during or after
the arbitration proceeding to obtain:
(A) an interim remedy; and/or
(B) additional or supplementary remedies.
(i) The pursuit of or a successful action for interim,
additional or supplementary remedies, or the filing of a court action, does
not constitute a waiver of the right of the Borrower or the Bank, including
the suing party, to submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if the
other party contests the lawsuit. However, if the controversy or claim
arises from or relates to an obligation to the Bank which is secured by
real property located in California at the time of the proposed submission
to arbitration, this right is limited according to the provision above
requiring the consent of both the Borrower and the Bank to seek resolution
through arbitration.
(j) If the Bank forecloses against any real property
securing this Agreement, the Bank has the option to exercise the power of
sale under the deed of trust or mortgage, or to proceed by judicial
foreclosure.
10.5 SEVERABILITY; WAIVERS. If any part of this Agreement is not
enforceable, the rest of the Agreement may be enforced. The Bank retains all
rights, even if it makes a loan after default. If the Bank waives a default, it
may enforce a later default. Any consent or waiver under this Agreement must be
in writing.
10.6 AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be amended or modified
except by a writing signed by the Bank and the Borrower. No such writing will
be binding on the Borrower unless it is signed by (a) the persons who sign this
Agreement on behalf of the Borrower, (b) the Chief Executive Officer, President,
or any Vice President of the Borrower, or (c) any other person or persons whose
authority is
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affirmed by (i) the Chief Executive Officer, President, or Vice President of the
Borrower and (ii) the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Borrower.
10.7 ADMINISTRATION COSTS. The Borrower shall pay the Bank for all
reasonable costs incurred by the Bank in connection with administering this
Agreement as mutually agreed to by the Bank and the Borrower.
10.8 ATTORNEYS' FEES. The Borrower shall reimburse the Bank for
any reasonable costs and attorneys' fees incurred by the Bank in connection with
the enforcement or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement
and any other documents executed in connection with this Agreement, and in
connection with any amendment, waiver, "workout" or restructuring under this
Agreement. In the event of a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding, the prevailing
party is entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in
connection with the lawsuit or arbitration proceeding, as determined by the
court or arbitrator. In the event that any case is commenced by or against the
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any similar
or successor statute, the Bank is entitled to recover costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred by the Bank related to the preservation, protection, or
enforcement of any rights of the Bank in such a case. As used in this
paragraph, "attorneys' fees" includes the allocated costs of the Bank's in-house
counsel.
10.9 ONE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and any related security or
other agreements required by this Agreement, collectively:
(a) represent the sum of the understandings and agreements
between the Bank and the Borrower concerning this credit;
(b) replace any prior oral or written agreements between
the Bank and the Borrower concerning this credit; and
(c) are intended by the Bank and the Borrower as the final,
complete and exclusive statement of the terms agreed to by them.
In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any other agreements
required by this Agreement, this Agreement will prevail.
10.10 NOTICES. All notices required under this Agreement shall be
personally delivered or sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the
addresses on the signature page of this Agreement, or to such other addresses as
the Bank and the Borrower may specify from time to time in writing. In the
Borrower's case, all such notices shall be to the attention of the Corporate
Secretary with a copy to the Treasurer.
10.11 HEADINGS. Article and paragraph headings are for reference
only and shall not affect the interpretation or meaning of any provisions of
this Agreement.
10.12 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in as many
counterparts as necessary or convenient, and by the different parties on
separate counterparts each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an
original but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
agreement.
10.13 PRIOR AGREEMENT SUPERSEDED. This Agreement supersedes the
Business Loan Agreement entered into as of February 2, 1994 between the Bank and
the Borrower, as amended, and any credit outstanding thereunder shall be deemed
to be outstanding under this Agreement.
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10.14 COMMITMENT EXPIRATION. The Bank's commitment to extend credit
under this Agreement will expire on November 30, 1997, unless this Agreement and
any documents required by this Agreement have been signed and returned to the
Bank on or before that date.
This Agreement is executed as of the date stated at the top of the first page.
Bank of America National Longs Drugs Stores California, Inc.
Trust and Savings Association
By /s/ X.X. Xxxxxx By /s/ X.X. Xxxx
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Typed Name: X.X. Xxxxxx, VP (One of two required)
Title: Typed Name: X.X. XXXX
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By /s/ X.X. Xxxxx
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(One of two required)
Typed Name: X.X. XXXXX
Title: Secretary
Address where notices to the Bank Address where notices to the
are to be sent: Borrower are to be sent:
San Francisco Regional Commercial P.O. Box 5222
Banking Office (#1499) Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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