AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of May 11, 2006 Among CIGNA CORPORATION THE BANKS NAMED HEREIN and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, and...
Exhibit
10.2
[Modified
to properly identify UBS AG, Stamford Branch
on its signature page]
EXECUTION
COPY
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U.S.
$1,750,000,000
AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND
Dated
as
of May 11, 2006
Among
CIGNA
CORPORATION
THE
BANKS
NAMED HEREIN
and
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
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CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,
BANC
OF
AMERICA SECURITIES LLC, and
X.X.
XXXXXX SECURITIES INC.,
as
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers
BANK
OF
AMERICA, N.A.,
as
Syndication Agent
THE
BANK
OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
NEW
YORK
BRANCH and
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as
Co-Documentation Agents
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1
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SECTION
1.01.
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Certain
Defined Terms
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1
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SECTION
1.02.
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Computation
of Time Periods
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14
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SECTION
1.03.
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Accounting
Terms
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14
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ARTICLE
II LETTERS OF CREDIT
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14
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SECTION
2.01.
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Letters
of Credit
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14
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SECTION
2.02.
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Reimbursement
for LC Disbursements, Cover, Etc.
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18
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SECTION
2.03.
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LC
Disbursement Procedures
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19
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SECTION
2.04.
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Interest
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20
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SECTION
2.05.
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Provision
of Cover
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20
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SECTION
2.06.
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Replacement
of an Issuing Bank
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21
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ARTICLE
III ADVANCES
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22
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SECTION
3.01.
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The
Advances
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22
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SECTION
3.02.
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Making
the Advances
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22
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SECTION
3.03.
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Notes
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24
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SECTION
3.04.
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Termination,
Reduction or Increase of the Revolving Credit Commitments
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24
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SECTION
3.05.
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Repayment
of Advances and Evidence of Indebtedness
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25
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SECTION
3.06.
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Interest
on Advances
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25
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SECTION
3.07.
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Interest
Rate Determination
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26
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SECTION
3.08.
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Optional
Conversion of Advances
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27
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SECTION
3.09.
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Optional
Prepayments of Advances
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27
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SECTION
3.10.
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Use
of Proceeds
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27
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ARTICLE
IV FEES; CERTAIN COMMON PROVISIONS
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28
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SECTION
4.01.
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Fees
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28
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SECTION
4.02.
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Increased
Costs
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29
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SECTION
4.03.
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Illegality
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29
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SECTION
4.04.
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Payments
and Computations
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30
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SECTION
4.05.
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Taxes
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31
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ARTICLE
V RESTATEMENT EFFECTIVE DATE; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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33
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SECTION
5.01.
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Restatement
Effective Date
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33
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SECTION
5.02.
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Conditions
Precedent to Each Extension of Credit and Each Amendment of each
Letter of
Credit
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35
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ARTICLE
VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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35
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SECTION
6.01.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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35
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ARTICLE
VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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37
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SECTION
7.01.
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Affirmative
Covenants
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37
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SECTION
7.02.
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Negative
Covenants
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40
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ARTICLE
VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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41
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SECTION
8.01.
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Events
of Default
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41
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ARTICLE
IX THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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43
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SECTION
9.01.
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Authorization
and Action
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43
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SECTION
9.02.
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Administrative
Agent's Reliance, Etc.
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43
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SECTION
9.03.
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Citibank
and Affiliates
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44
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SECTION
9.04.
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Bank
Credit Decision
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44
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SECTION
9.05.
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Indemnification
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44
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SECTION
9.06.
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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44
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SECTION
9.07.
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Joint
Lead Arrangers
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45
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SECTION
9.08.
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Trust
Indenture Act
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45
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS
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45
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SECTION
10.01.
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Amendments,
Etc.
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45
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SECTION
10.02.
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Notices,
Etc.
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46
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SECTION
10.03.
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No
Waiver; Remedies
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48
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SECTION
10.04.
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Costs,
Expenses and Indemnification
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48
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SECTION
10.05.
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Binding
Effect
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50
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SECTION
10.06.
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Assignments
and Participations
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50
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SECTION
10.07.
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Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
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53
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SECTION
10.08.
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Severability
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54
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SECTION
10.09.
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Execution
in Counterparts
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54
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SECTION
10.10.
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Survival
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54
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SECTION
10.11.
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Sharing
of Set-Offs, Etc.
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54
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SECTION
10.12.
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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55
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SECTION
10.13.
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Confidentiality
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55
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SECTION
10.14.
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USA
PATRIOT Act
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55
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SCHEDULE
1
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COMMITMENTS
AND LENDING OFFICES
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SCHEDULE
2
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PRICING
SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE
3
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EXISTING
LETTERS OF CREDIT
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
A-1
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Form
of Arbor Letter of Credit
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EXHIBIT
A-2
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Form
of Notice of Issuance
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EXHIBIT
A-3
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Form
of Notice of Increase
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EXHIBIT
A-4
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Form
of Notice of Reduction
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Notice of Borrowing
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EXHIBIT
C
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Form
of Note
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EXHIBIT
D
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption
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EXHIBIT
E
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Form
of Opinion of Senior Counsel of Company
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EXHIBIT
F
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Form
of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to
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Administrative
Agent
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND LETTER OF CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of
May 11, 2006 among CIGNA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (together with
its successors and assigns, the "Company"),
the
financial institutions (together with their respective successors and assigns,
each a "Bank"
and,
collectively, the "Banks")
listed
under the heading "Banks" on the signature pages hereof, and CITIBANK, N.A.
("Citibank"),
as
administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such
capacity, the "Administrative
Agent")
as
herein provided.
The
Company, certain banks and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent are parties
to a Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Agreement dated as of May 27, 2004
(the "Existing
Agreement").
The
Company has requested that the Banks amend the Existing Agreement in certain
respects and, as so amended, to restate the Existing Agreement, and the parties
are prepared to do so on the terms and conditions hereof. Accordingly, effective
on the Restatement Effective Date as hereinafter defined, the Existing Agreement
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety 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):
"Administrative
Agent"
has the
meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.
"Administrative
Agent's Account"
means
the account of the Administrative Agent maintained by the Administrative Agent
at Citibank at Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
ABA#000000000, Account No. 3685 2248, Account Name: NAIB Agency
Medium Term Finance/Reference: CIGNA, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, or
such other account as may from time to time be designated by the Administrative
Agent to the Company and the Banks in writing.
"Advance"
means
an advance by a Bank to the Company as part of a Borrowing and refers to a
Base
Rate Advance or a Eurodollar Rate Advance (each of which shall be a
"Type"
of
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.
"Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate"
means,
for any Rating Level Period, the rate per annum set forth in Schedule 2
opposite the reference to such Rating Level Period under the heading "Applicable
Commitment Fee Rate". Each change in the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate
resulting from a Rating Level Change shall be effective on the date of such
Rating Level Change.
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"Applicable
Issuing Office"
means,
with respect to any Bank, such office of such Bank as such Bank may from time
to
time specify to the Company and the Administrative Agent as the office at which
it participates in Letters of Credit.
"Applicable
Lending Office"
means,
with respect to any Bank, such Bank's Domestic Lending Office in the case of
any
Base Rate Advance and such Bank's Eurodollar Lending Office in the case of
any
Eurodollar Rate Advance.
"Applicable
Margin"
means,
with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advance, for any Rating Level Period, the
rate per annum set forth in Schedule 2 opposite the reference to such
Rating Level Period under the heading "Applicable Margin". Each change in the
Applicable Margin resulting from a Rating Level Change shall be effective on
the
date of such Rating Level Change.
"Applicable
Percentage"
means,
with respect to any Bank, at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage,
of
(i) the aggregate amount of such Bank's Commitment at such time to (ii) the
Total Commitments at such time.
"Arbor"
means
Arbor Reinsurance Company, Limited, an indirect subsidiary of the Company
organized under the laws of Bermuda.
"Arbor
Letter of Credit"
means a
Letter of Credit (which shall be a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit hereunder) issued
hereunder in favor of Connecticut General for the account of Arbor, for the
purpose of enabling Connecticut General to obtain statutory reserve credit
for
cessions to non-admitted reinsurers, in substantially the form of Exhibit
A.
"Assignment
and Assumption"
means
an assignment and assumption entered into by a Bank and an Eligible Bank (with
the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06), and
accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit D or any other
form approved by the Administrative Agent.
"Bank"
and
"Banks"
have
the meanings set forth in the introduction hereto (and shall include each
Issuing Bank unless the context otherwise requires).
"Base
Rate"
means,
for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum in effect from time to time,
which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the higher of:
(a)
the
rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New York from
time
to time as Citibank's base rate; and
(b)
0.50%
per annum above the Federal Funds Rate for such day.
"Base
Rate Advance"
means
an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 3.06(a).
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"Beneficiary"
means
the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit.
"Borrowing"
means a
borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of the same Type made by each
of
the Banks pursuant to Section 3.01.
"Business
Day"
means a
day of the year on which commercial banks are not required or authorized by
law
to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any
Eurodollar Rate Advance, on which dealings in foreign currencies and exchange
between banks may be carried out in the London interbank market.
"Change
in Control"
means
any of the following events:
(a)
the
Company is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation
or other Person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization
less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
securities of the corporation or other Person that is the survivor of such
merger, consolidation or reorganization immediately after such transaction
is
held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock immediately prior to such
transaction; or
(b)
the
Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to any other corporation
or
other Person, and less than a majority of the combined voting power of the
then
outstanding securities of such corporation or other Person immediately after
such transaction is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
immediately prior to such sale; or
(c)
any
"person" or "group" (as such terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d)
and
14(d) of the Exchange Act, whether or not applicable, except that for purposes
of this paragraph (c) such person or group shall be deemed to have "beneficial
ownership" of all shares that such person or group has the right to acquire,
whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of
time)
is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3
promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more
than
30% of the aggregate voting power of all Voting Stock; or
(d)
during any period of 25 consecutive calendar months, a majority of the Board
of
Directors of the Company shall no longer be composed of individuals (i) who
were
members of said Board on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election
or nomination to said Board was approved by individuals referred to in
clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at
least a majority of said Board or (iii) whose election or nomination to
said Board was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)
above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a
majority of said Board.
"Citibank"
means
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and
assigns.
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"Collateral
Account"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
"Commitment"
means,
at any time, for any Bank, the sum of (i) the amount set forth opposite the
name of such Bank on Schedule 1 (or, if such Bank has entered into an
Assignment and Assumption, set forth for such Bank in the register maintained
by
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.06(b)), subject to the
provisions of Sections 3.04(b) relating to reductions of the
Commitments.
"Company"
has the
meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.
"Confidential
Information"
means
information that the Company furnishes to the Administrative Agent or any Bank
in a writing designated as confidential, but does not include any such
information that is or becomes generally available to the public or that is
or
becomes rightfully available to the Administrative Agent or such Bank from
a
source other than the Company.
"Confirming
Bank"
means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit and any Bank, any other bank that has
confirmed, by a document acceptable to the Beneficiary, the obligations of
such
Bank under such Letter of Credit.
"Connecticut
General"
means
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut life insurance
company.
"Consolidated
Subsidiary"
means,
at any time, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would, in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be consolidated with
those of the Company in its consolidated financial statements if such statements
were prepared as of such date.
"Continue"
and
"Continuation"
refers
to the continuation of Eurodollar Rate Advances from one Interest Period to
the
next as Eurodollar Rate Advances.
"Convert",
"Conversion"
and
"Converted"
each
refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of the other Type
pursuant to Section 3.07 or 3.08.
"Cover"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b).
"Debt"
of any
Person means (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money,
(b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments, (c) obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services, (d) obligations of such
Person as lessee under leases which shall have been or should be, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, recorded as capital leases,
(e) Debt of others secured by a Lien on the property of such Person,
whether or not the respective Debt so secured has been assumed by such Person
(but excluding, in the case of this clause (e), involuntary Liens on the
property of such Person that are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto
are
maintained on the books of such Person), and (f) obligations of such Person
under direct or indirect guaranties in respect of, and obligations (contingent
or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a
creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness or obligations of others
of
the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (but excluding, in
the case of this clause (f), involuntary obligations of such Person that
are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of such
Person in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles);
provided
that the
term "Debt" shall exclude Non-Recourse Debt.
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"Default"
means
an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event
of
Default.
"Disclosed
Litigation"
means
the legal actions or proceedings disclosed in the report of the Company on
form
10-K, 10-Q or 8-K most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission prior to the date hereof.
"Dollars"
and the
sign "$"
mean
lawful money in the United States of America.
"Domestic
Lending Office"
means,
with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its "Domestic
Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto or in the Assignment
and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Bank, or such other office of
such
Bank as such Bank may from time to time specify to the Company and the
Administrative Agent.
"Eligible
Bank"
means a
financial institution that meets the requirements of Connecticut General
Statutes Section 38a-87(a), as from time to time amended to be a "qualified
United States financial institution", including the requirement that such
financial institution be an NAIC Approved Bank (it being understood that neither
the Company nor any Affiliate thereof may be an Eligible Bank).
"ERISA"
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued
thereunder.
"Eurodollar
Lending Office"
means,
with respect to any Bank, the office of such Bank specified as its "Eurodollar
Lending Office" opposite its name on Schedule 1 hereto or in the Assignment
and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Bank (or, if no such office is
specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Bank
as
such Bank may from time to time specify to the Company and the Administrative
Agent.
"Eurodollar
Rate"
means,
for any Interest Period for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of
the
same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum appearing on Page 3750 of the
Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or
any
successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations
comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as
determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of
providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the
London interbank market) as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
the date two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period as
the
rate for Dollar deposits having a term comparable to such Interest Period,
or in
the event such offered rate is not available from said Page 3750, the rate
determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average (rounded to the nearer
whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such a multiple)
of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered by the principal
office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England to prime banks in
the
London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the
date two Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount
substantially equal to such Reference Bank's Advance comprising part of such
Borrowing to be outstanding during such Interest Period and for a period
comparable to such Interest Period.
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"Eurodollar
Rate Advance"
means
an Advance that bears interest as provided in Section 3.06(b).
"Event
of Default"
has the
meaning specified in Section 8.01.
"Exchange
Act"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Existing
Agreement"
has the
meaning set forth in the introduction hereto.
"Existing
Letter of Credit"
means
each letter of credit described on Schedule 3.
"Federal
Funds Rate"
means,
for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest
1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of
New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided
that
(i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day
as so
published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is
so published on such next succeeding Business Day as provided in
clause (i), the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate
quoted to the Person serving as Administrative Agent on such day on such
transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
"Final
Maturity Date"
means
the last day of the Revolving Credit Availability Period.
"Fitch"
means
Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto.
"Fitch
Rating"
means,
at any time, the rating of the Index Debt then most recently announced by
Fitch.
"Fronted
Letter of Credit"
means
(i) any letter of credit issued by an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section
2.01(a)(1)(ii) and (ii) each of the Existing Letters of Credit, and in each
case any Replacement Letter of Credit therefor.
"Index
Debt"
means
long-term senior, unsecured, non-credit-enhanced indebtedness of the Company
for
borrowed money.
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"Initial
Banks"
means
each of the financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on
the
signature pages hereof.
"Insurance
Regulatory Authority"
means,
as to any Material Insurance Subsidiary, the insurance department or similar
administrative authority or agency located in the state in which such Material
Insurance Subsidiary is domiciled.
"Interest
Period"
means,
for each Eurodollar Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Eurodollar Rate Advance or the date of
the
Conversion of any Base Rate Advance into such Eurodollar Rate Advance and ending
on the last day of the period selected by the Company pursuant to the provisions
below and thereafter 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 Company pursuant to the provisions below. The duration of each
such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months, as the Company
may,
upon notice received by the Administrative 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:
(1)
any
Interest Period that would otherwise begin before and end after the Final
Maturity Date shall end on the Final Maturity Date;
(2)
Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Eurodollar Rate Advances
comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same
duration;
(3)
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 fall on the next succeeding Business Day, except that if such
extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to fall in the next
following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall fall on
the
next preceding Business Day; and
(4)
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.
"Issuing
Bank"
means
each Bank designated as an "Issuing Bank" hereunder that has agreed to such
designation and has been approved as an "Issuing Bank" by the Administrative
Agent and the Company in their reasonable discretion, each in its capacity
as
the issuer of Fronted Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such
capacity as provided in Section 2.06. Each Issuing Bank may, in its
discretion, arrange for one or more Fronted Letters of Credit to be issued
by
Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term "Issuing Bank" shall
include any such Affiliate with respect to Fronted Letters of Credit issued
by
such Affiliate. Each Bank identified on Schedule 3 as the Issuing Bank in
respect of an Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an Issuing
Bank.
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"LC
Disbursement"
means
each payment made by a Bank or an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
"LC
Expiry Date"
means,
at any time for any Letter of Credit, the expiry date of such Letter of
Credit.
"LC
Exposure"
means,
at any time, for any Bank, the sum of (i) such Bank's Applicable Percentage
of the undrawn portion of the Maximum Amount of all Letters of Credit at such
time plus
(ii) such Bank's Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount of any and
all LC Disbursements that have not been reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Company at such time.
"LC
Reimbursement Obligation"
means
the obligation of the Company under Section 2.02 to reimburse to each Bank
the amount of each LC Disbursement by such Bank.
"LC
Sublimit"
means
$1,250,000,000.
"Letter
of Credit"
means
any Multi-Bank Letter of Credit or Fronted Letter of Credit, including any
Replacement Letter of Credit.
"Leverage
Ratio"
means,
at any time, the ratio of (i) Total Consolidated Debt to (ii) Total
Consolidated Capitalization; provided
that the
Leverage Ratio shall be computed without taking into account (x) "Net unrealized
appreciation, fixed maturities" as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company
or (y) "Minimum pension liability adjustment" as determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the consolidated balance sheets
of
the Company.
"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.
"Majority
Banks"
means,
at any time, Banks having more than 51% of the sum of the then aggregate amount
of the Revolving Credit Exposures and LC Exposures.
"Margin
Stock"
means
margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, as from time to time amended.
"Material
Adverse Change"
or
"Material
Adverse Effect"
means a
material adverse change in or a material adverse effect on (i) the business,
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of
the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the legality,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes.
"Material
Insurance Subsidiary"
means a
Material Subsidiary that is licensed to do a life insurance
business.
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"Material
Subsidiary"
means:
(a)
Connecticut General; and
(b)
each
other Subsidiary of the Company (i) whose assets constitute 10% or more of
the total assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (determined
on
a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles) or (ii) whose revenues constituted 10% or more of
the total revenues of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (determined
on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles) during the most recently concluded fiscal year
of the Company.
"Maximum
Amount"
of any
Letter of Credit means the amount specified in such Letter of Credit as the
maximum aggregate amount that may be drawn thereunder.
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
"Xxxxx'x
Rating"
means,
at any time, the rating of the Index Debt then most recently announced by
Moody's.
"Multi-Bank
Letter of Credit"
means
any letter of credit issued by the Banks pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(1)(i)
(including any Replacement Letter of Credit therefor).
"NAIC"
means
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and any successor
thereto.
"NAIC
Approved Bank"
means
(a) any Bank that is a bank listed on the most current Bank List (the
"NAIC
Bank List")
of
banks determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC and approved
by
the NAIC as banks whose letters of credit will be acceptable to the NAIC or
(b)
any Bank as to which its Confirming Bank is a bank listed on the NAIC Bank
List.
"Non-Recourse
Debt"
means
any Debt of the Company, any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any consolidated
variable interest entities shown on a separate line of the Company's
consolidated balance sheet as "non-recourse obligations" if, and so long as,
such Debt meets the requirements of clause (a) or clause (b) below,
provided that Debt will not fail to qualify as Non-Recourse Debt or be
considered an indirect liability of the company solely because a Company
Subsidiary has indemnified any lender in respect of such Debt against damages
resulting from exceptions to non-recourse liability in general usage in the
relevant industry at the time such Debt is incurred (such as fraud, waste,
misapplication of funds, failure to maintain insurance coverage, and
environmental liability):
(a)
(i)
the instruments governing such Debt limit the recourse (whether direct or
indirect) of the holder or holders thereof against the Company and its
Subsidiaries for the payment of such Debt to the property securing such Debt
and
(ii) if such Debt is incurred after the date hereof by the Company or a
Subsidiary of the Company which is organized under the laws of the United States
or any State thereof, the property securing such Debt is not material to the
business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or properties of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as determined at the time such
Debt is incurred; or
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(b)
(i)
the sole obligors of such Debt are (x) a corporation or other entity (such
obligor, a "Specified
Entity")
formed
solely for the purpose of owning (or owning and operating) property which is
(or
may be) subject to Lien securing such Debt and (y) other entities that are
not
Company Subsidiaries or other entities in which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary holds a direct or indirect ownership or other beneficial interest,
(ii) such Specified Entity owns no other material property, (iii) the sole
collateral security provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect
to
such Debt (if any) consists of property owned by such Specified Entity and/or
the capital stock of (or equivalent ownership interests in) such Specified
Entity and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its other Subsidiaries has any
liability, direct or indirect, in respect of such Debt other than
indemnification obligations to any lender in respect of such Debt against
damages resulting from exceptions to nonrecourse liability in general usage
in
the relevant industry at the time such Debt is incurred such as fraud, waste,
misapplication of funds, failure to maintain insurance coverage, and
environmental liability).
"Note"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.
"Notice
of Borrowing"
has the
meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).
"Notice
of Increase"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f).
"Notice
of Issuance"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f).
"Notice
of Reduction"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(f).
"OECD"
means
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
"Other
Taxes"
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.05.
"Outside
Expiry Date"
means
the date ten Business Days prior to the Termination Date.
"Permitted
Investments"
means
securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the Government of the United
States of America or any agency thereof and securities issued or unconditionally
guaranteed by the central government of any country that is a member of the
OECD, rated AA or better (or the equivalent).
"Person"
means
an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited
liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
joint
venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency
thereof.
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"Quarterly
Dates"
means
the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year,
the first of which shall be the first such day after the date
hereof.
"Rating"
means
the Xxxxx'x Rating, the S&P Rating or the Fitch Rating, as the case may
be.
"Rating
Level Change"
means a
change in the Xxxxx'x Rating, the S&P Rating, or the Fitch Rating, that
results in a change from one Rating Level Period to another, which Rating Level
Change shall be deemed to take effect on the date on which the relevant change
in rating is first announced by Xxxxx'x, S&P or Fitch.
"Rating
Level Period"
means a
Rating Level 1 Period, a Rating Level 2 Period, a Rating Level 3
Period, a Rating Level 4 Period, a Rating Level 5 Period or a Rating
Level 6 Period; provided
that:
(i) |
"Rating
Xxxxx 0 Period"
means a period during which the Xxxxx'x Rating is at or above A2,
the
S&P Rating is at or above A or the Fitch Rating is at or above
A;
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(ii) |
"Rating
Level 2 Period"
means a period that is not a Rating Level 1 Period, during which the
Xxxxx'x Rating is at or above A3, the S&P Rating is at or above A- or
the Fitch Rating is at or above A-;
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(iii) |
"Rating
Level 3 Period"
means a period that is not a Rating Level 1 Period or a Rating Level
2 Period, during which the Xxxxx'x Rating is at or above Baa1, the
S&P
Rating is at or above BBB+ or the Fitch Rating is at or above
BBB+;
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(iv) |
"Rating
Level 4 Period"
means a period that is not a Rating Level 1 Period, a Rating Level 2
Period or a Rating Level 3 Period, during which the Xxxxx'x Rating
is at
or above Baa2, the S&P Rating is at or above BBB or the Fitch Rating
is at or above BBB;
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(v) |
"Rating
Level 5 Period"
means a period that is not a Rating Level 1 Period, a Rating Level 2
Period, a Rating Level 3 Period or a Rating Level 4 Period, during
which
the Xxxxx'x Rating is at or above Baa3, the S&P Rating is at or above
BBB- or the Fitch Rating is at or above BBB-;
and
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(vi) |
"Rating
Level 6 Period"
means a period that is not a Rating Level 1 Period, a Rating
Level 2 Period, a Rating Level 3 Period, a Rating Level 4 Period
or a Rating Level 5 Period;
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and
provided,
further,
that
(a) if the Xxxxx'x Rating, the S&P Rating and the Fitch Rating differ
by one Rating Level, then the applicable Rating Level shall be the highest
of
such Ratings and (b) if the Xxxxx'x Rating, the S&P Rating and the
Fitch Rating differ by more than one Rating Level, then the applicable Rating
Level Period shall be the lower Rating Level of the two highest Rating Levels
(for purposes of the foregoing, Rating Level 1 is the highest and Rating Level
6
is the lowest); and provided,
further,
that
any period during which there is no Rating shall be a Rating Level 6
Period.
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"Reference
Banks"
means
Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank (and any
successors thereof).
"Replacement
Letter of Credit"
means
any letter of credit issued in accordance with the provisions of 10.06(b)(v),
in
replacement of and in the same form as the relevant replaced Letter of
Credit.
"Responsible
Officer"
of the
Company means the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer of the Company or any Vice President of the Company in the finance
department.
"Restatement
Effective Date"
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
"Revolving
Credit Availability Period"
means
the period from the Restatement Effective Date until the Termination
Date.
"Revolving
Credit Commitment"
means,
for any Bank, at any time, (i) such Bank's Commitment, minus
(ii) such Bank's Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Maximum Amount of
all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time.
"Revolving
Credit Exposure"
means,
at any time, for any Bank, the sum of (i) the unused amount of such Bank's
Revolving Credit Commitment plus
(ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances by such
Bank.
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Rating Services and any successor thereto.
"S&P
Rating"
means,
at any time, the rating of the Index Debt then most recently announced by
S&P.
"Solvent"
means,
with respect to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the
property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities
(including without limitation contingent liabilities) of such Person,
(b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not
less than
the
amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on
its
debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend
to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such
Person's ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (d) such
Person is not engaged in a business and is not about to engage in a business
for
which such Person's property would constitute an unreasonably small
capital.
"Subsidiary"
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other
ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect
a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity
(irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership
interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or
other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening
of
any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled
by
such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and
one
or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
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"Taxes"
has the
meaning specified in Section 4.05.
"Termination
Date"
means
the date five years after the Restatement Effective Date; provided
that if
such day is not a Business Day the Termination Date shall be the immediately
preceding Business Day.
"Total
Commitments"
means
$1,750,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to
Section 3.04(b).
"Total
Consolidated Capitalization"
means,
at any time, the sum of (i) Total Consolidated Debt plus
(ii) the
total amount of shareholder's equity of the Company.
"Total
Consolidated Debt"
means,
at any time, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Debt of the Company
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries of the kinds referred to in clause (a),
(b) or (d) of the definition of "Debt" in this Section 1.01, or of the
kinds referred to in clause (e) or (f) thereof to the extent relating to
Debt of the kinds referred to in said clause (a), (b) or (d), all
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
"Type"
has the
meaning specified in the definition of "Advance."
"VADBe
Hedge"
means
the program implemented by Connecticut General in 2002, as refined and revised
from time to time at Connecticut General's sole discretion, to substantially
reduce the equity market exposures related to variable annuity death benefit
reinsurance contracts.
"Voting
Stock"
means,
at any time, the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in an election of directors of the Company.
"Wholly
Owned Subsidiary"
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity of which all of the equity securities or other ownership
interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors' qualifying
shares) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one
or
more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or
more
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
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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" 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 6.01(e).
ARTICLE
II
LETTERS
OF CREDIT
SECTION
2.01. Letters
of Credit.
(a)
Letters
of Credit.
(1)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Banks
severally agree, at the request of the Company, to issue one or more standby
letters of credit hereunder on a several liability basis (as from time to time
amended, each a "Multi-Bank
Letter of Credit")
on any
Business Day on or before the Outside Expiry Date, (ii) each Issuing Bank
agrees, at the request of the Company, to issue one or more standby Letters
of
Credit hereunder (as from time to time amended, each a "Fronted
Letter of Credit")
on any
Business Day on or before the Outside Expiry Date and (iii) the Banks
severally agree, in the case of each Multi-Bank Letter of Credit, and each
Issuing Bank agrees, in the case of each Fronted Letter of Credit (and the
Banks
hereby irrevocably authorize such Issuing Bank to agree), to increase the
Maximum Amount of any such Letter of Credit from time to time on or before
the
Outside Expiry Date; provided
that
each such issuance of, or increase in the Maximum Amount of, any Letter of
Credit shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 2.01(a)(4).
(2)
Each
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Banks and the Company, each Fronted Letter of Credit shall
be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank and the
Company, and the Arbor Letter of Credit shall be in substantially the form
of
Exhibit A.
(3)
Each
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit shall be issued by all of the Banks as a single
multi-bank letter of credit; provided
that the
obligation of each Bank thereunder shall be several, and not joint, to the
extent of such Bank's Applicable Percentage of the Maximum Amount; and each
Fronted Letter of Credit shall be issued by an Issuing Bank as sole issuer,
and
the Banks shall be deemed to acquire participations therein on the terms and
conditions of Section 2.01(b).
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(4)
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the sum of
(x) the aggregate amount of the LC Exposures of all of the Banks
plus
(y) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all of the
Banks may not at any time exceed the Total Commitments, (ii) the aggregate
Maximum Amount of all Letters of Credit may not at any time exceed the LC
Sublimit, and (iii) no Letter of Credit may provide for an LC Expiry
Date later than the Outside Expiry Date. Subject to clause (iii), any
Letter of Credit shall, if requested by the Company, include customary evergreen
provisions (including appropriate language allowing the relevant Issuing Bank
to
exercise non-renewal rights).
(b)
Participations
in Fronted Letters of Credit.
(1)
Upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of a Fronted Letter of Credit (and any
amendment to a Fronted Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) in
accordance herewith, and without any further action on the part of such Issuing
Bank or any Bank, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Bank, and each Bank
hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Fronted Letter
of Credit equal to such Bank's Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under such Fronted Letter of Credit. Each Bank
acknowledges and agrees that its acquisition of participations pursuant to
this
Section 2.01(b) in respect of each Fronted Letter of Credit shall be
automatic, absolute and unconditional irrespective of the occurrence or
continuance of any Default, or any reduction or termination of the Commitments,
or any other circumstance whatsoever.
(2)
In
consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Bank severally agrees
to
pay to the Administrative Agent, for account of each Issuing Bank, such Bank's
Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank
under a Fronted Letter of Credit promptly upon the request of such Issuing
Bank,
through the Administrative Agent, at any time from the time of such
LC Disbursement until such LC Disbursement is reimbursed by the
Company in full or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required
to be
refunded to the Company for any reason.
(3)
The
obligation of each Bank to make payments under clause (2) shall be absolute
and unconditional irrespective of any amendment, renewal or extension of any
Fronted Letter of Credit, the occurrence or continuance of any Default, any
reduction or termination of the Commitments, any circumstance referred to in
Section 2.02(b), or any other circumstance whatsoever. Each such payment
shall be made without setoff, counterclaim, abatement, withholding or reduction
whatsoever and shall be made in the manner provided in Section 3.02 with
respect to Advances made by such Bank, and the Administrative Agent shall
promptly pay to such Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Banks.
Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from
the
Company pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute
such payment to the relevant Issuing Bank or, to the extent that the Banks
have
made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then
to
such Banks and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment
made
by a Bank pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any
LC Disbursement shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to
reimburse such LC Disbursement.
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(c)
Arbor
Letter of Credit.
The
Arbor Letter of Credit shall be a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit. The initial
LC
Expiry Date of the Arbor Letter of Credit shall be the date one year after
the
issuance thereof, subject to automatic extension to the extent provided in
such
Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent will give the notification of
non-extension contemplated by the fifth paragraph of the Arbor Letter of Credit
if requested to do so by written notice to the Administrative Agent, received
by
the Administrative Agent not more than 60 days and not less than 45 days prior
to the then effective LC Expiry Date thereof, from (i) the Majority Banks or
(ii) the Company or, in the case of the Arbor Letter of Credit, the Company
or
Arbor; provided,
however,
that
the Administrative Agent shall, if requested to do so by any Bank, give such
notification of non-extension at such time as is required to assure that the
LC
Expiry Date does not fall beyond the Outside Expiry Date.
(d)
Existing
Letters of Credit.
Effective on the Restatement Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be a Fronted Letter of Credit issued and outstanding under
this Agreement (and without limiting the foregoing, effective from and after
the
Restatement Effective Date, Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to apply
thereto as if each such Existing Letter of Credit, for this purpose, were issued
on the Restatement Effective Date).
(e)
Notices
of Issuance, Increase, Reduction of Letters of Credit.
To
request the issuance of a Letter of Credit or an increase in the Maximum Amount
of a Letter of Credit as provided in Section 2.01(a), the Company shall
hand-deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if
arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent) to
the
Administrative Agent (if by hand delivery or telecopy, not later than noon
New
York City time on the Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance
or
amendment, and if by approved electronic communication, not later than
10:00 a.m. New York City time on the requested date of issuance or
amendment) a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit A-2 (the
"Notice
of Issuance")
or
Exhibit A-3 (a "Notice
of Increase"),
as
the case may be, identifying the relevant Letter of Credit and specifying,
in
the case of the Notice of Issuance, the date of issuance and the initial Maximum
Amount thereof, and, in the case of a Notice of Increase, the proposed effective
date of the amendment effecting the increase in the Maximum Amount thereof
and
the increased Maximum Amount. In addition, the Company may from time to time,
by
giving notice to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of
Exhibit A-4 (a "Notice
of Reduction")
by the
times provided for notices in the preceding sentence, and with the prior written
consent of the Beneficiary of the relevant Letter of Credit, elect to reduce
the
Maximum Amount of such Letter of Credit in increments of $1,000,000 (or, if
less, the remaining undrawn amount thereof). The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the Banks of its receipt of any such notice. The Administrative
Agent (in the case of a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit) or the relevant Issuing
Bank (in the case of a Fronted Letter of Credit) shall, in the case of any
such
increase or reduction and subject in the case of a reduction, to its receipt
of
any required consent from the Beneficiary of such Letter of Credit in form
and
substance satisfactory to it, promptly execute and deliver an amendment to
such
Letter of Credit effecting such increase or reduction, and notify the Banks,
the
Administrative Agent (in the case of a Fronted Letter of Credit) and the Company
of such increase or reduction (confirming the effective date thereof). If an
Issuing Bank has received, at its office specified herein, written notice from
the Company, a Bank or the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior
to the requested date of issuance or amendment of a Fronted Letter of Credit,
that a condition set forth in Section 5.02(a) or (b) to such issuance or
amendment has not been satisfied, such Issuing Bank shall not proceed with
such
issuance or amendment.
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(f)
Notices
of Non-Extension.
In the
case of any Letter of Credit that contains evergreen provisions (other than
the
Arbor Letter of Credit, which is provided for in Section 2.01(c)), the
Administrative Agent (in the case of any Multi-Bank Letter of Credit) and the
Issuing Bank (in the case of any Fronted Letter of Credit) shall comply with
the
instructions of the Majority Banks given pursuant to any provisions for
non-extension of the expiry date thereof.
(g)
Representation.
Each
Bank represents and warrants as of the date of issuance of each Multi-Bank
Letter of Credit that it is an Eligible Bank (or, if such Bank is not an
Eligible Bank at such time, that such Bank's obligations under such Letter
of
Credit are confirmed, at the expense of such Bank, by a bank that meets the
requirements of an Eligible Bank).
(h)
Issuance
and Administration of Multi-Bank Letters of Credit.
Any
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit, any amendment thereto and any Replacement Letter
of
Credit for a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit shall be executed and delivered by
the
Administrative Agent in the name and on behalf of, and as attorney-in-fact
for,
each of the Banks, and the Administrative Agent shall act under each Multi-Bank
Letter of Credit as the agent of each Bank to (i) receive drafts presented
by the Beneficiary thereunder, (ii) determine whether such drafts are in
compliance with the terms and conditions of such Multi-Bank Letter of Credit,
(iii) notify each Bank and the Company that a valid drawing has been made and
the date that the related LC Disbursements are to be made, and (iv) receive
and
implement any request for amendment of such Multi-Bank Letter of Credit as
provided herein; provided
that
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent,
in
its capacity as such, shall have no obligation or liability whatsoever to make
any payment under any Multi-Bank Letter of Credit. Each Bank hereby irrevocably
appoints and designates the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact, which
appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, acting through any
duly
authorized officer of the Person that is serving as the Administrative Agent,
to
execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of such Bank any Multi-Bank Letter
of Credit, any such amendment thereto and any Replacement Letter of Credit
of a
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit, in each case in accordance with the terms
hereof.
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SECTION
2.02. Reimbursement
for LC Disbursements, Cover, Etc.
(a)
Reimbursement.
The
Company agrees to reimburse (1) each Bank for the full amount of each LC
Disbursement under a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit by such Bank and (2) each
Issuing Bank for the full amount of each LC Disbursement under a Fronted Letter
of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, each such reimbursement to be made by
paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of such LC
Disbursement (i) not later than noon, New York City time, on the Business
Day that the Company receives notice of such LC Disbursement if such notice
is
received by it prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, or (ii) not
later than the Business Day immediately following the day that the Company
receives such notice, if such notice is received by it on a day which is not
a
Business Day or is not received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
a Business Day. If the Company fails to make such payment when due with respect
to a Fronted Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Bank
of the applicable LC Disbursement under such Fronted Letter of Credit, the
payment then due from the Company in respect thereof and such Bank's Applicable
Percentage thereof. Reimbursements under this Section 2.02(a) may be made
with the Company's funds or, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, with the proceeds of a Borrowing.
(b)
LC
Reimbursement Obligations Absolute.
(1)
The
obligation of the Company to reimburse the Banks for LC Disbursements with
respect to Multi-Bank Letters of Credit or the Issuing Banks with respect to
Fronted Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.02(a) shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the
following: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit, or of any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other
document presented under the relevant Letter of Credit proving to be forged,
fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue
or
inaccurate in any respect, or (iii) payment under the relevant Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply
strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(2)
The
Company shall be obligated to make the reimbursements provided for in this
Section 2.02 in respect of each Letter of Credit regardless of the identity
of the account party on such Letter of Credit.
(3)
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Bank nor any Issuing Bank nor any
of
their respective directors, officers, employees or representatives shall have
any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance
or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any
payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in
the
preceding clause), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in
transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under
or
relating to any Letter of Credit, any error in interpretation of technical
terms
or any consequence arising from causes beyond their control; provided
that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Administrative Agent or a Bank
or
an Issuing Bank from liability to the Company to the extent of any direct
damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are
hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered
by the Company that are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of
the Administrative Agent or such Bank or such Issuing Bank, as the case may
be,
or in the case of any Bank, its failure to make an LC Disbursement in respect
of
any drawing made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant
Letter of Credit and this Agreement. The parties expressly agree
that:
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(A)
the
Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear
on
their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of the relevant Letter
of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any
notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation
of
documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the
terms of the relevant Letter of Credit;
(B)
the
Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make
such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms
of
the relevant Letter of Credit; and
(C)
without prejudice to Section 9.02, this sentence shall establish the standard
of
care to be exercised by the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank, as the
case
may be, when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under
any
Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby
waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any standard of care
inconsistent with the foregoing).
SECTION
2.03. LC
Disbursement Procedures.
The
Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank shall, within a reasonable time
following its receipt thereof, examine any draft submitted by the Beneficiary
under a Letter of Credit examine the same and promptly after such examination
(i) notify the Company and, in the case of a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit,
each Bank by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of receipt of such draft and
(ii) deliver to the Company and each Bank, in the case of a Multi-Bank
Letter of Credit, a copy thereof. With respect to any drawing properly made
under any Multi-Bank Letter of Credit, each Bank will make an LC Disbursement
in
an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount of such drawing,
such
LC Disbursement to be made to the Administrative Agent's Account not later
than
1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified in such notification
from the Administrative Agent (which shall be at least one Business Day after
the date of such notification). The Administrative Agent (in the case of a
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit) and the Issuing Bank (in the case of a Fronted
Letter of Credit) will make the proceeds of each such LC Disbursement available
to the relevant Beneficiary by promptly crediting the amounts so received,
in
like funds, to such account as such Beneficiary shall direct. Promptly following
the making of any LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent will notify the
Banks and the Company thereof; provided
that any
failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve such Company
of
any of its obligations hereunder.
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SECTION
2.04. Interest.
Without
prejudice to the obligations of the Company under Section 2.02, if the
Company does not reimburse (a) the Banks for the full amount of an LC
Disbursement under a Multi-Bank Letter of Credit or (b) the relevant
Issuing Bank for the full amount of an LC Disbursement under a Fronted Letter
of
Credit on the date such LC Disbursement is made (without regard for when notice
thereof is given), the Company agrees to pay interest on the LC Reimbursement
Obligation relating to such LC Disbursement, for each day from the date such
LC
Disbursement is made until the date that the Company reimburses such LC
Disbursement in full, at a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum plus
the Base
Rate from time to time, such interest to be payable on demand.
SECTION
2.05. Provision
of Cover.
(a)
If
there shall occur an Event of Default and the Company is as a result thereof
required pursuant to Section 8.01 to provide cover for the Letters of Credit,
the Administrative Agent will forthwith establish a separate collateral account
(the "Collateral
Account")
at
Citibank, which shall be a "securities account" (as defined in Section 8-501
of
the UCC) in respect of which the Administrative Agent is the "entitlement
holder" (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(7) of the UCC), into which there shall
be deposited from time to time the amounts paid to the Administrative Agent
as
cover.
(b)
As
collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all LC
Reimbursement Obligations (whether now existing or hereafter from time to time
arising), all interest thereon, and all other present and future obligations
of
the Company to the Banks or the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent
hereunder, the Company hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Banks and the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent, a
security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under
the
Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Collateral Account
(including without limitation any and all securities and other financial assets
from time to time carried therein) and any and all proceeds thereof (all such
collateral being herein collectively called the "Cover").
The
balances from time to time in the Collateral Account shall not constitute
payment of any obligation of the Company until applied by the Administrative
Agent as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, funds held in the Collateral Account shall be subject to
withdrawal only as provided in this Section 2.05.
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(c)
Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested
by
the Administrative Agent in such Permitted Investments as the Administrative
Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. All such investments and
reinvestments and proceeds shall be held in the name and be under the sole
dominion and control of the Administrative Agent and shall be credited to the
Collateral Account.
(d)
At
any time and from time to time while an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Administrative Agent shall have the rights and remedies of
a
secured party under the UCC and, without limiting the foregoing, shall, if
so
instructed by the Majority Banks, liquidate the Cover and credit the proceeds
thereof to the Collateral Account and apply or cause to be applied such proceeds
and any other balances in the Collateral Account to the payment of the
obligations secured thereby.
(e)
When
all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall have been
paid
in full and each Letter of Credit has expired or been terminated and no
Commitments remain in effect, the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver
to
the Company against receipt, but without recourse, warranty or representation
whatsoever, the balances remaining in the Collateral Account.
(f)
The
Company recognizes that, by reason of prohibitions contained in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws, the
Administrative Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any
part of the Cover, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other
things, to acquire the same for their own account for investment and not with
a
view to the distribution or resale thereof. The Company acknowledges that any
such private sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the
Administrative Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such
restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such
private sale shall be deemed to the extent permitted by applicable law to have
been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Administrative Agent
shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay
the sale thereof for the period of time necessary to permit the Company to
register it for public sale.
SECTION
2.06. Replacement
of an Issuing Bank.
An
Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement between the
Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor
Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Banks of any such
replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become
effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for account of the
replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 4.01(b). From and after the
effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank
shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under
this Agreement with respect to Fronted Letters of Credit to be issued by it
thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term "Issuing Bank" shall be
deemed to include such successor or any previous Issuing Bank, or such successor
and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the
replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain
a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of
an
Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Fronted Letters of Credit
issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue
additional Fronted Letters of Credit.
If an
Issuing Bank is to be replaced with respect to an outstanding Fronted Letter
of
Credit that is issued by it, such replacement may be accomplished by
(i) cancellation of the relevant outstanding Letter of Credit with the
consent of the Beneficiary and simultaneous replacement thereof by the successor
Issuing Bank or (ii) making other arrangements satisfactory to the replaced
Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the replaced Issuing
Bank
with respect to such Fronted Letter of Credit and the replaced Issuing Bank
shall to the extent thereof be released from its obligations as Issuing Bank
with respect to such Fronted Letter of Credit.
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ARTICLE
III
ADVANCES
SECTION
3.01. The
Advances.
(a)
Each
Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to
make Advances to the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the
Revolving Credit Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at
any
one time outstanding such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment.
(b)
Each
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the aggregate amount of the unused
Revolving Credit Commitments) and shall consist of Advances of the same Type
made on the same day by the Banks ratably according to their respective
Commitments.
(c)
Within the limits of each Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment, the Company may
borrow under this Section 3.01, prepay pursuant to Section 3.09 and reborrow
under this Section 3.01.
(d)
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the sum of
(i) the aggregate amount of the LC Exposures of all Banks plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposures of all Banks
may not at any time exceed the Total Commitments.
SECTION
3.02. Making
the Advances.
(a)
Each
Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New
York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed
Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances,
or
the date of the proposed Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of
Base
Rate Advances, by the Company to the Administrative Agent, which shall give
to
each Bank prompt notice thereof by telecopier or telex. Each such notice of
a
Borrowing (a "Notice
of Borrowing")
shall
be by telecopier or telex, confirmed promptly in writing, in substantially
the
form of Exhibit B, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such
Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing,
(iii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing and (iv) in the case of a
Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, initial Interest Period for
each such Advance. Each Bank shall, before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time),
in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurodollar Rate Advances, or before
1:00 p.m. (New York City time), in the case of a Borrowing consisting of
Base Rate Advances, on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the
account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent's Account, in same day funds, such Bank's ratable portion
of such Borrowing. After the Administrative Agent's receipt of such funds and
upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the
Administrative Agent will make such same day funds available to the Company
at
the Company's account at the Administrative Agent's address referred to in
Section 9.02; provided that Advances made to finance an LC Reimbursement
Obligation as provided in Section 2.02 shall be remitted by the Administrative
Agent to the respective Issuing Bank or the Banks as their interests may
appear.
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(b)
Anything in Section 3.02(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the Company
may
not select Eurodollar Rate Advances for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount
of
such Borrowing is less than $10,000,000 or if the obligation of the Banks to
make Eurodollar Rate Advances shall then be suspended pursuant to Section 3.07
and (ii) the Eurodollar Rate Advances may not be outstanding as part of more
than three separate Borrowings.
(c)
Each
Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the
Company.
(d)
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior
to
the date of any Borrowing that such Bank will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Bank's ratable portion of such Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Bank has made such portion available
to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance
Section 3.02(a) and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Company on such date a corresponding amount.
If and to the extent that such Bank shall not have so made such ratable portion
available to the Administrative Agent, such Bank and the Company severally
agree
to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount
is
made available to the Company until the date such amount is repaid to the
Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Company, the interest rate
applicable at the time to Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the
case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate. If such Bank shall repay to the
Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall
constitute such Bank's Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this
Agreement and shall be made available in same day funds to the Company's account
at the Administrative Agent's address referred to in
Section 9.02.
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(e)
The
failure of any Bank to make any LC Disbursement or any payment under
Section 2.01(b)(2) or the Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing
shall not relieve any other Bank of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make
its LC Disbursement or payment or its Advance, but no Bank shall be responsible
for the failure of any other Bank to make such LC Disbursement or payment or
the
Advance to be made by such other Bank.
SECTION
3.03. Notes.
Any
Bank
may request that the Advances made or to be made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note of the Company. In such event, the Company shall promptly
prepare, execute and deliver to such Bank a promissory note payable to the
order
of such Bank, in substantially the form of Exhibit C (a "Note"),
in an
amount equal to the Commitment of such Bank and dated the date
hereof.
SECTION
3.04. Termination
or Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
(a)
Unless
previously terminated, the Commitments shall automatically terminate on the
last
day of the Revolving Credit Availability Period.
(b)
The
Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce ratably in part,
the Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) any reduction of the
Commitments shall be in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) the Company shall not
terminate or reduce the aggregate amount of the Commitments if, after giving
effect thereto, the sum of the aggregate LC Exposures plus
the
aggregate principal amount of the Advances then outstanding would exceed the
aggregate amount of the Commitments. No termination or reduction of any of
the
Commitments shall in any way reduce or otherwise alter the obligations of any
Issuing Bank under an outstanding Letter of Credit or the obligations of any
of
the Banks under or in connection with any outstanding Letter of
Credit.
(c)
The
Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate
or
reduce the Commitments under Section 3.04(b) at least three Business Days
prior to the effective date of each such termination or reduction, specifying
such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of
any
notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Banks of the contents thereof.
(d)
Each
termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent.
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SECTION
3.05. Repayment
of Advances and Evidence of Indebtedness.
(a)
The
Company shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of
the
Banks on the Final Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of the Advances
then outstanding.
(b)
Each
Bank shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness of the Company to such Bank resulting from each
Advance made by such Bank, including the amounts of principal and interest
payable and paid to such Bank from time to time hereunder. The Administrative
Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of
each Advance made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any,
applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and
payable or to become due and payable from the Company to each Bank hereunder
and
(iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder
for the account of the Banks and each Bank's share thereof. The entries made
in
the accounts maintained pursuant to this Section shall be prima facie
evidence
of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided
that the
failure of any Bank or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or
any
error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company
to
repay the Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
3.06. Interest
on Advances.
The
Company shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance,
from
the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full,
at
the following rates per annum:
(a)
Base
Rate Advances.
During
such periods as such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, a rate per annum equal
at
all times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time, payable quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December and on
the
date such Base Rate Advance shall be Converted or paid in full.
(b)
Eurodollar
Rate Advances.
During
such periods as such Advance is a Eurodollar Rate Advance, a rate per annum
equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Advance to the sum
of
(x) the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period for such Advance plus
(y) the Applicable Margin, 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 Advance shall
be
Converted or paid in full.
(c)
Default
Interest.
Notwithstanding Sections 3.06(a) and 3.06(b), upon the occurrence and during
the
continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall pay interest on the
outstanding principal amount of each Advance, and on the unpaid amount of all
interest, fees and other amounts payable by the Company hereunder, such interest
to be paid 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 (i) in the case of any
amount of principal, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid
pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above, as the case may be and (ii) in
the case of all other amounts, 2% per annum above the Base Rate from time to
time.
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SECTION
3.07. Interest
Rate Determination.
(a)
If
the Eurodollar Rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or
any
successor page), each Reference Bank agrees to furnish to the Administrative
Agent timely information for the purpose of determining each Eurodollar Rate.
If
the Eurodollar Rate does not appear on said Page 3750 (or any successor page),
and if any one or more of the Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely
information to the Administrative Agent for the purpose of determining any
such
interest rate, the Administrative Agent shall determine such interest rate
on
the basis of timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks.
The
Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Company and the Banks
of
the applicable interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes
of Section 3.06(b), and the rate, if any, furnished by each Reference Bank
for
the purpose of determining the interest rate under Section 3.06(b).
(b)
If,
with
respect to any Eurodollar Rate Advances, the Majority Banks notify the
Administrative Agent that the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period for such
Advances will not adequately reflect the cost to such Majority Banks of making,
funding or maintaining their respective Eurodollar Rate Advances for such
Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith so notify the Company
and the Banks, whereupon (i) such Eurodollar Rate Advances will
automatically, on the last day of the then existing Interest Period therefor,
Convert into Base Rate Advances, and (ii) the obligation of the Banks to
make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be suspended
until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Banks that
the
circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.
(c)
If
the Company shall fail to select the duration
of any
Interest Period for any Eurodollar Rate Advances in accordance with the
provisions contained in the definition of "Interest Period" in Section 1.01,
the
Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Company and the Banks and
the
Company will be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month.
(d)
If
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar 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
on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
(e)
If
the
Eurodollar Rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or any
successor page) and fewer than two Reference Banks furnish timely information
to
the Administrative Agent for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar
Rate Advances,
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the
Administrative Agent shall forthwith notify the Company and the Banks
that
the interest rate cannot be determined for such Eurodollar Rate
Advances,
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(ii)
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each
such Advance will automatically, on the last day of the then existing
Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Advance (or if
such
Advance is then a Base Rate Advance, will continue as a Base Rate
Advance), and
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(iii)
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the
obligation of the Banks to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar
Rate Advances shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall
notify the Company and the Banks that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
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SECTION
3.08. Optional
Conversion of Advances.
The
Company may on any Business Day, upon notice given to the Administrative 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, Convert all Advances of one Type
comprising the same Borrowing into Advances of the other Type or Continue
Eurodollar Rate Advances (and in the absence of timely notice of Continuation,
such Eurodollar Rate Advances shall Convert to Base Rate Advances on the last
day of the then current Interest Period); provided,
however,
that
any Conversion of Eurodollar Rate Advances into Base Rate Advances shall be
made
only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Advances,
any Conversion of Base Rate Advances into Eurodollar Rate Advances shall be
in
an amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 3.02(b) and
no
Conversion of any Advances shall result in more separate Borrowings than
permitted under Section 3.02(b). Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within
the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion,
(ii)
the Advances to be Converted, and (iii) if such Conversion is into Eurodollar
Rate Advances, the duration of the initial Interest Period for such Advances.
Each notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be irrevocable and binding
on
the Company.
SECTION
3.09. Optional
Prepayments of Advances.
The
Company may, upon same day notice not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City
time), in the case of Base Rate Advances, and upon not less than two Business
Days' notice, in the case of Euro dollar Rate Advances, to the Administrative
Agent stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the
prepayment, and if such notice is given the Company shall, prepay the
outstanding principal amount of the Advances comprising part of the same
Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, 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
and (y) in the event of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Advance, the
Company shall be obligated to reimburse the Banks in respect thereof pursuant
to
Section 10.04(c).
SECTION
3.10. Use
of
Proceeds.
The
proceeds of the Advances shall be available (and the Company agrees that such
proceeds shall be used) for general corporate purposes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, including commercial paper backstop and including for the payment
of LC Reimbursement Obligations.
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ARTICLE
IV
FEES;
CERTAIN COMMON PROVISIONS
SECTION
4.01. Fees.
(a)
Commitment
Fee.
The
Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for account of each Bank a
commitment fee at the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the daily average unused
amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Bank during the period from
the date of this Agreement until the last day of the Revolving Credit
Availability Period, payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the date
of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
(b)
Letter
of Credit Fees.
The
Company shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for account of each Bank
a letter of credit commission at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin
on the average daily aggregate undrawn amount of each Letter of Credit during
the period from the date of issuance thereof until the date on which such Bank
ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) directly to each Issuing Bank a
fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately
agreed upon between the Company and such Issuing Bank, on the average daily
amount of the LC Exposure with respect to outstanding Fronted Letters of Credit
(excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements)
during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but
excluding the later of termination of the Commitments and the date on which
there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank's standard
fees
with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Fronted
Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Letter of credit
commission and fronting fees accrued through and including each Quarterly Date
shall be payable on the third Business Day following such Quarterly Date,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective
Date;
provided
that all
such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and
any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall
be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to
this
paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees
and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and
shall
be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).
(c)
Agent's
Fee.
The
Company shall pay, on demand, to the Administrative Agent for its own account
(i) all commissions, charges and expenses with respect to the issuance,
amendment, renewal and extension of any Letter of Credit and drawings and other
transactions relating thereto in amounts customarily charged from time to time
in like circumstances by the Person that is serving as Administrative Agent
and
(ii) all fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon
between the Company and the Administrative Agent with respect to the performance
of its agency duties hereunder.
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(d)
Payment
of Fees.
All
commitment fees and letter of credit commissions payable hereunder shall be
paid
on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent
for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and letter of credit
commissions, to the Banks entitled thereto. Fees paid hereunder shall not be
refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION
4.02. Increased
Costs.
(a)
If,
due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in any law or regulation
or
in the interpretation or administration of any law or regulation by any
governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof
or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank
or
other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), there
shall be any increase in the cost to any Bank of agreeing to make or making,
funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Advances by an amount deemed by such
Bank
to be material, then the Company shall from time to time, upon demand by such
Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Bank additional amounts sufficient
to compensate such Bank for such increased cost. A certificate as to the amount
of such increased cost submitted to the Company and the Administrative Agent
by
such Bank shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
(b)
If
any Bank 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 Bank or any company controlling such Bank
and that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the existence
of such Bank's Commitment or the Letters of Credit or the Advances, then, upon
demand by such Bank (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent),
the Company shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the account
of
such Bank, from time to time as specified by such Bank, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Bank or such corporation in the light of such
circumstances, to the extent that such Bank reasonably determines such increase
in capital to be allocable to the existence thereof. A certificate as to such
amounts submitted to the Company and the Administrative Agent by such Bank
shall
be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
SECTION
4.03. Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify
the Administrative 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 such Bank
or
its Eurodollar Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make
Eurodollar Rate Advances or to fund or maintain Eurodollar Rate Advances
hereunder, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Advance of such Bank will automatically,
upon such demand, Convert into a Base Rate Advance and (ii) the obligation
of
such Bank to make, or to Convert Advances into, Eurodollar Rate Advances shall
be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and such
Bank that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and such
Bank shall make the Base Rate Advances in the amount and on the dates that
it
would have been requested to make Eurodollar Rate Advances had no such
suspension been in effect.
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SECTION
4.04. Payments
and Computations.
(a)
The
Company shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether
of
principal of, or interest on, the Advances, fees, LC Reimbursement Obligations
or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time, on the day when due,
in Dollars and immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim.
Any
amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon.
(b)
All
such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative
Agent's Account, except that payments pursuant to Section 10.04 shall be made
directly to the Persons entitled thereto and except payments to be made directly
to an Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute any such payments received by it for account of any other Person
to
the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.
(c)
If
any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the
date
for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the
case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for
the
period of such extension.
(d)
Upon
its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information
contained therein in the register maintained by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 9.06(b), from and after the effective date specified in
such
Assignment and Assumption, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments
hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Bank assignee
thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all
appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective
date directly between themselves.
(e)
If at
any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative
Agent to pay fully all amounts then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i) first, to pay costs and expenses, if any, of the Administrative Agent
required to be reimbursed hereunder, (ii) second, to pay interest and fees
then
due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with
the
amounts of interest and fees then due to them, and (iii) third, to pay
principal of Advances and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder,
ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of
Advances and unreimbursed LC Disbursements, respectively, then due to
them.
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(f)
All
computations of interest based on the Base Rate shall be made by the
Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case
may
be, and all computations of interest based on the Eurodollar Rate or the Federal
Funds Rate and of commitment fees, and of letter of credit commissions shall
be
made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, 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 commitment fees,
or
letter of credit commissions are payable. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(g)
Except to the extent otherwise provided herein (i) each payment of
principal of Advances shall be for the pro rata
account
of the Banks in accordance with the amounts of the Advances made by them,
(ii) each reimbursement of LC Disbursements shall be for the pro rata
account
of the Banks in accordance with the amounts of the LC Disbursements made by
them, (iii) each payment of commitment fee and letter of credit commission
shall
be for the pro rata
account
of the Banks, and each increase or reduction of the Maximum Amount or reduction
of the amount of the Commitments under Section 3.04 shall be applied
pro rata
to the
respective obligations of the Banks, according to their respective Applicable
Percentages; and (iv) each payment of interest shall be made for the
pro rata
account
of the Banks in accordance with the amounts of interest then due and payable
to
them.
(h)
Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company
prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for
account of the Banks hereunder that the Company will not make such payment,
the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Company made such payment on such
date
in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute
to
the Banks the amount due. In such event, if the Company has not in fact made
such payment, then each of the Banks severally agrees to repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such
Bank
with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed
to
it to the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds
Rate.
SECTION
4.05. Taxes.
(a)
Any
and all payments by the Company hereunder and under the Notes shall be made
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 Bank, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed
on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under
the
laws of which such Bank, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent (as
the
case may be) is organized or any political subdivision thereof and, in the
case
of each Bank and each Issuing Bank, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise
taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction of such Bank's or such Issuing Bank's
Applicable Lending Office or any political subdivision thereof (all such
non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and
liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes").
If
the Company shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect
of
any sum payable hereunder or under the Notes to any Bank, any Issuing Bank
or
the Administrative 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 4.05) such Bank, such
Issuing Bank or the Administrative 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 Company shall make such deductions and (iii) the Company shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority
in
accordance with applicable law.
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(b)
In
addition, the Company agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which
arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and the Notes
(hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes").
(c)
The
Company will indemnify each Bank, and the Administrative Agent for the full
amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes and
Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section
4.05) paid by such Bank, or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and
any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom
or
with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly
or
legally asserted. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the
date such Bank, or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) makes written
demand therefor. A certificate as to the amount of such Taxes and Other Taxes,
submitted to the Company and the Administrative Agent by such Bank shall be
conclusive and binding (as between the Company, the Banks and the Administrative
Agent) for all purposes, absent manifest error. Nothing herein shall preclude
the Company from contesting the applicability of any Taxes or Other Taxes as
against any governmental entity, and each Bank and the Administrative Agent
agree to cooperate in such manner as the Company may reasonably request in
contesting any such Taxes or Other Taxes (provided
that
neither any Bank nor the Administrative Agent shall be required to so cooperate
with the Company to the extent such Bank or the Administrative Agent believes
(in its sole discretion) that (i) such Taxes or Other Taxes have been
correctly asserted or (ii) such cooperation would be disadvantageous to it
in
any way).
(d)
Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Company will furnish
to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 10.02,
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof or
other proof of payment of such Taxes reasonably satisfactory to the relevant
Bank(s). If no Taxes are payable in respect of any payment hereunder upon the
request of the Administrative Agent the Company will furnish to the
Administrative Agent, at such address, a statement to such effect with respect
to each jurisdiction designated by the Administrative Agent.
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(e)
Each
Bank 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 Bank) and on the date of the Assignment and Assumption pursuant
to which it becomes a Bank (in the case of each other Bank), and from time
to
time thereafter if requested in writing by the Company (but only so long as
such
Bank remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Company with Internal
Revenue Service form W-8ECI or W-8BEN, as appropriate, or any successor form
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Bank is
entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States
is a
party which reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest or
certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. If
the
form provided by a Bank at the time such Bank 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"
as
defined in Section 4.05(a).
(f)
For
any period with respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the Company with
the appropriate form described in Section 4.05(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 the first sentence of subsection (e) above), such Bank shall
not be entitled to indemnification under Section 4.05(a) with respect to Taxes
imposed by the United States; provided, however, that should a Bank become
subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder,
the Company shall take such steps as the Bank shall reasonably request to assist
the Bank to recover such Taxes.
(g)
Any
Bank claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.05
shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal
and
regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending
Office(s) 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 Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Bank.
ARTICLE
V
RESTATEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION
5.01. Restatement
Effective Date.
The
amendment and restatement of the Existing Agreement provided for herein shall
become effective on the date (the "Restatement
Effective Date"
on
which the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that it has received, on
or
prior to May 12, 2006, the following documents, each dated (except as otherwise
provided below) the Restatement Effective Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in sufficient copies for each
Bank:
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(a)
Certified copies of (x) the charter and by-laws of the Company, (y) the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing and approving
this Agreement and the Notes, and (z) documents evidencing all other
necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect
to
the Company's making and performance of this Agreement.
(b)
A
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying
the names and true signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to
sign
this Agreement and the Notes and the other documents to be delivered
hereunder.
(c)
A
certificate from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated a date
reasonably close to the Restatement Effective Date as to the good standing
of
and charter documents filed by the Company.
(d)
A
favorable opinion of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq., Senior Counsel of the Company,
in
substantially the form of Exhibit E.
(e)
A
favorable opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Xxxxxx & XxXxxx LLP, special New York
counsel to the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit
F.
(f)
A
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that (i) no
Default or Event of Default as of the date thereof has occurred and is
continuing, and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in
Section 6.01 are true and correct on and as of the date thereof as if made
on and as of such date.
(g)
Evidence of payment of all fees and other amounts due and payable under or
in
connection with the Existing Agreement or this Agreement on or prior to the
Restatement Effective Date, including without limitation payment in full of
all
fees and other amounts owing to each "Bank" as defined in the Existing Agreement
that is not a Bank hereunder (each a "Declining
Bank"),
and
including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket
expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company
hereunder.
(h)
Such
other approvals, opinions and documents relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent or any Bank,
through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request.
The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Banks of the occurrence of the
Restatement Effective Date. Effective on the Restatement Effective Date each
Declining Bank shall cease to be a party hereto and to have any rights or
obligations hereunder.
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SECTION
5.02. Conditions
Precedent to Each Extension of Credit and Each Amendment of each Letter of
Credit .
The
obligation of (i) each Bank (a) to participate in the issuance of any
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit, (b) to make an Advance on the occasion of each
Borrowing, and (c) to amend any Letter of Credit to increase the Maximum
Amount thereof pursuant to Section 2.01 and (ii) each Issuing Bank to
issue any Fronted Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent
that the Restatement Effective Date shall have occurred on or prior to
May 12, 2006 and on the date of such issuance, such Borrowing or such
increase the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of
the
applicable Notice of Issuance, Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Increase and
the
acceptance by the Company of the proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute
a
representation and warranty by the Company that on the date of such issuance,
Borrowing or increase, as the case may be, such statements are
true):
(a)
the
representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01 (other than the last
sentence of Section 6.01(e) and other than Section 6.01(f)) shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such issuance,
Borrowing or increase, before and after giving effect thereto and, in the case
of a Borrowing, to the application of the proceeds thereof, as though made
on
and as of such date,
(b)
no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would
result from such issuance, Borrowing or increase or, in the case of a Borrowing,
from the application of the proceeds thereof, and
(c)
the
Administrative Agent shall have received the relevant Notice of Issuance or
Notice of Increase in accordance with Section 2.01(f), or the relevant Notice
of
Borrowing in accordance with Section 3.02(a).
ARTICLE
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
SECTION
6.01. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company represents and warrants to the Banks and the Administrative Agent as
follows:
(a)
The
Company (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) is duly qualified and
in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction in which
it
owns or leases property or in which the conduct of its business requires it
to
so qualify or be licensed and where, in each case, failure so to qualify and
be
in good standing could have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own or lease and operate its property
and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted.
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(b)
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Notes are within the Company's corporate powers, have been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action, and do not (i) contravene the Company's
charter or by-laws, (ii) contravene any contractual restriction binding on
the
Company or (iii) violate any law, rule or regulation (including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act and the regulations
thereunder and Regulations U and X issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, each as from time to time amended), or order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award.
(c)
No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
Notes.
(d)
This
Agreement is, and each Note when duly executed and delivered for value will
be,
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the
Company in accordance with its terms.
(e)
The
Company has heretofore furnished to each of the Banks (i) the consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2005,
and the related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings of
the
Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, with
the opinion thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and (ii) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at
March 31, 2006 and the related statements of consolidated income and
retained earnings of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the
three-month period ended on said date. All such financial statements fairly
present the consolidated financial condition of the Company and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries as at such dates and the results of the operations of the Company
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year and three-month period
ended on such dates (subject, in the case of such financial statements as at
March 31, 2006, to normal year-end audit adjustments), all in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Since
December 31, 2005, no Material Adverse Change has occurred, except as may
have been disclosed in the Company's form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for the period ending December 31, 2005.
(f)
Except for the Disclosed Litigation, there is no pending or threatened action
or
proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries before
any
court, governmental agency or arbitrator which (i) is reasonably likely to
have
a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby; and since the date of this Agreement there
has
been no adverse change in the status, or financial effect on the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, with respect to the Disclosed Litigation.
(g)
The
Company is not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose
of
buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Advance
hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, whether
immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any Margin
Stock.
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(h)
The
Company is not an "investment company", or a Person "controlled by" an
"investment company", as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act
of
1940, as amended.
(i)
All
information that has been made available by the Company or any of its
representatives to the Administrative Agent or any Bank in connection with
the
negotiation of this Agreement was, on or as of the dates on which such
information was made available, complete and correct in all material respects
and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light
of the time and circumstances under which such statements were made. All
financial projections that have been prepared by the Company and made available
to the Administrative Agent or any Bank in connection with the negotiation
of
this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based upon reasonable
assumptions (it being understood that such projections are subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, and that no assurance can be given that such projections
will
be realized).
(j)
The
Company is Solvent.
(k)
Without limiting the foregoing paragraphs (a) through (j), the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules,
regulations and orders binding on or applicable to the Company, its Subsidiaries
and all of their respective properties, except to the extent failure to so
comply could not (either individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE
VII
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
SECTION
7.01. Affirmative
Covenants.
So
long
as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Bank shall have any LC Exposure or
Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, and until payment in full of all other
amounts payable by the Company hereunder, the Company covenants and agrees
that,
unless the Majority Banks shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a)
Corporate
Existence, Compliance with Laws, Etc.
The
Company will, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to, maintain its corporate
existence (provided
that
nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any transaction expressly permitted
under Section 7.02(c)), and will comply, and will cause each Material
Subsidiary to comply, with all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations
and
orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, compliance with ERISA
and applicable environmental laws and regulations, except for any non-compliance
which could not (either individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
Payment
of Taxes and other Obligations.
The
Company will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, pay and
discharge at or before maturity all of their respective material obligations
and
liabilities (including, without limitation, claims of materialmen, warehousemen
and the like which if unpaid might by law give rise to a Lien) and pay and
discharge
all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or on its
income or profits or on any of its property prior to the date on which penalties
attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment
of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against
which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles or where the failure to pay or discharge such
tax, assessment, charge or levy could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Maintenance
and Inspection of Books and Records.
The
Company will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain
appropriate books and records in which full, true and correct entries shall
be
made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities
and (ii) permit representatives of any Bank or the Administrative Agent, during
normal business hours and as often as may be desired at their own cost and
expense (provided,
that if
a Default has occurred and is continuing the Company shall indemnify each Bank
and the Administrative Agent for such costs and expenses that are reasonable
and, where possible, documented) to examine, copy and make extracts from its
books and records, and to discuss its business and affairs with its officers.
(d)
Maintenance
of Property; Insurance.
The
Company will, and will cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain
all of its property useful and necessary in the business conducted by the
Company and its Material Subsidiaries in good working order and condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) maintain
insurance with creditworthy insurance companies, or self-insure, against such
risks and in such amounts as are usually maintained or insured against by other
companies of established repute engaged in the same or a similar business;
and
will furnish to the Banks, upon request from the Administrative Agent,
information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so
maintained.
(e)
Ranking.
The
Company will promptly take all actions as may be necessary to ensure that the
payment obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Notes will
at
all times constitute unconditional and unsubordinated general obligations of
the
Company ranking at least pari passu
in
priority of payment with all other present and future unsecured and
unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Company.
(f)
Reporting
Requirements.
The
Company will furnish to
the
Banks:
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as
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of
each of
the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the
quarterly
report of the Company for such fiscal quarter on Form 10-Q filed
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission;
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(ii)
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as
soon as available and in any event within five Business Days after
the
date on which the Company is required to file the annual report of
the
Company for each fiscal year on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (without giving effect to any extension of
such
due date);
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(iii)
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as
soon as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence
of
any Default or any Event of Default continuing on the date of such
statement, a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting
forth details of such Default or Event of Default and the action
which the
Company has taken and proposes to take with respect
thereto;
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(iv)
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contemporaneously
with the delivery of the financial statements provided for in
clauses (i) and (ii) above, a duly completed certificate, signed by
the chief accounting
officer or chief financial officer or assistant treasurer or treasurer
or
controller of the Company setting forth in reasonable
detail the data and computations necessary to demonstrate compliance
with
the ratio contained in Section 7.02(d) hereof;
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(v)
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promptly
after the filing thereof, copies of each Form 8-K that the Company
files
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or notice of the filing
thereof with an electronic link thereto;
and
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(vi)
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promptly
from time to time such other information respecting the condition
(financial or otherwise) or operations of the Company or any of its
Material Subsidiaries as any Bank through the Administrative Agent
may
from time to time reasonably request (provided that the Company shall
not
be obligated
to
furnish to any Bank any information pursuant to this clause (vi) that
the Company reasonably believes to be material non-public
information).
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(g)
Change
in Nature of Business.
The
Company will remain primarily an insurance and health care holding
company.
(h)
VADBe
Hedge.
The
Company will cause Connecticut General to maintain the VADBe Hedge in effect
such that the expected economic exposure over time to stock market fluctuations
is immaterial to the Company's financial condition. It is recognized by the
Banks that the VADBe Hedge does not address any risks associated with the
variable annuity death benefit reinsurance contracts other than those for which
the VADBe Hedge was initially implemented. Unhedged risks include mortality,
lapse, statutory reserving, volatility, and partial surrenders.
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SECTION
7.02. Negative
Covenants.
So
long
as any Advance shall remain unpaid or any Bank shall have any LC Exposure or
Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, and until payment in full of all other
amounts payable by the Company hereunder, the Company covenants and agrees
that,
without the written consent of the Majority Banks:
(a)
Liens.
The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to,
at
any time create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to
any
of the capital stock of any of its Material Subsidiaries.
(b)
Material
Subsidiary Stock.
The
Company will not, and will not permit any of its Material Subsidiaries to,
convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of (whether by or pursuant to merger,
consolidation or any other arrangement) any capital stock of any of its Material
Subsidiaries (other than to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of
the
Company); provided
that
nothing in this Section 7.02(b) shall prohibit any transaction expressly
permitted under Section 7.02(c).
(c)
Mergers,
Etc.
The
Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary to, 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 the property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Company
or
such Material Subsidiary to, any Person, except that:
(i)
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any
such Material Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into (or
convey,
transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any or all the assets of
such
Material Subsidiary to) the Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the
Company;
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the
Company or any such Material Subsidiary may convey, transfer or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of the capital stock or property
of a
Material Subsidiary to another Person for a consideration consisting
of
cash or other Property that, in the good faith determination of the
Company's Board of Directors, is at least equal to the fair value
of the
capital stock or property (as the case may be) so conveyed, transferred
or
otherwise disposed of; and
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the
Company may merge or consolidate with or into any other Person so
long as
(x) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event
of
Default would exist and (y) the Company is the surviving
corporation.
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(d)
Leverage
Ratio.
The
Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio to be at any time greater than 0.400
to 1.00.
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ARTICLE
VIII
EVENTS
OF
DEFAULT
SECTION
8.01. Events
of Default.
If
any of
the following events (each an "Event
of Default")
shall
occur and be continuing:
(a)
The
Company shall fail to pay in full when due any principal of any Advance or
any
LC Reimbursement Obligation; or the Company shall fail to pay any interest
on
any Advance or LC Reimbursement Obligation, or any commitment fee or letter
of
credit commission, when due and such failure remains unremedied for three
Business Days; or the Company shall fail to pay any other amount payable
hereunder when due and such failure remains unremedied for three Business Days
after notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative
Agent or any Bank (through the Administrative Agent); or
(b)
Any
representation or warranty made by the Company herein or by the Company (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 Company shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 7.01(c)(ii), 7.01(f)(iii), 7.01(g) or 7.02; or (ii)
the Company shall fail to perform or observe any other term or covenant of
this
Agreement on its part to be performed or observed, and such failure remains
unremedied for 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to the Company
by the Administrative Agent or any Bank (through the Administrative Agent);
or
(d)
The
Company shall fail to pay any principal of any other Debt of the Company which
is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $75,000,000 (or its equivalent
in other currencies) in the aggregate when the same becomes due and payable
(whether at scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, acceleration, demand
or
otherwise); 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 (other than by a regularly
scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, 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
Company or any of its Material 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 Company or any of its
Material 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 the Company
or any of its Material Subsidiaries, such proceeding shall remain undismissed
or
unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Company or any of its Material
Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions
set
forth above in this subsection (e); or
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(f)
In
connection with the actual or alleged insolvency of any Material Insurance
Subsidiary of the Company, any Insurance Regulatory Authority shall appoint
a
rehabilitator, receiver, custodian, trustee, conservator or liquidator or the
like (collectively, a "conservator")
for
such Material Insurance Subsidiary, or cause possession of all or any
substantial portion of the property of such Material Insurance Subsidiary to
be
taken by any conservator (or any Insurance Regulatory Authority shall commence
any action to effect any of the foregoing); or
(g)
One
or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 shall be
rendered against the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries and either
(i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon
any such judgment or order and such proceedings shall not have been stayed
or
(ii) there shall be any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of
enforcement of any such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or
otherwise, shall not be in effect; or
(h)
A
Change in Control shall occur; or
(i)
the
Company shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess
of
$25,000,000 which it shall have become liable to pay under Title IV of ERISA;
THEN,
and
in every such event, and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such
event, the Administrative Agent shall, if requested by the Majority Banks,
by
notice to the Company take any or all of the following actions, at the same
or
different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, whereupon they shall
forthwith terminate (without prejudice to the obligations of any Bank (including
any Issuing Bank) under any Letter of Credit as then in effect),
(ii) demand provision of cover from the Company in an amount equal to the
then aggregate amount of LC Exposure of the Banks, whereupon the Company shall
forthwith pay such amount in Dollars and immediately available funds to the
Collateral Account and (iii) declare that the Advances, all interest
thereon, all fees, commissions and other obligations of the Company accrued
hereunder to be forthwith due and payable immediately, whereupon they shall
forthwith become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Company, provided
that in
the case of any of the Events of Default specified in clause (e) or (f)
above, without any notice to the Company or any other act by the Administrative
Agent or the Banks, the Commitments shall thereupon terminate (without prejudice
to the obligations of the Banks under any Letters of Credit as then in effect),
and the Advances, all such interest and all such fees, commissions and other
obligations of the Company accrued hereunder, including without limitation
the
obligation to provide cover as aforesaid, shall automatically become due and
payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of
which
are hereby waived by each Company.
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ARTICLE
IX
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION
9.01. Authorization
and Action.
Each
Bank
hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action
as
administrative agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. As to any
matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Administrative 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 Majority Banks,
and such instructions shall be binding upon all Banks; provided,
however,
that
the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes
the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this
Agreement or applicable law.
SECTION
9.02. Administrative
Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable to the Banks 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 Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel
(including counsel for the Company), independent public accountants and other
experts selected by it and shall not be liable to the Banks 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; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to
any
Bank and shall not be responsible to any Bank for any statements, warranties
or
representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this
Agreement; (iii) 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 Company or to inspect the property (including
the
books and records) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) shall
not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution (other than its own),
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this
Agreement or any related agreement, instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto; and (v) shall incur no liability to the Banks 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, cable or telex)
reasonably believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party
or parties.
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SECTION
9.03. Citibank
and Affiliates.
With
respect to its Commitments Citibank shall have the same rights and powers under
this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were
not
the Administrative Agent, and the term "Bank" or "Banks" 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, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with or own
securities of the Company or any such Subsidiary, all as if Citibank were not
the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the
Banks.
SECTION
9.04. Bank
Credit Decision.
Each
Bank
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Bank and based on the financial statements
referred to in Section 6.01 and such other documents and information as it
has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this
Agreement. Each Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank 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
9.05. Indemnification.
The
Banks
agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by
the
Company), ratably according to the respective amounts of their Commitments
as
most recently in effect, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred
by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the
Administrative Agent under this Agreement, provided
that no
Bank shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
resulting from the Administrative Agent's gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Bank agrees to reimburse the
Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any
out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative
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 Administrative
Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Company.
SECTION
9.06. Successor
Administrative Agent.
The
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof
to
the Banks and the Company and may be removed at any time with or without cause
by the Majority Banks. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Majority Banks
shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent that, unless
a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing, is
reasonably acceptable to the Company. If no successor Administrative Agent
shall
have been so appointed by the Majority Banks, and shall have accepted such
appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent's giving
of
notice of resignation or the Majority Banks' removal of the retiring
Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf
of
the Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial
bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State
thereof and having total assets of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance
of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor
Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent
shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After
any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as
Administrative 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
Administrative Agent under this Agreement.
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SECTION
9.07. Joint
Lead Arrangers.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and X.X. Xxxxxx
Securities Inc. in their respective capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint
Book Managers and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Syndication
Agent, shall have no obligations or liabilities whatsoever
hereunder.
SECTION
9.08. Trust
Indenture Act.
In the
event that Citibank or any of its Affiliates shall be or become an indenture
trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, in respect of any
securities issued or guaranteed by the Company, the parties hereto acknowledge
and agree that any payment or property received in satisfaction of or in respect
of any obligation of the Company hereunder or under any Letter of Credit by
or
on behalf of Citibank in its capacity as the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Company hereunder or any Letter of Credit (other than Citibank
or
an Affiliate of Citibank) and which is applied in accordance herewith shall
be
deemed to be exempt from the requirements of Section 311 of said Act pursuant
to
Section 311(b)(3) thereof.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
10.01. Amendments,
Etc. No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor consent to any
departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Banks and (in the case
of an
amendment) the Company, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective
only
in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;
provided
that
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment, waiver
or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Banks, do any of
the
following: (a) waive any of the conditions specified in Section 5.01,
(b) increase the Commitment of any Bank, increase the LC Exposure of any
Bank or otherwise subject any Bank to any additional obligations,
(c) reduce the amount of, or interest on, any LC Reimbursement Obligation
of the Company to any Bank or the principal of, or rate of interest on, any
Advance or any fees, commissions or other amounts payable by the Company
hereunder, (d) postpone the scheduled date for any payment of any LC
Reimbursement Obligation (or interest thereon) or any principal of, or interest
on, the Advances or any fees, commissions or other amounts payable by the
Company hereunder, or change the Outside Expiry Date, (e) alter the manner
in which payment of LC Reimbursement Obligations or interest thereon or of
principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees, commissions or other
amounts is to be applied as among the Banks, (f) change the definition of
"Majority Banks" or the number or percentage in interest of Banks which shall
be
required for the Banks or any of them to take any action hereunder,
(g) amend this Section 10.01, (h) release any cover (except as
expressly provided in this Agreement) or (i) increase the LC Sublimit; and
provided,
further,
that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks in addition to the Banks required
above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative
Agent or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the
Notes. This Agreement and the Notes constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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SECTION
10.02. Notices,
Etc.
(a)
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
(including telecopier) and mailed, telecopied or delivered by hand:
(i)
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if
to the Company:
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CIGNA
Corporation
Two
Liberty Place
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Treasurer
Telephone
No.: 000-000-0000
Telecopier
No.: 215-761-5521
(ii)
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if
to the Administrative Agent:
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CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Address
for Notices:
Xxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Telecopier:
000-000-0000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
e-mail:
xxxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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if
to any Initial Bank, at its Domestic Lending Office specified opposite
its
name on Schedule 1 hereto; if to any other Bank, at its Domestic
Lending Office specified in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant
to
which it became a Bank;
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or,
as to
the Company or the Administrative 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 Company and the Administrative Agent. All such notices
and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (A) in
the case of hand deliveries, when delivered by hand, (B) in the case of
mailed notices, upon receipt if sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, and
(C) in the case of telecopier or electronic notice, when transmitted and
confirmed during normal business hours (or, if delivered after the close of
normal business hours, at the beginning of business hours on the next Business
Day), except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Article II, III or V shall not be effective until received by
the Administrative Agent.
(b)
The
Company hereby agrees that it will provide to the Administrative Agent all
information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish
to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other
reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such
communication that (i) relates to the payment of any LC Reimbursement Obligation
or any principal of any Advance or other amount due under this Agreement prior
to the scheduled date therefor, (ii) provides notice of any Default or Event
of
Default under this Agreement or (iii) is required to be delivered to satisfy
any
condition precedent to the occurrence of the Closing Date and/or any borrowing
(all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively
as
"Communications"),
by
transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx. In addition, the Company agrees to continue
to
provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent in the manner otherwise
specified in this Agreement but only to the extent requested by the
Administrative Agent.
(c)
The
Company further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the Communications
available to the Banks by posting the Communications on Intralinks
or a
substantially similar electronic transmission system
(the
"Platform").
THE
PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED
BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR
THE
ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED
OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR
FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE AGENT PARTIES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGENT
PARTIES")
HAVE
ANY LIABILITY TO THE COMPANY, ANY BANK OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES
(WHETHER
IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE COMPANY'S OR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET,
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY AGENT PARTY IS FOUND IN A FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED
PRIMARILY FROM SUCH AGENT PARTY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT.
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The
Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the
Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute
effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for
purposes of this Agreement. Each Bank agrees that notice to it (as provided
in
the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the
Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such
Bank
for purposes of this Agreement. Each Bank agrees (i) to provide to the
Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication),
promptly after the date of this Agreement, an e-mail address to which the
foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the
foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
(e)
Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any
Bank
to give any notice or other communication pursuant to this Agreement in any
other manner specified herein.
SECTION
10.03. No
Waiver; Remedies.
No
failure on the part of any Bank or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and
no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder 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
10.04. Costs,
Expenses and Indemnification.
(a)
The
Company agrees to pay and reimburse on demand all reasonable costs and expenses
of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution,
delivery, administration, modification and amendment of this Agreement and
the
other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative
Agent with respect hereto and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent
as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder. The Company further agrees
to
pay on demand all costs and expenses, if any (including, without limitation,
reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and each of
the
Banks), incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Bank
in
connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings
or otherwise) of this Agreement including, without limitation, reasonable
counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under
this Section 10.04(a). The Company shall not be responsible to reimburse any
Bank for the costs of the appointment by such Bank of a Confirming
Bank.
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(b)
The
Company hereby indemnifies the Administrative Agent, Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC and X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. as Joint
Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers, each Bank, each Issuing Bank and each
of
their respective Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents, advisors and representatives (each, an "Indemnified
Party")
from
and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel), joint or
several, that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified
Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or relating to any
investigation, litigation or proceeding or the preparation of any defense with
respect thereto arising out of or in connection with or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, whether or not
such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Company, any
of
its shareholders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other Person, or
an
Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto, and whether or not any of the
conditions precedent set forth in Article III are satisfied or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, except to the
extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense results from such
Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Company hereby
further agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether
direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) to the Company for or in
connection with or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, except to the extent such liability is found in a final,
non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from such Indemnified Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct;
provided
that
nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any claim
the Company may have, or to exculpate any Person from any liability that such
Person may have to the Company, for breach by such Person of its obligations
under this Agreement. Neither any Bank, any Issuing Bank nor the Administrative
Agent shall in any event be liable for any indirect, consequential or punitive
damages.
(c)
If
(i) the Company makes any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Rate Advance
on
a day other than the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, or
(ii) the Company fails to make a Borrowing or a prepayment of Eurodollar Rate
Advances after having given notice thereof pursuant to this Agreement, the
Company shall reimburse each Bank and each Issuing Bank upon demand for any
resulting loss, cost or expense incurred by such Bank, including without
limitation any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits
from third parties, but excluding loss of margin, for the period after such
payment, failure to borrow or failure to prepay, or certificate of such Bank
or
such Issuing Bank in reasonable detail as to the amount of such loss, cost
or
expense to be conclusive and binding on the Company in the absence of manifest
error.
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SECTION
10.05. Binding
Effect.
This
Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Company
and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have been
notified by each Bank that such Bank has executed it and the Restatement
Effective Date has occurred and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the Company, the Administrative Agent and each Bank and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Company shall
not
have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without
the
prior written consent of the Banks.
SECTION
10.06. Assignments
and Participations.
(a)
Assignments
Generally.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,
except that (i) the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Bank
(and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company without such consent
shall be null and void) and (ii) no Bank may assign or otherwise transfer its
rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this
Section 10.06. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be
construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their
respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, Participants referred to in paragraph (e) below and the
directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents of each of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Banks) any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)
Assignments
by Banks.
Subject
to the conditions set forth in clause (c) below, any Bank may assign to one
or more assignees all or a portion of its Commitments, its obligations under
each Letter of Credit and the Advances owing to it to any Eligible Bank (but
not
to any other Person), subject to the following requirements:
(i)
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each
of the Company and the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of
an
assignment of all or a portion of a Revolving Credit Commitment or
any
Bank's obligations in respect of its LC Exposure with respect to
a Fronted
Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank) and, if Multi-Bank Letters of
Credit
are outstanding at the time of the assignment, the Beneficiary of
each
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit shall have consented thereto in writing,
such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, provided
that no such consent of the Company or such Beneficiary shall be
required
for an assignment to a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank (so long as
such
Affiliate is also an Eligible Bank) or, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, any other assignee, provided further
that no such consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required
for an
assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Bank with a
Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment,
or to an
Affiliate of such Bank (so long as such Affiliate is also an Eligible
Bank);
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such
assignment shall be of the same percentage of the assigning Bank's
rights
and obligations under this Agreement and its liability under or in
respect
of each Letter of Credit;
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(iii)
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except
in the case of an assignment by a Bank to one of its Affiliates or
to
another Bank, the amount of the Commitments of the assigning Bank
being
assigned (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Assumption
with
respect to such assignment) shall in no event (unless the Company
and the
Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent
of
the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred
and is
continuing) be less than $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000
in excess thereof;
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the
parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in a register
for
the recordation of the names and addresses of each of the Banks,
an
Assignment and Assumption covering such assignment;
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if
any Multi-Bank Letter of Credit is outstanding on the date of such
assignment, either (i) the parties to such Multi-Bank Letter of Credit
(including the relevant assignee) will authorize the Administrative
Agent
to issue a Replacement Letter of Credit for such Multi-Bank Letter
of
Credit reflecting such assignment (subject to the Beneficiary of
such
Multi-Bank Letter of Credit delivering the current Letter of Credit
in
exchange therefor) or (ii) an appropriate participation agreement
or other
arrangement satisfactory to the Banks will be entered into, as a
condition
to such assignment, with the relevant assignee in order to cause
the
rights and obligations, including the LC Exposures, of all Banks,
including such assignee, with respect to such Multi-Bank Letter of
Credit
to be on a pro rata basis immediately after giving effect to the
assignment; and
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the
parties to each such assignment (other than the Company) shall, prior
to
the effectiveness of such assignment, deliver to the Administrative
Agent
a processing and recordation fee of
$3,500.
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Upon
such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective
date
specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (x) the assignee thereunder
shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder
have been transferred to it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, have
the
rights and obligations of a Bank hereunder and (y) the Bank assignor
thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have
been
transferred by it pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its
rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the
case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion
of an
assigning Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Bank shall
cease to be a party hereto).
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(c)
By
executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the Bank 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 Assumption, such assigning Bank 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
any related agreement, instrument or document 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
Bank makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with
respect to the financial condition of the Company or the performance or
observance by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement or
any
related agreement, 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 6.01 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 Assumption; (iv) such
assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
such assigning Bank or any other Bank 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 Bank (unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the Administrative Agent, the Company and the Beneficiaries); (vi)
such assignee irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent
to
take such action as administrative agent on its behalf and to exercise such
powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by
the
terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto;
and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their
terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required
to be performed by it as a Bank.
(d)
Upon
its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Bank and
an
assignee representing that it is an Eligible Bank, subject to such assignment,
the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Assumption has been
completed (and the Company, the Beneficiaries and the Administrative Agent
shall
have consented to the relevant assignment) and is in substantially the form
of
Exhibit E hereto, (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption,
(ii) record the information contained therein in the register referred to
above and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Company.
(e)
Each
Bank may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in or to
all
or a portion of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including,
without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments and the Advances owing
to it); provided,
however,
that
(i) such Bank's obligations under this Agreement (including, without
limitation, its Commitment) and the Letters of Credit shall remain unchanged,
(ii) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto
for
the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Company, the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Banks shall continue to deal solely
and
directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank's rights and obligations
under this Agreement, (iv) in any proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code
in respect of the Company, such Bank shall remain and be, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the sole representative with respect to the rights and
obligations held in the name of such Bank (whether such rights or obligations
are for such Bank's own account or for the account of any participant) and
(v)
no participant under any such participation agreement shall have any right
to
approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the
Letters of Credit, or to consent to any departure by the Company therefrom,
except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent would reduce the
LC
Reimbursement Obligations or principal of, or interest on, the Advances or
any
fees, commissions or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the extent
subject to such participation, or postpone any date fixed for any payment of
the
LC Reimbursement Obligations or of the principal of, or interest on, the
Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, in each case to the
extent subject to such participation. No sale by a Bank of any participation
shall alter the obligations of such Bank under any Letter of
Credit.
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(f)
Any
Bank may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed
assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 10.06, disclose to the
assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information
relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries furnished to such Bank by
or
on behalf of the Company.
(g)
Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Bank may
at
any time, without the consent of the Company, create a security interest in
all
or any portion of its rights under this Agreement in favor of any Federal
Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
(h)
Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Bank may
at
any time, without the consent of the Company, any Beneficiary or the
Administrative Agent but with notice to the Company and the Administrative
Agent, assign to an Affiliate of such Bank all or any portion of its rights
(but
not its obligations) under this Agreement.
SECTION
10.07. Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of
the
State of New York. The Company hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and
of
any New York state court sitting in New York City for the purposes of all legal
proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have
to
the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and
any
claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in
an
inconvenient forum.
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SECTION
10.08. Severability.
In
case
any provision in this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from the rest of this
Agreement, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION
10.09. 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.
SECTION
10.10. Survival.
The
obligations of the Company under Sections 2.02(a), 4.02, 4.05, and 10.04,
and the obligations of the Banks under Section 9.05, shall survive the
repayment of the LC Reimbursement Obligations, the expiration or termination
of
the Letters of Credit, the termination of the Commitments and the payment in
full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder. In
addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by any
Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Issuance or Notice of Increase, herein or
pursuant hereto shall survive the making of such representation and warranty,
and no Bank shall be deemed to have waived, by issuing a Letter of Credit or
making an Advance, any Default or Event of Default that may arise by reason
of
such representation or warranty proving to have been false or misleading,
notwithstanding that such Bank, any Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent
may
have had notice or knowledge or reason to believe that such representation
or
warranty was false or misleading at the time such extension of credit was
made.
SECTION
10.11. Sharing
of Set-Offs, Etc.
(a)
Without limiting any of the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent
or
the Banks or the rights or obligations of the Company hereunder, if the Company
shall fail to pay when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) any amount payable by it hereunder, each Bank is hereby authorized
at
any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without
prior notice to the Company (which notice is expressly waived by the Company
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law), to set off and appropriate
and
apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional
or
final, in any currency, matured or unmatured) and any other obligations at
any
time held or owing by such Bank or any Subsidiary, Affiliate, branch or agency
thereof to or for the credit or account of the Company. Such Bank shall promptly
provide notice to the Company of such set-off, provided,
that
failure by such Bank to provide such notice to the Company shall not give the
Company any cause of action or right to damages or affect the validity of such
set-off and application. The rights of each Bank under this Section are in
addition to any other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, any
other rights of set-off) that such Bank may have.
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(b)
Each
Bank agrees that if it shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim
or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion of the aggregate LC Reimbursement
Obligations or the Advances or interest due with respect thereto in excess
of
its pro rata
share
thereof the Bank receiving such proportionately
greater
payment shall purchase such participations from the other Banks, and/or such
other adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all such payments
shall be shared by the Banks pro rata
as
provided in this Agreement; provided
that
nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any
right
of set-off or counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount thereof to the
payment of indebtedness of the Company other than its indebtedness under this
Agreement. The
Company agrees, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable
law, that any holder of a participation under this clause may exercise rights
of
set-off or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation
as
fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of the Company
in the amount of such participation.
SECTION
10.12. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
EACH
OF
THE COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE BANKS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY
JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION
10.13. Confidentiality. Neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Bank shall disclose any Confidential
Information to any Person without the consent of the Company, other than
(a) to the Administrative Agent's or such Bank's Affiliates and their
officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors and to actual or prospective
assignees and participants, and then only on a confidential basis, (b) to
the extent required by any applicable law, rule or regulation or judicial
process, (c) to any rating agency when required by it, (d) to any other
party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder,
(f)
subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those
of
this paragraph, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective
assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement and (g) as requested or required by any state, federal or foreign
authority or examiner or self-regulatory body regulating banks or
banking.
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00.00. XXX
XXXXXXX Xxx.
Each
Bank hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA
Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26,
2001)) (the "Act"),
it is
required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company,
which information includes the name and address of the Company and other
information that will allow such Bank to identify the Company in accordance
with
the Act.
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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.
CIGNA
CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President and Treasurer
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CITIBANK,
N.A., as Administrative Agent
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President Citibank N.A./Managing
Director
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Banks
CITIBANK,
N.A.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President Citibank N.A./Managing
Director
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | |
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X Xxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | |
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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THE
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI
UFJ,
LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Authorized Signatory
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DEUTSCHE
BANK AG
NEW
YORK BRANCH
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Director
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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WACHOVIA
BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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BARCLAYS
BANK PLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title:
Director
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MELLON
BANK, N.A.
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By:
/s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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SUMITOMO
MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Joint General Manager
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XXXXXXX
STREET
CREDIT
CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Assistant Vice President
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FIFTH
THIRD BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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HSBC
BANK USA, N.A.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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PNC
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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STATE
STREET BANK
AND
TRUST COMPANY
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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U.S.
BANK, N.A.
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxx, Xx.
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Title:
Vice President U.S. Bank, N.A.
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COMERICA
BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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LASALLE
BANK
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Loan Officer
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MIZUHO
CORPORATE BANK
(USA)
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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NATIONAL
CITY BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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THE
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx XxXxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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SOVEREIGN
BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Senior Vice President
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SUNTRUST
BANK
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By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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UBS
AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Director
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By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Title:
Associate Director
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XXXXXXX
BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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