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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 25, 1998
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from .......... to ..........
Commission file number 1-286-2
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEW YORK 13-1855904
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY 08809-4000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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(908) 730-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE
FW PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST I NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
9.00% PREFERRED SECURITIES, SERIES I (Name of Each Exchange on Which
(GUARANTEED BY FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION) Registered)
(Title of Class)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
Title of Class
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
X Yes No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
As of March 1, 1999, 40,708,296 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock,
excluding stock held in Treasury, were issued and outstanding, and the aggregate
market value of such shares held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant on such date
was approximately $498,676,626 (based on the last price on that date of $12.25
per share).
List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference, and
the Part of the Form 10-K into which the document is incorporated:
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference, and
the Part of the Form 10-K into which the document is incorporated:
(1) Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement dated March 18, 1999
filed with the Commission are incorporated by reference in Part
III of this report.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
1998 Form 10-K Annual Report
Table of Contents
PART I
Item 1. Business
2. Properties
3. Legal Proceedings
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Executive Officers of the Registrant
PART II
5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters
6. Selected Financial Data
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure
PART III
10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
11. Executive Compensation
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
PART IV
14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form
8-K
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21 E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of
the risk factors set forth in this report.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS:
Foster Wheeler Corporation was incorporated under the laws of the State of New
York in 1900. Executive offices of Foster Wheeler Corporation are at Perryville
Corporate Park, Clinton, New Jersey, 08809-4000 (Telephone (908) 730-4000).
Foster Wheeler Corporation is essentially a holding company which owns the stock
of various subsidiary companies. Except as the context otherwise requires, the
terms "Foster Wheeler" or the "Corporation" as used herein include Foster
Wheeler Corporation and its subsidiaries.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDUSTRY SEGMENTS:
See Note 18 to Financial Statements on page 44 of this Form 10-K.
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS:
The business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries falls within three business
groups. The ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION GROUP ("E&C Group") designs, engineers
and constructs petroleum, chemical, petrochemical and alternative-fuels
facilities and related infrastructure, including power generation and
distribution facilities, production terminals, pollution control equipment and
water treatment facilities and process plants for the production of fine
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyestuffs, fragrances, flavors, food additives and
vitamins. Also, the E&C Group provides a broad range of environmental
remediation services, together with related technical, design and regulatory
services. The ENERGY EQUIPMENT GROUP designs, manufactures and erects steam
generating and auxiliary equipment for power stations and industrial markets
worldwide. Steam generating equipment includes a full range of fluidized bed and
conventional boilers firing coal, oil, gas, biomass and other municipal solid
waste, waste wood and low-Btu gases. Auxiliary equipment includes feedwater
heaters, steam condensers, heat-recovery equipment and low-NOx burners. Site
services related to these products encompass plant erection, maintenance
engineering, plant upgrading and life extension, and plant repowering. In
addition, this Group provides research analysis and experimental work in fluid
dynamics, heat transfer, combustion and fuel technology, materials engineering
and solids mechanics. The POWER SYSTEMS GROUP utilizes Foster Wheeler strengths
in design, engineering, manufacturing and construction to build, own or lease,
and operate cogeneration, independent power production and resource recovery
facilities as well as facilities for the process and petrochemical industries.
This Group generates revenues from construction and operating activities
pursuant to long-term sale of project outputs (i.e., electricity and steam
contracts), operating and maintenance agreements and from returns on its equity
positions. A special-purpose subsidiary established for each new project manages
that project from the permitting stage through plant construction and operation.
All of the special-purpose subsidiary project debt is limited-recourse. The
Corporation's obligations with respect to this debt are limited to guaranteeing
the operating performance of the projects. This Group refinances its equity
interest in selected projects from time to time when such refinancing will
result in risk mitigation, a lower effective financing cost or a potential
increased return on investment.
In the second quarter of 1997, the Corporation sold the business of Glitsch
International, Inc. The earnings of Glitsch International, Inc. up to the
closing date of June 27, 1997 have been included in the operating results of the
Corporation within the Energy Equipment Group.
Foster Wheeler markets its services and products through a staff of sales and
marketing personnel and through a network of sales representatives. The
Corporation's businesses are not seasonal nor are they dependent on a limited
group of customers. No single customer accounted for 10 percent or more of
Foster Wheeler's consolidated revenues in fiscal 1997 and 1996, however, for
1998 one customer (Oman LNG) accounted for approximately $500.0 million.
The materials used in Foster Wheeler's manufacturing and construction operations
are obtained from both domestic and foreign sources. Materials, which consist
mainly of steel products and manufactured items, are heavily dependent on
foreign sources, particularly for overseas projects. Generally, lead time for
delivery of materials does not constitute a problem.
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Foster Wheeler owns and licenses patents, trademarks and know-how which are used
in each of its industry groups. Such licenses, patents and trademarks are of
varying durations. No Group is materially dependent upon any particular or
related group of patents, trademarks or licenses. Foster Wheeler has licensed
companies throughout the world to manufacture marine and stationary steam
generators and related equipment and certain of its other products. Principal
licensees are in Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway
and England.
For the most part, Foster Wheeler products are custom designed and manufactured
and are not produced for inventory. As is the practice in the Engineering and
Construction Group and Energy Equipment Group, customers often make a down
payment at the time a contract is executed, and continue to make progress
payments until the contract is completed and the work has been accepted as
meeting contract guarantees.
Foster Wheeler had unfilled orders as of December 25, 1998 of $7,411,900,000 as
compared to unfilled orders as of December 26, 1997 of $7,184,600,000. The
elapsed time from the award of a contract to completion of performance may be up
to four years. The dollar amount of unfilled orders is not necessarily
indicative of the future earnings of the Corporation related to the performance
of such work. Although unfilled orders represent only business which is
considered firm, there can be no assurance that cancellations or scope
adjustments will not occur. Due to additional factors outside of the
Corporation's control, such as changes in project schedules, the Corporation
cannot predict with certainty the portion of unfilled orders that will not be
performed.
The unfilled orders by major industry segments as of December 25, 1998 and
December 26, 1997 are as follows:
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1998 1997
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Engineering and Construction $ 5,867,800,000 $ 5,354,200,000
Energy Equipment 1,383,500,000 1,633,900,000
Power Systems 213,500,000 255,000,000
Corporate and Financial Services (including eliminations) (52,900,000) (58,500,000)
--------------- ---------------
$ 7,411,900,000 $ 7,184,600,000
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The following schedule summarizes the unfilled orders of projects at December
25, 1998:
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1998
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Signed contracts $6,626,798,000
Letters of intent and contracts awarded but not finalized 785,102,000
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$7,411,900,000
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The Power Systems Group projects consist of the following:
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PLANT LOCATION TYPE AND SIZE UNIT FUEL OPERATION
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Martinez, California 99.9 MW Cogeneration Refinery Gas/NG 1987
Chapleau, Ontario, Canada 360 Ton/Day Wood Waste Wood Waste 1987
Gilberton, Pennsylvania 80 MW Cogeneration Waste Coal 1988
Charleston, South Carolina 600 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy Refuse 1989
Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania 40 MW Cogeneration Waste Coal 1990
ACE, California 96 MW Cogeneration Coal 1991
Camden County, New Jersey 1050 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy Refuse 1991
Hudson Falls, New York 400 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy Refuse 1992
University of Minnesota Heating Plant Operation Coal/Gas/Oil 1992
InterPower, Pennsylvania 102 MW Power Waste Coal 1995
Concepcion, Chile 8 MM SCFD Hydrogen Plant -- 1996
Robbins, Illinois 1600 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy* Refuse/RDF 1996
Lagoven, Venezuela 50 MM SCFD Hydrogen Plant -- 1997
Concepcion, Chile 65 MW Cogeneration Plant Plus Coke 1998
12,000 Barrels/Day Coker and
7,014 Barrels/Day Hydrotreater
Teverola, Southern Italy 140 MW Cogeneration Natural Gas 1998
Lisbon, Portugal 2015 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy Refuse Construction
Ferrara, Central Italy 145 MW Cogeneration Natural Gas Construction
University of Minnesota 15 MW Cogeneration Coal/Gas/Oil Construction
Lomellina, Italy 400 Ton/Day Waste-to-Energy RDF Construction
* Includes Recycling
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Many companies compete in the engineering and construction segment of Foster
Wheeler's business. Management of the Corporation estimates, based on industrial
publications, that Foster Wheeler is among the ten largest of the many large and
small companies engaged in the design and construction of petroleum refineries
and chemical plants. In the manufacture of refinery and chemical plant
equipment, neither Foster Wheeler nor any other single company contributes a
large percentage of the total volume of such business.
On an international basis many companies compete in the Energy Equipment segment
of Foster Wheeler's business. Management of the Corporation estimates, based on
industrial surveys and trade association materials, that it is among the ten
largest suppliers of utility and industrial-sized steam generating and auxiliary
equipment in the world and among the three largest in the United States.
For the most part, contracts are awarded on the basis of price, delivery,
performance and service.
Foster Wheeler is continually engaged in research and development efforts both
in performance and analytical services on current projects and in development of
new products and processes. During 1998, approximately $14,100,000, and in 1997
and 1996, $16,100,000 and $16,900,000 respectively, was spent on Foster Wheeler
sponsored research activities. During the same periods, approximately
$32,700,000, $40,400,000 and $29,600,000, respectively, was spent on research
activities that were paid for by customers of Foster Wheeler.
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Foster Wheeler and its domestic subsidiaries are subject to certain Federal,
state and local environmental, occupational health and product safety laws.
Foster Wheeler believes all its operations are in compliance with such laws and
does not anticipate any material capital expenditures or adverse effect on
earnings or cash flows in maintaining compliance with such laws.
Foster Wheeler had approximately 11,120 full-time employees on December 25,
1998. Following is a tabulation of the number of full-time employees of Foster
Wheeler in each of its industry segments on the dates indicated:
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December 25, December 26, December 27,
1998 1997 1996
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Engineering and Construction 7,515 7,625 7,130
Energy Equipment 3,125 3,025 4,350
Power Systems 450 410 410
Corporate and Financial Services 30 30 195
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11,120 11,090 12,085
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS AND EXPORT SALES:
See Note 18 to Financial Statements on page 44 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
COMPANY AND
(INDUSTRY SEGMENT*)
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BUILDING LEASE
LOCATION USE LAND AREA SQUARE FEET EXPIRES
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Foster Wheeler Corporation (CF)
New York City, New York Executive Offices -- 2,270 2009
Livingston, New Jersey General Office
& Engineering 31.0 acres 288,000(2)
Union Township, Undeveloped 203.8 acres --
New Jersey General Office
& Engineering 29.4 acres 294,000
General Office
& Engineering 21.0 acres 292,000 2003
Storage and Reproduction
Facilities 10.8 acres 30,400
Livingston, New Jersey Research Center 6.7 acres 51,355
Bedminster, New Jersey Office 10.72 acres 135,000(1)(3)
Bridgewater, New Jersey Undeveloped 81.4 acres -- (4)
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COMPANY AND
(INDUSTRY SEGMENT*)
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BUILDING LEASE
LOCATION USE LAND AREA SQUARE FEET EXPIRES
-------- --- --------- ----------- -------
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Foster Wheeler Energy
Corporation (EE)
Dansville, New York Manufacturing
& Offices 82.4 acres 513,786
Foster Wheeler USA
Corporation (EC)
Houston, Texas General Offices -- 143,192 2003
Foster Wheeler Iberia,
S.A. (EC)
Madrid, Spain Office & Engineering 4.2 acres 82,500
Foster Wheeler France,
S.A. (EC)
Paris, France Office & Engineering -- 109,029 2006
Paris, France Archive Storage Space 12,985 2006
Foster Wheeler International
Corp. (Thailand Branch) (EC)
Sriracha, Thailand Office & Engineering -- 26,400 2000
Foster Wheeler Constructors,
Inc. (EC)
McGregor, Texas Storage
Facilities 15.0 acres 24,000
Mobile (Chickasaw), Storage and 3.5 acres 100,000 2000
Alabama Fabrication
Aqua Prieta, Mexico Repair and 1.0 acres 17,000 2000
Fabrication
Foster Wheeler Limited
(England) (EC)
Glasgow, Scotland Office & Engineering 2.26 acres 28,798
Reading, England Office & Engineering -- 325,114(1) 1999/2016
Reading, England Office & Engineering 26 acres 335,521 --
Teeside, England Office & Engineering -- 18,100 1999/2014
Foster Wheeler Limited
(Canada) (EE)
Niagara-On-The-Lake,
Ontario Office Building 34.5 acres 86,000(1) 2004
Foster Wheeler Andina,
S.A. (EC)
Bogota, Colombia Office & Engineering 2.25 acres 26,000
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COMPANY AND
(INDUSTRY SEGMENT*)
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BUILDING LEASE
LOCATION USE LAND AREA SQUARE FEET EXPIRES
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Foster Wheeler Energia,
S.A. (EE)
Tarragona, Spain Manufacturing
& Office 11.96 acres 77,794
Madrid, Spain Office Building 1.26 acres 27,500
Foster Wheeler Italiana,
S.p.A. (EC)
Milan, Italy
(via S. Caboto,1) Office & Engineering -- 161,400 2001
Milan, Italy
(via S. Caboto,7) Office & Engineering -- 133,000 2002
Birlesik Insaat ve
Muhendislik A.S. (BIMAS)
(EC)
Istanbul, Turkey Engineering & Office -- 26,000 2000
Foster Wheeler Eastern
Private Limited (EC)
Singapore Office & Engineering -- 25,000 1999
Foster Wheeler Environmental
Corporation (EC)
Atlanta, Georgia General Offices 18,160 1999
Bellevue, Washington General Offices 53,545 2000
Boston, Massachusetts General Offices 26,326 1999
Lakewood, Colorado General Offices 19,140 2000
Oak Ridge, Tennessee General Offices 14,494 1999
Costa Mesa, California General Offices 14,754 2000
Foster Wheeler Power
Systems, Inc. (PS)
Martinez, California Cogeneration Plant 6.4 acres --
Mt. Carmel, Cogeneration Plant 105 acres -- 2010
Pennsylvania
Charleston, Waste-to-Energy 18 acres -- 2010
South Carolina Plant
Hudson Falls, New York Waste-to-Energy 11.2 acres --
Plant
Camden, New Jersey Waste-to-Energy 18 acres -- 2011
Plant
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COMPANY AND
(INDUSTRY SEGMENT*)
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BUILDING LEASE
LOCATION USE LAND AREA SQUARE FEET EXPIRES
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<S> <C> C> <C> <C>
Robbins, Illinois Waste-to-Energy
Plant
Facility Site 16.1 acres -- 2029
Laydown Site 14.6 acres -- 2029
Talcahuano, Chile Cogeneration Plant-Facility Site 21 acres -- 2028
Hydrogen Plant-Facility Site 1.4 acres -- 2013
Paraquana, Venezuela Hydrogen Plant
Facility Site 3.9 acres -- 2013
Laydown Site 2.8 acres -- 1999
Foster Wheeler Pyropower,
Inc. (EE)
San Diego, California Office 9.25 acres 86,000(1)
Foster Wheeler Energia
OY (EE)
Varkhaus, Finland Manufacturing & Offices 22 acres 366,527
Karhula, Finland Research Center 12.84 acres 15,100 2095
Office Laboratory 57,986
Kouvola, Finland Manufacturing & Offices 9.09 acres 79,903
Kaarina, Finland Office 24,762 1999
Helsinki, Finland Office 11,841 1999
Foster Wheeler Energy
FAKOP Ltd. (EE)
Sosnowiec, Poland Manufacturing & Offices 15.57 acres 231,688
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*Designation of Industry Groups: EC - Engineering and Construction
EE - Energy Equipment
PS - Power Systems
CF - Corporate & Financial Services
(1) Portion or entire facility leased or subleased.
(2) Entire facility leased, with a portion being subleased to Foster Wheeler
subsidiaries.
(3) 50% ownership interest.
(4) 75% ownership interest.
With the exception of the New York office of the Corporation, locations of less
than 10,000 square feet are not listed. Except as noted above, the properties
set forth are held in fee. All or part of listed locations may be leased or
subleased to other affiliates. All properties are in good condition and adequate
for their intended use.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 14 to Financial Statements on page 39 of this Form 10-K.
Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act ("CERCLA") and similar state laws, the current owner or operator
of real property and the past owners or operators of real property (if disposal
took place during such past ownership or operation) may be jointly and severally
liable for the costs of removal or remediation of toxic or hazardous substances
on or under their property, regardless of whether such materials were released
in violation of law or whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible
for, the presence of such substances. Moreover, under CERCLA and similar state
laws, persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic
substances may also be jointly and severally liable for the costs of the removal
or remediation of such substances at a disposal or treatment site, whether or
not such site was owned or operated by such person ("off-site facility").
Liability at such off-site facilities is typically allocated among all of the
viable responsible parties based on such factors as the relative amount of waste
contributed to a site, toxicity of such waste, relationship of the waste
contributed by a party to the remedy chosen for the site, and other factors.
The Corporation currently owns and operates industrial facilities and has also
transferred its interests in industrial facilities that it formerly owned or
operated. It is likely that as a result of its current or former operations,
such facilities have been impacted by hazardous substances. The Corporation is
not aware of any conditions at its currently owned facilities in the United
States that it expects will cause the Corporation to incur significant costs.
The Corporation is aware of potential environmental liabilities at facilities
that it recently acquired in Europe, but the Corporation has the benefit of an
indemnity from the Seller with respect to any required remediation or other
environmental violations that it believes will address the costs of any such
remediation or other required environmental measures. The Corporation also may
receive claims, pursuant to indemnity obligations from owners of recently sold
facilities that may require the Corporation to incur costs for investigation
and/or remediation. Based on the available information, the Corporation does not
believe that such costs will be material. No assurance can be provided that the
Corporation will not discover environmental conditions at its currently owned or
operated properties, or that additional claims will be made with respect to
formerly owned properties, that would require the Corporation to incur material
expenditures to investigate and/or remediate such conditions.
The Corporation had been notified that it was a potentially responsible party
("PRP") under CERCLA or similar state laws at three off-site facilities,
excluding sites as to which the Corporation has resolved its liability. At each
of these sites, the Corporation's liability should be substantially less than
the total site remediation costs because the percentage of waste attributable to
the Corporation compared to that attributable to all other PRPs is low. The
Corporation does not believe that its share of cleanup obligations at any of the
three off-site facilities as to which it has received a notice of potential
liability will individually exceed $1.0 million.
The Corporation received an Administrative Order and Notice of Civil
Administrative Penalty Assessment (the "Administrative Order") dated April 1,
1997 alleging state air act violations at the Camden Project in New Jersey. The
Administrative Order seeks a penalty of $32,000 and revocation of the
Certificate to Operate. The Corporation requested an administrative hearing to
challenge the Administrative Order, which request automatically stayed any
permit revocation. The Corporation expects an additional penalty demand to
increase to more than $100,000 as a result of other violations which the
Corporation expects the state to allege. The Corporation believes that it will
be able to address all issues of concern to the state and that the resulting
civil penalty will not be material to the financial position, results of
operations or cash flows of the Corporation.
The Corporation received a Complaint for Injunction and Civil Penalties from the
State of Illinois date April 28, 1998 alleging primarily state air act
violations at the Robbins Facility (People of the State of Illinois v. Foster
Wheeler Robbins, Inc., filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,
County Department, Chancery Division). Although the complaint seeks substantial
civil penalties for numerous violations of up to $50,000 for each violation,
with an additional penalty of $10,000 for each day of each violation, the
maximum allowed under the statute, and an injunction against continuing
violations, the Corporation has submitted a plan to the state designed to
correct all violations and expects that the resulting penalty will not be
material to the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the
Corporation.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
NONE
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
In accordance with General Instruction G (3) of Form 10-K information regarding
executive officers is included in PART I.
The executive officers of Foster Wheeler, all of whom have held executive
positions with Foster Wheeler or its subsidiaries for more than the past five
years are as follows:
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NAME AGE POSITION
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Richard J. Swift 54 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
David J. Roberts 54 Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Henry E. Bartoli 52 Senior Vice President - Energy Equipment Group
John C. Blythe 51 Senior Vice President - Engineering and Construction Group
Claudio Ferrari 62 Senior Vice President - Power Systems Group
Thomas R. O'Brien 60 Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Lisa Fries Gardner 42 Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Robert D. Iseman 50 Vice President and Treasurer
James E. Schessler 53 Vice President - Human Resources and Administration
George S. White 62 Vice President and Controller
</TABLE>
Each officer holds office for a term running until the Board of Directors
meeting following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his/her successor
is elected and qualified. There are no family relationships between the officers
listed above. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the
listed officers and any other person, pursuant to which he/she was elected as an
officer.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The Corporation's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The
approximate number of stockholders of record as of the end of 1998 was 6,835.
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
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1998 March 27 June 26 Sept. 25 Dec. 25
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash dividends per share.................... .21 .21 .21 .21
Stock prices:
High................................... 31.25 32.25 21.875 18.6875
Low.................................... 22.4375 21.50 11.75 13.00
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
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1997 March 28 June 27 Sept. 26 Dec. 26
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash dividends per share.................... .205 .21 .21 .21
Stock prices:
High................................... 42.75 41.50 48.125 44.75
Low.................................... 35.875 35.125 39.75 26.6875
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATISTICS
(In Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
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<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues ................................ $4,596,992 $4,172,015 $4,040,611 $3,081,930 $2,271,123
Provision for special charges ........... -- -- 24,000 50,120 --
Earnings before income taxes ............ 47,789(1) 19,516(2)(3) 126,866(4) 69,663(5) 106,867
Provision for income taxes .............. 79,295(1) 13,892 44,626 41,129 41,457
Net (loss)/earnings ..................... (31,506) 5,624 82,240 28,534 65,410
(Loss)/earnings per share:
Basic .............................. $(.77) $ .14 $2.03 $ .79 $1.83
Diluted ............................ $(.77) $ .14 $2.02 $ .78 $1.82
Shares outstanding:
Basic:
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding .................... 40,729 40,677 40,592 36,322 35,788
Diluted:
Effect of stock options ......... * 127 167 107 90
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Total diluted ...................... 40,729 40,804 40,759 36,429 35,878
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Current assets .......................... $1,672,842 $1,545,271 $1,762,448 $1,468,973 $1,112,709
Current liabilities ..................... 1,498,677 1,412,302 1,441,894 1,270,276 890,579
Working capital ......................... 174,165 132,969 320,554 198,697 222,130
Land, buildings and equipment (net) ..... 911,081 824,452 724,779 644,812 566,156
Total assets ............................ 3,495,019 3,357,700 3,510,334 2,975,809 2,140,334
Bank loans .............................. 107,051 53,748 52,278 86,869 77,350
Long-term borrowings (including current
installments):
Corporate and other debt ............ 541,173 445,836 441,399 289,958 190,819
Project debt ........................ 476,303 443,360 387,644 299,094 308,383
Cash dividends per share of common stock $ .84 $.835 $ .81 $ .77 $ .72
Other data:
Unfilled orders, end of year ............ $7,411,907 $7,184,628 $7,135,413 $6,473,990 $5,135,452
New orders booked ....................... 5,269,398 5,063,940 5,570,333 4,071,352 3,090,977
</TABLE>
(1) Includes in 1998 a pretax loss for the Robbins Facility of $72,800
($47,300 after tax) and a provision of $61,300 for an increase in the
income tax valuation allowance for a total after-tax charge of $108,600.
(2) Includes in 1997 a net charge of $50,900 ($37,400 after tax) consisting
of the following pretax items: Second quarter amounts: Gain on sale of
Glitsch International, Inc.'s operations-$56,400; provision for
reorganization costs of the Energy Equipment Group-$32,000; and
write-downs of long-lived assets-$6,500. Third quarter amounts: Contract
write-downs-$24,000 (Engineering & Construction Group) and $30,000
(Energy Equipment Group). Fourth quarter amount: Realignment of the
Engineering & Construction Group's European operations-$14,800.
(3) Includes in 1997 a pre-tax loss for the Robbins Facility of $38,900
($25,300 after tax).
(4) Includes in 1996 a provision of $24,000 ($15,600 after tax) for asbestos
claims.
(5) Includes in 1995 a provision of $50,120 ($46,500 after tax) for
reorganization costs.
* The effect of the stock options was not included in the calculation of
diluted earnings per share as these options were antidilutive due to the
1998 loss.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Millions of Dollars, Except per Share Amounts)
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and other sections of this Annual Report contain forward-looking
statements that are based on management's assumptions, expectations and
projections about the various industries within which the Corporation operates.
Such forward-looking statements by their nature involve a degree of risk and
uncertainty. The Corporation cautions that a variety of factors, including but
not limited to the following, could cause business conditions and results to
differ materially from what is contained in forward-looking statements: changes
in the rate of economic growth in the United States and other major
international economies, changes in investment by the energy, power and
environmental industries, changes in regulatory environment, changes in project
schedules, changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies worldwide, currency
fluctuations, outcomes of pending and future litigation, protection and validity
of patents and other intellectual property rights and increasing competition by
foreign and domestic companies.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto.
THREE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 25, 1998
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Data
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unfilled orders $7,411.9 $7,184.6 $7,135.4
New orders 5,269.4 5,063.9 5,570.3
Revenues 4,597.0 4,172.0 4,040.6
Net (loss)/earnings (31.5) 5.6 82.2
Earnings per share:
(Basic) (.77) .14 2.03
</TABLE>
The Corporation's consolidated unfilled orders at the end of fiscal 1998 were
$7,411.9, an increase of $227.3 over the amount reported for the end of fiscal
1997 of $7,184.6, which in turn represented an increase of $49.2 from unfilled
orders at the end of fiscal 1996 of $7,135.4. The dollar amount of unfilled
orders was not necessarily indicative of the future earnings of the Corporation
related to the performance of such work. Although unfilled orders represent only
business which is considered firm, there can be no assurance that cancellations
or scope adjustments will not occur. Due to additional factors outside of the
Corporation's control, such as changes in project schedules, the Corporation
cannot predict with certainty the portion of unfilled orders which may not be
performed. Unfilled orders have been adjusted to reflect project cancellations,
deferrals, and revised project scopes and costs. The net reduction in unfilled
orders from project adjustments and cancellations for fiscal 1998 was $638.1,
compared with $619.5 in fiscal 1997 and $966.2 in fiscal 1996. The Corporation's
future award prospects include several large-scale international projects. The
large size and uncertain timing of these projects can create variability in the
Corporation's contract awards, and therefore, future award trends are difficult
to predict.
New orders awarded for fiscal 1998 ($5,269.4) were 4.1% higher than new orders
awarded in fiscal 1997 ($5,063.9), which were 9.1% lower than new orders awarded
in fiscal 1996 ($5,570.3). A total of 52% of new orders in fiscal 1998 was for
projects awarded to the Corporation's subsidiaries located outside of the United
States as compared to 58% in fiscal 1997 and 56% in fiscal 1996. Key geographic
regions outside of the United States contributing to new orders awarded in
fiscal 1998 were Europe, Southeast Asia and South America.
Operating revenues increased in fiscal 1998 by $476.8 compared to fiscal 1997,
to $4,536.8 from $4,060.0, which in turn represented a $54.5 increase as
compared to fiscal 1996 of $4,005.5.
Gross earnings from operations, which are equal to operating revenues minus the
cost of operating revenues ("gross earnings"), increased $102.5 or 38% in fiscal
1998 as compared to fiscal 1997, to $370.5 from $268.0, which was a decrease of
approximately 46% from fiscal 1996. A loss of $21.1 for the Robbins Resource
Recovery Facility was included in 1998 gross earnings from operations. The 1997
results included $32.0 for reorganization cost of the
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Energy Equipment Group, $24.0 for contract write-downs in the Engineering and
Construction Group, $30.0 for contract write-downs in the Energy Equipment
Group, $13.3 provision for realignment of the European operations of the
Engineering and Construction Group, and losses from operations of $36.3 related
to the Robbins Resource Recovery Facility (the "Robbins Facility").
In the fourth quarter of 1996, the Corporation recorded a special pretax charge
of $24.0 with respect to estimated probable payments for asbestos litigation
that may not be covered by insurance primarily due to insurers that have become,
or may in the future become insolvent. The Corporation and its subsidiaries,
along with many other companies, are codefendants in numerous lawsuits pending
in the United States. Plaintiffs claim damages for personal injury alleged to
have arisen from the exposure to or use of asbestos in connection with work
performed by the Corporation and its subsidiaries prior to and during the 1970s
for which the insolvent insurers provided coverage. In conjunction with outside
experts, the Corporation has carefully considered the financial viability and
legal obligations of its insurance carriers and has concluded that after
recognition of the special charge, insurers will continue to adequately fund the
balance of the claims and defense costs relating to current and future asbestos
litigation. The Corporation anticipates funding the major portion of this charge
over the next five to ten years.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $14.6 in fiscal 1998 as
compared to fiscal 1997, to $253.4 from $268.0, which in turn represented a
decrease of $28.9 from expenses reported in fiscal 1996 of $296.9. General and
administrative expenses increased by $6.0 in fiscal 1998 and selling expenses
decreased by $20.6, principally as a result of the sale of Glitsch
International, Inc. in the second quarter of 1997 and in 1998 lower proposal
costs for Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation. The decrease of $28.9 in
fiscal 1997 compared to fiscal 1996 was due principally to the sale of Glitsch
International, Inc. in 1997.
Other income in fiscal 1998 as compared to fiscal 1997 decreased $51.8 to $60.2
from $112.0 in 1997. In 1997, the Corporation recorded a $56.4 gain in other
income on the sale of Glitsch International, Inc.'s operations to Koch
Engineering Company. The Corporation received approximately $185.0 in cash for
the majority of the assets of Glitsch International, Inc. The retained net
assets have been valued at their current estimated realizable value which are
not material to the overall operations of the Corporation. For segment reporting
purposes, the earnings of Glitsch International, Inc. up to the closing date of
June 27, 1997, have been included in the operating results of the Energy
Equipment Group. In addition to the Glitsch transaction gain, approximately
$13.4 in equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, and a gain of $2.8
related to the sale of an office building in France were included in other
income in 1997.
Other deductions in fiscal 1998 increased $37.4 primarily due to the $47.0
charge for asset impairments relating to the Robbins Facility in the third
quarter of 1998. Interest expense for the year 1998 increased $7.8. Fiscal 1997
increased $12.8 over 1996 primarily due to the provision of approximately $8.0
for disposition of certain under-performing assets. Included in the $8.0 was a
provision of $6.5 for the disposition of Ullrich Copper, Inc., whose assets were
sold in the third quarter of 1997 with no additional financial impact.
The tax provision for fiscal 1998 was $79.3 on earnings before income taxes of
$47.8. The high effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in the
valuation allowance of $61.3 for 1998, caused by the losses related to the
Robbins Facility and their impact on the realizability of tax benefits in the
future. The tax provision for fiscal 1997 was $13.9 on earnings before income
taxes of $19.5 primarily due to the high effective tax rate on foreign earnings
and losses.
The net loss for fiscal 1998 was $(31.5) or $(.77) basic per share, which
included $108.6 in combined net losses for Robbins Facility of $47.3 and the
related increase in the tax valuation allowance of $61.3. The net earnings for
fiscal 1997 were $5.6 or $.14 basic per share, which included after-tax charges
recorded in the second and fourth quarters of $25.0 and $12.2, respectively, the
after-tax gain on sale of Glitsch International, Inc. of $36.7 and $25.3 in
losses for Robbins Facility's operations.
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ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION GROUP
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unfilled orders $5,867.8 $5,354.2 $5,091.2
New orders 4,329.1 3,610.7 3,710.6
Operating revenues 3,422.3 2,892.8 2,564.1
Gross earnings from operations 206.3 166.1 207.7
</TABLE>
The E&C Group's unfilled orders at the end of fiscal 1998 were $5,867.8, a 10%
increase over unfilled orders of $5,354.2 at the end of fiscal 1997, which in
turn represented a 5% increase from unfilled orders of $5,091.2 at the end of
fiscal 1996.
New orders awarded to the E&C Group in fiscal 1998 amounted to $4,329.1 compared
with $3,610.7 in fiscal 1997, representing a 20% increase. New orders decreased
3% in fiscal 1997 as compared to fiscal 1996 levels of $3,710.6.
The E&C Group reported an 18% increase in operating revenues in fiscal 1998 as
compared to fiscal 1997 from $2,892.8 to $3,422.3, which in turn represented a
13% increase from fiscal 1996 operating revenues of $2,564.1. The increase in
fiscal 1998 and 1997 operating revenues was due to increased activities in the
United Kingdom and the United States.
The Corporation includes pass-through costs on cost-plus contracts, which are
customer-reimbursable materials, equipment and subcontractor costs when the
Corporation determines that it is responsible for the engineering specification,
procurement and management of such cost components on behalf of the customer.
The percentage relationship between pass-through costs of contracts and revenues
will fluctuate from year to year depending on a variety of factors including the
mix of business in the years compared.
The E&C Group's gross earnings increased $40.2 in fiscal 1998 as compared with
fiscal 1997 or 24%, to $206.3 from $166.1, which in turn represented a decrease
of 20% from gross earnings of $207.7 in fiscal 1996. The increase in fiscal 1998
was due primarily to the activities in the United Kingdom and the United States.
The decrease in fiscal 1997 was attributed to a provision of approximately $24.0
on several projects in the third quarter of 1997 for which the Corporation is
seeking recovery of a significant portion from clients and the $13.3 provision
for the realignment of the Group's European operations. The realignment has
brought the Italian, French and Spanish operations under common management,
headquartered in Milan, Italy. The $13.3 pretax charge included $6.2 for
severance and benefits for employees to be terminated and $6.6 for office lease
expense, due to the consolidation of the Reading, United Kingdom operations into
one office facility during 1998 and 1999. Also in 1997, there was a decrease in
gross earnings in the Spanish subsidiary of $13.1.
ENERGY EQUIPMENT GROUP
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unfilled orders $1,383.5 $1,633.9 $1,827.4
New orders 841.5 1,312.6 1,873.2
Operating revenues 1,102.7 1,117.9 1,367.4
Gross earnings from operations 139.8 88.1 222.1
</TABLE>
The Energy Equipment Group's unfilled orders were $1,383.5 at the end of fiscal
1998, representing a 15% decrease in the unfilled orders of $1,633.9 at the end
of fiscal 1997, which in turn represented a 11% decrease over unfilled orders of
$1,827.4 at the end of fiscal 1996. Approximately $130.0 of the decrease in
unfilled orders in fiscal 1997 was attributable to the sale of Glitsch
International, Inc. Management is more cautious about the outlook for the Group
because of delayed bookings and execution schedules on some higher margin
projects.
New orders awarded to the Energy Equipment Group were $841.5, $1,312.6 and
$1,873.2 in fiscal years 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Of such new orders,
in 1997 and 1996, $113.0 and $260.7, respectively, were related to Glitsch
International, Inc.'s activities, which were sold at the end of June 1997. The
decrease in 1998 was primarily due to receiving lower orders from China.
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Operating revenues for the Energy Equipment Group decreased $15.2 in fiscal 1998
as compared to fiscal 1997, to $1,102.7 from $1,117.9, which in turn represented
a decrease of 18% from fiscal 1996 of $1,367.4. The decrease in 1997 is
primarily attributable to the sale of Glitsch International, Inc.'s operations
in the second quarter.
The Energy Equipment Group's gross earnings increased by $51.7 or 59%, to $139.8
in fiscal 1998 from $88.1 in fiscal 1997, which in turn represented a 60%
decrease from gross earnings in fiscal 1996 of $222.1. The change in 1998 can be
attributed to the following charges in 1997, (1) reorganization costs of $32.0
recorded in the second quarter of 1997, and (2) $30.0 in provisions for
increased costs on three projects, which were initially bid and executed out of
the San Diego office. The reorganization started in 1995 following the Pyropower
acquisition. These actions resulted in a further reduction in operating costs
with a more efficient project execution capability. This plan includes $14.5 for
the discontinuance of certain product lines, including incremental costs on
certain completed contracts. Approximately $9.2 of the charge relates to the
consolidation of the San Diego operations with the Group's activities in New
Jersey. Of this amount $5.2 was for personnel costs, including severance and
related benefits, and the balance represent write-downs of property to its net
realizable value. These San Diego long-lived assets are now considered to be for
sale and have been accounted for at their current market value less estimated
cost to sell. The remaining balance of $8.3 was primarily related to the
write-down of a Canadian cogeneration plant to its net realizable value.
POWER SYSTEMS GROUP
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unfilled orders $213.5 $255.0 $384.9
New orders 190.3 159.2 209.3
Operating revenues 159.4 197.7 149.6
Gross earnings from operations 22.5 11.3 62.8
</TABLE>
The Power Systems Group's gross earnings from operations for fiscal 1998
improved primarily due to lower losses reported in 1998 for the Robbins
Facility. The future earnings of the Power Systems Group will be negatively
impacted by the Robbins Facility due to (1) funding of the Corporation's
guarantees of $79.6 and (2) the unamortized prepaid lease expense of $47.8. The
future impact is expected to be a reduction in pretax earnings as follows: 1999
by $5.1; 2000 by $27.1; 2001 by $23.4 and the balance of $71.8, thereafter. The
timing of the foregoing estimates are subject to change based on the operating
results of the Robbins Facility. The Robbins Facility gross loss from operations
for fiscal 1998 and 1997 was $21.1 and $36.3, respectively. The total pretax
loss for the Robbins Facility for 1998 was $72.8, which included $21.1 in gross
losses from operations, $47.0 for asset impairments and $4.7 for other expenses
(primarily interest). It is expected that the Robbins Facility will continue to
incur losses and will not fully recover lease costs from operations.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Corporation is continually engaged in research and development efforts, both
in performance and analytical services on current projects and in development of
new products and processes. During fiscal years 1998, 1997 and 1996,
approximately $14.1, $16.1 and $16.9, respectively, were spent on
Corporation-sponsored research activities. During the same periods,
approximately $32.7, $40.4 and $29.6, respectively, were spent on
customer-sponsored research activities that were paid for by customers of the
Corporation.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Stockholders' equity at the end of fiscal 1998 was $572.1 as compared to $635.5
at the end of fiscal 1997 and $689.0 at the end of fiscal 1996. The decrease for
1998 of $63.4 was due to the net loss of $31.5 and the payment of dividends of
$34.2. The decrease for 1997 of $53.5 was primarily due to the change in
accumulated translation adjustment of $28.3 and the payment of dividends of
$34.0.
For the fiscal years 1996, 1997 and 1998, investments in land, buildings and
equipment were $158.5, $189.8 and $166.5, respectively. During the next few
years, capital expenditures will continue to be directed primarily toward
strengthening and supporting the Corporation's core businesses. At the end of
June 1997, the Corporation sold the majority of the operations of Glitsch
International, Inc. for approximately $185.0 in cash. Based on the previously
announced repositioning plan for the Power Systems Group, it is anticipated that
the level of future capital expenditures for Power Systems projects will
decrease. The key components of this plan as they relate to long-term
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investments included a tighter focus on fewer projects and only those where
Foster Wheeler's technology adds a significant value, no investments in further
waste-to-energy plants in the United States, and higher levels of equity
participation by third parties.
Corporate and other debt, special purpose project debt and bank loans increased
by $448.6, net of repayments of $130.9, during the three-year period. Since
year-end 1995, Corporate and other debt increased by $251.2 and special purpose
project debt increased by $177.2. At year-end 1998, the Corporation had $340.0
outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreements, the proceeds of which were
used to fund domestic working capital and other corporate requirements and make
a scheduled $22.0 debt repayment under the Corporation's 8.58% unsecured
promissory private placement notes (the "Private Notes").
In the third quarter of 1998, a subsidiary of the Corporation entered into a
three-year agreement with a financial institution whereby the subsidiary would
sell an undivided interest in a designated pool of qualified accounts
receivable. Under the terms of the agreement, new receivables are added to the
pool as collections reduce previously sold accounts receivable. The credit risk
of uncollectible accounts receivable has been transferred to the purchaser. The
Corporation services, administers and collects the receivables on behalf of the
purchaser. Fees payable to the purchaser under this agreement are equivalent to
rates afforded high quality commercial paper issuers plus certain administrative
expenses and are included in other deductions, in the Consolidated Statement of
Earnings. The agreement contains certain covenants and provides for various
events of termination. As of December 25, 1998, $38.4 in receivables were sold
under the agreement and are therefore not reflected in the accounts receivable -
trade balance in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries enter
into contracts providing for assessment of damages for nonperformance or delays
in completion. Suits and claims have been or may be brought against the
Corporation by customers alleging deficiencies in either equipment design or
plant construction. Based on its knowledge of the facts and circumstances
relating to the Corporation's liabilities, if any, and to its insurance
coverage, management of the Corporation believes that the disposition of such
suits will not result in charges materially in excess of amounts provided in the
accounts.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents amounted to $180.1 at December 25, 1998, an increase
of $12.7 from the prior fiscal year-end. Short-term investments decreased $30.7
to $61.2 at the end of 1998. During fiscal 1998, the Corporation paid $34.2 in
stockholder dividends, repaid debt of $48.7, including a scheduled $22.0
repayment of the Private Notes, and funded other operating requirements.
During fiscal 1998, cash flow used for operating activities totaled $26.3 while
in 1997, cash flow used by operating activities amounted to $120.1. This
reduction of $93.8 was primarily due to increased cash provided by the
Engineering and Construction Group ($42.7) and lower uses of cash by the Energy
Equipment Group ($48.7). The 1998 cash flow used for operating activities of
$26.3 was due to the Energy Equipment Group ($10.6), Power Systems Group
($47.1), and Corporate and Financial Services ($55.9), which was offset by cash
flow provided by operations of $87.3 for the Engineering and Construction Group.
The Corporation's working capital varies from period to period depending on the
mix, stage of completion and commercial terms and conditions of the
Corporation's contracts. Working capital needs have increased during the past
several years as a result of the Corporation's satisfying requests from its
customers, primarily in the Energy Equipment Group, for more favorable payment
terms under contracts. Such requests generally include reduced advance payments
and less favorable payment schedules to the Corporation.
The Corporation's contracts in process and inventories increased by $63.3 during
1998 from $415.2 at December 26, 1997, to $478.5 at December 25, 1998. This
increase can be attributed to increases in the E&C Group of $83.4 and $17.0 in
the Power Systems Group, offset by reductions in the Energy Equipment Group of
$41.6. In addition, accounts receivable increased by $57.6 in fiscal 1998 to
$857.0 from $799.4 in fiscal 1997.
As of year end, the Corporation had available under an existing shelf
registration statement $300.0. Subsequent to year end, on January 13, 1999 FW
Preferred Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation issued
$175.0 in Preferred Trust Securities. These Preferred Trust Securities are
entitled to receive cumulative cash distributions at an annual rate of 9.0%.
Distributions will be paid quarterly in arrears on April 15, July 15, October 15
and January 15 of each year, beginning April 15, 1999. The maturity date is
January 15, 2029. Foster Wheeler
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can redeem these Preferred Trust Securities on or after January 15, 2004.
As a result of the Robbins Facility charge taken in the third quarter of 1998,
the Corporation was not in compliance with its covenants under its Revolving
Credit Agreement. The Corporation received a waiver until February 15, 1999. The
Corporation had received a commitment from financial institutions for up to
$360.0 under a new facility. On February 12, 1999, the Corporation borrowed
$200.0 under the new facility. As a result of this transaction and the issuance
of the Preferred Trust Securities all of the outstanding debt ($340.0) under the
old Revolving Credit Agreement has been classified as long-term (see Note 8 to
Financial Statements).
Management of the Corporation believes that cash and cash equivalents on hand of
$180.1 and short-term investments of $61.2 at December 25, 1998, combined with
cash flow from operating activities, available credit under its new Revolving
Credit Agreements and access to third-party financing in the capital markets
will be adequate to meet its working capital and liquidity needs for the
foreseeable future.
In 1996, the Corporation completed the construction of a recycling and
waste-to-energy project for the Village of Robbins, Illinois. A subsidiary of
the Corporation, Robbins Resource Recovery Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership"), operates this facility under a long-term operating lease. By
virtue of the facility qualifying under the Illinois Retail Rate Law as a
qualified solid waste-to-energy facility, it was to receive electricity revenues
projected to be substantially higher than the utility's "avoided cost." Under
the Retail Rate Law, the utility was entitled to a tax credit against a state
tax on utility gross receipts and invested capital. The State was to be
reimbursed by the facility for the tax credit beginning after the 20th year
following the initial sale of electricity to the utility. The State repealed the
Retail Rate Law insofar as it applies to this facility. The Partnership is
contesting the Illinois legislature's partial repeal of the Retail Rate Law in
Court. In the event this litigation is not successful and no other means are
available to generate revenue from the sale of electric power above that
provided by selling electricity at the "avoided cost," there may be an
additional adverse financial impact on the operating results of the project. The
Corporation estimates payments under the Corporate guarantees for the Robbins
Facility to be $2.5 in 1999; $24.5 in 2000; $20.8 in 2001; and $31.8 thereafter.
These foregoing estimates are subject to change based on the actual operating
results of the Robbins Facility.
In 1997, the United States Supreme Court effectively invalidated New Jersey's
long-standing municipal solid waste flow rules and regulations. The immediate
effect was to eliminate the guaranteed supply of municipal solid waste to the
Camden County Waste-to-Energy Project (the "Project") with its corresponding
tipping fee revenues. As a result, tipping fees have been reduced to market rate
in order to provide a steady supply of fuel to the plant. Those market-based
revenues are not expected to be sufficient to service the debt on outstanding
bonds, which were issued to construct the plant and to acquire a landfill for
Camden County's use. These outstanding bonds are public debt, not debt of the
Corporation. The Corporation has filed suit against the involved parties,
including the State of New Jersey, seeking among other things to void the
applicable contracts and agreements governing the Project. Pending outcome of
the litigation and the results of legislative initiatives in New Jersey to solve
the crisis, management believes that the plant will continue to operate at full
capacity while receiving market rates for waste disposal. At this time,
management cannot determine the ultimate outcome and its effect on the Project.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries, along with many other companies, are
codefendants in numerous lawsuits pending in the United States. Plaintiffs claim
damages for personal injury alleged to have arisen from exposure to or use of
asbestos in connection with work performed by the Corporation and its
subsidiaries during the 1970s and prior. As of December 25, 1998, there were
approximately 62,400 (1997-65,000) claims pending. Approximately 24,000 new
claims were filed in 1998. The Corporation has agreements with insurance
carriers covering significantly more than a majority of the potential costs
relating to these exposures. During the three-year period ended December 25,
1998, the Corporation tried, settled or summarily disposed of approximately
104,400 (1998-26,500) asbestos-related claims. Approximately $95.3,
substantially all of which was reimbursed or will be reimbursed, were spent on
asbestos litigation defense and case resolution during the three-year period
(1996-$27.0; 1997-$28.7; 1998-$39.6). The Corporation has recorded an asset
relating to probable insurance recoveries and a liability relating to probable
losses. These assets and liabilities were estimated based on historical data
developed in conjunction with outside experts. Management of the Corporation has
carefully considered the financial viability and legal obligations of its
insurance carriers and has concluded that except for those insurers that have
become or may become insolvent, the insurers will continue to adequately fund
claims and defense costs relating to asbestos litigation (see Note 19).
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QUANTATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Management's strategy for managing risks associated with interest rate
fluctuations is to enter into financial instrument transactions, such as
interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements, to reduce such risks.
Management's strategy for managing transaction risks associated with currency
fluctuations is for each operating unit to enter into forward foreign exchange
agreements to hedge its exposure on contracts into the operating unit's
functional currency. The Corporation utilizes all such financial instruments
solely for hedging. Corporate policy prohibits the speculative use of such
instruments. The Corporation is exposed to credit loss in the event of
nonperformance by the counter parties to such financial instruments. To minimize
this risk, the Corporation enters into these financial instruments with
financial institutions that are primarily rated A or better by Standard & Poor's
or A2 or better by Moody's. Management believes that the geographical diversity
of the Corporation's operations mitigates the effects of the currency
translation exposure. No significant unhedged assets or liabilities are
maintained outside the functional currency of the operating subsidiaries.
Accordingly, translation exposure is not hedged.
Interest Rate Risk - The Corporation is exposed to changes in interest rates
primarily as a result of its borrowings under its Revolving Credit Agreements
and its unhedged variable rate project debt. If market rates average 1% more in
1999 than in 1998, the Corporation's interest expense, after considering the
effect of the interest rate swap agreements, would increase, and income before
tax would decrease by approximately $5.8. This amount has been determined by
considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on the Corporation's
variable-rate balances and interest rate swap agreements as of December 25,
1998. In the event of a significant change in interest rates, management would
likely take action to further mitigate its exposure to the change. However, due
to uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible
effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in the Corporation's
financial structure.
Foreign Currency Risk - The Corporation has significant overseas operations.
Generally, all significant activities of the overseas affiliates are recorded in
their functional currency, which is generally the currency of the country of
domicile of the affiliate. This results in a mitigation of the potential impact
of swing in earnings as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates. In
addition in order to further mitigate risks associated with foreign currency
fluctuations, the affiliates of the Corporation enter into foreign currency
exchange contracts to hedge the exposed contract value back to their functional
currency. As of year end the Corporation had $378.0 of foreign exchange
contracts outstanding. These contracts mature between 1999 and 2003.
Approximately 28% of these contracts require a domestic subsidiary to sell
Japanese yen and receive U.S. dollars. The remaining contracts have been
established by various international subsidiaries to sell a variety of
currencies and either receive their respective functional currency or other
currencies for which they have payment obligations to third parties. The
Corporation does not enter into foreign currency contracts for speculative
purposes.
Other Financial Instruments - At year end 1998 the Corporation had entered into
a treasury lock to fix the interest rate on an anticipated issue of Preferred
Trust Securities for a nominal value of $150.0 for thirty years. The Preferred
Trust Securities totaling $175.0 were subsequently issued on January 13, 1999.
INFLATION
The effect of inflation on the Corporation's revenues and earnings is minimal.
Although a majority of the Corporation's revenues are made under long-term
contracts, the selling prices of such contracts, established for deliveries in
the future, generally reflect estimated costs to complete in these future
periods. In addition, some contracts provide for price adjustments through
escalation clauses.
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OTHER ACCOUNTING MATTERS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board released in June 1998, Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities." This statement is effective for all fiscal quarters of
all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. This statement addresses the
accounting for derivative instruments including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. The Corporation is
currently assessing the impact of adoption of this new Statement.
In the second quarter of 1998, the Accounting Standard Executive Committee of
the AICPA issued Statement of Position 98-5. "Reporting on the Costs of Start-up
Activities." This Statement provides guidance on financial reporting of start-up
costs and organizational costs. This Statement of Position is effective for
financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. This
Statement of Position requires start-up costs to be expensed as incurred. The
Corporation does not anticipate that the adoption of the Statement of Position
will materially impact its results of operations.
YEAR 2000 CONVERSION
GENERAL
For purposes of this statement the "Year 2000 Problem" is defined to mean the
inability of a computer or other device to perform properly because it does not
interpret date information correctly. It is believed that cases of
misinterpretation might result from computer hardware, firmware or software
using only two digits to identify year information, and therefore not being able
to distinguish the year 1900 from the year 2000. However, other date-related
misinterpretations may also occur, including one, which could occur when the
date February 29, 2000 is processed. Also for purposes of this statement "Year
2000 Compliant" means that the performance or functionality of a device
(including software) is not affected by dates prior to, during or after the Year
2000.
STATE OF READINESS/BUSINESS CONTINUATION PLAN
The Corporation and its subsidiaries initiated Year 2000 activities in 1996. In
1997 a formal Year 2000 Problem management strategy was prepared. At that time
the Corporation formed a company-wide committee (the "Y2K Committee") to develop
a Business Continuation Plan focused on the Year 2000 Problem. Each of the
Corporation's subsidiaries formed similar committees and coordinated their
efforts through Chairmen selected for each Committee. Each subsidiary committee
also prepared a Business Continuation Plan. Each Committee Chairman reports on a
quarterly basis to the Corporation's Y2K Committee Chairman, who then reports to
the Corporation's Executive Committee.
In 1997, the Y2K Committee prepared a plan to safeguard against interruption of
the Corporation's (and its subsidiaries') business activities as a result of
Year 2000 Problems. The plan included an Assessment Step, a Testing Step, a
Remediation Step and a Confirmation Step. Since 1996 the Corporation and/or its
subsidiaries have been investigating the IT and non-IT equipment, software and
services they will use to identify, evaluate, modify and/or replace goods or
services which are not Year 2000 Compliant.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries have all completed the Assessment Step and
many subsidiaries are substantially advanced in the Testing and Remediation
Steps. Some subsidiaries, such as Foster Wheeler Power Systems, Inc., and its
subsidiaries, must wait for scheduled outage periods in order to complete
Testing and/or Remediation activities, but all are expected to do so by
mid-1999. All subsidiaries have reported that they have completed at least fifty
percent (50%) of their Testing Step activities. The primary computerized
financial reporting system used by the Corporation and most of its subsidiaries,
which was provided by J.D. Edwards, has been confirmed to be Year 2000
Compliant.
LIABILITY EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT
In 1997 the Corporation formed a group to develop a strategy for managing
liability exposures which could result from the Year 2000 Problem (the Y2K
Liaison Group). Since then the Y2K Liaison Group has developed guidelines for
the Corporation's subsidiaries that address future, current and completed
contract activities, and has also conducted global conferences for the
Corporation's subsidiaries to discuss how those guidelines should be
implemented. The Corporation's Executive Committee adopted the Group's
guidelines as business policies in 1998.
Over the past twenty years, the Corporation has owned the stock of various
companies which are no longer
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operating or whose stock or assets were sold to others. When it sold the stock
or assets of such companies the Corporation transferred the company's records to
the purchaser. The Corporation continues to evaluate the specific steps it
intends to take in regard to equipment and software that was created and sold by
those companies during the time that the Corporation owned them. In a given case
the Corporation might be unable to find records that would allow it to identify
the nature of the equipment and software or the identities of the owners of the
equipment and software.
THIRD PARTY REVIEW
In 1998 the Corporation engaged a third party to conduct a review of certain
aspects of the Corporation's and its subsidiaries' Business Continuation Plans.
This review was completed during November 1998, and the resulting report is
being acted on by Management. The Corporation also engaged several law firms to
prepare reports regarding liabilities which the Corporation and its subsidiaries
may face, and recommendations for liability exposure management. This work was
completed in August 1998. The Corporation plans to have outside counsel conduct
a legal audit of contract activities in early 1999.
COORDINATION WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES
The Corporation and its subsidiaries coordinate with insurers, clients, vendors,
contractors and trade organizations to keep abreast of Year 2000 matters. The
Corporation also has participated and plans to participate in conferences,
seminars and other gatherings to improve its Year 2000 readiness condition as
the Year 2000 approaches.
COSTS
The total cost associated with required modifications to become Year 2000
Compliant is not expected to be material to the Corporation's financial
position. The estimated total cost of the Year 2000 Project is approximately
$10.0. Items of a capital nature will be capitalized while all other costs will
be expensed as incurred. This estimate does not include a share of Year 2000
costs that may be incurred by partnerships and joint ventures in which the
Corporation or its subsidiaries participate. The total amount expended on the
Business Continuation Plan through December 25, 1998 was $4.0, of which
approximately $2.0 related to the cost to repair or replace software and related
hardware problems, and approximately $.5 related to the cost of identifying and
communicating with vendors and/or contractors. The estimated future cost of
completing implementation of the Business Continuation Plan is estimated to be
approximately $6.0. All Year 2000 expenses will be funded from operations.
CONTINGENCY PLANS
Although the Corporation and its subsidiaries expect to be ready to continue
their business activities without interruption by a Year 2000 Problem, they
recognize that they depend on outsiders (such as suppliers, contractors and
utility companies) to provide various goods and services necessary for doing
business. The Corporation is now developing a contingency plan for itself, and
has required each of its subsidiaries to do likewise. Each plan will address
alternative arrangements to cope with Year 2000 Problems caused by others, and
back-up strategies to follow if a subsidiary's software or equipment does not
perform properly, even though it appears now to be Year 2000 Compliant.
Contingency Plans are expected to be finalized by mid 1999.
RISKS
The failure to correct a Year 2000 Problem could result in an interruption in,
or a failure of, certain normal business activities or operations. Such failures
are not expected to have a material adverse affect on the Corporation's results
of operations and financial condition. However, due to the general uncertainty
inherent in the Year 2000 Problem, resulting in part from the uncertainty about
the Year 2000 readiness of vendors, contractors and customers, the Corporation
is unable to determine at this time whether the consequences of Year 2000
Problems will have a material impact on the Corporation's results of operations
or financial condition. The completion of the Business Continuation Plan is
expected to significantly reduce the Corporation's level of uncertainty about
the Year 2000 Problem and, in particular, about Year 2000 Compliance and
readiness of vendors, contractors and customers. The Corporation believes that
the implementation of new business systems and the complete implementation of
the Business Continuation Plan should reduce the possibility of significant
interruptions of normal operation.
It is not possible to describe a "most reasonably likely worst case Year 2000
scenario" without making a variety of assumptions. Our Business Continuation
Plan assumes that parties which provide us goods or services necessary for
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our operations will continue to do so, or that the Contingency features of our
Plan will respond to address our needs. Based upon those assumptions we believe
that a most likely worst case Year 2000 scenario may make it necessary to
replace some suppliers or contractors, rearrange some work plans or even
interrupt some field activities. We do not believe that such circumstances will
materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations,
even if it is necessary to incur costs to do so.
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements contained in the Year 2000
Statement should be read in conjunction with the Corporation's risk disclosures
under the heading: "Safe Harbor Statement."
CONVERSION TO THE EURO
On January 1, 1999, several of our European affiliates converted over to a
common currency - the Euro. At this time, the Corporation does not anticipate
any material negative impact related to the conversion to the Euro.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and other sections of the Report Form 10-K contain forward-looking
statements that are based on management's assumptions, expectations and
projections about the various industries within which the Corporation operates.
Such forward-looking statements by their nature involve a degree of risk and
uncertainty. The Corporation cautions that a variety of factors, including but
not limited to the following, could cause business conditions and results to
differ materially from what is contained in forward-looking statements: changes
in the rate of economic growth in the United States and other major
international economies, changes in investment by the energy, power and
environmental industries, changes in regulatory environment, changes in project
schedules, changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies worldwide, currency
fluctuations, outcomes of pending and future litigation, protection and validity
of patents and other intellectual property rights and increasing competition by
foreign and domestic companies.
The Corporation's management continues to evaluate the Corporation's condition
of readiness relating to the Year 2000 Problem and the costs and risks arising
from the Year 2000 Problem, and is designing and developing the Corporation's
contingency plan, based on its best estimates of certain factors, which
estimates were derived by relying on numerous assumptions about future events.
However, there can be no guarantee that these assumptions or estimates have been
correctly made, or that there will not be a delay in, or increased costs
associated with, the implementation of the Company's Business Continuation Plan.
A delay in the implementation of the Business Continuation Plans of the Company
or of the Company's subsidiaries could also affect the Company's readiness for
the Year 2000. Specific factors that might cause actual outcome to differ from
the projected outcome include, without limitation, the continued availability
and cost of consulting services and of personnel trained in the computer
programming necessary for remediation of the Year 2000 issue, the ability to
locate and correct all relevant computer code, timely responses by third parties
and suppliers, the ability to implement interfaces between the new systems and
the systems not being replaced.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders of Foster Wheeler Corporation
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, changes in stockholders' equity and cash
flows present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of Foster Wheeler Corporation and its subsidiaries at December 25, 1998
and December 26, 1997, and the results of their operations and their cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 25, 1998, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Corporation's management; our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
January 26, 1999,
except for Note 8, as to which
the date is February 12, 1999.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES:
Operating revenues.......................................... $4,536,765 $4,059,965 $4,005,503
Other income (including interest:
1998-$19,455; 1997-$21,669; 1996-$21,714)............... 60,227 112,050 35,108
---------- ---------- ----------
Total Revenues.......................................... 4,596,992 4,172,015 4,040,611
---------- ---------- ----------
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of operating revenues.................................. 4,166,257 3,791,998 3,510,970
Selling, general and administrative expenses................ 253,401 268,026 296,921
Other deductions (including interest:
1998-$62,535; 1997-$54,675; 1996-$54,940)............... 126,983 89,544 76,678
Provision for special charges............................... - - 24,000
Minority interest........................................... 2,562 2,931 5,176
---------- ---------- ----------
Total Costs and Expenses................................ 4,549,203 4,152,499 3,913,745
---------- ---------- ----------
Earnings before income taxes..................................... 47,789 19,516 126,866
Provision for income taxes....................................... 79,295 13,892 44,626
---------- ---------- ---------
Net (loss)/earnings.............................................. (31,506) 5,624 82,240
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment..................... 2,538 (34,615) 8,316
Foreign currency translation transferred to income upon
sale of subsidiary...................................... - 6,273 -
---------- ---------- ----------
Comprehensive (loss)/income................................. $ (28,968) $ (22,718) $ 90,556
========== ========== ==========
(Loss)/earnings per share:
Basic....................................................... $ (.77) $ .14 $ 2.03
--======== ========== ==========
Diluted..................................................... $ (.77) $ .14 $ 2.02
--======== ========== ==========
Shares outstanding:
Basic:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding........... 40,729 40,677 40,592
Diluted:
Effect of stock options................................. * 127 167
---------- ---------- ----------
Total diluted............................................... 40,729 40,804 40,759
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
* The effect of the stock options was not included in the calculation of diluted
earnings per share as these options were antidilutive due to the 1998 loss.
See notes to financial statements.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 25, December 26,
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents .................................. $ 180,068 $ 167,417
Short-term investments ..................................... 61,223 91,888
Accounts and notes receivable:
Trade .................................................. 719,507 663,505
Other .................................................. 137,498 135,870
Contracts in process ....................................... 469,049 406,378
Inventories ................................................ 9,432 8,808
Prepaid, deferred and refundable income taxes .............. 66,068 46,175
Prepaid expenses ........................................... 29,997 25,230
----------- -----------
Total current assets ................................... 1,672,842 1,545,271
----------- -----------
Land, buildings and equipment ................................... 1,251,703 1,138,098
Less accumulated depreciation ................................... 340,622 313,646
----------- -----------
Net book value ......................................... 911,081 824,452
----------- -----------
Notes and accounts receivable - long-term ....................... 103,612 86,353
Investments and advances ........................................ 117,859 127,629
Intangible assets, net .......................................... 285,245 298,217
Prepaid pension cost and benefits ............................... 196,812 187,200
Other, including insurance recoveries ........................... 203,277 275,582
Deferred income taxes ........................................... 4,291 12,996
----------- -----------
TOTAL ASSETS ........................................... $ 3,495,019 $ 3,357,700
=========== ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current installments on long-term debt ..................... $ 26,762 $ 33,528
Bank loans ................................................. 107,051 53,748
Accounts payable ........................................... 434,969 380,016
Accrued expenses ........................................... 283,368 246,144
Estimated costs to complete long-term contracts ............ 563,271 578,474
Advance payments by customers .............................. 56,630 98,865
Income taxes ............................................... 26,626 21,527
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities .............................. 1,498,677 1,412,302
Corporate and other debt less current installments .............. 540,827 422,896
Special-purpose project debt less current installments .......... 449,887 432,772
Deferred income taxes ........................................... 85,484 34,148
Postretirement and other employee benefits
other than pensions ........................................ 168,799 169,212
Other long-term liabilities and minority interest ............... 179,227 250,853
----------- -----------
TOTAL LIABILITIES ...................................... 2,922,901 2,722,183
----------- -----------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred Stock
Authorized 1,500,000 shares; no par value - none outstanding
Common Stock
$1.00 par value; authorized 160,000,000 shares; issued:
1998-40,747,668; 1997-40,745,668 ....................... 40,748 40,746
Paid-in capital ................................................. 201,158 201,105
Retained earnings ............................................... 377,147 442,848
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ............................ (46,349) (48,887)
----------- -----------
572,704 635,812
Less cost of treasury stock (shares: 1998-30,804;
1997-10,804) ................................................... 586 295
----------- -----------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ............................. 572,118 635,517
----------- -----------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY .............................. $ 3,495,019 $ 3,357,700
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
See notes to financial statements.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of year ....................................... $ 40,746 $ 40,651 $ 40,498
Sold under stock options: (shares: 1998-2,000; 1997-94,427;
1996-128,199) .................................................. 2 95 128
Restricted stock issued under incentive plans (shares: 1996-24,561) -- -- 25
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year ............................................. 40,748 40,746 40,651
--------- --------- ---------
PAID-IN CAPITAL
Balance at beginning of year ....................................... 201,105 197,970 192,721
Stock option exercise price less par value ......................... 49 2,665 3,417
Excess of market value over cost of treasury stock or common stock
issued under incentive plans ................................... -- -- 1,068
Tax benefits related to stock options .............................. 4 470 764
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year ............................................. 201,158 201,105 197,970
--------- --------- ---------
RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of year ....................................... 442,848 471,177 421,804
Net (loss)/earnings for the year ................................... (31,506) 5,624 82,240
Cash dividends paid:
Common (per share outstanding: 1998-$.84; 1997-$.835; 1996-$.81) ... (34,195) (33,953) (32,867)
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year ............................................. 377,147 442,848 471,177
--------- --------- ---------
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Balance at beginning of year ....................................... (48,887) (20,545) (28,861)
Change in accumulated translation adjustment during the year ....... 2,538 (34,615) 8,316
Amount transferred to income upon sale of subsidiary ............... -- 6,273 --
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year ............................................. (46,349) (48,887) (20,545)
--------- --------- ---------
TREASURY STOCK
Balance at beginning of year ....................................... 295 295 295
Common stock required for Treasury: (shares: 1998-20,000) .......... 291 -- --
--------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of year ............................................. 586 295 295
--------- --------- ---------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ......................................... $ 572,118 $ 635,517 $ 688,958
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
See notes to financial statements.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss)/earnings ................................... $ (31,506) $ 5,624 $ 82,240
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/earnings to
cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ...................... 61,607 62,010 63,605
Noncurrent deferred tax ............................ 59,424 (4,553) 5,338
Gain on sale of land, buildings and equipment ...... (1,525) (5,583) (400)
Equity earnings, net of dividends .................. (9,890) (13,429) (1,474)
Robbins Resource Recovery Facility charge .......... 47,014 -- --
Net gain on sale of subsidiaries ................... -- (49,400) --
Provision for special charges ...................... -- -- 24,000
Other noncash items ................................ (8,257) (6,534) (5,133)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables ........................................ (48,440) (62,072) (148,023)
Sales of receivables ............................... 38,400 -- --
Contracts in process and inventories ............... (51,979) (72,533) (19,983)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses .............. 40,461 37,940 64,219
Estimated costs to complete long-term contracts .... (29,681) 58,925 17,376
Advance payments by customers ...................... (45,413) 1,251 39,300
Income taxes ....................................... (16,145) (22,472) 13,520
Other assets and liabilities ....................... (30,366) (49,231) (23,629)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities ... (26,296) (120,057) 110,956
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures ............................... (166,547) (189,767) (158,526)
Proceeds from sale of properties ................... 2,235 12,516 16,278
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash
acquired .......................................... -- -- (14,798)
Sales of subsidiaries .............................. -- 185,601 --
Decrease/(increase) in investments and advances .... 27,351 (40,426) (10,926)
Decrease/(increase)in short-term investments ....... 34,267 34,160 (19,713)
Partnership distribution ........................... (4,256) (4,800) (4,859)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used by investing activities .............. (106,950) (2,716) (192,544)
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends to stockholders .......................... (34,195) (33,953) (32,867)
Repurchase of common stock ......................... (291) -- --
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options ........ 51 2,760 3,545
Increase/(decrease)in short-term debt .............. 48,429 7,590 (35,258)
Proceeds from long-term debt ....................... 178,022 98,761 287,937
Repayment of long-term debt ........................ (48,677) (34,551) (47,646)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities .......... 143,339 40,607 175,711
--------- --------- ---------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents ......................................... 2,558 (17,566) 5,895
--------- --------- ---------
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS ........................................ 12,651 (99,732) 100,018
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ............. 167,417 267,149 167,131
--------- --------- ---------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR ................... $ 180,068 $ 167,417 $ 267,149
========= ========= =========
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized) .................. $ 47,286 $ 40,225 $ 45,985
Income taxes .......................................... $ 27,694 $ 30,099 $ 20,271
</TABLE>
See notes to financial statements.
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FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Foster Wheeler Corporation and all significant domestic and foreign
subsidiary companies.
The Corporation's fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week annual accounting period
ending the last Friday in December for domestic operations and December 31 for
foreign operations. For domestic operations, the years 1996, 1997 and 1998
included 52 weeks.
USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates are used when
accounting for long-term contracts including customer and vendor claims,
depreciation, employee benefit plans, taxes, and contingencies, among others. As
of year end 1998, costs of approximately $75,000 were included in assets,
primarily in receivables and contracts in process, representing amounts expected
to be realized from claims.
REVENUE RECOGNITION ON LONG-TERM CONTRACTS - The Engineering and Construction
Group records profits on long-term contracts on a percentage-of-completion basis
determined on the ratio of earned revenues to total contract price, after
considering accumulated costs and estimated costs to complete each contract.
Contracts in process are valued at cost plus accrued profits less earned
revenues and progress payments on uncompleted contracts. Contracts of the
Engineering and Construction Group are generally considered substantially
complete when engineering is completed and/or field construction is completed.
The Corporation includes pass-through costs on cost-plus contracts, which are
customer-reimbursable materials, equipment and subcontractor costs when the
Corporation determines that it is responsible for the engineering specification,
procurement and management of such cost components on behalf of the customer.
The Energy Equipment Group primarily records profits on long-term contracts
on a percentage-of-completion basis determined on a variation of the
efforts-expended and the cost-to-cost methods, which include multiyear contracts
that require significant engineering efforts and multiple delivery units. These
methods are periodically subject to physical verification of the actual progress
towards completion. Contracts of the Energy Equipment Group are generally
considered substantially complete when manufacturing and/or field erection is
completed.
The Corporation has numerous contracts that are in various stages of
completion. Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost
and revenue recognition. The Corporation has a substantial history of making
reasonably dependable estimates of the extent of progress towards completion,
contract revenues and contract costs. However, current estimates may be revised
as additional information becomes available. If estimates of costs to complete
long-term contracts indicate a loss, provision is made currently for the total
loss anticipated. The elapsed time from award of a contract to completion of
performance may be up to four years.
Certain special-purpose subsidiaries in the Power Systems Group are
reimbursed for their costs, including repayment of project debt, for building
and owning certain facilities over the lives of the service contracts. The
Corporation records revenues relating to debt repayment obligations on these
contracts on a straight-line basis over the lives of the service contracts, and
records depreciation of the facilities on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of the facilities, after consideration of the estimated
residual value.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid
short-term investments purchased with original maturities of three months or
less.
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - Short-term investments consist primarily of bonds of
foreign governments and are classified as available for sale under Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 115. Realized gains and losses from
sales are based on the specific identification method. As of year end 1998,
unrealized gains and losses are immaterial. The proceeds from sales of
short-term investments for 1998, 1997 and 1996 were $40,000, $1,100 and $14,500,
respectively. The gains on sales for 1998, 1997 and 1996 were $5,000, $24 and
$17, respectively.
TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - In accordance with terms of long-term contracts,
certain percentages of billings are withheld by customers until completion and
acceptance of the contracts. Final payments of all such amounts withheld, which
might not be received within a one-year period, are indicated in Note 3. In
conformity with industry practice, however, the full amount of accounts
receivable, including such amounts withheld, has been included in current
assets.
LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT - Depreciation is computed on a straight-line
basis using composite estimated lives ranging from 10 to 50 years for buildings
and from 3 to 35 years for equipment. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs
are charged to operations. Renewals and betterments are capitalized. Upon
retirement or other disposition of fixed assets, the cost and related
accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gains
or losses are reflected in earnings.
INVESTMENTS AND ADVANCES - The Corporation uses the equity method of accounting
for investment ownership of between 20% and 50% in affiliates unless significant
economic or political considerations indicate that the cost method is
appropriate. Investment ownership of less than 20% in affiliates is carried at
cost. Currently, all of the Corporation's significant investments in affiliates
are recorded using the equity method.
INCOME TAXES - Deferred income taxes are provided on a liability method whereby
deferred tax assets are established for the difference between the financial
reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities as well as operating
loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in
tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
Investment tax credits are accounted for by the flow-through method whereby
they reduce income taxes currently payable and the provision for income taxes in
the period the assets giving rise to such credits are placed in service. To the
extent such credits are not currently utilized on the Corporation's tax return,
deferred tax assets, subject to considerations about the need for a valuation
allowance, are recognized for the carryforwards amount.
Provision is made for Federal income taxes which may be payable on foreign
subsidiary earnings to the extent that the Corporation anticipates they will be
remitted. Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries, which have been, or are
intended to be, permanently reinvested (and for which no Federal income tax has
been provided) aggregated $317,900 at December 25, 1998. It is not practicable
to estimate the additional tax that would be incurred, if any, if these amounts
were repatriated.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries
are translated into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates and income and
expenses and cash flows at monthly weighted average rates. Foreign currency
transaction gains/(losses) for 1998, 1997 and 1996 were approximately $1,600,
$2,600 and $(500), respectively [$1,000, $1,700 and $(320) net of taxes]. The
Corporation enters into foreign exchange contracts in its management of foreign
currency exposures. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on contracts that
qualify as designated hedges are deferred. Amounts receivable or payable under
foreign exchange hedges are recognized as deferred gains or losses, and are
included in either contracts in process or estimated costs to complete long-term
contracts. The Corporation utilizes foreign exchange contracts solely for
hedging purposes. Corporate policy prohibits the speculative use of financial
instruments.
INVENTORIES - Inventories, principally materials and supplies, are stated at
lower of cost or market, determined primarily on the average cost method.
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INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible assets for 1998 and 1997 consist principally of
the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired (goodwill)
($195,847 and $206,807), trademarks ($57,560 and $58,390) and patents ($31,835
and $33,020), respectively. These assets are being amortized on a straight-line
basis over periods of 10 to 40 years. The Corporation periodically evaluates
goodwill on a separate operating unit basis to assess recoverability, and
impairments, if any, are recognized in earnings. In the event facts and
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill associated with an
investment is impaired, the Corporation reduces the carrying amount to an amount
representing the estimated undiscounted future cash flows before interest to be
generated by the operation.
EARNINGS PER SHARE - Basic per share data has been computed based on the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted per share
data has been computed on the basic plus the dilution of stock options.
2. DIVESTITURES
In 1997, the Corporation sold two subsidiaries: (1) in the second quarter,
an accrual for $6,500 was recognized for the valuation of Ullrich Copper, Inc.
Since this subsidiary (a manufacturer of copper extrusions) was not part of the
Corporation's three core business groups, management of the Corporation reached
a decision to sell this subsidiary which was valued at the estimated fair value
less the cost to sell. The final sale was completed in the third quarter of 1997
with no additional financial impact; and (2) in the second quarter, the
Corporation recorded a $56,400 pretax ($36,660 after tax) gain on the sale of
Glitsch International, Inc.'s operations to Koch Engineering Company. This gain
was included in the second quarter. The Corporation received approximately
$185,000 in cash for the majority of the assets of Glitsch International, Inc.
The retained net assets have been valued at their current estimated realizable
value, which are not considered material to the overall operations of the
Corporation. For segment reporting purposes, the earnings of Glitsch
International, Inc. up to the closing date of June 27, 1997, were included in
the operating results of the Energy Equipment Group.
3. ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE
The following tabulation shows the components of trade accounts and notes
receivable:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
From long-term contracts:
Amounts billed due within one year $383,027 $443,355
-------- --------
Retentions:
Billed:
Estimated to be due in:
1998 ............................. -- 48,694
1999 ............................. 58,596 3,367
2000 ............................. 7,221 148
2001 ............................. 8,857 --
2002 ............................. 1,544 --
2003 ............................. 9,570 --
-------- --------
Total billed ..................... 85,788 52,209
-------- --------
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Unbilled:
Estimated to be due in:
1998 ............................... - 131,583
1999 ............................... 214,948 540
2000 ............................... 2,232 337
-------- --------
Total unbilled....................... 217,180 132,460
-------- --------
Total retentions..................... 302,968 184,669
-------- --------
Total receivables from
long-term contracts............... 685,995 628,024
Other trade and notes receivable.................. 36,326 36,719
-------- --------
722,321 664,743
Less, allowance for doubtful accounts............. 2,814 1,238
-------- --------
$719,507 $663,505
======== ========
</TABLE>
In the third quarter of 1998, a subsidiary of the Corporation entered into
a three year agreement with a financial institution whereby the subsidiary would
sell an undivided interest in a designated pool of qualified accounts
receivable. Under the terms of the agreement, new receivables are added to the
pool as collections reduce previously sold accounts receivable. The credit risk
of uncollectible accounts receivable has been transferred to the purchaser. The
Corporation services, administers and collects the receivables on behalf of the
purchaser. Fees payable to the purchaser under this agreement are equivalent to
rates afforded high quality commercial paper issuers plus certain administrative
expenses and are included in other deductions, in the Consolidated Statement of
Earnings. The agreement contains certain covenants and provides for various
events of termination. As of December 25, 1998, $38,400 in receivables were sold
under the agreement and are therefore not reflected in the accounts receivable -
trade balance in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
4. CONTRACTS IN PROCESS AND INVENTORIES
Costs of contracts in process and inventories considered in the determination of
cost of operating revenues are shown below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Inventories
Materials and supplies................ $ 7,960 $ 7,336 $ 31,037
Work in process ...................... - - 2,445
Finished goods ...................... 1,472 1,472 6,317
-------- -------- --------
$ 9,432 $ 8,808 $ 39,799
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
The following tabulation shows the elements included in contract in process
as related to long-term contracts:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Contracts in Process
Costs plus accrued profits less earned
revenues on contracts currently
in process............................ $986,886 $837,556 $633,392
Less, progress payments.................. 517,837 431,178 269,676
-------- -------- --------
$469,049 $406,378 $363,716
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
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5. LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT
Land, buildings and equipment are stated at cost and are set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Land and land improvements.................. $ 20,012 $ 19,820
Buildings................................... 177,962 134,574
Equipment................................... 986,521 744,484
Construction in progress.................... 67,208 239,220
---------- ----------
$1,251,703 $1,138,098
========== ==========
</TABLE>
Depreciation expense for the years 1998, 1997 and 1996 was $52,472, $52,336 and
$54,374, respectively.
6. PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
PENSION BENEFITS - The Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries
have several pension plans covering substantially all full-time employees. Under
the plans, retirement benefits are primarily a function of both years of service
and level of compensation; the domestic plans are noncontributory. It is the
Corporation's policy to fund the plans on a current basis to the extent
deductible under existing Federal tax regulations. Such contributions, when
made, are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to
date, but also those expected to be earned in the future.
The Corporation has a 401(k) plan for salaried employees. The Corporation, for
the years 1998, 1997 and 1996, contributed a 50% match of the employees'
contributions, which amounted to a cost of $5,400, $5,500 and $5,900,
respectively.
OTHER BENEFITS - In addition to providing pension benefits, the Corporation and
some of its domestic subsidiaries provide certain health care and life insurance
benefits for retired employees. Employees may become eligible for these benefits
if they reach normal retirement age while working for the Corporation. Benefits
are provided through insurance companies.
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In accordance with the current year adoption of Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 132, the following chart contains the disclosures
for pension and other benefits for 1998 and 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PENSION BENEFITS OTHER BENEFITS
---------------- --------------
1998 1997 1998 1997
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PROJECTED BENEFIT OBLIGATION (PBO)
PBO at Beginning of Period .......................... $ 500,744 $ 424,285 $ 87,352 $ 83,638
Service Cost ........................................ 29,581 25,363 1,008 1,000
Interest Cost ....................................... 35,972 33,526 6,092 6,264
Plan Participants Contributions ..................... 4,730 4,015 778 724
Plan Amendments ..................................... 2,965 2,744 -- (1,697)
Actuarial Loss ...................................... 58,718 48,079 2,048 5,604
Benefits Paid ....................................... (34,952) (31,045) (7,417) (6,920)
Curtailments ........................................ -- (3,355) -- (1,261)
Special Termination Benefits/Other .................. 239 (2,868) -- --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
PBO at End of Period ................................ 597,997 500,744 89,861 87,352
--------- --------- --------- ---------
PLAN ASSETS
Fair Value of Plan Assets Beginning of Period........ 542,601 490,659 -- --
Actual Return on Plan Assets ........................ 51,154 68,678 -- --
Employer Contributions .............................. 11,590 12,905 6,639 6,196
Plan Participant Contributions ...................... 4,730 4,015 778 724
Benefits Paid ....................................... (34,952) (31,045) (7,417) (6,920)
Other ............................................... 1,545 (2,611) -- --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Fair Value of Plan Assets at End of Period .......... 576,668 542,601 0 0
--------- --------- --------- ---------
FUNDED STATUS
Funded Status ....................................... (21,329) 41,857 (89,861) (87,352)
Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss ..................... 121,878 63,442 4,536 2,442
Unrecognized Prior Service Cost ..................... 16,912 10,703 (23,742) (25,865)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Prepaid (Accrued) Benefit Cost ...................... $ 117,461 $ 116,002 $(109,067) $(110,775)
========= ========= ========= =========
NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
Service Cost ........................................ $ 29,581 $ 25,363 $ 1,008 $ 1,000
Interest Cost ....................................... 35,972 33,526 6,092 6,264
Expected Return on Plan Assets ...................... (52,534) (61,031) -- --
Amortization of Transition Asset .................... (3,031) (4,637) -- --
Amortization of Prior Service Cost .................. 2,625 1,373 (2,123) (2,211)
Recognized Actuarial (Gain)/Loss/Other .............. (275) 14,261 (46) --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total Net Periodic Pension Cost ..................... $ 12,338 $ 8,855 $ 4,931 $ 5,053
========= ========= ========= =========
WEIGHTED AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS
Discount Rate ....................................... 6.33% 7.77% 7.0% 7.25%
Long Term Rate of Return ............................ 9.85% 10.0%
Salary Scale ........................................ 4.46% 5.48%
</TABLE>
Net Periodic Benefit Cost 1996 was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Pensions Other Benefits
-------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Service Cost....................................... $17,424 $ 1,623
Interest Cost...................................... 29,476 6,010
Actual Return of Plan Assets....................... (43,600) -
Net Amortization and Deferrals..................... (2,279) (2,101)
-------- --------
Net Periodic Benefit Cost.......................... $ 1,021 $ 5,532
======== ========
</TABLE>
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Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts
reported for the other benefit plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed
health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1-Percentage 1-Percentage
Point Increase Point Decrease
-------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Effect on total of service and interest cost components....... $ 303 $ (329)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligations.................. 4,030 (4,235)
Health care cost trend:
1998 ......................................................... 8.5%
1999 ......................................................... 8.0%
Decline to 2011............................................... 5.0%
</TABLE>
7. BANK BORROWINGS
The approximate weighted average interest rates on borrowings outstanding
(primarily foreign) at the end of 1998 and 1997 were 6% and 7%, respectively.
Unused lines of credit for short-term bank borrowings aggregated $169,900
at year-end 1998, of which approximately 69% was available in the United States
and Canada at interest rates not exceeding the prime commercial lending rate and
the remainder was available overseas in various currencies at rates consistent
with market conditions in the respective countries.
Interest costs incurred in 1998, 1997 and 1996 were $72,284, $65,054 and
$61,302 of which $9,749, $10,379 and $6,362, respectively, were capitalized.
8. CORPORATE AND OTHER DEBT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
Corporate and other debt consisted of the following:
8.58% unsecured promissory notes due on September 30, 1998............... $ 22,000
Revolving Credit Agreements (average interest rate 6%) .................. $ 340,000 205,000
6.75% Notes due November 15, 2005........................................ 200,000 200,000
Other ................................................................... 1,173 18,835
--------- --------
541,173 445,835
Less, Current portion.................................................... 346 22,939
--------- --------
$ 540,827 $422,896
========= ========
Principal payments are payable in annual installments of:
2000 ............................................................ $ 223
2001 ............................................................ 232
2002 ............................................................ 165,130
2003 ............................................................ 53
2004 ............................................................ 58
Balance due in installments through 2014........................... 375,131
---------
$ 540,827
=========
</TABLE>
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CORPORATE DEBT - The Corporation has $200,000 Notes in the public market which
bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.75% per annum, payable semiannually, and
mature November 15, 2005. The Notes have been rated BBB and Baa3 by Standard &
Poor's and Moody's, respectively, and were issued under an indenture between the
Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Banks. The Notes are not redeemable
prior to maturity and are not subject to any sinking fund requirements. The
Notes will constitute senior unsecured indebtedness of the Corporation and will
rank on parity with the Corporation's other senior unsecured indebtedness.
At year end 1998, the Corporation was a party to a four-year Revolving Credit
Agreement ($300,000) and a 364-day Revolving Credit Agreement ($100,000) (the
"Revolving Credit Agreements") with a group of banks, and a total of $340,000
had been borrowed thereunder. The loans were for general corporate purposes. The
Corporation pays to the banks a facility fee on the total facility. The
Revolving Credit Agreements required the maintenance of a maximum Consolidated
Leverage Ratio and a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As a
result of the Robbins Facility charge taken in the third quarter of 1998, the
Corporation was not in compliance with its covenants under the Revolving Credit
Agreement. The Corporation received a waiver of these violations until February
15, 1999 and also received a commitment from financial institutions for up to
$360,000 under a new facility. The new facility consists of a four-year
revolving credit facility ($270,000) and a 364-day revolving credit facility
($90,000). On February 12, 1999, the Corporation borrowed $200,000 under the new
facility. Borrowings under the new facility have been and are to be used to
repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreements and for general corporate
purposes. Borrowings under the new facility bear interest at a floating rate.
As of year end, the Corporation had available under an existing shelf
registration statement $300,000. Subsequent to year end, on January 13, 1999 FW
Preferred Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation issued
$175,000 in Preferred Trust Securities. These Preferred Trust Securities are
entitled to receive cumulative cash distributions at an annual rate of 9.0%.
Distributions will be paid quarterly in arrears on April 15, July 15, October 15
and January 15 of each year, beginning April 15, 1999. The maturity date is
January 15, 2029. Foster Wheeler can redeem these Preferred Trust Securities on
or after January 15, 2004. As a result of the new Revolving Credit Agreement and
the issuance of the Preferred Trust Securities, all of the outstanding debt
($340,000) under the old Revolving Credit Agreement has been classified as
long-term.
9. SPECIAL-PURPOSE PROJECT DEBT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
---- ----
<S> <C> <C>
The Corporation's obligations with respect to this debt are limited to
guaranteeing the operating performance of the projects:
Collateralized note payable, interest varies based on one of several
money market rates (1998-year-end rate 6.695%),
due semiannually through July 30, 2006............................... $ 46,853 $ 50,493
Floating/Fixed Rate Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, interest varies
based on tax-exempt money market rates (1998 year-end rate 4.05%),
due semiannually August 1, 1999 through
February 1, 2010..................................................... 40,048 43,648
Fixed Rate Trust Certificates, interest at 7.36%, due semiannually
February 15, 1999 through February 15, 2014.......................... 162,000 162,000
Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery System Revenue
Bonds, interest 7.125% to 7.5%, due annually December 1, 1999
through 2010......................................................... 120,150 120,150
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds, interest 7.9% to 10%, due
annually December 15, 1999 through 2012.............................. 64,276 67,070
Collateralized note payable, interest varies based on six month
LIBOR rates, due semiannually starting June 30, 2001 through
December 31, 2012.................................................... 42,976 -
-------- --------
476,303 443,361
Less, Current portion.................................................... 26,416 10,589
-------- --------
$449,887 $432,772
======== ========
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Principal payments are payable in annual installments of:
2000....................................................................... $ 28,199
2001....................................................................... 65,896
2002....................................................................... 30,801
2003....................................................................... 34,814
2004....................................................................... 33,712
Balance due in installments through 2014................................... 256,465
--------
$449,887
========
</TABLE>
SPECIAL-PURPOSE SUBSIDIARY PROJECT DEBT - Special-purpose Subsidiary Project
Debt represent debt incurred to finance the construction of cogeneration
facilities or waste-to-energy projects. The notes and/or bonds are
collateralized by the assets of each project.
COGENERATION PROJECTS - The note payable for $46,853 represent a loan under a
bank credit facility to a limited partnership whose general partner is a
Special-purpose Project Subsidiary. The limited partnership entered into an
interest rate swap agreement, which fixed the interest rate on $62,000 of the
original principal amount of the debt. Under this agreement, the limited
partnership pays to the counterparties interest at 8.85% on the current notional
principal and the counterparties pay to the limited partnership interest at a
variable rate based on LIBOR on the notional principal. The notional principal
of the swap amortized through July 30, 1999, and at December 25, 1998, was
$8,709. Amounts receivable under the swap agreements are reflected as a
reduction of interest expense.
The Floating/Fixed Rate Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds in the amount of $40,048
were issued in a total amount of $45,450. The bonds are collateralized by an
irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a commercial bank.
The Fixed Rate Trust Certificates were issued and remain outstanding in a total
amount of $162,000 by a Chilean limited liability company owned 85% by a
Special-purpose Subsidiary and 15% by the Chilean national oil company and one
of its affiliates.
WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECTS - The Solid Waste Disposal and Resource Recovery System
Revenue Bonds totaling $120,150 were issued in a total amount of $133,500. The
bonds are collateralized by a pledge of certain revenues and assets of the
project, but not the plant (see Note 14).
The Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds of $64,276 were issued in a total amount of
$86,780. The bonds are collateralized by a pledge of certain revenues and assets
of the project.
The note payable for $42,976 represents a loan under a bank credit facility to a
Special-purpose Project subsidiary. The Corporation entered into interest rate
swap agreements, which fixed the interest rate on the majority of the original
principal amount of the debt. Under this agreement, the Corporation pays to the
counterparties interest at 4.78% on the current notional principal and the
counterparties pay to the Corporation interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR
on the notional principal. The notional principal of the swap increases through
December 29, 2000 and amortizes through December 30, 2011, and at December 31,
1998 was $31,448. Amounts receivable under the swap agreements are reflected as
a reduction of interest expense.
10. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For the years 1998, 1997 and 1996, approximately $14,100, $16,100 and $16,900,
respectively, were spent on Corporation-sponsored research activities. During
the same periods, approximately $32,700, $40,400 and $29,600, respectively, were
spent on customer-sponsored research activities, which were paid by customers of
the Corporation.
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11. INCOME TAXES
The components of (loss)/earnings before income taxes for the years 1998, 1997
and 1996 were taxed under the following jurisdictions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Domestic................................. $(39,858) $(66,438) $(11,261)
Foreign.................................. 87,647 85,954 138,127
-------- -------- --------
Total.................................... $ 47,789 $ 19,516 $126,866
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
The provision for income taxes on those earnings was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current tax expense/(benefit):
Domestic................................. $ 1,550 $(12,183) $ 6,002
Foreign.................................. 41,816 40,059 31,197
-------- -------- --------
Total current............................ 43,366 27,876 37,199
-------- -------- --------
Deferred tax expense/(benefit):
Domestic................................. 47,600 (9,499) (5,434)
Foreign.................................. (11,671) (4,485) 12,861
-------- -------- --------
Total deferred........................... 35,929 (13,984) 7,427
-------- -------- --------
Total provision for income taxes......... $ 79,295 $ 13,892 $ 44,626
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
Deferred tax liabilities (assets) consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Difference between book and
tax depreciation...................... $ 90,911 $ 89,562 $ 90,995
Pension assets........................... 35,814 36,092 36,024
Capital lease transactions............... 11,422 11,899 12,201
Revenue recognition...................... 24,670 24,546 19,994
Other.................................... 8,440 2,023 6,416
-------- -------- --------
Gross deferred tax liabilities........... 171,257 164,122 165,630
-------- -------- --------
Current taxability of estimated costs to
complete long-term contracts.......... (5,891) (7,331) (9,061)
Income currently taxable deferred
for financial reporting............... (5,930) (6,291) (6,697)
Expenses not currently deductible
for tax purposes...................... (56,970) (52,306) (37,104)
Investment tax credit carryforwards...... (30,251) (30,251) (30,251)
Postretirement benefits other
than pensions......................... (63,017) (64,707) (64,900)
Asbestos claims.......................... (6,370) (6,370) (8,400)
Minimum tax credits...................... (10,120) (9,822) (6,832)
Foreign tax credits...................... (38,197) (21,400) (21,400)
Other.................................... (15,997) (1,809) (3,166)
Valuation allowance...................... 81,250 20,000 20,000
-------- --------- --------
Net deferred tax assets.................. (151,493) (180,287) (167,811)
-------- --------- --------
$ 19,764 $ (16,165) $ (2,181)
======== ========= ========
</TABLE>
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The domestic investment tax credit carryforwards, if not used, will expire in
the years 2002 through 2007. Foreign tax credit carryforwards are recognized
based on their potential utilization and, if not used, will expire in the years
1999 through 2003. The Corporation has significant foreign tax credit
carryforwards for which deferred tax assets have not been recorded since their
utilization is deemed remote. As reflected above, the Corporation has recorded
various deferred tax assets. Realization is dependent on generating sufficient
taxable income prior to the expiration of the various credits. Management
believes that it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets
(after consideration of the valuation allowance) will be realized through future
earnings and/or tax planning strategies. The amount of the deferred tax assets
considered realizable, however, could change in the near future if estimates of
future taxable income during the carryforward period are changed. The 1998
increase in the valuation allowance of $61,250 was caused by the losses of the
Robbins Facility and their impact on the realizability of tax benefits in the
future.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined
by applying the applicable U.S. statutory rate to earnings before income taxes,
as a result of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate..... 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
State income taxes, net of Federal income
tax benefit........................... 3.1 9.9 2.0
Increase in valuation allowance.......... 128.2 - -
Difference in estimated income taxes on
foreign income and losses, net of previously
provided amounts...................... (1.1) 28.1 -
Other .................................. 0.7 (1.8) (1.8)
------ ----- -----
165.9% 71.2% 35.2%
====== ===== =====
</TABLE>
12. LEASES
The Corporation entered into a sale/leaseback of the 600-ton-per-day
waste-to-energy plant in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1989. The terms of the
agreement are to lease back the plant under a long-term operating lease for 25
years. The minimum lease payments under the long-term noncancelable operating
lease are as follows: 1999 - $6,500; 2000 -$8,000; 2001 - $8,000; 2002 - $8,300;
2003 - $8,000; and an aggregate of $87,300 thereafter.
Lease expense recognized for 1998,1997 and 1996 was $7,500, $9,300 and
$9,300, respectively. Recourse under this agreement is primarily limited to the
assets of the special-purpose entity.
In 1994, the Corporation entered into a lease agreement for a
1,600-ton-per-day recycling and waste-to-energy plant located in Robbins,
Illinois, which went into commercial operation in January 1997. The terms of the
agreement are to lease the facility under a long-term operating lease for 32
years. Due to the troubled status and limited liability project structure,
annual lease expense will be the aggregate of 1) the annual amortization of
prepaid lease cost over the term of the lease, 2) amounts due in accordance with
the terms of the lease agreement to the extent of cash flows generated from
operations (before lease expense) and 3) the amounts funded under the Corporate
guarantees up to the total of $79,600 of Corporate guarantees. These guarantees
are estimated to be paid out as follows: $2,500 in 1999, $24,500 for 2000, and
$20,800 in 2001 and the balance in 2002 or thereafter. Such estimates depend
upon the actual results of the project. The lease expense for the years 1997 and
1998 was $23,400 and $16,100, respectively. It is highly unlikely the Robbins
Facility will generate sufficient revenues to repay the Robbins Facility debt,
which is funded by the lease payments to the Village of Robbins. It is also
unlikely that the earnings will justify the recovery of prepaid lease amount of
$47,800.
The Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries are obligated under other
operating lease agreements primarily for office space. Rental expense for these
leases amounted to $26,300 in 1998, $26,500 in 1997 and $28,800 in 1996. Future
minimum rental commitments on noncancelable leases are as follows: 1999 -
$25,000; 2000 - $22,100; 2001 - $21,200; 2002 - $18,600; 2003-$10,100; and an
aggregate of $10,200 thereafter.
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13. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
------------------------------------------------------------
1998 March 27 June 26 Sept. 25 Dec. 25
---- -------- ------- -------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues ................................ $ 1,027,961 $ 1,033,825 $ 1,081,149 $ 1,393,830
Gross earnings from operations .................... 86,127 84,151 87,058 113,172
Net earnings/(loss) ............................... 13,285 12,845 (74,251)(a) 16,615
Earnings/(loss) per share:
Basic ......................................... .33 .32 (1.82) .41
Diluted ....................................... .33 .32 (1.82) .41
Shares outstanding:
Basic:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 40,735 40,737 40,727 40,717
Diluted:
Effect of stock options ..................... 7 7 -- 0
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total diluted ................................. 40,742 40,744 40,727 40,717
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1997 March 28 June 27 Sept. 26 Dec. 26
---- -------- ------- -------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating revenues ................................ $965,114 $1,030,634 $1,029,994 $1,034,223
Gross earnings from operations .................... 110,599 71,280 10,829 75,259
Net earnings/(loss) ............................... 20,221 22,586(b) (34,976)(c) (2,207)(d)
Earnings/(loss) per share:
Basic ......................................... .50 .56 (.86) (.05)
Diluted ....................................... .50 .55 (.86) (.05)
Shares outstanding:
Basic:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding 40,642 40,643 40,688 40,734
Diluted:
Effect of stock options ..................... 140 133 -- --
-------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total diluted ................................. 40,782 40,776 40,688 40,734
======== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
(a) Includes $47,000 ($30,600 after tax) for asset impairments of
the Robbins Facility and a provision of $61,300 for an
increase in the income tax valuation allowance.
(b) Includes a gain of $56,400 related to the sale of Glitsch
International, Inc. and a charge of $38,500, resulting in a
net gain after tax of $11,600 ($.29 per share). See Notes 2
and 19.
(c) Includes $54,000 for contract write-downs, a net loss of
$36,800 $(.91) per share. See Note 19.
(d) Includes a charge of $14,800 for the realignment of the
Engineering & Construction Group in Europe, a net loss of
$12,200 $(.30) per share. See Note 19.
* The effect of the stock options was not included in the calculation
of diluted earnings per share as these options were antidilutive due to
the quarterly loss.
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14. LITIGATION AND UNCERTAINTIES
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries
enter into contracts providing for assessment of damages for nonperformance or
delays in completion. Suits and claims have been or may be brought against the
Corporation by customers alleging deficiencies in either equipment or plant
construction. Based on its knowledge of the facts and circumstances relating to
the Corporation's liabilities, if any, and to its insurance coverage, management
of the Corporation believes that the disposition of suits will not result in
charges against assets or earnings materially in excess of amounts previously
provided in the accounts.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries, along with many other companies, are
codefendants in numerous lawsuits pending in the United States. Plaintiffs claim
damages for personal injury alleged to have arisen from exposure to or use of
asbestos in connection with work performed by the Corporation and its
subsidiaries during the 1970s and prior. As of December 25, 1998, there were
approximately 62,400 (1997-65,000) claims pending. Approximately 24,000 new
claims were filed in 1998. The Corporation has agreements with insurance
carriers covering significantly more than a majority of the potential costs
relating to these exposures. During the three-year period ended December 25,
1998, the Corporation tried, settled or summarily disposed of approximately
104,400 (1998-26,500) asbestos-related claims. Approximately $95,300,
substantially all of which was reimbursed or will be reimbursed, were spent on
asbestos litigation defense and case resolution during the three-year period
(1996-$27,000; 1997-$28,700; 1998-$39,600). The Corporation has recorded an
asset relating to probable insurance recoveries and a liability relating to
probable losses. These assets and liabilities were estimated based on historical
data developed in conjunction with outside experts. Management of the
Corporation has carefully considered the financial viability and legal
obligations of its insurance carriers and has concluded that except for those
insurers that have become or may become insolvent, the insurers will continue to
adequately fund claims and defense costs relating to asbestos litigation (see
Note 19).
In 1997, the United States Supreme Court effectively invalidated New
Jersey's long-standing municipal solid waste flow rules and regulations. The
immediate effect was to eliminate the guaranteed supply of municipal solid waste
to the Camden County Waste-to-Energy Project (the "Project") with its
corresponding tipping fee revenue. As a result, tipping fees have been reduced
to market rate in order to provide a steady supply of fuel to the plant. Those
market-based revenues are not expected to be sufficient to service the debt on
outstanding bonds which were issued to construct the plant and to acquire a
landfill for Camden County's use. These outstanding bonds are public debt, not
debt of the Corporation. The Corporation has filed suit against the involved
parties, including the State of New Jersey, seeking among other things to void
the applicable contracts and agreements governing the Project. Pending outcome
of the litigation and the results of legislative initiatives in New Jersey to
solve the crisis, management believes that the plant will continue to operate at
full capacity while receiving market rates for waste disposal. At this time,
management cannot determine the ultimate outcome and its effect on the Project.
In 1996, the Corporation completed the construction of a recycling and
waste-to-energy project for the Village of Robbins, Illinois. A subsidiary of
the Corporation, Robbins Resource Recovery Limited Partnership (the
"Partnership"), will operate this facility under a long-term operating lease. By
virtue of the facility qualifying under the Illinois Retail Rate Law as a
qualified solid waste-to-energy facility, it was to receive electricity revenues
projected to be substantially higher than the utility's "avoided cost." Under
the Retail Rate Law, the utility was entitled to a tax credit against a state
tax on utility gross receipts and invested capital. The State was to be
reimbursed by the facility for the tax credit beginning after the 20th year
following the initial sale of electricity to the utility. The State repealed the
Retail Rate Law insofar as it applied to this facility. The Partnership is
contesting the Illinois legislature's partial repeal of the Retail Rate Law in
Court. In the event this litigation is not successful and no other means are
available to generate revenue from the sale of electric power above that
provided by selling electricity at the "avoided cost," there will be a
significant adverse financial impact on the operating results of the project
(see Note 12).
The ultimate legal and financial liability of the Corporation in respect
to all claims, lawsuits and proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty. As
additional information concerning the estimates used by the Corporation becomes
known, the Corporation reassesses its position both with respect to gain
contingencies and accrued
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liabilities and other potential exposures. Estimates that are particularly
sensitive to future change relate to legal matters, which are subject to change
as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the
administration and litigation process.
15. STOCK OPTION PLANS
The Corporation has two fixed option plans which reserve shares of common
stock for issuance to executives, key employees and directors. The Corporation
has adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation."
Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option
plans. Had compensation cost for the Corporation's two stock option plans been
determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in 1998, 1997
and 1996 consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, the Corporation's net
earnings and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts
indicated below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Net (loss)/earnings - as reported $(31,506) $ 5,624 $ 82,240
========= ======== ========
Net (loss)/earnings - pro forma $(33,656) $ 2,994 $ 79,725
========= ======== ========
(Loss)/earnings per share - as reported
Basic $ (.77) $ .14 $ 2.03
Diluted * $ .14 $ 2.02
(Loss)/earnings per share - pro forma
Basic $ (.83) $ .07 $ 1.96
Diluted * $ .07 $ 1.96
</TABLE>
* Stock options not included in diluted earnings per share due to loss
in 1998.
The assumption regarding the stock options issued to executives in 1998
and 1997 was that 100% of such options vested in each year, rather than
one-third as required by the Plan, since one-third of the previous two years
would have vested in 1998, 1997 and 1996.
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Dividend yield 3.04% 2.22% 1.83%
Expected volatility 33.10% 27.52% 27.56%
Risk-free interest rate 5.64% 6.25% 5.63%
Expected life (years) 5.0 5.0 7.5
</TABLE>
Under the 1995 Stock Option Plan approved by the stockholders in April
1995, the total number of shares of common stock that may be granted is
1,500,000. In April 1990, the stockholders approved a Stock Option Plan for
Directors of the Corporation. On April 29, 1997, the stockholders approved an
amendment of the Directors' Stock Option Plan, which authorizes the granting of
options on 400,000 shares of common stock to directors who are not employees of
the Corporation, who will automatically receive an option to acquire 3,000
shares each year.
These plans provide that shares granted come from the Corporation's
authorized but unissued or reacquired common stock. The price of the options
granted pursuant to these plans will not be less than 100% of the fair market
value of the shares on the date of grant. An option may not be exercised within
one year from the date of grant and no option will be exercisable after ten
years from the date granted. Under the Executive Compensation Plan, the
long-term incentive segment provides for stock options to be issued.
Participants may exercise approximately one-third of the stock option shares
after the end of each year of the cycle.
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Information regarding these option plans for 1998, 1997 and 1996 is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
Weighted- Weighted- Weighted-
Average Average Average
Exercise Exercise Exercise
Shares Price Shares Price Shares Price
------ ----- ------ ----- ------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options outstanding, beginning of year........... 1,408,303 $34.32 1,123,230 $33.00 991,345 $29.78
Options exercised................................ (2,000) $25.41 (94,427) 29.23 (128,199) 27.65
Options granted.................................. 414,000 $27.62 379,500 36.96 260,084 42.63
Options cancelled or expired..................... (3,501) $37.92
--------- --------- ---------
Options outstanding, end of year................. 1,816,802 $32.79 1,408,303 $34.32 1,123,230 $33.00
========= ========= =========
Option price range at end of year................ $14.50 to $14.50 to $14.50 to
$45.6875 $45.6875 $45.6875
Option price range for exercised shares.......... $22.1250 to $21.3125 to $14.50 to
$28.6875 $42.1875 $32.9375
Options available for grant at end of year....... 741,416 1,153,416 1,282,916
========= ========= =========
Weighted-average fair value of options,
granted during the year.......................... $ 7.97 $10.67 $14.90
Options exercisable at end of year............... 1,198,941 827,358 685,590
Weighted-average of exercisable options at
end of year...................................... $23.64 $32.05 $29.72
</TABLE>
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The following table summarizes information about fixed-price stock options
outstanding at December 25, 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted-
Number Average Weighted- Number Weighted-
Range of Outstanding Remaining Average Exercisable Average
Exercise Prices at 12/25/98 Contractual Life Exercise Price at 12/25/98 Exercise Price
--------------- ----------- ---------------- -------------- ----------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$14.50 2,690 1 years $14.50 2,690 $14.50
21.3125 to 22.125 23,727 2 years 21.52 23,727 21.52
22.0625 to 28.6875 39,500 3 years 23.24 39,500 23.24
26.9375 to 27.4375 76,833 4 years 27.33 76,833 27.33
27.4375 to 28.75 89,667 5 years 28.49 89,667 28.49
32.9375 to 40.0625 160,834 6 years 36.04 160,834 36.04
29.75 to 35.25 374,467 7 years 30.19 374,467 30.19
42.1875 to 45.6875 255,584 8 years 42.63 184,056 42.80
36.9375 to 37.25 379,500 9 years 36.96 247,167 36.98
27.50 to 27.625 414,000 10 years 27.62 - -
--------- ---------
14.50 to 45.6875 1,816,802 1,198,941
========= =========
</TABLE>
16. PREFERRED SHARE PURCHASE RIGHTS
On September 22, 1987, the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board")
declared a dividend distribution of one Preferred Share Purchase Right on each
share of the Corporation's common stock outstanding as of October 2, 1987 and
adopted the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 22, 1987 (the "Rights
Agreement"). On September 30, 1997, the Board amended and restated the Rights
Agreement. Each Right allows the shareholder to purchase a one one-hundredth of
a share of a new series of preferred stock of the Corporation at an exercise
price of $175. Rights are exercisable only if a person or group acquires 20% or
more of the Corporation's common stock or announces a tender offer the
consummation of which would result in ownership by a person or group of 20% or
more of the Corporation's common stock. The Rights, which do not have the right
to vote or receive dividends, expire on October 2, 2007, and may be redeemed,
prior to becoming exercisable, by the Board at $.02 per Right or by shareholder
action with an acquisition proposal.
If any person or group acquires 20% or more of the Corporation's outstanding
common stock, the "flip-in" provision of the Rights will be triggered and the
Rights will entitle a holder (other than such person or any member of such
group) to acquire a number of additional shares of the Corporation's common
stock having a market value of twice the exercise price of each Right.
In the event the Corporation is involved in a merger or other business
combination transaction, each Right will entitle its holder to purchase, at the
Right's then-current exercise price, a number of the acquiring Corporation's
common stock having a market value at that time of twice the Right's exercise
price.
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17. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate
values:
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - All investments are considered available for
sale and the carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term
maturity of these instruments.
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS - The fair values of some investments are estimated based
on quoted market prices for those or similar investments.
LONG-TERM DEBT - The fair value of the Corporation's long-term debt (including
current installments) is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the
same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Corporation for
debt of the same remaining maturities.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS - The fair values of these
financial instruments (used for hedging purposes) are estimated by obtaining
quotes from brokers. The Corporation is exposed to market risks from changes in
interest rates and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Financial instruments
are utilized by the Corporation to reduce these risks. The Corporation does not
hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes. The Corporation is
exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties. All
of these financial instruments are with significant financial institutions that
are primarily rated A (S&P) or better (see Notes 1, 8 and 9).
TREASURY LOCK - At year-end, the Corporation had entered into a treasury lock in
order to fix the interest rate at a level of 5.91% plus market spread on an
anticipated issue of Trust Preferred Securities for a nominal value of $150,000
for 30 years. Trust Preferred Securities totaling $175,000 were subsequently
issued on January 13, 1999. The difference will be recognized as an adjustment
to interest expense over the term of the Trust Preferred Securities.
CARRYING AMOUNTS AND FAIR VALUES - The estimated fair values of the
Corporation's financial instruments are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Amount Value Amount Value
------ ----- ------ -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nonderivatives:
Cash and short-term investments............. $241,291 $241,291 $259,305 $259,305
Long-term debt.............................. (1,017,476) (1,010,590) (889,196) (888,321)
Derivatives:
Foreign currency contracts.................. (1,036) (1,036) 31,210 31,210
Interest rate swaps......................... - (5,424) - (605)
Treasury lock............................... - (15,268) - -
</TABLE>
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation is contingently liable for
performance under letters of credit totaling approximately $349,000 and $252,000
at December 25, 1998 and December 26, 1997, respectively. In the Corporation's
past experience, no material claims have been made against these financial
instruments. Management of the Corporation does not expect any material losses
to result from these off-balance-sheet instruments and, therefore, is of the
opinion that the fair value of these instruments is zero. As of December 25,
1998, the Corporation had $378,000 of forward exchange contracts outstanding.
These forward exchange contracts mature between 1999 and 2003. Approximately 28%
of these contracts require a domestic subsidiary to sell Japanese yen and
receive U.S. dollars. The remaining contracts have been established by various
international subsidiaries to sell a variety of currencies and either receive
their respective functional currencies or other currencies for which they have
payment obligations to third parties.
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Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Corporation to
concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash equivalents and trade
receivables. The Corporation places its cash equivalents with financial
institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one financial
institution. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are
limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Corporation's
customer base and their dispersion across different business and geographic
areas. As of December 25, 1998 and December 26, 1997, the Corporation had no
significant concentrations of credit risk. The Corporation had issued
third-party off-balance-sheet financial guarantees totaling approximately
$24,750 and $77,000 at year-end 1998 and 1997, respectively.
18. BUSINESS SEGMENTS - DATA
The Corporation adopted SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information", in 1998 which changes the way the
Corporation reports information about its operating segments. The information
for 1997 and 1996 has been restated to conform to the 1998 presentation.
The business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries falls within three business
groups. THE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION GROUP designs, engineers and constructs
petroleum, chemical, petrochemical and alternative-fuels facilities and related
infrastructure, including power- generation and distribution facilities,
production terminals, pollution control equipment and water treatment facilities
and process plants for the production of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals,
dyestuffs, fragrances, flavors, food additives and vitamins. Also, the E&C Group
provides a broad range of environmental remediation services, together with
related technical, design and regulatory services. THE ENERGY EQUIPMENT GROUP
designs, manufactures and erects steam- generating and auxiliary equipment for
power stations and industrial markets worldwide. Steam-generating equipment
includes a full range of fluidized-bed and conventional boilers firing coal,
oil, gas, biomass and other municipal solid waste, waste wood and low-Btu gases.
Auxiliary equipment includes feedwater heaters, steam condensers, heat-recovery
equipment and low-NOX burners. Site services related to these products encompass
plant erection, maintenance engineering, plant upgrading and life extension, and
plant repowering. In addition, this Group provides research analysis and
experimental work in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, combustion and fuel
technology, materials engineering and solids mechanics. At the end of June 1997,
the Energy Equipment Group sold Glitsch International, Inc. which provided
proprietary solutions and systems for many separation applications and
manufactured highly engineered chemical-separations equipment for the petroleum
refining, petrochemical, chemical and gas processing industries. THE POWER
SYSTEMS GROUP utilizes Foster Wheeler's strengths in design, engineering,
manufacturing and construction to build, own or lease, and operate cogeneration,
independent power production and resource recovery facilities as well as
facilities for the process and petrochemical industries.
The Corporation conducts its business on a global basis. The E&C Group accounted
for the largest portion of the Corporation's operating revenues and operating
income over the last ten years. In 1998, the Group accounted for approximately
73% of the operating revenues. The geographic dispersion of these operating
revenues was as follows: 30% North America, 17% Asia, 22% Europe, 23% Middle
East and 8% other. The Energy Equipment Group accounted for 23% of the operating
revenues of the Corporation. The geographic dispersion of these operating
revenues was as follows: 14% North America, 53% Asia, 25% Europe and 8% other.
The Power Systems Group accounted for 4% of the Corporation's 1998 operating
revenues.
Earnings of segments represent revenues less expenses attributable to that group
or geographic area where the operating units are located. Revenues between
business segments are immaterial and are eliminated in Corporate and Financial
Services.
Export revenues accounts for 15.4% of operating revenues. No single customer
represents 10% or more of operating revenues for 1997 and 1996. In 1998, one
customer (Oman LNG) accounted for approximately $500,000.
Identifiable assets by group are those assets that are directly related to and
support the operations of each group. Corporate assets are principally cash,
investments and real estate.
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Summary financial information concerning the Corporation's reportable segments
is shown in the following table:
(In Millions of Dollars)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Corporate
Engineering and
and Energy Power Financial
Total Construction Equipment Systems Services (1)
----- ------------ --------- ------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1998
Revenues........................................ 4,597.0 3,459.5 1,111.2 184.3 (158.0)
Interest income................................. 19.5 21.0 4.0 5.2 (10.7)
Interest expense (2)............................ 62.5 7.9 9.3 25.6 19.7
Earnings/(loss) before income taxes............. 47.8 97.4 50.1 (50.6) (49.1)
Income taxes/(benefits)......................... 79.3 34.1 18.9 (16.5) 42.8
Net (loss)/earnings............................. (31.5) 63.3 31.2 (34.1)(3) (91.9)(4)
Identifiable assets............................. 3,495.0 1,543.1 954.5 956.0 41.4
Capital expenditures............................ 166.5 112.3 16.1 37.3 0.8
Depreciation and amortization................... 61.6 25.6 18.2 15.3 2.5
1997
Revenues........................................ 4,172.0 2,928.6 1,197.2 208.5 (162.3)
Interest income................................. 21.7 18.7 6.1 5.2 (8.3)
Interest expense (2)............................ 54.7 5.7 12.6 23.2 13.2
Earnings/(loss) before income taxes............. 19.5 51.5(5) 49.0(5) (26.7)(6) (54.3)(5)
Income taxes/(benefits)......................... 13.9 24.3 17.0 (7.9) (19.5)
Net earnings/(loss)............................. 5.6 27.2 32.0 (18.8) (34.8)
Identifiable assets............................. 3,357.7 1,241.3 896.9 879.3 340.2
Capital expenditures............................ 189.8 42.1 14.6 131.2 1.9
Depreciation and amortization................... 62.0 24.5 21.4 13.4 2.7
1996
Revenues........................................ 4,040.6 2,588.9 1,381.9 158.9 (89.1)
Interest income................................. 21.7 18.5 9.9 4.5 (11.2)
Interest expense (2)............................ 54.9 3.1 15.5 23.3 13.0
Earnings before provision for special
charges and income taxes.................... 150.9 92.0 79.2 27.3 (47.6)
Earnings/(loss) before income taxes............. 126.9 92.0 79.2 27.3 (71.6)(7)
Income taxes/(benefits)......................... 44.7 33.4 25.6 11.3 (25.6)
Net earnings/(loss)............................. 82.2 58.6 53.6 16.0 (46.0)
Identifiable assets............................. 3,510.3 1,165.0 1,130.2 730.3 484.8
Capital expenditures............................ 158.5 36.7 18.1 96.8 6.9
Depreciation and amortization................... 63.6 21.1 25.8 13.0 3.7
</TABLE>
(1) Includes general corporate income and expense, the Corporation's captive
insurance operation and eliminations
(2) Includes intercompany interest charged by Corporate to the business groups
on outstanding borrowings.
(3) Includes in 1998 a pretax loss for the Robbins facility of $72.8 ($47.3
after tax).
(4) Includes in 1998 a tax valuation allowance of $61.3.
(5) Includes in 1997 a net charge of $50.9 ($37.4 after tax) consisting of the
following pretax items: Second quarter amounts: Gain on sale of Glitsch
International, Inc.'s operations-$56.4 (Energy Equipment Group); provision
for reorganization costs-$32.0 (Energy Equipment Group); and write-downs of
long-lived assets-$6.5 (Corporate and Financial Services). Third quarter
amounts: Contract write-downs-$24.0 (Engineering & Construction Group) and
$30.0 (Energy Equipment Group). Fourth quarter amount: European realignment
cost-$14.8 (Engineering & Construction Group).
(6) Includes in 1997 a pretax loss for the Robbins Facility of $38.9 ($25.3
after tax).
(7) Includes in 1996 a provision of $24.0 for asbestos claims ($15.6 after tax).
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1997 1996
---- ---- ----
(In Millions of Dollars)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity earnings/(loss) in unconsolidated
subsidiaries were as follows:
Engineering and Construction ........... $ 3,521 $ 7,050 $ 353
Energy Equipment ....................... (302) 482 157
Power Systems .......................... 5,351 2,652 1,857
Corporate and Financial Services ....... (700) (700) (893)
-------- -------- --------
Total .................................. $ 7,870 $ 9,484 $ 1,474
======== ======== ========
Geographic
Revenues:
United States .......................... $1,877.9 $1,755.7 $1,747.6
Europe ................................. 2,806.2 2,478.2 2,306.3
Canada ................................. 70.9 100.4 75.8
Corporate and Financial Services,
including eliminations ............. (158.0) (162.3) (89.1)
-------- -------- --------
Total .................................. $4,597.0 $4,172.0 $4,040.6
======== ======== ========
Long-lived assets
United States .......................... $ 704.3 $ 753.5 $ 802.7
Europe ................................. 532.2 411.6 245.9
Canada ................................. 0.7 2.1 7.2
Corporate and Financial Services ....... 77.0 83.1 74.2
-------- -------- --------
Total .................................. $1,314.2 $1,250.3 $1,130.0
======== ======== ========
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Revenues and long-lived assets are based on the country in which the contracting
subsidiary is located.
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19. OTHER EVENTS
In 1997, the Corporation recognized in the cost of operating revenues the
following:
(1) in the second quarter, $32,000 against the Energy Equipment Group
representing the last phase of the Group's reorganization started in 1995
following the Pyropower acquisition. These actions will result in a
further reduction in operating costs with a more efficient project
execution capability. This plan includes $14,500 for the discontinuance
of certain product lines including incremental costs on certain completed
contracts. Approximately $9,200 of the charge relates to the
consolidation of the San Diego operations with the Group's activities in
New Jersey. The $9,200 includes approximately $5,200 for personnel costs
including severance and related benefits. The balance ($4,000) represents
write-downs of San Diego assets (primarily land and buildings) in
accordance with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-lived Assets and for Long-lived Assets to be Disposed of". These San
Diego long-lived assets are considered to be for sale and have been
accounted for at their current market value less estimated cost to sell.
The remaining balance of approximately $8,300 is primarily related to the
write-down of a Canadian cogeneration plant in accordance with SFAS
No.121. As a result of the reorganization, this cogeneration plant is
considered to be for sale. The basis of this plant has been adjusted to
its estimated fair market value less cost to sell.
(2) in the third quarter $54,000 related to: (a) The Engineering and
Construction Group recorded provisions amounting to $24,000 on several
projects for which it is seeking recovery of a portion from clients. The
ultimate outcome of these claims as to both timing and amount is
uncertain; (b) The Energy Equipment Group recorded approximately $30,000
in provisions for increased cost on three projects, which were initially
bid and executed out of the San Diego office. As previously announced in
July 1997, this operation has been closed and the execution of contracts
transferred to the New Jersey headquarters.
(3) in the fourth quarter of 1997, the Corporation recorded a previously
announced $14,800 provision for the realignment of the Engineering and
Construction Group's European operations. The new structure will bring
the Italian, French, and Spanish operations under common management,
headquartered in Milan, Italy. This provision includes a charge of $6,200
for severance costs, $6,600 for office lease expense, due to the
consolidation of the Reading, United Kingdom operations into one facility
and $500 for other organizational costs. A $1,500 provision for the
write-down of certain under-performing assets was included in other
deductions.
In the fourth quarter of 1996, the Corporation recorded a special pretax
charge of $24,000 with respect to estimated probable payments for asbestos
litigation that may not be covered by insurance due to insurers that have
become, or may in the future become insolvent. The Corporation and its
subsidiaries, along with many other companies, are codefendants in numerous
lawsuits pending in the United States. Plaintiffs claim damages for personal
injury alleged to have arisen from the exposure to or use of asbestos in
connection with work performed by the Corporation and its subsidiaries prior to
and during the 1970s for which the insolvent insurers provided coverage. In
conjunction with outside experts, the Corporation has carefully considered the
financial viability and legal obligations of its insurance carriers and has
concluded that after recognition of the special charge, insurers will continue
to adequately fund the balance of the claims and defense costs relating to
current and future asbestos litigation. The Corporation anticipates funding the
major portion of this charge over the next five to ten years.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
NONE
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Incorporated by reference to pages 1-4 of Foster Wheeler's Proxy Statement,
dated March 18, 1999, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April
26, 1999. Certain information regarding executive officers is included in PART I
hereof in accordance with General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Incorporated by reference to pages 6-13 of Foster Wheeler's Proxy Statement,
dated March 18, 1999, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April
26, 1999.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Incorporated by reference to pages 2-4 of Foster Wheeler's Proxy Statement,
dated March 18, 1999, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April
26, 1999.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Not applicable.
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of this report:
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1 Financial Statements - see Item 8
All schedules and financial statements other than those
indicated above have been omitted because of the absence of
conditions requiring them or because the required information
is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
3 The following Exhibits are required by Item 601 of Regulation
S-K and by paragraph (c) of Item 14 of Form 10-K:
3.1 Copy of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Foster
Wheeler Corporation, dated August 12, 1996 (filed as Exhibit
3.1 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's 1996 Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 1996 and
incorporated herein by reference).
3.2 By-laws of Foster Wheeler Corporation, as amended June 27,
1995 (filed as Exhibit 3 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
4 Foster Wheeler Corporation hereby agrees to furnish copies of
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt
of Foster Wheeler Corporation and its consolidated
subsidiaries to the Commission upon its request.
4.1 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of September
30, 1997, between Foster Wheeler Corporation and Chase Mellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent (filed as
Exhibit 1.2 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's Form 8-A dated
October 1, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.)
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<TABLE>
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<S> <C> <C>
10.1 Purchase Agreement dated as of June 21, 1995 by and between
Foster Wheeler Corporation and A. Ahlstrom Corporation (filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's Current Report
on Form 8-K dated October 12, 1995 and incorporated herein by
reference).
10.2 Supplement and Amendment Agreement dated as of September 30,
1995 between Foster Wheeler Corporation and A. Ahlstrom
Corporation (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Foster Wheeler
Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 12,
1995 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3 Revolving Credit Agreement among the Corporation and the
Lenders Signatory thereto, dated February 12, 1999 (filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ending December 25, 1998 and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.4 Short-term Revolving Credit Agreement among the Corporation
and the Lenders Signatory thereto, dated February 12, 1999
(filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Foster Wheeler Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 25, 1998 and
incorporated herein by reference).
10.5 Form of Change in Control Agreement entered into by the
Corporation and the following executive officers: N. W.
Atwater, H. E. Bartoli, J. Blythe, C. Ferrari, L. Fries
Gardner , R. D. Iseman, T. R. O'Brien, D. J. Roberts, J. E.
Schessler, R. J. Swift and G. S. White (incorporated by
reference June 26, 1998 Form 10-Q).
12 Statement of Computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges and Preferred Shares Dividend Requirements
(Exhibit 12)
21 Subsidiaries of the registrant (Exhibit 21)
23 Consent of independent accountants (page 50)
27 Financial data schedule (for the informational purposes of the
Commission only).
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(b) Current Reports on Form 8-K:
NONE
For the purposes of complying with the amendments to the rules governing Form
S-8 (effective July 13, 1990) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes as follows, which undertaking shall be incorporated
by reference into registrant's Registration Statements on Form S-8 Nos.
333-25945 (filed April 28, 1997), 33-59739 (filed June 1, 1995), 33-40878 (filed
May 29, 1991) and 33-34694 (filed May 2, 1990):
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
A copy of the By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended through June 27, 1995, is
available upon request to the Office of the Secretary, Foster Wheeler
Corporation, Perryville Corporate Park, Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000.
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of Foster Wheeler Corporation on (1) Form S-3 (File No. 33-61809,
333-52369, 333-52369-01 and 333-52369-02) and (2) Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-34694,
33-40878, 33-59739 and 333-25945) of our report dated January 26, 1999, except
for Note 8 for which the date is February 12, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Foster Wheeler Corporation and Subsidiaries
as of December 25, 1998 and December 26, 1997, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 25, 1998, which report is included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 18, 1999
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated March 18, 1999 By /s/ Lisa Fries Gardner
--------------------- ------------------------------
Lisa Fries Gardner
Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed, as of March 18, 1999, by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant, in the capacities indicated.
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Signature Title
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<S> <C>
/s/ Richard J. Swift Director, Chairman, President and
- ---------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
Richard J. Swift
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David J. Roberts Director, Vice Chairman and
- ---------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
David J. Roberts
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ George S. White Vice President and Controller
- ----------------------------------
George S. White
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Eugene D. Atkinson Director
- ----------------------------------
Eugene D. Atkinson
/s/ Louis E. Azzato Director
- ----------------------------------
Louis E. Azzato
/s/ David J. Farris Director
- ----------------------------------
David J. Farris
/s/ E. James Ferland Director
- ----------------------------------
E. James Ferland
/s/ Martha Clark Goss Director
- ----------------------------------
Martha Clark Goss
/s/ Constance J. Horner Director
- ----------------------------------
Constance J. Horner
/s/ Joseph J. Melone Director
- ----------------------------------
Joseph J. Melone
/s/ John E. Stuart Director
- ----------------------------------
John E. Stuart
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EXHIBIT 10.3
EXHIBIT I
JOINDER TO REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
______________ , ____
Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders party to the
Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler
Corporation (the "Borrower"), the
Guarantors party thereto from time to time,
the Lenders party thereto from time to time,
and Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative Agent
(the "Credit Agreement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not
defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have for the
purposes hereof the meaning provided therein.
Pursuant to Section 1.04 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
joins in the Credit Agreement for the purposes of becoming a party thereto as
one of the "Lenders" and agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions
of the Credit Agreement. The undersigned agrees (i) to undertake all of the
obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and (ii) to provide the
Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount set forth below under the terms and
conditions in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints
the Administrative Agent to act as Administrative Agent for the undersigned
under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all in accordance with
Article VIII of the Credit Agreement and the other provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder as of the
date first above written.
,
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as Lender
By:
--------------------------------------
Title:
--------------------------------------
Revolving Credit
Commitment Amount: $
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address for Notices:
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
Attention:
--------------------------------------
Telephone:
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Telecopier:
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EXHIBIT K
COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
______________ , ____
Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders party to the
Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler
Corporation (the "Borrower"), the
Guarantors party thereto from time to time,
the Lenders party thereto from time to time,
and Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative Agent
(the "Credit Agreement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not
defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have for the
purposes hereof the meaning provided therein.
Pursuant to Section 1.04 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby
agrees to increase, as of , , its Revolving Credit
Commitment to the amount set forth below and agrees that all of the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement are equally applicable to its Revolving
Credit Commitment as so increased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Supplement as of the
date first above written.
,
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as Lender
By:
--------------------------------------
Title:
--------------------------------------
Revolving Credit
Commitment Amount: $
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Address for Notices:
--------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------
Attention:
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Telephone:
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Telecopier:
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EXHIBIT L
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF CREDIT
Date:
- ---------------,
- ------
To: Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler Corporation (the "Borrower"),
the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time
party thereto and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as
Administrative Agent (as extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to
time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein
defined).
The undersigned hereby request (select one):
[ ] a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans
[ ] a conversion or renewal of Loans
1. On
--------------------,
-----------.
2. In the amount of $
--------------.
3.
----------- Borrowing of Loans comprised of
--------------------------------------------------.
[type of interest rate Option
requested]
----------- Conversion of Loans comprised of
-------------------------- to
--------------------------.
----------- Renewal of Loans comprised of
-----------------------------------.
4. If applicable: with Funding Period of
-------------- months/days.
The foregoing request complies with the requirements of Section 2.07 or
2.09, as applicable, of the Agreement. The undersigned hereby certifies that the
following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the above
date, before and after giving effect and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as though made
on and as of the above date (except (i) to the extent that such
representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date
and then shall be correct as of such date and (ii) that the representation
and warranty set forth in Section 3.08 of the Agreement in the case of any
Loans the proceeds of which are used solely to repay Loans maturing on such
date) before and after giving effect to this extension of credit and to the
application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of this
date; and
(b) no Potential Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, or would result from such proposed extension of credit.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By:
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Title:
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION,
THE GUARANTORS SIGNATORY HERETO,
THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO,
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, AS SYNDICATION AGENT,
AND
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT
ARRANGED BY
NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC, AS LEAD ARRANGER,
AND
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF WHEAT FIRST
SECURITIES, INC., GREENWICH NATWEST STRUCTURED FINANCE INC. AND TD SECURITIES
(USA) INC., AS ARRANGERS
------------------------
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Recitals........................................................................ 1
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION................................... 1
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions......................................... 1
Section 1.02. Construction................................................ 14
Section 1.03. Accounting Principles....................................... 15
Section 1.04. Optional Increase of the Commitments........................ 15
Section 1.05. Utilization of Commitments in Foreign Currencies............ 16
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS................................................. 17
Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans...................................... 17
Section 2.02. Fees; Reduction of the Committed Amounts.................... 17
Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans....................................... 18
Section 2.04. Maximum Aggregate Amount of Loans and Letters of Credit..... 24
Section 2.05. Swingline Advances.......................................... 24
Section 2.06. Letters of Credit........................................... 26
Section 2.06.01. Letter of Credit Sublimit................................... 26
Section 2.06.02. Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of Credit........ 27
Section 2.06.03. Risk Participations, Drawings and Reimbursements............ 28
Section 2.06.04. Repayment of Participations................................. 30
Section 2.06.05. Role of the LC Issuer....................................... 30
Section 2.06.06. Obligations Absolute........................................ 31
Section 2.06.07. Cash Collateral Pledge...................................... 31
Section 2.06.08. Uniform Customs and Practice................................ 31
Section 2.07. Making of Loans............................................. 31
Section 2.08. Interest Rates.............................................. 32
Section 2.09. Conversion or Renewal of Interest Rate Options.............. 35
Section 2.10. Prepayments Generally....................................... 36
Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments; Mandatory Prepayments................. 36
Section 2.12. Interest Payment Dates...................................... 37
Section 2.13. Pro Rata Treatment.......................................... 37
Section 2.14. Additional Compensation in Certain Circumstances............ 39
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Interest on Overdue Amounts............. 40
Section 2.16 Taxes....................................................... 41
Section 2.17. Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate.................. 42
Section 2.18. Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date................. 43
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.............................. 43
Section 3.01. Corporate Status............................................ 43
Section 3.02. Corporate Power and Authorization........................... 43
Section 3.03. Execution and Binding Effect................................ 43
Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals and Filings.......................... 43
Section 3.05. Absence of Conflicts........................................ 43
Section 3.06. Audited Financial Statements................................ 44
Section 3.07. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.......................... 44
Section 3.08. Absence of Material Adverse Changes......................... 44
Section 3.09. Accurate and Complete Disclosure............................ 44
Section 3.10. Margin Regulations.......................................... 44
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Section 3.11. Subsidiaries................................................ 45
Section 3.12. Partnerships, etc. ......................................... 45
Section 3.13. Litigation.................................................. 45
Section 3.14. Absence of Events of Default................................ 45
Section 3.15. Absence of Other Defaults................................... 45
Section 3.16. Insurance................................................... 45
Section 3.17. Title to Property........................................... 45
Section 3.18. Intellectual Property....................................... 46
Section 3.19. Taxes....................................................... 46
Section 3.20. Employee Benefits........................................... 46
Section 3.21. Environmental Matters....................................... 47
Section 3.22. Year 2000................................................... 47
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING....................................... 48
Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Loans or Letter of Credit............. 48
Section 4.02. Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit............... 49
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS....................................... 49
Section 5.01. Basic Reporting Requirements................................ 49
Section 5.02. Insurance................................................... 51
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Charges and Priority 52
Claims......................................................
Section 5.04. Preservation of Corporate Status............................ 52
Section 5.05. Governmental Approvals and Filings.......................... 52
Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties................................... 52
Section 5.07. Avoidance of Other Conflicts................................ 53
Section 5.08. Financial Accounting Practices.............................. 53
Section 5.09. Use of Proceeds............................................. 53
Section 5.10. Continuation of or Change in Business....................... 53
Section 5.11. Consolidated Tax Return..................................... 53
Section 5.12. Fiscal Year................................................. 53
Section 5.13. ERISA....................................................... 53
Section 5.14. Ratings..................................................... 54
Section 5.15. Subsidiary Guaranty......................................... 54
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS.......................................... 54
Section 6.01. Financial Covenants......................................... 54
Section 6.02. Liens....................................................... 55
Section 6.03. Indebtedness................................................ 56
Section 6.04. Loans, Advances and Certain Investments..................... 56
Section 6.05. Changes in Business......................................... 56
Section 6.06. Amendment of Certain Documents.............................. 56
Section 6.07. Mergers; Acquisitions....................................... 56
Section 6.08. ERISA Obligations........................................... 57
Section 6.09. Principal Foreign Affiliates................................ 57
Section 6.10. Certain Agreements.......................................... 57
Section 6.11. Restricted Payments......................................... 58
Section 6.12. Transactions with Affiliates................................ 58
Section 6.13. Capital Expenditures........................................ 58
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ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS.................................................... 58
Section 7.01. Events of Default........................................... 58
Section 7.02. Consequences of an Event of Default......................... 60
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENTS.................................................. 61
Section 8.01. Appointment................................................. 61
Section 8.02. General Nature of Agents' Duties............................ 61
Section 8.03. Exercise of Powers.......................................... 61
Section 8.04. Certain Provisions.......................................... 62
Section 8.05. Administration by the Agents................................ 62
Section 8.06. Lender Not Relying on Agents or Other Lenders............... 36
Section 8.07. Indemnification............................................. 63
Section 8.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities....................... 63
Section 8.09. Holders of Notes............................................ 63
Section 8.10. Successor Agents............................................ 64
Section 8.11. Calculations................................................ 64
Section 8.12. Funding by Administrative Agent............................. 64
Section 8.13. Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent................... 64
ARTICLE IX GUARANTY.................................................... 64
Section 9.01. The Guaranty................................................ 64
Section 9.02. Bankruptcy.................................................. 65
Section 9.03. Nature of Liability......................................... 65
Section 9.04. Independent Obligation...................................... 65
Section 9.05. Authorization............................................... 65
Section 9.06. Reliance.................................................... 66
Section 9.07. Subordination............................................... 66
Section 9.08. Waiver...................................................... 66
Section 9.09. Nature of Liability......................................... 67
Section 9.10. Judgments Binding........................................... 67
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS............................................... 67
Section 10.01. Holidays.................................................... 67
Section 10.02. Records..................................................... 67
Section 10.03. Amendments and Waivers...................................... 67
Section 10.04. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies...................... 68
Section 10.05. Notices..................................................... 68
Section 10.06. Expenses; Taxes; Indemnity.................................. 69
Section 10.07. Severability................................................ 69
Section 10.08. Prior Understandings........................................ 69
Section 10.09. Duration; Survival.......................................... 70
Section 10.10. Counterparts................................................ 70
Section 10.11. Limitation on Payments...................................... 70
Section 10.12. Set-Off..................................................... 70
Section 10.13. Sharing of Collections...................................... 70
Section 10.14. Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments......... 71
Section 10.15. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury 74
Trial.......................................................
Section 10.16. Confidentiality............................................. 74
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SECTION HEADING PAGE
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<S> <C> <C>
Section 10.17. Replacement of Lenders...................................... 75
Section 10.18. Judgment Currency........................................... 75
Signature Page.................................................................. 76
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<TABLE>
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EXHIBIT A Form of Revolving Credit Note
EXHIBIT B Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request
EXHIBIT C Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote
EXHIBIT D Form of Competitive Bid Note
EXHIBIT E Form of Swingline Advance Note
EXHIBIT F Form of Quarterly Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT G Form of Transfer Supplement
EXHIBIT H Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement
EXHIBIT I Joinder to Revolving Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT J Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT K Commitment Increase Supplement
EXHIBIT L Request for Extension of Credit
SCHEDULE 3.01 Corporate Status
SCHEDULE 3.02 Consents and Approvals
SCHEDULE 3.07 Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 3.11 Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 3.12 Partnerships
SCHEDULE 3.21 Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 6.02 Liens
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 1999, by and among FOSTER WHEELER
CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the guarantors party
hereto from time to time (the "Guarantors", as defined further below), the
lenders party hereto from time to time (the "Lenders", as defined further
below), BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder, First Union National Bank, as
Syndication Agent, and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Documentation Agent.
RECITALS:
A. The Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower
to enable it to borrow, repay and reborrow hereunder amounts not exceeding
$270,000,000 (subject to increase or reduction as provided herein) aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding, and the Lenders are willing to extend
such credit upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
B. The Borrower and the Lenders desire to establish (i) sublimits under
such credit for letters of credit and swingline advances and (ii) an uncommitted
competitive bid facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. In addition to other words and terms
defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used herein the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof
otherwise clearly requires:
"Absolute Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(F)
hereof.
"Absolute Rate Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan
Quotes setting forth Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.
"Absolute Rate Loan" or "Absolute Rate Loans" shall mean any or all
Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of which are determined on the basis of
Absolute Rates pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
"Administrative Agent" shall mean, initially, Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the
Lenders hereunder, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed in
accordance with Section 8.10 hereof.
"Affected Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e)
hereof.
"Affiliate" of a Person (the "Specified Person") shall mean (a) any Person
which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Specified Person, and (b) any director or officer (or, in the
case of a Person which is not a corporation, any individual having analogous
powers) of the Specified Person or of a Person who is an Affiliate of the
Specified Person within the meaning of the preceding clause (a). For purposes of
the preceding sentence, "control" of a Person means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"Agents" shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the
Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent and "Agent" shall mean any of the
foregoing.
"Anniversary Date" shall mean each February 12 during the term of this
Agreement.
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"Applicable Margin", "Facility Fee" and "Utilization Fee" each means the
number of basis points designated below in the applicable column and appropriate
grid:
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(bps = basis points per annum)
provided, however, that:
(a) if on any day the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Loans under this Agreement and all Letter of
Credit Obligations exceeds 50% of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment under
this Agreement, an additional 0.15% per annum (the "Utilization Fee") shall be
added to the Applicable Margin for such day (and the term "Applicable Margin"
shall be deemed to include the Utilization Fee); and (b) for each day from and
including the date hereof and to and including the last day of the third fiscal
quarter of the Borrower in 1999, the pricing under this Agreement shall be no
lower than that applicable to Level II Day.
"Assessment Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii)
hereof.
"Bank of America" means Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, a national banking association.
"Base Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i) hereof.
"Base Rate Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan
Quotes setting forth Base Rate Margins based on the Base Rate pursuant to
Section 2.03 hereof.
"Base Rate Loans" shall mean Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of
which are determined on the basis of the Base Rate pursuant to a Base Rate
Auction.
"Base Rate Margin" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(d)(ii)(E) hereof.
"Base Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i)
hereof.
"Base Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the
portion, including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at such
time (i) under the Base Rate Option or (ii) in accordance with Section 2.15
hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "Base Rate Portion" shall refer to the
Base Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"Benefit Plan" shall mean any plan, agreement, arrangement or commitment
which is an employment or consulting agreement, executive compensation plan,
bonus plan, deferred compensation agreement, employee pension, profit-sharing,
savings or retirement plan, employee stock option or stock purchase plan,
retiree medical or life, group life, health, or accident insurance or other
benefit plan, agreement, arrangement or commitment, including, without
limitation, severance, or other bonus practice (including, but not limited to,
employee benefit plans, as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA), with respect to
which the Borrower, any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or a member of their
respective Controlled Group, at any relevant time have some liability or
obligation to contribute or pay benefits and which relates to current or former
employees of the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any member of their
respective Controlled Group.
"Business Day" shall mean (a) with respect to selection of the Euro-Rate
Option, prepayment of any Euro-Rate Portion of any Revolving Credit Loans,
determining the first or last day of any Euro-Rate Funding
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Period, the giving of notices or quotes in connection with a LIBOR Auction or a
payment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, a
LIBOR-based Loan, a day for dealings in deposits in Dollars by and among banks
in the London interbank market and on which commercial banks are open for
domestic and international business in Los Angeles, California and New York, New
York and (b) with respect to selection of any other interest rate Option,
prepayment of any part of any other Portion of any Revolving Credit Loans,
determining the first or last day of any other Funding Period, the giving of
notices or quotes in connection with an Absolute Rate or a payment of principal
of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, an Absolute Rate Loan and in
every other context, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
banking institutions are authorized or obligated to close in Los Angeles,
California or New York, New York.
"Capitalized Lease" shall mean at any time any lease which is, or is
required under GAAP to be, capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee at
such time, and "Capitalized Lease Obligation" of any Person at any time shall
mean the aggregate amount which is, or is required under GAAP to be, reported as
a liability on the balance sheet of such Person at such time as lessee under a
Capitalized Lease.
"Cash Collateralize" means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer
and the Lenders, as collateral for the applicable Letter of Credit Obligations,
cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer.
Derivatives of such term shall have corresponding meaning. The Borrower hereby
grants the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent,
the LC Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash and deposit
account balances. Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked interest
bearing (to the extent available) deposit accounts at Bank of America.
"CD Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii) hereof.
"CD Rate Funding Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.08(c) hereof.
"CD Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii)
hereof.
"CD Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the portion,
including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at any time under
the CD Rate Option or at a rate calculated by reference to the CD Rate under
Section 2.15 hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "CD Rate Portion" shall
refer to the CD Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"CD Rate Reserve Percentage" for any day and for any CD Rate Funding Period
shall mean the percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the nearest
1/100 of 1%), as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), which is in effect on
such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(or any successor) representing the maximum reserve requirement (including
without limitation supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements)
for a member bank of such System in respect of nonpersonal time deposits in
Dollars in the United States having a maturity comparable to such CD Rate
Funding Period.
"Change of Control" shall mean (a) any Person or group of Persons (as used
in Sections 13 and 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder) shall have become the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Exchange Act) of 20% or
more of the Borrower's outstanding Voting Stock, unless a majority of the
Continuing Directors approves the acquisition not later than 10 days after such
acquisition or (b) a change in the board of directors of the Borrower shall have
occurred which results in a majority of directors not being Continuing
Directors.
"Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the last of the conditions set
forth in Section 4.01 hereof has been satisfied.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case as
in effect from time to time. References to sections of the Code shall be
construed also to refer to any successor sections.
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"Commitments" of a Lender shall mean the Revolving Credit Commitment of
such Lender.
"Commitment Percentage" of a Lender at any time shall mean the Commitment
Percentage for such Lender set forth below its name on the signature page
hereof, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 1.04 and 10.17 hereof and
subject to transfer to another Lender as provided in Section 10.14 hereof.
"Competitive Bid Borrowing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(b) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Expiration Date" shall mean February 5, 2003, or such
later date as may be established as the Competitive Bid Expiration Date pursuant
to Section 2.18 hereof.
"Competitive Bid Loan" or "Competitive Bid Loans" shall mean any or all
loans provided for by Section 2.03 hereof.
"Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(j) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Loan Quote" shall mean an offer in accordance with Section
2.03(d) hereof by a Lender to make a Competitive Bid Loan.
"Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(b) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Note" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(p)
hereof.
"Competitive Bid Record" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(l) hereof.
"Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR" for any period, with respect to the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, shall mean the sum of (a)
Consolidated Net Income for such period, (b) Consolidated Adjusted Interest
Expense for such period, (c) charges against income for foreign, federal, state
and local income taxes for such period, (d) the amount of all expenses for
depreciation and amortization for such period and (e) Consolidated Adjusted
Rental Expense for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense" for any period shall mean the sum
of (a) the total interest expense of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) and (b) any cash dividend
paid on the Borrower's Trust Preferred, for such period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Rental Expense" for any period shall mean aggregate
rent and lease payments made pursuant to operating leases for such period by the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose
Subsidiaries) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Capitalization" at any time shall mean the sum of
Consolidated Net Worth at such time and Consolidated Indebtedness at such time.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" for any period shall mean the sum of
Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense for such period and Consolidated Adjusted
Rental Expense for such period.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio" for any period shall mean the
ratio of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR (less any cash dividend paid on the
Borrower's common stock) for such period to the Consolidated Fixed Charges for
such period.
"Consolidated Indebtedness" at any time shall mean the Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Leverage Ratio" at any time shall mean the ratio of
Consolidated Indebtedness to the Consolidated Capitalization at such time.
"Consolidated Net Income" for any period shall mean the net earnings (or
loss) after taxes of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such
period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
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"Consolidated Net Worth" at any time shall mean the total amount of
stockholders' equity (including, without duplication, the face amount of the
Borrower's Trust Preferred issued and outstanding at such time) of the Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, provided, that in the calculation of Consolidated
Net Worth of the Borrower solely for the purposes of Section 6.01(b),
accumulated translation adjustments with respect to the Borrower's investments
in foreign entities shall be excluded.
"Continuing Directors" shall mean members of the board of directors of the
Borrower who (a) were directors on January 1, 1999 or (b) have been directors
for at least two years, or (c) were nominated or elected with the affirmative
vote of the greater of (x) a majority of the Continuing Directors on the board
or (y) three Continuing Directors.
"Controlled Group" shall mean with respect to any Person, all members of a
controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) under common control which, together with such Person, are treated
as a single employer under Section 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code
or Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA.
"Corresponding Source of Funds" shall mean:
(a) In the case of any Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion, the
proceeds of hypothetical issuances by a Lender of one or more of its
certificates of deposit at the beginning of the CD Rate Funding Period
corresponding to such Funding Segment, having maturities approximately
equal to such CD Rate Funding Period and in an aggregate amount
approximately equal to such Lender's Pro Rata share of such Funding
Segment; and
(b) In the case of any Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate Portion, the
proceeds of hypothetical receipts by a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or
by a Lender through a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office of one or more
Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market at the beginning of the
Euro-Rate Funding Period corresponding to such Funding Segment having
maturities approximately equal to such Euro-Rate Funding Period and in an
aggregate amount approximately equal to such Lender's Pro Rata share of
such Funding Segment.
"Creditors" shall mean the Lenders, the LC Issuer, the Swingline Lender and
the Agents.
"Credit Party" shall mean each of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
"Debt Instrument" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(f)
hereof.
"Documentation Agent" shall mean ABN AMRO Bank N.V., in its capacity as
documentation agent hereunder.
"Dollar," "Dollars" and the symbol "$" shall mean lawful money of the
United States of America.
"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, as of the date of determination, (a) the
amount denominated in Dollars, and (b) as to any amount denominated in another
currency, the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative
Agent on the basis of the Spot Rate for the purchase of Dollars with such
currency; provided, that with respect to Letter of Credit Obligations in
Offshore Currencies that are valued as of the last Business Day of each month,
the equivalent amount in Dollars shall be determined by Bank of America in its
capacity as LC Issuer instead of the Administrative Agent.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) a financial institution organized under the
laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (b) a commercial bank organized under the
laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that
such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (c)
a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and
that is (i) a Subsidiary of a Lender, (ii) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a
Lender is a Subsidiary, or (iii) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or
(d) another Lender.
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"Environmental Claim" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any action,
suit, proceeding, investigation, notice, claim, complaint, demand, request for
information or other communication (written or oral) by any other Person
(including but not limited to any Governmental Authority, citizens' group or
present or former employee of such Person) alleging, asserting or claiming any
actual or potential (a) violation of any Requirements of Law, (b) liability
under any Requirements of Law or (c) liability for investigatory costs, cleanup
costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, fines or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from
the presence, or release into the environment, of any Hazardous Materials at any
location, whether or not owned by such Person.
"Environmental Matters" means any matter arising out of, relating to, or
resulting from any emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials into the air, surface water, groundwater, or soil, or
otherwise arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of Hazardous Materials.
"Environmental Permits" means all permits, licenses, authorizations,
registrations and other governmental consents required by applicable
Requirements of Law for the use, storage, treatment, transportation, release,
emission and disposal of raw materials, by-products, wastes and other substances
used or produced by or otherwise relating to the operations of the Borrower and
any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations
thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections
of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.
"ERISA Lien" shall mean a security interest or lien arising under or in
connection with a Pension Plan or Title IV of ERISA or a claim asserted
(including for failure to withhold) by the government which if successful would
result in such a lien; provided, however, that any claim asserted, (a) for which
the Borrower has reasonable grounds to contest and (b) which the Borrower is
diligently contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings with the IRS
or a court of law, shall not be deemed an ERISA Lien for so long as all of the
above conditions are met.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage set forth in Section 1.01 hereof.
"Eurocurrency Loan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(r)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(iii)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate Funding Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.08(c) hereof.
"Euro-Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(iii)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the
portion, including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at any time
under the Euro-Rate Option or at a rate calculated by reference to the Euro-Rate
under Section 2.15 hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "Euro-Rate Portion"
shall refer to the Euro-Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage" means for any day for any Lender for any
Funding Segment or Interest Period the reserve percentage (expressed as a
decimal, rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on such day, as
determined in good faith by such Lender (which determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error), under regulations issued from time to time by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve
requirement of such Lender (including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities").
"Event of Default" shall mean any of the Events of Default described in
Section 7.01 hereof.
"Existing Credit Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.01(f) hereof.
"Facility Fee" is set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin."
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"Federal Funds Effective Rate" for any day shall mean the rate per annum
(rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined by the Administrative
Agent (which determination shall be conclusive) to be the rate per annum
announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day
as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions arranged by Federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as
computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in
substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and
announces the weighted average it refers to as the "Federal Funds Effective
Rate" as of the date of this Agreement; provided, that if such Federal Reserve
Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal
Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for
the last day on which such rate was announced.
"Financial Letter of Credit" means a Letter of Credit that is not, as
reasonably determined by the LC Issuer, a Performance Letter of Credit.
"Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit" shall mean $20,000,000.
"Financial Provisions" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(d)
hereof.
"Funding Periods" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c)
hereof.
"Funding Segment" of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion, as the
case may be, of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall mean the entire
principal amount of such Portion to which at the time in question there is
applicable a particular Funding Period beginning on a particular day and ending
on a particular day. (By definition, each such Portion is at all times composed
of an integral number of discrete Funding Segments and the sum of the principal
amounts of all Funding Segments of any such Portion at any time equals the
principal amount of such Portion at such time.)
"GAAP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03 hereof.
"Governmental Action" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.04
hereof.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean any government or political subdivision
or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or
instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in
each case whether foreign or domestic.
"Guarantee" shall mean the guarantee by any Person to pay or perform the
obligations of any other Person, including any agreement, whether such agreement
is on a contingency basis or otherwise, to purchase, repurchase or otherwise
acquire Indebtedness of any other Person, or to purchase, sell or lease, as
lessee or lessor, property or services, in any such case primarily for the
purpose of enabling another Person to make payment of Indebtedness.
"Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean the full and prompt payment when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal
and interest on each Note and Loan made under this Agreement and of the Letter
of Credit Obligations, together with all the other obligations and liabilities
(including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of the
Borrower to the Agents, the LC Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders now
existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party and the
due performance and compliance with all the terms, conditions and agreements
contained in such Loan Documents by the Borrower.
"Guarantor" shall mean Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Foster Wheeler
Energy International, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation and any other
domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower designated pursuant to Section 5.15 hereof.
"Guaranty" shall mean the Guaranty as set forth in Article IX hereof.
"Hazardous Materials" means any pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or
toxic substances, materials or wastes (including petroleum, petroleum
by-products, PCBs, and friable asbestos) as those concepts are used in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),
the Resource
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Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA),
the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other similar federal or state
statutes or regulations.
"Indebtedness" of a Person shall mean with respect to any Person, without
duplication, all (a) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with
borrowings (including reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit
or banker's acceptances which have been drawn and including the sale of debt
securities) of such Person which in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles would be included in determining total liabilities as
shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of such Person at the date as of
which Indebtedness is to be determined, including, without limitation,
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (b) liabilities or obligations of
such Person issued, incurred or assumed in respect of the purchase price of
property except for trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business on which interest is not being accrued; (c) liabilities or obligations
of others of any of the types specified in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) for
which such Person is directly or indirectly liable, by way of guaranty (whether
by direct guaranty, suretyship, discount, endorsement, take-or-pay agreement,
agreement to purchase or advance or keep in funds or other agreement having the
effect of a guaranty) or otherwise; (d) liabilities or obligations of others of
any of the types specified in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) which are
secured by Liens on any assets of such Person, whether or not such liabilities
or obligations shall have been assumed by it; and (e) to the extent not included
in the preceding clauses (a) through (d), the excess over $10,000,000 of the
aggregate undrawn amount of all financial letters of credit issued on account of
such Person.
"Indemnified Parties" shall mean the Agents, the LC Issuer, the Swingline
Lender, the Lenders, their respective affiliates, and the directors, officers,
employees, attorneys and agents of each of the foregoing.
"Indenture" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 hereof.
"Initial Revolving Credit Committed Amount" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof.
"Interest Period" shall mean with respect to any Competitive Bid Loan, the
period commencing on the date such Competitive Bid Loan is made and ending on a
date not less than seven days nor more than 180 days thereafter (with respect to
any Absolute Rate Loan) or 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter (with respect to
any CD Rate Loan) or one, two, three or six months (with respect to any
LIBO-Rate Loan), as the Borrower may specify in the related Competitive Bid Loan
Quote Request as provided in Section 2.03(b) hereof, provided that:
(a) No Interest Period may end after the Competitive Bid Expiration
Date;
(b) Each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not
a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day or, in the
case of an Interest Period for a LIBOR-based Loan, if such next succeeding
Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then such
Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; and
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, no Interest Period for
any Competitive Bid Loan shall have a duration of less than seven days and,
if the Interest Period for any Competitive Bid Loan would otherwise be a
shorter period, such Competitive Bid Loan shall not be available hereunder.
"Investment" by any Person in any other Person shall mean:
(a) the amount paid, or the value of property or services contributed,
by such Person for or in connection with the acquisition by such Person of
any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, option contracts, investment
contracts, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of
any other Person;
(b) the amount of any advance, loan or extension of credit to any
other Person by such Person; and
(c) the amount of any Indebtedness of any other Person which such
Person has guaranteed and which by its terms or as a consequence of any
default thereunder such Indebtedness has or may, at the option of the
holder thereof, become due and payable by acceleration or otherwise.
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"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
"Issuance" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance,
extension of the expiry of, renewal or increase in the amount of such Letter of
Credit. "Issue," "Issued" and "Issuing" have corresponding meanings.
"Law" shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute,
treaty, convention, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree
or award of any Governmental Authority.
"LC Issuer" means Bank of America or any other Lender replacing Bank of
America as LC Issuer upon the mutual consent of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld, and such
Lender.
"Lender" shall mean any of the Lenders listed on the signature pages
hereof, subject to the provisions of Sections 1.05, 10.14 and 10.17 hereof
pertaining to Persons becoming or ceasing to be Lenders.
"Letter of Credit" means a Financial Letter of Credit or a Performance
Letter of Credit issued hereunder.
"Letter of Credit Advance" means each Lender's participation in any Letter
of Credit Borrowing under Section 2.06.03.
"Letter of Credit Amendment Application" means an application form for
amendment of outstanding Letters of Credit as shall at any time be in use by the
LC Issuer, as the LC Issuer shall request.
"Letter of Credit Application" means an application form for issuance of
Letters of Credit as shall at any time be in use by the LC Issuer, as the LC
Issuer shall request.
"Letter of Credit Borrowing" means each drawing under any Letter of Credit
that is not reimbursed under Section 2.06.03 or converted into a borrowing of
Revolving Credit Loans under Section 2.06.03.
"Letter of Credit Obligations" means the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding Letter of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of all
unreimbursed drawings under all Letters of Credit, whether or not outstanding,
including all outstanding Letter of Credit Borrowings.
"Letter of Credit Related Document" means the Letters of Credit, the Letter
of Credit Applications, the Letter of Credit Amendment Applications and any
other document relating to any Letter of Credit, including any of the LC
Issuer's standard form documents for letter of credit Issuance.
"Level I Day" shall mean a day on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating
of Baa2 or better and an S&P Rating of BBB or better.
"Level II Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day and on which
there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Baa3 or better and an S&P Rating of BBB-
or better.
"Level III Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day or a Level II
Day and on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Ba1 or better and an S&P
Rating of BB+ or better.
"Level IV Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day, a Level II Day
or a Level III Day and on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Ba2 or
better and an S&P Rating of BB or better.
"Level V Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day, a Level II Day,
a Level III Day or a Level IV Day.
"LIBO-Rate" for any day, as used herein, shall mean with respect to each
proposed LIBOR-based Loan a rate of interest (which shall be the same for each
day in the applicable Interest Period) equal to the rate of interest determined
in good faith by the Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual
procedures from the Reuters Screen LIBO page (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) to be the average of the rates per annum for
deposits in Dollars offered to the leading banks in the London interbank market
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first
day of such Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest
Period in amounts comparable to the amount of the LIBOR-based Loan to be funded
and having maturities comparable to such Interest Period.
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"LIBOR Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
setting forth LIBOR-based Margins based on the LIBO-Rate pursuant to Section
2.03 hereof.
"LIBOR-based Loans" shall mean Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of
which are determined on the basis of the LIBO-Rate pursuant to a LIBOR Auction.
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security
interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature
whatsoever, including but not limited to any conditional sale or title retention
arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or
having the effect of, security.
"Loan" shall mean any loan or advance by a Lender under this Agreement,
whether a Revolving Credit Loan, a Competitive Bid Loan or a Swingline Advance
and "Loans" shall mean all Revolving Credit Loans, Competitive Bid Loans and
Swingline Advances made by Lenders under this Agreement.
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary
Guaranty Agreements, the Pledge Agreement, the Letter of Credit Related
Documents and the Transfer Supplements, and all other agreements and instruments
extending or renewing any indebtedness, obligation or liability arising under
any of the foregoing, and any certificate or instrument delivered by the
Borrower or the Guarantors in connection herewith or therewith, in each case as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time hereafter.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Material Domestic Subsidiary" shall mean each Significant Subsidiary of
the Borrower (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) that is organized under
the laws of one of the States of the United States.
"Moody's" shall mean Moody's Investor's Services, Inc., or any successor
thereto.
"Moody's Rating" shall mean the rating assigned to the Borrower's senior
unsecured long term debt by Moody's, or in the event the Borrower has no
Moody's-rated senior unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the "hypothetical
senior long-term debt rating" most recently assigned to the Borrower by Moody's,
which assignment shall have been made not more than fifteen months prior to the
time in question and not more than ninety (90) days after a request therefor by
the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 5.14 hereof.
"Nonextending Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18
hereof.
"Note" or "Notes" shall mean the Revolving Credit Note(s), the Swingline
Advance Note(s) or the Competitive Bid Note(s), as the case may be, of the
Borrower executed and delivered under this Agreement, together with all
extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings of any thereof in whole or
part.
"Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Section 2.17(a) hereof.
"Obligations" shall mean all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of
the Borrower to any Lender or any Agent, the Swingline Lender, or the LC Issuer
from time to time arising under or in connection with or related to or evidenced
by or secured by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all extensions
or renewals thereof, whether such indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are
direct or indirect, otherwise secured or unsecured, joint or several, absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, whether for payment or performance, now
existing or hereafter arising. Without limitation of the foregoing, such
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities include the principal amount of Loans,
Letter of Credit Obligations, interest, fees, indemnities or expenses under or
in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all extensions
and renewals thereof, whether or not such Loans were made in compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement or in excess of the obligation of the
Lenders to lend. Obligations shall remain Obligations notwithstanding any
assignment or transfer or any subsequent assignment or transfer of any of the
Obligations or any interest therein.
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"Office," when used in connection with the Administrative Agent, shall mean
its office located at 1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor, Concord, California
94520, or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent or any
branch, subsidiary or affiliate thereof as may be designated in writing from
time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower.
"Offshore Currencies" shall mean any lawful currency constituting a
eurocurrency (other than Dollars), that in the opinion of the LC Issuer is
freely traded in the offshore interbank foreign exchange markets and is freely
transferable and freely convertible into Dollars.
"Option" shall mean the Base Rate Option, the CD Rate Option or the
Euro-Rate Option, as the case may be.
"Other Credit Agreement" shall mean the Short Term Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler Corporation, the
guarantors signatory thereto, the lenders signatory thereto, Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as administrative agent, and other
agents party thereto, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time.
"Participants" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(b) hereof.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established under
Title IV of ERISA or any other governmental agency, department or
instrumentality succeeding to the functions of said corporation.
"Pension Plan" shall mean a single employer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(15) of ERISA or an individual account plan which is subject to the
funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA with respect to which the Borrower,
any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or members of their respective Controlled
Groups, at any relevant time have some liability or obligation to contribute or
pay benefits and which relates to current or former employees of the Borrower,
any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any member of their respective Controlled
Groups.
"Performance Letter of Credit" means a Letter of Credit that, as reasonably
determined by the LC Issuer, assures that the Borrower will fulfill a
contractual nonfinancial obligation.
"Performance Letter of Credit Sublimit" shall mean $100,000,000.
"Permitted Liens" shall mean (a) pledges or deposits by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries under workers' compensation laws, unemployment insurance
laws, social security laws, or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in
connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), or leases to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or deposits to secure public or
statutory obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or deposits of
cash or U.S. governmental bonds to secure surety, appeal, performance or other
similar bonds to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or
deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of
rent; (b) Liens imposed by law such as carriers', warehousemen's, materialmen's
and mechanics' or other similar liens, or Liens arising out of judgments or
awards against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at the time shall currently be prosecuting
an appeal or proceedings for review; (c) Liens for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges or levies not yet subject to penalties for nonpayment and
Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies the payment of
which is being contested as permitted by Section 5.03 hereof; (d) survey
exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for
rights of way, highways and railroad crossings, sewers, electric lines,
telephone and telegraph lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other
restrictions as to the use of real property; all of which Liens described in
clause (d) hereof do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of
the properties to which they relate or materially impair their use in the
operation of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(e) Liens (i) in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or
any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United
States of America or any State thereof, or (ii) in favor of any other country,
or any political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments pursuant to any contract or statute; (f) Liens made in favor of
any customer arising in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof in respect of payments made by or on behalf of such customer
for goods produced or
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services rendered to such customer; (g) a security interest granted to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer
and the Lenders, in Cash Collateral; and (h) Liens granted pursuant to the
Pledge Agreement.
"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, joint-stock company, Governmental
Authority or any other entity.
"Portion" shall mean the Base Rate Portion, the CD Rate Portion or the
Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be.
"Potential Default" shall mean any event or condition which with notice or
passage of time, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute an Event
of Default.
"Pledge Agreement" shall mean the pledge agreement in the form of Exhibit
J.
"Principal Foreign Affiliates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.09 hereof.
"Project" shall mean any municipal solid waste project or any other project
the assets of which are financed on a limited recourse basis.
"Pro Rata" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13 hereof.
"Purchasing Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(c)
hereof.
"Reference Rate" as used herein, shall mean for any day the rate of
interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank
of America as its "reference rate." (The "reference rate" is a rate set by Bank
of America based upon various factors including Bank of America's costs and
desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a
reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below
such announced rate.) Any change in the reference rate announced by Bank of
America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the
public announcement of such change.
"Register" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(d) hereof.
"Regular Payment Date" shall mean the last Business Day of each March,
June, September and December after the date hereof.
"Relevant Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(a) hereof.
"Replacement Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18
hereof.
"Reportable Event" means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or in
the regulations thereunder with respect to which the 30-day notice is not waived
or an event described in Section 4043 or in the regulations thereunder with
respect to which the 30-day notice has been waived and which involves a
liability of $1,000,000 or more or a material plan or a receipt of a notice of
withdrawal liabilities pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA. For purposes of this
definition a material plan is a plan in which benefit liabilities exceed assets
on a termination basis based on PBGC assumptions by $1,000,000.
"Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time prior to the termination or
expiration of the Commitments, Lenders which have Commitments constituting, in
the aggregate, more than 50% of the total Commitments of all the Lenders at such
time and shall mean, at any time thereafter, Lenders which have outstanding
Loans, Swingline Advance Participating Interests and Letter of Credit
Obligations (without duplication) constituting, in the aggregate, more than 50%
of all Loans, Swingline Advance Participating Interests and Letter of Credit
Obligations (without duplication) outstanding at such time.
"Requirements of Law" means all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, directives,
permits, licenses and judgments relating to Environmental Matters in effect from
time to time.
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"Responsible Officer" of the Borrower shall mean its Chief Executive
Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its Executive Vice President, any Senior
Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or one of its Assistant
Treasurers.
"Revolving Credit Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Committed Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Loans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Maturity Date" shall mean February 12, 2003, as such date
may be extended pursuant to Section 2.18 hereof.
"Revolving Credit Note" shall mean the promissory note of the Borrower
executed and delivered under Section 2.01(c) hereof, any promissory note issued
in substitution therefor pursuant to Sections 2.17(b) or 10.14(c) hereof,
together with all extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings thereof in
whole or part.
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Rating Services, or any successor
thereto.
"S&P Rating" shall mean the rating assigned to the Borrower's senior
unsecured long term debt by S&P, or in the event the Borrower has no S&P-rated
senior unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the "issuer credit rating" most
recently assigned to the Borrower by S&P, which assignment shall have been made
not more than fifteen months prior to the time in question and not more than
ninety (90) days after a request therefor by the Required Lenders pursuant to
Section 5.14 hereof.
"Significant Subsidiary" shall mean (a) each Special Purpose Subsidiary and
(b) each other Subsidiary of the Borrower which in the most recent fiscal year
of the Borrower accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or which accounted for more than 10% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each of the most
recent three fiscal years of the Borrower; provided, however, that with respect
to Subsidiaries created or acquired after the date hereof, if thereafter such
entity, in a fiscal year, accounts for more than 10% of the consolidated assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or accounts for more than 10% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal year, it
shall be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary for such fiscal year.
"Special Purpose Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed
with the express and sole purpose of, and which is engaged solely in the
business of, constructing or owning, leasing or operating a specific Project,
and with respect to which Subsidiary, neither the Borrower nor any of its other
Subsidiaries is obligated (except as guarantor of completion or performance) to
pay any Indebtedness (including lease obligations) incurred to construct, own,
lease or operate any such Project or any other Indebtedness of such Subsidiary.
"Spot Rate" for a currency means the rate quoted (expressed as a decimal,
rounded to the fourth decimal place) to the Administrative Agent as the spot
rate for the purchase of such currency with another currency through the FX
Trading Office of Bank of America at approximately 12:00 noon (London time) on
the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange
settlement is made.
"Standard Notice" shall mean an irrevocable notice substantially in the
form of Exhibit L provided to the Administrative Agent on a Business Day which
is:
(a) At least two Business Day in advance in the case of selection of,
conversion to or renewal of the CD Rate Option or prepayment of CD Rate
Portion;
(b) At least three Business Days in advance in the case of selection
of, conversion to or renewal of the Euro-Rate Option or prepayment of any
Euro-Rate Portion;
(c) On the same Business Day in the case of selection of, conversion
to or renewal of the Base Rate Option or prepayment of Base Rate Portion;
and
(d) On the same Business Day in the case of Swingline Advances.
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Standard Notice must be provided no later than 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on
the last day permitted for such notice in the case of notices given pursuant to
clauses (c) and (d) above, and no later than 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on
the last day permitted for such notice in the case of notices given pursuant to
clauses (a) and (b) above.
"Stock Payment" by any Person shall mean any dividend, distribution or
payment of any nature (whether in cash, securities, or other property) on
account of or in respect of any shares of the capital stock (or warrants,
options or rights therefor) of such Person, including but not limited to any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or
acquisition of any shares of the capital stock (or warrants, options or rights
therefor) of such Person, in each case regardless of whether required by the
terms of such capital stock (or warrants, options or rights) or any other
agreement or instrument.
"Subsidiary" of a Person at any time shall mean any corporation of which a
majority (by number of shares or number of votes) of any class of outstanding
capital stock normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more
directors (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the
voting rights of such class) is at such time owned directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person, and any trust of which a majority of the beneficial interest is at such
time owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by such Person or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement" shall mean the agreement of a Subsidiary in
the form of Exhibit H hereof whereby it acknowledges to become a party hereto as
a Guarantor under Section 9 hereof.
"Swingline Advance" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05
hereof.
"Swingline Advance Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.05 hereof.
"Swingline Advance Committed Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05 hereof.
"Swingline Advance Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.05 hereof.
"Swingline Advance Participating Interest" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.05 hereof.
"Swingline Lender" shall mean Bank of America and any Lender which is
appointed as a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.10 hereof.
"Syndication Agent" shall mean First Union National Bank, in its capacity
as Syndication Agent hereunder.
"Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.16 hereof.
"Total Revolving Credit Commitment" shall mean at any time, the aggregate
Revolving Credit Committed Amounts of all Lenders hereunder at such time.
"Transfer Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
applicable Transfer Supplement.
"Transfer Supplement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(c)
hereof.
"Trust Preferred" shall mean 9% $175,000,000 Trust Preferred Securities of
the Borrower issued on or about January 13, 1999.
"Utilization Fee" is set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin."
"Voting Stock" shall mean, with respect to any corporation, the capital
stock of such corporation having the power to vote for a majority of the board
of directors of such corporation under ordinary circumstances.
Section 1.02. Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise
clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular, the singular
the plural and the part the whole; "or" has the inclusive meaning represented by
the phrase "and/or"; and "property" includes all properties and assets of any
kind or nature, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed. References in
this Agreement to "determination" (and similar terms) by any Agent or by any
Lender include reasonable and good faith estimates by such Agent or by such
Lender (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs by
such Agent or by such Lender
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(in the case of qualitative determinations). The words "hereof," "herein,"
"hereunder" and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The section and
other headings contained in this Agreement and the Table of Contents preceding
this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect
the construction of this Agreement or the interpretation thereof in any respect.
Section, subsection and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
Section 1.03. Accounting Principles. (a) As used herein, "GAAP" shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles as such principles shall be in effect
at the Relevant Date, subject to the provisions of this Section 1.03. As used
herein, "Relevant Date" shall mean the date a relevant computation or
determination is to be made or the date of relevant financial statements, as the
case may be.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and
determinations as to accounting or financial matters shall be made, and all
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be
prepared, in accordance with GAAP (including principles of consolidation where
appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms by GAAP.
(c) If any change in GAAP after the date of this Agreement is or shall be
required to be applied to transactions then or thereafter in existence, and a
violation of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall have occurred or in
the opinion of the Borrower would likely occur which would not have occurred or
be likely to occur if no change in accounting principles had taken place,
(i) The parties agree that such violation shall not be considered to
constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Default for a period of 60
days from the date the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of the
application of this Section 1.03 (c);
(ii) The parties agree in such event to negotiate in good faith an
amendment of this Agreement which shall approximate to the extent possible
the financial effect of the original financial covenants after taking into
account such change in GAAP; and
(iii) If the parties are unable to negotiate such an amendment within
60 days, the Borrower shall have the option of prepaying the Loans (subject
to Section 2.14(b) hereof). If the Borrower does not exercise such option
within said period, then as used in this Agreement, "GAAP" shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the Relevant Date.
(d) If any change in GAAP after the date of this Agreement is required to
be applied to transactions or conditions then or thereafter in existence, and
the Administrative Agent shall assert that the effect of such change is or shall
likely be to distort materially the effect of any of the definitions of
financial terms in Article I hereof or any of the covenants of the Borrower in
Article VI hereof (the "Financial Provisions"), so that the intended financial
effect of any of the Financial Provisions will not in fact be accomplished,
(i) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of such
assertion, specifying the change in GAAP which is objected to, and until
otherwise determined as provided below, the specified change in GAAP shall
not be made by the Borrower in its financial statements for the purpose of
applying the Financial Provisions; and
(ii) The parties shall follow the procedures set forth in paragraph
(ii) and the first sentence of paragraph (iii) of subsection (c) of this
Section. If the parties are unable to agree on an amendment as provided in
said paragraph (ii) and if the Borrower does not exercise the option set
forth in the first sentence of said paragraph (iii) within the specified
period, then as used in this Agreement "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in effect at the Relevant Date, except that the
specified change in GAAP which is objected to by the Administrative Agent
shall not be made in applying the Financial Provisions.
(e) All expenses of compliance with this Section 1.03 shall be paid for by
the Borrower upon demand.
Section 1.04. Optional Increase of the Commitments. (a) The Borrower may
from time to time increase the Total Revolving Credit Commitment by the addition
of one or more new Lenders consented to by the
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Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer or by the agreement of any existing
Lender (a "Proposed Combined Commitments Increase") in the manner set forth
below; provided that (i) the then Total Revolving Credit Commitment plus the
Proposed Combined Commitments Increase shall not be greater than the
$300,000,000; (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the Proposed
Combined Commitments Increase no event has occurred and is continuing that
constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default; (iii) the Borrower shall
pay any costs payable under Section 2.14(b) if and to the extent any Loans are
prepaid on the effective date of such increase (the "Increase Date"); (iv) to
the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the Borrower must request
the increase of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment under the Other Credit
Agreement and such new or existing Lender consenting to the increase under this
Agreement must also consent to the increase under the Other Credit Agreement at
the same percentage; and (v) the Borrower may not request the increase of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder once the Borrower has reduced such
Commitment under Section 2.02(c) hereof.
(b) The Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be increased by the
Proposed Combined Commitments Increase on the Increase Date provided (i) each
such new Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent the
Joinder to Revolving Credit Agreement (and by such execution and delivery, each
such new Lender shall be deemed to have agreed with the matters set forth in
this Agreement) and/or such existing Lender shall execute and deliver the
Commitment Increase Supplement in the form of Exhibit K and (ii) the
Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Increase Date
certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower
approving such increase of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, and of all
documents evidencing other necessary corporate action, if any, with respect to
such increase. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, such new Lender
shall become a Lender hereunder and/or such existing Lender's Commitment shall
be increased, and the Administrative Agent shall, promptly following the
effective date thereof, provide to the Borrower and the Lenders a revised Pro
Rata shares giving effect thereto. The Borrower agrees that it shall execute and
deliver upon request of such new or existing Lender, one or more Notes
evidencing that such new or existing Lender's Pro Rata share.
(c) If, after giving effect to the Proposed Combined Commitments Increase,
any Lender's revised Pro Rata share of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is
different than its share of Obligations, the Obligations shall be reallocated
among the Lenders as follows. On the Increase Date the Borrower shall be deemed
to have prepaid all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with
Section 2.11 and reborrowed all Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with
Section 2.01 from all Lenders ratably in accordance with their revised Pro Rata
shares. Each Lender having a decreased Pro Rata share (a "Selling Lender")
agrees to sell and assign to each other Lender (each a "Buying Lender"), and
each Buying Lender hereby agrees to ratably purchase and assume, without
recourse, from each Selling Lender, a ratable portion of each Selling Lender's
Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Advance Participating Interest such
that, after giving effect to such assignments, each Lender's share of all
Obligations (except Competitive Bid Loans) equals its revised Pro Rata share. On
the Increase Date, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each Selling
Lender an amount equal to the difference between its Revolving Credit Loans so
prepaid and the new Revolving Credit Loans deemed to have been made by it (plus
interest payable hereunder). Such payments shall be deemed to be a payment of
the Revolving Credit Loans by the Borrower on the date such payment is received.
The Selling Lender acknowledges and agrees to the maters set forth in Section
6(b) of the Transfer Supplement as to the Letter of Credit Obligations and
Swingline Advance Participating Interest it has acquired. Interest and fees
accruing on the Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Advance Participating
Interest for the period prior to the Increase Date shall be for the account of
each Selling Lender, and interest and fees accruing on the Letter of Credit
Obligations and Swingline Advance Participating Interest for the period from and
after the Increase Date shall be for the account of each Buying Lender.
Section 1.05. Utilization of Commitments in Foreign Currencies. The
Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Equivalent with respect to any
(i) borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans as of the requested borrowing date, (ii)
Letter of Credit denominated in an Offshore Currency as of the Issuance Date,
and (iii) outstanding Eurocurrency Currency Loans and Letter of Credit
Obligations as of the last Business Day of each month provided, however, that
(i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Potential Default or
Event of Default or (ii) for the purpose of calculating fees payable under this
Agreement or for
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other purposes, such determination shall be made as often as the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably deem necessary.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans. (a) Revolving Credit Commitments.
Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, each Lender, severally and not jointly, agrees
(such agreement being herein called such Lender's "Revolving Credit Commitment")
to make committed loans in Dollars (the "Revolving Credit Loans") to the
Borrower from time to time on or after the date hereof and to but not including
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. A Lender shall have no obligation to make
any Revolving Credit Loan to the extent that, upon the making of such Revolving
Credit Loan, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (i) such Lender's
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) such Lender's Pro Rata share of all
outstanding Swingline Advances and (iii) such Lender's Pro Rata share of the
Dollar Equivalent of Letter of Credit Obligations would exceed such Lender's
Revolving Credit Committed Amount. No Revolving Credit Loans shall be made
hereunder to the extent that such Revolving Credit Loans would cause the Dollar
Equivalent of the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all
Loans outstanding hereunder and (ii) the Letter of Credit Obligations to exceed
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Lender's "Revolving Credit Committed
Amount" at any time shall be equal to the amount set forth as its "Initial
Revolving Credit Committed Amount" below its name on the signature pages hereof,
as such amount may have been reduced pursuant to Section 2.02(c) hereof at such
time, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 1.05 and 10.17 hereof and
subject to transfer to another Lender as provided in Section 10.14 hereof.
(b) Nature of Credit. Within the limits of time and amount set forth in
this Section 2.01, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower
may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder.
(c) Revolving Credit Notes. To the extent so requested by any Lender
through the Administrative Agent, the obligation of the Borrower to repay the
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made to it by such Lender
and to pay interest thereon shall be evidenced in part by promissory notes of
the Borrower, one to such Lender, dated the Closing Date (the "Revolving Credit
Notes") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with the blanks
appropriately filled, payable to the order of such Lender in a face amount equal
to such Lender's Initial Revolving Credit Committed Amount.
(d) Maturity. To the extent not due and payable earlier, the Revolving
Credit Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
Section 2.02. Fees; Reduction of the Committed Amounts. (a) Facility Fee.
The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a fee (the "Facility Fee") for each day from and including the date
hereof and to but not including the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, on the
amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount (whether used or
unused) on such day (based upon a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days
elapsed) at a rate per annum equal to the rate in effect for such day determined
in accordance with the pricing grid set forth in the definition of "Applicable
Margin". Facility Fees shall be due and payable for the preceding period for
which such fees have not been paid on each Regular Payment Date and on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to each Agent an agency fee and
other fees at the times and in the amounts previously agreed upon among the
Agents and the Borrower.
(c) Optional Reduction of the Revolving Credit Committed Amounts. The
Borrower may at any time or from time to time reduce Pro Rata the Revolving
Credit Committed Amounts of the Lenders to an aggregate amount (which may be
zero) not less than the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the unpaid principal
amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Advances and Competitive Bid
Loans then outstanding plus the principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans,
Swingline Advances and Competitive Bid Loans not yet
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made as to which notice has been given by Borrower under Section 2.07 hereof
plus all Letter of Credit Obligations then outstanding plus the stated amount of
all Letters of Credit not yet issued as to which notice has been given by
Borrower under Section 2.06 hereof. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit
Committed Amounts shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000
which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000. Reduction of the Revolving Credit
Committed Amounts shall be made by providing not less than two Business Days'
notice (which notice shall be irrevocable) to such effect to the Administrative
Agent. After the date specified in such notice the Facility Fee shall be
calculated upon the Revolving Credit Committed Amounts as so reduced. The
Administrative Agent will promptly send copies of such notice to the Lenders.
(d) Bid Fees. In consideration of the Administrative Agent's management of
bidding procedures for Competitive Bid Loans, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent's own account on the date of
each LIBOR Auction, CD Rate Auction, Base Rate Auction and Absolute Rate
Auction, bid agency fees in the amount of $150 for each Competitive Bid Loan
Quote submitted by each Lender, but in no event less than $450 per auction.
(e) Letter of Credit Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent for Pro Rata distribution to each Lender a fee in Dollars in respect of
each Letter of Credit Issued hereunder (the "Letter of Credit Fee") for the
period from and including the date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit to but
not including the termination of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate per
annum equal to (i) in the case of Financial Letters of Credit, the Applicable
Margin for the Euro-Rate Option, and (ii) in the case of Performance Letters of
Credit, one-half (1/2) of the Applicable Margin for the Euro-Rate Option, as in
effect from time to time on the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such
Letter of Credit. Accrued Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable in
arrears on each Regular Payment Date and upon the first day on or after the
termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment upon which no Letters of
Credit remain outstanding.
(f) Fronting Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the LC Issuer, for its
account, a fronting fee in Dollars in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by
the LC Issuer hereunder for the period from and including the date of Issuance
of such Letter of Credit to but not including the termination of such Letter of
Credit computed at a rate of 0.10% per annum on the Dollar Equivalent of the
stated amount of such Letter of Credit. Such fee shall be due and payable in the
same manner as the Letter of Credit Fee.
(g) Administrative Charge. The Borrower agrees to pay to the LC Issuer,
upon each drawing under, Issuance of, or amendment to, any Letter of Credit
issued by the LC Issuer, such amount as shall at the time of such event be the
standard administrative charge which the LC Issuer is generally imposing in
connection with such occurrence with respect to letters of credit.
Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans. (a) Making of Competitive Bid Loans.
In addition to Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower may, as set forth in this
Section 2.03, request the Lenders to make offers to make one or more Competitive
Bid Loans to the Borrower. Each Lender may, but shall have no obligation to,
make one or more such offers and, subject to the terms and provisions hereof,
the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the
manner set forth in this Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans may be Base Rate
Loans, CD Rate Loans, Absolute Rate Loans or LIBOR-based Loans (each a "type" of
Competitive Bid Loan) and, subject to Section 2.03(r) hereof, may be in any
freely available currency agreed upon by the Borrower and each Lender.
Competitive Bid Loans shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Competitive
Bid Expiration Date and the applicable Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date. After
giving effect to any borrowing of Competitive Bid Loans, the Dollar Equivalent
of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding hereunder
and the Letter of Credit Obligations shall not exceed the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment at any time; provided, however, that the outstanding Competitive Bid
Loans made by any Lender may exceed its Revolving Credit Committed Amount. The
Competitive Bid Loans shall be deemed to utilize the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment by an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount thereof.
(b) Competitive Bid Loan Quote Requests. When the Borrower wishes to
request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.03, it shall
transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, at
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its Office, notice (a "Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request") so as to be received
no later than 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on (x) the fourth Business Day prior
to the date of borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, (y)
the third Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the
case of a CD Rate Auction, or (z) the Business Day next preceding the date of
borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a Base Rate Auction or Absolute Rate
Auction (or, in any case, such other time as the Borrower and Administrative
Agent may agree). The Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans
for different Interest Periods in a single notice; provided that the request for
each separate Interest Period shall be deemed to be a separate Competitive Bid
Loan Quote Request for a separate Competitive Bid Loan (all Competitive Bid
Loans proposed to be made at one time herein collectively referred to as a
"Competitive Bid Borrowing"). Each such notice shall be substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto and in any case shall specify as to each Competitive
Bid Borrowing:
(i) The proposed date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, which shall
be a Business Day;
(ii) The currency or currencies in which such Competitive Borrowing is
to be made;
(iii) The aggregate amount of such Competitive Bid Borrowing which
shall be a Dollar Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 (or a higher integral
multiple of $1,000,000) (to the extent practical in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans), but shall not cause the limits specified in Section
2.04 hereof to be violated;
(iv) The duration of the initial Interest Period or Periods applicable
thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of "Interest Period"
(including without limitation that no such Interest Period shall end after
the Competitive Bid Expiration Date); and
(v) Whether the Competitive Bid Loan Quotes requested are to set forth
a LIBOR-based Margin, a Base Rate Margin, a CD Rate Margin or an Absolute
Rate.
The Borrower may not request Competitive Bid Borrowings for more than three
maturities nor request more than one type of Competitive Bid Loan in a single
Competitive Bid Borrowing. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, in
its sole and absolute discretion, the Borrower may not submit a request for a
Competitive Bid Borrowing if it has submitted another such request within the
prior two Business Days.
(c) Invitation for Competitive Bid Loan Quotes. The Administrative Agent
shall promptly transmit to the Lenders by telecopy notice of such Competitive
Bid Loan Request, which notice shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to
each Lender to submit Competitive Bid Loan Quotes offering to make Competitive
Bid Loans in accordance with such Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request.
No Competitive Bid Loan Request shall be given if such request could result
in more than six Competitive Bid Loans being outstanding at any one time unless
otherwise permitted by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Submission and Contents of Competitive Bid Loan Quotes. (i) Each
Lender may submit one or more Competitive Bid Loan Quotes, each containing an
offer to make a Competitive Bid Loan in response to any Competitive Bid Loan
Quote Request. Each Competitive Bid Loan Quote must comply with the requirements
of this Section 2.03(d) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by
telecopy at its Office not later than (x) 8:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the
third Business Day prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a
LIBOR Auction or (y) 7:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the proposed date of
borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute
Rate Auction (or, in either case upon reasonable notice to the Lenders, such
other time and date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree);
provided that any Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted by the Administrative
Agent (or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) in the capacity of a Lender
may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Administrative Agent (or
such Affiliate) notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers
contained therein not later than (x) 7:30 a.m., Los Angeles time on the third
Business Day prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR
Auction or (y) 6:30 a.m., Los Angeles time on the proposed date of borrowing, in
the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute Rate Auction.
Subject to Sections 2.14, 2.03(r) and 4.01 hereof, any Competitive Bid Loan
Quote so made shall be
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irrevocable except with the written consent of the Administrative Agent given on
the written instructions of the Borrower.
(ii) Each Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto and shall in any case specify:
(A) The proposed date of borrowing, the proposed currency and the
Interest Period therefor;
(B) The principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which each
such offer is being made, which principal amount shall be a Dollar
Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$1,000,000; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Competitive
Bid Loans for which a Lender submits Competitive Bid Loan Quotes (x) may be
greater than, less than or equal to the Revolving Credit Committed Amount
of such Lender but (y) may not exceed the principal amount of the
Competitive Bid Borrowing for which offers were requested in the related
Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request;
(C) In the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable LIBOR Rate (the
"LIBOR-based Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed
as a percentage (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th
of 1%) to be added to the applicable LIBOR Rate;
(D) In the case of a CD Rate Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable CD Rate (the "CD Rate
Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan expressed as a
percentage (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%)
to be added to the applicable CD Rate;
(E) In the case of a Base Rate Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable Base Rate (the "Base Rate
Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed as a
percentage (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%)
to be added to the applicable Base Rate;
(F) In the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per
annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the "Absolute Rate") offered
for each such Competitive Bid Loan; and
(G) The identity of the quoting Lender.
(iii) No Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall contain qualifying, conditional
or similar language or propose terms other than or in addition to those set
forth in the applicable Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request and, in particular,
no Competitive Bid Loan Quote may be conditioned upon acceptance by the Borrower
of all (or some specified minimum) of the principal amount of the Competitive
Bid Loan for which such Competitive Bid Loan Quote is being made, and the
Administrative Agent shall disregard any Competitive Bid Loan Quote that
contains such language or terms or conditions or that arrives at the
Administrative Agent's Office after the time set forth for submission of
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes in Section 2.03(d)(i) hereof.
(e) Notice to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall (x) in the case
of a LIBOR Auction, by 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the day (which shall be a
Business Day) a Competitive Bid Loan Quote is submitted or (y) in the case of a
Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute Rate Auction, by 7:30 a.m.,
Los Angeles time on the day (which shall be a Business Day) a Competitive Bid
Loan Quote is submitted, notify the Borrower by telecopy of the terms (i) of any
Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with
Section 2.03(d) hereof and (ii) of any Competitive Bid Loan Quote that amends,
modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid Loan Quote
submitted by such Lender with respect to the same Competitive Bid Loan Quote
Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall be disregarded by
the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive Bid Loan Quote is
submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Competitive Bid Loan
Quote. The Administrative Agent's notice to the Borrower shall specify (A) the
aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan for which Competitive
Bid Loan Quotes have been received for each Interest Period specified in the
related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts
and
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LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins, Base Rate Margins or Absolute Rates, as
the case may be, so offered by each Lender, identifying the Lender that made
each Competitive Bid Loan Quote and (C) if the Administrative Agent is notifying
the Borrower of more than one Competitive Bid Loan Quote for a single Interest
Period, the Administrative Agent shall arrange the Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
in ascending yield order.
(f) Acceptance and Notice by the Borrower. Not later than (x) 9:30 a.m.,
Los Angeles time on the third Business Day prior to the proposed date of the
borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 8:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on
the proposed date of the borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate
Auction or an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case upon reasonable prior
notice to the Lenders, such other time and date as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent may agree), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent by telecopy at its Office of its acceptance or nonacceptance of the
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(e) hereof
(and the failure of the Borrower to give such notice by such time shall
constitute nonacceptance) and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each affected Lender in accordance with Section 2.03(h) hereof. In the case of
acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes for each Interest Period that are accepted. The
Borrower may accept one or more Competitive Bid Loan Quotes in whole or in part
(provided that any Competitive Bid Loan Quote accepted in part shall be a Dollar
Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000,
to the extent practical in the case of Eurocurrency Loans); provided that:
(i) The aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing
may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Competitive
Bid Loan Quote Request;
(ii) The aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing
shall be a Dollar Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 (or a higher integral
multiple of $1,000,000);
(iii) Acceptance of offers may be made only in ascending yield order
of LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins, Base Rate Margins or Absolute
Rates, as the case may be; and
(iv) The Borrower shall not accept any offer where the Administrative
Agent has advised the Borrower that such offer fails to comply with Section
2.03(d)(ii) hereof or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of
this Agreement.
(g) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If Competitive Bid Loan Quotes are
made by two or more Lenders with the same LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins,
Base Rate Margins or Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate
principal amount than the amount in respect of which Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of
Competitive Bid Loans in respect of which such Competitive Bid Loan Quotes are
accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Lenders as
nearly as possible (in such multiples, not less than $500,000, as the
Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate
principal amount of such offers. If two or more such Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
cannot be allocated evenly within the limits set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall have discretion to allocate a
larger share of such Competitive Bid Loans to one or more of the successful
Lenders and in making such allocation shall use reasonable efforts to take into
account previous allocations of unequal shares to one or more of such Lenders in
connection with other Competitive Bid Loans. Determinations by the
Administrative Agent of the amounts of Competitive Bid Loans to be allocated to
each such Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(h) Notice to Lenders. On the date the Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent of its acceptance of one or more of the offers made by any
Lender or Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) hereof, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender which has made an offer (i) of the aggregate
amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect to which the Borrower
accepted one or more Competitive Bid Loan Quotes and such Lender's share of such
Competitive Bid Borrowing or (ii) that the Borrower accepted no offers, such
notice to be by telecopy.
(i) Funding of Competitive Bid Loans. Any Lender whose offer to make any
Competitive Bid Loan has been accepted shall, not later than 11:00 a.m., Los
Angeles time, on the date specified in the related
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Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request for the making of such Competitive Bid Loan,
make the amount of such Competitive Bid Loan available to the Borrower at the
Administrative Agent's Office in immediately available funds. If any Lender
makes a new Competitive Bid Loan hereunder on a day on which the Borrower is to
repay all or any part of an outstanding Competitive Bid Loan from such Lender,
such Lender shall apply the proceeds of its new Competitive Bid Loan to make
such repayment and only an amount equal to the difference (if any) between the
amount being borrowed and the amount being repaid shall be made available by
such Lender to the Borrower as provided by this Section 2.03(i), or remitted by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 2.14 hereof, as
the case may be.
(j) Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Dates. The principal amount of each
Competitive Bid Loan shall be due and payable on the last day of the applicable
Interest Period specified in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request (the
"Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date").
(k) Competitive Bid Loan Interest Payment Dates. Interest on each
Competitive Bid Loan shall be due and payable on the Competitive Bid Loan
Maturity Date thereof and thereafter on demand at the rates provided for in
Section 2.03(o), and if any Interest Period is longer than 90 days, also on each
90th day of such Interest Period.
(1) Competitive Bid Record. The Administrative Agent shall maintain a
record of the names and addresses of Lenders that have made Competitive Bid
Loans and the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loans owing to each Lender
from time to time together with the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Dates and
interest rates applicable to each such Competitive Bid Loan, and other terms
applicable thereto (the "Competitive Bid Record"). The entries in the
Competitive Bid Record shall be prima facie evidence with respect to the entries
therein.
(m) Review of Competitive Bid Record. The Competitive Bid Record shall be
available to the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(n) Interest Rates for Competitive Bid Loans. The outstanding principal
amount of each Competitive Bid Loan shall bear interest for each day until due
at the following rate or rates per annum:
(i) For each LIBOR-based Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBO Rate
applicable to the Interest Period therefor plus the LIBOR-based Margin
quoted by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan
Quote submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(ii) For each Base Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base
Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Base Rate Margin quoted by the
Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted
in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(iii) For each CD Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the CD Rate
applicable to the Interest Period therefor plus the CD Rate Margin quoted
by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote
submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(iv) For each Absolute Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Absolute
Rate quoted by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid
Loan Quote submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof.
(o) Interest after Maturity for Competitive Bid Loans. After the principal
amount of any Competitive Bid Loan shall have become due (by acceleration or
otherwise), such Loan shall bear interest for each day until paid (before and
after judgment) (i) until the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date of the
applicable Interest Period of such Loan, at a rate per annum 2% above the rate
applicable to such Loan prior to such Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date and
(ii) thereafter at a rate per annum determined in accordance with Section
2.15(b).
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(p) Competitive Bid Notes. To the extent so requested by any Lender
through the Administrative Agent, the obligation of the Borrower to repay the
unpaid principal amount of any Competitive Bid Loans made by such Lender and to
pay interest thereon shall be evidenced by a single promissory note of the
Borrower (a "Competitive Bid Note") in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D, with the blanks appropriately filled. The Competitive Bid Note
payable to such Lender shall be dated the Closing Date, shall bear interest as
provided in Section 2.03(n) or as otherwise provided herein, and shall be
payable to the order of the Lender named as payee therein in a maximum face
amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment. The Competitive Bid Note for
such Lender shall be delivered, duly executed by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent at or prior to the funding of the first Competitive Bid
Loan made by such Lender hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
forward such Competitive Bid Note to such Lender.
The outstanding principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan evidenced by
each Competitive Bid Note from time to time, the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity
Date of such Competitive Bid Loan and the rate of interest and the amount of
accrued and unpaid interest payable in respect thereof shall be determined from
the records of the Administrative Agent, which shall be prima facie evidence
with respect to the entries therein. In the event the holder of a Competitive
Bid Note shall assign said Competitive Bid Note, it shall attach thereto a
schedule, which shall be verified by the Administrative Agent, setting forth the
then outstanding principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan evidenced by such
Competitive Bid Note and the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date thereof.
(q) Payments. All payments to be made by the Borrower in Dollars in
respect of any Competitive Bid Loan shall be payable at 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles
time, on the day when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall
immediately accrue, without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction
of any kind or nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding
deduction under Section 2.16(c) hereof. Such payments shall be made to the
Administrative Agent at its Office in Dollars in funds immediately available at
such Office. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender
after 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on any day shall be deemed to have been
received on the next succeeding Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute to the Lenders all such payments received by it from the Borrower as
promptly as practicable after receipt by the Administrative Agent. If and to the
extent that the Administrative Agent has not forwarded to any Lender such
Lender's share of any such payment on the same Business Day as such payment is
received (or deemed received) from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall
pay to such Lender interest on such amount at the Federal Funds Effective Rate
for each day until such payment is made. All payments of any Competitive Bid
Loans to be made in any currency other than Dollars shall be made by payment in
that currency in immediately available and freely transferable funds by the time
required by relevant local regulation and practice in the principal financial
center in the country of such currency for value on the applicable payment date
and such payment shall be due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall
immediately accrue, without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction
of any kind or nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding
deduction under Section 2.16(c) hereof.
(r) Multiple Currency Option. (i) Competitive Bid Loans may be made in any
currency requested by the Borrower and acceptable to the applicable Lender (each
a "Eurocurrency Loan"). If Eurocurrency Loans are to be made or are made, the
amount of such Loans shall be deemed to be, for purposes of determining
utilization of Commitments and other provisions of this Agreement, equal to the
Dollar Equivalent thereof. If the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the all
Eurocurrency Loans outstanding on the day of any such determination plus the
outstanding Loans made in Dollars plus the Dollar Equivalent of all Letter of
Credit Obligations exceeds the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as then in
effect, the Administrative Agent shall immediately notify the Borrower and the
Borrower shall prepay on the Business Day following such day Base Rate Loans and
then, if necessary, Eurocurrency Loans to the extent required so that such
aggregate unpaid amount will not exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as
then in effect; such prepayment being subject however to Section 2.14(b) hereof.
The Borrower may designate the Loans to be prepaid by notice to the
Administrative Agent before each such prepayment.
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(ii) Changes in Law Rendering Eurocurrency Loans Unlawful. In the event
that any change in Law or guideline or interpretation or application thereof
should at any time make it unlawful for any Lender to make, maintain or fund its
Eurocurrency Loans, such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent thereof. Thereupon, (i) the obligation of such Lender to
make its Eurocurrency Loans shall, upon the later of the effectiveness of such
event and the receipt of such notice, be suspended for the duration of such
illegality, and (ii) the Borrower shall, on the applicable Competitive Bid Loan
Maturity Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans (or, if later, on the last
Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans to
end prior to the effectiveness of such change) or, in any event, if such Lender
so requests, on such earlier date as may be required by the relevant Law, prepay
or repay such Eurocurrency Loans.
Section 2.04. Maximum Aggregate Amount of Loans and Letters of Credit. No
Revolving Credit Loan, Competitive Bid Loan, Swingline Advance or Letter of
Credit shall be made, Issued or requested or permitted to remain outstanding
hereunder if the making, Issuance or maintenance of such Loan or Letter of
Credit would cause the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the aggregate amount of
all Loans to the Borrower outstanding hereunder and all Letter of Credit
Obligations to exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect.
Section 2.05. Swingline Advances. (a) Swingline Advances. Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and relying upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Swingline Lender agrees
(such agreement being herein called the "Swingline Advance Commitment") to make
loans in Dollars (the "Swingline Advances") to the Borrower from time to time on
or after the date hereof and to but not including the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date. The Swingline Lender shall have no obligation to make any Swingline
Advance to the extent that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline
Advances at any time outstanding would exceed the Swingline Advance Committed
Amount at such time, or (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the principal
amount of all outstanding Loans plus all Letter of Credit Obligations would
exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, or (iii) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, unless otherwise consented by the Required Lenders.
The Swingline Lender's "Swingline Advance Committed Amount" shall be equal
to $10,000,000. Swingline Advances may be requested by the Borrower in any
principal amount up to the Swingline Advance Committed Amount. The Swingline
Lender shall have no obligation to make any Swingline Advance to the extent that
doing so would cause the aggregate amount of (i) its outstanding Revolving
Credit Loans and (ii) its Pro Rata share of (x) the Dollar Equivalent of the
Letter of Credit Obligations and (y) Swingline Advances to exceed its Revolving
Credit Committed Amount.
Unless notified to the contrary by the Swingline Lender, borrowings of the
Swingline Advances may be made in a minimum amount of $100,000 and multiples of
$25,000 in excess thereof upon telephonic request made to the Swingline Lender
not later than 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on the Business Day of the requested
borrowing. Promptly after receipt of such a request for borrowing, the Swingline
Lender shall obtain telephonic verification from the Administrative Agent that,
giving effect to such request, availability for Swingline Advances will exist
under Section 2.05(a) (and such verification shall be promptly confirmed in
writing by telecopier). Unless notified to the contrary by the Swingline Lender,
each repayment of a Swingline Advance shall be in an amount which is an integral
multiple of $25,000. If the Borrower instructs the Swingline Lender to debit its
demand deposit account at the Swingline Lender in the amount of any payment with
respect to a Swingline Advance, or the Swingline Lender otherwise receives
repayment, after 1:00 p.m., Los Angeles time, on a Business Day, such payment
shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Swingline Lender shall
promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the outstanding Swingline Advances
each time there is a change therein.
(b) Nature of Credit. Within the limits of time and amount set forth in
this Section 2.05, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower
may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Advances hereunder.
(c) Swingline Advance Note. To the extent requested by the Swingline
Lender, the obligation of the Borrower to repay the unpaid principal amount of
the Swingline Advances made to it by the Swingline Lender
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and to pay interest thereon shall be evidenced in part by a promissory note of
the Borrower to the Swingline Lender, dated the Closing Date (the "Swingline
Advance Notes") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, with the
blanks appropriately filled, payable to the order of the Swingline Lender in a
face amount equal to $10,000,000.
(d) Maturity. To the extent not due and payable earlier, each Swingline
Advance shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the seventh day after
such Swingline Advance is made to the Borrower hereunder or (ii) the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date.
(e) Interest Rate. The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each Swingline Advance from the date of such Advance until such
principal amount is paid in full, payable on such dates, not more frequently
than monthly, as may be specified by the Swingline Lender and in any event on
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, at a fluctuating interest rate per annum
equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time; provided, however, that
during any period in which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
(but only so long as such Event of Default is continuing), the Borrower shall
pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Advance made to
it, payable from the date such Event of Default occurs and upon written demand
by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower, at the rate determined in accordance
with Section 2.15(b)(ii). The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for
invoicing the Borrower for such interest.
(f) Swingline Advance Participating Interests. (i) Generally. At the
discretion of the Swingline Lender at any time, on one Business Day's notice to
each Lender, the Swingline Lender may require each other Lender to purchase,
acquire, accept and assume from the Swingline Lender, without recourse to, or
representation or warranty by, the Swingline Lender, an undivided interest, in a
proportion equal to such Lender's Pro Rata share, in all of the Swingline
Lender's rights and obligations in, to or under the Swingline Lender's
outstanding Swingline Advances, together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon (such interest of each Lender being referred to herein as a "Swingline
Advance Participating Interest").
On the date that any Purchasing Lender becomes a party to this Agreement in
accordance with Section 10.14 hereof, Swingline Advance Participating Interests
in any outstanding Swingline Advances held by the Lender from which such
Purchasing Lender acquired its interest hereunder shall be proportionately
reallotted between such Purchasing Lender and such transferor Lender (and, to
the extent such transferor Lender is the Swingline Lender, the Purchasing Lender
shall be deemed to have acquired a Swingline Advance Participating Interest from
such transferor Lender to such extent).
(ii) Obligations Absolute. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof,
each Lender hereby agrees that its obligation to participate in each Swingline
Advance issued in accordance herewith, and its obligation to make the payments
specified in Section 2.05(f)(iii) hereof, are each absolute, irrevocable and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any event, condition or circumstance
whatever. The failure of any Lender to make any such payment shall not relieve
any other Lender of its funding obligation hereunder on the date due, but no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to meet its
funding obligations hereunder.
(iii) Payment by Lenders on Account of Swingline Advances. If the
Swingline Lender desires to sell Swingline Advance Participating Interests to
the Lenders, the Swingline Lender will promptly notify the Administrative Agent
thereof (which notice may be by telephone), and the Administrative Agent shall
forthwith notify each Lender (which notice may be by telephone promptly
confirmed in writing) thereof. No later than the Administrative Agent's close of
business on the date such notice is given by the Administrative Agent (if such
notice is given by the Administrative Agent before 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time
on such date), each such Lender will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, an amount equal
to such Lender's Pro Rata share of the outstanding principal amount of the
Swingline Advances and accrued and unpaid interest thereon. If and to the extent
that any Lender fails to make such payment to the Swingline Lender on such date,
such Lender shall pay such amount on demand, together with interest, for the
Swingline Lender's own account, for each day from and including the date of the
Swingline Lender's payment to and including the date of repayment to the
Swingline Lender (before and after judgment) following rates per annum: (x) for
each day from and including the date of such payment by the Swingline Lender to
and including the second Business Day thereafter, at the Federal Funds
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Effective Rate for such day, and (y) for each day thereafter, at the rate
applicable to the Swingline Advances for such day.
(iv) Distributions to Participants. If, at any time, after the Swingline
Lender has made a Swingline Advance and has received from any Lender such
Lender's share of such Swingline Advance, and the Swingline Lender receives any
payment or makes any application of funds on account of such Swingline Advance,
the Swingline Lender will pay on the same day as received or deemed to be
received to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Lender, such
Lender's ratable share of such payment.
(v) Rescission. If any amount received by the Swingline Lender on account
of any Swingline Advance or interest thereon shall be avoided, rescinded or
otherwise returned or paid over by the Swingline Lender for any reason at any
time, whether before or after the termination of this Agreement (or the
Swingline Lender believes in good faith that such avoidance, rescission, return
or payment is required, whether or not such matter has been adjudicated), each
such Lender will, promptly upon notice from the Administrative Agent or the
Swingline Lender, pay over to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Swingline Lender its ratable share of such amount.
(vi) Equalization. If any Lender receives any payment or makes any
application on account of its Swingline Advance Participating Interest, such
Lender shall forthwith pay over to the Swingline Lender, in Dollars and in like
kind of funds received or applied by it the amount in excess of such Lender's
ratable share of the amount so received or applied.
Section 2.06. Letters of Credit.
Section 2.06.01. Letter of Credit Sublimit. (a) On the terms and
conditions set forth herein (i) the LC Issuer agrees, (A) from time to time on
any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving
Commitment Maturity Date to Issue Letters of Credit for the account of the
Borrower, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously Issued by it, in
accordance with Sections 2.06.02(c) and 2.06.02(d), and (B) to honor properly
drawn drafts under the Letters of Credit Issued by it; and (ii) the Lenders
severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit Issued for the account of
the Borrower; provided that the LC Issuer shall not be obligated to Issue, and
no Lender shall be obligated to participate in, any Letter of Credit if as of
the date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit (the "Issuance Date") (1) the
Dollar Equivalent of the sum of (i) all Letter of Credit Obligations plus (ii)
the principal amount of all outstanding Loans exceeds the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment or (2) if such Letter of Credit is a Financial Letter of Credit, the
Dollar Equivalent of all Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to the
Financial Letters of Credit exceed the Financial Letter of Credit Sublimit or
(3) if such Letter of Credit is a Performance Letter of Credit, the Dollar
Equivalent of all Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to the Performance
Letters of Credit exceed the Performance Letter of Credit Sublimit or (4) the
participation of any Lender in all Letter of Credit Obligations (in the amount
of the Dollar Equivalent thereof) and in the Swingline Advances plus the
Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender exceed such Lender's Revolving Credit
Commitment. Letters of Credit may be Issued in Dollars or Offshore Currencies.
Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions
hereof, the Borrower's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully
revolving, and, accordingly, the Borrower may, during the foregoing period,
obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit which have expired or
which have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(b) The LC Issuer shall not be under any obligation to Issue any Letter of
Credit if:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the LC Issuer
from Issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the LC Issuer
or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from
any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the LC Issuer shall
prohibit, or request that the LC Issuer refrain from, the Issuance of
letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall
impose upon the LC Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any
restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the LC Issuer is not
otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or
shall impose upon the LC Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense
which was not
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applicable on the Closing Date and which the LC Issuer in good faith deems
material to it and for which the LC Issuer is not otherwise compensated
hereunder; or
(ii) such Letter of Credit is not otherwise in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the LC Issuer, or the Issuance of such Letter of
Credit shall violate any applicable policies of the LC Issuer.
(c) The LC Issuer shall not Issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) the LC Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the
Administrative Agent or the Borrower, on or prior to the Business Day prior
to the requested date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit, that one or
more of the applicable conditions contained in Article IV is not then
satisfied;
(ii) the expiry date or any renewed or extended expiry date of such
Letter of Credit is later than 25 days prior to the Revolving Commitment
Maturity Date, unless all of the Lenders have approved such expiry date in
writing; or
(iii) such Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than
Dollars or an Offshore Currency.
Section 2.06.02. Issuance, Amendment and Renewal of Letters of
Credit. (a) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon the written request of
the Borrower received by the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent at least (A)
in the case of an Offshore Currency denominated Letter of Credit, six Business
Days or (B) in the case of a Dollar denominated Letter of Credit, four Business
Days (or, in either case, such shorter time as the LC Issuer and the
Administrative Agent may agree in a particular instance in their sole
discretion) prior to the proposed Issuance Date. Each such request for issuance
of a Letter of Credit shall be by facsimile, confirmed promptly in an original
writing, in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, and shall specify in
form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer: (i) the proposed date
of issuance (which shall be a Business Day), the face amount and currency of the
Letter of Credit; (ii) the expiry date of such Letter of Credit; (iii) the name
and address of the beneficiary thereof; (iv) the documents to be presented by
the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit in case of any drawing thereunder; (v)
the full text of any certificate to be presented by the beneficiary in case of
any drawing thereunder; and (vi) such other matters as the LC Issuer may
require. If a Letter of Credit is requested to be denominated in an Offshore
Currency, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.
Such Letter of Credit shall not be issued if the LC Issuer notifies the
Administrative Agent that it has determined that it cannot pay under a Letter of
Credit denominated in such Offshore Currency.
(b) At least two Business Days prior to the Issuance Date of any Letter of
Credit, the LC Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone
or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of the Letter
of Credit Application or Letter of Credit Amendment Application from the
Borrower and, if not, the LC Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a
copy thereof. If and only if the Administrative Agent notifies the LC Issuer on
or before the Business Day immediately preceding the proposed date of Issuance
of a Letter of Credit that the LC Issuer may Issue such Letter of Credit, then,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the LC Issuer shall, on the
requested date, Issue such Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower in
accordance with the LC Issuer's usual and customary business practices. The
Administrative Agent shall not give such notice if the Administrative Agent has
knowledge that (A) such Issuance is not then permitted under Section 2.06.01(a)
as a result of the limitations set forth in clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) thereof
or (B) the LC Issuer has received a notice described in Section 2.06.01(c)(i).
The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any Letter of
Credit Issuance hereunder.
(c) From time to time while a Letter of Credit is outstanding and prior to
the Revolving Commitment Maturity Date, the LC Issuer will, upon the written
request of the Borrower received by the LC Issuer (with a copy sent by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent) at least four Business Days (or such
shorter time as the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent may agree in a
particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of
amendment, amend any Letter of Credit issued by it, subject to approval thereof
by the Administrative Agent. Each such request for amendment of a Letter of
Credit shall be made by facsimile, confirmed promptly in an original writing,
made in the form of a Letter of Credit Amendment Application and shall specify
in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer: (i) the Letter of
Credit to be
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amended; (ii) the proposed date of amendment of such Letter of Credit (which
shall be a Business Day); (iii) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (iv)
such other matters as the LC Issuer may reasonably require. The LC Issuer shall
have no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if the LC Issuer would have no
obligation at such time to Issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under
the terms of this Agreement. The LC Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit
if: (A) the LC Issuer would not be permitted to Issue such Letter of Credit in
its amended form under the terms of this Agreement; or (B) the beneficiary of
such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of
Credit.
(d) The LC Issuer and the Lenders agree that, while a Letter of Credit is
outstanding and prior to the Revolving Commitment Maturity Date, at the option
of the Borrower and upon the written request of the Borrower received by the LC
Issuer (with a copy sent by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent) at least
four Business Days (or such shorter time as the LC Issuer and the Administrative
Agent may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the
proposed date of notification of renewal, the LC Issuer shall be entitled, with
the approval of the Administrative Agent, to authorize the renewal of any Letter
of Credit issued by it. Each such request for renewal of a Letter of Credit
shall be made by facsimile, confirmed promptly in an original writing, in the
form of a Letter of Credit Amendment Application, and shall specify in form and
detail reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer: (i) the Letter of Credit to be
renewed; (ii) the proposed date of renewal of such Letter of Credit (which shall
be a Business Day); (iii) the revised expiry date of such Letter of Credit
(which, unless all Lenders otherwise consent in writing, shall be prior to the
Revolving Commitment Maturity Date); and (iv) such other matters as the LC
Issuer may reasonably require. The LC Issuer shall be under no obligation to
renew any Letter of Credit if the LC Issuer would have no obligation at such
time to Issue or amend such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms
of this Agreement. The LC Issuer shall not renew any Letter of Credit if: (A)
the LC Issuer would not be permitted to Issue or amend such Letter of Credit in
its renewed form under the terms of this Agreement; or (B) the beneficiary of
such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed renewal of such Letter of
Credit. If any outstanding Letter of Credit shall provide that it shall be
automatically renewed unless the beneficiary thereof receives notice from the LC
Issuer that such Letter of Credit shall not be renewed, and if at the time of
renewal the LC Issuer would be entitled to authorize the renewal of such Letter
of Credit in accordance with this Section 2.06.02(d) upon the request of the
Borrower but the LC Issuer shall not have received any Letter of Credit
Amendment Application from the Borrower with respect to such renewal or other
written direction by the Borrower with respect thereto, and the LC Issuer shall
not have received notice from the Administrative Agent that such Letter of
Credit shall not be renewed, the LC Issuer shall allow such Letter of Credit to
renew, and the Borrower and the Lenders hereby authorize such renewal, and,
accordingly, the LC Issuer shall be deemed to have received a Letter of Credit
Amendment Application from the Borrower requesting such renewal.
(e) The LC Issuer may, at its election (or as required by the
Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders), deliver any
notices of termination or other communications to any applicable Letter of
Credit beneficiary or transferee, and take any other action as necessary or
appropriate, at any time and from time to time, in order to cause the expiry
date of such Letter of Credit to be a date not later than the Revolving
Commitment Maturity Date.
(f) This Agreement shall control in the event of any conflict with any
Letter of Credit Related Document (other than any Letter of Credit).
(g) The LC Issuer will deliver to the Administrative Agent, concurrently or
promptly following its delivery of a Letter of Credit, or amendment to or
renewal of a Letter of Credit, to the Borrower, an advising bank or a
beneficiary, a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment to
or renewal of a Letter of Credit.
Section 2.06.03. Risk Participations, Drawings and Reimbursements. (a)
Immediately upon the Issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be
deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from
the LC Issuer a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing
thereunder in an amount equal to the product of (i) such Lender's Pro Rata share
times (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit
and the amount of such drawing, respectively.
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(b) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by
the beneficiary or transferee thereof, the LC Issuer will promptly notify the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall reimburse the LC
Issuer prior to 12:00 noon (Los Angeles time), (i) on each date on which any
amount is paid by the LC Issuer under any applicable Letter of Credit (each such
date, an "Honor Date"), in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of an amount equal
to the amount so paid by the LC Issuer, if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower on or prior to the Business Day preceding the Honor Date that the
payment under such Letter of Credit will be made on the Honor Date and (ii) on
the Business Day following the Honor Date, in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent
of an amount equal to the amount so paid by the LC Issuer, plus interest thereon
at the Base Rate (plus Applicable Margin for the Base Rate Option) from and
including the Honor Date to but excluding the date of such reimbursement, if the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower on the Honor Date that the payment
under such Letter of Credit is required on the Honor Date. If the Borrower fails
to reimburse the LC Issuer for the full amount of any drawing under any Letter
of Credit by 12:00 noon (Los Angeles time) on the Business Day on which such
reimbursement is required as set forth above, the LC Issuer will promptly notify
the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each
Lender and the Borrower thereof, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have
requested that Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate (plus
the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Option) in the principal amount equal to the
Dollar Equivalent of such drawing be made by the Lenders to be disbursed on such
Business Day, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving
Credit Commitments and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
(other than clause (a) thereof). Any notice given by the LC Issuer or the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.06.03(b) may be oral if promptly
confirmed in writing (including by facsimile); provided that the lack of such
prompt confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of
such notice.
(c) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.06.03(b) make
available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Issuer an amount
in Dollars and in immediately available funds equal to its Pro Rata share of the
Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing with respect to a Letter of
Credit, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section
2.06.03(d)) each be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest
at the Base Rate (plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Option) to the
Borrower in such amount. If any Lender so notified fails to make available to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Issuer the amount of such
Lender's Pro Rata share of the amount of such drawing by no later than 3:00 p.m.
(Los Angeles time) on the Business Day on which it received such notice pursuant
to Section 2.06.03(b), then interest shall accrue on such Lender's obligation to
make such payment, from such Business Day to the date such Lender makes such
payment, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect
from time to time during such period. The Administrative Agent will promptly
give notice of the occurrence of the Honor Date, but failure of the
Administrative Agent to give any such notice on the Honor Date or in sufficient
time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve
such Lender from its obligations under this Section 2.06.03.
(d) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into
Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate (plus the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Option) in whole or in part, because of the Borrower's
failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than clause
(a) thereof) or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
incurred from the LC Issuer a Letter of Credit Borrowing in Dollars in the
Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such drawing, which Letter of Credit
Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Option (and after notice from the LC Issuer) plus 2% per
annum, and each Lender's payment to the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.06.03(c)
with respect to a Letter of Credit shall be deemed payment in respect of its
participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing and shall constitute a Letter
of Credit Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation
obligation under this Section 2.06.03.
(e) Each Lender's obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make
Revolving Credit Loans or Letter of Credit Advances, as contemplated by this
Section 2.06.03, as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, shall be
absolute and unconditional and without recourse to the LC Issuer and shall not
be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which such
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Lender may have against the LC Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any
reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Potential Default, an
Event of Default or a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) any other circumstance,
happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided that each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans with
respect to Letters of Credit under this Section 2.06.03 is subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than clause (a) thereof).
Section 2.06.04. Repayment of Participations. (a) Upon (and only upon)
receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Issuer of
immediately available funds from the Borrower (i) in reimbursement of any
payment made by the LC Issuer under a Letter of Credit with respect to which any
Lender has paid the Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Issuer for
such Lender's participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.06.03
or (ii) in payment of interest thereon, the Administrative Agent will promptly
pay to each Lender, in like funds as those received by the Administrative Agent
for the account of the LC Issuer, the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata share of
such funds, and the LC Issuer shall receive the amount of the Pro Rata share of
such funds of any Lender that did not so pay the Administrative Agent for the
account of the LC Issuer.
(b) If the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer is required at any time to
return to the Borrower, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator or custodian, or
to any official in any insolvency proceeding, any portion of any payment made by
the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of the LC Issuer
pursuant to Section 2.06.04(a) in reimbursement of a payment made under a Letter
of Credit or interest or fee thereon, to the extent any Lender received its Pro
Rata share of such amount pursuant to Section 2.06.04(a), such Lender shall, on
demand of the Administrative Agent, forthwith return to the Administrative Agent
or the LC Issuer the amount of its Pro Rata share of any amount so returned by
the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer together with interest thereon from
the date such demand is made to the date such amount is returned by such Lender
to the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer, at a rate per annum equal to the
Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect from time to time.
Section 2.06.05. Role of the LC Issuer. (a) Each Lender and the Borrower
agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the LC Issuer shall
not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft
and certificate expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or
inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of
the Person executing or delivering any such document.
(b) No Agent, LC Issuer nor any of their respective correspondents,
participants or assignees shall be liable to any Lender for: (i) any action
taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of
the Lenders (including the Required Lenders, as applicable); (ii) any action
taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or
(iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any Letter
of Credit Related Document.
(c) The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any
beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit;
provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the
Borrower's pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the
beneficiary or transferee at law or under this Agreement or any other agreement.
Neither the Agents, LC Issuer, the Lenders nor any of their respective
correspondents, participants or assignees shall be liable or responsible for any
of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 2.06.06;
provided that, anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Borrower may have a claim against the LC Issuer, and such LC Issuer may be
liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which
the Borrower proves were caused by the LC Issuer's willful misconduct, gross
negligence or bad faith or the LC Issuer's bad faith, willful or grossly
negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it
by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with
the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in
limitation of the foregoing: (i) the LC Issuer may accept documents that appear
on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation,
regardless of any notice or information to the contrary; and (ii) the LC Issuer
shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument
transferring or
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assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights
or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove
to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
Section 2.06.06. Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Agreement and any Letter of Credit Related Document to reimburse the
LC Issuer for a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and to repay any Letter of
Credit Borrowing and any drawing under a Letter of Credit converted into
Revolving Credit Loans, shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be
paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and each such other
Letter of Credit Related Document under all circumstances, including the
following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit Related Document;
(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of
any Letter of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to
departure from all or any of the Letter of Credit Related Documents;
(iii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, recoupment,
defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for
whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the LC
Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the Letter of Credit Related
Documents or any unrelated transaction;
(iv) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under
any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or
insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect or any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any
Letter of Credit;
(v) any payment by the LC Issuer under any Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with
the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the LC Issuer
under any Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in
bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit, including any
arising in connection with any insolvency proceeding;
(vi) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any
release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any
guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of
any Letter of Credit; or
(vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that
might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the
Borrower or a guarantor.
Section 2.06.07. Cash Collateral Pledge. If any Letter of Credit remains
outstanding and partially or wholly undrawn as of the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date or the expiration or termination of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment,
then the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit
Obligations in an amount equal to the maximum amount then available to be drawn
under all Letters of Credit.
Section 2.06.08. Uniform Customs and Practice. The Uniform Customs and
Practice for Documentary Credits as published by the International Chamber of
Commerce most recently at the time of Issuance of any Letter of Credit or the
International Standby Practice 1998 (selected by the LC Issuer at its discretion
at the time of Issuance thereof) shall (unless otherwise expressly provided in
such Letter of Credit) apply to each Letter of Credit.
Section 2.07. Making of Loans. Whenever the Borrower desires that the
Lenders make Revolving Credit Loans or the Swingline Lender make Swingline
Advances, the Borrower shall provide Standard Notice
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to the Administrative Agent setting forth the following information (a separate
notice being required for each such type of Loans):
(a) Whether the proposed Loans are Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline
Advances;
(b) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which such proposed
Loans are to be made;
(c) In the case of proposed Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate
principal amount of such proposed Loans, which shall be the sum of the
principal amounts selected pursuant to clause (e) of this Section 2.07,
and, except as provided in Section 2.06.03, which shall be at least
$5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(d) In the case of proposed Swingline Advances, the aggregate
principal amount of such proposed Swingline Advances, which shall be at
least $100,000 and integral multiples of $25,000 in excess thereof;
(e) In the case of proposed Revolving Credit Loans, the interest rate
Option or Options selected in accordance with Section 2.08(a) hereof and
the principal amounts selected in accordance with Section 2.08(d) hereof of
the Base Rate Portion and each Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion and
the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be, of such proposed Loans; and
(f) In the case of proposed Revolving Credit Loans, with respect to
each such Funding Segment of such proposed Loans, the Funding Period to
apply to such Funding Segment, selected in accordance with Section 2.08(c)
hereof.
Standard Notice having been so provided, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the information contained therein and of the amount of
such Lender's Loan, calculated in accordance with Section 2.13. Unless any
applicable condition specified in Article IV hereof has not been satisfied, on
the date specified in such Standard Notice each Lender shall make the proceeds
of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's
Office, no later than 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, in funds immediately
available at such Office. The Administrative Agent will make the funds so
received available to the Borrower in funds immediately available at the
Administrative Agent's Office. If and to the extent that the Administrative
Agent does not make such funds available to the Borrower on the date specified
in such Standard Notice the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender
interest on the amount made available by such Lender at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate for each day until either (i) the date such funds are made
available to the Borrower or (ii) the date such amounts are returned to such
Lender.
Section 2.08. Interest Rates. (a) Optional Bases of Borrowing. The
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans shall bear interest for
each day from and including the date on which funds are made available to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent and to but excluding the date of repayment
on one or more bases selected by the Borrower from among the interest rate
options set forth below. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement the
Borrower may select different options to apply simultaneously to different
Portions of the Loans and may select different Funding Segments to apply
simultaneously to different parts of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate
Portion of the Loans. Each selection of a rate Option shall apply separately and
without overlap to the Revolving Credit Loans as a class. The aggregate number
of Funding Segments applicable to the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion
of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall not exceed ten unless otherwise
permitted by the Administrative Agent.
(i) Base Rate Option: A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a
year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed) for each day equal to the
Base Rate for such day plus the Applicable Margin for such day. The "Base
Rate" for any day shall mean the greater of (A) the Reference Rate for such
day or (B) 0.50% plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day, such
interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the
effective date of each change in the Reference Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate.
(ii) CD Rate Option: A rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and
actual days elapsed) for each day during the applicable CD Rate Funding
Period equal to the CD Rate for such day plus the Applicable Margin for
such day. "CD Rate" for any day shall mean for each Funding Segment of the
CD
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Rate Portion corresponding to a proposed or existing CD Rate Funding Period
the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by adding
(A) the rate per annum (which shall be the same for each day in
such CD Rate Funding Period) determined in good faith by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the
arithmetic average of the secondary market bid rates at or about 8:00
a.m., Los Angeles time, on the first day of such CD Rate Funding Period
by dealers of recognized standing in negotiable certificates of deposit
for the purchase at face value of negotiable certificates of deposit of
major money center banks for delivery on such day in amounts comparable
to such Funding Segment and having maturities comparable to such CD Rate
Funding Period plus
(B) the Assessment Rate.
"Assessment Rate" for any day shall mean the rate per annum (rounded
upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined in good faith by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the maximum
effective rate per annum payable by a depository institution insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for such day as an
assessment for insurance on Dollar time deposits, exclusive of any credit
that is or may be allowed against such assessment on account of assessment
payments made or to be made by such depository institution. The CD Rate
shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of each change in
the Assessment Rate. The CD Rate Option shall be calculated in accordance
with the foregoing if any Lender is actually required to pay FDIC
assessments or, if required to pay such assessments, is required to pay
such assessments at the "Assessment Rate" as herein defined.
The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
to the Lenders of the CD Rate determined or adjusted in accordance with the
definition of CD Rate, which determination or adjustment shall be
conclusive if made in good faith.
(iii) Euro-Rate Option: A rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days
and actual days elapsed) for each day during the applicable Euro-Rate
Funding Period equal to the Euro-Rate for such day plus, in each case, the
Applicable Margin for Euro-Rate Option for such day. "Euro-Rate" for any
day, as used herein, shall mean for each Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate
Portion corresponding to a proposed or existing Euro-Rate Funding Period
the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate of
interest (which shall be the same for each day in such Euro-Rate Funding
Period) determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with its usual procedures from the Reuters Screen LIBO page (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the average
of the rates per annum for deposits in Dollars offered to the leading banks
in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
two Business Days prior to the first day of such Euro-Rate Funding Period
for delivery on the first day of such Euro-Rate Funding Period in amounts
comparable to such Funding Segment and having maturities comparable to such
Funding Period.
The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
to the Lenders of the Euro-Rate determined in accordance with the
definition of the Euro-Rate, which determination shall be conclusive if
made in good faith.
(b) Applicable Margins. The "Applicable Margin" with respect to the Base
Rate Option, the CD Rate Option and the Euro-Rate Option shall be determined in
accordance with the pricing grid set forth in the definition of "Applicable
Margin".
(c) Funding Periods. At any time when the Borrower shall select, convert
to or renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option to apply to any part of
the Loans, the Borrower shall specify one or more
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periods (the "Funding Periods") during which each such Option shall apply, such
Funding Periods being as set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest Rate Option Available Funding Periods
- -------------------- --------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
CD Rate Option................. 30, 60, 90 or 180 days or such longer period as
may be offered by all of the Lenders ("CD Rate
Funding Period"); and
Euro-Rate Option............... One, two, three or six months ("Euro-Rate Funding
Period");
</TABLE>
provided, that:
(i) Each CD Rate Funding Period which would otherwise end on a day
which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day;
(ii) Each Euro-Rate Funding Period shall begin on a Business Day, and
the term "month", when used in connection with a Euro-Rate Funding Period,
shall be construed in accordance with prevailing practices in the interbank
eurodollar market at the commencement of such Euro-Rate Funding Period, as
determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent (which determination
shall be conclusive); and
(iii) In the case of Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower may not
select a Funding Period that would end after the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date.
(d) Transactional Amounts. Every selection of, conversion from, conversion
to or renewal of an interest rate option and every payment or prepayment of any
Loans shall be in a principal amount such that after giving effect thereto the
aggregate principal amount of the Base Rate Portion of the Revolving Credit
Loans, or the aggregate principal amount of each Funding Segment of the CD Rate
Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion of the Revolving Credit Loans, shall be at
least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(e) CD Rate or Euro-Rate Unascertainable; Impracticability. If
(i) on any date on which a CD Rate or a Euro-Rate would otherwise be
set, the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (A) or (B) below)
shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that:
(A) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
such CD Rate or Euro-Rate, or
(B) a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely
affects the secondary market for negotiable certificates of deposit
maintained by dealers of recognized standing or the interbank eurodollar
market, as the case may be, or
(ii) at any time any Lender shall have determined in good faith (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the making,
maintenance or funding of any part of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate
Portion has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such
Lender or a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office in good faith with any Law or
guideline or interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental
Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or with
any request or directive of any such Governmental Authority (whether or not
having the force of law);
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the
case may be, may notify the Borrower of such determination (and any Lender
giving such notice shall notify the Administrative Agent). Upon such date as
shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such
notice is given), the obligation of each of the Lenders, in the case of clause
(i) above, or such Affected Lender, in the case of clause (ii) above, to allow
the Borrower to select, convert to or renew the CD Rate Option or Euro-Rate
Option, as the case may be, shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent or
such Lender, as the case may be, shall have later notified the Borrower (and any
Lender giving such notice shall notify the Administrative Agent) of the
Administrative Agent's or such Lender's determination in good faith (which
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determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the circumstance
giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
If any Lender notifies the Borrower of a determination under subsection
(ii) of this Section 2.08(e), the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion, as
the case may be, of the Loans of such Lender (the "Affected Lender") shall,
subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof, automatically be converted to the Base Rate
Option as of the last day of the then current Funding Period with respect to
such Loans (in the case of a determination that the making, maintenance or
funding of any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is
impracticable) and the last day on which the making, maintenance or funding of
any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is not unlawful (in the
case of a determination that the making, maintenance or funding of any CD Rate
Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is unlawful) and accrued interest
thereon shall be due and payable on such date.
If at the time the Administrative Agent or an Affected Lender makes a
determination under subsection (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.08(e), as the case
may be, the Borrower previously has notified the Administrative Agent that it
wishes to select, convert to or renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate
Option, as the case may be, with respect to any proposed Loans but such Loans
have not yet been made, such notification shall be deemed to provide for
selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate Option instead of the CD
Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option, as the case may be, with respect to such
Loans or, in the case of a determination by an Affected Lender, such Loans only
of such Affected Lender.
Section 2.09. Conversion or Renewal of Interest Rate
Options. (a) Conversion or Renewal. Subject to the provisions of Section
2.14(b) hereof the Borrower may convert any part of its Revolving Credit Loans
from any interest rate Option or Options to one or more different interest rate
Options and may renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option as to any
Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion:
(i) At any time with respect to conversion from the Base Rate Option;
or
(ii) At the expiration of any Funding Period with respect to
conversions from or renewals of the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option,
as the case may be, as to the Funding Segment corresponding to such
expiring Funding Period.
Whenever the Borrower desires to convert or renew any interest rate Option
or Options, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent Standard
Notice setting forth the following information:
(w) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed
conversion or renewal is to be made;
(x) The principal amounts selected in accordance with Section 2.08(d)
hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each Funding Segment of the CD Rate
Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be, to be converted from
or renewed;
(y) The interest rate Option or Options selected in accordance with
Section 2.08(a) hereof and the principal amounts selected in accordance
with Section 2.08(d) hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each Funding
Segment of the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may
be, to be converted to; and
(z) With respect to each Funding Segment to be converted to or
renewed, the Funding Period selected in accordance with Section 2.08(c)
hereof to apply to such Funding Segment.
Standard Notice having been so provided, after the date specified in such
Standard Notice, interest shall be calculated upon the principal amount of the
Loans as so converted or renewed.
(b) Failure to Convert or Renew. Absent due notice from the Borrower of
conversion or renewal in the circumstances described in Section 2.09(a)(ii)
hereof, any part of the CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion for which such
notice is not received shall be converted automatically to the Base Rate Option
on the last day of the expiring Funding Period.
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Section 2.10. Prepayments Generally. Whenever the Borrower desires to
prepay any part of its Loans, it shall provide Standard Notice to the
Administrative Agent setting forth the following information:
(a) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed
prepayment is to be made;
(b) The total principal amount of such prepayment, which shall be the
sum of the principal amounts selected pursuant to clause (c) of this
Section 2.10; and
(c) The principal amounts selected in accordance with Section 2.08(d)
hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each part of each Funding Segment of
the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be, to be
prepaid.
Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments; Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Optional
Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at its option from time to time
to prepay its Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Advances in whole or part
without premium or penalty (subject, however, to Section 2.14(b) hereof).
(b) Mandatory Prepayments. (i) Unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree
in writing, the Borrower shall, within 15 days after a Change in Control, prepay
in full all outstanding Loans (subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof) and terminate,
permanently and irrevocably, all existing Commitments of the Lenders hereunder,
and Cash Collateralize the amount available for drawing under any and all
outstanding Letters of Credit.
(ii) If, on any day, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the all
Eurocurrency Loans outstanding on the day of any such determination plus the
outstanding Loans made in Dollars plus the Dollar Equivalent of all Letter of
Credit Obligations exceeds the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as then in
effect, the Administrative Agent shall immediately notify the Borrower and the
Borrower shall prepay on the Business Day following such day Base Rate Loans and
then, if necessary, Eurocurrency Loans to the extent required so that such
aggregate unpaid amount will not exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment as
then in effect; such prepayment being subject however to Section 2.14(b) hereof.
The Borrower may designate the Loans to be prepaid by notice to the
Administrative Agent before each such prepayment.
(c) General. All prepayments shall be made in accordance with Section 2.10
hereof. No prepayments shall be permitted with respect to Competitive Bid Loans
except as required by Sections 2.18 and 10.17 or (ii) with the consent of the
Lender or Lenders that have made the same.
Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account
or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including without limitation,
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time
to time under this Agreement. The entries made in the accounts of each Lender
maintained pursuant hereto shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the
Borrower therein recorded; provided that the failure of any Lender to maintain
any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner effect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to
the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.12. Interest Payment Dates. Interest on the Base Rate Portion
shall be due and payable on each Regular Payment Date. Interest on each Funding
Segment of the CD Rate Portion shall be due and payable on the last day of the
corresponding CD Rate Funding Period and, if such CD Rate Funding Period is
longer than 90 days, also every 90th day during such CD Rate Funding Period.
Interest on each Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate Portion shall be due and
payable on the last day of the corresponding Euro-Rate Funding Period and, if
such Euro-Rate Funding Period is longer than three months, also on the last day
of every third month during such Funding Period. After maturity of any part of
the Loans (by acceleration or otherwise), interest on such part of the Loans
shall be due and payable on demand.
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Section 2.13. Pro Rata Treatment. (a) Certain Definitions. As used in
this Agreement, the following term has the meaning indicated:
"Pro Rata" means from or to each Lender: (i) in the case of payments
of Facility Fee, reductions pursuant to Section 2.02(c) hereof of the
Revolving Credit Committed Amounts, payments on account of Swingline
Advance Participating Interests under Section 2.05(f) hereof,
participations in the Letter of Credit Obligations pursuant to Section 2.06
hereof and indemnification payments under Section 8.07 hereof, ratably in
accordance with such Lender's Commitment Percentage; (ii) in the case of
payments of principal of and interest on, and conversions and renewals of
interest rate options with respect to, any particular Funding Segments,
ratably in accordance with such Lender's percentage share of such Funding
Segment; (iii) in the case of payments of principal and conversions and
renewals of interest rate options with respect to, the Base Rate Portion of
some or all of the Revolving Credit Loans, ratably in accordance with such
Lender's percentage share of such Base Rate Portion; and (iv) in the case
of payments of interest for any day with respect to the Base Rate Portion
of some of all of the Revolving Credit Loans, ratably in accordance with
such Lender's percentage share of such Base Rate Portion on such day.
(b) Making of Revolving Credit Loans. Revolving Credit Loans shall be made
by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitment
Percentages.
(c) Several Obligations. The failure of any Lender to make a Revolving
Credit Loan shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend
hereunder, but neither any Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Lender to make a Revolving Credit Loan.
Section 2.14. Additional Compensation in Certain
Circumstances. (a) Increased Costs or Reduced Return Resulting from Taxes,
Reserves, Capital Adequacy Requirements, Expenses, Etc. If any Law or change
therein or guideline or interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof
or compliance with any request or directive of any Governmental Authority
(whether or not having the force of law) adopted or made after the date hereof:
(i) subjects any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or
the LC Issuer to any tax or changes the basis of taxation, to the extent
such tax or change relates to the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD Rate Loans,
with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD
Rate Loans, the Letters of Credit, participations therein or payments by
the Borrower of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD
Rate Loans, from the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes (except for
taxes on the overall net income or overall gross receipts of such Lender or
such Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or the LC Issuer imposed by the
jurisdictions (federal, state, local and foreign) in which the Lender's
principal office or Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or the LC Issuer is
located),
(ii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against credits or commitments to extend
credit extended by, assets (funded or contingent) of, deposits with or for
the account of, other acquisitions of funds by, such Lender or any Notional
Euro-Rate Funding Office (in connection with the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD
Rate Loans) or the LC Issuer (other than requirements expressly included
herein in the determination of the CD Rate or the Euro-Rate, as the case
may be, hereunder),
(iii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any capital adequacy or
similar requirement (A) against assets (funded or contingent) of, or
credits or commitments to extend credit extended by, any Lender or any
Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or the LC Issuer, or (B) otherwise
applicable to the obligations of any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate
Funding Office or the LC Issuer under this Agreement, or
(iv) imposes upon any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office
or the LC Issuer any other condition or expense, to the extent such
condition or expense relates to the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD Rate Loans,
directly related to this Agreement, the Notes or its making, maintenance or
funding of any Euro-Rate or CD Rate Loan or the Letters of Credit or
participations therein.
and the result of any of the foregoing is reasonably determined by any Lender or
the LC Issuer to increase the cost to, reduce the income receivable by, or
impose any expense (excluding loss of margin) upon such Lender,
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any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or the LC Issuer, as applicable, or, in
the case of clause (iii) hereof, any Person controlling a Lender or the LC
Issuer, with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit or the
making, maintenance or funding of any Loan or Letters of Credit or
participations therein (or, in the case of any capital adequacy or similar
requirement, to have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender's
or LC Issuer's or controlling Person's capital, taking into consideration such
Lender's or LC Issuer's or controlling Person's policies with respect to capital
adequacy) by an amount which such Lender or the LC Issuer reasonably deems to be
material (such Lender being deemed for this purpose to have made, maintained or
funded each Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion
from a Corresponding Source of Funds), such Lender or the LC Issuer may from
time to time promptly notify the Borrower of the amount determined in good faith
(using any reasonable averaging and attribution methods) by such Lender or the
LC Issuer (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be
necessary to compensate such Lender or such Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or
the LC Issuer for such increase, reduction or imposition. The Borrower shall
have no obligation to reimburse a Lender or the LC Issuer under this Section
2.14(a) for any amount with respect to any such increase, reduction or
imposition which amount is attributable to a period of more than 60 days ending
prior to the date of such Lender's or LC Issuer's first notice to the Borrower
of such increase, reduction or imposition. Each Lender or the LC Issuer will
notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event occurring after
the date of this Agreement which will entitle such Lender or the LC Issuer to
compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 as promptly as practicable after it
obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation. Each
Lender or the LC Issuer will furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
with a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis, the manner of
calculation and the amount of each request by such Lender or the LC Issuer for
compensation from the Borrower under this Section 2.14. Such amount shall be due
and payable by the Borrower to such Lender or the LC Issuer five Business Days
after such notice is given. In the event that after the Borrower shall have paid
any additional amount under this Section 2.14(a) with respect to any Loan or
Letter of Credit or participations therein such Lender or the LC Issuer shall
have successfully contested such law, regulation, treaty, order, directive,
interpretation or condition, then, to the extent that such Lender or the LC
Issuer is or will be placed in the same position it was prior to the incurrence
of the additional costs received or receivable (on an after-tax basis) and its
contest of such law, regulation or other condition, such Lender or the LC Issuer
shall refund to the Borrower such additional amount or any portion thereof with
respect to which such Lender or the LC Issuer is or will be placed in such
position.
(b) Funding Breakage. In addition to the compensation required under
Section 2.14(a) hereof, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any
loss or expense (excluding loss of margin) which such Lender has incurred as a
consequence of:
(i) any payment, prepayment or conversion of any part of any Funding
Segment of any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans on a day
other than the last day of the corresponding Funding Period or any
prepayment of any Competitive Bid Loan prior to its maturity date (whether
or not such payment, prepayment or conversion is mandatory or automatic and
whether or not such payment or prepayment is then due),
(ii) any attempt by the Borrower to revoke (expressly, by later
inconsistent notices or otherwise) in whole or in part any notice stated
herein to be irrevocable (the Administrative Agent having in its sole
discretion the options (A) to give effect to such attempted revocation
provided that indemnity under this Section 2.14(b) is obtained or (B) to
treat such attempted revocation as having no force or effect, as if never
made), or
(iii) any failure of the Borrower to pay when due (by acceleration or
otherwise) any principal, interest or any other amount due hereunder or
under any Note relating to a Euro-Rate Loan or a CD Rate Loan.
If any Lender sustains or incurs any such loss or expense it shall from
time to time promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in
writing setting forth in reasonable detail the amount determined in good faith
by such Lender (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)
to be necessary to
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indemnify such Lender for such loss or expense. Such amount shall be due and
payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Lender, five Business Days after such notice is given.
(c) Additional Interest. (i) So long as any Lender shall be required under
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain
reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including loans
made with reference to the CD Rate, such Lender may require the Borrower to pay,
but only in respect of any period during which such reserves shall actually be
maintained by such Lender, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of
the CD Rate Portion of the Loans, at an interest rate per annum equal at all
times during each CD Rate Funding Period to the difference obtained by
subtracting (A) the CD Rate for such CD Rate Funding Period from (B) the rate
obtained by dividing such CD Rate referred to in clause (A) above by that
percentage equal to 100% minus the CD Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for
such CD Rate Funding Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable
on such CD Rate Portion.
(ii) So long as any Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain reserves with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, such
Lender may require the Borrower to pay, but only in respect of any period during
which such reserves shall actually be maintained by such Lender, additional
interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans,
at an interest rate per annum equal at all times during each Euro-Rate Funding
Period to the difference obtained by subtracting (A) the Euro-Rate for such
Euro-Rate Funding Period from (B) the rate obtained by dividing such Euro-Rate
referred to in clause (A) above by that percentage equal to 100% minus the
Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Euro-Rate Funding Period,
payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Euro-Rate Portion.
(iii) If any Lender shall claim entitlement to any additional amount
pursuant to this Section 2.14(c), then such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower
a certificate setting forth the basis for the determination thereof as promptly
as practicable. More than one such certificate may be so delivered. Each such
certificate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes as to the amount
due absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within five Business Days after its receipt
of the same.
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Interest on Overdue
Amounts. (a) Payments Generally. All payments and prepayments to be made by the
Borrower in respect of principal, interest, fees, indemnity, expenses or other
amounts due from the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document in
Dollars shall be payable at 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on the day when due
without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue,
without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction of any kind or
nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding deduction under
Section 2.16(c) hereof. Except for payments under Sections 2.03(q), 2.14 and
10.06 hereof, such payments shall be made for the account of Lenders to the
Administrative Agent's Bancontrol Account #12334-16521 at its Office in Dollars
in funds immediately available at such Office, and payments under Sections 2.14
and 10.06 hereof shall be made to the applicable Lender at such domestic account
as it shall specify to the Borrower from time to time in funds immediately
available at such account. Any payment or prepayment received by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender after 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on any
day shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day.
The Administrative Agent shall distribute to the Lenders all such payments
received by it from the Borrower as promptly as practicable after receipt by the
Administrative Agent. If and to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not
forwarded to any Lender such Lender's share of any such payment on the same
Business Day as such payment is received (or deemed received) from the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall pay to such Lender interest on such amount at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day until such payment is made. Upon
termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all principal, interest,
fees, expenses and other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder or under any
other Loan Document, each Lender will promptly mark its Notes "cancelled" and
forward them to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the Borrower.
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(b) Interest on Overdue Amounts. To the extent permitted by law, after
there shall have become due (by acceleration or otherwise) principal, interest,
fees, indemnity, expenses or any other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, such amounts shall bear interest for each day
until paid (before and after judgment), payable on demand, at a rate per annum
based on a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed
(in the case of any Portion of Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate Option)
and 360 days and actual days elapsed (in the case of any Portion of Loans
bearing interest at the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option) which for each
day shall be equal to the following:
(i) In the case of any part of the CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate
Portion of any Loans, (A) until the end of the applicable then-current
Funding Period at a rate per annum 2% above the rate otherwise applicable
to such part, and (B) thereafter in accordance with the following clause
(ii); and
(ii) In the case of any other amount due from the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, 2% above the then-current Base Rate plus
the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Option.
Section 2.16 Taxes. (a) Payments Net of Taxes. All payments made by the
Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without
reduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income,
stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or
withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed
by any Governmental Authority, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding
(i) in the case of each Agent, the LC Issuer and each Lender, income
or franchise taxes imposed on such Agent, the LC Issuer or such Lender by
the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent, the LC Issuer or such
Lender is organized or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof or therein or as a result of a connection between such Agent, the
LC Issuer or such Lender and any jurisdiction other than a connection
resulting solely from this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and
(ii) in the case of the LC Issuer and each Lender, income or franchise
taxes imposed by any jurisdiction in which the LC Issuer or such Lender's
lending offices which issue or book Letters of Credit, or make or book
Loans are located or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or therein
(all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or
withholdings being hereinafter called "Taxes"). If any Taxes are required to be
withheld or deducted from any amounts payable to any Agent, the LC Issuer or any
Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall pay
the relevant amount of such Taxes and the amounts so payable to such Agent, the
LC Issuer or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to
such Agent, the LC Issuer or such Lender (after payment of all Taxes) interest
or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts
specified in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Whenever any Taxes are
paid by the Borrower with respect to payments made in connection with this
Agreement, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrower shall send to the
Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the LC Issuer or
such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official
receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. In the event that
after the Borrower shall have paid any additional amount under this Section
2.16(a) with respect to any Loan or any letter of Credit the Lender or the LC
Issuer, as the case may be, shall have received a refund or credit of any Taxes
paid by the Borrower with respect to payments made in connection with this
Agreement, then, to the extent that such Lender or the LC Issuer receives a
refund or credit of all or a portion of such Taxes from the Governmental
Authority to whom such Taxes were paid by the Borrower, such Lender or the LC
Issuer shall refund to the Borrower such additional amount or any portion
thereof with respect to which such Lender or the LC Issuer receives such refund
or credit. Nothing contained in this paragraph (a) shall require any Lender, the
LC Issuer or any Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any other
information relating to its taxes which it deems to be confidential).
(b) Indemnity. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each Agent, the LC Issuer
and each of the Lenders for the full amount of all Taxes attributable to
payments by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents, any such Taxes paid by such Agent, the LC Issuer or such Lender,
as the case may be, any present or future claims, liabilities or losses with
respect to or resulting from any omission of the Borrower to pay or delay in
paying any Taxes (including any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that
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may become payable by such Agent, the LC Issuer or such Lender as a result of
any failure of the Borrower to pay such Taxes), whether or not such Taxes were
correctly or legally asserted. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days
from the date such Lender, the LC Issuer or such Agent, as the case may be,
makes written demand therefor.
(c) Withholding and Backup Withholding. Each Lender that is incorporated
or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or
any State thereof agrees that, on or prior to the Closing Date (or, with respect
to any Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.14
hereof, the Transfer Effective Date), it will furnish to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent
(i) two valid, duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue
Service Form 4224 or United States Internal Revenue Form 1001 or successor
applicable form, as the case may be, certifying in each case that such
Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents without deduction or withholding of any United States
federal income taxes, and
(ii) a valid, duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or W-9
or successor applicable form, as the case may be, to establish an exemption
from United States backup withholding tax.
Each Lender which so delivers to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
a Form 1001 or 4224 and Form W-8 or W-9 applicable forms (the "Forms") agrees to
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of the
Forms, or other manner of certification, as the case may be, on or before the
date that any such form expires or becomes obsolete or otherwise is required to
be resubmitted as a condition to obtaining an exemption from withholding tax, or
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may
reasonably be requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, certifying
in the case of a Form 1001 or Form 4224 that such Lender is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement or any other Loan Document without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless in any such cases
an event (including any changes in Law) has occurred prior to the date on which
any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms
inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly completing and
delivering any such letter or form with respect to it and such Lender advises
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving
payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax, and in the case of a Form W-8 or W-9, establishing an exemption from United
States backup withholding tax. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional
amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16 or pursuant to Section 2.14 if the
obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for the
failure by any Agent or any Lender to comply with its obligations hereunder, or
if such Agent or Lender shall have delivered the appropriate Forms and such
Agent or Lender is not entitled to exemption from deduction or withholding of
U.S. federal income tax in respect of payments made by the Borrower hereunder
for any reason other than a change in U.S. law or regulations or in the official
interpretation thereof after the date of delivery of such Forms.
Section 2.17. Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate. (a) Notional
Funding. Each Lender shall have the right from time to time, prospectively or
retrospectively, without notice to the Borrower, to deem any branch, subsidiary
or affiliate of such Lender to have made, maintained or funded any part of the
Euro-Rate Portion at any time. Any branch, subsidiary or affiliate so deemed
shall be known as a "Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office." Such Lender shall deem
any part of the Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans or the funding therefor to have
been transferred to a different Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office if such
transfer would avoid or cure an event or condition described in Section
2.08(e)(ii) hereof or would lessen compensation payable by the Borrower under
Sections 2.14(a), 2.16(a) or 2.16(b) hereof, and provided that such Lender
determines in its reasonable discretion that such transfer would be practicable
and would not have a material adverse effect on such part of the Loans, such
Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office (it being assumed for purposes
of such determination that each part of the Euro-Rate Portion is actually made
or maintained by or funded through the corresponding Notional Euro-Rate Funding
Office). Notional Euro-Rate Funding Offices may be selected by such Lender
without regard to such Lender's actual methods of making, maintaining or funding
Loans or any sources of funding actually used by or available to such Lender.
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(b) Actual Funding. Each Lender shall have the right from time to time to
make or maintain any part of the Euro-Rate Portion by arranging for a branch,
subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender to make or maintain such part of the
Euro-Rate Portion. Such Lender shall have the right to hold any applicable Note
payable to its order for the benefit and account of such branch, subsidiary or
affiliate or (ii) request the Borrower to issue one or more promissory notes in
the principal amount of such Euro-Rate Portion, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A with the blanks appropriately filled, payable to
such branch, subsidiary or affiliate and with appropriate changes reflecting
that the holder thereof is not obligated to make any additional Loans to the
Borrower. The Borrower agrees to comply promptly with any request under
subsection (ii) of this Section 2.17(b). If any Lender causes a branch,
subsidiary or affiliate to make or maintain any part of the Euro-Rate Portion
hereunder, all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall, except where the
context clearly requires otherwise, be applicable to such part of the Euro-Rate
Portion and to any note payable to the order of such branch, subsidiary or
affiliate to the same extent as if such part of the Euro-Rate Portion were made
or maintained and such note were a Revolving Credit Note payable to such
Lender's order.
Section 2.18. Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date. On and after
the first Anniversary Date hereof, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the
Competitive Bid Expiration Date may be extended for successive one year periods
at the request of the Borrower with the express consent of each Lender (to be at
such Lender's sole discretion) as provided below. Not later than the date 60
days prior to each Anniversary Date, the Borrower shall, at its option, in a
written notice to the Administrative Agent request (an "Extension Request") that
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date be extended for a period of one year provided
that the Borrower must also request, to the extent the Other Credit Agreement is
in effect, the extension of the "Revolving Credit Maturity Date" under the Other
Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly inform the Lenders of
such Extension Request. Each Lender that agrees with such Extension Request
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent its express written consent thereto no
later than such Anniversary Date. If (i) any Lender notifies the Administrative
Agent in writing prior to such Anniversary Date that it will not consent to such
Extension Request or (ii) all of the Lenders have not in writing expressly
consented to any such Extension Request as provided in the preceding sentence,
then the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and the Borrower, at
its option, may replace each Lender which has not agreed to such Extension
Request (a "Nonextending Lender") with another commercial lending institution
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer (a
"Replacement Lender") and/or with one or more existing Lenders by giving (not
later than 160 days after such Anniversary Date) notice of the name of such
Replacement Lender or such existing Lenders to the Administrative Agent. Unless
the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer shall object to the identity of such
proposed Replacement Lender (in the case of a Replacement Lender) prior to the
date 170 days after such Anniversary Date, upon notice from the Administrative
Agent, each Nonextending Lender shall promptly (but in no event later than the
date which is 180 days after such Anniversary Date) assign all of its interests
hereunder to such Replacement Lender and/or existing Lenders in accordance with
the provisions of Section 10.14(c) hereof. If all Lenders consent to any such
Extension Request (or, if all Nonextending Lenders are replaced in accordance
with this Section), then as of 2:00 p.m., Los Angeles time on the date which is
180 days after such Anniversary Date, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall
be deemed to have been extended for, and shall be the date, one year after the
then effective Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and if the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date is so extended, the Competitive Bid Expiration Date (as such dates
may have been previously extended pursuant to this Section) shall be deemed to
have been extended for, and shall be the date, one year after the then effective
Competitive Bid Expiration Date. If any Lender declines to consent to any such
Extension Request and such Lender is not replaced in accordance with this
Section, then the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the Competitive Bid
Expiration Date then in effect shall not be extended. To the extent the Other
Credit Agreement is in effect, the "Revolving Credit Commitment Amount" of a
Nonextending Lender under the Other Credit Agreement shall be replaced or
assumed at the same percentage by such Replacement Lender and/or such existing
Lenders.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each Agent and each Lender
as follows:
Section 3.01. Corporate Status. The Borrower and each Significant
Subsidiary thereof (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; (b) has
corporate power and authority to own its property and to transact the business
in which it is engaged or presently proposes to engage; and (c) is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in all
jurisdictions in which the ownership of its properties or the nature of its
activities or both makes such qualification necessary; except for matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Schedule 3.01 hereof states as of the date hereof the jurisdiction of
incorporation of the Borrower, each Significant Subsidiary and each Special
Purpose Subsidiary.
Section 3.02. Corporate Power and Authorization. Each Credit Party has
the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to be
executed by it and has taken all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to be executed by it. The Borrower has the power to borrow
and request the Issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder and has taken all
necessary corporate action to authorize the borrowings and the requests for the
Issuance of the Letters of Credit hereunder on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. No consent or approval of any Person (including, without limitation,
any stockholder of any Credit Party), no consent or approval of any landlord or
mortgagee, no waiver of any Lien of right or distraint or other similar right
and no consent, license, approval, authorization or declaration of any
governmental authority, bureau or agency, is or will be required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by each Credit Party, or the
validity, enforcement or priority, of the Loan Documents to be executed by it,
except as set forth on Schedule 3.02 hereto, each of which has been duly and
validly obtained on or prior to the date hereof and is now in full force and
effect and is sufficient for its intended purpose.
Section 3.03. Execution and Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other
Loan Document to which each Credit Party is a party has been, or upon its
execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party
and each constitutes, or upon its execution and delivery will constitute, the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar
laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and except that the remedy of specific performance
and other equitable remedies are subject to judicial discretion. There is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of any
Credit Party, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which questions the validity or the enforceability of any of the
Loan Documents.
Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals and Filings. No approval, order,
consent, authorization, certificate, license, permit or validation of, or
exemption or other action by, or filing, recording or registration with, or
notice to, any Governmental Authority (collectively, "Governmental Action") is
or will be necessary in connection with execution and delivery of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, consummation by the Credit Parties of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated, or performance of or compliance
with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary thereof is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or to any Federal or state statute or regulation
limiting the Borrower's ability to incur Indebtedness for money borrowed or to
request the Issuance of the Letters of Credit. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary thereof is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
Section 3.05. Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery by each
Credit Party of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a
party and performance by it hereunder and thereunder, will not
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violate any Law (including, without limitation, Regulations U, T and X of the
Federal Reserve Board) and will not conflict with or result in a breach of any
order, writ, injunction, ordinance, resolution, decree, or other similar
document or instrument of any court or governmental authority, bureau or agency,
domestic or foreign, or its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any
similar constituent documents or create (with or without the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both) a default under or breach of any material agreement,
bond, note or indenture to which it is a party (by successor in interest or
otherwise), or by which it is bound or any of its properties or assets is
affected, or result in the imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon
any of the properties or assets owned by or used in connection with the business
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.06. Audited Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore
furnished to each Agent and each Lender consolidated balance sheets of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 26, 1997 (as such
financial statements have been restated and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission) and September 25, 1998 (as such financial statements have
been restated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and the
related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in
stockholders' equity for the fiscal year or three fiscal quarters, as the case
may be, then ended, and with respect to such information as of December 26,
1997, as examined and reported on by Coopers & Lybrand, independent certified
public accountants for the Borrower, who delivered an unqualified opinion in
respect thereof. Such financial statements (including the notes thereto) present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of each such fiscal year or nine month
period, as the case may be, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for the fiscal years then ended, all in conformity with GAAP, except for
the absence of footnotes and for normal year end audit adjustments in the case
of the nine month statements.
Section 3.07. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the Closing Date,
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any liability or
obligation of any nature whatever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise, whether or not due), forward or long-term commitments or unrealized
or anticipated losses from unfavorable commitments, except (a) as disclosed in
the financial statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, (b) matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, in the Borrower's reasonable judgment, could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c)
liabilities, obligations, commitments and losses incurred after September 25,
1998 otherwise permitted, or not restricted, by the Existing Credit Agreements.
As of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower
has any Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 3.07 hereto.
Section 3.08. Absence of Material Adverse Changes. Except as disclosed in
the financial statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, since September 25,
1998, there has been no material adverse change in the business, operations,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 3.09. Accurate and Complete Disclosure. No information
heretofore, contemporaneously or hereafter provided by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in writing to any Agent or any Lender in
writing pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as
a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the
circumstances in which it was provided. The Borrower has disclosed to each Agent
and each Lender in writing every fact or circumstance known to the Borrower
which has a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.10. Margin Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or
any Letter of Credit issued hereunder will be used for the purpose of buying or
carrying any "margin stock," as such term is used in Regulation U of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to time, or to
extend credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying any "margin
stock," in either case in a manner which would violate or conflict with
Regulation T, U, or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged in the business of
extending credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying "margin stock."
Neither the making of any Loan, the issuance of
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any Letter of Credit nor any use of proceeds of any such Loan or Letter of
Credit will violate or conflict with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to
time.
Section 3.11. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.11 hereof states as of the Closing
Date each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower and the percentage of
outstanding shares owned by the Borrower and by each Significant Subsidiary. The
outstanding shares of each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Borrower
and each Significant Subsidiary thereof owns beneficially and of record and has
good title to all of the shares represented by the ownership percentage shown in
such Schedule 3.11, free and clear of any Lien. There are no options, warrants,
calls, subscriptions, conversion rights, exchange rights, preemptive rights or
other rights, agreements or arrangements (contingent or otherwise) which may in
any circumstances now or hereafter obligate any Significant Subsidiary to issue
any shares of its capital stock or any other securities. As of the Closing Date,
no Significant Subsidiary has outstanding any class of preferred stock or any
class of common stock with a prior right to dividends.
Section 3.12. Partnerships, Etc. As of the Closing Date, neither the
Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary thereof is a partner (general or
limited) of any partnership, is a party to any joint venture or owns
(beneficially or of record) any equity or similar interest in any Person
(including but not limited to any interest pursuant to which the Borrower or
such Significant Subsidiary has or may in any circumstance have an obligation to
make capital contributions to, or be generally liable for or on account of the
liabilities, acts or omissions of such other Person), except for the partnership
interests and joint ventures set forth in Schedule 3.12 hereof.
Section 3.13. Litigation. There is no pending or (to the Borrower's
knowledge) threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any
Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower, except for (a) matters described in the financial statements
referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, and (b) matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.14. Absence of Events of Default. No event has occurred and is
continuing and no condition exists which constitutes an Event of Default or
Potential Default.
Section 3.15. Absence of Other Defaults. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary thereof is in default under any agreement, ordinance, resolution,
decree, bond, note, indenture, order or judgment to which it is a party (by
successor in interest or otherwise) or by which it is bound, or any other
agreement or other instrument by which any of the properties or assets owned by
it or used in the conduct of its business is affected, which individually or in
the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each
Subsidiary thereof have complied and are in compliance in all respects with all
Laws, except for such instances of non-compliance that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16. Insurance. The policies, binders or self-insurance programs
for fire, liability, product liability, workmen's compensation, vehicular and
other insurance currently held by or on behalf of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary thereof insure its material properties and business activities
against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect its properties in
accordance with customary industry practice when entered into or renewed. To the
best knowledge of the Borrower, as of the date hereof, all such policies,
binders and self-insurance programs are in full force and effect. As of the date
hereof, neither the Borrower nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer
that substantial capital improvements or other expenditures will have to be made
in order to continue such insurance and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
no such improvements or expenditures are required. As of the date hereof,
neither the Borrower nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries has received notice of cancellation of any material insurance
policy or binder.
Section 3.17. Title to Property. The Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof
has good and marketable title in fee simple to all material real property owned
or purported to be owned by it and necessary for the
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operation of its business and good title to all other material property of
whatever nature owned or purported to be owned by it, including but not limited
to all property reflected in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to
in Section 3.06 hereof or submitted pursuant to Section 5.01(a) hereof, as the
case may be (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of
business after the date of such balance sheet or the Existing Credit Agreements
for periods prior to the Closing Date and thereafter as otherwise expressly
permitted by the Loan Documents) in each case free and clear of all Liens, other
than Permitted Liens or Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof.
Section 3.18. Intellectual Property. The Borrower and each Subsidiary
thereof owns, or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all the patents,
trademarks, service marks, names (trade, service, fictitious or otherwise),
copyrights, technology (including but not limited to computer programs and
software), processes, data bases and other rights, free from burdensome
restrictions, necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as presently conducted and presently planned to be conducted without
conflict with the rights of others, except for such instances of non-compliance
that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.19. Taxes. The Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof have filed
all Federal and other material tax returns required to be filed by it and has
not failed to pay any material taxes, or interest and penalties relating
thereto, on or before the due dates thereof except for taxes not yet due and
except for those the amount or validity of which is currently being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings. Except to the extent that reserves
therefor are reflected in the financial statements, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower (a) there are no material Federal, state or local tax liabilities of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries due or to become due for any tax year
ended on or prior to the Closing Date relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, whether incurred in respect of or measured by the income of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which are not properly reflected in the
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 3.06, and (b) there are no
material claims pending, proposed or threatened against the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries for past Federal, state or local taxes, except those, if any,
as to which proper reserves in accordance with GAAP are reflected in such
financial statements.
Section 3.20. Employee Benefits. (a) No borrowing or issuance of Letters
of Credit contemplated by this Agreement is a transaction which is subject to
the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could
be imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code or a civil penalty assessed
pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA (assuming that monies other than monies
representing plan assets are borrowed hereunder). Neither the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries nor any other Person, including any fiduciary, has engaged in
any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section
406 of ERISA) which could subject any of the Benefit Plans, the Borrower, or any
Subsidiary (or any entity which they have an obligation to indemnify) to any tax
or penalty imposed under 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA or any
other material liability under a foreign law of similar nature which alone or
together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (including
any member of their respective Controlled Group) (i) has incurred or expects to
incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA or Section 502(g) of ERISA or any
analogous provision relating to Section 515 of ERISA or (ii) has become subject
or expects to be subject to the lien described in Section 412(n) of the Code,
which alone or together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Pension Plans do not have an "accumulated funding deficiency"
(whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section
302 of ERISA. No Pension Plan has benefit liabilities as defined in Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA which exceed the assets of such Pension Plan by such an
amount that the termination of such Pension Plan alone or together with any
other item described in this Section would have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Borrower has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect
to all Pension Plans except for such Pension Plans with respect to which the
failure to receive such a favorable determination would not alone or together
with any other item described in this Section 3.20 have a Material Adverse
Effect and nothing has happened since the date of such letter that has adversely
affected such qualification. There is no Lien outstanding or security interest
given in connection with
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a Pension Plan or under Title IV of ERISA which would exceed the percentage
limitations of Section 6.02(a) hereof. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has
received both IRS and PBGC approval with respect to any terminated Benefit Plans
subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(d) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (including
any member of their respective Controlled Group) is in default in any material
respect under any Benefit Plan and all Benefit Plans are administered in
accordance with their terms and are in all material respects in compliance with
all applicable Laws, except where any such default or failure to comply would
not alone or together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.21. Environmental Matters. (a) The Borrower and each
Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its knowledge, has been operated in
compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law, except for (i) matters set
forth in Schedule 3.21(a) hereof and (ii) matters which, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has obtained all Environmental Permits required by applicable
Requirements of Law for the ownership and operation of their respective
properties, and all such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect or
the Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may
be, has made all appropriate filings for issuance or renewal of such
Environmental Permits, except for (i) matters set forth in Schedule 3.21(b)
hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, is not aware of any acts, omissions, events or circumstances that may
interfere with or prevent continued compliance with the Requirements of Law and
Environmental Permits referred to in (a) and (b) above, except for (i) matters
set forth in Schedule 3.21(c) hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower will use
its best efforts to comply with all Requirements of Law and obtain all
Environmental Permits which may be legally imposed in the future in
jurisdictions in which the Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary, as the case
may be, may then be doing business; provided, however, that the Borrower and
each Significant Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be in violation of Section
3.21 of this Agreement as a result of any failure to comply with any provisions
of such Requirements of Law and Environmental Permits (i) the applicability or
validity of which is being contested by the Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, or (ii) the
noncompliance with which would not result in fines, penalties, injunctive relief
of other civil or criminal liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate,
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has not received notice of any asserted or threatened claim, action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation or request for information relating to
any Environmental Matter, except for (i) matters set forth in Schedule 3.21(e)
hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has not received notice from any governmental authority that any of
them is a potentially responsible party under any Requirements of Law at any
disposal site containing Hazardous Materials, nor received any notice that any
lien under any Requirements of Law against any property of the Borrower or
Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower exists, except for (i) matters setting
forth in Schedule 3.21(f) hereof, and (ii) matters, which, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.22. Year 2000. The Borrower has (a) initiated a review and
assessment of all areas within its and each of its Subsidiaries' business and
operations (including those affected by key suppliers and vendors) that could be
adversely affected by the "Year 2000 Problem" (that is, the risk that computer
applications used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or its key
suppliers and vendors) may be unable to recognize and perform properly
date-sensitive functions involving certain dates prior to and any date after
December 31,
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1999), (ii) developed a plan and timeline for addressing the Year 2000 Problem
on a timely basis, and (iii) to the date hereof, implemented that plan in
accordance with the timetable. The Borrower reasonably believes that all
computer applications (including those of its key suppliers and vendors) that
are material to its or any of its Subsidiaries' business and operations will on
a timely basis be able to perform properly date-sensitive functions for all
dates before and after January 1, 2000 (that is, be "Year 2000 compliant"),
except to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Loans or Letter of Credit. The
obligation of each Lender to make Loans (or of the LC Issuer to Issue a Letter
of Credit) on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, immediately prior
to or concurrently with the making of such Loan (or the Issuance of such Letter
of Credit), of the following conditions precedent, in addition to the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 4.02 hereof:
(a) Agreement; Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have received
executed counterparts of this Agreement for each Lender, duly executed by
each Credit Party, each Agent and each Lender, and executed Revolving
Credit Notes, Competitive Bid Loan Notes and a Swingline Advance Note
conforming to the requirements hereof, duly executed on behalf of the
Borrower for each Lender requesting the same.
(b) Corporate Proceedings. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with copies for each Lender, certificates by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party dated as of the Closing Date as to
(i) true copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws (or other
constituent documents) of such Credit Party in effect on such date, (ii)
true copies of all corporate action taken by such Credit Party relative to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iii) the incumbency and
signature of the respective officers of such Credit Party executing this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a
party, together with satisfactory evidence of the incumbency of such
Secretary or Assistant Secretary. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with a copy for each Lender, certificates from the appropriate
Secretary of State or other applicable Governmental Authority dated not
more than 30 days before the Closing Date showing the good standing of each
Credit Party in its state of incorporation.
(c) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with a copy for each Lender, copies of the consolidated financial
statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof.
(d) Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Credit Parties. The
Administrative Agent shall have received, with an executed counterpart for
each Lender, opinions addressed to the Agents and each Lender, dated the
Closing Date, of (i) Thomas R. O'Brien, Esquire, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of the Borrower, and (ii) White & Case LLP, special New
York counsel to the Credit Parties, each in a form reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Fees, Expenses, Etc. All fees and other compensation required to
be paid to each Agent or the Lenders pursuant hereto or pursuant to any
other written agreement on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
paid or received.
(f) Existing Credit Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence of the termination of the Revolving Credit Agreement and
the Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement, each dated as of September 20,
1995 among the Borrower, the lenders signatory thereto, Mellon Bank, N.A.,
as Funding Agent, and National Westminster Bank PLC, as Administrative
Agent (the "Existing Credit Agreements").
(g) Year 2000 Review. The Administrative Agent shall have received
and completed the review, with results reasonably satisfactory to the
Agents and Lenders, of information confirming that (a) the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are taking all necessary and appropriate steps to ascertain
the extent of, and successfully address, business and financial risks
facing the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of
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what is commonly referred to as the "Year 2000 Problem" (i.e., the
inability of certain computer applications to recognize correctly and
perform date-sensitive functions involving certain dates prior to and after
December 31, 1999), including risks resulting from the failure of key
vendors and customers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to successfully
address the Year 2000 Problem, and (b) the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries'
material computer applications and those of its key vendors and customers
will, on a timely basis, adequately address the Year 2000 Problem in all
material respects.
(h) Pledge. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) executed
counterparts of the Pledge Agreement, duly executed by each Guarantor and
the collateral agent thereunder and (ii) as the collateral agent
thereunder, the collateral pledged thereunder.
(i) Additional Matters. All corporate and other proceedings, and all
documents, instruments and other matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Agent.
Section 4.02. Conditions to All Loans and Letters of Credit. The
obligation of each Lender to make any Loan (including the initial Loans) and of
the LC Issuer to Issue any Letter of Credit (including the initial Letter of
Credit) is subject to satisfaction of the following further conditions
precedent:
(a) Notice. Appropriate notice of such Loan or request for the
Issuance of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, shall have been
given by the Borrower as provided in Article II hereof.
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties made by the Borrower herein shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date
(except with respect to representations and warranties which specifically
refer to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date), both before and after giving effect to
the Loans or the Letters of Credit requested to be made or Issued, as the
case may be, on such date, except that the foregoing shall not apply to the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.08 hereof in the case
of any Loans the proceeds of which are used solely to repay Loans maturing
on such date.
(c) No Defaults. No Event of Default or Potential Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Loans
or the Letters of Credit requested to be made or Issued, as the case may
be, on such date.
(d) No Violations of Law, Etc. Neither the making nor use of the
Loans shall cause any Lender to violate or conflict with any Law. Neither
the issuance nor use of the Letters of Credit shall cause the LC Issuer to
violate or conflict with any Law.
Each request by the Borrower for any Loan or Letter of Credit (including the
initial Loans and Letter of Credit) shall constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 have
been satisfied as of the date of such request. Failure of the Administrative
Agent to receive notice from the Borrower to the contrary before such Loan is
made or such Letter of Credit is issued shall constitute a further
representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions referred to in
this Section 4.02 have been satisfied as of the date such Loan is made or such
Letter of Credit is Issued.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby covenants to each Agent and each Lender as follows:
Section 5.01. Basic Reporting Requirements. (a) Annual Audit
Reports. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with a copy
for each Lender, as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the
last day of each of its fiscal years, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower as at such last day of the fiscal year, and the related consolidated
statement of income and retained earnings and changes in financial position, for
such fiscal year, each prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as required by
any change in accounting principles or concurred in by the Borrower's
independent certified public accountants),
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in reasonable detail, and, as to the financial statements, certified without
qualification (other than relating to a change in accounting principles with
which such accountants concur and other than any other qualification which the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders deem, in their reasonable
judgment, to be immaterial) by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or another firm of
independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial
position and the results of operations of the Borrower as at and for the year
ending on such date and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Quarterly Consolidated Reports. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender, as soon as available, but in
any event within 45 days after the end of each of the Borrower's first three
fiscal quarterly periods, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the
last day of such quarter and consolidated statement of income and retained
earnings and changes in financial position, for such quarter, and on a
comparative basis figures for the corresponding period of the immediately
preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, each such statement to be
certified in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, as fairly
presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of
operations of the Borrower as at such date and for such quarter and as having
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to customary year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes). Such financial statement and the
financial statement provided under clause (a) above shall (so long as the
Borrower has not received a clean audit with respect to the Year 2000 Problem on
or after the end of the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower in 2000): (i)
include, or be accompanied by, a progress report as to the Year 2000 remediation
efforts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) indicate whether an
auditor, regulator, or third party consultant has issued a management letter or
other communication indicating the Borrower's and/or its Subsidiaries inability
to remedy the Year 2000 Problem (to the extent not included in the Borrower's
financial statements).
(c) Quarterly Compliance Certificates. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender, a Quarterly Compliance
Certificate in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit F hereto, duly
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower concurrently with
the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section 5.01. Each such Quarterly Compliance Certificate shall in
addition include a listing, as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal
quarter, showing the respective amounts of Indebtedness for borrowed money of
each Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) of the Borrower
which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.
To the extent such information is not included in the financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) hereof, each Quarterly Compliance
Certificate with respect to the last quarter of a fiscal year shall in addition
include a listing, as of the end of such quarter, of the respective amounts of
Indebtedness for borrowed money of each Special Purpose Subsidiary of the
Borrower which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States.
(d) Certain Other Reports and Information. Promptly upon their becoming
available to the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent, with a copy for each Lender, a copy of (i) all regular or special
reports, registration statements and amendments to the foregoing which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (or any successor thereto) or any securities exchange, and (ii) all
reports, proxy statements, financial statements and other information
distributed by the Borrower to its stockholders or bondholders.
(e) Further Information. The Borrower will promptly furnish to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender that has requested the same,
such other information and in such form as any Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request from time to time.
(f) Notice of Certain Events. Promptly upon becoming aware of any of the
following, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice thereof,
together with a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or
proposed to be taken by the Borrower:
(i) Any Event of Default or Potential Default; provided, however,that
the Borrower shall not be required to deliver notice of any violation of
any covenant contained in Article V hereof (other than Section 5.01 hereof)
during the 30 days immediately following the first occurrence of such
violation if the
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Borrower reasonably believes that such violation will be cured within such
30-day period; and provided, further, that the Borrower shall not be
required to deliver notice of any violation of any covenant contained in
Section 5.01 hereof (other than subparagraph (f)(i) thereof) during the
first 10 days after the first occurrence of such violation if the Borrower
reasonably believes that such violation will be cured within such 10-day
period.
(ii) Any change in the business, operations or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Any pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, except for matters that, if adversely decided,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Any violation, breach or default by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower of or under any agreement or instrument material
to the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which could in the
reasonable judgment of the Borrower have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Any material correspondence with the PBGC, the Secretary of Labor
or any representative of the IRS with respect to any Benefit Plan or
Pension Plan, relating to an actual or threatened change or development
which would materially and adversely affect the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and copies of any notices
from the PBGC to the Borrower with respect to the intent of the PBGC to
institute involuntary proceedings.
(vi) Any Environmental Claim pending or threatened against the
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any past or
present acts, omissions, events or circumstances (including but not limited
to any dumping, leaching, deposition, removal, abandonment, escape,
emission, discharge or release of any Hazardous Material at, on or under
any facility or property now or previously owned, operated or leased by the
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower) that could form the
basis of such Environmental Claim, which Environmental Claim, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(vii) Any discovery or determination by the Borrower or its Subsidiary
that any computer application (including those of its suppliers and
vendors) that is material to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries'
business and operations will not be Year 2000 compliant on a timely basis,
except to the extent that such failure could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Visitation; Verification. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, permit the Lenders to make or cause to be made, at their
own expense (and with respect to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
Lenders, after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, at the Borrower's expense), inspections and audits of any of its books,
records and papers and to make extracts therefrom and copies thereof, or to make
inspections and examinations of any of its properties and facilities (including,
without limitation, any Project sites), on reasonable notice, at all such
reasonable times and as often as any Lender may reasonably require, in order to
assure that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are and will be in compliance with
their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or to evaluate the
Lenders' investment in the then outstanding Notes. The Borrower shall have the
right to have an authorized representative present during the inspection and
examination of any of the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' properties and
facilities; provided, however, that the exercise of such right shall not delay
or hinder the Lenders' right to such inspection and examination.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to each Lender copies of
all notices received pursuant to this Section 5.01.
Section 5.02. Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain, at its expense, and keep in effect with responsible
insurance companies, such liability insurance for bodily injury and third party
property damage as is customary in the case of corporations engaged in the same
or similar
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business or having similar properties, similarly situated, provided, however,
that the Borrower may maintain a system of self-insurance in accordance with
sound business practice as is customary for corporations having a similar net
worth as the Borrower. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain, at its expense, its material real and
personal property insured against loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion,
spoilage, and all other risks ordinarily insured against by other owners or
users of such properties in similar businesses in an amount equal to the full
replacement or cash value thereof, subject to deductible amounts which the
Borrower, in its reasonable judgment, deems prudent. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry all insurance required by Law to
cover its obligations to the PBGC.
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Charges and Priority
Claims. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, pay or
discharge
(a) on or prior to the date on which penalties are imposed by a taxing
authority with respect thereto, all material taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties;
(b) on or prior to the date when due, all material lawful claims of
materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like
Persons which, if unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon any
such property; and
(c) on or prior to the date when due, all other material lawful claims
which, if unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon any such
property or which, if unpaid, might give rise to a claim entitled to
priority over general creditors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in a
case under Title 11 (Bankruptcy) of the United States Code, as amended;
provided, that unless and until foreclosure, distraint, levy, sale or similar
proceedings shall have been commenced the Borrower or such Subsidiary need not
pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim so long as (x) the
validity thereof is contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted and (y) such reserves or other appropriate provisions as
may be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor.
Section 5.04. Preservation of Corporate Status. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, do, or cause to be done,
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence and all permits, rights and privileges necessary for the proper
conduct of its business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.04
shall prevent the withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
where such withdrawal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; and provided further, that nothing in this Section 5.04 shall
prevent the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries from failing to
maintain or terminating any right, privilege or permit, if such failure or
termination, is not in violation of or will not cause an Event of Default under,
any provision of this Agreement and does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05. Governmental Approvals and Filings. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain in full force and effect all
Governmental Actions necessary in connection with execution and delivery of any
Loan Document, consummation of the transactions hereon or therein contemplated,
performance of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof or
to ensure the legality, validity, binding effect, enforceability or
admissibility in evidence hereof or thereof.
Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower shall, and shall
cause each Subsidiary to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair,
working order and condition the properties now or hereafter owned, leased or
otherwise possessed by it and shall make or cause to be made all needful and
proper repairs, renewals, replacements and improvements thereto so that they are
able to serve the functions for which they are currently being used, except to
the extent that the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.07. Avoidance of Other Conflicts. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, violate or conflict with, be in
violation of or conflict with, or be or remain subject to any liability
(contingent or otherwise) on account of any violation or conflict with:
(a) any Law,
(b) its articles of incorporation or by-laws (or other constituent
documents), or
(c) any agreement or instrument to which it is party or by which any
of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective properties (now owned or hereafter
acquired) may be subject or bound),
except for matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.08. Financial Accounting Practices. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account
in accordance with normal business practice in which full and appropriate
entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to its
business and activities.
Section 5.09. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall apply the proceeds of
Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder for payment of all obligations of the
Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreements, and for the general corporate
purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not use the
proceeds of any Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder directly or indirectly for
any unlawful purpose or in any manner inconsistent with any other provision of
any Loan Document.
Section 5.10. Continuation of or Change in Business. The Borrower and
each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall continue to engage in substantially
the same lines of business conducted and operated during the present and
preceding fiscal year and reasonably related extensions thereof, and the
Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to,
substantially engage in any other unrelated businesses.
Section 5.11. Consolidated Tax Return. The Borrower shall not, and shall
not suffer any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any
consolidated income tax return with any Person other than the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12. Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer
any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year or fiscal quarter except in
accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.13. ERISA. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, as soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 days after the
Borrower knows or has reason to know that a Reportable Event has occurred with
respect to a Pension Plan, that a transaction prohibited under ERISA, the Code
or a foreign law of similar nature has occurred resulting in a material
liability to a Benefit Plan, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or any
entity which they have an obligation to indemnify), that an accumulated funding
deficiency has been incurred or an application is to be or has been made to the
Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to an accumulation funding deficiency of $1,000,000 or more, that a
failure to make timely contributions to a Pension Plan may give or has given
rise to a lien in a material amount, that an amendment to a Pension Plan may
require or requires the granting of a security interest in a material amount,
that proceedings are likely to be or have been instituted to terminate a Pension
Plan, or that the Borrower, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or a member of
their respective Controlled Group will or may incur any material liability under
Section 502(g) or any analogous provision relating to Section 515 or Title IV of
ERISA, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Responsible Officer setting forth details as to such occurrence and action, if
any, which the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the respective member of their
Controlled Group is required or proposes to take, together with any notices
required or proposed to be filed with or by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the
member of their respective Controlled Group, the PBGC or the plan administrator
with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section, an item is material if alone
or taken with any other item in this Section, it results in a liability of
$1,000,000 or more. Copies of any notices required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall be delivered not later than 10 days after
the later of the date such notice has been filed with the IRS or
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the PBGC or received by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or members of
their respective Controlled Group. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent
or any of the Lenders made from time to time, the Borrower will deliver a copy
of the most recent actuarial report and annual report completed with respect to
any Benefit Plan and any other financial information the Borrower has with
respect to the Benefit Plan.
Section 5.14. Ratings. In the event that the Borrower has no rated senior
unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the Borrower will request Moody's to
assign the Borrower a "hypothetical senior long-term debt rating" and will
request S&P to assign the Borrower an "issuer credit rating," such request to be
made (i) not later than thirty days after delivery to the Administrative Agent
of the financial statements called for by Section 5.01(a) hereof and, in
addition, (ii) not later than thirty days after instructions by the Required
Lenders to make such request, which instructions may be given no more frequently
than once during any six-month period.
Section 5.15. Subsidiary Guaranty. Obligations hereunder shall at all
times be guaranteed by Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy
International, Inc. and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation by the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by such Subsidiaries. If at the end of any fiscal
quarter of the Borrower, (i) the assets of the Guarantors constitute less than
90% of the consolidated domestic total assets of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries or (ii) the net income for such fiscal quarter of the
Guarantors constitute less than 90% of the consolidated domestic net income of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter, then the
Borrower shall designate (x) one or more Material Domestic Subsidiaries and (y)
to the extent the designation provided in clause (x) does not make up the
short-fall in clause (i) or (ii) above, one or more other domestic Subsidiaries,
so that assets and net income of such one or more Material Domestic Subsidiaries
and such one or more other domestic Subsidiaries, together with such item of the
existing Guarantors, constitute 90% of the consolidated domestic total assets
and net income, respectively of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with the
Quarterly Compliance Certificate required under Section 5.01(c), a schedule
setting forth the assets and net income of each Guarantor and the consolidated
domestic assets and the consolidated domestic net income of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries. If a Material Domestic Subsidiary or any other
domestic Subsidiary is required to become a Guarantor, unless the Required
Lenders otherwise agree, the Borrower shall, promptly (i) cause such Subsidiary
to execute a Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, (ii) cause such Subsidiary to
deliver documentation similar to that described in Sections 4.01(b) and (d)
relating to the authorization for, execution and delivery of, and validity of
such Subsidiary's obligations as a Guarantor under the Guaranty in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise required
or permitted by the Indenture, the Guarantors' obligations under the Guaranty
shall at all times be secured by the pledge of the "Collateral" (as defined in
the Pledge Agreement) pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. Without limiting the
restrictions set forth in Section 6.07, a merger of a Guarantor into the
Borrower or into another Guarantor shall not constitute a violation of this
Section 5.15 so long as the Guaranty of the surviving entity, in the case of a
merger into another Guarantor, remains in effect.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby covenants to each Agent and each Lender as follows:
Section 6.01. Financial Covenants. (a) Consolidated Fixed Charges
Coverage Ratio. The Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio shall be greater
than (i) 2.25 to 1 for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower ending after the Closing Date and prior to January 1, 2001 and (ii)
thereafter 2.40 to 1. For the purpose of this Section 6.01(a) only, calculations
of such Ratio shall exclude the $47,014,000 charges to the Borrower's earnings
taken in the third fiscal quarter of the Borrower in 1998.
(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not
at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Closing Date
exceed 0.50 to 1.00 provided, however, that in the calculation of Indebtedness
solely for purposes of this Section 6.01(b), (i) Consolidated Indebtedness shall
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not include (to the extent otherwise included therein) indebtedness for money
borrowed incurred solely for the purpose of hedging foreign currency exchange
risk for which the sole source of repayment is a cash collateral deposit, (ii)
Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of any Special Purpose
Subsidiary, (iii) with respect to Guarantees of obligations of any Special
Purpose Subsidiary other than Guarantees solely for completion or operation of
the related Project, an amount shall be included in Consolidated Indebtedness of
the Borrower equal to the lesser of the Indebtedness of such Special Purpose
Subsidiary so Guaranteed and the amount of such Guarantee, (iv) with respect to
Guarantees of completion or operation obligations of any Special Purpose
Subsidiary, an amount shall be included in Consolidated Indebtedness of the
Borrower equal to 25% of the lesser of the outstanding amount of the
Indebtedness of such Special Purpose Subsidiary so Guaranteed and the maximum
amount payable by the Borrower pursuant to such Guarantee (after giving effect
to (and without duplication of) any Guarantee of obligations of such Special
Purpose Subsidiaries included in clause (iii) above) until completion of the
Project and operation thereof in accord with the operating standards required
under the terms of the financing agreement of the Indebtedness of such Special
Purpose Subsidiary, after which time no amount shall be included in such
calculation, except that if at any time such Special Purpose Subsidiary is in
default of its obligations (until such default is remedied or cured) under the
financing agreement of such Indebtedness and the Borrower is obligated to make
payments pursuant to such Guarantee, the amount to be included shall be 25% of
the outstanding amount of the Indebtedness of such Special Purpose Subsidiary,
and (v) Consolidated Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the Trust Preferred
was not outstanding; and provided, further, that in the calculation of
Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower solely for the purposes of this
Section 6.01(b), an amount shall be included on account of Letters of Credit
equal to monetary damages, if any, which are due but unpaid according to the
terms of any Project documents to which the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit
is entitled.
Section 6.02. Liens. The Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to create, or assume or permit to exist, any Lien on any of the
properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
Special Purpose Subsidiary), whether now owned or hereafter acquired except:
(a) ERISA Liens and Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section
6.02 securing Indebtedness and other obligations of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries which Indebtedness and other obligations and, in the case
of ERISA Liens, the amount of the ERISA Liens, in the aggregate at any time
outstanding, does not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the
Borrower;
(b) Liens by the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof on property or
assets securing all or part of the purchase price or construction cost
thereof (hereinafter referred to individually as a "Purchase Money Security
Interest"); provided, however, that:
(i) Such Purchase Money Security Interest is created before or
within 180 days after the purchase of, or the completion of construction
of, such property or assets by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(ii) The transaction in which any Purchase Money Security Interest
is proposed to be created is not then prohibited by this Agreement;
(iii) Any Purchase Money Security Interest shall attach only to the
property or asset so acquired or constructed in such transaction (and
the proceeds thereof) or any addition thereto or replacement thereof and
shall not extend to or cover any other assets or properties of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(iv) The Indebtedness secured or covered by any Purchase Money
Security Interest together with any other Indebtedness secured by the
property or asset acquired shall not exceed 100% of the lesser of the
cost or fair market value of the property or asset acquired or
constructed and shall not be renewed, extended or prepaid from the
proceeds of any borrowing by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Liens on the property or assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in existence immediately prior to the Closing Date as listed
on Schedule 6.02 hereto, provided that no such Lien is spread to cover
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any additional property after the Closing Date and the amount of
Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased, provided that the maturity
of such Indebtedness may be extended or renewed;
(d) Liens on all or any part of the property or the assets of any
Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (other than a
Special Purpose Subsidiary) as security for the Indebtedness owing to the
Borrower or such other Subsidiary;
(e) Liens (whether or not assumed) existing on property or assets at
the time of purchase thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided
that: (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of the purchase of such
property by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien is confined
solely to the property so purchased, improvements thereto and proceeds
thereof and (iii) the aggregate amount secured by all Liens permitted by
this Section 6.02(e) shall not at any time exceed $10,000,000; and
(f) Permitted Liens.
Section 6.03. Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any Subsidiary to, at any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or have
outstanding any Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect to such
Indebtedness and the receipt and application of any proceeds thereof, there
would exist an Event of Default or Potential Default hereunder, or any
Indebtedness of any domestic Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) other than (i) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.07 hereof and
refinancings and renewals thereof (provided that the amount of such Indebtedness
so refinanced or renewed shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the amount of such
Indebtedness as of the date hereof or (y) the amount of such Indebtedness at the
time of refinancing or renewal), (ii) intercompany Indebtedness between or among
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) Indebtedness of domestic Subsidiaries
(other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) not otherwise permitted under clauses
(i) or (ii) above which in the aggregate at any time does not exceed $20,000,000
and (iv) the Guaranty hereunder, the "Guaranty" under the Other Credit Agreement
and the Guarantee of the Borrower's obligations in connection with securities
issued under the Indenture.
Section 6.04. Loans, Advances and Certain Investments. The Borrower shall
not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, at any time make or suffer to exist
or remain outstanding any Investment in any Special Purpose Subsidiary other
than Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Special Purpose
Subsidiaries which do not exceed, in the aggregate at any time, 50% of the
Borrower's Consolidated Net Worth. For the purposes of this Section 6.04, the
Borrower's Consolidated Net Worth shall not include any amount on account of the
Borrower's Trust Preferred.
Section 6.05. Changes in Business. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any Significant Subsidiary to, (a) liquidate or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation or dissolution) (other than into the Borrower or any
other Significant Subsidiary), or (b) convey, sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any capital stock of or other ownership interest in any
Significant Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) held by it
(other than to the Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary), provided that,
so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom, the Borrower may in any fiscal year convey, sell,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of capital stock or other ownership
interest in one or more Significant Subsidiaries which did not account for an
aggregate of 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower at the end of the
prior fiscal year.
Section 6.06. Amendment of Certain Documents. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, modify, amend, supplement or
terminate, or agree to modify, amend, supplement or terminate its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or any other constituent documents, in any manner which
would materially and adversely affect the interests of any of the Lenders
hereunder.
Section 6.07. Mergers; Acquisitions. The Borrower shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with any
Person; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof may merge with another Person if (i) in the case of a merger involving
the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) in the case of a
merger involving a Significant Subsidiary, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or, if
the Borrower is also party to such merger, the Borrower, is the surviving
corporation, and (iii) after giving effect to such merger no Potential Default
or Event of Default would then exist.
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Section 6.08. ERISA Obligations. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in a transaction in connection with
which the Benefit Plans, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any entity
which they have an obligation to indemnify could be subject to liability for
either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) or 502(1) of ERISA or
a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or any other material liability Plan
or Benefit Plan, take any other action with respect to any such Pension Plan or
Benefit Plan if such termination or other action could result in liability, or
take any action or fail to take any action which could result in withdrawal
liabilities under Title IV of ERISA or liability under Section 502(g) of ERISA
or any analogous provision relating to Section 515 of ERISA; fail to make any
payments on a timely basis which are required under applicable Law (including
Section 412 of the Code) to be paid as contributions to Pension Plans; incur an
accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section
412 of the Code), whether or not waived, with respect to any Pension Plan; amend
any Pension Plan in a manner which would require the granting of a security
interest to maintain the continued qualification of such Pension Plan under
Section 401(a)(29) of the Code, if, in any case described herein, or together
with any other event described herein, such action, failure to act, event or
transaction would (i) result in an ERISA Lien exceeding the percentage
limitations of Section 6.02(a) or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.09. Principal Foreign Affiliates. The Borrower shall not permit
any of its Principal Foreign Affiliates to create, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness the terms of which, prior to a payment default thereunder, would
restrict dividends to be paid with respect to the consolidated net income of
such Affiliate for any fiscal year by more than 40% of the consolidated net
income of such Affiliate for such fiscal year. For purposes of this Section,
"Principal Foreign Affiliates" shall mean Foster Wheeler Limited (Reading),
Foster Wheeler France, S.A., Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A., Foster Wheeler
Iberia, S.A., Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A. and their respective successors and
any other foreign Affiliate of the Borrower which in the most recent fiscal year
of the Borrower accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or which accounted for more than 5% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent
fiscal year of the Borrower; provided, however, that with respect to such
foreign Affiliate created or acquired after the date hereof, if thereafter such
entity, in a fiscal year, accounts for more than 10% of the consolidated assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or accounts for more than 5% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal year, it
shall be deemed to be a Principal Foreign Affiliate for such fiscal year.
Section 6.10. Certain Agreements. The Borrower will not become or be a
party to any agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness for borrowed money
(other than agreements and instruments relating to Indebtedness for borrowed
money in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $15,000,000 (individually
or in the aggregate with respect to such agreements and instruments) at any time
outstanding and other than (with respect to debt securities offered and sold in
a public offering in a principal amount not exceeding $500,000,000 ($175,000,000
of which is outstanding under the Borrower's Trust Preferred)) the Indenture
between the Borrower and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee, as amended
and supplemented from time to time (the "Indenture"), filed as an exhibit to the
Borrower's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (registration no. 33-61809)) which
contains any covenant or event of default which could result in such
Indebtedness becoming or being declared to be due and payable prior to its
stated maturity (including by a requirement for purchase or prepayment) upon the
occurrence of an event or condition which is not an event or condition the
occurrence of which could cause the Loans to become or be declared to be (other
than pursuant to Section 7.01(f) hereto) due and payable prior to their stated
maturity, unless the Borrower shall make an "Amendment Offer" (as hereinafter
defined); provided that this covenant shall not be violated by (i) an agreement
to pay the principal of and interest on such Indebtedness in accordance with its
terms or to provide to the holders of such Indebtedness or an agent or trustee
for such holders any information which the Borrower is obligated to provide to
the Lender or an Agent hereunder or (ii) any agreement or instrument relating to
Indebtedness on account of Capitalized Lease or secured by Purchase Money
Security Interest, any covenant or event of default of which principally relates
to the use, condition or disposition of the property financed or acquired or
constructed with such Indebtedness. As used herein, an "Amendment Offer" is an
effective offer by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to amend this
Agreement, which offer shall be made no later than ten days after the Borrower
becoming party to an agreement or instrument referred to in
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the first sentence of this Section 6.10, to amend this Agreement (without
deleting or overriding any term or provision of this Section 6.10) in a way that
the first sentence of this Section would not otherwise be applicable to such
agreement or instrument. The Administrative Agent, if so instructed by the
Required Lenders, shall accept or decline such Amendment Offer within thirty
days thereof, and a failure to so respond shall be deemed a declination of such
Amendment Offer.
Section 6.11. Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make any Stock Payment; except
that (i) any wholly-owned Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or
other distributions to the Borrower or to another wholly-owned Subsidiary; (ii)
any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distribution to its shareholders or other equity holders generally so long as
the Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which owns the equity interest in the
Subsidiary paying such dividends or other distributions receives at least its
proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holdings of the equity
interest in the Subsidiary paying such dividends or other distributions and
taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of
equity interest of such Subsidiary); (iii) the Borrower and any Subsidiary may
declare and make dividend payments or other distributions, in each case, payable
solely in its stock; and (iv) the Borrower and any Subsidiary may declare, pay
or make cash Stock Payments so long as no Event of Default then exist or would
result therefrom.
Section 6.12. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series
of related transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with
any Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than on terms
and conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as
would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a
comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 6.12 shall not
prohibit (i) Stock Payments permitted under Section 6.11 hereof, (ii) loans and
other advances that may from time to time be made to directors, officers and/or
employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business, (iii) customary fees paid to directors of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, (iv) the entering into, and making payments under, employment
agreements, employee benefit plans, indemnification provisions and other similar
compensatory arrangements with directors, officers and/or employees of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (v)
transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent
that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 6.13. Capital Expenditures. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) to,
make any Capital Expenditures, except that during any fiscal year of the
Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose
Subsidiaries) may make Capital Expenditures so long as the aggregate amount of
such Capital Expenditures does not exceed $75,000,000 in such fiscal year.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean any expenditure for fixed or capital assets
(including, without limitation, expenditures for maintenance and repairs which
are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and Capitalized Lease Obligations).
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
Section 7.01. Events of Default. An Event of Default shall mean the
occurrence or existence of one or more of the following events or conditions
(for any reason, whether voluntary, involuntary or effected or required by Law):
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due principal of any Loan or
of any Letter of Credit Obligation.
(b) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due interest on any Loan, any
fees, indemnity or expenses, or any other amount due hereunder or under any
other Loan Document and such failure shall have continued for a period of
five Business Days.
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(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in or pursuant to any Loan Document or in
any certificate delivered thereunder, or any statement made by the Borrower
or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in any financial statement, certificate,
report, exhibit or document furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with
any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any
material respect as of the time when made or deemed made (including by
omission of material information necessary to make such representation,
warranty or statement not misleading).
(d) The Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any
covenant contained in Article VI hereof which shall remain unremedied for a
period of five days after the occurrence thereof or the Borrower shall
default in the observance of any covenant contained in Section 5.01(f)
hereof.
(e) The Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any
other covenant, agreement or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days
after notice of such default from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower.
(f) (i) The Borrower or any Guarantor (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) or any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) of the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term,
condition or covenant of any bond, note, debenture, loan or letter of
credit agreement, indenture, guaranty, trust agreement, mortgage or similar
instrument to which the Borrower or any such Guarantor (other than Special
Purpose Subsidiary) or any such Significant Subsidiary (other than a
Special Purpose Subsidiary) is a party or by which it is bound, or by which
any of its properties or assets may be affected (a "Debt Instrument"), so
that, as a result of any such failure to perform, the Indebtedness included
therein or secured or covered thereby may at the time be declared due and
payable prior to the date on which such Indebtedness would otherwise become
due and payable; or (ii) any event or condition referred to in any Debt
Instrument shall occur or fail to occur, so that, as a result thereof, the
Indebtedness included therein or secured or covered thereby may at such
time be declared due and payable prior to the date on which such
Indebtedness would otherwise become due and payable; or (iii) the Borrower
or any Guarantor (other than Special Purpose Subsidiary) or any Significant
Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary)
shall fail to pay any Indebtedness when due, pursuant to demand under any
Debt Instrument or otherwise, subject to any applicable grace period;
provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 7.01(f) shall not be
applicable to Indebtedness or any Debt Instrument or Debt Instruments which
relate to or evidence Indebtedness which, on the date this Section 7.01(f)
would otherwise be applicable thereto, is in the principal amount of less
than $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign currencies) in the
aggregate.
(g) One or more final, non-appealable judgments for the payment of
money shall have been entered against the Borrower or any Significant
Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary), which judgment or
judgments exceed $15,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign currencies)
in the aggregate, and such judgment or judgments shall have remained
unpaid, undischarged and unstayed for a period of sixty consecutive days.
(h) One or more final, non-appealable writs or warrants of attachment,
garnishment, execution, distraint or similar process exceeding in value the
aggregate amount of $15,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign
currencies) shall have been issued against the Borrower or any Significant
Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) or any of their
respective properties and shall have remained undischarged and unstayed for
a period of sixty consecutive days.
(i) This Agreement or any term or provision hereof shall cease to be
in full force and effect, or any Credit Party shall, or shall purport to,
terminate, repudiate, declare voidable or void or otherwise contest, this
Agreement or any term or provision thereof or any obligation or liability
of the Credit Parties hereunder.
(j) (i) Any Pension Plan is terminated pursuant to Section 4041 or
4042 of ERISA and the benefit liabilities exceed the assets based upon the
assumptions used by the PBGC on plan termination by an amount such that the
termination of such Pension Plan would have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii)
the
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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or a member of their respective
Controlled Group) incur a liability under Section 4062, 4063 or 4064 of
ERISA for an amount that such liability would materially and adversely
affect the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole; or (iii) any other event or events shall occur with respect to
any employee benefit plan whether or not subject to ERISA which
individually or in the aggregate results in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) A proceeding shall have been instituted in respect of the Borrower
or any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary)
(i) seeking to have an order for relief entered in respect of such
Person, or seeking a declaration or entailing a finding that such Person
is insolvent or a similar declaration or finding, or seeking
dissolution, winding-up, charter revocation or forfeiture, liquidation,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other similar
relief with respect to such Person, its assets or its debts under any
Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, relief of debtors or protection
of creditors, termination of legal entities or any other similar Law now
or hereafter in effect, or
(ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator,
assignee, sequestrator or other custodian for such Person or for all or
any substantial part of its property
and such proceeding shall result in the entry, making or grant of any such
order for relief, declaration, finding, relief or appointment, or such
proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60
consecutive days.
(1) The Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special
Purpose Subsidiary) shall voluntarily suspend transaction of its business;
shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; shall
institute (or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner) a
proceeding described in Section 7.01(k)(i) hereof, or (whether or not any
such proceeding has been instituted) shall consent to or acquiesce in any
such order for relief, declaration, finding or relief described therein;
shall institute (or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner)
a proceeding described in Section 7.01(k)(ii) hereof, or (whether or not
any such proceeding has been instituted) shall consent to or acquiesce in
any such appointment or to the taking of possession by any such custodian
of all or any substantial part of its or his property; shall dissolve,
wind-up, revoke or forfeit its charter (or other constituent documents) or
liquidate itself or any substantial part of its property; or shall take any
corporate or similar action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Section 7.02. Consequences of an Event of Default. (a) If an Event of
Default specified in subsections (a) through (j) of Section 7.01 hereof, or in
subsections (k) and (l) with respect to a Significant Subsidiary, shall occur
and be continuing or shall exist, then, in addition to all other rights and
remedies which any Agent or any Lender may have hereunder or under any other
Loan Document, at law, in equity or otherwise, the Lenders shall be under no
further obligation to make Loans hereunder and the LC Issuer shall be under no
further obligation to Issue Letters of Credit hereunder, and the Administrative
Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice
to the Borrower, from time to time do any or all of the following:
(i) Declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments will
terminate and any fees hereunder shall be immediately due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.
(ii) Declare the unpaid principal amount of the Loans, interest
accrued thereon and all other Obligations to be immediately due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue
and demand the Borrower immediately to Cash Collateralize the full amount
then available for drawing under any and all outstanding Letters of Credit.
(b) If an Event of Default specified in subsection (k) or (1) of Section
7.01 hereof shall occur or exist with respect to the Borrower, then, in addition
to all other rights and remedies which any Agent or any Lender may have
hereunder or under any other Loan Document, at law, in equity or otherwise, the
Commitments
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shall automatically terminate and the Lenders shall be under no further
obligation to make Loans and the LC Issuer shall be under no further obligation
to Issue Letters of Credit, and the unpaid principal amount of the Loans,
interest accrued thereon and all other Obligations shall become immediately due
and payable and the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the full
amount then available for drawing under all outstanding Letters of Credit,
without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENTS
Section 8.01. Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Bank
of America National Trust and Savings Association to act as Administrative Agent
for such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on
behalf of such Lender under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties, as are
expressly delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms
hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association hereby agrees to
act as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, subject to its right
to resign as provided in Section 8.10 hereof. Each Lender hereby irrevocably
authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver each of the Loan
Documents and to accept delivery of such of the other Loan Documents as may not
require execution by the Administrative Agent. Each Lender agrees that the
rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents
shall be exercised exclusively by the Administrative Agent, and that no Lender
shall have any right individually to exercise any such right or remedy, except
to the extent expressly provided herein or therein.
Section 8.02. General Nature of Agents' Duties. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document:
(a) No Agent shall have duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and no
implied duties or responsibilities on the part of any Agent shall be read
into this Agreement or any Loan Document or shall otherwise exist.
(b) The duties and responsibilities of each Agent under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall be mechanical and administrative in
nature, and no Agent shall have a fiduciary relationship in respect of any
Lender.
(c) Each Agent is and shall be solely the agent of the Lenders. No
Agent assumes, and shall not at any time be deemed to have, any
relationship of agency or trust with or for, or any other duty or
responsibility to, the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any
other Person (except only for its relationship as agent for, and its
express duties and responsibilities to, the Lenders as provided in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
(d) No Agent shall be under any obligation to take any action
hereunder or under any other Loan Document if such Agent believes in good
faith after consultation with counsel that taking such action may conflict
with any Law or any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or may require such Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified.
Section 8.03. Exercise of Powers. Each Agent shall take any action of the
type specified in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as being within such
Agent's rights, powers or discretion in accordance with directions from the
Required Lenders (or, to the extent this Agreement or such Loan Document
expressly requires the direction or consent of some other Person or set of
Persons, then instead in accordance with the directions of such other Person or
set of Persons). In the absence of such directions, each Agent shall have the
authority (but under no circumstances shall be obligated), in its sole
discretion, to take any such action, except to the extent this Agreement or such
Loan Document expressly requires the direction or consent of the Required
Lenders (or some other Person or set of Persons), in which case such Agent shall
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not take such action absent such direction or consent. Any action or inaction
pursuant to such direction, discretion or consent shall be binding on all the
Lenders. No Agent shall have any liability to any Person as a result of (x) any
Agent acting or refraining from acting in accordance with the directions of the
Required Lenders (or other applicable Person or set of Persons), (y) any Agent
refraining from acting in the absence of instructions to act from the Required
Lenders (or other applicable Person or set of Persons), whether or not such
Agent has discretionary power to take such action, or (z) any Agent taking
discretionary action it is authorized to take under this Section.
Section 8.04. Certain Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Loan Document:
(a) No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, unless caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) No Agent shall be responsible for (i) the execution, delivery,
effectiveness, enforceability, genuineness, validity or adequacy of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) any recital, representation,
warranty, document, certificate, report or statement in, provided for in,
or received under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or (iii) any failure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower or Lender to perform any of their respective obligations under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) No Agent shall be under any obligation to ascertain, inquire or
give any notice relating to (i) the performance or observance of any of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document on the
part of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) the business,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower
or any other Person, or (iii) except to the extent set forth in Section
8.05(f) hereof, the existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default.
(d) No Agent shall be under any obligation, either initially or on a
continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any notices, reports or
information of any nature, whether in its possession presently or
hereafter, except for such notices, reports and other information expressly
required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be furnished by
such Agent to such Lender.
Section 8.05. Administration by the Agents. (a) Any Agent may rely in
good faith upon any notice or other communication of any nature (written or
oral, including but not limited to telephone conversations, whether or not such
notice or other communication is made in a manner permitted or required by this
Agreement or any Loan Document) purportedly made by or on behalf of the proper
party or parties, and no Agent shall have any duty to verify the identity or
authority of any Person giving such notice or other communication.
(b) Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (including, without
limitation, in-house counsel for such Agent or in-house or other counsel for the
Borrower), independent public accountants and any other experts selected by it
from time to time, and such Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such
counsel, accountants or experts.
(c) Each Agent may conclusively rely upon the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed in any certificates or opinions
furnished to such Agent in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document. Whenever any Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable
that a matter be proved or established with respect to the Borrower or any
Lender, such matter may be established by a certificate of the Borrower or
Lender, as the case may be, and such Agent may conclusively rely upon such
certificate (unless other evidence with respect to such matter is specifically
prescribed in this Agreement or another Loan Document).
(d) Any Agent may fail or refuse to take any action unless it shall be
indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction from time to time against any and all
amounts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature which
may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent by reason of
taking or continuing to take any such action.
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(e) Any Agent may perform any of its duties under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact. No Agent shall be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact
selected by it with reasonable care.
(f) No Agent shall be deemed to have any knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Default unless such Agent has
actual knowledge or has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring
to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or Potential Default, and
stating that such notice is a "notice of default." If any Agent receives such a
notice, such Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the other Agent and each
Lender.
Section 8.06. Lender Not Relying on Agents or Other Lenders. Each Lender
acknowledges as follows:
(a) No Agent nor any other Lender has made any representations or
warranties to it, and no act taken hereafter by any Agent or any other
Lender shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such
Agent or such other Lender to it.
(b) It has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any
other Lender, and based upon such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to
enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) It will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any
other Lender, and based upon such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, make its own decisions to take or not take
action under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
Section 8.07. Indemnification. Each Lender agrees to reimburse and
indemnify each Agent and its directors, officers, employees and agents (to the
extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limitation of the obligations
of the Borrower to do so), Pro Rata, from and against any and all amounts,
losses, liabilities, claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs or disbursements of any kind or nature (including,
without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel for such Agent or such
other Person in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial
proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not such Agent or such other
Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against such Agent or such other Person as a result of,
or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, this Agreement, any
other Loan Document, any transaction from time to time contemplated hereby or
thereby, or any transaction financed in whole or in part or directly or
indirectly with the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit, provided that no
Lender shall be liable for any portion of such amounts, losses, liabilities,
claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs or disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Agent or such other Person, as finally determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction.
Section 8.08. Agents In Their Individual Capacities. With respect to its
Commitments and the obligations owing to it, each Agent shall have the same
rights and powers under this Agreement and each other Loan Document as any other
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms
"Lenders," "holders of Notes" and like terms shall include each Agent in its
individual capacity as such. Each Agent and its affiliates may, without
liability to account, make loans to, accept deposits from, acquire debt or
equity interests in, act as trustee under indentures of, and engage in any other
business with, the Borrower and any stockholder, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Borrower, as though such Agent were not an Agent hereunder.
Section 8.09. Holders of Notes. Each Agent may deem and treat the Lender
which is payee of a Note as the owner and holder of such Note for all purposes
hereof unless and until a Transfer Supplement with respect to the assignment or
transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 10.14 hereof. Any authority, direction or consent of any
Person who at the time of giving such authority, direction or consent is shown
in the Register as being a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on each
present and subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of any Note or Notes
payable to such Lender or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
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Section 8.10. Successor Agents. Any Agent may resign at any time by
giving 30 days' written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Any
Agent may be removed by the Required Lenders at any time by giving 10 days'
prior written notice thereof to such Agent, the other Lenders and the Borrower.
Upon any such resignation or removal, the Borrower shall have the right to
appoint a successor Agent; provided, that the Required Lenders or the remaining
Agents shall have the right, acting reasonably, to disapprove such successor
Agent. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed and consented to, and
shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after such notice of
resignation or removal, then any of the remaining Agents shall succeed to the
obligations of such Agent hereunder. Each successor Agent shall be a commercial
bank or trust company organized or licensed under the laws of the United States
of America or any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance by a successor Agent of its
appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to
and become vested with all the properties, rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the former Agent, without further act, deed or conveyance. Upon the effective
date of resignation or removal of a retiring Agent, such Agent shall be
discharged from its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
but the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If and
so long as no successor Agent shall have been appointed, then any notice or
other communication required or permitted to be given by the retiring Agent
shall be sufficiently given if given by the Required Lenders, all notices or
other communications required or permitted to be given to the Agent shall be
given to each Lender, and all payments to be made to the retiring Agent shall be
made directly to the Borrower or Lender for whose account such payment is made.
Section 8.11. Calculations. No Agent shall be liable for any calculation,
apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith. If such
calculation, apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have
been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but
not made shall be to recover from the other Lenders any payment in excess of the
amount to which they are determined to be entitled or, if the amount due was not
paid by the Borrower, to recover such amount from the Borrower.
Section 8.12. Funding by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender not later than the close
of business on the day before the day on which Loans are requested by the
Borrower to be made that such Lender will not make its ratable share of such
Loans, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make its
ratable share of the Loans, and in reliance upon such assumption the
Administrative Agent may (but in no circumstances shall be required to) make
available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that any
Lender fails to make such payment to the Administrative Agent on such date, such
Lender shall pay such amount on demand (or, if such Lender fails to pay such
amount on demand, the Borrower shall pay such amount on demand), together with
interest, for the Administrative Agent's own account, for each day from and
including the date of the Administrative Agent's payment to and including the
date of repayment to the Administrative Agent (before and after judgment) at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for the first day and thereafter at the rate or
rates per annum applicable to such Loans. All payments to the Administrative
Agent under this Section shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its Office
in Dollars in funds immediately available at such Office, without set-off,
withholding, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature.
Section 8.13. Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent. Nothing in this
Agreement shall impose upon the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agent, in
their respective capacities as such, any duty or responsibility whatsoever.
ARTICLE IX
GUARANTY
Section 9.01. The Guaranty. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into
this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder to the Borrower and in recognition
of the direct benefits to be received by the Borrower and each Guarantor from
the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit to the Borrower, each
Guarantor hereby agrees with the Lenders as follows: each Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably
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guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt
payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any
and all of the Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors. If any or all of the
Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, each
Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such Guaranteed Obligations to the
Creditors in the same currency in which such Guaranteed Obligations are
denominated, or order, on demand, together with any and all reasonable expenses
which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Creditors in collecting
any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 9.02. Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Guarantor unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guaranteed
Obligations to the Creditors whether or not then due or payable by the Borrower
upon the occurrence in respect of the Borrower of any of the events specified in
Section 7.01(k) or (l), and unconditionally and irrevocably promises to pay such
Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors, or order, on demand, in the same
currency in which such Guaranteed Obligations are denominated.
Section 9.03. Nature of Liability. The liability of each Guarantor
hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of
the Guaranteed Obligations whether executed by such Guarantor, any other
guarantor or by any other party, and the liability of each Guarantor hereunder
shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of
payment by the Borrower or by any other party, or (b) any other continuing or
other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other
party as to the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any payment on or
in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any dissolution,
termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any Borrower, or (e)
any payment made to the Administrative Agent or the other Creditors on the
indebtedness which the Administrative Agent or such other Creditors repay the
Borrower pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding (the Guaranty shall be reinstated
in the case of any such disgorgement), and each Guarantor waives any right to
the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such
proceeding.
Section 9.04. Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other guarantor or the
Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against
each Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor or
the Borrower and whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower be joined in
any such action or actions. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its
liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by the Borrower or
other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to the
Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each Guarantor.
Section 9.05. Authorization. Each Guarantor authorizes the Creditors
without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable law and
cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder,
from time to time to:
(a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or
extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of
the Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the rate
of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the guaranty herein made
shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed
or altered;
(b) take and hold security for the payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations and sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or
otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by
whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever
securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of
those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or
hereof, and/or any offset there against;
(c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the
Borrower or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;
(d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, the
Borrower or other obligors;
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(e) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any
security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder)
incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may
subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any
liability (whether due or not) of the Borrower to its creditors other than
the Creditors;
(f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any
liability or liabilities of the Borrower to the Creditors regardless of
what liability or liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;
(g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default
under, this Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to
herein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of
such other instruments or agreements; and/or
(h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable
principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of
such Guarantor from its liabilities under this Section 9.
Section 9.06. Reliance. It is not necessary for the Creditors to inquire
into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors, partners
or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any Guaranteed
Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such
powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
Section 9.07. Subordination. Any of the indebtedness of the Borrower now
or hereafter owing to a Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Creditors; and if the Administrative
Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, all such
indebtedness of the Borrower to a Guarantor shall be collected, enforced and
received by the Borrower for the benefit of the Creditors and be paid over to
the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Creditors on account of the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Borrower to the Creditors, but without affecting or impairing
in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this
Guaranty. Prior to the transfer by any Guarantor of any note or negotiable
instrument evidencing any of the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Guarantor,
such Guarantor shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend that
the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Creditors that it will not
exercise any right of subrogation or contribution which it may at any time
otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section
509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) against the Borrower or any other
Guarantor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in
cash. The Guaranteed Obligations shall not be deemed to be paid in full unless
the Creditors shall have received all amounts set forth in the definition of
"Guaranteed Obligations", including, in the event of a bankruptcy proceeding,
all interest, fees and expenses accruing and arising after the filing of the
bankruptcy petition.
Section 9.08. Waiver. (a) Each Guarantor waives any right (except as
shall be required by applicable law and cannot be waived) to require the
Creditors to (i) proceed against the Borrower or any other party, (ii) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower or any other party or
(iii) pursue any other remedy in the Administrative Agent's or any other
Creditors' power whatsoever. Each Guarantor waives any defense based on or
arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any other party, other than
payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, based on or arising out of the
disability of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or the
unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any
cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower other
than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. To the greatest extent
permitted by law the Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any security
held by the Administrative Agent or any other Creditors by one or more judicial
or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is
commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable
law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Administrative Agent and any
other Creditors may have against the Borrower or any other party, or any
security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any
Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been
paid. Each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election by the
Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right
of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor
against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any other party or any security.
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(b) Each Guarantor waives all presentments, demands for performance,
protests and notices (except as otherwise expressly provided for herein),
including without limitation notices of nonperformance, notices of protest,
notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the
existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations.
Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed
of the Borrower's financial condition and assets, and of all circumstances
bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the
nature, scope and extent of the risks which each Guarantor assumes and incurs
hereunder, and agrees that the Creditors shall have no duty to advise any
Guarantor of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 9.09. Nature of Liability. It is the desire and intent of the
Guarantors and the Creditors that this Guaranty shall be enforced against each
Guarantor to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies
applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to
the extent that, the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without
limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to
fraudulent conveyances or transfers), then the amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations of such Guarantor shall be deemed to be reduced and such Guarantor
shall pay the maximum amount of the Guaranteed Obligations which would be
permissible under applicable law.
Section 9.10. Judgments Binding. If claim is ever made upon any Creditor
or any subsequent holder of a Note of the Borrower for repayment or recovery of
any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by
reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body
having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property, or (b) any
settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such
claimant, then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment,
decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon each Guarantor,
notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any Note or other
instrument evidencing any liability of any Borrower, and each Guarantor shall be
and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or
recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been
received by any such payee.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Holidays. Whenever any payment or action to be made or
taken hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a
day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken
on the next following Business Day and such extension of time shall be included
in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or
action.
Section 10.02. Records. The unpaid principal amount of the Loans owing to
each Lender, the unpaid interest accrued thereon, the interest rate or rates
applicable to such unpaid principal amount, the duration of such applicability,
each Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount shall at all times be
ascertained from the records of the Administrative Agent, which shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 10.03. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any
other Loan Document may be amended, modified or supplemented except in
accordance with the provisions of this Section. The Required Lenders and the
Borrower may from time to time amend, modify or supplement the provisions of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document for the purpose of amending, adding
to, or waiving any provisions or changing in any manner the rights and duties of
the Borrower, any Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender. Any such amendment,
modification or supplement made by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, in
accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be binding upon the
Borrower, each Lender, the LC Issuer and each Agent. The Agents shall enter into
such amendments, modifications, supplements or waivers from time to time as
directed by the Required Lenders, and only as so directed, provided, that no
such amendment, modification, waiver or supplement may be made which will:
(a) Increase the Revolving Credit Committed Amount of any Lender over
the amount thereof then in effect, or extend the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date or the Competitive Bid Loan Expiration Date
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without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, or increase
the Total Revolving Commitment Amount to exceed $300,000,000;
(b) Reduce the principal amount of or extend the time for any payment
of any Loan, or reduce the amount of or rate of interest or extend the time
for payment of interest borne by any Loan or extend the time for payment of
or reduce the amount of any Facility Fee or reduce or postpone the date for
payment of any other fees, expenses, indemnities or amounts payable under
any Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender affected
thereby;
(c) Change the definition of "Required Lenders" or amend this Section
10.03, Section 10.13 hereof or any provision of this Agreement that states
a requirement for the consent of all the Lenders, without the written
consent of all the Lenders;
(d) Release any of the Guarantors without the written consent of all
the Lenders;
(e) Amend or waive any of the provisions of Article VIII hereof, or
impose additional duties upon any Agent or otherwise adversely affect the
rights, interests or obligations of any Agent, without the written consent
of such Agent; or
(f) Amend or waive any of the provisions of Section 2.06 hereof or the
Letters of Credit Related Documents, or impose additional duties upon the
LC Issuer or otherwise adversely affect the rights, interests or
obligations of the LC Issuer, without the written consent of the LC Issuer,
and provided further, that Transfer Supplements may be entered into in the
manner provided in Section 10.14 hereof. Any such amendment, modification or
supplement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set
forth in such writing. Any Event of Default or Potential Default waived or
consented to in any such amendment, modification or supplement shall be deemed
to be cured and not continuing to the extent and for the period set forth in
such waiver or consent, but no such waiver or consent shall extend to any other
or subsequent Event of Default or Potential Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 10.04. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No course of
dealing and no delay or failure of any Agent or any Lender in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
affect any other or future exercise thereof or exercise of any other right,
power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such
a right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or of any
other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Agents and the
Lenders under this Agreement and any other Loan Document are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Agent or any Lender would
otherwise have hereunder or thereunder, at law, in equity or otherwise.
Section 10.05. Notices. (a) Except to the extent otherwise expressly
permitted hereunder or thereunder, all notices, requests, demands, directions
and other communications (collectively "notices") under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document shall be in writing (including telexed and telecopied
communication) and shall be sent by first-class mail, or by
nationally-recognized overnight courier, or by telex or telecopier (with
confirmation in writing mailed first-class or sent by such an overnight
courier), or by personal delivery. All notices shall be sent to the applicable
party at the address stated on the signature pages hereof or in accordance with
the last unrevoked written direction from such party to the other parties
hereto, in all cases with postage or other charges prepaid. Any such properly
given notice shall be effective on the earliest to occur of receipt, telephone
confirmation of receipt of telex or telecopy communication, one Business Day
after delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier, or three Business
Days after deposit in the mail.
(b) Any Lender giving any notice to the Borrower shall simultaneously send
a copy thereof to each Agent, and each Agent shall promptly notify the other
Lenders of the receipt by it of any such notice.
(c) Each Agent and each Lender may rely on any notice (whether or not such
notice is made in a manner permitted or required by this Agreement or any Loan
Document) purportedly made by or on behalf of the Borrower, and neither Agent
nor any Lender shall have any duty to verify the identity or authority of any
Person giving such notice.
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Section 10.06. Expenses; Taxes; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay
or cause to be paid and to save each Agent, the LC Issuer and, in the case of
clause (iii) below, each of the Lenders harmless against liability for the
payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including but not
limited to reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to the Agents and
auditors, consulting engineers, appraisers, and all other professional,
accounting, evaluation and consulting costs approved by the Borrower and, with
respect to costs incurred by the Agents, or any Lender or the LC Issuer pursuant
to clause (iii) below, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (including
allocated costs of in-house counsel to the extent that outside counsel has not
been retained by such Lender)) incurred by the Agents or, in the case of clause
(iii) below any Lender or the LC Issuer from time to time arising from or
relating to (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery,
administration and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
(ii) any requested amendments, modifications, supplements, waivers or consents
(whether or not ultimately entered into or granted) to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, and (iii) following the occurrence of an Event of Default,
the enforcement or preservation of rights under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (including but not limited to any such costs or expenses arising from
or relating to (A) collection or enforcement of an outstanding Loan or any other
amount owing hereunder or thereunder by any Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender,
and (B) any litigation, proceeding, dispute, work-out, restructuring or
rescheduling related in any way to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents).
(b) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all stamp, document, transfer,
recording, filing, registration, search, sales and excise fees and taxes and all
similar impositions now or hereafter determined by any Agent, the LC Issuer or
any Lender to be payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Documents or any other documents, instruments or transactions pursuant to or in
connection herewith or therewith, and the Borrower agrees to save each Agent,
the LC Issuer and each Lender harmless from and against any and all present or
future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any
omission to pay or delay in paying any such fees, taxes or impositions.
(c) The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse and indemnify each of the
Indemnified Parties from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims,
damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including, without
duplication, allocated costs of in-house counsel) for such Indemnified Party in
connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding
commenced or threatened, whether or not such Indemnified Party shall be
designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, asserted against
or incurred by such Indemnified Party as a result of, or arising out of, or in
any way related to or by reason of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
any transaction from time to time contemplated hereby or thereby, or any
transaction financed in whole or in part or directly or indirectly with the
proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit (and without in any way limiting the
generality of the foregoing, including any violation or breach of any
Requirement of Law or any other Law by the Borrower or any Subsidiary); or any
exercise by any Agent or any Lender of any of its rights or remedies under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document); but excluding any such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs or disbursements resulting primarily from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. If and to the extent
that the foregoing obligations of the Borrower under this subsection (c), or any
other indemnification obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other
Loan Document, are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to
make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such
obligations which is permissible under applicable Law.
Section 10.07. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are
intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction such provision
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity
or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or
enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions
hereof in any jurisdiction.
Section 10.08. Prior Understandings. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements
other than with regard to any upfront fees, whether written or oral, among the
parties hereto relating to the transactions provided for herein and therein.
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Section 10.09. Duration; Survival. All representations and warranties of
the Borrower contained herein or in any other Loan Document or made in
connection herewith shall survive the making of, and shall not be waived by the
execution and delivery, of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any
investigation by or knowledge of any Agent or any Lender, the making of any
Loan, or any other event or condition whatever. All covenants and agreements of
the Credit Parties contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall continue
in full force and effect from and after the date hereof so long as the Borrower
may borrow hereunder or request the Issuances of Letters of Credit and until
payment in full of all Obligations other than indemnity obligations not yet due
and payable. Without limitation, all obligations of the Borrower hereunder or
under any other Loan Document to make payments to or indemnify each Agent or any
Lender shall survive the payment in full of all other obligations, termination
of the Borrower's right to borrow hereunder, and all other events and conditions
whatever. In addition, all obligations of each Lender to make payments to or
indemnify the Agents shall survive the payment in full by the Borrower of all
Obligations, termination of the Borrower's right to borrow hereunder, and all
other events or conditions whatever.
Section 10.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts
each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 10.11. Limitation on Payments. The parties hereto intend to
conform to all applicable Laws in effect from time to time limiting the maximum
rate of interest that may be charged or collected. Accordingly, notwithstanding
any other provision hereof or of any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall not
be required to make any payment to or for the account of any Lender, and each
Lender shall refund any payment made by the Borrower, to the extent that such
requirement or such failure to refund would violate or conflict with nonwaivable
provisions of applicable Laws limiting the maximum amount of interest which may
be charged or collected by such Lender.
Section 10.12. Set-Off. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, if any Obligation of the Borrower shall be due
and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), each Lender and the LC Issuer shall
have the right, without notice to the Borrower, such Credit Party or any other
Person, to set-off against and to appropriate and apply to the Obligation any
indebtedness, liability or obligation of any nature owing to such Credit Party
by such Lender or the LC Issuer, including but not limited to all deposits
(whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally
credited, whether or not evidenced by a certificate of deposit and in whatever
currency denominated) now or hereafter maintained by such Credit Party with such
Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be. Such right shall be absolute and
unconditional in all circumstances and, without limitation, shall exist whether
or not such Lender or the LC Issuer or any other Person shall have given notice
or made any demand to the Borrower, such other Credit Party or any other Person,
whether such indebtedness, obligation or liability owed to such Credit Party is
contingent, absolute, matured or unmatured (it being agreed that such Lender or
the LC Issuer may deem such indebtedness, obligation or liability to be then due
and payable at the time of such setoff), and regardless of the existence or
adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy
available to any Lender or the LC Issuer or any other Person. Each Credit Party
hereby agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Participant and
any branch, subsidiary or affiliate of any Lender or any Participant shall have
the same rights of set-off as a Lender as provided in this Section (regardless
of whether such Participant, branch, subsidiary or affiliate would otherwise be
deemed in privity with or a direct creditor of the Borrower). The rights
provided by this Section are in addition to all other rights of set-off and
banker's lien and all other rights and remedies which any Lender (or any such
Participant, branch, subsidiary or affiliate) may otherwise have under this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, at law or in equity, or otherwise, and
nothing in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall be deemed a waiver or
prohibition of or restriction on the rights of set-off or bankers' lien of any
such Person.
Section 10.13. Sharing of Collections. The Lenders hereby agree among
themselves that if any Lender shall receive (by voluntary payment, realization
upon security, set-off or from any other source) any amount on account of the
Loans, interest thereon, or any other Obligation contemplated by this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents to be made by the Borrower pro rata to all Lenders
in greater proportion than any such amount received by any other Lender, then
the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall
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notify each other Lender and the Agents of such receipt, and equitable
adjustment will be made in the manner stated in this Section so that, in effect,
all such excess amounts will be shared ratably among all of the Lenders. The
Lender receiving such excess amount shall purchase (which it shall be deemed to
have done simultaneously upon the receipt of such excess amount) for cash from
the other Lenders a participation in the applicable Obligations owed to such
other Lenders in such amount as shall result in a ratable sharing by all Lenders
of such excess amount (and to such extent the receiving Lender shall be a
Participant). If all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter
recovered from the Lender making such purchase, such purchase shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, together with
interest or other amounts, if any, required by Law to be paid by the Lender
making such purchase. The Borrower hereby consents to and confirms the foregoing
arrangements. Each Participant shall be bound by this Section as fully as if it
were a Lender hereunder.
Section 10.14. Successors and Assigns; Participations;
Assignments. (a) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the LC Issuer, the Lenders, all future
holders of the Notes, each Agent and their respective successors and assigns,
except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder
or interests herein without the prior written consent of all the Lenders and
each Agent, and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void.
(b) Participations. Any Lender may, in accordance with applicable Law, at
any time sell participations to one or more commercial banks or other Persons
(each a "Participant") in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all
or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it and any Note held by
it); provided, that
(i) any such Lender's obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall remain unchanged,
(ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) the parties hereto shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations
under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents,
(iv) such Participant shall be bound by the provisions of Sections
10.13 and 10.16 hereof, and the Lender selling such participation shall
obtain from such Participant a written confirmation of its agreement to be
so bound,
(v) no Participant (unless such Participant is an affiliate of such
Lender, or is itself a Lender) shall be entitled to require such Lender to
take or refrain from taking action under this Agreement or under any other
Loan Document, except that such Lender may agree with such Participant that
such Lender will not, without such Participant's consent, take action of
the type described in subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 10.03
hereof to the extent relating to such Participant's participation;
notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any participation by any
Lender have the effect of releasing such Lenders from its obligations
hereunder, and
(vi) no Participant shall be an Affiliate of any Credit Party.
The Borrower agrees that any such Participant shall be entitled to the benefits
of Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 10.06 with respect to its participation in the
Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time but only to the extent
such Participant sustains such losses; provided, that no such Participant shall
be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to such Sections than the
transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount
of the participation transferred to such Participant had no such transfer
occurred and nothing in this Section shall relieve such transferor Lender from
its obligations under Section 2.17 hereof.
(c) Assignments. Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial
banking business and in accordance with applicable Law, at any time assign all
or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its
Commitments and Loans owing to it and any Note held by it) to any Eligible
Assignee (each a "Purchasing Lender"); provided, that
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(i) any such assignment to a Purchasing Lender which is not a Lender
shall be made only with the consent of the Borrower (provided that such
consent of the Borrower shall not be required during the occurrence of and
continuation of an Event of Default) and each Agent which with respect to
each Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
(ii) if a Lender makes such an assignment of less than all of its then
remaining rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, such transferor Lender shall retain, after such assignment, a
minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 of the Commitments and Loans then
outstanding, and such assignment shall be in a minimum aggregate principal
amount of $5,000,000 of the Commitments and Loans then outstanding,
(iii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying,
percentage of each Commitment of the transferor Lender and of all of the
transferor Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents,
(iv) each such assignment shall be made pursuant to a Transfer
Supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement, duly
completed (a "Transfer Supplement"); and
(v) to the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the
assigning Lender shall assign the same percentage of its "Commitment" under
the Other Credit Agreement concurrently with such assignment.
In order to effect any such assignment, the transferor Lender and the Purchasing
Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed
Transfer Supplement (including the consents required by clause (i) of the
preceding sentence) with respect to such assignment, together with any Note or
Notes subject to such assignment (the "Transferor Lender Notes") and (except in
the case of a transfer required by the Borrower under Section 10.17 hereof) a
processing and recording fee of $3,500; and, upon receipt thereof, the
Administrative Agent shall accept such Transfer Supplement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no such processing and recording fee shall be payable in the case of
a replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.18 or 10.17. Upon receipt of the
Purchase Price Receipt Notice pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, the
Administrative Agent shall record such acceptance in the Register. Upon such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer
Effective Date specified in such Transfer Supplement
(x) the Purchasing Lender shall be a party hereto and, to the extent
provided in such Transfer Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations
of a Lender hereunder, and
(y) the transferor Lender thereunder shall be released from its
obligations under this Agreement to the extent so transferred (and, in the
case of an Transfer Supplement covering all or the remaining portion of a
transferor Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
transferor Lender shall cease to be a party to this Agreement) from and
after the Transfer Effective Date.
To the extent requested by the Purchasing Lender, on or prior to the Transfer
Effective Date specified in an Transfer Supplement, the Borrower, at its
expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to
the Purchasing Lender) new Notes evidencing such Purchasing Lender's assigned
Commitments or Loans and (for delivery to the transferor Lender) replacement
Notes in the principal amount of the Loans or Commitments retained by the
transferor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not in payment of,
those Notes then held by such transferor Lender). Each such Note shall be dated
the date and be substantially in the form of the predecessor Note. The
Administrative Agent shall mark the predecessor Notes, if any, "exchanged" and
deliver them to the Borrower. Accrued interest and accrued fees shall be paid to
the Purchasing Lender at the same time or times provided in the predecessor
Notes and this Agreement.
A transfer by a Lender of its rights under this Agreement from one of such
Lender's branches to another of its branches shall not be considered to be an
assignment for the purposes of this Section 10.14 and shall be permitted without
the consent of the Borrower or of the Agents, provided that to the extent such
transfer would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under
Section 2.14 or 2.16 from those being charged by the transferring branch, the
Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although
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the Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type
described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective
transfer). The foregoing proviso shall also apply to such transfer from a Lender
to another Lender or any affiliate thereof or of an affiliate of such transferor
Lender or to a Person which will become a Lender.
(d) Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its office a copy
of each Transfer Supplement delivered to it and a register (the "Register") for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of,
and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error and the
Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of the
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any
Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(e) Financial and Other Information. The Borrower authorizes each Agent
and each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchasing Lender (each, a
"transferee") and any prospective transferee any and all financial and other
information in such Person's possession concerning the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates which has been or may be delivered to such Person by
or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or such Person's credit evaluation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
and Affiliates; subject, however, to the provisions of Section 10.16 hereof.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender
(a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an "SPC")
of such Granting Lender, identified as such in writing from time to time by the
Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to
provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender
would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;
provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to
make any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise
fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be
obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) no SPC or
Granting Lender shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to
Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the Granting Lender would have been entitled to
receive had the Granting Lender not otherwise granted such SPC the option to
provide any Loan to the Borrower. The making of any Revolving Credit Loan by an
SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting
Lender (and, if such Loan is a Competitive Bid Loan, shall be deemed to utilize
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment of all the Lenders) to the same extent,
and as if, such Loan were made by the Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby
agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any obligation of any kind with respect
to this Agreement under any circumstances whatsoever, including without
limitation whether or not the related Granting Lender makes such payment. The
foregoing shall not release the Granting Lender from any obligation hereunder;
and the Granting Lender's liability shall be determined as if no grant to an SPC
had been made by it. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that no
SPC shall have any voting rights hereunder and that the voting rights
attributable to any extensions of credit made by an SPC shall be exercised only
by the relevant Granting Lender. Each Granting Lender shall serve as the
administrative agent and attorney-in-fact for its SPC and shall on behalf of its
SPC: (i) receive any and all payments made for the benefit of such SPC and (ii)
give and receive all communications and notices and take all actions hereunder
to the extent, if any, such SPC shall have any rights hereunder. To the extent
an SPC shall have the right to receive or give any such notice or take any such
action in writing, it shall be signed by its Granting Lender as administrative
agent and attorney-in-fact for such SPC and need not be signed by such SPC on
its own behalf. The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may rely thereon without any requirement that the SPC sign or
acknowledge the same. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 10.14, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the
prior written consent of, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without
paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in
any Loans to its Granting Lender or to any financial institutions providing
liquidity and/or credit facilities to or for the account of such SPC to fund the
Loans made by such SPC or to support the securities (if any) issued by such SPC
to fund such Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public
information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer
or provider or a surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such
SPC. In the event that an SPC extends a Loan to the
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Borrower as contemplated above, the Borrower shall repay such Loan to the SPC
through the Administrative Agent in full on the maturity date thereof,
notwithstanding any provision for repayments being affected on a basis of
re-borrowings. The foregoing shall not release the Granting Lender from any
obligation hereunder, the Granting Lender's liability to be determined as if no
grant to an SPC had been made by it.
Each party hereto agrees that until the 369th day following the maturity of
the last maturing commercial paper note issued or to be issued by an SPC, it
will not institute, or join with others in instituting, against the SPC any
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy
reorganization, insolvency or similar law, as now or hereafter in effect.
In the event that an SPC makes a Loan hereunder, the Borrower shall repay
the full amount of such Loan to the SPC through the Administrative Agent on the
maturity date thereof, notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement
with respect to netting of amounts payable by the Borrower against amounts being
borrowed by the Borrower on the same day.
Section 10.15. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial. (a) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS)
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
(b) Certain Waivers. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(i) AGREES THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY ANY PERSON ARISING
FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY
STATEMENT, COURSE OF CONDUCT, ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH (COLLECTIVELY, "RELATED LITIGATION") MAY
BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING
IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION
OF SUCH COURTS, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AGREES THAT IT
WILL NOT BRING ANY RELATED LITIGATION IN ANY OTHER FORUM (BUT NOTHING
HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO BRING ANY
ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER FORUM);
(ii) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME TO THE LAYING
OF VENUE OF ANY RELATED LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY
CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH RELATED LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO ANY RELATED
LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, THAT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE
JURISDICTION OVER THE BORROWER;
(iii) CONSENTS AND AGREES TO SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR
OTHER LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY RELATED LITIGATION BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED
U.S. MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 10.05 HEREOF, AND CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT SUCH
SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE IN EVERY RESPECT VALID AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE (BUT
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR EFFECTIVENESS OF PROCESS SERVED
IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW); AND
(iv) WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY RELATED LITIGATION.
Section 10.16. Confidentiality. Except as may be required by Law, each
Lender and each Agent covenants and agrees to use its best efforts not to permit
any data or information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any data or
information which is otherwise publicly available or which is received by any
such party in a capacity in which
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such party is not bound by any restriction of a nature similar to that imposed
by this Section 10.16), which data or information such Lender or any Agent
possesses due to such party's relation to the transactions contemplated by the
Loan Documents, to be out of such party's possession or the contents thereof to
be divulged to any other Person; provided, however, that such data or
information may be disclosed to the lawyers or accountants of such Lender or any
Agent and to any Person empowered by Law to examine the records of any such
Person and to any potential participant in, or assignee or transferee of, its
rights under any Loan Documents which potential participant, assignee or
transferee shall have, in each case, agreed with such party to comply with the
terms of this Section 10.16.
Section 10.17. Replacement of Lenders. If (a) the Borrower is required to
make a payment to a particular Lender pursuant to Sections 2.14 or 2.16 hereof
(or pursuant to a comparable provision in any agreement with respect to the
Borrower's Indebtedness for borrowed money between the Borrower, such Lender and
at least five other lenders) or (b) the Borrower is precluded from requesting
Loans of any type from a particular Lender pursuant to Section 2.08(e) hereof,
the Borrower may, upon not less than 15 Business Days' notice to the
Administrative Agent, either (x) immediately terminate the Commitments of such
Lender, prepay (subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof) such Lender's Loans, together
with interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable with respect
thereto, and pay all other amounts then due and owing to such Lender (in which
event the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of
such Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount) or (y) cause a Replacement
Lender reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may be one of
the other Lenders) to purchase all of such Lender's interests in accordance with
the provisions of Section 10.14(c) hereof. In such event, to the extent the
Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the Borrower must also terminate such
Lender's "Commitment" under the Other Credit Agreement and such Replacement
Lender must purchase such Lender's interest under the Other Credit Agreement.
Section 10.18. Judgment Currency. (a) The Borrower's obligation hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in Dollars or any other
currency (the "Obligation Currency") shall not be discharged or satisfied by any
tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any
currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such
tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent,
the LC Issuer or the respective Lender of the full amount of the Obligation
Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or
such Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If for the purpose
of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court or in any
jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other
than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to
as the "Judgment Currency") an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the
conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange (as quoted by the
Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of
exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency designated by the
Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the day immediately
preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being
hereinafter referred to as the "Judgment Currency Conversion Date").
(b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the
Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount
due, the Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such
additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will
produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased
with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial
award at the rate or exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion
Date.
(c) For purposes of determining any rate of exchange for this Section
10.18, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection
with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly
authorized, have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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ATTEST: FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By
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Title:
Address For Notices:
Perryville Corporate Park
Clinton, NJ 08809-4000
Attn: Vice President And Treasurer
Telephone: 908-713-2945
Telecopier: 908-713-2953
By -----------------------------------------------------
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
$________________ New York, New York
________________, ____
FOR VALUED RECEIVED, the undersigned, FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, a New
York corporation, (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [NAME OF
LENDER] (the "Lender") on or before the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and at
such earlier dates as may be required by the Agreement (as defined below), the
lesser of (i) the principal sum of ________ ($_______) or (ii) the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the
Borrower from time to time pursuant to the Agreement. The Borrower further
promises to pay to the order of the Lender interest on the unpaid principal
amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rate or rates per annum
determined pursuant to the Agreement, payable on the dates set forth in the
Agreement.
This Note is one of the "Revolving Credit Notes" as referred to in, and is
entitled to the benefits of, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
February 12, 1999, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto from
time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Agreement"), which
among other things provides for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the
occurrence of certain events and for prepayments in certain circumstances and
upon certain terms and conditions. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same
meanings herein.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, the Borrower hereby
expressly waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and
notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or
enforcement of this Note and the Agreement, and an action for amounts due
hereunder or thereunder shall immediately accrue.
This Note shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of choice of
law.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By
Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT B
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
[Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request]
_________________, ____
To: Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative
Agent
From: Foster Wheeler Corporation
Re: Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request
Pursuant to Section 2.03(b) of the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
February 12, 1999, by and among FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, the guarantors party
thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (as the same may from time to time
be amended or modified, the "Agreement"), we hereby give notice that we request
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes for the following proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing(s):
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Borrowing Principal Interest
Date Amount(1) Type(2) Period(3) Currency
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Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By
Title:_____________________________
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(1) Each amount must be a Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a higher integral
multiple of $1,000,000 (to the extent practical in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans).
(2) Insert either "LIBOR-based Margin" (in the case of LIBOR-based Loans), "CD
Rate Margin" (in the case of CD Rate Loans), "Base Rate Margin" (in the
case of Base Rate Loans) or "Absolute Rate" (in the case of Absolute Rate
Loans).
(3) Each Interest Period must be not less than seventy days or more than 180
days.
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EXHIBIT C
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
[Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote]
Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as
Administrative Agent
1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor
Concord, California 94520
ATTENTION: ________________
RE: COMPETITIVE BID LOAN QUOTE TO
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION (THE "BORROWER")
This Competitive Bid Loan Quote is given in accordance with Section
2.03(d) of the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999, by and
among Foster Wheeler Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the
guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (as the same may from
time to time be amended or modified, the "Agreement"). Terms defined in the
Agreement are used herein as defined therein.
In response to the Borrower's invitation dated ___________, ___, we hereby
make the following Competitive Bid Loan Quote(s) on the following terms:
1. Quoting Bank:
2. Person to contact at Quoting Bank:
3. We hereby offer to make Competitive Bid Loan(s) in the following
principal amounts, for the following Interest Periods and at the
following rates:
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Borrowing Principal Interest
Date(1) Amount(2) Type(3) Period(4) Rate(5) Currency
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</TABLE>
We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Agreement,
irrevocably obligate(s) us to make the Competitive Bid Loan(s) for which any
offer(s) [is] [are] accepted, in whole or in part (subject to Section 2.03(g) of
the Agreement).
Very truly yours,
[LENDER]
By
Authorized Officer
Dated: ________________
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(1) As specified in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request.
(2) The principal amount bid for each Interest Period may not exceed the
principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans requested. Bids must be made for
a Dollar Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple
of $1,000,000.
(3) Indicate "LIBOR-based Margin" (in the case of LIBOR-based Loans), "CD Rate
Margin" (in the case of CD Rate Loans), "Base Rate Margin" (in the case of
Base Rate Loans) or "Absolute Rate" (in the case of Absolute Rate Loans).
(4) Must be not less than seven days or more than 180 days, as specified in
the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request.
(5) For a LIBOR-based Loan, specify margin over or under the LIBOR-Rate
determined for the applicable Interest Period. For a CD Rate Loan, specify
margin over or under the CD Rate determined for the applicable Interest
Period. For a Base Rate Loan, specify margin over or under the Base Rate
determined for the applicable Interest Period. In each case, specify
percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000 of 1%) and specify whether
"PLUS" or "MINUS". For an Absolute Rate Loan, specify rate of interest per
annum (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000 of 1%).
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EXHIBIT D
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
[Form of Competitive Bid Note]
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
PROMISSORY NOTE
$______________ ____________, ____
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, a New
York corporation (the "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
__________________ (the "Lender") on the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date of
each Competitive Bid Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the
Agreement described below, the lesser of (i) the principal sum of
____________________________________________ Dollars ($___________) or (ii) the
unpaid principal amount of all such Competitive Bid Loans made by the Lender
maturing on such Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date. The Borrower further
promises to pay to the order of the Lender interest on the unpaid principal
amount of each such Competitive Bid Loan from time to time outstanding at the
rate or rates per annum determined pursuant to Section 2.03 of, or as otherwise
provided in, the Agreement, payable on the dates set forth in Sections 2.03 (k)
and 2.15 of, or as otherwise provided in, the Agreement.
This Competitive Bid Note is one of the "Competitive Bid Notes" referred
to in, and is entitled to the benefits provided by, the Revolving Credit
Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999, by and among the Borrower, the
guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent for the lenders (as the
same may from time to time be amended or modified, the "Agreement"). Said
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the
maturity of Competitive Bid Loans evidenced hereby upon the happening of certain
stated events, upon the terms and conditions therein specified. Terms defined in
the Agreement shall have the same meanings herein.
Subject to the provisions of the Agreement, payments of both principal and
interest shall be made at the office of Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association located at 1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor, Concord,
California 94520, in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately
available funds.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, the Borrower hereby
expressly waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and
notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or
enforcement of this Competitive Bid Note and the Agreement, and an action for
amounts due hereunder or thereunder shall immediately accrue.
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This Competitive Bid Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By
Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT E
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
SWINGLINE ADVANCE NOTE
$_____________ New York, New York,
__________________, ____
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, a New
York corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [NAME OF
LENDER] (the "Lender") on or before the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and at
such earlier dates as may be required by the Agreement (as defined below), the
lesser of (i) the principal sum of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000) or (ii) the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swingline Advances made by the Lender
to the Borrower from time to time pursuant to the Agreement. The Borrower
further promises to pay to the order of the Lender interest on the unpaid
principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rate or rates per
annum determined pursuant to the Agreement, payable on the dates set forth in
the Agreement.
This Note is one of the "Swingline Advance Notes" as referred to in, and
is entitled to the benefits of, the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
February 12, 1999, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto from
time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Agreement"), which
among other things provides for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the
occurrence of certain events and for prepayments in certain circumstances and
upon certain terms and conditions. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same
meanings herein.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreement, the Borrower hereby
expressly waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and
notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or
enforcement of this Note and the Agreement, and an action for amounts due
hereunder or thereunder shall immediately accrue.
This Note shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of choice of
law.
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By
Title;______________________________
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EXHIBIT F
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
I have conducted a review of the terms and conditions of the Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999, (the "Agreement"), the Notes and
the other Loan Documents, and the financial statements of the Borrower. Defined
terms used herein without definition are used as defined in the Agreement. Such
review has not disclosed nor does the signer have any knowledge of the existence
as of the date of this certificate of any condition or event which constitutes a
Potential Default or Event of Default.
I further certify that all representations and warranties contained in the
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties were made on the date of this
certificate.
Attached are Schedules 1, 2 and 3 which are detailed calculations
indicating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and
6.03 of the Agreement as of the date of this certificate.
Date: By ____________________________________
Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT G
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
THIS TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT, dated as of the date specified in Item 1 of
Schedule I hereto, among the Transferor Lender specified in Item 2 of Schedule I
hereto (the "Transferor Lender"), each Purchasing Lender specified in Item 3 of
Schedule I hereto (each a "Purchasing Lender") and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders under the
Revolving Credit Agreement described below.
RECITALS:
A. This Transfer Supplement is being executed and delivered in accordance
with Section 10.14(c) of the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February
12, 1999, by and among FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the
"Borrower"), the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party
thereto from time to time and Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement").
Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meaning specified in
the Credit Agreement.
B. Each Purchasing Lender (if it is not already a Lender) wishes to become
a Lender party to the Credit Agreement.
C. The Transferor Lender is selling and assigning to each Purchasing
Lender, and each Purchasing Lender is purchasing and assuming, a certain portion
of the Transferor Lender's rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Transferor Lender's Commitments, Loans owing
to it, Swingline Advance Participating Interest, Letter of Credit Obligations
owing to it and any Notes held by it (the "Transferor Lender's Interests").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
1. Transfer Effective Notice. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of
five counterparts of this Transfer Supplement (to each of which is attached a
fully completed Schedule I and Schedule II), and each of which has been executed
by the Transferor Lender, by each Purchasing Lender and by any other Person
required by Section 10.14(c) of the Credit Agreement to execute this Transfer
Supplement, the Administrative Agent will transmit to the Borrower, the
Transferor Lender and each Purchasing Lender a transfer effective notice,
substantially in the form of Schedule III to this Transfer Supplement (a
"Transfer Effective Notice"). The date specified in such Transfer Effective
Notice as the date on which the transfer effected by this Transfer Supplement
shall become effective (the "Transfer Effective Date") shall be the fifth
Business Day following the date of such Transfer Effective Notice or such other
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date as shall be agreed upon among the Transfer Lender, the Purchasing Lender,
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. From and after the Transfer Effective
Date each Purchasing Lender (if not already a Lender party to the Credit
Agreement) shall be a Lender party to the Credit Agreement for all purposes
thereof having the respective interests in the Transferor Lender's interests
reflected in this Transfer Supplement.
2. Purchase Price; Sale. At or before 12:00 Noon, local time at the
Transferor Lender's office specified in Schedule III, on the Transfer Effective
Date, each Purchasing Lender shall pay to the Transferor Lender, in immediately
available funds, an amount equal to the purchase price, as agreed between the
Transferor Lender and such Purchasing Lender (the "Purchase Price"), of the
portion being purchased by such Purchasing Lender (such Purchasing Lender's
"Purchased Percentage") of the Transferor Lender's Interests. Effective upon
receipt by the Transferor Lender of the Purchase Price from a Purchasing Lender,
the Transferor Lender hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers to such
Purchasing Lender, without recourse, representation or warranty (express or
implied) except as set forth in Section 6 hereof, and each Purchasing Lender
hereby irrevocably purchases, takes and assumes from the Transferor Lender such
Purchasing Lender's Purchased Percentage of the Transferor Lender's Interests.
The Transferor Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the
receipt of the Purchase Price from a Purchasing Lender ("Purchase Price Receipt
Notice"). Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such Purchase Price
Receipt Notice, the Administrative Agent shall record in the Register the
information with respect to such sale and purchase as contemplated by Section
10.14(d) of the Credit Agreement.
3. Principal, Interest and Fees. All principal payments, interest, fees
and other amounts that would otherwise be payable from and after the Transfer
Effective Date to or for the account of the Transferor Lender in respect of the
Transferor Lender's Interests shall, instead, be payable to or for the account
of the Transferor Lender and the Purchasing Lenders, as the case may be, in
accordance with their respective interests as reflected in this Transfer
Supplement.
4. Closing Documents. Concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
the Transferor Lender will request that the Administrative Agent provide to each
Purchasing Lender (if it is not already a Lender party to the Credit Agreement)
conformed copies of all documents delivered to such Transferor Lender on the
Closing Date in satisfaction of conditions precedent set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
5. Further Assurances. Each of the parties to this Transfer Supplement
agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written request of any
other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such
further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request in order to
effect the purposes of this Transfer Supplement.
6. Certain Representations and Agreements. By executing and delivering
this Transfer Supplement, the Transferor Lender and each Purchasing Lender
confirm to and agree with each other and the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders as follows:
(a) Other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned hereby free and clear
of any adverse claim,
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the Transferor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to (i) the execution, delivery, effectiveness,
enforceability, genuineness, validity or adequacy of the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, (ii) any recital, representation, warranty,
document, certificate, report or statement in, provided for in, received
under or in connection with, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or (iii) the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection,
recordation, priority, adequacy or value, now or hereafter, of any Lien or
other direct or indirect security afforded or purported to be afforded by
any of the Loan Documents or otherwise from time to time.
(b) The Transferor Lender makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) the performance or
observance of any of the terms or conditions of the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or any other Person,
(ii) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower or any other Person, or (iii) the existence of
any Event of Default or Potential Default.
(c) Each Purchasing Lender confirms that it has received a copy of
the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, together with
copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.06 thereof,
the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01
thereof, if any, and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit and legal analysis and decision to
enter into this Transfer Supplement. Each Purchasing Lender confirms that
it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance
upon the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, the Transferor Lender or
any other Lender.
(d) Each Purchasing Lender, independently and without reliance upon
the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, the Transferor Lender or any
other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, will make its own decisions to take or not take
action under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document.
(e) Each Purchasing Lender irrevocably appoints the Administrative
Agent to act as Administrative Agent for such Purchasing Lender under the
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all in accordance with Article
VIII of the Credit Agreement and the other provisions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(f) Each Purchasing Lender agrees that it will perform in accordance
with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it
as a Lender.
7. Schedule II. Schedule II hereto sets forth the revised Commitments of
the Transferor Lender and each Purchasing Lender as well as administrative
information with respect to each Purchasing Lender.
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8. Governing Law. This Transfer Supplement shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to principles of choice of law.
9. Counterparts. This Transfer Supplement may be executed on any number of
counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts each
of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Transfer
Supplement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers on
Schedule I hereto as of the date set forth in Item I of Schedule I hereto.
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SCHEDULE I
TO
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
COMPLETION OF INFORMATION AND
SIGNATURES FOR TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
Re: Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 12, 1999, by and among
Foster Wheeler Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the
Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from
time to time and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement")
Item I (Date of [Insert date of
Assignment Supplement): Assignment Supplement]
Item 2 (Transferor Lender): [Insert name of Transferor
Lender]
Item 3 (Purchasing Lender[s]): [Insert name[s] of
Purchasing Lender[s]]
Item 4 (Signatures of Parties
to Transfer Supplement):
[Name of Transferor Lender]
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as Transferor Lender
By:
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Title:
[Name of Purchasing Lender]
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as Purchasing Lender
By:
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Title:
[Name of Purchasing Lender]
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as Purchasing Lender
By:
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Title:
[Following two consents required only
when Purchasing Lender is not already
a Lender [or an Affiliate of a Lender]]
CONSENTED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED:
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:_________________________________
Title:
ACCEPTED FOR RECORDATION IN
PURCHASING LENDER REGISTER:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:_________________________________
Title:
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SCHEDULE II
TO
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
LIST OF LENDING OFFICES, ADDRESSES
FOR NOTICES AND COMMITTED AMOUNTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
[Name of Transferor Lender] Revised Commitment and Loan Amounts:
Revolving Credit Committed Amount $__________
Additional Committed Amount $__________
Swingline Advance Committed Amount $__________
Revised Commitment Percentage: __________
<CAPTION>
[Name of Purchasing Lender] New Commitment and Loan Amounts:
Revolving Credit Committed Amount $__________
Additional Committed Amount $__________
Swingline Advance Committed Amount $__________
New Commitment Percentage: __________
</TABLE>
Administrative Information
For Purchasing Lender:
Address:________________
Attention:______________
Telephone:______________
Telex:__________________
(Answerback:__________)
Telecopier:_____________
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SCHEDULE III
TO
TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT
TRANSFER EFFECTIVE NOTICE
To: [Insert Name of Borrower, Transferor
Lender and each Purchasing Lender]
The undersigned, as Administrative Agent under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, dated as of February 12, 1999, by and among Foster Wheeler
Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the Guarantors party
thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Bank
of America National Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent for
the Lenders (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"), acknowledges receipt of five executed counterparts of a completed
Transfer Supplement, dated _________, ____, from [name of Transferor Lender] to
[name of each Purchasing Lender] (the "Transfer Supplement"). Terms defined in
the Transfer Supplement are used herein as therein defined.
1. Pursuant to the Transfer Supplement, you are advised that the Transfer
Effective Date will be _________, ____. [Insert fifth Business Day following
date of Transfer Effective Notice or other date agreed to among the Transferor
Lender, the Purchasing Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.]
2. Pursuant to Section 10.14(c) of the Credit Agreement, the Transferor
Lender has delivered to the Administrative Agent the Transferor Lender Notes.
3. Section 10.14(c) of the Credit Agreement provides that, to the extent
requested by the Purchasing Lender, the Borrower is to deliver to the
Administrative Agent on or before the Assignment Effective Date the following
Notes, each dated the date of the Note it replaces.
[Describe each new Revolving Credit Note, Swingline Advance Note and
Competitive Bid Note for Transferor Lender and Purchasing Lender as to date (as
required by the Credit Agreement), principal amount and payee.]
4. The Transfer Supplement provides that each Purchasing Lender is to pay
its Purchase Price to the Transferor Lender at or before 12:00 o'clock Noon,
local time at the Transferor Lender's lending office specified in Schedule II to
the Transfer Supplement, on the Transfer Effective Date in immediately available
funds.
Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent
By:___________________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AGREEMENT
____________ __, ____
Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders party to the
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler
Corporation (the "Borrower"), the
Guarantors party thereto from time to
time, the Lenders party thereto from
time to time, and Bank of America
National Trust and Savings
Association, as Administrative Agent
(the "Credit Agreement")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement described above. Terms not
defined herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have for the
purposes hereof the meaning provided therein.
The undersigned, [name of Subsidiary Guarantor], a [jurisdiction of
incorporation] corporation, hereby acknowledges that it is a "Guarantor" for all
purposes of the Credit Agreement, effective from the date hereof. The
undersigned confirms that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as to the undersigned as
of the date hereof (it being understood and agreed that any representation or
warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to
be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby
agrees to perform all the obligations of a Guarantor under, and to be bound in
all respects by the terms of, the Credit Agreement, including without limitation
Article IX thereof, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if
the undersigned were a direct signatory thereto.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
internal laws of the State of New York.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
By
Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT J
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 1999 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, this "Agreement"), made by each of the
undersigned pledgors (each a "Pledgor", and together with any entity that
becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 19 hereof, the "Pledgors"), in favor
of BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined below) (in such capacity
and together with any successor thereto, the "Pledgee"). Except as otherwise
defined herein, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreements (as
defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Foster Wheeler Corporation (the "Borrower"), the Guarantors from
time to time party thereto, various lenders from time to time party thereto (the
"Banks"), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and First Union National Bank, as Documentation
Agent and Syndication Agent, respectively (in such capacity, the "Documentation
Agent" and the "Syndication Agent", respectively), and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity and
together with any successor thereto, the "Administrative Agent" and, together
with the Pledgee, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Banks
and their respective successors and assigns, the "Bank Creditors"), have entered
into a Revolving Credit Agreement and a Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement,
each dated as of February 12, 1999, providing for the extensions of credit to
the Borrower as contemplated therein (as used herein, the term "Credit
Agreements" means the Credit Agreements described above in this paragraph, as
the same may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, replaced, restated,
supplemented or refinanced from time to time, and including any agreement
extending the maturity of, or refinancing or restructuring (including, but not
limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder or
any increase in the amount borrowed) all or any portion of, the indebtedness
under such agreement or any successor agreement, whether or not with the same
agent, trustee, representative, lenders or holders;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guaranty, the Guarantors have jointly and
severally guaranteed to the Bank Creditors the payment when due of all
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or with respect to the Loan
Documents;
WHEREAS, the Borrower on November 15, 1995 issued $200,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of its 6-3/4% Notes due November 15, 2005 (the
"6-3/4% Notes") (with the holders from time to time of such 6-3/4% Notes being
herein called the "Noteholders") pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November
15, 1995, by and between the Borrower and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as
trustee (together with any successor thereto, the "Trustee") on behalf of the
Noteholders (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the
"Indenture");
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WHEREAS, the Pledgors have issued guarantees of the payment when due of
all of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or with respect to
the 6-3/4% Notes and the Indenture (with any such guarantees, together with the
6-3/4% Notes and Indenture being herein collectively called the "Note
Documents");
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the extensions of credit under the
Credit Agreements, and the Indenture requires, concurrently with the execution
and delivery of the Credit Agreements by the Guarantors, that each Pledgor shall
have executed and delivered to the Pledgee this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Pledged Instruments (as defined
below) will be pledged to secure the "Credit Document Obligations" and the "Note
Obligations" and all other amounts comprising "Obligations" (as each such term
is hereinafter defined) on an equal and ratable basis, as contemplated hereby,
and that in connection therewith, the Pledgee, as collateral agent hereunder,
shall act as the "Collateral Agent" for the benefit of the Bank Creditors, the
Noteholders and the other Secured Creditors; and
WHEREAS, each Pledgor desires to execute this Agreement to satisfy the
conditions described in the second preceding paragraph;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits accruing to each Pledgor,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Pledgee and
hereby covenants and agrees with the Pledgee as follows:
SECTION 1. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS; DEFINITIONS.
(a) This Agreement is made by each Pledgor in favor of the Pledgee for the
benefit of the Bank Creditors, the Noteholders and the Trustee (collectively,
together with the Pledgee, the "Secured Creditors"), to secure on an equal and
ratable basis:
(i) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including
obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code, would become due (the "Bankruptcy Code" as used herein
shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy" as now
or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto) and liabilities
(including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of
such Pledgor to the Bank Creditors, whether now existing or hereafter
incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the Credit Agreements
and all other Loan Documents to which it is at any time a party
(including, without limitation, all such obligations and liabilities of
such Pledgor under the Credit Agreements (if a party thereto) and under
any guaranty by it of the obligations under the Credit Agreements) and the
due performance and compliance by such Pledgor with the terms of each such
Loan Document (all such obligations and liabilities under this clause (i)
being herein collectively called the "Credit Document Obligations");
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(ii) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including
obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities (including, without
limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of such Pledgor to the
Noteholders and the Trustee, whether now existing or hereafter incurred
under, arising out of or in connection with the Note Documents to which
such Pledgor is at any time a party (including, without limitation, all
such obligations and liabilities of such Pledgor under the Indenture or
any guaranty by it of the obligations under the Indenture) and the due
performance and compliance by such Pledgor with all of the terms,
conditions and agreements on its part contained in each such Note Document
(all such obligations and liabilities under this clause (ii) being herein
collectively called the "Note Obligations");
(iii) any and all sums advanced by the Pledgee in order to preserve
the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) or preserve its security interest
in the Collateral;
(iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or
enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations, or liabilities referred to
in clauses (i) through (iii) above, after an Event of Default (such term,
as used in this Agreement, shall mean (a) any "Event of Default" at any
time under, and as defined in, either of the Credit Agreements, and (b)
any payment default (after the expiration of any applicable grace period)
on any of the Obligations secured hereunder at such time) shall have
occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding,
preparing for sale or otherwise disposing or realizing on the Collateral,
or of any exercise by the Pledgee of its rights hereunder, together with
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs; and
(v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such
Secured Creditor has the right to reimbursement under Section 9 of this
Agreement;
all such obligations, liabilities, sums and expenses set forth in clauses (i)
through (v) of this Section 1, being herein collectively called the
"Obligations," it being acknowledged and agreed that the "Obligations" shall
include extensions of credit of the type described above, whether outstanding on
the date of this Agreement or extended from time to time after the date of this
Agreement.
(b) As used herein, the term "Instruments" shall mean (i) a promissory
note dated February 10, 1999 of Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc.
("Constructors") in the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster
Wheeler USA Corporation; (ii) a promissory note dated February 10, 1999 of
Constructors in the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster Wheeler
Energy International, Inc. and (iii) a promissory note dated February 10, 1999
of Constructors in the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster
Wheeler Energy Corporation.
(c) All Instruments at any time pledged or required to be pledged
hereunder is hereinafter called the "Pledged Instruments," which together with
(i) all proceeds thereof, including any instruments, securities and moneys
received and at the time held by the Pledgee
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hereunder, and (ii) all principal, interest, cash, rights, instruments and other
property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged
Instruments are hereinafter called the "Collateral".
SECTION 2. PLEDGE OF INSTRUMENTS.
To secure all Obligations of such Pledgor and for the purposes set forth
in Section 1 hereof, each Pledgor hereby: (i) grants to the Pledgee a first
priority security interest in all of the Collateral owned by such Pledgor; (ii)
pledges and deposits as security with the Pledgee the Pledged Instruments owned
by such Pledgor on the date hereof, and delivers to the Pledgee such Pledged
Instruments, duly endorsed in blank by such Pledgor, or such other instruments
of transfer as are reasonably acceptable to the Pledgee; and (iii) assigns,
transfers, hypothecates, mortgages, charges and sets over to the Pledgee all of
such Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to such Pledged Instrument, to
be held by the Pledgee, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
SECTION 3. RIGHTS, ETC., WHILE NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.
Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights
pertaining to the Pledged Instruments; provided, that no action shall be taken
which would violate or be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement
or any other Secured Debt Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All such rights of
such Pledgor shall cease in case an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, and Section 5 hereof shall become applicable.
SECTION 4. INTEREST AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS.
Except as provided in Section 5 hereof, all payments in respect of the
Pledged Instruments shall be paid to the respective Pledgor.
SECTION 5. REMEDIES IN CASE OF EVENT OF DEFAULT.
In case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Pledgee shall be entitled to exercise all of its rights, powers and remedies
(whether vested in it by this Agreement, by any other Loan Document, or by any
Note Document (with all of the Documents listed above being herein collectively
called the "Secured Debt Agreements") or by law) for the protection and
enforcement of its rights in respect of the Collateral, and the Pledgee shall be
entitled to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code and also shall be entitled, without limitation, to
exercise the following rights, which each Pledgor hereby agrees to be
commercially reasonable:
(i) to receive all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral
otherwise payable to such Pledgor under Section 4 hereof;
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(ii) to instruct makers of the Pledged Instruments to make any and
all payments in respect of the Pledged Instruments directly to the
Pledgee;
(iii) to transfer all or any part of the Pledged Instruments into
the Pledgee's name or the name of its nominee or nominees;
(iv) to take any action in respect of the Collateral and otherwise
act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof; and
(v) at any time or from time to time to sell, assign and deliver, or
grant options to purchase, all or any part of the Collateral, or any
interest therein, at any public or private sale, without demand of
performance, advertisement or notice of intention to sell or of the time
or place of sale or adjournment thereof or to redeem or otherwise (all of
which are hereby waived by each Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for other
property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of
credit risk, and for such price or prices and on such terms as the Pledgee
in its absolute discretion may determine; provided, that at least 10
Business Days' notice of the time and place of any such sale shall be
given to such Pledgor. Each Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the
fullest extent permitted by law any right or equity of redemption with
respect to the Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all
rights, if any, of marshalling the Collateral and any other security for
the Obligations or otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by
applicable law, the Pledgee on behalf of the Secured Creditors may bid for
and purchase all or any part of the Collateral so sold free from any such
right or equity of redemption. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold
the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of
any Pledgor, and each Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by
law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or
may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now
existing or hereafter enacted. The Pledgee may adjourn any public or
private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed
therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time
and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Pledgor hereby waives any
claims against the Pledgee arising by reason of the fact that the price at
which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less
than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if
the Pledgee accepts the first offer received and does not offer such
Collateral to more than one offeree. If the proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all the Obligations,
the Pledgors shall be liable for the deficiency and the fees of any
attorneys employed by the Pledgee to collect such deficiency. Neither the
Pledgee nor any other Secured Creditor shall be liable for failure to
collect or realize upon any or all of the Collateral or for any delay in
so doing nor shall any of them be under any obligation to take any action
whatsoever with regard thereto.
SECTION 6. REMEDIES, ETC., CUMULATIVE.
Each right, power and remedy of the Pledgee provided for in this Agreement
or in any other Secured Debt Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition
to every other such right, power or remedy.
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The exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Pledgee or any other Secured
Creditor of any one or more of the rights, powers or remedies provided for in
this Agreement or in any other Secured Debt Agreement or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the
simultaneous or later exercise by the Pledgee or any other Secured Creditor of
all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay on the part
of the Pledgee or any other Secured Creditor to exercise any such right, power
or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. The Secured Creditors agree that
this Agreement may be enforced only by the Pledgee acting upon the instructions
of the Required Secured Creditors (as defined in Annex A hereto) and that no
other Secured Creditor shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or
to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the security to be granted hereby,
it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by
the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors upon the terms of this
Agreement.
SECTION 7. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.
(a) All moneys collected by the Pledgee upon any sale or other disposition
of the Collateral of each Pledgor, together with all other moneys received by
the Pledgee hereunder, shall be applied as follows:
(i) first, to the payment of all Obligations owing to the Pledgee of
the type provided in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of the definition of
Obligations in Section 1 hereof;
(ii) second, to the extent proceeds remain after the application
pursuant to the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the outstanding
Obligations shall be paid to the Secured Creditors as provided in Section
7(d) hereof, with each Secured Creditor receiving an amount equal to its
outstanding Obligations of such Pledgor or, if the proceeds are
insufficient to pay in full all such Obligations, its Pro Rata Share (as
hereinafter defined) of the amount remaining to be distributed; and
(iii) third, to the extent proceeds remain after the application
pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), inclusive, and following
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 15 hereof, to the
relevant Pledgor or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such
surplus.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Pro Rata Share" shall mean, when
calculating a Secured Creditor's portion of any distribution or amount, that
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a fraction the numerator of which is
the then unpaid amount of such Secured Creditor's Obligations and the
denominator of which is the then outstanding amount of all Obligations.
(c) If the Bank Creditors are to receive a distribution in accordance with
the procedures set forth above in this Section 7 on account of undrawn amounts
with respect to letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreements, such
amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreements
and held by it, for the equal and ratable benefit of the Bank Creditors as such.
If any amounts are held as cash security pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence, then upon the termination of all outstanding letters of credit, and
after the
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application of all such cash security to the repayment of all Obligations owing
to the Bank Creditors after giving effect to the termination of all such letters
of credit, if there remains any excess cash, such excess cash shall be returned
by the Administrative Agent to the Pledgee for distribution in accordance with
Section 7(a) hereof.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 7(c) hereof, all payments required to
be made hereunder shall be made (i) if to the Bank Creditors, to the
Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreements for the account of the Bank
Creditors, and (ii) if to any other Secured Creditors (other than the Pledgee),
to the Trustee or paying agent (each a "Representative") for such Secured
Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, directly to the other
Secured Creditors.
(e) For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this
Section 7, the Pledgee shall be entitled to rely upon (i) the Administrative
Agent under the Credit Agreements and (ii) the Representative for any other
Secured Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the
respective Secured Creditors for a determination (which the Administrative
Agent, each Representative for any other Secured Creditors and the Secured
Creditors agree (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Pledgee) of the
outstanding Primary Obligations and Secondary Obligations owed to the Secured
Creditors.
(f) It is understood and agreed that each Pledgor shall remain liable to
the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the
Collateral pledged by it hereunder and the aggregate amount of the Obligations
of such Pledgor.
SECTION 8. PURCHASERS OF COLLATERAL.
Upon any sale of the Collateral by the Pledgee hereunder (whether by
virtue of the power of sale herein granted, pursuant to judicial process or
otherwise), the receipt of the Pledgee or the officer making the sale shall be a
sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold,
and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the
application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Pledgee or such
officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication or nonapplication
thereof.
SECTION 9. INDEMNITY.
Each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees (i) to indemnify and hold
harmless the Pledgee in such capacity and each Representative of a Secured
Creditor in its capacity as such from and against any and all claims, demands,
losses, judgments and liabilities of whatsoever kind or nature, and (ii) to
reimburse the Pledgee in such capacity and each Representative of a Secured
Creditor in its capacity as such for all reasonable costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, in each case to the extent growing out of
or resulting from the exercise by the Pledgee of any right or remedy granted to
it hereunder except, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the extent
arising from the Pledgee's or such other Secured Creditor's gross negligence or
willful misconduct. In no event shall the Pledgee be liable, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, for any matter or thing in
connection with this Agreement other
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than to account for moneys actually received by it in accordance with the terms
hereof. If and to the extent that the obligations of the Pledgors under this
Section 9 are unenforceable for any reason, each Pledgor hereby agrees to make
the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations
which is permissible under applicable law.
SECTION 10. FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER OF ATTORNEY.
(a) Each Pledgor agrees that it will join with the Pledgee in executing
and, at such Pledgor's own expense, file and refile under the applicable Uniform
Commercial Code or such other law such financing statements, continuation
statements and other documents in such offices as the Pledgee may reasonably
deem necessary or appropriate and wherever required or permitted by law in order
to perfect and preserve the Pledgee's security interest in the Collateral and
hereby authorizes the Pledgee to file financing statements and amendments
thereto relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of
such Pledgor where permitted by law, and agrees to do such further acts and
things and to execute and deliver to the Pledgee such additional conveyances,
assignments, agreements and instruments as the Pledgee may reasonably deem
necessary or advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to
further assure and confirm unto the Pledgee its rights, powers and remedies
hereunder.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee such Pledgor's
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and
in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, to act from time to time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default in the Pledgee's
reasonable discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this
Section 10.
SECTION 11. THE PLEDGEE AS AGENT.
The Pledgee will hold in accordance with this Agreement all items of the
Collateral at any time received under this Agreement. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Pledgee as holder of the Collateral and
interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise
under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The
Pledgee shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in
Annex A hereto, the terms of which shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference as fully as if same were set forth herein in their entirety.
SECTION 12. TRANSFER BY PLEDGORS.
No Pledgor will sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any option with
respect to, or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Collateral or
any interest therein (except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
as permitted by the terms of the Secured Debt Agreements).
SECTION 13. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PLEDGORS.
(a) Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants that:
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(i) it is the legal, record and beneficial owner of, and has good
title to, all Pledged Instruments purported to be owned by such Pledgor,
subject to no Lien, except the Liens created by this Agreement;
(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to pledge all the
Pledged Instruments;
(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Pledgor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except to the extent that the enforceability hereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by equitable
principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at
law);
(iv) no consent of any other party (including, without limitation,
any stockholder or creditor of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries)
and no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption
by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any
governmental authority is required to be obtained by such Pledgor in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement,
or in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies pursuant to
this Agreement, in each case except those which have been obtained or made
or as may be required by laws affecting the offer and sale of securities
generally in connection with the exercise by the Pledgee of certain of its
remedies hereunder;
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
such Pledgor does not violate any provision of any applicable law or
regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court,
arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or analogous organizational
documents) of such Pledgor or of any securities issued by such Pledgor or
any of its Subsidiaries, or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, deed of
trust, credit agreement or loan agreement, or any other material
agreement, contract or instrument to which such Pledgor or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or which purports to be binding upon such Pledgor
or any of its Subsidiaries or upon any of their respective assets and will
not result in the creation or imposition (or the obligation to create or
impose) of any lien or encumbrance on any of the assets of such Pledgor or
any of its Subsidiaries except as contemplated by this Agreement;
(vi) all Pledged Instruments have been duly and validly issued; and
(vii) the pledge, assignment and delivery (which delivery has been
made) to the Pledgee of the Pledged Instruments creates a valid and
perfected first priority security interest in such Pledged Instruments,
subject to no prior lien or encumbrance or to any agreement purporting to
grant to any third party (except the Secured Creditors) a lien or
encumbrance on the property or assets of such Pledgor which would include
the Instruments.
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Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will defend the Pledgee's right,
title and security interest in and to the Collateral and the proceeds thereof
against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever; and such Pledgor
covenants and agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge any
other property at any time hereafter pledged to the Pledgee as Collateral
hereunder and will likewise defend the right thereto and security interest
therein of the Pledgee and the other Secured Creditors.
(b) The Pledgors hereby agree that the rights created by the subordinated
provisions of the guarantees executed by the Pledgors related to the Note
Documents and the subordination provisions of the Guaranty which each provide
for the subordination of the indebtedness of the Borrower owing to any Pledgor
to the Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Secured Creditors shall be on a
parity basis for the equal and ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors.
SECTION 14. PLEDGORS' OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC.
The obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and
shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected
by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation:
(i) any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of or addition or
supplement to or deletion from any Secured Debt Agreement or any other
instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of
any thereof; (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or
inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument or this
Agreement; (iii) any furnishing of any additional security to the Pledgee or its
assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by the Pledgee
or its assignee; (iv) any limitation on any party's liability or obligations
under any such instrument or agreement or any invalidity or unenforceability, in
whole or in part, of any such instrument or agreement or any term thereof; (v)
any limitation on any other Pledgor's liability or obligations under this
Agreement or under any other Secured Debt Agreement or any invalidity or
unenforceability, in whole or in part, of this Agreement or any other Secured
Debt Agreement or any term thereof; or (vi) any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like
proceeding relating to such Pledgor or any Subsidiary of such Pledgor, or any
action taken with respect to this Agreement by any trustee or receiver, or by
any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Pledgor shall have notice
or knowledge of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 15. TERMINATION, RELEASE.
(a) After the Termination Date (as defined below), this Agreement shall
terminate (provided that all indemnities set forth herein including, without
limitation, in Section 9 hereof shall survive any such termination) and the
Pledgee, at the request and expense of the respective Pledgor, will promptly
execute and deliver to such Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments
acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement, and will duly
assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without recourse and without any
representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as may be in the possession
of the Pledgee and as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or
released pursuant to this Agreement. As used in this Agreement,
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"Termination Date" shall mean the earliest of (i) the date upon which the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, no Note under the Credit
Agreements is outstanding and all other Credit Document Obligations (excluding
normal continuing indemnity obligations which survive in accordance with their
terms, so long as no amounts are then due and payable in respect thereof) have
been indefeasibly paid in full, (ii) the date upon which the Credit Documents
are amended to release all Collateral subject to this Agreement and (iii) the
date on which the Indenture no longer requires equal and ratable security or the
6-3/4% Notes have been paid in full.
(b) In the event that any part of the Collateral is sold (other than to
any Credit Party) in connection with a sale permitted by the Secured Debt
Agreements or is otherwise released at the direction of the Required Secured
Creditors, the Pledgee, at the request and expense of such Pledgor will promptly
execute and deliver to such Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments
acknowledging such release, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of
the Collateral as is then being (or has been) so sold, distributed or released
and as may be in possession of the Pledgee and has not theretofore been released
pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) At any time that a Pledgor desires that Collateral be released as
provided in the foregoing Section 15(a) or (b), it shall deliver to the Pledgee
a certificate signed by an authorized officer of such Pledgor stating that the
release of the respective Collateral is permitted pursuant to Section 15(a) or
(b), and the Pledgee shall be entitled (but not required) to conclusively rely
thereon.
SECTION 16. NOTICES, ETC.
Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands or
other communications to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be deemed to
have been given or made when delivered to the party to which such notice,
request, demand or other communication is required or permitted to be given or
made under this Agreement, addressed as follows:
(a) if to any Pledgor, at:
Perryville Corporate Park
Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000
Attention: Vice President and Treasurer
Telephone No.: (908) 713-2945
Telecopier No.: (908) 713-2953
(b) if to the Pledgee, at:
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor
Concord, California 94520
Attention: Glenis Croucher
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Telephone No.: (925) 675-8447
Telecopier No.: (925) 675-8500
(c) if to any Bank Creditor (other than the Pledgee), (x) to the
Administrative Agent, at the address of the Administrative Agent specified in
the Credit Agreements or (y) at such address as such Bank Creditor shall have
specified in the Credit Agreements;
(d) if to any other Secured Creditor, (x) to the Representative for such
Secured Creditor or (y) if there is no such Representative, at such address as
such Secured Creditor shall have specified in writing to each Pledgor and the
Pledgee;
or at such other address as shall have been furnished in writing by any Person
described above to the party required to give notice hereunder.
SECTION 17. WAIVER; AMENDMENT.
None of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived,
modified or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by
each Pledgor directly affected thereby (it being understood that additional
Pledgors may be added as parties hereto from time to time in accordance with
Section 19 hereof and Pledgors may be released as parties hereto in accordance
with Sections 15 and 18 hereof and that no consent of any other Pledgor or of
the Secured Creditors shall be required in connection therewith) and the Pledgee
(with the written consent of the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders if
required by Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreements); provided, that the Borrower
certifies that any such change, waiver, modification or variance is otherwise
permitted by the terms of the respective Secured Debt Agreements or, if not so
permitted, that the requisite consents therefor have been obtained.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, it is understood and
agreed that the Required Lenders may agree to modifications to this Agreement
for the purpose, among other things, of securing additional extensions of credit
(including, without limitation, pursuant to the Credit Agreements or any
refinancing or extension thereof), with such changes not being subject to the
proviso to the immediately preceding sentence. Furthermore, the proviso to the
second preceding sentence shall not apply to any release of Collateral effected
in accordance with the requirements of Section 18 of this Agreement, or any
other release of Collateral or termination of this Agreement so long as the
Borrower certifies that such actions will not violate the terms of any Secured
Debt Agreement then in effect.
SECTION 18. RELEASE OF GUARANTORS.
In the event any Pledgor party to the Guaranty is released from the
Guaranty, such Pledgor shall be released from this Agreement and this Agreement
shall, as to such Pledgor only, have no further force or effect.
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SECTION 19. ADDITIONAL PLEDGORS.
Pursuant to Section 5.15 of the Credit Agreements, certain Subsidiaries of
the Borrower may after the date hereof be required to enter into this Agreement
as a Pledgor. Upon execution and delivery, after the date hereof, by the Pledgee
and such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Exhibit A-2, such Subsidiary
shall become a Pledgor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally
named as a Pledgor hereunder. Each Subsidiary which is required to become a
party to this Agreement shall so execute and deliver a copy of Exhibit A-2 to
the Pledgee and, at such time, shall execute a Pledge and Security Agreement
Supplement in the form of Exhibit A-1 to this Agreement with respect to all
Collateral of such Pledgor required to be pledged hereunder, which Supplement
shall be completed in accordance with Exhibit A-1. The execution and delivery of
any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Pledgor
hereunder. Upon the execution and delivery by the Pledgee and such Subsidiary of
an instrument in the form of Exhibit A-2 as provided above, it is understood and
agreed that the pledge and security interests hereunder shall apply to all
Collateral of such additional Pledgor as provided in Section 2 hereof regardless
of any failure of any additional Pledgor to deliver, or any inaccurate
information stated in, the Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement.
SECTION 20. RECOURSE.
This Agreement is made with full recourse to the Pledgors and pursuant to
and upon all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements on the part
of the Pledgors contained herein and otherwise in writing in connection
herewith.
SECTION 21. PLEDGEE NOT BOUND.
(a) The Pledgee shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any
obligation of any Pledgor as a result of the collateral assignment hereby
effected.
(b) The acceptance by the Pledgee of this Agreement, with all the rights,
powers, privileges and authority so created, shall not at any time or in any
event obligate the Pledgee to appear in or defend any action or proceeding
relating to the Collateral to which it is not a party, or to take any action
hereunder or thereunder, or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform
or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under the Collateral.
SECTION 22. CONTINUING PLEDGORS.
The rights and obligations of each Pledgor (other than the respective
released Pledgor in the case of following clause (y)) hereunder shall remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding (x) the addition of any new Pledgor as a
party to this Agreement as contemplated by Section 19 hereof or otherwise and/or
(y) the release of any Pledgor under this Agreement as contemplated by Section
18 hereof or otherwise.
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SECTION 23. NO FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE.
Each Pledgor hereby confirms that it is its intention that this Agreement
not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or
any similar Federal, state or foreign law. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, each Pledgor hereby irrevocably agrees that its obligations and
liabilities hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after
giving effect to such maximum amount and all other (contingent or otherwise)
liabilities of such Pledgor that are relevant under such laws, result in the
obligations and liabilities of such Pledgor hereunder in respect of such maximum
amount not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
SECTION 24. MISCELLANEOUS.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each
Pledgor and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Pledgee and
its successors and assigns; provided that no Pledgor may assign any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Pledgee
(with the consent of the Required Lenders and, if required by Section 10.03 of
the Credit Agreement, all Lenders). This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York
(without regard to principles of conflict of laws). The headings in this
Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or define the
meaning hereof. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION
BY:____________________________________
TITLE:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
BY:____________________________________
TITLE:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
BY:____________________________________
TITLE:
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Collateral
Agent and Pledgee
By: ___________________________________
Title:
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ANNEX A
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THE PLEDGEE
1. Appointment. The Secured Creditors, by their acceptance of the benefits
of the Pledge Agreement to which this Annex A is attached (the "Pledge
Agreement") hereby irrevocably designate Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association (and any successor Pledgee) to act as specified herein and
therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein (x)
and defined in the Pledge Agreement, are used herein as therein defined and (y)
not defined in the Pledge Agreement, are used herein as defined in the Credit
Agreements referenced in the Pledge Agreement. Each Secured Creditor hereby
irrevocably authorizes, and each holder of any Obligation by the acceptance of
such Obligation and by the acceptance of the benefits of the Pledge Agreement
shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize, the Pledgee to take such action on its
behalf under the provisions of the Pledge Agreement and any instruments and
agreements referred to therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such
duties thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Pledge
Agreement by the terms thereof and such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Pledgee may perform any of its duties hereunder or
thereunder by or through its authorized agents, sub-agents or employees.
2. Nature of Duties. (a) The Pledgee shall have no duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein or in the Pledge
Agreement. The duties of the Pledgee shall be mechanical and administrative in
nature; the Pledgee shall not have by reason of the Pledge Agreement or any
other Secured Debt Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Secured
Creditor; and nothing in the Pledge Agreement or any other Secured Debt
Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to
impose upon the Pledgee any obligations in respect of the Pledge Agreement
except as expressly set forth herein and therein.
(b) The Pledgee shall not be responsible for insuring the Collateral or
for the payment of taxes, charges or assessments or discharging of Liens upon
the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.
(c) The Pledgee shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance by any Pledgor of any of the covenants or agreements contained in
the Pledge Agreement or any other Secured Debt Agreement.
(d) The Pledgee shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action
under, or with respect to, the Pledge Agreement if taking such action (i) would
subject the Pledgee to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to
a tax or (ii) would require the Pledgee to qualify to do business, or obtain any
license, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or licensed or
(iii) would subject the Pledgee to in personam jurisdiction in any locations
where it is not then so subject.
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Annex A, neither the
Pledgee nor any of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents
shall, in its individual capacity, be personally liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in accordance with, or pursuant to this Annex A or the
Pledge Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3. Lack of Reliance on the Pledgee. Independently and without reliance
upon the Pledgee, each Secured Creditor, to the extent it deems appropriate, has
made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the
financial condition and affairs of each Pledgor and its Subsidiaries in
connection with the making and the continuance of the Obligations and the taking
or not taking of any action in connection therewith, and (ii) its own appraisal
of the creditworthiness of each Pledgor and its Subsidiaries, and the Pledgee
shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis,
to provide any Secured Creditor with any credit or other information with
respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the extension of any
Obligations or the purchase of any notes or at any time or times thereafter. The
Pledgee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever to any Secured
Creditor for the correctness of any recitals, statements, information,
representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other
writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or
sufficiency of the Pledge Agreement or the security interests granted hereunder
or the financial condition of any Pledgor or any Subsidiary of any Pledgor or be
required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of
any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Pledge Agreement, or the
financial condition of any Pledgor or any Subsidiary of any Pledgor, or the
existence or possible existence of any default or Event of Default. The Pledgee
makes no representations as to the value or condition of the Collateral or any
part thereof, or as to the title of any Pledgor thereto or as to the security
afforded by the Pledge Agreement.
4. Certain Rights of the Pledgee. (a) No Secured Creditor shall have the
right to cause the Pledgee to take any action with respect to the Collateral,
with only the Required Secured Creditors having the right to direct the Pledgee
to take any such action. If the Pledgee shall request instructions from the
Required Secured Creditors, with respect to any act or action (including failure
to act) in connection with the Pledge Agreement, the Pledgee shall be entitled
to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until it shall have
received instructions from the Required Secured Creditors and to the extent
requested, appropriate indemnification in respect of actions to be taken, and
the Pledgee shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.
Without limiting the foregoing, no Secured Creditor shall have any right of
action whatsoever against the Pledgee as a result of the Pledgee acting or
refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Secured Creditors. As used herein, the term "Required Secured
Creditors" shall mean the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding
Credit Document Obligations.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Pledgee
is authorized, but not obligated, (i) to take any action reasonably required to
perfect or continue the
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perfection of the liens on the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors and (ii) when instructions from the Required Secured Creditors have
been requested by the Pledgee but have not yet been received, to take any action
which the Pledgee, in good faith, believes to be reasonably required to promote
and protect the interests of the Secured Creditors in the Collateral; provided
that once instructions have been received, the actions of the Pledgee shall be
governed thereby and the Pledgee shall not take any further action which would
be contrary thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the
Pledge Agreement, the Pledgee shall not be required to take any action that
exposes or, in the good faith judgment of the Pledgee may expose, the Pledgee or
its officers, directors, agents or employees to personal liability, unless the
Pledgee shall be adequately indemnified as provided herein, or that is, or in
the good faith judgment of the Pledgee may be, contrary to the Pledge Agreement,
any Secured Debt Agreement or applicable law.
5. Reliance. The Pledgee shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement,
certificate, telex, teletype or telescopes message, cablegram, radiogram, order
or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by the proper Person
or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining hereto or to the
Pledge Agreement and its duties thereunder and hereunder, upon advice of counsel
selected by it.
6. Indemnification. To the extent the Pledgee is not reimbursed and
indemnified by the Pledgors under the Pledge Agreement, the Bank Creditors will
reimburse and indemnify the Pledgee, in proportion to their respective
outstanding principal amounts of Obligations, for 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 Pledgee in performing its duties
hereunder, or in any way relating to or arising out of its actions as Pledgee in
respect of the Pledge Agreement except for those resulting solely from the
Pledgee's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnities set forth
in this Section 6 shall survive the repayment of all Obligations, with the
respective indemnification at such time to be based upon the outstanding
principal amounts (determined as described above) of Obligations at the time of
the respective occurrence upon which the claim against the Pledgee is based or,
if same is not reasonably determinable, based upon the outstanding principal
amounts (determined as described above) of Obligations as in effect immediately
prior to the termination of the Pledge Agreement. The indemnities set forth in
this Section 6 are in addition to any indemnities provided by the Banks to the
Pledgee pursuant to the Credit Agreements.
7. The Pledgee in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its obligations
as a lender under the Credit Agreements and any other Loan Documents to which
the Pledgee is a party, and to act as agent under one or more of such Loan
Documents, the Pledgee shall have the rights and powers specified therein and
herein for a "Lender", or the "Administrative Agent", as the case may be, and
may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the
duties
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specified herein; and the terms "Banks," "Required Lenders," "holders of Notes,"
or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates,
include the Pledgee in its individual capacity. The Pledgee and its affiliates
may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of
banking, investment banking, trust or other business with any Pledgor or any
Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Pledgor as if it were not performing the duties
specified herein or in the other Loan Documents, and may accept fees and other
consideration from the Pledgors for services in connection with the Credit
Agreements, the other Loan Documents and otherwise without having to account for
the same to the Secured Creditors.
8. Holders. The Pledgee may deem and treat the payee of any note as the
owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until written notice of the
assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been
filed with the Pledgee. Any request, authority or consent of any person or
entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or
consent, is the holder of any note, shall be final and conclusive and binding on
any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or endorsee, as the case may be, of
such note or of any note or notes issued in exchange therefor.
9. Resignation by the Pledgee. (a) The Pledgee may resign from the
performance of all of its functions and duties hereunder and under the Pledge
Agreement at any time by giving 15 Business Days' prior or written notice to the
Borrower, the Banks and Representatives for the other Secured Creditors or, if
there is no such Representative, directly to such Secured Creditors. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Pledgee
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) below.
(b) If a successor Pledgee shall not have been appointed within said 15
Business Day period by the Required Secured Creditors, the Pledgee, with the
consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, shall then appoint a successor Pledgee who shall serve as Pledgee
hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Secured
Creditors appoint a successor Pledgee as provided above.
(c) If no successor Pledgee has been appointed pursuant to clause (b)
above by the 20th Business Day after the date of such notice of resignation was
given by the Pledgee, as a result of a failure by the Borrower to consent to the
appointment of such a successor Pledgee, the Required Secured Creditors shall
then appoint a successor Pledgee who shall serve as Pledgee hereunder or
thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Secured Creditors appoint a
successor Pledgee as provided above.
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EXHIBIT A-1
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM OF
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY SUPPLEMENT, dated as of __________ (this
"Supplement"), made by _________, a ___________ (the "Pledgor"), in favor of
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee and as
collateral agent (in such capacities, the "Pledgee") for the Secured Creditors
(such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined having the
meaning given in the Pledge Agreement referred to below).
1. Reference is hereby made to that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of
February 12, 1999 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of the date
hereof, the "Pledge Agreement"), made by the Pledgors party thereto in favor of
the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors described therein.
2. The Pledgor hereby confirms and reaffirms the security interest in the
Collateral granted to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors under
the Pledge Agreement, and, as additional collateral security for the prompt and
complete payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the Obligations and in order to induce the Secured Creditors to
make loans and other extensions of credit constituting Obligations, the Pledgor
hereby delivers to the Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, all of
the property listed in Schedule I hereto (the "Additional Collateral"; as used
in the Pledge Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement, "Collateral" shall
be deemed to include the Additional Collateral), and hereby grants to the
Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, a first priority security
interest in the Additional Collateral and all proceeds thereof.
3. The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that the representations and
warranties contained in Section 13 of the Pledge Agreement are true and correct
on the date of this Supplement with references therein to the "Collateral" to
include the Additional Collateral and with references therein to the "Pledge
Agreement" to mean the Pledge Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement.
4. This Supplement is supplemental to the Pledge Agreement, forms a part
thereof and is subject to the terms thereof and the Pledge Agreement is hereby
supplemented as provided herein. Without limiting the foregoing, "Collateral"
subject to the Pledge Agreement shall hereby be deemed to include each item
listed on Schedule I to this Supplement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Pledgee have caused this
Supplement to be duly executed and delivered on the date first set forth above.
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[PLEDGOR]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL
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EXHIBIT A-2
TO
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. _______ dated as of __________, to
the Pledge Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999 (the
"Pledge Agreement"), among the Pledgors party thereto
(immediately before giving effect to this Supplement) and
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION as
collateral agent and as pledgee (in such capacities, the
"Pledgee") for the Secured Creditors (such term and each
other capitalized term used but not defined having the
meaning given it in the Pledge Agreement referred to
below).
A. The Pledgors have entered into the Pledge Agreement in order to induce
the Secured Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit constituting
Obligations as defined in the Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.15 of the
Credit Agreements, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower are, after the date of
the Pledge Agreement, required to enter into the Pledge Agreement as a Pledgor.
Section 19 of the Pledge Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may
become Pledgors under the Pledge Agreement by execution and delivery of an
instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned (the "New Pledgor")
is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and is executing this Supplement in accordance
with the requirements of the Credit Agreements and/or the Pledge Agreement to
become a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement in order to induce the Secured
Creditors to extend, or maintain, Obligations.
Accordingly, the Pledgee and the New Pledgor agree as follows:
Section 1. The New Pledgor by its signature below becomes a Pledgor under
the Pledge Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named
therein as a Pledgor and the New Pledgor hereby agrees to all the terms and
provisions of the Pledge Agreement applicable to it as a Pledgor thereunder.
Each reference to a "Pledgor" in the Pledge Agreement shall be deemed to include
the New Pledgor. The Pledge Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 2. The New Pledgor represents and warrants to the Secured
Creditors that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
equitable principles of general applicability.
Section 3. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken
together, shall constitute but one instrument. This Supplement shall become
effective when the Pledgee shall have received counterparts of this Supplement
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Pledgor and the
Pledgee.
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Section 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Pledge Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. This supplement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.
Section 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
neither party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long
as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and in the Pledge Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions.
Section 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing
and given as provided in the Pledge Agreement. All communications and notices
hereunder to the New Pledgor shall be given to it at the address set forth under
its signature, with a copy to the Borrower.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Pledgor and the Pledgee have duly executed
this Supplement to the Pledge Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
[NAME OF NEW PLEDGOR]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 1.04
Designated Subsidiaries
NOT APPLICABLE
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 3.01
Corporate Status
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Borrower Jurisdiction
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Foster Wheeler Corporation New York
Significant Subsidiaries
Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A. Italy
Foster Wheeler Limited United Kingdom
Foster Wheeler Continental Europe S.r.L. Italy
Foster Wheeler USA Corporation* Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation* Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc.* Delaware
*Domestic
Special Purpose Subsidiaries
Camden County Energy Recovery Corporation Delaware
Constructora Foster Wheeler Concepcion Limitada Chile
Foster Wheeler Adirondack, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Andes, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Avon, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Bedminster, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Bridgewater, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Broome County, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Camden County, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Canadian Resources, Limited Canada
Foster Wheeler Canoas, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Charleston Resource Recovery, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Chile, S.A. Chile
Foster Wheeler Hudson Falls, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hungarian Energy, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydrobras, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydroven, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydrox, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Irish Peat Power, Inc. Ireland
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Martinez, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Midwest, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Passaic, Inc. Delaware
La Societe d'Energie Foster Wheeler Ltd. Canada
Foster Wheeler Penn Resources Delaware
Foster Wheeler Twin Cities Delaware
Foster Wheeler Robbins, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Santiago, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Timokhovo, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Facilities Management, Inc. Delaware
FWPS Specialty Products, Inc. Delaware
</TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 3.01
Continued
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Foster Wheeler Illinois, Inc. Delaware
Foster Wheeler Wood Resources, Inc. Delaware
Foster Farms, Inc. Delaware
Chapleau Co-Generation Ltd. Canada
Compania De Hidrogeno De Concepcion, Ltde. Chile
Posco Gilberton, Inc. California
</TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 3.02
Consents and Approvals
Boards of Directors of the Credit Parties
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 3.07
Indebtedness
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Schedule 3.07
Indebtedness
Bank Loans
<TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Leonia $ 20,000,000
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Foster Wheeler USA (FW Andina)
Banco Anglocol (Pesos) $ 615,387
Bank of America (Pesos) 781,440 1,396,827
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Foster Wheeler Limited - UK
Bank Overdrafts:
National Westminster Bank 2,427,258
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Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A
Solbank 3,550,035
Popular 4,852,964
Commerciale Italia 1,895,259
Nazionale Lavoro 2,655,588
Banco Santander 6,393,683
Unicredito 27,035,118
Citibank 3,151,145 49,533,792
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Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A
1st Banc. S.Paolo Torino 396,388
Deutsche Bank - (US Dollars) 2,528,002
Bank Overdrafts:
Pop.Comm. Industria 188,156
IBSPT 1,415
Credito Italiana 1,238
Alpha Credit 11,440
Banca Popolare Di Milano 5,787 3,132,426
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Foster Wheeler France S.A
Bank overdrafts -
BFCE
Credit Lyonnais 535,800
Indosuez 1,786,000
Ste Generale 1,786,000 4,107,800
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Foster Wheeler International Corporation
British Bank of Latin America 1,040,000
Bank of America 2,000,000 3,040,000
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Foster Wheeler Energy Group North America
Foster Wheeler Limited (Canada):
Bank of Nova Scotia 653,500
Bank overdrafts -
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1,338,842 1,992,342
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Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A
Banesto 1,958,989
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Foster Wheeler Energia, OY
Merita Bank Ltd. 5,010,047
Leonia 2,702,400 7,712,447
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Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc.
MBI (Moscow)- FW Fakop 786,866
BH Sosnowiec- FW Fakop 1,496,909
FW Power Machinery 5,416,201
Bank overdrafts -
Sakura Bank - FW Pyropower KK 4,407,000
ABN AMRO Bank - FW Energia Polska Ltd. 935,545
Societe Generale - FW Energia Polska
Ltd. 589,455
ABN AMRO Bank - FW Fakop 819,203 14,451,179
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Total Bank Loans $ 109,753,060
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Indebtedness (continued)
Long Term Debt
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreement $200,000,000
Bonds 6.75% due - November 15, 2005 200,000,000 $ 400,000,000
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Special Purpose Project Debt
Foster Wheeler Martinez, Inc.
Collateralized note payable, interest
varies based on one of several money market
rates, (1996 Year-end rate 6.4%) due
semiannually through July 30, 2006 $ 46,853,327
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Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc.
Floating/Fixed Rate Resource Recovery
Revenue Bonds, interest varies based on
tax-exempt money market rates (1996
year-end rate 4.2%) due semiannually
August 1, 1997 through 2/1/2010 40,048,113
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Foster Wheeler Hudson Falls, Inc.
Resource Recovery Revenue Bonds,
interest 7.90% to 10.00%, due
annually December 15, 1997 through 2012 64,275,500
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Camden County Energy Recovery Associates
Solid Waste Disposal and Resource
Recovery System Revenue Bonds,
interest at fixed rates between
7.125% and 7.50%, due annually
December 1, 1999 through 12/1/2010 120,150,000
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Foster Wheeler Santiago
Fixed Rate Trust Certificates, Interest
at 7.36%, due semiannually
August 15, 1997 through
February 15, 2014 162,000,100
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Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A.
(Lomellina Energia, S.r.l.)
Collateralized note payable,
interest varies based on six
month LIBOR rates, due
semiannually starting June 30, 2001
through December 31, 2012 42,976,300
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Total Project Debt $ 476,303,340
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Other Long Term Debt
Foster Wheeler France, S.A.
IBMFF $ 8,863
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Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A.
Government of Italy Ministry of
Industry 416,922
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Foster Wheeler Energia, OY
State of Finland loans 122,625
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Indebtedness (continued)
Long Term Debt
Other Long Term Debt (continued)
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Foster Wheeler Environmental
Hartman Assoc. 337,500
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Foster Wheeler Robbins, Inc.
Anthony & Aldo De Angelis 287,102
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Total Other Long Term Debt $ 1,173,012
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Total Long Term Debt $ 877,476,352
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Guarantees
Foster Wheeler Corporation on Behalf of:
Foster Wheeler Robbins $ 20,350,000
Foster Wheeler Crossroads - Bedminster 2,750,000
Foster Wheeler Energia, OY 1,650,000
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Total Guarantees $ 24,750,000
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Indebtedness
Total Bank Loans $109,753,060
Total Long Term Debt 877,476,352
Total Guarantees 24,750,000
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Total Indebtedness $1,011,979,412
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</TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements Schedule 3.11
Significant Subsidiaries
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% Ownership
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<S> <C>
Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A 100
Foster Wheeler Limited 100
Foster Wheeler Continental Europe S.r.L 100
Foster Wheeler USA Corporation 100
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation 100
Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc. 100
Camden County Energy Recovery Corporation 100
Constructora Foster Wheeler Concepcion Limitada 100
Foster Wheeler Adirondack, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Andes, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Avon, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Bedminster, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Bridgewater, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Broome County, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Camden County, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Canadian Resources, Limited 100
Foster Wheeler Canoas, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Charleston Resource Recovery, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Chile, S.A 100
Foster Wheeler Hudson Falls, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Hungarian Energy, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Hydrobras, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Hydroven, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Hydrox, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Irish Peat Power, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Martinez, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Midwest, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Passaic, Inc. 100
La Societe d'Energie Foster Wheeler Ltd. 100
Foster Wheeler Penn Resources 100
Foster Wheeler Twin Cities 100
Foster Wheeler Robbins, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Santiago, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Timokhovo, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Facilities Management, Inc. 100
FWPS Specialty Products, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Illinois, Inc. 100
Foster Wheeler Wood Resources, Inc. 100
Foster Farms, Inc. 100
Chapleau Co-Generation Ltd. 100
Compania De Hidrogeno De Concepcion, Ltde 100
Posco Gilberton, Inc. 100
</TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements
Schedule 3.12
Partnership Interests
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Foster Wheeler
Percentage Interest
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A/C Power 50
Adirondack Resource Recovery Associates, L.P. 80
Crossroads Business Center Associates 50
Camden County Energy Recovery Associates, L.P. 100
Centro Energia Comunanza S.p.A 50
Centro Energia Gas S.p.A 50
Centro Energia Operator Ferrara S.r.l 50
Centro Energia Operator Teverola S.r.l 50
Centro Energia Teverola S.p.A 50
CeraFilter Systems, Inc. 50
CeraFilter Systems, L.P. 50
Chapleau Co-Generation, A Limited Partnership 100
Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler and Company LLC 17.5
East Midlands Power Limited 50
Energia Per L'Industria S.c. a r.l 60
F.FW FiatAvio - Foster Wheeler per l'Energia SpA 40
Foster Wheeler Crossroads Limited Partnership 100
Foster Wheeler Somerset Limited Partnership 100
Foster Wheeler Energy FAKOP Ltd. 51
Foster Wheeler Environmental Company Nigeria Limited 87
Foster Wheeler K.K 85
Martinez Cogen Limited Partnership 50
OTEPI FW, S.A 50
Somerset Corporate Center Associates 50
Cogeneradora Petropower Limitada 85
Robbins Resource Recovery Partners L.P. 100
Foster Wheeler Greenhouses, L.P. 100
Foster Wheeler Coque Verde, L.P. 100
Compania De Hidrogeno De Concepcion Ltde 100
Compania de Hidrogeno de Talcahuano 51
Foster Wheeler Rio Grande, L.P. 100
Foster Wheeler Power Machinery Company, Ltd. 52
Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development & Associates Ltd. 49
Foster Wheeler (Nigeria) Ltd. 60
Foster Wheeler Babcock (Pty) Ltd. 50
Hungarian Independent Power Producers, L.P. 100
Hydrogen Company of Paraguana Ltd. 50
I.S.T.E. S.p.A 7.7
Industrial Pro9motion and Coordination Ltd. S.A 6.25
Lomellina Energia S.r.l 98
Lomellina Energia Operator S.r.l 100
Wood Group Engineering 10
</TABLE>
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements
Schedule 3.12
Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Oy Bioflow A.B 51
Protos S.p.A 2.95
Sorco Holdings AS 33.3
Project Management Holdings Ltd. 25
Fibrowatt Limited 15
Thai Maintenance Contracting Company Limited (TMC) 49
ThermoEnergy Environmental Corporation 50.1
Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler Partnership 50
Tecnicas Reunidas, S.A 30
UTE-Carbon II Project 61
UTE-Patache Project 50
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements
Schedule 3.21
Environmental Matters
3.21(a) Requirements of Law
None
3.21(b) Environmental Permits
None
3.21(c) Continuation of Requirements of Law and Environmental Permits
None
3.21(e) Notice of Claims, Etc.
Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act ("CERCLA") and similar state laws, the current owner or operator
of real property and the past owners or operators of real property (if disposal
took place during such past ownership or operation) may be jointly and severally
liable for the costs of removal or Remediation of toxic or hazardous substances
on or under their property, regardless of whether such materials were released
in violation of law or whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible
for, the presence of such substances. Moreover, under CERCLA and similar state
laws, persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic
substances may also be jointly and severally liable for the costs of the removal
or remediation of such substances at a disposal or treatment site, whether or
not such site was owned or operated by such person ("off-site facility").
Liability at such off-site facilities is typically allocated among all of the
viable responsible parties based on such factors as the relative amount of waste
contributed to a site, toxicity of such waste, relationship of the waste
contributed by a party to the remedy chosen for the site, and other factors.
The Corporation currently owns and operates industrial facilities and has also
transferred its interests in industrial facilities that it formerly owned or
operated. It is likely that as a result of its current or former operations,
such facilities have been impacted by hazardous substances. The Corporation is
not aware of any conditions at its currently owned facilities in the United
States that it expects will cause the Corporation to incur significant costs.
The Corporation is aware of potential environmental liabilities at facilities
that it recently acquired in Europe, but the Corporation has the benefit of an
indemnity from the Seller with respect to any required remediation or other
environmental violations that it believes will address the costs of any such
remediation or other required environmental measures. The Corporation also may
receive claims, pursuant to indemnity
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obligations from owners of recently sold facilities that may require the
Corporation to incur costs for investigation and/or remediation. Based on the
available information, the Corporation does not believe that such costs will be
material. No assurance can be provided that the Corporation will not discover
environmental conditions at its currently owned or operated properties, or that
additional claims will be made with respect to formerly owned properties, that
would require the Corporation to incur material expenditures to investigate
and/or remediate such conditions.
The Corporation had been notified that it was a potentially responsible party
("PRP") under CERCLA or similar state laws at three off-site facilities,
excluding sites as to which the Corporation has resolved its liability. At each
of these sites, the Corporation's liability should be substantially less than
the total site remediation costs because the percentage of waste attributable to
the Corporation compared to that attributable to all other PRPs is low. The
Corporation does not believe that its share of cleanup obligations at any of the
three off-site facilities as to which it has received a notice of potential
liability will individually exceed $1.0 million.
The Corporation received an Administrative Order and Notice of Civil
Administrative Penalty Assessment (the "Administrative Order") dated April 1,
1997 alleging state air act violations at the Camden Project in New Jersey. The
Administrative Order seeks a penalty of $32,000 and revocation of the
Certificate to Operate. The Corporation requested an administrative hearing to
challenge the Administrative Order, which request automatically stayed any
permit revocation. The Corporation expects an additional penalty demand to
increase to more than $100,000 as a result of other violations which the
Corporation expects the state to allege. The Corporation believes that it will
be able to address all issues of concern to the state and that the resulting
civil penalty will not be material to the Corporation.
The Corporation received a Complaint for Injunction and Civil Penalties from the
State of Illinois date April 28, 1998 alleging primarily state air act
violations at the Robbins Project (People of the State of Illinois v. Foster
Wheeler Robbins, Inc., filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,
County Department, Chancery Division). Although the complaint seeks substantial
civil penalties for numerous violations of up to $50,000 for each violation,
with an additional penalty of $10,000 for each day of each violation, the
maximum allowed under the statute, and an injunction against continuing
violations, the Corporation has submitted a plan to the state designed to
correct all violations and expects that the resulting penalty will not be
material to the Corporation.
3.21(f) Government Notices of any Liens
None
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Foster Wheeler Corporation
Revolving Credit Agreements
Schedule 6.02
Liens
None
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Exhibit F
To
Credit Agreement
QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
I have conducted a review of the terms and conditions of the Short Term
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999, (the "Agreement"), the
Notes and the other Loan Documents, and the financial statements of the
Borrower. Defined terms used herein without definition are used as defined in
the Agreement. Such review has not disclosed nor does the signer have any
knowledge of the existence as of the date of this certificate of any condition
or event which constitutes a Potential Default or Event of Default.
I further certify that all representations and warranties contained in the
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties were made on the date of this
certificate.
Attached are Schedules 1, 2, and 3 which are detailed calculations indicating
compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03 of the
Agreement as of the date of this certificate.
DATE: By:_____________________________
Title:_____________________________
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EXHIBIT 10.4
SHORT TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMONG
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION,
THE GUARANTORS SIGNATORY HERETO,
THE LENDERS SIGNATORY HERETO,
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, AS SYNDICATION AGENT,
AND
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT
ARRANGED BY
NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC, AS LEAD ARRANGER,
AND
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF WHEAT FIRST
SECURITIES, INC., GREENWICH NATWEST STRUCTURED FINANCE INC. AND TD SECURITIES
(USA) INC., AS ARRANGERS
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DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Recitals...................................................................... 1
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION................................... 1
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions......................................... 1
Section 1.02. Construction................................................ 13
Section 1.03. Accounting Principles....................................... 13
Section 1.04. Optional Increase of the Commitments........................ 14
Section 1.05. Utilization of Commitments in Foreign Currencies............ 15
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS................................................. 15
Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans...................................... 15
Section 2.02. Fees; Reduction of the Committed Amounts.................... 16
Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans....................................... 16
Section 2.04. Maximum Aggregate Amount of Loans........................... 22
Section 2.05. [Intentionally Omitted]..................................... 22
Section 2.06. [Intentionally Omitted]..................................... 22
Section 2.07. Making of Loans............................................. 22
Section 2.08. Interest Rates.............................................. 22
Section 2.09. Conversion or Renewal of Interest Rate Options.............. 25
Section 2.10. Prepayments Generally....................................... 26
Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments; Mandatory Prepayments................. 26
Section 2.12. Interest Payment Dates...................................... 27
Section 2.13. Pro Rata Treatment.......................................... 27
Section 2.14. Additional Compensation in Certain Circumstances............ 27
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Interest on Overdue Amounts............. 29
Section 2.16. Taxes....................................................... 30
Section 2.17. Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate.................. 31
Section 2.18. Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date................. 32
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.............................. 33
Section 3.01. Corporate Status............................................ 33
Section 3.02. Corporate Power and Authorization........................... 33
Section 3.03. Execution and Binding Effect................................ 33
Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals and Filings.......................... 33
Section 3.05. Absence of Conflicts........................................ 34
Section 3.06. Audited Financial Statements................................ 34
Section 3.07. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.......................... 34
Section 3.08. Absence of Material Adverse Changes......................... 34
Section 3.09. Accurate and Complete Disclosure............................ 34
Section 3.10. Margin Regulations.......................................... 34
Section 3.11. Subsidiaries................................................ 35
Section 3.12. Partnerships, etc........................................... 35
Section 3.13. Litigation.................................................. 35
Section 3.14. Absence of Events of Default................................ 35
Section 3.15. Absence of Other Defaults................................... 35
Section 3.16. Insurance................................................... 35
Section 3.17. Title to Property........................................... 36
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Section 3.18. Intellectual Property....................................... 36
Section 3.19. Taxes....................................................... 36
Section 3.20. Employee Benefits........................................... 36
Section 3.21. Environmental Matters....................................... 37
Section 3.22. Year 2000................................................... 37
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS OF LENDING....................................... 38
Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Loans................................. 38
Section 4.02. Conditions to All Loans..................................... 39
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS....................................... 39
Section 5.01. Basic Reporting Requirements................................ 39
Section 5.02. Insurance................................................... 41
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Charges and Priority 42
Claims......................................................
Section 5.04. Preservation of Corporate Status............................ 42
Section 5.05. Governmental Approvals and Filings.......................... 42
Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties................................... 42
Section 5.07. Avoidance of Other Conflicts................................ 42
Section 5.08. Financial Accounting Practices.............................. 43
Section 5.09. Use of Proceeds............................................. 43
Section 5.10. Continuation of or Change in Business....................... 43
Section 5.11. Consolidated Tax Return..................................... 43
Section 5.12. Fiscal Year................................................. 43
Section 5.13. ERISA....................................................... 43
Section 5.14. Ratings..................................................... 43
Section 5.15. Subsidiary Guaranty......................................... 44
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS.......................................... 44
Section 6.01. Financial Covenants......................................... 44
Section 6.02. Liens....................................................... 45
Section 6.03. Indebtedness................................................ 46
Section 6.04. Loans, Advances and Certain Investments..................... 46
Section 6.05. Changes in Business......................................... 46
Section 6.06. Amendment of Certain Documents.............................. 46
Section 6.07. Mergers; Acquisitions....................................... 46
Section 6.08. ERISA Obligations........................................... 46
Section 6.09. Principal Foreign Affiliates................................ 47
Section 6.10. Certain Agreements.......................................... 47
Section 6.11. Restricted Payments......................................... 47
Section 6.12. Transactions with Affiliates................................ 48
Section 6.13. Capital Expenditures........................................ 48
ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS.................................................... 48
Section 7.01. Events of Default........................................... 48
Section 7.02. Consequences of an Event of Default......................... 50
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENTS.................................................. 50
Section 8.01. Appointment................................................. 50
Section 8.02. General Nature of Agents' Duties............................ 51
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Section 8.03. Exercise of Powers.......................................... 51
Section 8.04. Certain Provisions.......................................... 51
Section 8.05. Administration by the Agents................................ 52
Section 8.06. Lender Not Relying on Agents or Other Lenders............... 52
Section 8.07. Indemnification............................................. 53
Section 8.08. Agents in their Individual Capacities....................... 53
Section 8.09. Holders of Notes............................................ 53
Section 8.10. Successor Agents............................................ 53
Section 8.11. Calculations................................................ 54
Section 8.12. Funding by Administrative Agent............................. 54
Section 8.13. Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent................... 54
ARTICLE IX GUARANTY.................................................... 54
Section 9.01. The Guaranty................................................ 54
Section 9.02. Bankruptcy.................................................. 54
Section 9.03. Nature of Liability......................................... 54
Section 9.04. Independent Obligation...................................... 55
Section 9.05. Authorization............................................... 55
Section 9.06. Reliance.................................................... 55
Section 9.07. Subordination............................................... 56
Section 9.08. Waiver...................................................... 56
Section 9.09. Nature of Liability......................................... 56
Section 9.10. Judgments Binding........................................... 57
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS............................................... 57
Section 10.01. Holidays.................................................... 57
Section 10.02. Records..................................................... 57
Section 10.03. Amendments and Waivers...................................... 57
Section 10.04. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies...................... 58
Section 10.05. Notices..................................................... 58
Section 10.06. Expenses; Taxes; Indemnity.................................. 58
Section 10.07. Severability................................................ 59
Section 10.08. Prior Understandings........................................ 59
Section 10.09. Duration; Survival.......................................... 59
Section 10.10. Counterparts................................................ 59
Section 10.11. Limitation on Payments...................................... 60
Section 10.12. Set-Off..................................................... 60
Section 10.13. Sharing of Collections...................................... 60
Section 10.14. Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments......... 60
Section 10.15. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury 63
Trial.......................................................
Section 10.16. Confidentiality............................................. 64
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Section 10.17. Replacement of Lenders...................................... 64
Section 10.18. Judgment Currency........................................... 65
Signature Page................................................................ 65
EXHIBIT A Form of Revolving Credit Note
EXHIBIT B Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request
EXHIBIT C Form of Competitive Bid Loan Quote
EXHIBIT D Form of Competitive Bid Note
EXHIBIT E [Intentionally Omitted]
EXHIBIT F Form of Quarterly Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT G Form of Transfer Supplement
EXHIBIT H Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement
EXHIBIT I Joinder to Revolving Credit Agreement
EXHIBIT J Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT K Commitment Increase Supplement
EXHIBIT L Request for Extension of Credit
SCHEDULE 3.01 Corporate Status
SCHEDULE 3.02 Consents and Approvals
SCHEDULE 3.07 Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 3.11 Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 3.12 Partnerships
SCHEDULE 3.21 Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 6.02 Liens
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SHORT TERM REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 1999, by and among FOSTER WHEELER
CORPORATION, a New York corporation (the "Borrower"), the guarantors party
hereto from time to time (the "Guarantors", as defined further below), the
lenders party hereto from time to time (the "Lenders", as defined further
below), BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders hereunder, First Union National Bank, as
Syndication Agent, and ABN AMRO Bank N.V., as Documentation Agent.
RECITALS:
A. The Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower
to enable it to borrow, repay and reborrow hereunder amounts not exceeding
$90,000,000 (subject to increase or reduction as provided herein) aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding, and the Lenders are willing to extend
such credit upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
B. The Borrower and the Lenders desire to establish an uncommitted
competitive bid facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01. Certain Definitions. In addition to other words and terms
defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used herein the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof
otherwise clearly requires:
"Absolute Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d)(ii)(F)
hereof.
"Absolute Rate Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan
Quotes setting forth Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof.
"Absolute Rate Loan" or "Absolute Rate Loans" shall mean any or all
Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of which are determined on the basis of
Absolute Rates pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
"Administrative Agent" shall mean, initially, Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the
Lenders hereunder, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed in
accordance with Section 8.10 hereof.
"Affected Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(e)
hereof.
"Affiliate" of a Person (the "Specified Person") shall mean (a) any Person
which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the Specified Person, and (b) any director or officer (or, in the
case of a Person which is not a corporation, any individual having analogous
powers) of the Specified Person or of a Person who is an Affiliate of the
Specified Person within the meaning of the preceding clause (a). For purposes of
the preceding sentence, "control" of a Person means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
"Agents" shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the
Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent and "Agent" shall mean any of the
foregoing.
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"Applicable Margin", "Facility Fee" and "Utilization Fee" each means the
number of basis points designated below in the applicable column and appropriate
grid:
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Applicable Margin for Base Rate
Option.................................. 0 bps 0 bps 35 bps 55 bps 85 bps
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Applicable Margin for CD Rate Option.... 67.5 bps 77.5 bps 122.5 bps 142.5 bps 172.5 bps
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Option.................................. 55 bps 65 bps 110 bps 130 bps 160 bps
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(bps = basis points per annum)
provided, however, that:
(a) if on any day the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Loans under this Agreement exceeds 50% of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment under this Agreement, an additional 0.15% per
annum (the "Utilization Fee") shall be added to the Applicable Margin for such
day (and the term "Applicable Margin" shall be deemed to include the Utilization
Fee); and (b) for each day from and including the date hereof and to and
including the last day of the third fiscal quarter of the Borrower in 1999, the
pricing under this Agreement shall be no lower than that applicable to Level II
Day.
"Assessment Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii)
hereof.
"Bank of America" means Bank of America National Trust and Savings
Association, a national banking association.
"Base Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i) hereof.
"Base Rate Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan
Quotes setting forth Base Rate Margins based on the Base Rate pursuant to
Section 2.03 hereof.
"Base Rate Loans" shall mean Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of
which are determined on the basis of the Base Rate pursuant to a Base Rate
Auction.
"Base Rate Margin" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(d)(ii)(E) hereof.
"Base Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(i)
hereof.
"Base Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the
portion, including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at such
time (i) under the Base Rate Option or (ii) in accordance with Section 2.15
hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "Base Rate Portion" shall refer to the
Base Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"Benefit Plan" shall mean any plan, agreement, arrangement or commitment
which is an employment or consulting agreement, executive compensation plan,
bonus plan, deferred compensation agreement, employee pension, profit-sharing,
savings or retirement plan, employee stock option or stock purchase plan,
retiree medical or life, group life, health, or accident insurance or other
benefit plan, agreement, arrangement or commitment, including, without
limitation, severance, or other bonus practice (including, but not limited to,
employee benefit plans, as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA), with respect to
which the Borrower, any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or a member of their
respective Controlled Group, at any relevant time have some liability or
obligation to contribute or pay benefits and which relates to current or former
employees of the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any member of their
respective Controlled Group.
"Business Day" shall mean (a) with respect to selection of the Euro-Rate
Option, prepayment of any Euro-Rate Portion of any Revolving Credit Loans,
determining the first or last day of any Euro-Rate Funding Period, the giving of
notices or quotes in connection with a LIBOR Auction or a payment of principal
of or
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interest on, or the Interest Period for, a LIBOR-based Loan, a day for dealings
in deposits in Dollars by and among banks in the London interbank market and on
which commercial banks are open for domestic and international business in Los
Angeles, California and New York, New York and (b) with respect to selection of
any other interest rate Option, prepayment of any part of any other Portion of
any Revolving Credit Loans, determining the first or last day of any other
Funding Period, the giving of notices or quotes in connection with an Absolute
Rate or a payment of principal of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, an
Absolute Rate Loan and in every other context, any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated to
close in Los Angeles, California or New York, New York.
"Capitalized Lease" shall mean at any time any lease which is, or is
required under GAAP to be, capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee at
such time, and "Capitalized Lease Obligation" of any Person at any time shall
mean the aggregate amount which is, or is required under GAAP to be, reported as
a liability on the balance sheet of such Person at such time as lessee under a
Capitalized Lease.
"CD Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii) hereof.
"CD Rate Funding Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.08(c) hereof.
"CD Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(ii)
hereof.
"CD Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the portion,
including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at any time under
the CD Rate Option or at a rate calculated by reference to the CD Rate under
Section 2.15 hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "CD Rate Portion" shall
refer to the CD Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"CD Rate Reserve Percentage" for any day and for any CD Rate Funding Period
shall mean the percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the nearest
1/100 of 1%), as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), which is in effect on
such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(or any successor) representing the maximum reserve requirement (including
without limitation supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements)
for a member bank of such System in respect of nonpersonal time deposits in
Dollars in the United States having a maturity comparable to such CD Rate
Funding Period.
"Change of Control" shall mean (a) any Person or group of Persons (as used
in Sections 13 and 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder) shall have become the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Exchange Act) of 20% or
more of the Borrower's outstanding Voting Stock, unless a majority of the
Continuing Directors approves the acquisition not later than 10 days after such
acquisition or (b) a change in the board of directors of the Borrower shall have
occurred which results in a majority of directors not being Continuing
Directors.
"Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the last of the conditions set
forth in Section 4.01 hereof has been satisfied.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case as
in effect from time to time. References to sections of the Code shall be
construed also to refer to any successor sections.
"Commitments" of a Lender shall mean the Revolving Credit Commitment of
such Lender.
"Commitment Percentage" of a Lender at any time shall mean the Commitment
Percentage for such Lender set forth below its name on the signature page
hereof, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 1.04 and 10.17 hereof and
subject to transfer to another Lender as provided in Section 10.14 hereof.
"Competitive Bid Borrowing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(b) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Expiration Date" shall mean February 5, 2000, or such
later date as may be established as the Competitive Bid Expiration Date pursuant
to Section 2.18 hereof.
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"Competitive Bid Loan" or "Competitive Bid Loans" shall mean any or all
loans provided for by Section 2.03 hereof.
"Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(j) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Loan Quote" shall mean an offer in accordance with Section
2.03(d) hereof by a Lender to make a Competitive Bid Loan.
"Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.03(b) hereof.
"Competitive Bid Note" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(p)
hereof.
"Competitive Bid Record" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(l) hereof.
"Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR" for any period, with respect to the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, shall mean the sum of (a)
Consolidated Net Income for such period, (b) Consolidated Adjusted Interest
Expense for such period, (c) charges against income for foreign, federal, state
and local income taxes for such period, (d) the amount of all expenses for
depreciation and amortization for such period and (e) Consolidated Adjusted
Rental Expense for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense" for any period shall mean the sum
of (a) the total interest expense of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) and (b) any cash dividend
paid on the Borrower's Trust Preferred, for such period determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Adjusted Rental Expense" for any period shall mean aggregate
rent and lease payments made pursuant to operating leases for such period by the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose
Subsidiaries) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Capitalization" at any time shall mean the sum of
Consolidated Net Worth at such time and Consolidated Indebtedness at such time.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges" for any period shall mean the sum of
Consolidated Adjusted Interest Expense for such period and Consolidated Adjusted
Rental Expense for such period.
"Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio" for any period shall mean the
ratio of the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR (less any cash dividend paid on the
Borrower's common stock) for such period to the Consolidated Fixed Charges for
such period.
"Consolidated Indebtedness" at any time shall mean the Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Leverage Ratio" at any time shall mean the ratio of
Consolidated Indebtedness to the Consolidated Capitalization at such time.
"Consolidated Net Income" for any period shall mean the net earnings (or
loss) after taxes of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such
period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Net Worth" at any time shall mean the total amount of
stockholders' equity (including, without duplication, the face amount of the
Borrower's Trust Preferred issued and outstanding at such time) of the Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, provided, that in the calculation of Consolidated
Net Worth of the Borrower solely for the purposes of Section 6.01(b),
accumulated translation adjustments with respect to the Borrower's investments
in foreign entities shall be excluded.
"Continuing Directors" shall mean members of the board of directors of the
Borrower who (a) were directors on January 1, 1999 or (b) have been directors
for at least two years, or (c) were nominated or elected with the affirmative
vote of the greater of (x) a majority of the Continuing Directors on the board
or (y) three Continuing Directors.
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"Controlled Group" shall mean with respect to any Person, all members of a
controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) under common control which, together with such Person, are treated
as a single employer under Section 414(b), 414(c), 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code
or Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA.
"Corresponding Source of Funds" shall mean:
(a) In the case of any Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion, the
proceeds of hypothetical issuances by a Lender of one or more of its
certificates of deposit at the beginning of the CD Rate Funding Period
corresponding to such Funding Segment, having maturities approximately
equal to such CD Rate Funding Period and in an aggregate amount
approximately equal to such Lender's Pro Rata share of such Funding
Segment; and
(b) In the case of any Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate Portion, the
proceeds of hypothetical receipts by a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or
by a Lender through a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office of one or more
Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market at the beginning of the
Euro-Rate Funding Period corresponding to such Funding Segment having
maturities approximately equal to such Euro-Rate Funding Period and in an
aggregate amount approximately equal to such Lender's Pro Rata share of
such Funding Segment.
"Creditors" shall mean the Lenders and the Agents.
"Credit Party" shall mean each of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
"Debt Instrument" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(f)
hereof.
"Documentation Agent" shall mean ABN AMRO Bank N.V., in its capacity as
documentation agent hereunder.
"Dollar," "Dollars" and the symbol "$" shall mean lawful money of the
United States of America.
"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, as of the date of determination, (a) the
amount denominated in Dollars, and (b) as to any amount denominated in another
currency, the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative
Agent on the basis of the Spot Rate for the purchase of Dollars with such
currency.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) a financial institution organized under the
laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $100,000,000; (b) a commercial bank organized under the
laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that
such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (c)
a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial banking and
that is (i) a Subsidiary of a Lender, (ii) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a
Lender is a Subsidiary, or (iii) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or
(d) another Lender.
"Environmental Claim" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any action,
suit, proceeding, investigation, notice, claim, complaint, demand, request for
information or other communication (written or oral) by any other Person
(including but not limited to any Governmental Authority, citizens' group or
present or former employee of such Person) alleging, asserting or claiming any
actual or potential (a) violation of any Requirements of Law, (b) liability
under any Requirements of Law or (c) liability for investigatory costs, cleanup
costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, fines or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from
the presence, or release into the environment, of any Hazardous Materials at any
location, whether or not owned by such Person.
"Environmental Matters" means any matter arising out of, relating to, or
resulting from any emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials into the air, surface water, groundwater, or soil, or
otherwise arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of Hazardous Materials.
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"Environmental Permits" means all permits, licenses, authorizations,
registrations and other governmental consents required by applicable
Requirements of Law for the use, storage, treatment, transportation, release,
emission and disposal of raw materials, by-products, wastes and other substances
used or produced by or otherwise relating to the operations of the Borrower and
any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations
thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References to sections
of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.
"ERISA Lien" shall mean a security interest or lien arising under or in
connection with a Pension Plan or Title IV of ERISA or a claim asserted
(including for failure to withhold) by the government which if successful would
result in such a lien; provided, however, that any claim asserted, (a) for which
the Borrower has reasonable grounds to contest and (b) which the Borrower is
diligently contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings with the IRS
or a court of law, shall not be deemed an ERISA Lien for so long as all of the
above conditions are met.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage set forth in Section 1.01 hereof.
"Eurocurrency Loan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(r)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(iii)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate Funding Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.08(c) hereof.
"Euro-Rate Option" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a)(iii)
hereof.
"Euro-Rate Portion" of any Loan or Loans shall mean at any time the
portion, including the whole, of such Loan or Loans bearing interest at any time
under the Euro-Rate Option or at a rate calculated by reference to the Euro-Rate
under Section 2.15 hereof. If no Loan or Loans is specified, "Euro-Rate Portion"
shall refer to the Euro-Rate Portion of all Loans outstanding at such time.
"Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage" means for any day for any Lender for any
Funding Segment or Interest Period the reserve percentage (expressed as a
decimal, rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on such day, as
determined in good faith by such Lender (which determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error), under regulations issued from time to time by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve
requirement of such Lender (including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities").
"Event of Default" shall mean any of the Events of Default described in
Section 7.01 hereof.
"Existing Credit Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.01(f) hereof.
"Facility Fee" is set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin."
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" for any day shall mean the rate per annum
(rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined by the Administrative
Agent (which determination shall be conclusive) to be the rate per annum
announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day
as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions arranged by Federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as
computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in
substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and
announces the weighted average it refers to as the "Federal Funds Effective
Rate" as of the date of this Agreement; provided, that if such Federal Reserve
Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal
Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for
the last day on which such rate was announced.
"Financial Provisions" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(d)
hereof.
"Funding Periods" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c)
hereof.
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"Funding Segment" of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion, as the
case may be, of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall mean the entire
principal amount of such Portion to which at the time in question there is
applicable a particular Funding Period beginning on a particular day and ending
on a particular day. (By definition, each such Portion is at all times composed
of an integral number of discrete Funding Segments and the sum of the principal
amounts of all Funding Segments of any such Portion at any time equals the
principal amount of such Portion at such time.)
"GAAP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03 hereof.
"Governmental Action" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.04
hereof.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean any government or political subdivision
or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or
instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in
each case whether foreign or domestic.
"Guarantee" shall mean the guarantee by any Person to pay or perform the
obligations of any other Person, including any agreement, whether such agreement
is on a contingency basis or otherwise, to purchase, repurchase or otherwise
acquire Indebtedness of any other Person, or to purchase, sell or lease, as
lessee or lessor, property or services, in any such case primarily for the
purpose of enabling another Person to make payment of Indebtedness.
"Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean the full and prompt payment when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal
and interest on each Note and Loan made under this Agreement, together with all
the other obligations and liabilities (including, without limitation,
indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of the Borrower to the Agents and the
Lenders now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the Borrower
is a party and the due performance and compliance with all the terms, conditions
and agreements contained in such Loan Documents by the Borrower.
"Guarantor" shall mean Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Foster Wheeler
Energy International, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation and any other
domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower designated pursuant to Section 5.15 hereof.
"Guaranty" shall mean the Guaranty as set forth in Article IX hereof.
"Hazardous Materials" means any pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or
toxic substances, materials or wastes (including petroleum, petroleum
by-products, PCBs, and friable asbestos) as those concepts are used in the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substance Control
Act (TSCA), the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other similar federal or
state statutes or regulations.
"Indebtedness" of a Person shall mean with respect to any Person, without
duplication, all (a) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with
borrowings (including reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit
or banker's acceptances which have been drawn and including the sale of debt
securities) of such Person which in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles would be included in determining total liabilities as
shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of such Person at the date as of
which Indebtedness is to be determined, including, without limitation,
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (b) liabilities or obligations of
such Person issued, incurred or assumed in respect of the purchase price of
property except for trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business on which interest is not being accrued; (c) liabilities or obligations
of others of any of the types specified in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) for
which such Person is directly or indirectly liable, by way of guaranty (whether
by direct guaranty, suretyship, discount, endorsement, take-or-pay agreement,
agreement to purchase or advance or keep in funds or other agreement having the
effect of a guaranty) or otherwise; (d) liabilities or obligations of others of
any of the types specified in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) which are
secured by Liens on any assets of such Person, whether or not such liabilities
or obligations shall have been assumed by it; and (e) to the extent not included
in the preceding clauses (a) through (d), the excess over
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$10,000,000 of the aggregate undrawn amount of all financial letters of credit
issued on account of such Person.
"Indemnified Parties" shall mean the Agents, the Lenders, their respective
affiliates, and the directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents of each
of the foregoing.
"Indenture" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 hereof.
"Initial Revolving Credit Committed Amount" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof.
"Interest Period" shall mean with respect to any Competitive Bid Loan, the
period commencing on the date such Competitive Bid Loan is made and ending on a
date not less than seven days nor more than 180 days thereafter (with respect to
any Absolute Rate Loan) or 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter (with respect to
any CD Rate Loan) or one, two, three or six months (with respect to any
LIBO-Rate Loan), as the Borrower may specify in the related Competitive Bid Loan
Quote Request as provided in Section 2.03(b) hereof, provided that:
(a) No Interest Period may end after the Competitive Bid Expiration
Date;
(b) Each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not
a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day or, in the
case of an Interest Period for a LIBOR-based Loan, if such next succeeding
Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then such
Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; and
(c) Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, no Interest Period for
any Competitive Bid Loan shall have a duration of less than seven days and,
if the Interest Period for any Competitive Bid Loan would otherwise be a
shorter period, such Competitive Bid Loan shall not be available hereunder.
"Investment" by any Person in any other Person shall mean:
(a) the amount paid, or the value of property or services contributed,
by such Person for or in connection with the acquisition by such Person of
any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, option contracts, investment
contracts, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of
any other Person;
(b) the amount of any advance, loan or extension of credit to any
other Person by such Person; and
(c) the amount of any Indebtedness of any other Person which such
Person has guaranteed and which by its terms or as a consequence of any
default thereunder such Indebtedness has or may, at the option of the
holder thereof, become due and payable by acceleration or otherwise.
"IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
"Law" shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute,
treaty, convention, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree
or award of any Governmental Authority.
"Lender" shall mean any of the Lenders listed on the signature pages
hereof, subject to the provisions of Sections 1.05, 10.14 and 10.17 hereof
pertaining to Persons becoming or ceasing to be Lenders.
"Level I Day" shall mean a day on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating
of Baa2 or better and an S&P Rating of BBB or better.
"Level II Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day and on which
there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Baa3 or better and an S&P Rating of
BBB-or better.
"Level III Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day or a Level II
Day and on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Ba1 or better and an S&P
Rating of BB+ or better.
"Level IV Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day, a Level II Day
or a Level III Day and on which there is in effect a Moody's Rating of Ba2 or
better and an S&P Rating of BB or better.
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"Level V Day" shall mean a day which is not a Level I Day, a Level II Day,
a Level III Day or a Level IV Day.
"LIBO-Rate" for any day, as used herein, shall mean with respect to each
proposed LIBOR-based Loan a rate of interest (which shall be the same for each
day in the applicable Interest Period) equal to the rate of interest determined
in good faith by the Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual
procedures from the Reuters Screen LIBO page (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) to be the average of the rates per annum for
deposits in Dollars offered to the leading banks in the London interbank market
at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first
day of such Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest
Period in amounts comparable to the amount of the LIBOR-based Loan to be funded
and having maturities comparable to such Interest Period.
"LIBOR Auction" shall mean a solicitation of Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
setting forth LIBOR-based Margins based on the LIBO-Rate pursuant to Section
2.03 hereof.
"LIBOR-based Loans" shall mean Competitive Bid Loans the interest rates of
which are determined on the basis of the LIBO-Rate pursuant to a LIBOR Auction.
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security
interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature
whatsoever, including but not limited to any conditional sale or title retention
arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or
having the effect of, security.
"Loan" shall mean any loan or advance by a Lender under this Agreement,
whether a Revolving Credit Loan or a Competitive Bid Loan and "Loans" shall mean
all Revolving Credit Loans and Competitive Bid Loans made by Lenders under this
Agreement.
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary
Guaranty Agreements, the Pledge Agreement and the Transfer Supplements, and all
other agreements and instruments extending or renewing any indebtedness,
obligation or liability arising under any of the foregoing, and any certificate
or instrument delivered by the Borrower or the Guarantors in connection herewith
or therewith, in each case as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time hereafter.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
"Material Domestic Subsidiary" shall mean each Significant Subsidiary of
the Borrower (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) that is organized under
the laws of one of the States of the United States.
"Moody's" shall mean Moody's Investor's Services, Inc., or any successor
thereto.
"Moody's Rating" shall mean the rating assigned to the Borrower's senior
unsecured long term debt by Moody's, or in the event the Borrower has no
Moody's-rated senior unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the "hypothetical
senior long-term debt rating" most recently assigned to the Borrower by Moody's,
which assignment shall have been made not more than fifteen months prior to the
time in question and not more than ninety (90) days after a request therefor by
the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 5.14 hereof.
"Nonextending Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18
hereof.
"Note" or "Notes" shall mean the Revolving Credit Note(s) or the
Competitive Bid Note(s), as the case may be, of the Borrower executed and
delivered under this Agreement, together with all extensions, renewals,
refinancings or refundings of any thereof in whole or part.
"Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office" shall have the meaning given to that
term in Section 2.17(a) hereof.
"Obligations" shall mean all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of
the Borrower to any Lender or any Agent from time to time arising under or in
connection with or related to or evidenced by or secured by this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, and all extensions or renewals thereof, whether such
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are direct or indirect, otherwise
secured or unsecured, joint or several, absolute or
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contingent, due or to become due, whether for payment or performance, now
existing or hereafter arising. Without limitation of the foregoing, such
indebtedness, obligations and liabilities include the principal amount of Loans,
interest, fees, indemnities or expenses under or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and all extensions and renewals thereof,
whether or not such Loans were made in compliance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement or in excess of the obligation of the Lenders to lend.
Obligations shall remain Obligations notwithstanding any assignment or transfer
or any subsequent assignment or transfer of any of the Obligations or any
interest therein.
"Office," when used in connection with the Administrative Agent, shall mean
its office located at 1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor, Concord, California
94520, or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent or any
branch, subsidiary or affiliate thereof as may be designated in writing from
time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower.
"Option" shall mean the Base Rate Option, the CD Rate Option or the
Euro-Rate Option, as the case may be.
"Other Credit Agreement" shall mean the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
of February 12, 1999 among Foster Wheeler Corporation, the guarantors signatory
thereto, the lenders signatory thereto, Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association, as administrative agent, and other agents party thereto, as
the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
"Participants" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(b) hereof.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established under
Title IV of ERISA or any other governmental agency, department or
instrumentality succeeding to the functions of said corporation.
"Pension Plan" shall mean a single employer plan as defined in Section
4001(a)(15) of ERISA or an individual account plan which is subject to the
funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA with respect to which the Borrower,
any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or members of their respective Controlled
Groups, at any relevant time have some liability or obligation to contribute or
pay benefits and which relates to current or former employees of the Borrower,
any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any member of their respective Controlled
Groups.
"Permitted Liens" shall mean (a) pledges or deposits by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries under workers' compensation laws, unemployment insurance
laws, social security laws, or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in
connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of
Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), or leases to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or deposits to secure public or
statutory obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or deposits of
cash or U.S. governmental bonds to secure surety, appeal, performance or other
similar bonds to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or
deposits as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the payment of
rent; (b) Liens imposed by law such as carriers', warehousemen's, materialmen's
and mechanics' or other similar liens, or Liens arising out of judgments or
awards against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at the time shall currently be prosecuting
an appeal or proceedings for review; (c) Liens for taxes, assessments or
governmental charges or levies not yet subject to penalties for nonpayment and
Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies the payment of
which is being contested as permitted by Section 5.03 hereof; (d) survey
exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for
rights of way, highways and railroad crossings, sewers, electric lines,
telephone and telegraph lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other
restrictions as to the use of real property; all of which Liens described in
clause (d) hereof do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of
the properties to which they relate or materially impair their use in the
operation of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(e) Liens (i) in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or
any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United
States of America or any State thereof, or (ii) in favor of any other country,
or any political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments pursuant to any contract or statute; (f) Liens made in favor of
any customer arising in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof in respect of payments made by or on behalf of such customer
for goods produced or
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services rendered to such customer; (g) a security interest granted to the
"Administrative Agent", for the benefit of the "Administrative Agent", the "LC
Issuer" and the "Lenders", in "Cash Collateral" under the Other Credit Agreement
(all terms in quotation having the meanings ascribed to such terms under the
Other Credit Agreement); and (h) Liens granted pursuant to the Pledge Agreement.
"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture, joint-stock company, Governmental
Authority or any other entity.
"Portion" shall mean the Base Rate Portion, the CD Rate Portion or the
Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be.
"Potential Default" shall mean any event or condition which with notice or
passage of time, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute an Event
of Default.
"Pledge Agreement" shall mean the pledge agreement in the form of Exhibit
J.
"Principal Foreign Affiliates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.09 hereof.
"Project" shall mean any municipal solid waste project or any other project
the assets of which are financed on a limited recourse basis.
"Pro Rata" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.13 hereof.
"Purchasing Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(c)
hereof.
"Reference Rate" as used herein, shall mean for any day the rate of
interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank
of America as its "reference rate." (The "reference rate" is a rate set by Bank
of America based upon various factors including Bank of America's costs and
desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a
reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below
such announced rate.) Any change in the reference rate announced by Bank of
America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the
public announcement of such change.
"Register" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(d) hereof.
"Regular Payment Date" shall mean the last Business Day of each March,
June, September and December after the date hereof.
"Relevant Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03(a) hereof.
"Replacement Lender" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.18
hereof.
"Reportable Event" means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA or in
the regulations thereunder with respect to which the 30-day notice is not waived
or an event described in Section 4043 or in the regulations thereunder with
respect to which the 30-day notice has been waived and which involves a
liability of $1,000,000 or more or a material plan or a receipt of a notice of
withdrawal liabilities pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA. For purposes of this
definition a material plan is a plan in which benefit liabilities exceed assets
on a termination basis based on PBGC assumptions by $1,000,000.
"Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time prior to the termination or
expiration of the Commitments, Lenders which have Commitments constituting, in
the aggregate, more than 50% of the total Commitments of all the Lenders at such
time and shall mean, at any time thereafter, Lenders which have outstanding
Loans constituting, in the aggregate, more than 50% of all Loans outstanding at
such time.
"Requirements of Law" means all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, directives,
permits, licenses and judgments relating to Environmental Matters in effect from
time to time.
"Responsible Officer" of the Borrower shall mean its Chief Executive
Officer, its Chief Financial Officer, its Executive Vice President, any Senior
Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or one of its Assistant
Treasurers.
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"Revolving Credit Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Committed Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Loans" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(a) hereof.
"Revolving Credit Maturity Date" shall mean February 11, 2000, as such date
may be extended pursuant to Section 2.18 hereof.
"Revolving Credit Note" shall mean the promissory note of the Borrower
executed and delivered under Section 2.01(c) hereof, any promissory note issued
in substitution therefor pursuant to Sections 2.17(b) or 10.14(c) hereof,
together with all extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings thereof in
whole or part.
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Rating Services, or any successor
thereto.
"S&P Rating" shall mean the rating assigned to the Borrower's senior
unsecured long term debt by S&P, or in the event the Borrower has no S&P-rated
senior unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the "issuer credit rating" most
recently assigned to the Borrower by S&P, which assignment shall have been made
not more than fifteen months prior to the time in question and not more than
ninety (90) days after a request therefor by the Required Lenders pursuant to
Section 5.14 hereof.
"Significant Subsidiary" shall mean (a) each Special Purpose Subsidiary and
(b) each other Subsidiary of the Borrower which in the most recent fiscal year
of the Borrower accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or which accounted for more than 10% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each of the most
recent three fiscal years of the Borrower; provided, however, that with respect
to Subsidiaries created or acquired after the date hereof, if thereafter such
entity, in a fiscal year, accounts for more than 10% of the consolidated assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or accounts for more than 10% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal year, it
shall be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary for such fiscal year.
"Special Purpose Subsidiary" shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed
with the express and sole purpose of, and which is engaged solely in the
business of, constructing or owning, leasing or operating a specific Project,
and with respect to which Subsidiary, neither the Borrower nor any of its other
Subsidiaries is obligated (except as guarantor of completion or performance) to
pay any Indebtedness (including lease obligations) incurred to construct, own,
lease or operate any such Project or any other Indebtedness of such Subsidiary.
"Spot Rate" for a currency means the rate quoted (expressed as a decimal,
rounded to the fourth decimal place) to the Administrative Agent as the spot
rate for the purchase of such currency with another currency through the FX
Trading Office of Bank of America at approximately 12:00 noon (London time) on
the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange
settlement is made.
"Standard Notice" shall mean an irrevocable notice substantially in the
form of Exhibit L provided to the Administrative Agent on a Business Day which
is:
(a) At least two Business Day in advance in the case of selection of,
conversion to or renewal of the CD Rate Option or prepayment of CD Rate
Portion;
(b) At least three Business Days in advance in the case of selection
of, conversion to or renewal of the Euro-Rate Option or prepayment of any
Euro-Rate Portion; and
(c) On the same Business Day in the case of selection of, conversion
to or renewal of the Base Rate Option or prepayment of Base Rate Portion.
Standard Notice must be provided no later than 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on
the last day permitted for such notice in the case of notices given pursuant to
clause (c) above, and no later than 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on the last
day permitted for such notice in the case of notices given pursuant to clauses
(a) and (b) above.
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"Stock Payment" by any Person shall mean any dividend, distribution or
payment of any nature (whether in cash, securities, or other property) on
account of or in respect of any shares of the capital stock (or warrants,
options or rights therefor) of such Person, including but not limited to any
payment on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or
acquisition of any shares of the capital stock (or warrants, options or rights
therefor) of such Person, in each case regardless of whether required by the
terms of such capital stock (or warrants, options or rights) or any other
agreement or instrument.
"Subsidiary" of a Person at any time shall mean any corporation of which a
majority (by number of shares or number of votes) of any class of outstanding
capital stock normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more
directors (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the
voting rights of such class) is at such time owned directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person, and any trust of which a majority of the beneficial interest is at such
time owned directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by such Person or
one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement" shall mean the agreement of a Subsidiary in
the form of Exhibit H hereof whereby it acknowledges to become a party hereto as
a Guarantor under Section 9 hereof.
"Syndication Agent" shall mean First Union National Bank, in its capacity
as Syndication Agent hereunder.
"Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.16 hereof.
"Total Revolving Credit Commitment" shall mean at any time, the aggregate
Revolving Credit Committed Amounts of all Lenders hereunder at such time.
"Transfer Effective Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
applicable Transfer Supplement.
"Transfer Supplement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.14(c)
hereof.
"Trust Preferred" shall mean 9% $175,000,000 Trust Preferred Securities of
the Borrower issued on or about January 13, 1999.
"Utilization Fee" is set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin."
"Voting Stock" shall mean, with respect to any corporation, the capital
stock of such corporation having the power to vote for a majority of the board
of directors of such corporation under ordinary circumstances.
Section 1.02. Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement
otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include the singular, the
singular the plural and the part the whole; "or" has the inclusive meaning
represented by the phrase "and/or"; and "property" includes all properties and
assets of any kind or nature, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed.
References in this Agreement to "determination" (and similar terms) by any Agent
or by any Lender include reasonable and good faith estimates by such Agent or by
such Lender (in the case of quantitative determinations) and good faith beliefs
by such Agent or by such Lender (in the case of qualitative determinations). The
words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder" and similar terms in this Agreement refer
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement and the
Table of Contents preceding this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not control or affect the construction of this Agreement or the
interpretation thereof in any respect. Section, subsection and exhibit
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
Section 1.03. Accounting Principles. (a) As used herein, "GAAP" shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles as such principles shall be in
effect at the Relevant Date, subject to the provisions of this Section 1.03. As
used herein, "Relevant Date" shall mean the date a relevant computation or
determination is to be made or the date of relevant financial statements, as the
case may be.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all computations and
determinations as to accounting or financial matters shall be made, and all
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this
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Agreement shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP (including principles of
consolidation where appropriate), and all accounting or financial terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP.
(c) If any change in GAAP after the date of this Agreement is or shall be
required to be applied to transactions then or thereafter in existence, and a
violation of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall have occurred or in
the opinion of the Borrower would likely occur which would not have occurred or
be likely to occur if no change in accounting principles had taken place,
(i) The parties agree that such violation shall not be considered to
constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Default for a period of 60
days from the date the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of the
application of this Section 1.03(c);
(ii) The parties agree in such event to negotiate in good faith an
amendment of this Agreement which shall approximate to the extent possible
the financial effect of the original financial covenants after taking into
account such change in GAAP; and
(iii) If the parties are unable to negotiate such an amendment within
60 days, the Borrower shall have the option of prepaying the Loans (subject
to Section 2.14(b) hereof). If the Borrower does not exercise such option
within said period, then as used in this Agreement, "GAAP" shall mean
generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the Relevant Date.
(d) If any change in GAAP after the date of this Agreement is required to
be applied to transactions or conditions then or thereafter in existence, and
the Administrative Agent shall assert that the effect of such change is or shall
likely be to distort materially the effect of any of the definitions of
financial terms in Article I hereof or any of the covenants of the Borrower in
Article VI hereof (the "Financial Provisions"), so that the intended financial
effect of any of the Financial Provisions will not in fact be accomplished,
(i) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of such
assertion, specifying the change in GAAP which is objected to, and until
otherwise determined as provided below, the specified change in GAAP shall
not be made by the Borrower in its financial statements for the purpose of
applying the Financial Provisions; and
(ii) The parties shall follow the procedures set forth in paragraph
(ii) and the first sentence of paragraph (iii) of subsection (c) of this
Section. If the parties are unable to agree on an amendment as provided in
said paragraph (ii) and if the Borrower does not exercise the option set
forth in the first sentence of said paragraph (iii) within the specified
period, then as used in this Agreement "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in effect at the Relevant Date, except that the
specified change in GAAP which is objected to by the Administrative Agent
shall not be made in applying the Financial Provisions.
(e) All expenses of compliance with this Section 1.03 shall be paid for by
the Borrower upon demand.
Section 1.04. Optional Increase of the Commitments. (a) The Borrower may
from time to time increase the Total Revolving Credit Commitment by the addition
of one or more new Lenders consented to by the Administrative Agent or by the
agreement of any existing Lender (a "Proposed Combined Commitments Increase") in
the manner set forth below; provided that (i) the then Total Revolving Credit
Commitment plus the Proposed Combined Commitments Increase shall not be greater
than the $100,000,000; (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the
Proposed Combined Commitments Increase no event has occurred and is continuing
that constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default; (iii) the Borrower
shall pay any costs payable under Section 2.14(b) if and to the extent any Loans
are prepaid on the effective date of such increase (the "Increase Date"); (iv)
to the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the Borrower must request
the increase of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment under the Other Credit
Agreement and such new or existing Lender consenting to the increase under this
Agreement must also consent to the increase under the Other Credit Agreement at
the same percentage; and (v) the Borrower may not request the increase of the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder once the Borrower has reduced such
Commitment under Section 2.02(c) hereof.
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(b) The Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be increased by the
Proposed Combined Commitments Increase on the Increase Date provided (i) each
such new Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent the
Joinder to Revolving Credit Agreement (and by such execution and delivery, each
such new Lender shall be deemed to have agreed with the matters set forth in
this Agreement) and/or such existing Lender shall execute and deliver the
Commitment Increase Supplement in the form of Exhibit K and (ii) the
Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Increase Date
certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower
approving such increase of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment, and of all
documents evidencing other necessary corporate action, if any, with respect to
such increase. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, such new Lender
shall become a Lender hereunder and/or such existing Lender's Commitment shall
be increased, and the Administrative Agent shall, promptly following the
effective date thereof, provide to the Borrower and the Lenders a revised Pro
Rata shares giving effect thereto. The Borrower agrees that it shall execute and
deliver upon request of such new or existing Lender, one or more Notes
evidencing that such new or existing Lender's Pro Rata share.
(c) If, after giving effect to the Proposed Combined Commitments Increase,
any Lender's revised Pro Rata share of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment is
different than its share of Obligations, the Obligations shall be reallocated
among the Lenders as follows. On the Increase Date the Borrower shall be deemed
to have prepaid all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with
Section 2.11 and reborrowed all Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with
Section 2.01 from all Lenders ratably in accordance with their revised Pro Rata
shares. On the Increase Date, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each
Lender having a decreased Pro Rata share an amount equal to the difference
between its Revolving Credit Loans so prepaid and the new Revolving Credit Loans
deemed to have been made by it (plus interest payable hereunder). Such payments
shall be deemed to be a payment of the Revolving Credit Loans by the Borrower on
the date such payment is received.
Section 1.05. Utilization of Commitments in Foreign Currencies. The
Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Equivalent with respect to any
(i) borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans as of the requested borrowing date and (ii)
outstanding Eurocurrency Currency Loans as of the last Business Day of each
month provided, however, that (i) upon the occurrence and during the
continuation of any Potential Default or Event of Default or (ii) for the
purpose of calculating fees payable under this Agreement or for other purposes,
such determination shall be made as often as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders may reasonably deem necessary.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01. Revolving Credit Loans. (a) Revolving Credit
Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender, severally and not
jointly, agrees (such agreement being herein called such Lender's "Revolving
Credit Commitment") to make committed loans in Dollars (the "Revolving Credit
Loans") to the Borrower from time to time on or after the date hereof and to but
not including the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. A Lender shall have no
obligation to make any Revolving Credit Loan to the extent that, upon the making
of such Revolving Credit Loan, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of such
Lender's outstanding Revolving Credit Loans would exceed such Lender's Revolving
Credit Committed Amount. No Revolving Credit Loans shall be made hereunder to
the extent that such Revolving Credit Loans would cause the Dollar Equivalent of
the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans outstanding
hereunder to exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment. Each Lender's
"Revolving Credit Committed Amount" at any time shall be equal to the amount set
forth as its "Initial Revolving Credit Committed Amount" below its name on the
signature pages hereof, as such amount may have been reduced pursuant to Section
2.02(c) hereof at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 1.05
and 10.17 hereof and subject to transfer to another Lender as provided in
Section 10.14 hereof.
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(b) Nature of Credit. Within the limits of time and amount set forth in
this Section 2.01, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower
may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder.
(c) Revolving Credit Notes. To the extent so requested by any Lender
through the Administrative Agent, the obligation of the Borrower to repay the
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made to it by such Lender
and to pay interest thereon shall be evidenced in part by promissory notes of
the Borrower, one to such Lender, dated the Closing Date (the "Revolving Credit
Notes") in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with the blanks
appropriately filled, payable to the order of such Lender in a face amount equal
to such Lender's Initial Revolving Credit Committed Amount.
(d) Maturity. To the extent not due and payable earlier, the Revolving
Credit Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
Section 2.02. Fees; Reduction of the Committed Amounts. (a) Facility
Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender a fee (the "Facility Fee") for each day from and including the date
hereof and to but not including the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, on the
amount of such Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount (whether used or
unused) on such day (based upon a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days
elapsed) at a rate per annum equal to the rate in effect for such day determined
in accordance with the pricing grid set forth in the definition of "Applicable
Margin". Facility Fees shall be due and payable for the preceding period for
which such fees have not been paid on each Regular Payment Date and on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(b) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to each Agent an agency fee and
other fees at the times and in the amounts previously agreed upon among the
Agents and the Borrower.
(c) Optional Reduction of the Revolving Credit Committed Amounts. The
Borrower may at any time or from time to time reduce Pro Rata the Revolving
Credit Committed Amounts of the Lenders to an aggregate amount (which may be
zero) not less than the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the unpaid principal
amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Competitive Bid Loans then outstanding
plus the principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and Competitive Bid
Loans not yet made as to which notice has been given by Borrower under Section
2.07 hereof. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Committed Amounts shall be in
an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 which is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000. Reduction of the Revolving Credit Committed Amounts shall be made by
providing not less than two Business Days' notice (which notice shall be
irrevocable) to such effect to the Administrative Agent. After the date
specified in such notice the Facility Fee shall be calculated upon the Revolving
Credit Committed Amounts as so reduced. The Administrative Agent will promptly
send copies of such notice to the Lenders.
(d) Bid Fees. In consideration of the Administrative Agent's management of
bidding procedures for Competitive Bid Loans, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent's own account on the date of
each LIBOR Auction, CD Rate Auction, Base Rate Auction and Absolute Rate
Auction, bid agency fees in the amount of $150 for each Competitive Bid Loan
Quote submitted by each Lender, but in no event less than $450 per auction.
Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans. (a) Making of Competitive Bid
Loans. In addition to Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower may, as set forth in
this Section 2.03, request the Lenders to make offers to make one or more
Competitive Bid Loans to the Borrower. Each Lender may, but shall have no
obligation to, make one or more such offers and, subject to the terms and
provisions hereof, the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any
such offers in the manner set forth in this Section 2.03. Competitive Bid Loans
may be Base Rate Loans, CD Rate Loans, Absolute Rate Loans or LIBOR-based Loans
(each a "type" of Competitive Bid Loan) and, subject to Section 2.03(r) hereof,
may be in any freely available currency agreed upon by the Borrower and each
Lender. Competitive Bid Loans shall be due and payable on the earlier of the
Competitive Bid Expiration Date and the applicable Competitive Bid Loan Maturity
Date. After giving effect to any borrowing of Competitive Bid Loans, the Dollar
Equivalent of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding
hereunder shall not exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at any time;
provided, however, that the outstanding Competitive Bid Loans made by any
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Lender may exceed its Revolving Credit Committed Amount. The Competitive Bid
Loans shall be deemed to utilize the Total Revolving Credit Commitment by an
amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount thereof.
(b) Competitive Bid Loan Quote Requests. When the Borrower wishes to
request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.03, it shall
transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, at its Office, notice (a
"Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request") so as to be received no later than 10:00
a.m., Los Angeles time on (x) the fourth Business Day prior to the date of
borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction, (y) the third
Business Day prior to the date of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a
CD Rate Auction, or (z) the Business Day next preceding the date of borrowing
proposed therein, in the case of a Base Rate Auction or Absolute Rate Auction
(or, in any case, such other time as the Borrower and Administrative Agent may
agree). The Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for
different Interest Periods in a single notice; provided that the request for
each separate Interest Period shall be deemed to be a separate Competitive Bid
Loan Quote Request for a separate Competitive Bid Loan (all Competitive Bid
Loans proposed to be made at one time herein collectively referred to as a
"Competitive Bid Borrowing"). Each such notice shall be substantially in the
form of Exhibit B hereto and in any case shall specify as to each Competitive
Bid Borrowing:
(i) The proposed date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, which shall
be a Business Day;
(ii) The currency or currencies in which such Competitive Borrowing is
to be made;
(iii) The aggregate amount of such Competitive Bid Borrowing which
shall be a Dollar Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 (or a higher integral
multiple of $1,000,000) (to the extent practical in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans), but shall not cause the limits specified in Section
2.04 hereof to be violated;
(iv) The duration of the initial Interest Period or Periods applicable
thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of "Interest Period"
(including without limitation that no such Interest Period shall end after
the Competitive Bid Expiration Date); and
(v) Whether the Competitive Bid Loan Quotes requested are to set forth
a LIBOR-based Margin, a Base Rate Margin, a CD Rate Margin or an Absolute
Rate.
The Borrower may not request Competitive Bid Borrowings for more than three
maturities nor request more than one type of Competitive Bid Loan in a single
Competitive Bid Borrowing. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, in
its sole and absolute discretion, the Borrower may not submit a request for a
Competitive Bid Borrowing if it has submitted another such request within the
prior two Business Days.
(c) Invitation for Competitive Bid Loan Quotes. The Administrative Agent
shall promptly transmit to the Lenders by telecopy notice of such Competitive
Bid Loan Request, which notice shall constitute an invitation by the Borrower to
each Lender to submit Competitive Bid Loan Quotes offering to make Competitive
Bid Loans in accordance with such Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request.
No Competitive Bid Loan Request shall be given if such request could result
in more than six Competitive Bid Loans being outstanding at any one time unless
otherwise permitted by the Administrative Agent.
(d) Submission and Contents of Competitive Bid Loan Quotes. (i) Each
Lender may submit one or more Competitive Bid Loan Quotes, each containing an
offer to make a Competitive Bid Loan in response to any Competitive Bid Loan
Quote Request. Each Competitive Bid Loan Quote must comply with the requirements
of this Section 2.03(d) and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by
telecopy at its Office not later than (x) 8:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the
third Business Day prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a
LIBOR Auction or (y) 7:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the proposed date of
borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute
Rate Auction (or, in either case upon reasonable notice to the Lenders, such
other time and date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree);
provided that any Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted by the Administrative
Agent (or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) in the capacity of a Lender
may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Administrative Agent (or
such Affiliate) notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or
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offers contained therein not later than (x) 7:30 a.m., Los Angeles time on the
third Business Day prior to the proposed date of borrowing, in the case of a
LIBOR Auction or (y) 6:30 a.m., Los Angeles time on the proposed date of
borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute
Rate Auction. Subject to Sections 2.14, 2.03(r) and 4.01 hereof, any Competitive
Bid Loan Quote so made shall be irrevocable except with the written consent of
the Administrative Agent given on the written instructions of the Borrower.
(ii) Each Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto and shall in any case specify:
(A) The proposed date of borrowing, the proposed currency and the
Interest Period therefor;
(B) The principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which each
such offer is being made, which principal amount shall be a Dollar
Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$1,000,000; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Competitive
Bid Loans for which a Lender submits Competitive Bid Loan Quotes (x) may be
greater than, less than or equal to the Revolving Credit Committed Amount
of such Lender but (y) may not exceed the principal amount of the
Competitive Bid Borrowing for which offers were requested in the related
Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request;
(C) In the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable LIBOR Rate (the
"LIBOR-based Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed
as a percentage (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th
of 1%) to be added to the applicable LIBOR Rate;
(D) In the case of a CD Rate Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable CD Rate (the "CD Rate
Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan expressed as a
percentage (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%)
to be added to the applicable CD Rate;
(E) In the case of a Base Rate Auction, the margin above (or, if a
negative margin is offered, below) the applicable Base Rate (the "Base Rate
Margin") offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan, expressed as a
percentage (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%)
to be added to the applicable Base Rate;
(F) In the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per
annum, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%) (the "Absolute Rate") offered
for each such Competitive Bid Loan; and
(G) The identity of the quoting Lender.
(iii) No Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall contain qualifying, conditional
or similar language or propose terms other than or in addition to those set
forth in the applicable Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request and, in particular,
no Competitive Bid Loan Quote may be conditioned upon acceptance by the Borrower
of all (or some specified minimum) of the principal amount of the Competitive
Bid Loan for which such Competitive Bid Loan Quote is being made, and the
Administrative Agent shall disregard any Competitive Bid Loan Quote that
contains such language or terms or conditions or that arrives at the
Administrative Agent's Office after the time set forth for submission of
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes in Section 2.03(d)(i) hereof.
(e) Notice to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall (x) in the case
of a LIBOR Auction, by 9:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on the day (which shall be a
Business Day) a Competitive Bid Loan Quote is submitted or (y) in the case of a
Base Rate Auction, CD Rate Auction or an Absolute Rate Auction, by 7:30 a.m.,
Los Angeles time on the day (which shall be a Business Day) a Competitive Bid
Loan Quote is submitted, notify the Borrower by telecopy of the terms (i) of any
Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with
Section 2.03(d) hereof and (ii) of any Competitive Bid Loan Quote that amends,
modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid Loan Quote
submitted by such Lender with respect to the same Competitive Bid Loan Quote
Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Loan Quote shall be disregarded by
the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive Bid Loan
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Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Competitive
Bid Loan Quote. The Administrative Agent's notice to the Borrower shall specify
(A) the aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan for which
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes have been received for each Interest Period
specified in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request, (B) the respective
principal amounts and LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins, Base Rate Margins or
Absolute Rates, as the case may be, so offered by each Lender, identifying the
Lender that made each Competitive Bid Loan Quote and (C) if the Administrative
Agent is notifying the Borrower of more than one Competitive Bid Loan Quote for
a single Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall arrange the Competitive
Bid Loan Quotes in ascending yield order.
(f) Acceptance and Notice by the Borrower. Not later than (x) 9:30 a.m.,
Los Angeles time on the third Business Day prior to the proposed date of the
borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 8:00 a.m., Los Angeles time on
the proposed date of the borrowing, in the case of a Base Rate Auction, CD Rate
Auction or an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case upon reasonable prior
notice to the Lenders, such other time and date as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent may agree), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent by telecopy at its Office of its acceptance or nonacceptance of the
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(e) hereof
(and the failure of the Borrower to give such notice by such time shall
constitute nonacceptance) and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each affected Lender in accordance with Section 2.03(h) hereof. In the case of
acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of
Competitive Bid Loan Quotes for each Interest Period that are accepted. The
Borrower may accept one or more Competitive Bid Loan Quotes in whole or in part
(provided that any Competitive Bid Loan Quote accepted in part shall be a Dollar
Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000,000,
to the extent practical in the case of Eurocurrency Loans); provided that:
(i) The aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing
may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the related Competitive
Bid Loan Quote Request;
(ii) The aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing
shall be a Dollar Equivalent of at least $5,000,000 (or a higher integral
multiple of $1,000,000);
(iii) Acceptance of offers may be made only in ascending yield order
of LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins, Base Rate Margins or Absolute
Rates, as the case may be; and
(iv) The Borrower shall not accept any offer where the Administrative
Agent has advised the Borrower that such offer fails to comply with Section
2.03(d)(ii) hereof or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of
this Agreement.
(g) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If Competitive Bid Loan Quotes are
made by two or more Lenders with the same LIBOR-based Margins, CD Rate Margins,
Base Rate Margins or Absolute Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate
principal amount than the amount in respect of which Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal amount of
Competitive Bid Loans in respect of which such Competitive Bid Loan Quotes are
accepted shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Lenders as
nearly as possible (in such multiples, not less than $500,000, as the
Administrative Agent may deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate
principal amount of such offers. If two or more such Competitive Bid Loan Quotes
cannot be allocated evenly within the limits set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall have discretion to allocate a
larger share of such Competitive Bid Loans to one or more of the successful
Lenders and in making such allocation shall use reasonable efforts to take into
account previous allocations of unequal shares to one or more of such Lenders in
connection with other Competitive Bid Loans. Determinations by the
Administrative Agent of the amounts of Competitive Bid Loans to be allocated to
each such Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(h) Notice to Lenders. On the date the Borrower notifies the
Administrative Agent of its acceptance of one or more of the offers made by any
Lender or Lenders pursuant to Section 2.03(f) hereof, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each Lender which has made an offer (i) of the aggregate
amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect to which the Borrower
accepted one or more Competitive Bid
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Loan Quotes and such Lender's share of such Competitive Bid Borrowing or (ii)
that the Borrower accepted no offers, such notice to be by telecopy.
(i) Funding of Competitive Bid Loans. Any Lender whose offer to make any
Competitive Bid Loan has been accepted shall, not later than 11:00 a.m., Los
Angeles time, on the date specified in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote
Request for the making of such Competitive Bid Loan, make the amount of such
Competitive Bid Loan available to the Borrower at the Administrative Agent's
Office in immediately available funds. If any Lender makes a new Competitive Bid
Loan hereunder on a day on which the Borrower is to repay all or any part of an
outstanding Competitive Bid Loan from such Lender, such Lender shall apply the
proceeds of its new Competitive Bid Loan to make such repayment and only an
amount equal to the difference (if any) between the amount being borrowed and
the amount being repaid shall be made available by such Lender to the Borrower
as provided by this Section 2.03(i), or remitted by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent as provided in Section 2.14 hereof, as the case may be.
(j) Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Dates. The principal amount of each
Competitive Bid Loan shall be due and payable on the last day of the applicable
Interest Period specified in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote Request (the
"Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date").
(k) Competitive Bid Loan Interest Payment Dates. Interest on each
Competitive Bid Loan shall be due and payable on the Competitive Bid Loan
Maturity Date thereof and thereafter on demand at the rates provided for in
Section 2.03(o), and if any Interest Period is longer than 90 days, also on each
90th day of such Interest Period.
(l) Competitive Bid Record. The Administrative Agent shall maintain a
record of the names and addresses of Lenders that have made Competitive Bid
Loans and the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loans owing to each Lender
from time to time together with the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Dates and
interest rates applicable to each such Competitive Bid Loan, and other terms
applicable thereto (the "Competitive Bid Record"). The entries in the
Competitive Bid Record shall be prima facie evidence with respect to the entries
therein.
(m) Review of Competitive Bid Record. The Competitive Bid Record shall be
available to the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice.
(n) Interest Rates for Competitive Bid Loans. The outstanding principal
amount of each Competitive Bid Loan shall bear interest for each day until due
at the following rate or rates per annum:
(i) For each LIBOR-based Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the LIBO Rate
applicable to the Interest Period therefor plus the LIBOR-based Margin
quoted by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan
Quote submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(ii) For each Base Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Base
Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Base Rate Margin quoted by the
Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote submitted
in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(iii) For each CD Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the CD Rate
applicable to the Interest Period therefor plus the CD Rate Margin quoted
by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid Loan Quote
submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof;
(iv) For each Absolute Rate Loan, a rate per annum (computed on the
basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Absolute
Rate quoted by the Lender making such Loan in the related Competitive Bid
Loan Quote submitted in accordance with Section 2.03(d) hereof.
(o) Interest after Maturity for Competitive Bid Loans. After the principal
amount of any Competitive Bid Loan shall have become due (by acceleration or
otherwise), such Loan shall bear interest for each day until paid (before and
after judgment) (i) until the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date of the
applicable
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Interest Period of such Loan, at a rate per annum 2% above the rate applicable
to such Loan prior to such Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date and (ii)
thereafter at a rate per annum determined in accordance with Section 2.15(b).
(p) Competitive Bid Notes. To the extent so requested by any Lender
through the Administrative Agent, the obligation of the Borrower to repay the
unpaid principal amount of any Competitive Bid Loans made by such Lender and to
pay interest thereon shall be evidenced by a single promissory note of the
Borrower (a "Competitive Bid Note") in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D, with the blanks appropriately filled. The Competitive Bid Note
payable to such Lender shall be dated the Closing Date, shall bear interest as
provided in Section 2.03(n) or as otherwise provided herein, and shall be
payable to the order of the Lender named as payee therein in a maximum face
amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment. The Competitive Bid Note for
such Lender shall be delivered, duly executed by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent at or prior to the funding of the first Competitive Bid
Loan made by such Lender hereunder and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
forward such Competitive Bid Note to such Lender.
The outstanding principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan evidenced by
each Competitive Bid Note from time to time, the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity
Date of such Competitive Bid Loan and the rate of interest and the amount of
accrued and unpaid interest payable in respect thereof shall be determined from
the records of the Administrative Agent, which shall be prima facie evidence
with respect to the entries therein. In the event the holder of a Competitive
Bid Note shall assign said Competitive Bid Note, it shall attach thereto a
schedule, which shall be verified by the Administrative Agent, setting forth the
then outstanding principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan evidenced by such
Competitive Bid Note and the Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date thereof.
(q) Payments. All payments to be made by the Borrower in Dollars in
respect of any Competitive Bid Loan shall be payable at 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles
time, on the day when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall
immediately accrue, without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction
of any kind or nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding
deduction under Section 2.16(c) hereof. Such payments shall be made to the
Administrative Agent at its Office in Dollars in funds immediately available at
such Office. Any payment received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender
after 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on any day shall be deemed to have been
received on the next succeeding Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute to the Lenders all such payments received by it from the Borrower as
promptly as practicable after receipt by the Administrative Agent. If and to the
extent that the Administrative Agent has not forwarded to any Lender such
Lender's share of any such payment on the same Business Day as such payment is
received (or deemed received) from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall
pay to such Lender interest on such amount at the Federal Funds Effective Rate
for each day until such payment is made. All payments of any Competitive Bid
Loans to be made in any currency other than Dollars shall be made by payment in
that currency in immediately available and freely transferable funds by the time
required by relevant local regulation and practice in the principal financial
center in the country of such currency for value on the applicable payment date
and such payment shall be due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall
immediately accrue, without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction
of any kind or nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding
deduction under Section 2.16(c) hereof.
(r) Multiple Currency Option. (i) Competitive Bid Loans may be made in any
currency requested by the Borrower and acceptable to the applicable Lender (each
a "Eurocurrency Loan"). If Eurocurrency Loans are to be made or are made, the
amount of such Loans shall be deemed to be, for purposes of determining
utilization of Commitments and other provisions of this Agreement, equal to the
Dollar Equivalent thereof. If the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the all
Eurocurrency Loans outstanding on the day of any such determination plus the
outstanding Loans made in Dollars exceeds the Total Revolving Credit Commitment
as then in effect, the Administrative Agent shall immediately notify the
Borrower and the Borrower shall prepay on the Business Day following such day
Base Rate Loans and then, if necessary, Eurocurrency Loans to the extent
required so that such aggregate unpaid amount will not exceed the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect; such prepayment being subject
however to Section 2.14(b) hereof. The
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Borrower may designate the Loans to be prepaid by notice to the Administrative
Agent before each such prepayment.
(ii) Changes in Law Rendering Eurocurrency Loans Unlawful. In the event
that any change in Law or guideline or interpretation or application thereof
should at any time make it unlawful for any Lender to make, maintain or fund its
Eurocurrency Loans, such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent thereof. Thereupon, (i) the obligation of such Lender to
make its Eurocurrency Loans shall, upon the later of the effectiveness of such
event and the receipt of such notice, be suspended for the duration of such
illegality, and (ii) the Borrower shall, on the applicable Competitive Bid Loan
Maturity Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans (or, if later, on the last
Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans to
end prior to the effectiveness of such change) or, in any event, if such Lender
so requests, on such earlier date as may be required by the relevant Law, prepay
or repay such Eurocurrency Loans.
Section 2.04. Maximum Aggregate Amount of Loans. No Revolving Credit Loan
or Competitive Bid Loan shall be made or requested or permitted to remain
outstanding hereunder if the making or maintenance of such Loan would cause the
Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the aggregate amount of all Loans to the
Borrower outstanding hereunder to exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment
as then in effect.
Section 2.05. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
Section 2.06. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED].
Section 2.07. Making of Loans. Whenever the Borrower desires that the
Lenders make Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower shall provide Standard Notice
to the Administrative Agent setting forth the following information (a separate
notice being required for each such type of Loans):
(a) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which such proposed
Loans are to be made;
(b) The aggregate principal amount of such proposed Loans, which shall
be the sum of the principal amounts selected pursuant to clause (c) of this
Section 2.07, and, except as provided in Section 2.06.03, which shall be at
least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof;
(c) The interest rate Option or Options selected in accordance with
Section 2.08(a) hereof and the principal amounts selected in accordance
with Section 2.08(d) hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each Funding
Segment of the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may
be, of such proposed Loans; and
(d) With respect to each such Funding Segment of such proposed Loans,
the Funding Period to apply to such Funding Segment, selected in accordance
with Section 2.08(c) hereof.
Standard Notice having been so provided, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the information contained therein and of the amount of
such Lender's Loan, calculated in accordance with Section 2.13. Unless any
applicable condition specified in Article IV hereof has not been satisfied, on
the date specified in such Standard Notice each Lender shall make the proceeds
of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's
Office, no later than 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, in funds immediately
available at such Office. The Administrative Agent will make the funds so
received available to the Borrower in funds immediately available at the
Administrative Agent's Office. If and to the extent that the Administrative
Agent does not make such funds available to the Borrower on the date specified
in such Standard Notice the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender
interest on the amount made available by such Lender at the Federal Funds
Effective Rate for each day until either (i) the date such funds are made
available to the Borrower or (ii) the date such amounts are returned to such
Lender.
Section 2.08. Interest Rates. (a) Optional Bases of Borrowing. The
unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans shall bear interest for
each day from and including the date on which funds are made available to the
Borrower by the Administrative Agent and to but excluding the date of repayment
on one or more bases selected by the Borrower from among the interest rate
options set forth below. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement the
Borrower may select different options to apply simultaneously to different
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Portions of the Loans and may select different Funding Segments to apply
simultaneously to different parts of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate
Portion of the Loans. Each selection of a rate Option shall apply separately and
without overlap to the Revolving Credit Loans as a class. The aggregate number
of Funding Segments applicable to the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion
of the Revolving Credit Loans at any time shall not exceed ten unless otherwise
permitted by the Administrative Agent.
(i) Base Rate Option: A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a
year of 365 or 366 days and actual days elapsed) for each day equal to the
Base Rate for such day plus the Applicable Margin for such day. The "Base
Rate" for any day shall mean the greater of (A) the Reference Rate for such
day or (B) 0.50% plus the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day, such
interest rate to change automatically from time to time effective as of the
effective date of each change in the Reference Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate.
(ii) CD Rate Option: A rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days
and actual days elapsed) for each day during the applicable CD Rate Funding
Period equal to the CD Rate for such day plus the Applicable Margin for
such day. "CD Rate" for any day shall mean for each Funding Segment of the
CD Rate Portion corresponding to a proposed or existing CD Rate Funding
Period the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by adding
(A) the rate per annum (which shall be the same for each day in
such CD Rate Funding Period) determined in good faith by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the
arithmetic average of the secondary market bid rates at or about 8:00
a.m., Los Angeles time, on the first day of such CD Rate Funding Period
by dealers of recognized standing in negotiable certificates of deposit
for the purchase at face value of negotiable certificates of deposit of
major money center banks for delivery on such day in amounts comparable
to such Funding Segment and having maturities comparable to such CD Rate
Funding Period plus
(B) the Assessment Rate.
"Assessment Rate" for any day shall mean the rate per annum (rounded
upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) determined in good faith by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the maximum
effective rate per annum payable by a depository institution insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or any successor) for such day as an
assessment for insurance on Dollar time deposits, exclusive of any credit
that is or may be allowed against such assessment on account of assessment
payments made or to be made by such depository institution. The CD Rate
shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of each change in
the Assessment Rate. The CD Rate Option shall be calculated in accordance
with the foregoing if any Lender is actually required to pay FDIC
assessments or, if required to pay such assessments, is required to pay
such assessments at the "Assessment Rate" as herein defined.
The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
to the Lenders of the CD Rate determined or adjusted in accordance with the
definition of CD Rate, which determination or adjustment shall be
conclusive if made in good faith.
(iii) Euro-Rate Option: A rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days
and actual days elapsed) for each day during the applicable Euro-Rate
Funding Period equal to the Euro-Rate for such day plus, in each case, the
Applicable Margin for Euro-Rate Option for such day. "Euro-Rate" for any
day, as used herein, shall mean for each Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate
Portion corresponding to a proposed or existing Euro-Rate Funding Period
the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate of
interest (which shall be the same for each day in such Euro-Rate Funding
Period) determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with its usual procedures from the Reuters Screen LIBO page (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the average
of the rates per annum for deposits in Dollars offered to the leading banks
in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time,
two Business Days prior to the first day of such Euro-Rate
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Funding Period for delivery on the first day of such Euro-Rate Funding
Period in amounts comparable to such Funding Segment and having maturities
comparable to such Funding Period.
The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
to the Lenders of the Euro-Rate determined in accordance with the
definition of the Euro-Rate, which determination shall be conclusive if
made in good faith.
(b) Applicable Margins. The "Applicable Margin" with respect to the Base
Rate Option, the CD Rate Option and the Euro-Rate Option shall be determined in
accordance with the pricing grid set forth in the definition of "Applicable
Margin".
(c) Funding Periods. At any time when the Borrower shall select, convert
to or renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option to apply to any part of
the Loans, the Borrower shall specify one or more periods (the "Funding
Periods") during which each such Option shall apply, such Funding Periods being
as set forth below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest Rate Option Available Funding Periods
- -------------------- --------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
CD Rate Option................. 30, 60, 90 or 180 days or such longer period as
may be offered by all of the Lenders ("CD Rate
Funding Period"); and
Euro-Rate Option............... One, two, three or six months ("Euro-Rate Funding
Period");
</TABLE>
provided, that:
(i) Each CD Rate Funding Period which would otherwise end on a day
which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day;
(ii) Each Euro-Rate Funding Period shall begin on a Business Day, and
the term "month", when used in connection with a Euro-Rate Funding Period,
shall be construed in accordance with prevailing practices in the interbank
eurodollar market at the commencement of such Euro-Rate Funding Period, as
determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent (which determination
shall be conclusive); and
(iii) In the case of Revolving Credit Loans, the Borrower may not
select a Funding Period that would end after the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date.
(d) Transactional Amounts. Every selection of, conversion from, conversion
to or renewal of an interest rate option and every payment or prepayment of any
Loans shall be in a principal amount such that after giving effect thereto the
aggregate principal amount of the Base Rate Portion of the Revolving Credit
Loans, or the aggregate principal amount of each Funding Segment of the CD Rate
Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion of the Revolving Credit Loans, shall be at
least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
(e) CD Rate or Euro-Rate Unascertainable; Impracticability. If
(i) on any date on which a CD Rate or a Euro-Rate would otherwise be
set, the Administrative Agent (in the case of clause (A) or (B) below)
shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that:
(A) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
such CD Rate or Euro-Rate, or
(B) a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely
affects the secondary market for negotiable certificates of deposit
maintained by dealers of recognized standing or the interbank eurodollar
market, as the case may be, or
(ii) at any time any Lender shall have determined in good faith (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the making,
maintenance or funding of any part of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate
Portion has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such
Lender or a Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office in good faith with any Law or
guideline or interpretation
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or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof or with any request or directive
of any such Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of
law);
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the
case may be, may notify the Borrower of such determination (and any Lender
giving such notice shall notify the Administrative Agent). Upon such date as
shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such
notice is given), the obligation of each of the Lenders, in the case of clause
(i) above, or such Affected Lender, in the case of clause (ii) above, to allow
the Borrower to select, convert to or renew the CD Rate Option or Euro-Rate
Option, as the case may be, shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent or
such Lender, as the case may be, shall have later notified the Borrower (and any
Lender giving such notice shall notify the Administrative Agent) of the
Administrative Agent's or such Lender's determination in good faith (which
determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that the circumstance
giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
If any Lender notifies the Borrower of a determination under subsection
(ii) of this Section 2.08(e), the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion, as
the case may be, of the Loans of such Lender (the "Affected Lender") shall,
subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof, automatically be converted to the Base Rate
Option as of the last day of the then current Funding Period with respect to
such Loans (in the case of a determination that the making, maintenance or
funding of any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is
impracticable) and the last day on which the making, maintenance or funding of
any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is not unlawful (in the
case of a determination that the making, maintenance or funding of any CD Rate
Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of such Loans is unlawful) and accrued interest
thereon shall be due and payable on such date.
If at the time the Administrative Agent or an Affected Lender makes a
determination under subsection (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.08(e), as the case
may be, the Borrower previously has notified the Administrative Agent that it
wishes to select, convert to or renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate
Option, as the case may be, with respect to any proposed Loans but such Loans
have not yet been made, such notification shall be deemed to provide for
selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate Option instead of the CD
Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option, as the case may be, with respect to such
Loans or, in the case of a determination by an Affected Lender, such Loans only
of such Affected Lender.
Section 2.09. Conversion or Renewal of Interest Rate
Options. (a) Conversion or Renewal. Subject to the provisions of Section
2.14(b) hereof the Borrower may convert any part of its Revolving Credit Loans
from any interest rate Option or Options to one or more different interest rate
Options and may renew the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option as to any
Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion or the Euro-Rate Portion:
(i) At any time with respect to conversion from the Base Rate Option;
or
(ii) At the expiration of any Funding Period with respect to
conversions from or renewals of the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option,
as the case may be, as to the Funding Segment corresponding to such
expiring Funding Period.
Whenever the Borrower desires to convert or renew any interest rate Option
or Options, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent Standard
Notice setting forth the following information:
(w) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed
conversion or renewal is to be made;
(x) The principal amounts selected in accordance with Section 2.08(d)
hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each Funding Segment of the CD Rate
Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be, to be converted from
or renewed;
(y) The interest rate Option or Options selected in accordance with
Section 2.08(a) hereof and the principal amounts selected in accordance
with Section 2.08(d) hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each
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Funding Segment of the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the
case may be, to be converted to; and
(z) With respect to each Funding Segment to be converted to or
renewed, the Funding Period selected in accordance with Section 2.08(c)
hereof to apply to such Funding Segment.
Standard Notice having been so provided, after the date specified in such
Standard Notice, interest shall be calculated upon the principal amount of the
Loans as so converted or renewed.
(b) Failure to Convert or Renew. Absent due notice from the Borrower of
conversion or renewal in the circumstances described in Section 2.09(a)(ii)
hereof, any part of the CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion for which such
notice is not received shall be converted automatically to the Base Rate Option
on the last day of the expiring Funding Period.
Section 2.10. Prepayments Generally. Whenever the Borrower desires to
prepay any part of its Loans, it shall provide Standard Notice to the
Administrative Agent setting forth the following information:
(a) The date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed
prepayment is to be made;
(b) The total principal amount of such prepayment, which shall be the
sum of the principal amounts selected pursuant to clause (c) of this
Section 2.10; and
(c) The principal amounts selected in accordance with Section 2.08(d)
hereof of the Base Rate Portion and each part of each Funding Segment of
the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion, as the case may be, to be
prepaid.
Section 2.11. Optional Prepayments; Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Optional
Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at its option from time to time
to prepay its Revolving Credit Loans in whole or part without premium or penalty
(subject, however, to Section 2.14(b) hereof).
(b) Mandatory Prepayments. (i) Unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree
in writing, the Borrower shall, within 15 days after a Change in Control, prepay
in full all outstanding Loans (subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof) and terminate,
permanently and irrevocably, all existing Commitments of the Lenders hereunder.
(ii) If, on any day, the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the all
Eurocurrency Loans outstanding on the day of any such determination plus the
outstanding Loans made in Dollars exceeds the Total Revolving Credit Commitment
as then in effect, the Administrative Agent shall immediately notify the
Borrower and the Borrower shall prepay on the Business Day following such day
Base Rate Loans and then, if necessary, Eurocurrency Loans to the extent
required so that such aggregate unpaid amount will not exceed the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect; such prepayment being subject
however to Section 2.14(b) hereof. The Borrower may designate the Loans to be
prepaid by notice to the Administrative Agent before each such prepayment.
(c) General. All prepayments shall be made in accordance with Section 2.10
hereof. No prepayments shall be permitted with respect to Competitive Bid Loans
except as required by Sections 2.18 and 10.17 or (ii) with the consent of the
Lender or Lenders that have made the same.
Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account
or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting
from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including without limitation,
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time
to time under this Agreement. The entries made in the accounts of each Lender
maintained pursuant hereto shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the
Borrower therein recorded; provided that the failure of any Lender to maintain
any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner effect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to
the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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Section 2.12. Interest Payment Dates. Interest on the Base Rate Portion
shall be due and payable on each Regular Payment Date. Interest on each Funding
Segment of the CD Rate Portion shall be due and payable on the last day of the
corresponding CD Rate Funding Period and, if such CD Rate Funding Period is
longer than 90 days, also every 90th day during such CD Rate Funding Period.
Interest on each Funding Segment of the Euro-Rate Portion shall be due and
payable on the last day of the corresponding Euro-Rate Funding Period and, if
such Euro-Rate Funding Period is longer than three months, also on the last day
of every third month during such Funding Period. After maturity of any part of
the Loans (by acceleration or otherwise), interest on such part of the Loans
shall be due and payable on demand.
Section 2.13. Pro Rata Treatment. (a) Certain Definitions. As used in
this Agreement, the following term has the meaning indicated:
"Pro Rata" means from or to each Lender: (i) in the case of payments
of Facility Fee, reductions pursuant to Section 2.02(c) hereof of the
Revolving Credit Committed Amounts and indemnification payments under
Section 8.07 hereof, ratably in accordance with such Lender's Commitment
Percentage; (ii) in the case of payments of principal of and interest on,
and conversions and renewals of interest rate options with respect to, any
particular Funding Segments, ratably in accordance with such Lender's
percentage share of such Funding Segment; (iii) in the case of payments of
principal and conversions and renewals of interest rate options with
respect to, the Base Rate Portion of some or all of the Revolving Credit
Loans, ratably in accordance with such Lender's percentage share of such
Base Rate Portion; and (iv) in the case of payments of interest for any day
with respect to the Base Rate Portion of some of all of the Revolving
Credit Loans, ratably in accordance with such Lender's percentage share of
such Base Rate Portion on such day.
(b) Making of Revolving Credit Loans. Revolving Credit Loans shall be made
by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitment
Percentages.
(c) Several Obligations. The failure of any Lender to make a Revolving
Credit Loan shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend
hereunder, but neither any Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Lender to make a Revolving Credit Loan.
Section 2.14. Additional Compensation in Certain
Circumstances. (a) Increased Costs or Reduced Return Resulting from Taxes,
Reserves, Capital Adequacy Requirements, Expenses, Etc. If any Law or change
therein or guideline or interpretation or application thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof
or compliance with any request or directive of any Governmental Authority
(whether or not having the force of law) adopted or made after the date hereof:
(i) subjects any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office to
any tax or changes the basis of taxation, to the extent such tax or change
relates to the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD Rate Loans, with respect to this
Agreement, the Notes, the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD Rate Loans, or payments
by the Borrower of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Rate Loans or the
CD Rate Loans, from the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes (except for
taxes on the overall net income or overall gross receipts of such Lender or
such Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office imposed by the jurisdictions
(federal, state, local and foreign) in which the Lender's principal office
or Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office is located),
(ii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against credits or commitments to extend
credit extended by, assets (funded or contingent) of, deposits with or for
the account of, other acquisitions of funds by, such Lender or any Notional
Euro-Rate Funding Office (in connection with the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD
Rate Loans) (other than requirements expressly included herein in the
determination of the CD Rate or the Euro-Rate, as the case may be,
hereunder),
(iii) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any capital adequacy or
similar requirement (A) against assets (funded or contingent) of, or
credits or commitments to extend credit extended by, any Lender or any
Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office or (B) otherwise applicable to the
obligations of any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office under
this Agreement, or
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(iv) imposes upon any Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office
any other condition or expense, to the extent such condition or expense
relates to the Euro-Rate Loans or the CD Rate Loans, directly related to
this Agreement, the Notes or its making, maintenance or funding of any
Euro-Rate or CD Rate Loan.
and the result of any of the foregoing is reasonably determined by any Lender to
increase the cost to, reduce the income receivable by, or impose any expense
(excluding loss of margin) upon such Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding
Office, as applicable, or, in the case of clause (iii) hereof, any Person
controlling a Lender, with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or the making,
maintenance or funding of any Loan (or, in the case of any capital adequacy or
similar requirement, to have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender's or controlling Person's capital, taking into consideration such
Lender's or controlling Person's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by
an amount which such Lender reasonably deems to be material (such Lender being
deemed for this purpose to have made, maintained or funded each Funding Segment
of the CD Rate Portion and the Euro-Rate Portion from a Corresponding Source of
Funds), such Lender may from time to time promptly notify the Borrower of the
amount determined in good faith (using any reasonable averaging and attribution
methods) by such Lender (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error) to be necessary to compensate such Lender or such Notional Euro-Rate
Funding Office for such increase, reduction or imposition. The Borrower shall
have no obligation to reimburse a Lender under this Section 2.14(a) for any
amount with respect to any such increase, reduction or imposition which amount
is attributable to a period of more than 60 days ending prior to the date of
such Lender's first notice to the Borrower of such increase, reduction or
imposition. Each Lender will notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of
any event occurring after the date of this Agreement which will entitle such
Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 as promptly as practicable
after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation.
Each Lender will furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a
statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis, the manner of
calculation and the amount of each request by such Lender for compensation from
the Borrower under this Section 2.14. Such amount shall be due and payable by
the Borrower to such Lender five Business Days after such notice is given. In
the event that after the Borrower shall have paid any additional amount under
this Section 2.14(a) with respect to any Loan such Lender shall have
successfully contested such law, regulation, treaty, order, directive,
interpretation or condition, then, to the extent that such Lender is or will be
placed in the same position it was prior to the incurrence of the additional
costs received or receivable (on an after-tax basis) and its contest of such
law, regulation or other condition, such Lender shall refund to the Borrower
such additional amount or any portion thereof with respect to which such Lender
is or will be placed in such position.
(b) Funding Breakage. In addition to the compensation required under
Section 2.14(a) hereof, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any
loss or expense (excluding loss of margin) which such Lender has incurred as a
consequence of:
(i) any payment, prepayment or conversion of any part of any Funding
Segment of any CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans on a day
other than the last day of the corresponding Funding Period or any
prepayment of any Competitive Bid Loan prior to its maturity date (whether
or not such payment, prepayment or conversion is mandatory or automatic and
whether or not such payment or prepayment is then due),
(ii) any attempt by the Borrower to revoke (expressly, by later
inconsistent notices or otherwise) in whole or in part any notice stated
herein to be irrevocable (the Administrative Agent having in its sole
discretion the options (A) to give effect to such attempted revocation
provided that indemnity under this Section 2.14(b) is obtained or (B) to
treat such attempted revocation as having no force or effect, as if never
made), or
(iii) any failure of the Borrower to pay when due (by acceleration or
otherwise) any principal, interest or any other amount due hereunder or
under any Note relating to a Euro-Rate Loan or a CD Rate Loan.
If any Lender sustains or incurs any such loss or expense it shall from
time to time promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in
writing setting forth in reasonable detail the amount determined in
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good faith by such Lender (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) to be necessary to indemnify such Lender for such loss or
expense. Such amount shall be due and payable by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, five Business Days after
such notice is given.
(c) Additional Interest. (i) So long as any Lender shall be required under
regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain
reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including loans
made with reference to the CD Rate, such Lender may require the Borrower to pay,
but only in respect of any period during which such reserves shall actually be
maintained by such Lender, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of
the CD Rate Portion of the Loans, at an interest rate per annum equal at all
times during each CD Rate Funding Period to the difference obtained by
subtracting (A) the CD Rate for such CD Rate Funding Period from (B) the rate
obtained by dividing such CD Rate referred to in clause (A) above by that
percentage equal to 100% minus the CD Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for
such CD Rate Funding Period, payable on each date on which interest is payable
on such CD Rate Portion.
(ii) So long as any Lender shall be required under regulations of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to maintain reserves with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities, such
Lender may require the Borrower to pay, but only in respect of any period during
which such reserves shall actually be maintained by such Lender, additional
interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans,
at an interest rate per annum equal at all times during each Euro-Rate Funding
Period to the difference obtained by subtracting (A) the Euro-Rate for such
Euro-Rate Funding Period from (B) the rate obtained by dividing such Euro-Rate
referred to in clause (A) above by that percentage equal to 100% minus the
Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage of such Lender for such Euro-Rate Funding Period,
payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Euro-Rate Portion.
(iii) If any Lender shall claim entitlement to any additional amount
pursuant to this Section 2.14(c), then such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower
a certificate setting forth the basis for the determination thereof as promptly
as practicable. More than one such certificate may be so delivered. Each such
certificate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes as to the amount
due absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender the amount
shown as due on any such certificate within five Business Days after its receipt
of the same.
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Interest on Overdue
Amounts. (a) Payments Generally. All payments and prepayments to be made by
the Borrower in respect of principal, interest, fees, indemnity, expenses or
other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document
in Dollars shall be payable at 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on the day when due
without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue,
without setoff, counterclaim, withholding or other deduction of any kind or
nature, except for payments to a Lender subject to a withholding deduction under
Section 2.16(c) hereof. Except for payments under Sections 2.03(q), 2.14 and
10.06 hereof, such payments shall be made for the account of Lenders to the
Administrative Agent's Bancontrol Account #12334-16521 at its Office in Dollars
in funds immediately available at such Office, and payments under Sections 2.14
and 10.06 hereof shall be made to the applicable Lender at such domestic account
as it shall specify to the Borrower from time to time in funds immediately
available at such account. Any payment or prepayment received by the
Administrative Agent or such Lender after 11:00 a.m., Los Angeles time, on any
day shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day.
The Administrative Agent shall distribute to the Lenders all such payments
received by it from the Borrower as promptly as practicable after receipt by the
Administrative Agent. If and to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not
forwarded to any Lender such Lender's share of any such payment on the same
Business Day as such payment is received (or deemed received) from the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent shall pay to such Lender interest on such amount at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day until such payment is made. Upon
termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all principal, interest,
fees, expenses and other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder or under any
other Loan Document, each Lender will promptly mark its Notes "cancelled" and
forward them to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the Borrower.
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(b) Interest on Overdue Amounts. To the extent permitted by law, after
there shall have become due (by acceleration or otherwise) principal, interest,
fees, indemnity, expenses or any other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, such amounts shall bear interest for each day
until paid (before and after judgment), payable on demand, at a rate per annum
based on a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed
(in the case of any Portion of Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate Option)
and 360 days and actual days elapsed (in the case of any Portion of Loans
bearing interest at the CD Rate Option or the Euro-Rate Option) which for each
day shall be equal to the following:
(i) In the case of any part of the CD Rate Portion or Euro-Rate
Portion of any Loans, (A) until the end of the applicable then-current
Funding Period at a rate per annum 2% above the rate otherwise applicable
to such part, and (B) thereafter in accordance with the following clause
(ii); and
(ii) In the case of any other amount due from the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, 2% above the then-current Base Rate plus
the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Option.
Section 2.16. Taxes. (a) Payments Net of Taxes. All payments made by the
Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without
reduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income,
stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or
withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed
by any Governmental Authority, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding
(i) in the case of each Agent and each Lender, income or franchise
taxes imposed on such Agent or such Lender by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which such Agent or such Lender is organized or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or as a result of a
connection between such Agent or such Lender and any jurisdiction other
than a connection resulting solely from this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, and
(ii) in the case of each Lender, income or franchise taxes imposed by
any jurisdiction in which such Lender's lending offices which make or book
Loans are located or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or therein
(all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or
withholdings being hereinafter called "Taxes"). If any Taxes are required to be
withheld or deducted from any amounts payable to any Agent or any Lender under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall pay the relevant
amount of such Taxes and the amounts so payable to such Agent or such Lender
shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender
(after payment of all Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable
hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents. Whenever any Taxes are paid by the Borrower with respect
to payments made in connection with this Agreement, as promptly as possible
thereafter, the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own
account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy
of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment
thereof. In the event that after the Borrower shall have paid any additional
amount under this Section 2.16(a) with respect to any Loan the Lender shall have
received a refund or credit of any Taxes paid by the Borrower with respect to
payments made in connection with this Agreement, then, to the extent that such
Lender receives a refund or credit of all or a portion of such Taxes from the
Governmental Authority to whom such Taxes were paid by the Borrower, such Lender
shall refund to the Borrower such additional amount or any portion thereof with
respect to which such Lender receives such refund or credit. Nothing contained
in this paragraph (a) shall require any Lender or any Agent to make available
any of its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it
deems to be confidential).
(b) Indemnity. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each Agent and each of the
Lenders for the full amount of all Taxes attributable to payments by or on
behalf of the Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any
such Taxes paid by such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, any present or
future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any
omission of the Borrower to pay or delay in paying any Taxes (including any
incremental Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by such Agent
or such Lender as a result of any failure of the Borrower to pay such Taxes),
whether or not such Taxes
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were correctly or legally asserted. Such indemnification shall be made within 30
days from the date such Lender or such Agent, as the case may be, makes written
demand therefor.
(c) Withholding and Backup Withholding. Each Lender that is incorporated
or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States or
any State thereof agrees that, on or prior to the Closing Date (or, with respect
to any Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.14
hereof, the Transfer Effective Date), it will furnish to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent
(i) two valid, duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue
Service Form 4224 or United States Internal Revenue Form 1001 or successor
applicable form, as the case may be, certifying in each case that such
Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents without deduction or withholding of any United States
federal income taxes, and
(ii) a valid, duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or W-9
or successor applicable form, as the case may be, to establish an exemption
from United States backup withholding tax.
Each Lender which so delivers to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
a Form 1001 or 4224 and Form W-8 or W-9 applicable forms (the "Forms") agrees to
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of the
Forms, or other manner of certification, as the case may be, on or before the
date that any such form expires or becomes obsolete or otherwise is required to
be resubmitted as a condition to obtaining an exemption from withholding tax, or
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may
reasonably be requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, certifying
in the case of a Form 1001 or Form 4224 that such Lender is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement or any other Loan Document without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless in any such cases
an event (including any changes in Law) has occurred prior to the date on which
any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms
inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly completing and
delivering any such letter or form with respect to it and such Lender advises
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving
payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax, and in the case of a Form W-8 or W-9, establishing an exemption from United
States backup withholding tax. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional
amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16 or pursuant to Section 2.14 if the
obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for the
failure by any Agent or any Lender to comply with its obligations hereunder, or
if such Agent or Lender shall have delivered the appropriate Forms and such
Agent or Lender is not entitled to exemption from deduction or withholding of
U.S. federal income tax in respect of payments made by the Borrower hereunder
for any reason other than a change in U.S. law or regulations or in the official
interpretation thereof after the date of delivery of such Forms.
Section 2.17. Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate. (a) Notional
Funding. Each Lender shall have the right from time to time, prospectively or
retrospectively, without notice to the Borrower, to deem any branch, subsidiary
or affiliate of such Lender to have made, maintained or funded any part of the
Euro-Rate Portion at any time. Any branch, subsidiary or affiliate so deemed
shall be known as a "Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office." Such Lender shall deem
any part of the Euro-Rate Portion of the Loans or the funding therefor to have
been transferred to a different Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office if such
transfer would avoid or cure an event or condition described in Section
2.08(e)(ii) hereof or would lessen compensation payable by the Borrower under
Sections 2.14(a), 2.16(a) or 2.16(b) hereof, and provided that such Lender
determines in its reasonable discretion that such transfer would be practicable
and would not have a material adverse effect on such part of the Loans, such
Lender or any Notional Euro-Rate Funding Office (it being assumed for purposes
of such determination that each part of the Euro-Rate Portion is actually made
or maintained by or funded through the corresponding Notional Euro-Rate Funding
Office). Notional Euro-Rate Funding Offices may be selected by such Lender
without regard to such Lender's actual methods of making, maintaining or funding
Loans or any sources of funding actually used by or available to such Lender.
(b) Actual Funding. Each Lender shall have the right from time to time to
make or maintain any part of the Euro-Rate Portion by arranging for a branch,
subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender to make or maintain
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such part of the Euro-Rate Portion. Such Lender shall have the right to hold any
applicable Note payable to its order for the benefit and account of such branch,
subsidiary or affiliate or (ii) request the Borrower to issue one or more
promissory notes in the principal amount of such Euro-Rate Portion, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with the blanks
appropriately filled, payable to such branch, subsidiary or affiliate and with
appropriate changes reflecting that the holder thereof is not obligated to make
any additional Loans to the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to comply promptly
with any request under subsection (ii) of this Section 2.17(b). If any Lender
causes a branch, subsidiary or affiliate to make or maintain any part of the
Euro-Rate Portion hereunder, all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall,
except where the context clearly requires otherwise, be applicable to such part
of the Euro-Rate Portion and to any note payable to the order of such branch,
subsidiary or affiliate to the same extent as if such part of the Euro-Rate
Portion were made or maintained and such note were a Revolving Credit Note
payable to such Lender's order.
Section 2.18. Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date. The Revolving
Credit Maturity Date may be extended with respect to a Lender for an additional
364 day period with the express written consent of such Lender (to be at such
Lender's sole discretion) as provided below. If the Borrower desires to extend
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date it shall send a request therefor, which shall
be made to all Lenders, to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower
must, to the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, also request the
extension of the "Revolving Credit Maturity Date" under the Other Credit
Agreement. No earlier than the date 45 days and no later than the date 40 days
prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the Borrower shall, at its option,
in a written notice to the Administrative Agent request that the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date be extended for a period of 364 days. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly inform the Lenders of such request. Each Lender that agrees
with such request shall deliver to the Administrative Agent its express written
consent thereto no earlier than the date 30 days and no later than the date 27
days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. If the aggregate amount of (i)
the Revolving Credit Commitment Amount of the Lenders so consented and (ii) the
Revolving Credit Commitment Amount to be assumed by the Replacement Lenders or
the existing Lenders (as provided below) equals or exceeds 85% of the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment in effect as of the 10th day prior to the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date then in effect, then, with respect to each Lender which has
consented to an extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date as provided in
the immediately preceding sentence and with respect to the Replacement Lenders,
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be extended for, and shall thereafter
be the date, 364 days after the then effective Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
If any Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing on or before the 27th
day prior to such then effective Revolving Credit Maturity Date that it will not
consent to such Extension Request or shall not have in writing expressly
consented to any such Extension Request as provided in the preceding sentence,
then the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and the Borrower, at
its option, may replace each Nonextending Lender with another commercial lending
institution reasonable satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a "Replacement
Lender") and/or with one or more of the existing Lenders by giving notice of the
name of such Replacement Lender and/or such existing Lenders to the
Administrative Agent by the 15th day prior to the then effective Revolving
Credit Maturity Date. Unless either Agent shall object to the identity of such
proposed Replacement Lender (in the case of a Replacement Lender) on or before
the 10th day prior to the then effective Revolving Credit Maturity Date, upon
notice from the Administrative Agent, each Nonextending Lender shall promptly
(but in no event later than the close of business on the then effective
Revolving Credit Maturity Date) assign all of its interests hereunder to such
Replacement Lender and/or such existing Lenders in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9.14(c) hereof. Such Replacement Lender shall have a
Revolving Credit Commitment and shall have a Revolving Credit Commitment Amount
equal to the then most recently effective Revolving Credit Commitment Amount of
the related Nonextending Lender (less the amount assumed, if any, by such
existing Lenders). To the extent any Nonextending Lender is not replaced with a
Replacement Lender or the Revolving Commitment Amount of such Nonextending
Lender is not assumed by an existing Lender, on the then effective Revolving
Credit Maturity Date the Total Revolving Credit Commitments shall be reduced by
the Revolving Credit Committed Amount of each such Nonext ending Lender which is
not so replaced or so assumed. If the Revolving Credit Maturity Date with
respect to a Lender is extended pursuant to this Section 2.17, the Competitive
Bid Expiration Date with respect to such Lender shall be deemed to have been
extended for, and shall be the date, not more than 364 days after the then
effective Competitive Bid Expiration
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Date. To the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the "Revolving
Credit Commitment Amount" of a Nonextending Lender under the Other Credit
Agreement shall be replaced or assumed at the same percentage by such
Replacement Lender and/or such existing Lenders.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to each Agent and each Lender
as follows:
Section 3.01. Corporate Status. The Borrower and each Significant
Subsidiary thereof (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; (b) has
corporate power and authority to own its property and to transact the business
in which it is engaged or presently proposes to engage; and (c) is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in all
jurisdictions in which the ownership of its properties or the nature of its
activities or both makes such qualification necessary; except for matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Schedule 3.01 hereof states as of the date hereof the jurisdiction of
incorporation of the Borrower, each Significant Subsidiary and each Special
Purpose Subsidiary.
Section 3.02. Corporate Power and Authorization. Each Credit Party has
the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to be
executed by it and has taken all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to be executed by it. The Borrower has the power to borrow
and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the borrowings
hereunder on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or approval
of any Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder of any Credit
Party), no consent or approval of any landlord or mortgagee, no waiver of any
Lien of right or distraint or other similar right and no consent, license,
approval, authorization or declaration of any governmental authority, bureau or
agency, is or will be required in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by each Credit Party, or the validity, enforcement or priority, of
the Loan Documents to be executed by it, except as set forth on Schedule 3.02
hereto, each of which has been duly and validly obtained on or prior to the date
hereof and is now in full force and effect and is sufficient for its intended
purpose.
Section 3.03. Execution and Binding Effect. This Agreement and each other
Loan Document to which each Credit Party is a party has been, or upon its
execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party
and each constitutes, or upon its execution and delivery will constitute, the
valid and legally binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar
laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and except that the remedy of specific performance
and other equitable remedies are subject to judicial discretion. There is no
action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of any
Credit Party, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which questions the validity or the enforceability of any of the
Loan Documents.
Section 3.04. Governmental Approvals and Filings. No approval, order,
consent, authorization, certificate, license, permit or validation of, or
exemption or other action by, or filing, recording or registration with, or
notice to, any Governmental Authority (collectively, "Governmental Action") is
or will be necessary in connection with execution and delivery of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, consummation by the Credit Parties of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated, or performance of or compliance
with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary thereof is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act or the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or to any Federal or state statute or regulation
limiting the Borrower's ability to incur Indebtedness for money borrowed.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is an "investment company" or a
company "controlled" by an "investment company," within the meaning of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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Section 3.05. Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery by each
Credit Party of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a
party and performance by it hereunder and thereunder, will not violate any Law
(including, without limitation, Regulations U, T and X of the Federal Reserve
Board) and will not conflict with or result in a breach of any order, writ,
injunction, ordinance, resolution, decree, or other similar document or
instrument of any court or governmental authority, bureau or agency, domestic or
foreign, or its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any similar
constituent documents or create (with or without the giving of notice or lapse
of time, or both) a default under or breach of any material agreement, bond,
note or indenture to which it is a party (by successor in interest or
otherwise), or by which it is bound or any of its properties or assets is
affected, or result in the imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon
any of the properties or assets owned by or used in connection with the business
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.06. Audited Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore
furnished to each Agent and each Lender consolidated balance sheets of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 26, 1997 (as such
financial statements have been restated and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission) and September 25, 1998 (as such financial statements have
been restated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and the
related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in
stockholders' equity for the fiscal year or three fiscal quarters, as the case
may be, then ended, and with respect to such information as of December 26,
1997, as examined and reported on by Coopers & Lybrand, independent certified
public accountants for the Borrower, who delivered an unqualified opinion in
respect thereof. Such financial statements (including the notes thereto) present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of each such fiscal year or nine month
period, as the case may be, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for the fiscal years then ended, all in conformity with GAAP, except for
the absence of footnotes and for normal year end audit adjustments in the case
of the nine month statements.
Section 3.07. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the Closing Date,
neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower has any liability or
obligation of any nature whatever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise, whether or not due), forward or long-term commitments or unrealized
or anticipated losses from unfavorable commitments, except (a) as disclosed in
the financial statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, (b) matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, in the Borrower's reasonable judgment, could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c)
liabilities, obligations, commitments and losses incurred after September 25,
1998 otherwise permitted, or not restricted, by the Existing Credit Agreements.
As of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower
has any Indebtedness other than the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 3.07 hereto.
Section 3.08. Absence of Material Adverse Changes. Except as disclosed in
the financial statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, since September 25,
1998, there has been no material adverse change in the business, operations,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 3.09. Accurate and Complete Disclosure. No information heretofore,
contemporaneously or hereafter provided by or on behalf of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary thereof in writing to any Agent or any Lender in writing pursuant to
or in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby
or thereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not
misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances in
which it was provided. The Borrower has disclosed to each Agent and each Lender
in writing every fact or circumstance known to the Borrower which has a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.10. Margin Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan
hereunder will be used for the purpose of buying or carrying any "margin stock,"
as such term is used in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, as amended from time to time, or to extend credit to others for
the purpose of buying or carrying any "margin stock," in either case in a manner
which would violate or conflict with Regulation T, U, or X of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Neither the Borrower
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nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged in the business of extending credit to
others for the purpose of buying or carrying "margin stock." Neither the making
of any Loan nor any use of proceeds of any such Loan will violate or conflict
with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, as amended from time to time.
Section 3.11. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.11 hereof states as of the Closing
Date each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower and the percentage of
outstanding shares owned by the Borrower and by each Significant Subsidiary. The
outstanding shares of each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Borrower
and each Significant Subsidiary thereof owns beneficially and of record and has
good title to all of the shares represented by the ownership percentage shown in
such Schedule 3.11, free and clear of any Lien. There are no options, warrants,
calls, subscriptions, conversion rights, exchange rights, preemptive rights or
other rights, agreements or arrangements (contingent or otherwise) which may in
any circumstances now or hereafter obligate any Significant Subsidiary to issue
any shares of its capital stock or any other securities. As of the Closing Date,
no Significant Subsidiary has outstanding any class of preferred stock or any
class of common stock with a prior right to dividends.
Section 3.12. Partnerships, Etc. As of the Closing Date, neither the
Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary thereof is a partner (general or
limited) of any partnership, is a party to any joint venture or owns
(beneficially or of record) any equity or similar interest in any Person
(including but not limited to any interest pursuant to which the Borrower or
such Significant Subsidiary has or may in any circumstance have an obligation to
make capital contributions to, or be generally liable for or on account of the
liabilities, acts or omissions of such other Person), except for the partnership
interests and joint ventures set forth in Schedule 3.12 hereof.
Section 3.13. Litigation. There is no pending or (to the Borrower's
knowledge) threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any
Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower, except for (a) matters described in the financial statements
referred to in Section 3.06 hereof, and (b) matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.14. Absence of Events of Default. No event has occurred and is
continuing and no condition exists which constitutes an Event of Default or
Potential Default.
Section 3.15. Absence of Other Defaults. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary thereof is in default under any agreement, ordinance, resolution,
decree, bond, note, indenture, order or judgment to which it is a party (by
successor in interest or otherwise) or by which it is bound, or any other
agreement or other instrument by which any of the properties or assets owned by
it or used in the conduct of its business is affected, which individually or in
the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each
Subsidiary thereof have complied and are in compliance in all respects with all
Laws, except for such instances of non-compliance that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16. Insurance. The policies, binders or self-insurance programs
for fire, liability, product liability, workmen's compensation, vehicular and
other insurance currently held by or on behalf of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary thereof insure its material properties and business activities
against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect its properties in
accordance with customary industry practice when entered into or renewed. To the
best knowledge of the Borrower, as of the date hereof, all such policies,
binders and self-insurance programs are in full force and effect. As of the date
hereof, neither the Borrower nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer
that substantial capital improvements or other expenditures will have to be made
in order to continue such insurance and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower,
no such improvements or expenditures are required. As of the date hereof,
neither the Borrower nor, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries has received notice of cancellation of any material insurance
policy or binder.
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Section 3.17. Title to Property. The Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof
has good and marketable title in fee simple to all material real property owned
or purported to be owned by it and necessary for the operation of its business
and good title to all other material property of whatever nature owned or
purported to be owned by it, including but not limited to all property reflected
in the most recent audited balance sheet referred to in Section 3.06 hereof or
submitted pursuant to Section 5.01(a) hereof, as the case may be (except as sold
or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business after the date of
such balance sheet or the Existing Credit Agreements for periods prior to the
Closing Date and thereafter as otherwise expressly permitted by the Loan
Documents) in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens
or Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof.
Section 3.18. Intellectual Property. The Borrower and each Subsidiary
thereof owns, or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all the patents,
trademarks, service marks, names (trade, service, fictitious or otherwise),
copyrights, technology (including but not limited to computer programs and
software), processes, data bases and other rights, free from burdensome
restrictions, necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as presently conducted and presently planned to be conducted without
conflict with the rights of others, except for such instances of non-compliance
that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.19. Taxes. The Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof have filed
all Federal and other material tax returns required to be filed by it and has
not failed to pay any material taxes, or interest and penalties relating
thereto, on or before the due dates thereof except for taxes not yet due and
except for those the amount or validity of which is currently being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings. Except to the extent that reserves
therefor are reflected in the financial statements, to the best knowledge of the
Borrower (a) there are no material Federal, state or local tax liabilities of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries due or to become due for any tax year
ended on or prior to the Closing Date relating to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, whether incurred in respect of or measured by the income of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which are not properly reflected in the
financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 3.06, and (b) there are no
material claims pending, proposed or threatened against the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries for past Federal, state or local taxes, except those, if any,
as to which proper reserves in accordance with GAAP are reflected in such
financial statements.
Section 3.20. Employee Benefits. (a) No borrowing or issuance of Letters
of Credit contemplated by this Agreement is a transaction which is subject to
the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could
be imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code or a civil penalty assessed
pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA (assuming that monies other than monies
representing plan assets are borrowed hereunder). Neither the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries nor any other Person, including any fiduciary, has engaged in
any prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section
406 of ERISA) which could subject any of the Benefit Plans, the Borrower, or any
Subsidiary (or any entity which they have an obligation to indemnify) to any tax
or penalty imposed under 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA or any
other material liability under a foreign law of similar nature which alone or
together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (including
any member of their respective Controlled Group) (i) has incurred or expects to
incur any liability under Title IV of ERISA or Section 502(g) of ERISA or any
analogous provision relating to Section 515 of ERISA or (ii) has become subject
or expects to be subject to the lien described in Section 412(n) of the Code,
which alone or together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 would
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Pension Plans do not have an "accumulated funding deficiency"
(whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section
302 of ERISA. No Pension Plan has benefit liabilities as defined in Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA which exceed the assets of such Pension Plan by such an
amount that the termination of such Pension Plan alone or together with any
other item described in this Section would have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Borrower has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect
to all Pension Plans except for such Pension Plans with respect to which the
failure to receive such a favorable determination would not alone or together
with any other item described in this
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Section 3.20 have a Material Adverse Effect and nothing has happened since the
date of such letter that has adversely affected such qualification. There is no
Lien outstanding or security interest given in connection with a Pension Plan or
under Title IV of ERISA which would exceed the percentage limitations of Section
6.02(a) hereof. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has received both IRS and
PBGC approval with respect to any terminated Benefit Plans subject to Title IV
of ERISA.
(d) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries (including
any member of their respective Controlled Group) is in default in any material
respect under any Benefit Plan and all Benefit Plans are administered in
accordance with their terms and are in all material respects in compliance with
all applicable Laws, except where any such default or failure to comply would
not alone or together with any other item described in this Section 3.20 have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.21. Environmental Matters. (a) The Borrower and each
Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its knowledge, has been operated in
compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law, except for (i) matters set
forth in Schedule 3.21(a) hereof and (ii) matters which, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has obtained all Environmental Permits required by applicable
Requirements of Law for the ownership and operation of their respective
properties, and all such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect or
the Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may
be, has made all appropriate filings for issuance or renewal of such
Environmental Permits, except for (i) matters set forth in Schedule 3.21(b)
hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, is not aware of any acts, omissions, events or circumstances that may
interfere with or prevent continued compliance with the Requirements of Law and
Environmental Permits referred to in (a) and (b) above, except for (i) matters
set forth in Schedule 3.21(c) hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower will use
its best efforts to comply with all Requirements of Law and obtain all
Environmental Permits which may be legally imposed in the future in
jurisdictions in which the Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary, as the case
may be, may then be doing business; provided, however, that the Borrower and
each Significant Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be in violation of Section
3.21 of this Agreement as a result of any failure to comply with any provisions
of such Requirements of Law and Environmental Permits (i) the applicability or
validity of which is being contested by the Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, or (ii) the
noncompliance with which would not result in fines, penalties, injunctive relief
of other civil or criminal liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate,
would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has not received notice of any asserted or threatened claim, action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation or request for information relating to
any Environmental Matter, except for (i) matters set forth in Schedule 3.21(e)
hereof, and (ii) matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) The Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, to its
knowledge, has not received notice from any governmental authority that any of
them is a potentially responsible party under any Requirements of Law at any
disposal site containing Hazardous Materials, nor received any notice that any
lien under any Requirements of Law against any property of the Borrower or
Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower exists, except for (i) matters setting
forth in Schedule 3.21(f) hereof, and (ii) matters, which, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.22. Year 2000. The Borrower has (a) initiated a review and
assessment of all areas within its and each of its Subsidiaries' business and
operations (including those affected by key suppliers and vendors) that could be
adversely affected by the "Year 2000 Problem" (that is, the risk that computer
applications used
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by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or its key suppliers and vendors)
may be unable to recognize and perform properly date-sensitive functions
involving certain dates prior to and any date after December 31, 1999), (ii)
developed a plan and timeline for addressing the Year 2000 Problem on a timely
basis, and (iii) to the date hereof, implemented that plan in accordance with
the timetable. The Borrower reasonably believes that all computer applications
(including those of its key suppliers and vendors) that are material to its or
any of its Subsidiaries' business and operations will on a timely basis be able
to perform properly date-sensitive functions for all dates before and after
January 1, 2000 (that is, be "Year 2000 compliant"), except to the extent that a
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 4.01. Conditions to Initial Loans. The obligation of each Lender
to make Loans on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction, immediately
prior to or concurrently with the making of such Loan, of the following
conditions precedent, in addition to the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 4.02 hereof:
(a) Agreement; Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have received
executed counterparts of this Agreement for each Lender, duly executed by
each Credit Party, each Agent and each Lender, and executed Revolving
Credit Notes and Competitive Bid Loan Notes conforming to the requirements
hereof, duly executed on behalf of the Borrower for each Lender requesting
the same.
(b) Corporate Proceedings. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with copies for each Lender, certificates by the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party dated as of the Closing Date as to
(i) true copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws (or other
constituent documents) of such Credit Party in effect on such date, (ii)
true copies of all corporate action taken by such Credit Party relative to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (iii) the incumbency and
signature of the respective officers of such Credit Party executing this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a
party, together with satisfactory evidence of the incumbency of such
Secretary or Assistant Secretary. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with a copy for each Lender, certificates from the appropriate
Secretary of State or other applicable Governmental Authority dated not
more than 30 days before the Closing Date showing the good standing of each
Credit Party in its state of incorporation.
(c) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, with a copy for each Lender, copies of the consolidated financial
statements referred to in Section 3.06 hereof.
(d) Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Credit Parties. The
Administrative Agent shall have received, with an executed counterpart for
each Lender, opinions addressed to the Agents and each Lender, dated the
Closing Date, of (i) Thomas R. O'Brien, Esquire, Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of the Borrower, and (ii) White & Case LLP, special New
York counsel to the Credit Parties, each in a form reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Fees, Expenses, Etc. All fees and other compensation required to
be paid to each Agent or the Lenders pursuant hereto or pursuant to any
other written agreement on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
paid or received.
(f) Existing Credit Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence of the termination of the Revolving Credit Agreement and
the Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement, each dated as of September 20,
1995 among the Borrower, the lenders signatory thereto, Mellon Bank, N.A.,
as Funding Agent, and National Westminster Bank PLC, as Administrative
Agent (the "Existing Credit Agreements").
(g) Year 2000 Review. The Administrative Agent shall have received
and completed the review, with results reasonably satisfactory to the
Agents and Lenders, of information confirming that (a) the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are taking all necessary and appropriate steps to ascertain
the extent of, and successfully address, business and financial risks
facing the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of
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what is commonly referred to as the "Year 2000 Problem" (i.e., the
inability of certain computer applications to recognize correctly and
perform date-sensitive functions involving certain dates prior to and after
December 31, 1999), including risks resulting from the failure of key
vendors and customers of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to successfully
address the Year 2000 Problem, and (b) the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries'
material computer applications and those of its key vendors and customers
will, on a timely basis, adequately address the Year 2000 Problem in all
material respects.
(h) Pledge. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) executed
counterparts of the Pledge Agreement, duly executed by each Guarantor and
the collateral agent thereunder and (ii) as the collateral agent
thereunder, the collateral pledged thereunder.
(i) Additional Matters. All corporate and other proceedings, and all
documents, instruments and other matters in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Agent.
Section 4.02. Conditions to All Loans. The obligation of each Lender to
make any Loan (including the initial Loans) is subject to satisfaction of the
following further conditions precedent:
(a) Notice. Appropriate notice of such Loan shall have been given by
the Borrower as provided in Article II hereof.
(b) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties made by the Borrower herein shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date
(except with respect to representations and warranties which specifically
refer to an earlier date, which shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date), both before and after giving effect to
the Loans requested to be made on such date, except that the foregoing
shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section
3.08 hereof in the case of any Loans the proceeds of which are used solely
to repay Loans maturing on such date.
(c) No Defaults. No Event of Default or Potential Default shall have
occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Loans
requested to be made on such date.
(d) No Violations of Law, Etc. Neither the making nor use of the
Loans shall cause any Lender to violate or conflict with any Law.
Each request by the Borrower for any Loan (including the initial Loans)
shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the
conditions set forth in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied as of the date of
such request. Failure of the Administrative Agent to receive notice from the
Borrower to the contrary before such Loan is made shall constitute a further
representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions referred to in
this Section 4.02 have been satisfied as of the date such Loan is made.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby covenants to each Agent and each Lender as follows:
Section 5.01. Basic Reporting Requirements. (a) Annual Audit Reports. The
Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender,
as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the last day of each
of its fiscal years, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at such
last day of the fiscal year, and the related consolidated statement of income
and retained earnings and changes in financial position, for such fiscal year,
each prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as required by any change in
accounting principles or concurred in by the Borrower's independent certified
public accountants), in reasonable detail, and, as to the financial statements,
certified without qualification (other than relating to a change in accounting
principles with which such accountants concur and other than any other
qualification which the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders deem, in
their reasonable judgment, to be immaterial) by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or
another firm of independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent as fairly presenting in all material respects the
financial
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position and the results of operations of the Borrower as at and for the year
ending on such date and as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Quarterly Consolidated Reports. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender, as soon as available, but in
any event within 45 days after the end of each of the Borrower's first three
fiscal quarterly periods, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the
last day of such quarter and consolidated statement of income and retained
earnings and changes in financial position, for such quarter, and on a
comparative basis figures for the corresponding period of the immediately
preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, each such statement to be
certified in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, as fairly
presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of
operations of the Borrower as at such date and for such quarter and as having
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to customary year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of footnotes). Such financial statement and the
financial statement provided under clause (a) above shall (so long as the
Borrower has not received a clean audit with respect to the Year 2000 Problem on
or after the end of the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower in 2000): (i)
include, or be accompanied by, a progress report as to the Year 2000 remediation
efforts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) indicate whether an
auditor, regulator, or third party consultant has issued a management letter or
other communication indicating the Borrower's and/or its Subsidiaries inability
to remedy the Year 2000 Problem (to the extent not included in the Borrower's
financial statements).
(c) Quarterly Compliance Certificates. The Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender, a Quarterly Compliance
Certificate in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit F hereto, duly
completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower concurrently with
the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
of this Section 5.01. Each such Quarterly Compliance Certificate shall in
addition include a listing, as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal
quarter, showing the respective amounts of Indebtedness for borrowed money of
each Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) of the Borrower
which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.
To the extent such information is not included in the financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) hereof, each Quarterly Compliance
Certificate with respect to the last quarter of a fiscal year shall in addition
include a listing, as of the end of such quarter, of the respective amounts of
Indebtedness for borrowed money of each Special Purpose Subsidiary of the
Borrower which is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United
States.
(d) Certain Other Reports and Information. Promptly upon their becoming
available to the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent, with a copy for each Lender, a copy of (i) all regular or special
reports, registration statements and amendments to the foregoing which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (or any successor thereto) or any securities exchange, and (ii) all
reports, proxy statements, financial statements and other information
distributed by the Borrower to its stockholders or bondholders.
(e) Further Information. The Borrower will promptly furnish to the
Administrative Agent, with a copy for each Lender that has requested the same,
such other information and in such form as any Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request from time to time.
(f) Notice of Certain Events. Promptly upon becoming aware of any of the
following, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice thereof,
together with a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or
proposed to be taken by the Borrower:
(i) Any Event of Default or Potential Default; provided, however,that
the Borrower shall not be required to deliver notice of any violation of
any covenant contained in Article V hereof (other than Section 5.01 hereof)
during the 30 days immediately following the first occurrence of such
violation if the Borrower reasonably believes that such violation will be
cured within such 30-day period; and provided, further, that the Borrower
shall not be required to deliver notice of any violation of any covenant
contained in Section 5.01 hereof (other than subparagraph (f)(i) thereof)
during the first 10 days after the first occurrence of such violation if
the Borrower reasonably believes that such violation will be cured within
such 10-day period.
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(ii) Any change in the business, operations or condition (financial or
otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) Any pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority against the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, except for matters that, if adversely decided,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Any violation, breach or default by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower of or under any agreement or instrument material
to the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which could in the
reasonable judgment of the Borrower have a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) Any material correspondence with the PBGC, the Secretary of Labor
or any representative of the IRS with respect to any Benefit Plan or
Pension Plan, relating to an actual or threatened change or development
which would materially and adversely affect the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and copies of any notices
from the PBGC to the Borrower with respect to the intent of the PBGC to
institute involuntary proceedings.
(vi) Any Environmental Claim pending or threatened against the
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any past or
present acts, omissions, events or circumstances (including but not limited
to any dumping, leaching, deposition, removal, abandonment, escape,
emission, discharge or release of any Hazardous Material at, on or under
any facility or property now or previously owned, operated or leased by the
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower) that could form the
basis of such Environmental Claim, which Environmental Claim, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(vii) Any discovery or determination by the Borrower or its Subsidiary
that any computer application (including those of its suppliers and
vendors) that is material to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries'
business and operations will not be Year 2000 compliant on a timely basis,
except to the extent that such failure could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Visitation; Verification. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, permit the Lenders to make or cause to be made, at their
own expense (and with respect to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
Lenders, after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of
Default, at the Borrower's expense), inspections and audits of any of its books,
records and papers and to make extracts therefrom and copies thereof, or to make
inspections and examinations of any of its properties and facilities (including,
without limitation, any Project sites), on reasonable notice, at all such
reasonable times and as often as any Lender may reasonably require, in order to
assure that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are and will be in compliance with
their respective obligations under the Loan Documents or to evaluate the
Lenders' investment in the then outstanding Notes. The Borrower shall have the
right to have an authorized representative present during the inspection and
examination of any of the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' properties and
facilities; provided, however, that the exercise of such right shall not delay
or hinder the Lenders' right to such inspection and examination.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver to each Lender copies of
all notices received pursuant to this Section 5.01.
Section 5.02. Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain, at its expense, and keep in effect with responsible
insurance companies, such liability insurance for bodily injury and third party
property damage as is customary in the case of corporations engaged in the same
or similar business or having similar properties, similarly situated, provided,
however, that the Borrower may maintain a system of self-insurance in accordance
with sound business practice as is customary for corporations having a similar
net worth as the Borrower. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain, at its expense, its material real and
personal property insured against loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion,
spoilage, and all other risks ordinarily insured against by other owners or
users of such properties in similar businesses in an amount equal to the full
replacement or cash value thereof, subject to deductible
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amounts which the Borrower, in its reasonable judgment, deems prudent. The
Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry all insurance
required by Law to cover its obligations to the PBGC.
Section 5.03. Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Charges and Priority
Claims. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, pay or
discharge
(a) on or prior to the date on which penalties are imposed by a taxing
authority with respect thereto, all material taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties;
(b) on or prior to the date when due, all material lawful claims of
materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like
Persons which, if unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon any
such property; and
(c) on or prior to the date when due, all other material lawful claims
which, if unpaid, might result in the creation of a Lien upon any such
property or which, if unpaid, might give rise to a claim entitled to
priority over general creditors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary in a
case under Title 11 (Bankruptcy) of the United States Code, as amended;
provided, that unless and until foreclosure, distraint, levy, sale or similar
proceedings shall have been commenced the Borrower or such Subsidiary need not
pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge or claim so long as (x) the
validity thereof is contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted and (y) such reserves or other appropriate provisions as
may be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor.
Section 5.04. Preservation of Corporate Status. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, do, or cause to be done,
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate
existence and all permits, rights and privileges necessary for the proper
conduct of its business; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.04
shall prevent the withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction
where such withdrawal could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; and provided further,that nothing in this Section 5.04 shall
prevent the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries from failing to
maintain or terminating any right, privilege or permit, if such failure or
termination, is not in violation of or will not cause an Event of Default under,
any provision of this Agreement and does not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05. Governmental Approvals and Filings. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain in full force and effect all
Governmental Actions necessary in connection with execution and delivery of any
Loan Document, consummation of the transactions hereon or therein contemplated,
performance of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof or
to ensure the legality, validity, binding effect, enforceability or
admissibility in evidence hereof or thereof.
Section 5.06. Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower shall, and shall
cause each Subsidiary to, maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair,
working order and condition the properties now or hereafter owned, leased or
otherwise possessed by it and shall make or cause to be made all needful and
proper repairs, renewals, replacements and improvements thereto so that they are
able to serve the functions for which they are currently being used, except to
the extent that the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07. Avoidance of Other Conflicts. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, violate or conflict with, be in
violation of or conflict with, or be or remain subject to any liability
(contingent or otherwise) on account of any violation or conflict with:
(a) any Law,
(b) its articles of incorporation or by-laws (or other constituent
documents), or
(c) any agreement or instrument to which it is party or by which any
of them or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective properties (now owned or hereafter
acquired) may be subject or bound),
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except for matters which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.08. Financial Accounting Practices. The Borrower shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account
in accordance with normal business practice in which full and appropriate
entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to its
business and activities.
Section 5.09. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall apply the proceeds of
Loans hereunder for payment of all obligations of the Borrower under the
Existing Credit Agreements, and for the general corporate purposes of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any
Loans hereunder directly or indirectly for any unlawful purpose or in any manner
inconsistent with any other provision of any Loan Document.
Section 5.10. Continuation of or Change in Business. The Borrower and
each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall continue to engage in substantially
the same lines of business conducted and operated during the present and
preceding fiscal year and reasonably related extensions thereof, and the
Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to,
substantially engage in any other unrelated businesses.
Section 5.11. Consolidated Tax Return. The Borrower shall not, and shall
not suffer any of its Subsidiaries to, file or consent to the filing of any
consolidated income tax return with any Person other than the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12. Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer
any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year or fiscal quarter except in
accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.13. ERISA. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, as soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 days after the
Borrower knows or has reason to know that a Reportable Event has occurred with
respect to a Pension Plan, that a transaction prohibited under ERISA, the Code
or a foreign law of similar nature has occurred resulting in a material
liability to a Benefit Plan, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or any
entity which they have an obligation to indemnify), that an accumulated funding
deficiency has been incurred or an application is to be or has been made to the
Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to an accumulation funding deficiency of $1,000,000 or more, that a
failure to make timely contributions to a Pension Plan may give or has given
rise to a lien in a material amount, that an amendment to a Pension Plan may
require or requires the granting of a security interest in a material amount,
that proceedings are likely to be or have been instituted to terminate a Pension
Plan, or that the Borrower, any of its Significant Subsidiaries or a member of
their respective Controlled Group will or may incur any material liability under
Section 502(g) or any analogous provision relating to Section 515 or Title IV of
ERISA, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a
Responsible Officer setting forth details as to such occurrence and action, if
any, which the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the respective member of their
Controlled Group is required or proposes to take, together with any notices
required or proposed to be filed with or by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or the
member of their respective Controlled Group, the PBGC or the plan administrator
with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section, an item is material if alone
or taken with any other item in this Section, it results in a liability of
$1,000,000 or more. Copies of any notices required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall be delivered not later than 10 days after
the later of the date such notice has been filed with the IRS or the PBGC or
received by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or members of their respective
Controlled Group. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any of the
Lenders made from time to time, the Borrower will deliver a copy of the most
recent actuarial report and annual report completed with respect to any Benefit
Plan and any other financial information the Borrower has with respect to the
Benefit Plan.
Section 5.14. Ratings. In the event that the Borrower has no rated senior
unsecured long-term debt outstanding, the Borrower will request Moody's to
assign the Borrower a "hypothetical senior long-term debt rating" and will
request S&P to assign the Borrower an "issuer credit rating," such request to be
made (i) not later than thirty days after delivery to the Administrative Agent
of the financial statements called for by Section 5.01(a) hereof and, in
addition, (ii) not later than thirty days after instructions by the Required
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Lenders to make such request, which instructions may be given no more frequently
than once during any six-month period.
Section 5.15. Subsidiary Guaranty. Obligations hereunder shall at all
times be guaranteed by Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy
International, Inc. and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation by the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by such Subsidiaries. If at the end of any fiscal
quarter of the Borrower, (i) the assets of the Guarantors constitute less than
90% of the consolidated domestic total assets of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries or (ii) the net income for such fiscal quarter of the
Guarantors constitute less than 90% of the consolidated domestic net income of
the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter, then the
Borrower shall designate (x) one or more Material Domestic Subsidiaries and (y)
to the extent the designation provided in clause (x) does not make up the
short-fall in clause (i) or (ii) above, one or more other domestic Subsidiaries,
so that assets and net income of such one or more Material Domestic Subsidiaries
and such one or more other domestic Subsidiaries, together with such item of the
existing Guarantors, constitute 90% of the consolidated domestic total assets
and net income, respectively of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, together with the
Quarterly Compliance Certificate required under Section 5.01(c), a schedule
setting forth the assets and net income of each Guarantor and the consolidated
domestic assets and the consolidated domestic net income of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries. If a Material Domestic Subsidiary or any other
domestic Subsidiary is required to become a Guarantor, unless the Required
Lenders otherwise agree, the Borrower shall, promptly (i) cause such Subsidiary
to execute a Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, (ii) cause such Subsidiary to
deliver documentation similar to that described in Sections 4.01(b) and (d)
relating to the authorization for, execution and delivery of, and validity of
such Subsidiary's obligations as a Guarantor under the Guaranty in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise required
or permitted by the Indenture, the Guarantors' obligations under the Guaranty
shall at all times be secured by the pledge of the "Collateral" (as defined in
the Pledge Agreement) pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. Without limiting the
restrictions set forth in Section 6.07, a merger of a Guarantor into the
Borrower or into another Guarantor shall not constitute a violation of this
Section 5.15 so long as the Guaranty of the surviving entity, in the case of a
merger into another Guarantor, remains in effect.
ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby covenants to each Agent and each Lender as follows:
Section 6.01. Financial Covenants. (a) Consolidated Fixed Charges
Coverage Ratio. The Consolidated Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio shall be greater
than (i) 2.25 to 1 for each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower ending after the Closing Date and prior to January 1, 2001 and (ii)
thereafter 2.40 to 1. For the purpose of this Section 6.01(a) only, calculations
of such Ratio shall exclude the $47,014,000 charges to the Borrower's earnings
taken in the third fiscal quarter of the Borrower in 1998.
(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall not
at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Closing Date
exceed 0.50 to 1.00 provided, however, that in the calculation of Indebtedness
solely for purposes of this Section 6.01(b), (i) Consolidated Indebtedness shall
not include (to the extent otherwise included therein) indebtedness for money
borrowed incurred solely for the purpose of hedging foreign currency exchange
risk for which the sole source of repayment is a cash collateral deposit, (ii)
Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of any Special Purpose
Subsidiary, (iii) with respect to Guarantees of obligations of any Special
Purpose Subsidiary other than Guarantees solely for completion or operation of
the related Project, an amount shall be included in Consolidated Indebtedness of
the Borrower equal to the lesser of the Indebtedness of such Special Purpose
Subsidiary so Guaranteed and the amount of such Guarantee, (iv) with respect to
Guarantees of completion or operation obligations of any Special Purpose
Subsidiary, an amount shall be included in Consolidated Indebtedness of the
Borrower equal to 25% of the lesser of the outstanding amount of the
Indebtedness of such Special Purpose Subsidiary so Guaranteed and the maximum
amount payable by the Borrower pursuant to
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such Guarantee (after giving effect to (and without duplication of) any
Guarantee of obligations of such Special Purpose Subsidiaries included in clause
(iii) above) until completion of the Project and operation thereof in accord
with the operating standards required under the terms of the financing agreement
of the Indebtedness of such Special Purpose Subsidiary, after which time no
amount shall be included in such calculation, except that if at any time such
Special Purpose Subsidiary is in default of its obligations (until such default
is remedied or cured) under the financing agreement of such Indebtedness and the
Borrower is obligated to make payments pursuant to such Guarantee, the amount to
be included shall be 25% of the outstanding amount of the Indebtedness of such
Special Purpose Subsidiary, and (v) Consolidated Indebtedness shall be
calculated as if the Trust Preferred was not outstanding; and provided, further,
that in the calculation of Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower solely for
the purposes of this Section 6.01(b), an amount shall be included on account of
letters of credit equal to monetary damages, if any, which are due but unpaid
according to the terms of any Project documents to which the beneficiary of such
letter of credit is entitled.
Section 6.02. Liens. The Borrower shall not and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to create, or assume or permit to exist, any Lien on any of the
properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
Special Purpose Subsidiary), whether now owned or hereafter acquired except:
(a) ERISA Liens and Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section
6.02 securing Indebtedness and other obligations of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries which Indebtedness and other obligations and, in the case
of ERISA Liens, the amount of the ERISA Liens, in the aggregate at any time
outstanding, does not exceed 15% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the
Borrower;
(b) Liens by the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof on property or
assets securing all or part of the purchase price or construction cost
thereof (hereinafter referred to individually as a "Purchase Money Security
Interest"); provided, however, that:
(i) Such Purchase Money Security Interest is created before or
within 180 days after the purchase of, or the completion of construction
of, such property or assets by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(ii) The transaction in which any Purchase Money Security Interest
is proposed to be created is not then prohibited by this Agreement;
(iii) Any Purchase Money Security Interest shall attach only to the
property or asset so acquired or constructed in such transaction (and
the proceeds thereof) or any addition thereto or replacement thereof and
shall not extend to or cover any other assets or properties of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(iv) The Indebtedness secured or covered by any Purchase Money
Security Interest together with any other Indebtedness secured by the
property or asset acquired shall not exceed 100% of the lesser of the
cost or fair market value of the property or asset acquired or
constructed and shall not be renewed, extended or prepaid from the
proceeds of any borrowing by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) Liens on the property or assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in existence immediately prior to the Closing Date as listed
on Schedule 6.02 hereto, provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any
additional property after the Closing Date and the amount of Indebtedness
secured thereby is not increased, provided that the maturity of such
Indebtedness may be extended or renewed;
(d) Liens on all or any part of the property or the assets of any
Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary (other than a
Special Purpose Subsidiary) as security for the Indebtedness owing to the
Borrower or such other Subsidiary;
(e) Liens (whether or not assumed) existing on property or assets at
the time of purchase thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided
that: (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of the purchase of such
property by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien is confined
solely to the
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property so purchased, improvements thereto and proceeds thereof and (iii)
the aggregate amount secured by all Liens permitted by this Section 6.02(e)
shall not at any time exceed $10,000,000; and
(f) Permitted Liens.
Section 6.03. Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit
any Subsidiary to, at any time create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or have
outstanding any Indebtedness if, immediately after giving effect to such
Indebtedness and the receipt and application of any proceeds thereof, there
would exist an Event of Default or Potential Default hereunder, or any
Indebtedness of any domestic Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) other than (i) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 3.07 hereof and
refinancings and renewals thereof (provided that the amount of such Indebtedness
so refinanced or renewed shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the amount of such
Indebtedness as of the date hereof or (y) the amount of such Indebtedness at the
time of refinancing or renewal), (ii) intercompany Indebtedness between or among
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (iii) Indebtedness of domestic Subsidiaries
(other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) not otherwise permitted under clauses
(i) or (ii) above which in the aggregate at any time does not exceed $20,000,000
and (iv) the Guaranty hereunder, the "Guaranty" under the Other Credit Agreement
and the Guarantee of the Borrower's obligations in connection with securities
issued under the Indenture.
Section 6.04. Loans, Advances and Certain Investments. The Borrower shall
not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, at any time make or suffer to exist
or remain outstanding any Investment in any Special Purpose Subsidiary other
than Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in Special Purpose
Subsidiaries which do not exceed, in the aggregate at any time, 50% of the
Borrower's Consolidated Net Worth. For the purposes of this Section 6.04, the
Borrower's Consolidated Net Worth shall not include any amount on account of the
Borrower's Trust Preferred.
Section 6.05. Changes in Business. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any Significant Subsidiary to, (a) liquidate or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation or dissolution) (other than into the Borrower or any
other Significant Subsidiary), or (b) convey, sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any capital stock of or other ownership interest in any
Significant Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) held by it
(other than to the Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary), provided that,
so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom, the Borrower may in any fiscal year convey, sell,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of capital stock or other ownership
interest in one or more Significant Subsidiaries which did not account for an
aggregate of 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower at the end of the
prior fiscal year.
Section 6.06. Amendment of Certain Documents. The Borrower shall not, and
shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, modify, amend, supplement or
terminate, or agree to modify, amend, supplement or terminate its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or any other constituent documents, in any manner which
would materially and adversely affect the interests of any of the Lenders
hereunder.
Section 6.07. Mergers; Acquisitions. The Borrower shall not, and shall
not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with any
Person; provided, however, that the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary
thereof may merge with another Person if (i) in the case of a merger involving
the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) in the case of a
merger involving a Significant Subsidiary, a Subsidiary of the Borrower or, if
the Borrower is also party to such merger, the Borrower, is the surviving
corporation, and (iii) after giving effect to such merger no Potential Default
or Event of Default would then exist.
Section 6.08. ERISA Obligations. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in a transaction in connection with
which the Benefit Plans, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any entity
which they have an obligation to indemnify could be subject to liability for
either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) or 502(1) of ERISA or
a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or any other material liability Plan
or Benefit Plan, take any other action with respect to any such Pension Plan or
Benefit Plan if such termination or other action could result in liability, or
take any action or fail to take any action which could result in withdrawal
liabilities under Title IV of ERISA or liability under Section 502(g) of ERISA
or any analogous provision relating to Section 515 of ERISA; fail to make any
payments on a
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timely basis which are required under applicable Law (including Section 412 of
the Code) to be paid as contributions to Pension Plans; incur an accumulated
funding deficiency (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the
Code), whether or not waived, with respect to any Pension Plan; amend any
Pension Plan in a manner which would require the granting of a security interest
to maintain the continued qualification of such Pension Plan under Section
401(a)(29) of the Code, if, in any case described herein, or together with any
other event described herein, such action, failure to act, event or transaction
would (i) result in an ERISA Lien exceeding the percentage limitations of
Section 6.02(a) or (ii) have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.09. Principal Foreign Affiliates. The Borrower shall not permit
any of its Principal Foreign Affiliates to create, assume or permit to exist any
Indebtedness the terms of which, prior to a payment default thereunder, would
restrict dividends to be paid with respect to the consolidated net income of
such Affiliate for any fiscal year by more than 40% of the consolidated net
income of such Affiliate for such fiscal year. For purposes of this Section,
"Principal Foreign Affiliates" shall mean Foster Wheeler Limited (Reading),
Foster Wheeler France, S.A., Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A., Foster Wheeler
Iberia, S.A., Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A. and their respective successors and
any other foreign Affiliate of the Borrower which in the most recent fiscal year
of the Borrower accounted for more than 10% of the consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries or which accounted for more than 5% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recent
fiscal year of the Borrower; provided, however, that with respect to such
foreign Affiliate created or acquired after the date hereof, if thereafter such
entity, in a fiscal year, accounts for more than 10% of the consolidated assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or accounts for more than 5% of the
consolidated income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such fiscal year, it
shall be deemed to be a Principal Foreign Affiliate for such fiscal year.
Section 6.10. Certain Agreements. The Borrower will not become or be a
party to any agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness for borrowed money
(other than agreements and instruments relating to Indebtedness for borrowed
money in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $15,000,000 (individually
or in the aggregate with respect to such agreements and instruments) at any time
outstanding and other than (with respect to debt securities offered and sold in
a public offering in a principal amount not exceeding $500,000,000 ($175,000,000
of which is outstanding under the Borrower's Trust Preferred)) the Indenture
between the Borrower and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee, as amended
and supplemented from time to time (the "Indenture"), filed as an exhibit to the
Borrower's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (registration no. 33-61809)) which
contains any covenant or event of default which could result in such
Indebtedness becoming or being declared to be due and payable prior to its
stated maturity (including by a requirement for purchase or prepayment) upon the
occurrence of an event or condition which is not an event or condition the
occurrence of which could cause the Loans to become or be declared to be (other
than pursuant to Section 7.01(f) hereto) due and payable prior to their stated
maturity, unless the Borrower shall make an "Amendment Offer" (as hereinafter
defined); provided that this covenant shall not be violated by (i) an agreement
to pay the principal of and interest on such Indebtedness in accordance with its
terms or to provide to the holders of such Indebtedness or an agent or trustee
for such holders any information which the Borrower is obligated to provide to
the Lender or an Agent hereunder or (ii) any agreement or instrument relating to
Indebtedness on account of Capitalized Lease or secured by Purchase Money
Security Interest, any covenant or event of default of which principally relates
to the use, condition or disposition of the property financed or acquired or
constructed with such Indebtedness. As used herein, an "Amendment Offer" is an
effective offer by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to amend this
Agreement, which offer shall be made no later than ten days after the Borrower
becoming party to an agreement or instrument referred to in the first sentence
of this Section 6.10, to amend this Agreement (without deleting or overriding
any term or provision of this Section 6.10) in a way that the first sentence of
this Section would not otherwise be applicable to such agreement or instrument.
The Administrative Agent, if so instructed by the Required Lenders, shall accept
or decline such Amendment Offer within thirty days thereof, and a failure to so
respond shall be deemed a declination of such Amendment Offer.
Section 6.11. Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
suffer or permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make any Stock Payment; except
that (i) any wholly-owned Subsidiary may declare
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and make dividend payments or other distributions to the Borrower or to another
wholly-owned Subsidiary; (ii) any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary may declare and
make dividend payments or other distribution to its shareholders or other equity
holders generally so long as the Borrower or its respective Subsidiary which
owns the equity interest in the Subsidiary paying such dividends or other
distributions receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its
relative holdings of the equity interest in the Subsidiary paying such dividends
or other distributions and taking into account the relative preferences, if any,
of the various classes of equity interest of such Subsidiary); (iii) the
Borrower and any Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other
distributions, in each case, payable solely in its stock; and (iv) the Borrower
and any Subsidiary may declare, pay or make cash Stock Payments so long as no
Event of Default then exist or would result therefrom.
Section 6.12. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series
of related transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with
any Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than on terms
and conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as
would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a
comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 6.12 shall not
prohibit (i) Stock Payments permitted under Section 6.11 hereof, (ii) loans and
other advances that may from time to time be made to directors, officers and/or
employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business, (iii) customary fees paid to directors of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, (iv) the entering into, and making payments under, employment
agreements, employee benefit plans, indemnification provisions and other similar
compensatory arrangements with directors, officers and/or employees of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (v)
transactions between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent
that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 6.13. Capital Expenditures. The Borrower shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) to,
make any Capital Expenditures, except that during any fiscal year of the
Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose
Subsidiaries) may make Capital Expenditures so long as the aggregate amount of
such Capital Expenditures does not exceed $75,000,000 in such fiscal year.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean any expenditure for fixed or capital assets
(including, without limitation, expenditures for maintenance and repairs which
are capitalized in accordance with GAAP and Capitalized Lease Obligations).
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
Section 7.01. Events of Default. An Event of Default shall mean the
occurrence or existence of one or more of the following events or conditions
(for any reason, whether voluntary, involuntary or effected or required by Law):
(a) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due principal of any Loan.
(b) The Borrower shall fail to pay when due interest on any Loan, any fees,
indemnity or expenses, or any other amount due hereunder or under any other Loan
Document and such failure shall have continued for a period of five Business
Days.
(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or
any Subsidiary of the Borrower in or pursuant to any Loan Document or in any
certificate delivered thereunder, or any statement made by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower in any financial statement, certificate, report,
exhibit or document furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
to any Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document,
shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect as of the
time when made or deemed made (including by omission of material information
necessary to make such representation, warranty or statement not misleading).
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(d) The Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any
covenant contained in Article VI hereof which shall remain unremedied for a
period of five days after the occurrence thereof or the Borrower shall default
in the observance of any covenant contained in Section 5.01(f) hereof.
(e) The Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any
other covenant, agreement or duty under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days after
notice of such default from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower.
(f) (i) The Borrower or any Guarantor (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) or any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary) of the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, condition
or covenant of any bond, note, debenture, loan or letter of credit agreement,
indenture, guaranty, trust agreement, mortgage or similar instrument to which
the Borrower or any such Guarantor (other than Special Purpose Subsidiary) or
any such Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) is a
party or by which it is bound, or by which any of its properties or assets may
be affected (a "Debt Instrument"), so that, as a result of any such failure to
perform, the Indebtedness included therein or secured or covered thereby may at
the time be declared due and payable prior to the date on which such
Indebtedness would otherwise become due and payable; or (ii) any event or
condition referred to in any Debt Instrument shall occur or fail to occur, so
that, as a result thereof, the Indebtedness included therein or secured or
covered thereby may at such time be declared due and payable prior to the date
on which such Indebtedness would otherwise become due and payable; or (iii) the
Borrower or any Guarantor (other than Special Purpose Subsidiary) or any
Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Special Purpose
Subsidiary) shall fail to pay any Indebtedness when due, pursuant to demand
under any Debt Instrument or otherwise, subject to any applicable grace period;
provided, however, that the provisions of this Section 7.01(f) shall not be
applicable to Indebtedness or any Debt Instrument or Debt Instruments which
relate to or evidence Indebtedness which, on the date this Section 7.01(f) would
otherwise be applicable thereto, is in the principal amount of less than
$10,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign currencies) in the aggregate.
(g) One or more final, non-appealable judgments for the payment of money
shall have been entered against the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary
(other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary), which judgment or judgments exceed
$15,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign currencies) in the aggregate, and
such judgment or judgments shall have remained unpaid, undischarged and unstayed
for a period of sixty consecutive days.
(h) One or more final, non-appealable writs or warrants of attachment,
garnishment, execution, distraint or similar process exceeding in value the
aggregate amount of $15,000,000 (or its equivalent in any foreign currencies)
shall have been issued against the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (other
than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) or any of their respective properties and
shall have remained undischarged and unstayed for a period of sixty consecutive
days.
(i) This Agreement or any term or provision hereof shall cease to be in
full force and effect, or any Credit Party shall, or shall purport to,
terminate, repudiate, declare voidable or void or otherwise contest, this
Agreement or any term or provision thereof or any obligation or liability of the
Credit Parties hereunder.
(j) (i) Any Pension Plan is terminated pursuant to Section 4041 or 4042 of
ERISA and the benefit liabilities exceed the assets based upon the assumptions
used by the PBGC on plan termination by an amount such that the termination of
such Pension Plan would have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (or a member of their respective Controlled Group) incur a
liability under Section 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA for an amount that such
liability would materially and adversely affect the financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (iii) any other event or
events shall occur with respect to any employee benefit plan whether or not
subject to ERISA which individually or in the aggregate results in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(k) A proceeding shall have been instituted in respect of the Borrower or
any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary)
(i) seeking to have an order for relief entered in respect of such
Person, or seeking a declaration or entailing a finding that such Person
is insolvent or a similar declaration or finding, or
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seeking dissolution, winding-up, charter revocation or forfeiture,
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or
other similar relief with respect to such Person, its assets or its
debts under any Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, relief of
debtors or protection of creditors, termination of legal entities or any
other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or
(ii) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator,
assignee, sequestrator or other custodian for such Person or for all or
any substantial part of its property
and such proceeding shall result in the entry, making or grant of any such order
for relief, declaration, finding, relief or appointment, or such proceeding
shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days.
(1) The Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (other than a Special
Purpose Subsidiary) shall voluntarily suspend transaction of its business;
shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; shall
institute (or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner) a
proceeding described in Section 7.01(k)(i) hereof, or (whether or not any
such proceeding has been instituted) shall consent to or acquiesce in any
such order for relief, declaration, finding or relief described therein;
shall institute (or fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner)
a proceeding described in Section 7.01(k)(ii) hereof, or (whether or not
any such proceeding has been instituted) shall consent to or acquiesce in
any such appointment or to the taking of possession by any such custodian
of all or any substantial part of its or his property; shall dissolve,
wind-up, revoke or forfeit its charter (or other constituent documents) or
liquidate itself or any substantial part of its property; or shall take any
corporate or similar action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Section 7.02. Consequences of an Event of Default. (a) If an Event of
Default specified in subsections (a) through (j) of Section 7.01 hereof, or in
subsections (k) and (l) with respect to a Significant Subsidiary, shall occur
and be continuing or shall exist, then, in addition to all other rights and
remedies which any Agent or any Lender may have hereunder or under any other
Loan Document, at law, in equity or otherwise, the Lenders shall be under no
further obligation to make Loans hereunder, and the Administrative Agent may,
and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the
Borrower, from time to time do any or all of the following:
(i) Declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon the Commitments will
terminate and any fees hereunder shall be immediately due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.
(ii) Declare the unpaid principal amount of the Loans, interest
accrued thereon and all other Obligations to be immediately due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.
(b) If an Event of Default specified in subsection (k) or (1) of Section
7.01 hereof shall occur or exist with respect to the Borrower, then, in addition
to all other rights and remedies which any Agent or any Lender may have
hereunder or under any other Loan Document, at law, in equity or otherwise, the
Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Lenders shall be under no
further obligation to make Loans, and the unpaid principal amount of the Loans,
interest accrued thereon and all other Obligations shall become immediately due
and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of
which are hereby waived, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENTS
Section 8.01. Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Bank
of America National Trust and Savings Association to act as Administrative Agent
for such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on
behalf of such Lender under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties, as are
expressly delegated to or required of the Administrative Agent
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by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
hereby agrees to act as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
subject to its right to resign as provided in Section 8.10 hereof. Each Lender
hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver
each of the Loan Documents and to accept delivery of such of the other Loan
Documents as may not require execution by the Administrative Agent. Each Lender
agrees that the rights and remedies granted to the Administrative Agent under
the Loan Documents shall be exercised exclusively by the Administrative Agent,
and that no Lender shall have any right individually to exercise any such right
or remedy, except to the extent expressly provided herein or therein.
Section 8.02. General Nature of Agents' Duties. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document:
(a) No Agent shall have duties or responsibilities except those
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and no
implied duties or responsibilities on the part of any Agent shall be read
into this Agreement or any Loan Document or shall otherwise exist.
(b) The duties and responsibilities of each Agent under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents shall be mechanical and administrative in
nature, and no Agent shall have a fiduciary relationship in respect of any
Lender.
(c) Each Agent is and shall be solely the agent of the Lenders. No
Agent assumes, and shall not at any time be deemed to have, any
relationship of agency or trust with or for, or any other duty or
responsibility to, the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any
other Person (except only for its relationship as agent for, and its
express duties and responsibilities to, the Lenders as provided in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
(d) No Agent shall be under any obligation to take any action
hereunder or under any other Loan Document if such Agent believes in good
faith after consultation with counsel that taking such action may conflict
with any Law or any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
or may require such Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction
where it is not then so qualified.
Section 8.03. Exercise of Powers. Each Agent shall take any action of the
type specified in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as being within such
Agent's rights, powers or discretion in accordance with directions from the
Required Lenders (or, to the extent this Agreement or such Loan Document
expressly requires the direction or consent of some other Person or set of
Persons, then instead in accordance with the directions of such other Person or
set of Persons). In the absence of such directions, each Agent shall have the
authority (but under no circumstances shall be obligated), in its sole
discretion, to take any such action, except to the extent this Agreement or such
Loan Document expressly requires the direction or consent of the Required
Lenders (or some other Person or set of Persons), in which case such Agent shall
not take such action absent such direction or consent. Any action or inaction
pursuant to such direction, discretion or consent shall be binding on all the
Lenders. No Agent shall have any liability to any Person as a result of (x) any
Agent acting or refraining from acting in accordance with the directions of the
Required Lenders (or other applicable Person or set of Persons), (y) any Agent
refraining from acting in the absence of instructions to act from the Required
Lenders (or other applicable Person or set of Persons), whether or not such
Agent has discretionary power to take such action, or (z) any Agent taking
discretionary action it is authorized to take under this Section.
Section 8.04. Certain Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Loan Document:
(a) No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, unless caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(b) No Agent shall be responsible for (i) the execution, delivery,
effectiveness, enforceability, genuineness, validity or adequacy of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) any recital,
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representation, warranty, document, certificate, report or statement in,
provided for in, or received under or in connection with, this Agreement or
any other Loan Document or (iii) any failure of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower or Lender to perform any of their respective
obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c) No Agent shall be under any obligation to ascertain, inquire or
give any notice relating to (i) the performance or observance of any of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document on the
part of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) the business,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower
or any other Person, or (iii) except to the extent set forth in Section
8.05(f) hereof, the existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default.
(d) No Agent shall be under any obligation, either initially or on a
continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any notices, reports or
information of any nature, whether in its possession presently or
hereafter, except for such notices, reports and other information expressly
required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be furnished by
such Agent to such Lender.
Section 8.05. Administration by the Agents. (a) Any Agent may rely in
good faith upon any notice or other communication of any nature (written or
oral, including but not limited to telephone conversations, whether or not such
notice or other communication is made in a manner permitted or required by this
Agreement or any Loan Document) purportedly made by or on behalf of the proper
party or parties, and no Agent shall have any duty to verify the identity or
authority of any Person giving such notice or other communication.
(b) Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (including, without
limitation, in-house counsel for such Agent or in-house or other counsel for the
Borrower), independent public accountants and any other experts selected by it
from time to time, and such Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such
counsel, accountants or experts.
(c) Each Agent may conclusively rely upon the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed in any certificates or opinions
furnished to such Agent in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document. Whenever any Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable
that a matter be proved or established with respect to the Borrower or any
Lender, such matter may be established by a certificate of the Borrower or
Lender, as the case may be, and such Agent may conclusively rely upon such
certificate (unless other evidence with respect to such matter is specifically
prescribed in this Agreement or another Loan Document).
(d) Any Agent may fail or refuse to take any action unless it shall be
indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction from time to time against any and all
amounts, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature which
may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent by reason of
taking or continuing to take any such action.
(e) Any Agent may perform any of its duties under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact. No Agent shall be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in fact
selected by it with reasonable care.
(f) No Agent shall be deemed to have any knowledge or notice of the
occurrence of any Event of Default or Potential Default unless such Agent has
actual knowledge or has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring
to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default or Potential Default, and
stating that such notice is a "notice of default." If any Agent receives such a
notice, such Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the other Agent and each
Lender.
Section 8.06. Lender Not Relying on Agents or Other Lenders. Each Lender
acknowledges as follows:
(a) No Agent nor any other Lender has made any representations or
warranties to it, and no act taken hereafter by any Agent or any other
Lender shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such
Agent or such other Lender to it.
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(b) It has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any
other Lender, and based upon such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to
enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(c) It will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any
other Lender, and based upon such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, make its own decisions to take or not take
action under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
Section 8.07. Indemnification. Each Lender agrees to reimburse and
indemnify each Agent and its directors, officers, employees and agents (to the
extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limitation of the obligations
of the Borrower to do so), Pro Rata, from and against any and all amounts,
losses, liabilities, claims, damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs or disbursements of any kind or nature (including,
without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel for such Agent or such
other Person in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial
proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not such Agent or such other
Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against such Agent or such other Person as a result of,
or arising out of, or in any way related to or by reason of, this Agreement, any
other Loan Document, any transaction from time to time contemplated hereby or
thereby, or any transaction financed in whole or in part or directly or
indirectly with the proceeds of any Loan, provided that no Lender shall be
liable for any portion of such amounts, losses, liabilities, claims, damages,
expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or
disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of such Agent or such other Person, as finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Section 8.08. Agents In Their Individual Capacities. With respect to its
Commitments and the obligations owing to it, each Agent shall have the same
rights and powers under this Agreement and each other Loan Document as any other
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms
"Lenders," "holders of Notes" and like terms shall include each Agent in its
individual capacity as such. Each Agent and its affiliates may, without
liability to account, make loans to, accept deposits from, acquire debt or
equity interests in, act as trustee under indentures of, and engage in any other
business with, the Borrower and any stockholder, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Borrower, as though such Agent were not an Agent hereunder.
Section 8.09. Holders of Notes. Each Agent may deem and treat the Lender
which is payee of a Note as the owner and holder of such Note for all purposes
hereof unless and until a Transfer Supplement with respect to the assignment or
transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 10.14 hereof. Any authority, direction or consent of any
Person who at the time of giving such authority, direction or consent is shown
in the Register as being a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on each
present and subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of any Note or Notes
payable to such Lender or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.
Section 8.10. Successor Agents. Any Agent may resign at any time by
giving 30 days' written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Any
Agent may be removed by the Required Lenders at any time by giving 10 days'
prior written notice thereof to such Agent, the other Lenders and the Borrower.
Upon any such resignation or removal, the Borrower shall have the right to
appoint a successor Agent; provided, that the Required Lenders or the remaining
Agents shall have the right, acting reasonably, to disapprove such successor
Agent. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed and consented to, and
shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after such notice of
resignation or removal, then any of the remaining Agents shall succeed to the
obligations of such Agent hereunder. Each successor Agent shall be a commercial
bank or trust company organized or licensed under the laws of the United States
of America or any State thereof and having a combined capital and surplus of at
least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance by a successor Agent of its
appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to
and become vested with all the properties, rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the former Agent, without further act, deed or conveyance. Upon the effective
date of resignation or removal of a retiring Agent, such Agent shall be
discharged from its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
but the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any
actions taken or omitted by it while it was
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Agent under this Agreement. If and so long as no successor Agent shall have been
appointed, then any notice or other communication required or permitted to be
given by the retiring Agent shall be sufficiently given if given by the Required
Lenders, all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given
to the Agent shall be given to each Lender, and all payments to be made to the
retiring Agent shall be made directly to the Borrower or Lender for whose
account such payment is made.
Section 8.11. Calculations. No Agent shall be liable for any calculation,
apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith. If such
calculation, apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have
been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but
not made shall be to recover from the other Lenders any payment in excess of the
amount to which they are determined to be entitled or, if the amount due was not
paid by the Borrower, to recover such amount from the Borrower.
Section 8.12. Funding by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender not later than the close
of business on the day before the day on which Loans are requested by the
Borrower to be made that such Lender will not make its ratable share of such
Loans, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make its
ratable share of the Loans, and in reliance upon such assumption the
Administrative Agent may (but in no circumstances shall be required to) make
available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that any
Lender fails to make such payment to the Administrative Agent on such date, such
Lender shall pay such amount on demand (or, if such Lender fails to pay such
amount on demand, the Borrower shall pay such amount on demand), together with
interest, for the Administrative Agent's own account, for each day from and
including the date of the Administrative Agent's payment to and including the
date of repayment to the Administrative Agent (before and after judgment) at the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for the first day and thereafter at the rate or
rates per annum applicable to such Loans. All payments to the Administrative
Agent under this Section shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its Office
in Dollars in funds immediately available at such Office, without set-off,
withholding, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature.
Section 8.13. Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent. Nothing in this
Agreement shall impose upon the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agent, in
their respective capacities as such, any duty or responsibility whatsoever.
ARTICLE IX
GUARANTY
Section 9.01. The Guaranty. In order to induce the Lenders to enter into
this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder to the Borrower and in recognition
of the direct benefits to be received by the Borrower and each Guarantor from
the proceeds of the Loans to the Borrower, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the
Lenders as follows: each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees as primary obligor and not merely as surety the full and prompt
payment when due, whether upon maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any
and all of the Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors. If any or all of the
Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors becomes due and payable hereunder, each
Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay such Guaranteed Obligations to the
Creditors in the same currency in which such Guaranteed Obligations are
denominated, or order, on demand, together with any and all reasonable expenses
which may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Creditors in collecting
any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 9.02. Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Guarantor unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantees the payment of any and all of the Guaranteed
Obligations to the Creditors whether or not then due or payable by the Borrower
upon the occurrence in respect of the Borrower of any of the events specified in
Section 7.01(k) or (l), and unconditionally and irrevocably promises to pay such
Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors, or order, on demand, in the same
currency in which such Guaranteed Obligations are denominated.
Section 9.03. Nature of Liability. The liability of each Guarantor
hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of
the Guaranteed Obligations whether executed by such
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Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and the liability of each
Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to
application of payment by the Borrower or by any other party, or (b) any other
continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or
of any other party as to the Guaranteed Obligations of the Borrower, or (c) any
payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, or (d) any
dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any
Borrower, or (e) any payment made to the Administrative Agent or the other
Creditors on the indebtedness which the Administrative Agent or such other
Creditors repay the Borrower pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding (the
Guaranty shall be reinstated in the case of any such disgorgement), and each
Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations
hereunder by reason of any such proceeding.
Section 9.04. Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other guarantor or the
Borrower, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against
each Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other guarantor or
the Borrower and whether or not any other Guarantor or the Borrower be joined in
any such action or actions. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its
liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by the Borrower or
other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to the
Borrower shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each Guarantor.
Section 9.05. Authorization. Each Guarantor authorizes the Creditors
without notice or demand (except as shall be required by applicable law and
cannot be waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder,
from time to time to:
(a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or
extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of
the Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the rate
of interest thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the guaranty herein made
shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed
or altered;
(b) take and hold security for the payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations and sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or
otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by
whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever
securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of
those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or
hereof, and/or any offset there against;
(c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the
Borrower or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting;
(d) release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, the
Borrower or other obligors;
(e) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any
security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder)
incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may
subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any
liability (whether due or not) of the Borrower to its creditors other than
the Creditors;
(f) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any
liability or liabilities of the Borrower to the Creditors regardless of
what liability or liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;
(g) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default
under, this Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to
herein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of
such other instruments or agreements; and/or
(h) take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable
principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of
such Guarantor from its liabilities under this Section 9.
Section 9.06. Reliance. It is not necessary for the Creditors to inquire
into the capacity or powers of the Borrower or the officers, directors, partners
or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf, and any
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Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise
of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.
Section 9.07. Subordination. Any of the indebtedness of the Borrower now
or hereafter owing to a Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Creditors; and if the Administrative
Agent so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists, all such
indebtedness of the Borrower to a Guarantor shall be collected, enforced and
received by the Borrower for the benefit of the Creditors and be paid over to
the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Creditors on account of the Guaranteed
Obligations of the Borrower to the Creditors, but without affecting or impairing
in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this
Guaranty. Prior to the transfer by any Guarantor of any note or negotiable
instrument evidencing any of the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Guarantor,
such Guarantor shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend that
the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Creditors that it will not
exercise any right of subrogation or contribution which it may at any time
otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section
509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) against the Borrower or any other
Guarantor until all Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in
cash. The Guaranteed Obligations shall not be deemed to be paid in full unless
the Creditors shall have received all amounts set forth in the definition of
"Guaranteed Obligations", including, in the event of a bankruptcy proceeding,
all interest, fees and expenses accruing and arising after the filing of the
bankruptcy petition.
Section 9.08. Waiver. (a) Each Guarantor waives any right (except as
shall be required by applicable law and cannot be waived) to require the
Creditors to (i) proceed against the Borrower or any other party, (ii) proceed
against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower or any other party or
(iii) pursue any other remedy in the Administrative Agent's or any other
Creditors' power whatsoever. Each Guarantor waives any defense based on or
arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any other party, other than
payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, based on or arising out of the
disability of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other party, or the
unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any
cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower other
than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. To the greatest extent
permitted by law the Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any security
held by the Administrative Agent or any other Creditors by one or more judicial
or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is
commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable
law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Administrative Agent and any
other Creditors may have against the Borrower or any other party, or any
security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any
Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been
paid. Each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election by the
Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right
of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor
against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or any other party or any security.
(b) Each Guarantor waives all presentments, demands for performance,
protests and notices (except as otherwise expressly provided for herein),
including without limitation notices of nonperformance, notices of protest,
notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the
existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Guaranteed Obligations.
Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed
of the Borrower's financial condition and assets, and of all circumstances
bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the
nature, scope and extent of the risks which each Guarantor assumes and incurs
hereunder, and agrees that the Creditors shall have no duty to advise any
Guarantor of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 9.09. Nature of Liability. It is the desire and intent of the
Guarantors and the Creditors that this Guaranty shall be enforced against each
Guarantor to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies
applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to
the extent that, the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without
limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to
fraudulent conveyances or transfers), then the amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations of such Guarantor shall be deemed
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to be reduced and such Guarantor shall pay the maximum amount of the Guaranteed
Obligations which would be permissible under applicable law.
Section 9.10. Judgments Binding. If claim is ever made upon any Creditor
or any subsequent holder of a Note of the Borrower for repayment or recovery of
any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by
reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body
having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property, or (b) any
settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such
claimant, then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment,
decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon each Guarantor,
notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any Note or other
instrument evidencing any liability of any Borrower, and each Guarantor shall be
and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or
recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been
received by any such payee.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Holidays. Whenever any payment or action to be made or
taken hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a
day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken
on the next following Business Day and such extension of time shall be included
in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or
action.
Section 10.02. Records. The unpaid principal amount of the Loans owing to
each Lender, the unpaid interest accrued thereon, the interest rate or rates
applicable to such unpaid principal amount, the duration of such applicability,
each Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount shall at all times be
ascertained from the records of the Administrative Agent, which shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 10.03. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any
other Loan Document may be amended, modified or supplemented except in
accordance with the provisions of this Section. The Required Lenders and the
Borrower may from time to time amend, modify or supplement the provisions of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document for the purpose of amending, adding
to, or waiving any provisions or changing in any manner the rights and duties of
the Borrower, any Agent or any Lender. Any such amendment, modification or
supplement made by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, in accordance with the
provisions of this Section shall be binding upon the Borrower, each Lender and
each Agent. The Agents shall enter into such amendments, modifications,
supplements or waivers from time to time as directed by the Required Lenders,
and only as so directed, provided, that no such amendment, modification, waiver
or supplement may be made which will:
(a) Increase the Revolving Credit Committed Amount of any Lender over
the amount thereof then in effect, or extend the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date or the Competitive Bid Loan Expiration Date without the written
consent of each Lender affected thereby, or increase the Total Revolving
Commitment Amount to exceed $100,000,000;
(b) Reduce the principal amount of or extend the time for any payment
of any Loan, or reduce the amount of or rate of interest or extend the time
for payment of interest borne by any Loan or extend the time for payment of
or reduce the amount of any Facility Fee or reduce or postpone the date for
payment of any other fees, expenses, indemnities or amounts payable under
any Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender affected
thereby;
(c) Change the definition of "Required Lenders" or amend this Section
10.03, Section 10.13 hereof or any provision of this Agreement that states
a requirement for the consent of all the Lenders, without the written
consent of all the Lenders;
(d) Release any of the Guarantors without the written consent of all
the Lenders; or
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(e) Amend or waive any of the provisions of Article VIII hereof, or
impose additional duties upon any Agent or otherwise adversely affect the
rights, interests or obligations of any Agent, without the written consent
of such Agent,
and provided further, that Transfer Supplements may be entered into in the
manner provided in Section 10.14 hereof. Any such amendment, modification or
supplement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set
forth in such writing. Any Event of Default or Potential Default waived or
consented to in any such amendment, modification or supplement shall be deemed
to be cured and not continuing to the extent and for the period set forth in
such waiver or consent, but no such waiver or consent shall extend to any other
or subsequent Event of Default or Potential Default or impair any right
consequent thereto.
Section 10.04. No Implied Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No course of
dealing and no delay or failure of any Agent or any Lender in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall
affect any other or future exercise thereof or exercise of any other right,
power or privilege; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power or privilege or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such
a right, power or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or of any
other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Agents and the
Lenders under this Agreement and any other Loan Document are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Agent or any Lender would
otherwise have hereunder or thereunder, at law, in equity or otherwise.
Section 10.05. Notices. (a) Except to the extent otherwise expressly
permitted hereunder or thereunder, all notices, requests, demands, directions
and other communications (collectively "notices") under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document shall be in writing (including telexed and telecopied
communication) and shall be sent by first-class mail, or by
nationally-recognized overnight courier, or by telex or telecopier (with
confirmation in writing mailed first-class or sent by such an overnight
courier), or by personal delivery. All notices shall be sent to the applicable
party at the address stated on the signature pages hereof or in accordance with
the last unrevoked written direction from such party to the other parties
hereto, in all cases with postage or other charges prepaid. Any such properly
given notice shall be effective on the earliest to occur of receipt, telephone
confirmation of receipt of telex or telecopy communication, one Business Day
after delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier, or three Business
Days after deposit in the mail.
(b) Any Lender giving any notice to the Borrower shall simultaneously send
a copy thereof to each Agent, and each Agent shall promptly notify the other
Lenders of the receipt by it of any such notice.
(c) Each Agent and each Lender may rely on any notice (whether or not such
notice is made in a manner permitted or required by this Agreement or any Loan
Document) purportedly made by or on behalf of the Borrower, and neither Agent
nor any Lender shall have any duty to verify the identity or authority of any
Person giving such notice.
Section 10.06. Expenses; Taxes; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay
or cause to be paid and to save each Agent and, in the case of clause (iii)
below, each of the Lenders harmless against liability for the payment of all
reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including but not limited to
reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel to the Agents and auditors,
consulting engineers, appraisers, and all other professional, accounting,
evaluation and consulting costs approved by the Borrower and, with respect to
costs incurred by the Agents or any Lender pursuant to clause (iii) below,
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (including allocated costs of in-house
counsel to the extent that outside counsel has not been retained by such
Lender)) incurred by the Agents or, in the case of clause (iii) below any Lender
from time to time arising from or relating to (i) the negotiation, preparation,
execution, delivery, administration and performance of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, (ii) any requested amendments, modifications, supplements,
waivers or consents (whether or not ultimately entered into or granted) to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (iii) following the occurrence of an
Event of Default, the enforcement or preservation of rights under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document (including but not limited to any such costs or
expenses arising from or relating to (A) collection or enforcement of an
outstanding Loan or any other amount owing hereunder or thereunder by any Agent
or any Lender, and (B) any litigation, proceeding, dispute, work-out,
restructuring or rescheduling related in any way to this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents).
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(b) The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all stamp, document, transfer,
recording, filing, registration, search, sales and excise fees and taxes and all
similar impositions now or hereafter determined by any Agent or any Lender to be
payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any
other documents, instruments or transactions pursuant to or in connection
herewith or therewith, and the Borrower agrees to save each Agent and each
Lender harmless from and against any and all present or future claims,
liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any omission to pay or
delay in paying any such fees, taxes or impositions.
(c) The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse and indemnify each of the
Indemnified Parties from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims,
damages, expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation,
the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including, without
duplication, allocated costs of in-house counsel) for such Indemnified Party in
connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding
commenced or threatened, whether or not such Indemnified Party shall be
designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, asserted against
or incurred by such Indemnified Party as a result of, or arising out of, or in
any way related to or by reason of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
any transaction from time to time contemplated hereby or thereby, or any
transaction financed in whole or in part or directly or indirectly with the
proceeds of any Loan (and without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, including any violation or breach of any Requirement of Law or any
other Law by the Borrower or any Subsidiary); or any exercise by any Agent or
any Lender of any of its rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document); but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages,
expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or
disbursements resulting primarily from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnified Party. If and to the extent that the foregoing
obligations of the Borrower under this subsection (c), or any other
indemnification obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan
Document, are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make
the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations
which is permissible under applicable Law.
Section 10.07. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are
intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction such provision
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity
or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or
enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions
hereof in any jurisdiction.
Section 10.08. Prior Understandings. This Agreement and the other Loan
Documents supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements
other than with regard to any upfront fees, whether written or oral, among the
parties hereto relating to the transactions provided for herein and therein.
Section 10.09. Duration; Survival. All representations and warranties of
the Borrower contained herein or in any other Loan Document or made in
connection herewith shall survive the making of, and shall not be waived by the
execution and delivery, of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any
investigation by or knowledge of any Agent or any Lender, the making of any
Loan, or any other event or condition whatever. All covenants and agreements of
the Credit Parties contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall continue
in full force and effect from and after the date hereof so long as the Borrower
may borrow hereunder and until payment in full of all Obligations other than
indemnity obligations not yet due and payable. Without limitation, all
obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document to make
payments to or indemnify each Agent or any Lender shall survive the payment in
full of all other obligations, termination of the Borrower's right to borrow
hereunder, and all other events and conditions whatever. In addition, all
obligations of each Lender to make payments to or indemnify the Agents shall
survive the payment in full by the Borrower of all Obligations, termination of
the Borrower's right to borrow hereunder, and all other events or conditions
whatever.
Section 10.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts
each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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Section 10.11. Limitation on Payments. The parties hereto intend to
conform to all applicable Laws in effect from time to time limiting the maximum
rate of interest that may be charged or collected. Accordingly, notwithstanding
any other provision hereof or of any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall not
be required to make any payment to or for the account of any Lender, and each
Lender shall refund any payment made by the Borrower, to the extent that such
requirement or such failure to refund would violate or conflict with nonwaivable
provisions of applicable Laws limiting the maximum amount of interest which may
be charged or collected by such Lender.
Section 10.12. Set-Off. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, if any Obligation of the Borrower shall be due
and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), each Lender shall have the right,
without notice to the Borrower, such Credit Party or any other Person, to
set-off against and to appropriate and apply to the Obligation any indebtedness,
liability or obligation of any nature owing to such Credit Party by such Lender,
including but not limited to all deposits (whether time or demand, general or
special, provisionally credited or finally credited, whether or not evidenced by
a certificate of deposit and in whatever currency denominated) now or hereafter
maintained by such Credit Party with such Lender. Such right shall be absolute
and unconditional in all circumstances and, without limitation, shall exist
whether or not such Lender or any other Person shall have given notice or made
any demand to the Borrower, such other Credit Party or any other Person, whether
such indebtedness, obligation or liability owed to such Credit Party is
contingent, absolute, matured or unmatured (it being agreed that such Lender may
deem such indebtedness, obligation or liability to be then due and payable at
the time of such setoff), and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any
collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to any
Lender or any other Person. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any Participant and any branch, subsidiary or affiliate
of any Lender or any Participant shall have the same rights of set-off as a
Lender as provided in this Section (regardless of whether such Participant,
branch, subsidiary or affiliate would otherwise be deemed in privity with or a
direct creditor of the Borrower). The rights provided by this Section are in
addition to all other rights of set-off and banker's lien and all other rights
and remedies which any Lender (or any such Participant, branch, subsidiary or
affiliate) may otherwise have under this Agreement, any other Loan Document, at
law or in equity, or otherwise, and nothing in this Agreement or any Loan
Document shall be deemed a waiver or prohibition of or restriction on the rights
of set-off or bankers' lien of any such Person.
Section 10.13. Sharing of Collections. The Lenders hereby agree among
themselves that if any Lender shall receive (by voluntary payment, realization
upon security, set-off or from any other source) any amount on account of the
Loans, interest thereon, or any other Obligation contemplated by this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents to be made by the Borrower pro rata to all Lenders
in greater proportion than any such amount received by any other Lender, then
the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall notify each
other Lender and the Agents of such receipt, and equitable adjustment will be
made in the manner stated in this Section so that, in effect, all such excess
amounts will be shared ratably among all of the Lenders. The Lender receiving
such excess amount shall purchase (which it shall be deemed to have done
simultaneously upon the receipt of such excess amount) for cash from the other
Lenders a participation in the applicable Obligations owed to such other Lenders
in such amount as shall result in a ratable sharing by all Lenders of such
excess amount (and to such extent the receiving Lender shall be a Participant).
If all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from the
Lender making such purchase, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase
price restored to the extent of such recovery, together with interest or other
amounts, if any, required by Law to be paid by the Lender making such purchase.
The Borrower hereby consents to and confirms the foregoing arrangements. Each
Participant shall be bound by this Section as fully as if it were a Lender
hereunder.
Section 10.14. Successors and Assigns; Participations;
Assignments. (a) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, all future holders of the
Notes, each Agent and their respective successors and assigns, except that the
Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder or interests
herein without the prior written consent of all the Lenders and each Agent, and
any purported assignment without such consent shall be void.
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(b) Participations. Any Lender may, in accordance with applicable Law, at
any time sell participations to one or more commercial banks or other Persons
(each a "Participant") in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all
or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it and any Note held by
it); provided, that
(i) any such Lender's obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents shall remain unchanged,
(ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) the parties hereto shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations
under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents,
(iv) such Participant shall be bound by the provisions of Sections
10.13 and 10.16 hereof, and the Lender selling such participation shall
obtain from such Participant a written confirmation of its agreement to be
so bound,
(v) no Participant (unless such Participant is an affiliate of such
Lender, or is itself a Lender) shall be entitled to require such Lender to
take or refrain from taking action under this Agreement or under any other
Loan Document, except that such Lender may agree with such Participant that
such Lender will not, without such Participant's consent, take action of
the type described in subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) of Section 10.03
hereof to the extent relating to such Participant's participation;
notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any participation by any
Lender have the effect of releasing such Lenders from its obligations
hereunder, and
(vi) no Participant shall be an Affiliate of any Credit Party.
The Borrower agrees that any such Participant shall be entitled to the benefits
of Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 10.06 with respect to its participation in the
Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time but only to the extent
such Participant sustains such losses; provided, that no such Participant shall
be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to such Sections than the
transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount
of the participation transferred to such Participant had no such transfer
occurred and nothing in this Section shall relieve such transferor Lender from
its obligations under Section 2.17 hereof.
(c) Assignments. Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial
banking business and in accordance with applicable Law, at any time assign all
or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its
Commitments and Loans owing to it and any Note held by it) to any Eligible
Assignee (each a "Purchasing Lender"); provided, that
(i) any such assignment to a Purchasing Lender which is not a Lender
shall be made only with the consent of the Borrower (provided that such
consent of the Borrower shall not be required during the occurrence of and
continuation of an Event of Default) and each Agent which with respect to
each Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
(ii) if a Lender makes such an assignment of less than all of its then
remaining rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, such transferor Lender shall retain, after such assignment, a
minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 of the Commitments and Loans then
outstanding, and such assignment shall be in a minimum aggregate principal
amount of $5,000,000 of the Commitments and Loans then outstanding,
(iii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying,
percentage of each Commitment of the transferor Lender and of all of the
transferor Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents,
(iv) each such assignment shall be made pursuant to a Transfer
Supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement, duly
completed (a "Transfer Supplement"); and
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(v) to the extent the Other Credit Agreement is in effect, the
assigning Lender shall assign the same percentage of its "Commitment" under
the Other Credit Agreement concurrently with such assignment.
In order to effect any such assignment, the transferor Lender and the Purchasing
Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed
Transfer Supplement (including the consents required by clause (i) of the
preceding sentence) with respect to such assignment, together with any Note or
Notes subject to such assignment (the "Transferor Lender Notes") and (except in
the case of a transfer required by the Borrower under Section 10.17 hereof) a
processing and recording fee of $3,500; and, upon receipt thereof, the
Administrative Agent shall accept such Transfer Supplement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no such processing and recording fee shall be payable in the case of
a replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.18 or 10.17. Upon receipt of the
Purchase Price Receipt Notice pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, the
Administrative Agent shall record such acceptance in the Register. Upon such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer
Effective Date specified in such Transfer Supplement
(x) the Purchasing Lender shall be a party hereto and, to the extent
provided in such Transfer Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations
of a Lender hereunder, and
(y) the transferor Lender thereunder shall be released from its
obligations under this Agreement to the extent so transferred (and, in the
case of an Transfer Supplement covering all or the remaining portion of a
transferor Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
transferor Lender shall cease to be a party to this Agreement) from and
after the Transfer Effective Date.
To the extent requested by the Purchasing Lender, on or prior to the Transfer
Effective Date specified in an Transfer Supplement, the Borrower, at its
expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to
the Purchasing Lender) new Notes evidencing such Purchasing Lender's assigned
Commitments or Loans and (for delivery to the transferor Lender) replacement
Notes in the principal amount of the Loans or Commitments retained by the
transferor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not in payment of,
those Notes then held by such transferor Lender). Each such Note shall be dated
the date and be substantially in the form of the predecessor Note. The
Administrative Agent shall mark the predecessor Notes, if any, "exchanged" and
deliver them to the Borrower. Accrued interest and accrued fees shall be paid to
the Purchasing Lender at the same time or times provided in the predecessor
Notes and this Agreement.
A transfer by a Lender of its rights under this Agreement from one of such
Lender's branches to another of its branches shall not be considered to be an
assignment for the purposes of this Section 10.14 and shall be permitted without
the consent of the Borrower or of the Agents, provided that to the extent such
transfer would, at the time of such transfer, result in increased costs under
Section 2.14 or 2.16 from those being charged by the transferring branch, the
Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although the
Borrower shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type
described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective
transfer). The foregoing proviso shall also apply to such transfer from a Lender
to another Lender or any affiliate thereof or of an affiliate of such transferor
Lender or to a Person which will become a Lender.
(d) Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its office a copy
of each Transfer Supplement delivered to it and a register (the "Register") for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of,
and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error and the
Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is
recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of the
Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any
Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(e) Financial and Other Information. The Borrower authorizes each Agent
and each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchasing Lender (each, a
"transferee") and any prospective transferee any and all financial and other
information in such Person's possession concerning the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates which has been or may be delivered to such Person by
or on behalf of the Borrower
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in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or such Person's
credit evaluation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates; subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 10.16 hereof.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender
(a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an "SPC")
of such Granting Lender, identified as such in writing from time to time by the
Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to
provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender
would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;
provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to
make any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise
fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be
obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) no SPC or
Granting Lender shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to
Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the Granting Lender would have been entitled to
receive had the Granting Lender not otherwise granted such SPC the option to
provide any Loan to the Borrower. The making of any Revolving Credit Loan by an
SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting
Lender (and, if such Loan is a Competitive Bid Loan, shall be deemed to utilize
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment of all the Lenders) to the same extent,
and as if, such Loan were made by the Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby
agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any obligation of any kind with respect
to this Agreement under any circumstances whatsoever, including without
limitation whether or not the related Granting Lender makes such payment. The
foregoing shall not release the Granting Lender from any obligation hereunder;
and the Granting Lender's liability shall be determined as if no grant to an SPC
had been made by it. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that no
SPC shall have any voting rights hereunder and that the voting rights
attributable to any extensions of credit made by an SPC shall be exercised only
by the relevant Granting Lender. Each Granting Lender shall serve as the
administrative agent and attorney-in-fact for its SPC and shall on behalf of its
SPC: (i) receive any and all payments made for the benefit of such SPC and (ii)
give and receive all communications and notices and take all actions hereunder
to the extent, if any, such SPC shall have any rights hereunder. To the extent
an SPC shall have the right to receive or give any such notice or take any such
action in writing, it shall be signed by its Granting Lender as administrative
agent and attorney-in-fact for such SPC and need not be signed by such SPC on
its own behalf. The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may rely thereon without any requirement that the SPC sign or
acknowledge the same. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 10.14, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the
prior written consent of, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without
paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in
any Loans to its Granting Lender or to any financial institutions providing
liquidity and/or credit facilities to or for the account of such SPC to fund the
Loans made by such SPC or to support the securities (if any) issued by such SPC
to fund such Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public
information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer
or provider or a surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such
SPC. In the event that an SPC extends a Loan to the Borrower as contemplated
above, the Borrower shall repay such Loan to the SPC through the Administrative
Agent in full on the maturity date thereof, notwithstanding any provision for
repayments being affected on a basis of re-borrowings. The foregoing shall not
release the Granting Lender from any obligation hereunder, the Granting Lender's
liability to be determined as if no grant to an SPC had been made by it.
Each party hereto agrees that until the 369th day following the maturity of
the last maturing commercial paper note issued or to be issued by an SPC, it
will not institute, or join with others in instituting, against the SPC any
involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy
reorganization, insolvency or similar law, as now or hereafter in effect.
In the event that an SPC makes a Loan hereunder, the Borrower shall repay
the full amount of such Loan to the SPC through the Administrative Agent on the
maturity date thereof, notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement
with respect to netting of amounts payable by the Borrower against amounts being
borrowed by the Borrower on the same day.
Section 10.15. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial. (a) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS)
SHALL BE
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GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES.
(b) Certain Waivers. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(i) AGREES THAT ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY ANY PERSON ARISING
FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY
STATEMENT, COURSE OF CONDUCT, ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH (COLLECTIVELY, "RELATED LITIGATION") MAY
BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING
IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION
OF SUCH COURTS, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AGREES THAT IT
WILL NOT BRING ANY RELATED LITIGATION IN ANY OTHER FORUM (BUT NOTHING
HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER TO BRING ANY
ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER FORUM);
(ii) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME TO THE LAYING
OF VENUE OF ANY RELATED LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY
CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH RELATED LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO ANY RELATED
LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, THAT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE
JURISDICTION OVER THE BORROWER;
(iii) CONSENTS AND AGREES TO SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS, COMPLAINT OR
OTHER LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY RELATED LITIGATION BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED
U.S. MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 10.05 HEREOF, AND CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT SUCH
SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE IN EVERY RESPECT VALID AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE (BUT
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR EFFECTIVENESS OF PROCESS SERVED
IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW); AND
(iv) WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY RELATED LITIGATION.
Section 10.16. Confidentiality. Except as may be required by Law, each
Lender and each Agent covenants and agrees to use its best efforts not to permit
any data or information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any data or
information which is otherwise publicly available or which is received by any
such party in a capacity in which such party is not bound by any restriction of
a nature similar to that imposed by this Section 10.16), which data or
information such Lender or any Agent possesses due to such party's relation to
the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, to be out of such party's
possession or the contents thereof to be divulged to any other Person; provided,
however, that such data or information may be disclosed to the lawyers or
accountants of such Lender or any Agent and to any Person empowered by Law to
examine the records of any such Person and to any potential participant in, or
assignee or transferee of, its rights under any Loan Documents which potential
participant, assignee or transferee shall have, in each case, agreed with such
party to comply with the terms of this Section 10.16.
Section 10.17. Replacement of Lenders. If (a) the Borrower is required to
make a payment to a particular Lender pursuant to Sections 2.14 or 2.16 hereof
(or pursuant to a comparable provision in any agreement with respect to the
Borrower's Indebtedness for borrowed money between the Borrower, such Lender and
at least five other lenders) or (b) the Borrower is precluded from requesting
Loans of any type from a particular Lender pursuant to Section 2.08(e) hereof,
the Borrower may, upon not less than 15 Business Days' notice to the
Administrative Agent, either (x) immediately terminate the Commitments of such
Lender, prepay (subject to Section 2.14(b) hereof) such Lender's Loans, together
with interest accrued thereon and all other amounts payable with respect
thereto, and pay all other amounts then due and owing to such Lender (in which
event the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of
such
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Lender's Revolving Credit Committed Amount) or (y) cause a Replacement Lender
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may be one of the
other Lenders) to purchase all of such Lender's interests in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.14(c) hereof. In such event, to the extent the Other
Credit Agreement is in effect, the Borrower must also terminate such Lender's
"Commitment" under the Other Credit Agreement and such Replacement Lender must
purchase such Lender's interest under the Other Credit Agreement.
Section 10.18. Judgment Currency. (a) The Borrower's obligation hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in Dollars or any other
currency (the "Obligation Currency") shall not be discharged or satisfied by any
tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any
currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such
tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent
or the respective Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed
to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents. If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment
against the Borrower in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary
to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such
other currency being hereinafter referred to as the "Judgment Currency") an
amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate
of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative
Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in
such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case,
as of the day immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such
Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the "Judgment Currency Conversion
Date").
(b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the
Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount
due, the Borrower covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such
additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be
necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will
produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased
with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial
award at the rate or exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion
Date.
(c) For purposes of determining any rate of exchange for this Section
10.18, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection
with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly
authorized, have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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ATTEST: FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
By By
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Title: Title:
Address For Notices:
Perryville Corporate Park
Clinton, NJ 08809-4000
Attn: Vice President And Treasurer
Telephone: 908-713-2945
Telecopier: 908-713-2953
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EXHIBIT J
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 12, 1999 (as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, this "Agreement"), made by each of the
undersigned pledgors (each a "Pledgor", and together with any entity that
becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 19 hereof, the "Pledgors"), in favor
of BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent,
for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined below) (in such capacity
and together with any successor thereto, the "Pledgee"). Except as otherwise
defined herein, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreements (as
defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Foster Wheeler Corporation (the "Borrower"), the Guarantors from
time to time party thereto, various lenders from time to time party thereto (the
"Banks"), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and First Union National Bank, as Documentation
Agent and Syndication Agent, respectively (in such capacity, the "Documentation
Agent" and the "Syndication Agent", respectively), and Bank of America National
Trust and Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity and
together with any successor thereto, the "Administrative Agent" and, together
with the Pledgee, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Banks
and their respective successors and assigns, the "Bank Creditors"), have entered
into a Revolving Credit Agreement and a Short Term Revolving Credit Agreement,
each dated as of February 12, 1999, providing for the extensions of credit to
the Borrower as contemplated therein (as used herein, the term "Credit
Agreements" means the Credit Agreements described above in this paragraph, as
the same may be amended, modified, extended, renewed, replaced, restated,
supplemented or refinanced from time to time, and including any agreement
extending the maturity of, or refinancing or restructuring (including, but not
limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder or
any increase in the amount borrowed) all or any portion of, the indebtedness
under such agreement or any successor agreement, whether or not with the same
agent, trustee, representative, lenders or holders;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guaranty, the Guarantors have jointly and
severally guaranteed to the Bank Creditors the payment when due of all
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or with respect to the Loan
Documents;
WHEREAS, the Borrower on November 15, 1995 issued $200,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of its 6 3/4% Notes due November 15, 2005 (the "6 3/4% Notes")
(with the holders from time to time of such 6 3/4% Notes being herein called the
"Noteholders") pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1995, by and
between the Borrower and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee (together
with any successor thereto, the "Trustee") on behalf of the Noteholders (as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Indenture");
WHEREAS, the Pledgors have issued guarantees of the payment when due of all
of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under or with respect to the
6 3/4% Notes and the Indenture (with any such guarantees, together with the
6 3/4% Notes and Indenture being herein collectively called the "Note
Documents");
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the extensions of credit under the
Credit Agreements, and the Indenture requires, concurrently with the execution
and delivery of the Credit Agreements by the Guarantors, that each Pledgor shall
have executed and delivered to the Pledgee this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Pledged Instruments (as defined below)
will be pledged to secure the "Credit Document Obligations" and the "Note
Obligations" and all other amounts comprising "Obligations" (as each such term
is hereinafter defined) on an equal and ratable basis, as contemplated hereby,
and that in connection therewith, the Pledgee, as collateral agent hereunder,
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"Collateral Agent" for the benefit of the Bank Creditors, the Noteholders and
the other Secured Creditors; and
WHEREAS, each Pledgor desires to execute this Agreement to satisfy the
conditions described in the second preceding paragraph;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits accruing to each Pledgor,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor
hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Pledgee and
hereby covenants and agrees with the Pledgee as follows:
SECTION 1. Security For Obligations; Definitions.
(a) This Agreement is made by each Pledgor in favor of the Pledgee for the
benefit of the Bank Creditors, the Noteholders and the Trustee (collectively,
together with the Pledgee, the "Secured Creditors"), to secure on an equal and
ratable basis:
(i) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including
obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code, would become due (the "Bankruptcy Code" as used herein
shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy" as now
or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto) and liabilities
(including, without limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of
such Pledgor to the Bank Creditors, whether now existing or hereafter
incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the Credit Agreements
and all other Loan Documents to which it is at any time a party (including,
without limitation, all such obligations and liabilities of such Pledgor
under the Credit Agreements (if a party thereto) and under any guaranty by
it of the obligations under the Credit Agreements) and the due performance
and compliance by such Pledgor with the terms of each such Loan Document
(all such obligations and liabilities under this clause (i) being herein
collectively called the "Credit Document Obligations");
(ii) the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including
obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities (including, without
limitation, indemnities, fees and interest thereon) of such Pledgor to the
Noteholders and the Trustee, whether now existing or hereafter incurred
under, arising out of or in connection with the Note Documents to which
such Pledgor is at any time a party (including, without limitation, all
such obligations and liabilities of such Pledgor under the Indenture or any
guaranty by it of the obligations under the Indenture) and the due
performance and compliance by such Pledgor with all of the terms,
conditions and agreements on its part contained in each such Note Document
(all such obligations and liabilities under this clause (ii) being herein
collectively called the "Note Obligations");
(iii) any and all sums advanced by the Pledgee in order to preserve
the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) or preserve its security interest
in the Collateral;
(iv) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement
of any indebtedness, obligations, or liabilities referred to in clauses (i)
through (iii) above, after an Event of Default (such term, as used in this
Agreement, shall mean (a) any "Event of Default" at any time under, and as
defined in, either of the Credit Agreements, and (b) any payment default
(after the expiration of any applicable grace period) on any of the
Obligations secured hereunder at such time) shall have occurred and be
continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for
sale or otherwise disposing or realizing on the Collateral, or of any
exercise by the Pledgee of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable
attorneys' fees and court costs; and
(v) all amounts paid by any Secured Creditor as to which such Secured
Creditor has the right to reimbursement under Section 9 of this Agreement;
all such obligations, liabilities, sums and expenses set forth in clauses (i)
through (v) of this Section 1, being herein collectively called the
"Obligations," it being acknowledged and agreed that the "Obligations" shall
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include extensions of credit of the type described above, whether outstanding on
the date of this Agreement or extended from time to time after the date of this
Agreement.
(b) As used herein, the term "Instruments" shall mean (i) a promissory note
dated February 10, 1999 of Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc. ("Constructors") in
the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster Wheeler USA
Corporation; (ii) a promissory note dated February 10, 1999 of Constructors in
the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster Wheeler Energy
International, Inc. and (iii) a promissory note dated February 10, 1999 of
Constructors in the amount of $10,000,000 payable to the order of Foster Wheeler
Energy Corporation.
(c) All Instruments at any time pledged or required to be pledged hereunder
is hereinafter called the "Pledged Instruments," which together with (i) all
proceeds thereof, including any instruments, securities and moneys received and
at the time held by the Pledgee hereunder, and (ii) all principal, interest,
cash, rights, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of the Pledged Instruments are hereinafter called the "Collateral".
SECTION 2. Pledge of Instruments.
To secure all Obligations of such Pledgor and for the purposes set forth in
Section 1 hereof, each Pledgor hereby: (i) grants to the Pledgee a first
priority security interest in all of the Collateral owned by such Pledgor; (ii)
pledges and deposits as security with the Pledgee the Pledged Instruments owned
by such Pledgor on the date hereof, and delivers to the Pledgee such Pledged
Instruments, duly endorsed in blank by such Pledgor, or such other instruments
of transfer as are reasonably acceptable to the Pledgee; and (iii) assigns,
transfers, hypothecates, mortgages, charges and sets over to the Pledgee all of
such Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to such Pledged Instrument, to
be held by the Pledgee, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Rights, Etc., While no Event of Default.
Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all rights pertaining to the
Pledged Instruments; provided, that no action shall be taken which would violate
or be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement or any other Secured
Debt Agreement (as hereinafter defined). All such rights of such Pledgor shall
cease in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and Section 5
hereof shall become applicable.
SECTION 4. Interest and Other Distributions.
Except as provided in Section 5 hereof, all payments in respect of the
Pledged Instruments shall be paid to the respective Pledgor.
SECTION 5. Remedies in Case of Event of Default.
In case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Pledgee shall be entitled to exercise all of its rights, powers and remedies
(whether vested in it by this Agreement, by any other Loan Document, or by any
Note Document (with all of the Documents listed above being herein collectively
called the "Secured Debt Agreements") or by law) for the protection and
enforcement of its rights in respect of the Collateral, and the Pledgee shall be
entitled to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Uniform Commercial Code and also shall be entitled, without limitation, to
exercise the following rights, which each Pledgor hereby agrees to be
commercially reasonable:
(i) to receive all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral
otherwise payable to such Pledgor under Section 4 hereof;
(ii) to instruct makers of the Pledged Instruments to make any and all
payments in respect of the Pledged Instruments directly to the Pledgee;
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(iii) to transfer all or any part of the Pledged Instruments into the
Pledgee's name or the name of its nominee or nominees;
(iv) to take any action in respect of the Collateral and otherwise act
with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof; and
(v) at any time or from time to time to sell, assign and deliver, or
grant options to purchase, all or any part of the Collateral, or any
interest therein, at any public or private sale, without demand of
performance, advertisement or notice of intention to sell or of the time or
place of sale or adjournment thereof or to redeem or otherwise (all of
which are hereby waived by each Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for other
property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of credit
risk, and for such price or prices and on such terms as the Pledgee in its
absolute discretion may determine; provided, that at least 10 Business
Days' notice of the time and place of any such sale shall be given to such
Pledgor. Each Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent
permitted by law any right or equity of redemption with respect to the
Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all rights, if any,
of marshalling the Collateral and any other security for the Obligations or
otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by applicable law, the
Pledgee on behalf of the Secured Creditors may bid for and purchase all or
any part of the Collateral so sold free from any such right or equity of
redemption. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold
absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Pledgor, and
each Pledgor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of
redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in
the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter
enacted. The Pledgee may adjourn any public or private sale from time to
time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale
may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was
so adjourned. Each Pledgor hereby waives any claims against the Pledgee
arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may
have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might
have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Pledgee accepts the first
offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree.
If the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are
insufficient to pay all the Obligations, the Pledgors shall be liable for
the deficiency and the fees of any attorneys employed by the Pledgee to
collect such deficiency. Neither the Pledgee nor any other Secured Creditor
shall be liable for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of the
Collateral or for any delay in so doing nor shall any of them be under any
obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto.
SECTION 6. Remedies, Etc., Cumulative.
Each right, power and remedy of the Pledgee provided for in this Agreement
or in any other Secured Debt Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition
to every other such right, power or remedy.
The exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Pledgee or any other
Secured Creditor of any one or more of the rights, powers or remedies provided
for in this Agreement or in any other Secured Debt Agreement or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the
simultaneous or later exercise by the Pledgee or any other Secured Creditor of
all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay on the part
of the Pledgee or any other Secured Creditor to exercise any such right, power
or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. The Secured Creditors agree that
this Agreement may be enforced only by the Pledgee acting upon the instructions
of the Required Secured Creditors (as defined in Annex A hereto) and that no
other Secured Creditor shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or
to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the security to be granted hereby,
it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by
the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors upon the terms of this
Agreement.
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SECTION 7. Application of Proceeds.
(a) All moneys collected by the Pledgee upon any sale or other disposition
of the Collateral of each Pledgor, together with all other moneys received by
the Pledgee hereunder, shall be applied as follows:
(i) first, to the payment of all Obligations owing to the Pledgee of
the type provided in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of the definition of
Obligations in Section 1 hereof;
(ii) second, to the extent proceeds remain after the application
pursuant to the preceding clause (i), an amount equal to the outstanding
Obligations shall be paid to the Secured Creditors as provided in Section
7(d) hereof, with each Secured Creditor receiving an amount equal to its
outstanding Obligations of such Pledgor or, if the proceeds are
insufficient to pay in full all such Obligations, its Pro Rata Share (as
hereinafter defined) of the amount remaining to be distributed; and
(iii) third, to the extent proceeds remain after the application
pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), inclusive, and following
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 15 hereof, to the
relevant Pledgor or to whomever may be lawfully entitled to receive such
surplus.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Pro Rata Share" shall mean, when
calculating a Secured Creditor's portion of any distribution or amount, that
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to a fraction the numerator of which is
the then unpaid amount of such Secured Creditor's Obligations and the
denominator of which is the then outstanding amount of all Obligations.
(c) If the Bank Creditors are to receive a distribution in accordance with
the procedures set forth above in this Section 7 on account of undrawn amounts
with respect to letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreements, such
amounts shall be paid to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreements
and held by it, for the equal and ratable benefit of the Bank Creditors as such.
If any amounts are held as cash security pursuant to the immediately preceding
sentence, then upon the termination of all outstanding letters of credit, and
after the application of all such cash security to the repayment of all
Obligations owing to the Bank Creditors after giving effect to the termination
of all such letters of credit, if there remains any excess cash, such excess
cash shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Pledgee for
distribution in accordance with Section 7(a) hereof.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 7(c) hereof, all payments required to be
made hereunder shall be made (i) if to the Bank Creditors, to the Administrative
Agent under the Credit Agreements for the account of the Bank Creditors, and
(ii) if to any other Secured Creditors (other than the Pledgee), to the Trustee
or paying agent (each a "Representative") for such Secured Creditors or, in the
absence of such a Representative, directly to the other Secured Creditors.
(e) For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with this
Section 7, the Pledgee shall be entitled to rely upon (i) the Administrative
Agent under the Credit Agreements and (ii) the Representative for any other
Secured Creditors or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the
respective Secured Creditors for a determination (which the Administrative
Agent, each Representative for any other Secured Creditors and the Secured
Creditors agree (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Pledgee) of the
outstanding Primary Obligations and Secondary Obligations owed to the Secured
Creditors.
(f) It is understood and agreed that each Pledgor shall remain liable to
the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the
Collateral pledged by it hereunder and the aggregate amount of the Obligations
of such Pledgor.
SECTION 8. Purchasers of Collateral.
Upon any sale of the Collateral by the Pledgee hereunder (whether by virtue
of the power of sale herein granted, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise),
the receipt of the Pledgee or the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient
discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold, and such
purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any
part of the purchase money paid over to the Pledgee or such officer or be
answerable in any way for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof.
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SECTION 9. Indemnity.
Each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees (i) to indemnify and hold
harmless the Pledgee in such capacity and each Representative of a Secured
Creditor in its capacity as such from and against any and all claims, demands,
losses, judgments and liabilities of whatsoever kind or nature, and (ii) to
reimburse the Pledgee in such capacity and each Representative of a Secured
Creditor in its capacity as such for all reasonable costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, in each case to the extent growing out of
or resulting from the exercise by the Pledgee of any right or remedy granted to
it hereunder except, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the extent
arising from the Pledgee's or such other Secured Creditor's gross negligence or
willful misconduct. In no event shall the Pledgee be liable, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, for any matter or thing in
connection with this Agreement other than to account for moneys actually
received by it in accordance with the terms hereof. If and to the extent that
the obligations of the Pledgors under this Section 9 are unenforceable for any
reason, each Pledgor hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the
payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under
applicable law.
SECTION 10. Further Assurances; Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Pledgor agrees that it will join with the Pledgee in executing
and, at such Pledgor's own expense, file and refile under the applicable Uniform
Commercial Code or such other law such financing statements, continuation
statements and other documents in such offices as the Pledgee may reasonably
deem necessary or appropriate and wherever required or permitted by law in order
to perfect and preserve the Pledgee's security interest in the Collateral and
hereby authorizes the Pledgee to file financing statements and amendments
thereto relative to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of
such Pledgor where permitted by law, and agrees to do such further acts and
things and to execute and deliver to the Pledgee such additional conveyances,
assignments, agreements and instruments as the Pledgee may reasonably deem
necessary or advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to
further assure and confirm unto the Pledgee its rights, powers and remedies
hereunder.
(b) Each Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee such Pledgor's
attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and
in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, to act from time to time after the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default in the Pledgee's
reasonable discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the
Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this
Section 10.
SECTION 11. The Pledgee as Agent.
The Pledgee will hold in accordance with this Agreement all items of the
Collateral at any time received under this Agreement. It is expressly understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Pledgee as holder of the Collateral and
interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise
under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement. The
Pledgee shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in
Annex A hereto, the terms of which shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference as fully as if same were set forth herein in their entirety.
SECTION 12. Transfer by Pledgors.
No Pledgor will sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any option with respect
to, or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Collateral or any
interest therein (except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as
permitted by the terms of the Secured Debt Agreements).
SECTION 13. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Pledgors.
(a) Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants that:
(i) it is the legal, record and beneficial owner of, and has good
title to, all Pledged Instruments purported to be owned by such Pledgor,
subject to no Lien, except the Liens created by this Agreement;
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(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to pledge all the
Pledged Instruments;
(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such Pledgor and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
such Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent
that the enforceability hereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by equitable principles (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);
(iv) no consent of any other party (including, without limitation, any
stockholder or creditor of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries) and no
consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by,
notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any
governmental authority is required to be obtained by such Pledgor in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement,
or in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies pursuant to
this Agreement, in each case except those which have been obtained or made
or as may be required by laws affecting the offer and sale of securities
generally in connection with the exercise by the Pledgee of certain of its
remedies hereunder;
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such
Pledgor does not violate any provision of any applicable law or regulation
or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator
or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws (or analogous organizational documents) of such
Pledgor or of any securities issued by such Pledgor or any of its
Subsidiaries, or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, deed of trust, credit
agreement or loan agreement, or any other material agreement, contract or
instrument to which such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
which purports to be binding upon such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries
or upon any of their respective assets and will not result in the creation
or imposition (or the obligation to create or impose) of any lien or
encumbrance on any of the assets of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries
except as contemplated by this Agreement;
(vi) all Pledged Instruments have been duly and validly issued; and
(vii) the pledge, assignment and delivery (which delivery has been
made) to the Pledgee of the Pledged Instruments creates a valid and
perfected first priority security interest in such Pledged Instruments,
subject to no prior lien or encumbrance or to any agreement purporting to
grant to any third party (except the Secured Creditors) a lien or
encumbrance on the property or assets of such Pledgor which would include
the Instruments.
Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will defend the Pledgee's right,
title and security interest in and to the Collateral and the proceeds thereof
against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever; and such Pledgor
covenants and agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge any
other property at any time hereafter pledged to the Pledgee as Collateral
hereunder and will likewise defend the right thereto and security interest
therein of the Pledgee and the other Secured Creditors.
(b) The Pledgors hereby agree that the rights created by the subordinated
provisions of the guarantees executed by the Pledgors related to the Note
Documents and the subordination provisions of the Guaranty which each provide
for the subordination of the indebtedness of the Borrower owing to any Pledgor
to the Obligations of the Borrower owing to the Secured Creditors shall be on a
parity basis for the equal and ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors.
SECTION 14. Pledgors' Obligations Absolute, Etc.
The obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and
shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected
by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation:
(i) any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of or addition or
supplement to or deletion from any Secured Debt Agreement or any other
instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of
any thereof; (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or
inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument or this
Agreement; (iii) any furnishing of any additional security to the Pledgee
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or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by the
Pledgee or its assignee; (iv) any limitation on any party's liability or
obligations under any such instrument or agreement or any invalidity or
unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any such instrument or agreement or
any term thereof; (v) any limitation on any other Pledgor's liability or
obligations under this Agreement or under any other Secured Debt Agreement or
any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of this Agreement or
any other Secured Debt Agreement or any term thereof; or (vi) any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or
other like proceeding relating to such Pledgor or any Subsidiary of such
Pledgor, or any action taken with respect to this Agreement by any trustee or
receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Pledgor
shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 15. Termination, Release.
(a) After the Termination Date (as defined below), this Agreement shall
terminate (provided that all indemnities set forth herein including, without
limitation, in Section 9 hereof shall survive any such termination) and the
Pledgee, at the request and expense of the respective Pledgor, will promptly
execute and deliver to such Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments
acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement, and will duly
assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without recourse and without any
representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as may be in the possession
of the Pledgee and as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or
released pursuant to this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, "Termination
Date" shall mean the earliest of (i) the date upon which the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment has been terminated, no Note under the Credit Agreements is
outstanding and all other Credit Document Obligations (excluding normal
continuing indemnity obligations which survive in accordance with their terms,
so long as no amounts are then due and payable in respect thereof) have been
indefeasibly paid in full, (ii) the date upon which the Credit Documents are
amended to release all Collateral subject to this Agreement and (iii) the date
on which the Indenture no longer requires equal and ratable security or the
6 3/4% Notes have been paid in full.
(b) In the event that any part of the Collateral is sold (other than to any
Credit Party) in connection with a sale permitted by the Secured Debt Agreements
or is otherwise released at the direction of the Required Secured Creditors, the
Pledgee, at the request and expense of such Pledgor will promptly execute and
deliver to such Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments acknowledging such
release, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without
recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as
is then being (or has been) so sold, distributed or released and as may be in
possession of the Pledgee and has not theretofore been released pursuant to this
Agreement.
(c) At any time that a Pledgor desires that Collateral be released as
provided in the foregoing Section 15(a) or (b), it shall deliver to the Pledgee
a certificate signed by an authorized officer of such Pledgor stating that the
release of the respective Collateral is permitted pursuant to Section 15(a) or
(b), and the Pledgee shall be entitled (but not required) to conclusively rely
thereon.
SECTION 16. Notices, Etc.
Except as otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests, demands or
other communications to or upon the respective parties hereto shall be deemed to
have been given or made when delivered to the party to which such notice,
request, demand or other communication is required or permitted to be given or
made under this Agreement, addressed as follows:
(a) if to any Pledgor, at:
Perryville Corporate Park
Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000
Attention: Vice President and Treasurer
Telephone No.: (908) 713-2945
Telecopier No.: (908) 713-2953
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(b) if to the Pledgee, at:
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
1850 Gateway Boulevard, 5th Floor
Concord, California 94520
Attention: Glenis Croucher
Telephone No.: (925) 675-8447
Telecopier No.: (925) 675-8500
(c) if to any Bank Creditor (other than the Pledgee), (x) to the
Administrative Agent, at the address of the Administrative Agent specified in
the Credit Agreements or (y) at such address as such Bank Creditor shall have
specified in the Credit Agreements;
(d) if to any other Secured Creditor, (x) to the Representative for such
Secured Creditor or (y) if there is no such Representative, at such address as
such Secured Creditor shall have specified in writing to each Pledgor and the
Pledgee;
or at such other address as shall have been furnished in writing by any Person
described above to the party required to give notice hereunder.
SECTION 17. Waiver; Amendment.
None of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived,
modified or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by
each Pledgor directly affected thereby (it being understood that additional
Pledgors may be added as parties hereto from time to time in accordance with
Section 19 hereof and Pledgors may be released as parties hereto in accordance
with Sections 15 and 18 hereof and that no consent of any other Pledgor or of
the Secured Creditors shall be required in connection therewith) and the Pledgee
(with the written consent of the Required Lenders (or all the Lenders if
required by Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreements); provided, that the Borrower
certifies that any such change, waiver, modification or variance is otherwise
permitted by the terms of the respective Secured Debt Agreements or, if not so
permitted, that the requisite consents therefor have been obtained.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, it is understood and
agreed that the Required Lenders may agree to modifications to this Agreement
for the purpose, among other things, of securing additional extensions of credit
(including, without limitation, pursuant to the Credit Agreements or any
refinancing or extension thereof), with such changes not being subject to the
proviso to the immediately preceding sentence. Furthermore, the proviso to the
second preceding sentence shall not apply to any release of Collateral effected
in accordance with the requirements of Section 18 of this Agreement, or any
other release of Collateral or termination of this Agreement so long as the
Borrower certifies that such actions will not violate the terms of any Secured
Debt Agreement then in effect.
SECTION 18. Release of Guarantors.
In the event any Pledgor party to the Guaranty is released from the
Guaranty, such Pledgor shall be released from this Agreement and this Agreement
shall, as to such Pledgor only, have no further force or effect.
SECTION 19. Additional Pledgors.
Pursuant to Section 5.15 of the Credit Agreements, certain Subsidiaries of
the Borrower may after the date hereof be required to enter into this Agreement
as a Pledgor. Upon execution and delivery, after the date hereof, by the Pledgee
and such Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Exhibit A-2, such Subsidiary
shall become a Pledgor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally
named as a Pledgor hereunder. Each Subsidiary which is required to become a
party to this Agreement shall so execute and deliver a copy of Exhibit A-2 to
the Pledgee and, at such time, shall execute a Pledge and Security Agreement
Supplement in the form of Exhibit A-1 to this Agreement with respect to all
Collateral of such Pledgor required to be pledged hereunder, which Supplement
shall be completed in accordance with Exhibit A-1. The execution and delivery
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of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Pledgor
hereunder. Upon the execution and delivery by the Pledgee and such Subsidiary of
an instrument in the form of Exhibit A-2 as provided above, it is understood and
agreed that the pledge and security interests hereunder shall apply to all
Collateral of such additional Pledgor as provided in Section 2 hereof regardless
of any failure of any additional Pledgor to deliver, or any inaccurate
information stated in, the Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement.
SECTION 20. Recourse.
This Agreement is made with full recourse to the Pledgors and pursuant to
and upon all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements on the part
of the Pledgors contained herein and otherwise in writing in connection
herewith.
SECTION 21. Pledgee Not Bound.
(a) The Pledgee shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any
obligation of any Pledgor as a result of the collateral assignment hereby
effected.
(b) The acceptance by the Pledgee of this Agreement, with all the rights,
powers, privileges and authority so created, shall not at any time or in any
event obligate the Pledgee to appear in or defend any action or proceeding
relating to the Collateral to which it is not a party, or to take any action
hereunder or thereunder, or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform
or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under the Collateral.
SECTION 22. Continuing Pledgors.
The rights and obligations of each Pledgor (other than the respective
released Pledgor in the case of following clause (y)) hereunder shall remain in
full force and effect notwithstanding (x) the addition of any new Pledgor as a
party to this Agreement as contemplated by Section 19 hereof or otherwise and/or
(y) the release of any Pledgor under this Agreement as contemplated by Section
18 hereof or otherwise.
SECTION 23. No Fraudulent Conveyance.
Each Pledgor hereby confirms that it is its intention that this Agreement
not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of any
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or
any similar Federal, state or foreign law. To effectuate the foregoing
intention, each Pledgor hereby irrevocably agrees that its obligations and
liabilities hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after
giving effect to such maximum amount and all other (contingent or otherwise)
liabilities of such Pledgor that are relevant under such laws, result in the
obligations and liabilities of such Pledgor hereunder in respect of such maximum
amount not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.
SECTION 24. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each
Pledgor and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Pledgee and
its successors and assigns; provided that no Pledgor may assign any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Pledgee
(with the consent of the Required Lenders and, if required by Section 10.03 of
the Credit Agreement, all Lenders). THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS). The headings in this
Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or define the
meaning hereof. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one
instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION
BY:
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TITLE:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
BY:
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TITLE:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
BY:
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TITLE:
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Collateral
Agent and Pledgee
BY:
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TITLE:
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ANNEX A
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THE PLEDGEE
1. Appointment. The Secured Creditors, by their acceptance of the
benefits of the Pledge Agreement to which this Annex A is attached (the "Pledge
Agreement") hereby irrevocably designate Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association (and any successor Pledgee) to act as specified herein and
therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein (x)
and defined in the Pledge Agreement, are used herein as therein defined and (y)
not defined in the Pledge Agreement, are used herein as defined in the Credit
Agreements referenced in the Pledge Agreement. Each Secured Creditor hereby
irrevocably authorizes, and each holder of any Obligation by the acceptance of
such Obligation and by the acceptance of the benefits of the Pledge Agreement
shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize, the Pledgee to take such action on its
behalf under the provisions of the Pledge Agreement and any instruments and
agreements referred to therein and to exercise such powers and to perform such
duties thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Pledge
Agreement by the terms thereof and such other powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. The Pledgee may perform any of its duties hereunder or
thereunder by or through its authorized agents, sub-agents or employees.
2. Nature of Duties. (a) The Pledgee shall have no duties or
responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein or in the Pledge
Agreement. The duties of the Pledgee shall be mechanical and administrative in
nature; the Pledgee shall not have by reason of the Pledge Agreement or any
other Secured Debt Agreement a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Secured
Creditor; and nothing in the Pledge Agreement or any other Secured Debt
Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to
impose upon the Pledgee any obligations in respect of the Pledge Agreement
except as expressly set forth herein and therein.
(b) The Pledgee shall not be responsible for insuring the Collateral or for
the payment of taxes, charges or assessments or discharging of Liens upon the
Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.
(c) The Pledgee shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance by any Pledgor of any of the covenants or agreements contained in
the Pledge Agreement or any other Secured Debt Agreement.
(d) The Pledgee shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action
under, or with respect to, the Pledge Agreement if taking such action (i) would
subject the Pledgee to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to
a tax or (ii) would require the Pledgee to qualify to do business, or obtain any
license, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or licensed or
(iii) would subject the Pledgee to in personam jurisdiction in any locations
where it is not then so subject.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Annex A, neither the
Pledgee nor any of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents
shall, in its individual capacity, be personally liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in accordance with, or pursuant to this Annex A or the
Pledge Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3. Lack of Reliance on the Pledgee. Independently and without reliance
upon the Pledgee, each Secured Creditor, to the extent it deems appropriate, has
made and shall continue to make (i) its own independent investigation of the
financial condition and affairs of each Pledgor and its Subsidiaries in
connection with the making and the continuance of the Obligations and the taking
or not taking of any action in connection therewith, and (ii) its own appraisal
of the creditworthiness of each Pledgor and its Subsidiaries, and the Pledgee
shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis,
to provide any Secured Creditor with any credit or other information with
respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the extension of any
Obligations or the purchase of any notes or at any time or times thereafter. The
Pledgee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever to any Secured
Creditor for the correctness of any recitals, statements, information,
representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other
writing delivered in connection herewith or for the execution, effectiveness,
genuineness, validity, enforceabil-
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ity, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of the Pledge Agreement
or the security interests granted hereunder or the financial condition of any
Pledgor or any Subsidiary of any Pledgor or be required to make any inquiry
concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions
or conditions of the Pledge Agreement, or the financial condition of any Pledgor
or any Subsidiary of any Pledgor, or the existence or possible existence of any
default or Event of Default. The Pledgee makes no representations as to the
value or condition of the Collateral or any part thereof, or as to the title of
any Pledgor thereto or as to the security afforded by the Pledge Agreement.
4. Certain Rights of the Pledgee. (a) No Secured Creditor shall have the
right to cause the Pledgee to take any action with respect to the Collateral,
with only the Required Secured Creditors having the right to direct the Pledgee
to take any such action. If the Pledgee shall request instructions from the
Required Secured Creditors, with respect to any act or action (including failure
to act) in connection with the Pledge Agreement, the Pledgee shall be entitled
to refrain from such act or taking such action unless and until it shall have
received instructions from the Required Secured Creditors and to the extent
requested, appropriate indemnification in respect of actions to be taken, and
the Pledgee shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.
Without limiting the foregoing, no Secured Creditor shall have any right of
action whatsoever against the Pledgee as a result of the Pledgee acting or
refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the
Required Secured Creditors. As used herein, the term "Required Secured
Creditors" shall mean the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding
Credit Document Obligations.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Pledgee
is authorized, but not obligated, (i) to take any action reasonably required to
perfect or continue the perfection of the liens on the Collateral for the
benefit of the Secured Creditors and (ii) when instructions from the Required
Secured Creditors have been requested by the Pledgee but have not yet been
received, to take any action which the Pledgee, in good faith, believes to be
reasonably required to promote and protect the interests of the Secured
Creditors in the Collateral; provided that once instructions have been received,
the actions of the Pledgee shall be governed thereby and the Pledgee shall not
take any further action which would be contrary thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the
Pledge Agreement, the Pledgee shall not be required to take any action that
exposes or, in the good faith judgment of the Pledgee may expose, the Pledgee or
its officers, directors, agents or employees to personal liability, unless the
Pledgee shall be adequately indemnified as provided herein, or that is, or in
the good faith judgment of the Pledgee may be, contrary to the Pledge Agreement,
any Secured Debt Agreement or applicable law.
5. Reliance. The Pledgee shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon, any note, writing, resolution, notice, statement,
certificate, telex, teletype or telescopes message, cablegram, radiogram, order
or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by the proper Person
or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining hereto or to the
Pledge Agreement and its duties thereunder and hereunder, upon advice of counsel
selected by it.
6. Indemnification. To the extent the Pledgee is not reimbursed and
indemnified by the Pledgors under the Pledge Agreement, the Bank Creditors will
reimburse and indemnify the Pledgee, in proportion to their respective
outstanding principal amounts of Obligations, for 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 Pledgee in performing its duties
hereunder, or in any way relating to or arising out of its actions as Pledgee in
respect of the Pledge Agreement except for those resulting solely from the
Pledgee's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnities set forth
in this Section 6 shall survive the repayment of all Obligations, with the
respective indemnification at such time to be based upon the outstanding
principal amounts (determined as described above) of Obligations at the time of
the respective occurrence upon which the claim against the Pledgee is based or,
if same is not reasonably determinable, based upon the outstanding principal
amounts (determined as described above) of Obligations as in effect immediately
prior to the termination of the Pledge Agreement. The indemnities set forth in
this Section 6 are in addition to any indemnities provided by the Banks to the
Pledgee pursuant to the Credit Agreements.
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7. The Pledgee in its Individual Capacity. With respect to its
obligations as a lender under the Credit Agreements and any other Loan Documents
to which the Pledgee is a party, and to act as agent under one or more of such
Loan Documents, the Pledgee shall have the rights and powers specified therein
and herein for a "Lender", or the "Administrative Agent", as the case may be,
and may exercise the same rights and powers as though it were not performing the
duties specified herein; and the terms "Banks," "Required Lenders," "holders of
Notes," or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise
indicates, include the Pledgee in its individual capacity. The Pledgee and its
affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any
kind of banking, investment banking, trust or other business with any Pledgor or
any Affiliate or Subsidiary of any Pledgor as if it were not performing the
duties specified herein or in the other Loan Documents, and may accept fees and
other consideration from the Pledgors for services in connection with the Credit
Agreements, the other Loan Documents and otherwise without having to account for
the same to the Secured Creditors.
8. Holders. The Pledgee may deem and treat the payee of any note as the
owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until written notice of the
assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been
filed with the Pledgee. Any request, authority or consent of any person or
entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or
consent, is the holder of any note, shall be final and conclusive and binding on
any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or endorsee, as the case may be, of
such note or of any note or notes issued in exchange therefor.
9. Resignation by the Pledgee. (a) The Pledgee may resign from the
performance of all of its functions and duties hereunder and under the Pledge
Agreement at any time by giving 15 Business Days' prior or written notice to the
Borrower, the Banks and Representatives for the other Secured Creditors or, if
there is no such Representative, directly to such Secured Creditors. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Pledgee
pursuant to clause (b) or (c) below.
(b) If a successor Pledgee shall not have been appointed within said 15
Business Day period by the Required Secured Creditors, the Pledgee, with the
consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed, shall then appoint a successor Pledgee who shall serve as Pledgee
hereunder or thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Secured
Creditors appoint a successor Pledgee as provided above.
(c) If no successor Pledgee has been appointed pursuant to clause (b) above
by the 20th Business Day after the date of such notice of resignation was given
by the Pledgee, as a result of a failure by the Borrower to consent to the
appointment of such a successor Pledgee, the Required Secured Creditors shall
then appoint a successor Pledgee who shall serve as Pledgee hereunder or
thereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Secured Creditors appoint a
successor Pledgee as provided above.
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EXHIBIT A-1
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
FORM OF
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY SUPPLEMENT, dated as of (this
"Supplement"), made by , a (the "Pledgor"), in
favor of BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee and
as collateral agent (in such capacities, the "Pledgee") for the Secured
Creditors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined having
the meaning given in the Pledge Agreement referred to below).
1. Reference is hereby made to that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as
of February 12, 1999 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified as of
the date hereof, the "Pledge Agreement"), made by the Pledgors party
thereto in favor of the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors
described therein.
2. The Pledgor hereby confirms and reaffirms the security interest in
the Collateral granted to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured
Creditors under the Pledge Agreement, and, as additional collateral
security for the prompt and complete payment when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations and in order to
induce the Secured Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit
constituting Obligations, the Pledgor hereby delivers to the Pledgee, for
the benefit of the Secured Creditors, all of the property listed in
Schedule I hereto (the "Additional Collateral"; as used in the Pledge
Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement, "Collateral" shall be deemed
to include the Additional Collateral), and hereby grants to the Pledgee,
for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, a first priority security
interest in the Additional Collateral and all proceeds thereof.
3. The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that the representations
and warranties contained in Section 13 of the Pledge Agreement are true and
correct on the date of this Supplement with references therein to the
"Collateral" to include the Additional Collateral and with references
therein to the "Pledge Agreement" to mean the Pledge Agreement as
supplemented by this Supplement.
4. This Supplement is supplemental to the Pledge Agreement, forms a
part thereof and is subject to the terms thereof and the Pledge Agreement
is hereby supplemented as provided herein. Without limiting the foregoing,
"Collateral" subject to the Pledge Agreement shall hereby be deemed to
include each item listed on Schedule I to this Supplement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Pledgor and the Pledgee have caused this Supplement
to be duly executed and delivered on the date first set forth above.
[PLEDGOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL
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EXHIBIT A-2
TO
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of , to the Pledge Agreement
dated as of February 12, 1999 (the "Pledge Agreement"), among the Pledgors
party thereto (immediately before giving effect to this Supplement) and
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION as collateral agent
and as pledgee (in such capacities, the "Pledgee") for the Secured
Creditors (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined
having the meaning given it in the Pledge Agreement referred to below).
A. The Pledgors have entered into the Pledge Agreement in order to induce
the Secured Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit constituting
Obligations as defined in the Pledge Agreement. Pursuant to Section 5.15 of the
Credit Agreements, certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower are, after the date of
the Pledge Agreement, required to enter into the Pledge Agreement as a Pledgor.
Section 19 of the Pledge Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may
become Pledgors under the Pledge Agreement by execution and delivery of an
instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned (the "New Pledgor")
is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and is executing this Supplement in accordance
with the requirements of the Credit Agreements and/or the Pledge Agreement to
become a Pledgor under the Pledge Agreement in order to induce the Secured
Creditors to extend, or maintain, Obligations.
Accordingly, the Pledgee and the New Pledgor agree as follows:
Section 1. The New Pledgor by its signature below becomes a Pledgor under
the Pledge Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named
therein as a Pledgor and the New Pledgor hereby agrees to all the terms and
provisions of the Pledge Agreement applicable to it as a Pledgor thereunder.
Each reference to a "Pledgor" in the Pledge Agreement shall be deemed to include
the New Pledgor. The Pledge Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 2. The New Pledgor represents and warrants to the Secured
Creditors that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
equitable principles of general applicability.
Section 3. This Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken
together, shall constitute but one instrument. This Supplement shall become
effective when the Pledgee shall have received counterparts of this Supplement
that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Pledgor and the
Pledgee.
Section 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Pledge Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
neither party hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long
as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and in the Pledge Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired.
The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions.
Section 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing
and given as provided in the Pledge Agreement. All communications and notices
hereunder to the New Pledgor shall be given to it at the address set forth under
its signature, with a copy to the Borrower.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Pledgor and the Pledgee have duly executed this
Supplement to the Pledge Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
[NAME OF NEW PLEDGOR]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Address:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Pledgee
By:
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Name:
Title:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer on the date first above
written.
FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION
By
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Title:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
By
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Title:
FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION
By
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Title:
S- 1
(Pledge Agreement)
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as Collateral
Agent
and Pledgee
By
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Title:
S- 2
(Pledge Agreement)
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EXHIBIT 12
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED SHARE DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
($000'S)
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<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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Earnings:
Net (Loss)/Earnings $(31,506) $5,624 $82,240 $28,534 $65,410
Taxes on Income 79,295 13,892 44,626 41,129 41,457
Total Fixed Charges 88,994 84,541 74,002 60,920 45,412
Capitalized Interest (9,749) (10,379) (6,362) (1,634) (467)
Capitalized Interest Amortized 2,265 2,184 2,528 2,273 2,189
Equity Earnings of non-consolidated
associated companies accounted for by
the equity method, net of dividends (7,869) (9,796) (1,474) (1,578) (623)
-------- ------- -------- -------- --------
$121,430 $86,066 $195,560 $129,644 $153,378
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Fixed Charges:
Interest Expense $62,535 $54,675 $54,940 $49,011 $34,978
Capitalized Interest 9,749 10,379 6,362 1,634 467
Imputed Interest on non-capitalized
lease payment 16,710 19,487 12,700 10,275 9,967
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$88,994 $84,541 $74,002 $60,920 $45,412
======== ======= ======== ======== ========
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 1.36 1.02 2.64 2.13 3.38
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*There were no preferred shares outstanding during any of the periods
indicated and therefore the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed
charges and combined fixed charges and preferred share dividend
requirements would have been the same as the consolidated ratio of
earnings to fixed charges and combined fixed charges for each period
indicated.
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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION (PARENT)
PRINCIPAL CONSOLIDATED, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY)
LISTED BY JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION
AUSTRALIA
Foster Wheeler Australia Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
BERMUDA
FW Management Operations, Ltd., Hamilton
Foster Wheeler Trading Co. Ltd., Hamilton
Perryville Service Company Ltd., Hamilton
Power Systems International, Ltd., Hamilton
York Jersey Liability Ltd., Hamilton
Continental Finance Company, Ltd., Hamilton
BRAZIL
Foster Wheeler do Brasil Ltda., Rio De Janeiro
CANADA
Foster Wheeler Limited, St. Catharines
Chapleau Co-Generation Ltd., Chapleau
Foster Wheeler Canadian Resources Limited, Alberta
Foster Wheeler Fired Heaters, Ltd., Calgary
La Societe D'Energie Foster Wheeler Ltd., Quebec
CHANNEL ISLANDS
FW Channel Islands Limited, Jersey
CHILE
Constructora Foster Wheeler Concepcion Limitada, Santiago
Foster Wheeler Chile, S.A., Santiago
CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
Foster Wheeler Power Machinery Company Limited, Guangdong Province
ENGLAND
Foster Wheeler Limited, Reading
Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler (Pacific) Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler World Services, Ltd., Reading
FW Management Operations (U.K.) Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler (Indonesia) Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler Environmental (U.K.) Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development & Associates Ltd., Reading
Foster Wheeler Petroleum Development (Norway) Ltd., Reading
FINLAND
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, Helsinki
Foster Wheeler Service Oy, Kouvola
FRANCE
Foster Wheeler France, S.A., Paris
GERMANY
Foster Wheeler Energie GmbH, Dusseldorf
GREECE
Foster Wheeler Hellas Engineering and Construction AE, Athens
HUNGARY
Foster Wheeler Supply Limited Liability Company, Budapest
INDIA
Foster Wheeler India Private Limited, Chennai
INDONESIA
Foster Wheeler (Indonesia) Ltd., Jakarta
ITALY
Foster Wheeler Italiana, S.p.A., Milan
Steril, S.p.A., Milan
FW Financial Services S.p.A., Milan
Foster Wheeler Continental Europe, S.r.l., Milan
Foster Wheeler Environmental Italia, Srl, Milan
Lomellina Energia Operator S.r.l., Milan
World Services Italia S.p.A., Milan
MALAYSIA
Foster Wheeler (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur
MAURITIUS
P.E. Consultants, Inc., Port Louis
MEXICO
Foster Wheeler Ingenieros y Constructores, S.A. de C.V. Guadalajara
Foster Wheeler Constructors de Mexico, S.de R.L. de C.V., M Mexico City
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Foster Wheeler N.V., Curacao
NETHERLANDS
FW Europe B.V., Amsterdam
Foster Wheeler Continental B.V., Amsterdam
Foster Wheeler Europe B.V., Amsterdam
FW Energie B.V., Amsterdam
FW Netherlands C.V., Amsterdam
PHILIPPINES
Foster Wheeler (Philippines) Corporation, Makati City
POLAND
Foster Wheeler Energia Polska Sp. Zo.o., Warsaw
PORTUGAL
F.W. Gestao E Servicos, S.A., Sao Pedro
SINGAPORE (REPUBLIC OF)
Foster Wheeler Eastern Private, Ltd., Singapore
Foster Wheeler Energy Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Foster Wheeler Vietnam Private Ltd., Singapore
SOUTH AFRICA
Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty.) Ltd., Midrand
SPAIN
Foster Wheeler Iberia, S.A., Madrid
Foster Wheeler Energia, S.A., Madrid
Foster Wheeler Power Systems, S.A., Madrid
SWEDEN
Foster Wheeler Energi AB, Norrkoping
UNITED STATES
Camden County Energy Recovery Associates, Delaware
Camden County Energy Recovery Corporation, Delaware
Equipment Consultants, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Adirondack, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Andes, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Arabia Ltd., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Asia Ltd., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Avon, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Bedminster, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Bridgewater, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Broome County, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Canoas, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Capital & Finance Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Charleston Resource Recovery, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler China, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Continental U.S. Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Development Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler (Emirates) Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy Manufacturing, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Energy Services, Inc., California
Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation, Texas
Foster Wheeler Facilities Management, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Funding Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hudson Falls, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hungarian Energy, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydrobras, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydroven, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Hydrox, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Illinois, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Intercontinental Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler International Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Korea, Ltd., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Martinez, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Middle East Services, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Midwest, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Passaic, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Penn Resources, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Power Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Power Systems, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Pyropower, Inc., New York
Foster Wheeler Real Estate Development Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Robbins, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Santiago, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Timokhovo, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Twin Cities, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler USA Corporation, Delaware
Foster Wheeler Virgin Islands, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Wood Resources, Inc., Delaware
Foster Wheeler World Services Corp., Delaware
Foster Wheeler Zack, Inc., Delaware
FWPS Specialty Products, Inc., Delaware
Hartman Consulting Corporation, Delaware
GTC Technology Corporation, Delaware
Process Consultants, Inc., Delaware
POSCO Gilberton, Inc., California
Pyropower Operating Services Company, Inc., California
THAILAND
Foster Wheeler (Thailand) Limited, Sriracha
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TURKEY
Foster Wheeler BIMAS Birlesik Insaat Ve Muhendislik, A. S., Istanbul
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Foster Wheeler F.S.C., Inc., St. Thomas
VENEZUELA
Foster Wheeler Caribe Corporation, C.A., Caracas
PRINCIPAL AFFILIATED COMPANIES
(PERCENT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OWNED BY FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION)
BERMUDA
The Hydrogen Company of Paraguana Ltd., Hamilton (50%)
CHILE
Compania de Hidrogeno de Talcahuano, Santiago (51%)
COLOMBIA
Foster Wheeler Andina, S.A., Bogota (77.7%)
FINLAND
Oy Bioflow A.B., Varkhaus (51%)
ITALY
Centro Energia Operator Teverola, S.r.l., Teverola (50%)
Centro Energia Gas S.p.A., Milan (50%)
Centro Energia Operator Ferrara S.r.l., Milan (50%)
JAPAN
Foster Wheeler K.K., Tokyo (85%)
NIGERIA
Foster Wheeler (Nigeria) Ltd., Lagos (60%)
Foster Wheeler Environmental Company Nigeria Limited, Lagos (87%)
NORWAY
Sorco Holdings AS, Stavanger (33.3%)
OMAN
Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler and Company LLC, Muscat (17.5%)
POLAND
Foster Wheeler Energy FAKOP Ltd., Sosnowiec (51%)
THAILAND
Thai Maintenance Contracting Company Limited, Rayong (49%)
UNITED STATES
CeraFilter Systems, Inc., Delaware (50%)
Thermo Energy Environmental Corporation, New Jersey (50%)
VENEZUELA
OTEPI FW, S.A., Caracas (50%)
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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 25, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-25-1998
<PERIOD-START> DEC-27-1997
<PERIOD-END> DEC-25-1998
<CASH> 180,068
<SECURITIES> 61,223
<RECEIVABLES> 857,005
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 478,481
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,672,842
<PP&E> 1,251,703
<DEPRECIATION> 340,622
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,495,019
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,498,677
<BONDS> 990,714
0
0
<COMMON> 40,748
<OTHER-SE> 531,370
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,495,019
<SALES> 4,536,765
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,596,992
<CGS> 4,419,658
<TOTAL-COSTS> 4,419,658
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 62,535
<INCOME-PRETAX> 47,789
<INCOME-TAX> 79,295
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (31,506)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> (31,506)
<EPS-PRIMARY> (0.77)
<EPS-DILUTED> (0.77)
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