FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 23, 1999
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the
banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the "Initial
Lenders") listed on the signature pages hereof, XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX INC., as
lead arranger and book manager, BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS INC., as co-arranger,
CITIBANK, N.A. ("Citibank"), as administrative agent (the "Agent") for the
Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as
syndication agent, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance or a Competitive
Bid Advance.
"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that,
directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such Person or is a director or officer of such Person.
For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including the
terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with")
of a Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
vote 5% or more of the Voting Stock of such Person or to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or
otherwise.
"Agent's Account" means (a) in the case of Advances
denominated in Dollars, the account of the Agent maintained by the
Agent at Citibank at its office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Account No. 00000000, Attention: Bank Loan Syndications, (b) in
the case of Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency, the account
of the Sub-Agent designated in writing from time to time by the Agent
to the Borrower and the Lenders for such purpose and (c) in any such
case, such other account of the Agent as is designated in writing from
time to time by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders for such
purpose.
"Applicable Lending Office" means, with respect to each
Lender, such Lender's Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base
Rate Advance and such Lender's Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case
of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance and, in the case of a Competitive Bid
Advance, the office of such Lender notified by such Lender to the Agent
as its Applicable Lending Office with respect to such Competitive Bid
Advance.
"Applicable Margin" means (a) for Base Rate Advances, 0% per
annum and (b) for Eurocurrency Rate Advances, a percentage per annum
determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect on such
date as set forth below:
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Public Debt Rating Applicable Margin for
S&P/Xxxxx'x Eurocurrency Rate Advances
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Level 1
AA+ or Aa1 0.090%
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.135%
at least AA- or Aa3
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.175%
at least A+ or A1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.210%
at least A or A2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.375%
at least BBB+ or Baa1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.525%
at least BBB or Baa2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 0.800%
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"Applicable Percentage" means, as of any date, a percentage
per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating in effect
on such date as set forth below:
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Public Debt Rating Applicable Percentage
S&P/Xxxxx'x
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Level 1
AA+ or Aa1 0.060%
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.065%
at least AA- or Aa3
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.075%
at least A+ or A1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.090%
at least A or A2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.125%
at least BBB+ or Baa1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.150%
at least BBB or Baa2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 0.200%
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"Applicable Utilization Fee" means, as of any date that the
aggregate Advances exceed 25% of the aggregate Commitments, a
percentage per annum determined by reference to the Public Debt Rating
in effect on such date as set forth below:
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Public Debt Rating Applicable Utilization Fee
S&P/Xxxxx'x
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Level 1
AA+ or Aa1 0.075%
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.100%
at least AA- or Aa3
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.100%
at least A+ or A1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.125%
at least A or A2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.125%
at least BBB+ or Baa1
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 but 0.150%
at least BBB or Baa2
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Xxxxx 0
Xxxxx xxxx Xxxxx 0 0.200%
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"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance
entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the
Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"Base Rate" means a fluctuating interest rate per annum in
effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be
equal to the highest of:
(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by
Citibank in New York, New York, from time to time, as
Citibank's base rate;
(b) the sum (adjusted to the nearest 1/4 of 1% or, if
there is no nearest 1/4 of 1%, to the next higher 1/4 of 1%)
of (i) 1/2 of 1% per annum, plus (ii) the rate obtained by
dividing (A) the latest three-week moving average of secondary
market morning offering rates in the United States for
three-month certificates of deposit of major United States
money market banks, such three-week moving average (adjusted
to the basis of a year of 360 days) being determined weekly on
each Monday (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the
next succeeding Business Day) for the three-week period ending
on the previous Friday by Citibank on the basis of such rates
reported by certificate of deposit dealers to and published by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, if such publication
shall be suspended or terminated, on the basis of quotations
for such rates received by Citibank from three New York
certificate of deposit dealers of recognized standing selected
by Citibank, by (B) a percentage equal to 100% minus the
average of the daily percentages specified during such
three-week period by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any
emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement)
for Citibank with respect to liabilities consisting of or
including (among other liabilities) three-month U.S. dollar
non-personal time deposits in the United States, plus (iii)
the average during such three-week period of the annual
assessment rates estimated by Citibank for determining the
then current annual assessment payable by Citibank to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for
insuring U.S. dollar deposits of Citibank in the United
States; and
(c) 1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal
Funds Rate.
"Base Rate Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance
denominated in Dollars that bears interest as provided in Section
2.07(a)(i).
"Borrowing" means a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a
Competitive Bid Borrowing.
"Business Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not
required or authorized by law to close in New York City and, if the
applicable Business Day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances or
LIBO Rate Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London
interbank market and banks are open for business in London and in the
country of issue of the currency of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or
LIBO Rate Advance (or, in the case of an Advance denominated in the
euro, in Frankfurt, Germany) and, if the applicable Business Day
relates to any Local Rate Advances on which banks are open for business
in the country of issue of the currency of such Local Rate Advance.
"Commitment" means as to any Lender (a) the Dollar amount set
forth opposite such Lender's name on the signature pages hereof or (b)
if such Lender has entered into any Assignment and Acceptance, the
Dollar amount set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by
the Agent pursuant to Section 8.07(d), as such amount may be reduced
pursuant to Section 2.05.
"Committed Currencies" means lawful currency of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, lawful currency of the
Federal Republic of Germany, lawful currency of the Republic of France,
lawful currency of The Swiss Federation, lawful currency of Spain,
lawful currency of Italy, lawful currency of Canada, lawful currency of
Australia, lawful currency of Japan, lawful currency of the European
Economic and Monetary Union and any other currency that is freely
convertible into Dollars and available to all Lenders.
"Competitive Bid Advance" means an advance by a Lender to the
Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing resulting from the
competitive bidding procedure described in Section 2.03 and refers to a
Fixed Rate Advance, a LIBO Rate Advance or a Local Rate Advance.
"Competitive Bid Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of
simultaneous Competitive Bid Advances from each of the Lenders whose
offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances as part of such
borrowing has been accepted under the competitive bidding procedure
described in Section 2.03.
"Competitive Bid Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower
payable to the order of any Lender, in substantially the form of
Exhibit A-2 hereto, evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from a Competitive Bid Advance made by such Lender.
"Competitive Bid Reduction" has the meaning specified in
Section 2.01.
"Confidential Information" means information that the Borrower
furnishes to the Agent or any Lender, but does not include any such
information that is or becomes generally available to the public or
that is or becomes available to the Agent or such Lender from a source
other than the Borrower.
"Consolidated" refers to the consolidation of accounts in
accordance with GAAP.
"Convert", "Conversion" and "Converted" each refers to a
conversion of Revolving Credit Advances of one Type into Revolving
Credit Advances of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.09.
"Debt" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of
such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services
(other than trade payables not overdue by more than 90 days incurred in
the ordinary course of such Person's business), (c) all obligations of
such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar
instruments, (d) all obligations of such Person created or arising
under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and
remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of
default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all
obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that have been or
should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of
acceptances, letters of credit or similar extensions of credit, (g) all
net obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements, (h) all
Debt of others referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above or clause
(i) below guaranteed directly or indirectly in any manner by such
Person, or in effect guaranteed directly or indirectly by such Person
through an agreement (1) to pay or purchase such Debt or to advance or
supply funds for the payment or purchase of such Debt, (2) to purchase,
sell or lease (as lessee or lessor) property, or to purchase or sell
services, primarily for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make
payment of such Debt or to assure the holder of such Debt against loss,
(3) to supply funds to or in any other manner invest in the debtor
(including any agreement to pay for property or services irrespective
of whether such property is received or such services are rendered) or
(4) otherwise to assure a creditor against loss, and (i) all Debt
referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which
the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) any Lien on property (including, without limitation,
accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, even though such
Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt;
provided, however, that the term "Debt" shall not include obligations
incurred in connection with sales of accounts receivable or other asset
securitization transactions by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Borrower, except to the extent that such transaction
creates a liability which is required by generally accepted accounting
principles to be included on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
"Default" means any Event of Default or any event that would
constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be
given or time elapse or both.
"Disclosed Litigation" has the meaning specified in Section
3.01(b).
"Dollars" and the "$" sign each means lawful currency of the
United States of America.
"Domestic Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender,
the office of such Lender specified as its "Domestic Lending Office"
opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office
of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the
Borrower and the Agent.
"Effective Date" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
"Eligible Assignee" means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Affiliate of a
Lender; and (iii) any other Person approved by the Agent and, unless an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time any
assignment is effected in accordance with Section 8.07, the Borrower,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
however, that neither the Borrower nor an Affiliate of the Borrower
shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.
"Environmental Action" means any action, suit, demand, demand
letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of
liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent
order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental
Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from
alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the
environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or
regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response,
remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or
regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution,
indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
"Environmental Law" means any federal, state, local or foreign
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment,
decree or judicial or agency interpretation, policy or guidance
relating to pollution or protection of the environment, health, safety
or natural resources, including, without limitation, those relating to
the use, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
release or discharge of Hazardous Materials.
"Environmental Permit" means any permit, approval,
identification number, license or other authorization required under
any Environmental Law.
"Equivalent" in Dollars of any Foreign Currency on any date
means the equivalent in Dollars of such Foreign Currency determined by
using the quoted spot rate at which the Sub-Agent's principal office in
London offers to exchange Dollars for such Foreign Currency in London
prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) (unless otherwise indicated by the
terms of this Agreement) on such date as is required pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, and the "Equivalent" in any Foreign Currency
of Dollars means the equivalent in such Foreign Currency of Dollars
determined by using the quoted spot rate at which the Sub-Agent's
principal office in London offers to exchange such Foreign Currency for
Dollars in London prior to 4:00 P.M. (London time) (unless otherwise
indicated by the terms of this Agreement) on such date as is required
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and
rulings issued thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any Person that for purposes of Title
IV of ERISA is a member of the Borrower's controlled group, or under
common control with the Borrower, within the meaning of Section 414 of
the Internal Revenue Code.
"ERISA Event" means (a) (i) the occurrence of a reportable
event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any
Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event
has been waived by the PBGC, or (ii) the requirements of subsection (1)
of Section 4043(b) of ERISA (without regard to subsection (2) of such
Section) are met with a contributing sponsor, as defined in
Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in
paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is
reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the
following 30 days; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver
with respect to a Plan; (c) the provision by the administrator of any
Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan pursuant to Section
4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan
amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation
of operations at a facility of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in
the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the
withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple
Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial
employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions
for the imposition of a lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA shall have
been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to
a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to
Section 307 of ERISA; or (h) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings
to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the
occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA
that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of
a trustee to administer, a Plan.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to that
term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, as in effect from time to time.
"Eurocurrency Lending Office" means, with respect to any
Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its "Eurocurrency
Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if
no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such
other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time
specify to the Borrower and the Agent.
"Eurocurrency Rate" means, for any Interest Period for each
Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same Revolving Credit
Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum
obtained by dividing (a) the rate per annum (rounded upward to the
nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum) appearing on Dow Xxxxx
Markets Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London
interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable
Committed Currency at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term
comparable to such Interest Period or, if for any reason such rate is
not available, the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole
multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such a
multiple) of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars or the
applicable Committed Currency is offered by the principal office of
each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in the
London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days
before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially
equal to such Reference Bank's Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising
part of such Revolving Credit Borrowing to be outstanding during such
Interest Period and for a period equal to such Interest Period by (b) a
percentage equal to 100% minus the Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage
for such Interest Period. If the Dow Xxxxx Markets Page 3750 (or any
successor page) is unavailable, the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest
Period for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same
Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be determined by the Agent on the
basis of applicable rates furnished to and received by the Agent from
the Reference Banks two Business Days before the first day of such
Interest Period, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 2.08.
"Eurocurrency Rate Advance" means a Revolving Credit Advance
denominated in Dollars or a Committed Currency that bears interest as
provided in Section 2.07(a)(ii).
"Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage" for any Interest Period
for all Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances comprising
part of the same Borrowing means the reserve percentage applicable two
Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period under
regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency,
supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for a member bank
of the Federal Reserve System in New York City with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency
Liabilities (or with respect to any
other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to
which the interest rate on Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate
Advances is determined) having a term equal to such Interest Period.
"Events of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating
interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions
with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds
brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business
Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it.
"Fixed Rate Advances" has the meaning specified in Section
2.03(a)(i), which Advances shall be denominated in Dollars or in any
Foreign Currency.
"Foreign Currency" means any Committed Currency and any other
lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is freely transferable or
convertible into Dollars.
"GAAP" has the meaning specified in Section 1.03.
"Hazardous Materials" means (a) petroleum and petroleum
products, byproducts or breakdown products, radioactive materials,
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas
and (b) any other chemicals, materials or substances designated,
classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or
contaminant under any Environmental Law.
"Hedge Agreements" means interest rate swap, cap or collar
agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap
agreements, currency future or option contracts and other similar
agreements.
"Information Memorandum" means the information memorandum
dated July 23, 1999 used by the Agent in connection with the
syndication of the Commitments.
"Interest Period" means, for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance
comprising part of the same Revolving Credit Borrowing and each LIBO
Rate Advance comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO
Rate Advance or the date of the Conversion of any Base Rate Advance
into such Eurocurrency Rate Advance and ending on the last day of the
period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and,
thereafter, with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances, each subsequent
period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest
Period and ending on the last day of the period selected by the
Borrower pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each such
Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months, as the Borrower
may, upon notice received by the Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. (New
York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of
such Interest Period, select; provided, however, that:
(i) the Borrower may not select any Interest Period
that ends after the Termination Date;
(ii) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for
Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising part of the same
Revolving Credit Borrowing or for LIBO Rate Advances
comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
of the same duration;
(iii) whenever the last day of any Interest Period
would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the
last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on
the
next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that, if such
extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to
occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of
such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding
Business Day; and
(iv) whenever the first day of any Interest Period
occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there
is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that
succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months
equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such
Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such
succeeding calendar month.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and
rulings issued thereunder.
"Lenders" means the Initial Lenders and each Person that shall
become a party hereto pursuant to Section 8.07.
"LIBO Rate" means, for any Interest Period for all LIBO Rate
Advances comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing, an
interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum obtained by
dividing (a) the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest whole
multiple of 1/100 of 1% per annum) appearing on Dow Xxxxx Markets
Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank
offered rate for deposits in Dollars or the applicable Committed
Currency at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to
such Interest Period or, if for any reason such rate is not available,
the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of
1% per annum, if such average is not such a multiple) of the rate per
annum at which deposits in Dollars or the applicable Foreign Currency
is offered by the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in
London, England to prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00
A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of such
Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the amount that
would be the Reference Banks' respective ratable shares of such
Borrowing if such Borrowing were to be a Revolving Credit Borrowing to
be outstanding during such Interest Period and for a period equal to
such Interest Period by (b) a percentage equal to 100% minus the
Eurocurrency Rate Reserve Percentage for such Interest Period. If the
Dow Xxxxx Markets Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) is
unavailable, the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period for each LIBO Rate
Advance comprising part of the same Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
determined by the Agent on the basis of applicable rates furnished to
and received by the Agent from the Reference Banks two Business Days
before the first day of such Interest Period, subject, however, to the
provisions of Section 2.08.
"LIBO Rate Advances" means a Competitive Bid Advance
denominated in Dollars or in any Foreign Currency and bearing interest
based on the LIBO Rate.
"Lien" means any lien, security interest or other charge or
encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential arrangement,
including, without limitation, the lien or retained security title of a
conditional vendor and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance
on title to real property.
"Local Rate Advance" means a Competitive Bid Advance
denominated in any Foreign Currency sourced from the jurisdiction of
issuance of such Foreign Currency and bearing interest at a fixed rate.
"Material Adverse Change" means any material adverse change in
the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
performance, properties or prospects of the Borrower or the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on
(a) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
performance, properties or prospects of the Borrower or the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of
the Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or any Note or (c) the
ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or any Note.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a multiemployer plan, as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate 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.
"Multiple Employer Plan" means a single employer plan, as
defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for
employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one
Person other than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so
maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event
such plan has been or were to be terminated.
"Note" means a Revolving Credit Note or a Competitive Bid
Note.
"Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing" has the meaning
specified in Section 2.02(a).
"Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing" has the meaning
specified in Section 2.03(a).
"Payment Office" means, for any Foreign Currency, such office
of Citibank as shall be from time to time selected by the Agent and
notified by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any
successor).
"Permitted Liens" means such of the following as to which no
enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding
shall have been commenced: (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and
governmental charges or levies to the extent not required to be paid
under Section 5.01(b) hereof; (b) Liens imposed by law, such as
materialmen's, mechanics', carriers', workmen's and repairmen's Liens
and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
securing obligations that are not overdue for a period of more than 45
days; (c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers'
compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or
statutory obligations; and (d) easements, rights of way and other
encumbrances on title to real property that do not render title to the
property encumbered thereby unmarketable or materially adversely affect
the use of such property for its present purposes.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation
(including a business trust), joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or
other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency
thereof.
"Plan" means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer
Plan.
"Public Debt Rating" means, as of any date, the lowest rating
that has been most recently announced by either S&P or Xxxxx'x, as the
case may be, for any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior
unsecured debt issued by the Borrower. For purposes of the foregoing,
(a) if only one of S&P and Xxxxx'x shall have in effect a Public Debt
Rating, the Applicable Margin, the Applicable Percentage and the
Applicable Utilization Fee shall be determined by reference to the
available rating; (b) if neither S&P nor Xxxxx'x shall have in effect a
Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Margin, the Applicable Percentage
and the Applicable Utilization Fee will be set in accordance with Level
7 under the definition of "Applicable Margin", "Applicable Percentage"
or "Applicable Utilization Fee", as the case may be; (c) if the ratings
established by S&P and Xxxxx'x shall fall within different levels, the
Applicable Margin, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable
Utilization Fee shall be based upon the higher of such ratings,
provided that if the lower of such ratings is more than one level below
the higher of such ratings, the Applicable Percentage, the Applicable
Margin and the Applicable Utilization Fee shall be determined by
reference to the level that is one level above such lower rating; (d)
if any rating established by S&P or Xxxxx'x shall be changed, such
change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first
announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (e) if
S&P or Xxxxx'x shall change the basis on which ratings are established,
each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P or
Xxxxx'x, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating
by S&P or Xxxxx'x, as the case may be.
"Reference Banks" means Citibank, The First National Bank of
Chicago and Bank of America, N.A.
"Register" has the meaning specified in Section 8.07(d).
"Related Person" means each of the following: (a) the
Borrower, (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) any employee
benefit plan of the Borrower or of any Subsidiary of the Borrower or
any Person organized, appointed or established by the Borrower for or
pursuant to the terms of any such plan.
"Required Lenders" means at any time Lenders owed at least a
majority in interest of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount
(based on the Equivalent in Dollars at such time) of the Revolving
Credit Advances owing to Lenders, or, if no such principal amount is
then outstanding, Lenders having at least a majority in interest of the
Commitments.
"Revolving Credit Advance" means an advance by a Lender to the
Borrower as part of a Revolving Credit Borrowing and refers to a Base
Rate Advance or a Eurocurrency Rate Advance (each of which shall be a
"Type" of Revolving Credit Advance).
"Revolving Credit Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of
simultaneous Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made by each of
the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.
"Revolving Credit Note" means a promissory note of the
Borrower payable to the order of any Lender, delivered pursuant to a
request made under Section 2.16 in substantially the form of Exhibit
A-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to
such Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Advances made by such
Lender.
"Sandvik Funding Date" has the meaning specified in Section
3.02.
"Single Employer Plan" means a single employer plan, as
defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for
employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other
than the Borrower and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and
in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could have
liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been
or were to be terminated.
"Sub-Agent" means Citibank International plc.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, trust or estate of which (or
in which) more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding capital stock
having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of
Directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time
capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall
or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b)
the interest in the capital or profits of such limited liability
company, partnership or joint venture or (c) the beneficial interest in
such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or
controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other
Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person's other Subsidiaries; it
being understood that Snap-On Credit LLC, which is 50% owned by the
Borrower, shall not be deemed to be a "Subsidiary" of the Borrower for
purposes of this Agreement.
"Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) August 23, 2004
and (b) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to
Section 2.05 or 6.01.
"Voting Stock" means capital stock issued by a corporation, or
equivalent interests in any other Person, the holders of which are
ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the
election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such
Person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the
happening of such a contingency.
SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each
mean "to but excluding".
SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistent with those applied in the preparation of the
financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(e) ("GAAP").
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
SECTION 2.01. The Revolving Credit Advances. Each Lender severally
agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make Revolving
Credit Advances to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the
period from the Effective Date until the Termination Date in an aggregate amount
(based in respect of any Revolving Credit Advances to be denominated in a
Committed Currency on the Equivalent in Dollars determined on the date of
delivery of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing) not to exceed
at any time outstanding such Lender's Commitment, provided that the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be deemed used from time to time
to the extent of the aggregate amount (based in respect of any Competitive Bid
Advance denominated in a Foreign Currency on the Equivalent in Dollars at such
time) of the Competitive Bid Advances then outstanding and such deemed use of
the aggregate amount of the Commitments shall be allocated among the Lenders
ratably according to their respective Commitments (such deemed use of the
aggregate amount of the Commitments being a "Competitive Bid Reduction");
provided, further, that until the Sandvik Funding Date, the aggregate amount of
all Revolving Credit Advances made by any Lender shall not exceed one third of
such Lender's Commitment. Each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be in an
aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof (or the Equivalent thereof in any Committed Currency determined on the
date of delivery of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing) and
shall consist of Revolving Credit Advances of the same Type made on the same day
by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments. Within the
limits of each Lender's Commitment, the Borrower may borrow under this Section
2.01, prepay pursuant to Section 2.10 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
SECTION 2.02. Making the Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Each Revolving
Credit Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 11:00 A.M.
(New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed
Revolving Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing
consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (y) 4:00 P.M.
(London time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed
Revolving Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing
consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any Committed Currency,
or (z) 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the first Business Day prior to the
date of the proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing in the case of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Agent
(and, in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency
Rate Advances, simultaneously to the Sub-Agent), which shall give to each Lender
prompt notice thereof by telecopier or telex. Each such notice of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing (a "Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing") shall be by
telephone, confirmed immediately in writing, or telecopier or telex in
substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested
(i) date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising
such Revolving Credit Borrowing, (iii) aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing, and (iv) in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of
Eurocurrency Rate Advances, initial Interest Period and currency for each such
Revolving Credit Advance. Each Lender shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, in the case of a Revolving
Credit Borrowing consisting of Advances denominated in Dollars, and before 4:00
P.M. (London time) on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, in the case
of a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of
Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in any Committed Currency, make available
for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Agent at the applicable
Agent's Account, in same day funds, such Lender's ratable portion of such
Revolving Credit Borrowing. After the Agent's receipt of such funds and upon
fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Agent
will make such funds available to the Borrower at the Agent's address referred
to in Section 8.02 or at the applicable Payment Office, as the case may be.
(b) Anything in subsection (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding,
(i) the Borrower may not select Eurocurrency Rate Advances for any Revolving
Credit Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Borrowing is
less than $10,000,000 or if the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency
Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 2.08 or 2.12 and (ii)
the Eurocurrency Rate Advances may not be outstanding as part of more than six
separate Revolving Credit Borrowings.
(c) Each Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be irrevocable and
binding on the Borrower. In the case of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that the
related Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of
Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any
loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to
fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Revolving Credit
Borrowing for such Revolving Credit Borrowing the applicable conditions set
forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of
anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the
Revolving Credit Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Revolving
Credit Borrowing when such Revolving Credit Advance, as a result of such
failure, is not made on such date.
(d) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to
the date of any Revolving Credit Borrowing that such Lender will not make
available to the Agent such Lender's ratable portion of such Revolving Credit
Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available
to the Agent on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with
subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.
If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable
portion available to the Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to
repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to
the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Agent, at (i) in the
case of the Borrower, the higher of (A) the interest rate applicable at the time
to Revolving Credit Advances comprising such Revolving Credit Borrowing and (B)
the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect of such amount and (ii) in
the case of such Lender, (A) the Federal Funds Rate in the case of Advances
denominated in Dollars or (B) the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in respect
of such amount in the case of Advances denominated in Committed Currencies. If
such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so
repaid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Credit Advance as part of such
Revolving Credit Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) The failure of any Lender to make the Revolving Credit Advance to
be made by it as part of any Revolving Credit Borrowing shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Revolving Credit
Advance on the date of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, but no Lender shall be
responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Revolving Credit
Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Revolving Credit
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.03. The Competitive Bid Advances. (a) Each Lender severally
agrees that the Borrower may make Competitive Bid Borrowings under this Section
2.03 from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the date
hereof until the date occurring 30 days prior to the Termination Date in the
manner set forth below; provided that, following the making of each Competitive
Bid Borrowing, the aggregate amount of the Advances then outstanding (based in
respect of any Advance denominated in a Foreign Currency on the Equivalent in
Dollars at the time such Competitive Bid Borrowing is requested) shall not
exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders (computed without
regard to any Competitive Bid Reduction); provided further that until the
Sandvik Funding Date, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing,
the aggregate amount of the Advances then outstanding (based in respect of any
Advance denominated in a Foreign Currency on the Equivalent in Dollars at the
time such Competitive Bid Borrowing is requested) shall not exceed
the aggregate amount of one third of the Commitments of the Lenders (computed
without regard to any Competitive Bid Reduction).
(i) The Borrower may request a Competitive Bid Borrowing under
this Section 2.03 by delivering to the Agent (and, in the case of a
Competitive Bid Borrowing not consisting of Fixed Rate Advances or LIBO
Rate Advances to be denominated in Dollars, simultaneously to the
Sub-Agent), by telecopier or telex, a notice of a Competitive Bid
Borrowing (a "Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing"), in substantially
the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto, specifying therein the requested (A)
date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (B) aggregate amount
of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (C) interest rate basis and
day count convention to be offered by the Lenders, (D) currency of such
proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (E) in the case of a Competitive
Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, Interest Period, or in
the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate
Advances or Local Rate Advances, maturity date for repayment of each
Fixed Rate Advance or Local Rate Advance to be made as part of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing (which maturity date may not be earlier than
the date occurring seven days after the date of such Competitive Bid
Borrowing or later than the earlier of (I) 180 days after the date of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing and (II) the Termination Date), (F)
interest payment date or dates relating thereto, (G) location of the
Borrower's account to which funds are to be advanced and (H) other
terms (if any) to be applicable to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, not
later than (w) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) at least two Business
Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if
the Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing
that the rates of interest to be offered by the Lenders shall be fixed
rates per annum (the Advances comprising any such Competitive Bid
Borrowing being referred to herein as "Fixed Rate Advances") and that
the Advances comprising such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing shall
be denominated in Dollars, (x) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) at least
four Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing, if the Borrower shall specify in the Notice of Competitive
Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising such Competitive Bid
Borrowing shall be LIBO Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (y) 10:00
A.M. (London time) at least two Business Days prior to the date of the
proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, if the Borrower shall specify in
the Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising
such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be either Fixed Rate
Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency or Local Rate Advances
denominated in any Foreign Currency and (z) 10:00 A.M. (London time) at
least four Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Competitive
Bid Borrowing, if the Borrower shall instead specify in the Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing that the Advances comprising such Competitive
Bid Borrowing shall be LIBO Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign
Currency. The Agent shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of each
request for a Competitive Bid Borrowing received by it from the
Borrower by sending such Lender a copy of the related Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing.
(ii) Each Lender may, if, in its sole discretion, it elects to
do so, irrevocably offer to make one or more Competitive Bid Advances
to the Borrower as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing at a
rate or rates of interest specified by such Lender in its sole
discretion, by notifying the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be
(which shall give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower), (A) before
9:30 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of such proposed Competitive
Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of
Fixed Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (B) before 10:00 A.M. (New
York City time) three Business Days before the date of such proposed
Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
consisting of LIBO Rate Advances, denominated in Dollars, (C) before
12:00 noon (London time) on the Business Day prior to the date of such
proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid
Borrowing consisting of either Fixed Rate Advances denominated in any
Foreign Currency or Local Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign
Currency and (D) before 12:00 noon (London time) on the third Business
Day prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, in
the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate
Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency, of the minimum amount and
maximum amount of each Competitive Bid Advance which such Lender would
be willing to make as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing
(which amounts or the Equivalent thereof in Dollars, as the case may
be, of such proposed Competitive Bid may, subject to the provisos to
the first sentence of this Section
2.03(a), exceed such Lender's Commitment, if any), the rate or rates of
interest therefor and such Lender's Applicable Lending Office with
respect to such Competitive Bid Advance; provided that if the Agent in
its capacity as a Lender shall, in its sole discretion, elect to make
any such offer, it shall notify the Borrower of such offer at least 30
minutes before the time and on the date on which notice of such
election is to be given to the Agent or to the Sub-Agent, as the case
may be, by the other Lenders. If any Lender shall elect not to make
such an offer, such Lender shall so notify the Agent before 10:00 A.M.
(New York City time) or the Sub-Agent before 12:00 noon (London time)
on the date on which notice of such election is to be given to the
Agent or to the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, by the other Lenders,
and such Lender shall not be obligated to, and shall not, make any
Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing;
provided that the failure by any Lender to give such notice shall not
cause such Lender to be obligated to make any Competitive Bid Advance
as part of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing.
(iii) The Borrower shall, in turn, (A) before 10:30 A.M. (New
York City time) on the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing,
in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of Fixed Rate
Advances denominated in Dollars, (B) before 11:00 A.M. (New York City
time) three Business Days before the date of such proposed Competitive
Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of
LIBO Rate Advances denominated in Dollars, (C) before 3:00 P.M. (London
time) on the Business Day prior to the date of such proposed
Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a Competitive Bid Borrowing
consisting of either Fixed Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign
Currency or Local Rate Advances denominated in any Foreign Currency and
(D) before 3:00 P.M. (London time) on the third Business Day prior to
the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, in the case of a
Competitive Bid Borrowing consisting of LIBO Rate Advances denominated
in any Foreign Currency, either:
(x) cancel such Competitive Bid Borrowing by giving the
Agent notice to that effect, or
(y) accept one or more of the offers made by any Lender or
Lenders pursuant to paragraph (ii) above, in its sole discretion,
by giving notice to the Agent or to the Sub-Agent, as the case
may be, of the amount of each Competitive Bid Advance (which
amount shall be equal to or greater than the minimum amount, and
equal to or less than the maximum amount, notified to the
Borrower by the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, on
behalf of such Lender for such Competitive Bid Advance pursuant
to paragraph (ii) above) to be made by each Lender as part of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing, and reject any remaining offers
made by Lenders pursuant to paragraph (ii) above by giving the
Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, notice to that
effect. The Borrower shall accept the offers made by any Lender
or Lenders to make Competitive Bid Advances in order of the
lowest to the highest rates of interest offered by such Lenders.
If two or more Lenders have offered the same interest rate, the
amount to be borrowed at such interest rate will be allocated
among such Lenders in proportion to the amount that each such
Lender offered at such interest rate.
(iv) If the Borrower notifies the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as
the case may be, that such Competitive Bid Borrowing is cancelled
pursuant to paragraph (iii)(x) above, the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as
the case may be, shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and
such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall not be made.
(v) If the Borrower accepts one or more of the offers made by
any Lender or Lenders pursuant to paragraph (iii)(y) above, the Agent
or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, shall in turn promptly notify (A)
each Lender that has made an offer as described in paragraph (ii)
above, of the date and aggregate amount of such Competitive Bid
Borrowing and whether or not any offer or offers made by such Lender
pursuant to paragraph (ii) above have been accepted by the Borrower,
(B) each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance as part of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing, of the amount of each Competitive Bid
Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid
Borrowing, and (C) each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid
Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, upon
receipt, that the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, has
received forms of documents appearing to fulfill the applicable
conditions set forth in Article III. Each Lender that is to make a
Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing
shall, before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time), in the case of
Competitive Bid Advances to be denominated in Dollars or 11:00 A.M.
(London time), in the case of Competitive Bid Advances to be
denominated in any Foreign Currency, on the date of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing specified in the notice received from the Agent or the
Sub-Agent, as the case may be, pursuant to clause (A) of the preceding
sentence or any later time when such Lender shall have received notice
from the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be pursuant to clause
(C) of the preceding sentence, make available for the account of its
Applicable Lending Office to the Agent (x) in the case of a Competitive
Bid Borrowing denominated in Dollars, at its address referred to in
Section 8.02, in same day funds, such Lender's portion of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing in Dollars and (y) in the case of a
Competitive Bid Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, at the Payment Office
for such Foreign Currency as shall have been notified by the Agent to
the Lenders prior thereto, in same day funds, such Lender's portion of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing in such Foreign Currency. Upon
fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III and
after receipt by the Agent of such funds, the Agent will make such
funds available to the Borrower at the location specified by the
Borrower in its Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing. Promptly after
each Competitive Bid Borrowing the Agent will notify each Lender of the
amount of the Competitive Bid Borrowing, the consequent Competitive Bid
Reduction and the dates upon which such Competitive Bid Reduction
commenced and will terminate.
(vi) If the Borrower notifies the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as
the case may be, that it accepts one or more of the offers made by any
Lender or Lenders pursuant to paragraph (iii)(y) above, such notice of
acceptance shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. The
Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss, cost or expense
incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or
before the date specified in the related Notice of Competitive Bid
Borrowing for such Competitive Bid Borrowing the applicable conditions
set forth in Article III, including, without limitation, any loss
(including loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by
reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds
acquired by such Lender to fund the Competitive Bid Advance to be made
by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing when such
Competitive Bid Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made on
such date.
(b) Each Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of
$10,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in any Foreign Currency, determined as of
the time of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing) or an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 (or the Equivalent thereof in any Foreign Currency,
determined as of the time of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing)
in excess thereof and, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing,
the Borrower shall be in compliance with the limitations set forth in the
provisos to the first sentence of subsection (a) above.
(c) Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this Section
2.03, the Borrower may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.03, repay
or prepay pursuant to subsection (d) below, and reborrow under this Section
2.03, provided that a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall not be made within three
Business Days of the date of any other Competitive Bid Borrowing.
(d) The Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the account of each
Lender that has made a Competitive Bid Advance, on the maturity date of each
Competitive Bid Advance (such maturity date being that specified by the Borrower
for repayment of such Competitive Bid Advance in the related Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (a)(i) above and
provided in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance),
the then unpaid principal amount of such Competitive Bid Advance. The Borrower
shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Competitive Bid
Advance unless, and then only on the terms, specified by the Borrower for such
Competitive Bid Advance in the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing
delivered pursuant to subsection (a)(i) above and set forth in the Competitive
Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid Advance.
(e) The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each Competitive Bid Advance from the date of such Competitive Bid Advance to
the date the principal amount of such Competitive Bid Advance is repaid in full,
at the rate of interest for such Competitive Bid Advance specified by the Lender
making such Competitive Bid Advance in its notice with respect thereto delivered
pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) above, payable on the interest payment date or
dates specified by the Borrower for such Competitive Bid Advance in the related
Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to subsection (a)(i)
above, as provided in the Competitive Bid Note evidencing such Competitive Bid
Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
the Borrower shall pay interest on the amount of unpaid principal of and
interest on each Competitive Bid Advance owing to a Lender, payable in arrears
on the date or dates interest is payable thereon, at a rate per annum equal at
all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such
Competitive Bid Advance under the terms of the Competitive Bid Note evidencing
such Competitive Bid Advance unless otherwise agreed in such Competitive Bid
Note.
(f) The indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each Competitive
Bid Advance made to the Borrower as part of a Competitive Bid Borrowing shall be
evidenced by a separate Competitive Bid Note of the Borrower payable to the
order of the Lender making such Competitive Bid Advance.
SECTION 2.04. Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee on the aggregate amount of
such Lender's Commitment from the Effective Date in the case of each Initial
Lender and from the later of the Effective Date and the effective date specified
in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender in the
case of each other Lender until the Termination Date at a rate per annum equal
to the Applicable Percentage in effect from time to time, payable in arrears
quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and December,
commencing September 30, 1999, and on the Termination Date.
(b) Agent's Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for its own
account such fees as may from time to time be agreed between the Borrower and
the Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Optional Termination or Reduction of the Commitments. The
Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the
Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of
the respective Commitments of the Lenders, provided that each partial reduction
shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 in excess thereof and provided further that the aggregate amount of
the Commitments of the Lenders shall not be reduced to an amount that is less
than the aggregate principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advances denominated
in Dollars then outstanding plus the Equivalent in Dollars (determined as of the
date of the notice of prepayment) of the aggregate principal amount of the
Competitive Bid Advances denominated in Foreign Currencies then outstanding.
SECTION 2.06. Repayment of Revolving Credit Advances. The Borrower
shall repay to the Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the
Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Advances
then outstanding.
SECTION 2.07. Interest on Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Scheduled
Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each
Revolving Credit Advance owing to each Lender from the date of such Revolving
Credit Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the
following rates per annum:
(i) Base Rate Advances. During such periods as such Revolving
Credit Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal at all
times to the sum of (x) the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus
(y) the Applicable Margin in effect from time to time plus (z) the
Applicable Utilization Fee in effect from time to time, payable in
arrears quarterly on the last day of each March, June, September and
December during such periods and on the date such Base Rate Advance
shall be Converted or paid in full.
(ii) Eurocurrency Rate Advances. During such periods as such
Revolving Credit Advance is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, a rate per
annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such
Revolving Credit Advance to the sum of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate for
such Interest Period for such Revolving Credit Advance plus (y) the
Applicable Margin in effect from time to time plus (z) the Applicable
Utilization Fee in effect from time to time, payable in arrears on the
last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a
duration of more than three months, on each day that occurs during such
Interest Period every three months from the first day of such Interest
Period and on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Advance shall be
Converted or paid in full.
(b) Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on (i) the unpaid principal
amount of each Revolving Credit Advance owing to each Lender, payable in arrears
on the dates referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, at a rate per annum
equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid
on such Revolving Credit Advance pursuant to clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above and
(ii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest, fee or
other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such
amount shall be due until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears
on the date such amount shall be paid in full and on demand, at a rate per annum
equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid
on Base Rate Advances pursuant to clause (a)(i) above.
SECTION 2.08. Interest Rate Determination. (a) The Agent shall give
prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable interest rate
determined by the Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(a)(i) or (ii), and the
rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining
the interest rate under Section 2.07(a)(ii).
(b) If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Required
Lenders notify the Agent that (i) they are unable to obtain matching deposits in
the London inter-bank market at or about 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the second
Business Day before the making of a Borrowing in sufficient amounts to fund
their respective Revolving Credit Advances as a part of such Borrowing during
its Interest Period or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for
such Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Required Lenders of
making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Rate Advances for
such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith so notify the Borrower and the
Lenders, whereupon (A) the Borrower will, on the last day of the then existing
Interest Period therefor, (1) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated
in Dollars, either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) Convert such Advances into
Base Rate Advances and (2) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated in
any Committed Currency, either (x) prepay such Advances or (y) redenominate such
Advances into an Equivalent amount of Dollars and Convert such Advances into
Base Rate Advances and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to Convert
Revolving Credit Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended
until the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist; provided that, if the circumstances set
forth in clause (ii) above are applicable, the Borrower may elect, by notice to
the Agent and the Lenders, to continue such Advances in such Committed Currency
for Interest Periods of not longer than one month, which Advances shall
thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin
plus, for each Lender, the cost to such Lender (expressed as a rate per annum)
of funding its Eurocurrency Rate Advances by whatever means it reasonably
determines to be appropriate. Each Lender shall certify its cost of funds for
each Interest Period to the Agent and the Borrower as soon as practicable (but
in any event not later than ten Business Days after the first day of such
Interest Period).
(c) If the Borrower shall fail to select the duration of any Interest
Period for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances in accordance with the provisions
contained in the definition of "Interest Period" in Section 1.01, the Agent will
forthwith so notify the Borrower and the Lenders and such Advances will
automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor, be
continued as Eurocurrency Rate Advances having an interest period of one month.
(d) On the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising any Borrowing shall be reduced, by payment
or prepayment or otherwise, to less than $10,000,000, such Advances shall
automatically Convert into Base Rate Advances.
(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance will automatically, on the last day
of the then existing Interest Period therefor, (A) if such Eurocurrency Rate
Advances are denominated in Dollars, be Converted into Base Rate Advances and
(B) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advances are denominated in any Committed
Currency, be redenominated into an Equivalent amount of Dollars and be Converted
into Base Rate Advances and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to
Convert Advances into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended; provided
that Borrower may elect, by notice to the Agent and the Lenders within one
Business Day of such Event of Default, to continue such Advances in such
Committed Currency, whereupon the Agent may require that each Interest Period
relating to such Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall bear interest at the Overnight
Eurocurrency Rate for a period of three Business Days and thereafter, each such
Interest Period shall have a duration of not longer than one month. "Overnight
Eurocurrency Rate" means the rate per annum applicable to an overnight period
beginning on one Business Day and ending on the next Business Day equal to the
sum of 1%, the Applicable Interest Rate Margin and the average, rounded upward
to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%, if such average is not such a
multiple, of the respective rates per annum quoted by each Reference Bank to the
Agent on request as the rate at which it is offering overnight deposits in the
relevant currency in amounts comparable to such Reference Bank's Eurocurrency
Rate Advances.
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than two Reference Banks furnish timely information to the Agent for determining
the Eurocurrency Rate or LIBO Rate for any Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO
Rate Advances, as the case may be,
(i) the Agent shall forthwith notify the Borrower and the Lenders
that the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurocurrency Rate
Advances or LIBO Rate Advances, as the case may be,
(ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances, each such
Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing
Interest Period therefor, (A) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advance is
denominated in Dollars, be prepaid by the Borrower or be automatically
Converted into a Base Rate Advance and (B) if such Eurocurrency Rate
Advance is denominated in any Committed Currency, be prepaid by the
Borrower or be automatically redenominated into an Equivalent amount of
Dollars and be Converted into a Base Rate Advance (or if such Advance is
then a Base Rate Advance, will continue as a Base Rate Advance), and
(iii) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate
Advances or LIBO Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving Credit Advances
into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall
notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
SECTION 2.09. Optional Conversion of Revolving Credit Advances. The
Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Agent not later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of
the proposed Conversion and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.08 and 2.12,
Convert all Revolving Credit Advances denominated in Dollars of one Type
comprising the same Borrowing into Revolving Credit Advances denominated in
Dollars of the other Type; provided, however, that any Conversion of
Eurocurrency Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be made only on the
last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Advances, any
Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be in an
amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(b) and no
Conversion of any Revolving Credit Advances shall result in more separate
Revolving Credit Borrowings than permitted under Section 2.02(b). Each such
notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify
(i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Dollar denominated Revolving Credit
Advances to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Rate
Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Advance.
Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
SECTION 2.10. Prepayments of Revolving Credit Advances. (a) Optional.
The Borrower may, upon notice at least two Business Days' prior to the date of
such prepayment, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, and not later than
11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of such prepayment, in the case of
Base Rate Advances, to the Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate
principal amount of the prepayment, and if
such notice is given the Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amount
of the Revolving Credit Advances comprising part of the same Revolving Credit
Borrowing in whole or ratably in part without premium or penalty, together with
accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid;
provided, however, that (x) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate
principal amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof or the Equivalent thereof in a Committed Currency (determined on the
date notice of prepayment is given) and (y) in the event of any such prepayment
of a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the
Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 8.04(c).
(b) Mandatory Prepayments. (i) If the Agent notifies the Borrower that,
on any interest payment date, the sum of (A) the aggregate principal amount of
all Advances denominated in Dollars then outstanding plus (B) the Equivalent in
Dollars (determined on the third Business Day prior to such interest payment
date) of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances denominated in Foreign
Currencies then outstanding exceeds 103% of the aggregate Commitments of the
Lenders on such date, the Borrower shall, within two Business Days after receipt
of such notice, prepay the outstanding principal amount of any Advances owing by
the Borrower in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such sum to an amount
not to exceed 100% of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders on such date.
(ii) Each prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) shall be
made together with any interest accrued to the date of such prepayment on the
principal amounts prepaid and, in the case of any prepayment of a Eurocurrency
Rate Advance, a LIBO Rate Advance or a Local Rate Advance on a date other than
the last day of an Interest Period or at its maturity, any additional amounts
which the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse to the Lenders in respect
thereof pursuant to Section 8.04(c). The Agent shall give prompt notice of any
prepayment required under this Section 2.10(b) to the Borrower and the Lenders.
SECTION 2.11. Increased Costs. (a) If, due to either (i) the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or
regulation or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request issued by any
central bank or other governmental authority including, without limitation, any
agency of the European Union or similar monetary or multinational authority
after the date hereof (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be
any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or
maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances (excluding for
purposes of this Section 2.11 any such increased costs resulting from (i) Taxes
or Other Taxes (as to which Section 2.14 shall govern) and (ii) changes in the
basis of taxation of overall net income or overall gross income by the United
States or by the foreign jurisdiction or state under the laws of which such
Lender is organized or is otherwise subject to tax), then the Borrower shall
from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the
Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost, provided that the
Borrower shall not be required to pay any such additional amounts to the extent
such additional amounts accrued prior to the date that is six months prior to
the date of such notice. A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost,
submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If any Lender determines that compliance with any law or regulation
or any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental
authority (whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the
amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such capital is
increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender's commitment to lend
hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such Lender
(with a copy of such demand to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent
for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender,
additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such corporation in
the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender reasonably
determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of such
Lender's commitment to lend hereunder. A certificate as to such amounts
submitted to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.12. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Agent that the introduction of or any
change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful,
or any central bank or other governmental authority asserts that it is unlawful,
for any Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its obligations
hereunder to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in
Dollars or any Committed Currency or LIBO Rate Advances in Dollars or any
Foreign Currency or to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances in Dollars or
any Committed Currency or LIBO Rate Advances in Dollars or any Foreign Currency
hereunder, (a) each Eurocurrency Rate Advance or LIBO Rate Advance, as the case
may be, will automatically, upon such demand, (i) if such Eurocurrency Rate
Advance or LIBO Rate Advance is denominated in Dollars, be Converted into a Base
Rate Advance or an Advance that bears interest at the rate set forth in Section
2.07(a)(i), as the case may be, and (ii) if such Eurocurrency Rate Advance or
LIBO Rate Advance is denominated in any Foreign Currency, be redenominated into
an Equivalent amount of Dollars and be Converted into a Base Rate Advance or an
Advance that bears interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.07(a)(i), as the
case may be, and (b) the obligation of the Lenders to make Eurocurrency Rate
Advances or LIBO Rate Advances or to Convert Revolving Credit Advances into
Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Agent shall notify the
Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no
longer exist.
SECTION 2.13. Payments and Computations. (a) The Borrower shall make
each payment hereunder, except with respect to principal of, interest on, and
other amounts relating to, Advances denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later
than 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Dollars to the Agent
at the applicable Agent's Account in same day funds. The Borrower shall make
each payment hereunder with respect to principal of, interest on, and other
amounts relating to, Advances denominated in a Foreign Currency, not later than
11:00 A.M. (at the Payment Office for such Foreign Currency) on the day when due
in such Foreign Currency to the Agent, by deposit of such funds to the
applicable Agent's Account in same day funds. The Agent will promptly thereafter
cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or
interest or facility fees ratably (other than amounts payable pursuant to
Section 2.03, 2.11, 2.14 or 8.04(c)) to the Lenders for the account of their
respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of
any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its
Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Acceptance and
recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to
Section 8.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment
and Acceptance, the Agent shall make all payments hereunder and under the Notes
in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder,
and the parties to such Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate
adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly
between themselves.
(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender, if and to the extent
payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder or under the Note
held by such Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of the
Borrower's accounts with such Lender any amount so due. Each Lender that charges
an account of the Borrower in accordance with this Section agrees to promptly so
notify the Borrower, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such charge.
(c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate shall be made
by the Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, all
computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Federal Funds
Rate and of facility fees shall be made by the Agent on the basis of a year of
360 days and computations in respect of Competitive Bid Advances shall be made
by the Agent or the Sub-Agent, as the case may be, as specified in the
applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing (or, in each case of Advances
denominated in Foreign Currencies where market practice differs, in accordance
with market practice), in each case for the actual number of days (including the
first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such
interest or facility fees are payable. Each determination by the Agent of an
interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
(d) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated
to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of payment of interest or facility fee, as the case
may be; provided, however, that, if such extension would cause payment of
interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Advances or LIBO Rate Advances to
be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the
next preceding Business Day.
(e) Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior
to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the
Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Agent may assume that the
Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date and the Agent
may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on
such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the
extent the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Agent,
each Lender shall repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed
to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such
amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such
amount to the Agent, at (i) the Federal Funds Rate in the case of Advances
denominated in Dollars or (ii) the cost of funds incurred by the Agent in
respect of such amount in the case of Advances denominated in Foreign
Currencies.
SECTION 2.14. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower hereunder
or under the Notes shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.13, free and
clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect
thereto, excluding, in the case of each Lender and the Agent, taxes imposed on
its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income
taxes, by the jurisdictions in which such Lender or the Agent (as the case may
be) is otherwise subject to tax (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities in respect of payments
hereunder or under the Notes being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If the
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any
sum payable hereunder or under any Note to any Lender or the Agent, (i) the sum
payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required
deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section 2.14) such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) receives an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made,
(ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay
the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority
in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any present or future stamp or
documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or from the
execution, delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with
respect to, this Agreement or the Notes (hereinafter referred to as "Other
Taxes").
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender and the Agent for and hold
it harmless against the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without
limitation, taxes of any kind imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable
under this Section 2.14) imposed on or paid by such Lender or the Agent (as the
case may be) and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses not
incurred by reason of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such
Lender or the Agent) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This
indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date such Lender or the
Agent (as the case may be) makes written demand therefor.
(d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Borrower
shall furnish to the Agent, at its address referred to in Section 8.02, the
original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment. In the case
of any payment hereunder or under the Notes by or on behalf of the Borrower
through an account or branch outside the United States or by or on behalf of the
Borrower by a payor that is not a United States person, if the Borrower
determines that no Taxes are payable in respect thereof, the Borrower shall
furnish, or shall cause such payor to furnish, to the Agent, at such address, an
opinion of counsel as requested by and acceptable to the Agent stating that such
payment is exempt from Taxes. For purposes of this subsection (d) and subsection
(e), the terms "United States" and "United States person" shall have the
meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(e) Each Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the
United States, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this
Agreement in the case of each Initial Lender and on the date of the Assignment
and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Lender in the case of each other
Lender, and from time to time thereafter as requested in writing by the Borrower
(but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide
each of the Agent and the Borrower with two original Internal Revenue Service
forms 1001 or 4224, as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by
the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is exempt from or
entitled to a reduced rate of United States withholding tax on payments pursuant
to this Agreement or the Notes. If the form provided by a Lender at the time
such Lender first becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States
interest withholding tax rate in excess of zero, withholding tax at such rate
shall be considered excluded from Taxes unless and until such Lender provides
the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon
withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes
for periods governed by such form; provided, however, that, if at the date of
the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which a Lender assignee becomes a
party to this Agreement, the Lender assignor was entitled to payments under
subsection (a) in respect of United States withholding tax with respect to
interest paid at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include
(in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other
amounts otherwise includable in Taxes) United States withholding tax, if any,
applicable with respect to the Lender assignee on such date. In addition, each
Lender agrees that from time to time after the Effective Date, when a change in
circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any
material respect, it will deliver to the Borrower and the Agent two new accurate
and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 or
1001, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required in order to
confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption
from or reduction in United States withholding tax with respect to payments
under this Agreement or any Note, unless any change in treaty, law or regulation
has occurred after the date such Lender becomes a party hereunder which renders
all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly
completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Lender so
advises the Borrower and the Agent. If any form or document referred to in this
subsection (e) requires the disclosure of information, other than information
necessary to compute the tax payable and information required on the date hereof
by Internal Revenue Service form 1001 or 4224, that the Lender reasonably
considers to be confidential, the Lender shall give notice thereof to the
Borrower and shall not be obligated to include in such form or document such
confidential information.
(f) Each Initial Lender hereby confirms as of the Effective Date, and
each other Lender confirms as of the effective date of the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto, in favor of the Agent
and the Borrower that either (i) such Lender is not resident in the United
Kingdom and is beneficially entitled to the Advances and the interest thereon or
(ii) it is a bank as defined for the purposes of Section 349 of the Income and
Corporation Taxes Act of 1988 of the United Kingdom and is beneficially entitled
to the Advances and the interest thereon, and each Lender agrees to notify the
Agent if there is any change in its position from that set forth in this clause
(f).
(g) For any period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide
the Borrower with the appropriate form described in Section 2.14(e) (other than
if such failure is due to a change in law occurring subsequent to the date on
which a form originally was required to be provided, or if such form otherwise
is not required under subsection (e) above), such Lender shall not be entitled
to indemnification under Section 2.14(a) or (c) with respect to Taxes imposed by
the United States by reason of such failure; provided, however, that should a
Lender become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required
hereunder, the Borrower shall take such steps as the Lender shall reasonably
request to assist the Lender to recover such Taxes.
(h) Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this
Section 2.14 agrees to use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal
policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its
Eurocurrency Lending Office if the making of such a change would avoid the need
for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter
accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender.
SECTION 2.15. Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any
payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Revolving Credit Advances owing to it
(other than pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.14 or 8.04(c)) in excess of its ratable
share of payments on account of the Revolving Credit Advances obtained by all
the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Revolving Credit Advances owing to them as shall be
necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably
with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess
payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from
each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing
Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount
equal to such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of
(i) the amount of such Lender's required repayment to (ii) the total amount so
recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered.
The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.15 may, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct
creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 2.16. Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in
accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the
indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Revolving Credit
Advance owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of
principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder in respect of Revolving Credit Advances. The Borrower agrees that upon
notice by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Agent)
to the effect that a Revolving Credit Note is required or appropriate in order
for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of a permitted pledge,
enforcement or otherwise) the Revolving Credit Advances owing to, or to be made
by, such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender
a Revolving Credit Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal
amount up to the Commitment of such Lender.
(b) The Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 8.07(d)
shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in
which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of
each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing
and, if appropriate, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of
each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it, (iii) the amount
of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from
the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iv) the amount of any sum received by
the Agent from the Borrower hereunder and each Lender's share thereof.
(c) Entries made in good faith by the Agent in the Register pursuant to
subsection (b) above, and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to
subsection (a) above, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal
and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to,
in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or
accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement, absent manifest error; provided,
however, that the failure of the Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any
finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts
shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement.
SECTION 2.17. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Advances shall be
available (and the Borrower agrees that it shall use such proceeds) solely for
general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Sections 2.01
and 2.03. Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of this Agreement shall become effective on and
as of the first date (the "Effective Date") on which the following conditions
precedent have been satisfied:
(a) There shall have occurred no Material Adverse Change since
December 31, 1998.
(b) There shall exist no action, suit, investigation,
litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries pending or threatened before any court, governmental
agency or arbitrator that (i) would be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect other than the matters described on Schedule
3.01(b) hereto (the "Disclosed Litigation") or (ii) purports to affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there
shall have been no adverse change in the status, or financial effect on
the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of the Disclosed Litigation from
that described on Schedule 3.01(b) hereto.
(c) Nothing shall have come to the attention of the Lenders
during the course of their due diligence investigation to lead them to
believe that the Information Memorandum was or has become misleading,
incorrect or incomplete in any material respect; without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Lenders shall have been given such
access to the management, records, books of account, contracts and
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as they shall have
reasonably requested.
(d) All governmental and third party consents and approvals
necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are
not acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect, and no law
or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the
Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse
conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) The Borrower shall have notified each Lender and the Agent
in writing as to the proposed Effective Date.
(f) The Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses
of the Agent and the Lenders (including the accrued fees and expenses
of counsel to the Agent).
(g) On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be
true and the Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender a
certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, dated
the Effective Date, stating that:
(i) The representations and warranties contained in
Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the Effective Date, and
(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that
constitutes a Default.
(h) The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective
Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and (except for the Revolving Credit Notes)
in sufficient copies for each Lender:
(i) The Revolving Credit Notes to the order of the
Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.16.
(ii) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board
of Directors of the Borrower approving this Agreement and the
Notes, and of all documents evidencing other necessary
corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with
respect to this Agreement and the Notes.
(iii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the Borrower certifying the names and true
signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign
this Agreement and the Notes and the other documents to be
delivered hereunder.
(iv) A favorable opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
General Counsel of the Borrower, and a favorable opinion of
Xxxxx & Lardner, counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the
form of Exhibit D-1 and Exhibit D-2 hereto, respectively, and
as to such other matters as any Lender through the Agent may
reasonably request.
(v) A favorable opinion of Shearman & Sterling,
counsel for the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agent.
(i) The Borrower shall have repaid in full of all amounts
outstanding and terminated the commitments of the lenders under each of
(i) the $75,000,000 364-Day revolving credit agreement dated as
of March 23, 1998 between the Borrower and Citibank and (ii) the
$100,000,000 five year revolving credit agreement dated as of September
5, 1997 among the Borrower, Citibank, Bank of America NT&SA, The First
National Bank of Chicago and Bank of Montreal, and each of the Lenders
that is a party to either such credit agreement hereby waives, upon
execution of this Agreement, any notice requirement of such credit
agreement relating to the termination of commitments thereunder.
(j) The conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01(a)
through (i) of the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of August 23, 1999
among the Borrower, the lenders parties thereto, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Inc., as lead arranger and book manager, Banc One Capital Markets Inc.,
as co-arranger, Citibank, as administrative agent, and The First
National Bank of Chicago, as syndication agent, shall have been
satisfied.
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Sandvik Funding Date. The
obligation of each Lender to make Advances in an aggregate amount greater than
one-third of such Lender's Commitment shall become effective on and as of the
date (the "Sandvik Funding Date") on which the Borrower delivers a certificate
to the Lenders certifying that the following conditions precedent have been
satisfied:
(a) All governmental and third party consents and approval
necessary in connection with the acquisition of the saw and tools
assets of Sandvik AB (the "Acquisition") shall have been obtained and
shall remain in effect; all applicable waiting periods in connection
with the Acquisition shall have expired without any action being taken
by any competent authority, and no law or regulation shall be
applicable in the judgment of the Required Lenders, in each case that
restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the
Acquisition, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) The conditions precedent to the Acquisition shall have
shall have been consummated (except only the delivery of closing
documents and the payment of the purchase price therefor) in compliance
with all applicable laws.
SECTION 3.03. Conditions Precedent to Each Revolving Credit Borrowing.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Revolving Credit Advance on the occasion
of each Revolving Credit Borrowing shall be subject to the conditions precedent
that the Effective Date shall have occurred and on the date of such Revolving
Credit Borrowing (a) the following statements shall be true (and each of the
giving of the applicable Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing and the acceptance
by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Borrowing shall
constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of
such Borrowing such statements are true):
(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01 (except the representations set forth in the last sentence of
subsection (e) thereof and in subsection (f)(i) thereof) are correct on
and as of such date, before and after giving effect to such Revolving
Credit Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as
though made on and as of such date, and
(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
from such Revolving Credit Borrowing or from the application of the
proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default;
and (b) the Agent shall have received such other approvals, opinions or
documents as any Lender through the Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 3.04. Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing.
The obligation of each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance on the
occasion of a Competitive Bid Borrowing to make such Competitive Bid Advance as
part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent
that (i) the Agent shall have received the written confirmatory Notice of
Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect thereto, (ii) on or before the date of
such Competitive Bid Borrowing, but prior to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, the
Agent shall have received a Competitive Bid Note payable to the order of such
Lender for each of the one or more Competitive Bid Advances to be made by such
Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing,
in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Competitive Bid
Advance to be evidenced thereby and otherwise on such terms as were agreed to
for such Competitive Bid Advance in accordance with Section 2.03, and (iii) on
the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing the following statements shall be
true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid
Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Competitive
Bid Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower
that on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing such statements are true):
(a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01
are correct on and as of the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing,
before and after giving effect to such Competitive Bid Borrowing and to
the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of
such date,
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from
such Competitive Bid Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds
therefrom, that constitutes a Default, and
(c) no event has occurred and no circumstance exists as a result
of which the information concerning the Borrower that has been provided
to the Agent and each Lender by the Borrower in connection herewith
would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
SECTION 3.05. Determinations Under Section 3.01. For purposes of
determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 3.01, each
Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be
satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented
to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer
of the Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the date that the Borrower,
by notice to the Lenders, designates as the proposed Effective Date, specifying
its objection thereto. The Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the
occurrence of the Effective Date.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
(a) The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, are within the
Borrower's corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Borrower's charter or
by-laws or (ii) law or any contractual restriction binding on or
affecting the Borrower.
(c) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no
notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body
or any other third party is required as a condition to the due
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement
or the Notes to be delivered by it.
(d) This Agreement has been, and each of the Notes to be
delivered by it when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed
and delivered by the Borrower. This Agreement is, and each of the Notes
when delivered hereunder will be, the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in
accordance with their respective terms.
(e) The Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as at December 31, 1998, and the related Consolidated
statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, accompanied by an opinion
of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, independent public accountants, and the
Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at
June 30, 1999, and the related Consolidated statements of income and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the six months then
ended, duly certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower,
copies of which have been furnished to each Lender, fairly present,
subject, in the case of said balance sheet as at June 30, 1999, and
said statements of income and cash flows for the six months then ended,
to year-end audit adjustments, the Consolidated financial condition of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the Consolidated
results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
periods ended on such dates, all in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied. Since December 31, 1998,
there has been no Material Adverse Change.
(f) There is no pending or threatened action, suit,
investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation,
any Environmental Action, affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that
(i) would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (other
than the Disclosed Litigation) or (ii) purports to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there has
been no materially adverse change in the status, or financial effect on
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of the Disclosed Litigation
from that described on Schedule 3.01(b) hereto.
(g) The Borrower is not engaged in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within
the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System), and no proceeds of any Advance will be used to
purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for
the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.
(h) The Borrower is not an "investment company", or a company
"controlled" by an "investment company", within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(i) The Borrower has (i) initiated a review and assessment of
all areas within its and each of its Subsidiaries' business and
operations (including those affected by suppliers, vendors and
customers) that could be adversely affected by the risk that computer
applications used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or
suppliers, vendors and customers) may be unable to recognize and
perform properly date sensitive functions involving certain dates prior
to and any date after December 31, 1999 (the "Year 2000 Problem"), (ii)
developed a plan and timetable for addressing the Year 2000 Problem on
a timely basis and (iii) to date, implemented that plan in accordance
with such timetable. Based on the foregoing, the Borrower believes that
all computer applications (including those of its suppliers, vendors
and customers) that are material to its or any of its Subsidiaries'
business and operations are reasonably expected on a timely basis to be
able to perform properly date-sensitive functions for all dates before,
on and after January 1, 2000, except to the extent that a failure to do
so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall
remain unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower
will:
(a) Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable
and material laws, rules, regulations and orders, such compliance to
include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA and Environmental
Laws.
(b) Payment of Taxes, Etc. Pay and discharge, and cause each
of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall become
delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or
levies imposed upon it or upon its property and (ii) all lawful claims
that, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien upon its property;
provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim that is being contested in good faith and
by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being
maintained, unless and until any Lien resulting therefrom attaches to
its property and becomes enforceable against its other creditors.
(c) Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable
insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such
risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses
and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the
Borrower or such Subsidiary operates; provided, however, that the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries may self-insure to the same extent as
other companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar
properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary operates and to the extent consistent with prudent business
practice.
(d) Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc. Preserve and
maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain,
its corporate existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises;
provided, however, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may
consummate any merger or consolidation permitted under Section 5.02(b)
and provided further that neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any right or franchise if
the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall
determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the
conduct of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case
may be, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any
material respect to the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the Lenders.
(e) Visitation Rights. At any reasonable time and from time to
time and, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, upon
reasonable notice, permit the Agent or any of the Lenders or any agents
or representatives thereof, to examine and make copies of and abstracts
from the records and books of account of, and visit the properties of,
the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs,
finances and accounts of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries with
any of their officers or directors and with their independent certified
public accountants.
(f) Keeping of Books. Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries
to keep, proper books of record and account, in which full and correct
entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and
business of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
(g) Maintenance of Properties, Etc. Maintain and preserve, and
cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its
properties that are used or useful in the conduct of its business in
good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
(h) Transactions with Affiliates. Conduct, and cause each of
its Subsidiaries to conduct, all transactions otherwise permitted under
this Agreement with any of their Affiliates on terms that are fair and
reasonable and no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary
than it would obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a
Person not an Affiliate, provided that the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may transact business with Snap-On Credit LLC on a basis
consistent with past practice.
(i) Reporting Requirements. Furnish to the Lenders:
(i) as soon as available and in any event within 45
days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, the Consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such
quarter and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing
at the end of the
previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter,
duly certified (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the
chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower as having
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and certificates of the chief financial officer or
treasurer of the Borrower as to compliance with the terms of
this Agreement and setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculations necessary to demonstrate compliance with Section
5.03, provided that in the event of any change in GAAP used in
the preparation of such financial statements, the Borrower
shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of
compliance with Section 5.03, a statement of reconciliation
conforming such financial statements to GAAP;
(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 90
days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy
of the annual audit report for such year for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, containing the Consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal
year and Consolidated statements of income and cash flows of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in
each case accompanied by an opinion acceptable to the Required
Lenders by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP or other independent public
accountants acceptable to the Required Lenders, provided that
in the event of any change in GAAP used in the preparation of
such financial statements, the Borrower shall also provide, if
necessary for the determination of compliance with Section
5.03, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial
statements to GAAP;
(iii) as soon as possible and in any event within
five days after the occurrence of each Default continuing on
the date of such statement, a statement of the chief financial
officer or treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details of
such Default and the action that the Borrower has taken and
proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv) promptly after the sending or filing thereof,
copies of all reports that the Borrower sends to any of its
securityholders as such, and copies of all reports and
registration statements that the Borrower or any Subsidiary
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
national securities exchange;
(v) promptly after the commencement thereof, notice
of all actions and proceedings before any court, governmental
agency or arbitrator affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of the type described in Section 4.01(f); and
(vi) such other information respecting the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Agent may
from time to time reasonably request.
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants. So long as any Advance shall remain
unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will not:
(a) Liens, Etc. Create or suffer to exist, or permit any of
its Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with
respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to assign, any
right to receive income, other than:
(i) Permitted Liens,
(ii) purchase money Liens upon or in any real
property or equipment acquired or held by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the
purchase price of such property or equipment or to secure Debt
incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition
of such property or equipment, or Liens existing on such
property or equipment at the time of its acquisition (other
than any such Liens created in contemplation of such
acquisition that were not incurred to finance the acquisition
of such property) or extensions, renewals or replacements of
any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount,
provided, however, that no
such Lien shall extend to or cover any properties of any
character other than the real property or equipment being
acquired, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall
extend to or cover any properties not theretofore subject to
the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced, provided further
that the aggregate principal amount of the indebtedness
secured by the Liens referred to in this clause (ii) shall not
exceed $25,000,000,
(iii) the Liens existing on the Effective Date and
described on Schedule 5.02(a) hereto,
(iv) Liens on property of a Person existing at the
time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or becomes a
Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that such Liens were not
created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or
acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those
of the Person so merged into or consolidated with the Borrower
or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary,
(v) other Liens securing Debt in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time
outstanding,
(vi) sales of accounts receivable arising in
connection a transaction described in the proviso to the
definition of "Debt" in Section 1.01, and
(vii) the replacement, extension or renewal of any
Lien permitted by clause (iii) or (iv) above upon or in the
same property theretofore subject thereto or the replacement,
extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change
in any direct or contingent obligor) of the Debt secured
thereby.
(b) Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with or into, or
convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one
transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of
its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, or
permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except that (i) any Subsidiary
of the Borrower may merge or consolidate with or into, or dispose of
assets to, any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) any Subsidiary of
the Borrower may merge into or dispose of assets to the Borrower and
(iii) the Borrower may merge into a wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower that has no material assets or liabilities for the sole
purpose of changing the state of incorporation of the Borrower if the
surviving corporation shall expressly assume the liabilities of the
Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, provided, in each case,
that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
such proposed transaction or would result therefrom.
(c) Accounting Changes. Make or permit, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to make or permit, any change in accounting policies or
reporting practices, except as required or permitted by generally
accepted accounting principles.
(d) Change in Nature of Business. Make, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to make, any material change in the nature of the business
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as carried on at
the date hereof.
SECTION 5.03. Financial Covenant. So long as any Advance shall remain
unpaid or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, the Borrower will
maintain a ratio of Consolidated Debt to the sum of Consolidated Debt plus
shareholders' equity of not greater than 0.60:1.00.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events
("Events of Default") shall occur and be continuing:
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any
Advance when the same becomes due and payable; or the Borrower shall
fail to pay any interest on any Advance or make any other payment of
fees or other amounts payable under this Agreement or any Note within
three Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or
(b) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein
or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this
Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made; or
(c) (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any
term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(d), (e) or (i),
5.02 or 5.03, or (ii) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any
other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its
part to be performed or observed if such failure shall remain
unremedied for 30 days after written notice thereof shall have been
given to the Borrower by the Agent or any Lender; or
(d) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay
any principal of or premium or interest on any Debt that is outstanding
in a principal or net amount of at least $25,000,000 in the aggregate
(but excluding Debt outstanding hereunder) of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due and payable
(whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration,
demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the
applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or
instrument relating to such Debt; or any other event shall occur or
condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any
such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any,
specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event
or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the
maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and
payable, or required to be prepaid or redeemed (other than by a
regularly scheduled required prepayment or redemption), purchased or
defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt
shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity
thereof; or
(e) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall generally
not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be
instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of
debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment
of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or
for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such
proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either
such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60
days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including,
without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official
for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action
to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e);
or
(f) Judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of
$25,000,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries with respect to which (i) enforcement
proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgments or orders or (ii) there shall be any period of 10 consecutive
days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgments or orders, by
reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect;
provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be an
Event of Default or included in the calculation of the aggregate amount
of judgments or orders under this Section 6.01(f) if and for so long as
(i) the amount of such judgment or order is covered by a valid and
binding policy of insurance between the defendant and the insurer
covering
payment thereof and (ii) such insurer, which shall be rated at least
"A" by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of, and has not disputed
the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment or order; or
(g) Any non-monetary judgment or order shall be rendered
against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall
be any period of 10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement
of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise,
shall not be in effect; or
(h) (i) Any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert
(other than any Related Person) shall have acquired beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934),
directly or indirectly, of Voting Stock of the Borrower (or other
securities convertible into such Voting Stock) representing 15% or more
of the combined voting power of all Voting Stock of the Borrower; or
(ii) during any period of up to 24 consecutive months, commencing after
the date of this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning of such
24-month period were directors of the Borrower shall cease for any
reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the
Borrower; or (iii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert
(other than any Related Person) shall have acquired by contract or
otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that,
upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of the power
to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the
management or policies of the Borrower; or
(i) The Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall incur,
or shall be reasonably likely to incur liability in excess of
$25,000,000 in the aggregate as a result of one or more of the
following: (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event; (ii) the partial or
complete withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from
a Multiemployer Plan; or (iii) the reorganization or termination of a
Multiemployer Plan;
then, and in any such event, the Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the
obligation of each Lender to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same
shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the
Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this
Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such
interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the
event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the
Borrower under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (A) the obligation of each Lender to
make Advances shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Advances, all such
interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable,
without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE VII
THE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Authorization and Action. Each Lender hereby appoints and
authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers and discretion under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by
the terms hereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably
incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the
Notes), the Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any
action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be
fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of
the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders
and all holders of Notes; provided, however, that the Agent shall not be
required to take any action that exposes the Agent to personal liability or that
is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Agent agrees to give to
each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Borrower pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.02. Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the Agent nor any of its
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement,
except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without
limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Agent: (i) may treat the
Lender that made any Advance as the holder of the Debt resulting therefrom until
the Agent receives and accepts an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such
Lender, as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in
Section 8.07; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the
Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and
shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by
it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii)
makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible
to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written
or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any
duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of
the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower
or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower;
(v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or
any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (vi) shall incur
no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice,
consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier,
telegram or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper
party or parties.
SECTION 7.03. Citibank and Affiliates. With respect to its Commitment,
the Advances made by it and the Note issued to it, Citibank shall have the same
rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the
same as though it were not the Agent; and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall,
unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Citibank in its individual
capacity. Citibank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to,
act as trustee under indentures of, accept investment banking engagements from
and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the
Borrower or any such Subsidiary, all as if Citibank were not the Agent and
without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
SECTION 7.04. Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and
based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01 and such other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or
any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not taking action under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.05. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent
(to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably according to the
respective principal amounts of the Revolving Credit Advances then owed to each
of them (or if no Revolving Credit Advances are at the time outstanding, ratably
according to the respective amounts of their Commitments), from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent in
any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or
omitted by the Agent under this Agreement (collectively, the "Indemnified
Costs"), provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of the
Indemnified Costs resulting from the Agent's gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse
the Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by the Agent in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification,
amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or
otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under,
this Agreement, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses
by the Borrower. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding
giving rise to any Indemnified Costs, this Section 7.05 applies whether any such
investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Agent, any Lender or a
third party.
SECTION 7.06. Successor Agent. The Agent may resign at any time by
giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower and may be removed
at any time with or without cause by the Required
Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have
the right to appoint a successor Agent with the consent, not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, of the Borrower so long as no Default has occurred and is
continuing. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required
Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the
retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders'
removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders and with the consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, of the
Borrower so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, appoint a
successor Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized under the laws of
the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined
capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any
appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion,
privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any
retiring Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of
this Article VII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.07. Sub-Agent. The Sub-Agent has been designated under this
Agreement to carry out duties of the Agent. The Sub-Agent shall be subject to
each of the obligations in this Agreement to be performed by the Sub-Agent, and
each of the Borrower and the Lenders agrees that the Sub-Agent shall be entitled
to exercise each of the rights and shall be entitled to each of the benefits of
the Agent under this Agreement as relate to the performance of its obligations
hereunder.
SECTION 7.08. Other Agents. Each Lender hereby acknowledges that
neither the syndication agent nor any other Lender designated as any "Co-Agent"
on the signature pages hereof has any liability hereunder other than in its
capacity as a Lender.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or the Revolving Credit Notes, nor consent to any departure by
the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall,
unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following: (a)
waive any of the conditions specified in Section 3.01, (b) increase the
Commitments of the Lenders or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations,
(c) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Credit Advances or
any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (d) postpone any date fixed for any
payment of principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Credit Advances or any
fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (e) change the percentage of the
Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit
Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or
any of them to take any action hereunder or (f) amend this Section 8.01; and
provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
and signed by the Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such
action, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any
Note.
SECTION 8.02. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier, telegraphic or
telex communication) and sent by reputable overnight courier, telecopied,
telegraphed, telexed or delivered, if to the Borrower, at its address at 00000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
Director Treasury Operations and Finance, with copies to 0000 00xx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel; if
to any Initial Lender, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite its
name on Schedule I hereto; if to any other Lender, at its Domestic Lending
Office specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it became a
Lender; and if to the Agent, at its address at Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department; or, as to the
Borrower or the Agent, at such other address as shall be designated by such
party in a written notice to the other parties and, as to each other party, at
such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to
the Borrower and the Agent. All such notices and communications shall, when sent
by overnight courier, telecopied, telegraphed or telexed, be effective when
deposited with the courier, telecopied, delivered to the telegraph company or
confirmed by telex answerback, respectively, except that notices and
communications to the Agent pursuant to Article II, III or VII shall not be
effective until received by the Agent. Delivery by telecopier of an executed
counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the
Notes or of any Exhibit hereto to be executed and delivered hereunder shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
SECTION 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender
or the Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or
under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 8.04. Costs and Expenses. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay on
demand all costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery, administration, modification and amendment of this
Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder,
including, without limitation, (A) all due diligence, syndication (including
printing, distribution and bank meetings), transportation, computer,
duplication, appraisal, consultant, and audit expenses and (B) the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent with respect thereto and with respect
to advising the Agent as to its rights and responsibilities under this
Agreement. The Borrower further agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses
of the Agent and the Lenders, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable
counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the Notes and
the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation,
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent and each Lender in
connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 8.04(a).
(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and
each Lender and each of their Affiliates and their officers, directors,
employees, agents and advisors (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against
any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by or
asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of
or in connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in
connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a
defense in connection therewith) (i) the Notes, this Agreement, any of the
transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds
of the Advances or (ii) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials on
any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent
(x) such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense resulted from such
Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) such claim,
damage, loss or expense arises from a litigation or proceeding among Lenders. In
the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the
indemnity in this Section 8.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective
whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the
Borrower, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or
any other Person or any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. The
Borrower also agrees not to assert any claim for special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages against the Agent, any Lender, any of their
Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys
and agents, on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise relating to
the Notes, this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the
actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Advances.
(c) If any payment of principal of, or Conversion of, any Eurocurrency
Rate Advance, LIBO Rate Advance or Local Rate Advance is made by the Borrower to
or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period
for such Advance, as a result of a payment or Conversion pursuant to Section
2.08(d) or (e), 2.10 or 2.12, acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant
to Section 6.01 or for any other reason, or by an Eligible Assignee to a Lender
other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance upon an
assignment of rights and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.07 as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.07(a), the
Borrower shall, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the
Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to
compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that it may
reasonably incur as a result of such payment or
Conversion, including, without limitation, any loss (including loss of
anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or
reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or
maintain such Advance.
(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the
Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in
Sections 2.11, 2.14 and 8.04 shall survive the payment in full of principal,
interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the Notes.
SECTION 8.05. Right of Set-off. Upon (i) the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the
granting of the consent specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Agent to
declare the Notes due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01,
each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from
time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any
and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at
any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or such
Affiliate (but not including any insurance premiums) to or for the credit or the
account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower
now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and the Note held by such Lender,
whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or
such Note and although such obligations may be unmatured. Each Lender agrees
promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application, provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such
set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of set-off) that such Lender and its Affiliates may
have.
SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective
(other than Sections 2.01 and 2.03, which shall only become effective upon
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01) when it
shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Agent and when the Agent shall
have been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed
it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Borrower, the Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns,
except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder
or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders.
SECTION 8.07. Assignments and Participations. (a) Each Lender may and,
if demanded by the Borrower (so long as no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and following a demand by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 or
2.14 or a notice given by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.12) upon at least
five Business Days' notice to such Lender and the Agent, will assign to one or
more Persons all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the
Revolving Credit Advances owing to it and the Revolving Credit Note or Notes
held by it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment shall be of a
constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this
Agreement (other than any right to make Competitive Bid Advances, Competitive
Bid Advances owing to it and Competitive Bid Notes), (ii) except in the case of
an assignment to a Person that, immediately prior to such assignment, was a
Lender or an assignment of all of a Lender's rights and obligations under this
Agreement, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender being assigned
pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment
and Acceptance with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than
$8,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) each
such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (iv) each such assignment made
as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.07(a) shall
be arranged by the Borrower after consultation with the Agent and shall be
either an assignment of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning
Lender under this Agreement or an assignment of a portion of such rights and
obligations made concurrently with another such assignment or other such
assignments that together cover all of the rights and obligations of the
assigning Lender under this Agreement, (v) no Lender shall be obligated to make
any such assignment as a result of a demand by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 8.07(a) unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more
payments from either the Borrower or one or more Eligible Assignees in an
aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Advances owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the
date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such
Lender under this Agreement, and (vi) the parties to each such assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the
Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together
with any Revolving Credit Note subject to such assignment and a processing and
recordation fee of $3,000. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and
recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant
to such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender
hereunder and (y) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights
and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party
hereto).
(b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the
Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with
each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided
in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation
or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or
the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or
value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the
Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of
this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such
Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi)
such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under this Agreement as
are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that
by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(c) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee,
together with any Revolving Credit Note or Notes subject to such assignment, the
Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in
substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and
Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and
(iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower.
(d) The Agent shall maintain at its address referred to in Section 8.02
a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the
Commitment of, and principal amount of the Advances owing to, each Lender from
time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive
and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent
and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as
a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time
and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other
entities (other than the Borrower or any of its Affiliates) in or to all or a
portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, the Advances owing to it and any
Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender's obligations
under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the
Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of
this Agreement, (iv) the Borrower, the Agent and the other Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and (v) no participant
under any such participation shall have any right to approve any amendment
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Note, or any consent to any
departure by the Borrower therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment,
waiver or consent would reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Notes or
any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent subject
to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal
of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in
each case to the extent subject to such participation. The Borrower agrees that
each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11, 2.14 and
8.04(b) and (c) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its
interest by assignment pursuant to this Section 8.07; provided that no
participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any such
section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in
respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender
to such participant had no such participation occurred.
(f) Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation
or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 8.07, disclose
to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any
information relating to the Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of
the Borrower; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or
participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree to preserve the
confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the Borrower
received by it from such Lender.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement,
any Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Advances
owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it) in favor of any Federal Reserve
Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
SECTION 8.08. Confidentiality. Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall
disclose any Confidential Information to any other Person without the consent of
the Borrower, other than (a) to the Agent's or such Lender's Affiliates and
their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors and, as contemplated
by Section 8.07(f), to actual or prospective assignees and participants, and
then only on a confidential basis, (b) as required by any law, rule or
regulation or judicial process, and (c) as requested or required by any state,
federal or foreign authority or examiner regulating banks or banking.
SECTION 8.09. Governing Law. This Agreement and the Notes shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New
York.
SECTION 8.10. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Agreement.
SECTION 8.11. Judgment. (a) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment
in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars into
another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may
effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in
accordance with normal banking procedures the Agent could purchase Dollars with
such other currency at Citibank's principal office in London at 11:00 A.M.
(London time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is
given.
(b) If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is
necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in a Foreign Currency into Dollars, the
parties agree to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the
rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking
procedures the Agent could purchase such Foreign Currency with Dollars at
Citibank's principal office in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the
Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.
(c) The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any sum due from it in
any currency (the "Primary Currency") to any Lender or the Agent hereunder
shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to
the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the
Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other
currency, such Lender or the Agent
(as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase
the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the
applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such
Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, the
Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment,
to indemnify such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) against such loss,
and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such
sum due to any Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable
Primary Currency, such Lender or the Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit
to the Borrower such excess.
SECTION 8.12. Jurisdiction, Etc. (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the
United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from
any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the Notes, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and
each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that
all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in any such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law,
in such federal court. The Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the service
of process in any action or proceeding in such courts by the mailing thereof by
any parties hereto by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, with an
additional notice by telecopier or by reputable overnight delivery service, to
the Borrower at its address specified pursuant to Section 8.02. Each of the
parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall
affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Notes in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives,
to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes in any New
York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
SECTION 8.13. Substitution of Currency. If a change in any Foreign
Currency occurs pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation of any
governmental, monetary or multi-national authority, this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the definitions of Eurocurrency Rate and LIBO Rate) will be
amended to the extent determined by the Agent (acting reasonably and in
consultation with the Borrower) to be necessary to reflect the change in
currency and to put the Lenders and the Borrower in the same position, so far as
possible, that they would have been in if no change in such Foreign Currency had
occurred. No such change in currency nor any economic consequences resulting
therefrom shall (a) give rise to any right to terminate prematurely, contest,
cancel, rescind, alter, modify or renegotiate the provisions of this Agreement
or (b) discharge, excuse or otherwise affect the performance of any obligations
of any of the Borrower or the Lenders under this Agreement.
SECTION 8.15. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Borrower, the Agent and
the Lenders hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes or the actions of the
Agent or any Lender in the negotiation, administration, performance or
enforcement thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By /s/ Xxx Xxxx
Title: Senior Vice President-Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Agent
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Initial Lenders
Commitment Administrative Agent
$50,000,000 CITIBANK, N.A.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Syndication Agent
$50,000,000 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
By /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Co-Agents
$25,000,000 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
$25,000,000 XXXXXX GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
By /s/ So Vanna Day
Title: Vice President
$25,000,000 SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB (publ)
By /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Lenders
$16,666,667 BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
$5,000,000 FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A.
By /s/ R. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
$3,333,333 CIBC INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Director
$200,000,000 Total of the Commitments
SCHEDULE I
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
APPLICABLE LENDING OFFICES
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Name of Initial Lender Domestic Lending Office Eurocurrency Lending Office
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Bank of America, N.A. 101 X. Xxxxx 000 X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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Barclays Bank plc 000 Xxxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: C. Tenn Attn: C. Tenn
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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CIBC Inc. Two Paces West Two Paces West
2727 Paces Ferry Road, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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Citibank, N.A. Two Penns Way Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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Firstar Bank 000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx. 000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx.
Milwaukee, N.A. Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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The First National Bank One First National Plaza, One First National Plaza,
of Chicago Suite 0088 Suite 0088
Chicago, IL 60670 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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Xxxxxx Guaranty Bank 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx c/o X.X. Xxxxxx Services Inc.
and Trust Company Xxx Xxxx, XX 000000-0000 Euro-Loan Servicing Unit
of New York Attn: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
T: Xxxxxx XX 00000
X; Attn:
T;
F; 000 000-0000
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Svenska Handelsbanken 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
XX (publ) Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
T: 000 000-0000 T: 000 000-0000
F: 000 000-0000 F: 000 000-0000
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EXHIBIT A-1 - FORM OF
REVOLVING CREDIT
PROMISSORY NOTE
U.S.$_______________ Dated: _______________, 199_
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of
_________________________ (the "Lender") for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office on the Termination Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement
referred to below) the principal sum of U.S.$[amount of the Lender's Commitment
in figures] or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit
Advances made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Five Year Credit
Agreement dated as of August 23, 1999 among the Borrower, the Lender and certain
other lenders parties thereto, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., as Lead Arranger and
Book Manager, Banc One Capital Markets Inc., as Co-Arranger, The First National
Bank of Chicago, as Syndication Agent, and Citibank, N.A. as Agent for the
Lender and such other lenders (as amended or modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined) outstanding on such date.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of
each Revolving Credit Advance from the date of such Revolving Credit Advance
until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable
at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.
Both principal and interest in respect of each Revolving Credit Advance
(i) in Dollars are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to
the Agent at its account maintained at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, in same day funds and (ii) in any Committed Currency are payable in such
currency at the applicable Payment Office in same day funds. Each Revolving
Credit Advance owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall be
recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid
attached hereto which is part of this Promissory Note.
This Promissory Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to
in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Revolving Credit
Advances by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount
not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. dollar amount first above
mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Revolving
Credit Advance being evidenced by this Promissory Note, (ii) contains provisions
for determining the Dollar Equivalent of Revolving Credit Advances denominated
in Committed Currencies and (iii) contains provisions for acceleration of the
maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for
prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the
terms and conditions therein specified.
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By
Title:
ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
Amount of
Amount of Principal Paid Unpaid Principal Notation
Date Advance or Prepaid Balance Made By
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EXHIBIT A-2 - FORM OF
COMPETITIVE BID
PROMISSORY NOTE
U.S.$_______________ Dated: _______________, 199_
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of
_________________________ (the "Lender") for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office (as defined in the Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of August
23, 1999 among the Borrower, the Lender and certain other lenders parties
thereto, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc., as Lead Arranger and Book Manager, Banc One
Capital Markets Inc., as Co-Arranger, The First National Bank of Chicago, as
Syndication Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for the Lender and such other
lenders (as amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; the
terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined)), on
_______________, 199_, the principal amount of [U.S.$_______________] [for a
Competitive Bid Advance in a Foreign Currency, list currency and amount of such
Advance].
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
hereof from the date hereof until such principal amount is paid in full, at the
interest rate and payable on the interest payment date or dates provided below:
Interest Rate: _____% per annum (calculated on the basis of a year of
_____ days for the actual number of days elapsed).
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of
________________ to Citibank, as agent, for the account of the Lender at the
office of _________________________, at _________________________ in same day
funds.
This Promissory Note is one of the Competitive Bid Notes referred to
in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the
maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of
any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights
hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such
rights.
This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By
Title:
EXHIBIT B-1 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
REVOLVING CREDIT BORROWING
Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
[Date]
Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, refers to the Five Year Credit
Agreement, dated as of August 23, 1999 (as amended or modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., as Lead Arranger and Book Manager, Banc One Capital
Markets Inc., as Co-Arranger, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Syndication
Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you
notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement that the
undersigned hereby requests a Revolving Credit Borrowing under the Credit
Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to
such Revolving Credit Borrowing (the "Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing") as
required by Section 2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement:
(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Revolving Credit
Borrowing is _______________, 199_.
(ii) The Type of Advances comprising the Proposed Revolving
Credit Borrowing is [Base Rate Advances] [Eurocurrency Rate Advances].
(iii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Revolving Credit
Borrowing is [$_______________] [for a Revolving Credit Borrowing in a
Committed Currency, list currency and amount of Revolving Credit
Borrowing].
[(iv) The initial Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate
Advance made as part of the Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing is
_____ month[s].]
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true
on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Revolving
Credit Borrowing:
(A) the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01 of the Credit Agreement (except the representations set forth in
the last sentence of subsection (e) thereof and in subsection (f)(i)
thereof) are correct, before and after giving effect to the Proposed
Revolving Credit Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date; and
(B) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
from such Proposed Revolving Credit Borrowing or from the application
of the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default.
Very truly yours,
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By
Title:
EXHIBIT B-2 - FORM OF NOTICE OF
COMPETITIVE BID BORROWING
Citibank, N.A., as Agent
for the Lenders parties
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
[Date]
Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, SNAP-ON INCORPORATED, refers to the Five Year Credit
Agreement, dated as of August 23, 1999 (as amended or modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement", the terms defined therein being used herein as
therein defined), among the undersigned, certain Lenders parties thereto,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc., as Lead Arranger and Book Manager, Banc One Capital
Markets Inc., as Co-Arranger, The First National Bank of Chicago, as Syndication
Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as Agent for said Lenders, and hereby gives you
notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that the
undersigned hereby requests a Competitive Bid Borrowing under the Credit
Agreement, and in that connection sets forth the terms on which such Competitive
Bid Borrowing (the "Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing") is requested to be
made:
(A) Date of Competitive Bid Borrowing ________________________
(B) Amount of Competitive Bid Borrowing ________________________
(C) [Maturity Date] [Interest Period] ________________________
(D) Interest Rate Basis ________________________
(E) Day Count Convention ________________________
(F) Interest Payment Date(s) ________________________
(G) Currency ________________________
(H) Borrower's Account Location ________________________
[(I) Prepayments Permitted ________________________]
(J) ___________________ ________________________
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true
on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing:
(a) the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01 are correct, before and after giving effect to the Proposed
Competitive Bid Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, as though made on and as of such date;
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result
from the Proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing or from the application of
the proceeds therefrom, that constitutes a Default;
(c) no event has occurred and no circumstance exists as a
result of which the information concerning the undersigned that has
been provided to the Agent and each Lender by the undersigned in
connection with the Credit Agreement would include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact or any fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(d) the aggregate amount of the Proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing, if accepted by the Borrower, and all other Borrowings to be
made on the same day under the Credit Agreement is within the aggregate
amount of the unused Commitments of the Lenders.
Very truly yours,
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By
Title:
EXHIBIT C - FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Reference is made to the Five Year Credit Agreement dated as of August
23, 1999 (as amended or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement")
among Snap-On Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders
(as defined in the Credit Agreement), Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Inc., as Lead
Arranger and Book Manager, Banc One Capital Markets Inc., as Co-Arranger, The
First National Bank of Chicago, as Syndication Agent, and Citibank, N.A., as
agent for the Lenders (the "Agent"). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are
used herein with the same meaning.
The "Assignor" and the "Assignee" referred to on Schedule I hereto
agree as follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the
Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, an interest in and to
the Assignor's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the date
hereof (other than in respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid
Notes) equal to the percentage interest specified on Schedule 1 hereto of all
outstanding rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (other than in
respect of Competitive Bid Advances and Competitive Bid Notes). After giving
effect to such sale and assignment, the Assignee's Commitment and the amount of
the Revolving Credit Advances owing to the Assignee will be as set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto.
2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such
interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement
or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or value of the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant thereto; (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower or the
performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under the
Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto;
and (iv) attaches the Revolving Credit Note, if any held by the Assignor.
3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit
Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 4.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit
Agreement; (iii) represents to the Assignor, the Agent and the Borrower that it
is an Eligible Assignee; (iv) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under
the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof,
together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto;
(v) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations that by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be
performed by it as a Lender; and (vi) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service
forms required under Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.
4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, it will
be delivered to the Agent for acceptance and recording by the Agent. The
effective date for this Assignment and Acceptance (the "Effective Date") shall
be the date of acceptance hereof by the Agent, unless otherwise specified on
Schedule 1 hereto.
5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, as of the Effective
Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the
extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent
provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be
released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Agent, from and after the
Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement and
the Revolving Credit Notes in respect of the interest assigned hereby
(including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and facility
fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make
all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement and the
Revolving Credit Notes for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between
themselves.
7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopier shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment
and Acceptance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused Schedule
1 to this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date specified thereon.
Schedule 1
to
Assignment and Acceptance
Percentage interest assigned: _____%
Assignee's Commitment: $__________
Aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Revolving Credit Advances assigned: $__________
Principal amount of Revolving Credit Note
payable to Assignee: $__________
Principal amount of Revolving Credit Note
payable to Assignor: $__________
Effective Date 1: _______________, 199_
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
By
Title:
Dated: _______________, 199_
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee
By
Title:
Dated: _______________, 199_
Domestic Lending Office:
[Address]
Eurocurrency Lending Office:
[Address]
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1 This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the delivery of
this Assignment and Acceptance to the Agent.
Accepted [and Approved] 2 this
__________ day of _______________, 199_
CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent
By
Title:
[Approved this __________ day
of _______________, 199_
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
By ]3
Title:
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2 Required if the Assignee is an Eligible Assignee solely by reason of clause
(iii) of the definition of "Eligible Assignee".
3 Required if the Assignee is an Eligible Assignee solely by reason of clause
(iii) of the definition of "Eligible Assignee".
EXHIBIT D - FORM OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL
FOR THE BORROWER
EXECUTION COPY WITH
EXHIBITS D-1 AND D-2
AND SHEARMAN & STERLING
OPINION AS SEPARATELY EXECUTED
U.S. $200,000,000
FIVE YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 23, 1999
Among
SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
as Borrower
and
THE INITIAL LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
as Initial Lenders
and
XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX INC.
as Lead Arranger and Book Manager
and
BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
as Co-Arranger
and
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
and
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
as Syndication Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods 11
SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms 11
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
SECTION 2.01. The Revolving Credit Advances 11
SECTION 2.02. Making the Revolving Credit Advances 11
SECTION 2.03. The Competitive Bid Advances13
SECTION 2.04. Fees 16
SECTION 2.05. Termination or Reduction of the Commitments 17
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SECTION 2.06. Repayment of Revolving Credit Advances 17
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SECTION 2.07. Interest on Revolving Credit Advances 17
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SECTION 2.08. Interest Rate Determination 18
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SECTION 2.09. Optional Conversion of Revolving Credit Advances 19
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SECTION 2.10. Prepayments of Revolving Credit Advances 20
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SECTION 2.11. Increased Costs 20
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SECTION 2.12. Illegality 21
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SECTION 2.13. Payments and Computations 21
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SECTION 2.14. Taxes 22
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SECTION 2.15. Sharing of Payments, Etc. 24
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SECTION 2.16. Evidence of Debt 24
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SECTION 2.17. Use of Proceeds 25
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND LENDING
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Sections 2.01
and 2.03 27
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to Sandvik Funding Date 28
SECTION 3.04. Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive
Bid Borrowing 29
SECTION 3.04. Determinations Under Section 3.01 29
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower 30
ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants 31
SECTION 5.02. Negative Covenants 33
SECTION 5.03. Financial Covenant 34
ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default 34
ARTICLE VII THE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Authorization and Action 36
SECTION 7.02. Agent's Reliance, Etc. 37
SECTION 7.03. Citibank and Affiliates 37
SECTION 7.04. Lender Credit Decision 37
SECTION 7.05. Indemnification 37
SECTION 7.06. Successor Agent 38
SECTION 7.07. Sub-Agent 38
SECTION 7.08. Other Agents.38
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 8.01. Amendments, Etc. 38
SECTION 8.02. Notices, Etc.39
SECTION 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies 39
SECTION 8.04. Costs and Expenses 39
SECTION 8.05. Right of Set-off 40
SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect 40
SECTION 8.07. Assignments and Participations 40
SECTION 8.08. Confidentiality 42
SECTION 8.09. Governing Law43
SECTION 8.10. Execution in Counterparts 43
SECTION 8.11. Judgment 43
SECTION 8.12. Jurisdiction, Etc. 43
SECTION 8.13. Substitution of Currency 44
SECTION 8.15. Waiver of Jury Trial 44
Schedules
Schedule I - List of Applicable Lending Offices
Schedule 3.01(b) - Disclosed Litigation
Schedule 5.02(a) - Existing Liens
Exhibits
Exhibit A-1 - Form of Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Competitive Bid Note
Exhibit B-1 - Form of Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing
Exhibit B-2 - Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing
Exhibit C - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D-1 - Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
Exhibit D-2 - Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
