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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended MARCH 31, 1996.
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 0-14993
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 58-1469127
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1301 FIRST AVENUE, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31901-2109
(Address of principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 576-3400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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. Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class A Common Stock, $.03 par value --
9,751,601 shares outstanding as of May 13, 1996
Class B Common Stock, $.03 par value --
1,420,700 shares outstanding as of May 13, 1996
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
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(Unaudited)
(000's omitted)
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,556 $ 11,345
Short-term investments 8,142 7,502
Recoverable construction allowances
under capital leases 4,300 4,300
Accounts and notes receivable 5,398 7,911
Inventories 2,309 2,936
Prepaid expenses 5,347 5,632
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 29,052 39,626
OTHER ASSETS 7,019 7,304
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization - Notes B and D 358,945 371,851
EXCESS OF COST OVER FAIR
VALUE OF TANGIBLE ASSETS
ACQUIRED -- Notes B and D 54,786 59,231
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$ 449,802 $ 478,012
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<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1996 1995
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(Unaudited)
(000's omitted)
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 26,102 $ 24,873
Accrued expenses 14,770 19,102
Current maturities of long-term debt
and capital lease obligations 15,206 12,205
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 56,078 56,180
LONG-TERM DEBT - less current maturities 101,159 79,214
SENIOR NOTES 100,649 107,792
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS -
less current maturities 27,805 27,996
CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBT 3,369 3,303
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 1,563 18,433
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Class A Common Stock, $.03 par value, authorized
22,500,000 shares, issued and outstanding
9,745,101 shares 292 292
Class B Common Stock, $.03 par value, authorized
5,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding
1,420,700 shares 43 43
Paid-in capital 99,814 99,814
Retained earnings 59,030 84,945
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159,179 185,094
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$ 449,802 $ 478,012
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31,
1996 1995
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(000's omitted except
per share data)
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REVENUES
Admissions $ 63,944 $ 45,362
Concessions and other 28,212 18,536
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92,156 63,898
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Film exhibition costs 32,003 22,613
Concession costs 3,761 2,650
Other theatre operating costs 39,264 31,043
General and administrative 1,445 1,235
Depreciation and amortization 7,100 6,113
Impairment of long-lived assets (Note B) 45,447 -0-
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129,020 63,654
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) (36,864) 244
Interest expense 4,935 3,673
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(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (41,799) (3,429)
Income tax benefit 15,884 1,371
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NET (LOSS) $ (25,915) $ (2,058)
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NET (LOSS) PER SHARE $ (2.30) $ (.18)
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31,
1996 1995
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(000's omitted)
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (25,915) $ (2,058)
Items which did not use cash:
Depreciation and amortization 7,100 6,113
Impairment of long-lived assets 45,447 -0-
Deferred income taxes (16,870) 400
Gain on sale of property and equipment (389) -0-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable and inventories 3,140 704
Prepaid expenses 285 267
Accounts payable 1,229 (5,918)
Accrued expenses (4,332) (3,512)
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NET CASH PROVIDED
BY (USED IN) OPERATIONS 9,695 (4,004)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment (12,279) (9,490)
Purchases of assets from other theatre operators (23,075) (13,250)
Disposals of property and equipment 586 4
Decrease (increase) in:
Short-term investments (640) (2,178)
Other 246 (336)
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NET CASH USED IN
INVESTING ACTIVITIES (35,162) (25,250)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Debt and other liabilities:
Additional borrowings 179,500 28,000
Repayments (161,822) (14,222)
Due from lessor under capital leases -0- -0-
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY
FINANCING ACTIVITIES 17,678 13,778
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DECREASE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (7,789) (15,476)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 11,345 17,872
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
AT END OF PERIOD $ 3,556 $ 2,396
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1996
NOTE A -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for
a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month
period ended March 31, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1996. For further
information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995.
NOTE B - IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 121 (FASB 121),
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long- Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets
to be Disposed Of", as of January 1, 1996. The Company reviews long-lived
assets, and goodwill related to those assets, to be held and used in the
business for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset or a group of assets may not be
recoverable. The Company considers a trend of operating results that are not
in line with management's expectations to be its primary indicator of potential
impairment. Assets are evaluated for impairment at the theatre level which
management believes is the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash
flows. The Company deems a theatre to be impaired if a forecast of undiscounted
future operating cash flows directly related to the theatre, including disposal
value if any, is less than its carrying amount. If a theatre is determined to
be impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of
the theatre exceeds its fair value. Fair value is based on management's
estimates which are based on using the best information available, including
prices for similar theatres or the results of valuation techniques such as
discounting estimated future cash flows as if the decision to continue to use
the impaired theatres was a new investment decision. Considerable management
judgment is necessary to estimate discounted future cash flows. Accordingly,
actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.
Recoverability of other long-lived assets, primarily investments in
unconsolidated affiliates and goodwill not identified with impaired theatres
covered by the above paragraph, will continue to be evaluated on a recurring
basis. The primary indicator of recoverability is current or forecasted
profitability over the estimated remaining life of these assets. If
recoverability is unlikely based on the evaluation, the carrying amount is
reduced by the amount it exceeds the forecasted operating profit and any
estimated disposal value.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1996
NOTE B -- IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS(continued)
The initial non-cash charge upon the adoption of FASB 121 was approximately
$45,447,000 ($28,177,000 after tax or $2.50 per share) to reduce the carrying
amount of 138, or 26%, of the Company's theatres. This initial charge resulted
from evaluating the recoverability of individual theatres, which is at a lower
level than under the Company's previous accounting policy for measuring
impairment. Under the Company's previous policy, the Company's long-lived
assets were evaluated market by market for impairment.
As a result of the reduced carrying amount of the impaired assets, depreciation
and amortization expense for the first quarter of 1996 was reduced by
approximately $750,000 ($465,000 after tax or $.04 per share) and 1996 annual
depreciation and amortization expense is estimated to be reduced by
approximately $3,000,000 ($1,860,000 after tax or $.17 per share). FASB 121
also requires, among other provisions, that long-lived assets held for disposal
and certain identified intangibles be reported at the lower of the asset's
carrying amount or its fair value less costs to sell. The impact of adopting
FASB 121 on assets held for disposal during the first quarter of 1996 was not
material.
NOTE C --REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
On April 23, 1996, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (the "Agreement") with four banks to provide a revolving line of
credit of up to $175,000,000 for working capital, acquisitions and other
general corporate purposes. The Agreement has a three year revolving credit
period, extended upon the mutual consent of the Company and the banks for one
year periods and will convert to a four year term loan at the end of the
revolving credit period. The Company has the option to borrow at rates based
on either the base rate of Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. or LIBOR + .50% and
is required to pay annual fees of .225% on the full amount of the facility.
The interest rate and facility fees are subject to adjustment based upon the
Company's ratio of total debt to defined cash flows. The Agreement contains
certain restrictive provisions which, among other things, limit additional
indebtedness of the Company, limit dividend and other restricted payments,
require that certain debt to capitalization ratios be maintained and require
minimum levels of cash flows. At March 31, 1996, the Company had $98,500,000
outstanding under its previous facility.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1996
NOTE C -- REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY (continued)
Under the terms of this Agreement, no payments are due until after April 23,
1999, nor does the Company anticipate reducing the amount outstanding at March
31, 1996. Accordingly, no amounts have been classified as current maturities
in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to modify the
interest characteristics of a portion of its outstanding debt. The agreements
involve the exchange of amounts based on a variable interest rate for amounts
based on a fixed interest rate over the life of the agreements without an
exchange of the notional amount upon which the payments are based. The
differential to be paid or received as interest rates change is accrued and
recognized as an adjustment of interest expense related to the debt (the
accrual accounting method). The related amount payable to, or receivable from,
counter-parties is included in other liabilities or assets. The fair value of
the swap agreements is not recognized in the financial statements. In the
event of the early extinguishment of a designated debt obligation, any realized
or unrealized gain or loss from the swap would be recognized in income
coincident with the extinguishment.
Under one agreement, the Company has fixed $50 million of the Company's
floating rate debt for seven years. The effective rate at March 31, 1996 was
6.205%, equal to a fixed rate of 5.705% plus the margin of .50% the Company
presently pays over LIBOR. Under another agreement, the Company has fixed $20
million of its floating rate debt for 5 years at a fixed rate of 5.51% plus the
margin the Company pays over LIBOR (presently .50%) for a total effective rate
of 6.01%.
NOTE D -- ACQUISITIONS
The Company's acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting. Under the purchase method of accounting, the results of operations
of the acquired businesses are included in the accompanying consolidated
statements as of their respective acquisition dates. The assets and
liabilities of acquired businesses in 1996 are included based on a preliminary
allocation of the purchase price.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1996
NOTE D -- ACQUISITIONS(continued)
In separate transactions, the Company acquired certain assets and businesses as
follows:
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Number of
Approximate --------------------
Seller Purchase Price Theatres Screens Effective Date
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(in thousands)
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1996
Maxi Saver Cinemas $ 3,975 2 18 January 5, 1996
Fox Theatres Corp. 19,100 12 61 February 16, 1996
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$ 23,075 14 79
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1995
Carolina Cinema Corp. $ 750 2 7 February 10, 1995
Theatre Developers, Inc. 1,200 1 8 February 24, 1995
Floyd Theatres, Inc.
and affiliates 11,300 21 83 March 17, 1995
Rocky Mountain Cinema
Partners 1,585 5 11 May 5, 1995
Plitt Theatres, Inc. 22,000 28 145 June 2, 1995
Midcontinent Theatres, Inc. 19,000 14 67 October 13, 1995
Cinemark, USA 8,000 10 46 November 10, 1995
Theatre Consulting and
Management 650 2 10 November 10, 1995
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$ 64,485 83 377
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The excess of purchase prices over net assets of businesses acquired has been
recorded as an intangible asset. Amounts recorded were approximately $7.5
million to date in 1996 and $16.7 million in 1995.
Pro-forma results have not been presented for those acquisitions which were not
significant during the periods presented.
The pro-forma unaudited results of operations below do not purport to represent
what the Company's actual results of operations would have been had the
acquisitions occurred on January 1, 1995 and should not serve as a forecast of
the Company's operating results for any future periods.
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CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 1996
NOTE D -- ACQUISITIONS (continued)
Unaudited pro-forma results for the 1995 acquisitions of Floyd Theatres, Inc.,
Plitt Theatres, Inc., Midcontinent Theatres, Inc., and Cinemark USA are as
follows (in thousands except for per share data):
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<CAPTION>
Quarter
Ended March 31
1995
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Revenues $ 75,625
Net (loss) (2,817)
Earnings per share (.25)
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The above pro-forma income statement data gives effect to the 1995 acquisitions
of assets as if those acquisitions had occurred at January 1, 1995.
The pro-forma adjustments for the 1995 acquisitions are based upon available
information and certain assumptions that management believes reasonable. The
adjustments to the historical data are as follows:
a. General and administrative costs were reduced to reflect the
incremental amount of general and administrative costs the Company
estimates it would have incurred over the applicable time period.
b. Depreciation expense was adjusted to reflect depreciation based upon
the Company's allocation of the acquisition purchase price.
c. Interest expense has been adjusted to reflect debt incurred at
borrowing rates of 6.0% for 1995.
d. Income taxes have been adjusted to reflect the Company's effective tax
rate.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion of the Company's financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with the financial information
included herein and the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995 (the "1995 Form 10-K") as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Except for the historical
information contained herein, the following discussion contains forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors which
could cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially
include, but are not limited to, those discussed below, as well as those
discussed or identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the
SEC, including, but not limited to, the Company's 1995 Form 10-K.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Total revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 increased 44.2% to
$92,156,000 from $63,898,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1995. This
increase consists of a $18,582,000 increase in admissions and a $9,676,000
increase in concessions and other. The increases are attributed to a 41.5%
increase in attendance and a 7.6% increase in the average concession sale per
patron. Revenues per average screen increased 15.7% in the quarter ended March
31, 1996 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1995.
Cost of operations (film exhibition costs, concession costs and other theatre
operating costs) increased 33.3% to $75,028,000 in the quarter ended March 31,
1996 from $56,306,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 1995. This dollar
increase is due to the increased number of screens in operation. As a
percentage of total revenues, cost of operations decreased to 81.4% of total
revenues from 88.1%. This percentage decrease is due primarily to the level of
fixed costs, such as occupancy costs, managers salaries and utilities, included
in this cost category that do not vary with changes in sales and attendance
levels. Additionally, salary cost as a percentage of total revenues declined
3.1% below the comparable quarter of 1995.
General and administrative costs increased 17.0% from $1,235,000 to $1,445,000
and decreased as a percentage of total revenues from 1.9% to 1.6%. The dollar
increase is due to increased salary costs whereas the percentage decrease is
due to the increase in attendance and revenues discussed above.
Depreciation and amortization increased 16.1% from $6,113,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 1995 to $7,100,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 and as
a percentage of total revenues decreased from 9.6% to 7.7% due to increases in
revenues offset by additional depreciation and amortization from the
acquisitions and expansions in 1995 and 1996 and due to the fixed nature of the
costs. Depreciation and amortization for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 was
offset by approximately $750,000 in decreases due to write downs of assets
under FASB 121(See Note B of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements).
Interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 increased 34.4% to
$4,935,000 from $3,673,000 in the comparable quarter of 1995, due to the
increase in the average amount of outstanding debt. (See Note C of Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).
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The Company grouped its theatres into corporations in 1995 to achieve business
and tax efficiencies. As a result of these changes, management cost is more
appropriately allocated among the operations and the Company's effective tax
rate declined from approximately 40% to approximately 38%.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's revenues are collected in cash, principally through box office
admissions and theatre concessions. Because its revenues are received in cash
prior to the payment of related expenses, the Company has an operating "float"
which partially finances its operations.
The Company's capital requirements arise principally in connection with new
theatre openings and acquisitions of existing theatres and theatre circuits.
New theatre openings and acquisitions typically have been financed with
internally generated cash and by debt financings, including borrowings under
the Company's revolving credit facility.
The Company believes that its presently anticipated capital needs for theatre
construction and possible acquisitions will be satisfied by the short-term
investments on hand, borrowings under its revolving credit line(See Note C of
the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) herein),
additional bank financing, private placements of debt, internally generated
cash flow and, where appropriate, future lease financing. On May 13, 1996, the
Company had approximately $13,500,000 in cash and short-term investments on
hand and approximately $65,500,000 was available under the Company's revolving
credit facility.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
4 - $175,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
of April 23, 1996.
11 - Statement re: computation of earnings per share
27 - Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: May 14, 1996 By: /s/ MICHAEL W. PATRICK
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Michael W. Patrick - President
(Chief Executive Officer)
Date: May 14, 1996 By: /s/ JOHN O. BARWICK, III
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John O. Barwick, III - Vice
President Finance
(Chief Accounting and
Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT 4
$175,000,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
April 23, 1996
among
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
The Banks Listed Herein
and
WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A.,
as Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMENDED AND RESTATEDCREDIT AGREEMENT
ARTICLE IDEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01. Definitions 1
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SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations 15
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SECTION 1.03. Use of Defined Terms 15
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SECTION 1.04. Terminology 15
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SECTION 1.05. References 16
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ARTICLE IITHE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Make Loans 16
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SECTION 2.02. Method of Borrowing Loans 16
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SECTION 2.03. Money Market Loans 18
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SECTION 2.04. Notes 18
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SECTION 2.05. Maturity of Loans 18
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SECTION 2.06. Interest Rates 19
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SECTION 2.07. Fees 21
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SECTION 2.08. Optional Termination or Reduction of Commitments 23
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SECTION 2.09. Mandatory Reduction and Termination of Commitments 23
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SECTION 2.10. Optional Prepayments 23
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SECTION 2.11. Mandatory Prepayments 24
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SECTION 2.12. General Provisions as to Payments 24
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SECTION 2.13. Computation of Interest and Fees 24
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ARTICLE IIICONDITIONS TO BORROWINGS
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness 25
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SECTION 3.02. Conditions to All Borrowings 26
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ARTICLE IVREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power 27
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SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention 27
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SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect 27
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SECTION 4.04. Financial Information 27
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SECTION 4.05. Litigation 28
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SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA 28
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SECTION 4.07. Taxes 28
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SECTION 4.08. Subsidiaries 28
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SECTION 4.09. Not an Investment Company 29
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SECTION 4.10 Public Utility Holding Company Act 29
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SECTION 4.11. Ownership of Property; Liens 29
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SECTION 4.12. No Default 29
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SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure 29
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SECTION 4.14. Environmental Matters 29
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SECTION 4.15. Compliance with Laws 30
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SECTION 4.16. Capital Stock 30
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SECTION 4.17. Margin Stock 30
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SECTION 4.18. Insolvency 30
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ARTICLE VCOVENANTS
SECTION 5.01. Information 31
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SECTION 5.02. Inspection of Property, Books and Records 32
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SECTION 5.03. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization 32
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SECTION 5.04. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow 32
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SECTION 5.05. Restricted Payments and Restricted Investments 33
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SECTION 5.06. Fixed Charge Coverage 33
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SECTION 5.07. Negative Pledge 34
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SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Existence 35
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SECTION 5.09. Dissolution 35
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SECTION 5.10. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets 35
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SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds 36
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SECTION 5.12. Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes 36
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SECTION 5.13. Insurance 36
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SECTION 5.14. Change in Fiscal Year 36
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SECTION 5.15. Maintenance of Property 36
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SECTION 5.16. Environmental Notices 36
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SECTION 5.17. Environmental Matters 37
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SECTION 5.18. Environmental Release 37
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SECTION 5.19. Additional Covenants, Etc. 37
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SECTION 5.20. Operation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries 38
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SECTION 5.21. Guaranty of Restricted Subsidiaries 38
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ARTICLE VIDEFAULTS
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default 39
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SECTION 6.02. Notice of Default 41
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ARTICLE VIITHE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Appointment, Powers and Immunities 41
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SECTION 7.02. Reliance by Agent 42
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SECTION 7.03. Defaults 42
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SECTION 7.04. Rights of Agent as a Bank 42
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SECTION 7.05. Indemnification 43
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SECTION 7.06. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 43
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SECTION 7.07. Payee of Note Treated as Owner 43
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SECTION 7.08. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks 43
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SECTION 7.09. Failure to Act 44
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SECTION 7.10. Resignation or Removal of Agent 44
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ARTICLE VIIICHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES; COMPENSATION
SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair 44
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SECTION 8.02. Illegality 45
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SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return 45
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SECTION 8.04. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Euro-Dollar Loans 46
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SECTION 8.05. Compensation 47
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SECTION 8.06. HLT Classification. 47
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SECTION 8.07. Replacement of Bank 48
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ARTICLE IXMISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices 48
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SECTION 9.02. No Waivers 48
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification 48
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SECTION 9.04. Setoffs; Sharing of Set-Offs 48
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SECTION 9.05. Amendments and Waivers 50
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SECTION 9.06. Margin Stock Collateral 51
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SECTION 9.07. Successors and Assigns 51
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SECTION 9.08. Confidentiality 53
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SECTION 9.09. Representation by Banks 53
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SECTION 9.10. Obligations Several 54
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SECTION 9.11. Survival of Certain Obligations 54
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SECTION 9.12. Georgia Law 54
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SECTION 9.13. Severability 54
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SECTION 9.14. Interest 54
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SECTION 9.15. Interpretation 54
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SECTION 9.16. Consent to Jurisdiction 54
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SECTION 9.17. EDGAR Filing 55
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SECTION 9.18. Counterparts 55
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SCHEDULE 1.01 List of Investments as of February 29, 1996
SCHEDULE 4.08 Existing Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 4.14A Environmental Liabilities, Etc.
SCHEDULE 4.14B Environmental Releases
SCHEDULE 4.14C Environmental Authorizations
EXHIBIT A Form of Note
EXHIBIT B [Reserved]
EXHIBIT C Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
EXHIBIT D Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Agent
EXHIBIT E [Reserved]
EXHIBIT F [Reserved]
EXHIBIT G Form of Closing Certificate
EXHIBIT H Form of Secretary's Certificate
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EXHIBIT I Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT J Form of Assignment and Acceptance
EXHIBIT K Form of Notice of Borrowing
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of April 23, 1996, among CARMIKE CINEMAS,
INC., a Delaware corporation, the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof
and WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A., as Agent.
The Borrower, the Agent and the Banks entered into a Credit
Agreement dated as of May 4, 1994 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the
"Original Credit Agreement"). The Borrower has requested the Banks and the
Agent to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety, and
the Banks and the Agent have agreed to amend and restate the Original Credit
Agreement, as hereinafter set forth.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. The terms as defined in this
Section 1.01 shall, for all purposes of this Agreement and any amendment hereto
(except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires), have the meanings set forth herein:
"Adjusted Cash Flow" means, for any period, Consolidated
Operating Income for such period, plus, to the extent deducted in determining
the amount thereof, (i) Rental Obligations, (ii) depreciation and
amortization, and (iii) any aggregate net income during such period arising
from the sale, exchange or other distribution of capital assets, provided that
the total amount so included pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not exceed 5%
of Consolidated Operating Income for such period.
"Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate" has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.06(c).
"Affiliate" of any Person means (i) any other Person which
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls such
Person, (ii) any other Person which directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person,
or (iii) any other Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly,
20% or more of the common stock or equivalent equity interests. As used
herein, the term "control" means possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
"Agent" means Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., a national
banking association
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organized under the laws of the United States of America, in its capacity as
agent for the Banks hereunder, and its successors and permitted assigns in such
capacity.
"Agent's Letter Agreement" means, collectively, that certain
letter agreement, dated as of January 10, 1996, and that certain letter
agreement, dated April 18, 1996, each between the Borrower and the Agent
relating to the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, and
certain fees from time to time payable by the Borrower to the Agent, together
with all amendments and modifications thereto.
"Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
together with all amendments and supplements hereto.
"Anniversary Date" means the date which is one year following
the Effective Date and the same date in each succeeding year thereafter.
"Applicable Facility Fee Rate" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.07(b).
"Applicable Margin" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06
(a).
"Assignee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(c).
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an Assignment and Acceptance
executed in accordance with Section 9.07(c) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit J.
"Authority" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.
"Bank" means each bank listed on the signature pages hereof as
having a Commitment, and its successors and assigns.
"Base Rate" means for any Base Rate Loan for any day, the rate
per annum equal to the higher as of such day of (i) the Prime Rate, and (ii)
one-half of one percent above the Federal Funds Rate for such day. For
purposes of determining the Base Rate for any day, changes in the Prime Rate
and the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the date of each such change.
"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan which bears or is to bear
interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate.
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the
Borrower or a duly authorized committee of directors lawfully exercising the
relevant powers of such Board.
"Borrower" means Carmike Cinemas, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.
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"Borrowing" means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans
made to the Borrower at the same time by the Banks pursuant to Article II. A
Borrowing is a "Base Rate Borrowing" if such Loans are Base Rate Loans or a
"Euro- Dollar Borrowing" if such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans.
"Capital Lease" as applied to any Person, means any lease of
any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which
would, in accordance with GAAP, be required to be classified and accounted for
as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person, other than, in the case
of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, any such lease under which the
Borrower or a Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary is the lessor.
"Capital Lease Obligation" with respect to any Capital Lease,
means the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder which would, in
accordance with GAAP, appear on a balance sheet of such lessee (or the notes
thereto) in respect of such Capital Lease.
"Capital Stock" means any capital stock (other than capital
stock which is either (i) mandatorily redeemable or (ii) redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (to
the extent issued to a Person other than the Borrower), whether common or
preferred.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq. and its
implementing regulations and amendments.
"CERCLIS" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Information System established pursuant to CERCLA.
"Change of Law" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.02.
"Closing Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.01(e).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
any successor Federal tax code. Any reference to any provision of the Code
shall also be deemed to be a reference to any successor provision or provisions
thereof.
"Commitment" means, with respect to each Bank, (i) the amount
set forth opposite the name of such Bank on the signature pages hereof, or (ii)
as to any Bank which enters into an Assignment and Acceptance (whether as
transferor Bank or as Assignee thereunder), the amount of such Bank's
Commitment after giving effect to such Assignment and Acceptance, in each case
as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.08 and
2.09.
"Commitment Reduction Amount" means an amount equal to: (i)
the amount of the Commitment in effect on the Revolver Termination Date, after
giving effect to the reduction thereof made pursuant to Section 2.09(b),
divided by (ii) sixteen (16).
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"Commitment Reduction Date" means the last day of each March,
June, September and December following the Revolver Termination Date.
"Compliance Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.01(c).
"Computation Period" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.05.
"Consolidated Cash Flow" means, for any period, the sum of
Consolidated Operating Income of the Borrower, and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
plus to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Operating Income
(i) depreciation and amortization and (ii) any aggregate net income during such
period arising from the sale, exchange or other distribution of capital assets,
provided that the total amount so included pursuant to this clause (ii) shall
not exceed 5% of Consolidated Operating Income for such period, provided that,
in calculating Consolidated Cash Flow for any such period, any acquisition or
disposition of assets that shall have occurred during such period will be
deemed to have occurred at the beginning of such period.
"Consolidated Funded Debt" means at any date the Funded Debt
of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated
basis as of such date.
"Consolidated Net Income" means for any period, the net income
(or deficit) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period in
question (taken as a cumulative whole) after deducting, without duplication,
all operating expenses, provisions for all taxes and reserves (including
reserves for deferred income taxes) and all other proper deductions, all
determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, after eliminating
material inter-company items in accordance with GAAP and after deducting
portions of income properly attributable to outside minority interests, if any,
in Subsidiaries; provided however, that there shall be excluded (a) any income
or deficit of any other Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a
Subsidiary or merges into or consolidates with the Borrower or another
Subsidiary, (b) the net income in excess of an amount equal to 5% of
Consolidated Net Income for such period before giving effect to this clause (b)
(or deficit) of any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or
any Subsidiary has any ownership interest, except to the extent that any such
income has been actually received by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the
form of cash dividends or similar distributions, and provided that the
resulting income is generated by lines of businesses substantially similar to
those of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, (c) any restoration to income of any
contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was
made out of income accrued during such period, (d) any deferred credit or
amortization thereof from the acquisition of any properties or assets of any
Person, (e) any aggregate net income (but not any aggregate net loss) during
such period arising from the sale, exchange or other distribution of capital
assets (such term to include all fixed assets, whether tangible or intangible,
all inventory sold in conjunction with the disposition of fixed assets and all
securities) to the extent the aggregate gains from such transactions exceed
losses from such transactions, (f) any impact on the income statement resulting
from any write-up of any assets after the Effective Date, (g) any
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items properly classified as extraordinary in accordance with GAAP, (h)
proceeds of life insurance policies to the extent such proceeds exceed premiums
paid to maintain such life insurance policies, (i) any portion of the net
income of a Restricted Subsidiary which is unavailable for the payment of
dividends to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (j) any gain arising from
the acquisition of any debt securities for a cost less than principal and
accrued interest, (k) in the case of a successor to the Borrower by permitted
consolidation or merger or transfer of assets pursuant to Section 5.12, any
earnings, of such successor or transferee prior to the consolidation, merger or
transfer of assets and (1) any earnings on any Investments of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary except to the extent that such earnings are received by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary as cash, provided that earnings which would
otherwise be excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the preceding
provisions of this clause (1) shall be included in Consolidated Net Income but
only to the extent that such earnings are attributable to the net income of any
Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has
any ownership interest and such net income is not otherwise excluded from
Consolidated Net Income by virtue of clause (b) of this definition.
"Consolidated Net Worth" means as of any date of determination
(a) the net book value (after deducting related depreciation, obsolescence,
amortization, valuation and other proper reserves other than any such reserve
maintained in accordance with GAAP in connection with the use of the
last-in-first-out method of inventory valuation) at which the assets of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be shown on a consolidated
balance sheet at such date prepared in accordance with GAAP, but excluding any
amount on account of write-ups of assets after the date of the most recent
audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, minus (b) the
sum of (i) the net book value of all items of the following character to the
extent, if any, they are included in consolidated assets of the Borrower and
its Restricted Subsidiaries or deducted from consolidated liabilities of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries: (A) Investments which, solely by
reason of the description in clause (c) of the definition of Restricted
Investments, do not constitute Restricted Investments, and (B) Restricted
Investments made as permitted by the provisions of Section 5.05, and (ii) the
amount at which the consolidated liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than capital stock and surplus) would be shown on such
balance sheet, and including as liabilities all reserves for contingencies and
other potential liabilities and all minority interests in Restricted
Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Operating Income" means, for any period,
Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, to the extent deducted in
determining the amount thereof, (i) the aggregate amount paid, or required to
be paid, in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of
income taxes (including deferred taxes) during such period plus (ii) Interest
Expense.
"Consolidated Total Assets" means, at any time, the total
assets of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a
consolidated basis, as set forth or reflected on the most recent consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
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prepared in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Total Capitalization" means, at any time, the
sum of: (i) Consolidated Net Worth, and (ii) Consolidated Funded Debt.
"Control" means legal and beneficial ownership of that
percentage of Voting Stock which enables the owner thereof to elect a majority
of the corporate directors (or persons performing similar functions) of the
Borrower.
"Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single
employer under Section 414 of the Code.
"Current Debt" means as at any date of determination all Debt
for borrowed money maturing or payable on demand or within one year from the
date of the creation thereof including any Debt that is by its terms or by the
terms of any instrument or agreement relating thereto directly or indirectly
renewable or extendible, at the option of the debtor, to a date beyond such
year, including any outstanding amounts of any revolving credit facility, but
excluding any fixed or contingent payments maturing or required to be made not
more than one year after such date in respect of the principal and premium, if
any, on any Funded Debt. Any Debt that is extended or renewed shall be deemed
to have been created at the date of such extension or renewal.
"Debt" of any Person means at any date, without duplication,
(i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of
such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
(iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary
course of business, (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital
Leases, (v) all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other
Person in respect of amounts payable under a banker's acceptance, (vi) all
Redeemable Preferred Stock of such Person (in the event such Person is a
corporation), (vii) all obligations (absolute or contingent) of such Person to
reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of
credit or similar instrument, (viii) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on
any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person,
and (ix) all Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person. In determining the Debt
and assets of any Person, no effect shall be given to deposits, trust
arrangements or similar arrangements which, in accordance with GAAP, extinguish
Debt for which such Person remains legally liable, except Debt shall not
include the promissory note of the Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed
$3,622,974 and bearing interest at the rate of 10.083% per annum payable to
Columbus Bank and Trust Company, and any extensions and renewals thereof,
provided the proceeds of such promissory note are used to pay the full purchase
price of a certificate of deposit (the "IRB Certificate of Deposit"), such
promissory note (and any such extension or renewal thereof) is secured by the
pledge of such IRB Certificate of Deposit issued by Columbus Bank and Trust
Company in an amount and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to pay all
obligations under such promissory note, such promissory note is nonrecourse to
the Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary except to such IRB Certificate of
Deposit and the obligation under such promissory
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note is not, in accordance with GAAP, to be classified on its balance sheet as
debt.
"Default" means any condition or event which constitutes an
Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
would, unless cured or waived in writing, become an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means, with respect to any Loan, on any day,
the sum of 2% plus the then highest interest rate (including the Applicable
Margin) which may be applicable to any Loans hereunder (irrespective of whether
any such type of Loans are actually outstanding hereunder).
"Dividends" means for any period the sum of all dividends paid
or declared during such period in respect of any Capital Stock and Redeemable
Preferred Stock (other than dividends paid or payable in the form of additional
Capital Stock).
"Dollars" or "$" means dollars in lawful currency of the
United States of America.
"Domestic Business Day" means any day except a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Georgia are authorized or
required by law to close.
"Effective Date " has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
"Environmental Authority" means any federal, state or local
government that exercises any form of jurisdiction or authority under any
Environmental Law.
"Environmental Authorizations" means all licenses, permits,
orders, approvals, notices, registrations or other legal prerequisites for
conducting the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary required by any
Environmental Law.
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"Environmental Judgments and Orders" means all judgments,
decrees or orders arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental
Laws, whether or not entered upon consent, or written agreements with an
Environmental Authority arising from or in any way associated with a
noncompliance with, or liability or claim arising under, any Environmental Law.
"Environmental Laws" means any and all federal, state and
local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, permits, licenses or other governmental restrictions relating to the
environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants,
contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic
or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater or land, or otherwise
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or
petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or
wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
"Environmental Liability" shall mean any liability whatsoever,
whenever and by whomever asserted (whether absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured) including, without limitation, any cost (including costs of
investigation), damage (including without limitation, damages for personal
injury or death, consequential damages and natural resource damages), penalty,
fine or order, expense, fee (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
consulting fees), or disbursement resulting from or related to a violation of
any Environmental Law or any remedial or response obligation arising under any
Environmental Law, or otherwise arising contractually with any party or entity
or by operation of any law relating to any Hazardous Material for which the
Borrower is responsible.
"Environmental Notices" means notice from any Environmental
Authority of an alleged noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental
Law, including without limitation any complaints, citations, demands or
requests from any Environmental Authority or from any other person or entity
for correction of any violation of any Environmental Law or any investigations
concerning any violation of any Environmental Law.
"Environmental Proceedings" means any judicial or
administrative proceedings arising from any Environmental Law.
"Environmental Releases" means releases as defined in CERCLA
or under any applicable state or local environmental law or regulation.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor law. Any reference to any
provision of ERISA shall also be deemed to be a reference to any successor
provision or provisions thereof.
"Euro-Dollar Business Day" means any Domestic Business Day on
which dealings
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in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.
"Euro-Dollar Loan" means a Loan which bears or is to bear
interest at a rate based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate.
"Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.06(c).
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
"Facility Fee Determination Date" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.07(b).
"Facility Fee Payment Date" means the last day of each March,
June, September and December.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the rate per annum
(rounded upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such
day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Domestic
Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if the day for which
such rate is to be determined is not a Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds
Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding
Domestic Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Domestic Business
Day, and (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day, the Federal Funds
Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to Wachovia on such day on
such transactions as determined by the Agent.
"Financing" shall mean (i) any transaction or series of
transactions for the incurrence by the Borrower of any Debt or for the
establishment of a commitment to make advances which would constitute Debt of
the Borrower, which Debt is not by its terms subordinate and junior to other
Debt of the Borrower, (ii) an obligation incurred in a transaction or series of
transactions in which assets of the Borrower are sold and leased back, or (iii)
a sale of accounts or other receivables or any interest therein, other than a
sale or transfer of accounts or receivables attendant to a sale permitted
hereunder of an operating division; provided that Capital Leases and Capital
Lease Obligations shall be excluded from this definition.
"Fiscal Quarter" means any fiscal quarter of the Borrower.
"Fiscal Year" means any fiscal year of the Borrower.
"Fixed Charges" for any period, means without duplication,
the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Interest Expense during such period plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of Rental Obligations for such period.
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"Funded Debt" of any Person means (i) all Debt of such Person
which in accordance with GAAP would be classified on a balance sheet of such
Person as of such date as long-term debt, and including in any event all Debt
of such Person, whether secured or unsecured, having a final maturity (or
which, pursuant to its terms, is renewable or extendible at the option of such
Person for a period ending) more than one year after the date of the creation
thereof (including any portion thereof which is on such date included in
current liabilities of such Person), plus (ii) all Current Debt of such Person.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles applied
on a basis consistent with those which, in accordance with Section 1.02, are to
be used in making the calculations for purposes of determining compliance with
the terms of this Agreement.
"Guarantee" by any Person means any obligation, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any
other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to
secure, purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment
of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership
arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities
or services, to provide collateral security, to take-or-pay, or to maintain
financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the
purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other
obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in
respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall
not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
"Guaranty" means the Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith
executed by the Guarantors for the benefit of the Agent and the Banks.
"Guarantors" means each Subsidiary which is a Restricted
Subsidiary as of the Effective Date and any Person which becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary after the Effective Date.
"Hazardous Materials" includes, without limitation, (a) solid
or hazardous waste, as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq. and its implementing regulations and
amendments, or in any applicable state or local law or regulation, (b) any
"hazardous substance", "pollutant" or "contaminant", as defined in CERCLA, or
in any applicable state or local law or regulation, (c) gasoline, or any other
petroleum product or by-product, including crude oil or any fraction thereof,
(d) toxic substances, as defined in the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976,
or in any applicable state or local law or regulation and (e) insecticides,
fungicides, or rodenticides, as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act of 1975, or in any applicable state or local law or
regulation, as each such Act, statute or regulation may be amended from time to
time.
"HLT Classification" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06.
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"Interest Expense" for any period, means the aggregate amount
(determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis after eliminating
all intercompany items) of all interest accrued (whether or not actually paid)
by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect
of Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including Capital
Lease Obligations), provided that the term "Interest Expense" shall (i)
include, without limitation, net amounts paid or accrued during such period in
connection with interest rate protection products (including, without
limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors and collars), amortized (if
appropriate under GAAP) appropriately over the term of the applicable Debt, any
amortized discount in respect of Debt issued at a discount and any fees or
commissions payable in connection with any letters of credit, the portion of
any Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest in accordance with GAAP, the
amount of interest costs incurred by any Person during any period that is
capitalized in accordance with GAAP and is not included as an interest cost in
calculating Consolidated Net Income for such period, and (ii) shall exclude all
costs associated with the prepayment of fixed-rate debt.
"Interest Period" means: (1) with respect to each Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on
the numerically corresponding day in the first, second, third or sixth month
thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing;
provided that:
(a) any Interest Period (subject to clause (c) below) which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day
unless such Euro- Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month,
in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Euro-Dollar Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar
month) shall, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Euro-Dollar
Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month; and
(c) no Interest Period may be selected which begins before the
Maturity Date and would otherwise end after the Maturity Date.
(2) with respect to each Base Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the
date of such Borrowing and ending on the first day after the date of such
Borrowing which is the last day of a Fiscal Quarter; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period (subject to clause (b) below) which
would otherwise end on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day
shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day; and
(b) no Interest Period may end after the Maturity Date.
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"Investment" means as to any Person, (a) any direct or
indirect purchase or other acquisition by such Person, for cash or other
property, of stock or other securities of any other Person, or (b) any direct
or indirect loan, advance or capital contribution by such Person to any other
Person, including all Debt and accounts receivable from such other Person which
are not current assets or did not arise from sales to such other Person in the
ordinary course of business. In computing the amount involved in any
Investment, (i) undistributed earnings of, and interest accrued in respect of
Debt owing by, such other Person accrued after the date of such Investment
shall not be included, (ii) there shall not be deducted from the amounts
invested in such other Person any amounts received as earnings (in the form of
dividends, interest or otherwise) on such Investment or as loans from such
other Person and (iii) unrealized increases or decreases in value, or
write-ups, write-downs or write-offs, of Investments in such other Person shall
be disregarded.
"Lending Office" means, as to each Bank, its office located at
its address set forth on the signature pages hereof (or identified on the
signature pages hereof as its Lending Office) or such other office as such Bank
may hereafter designate as its Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the
Agent.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed to
secure debt, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, security
title, preferential arrangement which has the practical effect of constituting
a security interest or encumbrance, servitude or encumbrance of any kind in
respect of such asset to secure or assure payment of a Debt or a Guarantee,
whether by consensual agreement or by operation of statute or other law, or by
any agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide any of the foregoing. For
the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed
to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to
the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement,
Capital Lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset.
"Loan" means a Base Rate Loan or a Euro-Dollar Loan and Loans
means Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, or any or all of them, as the
context shall require.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the
Guaranty, any other document evidencing, relating to or securing the Loans, and
any other document or instrument delivered from time to time in connection with
this Agreement, the Notes or the Loans, as such documents and instruments may
be amended or supplemented from time to time.
"London Interbank Offered Rate" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).
"Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as defined in Regulation
G, T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in
effect from time to time, together with all official rulings and
interpretations issued thereunder.
"Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to any event,
act, condition or
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occurrence of whatever nature (including any adverse determination in any
litigation, arbitration, or governmental investigation or proceeding), whether
singly or in conjunction with any other event or events, act or acts, condition
or conditions, occurrence or occurrences, whether or not related, a material
adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, any of (a) the financial
condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of the Borrower and
its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the rights and remedies of
the Agent or the Banks under the Loan Documents, or the ability of the Borrower
to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as
applicable, or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan
Document.
"Maturity Date" means the date which is 4 years following the
Revolver Termination Date.
"Multiemployer Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Net Proceeds of Capital Stock" means any proceeds received by
the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the issuance of Capital
Stock, after deducting therefrom all reasonable and customary costs and
expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary directly in
connection with the issuance of such Capital Stock.
"Notes" means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to
repay the Loans, together with all amendments, consolidations, modifications,
renewals and supplements thereto and "Note" means any one of such Notes.
"Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02.
"Officer's Certificate" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.01(f).
"Operating Lease" means a lease of real or personal property
other than, in the case of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, (a) any
such lease under which the Borrower or a Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary is
the lessor and (b) any Capital Lease.
"Original Commitment" means each Bank's Commitment (as defined
in the Original Credit Agreement) under the Original Credit Agreement
immediately prior to the Effective Date.
"Original Credit Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Original Syndicated Loans" means Syndicated Loans (as
defined in the Original Credit Agreement) made by the Banks to the Borrower
pursuant to the Original Credit
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Agreement.
"Participant" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(b).
"Patrick Family" means any or all of C. L. Patrick, Sr.,
Michael W. Patrick, Carl L. Patrick, Jr., Francis Patrick and Michael W.
Patrick, II, or trusts to which one or more of the foregoing are the sole
beneficiaries.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any
entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership
(including without limitation, a joint venture), an unincorporated association,
a trust or any other entity or organization, including, but not limited to, a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Plan" means at any time an employee pension benefit plan
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding
standards under Section 412 of the Code and is either (i) maintained by a
member of the Controlled Group for employees of any member of the Controlled
Group or (ii) maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any
other arrangement under which more than one employer makes contributions and to
which a member of the Controlled Group is then making or accruing an obligation
to make contributions or has within the preceding 5 plan years made
contributions.
"Preferred Stock" means, as applied to any corporation, shares
of such corporation which are entitled to preference or priority over any other
shares of such corporation in respect of either the payment of dividends or the
distribution of assets upon liquidation.
"Prime Rate" refers to that interest rate so denominated and
set by Wachovia from time to time as an interest rate basis for borrowings.
The Prime Rate is but one of several interest rate bases used by Wachovia.
Wachovia lends at interest rates above and below the Prime Rate.
"Properties" means all real property owned, leased under a
ground lease or otherwise used or occupied by the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
wherever located.
"Rate Determination Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(a).
"Redeemable Preferred Stock" of any Person means any preferred
stock issued by such Person which is at any time prior to the Maturity Date
either (i) mandatorily redeemable (by sinking fund or similar payments or
otherwise) or (ii) redeemable at the option of the holder thereof.
"Rental Obligations" means for any period, the total amount
(whether or not designated as rentals or additional or supplemental rentals)
payable by the Borrower or any
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Restricted Subsidiary under any Operating Lease during such period (in each
case exclusive of amounts so payable on account of maintenance, repairs,
insurance, taxes, assessments and other similar charges); if and to the extent
that the amount of any Rental Obligation during any future period is not
definitely determinable under the Operating Lease in question, the amount of
such Rental Obligation shall be estimated in such reasonable manner as the
Board of Directors in good faith may determine.
"Required Banks" means at any time Banks having at least 66
2/3% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments or, if the Commitments are no
longer in effect, Banks holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Notes.
"Responsible Officer" means the chief financial officer or the
chief executive officer of the Borrower.
"Restricted Investment" means any Investment by the Borrower
or a Restricted Subsidiary in any Person (including a Subsidiary) other than
(a) Investments existing on February 29, 1996 and set forth in Schedule 1.01;
(b) Investments in (i) any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person which is or
simultaneously therewith becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) readily
marketable direct obligations issued by the United States of America or by any
agency thereof which in the case of the latter are unconditionally guaranteed
by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States of America, in
each case having a maturity not in excess of one year from the date of
acquisition thereof; (iii) open market commercial paper maturing not later than
270 days from the date of creation thereof of corporations that are organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, and having
the rating of P-1 or A-1 or such other comparable rating by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies ("S&P"), respectively; (iv) obligations of municipalities or
corporations organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof maturing not later than one year from the date of acquisition
thereof by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and having the rating of
AA or Aa or such other comparable rating by S&P or Moody's, respectively; (v)
certificates of deposit maturing within one year from the date of acquisition
thereof ("Certificates of Deposit") issued by commercial banks or trust
companies organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof having not less than $100,000,000 of capital, surplus and undivided
profits and currently having the rating not less than A or such other
comparable rating by S&P or Moody's; (vi) Certificates of Deposit not to exceed
in aggregate principal amount $1,500,000 issued by Columbus Bank and Trust
Company; (vii) Certificates of Deposit issued by Trust Company Bank of Georgia
and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., provided that each such bank is owned by a
"bank holding company" (within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended), which shall have a rating of not less than A or such other
comparable rating by each of S&P and Moody's; (viii) Eurodollar certificates of
deposit maturing within one year of the date of acquisition thereof issued by
any bank having not less than $1,000,000,000 of capital, surplus and undivided
profits; and (ix) the IRB Certificate of Deposit acquired as provided in the
proviso set forth in the definition of "Debt" in Section 1.01; and (c)
Investments acquired after the Effective Date in exchange for, or out of the
net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent
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sale of, capital stock of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary.
"Restricted Payment" means any payment or the incurrence of
any liability to make any payment, in cash, property or other assets (other
than in shares of any class of capital stock, other than Preferred Stock, of
the Borrower) upon or in respect of any share of any class of capital stock of
the Borrower, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
payments as dividends and payments (other than out of the net cash proceeds
from the substantially concurrent sale of common shares of the Company) for the
purpose of purchasing, retiring or redeeming any such shares of stock (or any
warrants, options or other rights evidencing a right to purchase any such
shares of stock) or the making of any other distribution in respect of any such
shares of stock (or any warrants, options or other rights evidencing a right to
purchase any such shares of stock).
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary (i) which is
organized under the laws of, and which at the time in question conducts
substantially all of its business and maintains substantially all of its
property and assets within, the United States of America, or any state thereof,
Canada, or any province thereof, or Puerto Rico and (ii) at least 80% of the
Voting Stock of which is at the time owned by the Borrower or by one or more
Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries or by the Borrower and one or more
Wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries.
"Revolver Termination Date" means April 23, 1999, or such
later date as may be determined from time to time pursuant to Section 2.05(b).
"Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar
functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.
"Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c).
"Third Parties" means all lessees, sublessees, licensees and
other users of the Properties, excluding those users of the Properties in the
ordinary course of the Borrower's business and on a temporary basis.
"Transferee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.07(d).
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary which is not a
Restricted Subsidiary.
"Unused Commitments" means at any date an amount equal to the
aggregate amount of the Commitments less the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of the Loans.
"Voting Stock" means capital stock of a corporation the
holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to
elect the corporate directors (or persons
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performing similar functions).
"Wachovia" means Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., a national
banking association and its successors.
"Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted
Subsidiary, all of the equity securities (except directors' qualifying shares)
of which are owned by the Borrower or another Wholly- owned Restricted
Subsidiary.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary all of the
shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of which (except
directors' qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned by
the Borrower.
SECTION 1.02. Accounting Terms and Determinations. Unless
otherwise specified herein, all terms of an accounting character used herein
shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made,
and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent (except for
changes concurred in by the Borrower's independent public accountants or
otherwise required by a change in GAAP) with the most recent audited
consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries delivered to the Banks, unless with respect to any such change
concurred in by the Borrower's independent public accountants or required by
GAAP, in determining compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents: (i) the Borrower shall have objected to
determining such compliance on such basis at the time of delivery of such
financial statements, or (ii) the Required Banks shall so object in writing
within 30 days after the delivery of such financial statements, in either of
which events such calculations shall be made on a basis consistent with those
used in the preparation of the latest financial statements as to which such
objection shall not have been made (which, if objection is made in respect of
the first financial statements delivered under Section 5.01 hereof, shall mean
the financial statements referred to in Section 4.04); provided that, if either
the Borrower or the Required Banks shall so object, then the Borrower and the
Banks shall negotiate in good faith to modify the relevant covenants set forth
in Article V in order to appropriately reflect such changes in GAAP and, in the
event such covenants are so modified, upon execution of an amendment to this
Agreement effectuating such modification, the related changes in GAAP will be
effective for calculation and reporting purposes under this Agreement.
SECTION 1.03. Use of Defined Terms. All terms defined in
this Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in any of the other Loan
Documents, unless otherwise defined therein or unless the context shall
otherwise require.
SECTION 1.04. Terminology. All personal pronouns used in
this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall
include all other genders; the singular shall include the plural and the
plural shall include the singular. Titles of Articles and Sections in this
Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the
provisions of this Agreement.
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SECTION 1.05. References. Unless otherwise indicated,
references in this Agreement to "Articles", "Exhibits", "Schedules", and
"Sections" are references to articles, exhibits, schedules and sections hereof.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION 2.01. Commitments to Make Loans. The Borrower hereby
agrees to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Original Syndicated
Loans on the Effective Date, together with all interest accrued thereon and any
amounts due under Section 8.05. Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein, to make Loans to the Borrower from time to time
during the period from the Effective Date and before the Maturity Date;
provided that, immediately after each such Loan is made, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of Loans by such Bank shall not exceed the amount
of its Commitment, provided further that the aggregate principal amount of all
Loans at any one time outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the
Commitments of all of the Banks at such time. Each Euro-Dollar Borrowing under
this Section shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or any
larger multiple of $500,000 (except that any such Euro-Dollar Borrowing may be
in the amount of the Unused Commitments) and shall be made from the several
Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments. Each Base Rate
Borrowing under this Section shall be in an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000 or any larger multiple of $500,000 (except that any such Base Rate
Borrowing may be in the amount of the Unused Commitments) and shall be made
from the several Banks ratably in proportion to their respective Commitments.
Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section, repay
or prepay Loans and reborrow under this Section at any time before the Maturity
Date; provided, however, that after the Revolver Termination Date (i) the
proceeds of any Borrowing shall be used exclusively for the purpose of repaying
Loans maturing on the date of such Borrowing and for no other purpose and (ii)
the ability to reborrow may be limited by the provisions of Section 2.09 (d)
hereof.
SECTION 2.02. Method of Borrowing Loans. (a) The Borrower
shall give the Agent notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (a "Notice
of Borrowing") prior to 11:00 A.M.(Atlanta, Georgia time) on the Domestic
Business Day of each Base Rate Borrowing and at least 3 Euro-Dollar Business
Days before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:
(i) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic
Business Day in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar
Business Day in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing,
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing,
(iii) whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be
Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans, and
(iv) in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the duration of
the Interest Period
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applicable thereto, subject to the provisions of the definition of
Interest Period.
(b) Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Agent shall
promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank's ratable
share of such Borrowing and such Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be
revocable by the Borrower.
(c) Not later than 11:00 A.M. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the
date of each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, and not later than 2:00 P.M. (Atlanta,
Georgia time) on the date of each Base Rate Borrowing, each Bank shall (except
as provided in subsection (d) of this Section) make available its ratable share
of such Borrowing, in Federal or other funds immediately available in Atlanta,
Georgia, to the Agent at its address referred to in or specified pursuant to
Section 9.01. Unless the Agent determines that any applicable condition
specified in Article III has not been satisfied, the Agent will make the funds
so received from the Banks available to the Borrower at the Agent's aforesaid
address. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Bank, at the Agent's address
referred to in Section 9.01, no later than 4:00 P.M. (local time at such
address) on the Domestic Business Day before the date of a Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, and no later than 1:00 P.M. (local time at such address) on the
Domestic Business Day of a Base Rate Borrowing, stating that such Bank will not
make a Loan in connection with such Borrowing, the Agent shall be entitled to
assume that such Bank will make a Loan in connection with such Borrowing and,
in reliance on such assumption, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to)
make available such Bank's ratable share of such Borrowing to the Borrower for
the account of such Bank. If the Agent makes such Bank's ratable share
available to the Borrower and such Bank does not in fact make its ratable share
of such Borrowing available on such date, the Agent shall be entitled to
recover such Bank's ratable share from such Bank or the Borrower (and for such
purpose shall be entitled to charge such amount to any account of the Borrower
maintained with the Agent), together with interest thereon for each day during
the period from the date of such Borrowing until such sum shall be paid in full
at a rate per annum equal to the rate at which the Agent determines that it
obtained (or could have obtained) overnight Federal funds to cover such amount
for each such day during such period, provided that any such payment by the
Borrower of such Bank's ratable share and interest thereon shall be without
prejudice to any rights that the Borrower may have against such Bank. If such
Bank shall repay to the Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid
shall constitute such Bank's Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of
this Agreement.
(d) If any Bank makes a new Loan hereunder on a day on which
the Borrower is to repay all or any part of an outstanding Loan from such Bank,
such Bank shall apply the proceeds of its new 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 Bank to
the Agent as provided in subsection (c) of this Section, or remitted by the
Borrower to the Agent as provided in Section 2.12, as the case may be.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, no Euro-Dollar Borrowing may be made if there shall have
occurred a Default or an Event of
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Default, which Default or Event of Default shall not have been cured or waived
in writing.
(f) In the event that a Notice of Borrowing fails to
specify whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to be Base Rate Loans
or Euro-Dollar Loans, such Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the
Borrower is otherwise entitled under this Agreement to repay any Loans maturing
at the end of an Interest Period applicable thereto with the proceeds of a new
Borrowing, and the Borrower fails to repay such Loans using its own moneys and
fails to give a Notice of Borrowing in connection with such new Borrowing, a
new Borrowing shall be deemed to be made on the date such Loans mature in an
amount equal to the principal amount of the Loans so maturing, and the Loans
comprising such new Borrowing shall be Base Rate Loans.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, (i) there shall not be more than 7 different Interest Periods
outstanding at the same time (for which purpose Interest Periods described in
different numbered clauses of the definition of the term "Interest Period"
shall be deemed to be different Interest Periods even if they are coterminous)
and (ii) the proceeds of any Base Rate Borrowing shall be applied first to
repay the unpaid principal amount of all Base Rate Loans (if any) outstanding
immediately before such Base Rate Borrowing.
SECTION 2.03. Money Market Loans. Any Money Market Loans (as
defined in the Original Credit Agreement) made under the Original Credit
Agreement and outstanding on the Effective Date shall be repaid in full,
together with accrued interest thereon, on the Effective Date.
SECTION 2.04. Notes. (a) The Loans of each Bank shall be
evidenced by a single Note payable to the order of such Bank for the account of
its Lending Office in an amount equal to the original principal amount of such
Bank's Commitment.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Upon receipt of each Bank's Notes pursuant to Section
3.01, the Agent shall deliver such Notes to such Bank. Each Bank shall record,
and prior to any transfer of its Notes shall endorse on the schedule forming a
part thereof appropriate notations to evidence, the date, amount and maturity
of, and effective interest rate for, each Loan made by it, the date and amount
of each payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect thereto and
whether such Loan is a Base Rate Loan or Euro-Dollar Loan, and such schedule
shall constitute rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing
and unpaid on such Bank's Notes; provided that the failure of any Bank to make,
or any error in making, any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect
the obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes or the ability of
any Bank to assign its Notes. Each Bank is hereby irrevocably authorized by
the Borrower so to endorse its Notes and to attach to and make a part of any
Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when required.
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SECTION 2.05. Maturity of Loans. (a) Each Loan included in
any Borrowing shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be due and
payable, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing.
(b) Upon written request of the Borrower, which shall be made
in writing and delivered to the Agent on a Business Day no more than 90 days
prior to an Anniversary Date and no fewer than 60 days prior to an Anniversary
Date, the Banks and the Agent in their sole and absolute discretion may (but
shall not be obligated to) extend the then effective Revolver Termination Date
for a period of one year. The terms of any extension of the Revolver
Termination Date shall be independently negotiated among the Borrower, the
Banks and the Agent at the time of the extension request, provided that the
terms of the extension may be the same as those in effect prior to any
extension should the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent so agree; provided,
further, that should the terms of the extension be other than those in effect
prior to the extension, then the Loan Documents shall be amended to the extent
necessary to incorporate any such different terms. In the event that a Bank
chooses to extend the Revolver Termination Date for such a one year period,
notice shall be given by such Bank to the Borrower and the Agent not more than
30, nor fewer than 15, days prior to the then effective Revolver Termination
Date; provided that the Revolver Termination Date shall not be extended with
respect to any of the Banks unless the Required Banks are willing to extend the
Revolver Termination Date and either (i) the remaining Banks shall purchase
ratable assignments (without any obligations so to do) from such terminating
Bank (in the form of an Assignment and Acceptance) in accordance with their
respective percentage of the remaining aggregate amount of the Commitments;
provided that such Banks shall be provided such opportunity (which opportunity
shall allow such Banks at least fifteen Domestic Business Days in which to make
a decision) prior to the Borrower finding another bank pursuant to the
immediately succeeding clause (ii); and provided, further, that should any of
the remaining Banks elect not to purchase such an assignment, then such other
remaining Banks shall be entitled to purchase an assignment from any
terminating Bank which includes the ratable interest that was otherwise
available to such non-purchasing remaining Bank or Banks, as the case may be,
(ii) the Borrower shall find another bank, acceptable to the Agent, willing to
accept an assignment from such terminating Bank (in the form of an Assignment
and Acceptance) or (iii) the Borrower shall reduce the aggregate amount of the
Commitments in an amount equal to the Commitment of any such terminating Bank.
SECTION 2.06. Interest Rates. (a) "Applicable Margin"
shall be determined quarterly based upon the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt
to Consolidated Cash Flow (calculated as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter
for the period of 4 consecutive Fiscal Quarters then ended), as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Ratio of Consolidated Funded Euro-Dollar Loans Euro-Dollar Loans
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Debt to Consolidated (Before the Revolver (After the Revolver
Cash Flow Base Rate Loans Termination Date) Termination Date)
- --------- --------------- ----------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Greater than 4.25 0% .875% 1.175%
Greater than 4.0
but equal to or less than 4.25 0% .675% .95%
Greater than 3.0
but equal to or less than 4.0 0% .50% .725%
Greater than 2.0
but equal to or less than 3.0 0% .40% .60%
Less than or equal to 2.0 0% .325% .475%
</TABLE>
The Applicable Margin shall be determined effective as of each date (herein,
the "Rate Determination Date") which is 50 days after the last day of the final
Fiscal Quarter in the period for which the foregoing ratio is being determined,
and the Applicable Margin so determined shall remain effective from such Rate
Determination Date until the date which is 50 days after the last day of the
Fiscal Quarter in which such Rate Determination Date falls (which latter date
shall be a new Rate Determination Date); provided that (i) for the period from
and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Rate Determination Date
next following the Effective Date, the Applicable Margin shall be (A) 0% for
Base Rate Loans and (B) .50% for Euro-Dollar Loans, (ii) in the case of
Applicable Margins determined for the fourth and final Fiscal Quarter of a
Fiscal Year, the Rate Determination Date shall be the date which is 95 days
after the last day of such final Fiscal Quarter and such Applicable Margins
shall be determined based upon the annual audited financial statements for the
Fiscal Year ended on the last day of such final Fiscal Quarter, and (iii) if on
any Rate Determination Date the Borrower shall have failed to deliver to the
Banks the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.01 with respect to the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to such Rate
Determination Date (or, in the case of annual audited financial statements,
with respect to the Fiscal Year which includes such final Fiscal Quarter), then
for the period beginning on such Rate Determination Date and ending on the
earlier of (x) the next Rate Determination Date (on which the Applicable Margin
shall again be determined pursuant to this paragraph) and (y) the date on which
the Borrower shall deliver to the Banks the financial statements to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b) with respect to such Fiscal Quarter (in
the case of a failure to deliver quarterly unaudited financial statements) or
the date on which the Borrower shall deliver to the Banks the annual audited
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) with respect
to the Fiscal Year which includes such final Fiscal Quarter (in the case of a
failure to deliver annual audited financial statements), the Applicable Margin
shall be determined as if the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated
Cash Flow was more than 4.25 at all times during such period. Any change in
the Applicable Margin on any Rate Determination Date shall result in a
corresponding change, effective on and as of such Rate Determination Date, in
the interest rate applicable to each Loan outstanding on such Rate
Determination Date.
(b) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding
principal amount
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thereof, for each day from the date such Loan is made until it becomes due, at
a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day plus the Applicable
Margin. Such interest shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last
day thereof. Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, overdue interest on any Base Rate Loan shall bear interest,
payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the
Default Rate.
(c) Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable
thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Applicable Margin plus the
applicable Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period;
provided that if any Euro-Dollar Loan shall, as a result of clause (1)(c) of
the definition of Interest Period, have an Interest Period of less than one
month, such Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest during such Interest Period
at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans during such period. Such interest
shall be payable for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such
Interest Period is longer than 3 months, at intervals of 3 months after the
first day thereof. Any overdue principal of and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, overdue interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest,
payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the
Default Rate.
The "Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate" applicable to any
Interest Period means a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded
upward, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) by dividing (i) the
applicable London Interbank Offered Rate for such Interest Period by (ii) 1.00
minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.
The "London Interbank Offered Rate" applicable to any
Euro-Dollar Loan means for the Interest Period of such Euro-Dollar Loan the
rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars of
amounts equal or comparable to the principal amount of such Euro-Dollar Loan
offered for a term comparable to such Interest Period, which rate appears on
Page "3750" of the Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace page
3750 of that service or such other service or services as may be nominated by
the British Bankers' Association for the purpose of displaying London interbank
offered rates for deposits in Dollars), determined as of 1:00 P.M. (Atlanta,
Georgia time), 2 Euro-Dollar Business Days prior to the first day of such
Interest Period.
"Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage" means for any day that
percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect on such day, as
prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any
successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement for a member bank of
the Federal Reserve System in respect of "Eurocurrency liabilities" (or in
respect of any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by
reference to which the interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans is determined or any
category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by a
non-United States office of any Bank to United States residents). The Adjusted
London Interbank Offered Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the
effective date of any change in the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.
(d) [Reserved]
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(e) The Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable
to the Loans hereunder. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and
the Banks by telecopy of each rate of interest so determined, and its
determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(f) After the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Default, the principal amount of the Loans (and, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, all accrued interest thereon) may, at the election of the
Required Banks, bear interest at the Default Rate.
SECTION 2.07. Fees. (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent
on the Effective Date for the account of each Bank an upfront fee equal to the
sum of (i) .025% of such Bank's Original Commitment, and (ii) .05% of the
amount by which such Bank's Commitment on the Effective Date exceeds its
Original Commitment.
(b) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the ratable
account of each Bank a facility fee equal to the product of: (i) the aggregate
of the daily average amounts of such Bank's Commitment, times (ii) a per annum
percentage equal to the Applicable Facility Fee Rate. Such facility fee shall
accrue from and including the Effective Date to and including the Revolver
Termination Date. Facility fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the
first Facility Fee Payment Date following each Facility Fee Determination Date
and on the Revolver Termination Date; provided that should the Commitments be
terminated at any time prior to the Revolver Termination Date for any reason,
the entire accrued and unpaid facility fee shall be paid on the date of such
termination. The "Applicable Facility Fee Rate" shall be determined quarterly
based upon the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow
(calculated as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter for the period of 4
Fiscal Quarters then ended) as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt Applicable
to Consolidated Cash Flow Facility Fee Rate
------------------------- -----------------
<S> <C>
Greater than 4.25 .30%
Greater than 4.0
but equal to or less than 4.25 .275%
Greater than 3.0
but equal to or less than 4.0 .225%
Greater than 2.0
but equal to or less than 3.0 .20%
Less than or equal to 2.0 .15%
</TABLE>
The Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be determined effective as of each date
(herein, the "Facility Fee Determination Date") which is 50 days after the last
day of the final Fiscal Quarter in the period
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for which the foregoing ratio is being determined, and the Applicable Facility
Fee Rate so determined shall remain effective from such Facility Fee
Determination Date until the date which is 50 days after the last day of the
Fiscal Quarter in which such Facility Fee Determination Date falls (which
latter date shall be a new Facility Fee Determination Date); provided that (i)
for the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the
Facility Fee Determination Date next following the Effective Date, the
Applicable Facility Fee Rate shall be .225%; (ii) in the case of any Applicable
Facility Fee Rate determined for the fourth and final Fiscal Quarter of a
Fiscal Year, the Facility Fee Determination Date shall be the date which is 95
days after the last day of such final Fiscal Quarter and such Applicable
Facility Fee Rate shall be determined based upon the annual audited financial
statements for the Fiscal Year ended on the last day of such final Fiscal
Quarter, and (iii) if on any Facility Fee Determination Date the Borrower shall
have failed to deliver to the Banks the financial statements required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 with respect to the Fiscal Quarter most
recently ended prior to such Facility Fee Determination Date (or, in the case
of annual audited financial statements, with respect to the Fiscal Year which
includes such final Fiscal Quarter), then for the period beginning on such
Facility Fee Determination Date and ending on the earlier of (x) the next
Facility Fee Determination Date (on which the Applicable Facility Fee Rate
shall again be determined pursuant to this paragraph) and (y) the date on which
the Borrower shall deliver to the Banks the financial statements to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b) with respect to such Fiscal Quarter (in
the case of a failure to deliver quarterly unaudited financial statements) or
the date on which the Borrower shall deliver to the Banks the annual audited
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) with respect
to the Fiscal Year which includes such final Fiscal Quarter (in the case of a
failure to deliver annual audited financial statements), the Applicable
Facility Fee Rate shall be determined as if the ratio of Consolidated Funded
Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow was more than 4.25 at all times during such
period.
(c) [Reserved]
(d) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the account and
sole benefit of the Agent, such fees and other amounts at such times as set
forth in the Agent's Letter Agreement.
SECTION 2.08. Optional Termination or Reduction of
Commitments. The Borrower may, upon at least 3 Domestic Business Days' notice
to the Agent, terminate at any time, or proportionately reduce from time to
time by an aggregate amount of at least $5,000,000 or any larger multiple of
$1,000,000, the Commitments. If the Commitments are terminated in their
entirety, all accrued fees (as provided under Section 2.07) shall be payable on
the effective date of such termination.
SECTION 2.09. Mandatory Reduction and Termination of
Commitments. (a) The Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date and any
Loans then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon) shall be due
and payable on such date.
(b) On the Revolver Termination Date, there shall be a
mandatory reduction of the Commitments to an amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of all Loans outstanding on the Revolver Termination Date.
(c) On each Commitment Reduction Date there shall be a
mandatory reduction of the
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Commitments by an amount equal to the Commitment Reduction Amount.
(d) If after the Revolver Termination Date the Borrower shall
repay or prepay any Loans other than with the proceeds of a new Borrowing under
the Commitments, then there shall be a mandatory reduction of the Commitments
to an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Loans then
outstanding (after giving effect to such repayment or prepayment).
(e) No optional reduction of the Commitments pursuant to
Section 2.08 hereof shall reduce the amount of any subsequent mandatory
reduction pursuant to this Section 2.09, and no mandatory reduction of the
Commitments pursuant to any paragraph of this Section shall reduce the amount
of any subsequent mandatory reduction of the Commitments pursuant to such
paragraph or any other paragraph of this Section 2.09.
SECTION 2.10. Optional Prepayments. (a) The Borrower may,
upon at least 1 Domestic Business Day's notice to the Agent, prepay any Base
Rate Borrowing in whole at any time, or from time to time in part in amounts
aggregating at least $500,000, or any larger multiple of $500,000, by paying
the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued interest thereon to
the date of prepayment. Each such optional prepayment shall be applied to
prepay ratably the Base Rate Loans of the several Banks included in such Base
Rate Borrowing.
(b) Except as provided in Sections 2.01 and 8.02, the
Borrower may prepay all or any portion of the principal amount of any
Euro-Dollar Loan prior to the maturity thereof only upon (i) at least 3
Euro-Dollar Business Days' notice to the Agent, (ii) compliance with the
provisions of Section 8.05, and (iii) payment of an administrative fee of $250
to the Agent (which fee shall be retained by the Agent).
(c) Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this
Section, the Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and
of such Bank's ratable share of such prepayment and such notice shall not
thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.
SECTION 2.11. Mandatory Prepayments. On each date on which
the Commitments are reduced pursuant to Section 2.08 or Section 2.09, the
Borrower shall repay or prepay such principal amount of the outstanding Loans,
if any (together with interest accrued thereon and any amounts due under
Section 8.05(a)), as may be necessary so that after such payment the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Loans does not exceed the aggregate amount of
the Commitments as then reduced.
SECTION 2.12. General Provisions as to Payments. (a) The
Borrower shall make each payment of principal of, and interest on, the Loans
and of facility fees hereunder, not later than 11:00 A.M. (Atlanta, Georgia
time) on the date when due, in Federal or other funds immediately available in
Atlanta, Georgia, to the Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. The
Agent will promptly distribute to each Bank its ratable share of each such
payment received by the Agent for the account of the Banks.
(b) Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the
Base Rate Loans or the
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fees shall be due on a day which is not a Domestic Business Day, the date for
payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Domestic Business Day.
Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans
shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for
payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in
which case the date for payment thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar
Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is extended by
operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for such
extended time.
(c) Each payment or prepayment of Loans shall be applied by
the Agent to repay or prepay ratably the Loans of the several Banks in the
following order of priority:
(i) first, to Euro-Dollar Loans maturing on the date of
such payment or prepayment;
(ii) second, to Base Rate Loans maturing on or after the
date of such payment or prepayment (in the direct
order of maturity); and
(iii) third, to Euro-Dollar Loans maturing after the date
of such payment or prepayment (in direct order of
maturity).
SECTION 2.13. Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on
Base Rate Loans based on the Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year
of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first
day but excluding the last day). Interest on Euro-Dollar Loans shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of
days elapsed, calculated as to each Interest Period from and including the
first day thereof to but excluding the last day thereof. Facility fees and any
other fees payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360
days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day
but excluding the last day).
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO BORROWINGS
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This
Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date on which the
following conditions precedent have been satisfied (the "Effective Date"):
(a) receipt by the Agent from each of the parties hereto of
either (i) a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement signed by
such party or (ii) a facsimile transmission stating that such party
has duly executed a counterpart of this Agreement and sent such
counterpart to the Agent;
(b) receipt by the Agent of a duly executed Note for the
account of each Bank
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complying with the provisions of Section 2.04;
(c) receipt by the Agent of an opinion (together with any
opinions of local counsel relied on therein) of Troutman Sanders,
counsel for the Borrower and the Guarantors, dated as of the Effective
Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto and covering such
additional matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as
the Agent or any Bank may reasonably request;
(d) receipt by the Agent of an opinion of Womble Carlyle
Sandridge & Rice, PLLC special counsel for the Agent, dated as of the
Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto and
covering such additional matters relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby as the Agent may reasonably request;
(e) receipt by the Agent of a certificate (the "Closing
Certificate"), dated the date of the first Borrowing hereunder,
substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, signed by a principal
financial officer of the Borrower, to the effect that (i) no Default
has occurred and is continuing on the date of the first Borrowing and
(ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
Article IV are true on and as of the date of the first Borrowing
hereunder;
(f) receipt by the Agent of all documents which the Agent or
any Bank may reasonably request relating to the existence of the
Borrower and each Guarantor, the corporate authority for and the
validity of this Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the Notes, and
any other matters relevant hereto, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, including without limitation a certificate
of incumbency of the Borrower and each Guarantor (the "Officer's
Certificate"), signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the Borrower or each Guarantor, as the case may be, substantially in
the form of Exhibit H hereto, certifying as to the names, true
signatures and incumbency of the officer or officers of the Borrower
or each Guarantor authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents
to which the Borrower or each Guarantor is a party, and certified
copies of the following items: (i) the Certificate or Articles of
Incorporation of the Borrower and each Guarantor, (ii) the Bylaws of
the Borrower and each Guarantor, (iii) a certificate of the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware as to the good standing of the
Borrower as a Delaware corporation and similar certificates for each
Guarantor from its jurisdiction of incorporation, and (iv) the action
taken by the Board of Directors of the Borrower and each Guarantor
authorizing the Borrower's and Guarantors' execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents
to which the Borrower and each Guarantor is a party;
(g) receipt by the Agent from each of the Guarantors of a
duly executed counterpart of the Guaranty signed by such Guarantor;
and
(h) the Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses
of the Agent and the Banks under or in respect of the Original Credit
Agreement.
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SECTION 3.02. Conditions to All Borrowings. The obligation of each
Bank to make a Loan on the occasion of each Borrowing is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) receipt by the Agent of Notice of Borrowing as required by
Section 2.02;
(b) the fact that, immediately before and after such
Borrowing, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(c) the fact that the representations and warranties of the
Borrower contained in Article IV of this Agreement shall be true on
and as of the date of such Borrowing (if such Borrowing is being made
prior to the Revolver Termination Date); and
(d) the fact that, immediately after such Borrowing (i) the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of each Bank will
not exceed the amount of its Commitment and (ii) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Loans will not exceed the
aggregate amount of the Commitments of all of the Banks as of such
date.
Each Borrowing hereunder (other than a Borrowing made on or after the Revolver
Termination Date) shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the
Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as to the truth and accuracy of the
facts specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this Section; provided that (i)
such Borrowing shall not be deemed to be such a representation and warranty as
to the truth and accuracy of the fact specified in clause (c) of this Section,
if the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans immediately after
such Borrowing will not exceed the aggregate outstanding principal amount
thereof immediately before such Borrowing, (ii) if the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Loans immediately after such Borrowing will not exceed
the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof immediately before such
Borrowing, then (A) such Borrowing shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty as to the truth and accuracy of the fact specified in clause (b) of
this Section determined as if the term "Default" appearing in such clause (b)
were instead the term "Event of Default" and (B) the representation contained
in the last sentence of Section 4.12 shall when remade pursuant to this Section
in connection with such Borrowing be deemed to exclude the words "Default or",
(iii) the representation contained in the first sentence of Section 4.12 shall
when remade pursuant to this Section in connection with such Borrowing be
deemed to refer to "Restricted Subsidiaries" instead of "Subsidiaries", (iv)
any representation and warranty contained in Article IV which by its terms is
made as to matters as of a specified date shall when remade pursuant to this
Section in connection with such Borrowing be deemed to be made as to matters as
of such specified date and not any later date, and (v) the representation
contained in Section 4.04(b) shall when remade pursuant to this Section in
connection with such Borrowing be deemed to refer not to December 31, 1994, but
rather to the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the
date of such Borrowing as to which the Borrower shall have delivered financial
statements to the Bank pursuant to Section 5.01.
ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants that:
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Borrower
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is duly qualified to
transact business in every jurisdiction where, by the nature of its business,
such qualification is necessary, and has all corporate powers and all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry
on its business as now conducted, unless the failure to be so qualified or to
have such corporate powers or governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
or approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.02. Corporate and Governmental Authorization; No
Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents (i) are within the Borrower's
corporate powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, (iii) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
governmental body, agency or official (other than the filing of this Agreement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission), (iv) do not contravene, or
constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of
the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any
agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) do not result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its
terms, and the Notes and the other Loan Documents, when executed and delivered
in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms, provided that the enforceability hereof and thereof is subject in each
case to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.
SECTION 4.04. Financial Information. (a) The consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of December
31, 1994 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, reported on by Ernst &
Young, copies of which have been delivered to each of the Banks, and the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for the interim period ended September 30, 1995, copies of which
have been delivered to each of the Banks, fairly present, in conformity with
GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries as of such dates and their consolidated results of operations and
cash flows for such periods stated.
(b) Since December 31, 1994, there has been no event, act,
condition or occurrence having a Material Adverse Effect (other than any such
event, act, condition or occurrence which is disclosed in the consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for that
portion of the Fiscal Year ended on September 30, 1995).
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SECTION 4.05. Litigation. On the Effective Date, there is
no action, suit or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower
threatened, against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before
any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official which
could have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner draws into question
the validity or enforceability of, or could impair the ability of the Borrower
to perform its obligations under, this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other
Loan Documents.
SECTION 4.06. Compliance with ERISA. (a) The Borrower and
each member of the Controlled Group have fulfilled their obligations under the
minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan and
are in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable
provisions of ERISA and the Code, and have not incurred any liability to the
PBGC or a Plan under Title IV of ERISA.
(b) On the Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any
member of the Controlled Group is or ever has been obligated to contribute to
any Multiemployer Plan.
SECTION 4.07. Taxes. There have been filed on behalf of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries all Federal, state and local income, material
excise, material property and other material tax returns which are required to
be filed by them and all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any
assessment received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary have been
paid prior to the same becoming delinquent, other than (i) those presently
payable without penalty or interest and (ii) those being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings with respect to which adequate reserves have
been established in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves
on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes or other
governmental charges are, in the opinion of the Borrower, adequate. As of the
Effective Date, United States income tax returns of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (other than Westwynn Theatres, Inc.) have been examined and closed
through the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 1991.
SECTION 4.08. Subsidiaries. Each of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, is duly qualified
to transact business in every jurisdiction where, by the nature of its
business, such qualification is necessary, and has all corporate powers and all
governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry
on its business as now conducted, unless the failure to be so qualified or to
have such corporate powers or governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
or approvals would not have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective
Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries except those Subsidiaries listed on
Schedule 4.08, which accurately sets forth (i) each such Subsidiary's complete
name and jurisdiction of incorporation and (ii) whether such Subsidiary is a
Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 4.09. Not an Investment Company. Neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an "investment company" within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION 4.10 Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company", or a
"subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or
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an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a
"holding company", as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, as amended.
SECTION 4.11. Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries has title to its properties sufficient for the
conduct of its business, and none of such property is subject to any Lien
except as permitted in Section 5.07.
SECTION 4.12. No Default. Neither the Borrower nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any agreement,
instrument or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound which could have or cause a Material Adverse Effect. No
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure. All information heretofore
furnished by the Borrower to the Agent or any Bank for purposes of or in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is as of
the Effective Date, and all such information hereafter furnished by the
Borrower to the Agent or any Bank will be, true, accurate and complete in every
material respect or based on reasonable estimates on the date as of which such
information is stated or certified. As of the Effective Date, the Borrower has
disclosed to the Banks in writing any and all facts which could have or cause a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.14. Environmental Matters. (a) Except as
otherwise provided in Exhibit 4.14A, (1) neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary is subject to Environmental Liabilities which could cause a Material
Adverse Effect, (2) to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, neither the
Borrower nor any Subsidiary has been designated a potentially responsible party
under CERCLA or under any state statute similar to CERCLA, and (3) to the best
of the Borrower's knowledge, none of the Properties has been identified on any
current National Priorities List or CERCLIS List.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Exhibit 4.14(B), to the
best of the Borrower's knowledge, (1) the Borrower, and each of its
Subsidiaries, have used, managed, stored and otherwise handled Hazardous
Materials at the Properties in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws,
excluding any violation of Environmental Laws which did not cause a Material
Adverse Effect, and (2) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has caused an
Environmental Release of Hazardous Materials into the subsurface soil or
groundwater underlying the Properties which could reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in Exhibit 4.14(C), to the
best of the Borrower's knowledge, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
maintain all Environmental Authorizations necessary for the conduct of their
respective businesses and are in compliance with all Environmental Laws
applicable to the operation of the Properties and their respective businesses,
excluding any omission of Environmental Authorizations or violation of
Environmental Laws which could not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.15. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and each
Subsidiary is in compliance with all applicable laws, including, without
limitation, all Environmental Laws, except where any failure to comply with any
such laws would not, alone or in the aggregate, have a
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Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.16. Capital Stock. All Capital Stock, debentures,
bonds, notes and all other securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
presently issued and outstanding are validly and properly issued in accordance
with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the "Blue Sky" laws of
all applicable states and the federal securities laws; provided that this
representation shall not extend to any violation of applicable laws in
connection with any such issuance occurring by reason of the action or inaction
of any Person other than the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Person retained or
employed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary. The issued shares of Capital Stock
of the Borrower's Wholly Owned Subsidiaries are owned by the Borrower free and
clear of any Lien or adverse claim. At least a majority of the issued shares
of capital stock of each of the Borrower's other Subsidiaries (other than
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) is owned by the Borrower free and clear of any Lien
or adverse claim.
SECTION 4.17. Margin Stock. Not more than 25% of the
aggregate fair market value of the assets of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries which are subject to the provisions of Section 5.07 consists of
Margin Stock. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan
will be used for any purpose which violates, or which is inconsistent with, the
provisions of Regulation X.
SECTION 4.18. Insolvency. After giving effect to the
execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans under
this Agreement, the Borrower will not be "insolvent," within the meaning of
such term as used in O.C.G.A. Section 18-2-22 or as defined in Section 101 of
Title 11 of the United States Code or Section 2 of the Uniform Fraudulent
Transfer Act, or any other applicable state law pertaining to fraudulent
transfers, as each may be amended from time to time, or be unable to pay its
debts generally as such debts become due, or have an unreasonably small capital
to engage in any business or transaction, whether current or contemplated.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
The Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any
Commitment hereunder or any amount payable under any Note remains unpaid
(unless the Required Banks consent in writing):
SECTION 5.01. Information. The Borrower will deliver to
each of the Banks:
(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days
after the end of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal
Year and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case
in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all
certified by Ernst & Young or other independent public accountants of
nationally recognized standing, with such certification to be free of
exceptions
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and qualifications not acceptable to the Required Banks;
(b) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days
after the end of each of the first 3 Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal
Year, a condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the
related condensed statement of income and condensed statement of cash
flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of the Fiscal Year
ended at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter and
the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year, all certified
(subject to normal year-end adjustments) as to fairness of
presentation, GAAP and consistency by the chief financial officer or
the chief executive officer of the Borrower;
(c) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of financial
statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, a certificate,
substantially in the form of Exhibit I or in such other form as shall
be mutually satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent (a "Compliance
Certificate"), of the chief financial officer or the chief executive
officer of the Borrower (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in
compliance with the requirements of Sections 5.03 through 5.07,
inclusive, on the date of such financial statements and (ii) stating
whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if any
Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action
which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(d) simultaneously with the delivery of each set of annual
financial statements referred to in clause (a) above, a statement of
the firm of independent public accountants which reported on such
statements to the effect that nothing has come to their attention to
cause them to believe that any Default existed on the date of such
financial statements;
(e) within 5 Domestic Business Days after the Borrower
becomes aware of the occurrence of any Default, a certificate of the
chief financial officer or the chief executive officer of the Borrower
setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is
taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f) promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of
the Borrower generally, copies of all financial statements, reports
and proxy statements so mailed;
(g) promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all
registration statements (other than the exhibits thereto and any
registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) and annual,
quarterly or monthly reports which the Borrower shall have filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(h) if and when the Borrower or any member of the Controlled
Group (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any
"reportable event" (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect
to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination of such
Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of
any Plan has given or
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is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the
notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the
PBGC; (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability
under Title IV of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (iii) receives
notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate
or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice;
(i) promptly after the Borrower knows of the commencement
thereof, notice of any litigation, dispute or proceeding involving a
claim against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary for $1,000,000 or
more in excess of amounts covered in full by applicable insurance;
(j) promptly after the Borrower knows of the existence
thereof, any and all facts which could have or cause a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(k) from time to time such additional information regarding
the financial position or business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as the Agent, at the request of any Bank, may reasonably
request.
SECTION 5.02. Inspection of Property, Books and Records.
The Borrower will (i) keep, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to keep,
proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in
conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation
to its business and activities; and (ii) permit, and will cause each Restricted
Subsidiary to permit, representatives of any Bank at such Bank's expense prior
to the occurrence of an Event of Default and at the Borrower's expense after
the occurrence of an Event of Default to visit and inspect any of their
respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their
respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances
and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public
accountants. The Borrower agrees to cooperate and assist in such visits and
inspections, in each case at such reasonable times and as often as may
reasonably be desired.
SECTION 5.03. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to
Consolidated Total Capitalization. At the end of each Fiscal Quarter,
commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 1994, the ratio of
Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization will not at any
time exceed .70 to 1.00.
SECTION 5.04. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to
Consolidated Cash Flow. At the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the
Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 1994, the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt at
the end of such Fiscal Quarter to Consolidated Cash Flow for the period of 4
consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such date will not be greater than 4.5 to
1.00.
SECTION 5.05. Restricted Payments and Restricted Investments.
The Borrower will not, directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary or
otherwise, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum or property for any
Restricted Payment and the Borrower will not and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to make or become obligated to make any Restricted Investment, in
each case unless, both at the time of the proposed action and immediately after
giving effect thereto, (x) no
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condition or event shall exist which constitutes a Default or an Event of
Default; and (y) the aggregate amount of:
(A) all sums and property included in all Restricted Payments
directly or indirectly declared, ordered, paid, made or set
apart by the Borrower during the period (the "Computation
Period") (taken as one accounting period) from and including
April 1, 1993 to and including the date of such proposed
action, plus
(B) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Investments of the
Borrower and all Restricted Subsidiaries made during the
Computation Period and outstanding on the date of such
proposed action and all commitments for such Restricted
Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
outstanding on such date,
shall not exceed the sum of $5,000,000 plus 80% (or minus 100% in the case of
a deficit) of Consolidated Net Income during the Computation Period; provided
that the Borrower may declare, order, pay, make or set apart funds for the
payment of a dividend on, and in accordance with the terms of, any class of its
Preferred Stock that is issued and sold by the Borrower for cash after the date
hereof, if, both at the time of the proposed action and immediately after
giving effect thereto, (x) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments after
the date hereof with respect to all classes of Preferred Stock of the Borrower
shall not exceed the aggregate net proceeds to the Borrower from all issuances
and sales of its Preferred Stock after the date hereof, and (y) no condition or
event shall exist which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
For all purposes of this Section 5.05, (1) the amount involved
in any Restricted Payment directly or indirectly declared, ordered, paid, made
or set apart in property and the amount of any Restricted Investment made
through the transfer of property, shall be the greater of (x) the fair value of
such property (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Borrower) and (y) the net book value thereof on the books of the Borrower (as
determined in accordance with GAAP), in each case as determined on the date
such Restricted Payment is declared, ordered, paid, made or set apart or the
date such Restricted Investment is made or committed to be made, as the case
may be, and (2) all Investments of any Person existing immediately after such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary which would be Restricted Investments if
made by such Person while subject to the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be Restricted Investments and to have been made at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.06. Fixed Charge Coverage. At the end of each
Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 1994, the
ratio of Adjusted Cash Flow to Fixed Charges, in each case for the current
Fiscal Quarter and the immediately preceding 3 Fiscal Quarters, shall not be
less than 1.50 to 1.00.
SECTION 5.07. Negative Pledge. Neither the Borrower nor any
Restricted Subsidiary will create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any
asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:
(a) Liens existing on the date of this Agreement securing
Debt outstanding on the
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date of this Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding
$18,000,000;
(b) any Lien existing on any asset of any corporation at the
time such corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and not created
in contemplation of such event;
(c) any Lien on any asset securing Debt incurred or assumed
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring
or constructing such asset, provided that such Lien attaches to
such asset concurrently with or within 18 months after the acquisition
or completion of construction thereof;
(d) any Lien on any asset of any corporation existing at the
time such corporation is merged or consolidated with or into the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and not created in contemplation
of such event;
(e) any Lien existing on any asset prior to the acquisition
thereof by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and not created in
contemplation of such acquisition;
(f) Liens securing Debt owing by any Subsidiary to the
Borrower;
(g) any Lien arising out of the refinancing, extension,
renewal or refunding of any Debt secured by any Lien permitted by any
of the foregoing clauses (b) through (g) of this Section, provided
that (i) such Debt is not secured by any additional assets, and (ii)
the amount of such Debt secured by any such Lien is not increased;
(h) any Lien on Margin Stock;
(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
levies either not yet due or the payment of which is not at the time
required by Section 5.12;
(j) Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and other similar Persons incurred in the ordinary course
of business for sums either not yet due or the payment of which is not
at the time required by Section 5.12;
(k) Liens (other than any Lien created or imposed under
ERISA) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and
other types of social security, or to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases,
government contracts, performance and return- of-money bonds and other
similar obligations (exclusive in any case of obligations incurred in
connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances of
credit);
(l) any attachment or judgment Lien arising in connection
with court proceedings, provided that (i) the execution or other
enforcement of such Lien is effectively stayed and the claims secured
thereby are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate
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proceedings diligently conducted, and (ii) such reserve or other
appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have
been made therefor and neither the Borrower's nor any such Restricted
Subsidiary's title to or right to use any of its property is impaired
in any material respect by reason of such contest;
(m) easements, licenses, rights-of-way and other rights and
privileges in the nature of easements and similar Liens incidental to
the ownership of property and not incurred in connection with the
borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances of credit, and which
do not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the ordinary
conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
or materially detract from the value of the properties subject to any
such Liens; and
(n) Liens not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of
this Section securing Debt (other than indebtedness represented by the
Notes) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to
exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Capitalization.
SECTION 5.08. Maintenance of Existence. The Borrower shall,
and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain its corporate existence
and carry on its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially
the same fields as such business is now carried on and maintained; provided
that (i) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in any
transaction permitted by Section 5.10 and (ii) dissolution of any Restricted
Subsidiary shall not be prohibited by this Section if all of the assets of such
Restricted Subsidiary are transferred to the Borrower or any other Restricted
Subsidiary following such dissolution.
SECTION 5.09. Dissolution. The Borrower shall not suffer or
permit dissolution or liquidation either in whole or in part or redeem or
retire any shares of its own stock, except (i) through corporate reorganization
to the extent permitted by Section 5.10, and (ii) through Restricted Payments
permitted by Section 5.05.
SECTION 5.10. Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets.
The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,
consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or
any substantial part of its assets to, any other Person, or discontinue or
eliminate any business line or segment, provided that (a) the Borrower may
merge with another Person if (i) such Person was organized under the laws of
the United States of America or one of its states, (ii) the Borrower is the
corporation surviving such merger and (iii) immediately after giving effect to
such merger, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) Restricted
Subsidiaries of the Borrower may merge or consolidate with one another or with
the Borrower, (c) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged or
consolidated with or into another Person to consummate an acquisition of such
other Person permitted by Section 5.05, provided that the surviving Person
shall be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (d) the foregoing
limitation on the sale, lease or other transfer of assets and on the
discontinuation or elimination of a business line or segment shall not prohibit
(i) the sale, lease or other transfer of assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to
any other Restricted Subsidiary or to the Borrower, or (ii) during any Fiscal
Quarter, a transfer of assets or the discontinuance or elimination of a
business line or segment (in a single
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transaction or in a series of related transactions) unless the aggregate assets
to be so transferred or utilized in a business line or segment to be so
discontinued, when combined with all other assets transferred, and all other
assets utilized in all other business lines or segments discontinued, during
such Fiscal Quarter and the immediately preceding seven Fiscal Quarters
(excluding, however, transfers of assets permitted by clause (i) of this
Section), either (x) constituted more than 15% of Consolidated Total Assets at
the end of the eighth Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter,
or (y) contributed more than 10% of Consolidated Operating Income during the 8
consecutive Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding such Fiscal Quarter.
SECTION 5.11. Use of Proceeds. No portion of the proceeds
of the Loans will be used by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for any purpose in
violation of any applicable law or regulation.
SECTION 5.12. Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes. The
Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and, in the
case of ERISA, each member of the Controlled Group to, comply in all material
respects with applicable laws (including but not limited to ERISA), regulations
and similar requirements of governmental authorities (including but not limited
to PBGC), except where the necessity of such compliance is being contested in
good faith through appropriate proceedings diligently pursued. The Borrower
will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, pay promptly when
due all taxes, assessments, governmental charges, claims for labor, supplies,
rent and other obligations which, if unpaid, might become a lien against the
property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except (i) liabilities
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and
against which, if requested by the Agent, the Borrower shall have set up
reserves in accordance with GAAP and (ii) liabilities the nonpayment of which
could have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.13. Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, and
will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain (either in the name
of the Borrower or in such Restricted Subsidiary's own name), with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its Property in at
least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured
against in the same general area by companies of established repute engaged in
the same or similar business.
SECTION 5.14. Change in Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not
change its Fiscal Year.
SECTION 5.15. Maintenance of Property. The Borrower shall,
and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain all of its material
properties and assets in good condition, repair and working order, ordinary
wear and tear excepted.
SECTION 5.16. Environmental Notices. When a Responsible
Officer or any officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary responsible for
compliance with Environmental Laws with respect to any Property becomes aware
of (i) an Environmental Liability associated with the Properties which could
cause a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) an Environmental Release at any of the
Properties which could cause a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the designation
of the Borrower or such Subsidiary as
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a potentially responsible party under CERCLA or any state statute similar to
CERCLA, or (iv) identification of such Property on any National Priorities List
or CERCLIS List, the Borrower shall promptly furnish to the Banks and the Agent
written notice thereof.
SECTION 5.17. Environmental Matters. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries will not, and will not knowingly permit any Third Party to, use,
produce, manufacture, process, treat, recycle, generate, store, dispose,
manage, or otherwise handle at the Properties any Hazardous Materials in such a
manner which gives rise to an Environmental Liability which could cause a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.18. Environmental Release. Upon the occurrence of
an Environmental Release of Hazardous Materials at any of the Properties of
which Borrower or a Subsidiary becomes aware, Borrower or the Subsidiary shall
comply with any and all notice, investigation, removal and remediation
requirements applicable to the Borrower or Subsidiary under Environmental Laws
with respect to such Environmental Release.
SECTION 5.19. Additional Covenants, Etc. In the event that
at any time this Agreement is in effect or any Note remains unpaid the Borrower
shall enter into any agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument
governing, relating to, providing for commitments to advance or guaranteeing
any Financing which exceeds $3,000,000 in aggregate amount (a "New Financing
Agreement") or to amend any terms and conditions applicable to any Financing
which exceeds $3,000,000 in aggregate amount (a "Financing Agreement
Amendment"), which New Financing Agreement includes or which Financing
Agreement Amendment adds or modifies Covenants, warranties, representations,
defaults or events of default (or any other type of restriction which would
have the practical effect of any of the foregoing, including, without
limitation, any "put" or mandatory prepayment of all or substantially all of
such debt) not substantially as, or in addition to those, provided in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or more favorable to the lender or other
counterparty thereunder than those provided in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (individually an "Additional Term" and collectively, the "Additional
Terms"), the Borrower shall promptly so notify the Agent and the Banks.
Thereupon, if the Agent shall request by written notice to the Borrower (after
a determination has been made by the Required Banks that any such New Financing
Agreement or Financing Agreement Amendment contains any provisions which either
individually or in the aggregate are more favorable than one of the provisions
set forth herein), the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks shall enter into an
amendment to this Agreement providing for substantially the same such
Additional Terms as those provided for in such New Financing Agreement or
Financing Agreement Amendment, as the case may be, to the extent required and
as may be selected by the Agent, such amendment to remain in effect, unless
otherwise specified in writing by the Agent, for the entire duration of the
stated term to maturity of such Financing (to and including the date to which
the same may be extended at the Borrower's option), notwithstanding that such
Financing might be earlier terminated by prepayment, refinancing, acceleration
or otherwise; provided that if any such New Financing Agreement or the
agreement, guarantee, indenture or other instrument amended by a Financing
Agreement Amendment shall be modified, supplemented, amended or restated so as
to modify, amend or eliminate therefrom any such Additional Term so made a part
of this Agreement, then so long as there exists no Default or Event of Default,
the Agent and the
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Banks shall, at the Borrower's request made within 90 days following the date on
which such New Financing Agreement or the agreement, guarantee, indenture or
other instrument amended by a Financing Agreement Amendment is so modified,
supplemented, amended or restated, amend this Agreement to similarly modify,
amend or eliminate such Additional Term so made a part of this Agreement,
provided that in no event will the Banks and the Agent be required to (i)
eliminate any Covenant, representation, warranty, default or event of default
which was set forth in this Agreement on the Effective Date or added to this
Agreement pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement entered into other than
pursuant to this Section, or (ii) modify or amend any Covenant, representation,
warranty, default or event of default which was set forth in this Agreement on
the Effective Date or added to this Agreement pursuant to any amendment to this
Agreement entered into other than pursuant to this Section in a manner such that
such Covenant, representation, warranty, default or event of default is less
favorable to the Banks or the Agent than such Covenant, representation,
warranty, default or event of default was on the Effective Date or the date the
same was added to this Agreement pursuant to such an amendment, as the case may
be.
As used in this Section, the term "Covenants" shall mean
covenants of a type similar to those set forth in Article V hereof or which
customarily are described as affirmative, negative or financial covenants, but
in no event shall such term encompass (w) agreements of the Borrower in respect
of interest rate, fees, expenses, yield protection, indemnities, collateral,
loan maturities, prepayment premiums, prepayment prohibitions or "call"
protection or conditions precedent, (x) provisions whereby the Borrower waives
rights, (y) provisions of a type comparable to those contained in Article IX or
customarily included in the miscellaneous section of a credit agreement or
similar instrument, or (z) definitions to the extent such definitions relate to
any of the provisions described in the foregoing clauses (w), (x) and (y).
SECTION 5.20. Operation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The
Borrower shall cause each Unrestricted Subsidiary to conduct its business and
operations separate and apart from that of any Restricted Subsidiary or the
Borrower, including, without limitation, (i) segregating assets of the Borrower
and each Restricted Subsidiary from, and not allowing funds or other assets of
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to be commingled with, the funds or
other assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) maintaining books and
financial records of each Unrestricted Subsidiary separate from the books and
financial records of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) observing
all corporate procedures and formalities in connection with the operation of
each Unrestricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, maintaining
minutes of shareholders' and directors' meetings of each Unrestricted
Subsidiary, (iv) causing each Unrestricted Subsidiary to pay its liabilities
from assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other Unrestricted
Subsidiary, and (v) causing each Unrestricted Subsidiary to conduct its
dealings with third parties in its own name and as a separate and independent
entity; provided that nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Borrower from acting as collection agent and paying agent for an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, as long as proper books of account are maintained and reconciled in
connection therewith.
SECTION 5.21. Guaranty of Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) The
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent and each Bank notice that a Person has
become a Restricted Subsidiary within 10 days after the day on which such
Person became a Restricted Subsidiary. The Borrower shall cause any
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Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date to become
a party to, and agree to be bound by the terms of, the Guaranty Agreement
pursuant to an instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent
executed and delivered to the Agent within 30 days after the day on which such
Person became a Restricted Subsidiary.
(b) Together with the instrument referred to in Section
5.21(a), the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent an opinion of counsel to such
Restricted Subsidiary substantially in the form of Exhibit C (to the extent
Exhibit C contains opinions applicable to the Guarantors), modified
appropriately to refer to such Restricted Subsidiary, and the items specified
in Section 3.01(f) (to the extent such items relate to the Guarantors) for such
Restricted Subsidiary.
(c) Once any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and
therefore becomes a party to the Guaranty Agreement in accordance with Section
5.21(a), such Person thereafter shall remain a party to the Guaranty Agreement
without regard to whether it thereafter ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary.
ARTICLE VI
DEFAULTS
SECTION 6.01. Events of Default. If one or more of the
following events ("Events of Default") shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of
any Loan or shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan within five
Domestic Business Days after such interest shall become due, or shall
fail to pay any fee or other amount payable hereunder within five
Domestic Business Days after such fee or other amount becomes due; or
(b) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any
covenant contained in Sections 5.02(ii), 5.03 to 5.07, inclusive, or
Section 5.10, 5.11 or 5.14;
(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any
covenant or agreement contained or incorporated by reference in this
Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a) or (b) above) for
thirty days after the earlier of (i) the first day on which the a
Responsible Officer has knowledge of such failure or (ii) written
notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the Agent at the
request of any Bank; or
(d) any representation, warranty, certification or statement
made or deemed made by the Borrower in Article IV of this Agreement or
in any certificate, financial statement or other document delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect or
misleading in any material respect when made (or deemed made); or
(e) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to
make any payment in respect of Debt in an aggregate amount in excess
of $3,000,000 outstanding (other than the Notes) when due or within
any applicable grace period; or
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(f) any event or condition shall occur which results in the
acceleration of the maturity of Debt in an aggregate amount in excess
of $3,000,000 outstanding of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
or the mandatory prepayment or purchase of such Debt by the Borrower
(or its designee) or such Restricted Subsidiary (or its designee)
prior to the scheduled maturity thereof, or enables the holders of
such Debt or any Person acting on such holders' behalf to accelerate
the maturity thereof or require the mandatory prepayment or purchase
thereof prior to the scheduled maturity thereof, without regard to
whether such holders or other Person shall have exercised their right
to do so; or
(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall commence
a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any
substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief
or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in
an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall
make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail
generally, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts
as they become due, or shall take any corporate action to authorize
any of the foregoing; or
(h) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be
commenced against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its
debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any
substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other
proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60
days; or an order for relief shall be entered against the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary under the federal bankruptcy laws as now or
hereafter in effect; or
(i) the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group shall
fail to pay when due any material amount which it shall have become
liable to pay to the PBGC or to a Plan under Title IV of ERISA; or
notice of intent to terminate a Plan or Plans shall be filed under
Title IV of ERISA by the Borrower, any member of the Controlled Group,
any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the
PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate
or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any such Plan or
Plans or a proceeding shall be instituted by a fiduciary of any such
Plan or Plans to enforce Section 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA and such
proceeding shall not have been dismissed within 30 days thereafter; or
a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled
to obtain a decree adjudicating that any such Plan or Plans must be
terminated or the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group
shall enter into, contribute or be obligated to contribute to,
terminate or incur any withdrawal liability with respect to, a
Multiemployer Plan; or
(j) one or more judgments or orders for the payment of money
in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000 shall be rendered against
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and such judgment or order
shall continue unsatisfied and unstayed for a period
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of 30 days; or
(k) a federal tax lien shall be filed against the Borrower
under Section 6323 of the Code or a lien of the PBGC shall be filed
against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under Section 4068
of ERISA and in either case such lien shall remain undischarged for a
period of 25 days after the date of filing; or
(l) the Patrick Family shall at any time fail to Control the
Borrower; or
(m) the occurrence of any event, act or condition which the
Required Banks determine either does or has a reasonable probability
of causing a Material Adverse Effect and the failure of the Borrower
to cure or prevent such Material Adverse Effect within 45 days after
receipt of notice of such determination from the Required Banks, or
(n) the Guaranty shall cease to be in full force and effect or
any Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm its obligations thereunder;
then, and in every such event, the Agent shall (i) if requested by the Required
Banks, by notice to the Borrower terminate the Commitments and they shall
thereupon terminate, and (ii) if requested by the Required Banks, by notice to
the Borrower declare the Notes (together with accrued interest thereon) and all
other amounts payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to be, and
the Notes (together will all accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts
payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall thereupon become,
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided
that if any Event of Default specified in clause (g) or (h) above occurs with
respect to the Borrower, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by
the Agent or the Banks, the Commitments shall thereupon automatically terminate
and the Notes (together with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts
payable hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall automatically become
immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent shall have available to it all other
remedies at law or equity, and shall exercise any one or all of them at the
request of the Required Banks.
SECTION 6.02. Notice of Default. The Agent shall give
notice to the Borrower of any Default under Section 6.01(c) promptly upon being
requested to do so by any Bank and shall thereupon notify all the Banks
thereof.
ARTICLE VII
THE AGENT
SECTION 7.01. Appointment, Powers and Immunities. Each Bank
hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to act as its agent
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents with such powers as are
specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together
with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent: (a)
shall
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have no duties or responsibilities except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall not by reason of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document be a trustee for any Bank; (b) shall not
be responsible to the Banks for any recitals, statements, representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any
certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by
any Bank under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document or any other document referred to or provided for
herein or therein or for any failure by the Borrower to perform any of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder; (c) shall not be required to initiate or
conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder or under any other
Loan Document except to the extent requested by the Required Banks, and then
only on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Agent, and (d) shall not be
responsible for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or
under any other Loan Document or any other document or instrument referred to
or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith,
except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Agent may
employ agents and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it
with reasonable care. The provisions of this Article VII are solely for the
benefit of the Agent and the Banks, and the Borrower shall not have any rights
as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing
its functions and duties under this Agreement and under the other Loan
Documents, the Agent shall act solely as agent of the Banks and does not assume
and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship
of agency or trust with or for the Borrower. The duties of the Agent shall be
ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Agent shall not have by
reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in
respect of any Bank.
SECTION 7.02. Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication
(including any thereof by telephone, telefax, telegram or cable) believed by it
to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of
the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel,
independent accountants or other experts selected by the Agent. As to any
matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, the Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in
refraining from acting, hereunder and thereunder in accordance with
instructions signed by the Required Banks, and such instructions of the
Required Banks in any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be
binding on all of the Banks.
SECTION 7.03. Defaults. The Agent shall not be deemed to
have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default (other
than the non-payment of principal of or interest on the Loans) unless the Agent
has received notice from a Bank or the Borrower specifying such Default or
Event of Default and stating that such notice is a "Notice of Default". In the
event that the Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or
an Event of Default, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Banks.
The Agent shall give each Bank prompt notice of each non-payment of principal
of or interest on the Loans, whether or not it has received any notice of the
occurrence of such non-payment. The Agent shall (subject to Section 9.05) take
such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be
directed by the Required Banks, provided that, unless and until the Agent shall
have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to)
take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such
Default or
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Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Banks.
SECTION 7.04. Rights of Agent as a Bank. With respect to
the Loans made by it, Wachovia in its capacity as a Bank hereunder shall have
the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Bank and may exercise the
same as though it were not acting as the Agent, and the term "Bank" or "Banks"
shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include Wachovia in its
individual capacity. The Agent may (without having to account therefor to any
Bank) accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of
banking, trust or other business with the Borrower (and any of its Affiliates)
as if it were not acting as the Agent, and the Agent may accept fees and other
consideration from the Borrower (in addition to any agency fees and arrangement
fees heretofore agreed to between the Borrower and the Agent) for services in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise without
having to account for the same to the Banks.
SECTION 7.05. Indemnification. Each Bank severally agrees
to indemnify the Agent, to the extent the Agent shall not have been reimbursed
by the Borrower, ratably in accordance with its Commitment, for any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, counsel fees and
disbursements) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be
imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or
arising out of the Original Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or any other documents contemplated by or referred to herein or
therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (excluding, unless
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the normal administrative
costs and expenses incident to the performance of its agency duties hereunder)
or the enforcement of any of the terms hereof or thereof or any such other
documents; provided, however, that no Bank shall be liable for any of the
foregoing to the extent they arise from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Agent. If any indemnity furnished to the Agent for any
purpose shall, in the opinion of the Agent, be insufficient or become impaired,
the Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do
the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.
SECTION 7.06. CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THE AGENT SHALL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE TO ANY BANK, THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY
FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY BE ALLEGED AS A
RESULT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
SECTION 7.07. Payee of Note Treated as Owner. The Agent may
deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes
hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof
shall have been filed with the Agent and the provisions of Section 9.07(c) have
been satisfied. Any requests, authority or consent of any Person who at the
time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the holder
of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder,
transferee or assignee of that Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange
therefor or replacement thereof.
SECTION 7.08. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks. Each
Bank agrees that
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it has, independently and without reliance on the Agent or any other Bank, and
based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis of the Borrower and decision to enter into this Agreement
and that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any
other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents. The Agent shall not be required to keep itself (or any Bank)
informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower of this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents or any other document referred to or
provided for herein or therein or to inspect the properties or books of the
Borrower or any other Person. Except for notices, reports and other documents
and information expressly required to be furnished to the Banks by the Agent
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, the Agent shall not have any duty
or responsibility to provide any Bank with any credit or other information
concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any
other Person (or any of their Affiliates) which may come into the possession of
the Agent.
SECTION 7.09. Failure to Act. Except for action expressly
required of the Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, the Agent
shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder
and thereunder unless it shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction
by the Banks of their indemnification obligations under Section 7.05 against
any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by the Agent by reason
of taking, continuing to take, or failing to take any such action.
SECTION 7.10. Resignation or Removal of Agent. Subject to
the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, the
Agent may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Banks and the
Borrower and the Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the
Required Banks. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Banks shall
have the right to appoint a successor Agent. If no successor Agent shall have
been so appointed by the Required Banks and shall have accepted such
appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent's notice of resignation or
the Required Banks' removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may,
on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Agent. Any successor Agent shall
be a bank which has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent,
such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring
Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any
retiring Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of
this Article VII shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any
actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Agent
hereunder.
ARTICLE VIII
CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES; COMPENSATION
SECTION 8.01. Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate
or Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
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(a) the Agent determines that deposits in Dollars (in the
applicable amounts) are not being offered in the relevant market for
such Interest Period, or
(b) the Required Banks advise the Agent that the London
Interbank Offered Rate as determined by the Agent will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding the Euro-Dollar
Loans for such Interest Period,
the Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks,
whereupon until the Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving
rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligations of the Banks to make
the Euro-Dollar Loans specified in such notice shall be suspended. Unless the
Borrower notifies the Agent at least 2 Domestic Business Days before the date
of any Borrowing of Euro-Dollar Loans for which a Notice of Borrowing has
previously been given that it elects not to borrow on such date, such Borrowing
shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.
SECTION 8.02. Illegality. If, after the date hereof, the
adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any
existing or future law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation
or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or
comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof
(any such authority, bank or agency being referred to as an "Authority" and any
such event being referred to as a "Change of Law"), or compliance by any Bank
(or its Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having
the force of law) of any Authority shall make it unlawful or impossible for any
Bank (or its Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans
and such Bank shall so notify the Agent, the Agent shall forthwith give notice
thereof to the other Banks and the Borrower, whereupon until such Bank notifies
the Borrower and the Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such
suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Bank to make Euro-Dollar
Loans shall be suspended. Before giving any notice to the Agent pursuant to
this Section, such Bank shall designate a different Lending Office if such
designation will avoid the need for giving such notice and will not, in the
judgment of such Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank. If such Bank
shall determine that it may not lawfully continue to maintain and fund any of
its outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans to maturity and shall so specify in such
notice, the Borrower shall, on the later of (i) the date such notice is
received by the Borrower and (ii) the date such Change of Law becomes
applicable, prepay in full the then outstanding principal amount of each
Euro-Dollar Loan of such Bank, together with accrued interest thereon and any
amount due such Bank pursuant to Section 8.05(a). Concurrently with prepaying
each such Euro-Dollar Loan, the Borrower shall borrow a Base Rate Loan in an
equal principal amount from such Bank (on which interest and principal shall be
payable contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other
Banks), and such Bank shall make such a Base Rate Loan.
SECTION 8.03. Increased Cost and Reduced Return. (a) If
after the date hereof, a Change of Law or compliance by any Bank (or its
Lending Office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force
of law) of any Authority:
(i) shall subject any Bank (or its Lending Office) to any
tax, duty or other charge
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with respect to its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Notes or its obligation to make
Euro-Dollar Loans, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any
Bank (or its Lending Office) of the principal of or interest on its Euro-Dollar
Loans or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of its
Euro-Dollar Loans or its obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans (except for
changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Bank or its
Lending Office imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Bank's principal
executive office or Lending Office is located); or
(ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve,
special deposit or similar requirement (including, without limitation,
any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, but excluding with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan any
such requirement included in an applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve
Percentage) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or
credit extended by, any Bank (or its Lending Office); or
(iii) shall impose on any Bank (or its Lending Office) or on
the United States market for certificates of deposit or the London
interbank market any other condition affecting its Euro-Dollar Loans,
its Notes or its obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Bank (or
its Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Euro-Dollar Loan, or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank (or its Lending
Office) under this Agreement or under its Notes with respect thereto, by an
amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then, within 15 days after demand by
such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such increased
cost or reduction.
(b) If any Bank shall have determined that after the date
hereof the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital
adequacy, or any change in any existing or future law, rule or regulation, or
any change in the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
any Bank (or its Lending Office) with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any Authority, has
or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank's capital
as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such
Bank could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking
into consideration such Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an
amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then from time to time, within 15
days after demand by such Bank, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such reduction.
(c) Each Bank shall notify the Borrower of any event
occurring after the date of this Agreement entitling such Bank to compensation
under this Section as promptly as practicable, but in any event within 45 days,
after the officer of such Bank responsible for the business relationship of the
Bank with the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof; provided that (i) if
any Bank fails to give such notice within 45 days after such officer obtains
actual knowledge of such an event, such Bank shall with respect to compensation
payable pursuant to this Section in respect of any costs resulting from such
event, only be entitled to payment under this Section for costs incurred
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from and after the date 45 days prior to the date that such Bank does give such
notice and (ii) each Bank will designate a different Lending Office for the
Loans of such Bank affected by such event if such designation will avoid the
need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the sole
opinion of such Bank, be disadvantageous to such Bank or contrary to its
general lending policies. Each Bank will furnish to the Borrower a certificate
setting forth the basis and amount of each request by such Bank for
compensation under this Section, accompanied by a statement of an officer of
such Bank certifying that such request for compensation is being made pursuant
to a policy adopted by such Bank to seek such compensation generally from
customers similar to the Borrower.
(d) The provisions of this Section 8.03 shall be
applicable with respect to any Participant, Assignee or other Transferee.
SECTION 8.04. Base Rate Loans Substituted for Euro-Dollar
Loans. If (i) the obligation of any Bank to make or maintain Euro-Dollar Loans
has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Bank has demanded
compensation under Section 8.03, and the Borrower shall, by at least 5 Euro-
Dollar Business Days' prior notice to such Bank through the Agent, have elected
that the provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then, unless and
until such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to
such suspension or demand for compensation no longer apply:
(a) all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Bank as
Euro-Dollar Loans shall be made instead as Base Rate Loans (in which
case interest and principal on such Loans shall be payable
contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other
Banks), and
(b) after each of its Euro-Dollar Loans has been repaid, all
payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to repay such
Euro-Dollar Loans shall be applied to repay its Base Rate Loans
instead.
In the event that the Borrower shall elect that the provisions of this Section
shall apply to any Bank, the Borrower shall remain liable for, and shall pay to
such Bank as provided herein, all amounts due such Bank under Section 8.03 in
respect of the period preceding the date of conversion of such Bank's Loans
resulting from the Borrower's election.
SECTION 8.05. Compensation. Upon the request of any Bank,
delivered to the Borrower and the Agent, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank
such amount or amounts as shall compensate such Bank for any loss, cost or
expense incurred by such Bank as a result of:
(a) any payment or prepayment (pursuant to Section 2.09, Section
2.10, Section 8.02 or otherwise) of a Euro-Dollar Loan on a date other than the
last day of an Interest Period for such Euro-Dollar Loan, as the case may be;
(b) any failure by the Borrower to prepay a Euro-Dollar Loan on
the date for such prepayment specified in the relevant notice of prepayment
hereunder; or
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(c) any failure by the Borrower to borrow a Euro-Dollar Loan on
the date for the Euro-Dollar Borrowing of which such Euro-Dollar Loan is a part
specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing delivered pursuant to Section
2.02;
such compensation to include, without limitation, an amount equal to the
excess, if any, of (x) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the
amount so paid or prepaid or not prepaid or borrowed for the period from the
date of such payment, prepayment or failure to prepay or borrow to the last day
of the then current Interest Period for such Euro-Dollar Loan (or, in the case
of a failure to prepay or borrow, the Interest Period for such Euro-Dollar Loan
which would have commenced on the date of such failure to prepay or borrow) at
the applicable rate of interest for such Euro-Dollar Loan provided for herein
(excluding, however, for purposes of this Section only the Applicable Margin in
determining such rate of interest) over (y) the amount of interest (as
reasonably determined by such Bank) such Bank would have paid on deposits in
Dollars of comparable amounts having terms comparable to such period placed
with it by leading banks in the London interbank market.
SECTION 8.06. HLT Classification. If, after the date
hereof, the Agent determines that, or the Agent is advised by any Bank that
such Bank (or if the Agent is so advised by any such Authority) has received
notice from any Authority (including, without limitation, the Securities and
Exchange Commission) having jurisdiction over such Bank that Loans hereunder
are classified as a "highly leveraged transaction" (an "HLT Classification"),
the Agent shall promptly give notice of such HLT Classification to the Borrower
and the other Banks. The Agent, the Banks and the Borrower shall commence
negotiations in good faith to agree on the extent to which fees, interest rates
and/or margins hereunder should be increased, and/or any other terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement should be modified, so as to reflect
such HLT Classification. If the Borrower, the Agent, and the Required Banks
agree on the amount of such increase or increases and on the terms of any such
modification, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended to
give effect to such increase or increases, or modification, as provided in
Section 9.05. If the Borrower, the Agent, and the Required Banks fail to so
agree within 120 days after notice is given by the Agent as provided above,
then the Agent shall, if requested by the Required Banks, by notice to the
Borrower terminate the Commitments and they shall thereupon terminate and the
Borrower shall repay each outstanding Loan at the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto. The Banks acknowledge that an HLT Classification is not a
Default or an Event of Default.
SECTION 8.07. Replacement of Bank. In the event that any
Bank gives any notice under Section 8.02 resulting in the suspension of its
obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans or requests compensation pursuant to
Section 8.03, then, so long as the condition giving rise to such suspension or
compensation exists, the Borrower may designate another bank or financial
institution (such bank or financial institution being herein called a
"Replacement Bank") acceptable to the Agent (which acceptance will not be
unreasonably withheld) and which is not an Affiliate of the Borrower, to assume
such Bank's Commitment hereunder and to purchase the Loans of such Bank and
such Bank's rights under this Agreement and the Notes held by such Bank, all
without recourse to or representation or warranty by, or expense to, such Bank,
for a purchase price equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Loans
payable to such Bank plus any accrued but unpaid interest
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on such Loans and accrued but unpaid fees owing to such Bank plus any amounts
payable to such Bank under Section 8.05, and upon such assumption, purchase and
substitution, and subject to the execution and delivery to the Agent by the
Replacement Bank of documentation satisfactory to the Agent (pursuant to which
such Replacement Bank shall assume the obligations of such original Bank under
this Agreement), the Replacement Bank shall succeed to the rights and
obligations of such Bank hereunder. In the event that the Borrower exercises
its rights under the preceding sentence, the Bank against which such rights
were exercised shall no longer be a party hereto or have any rights or
obligations hereunder; provided that the obligations of the Borrower to such
Bank under Article VIII and Section 9.03 with respect to events occurring or
obligations arising before or as a result of such replacement shall survive
such exercise.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other
communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile
transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such party at its
address or telecopy number set forth on the signature pages hereof or such
other address or telecopy number as such party may hereafter specify for the
purpose by notice to each other party. Each such notice, request or other
communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecopier, when such telecopy
is transmitted to the telecopy number specified in this Section and the
telecopy machine used by the sender provides a written confirmation that such
telecopy has been so transmitted or receipt of such telecopy transmission is
otherwise confirmed, (ii) if given by mail, 72 hours after such communication
is deposited in the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as
aforesaid, and (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered at the address
specified in this Section; provided that notices to the Agent under Article II
or Article VIII shall not be effective until received.
SECTION 9.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by the Agent
or any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any
Note or other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any
single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and
remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or
remedies provided by law.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Documentary Taxes; Indemnification.
(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent,
including fees and disbursements of special counsel for the Agent, in
connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
any waiver or consent hereunder or thereunder or any amendment hereof or
thereof or any Default or alleged Default hereunder or thereunder and (ii) if a
Default occurs, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent or any Bank,
including fees and disbursements of counsel, in connection with such Default
and collection and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom, including
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in enforcing this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and each Bank
against any transfer
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taxes, documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any Authority by
reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents.
(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent, the Banks and
each Affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses,
liabilities, claims or damages to which any of them may become subject, insofar
as such losses, liabilities, claims or damages arise out of or result from any
actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of any extension of
credit by any Bank hereunder or breach by the Borrower of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or from investigation, litigation (including, without
limitation, any actions taken by the Agent or any of the Banks to enforce this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents) or other proceeding (including,
without limitation, any threatened investigation or proceeding) relating to the
foregoing, and the Borrower shall reimburse the Agent and each Bank, and each
Affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents, upon demand for any expenses (including, without limitation, legal
fees) incurred in connection with any such investigation or proceeding; but
excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by
reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be
indemnified.
SECTION 9.04. Setoffs; Sharing of Set-Offs. (a) The
Borrower hereby grants to each Bank, as security for the full and punctual
payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement, a continuing lien on and security interest in all deposits and other
sums credited by or due from such Bank to the Borrower or subject to withdrawal
by the Borrower; and regardless of the adequacy of any collateral or other
means of obtaining repayment of such obligations, each Bank may at any time
upon or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, and without notice to the
Borrower, set off the whole or any portion or portions of any or all such
deposits and other sums against such obligations, whether or not any other
Person or Persons could also withdraw money therefrom.
(b) Each Bank agrees that if it shall, by exercising any
right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a proportion
of the aggregate amount of principal and interest owing with respect to the
Notes held by it which is greater than the proportion received by any other
Bank in respect of the aggregate amount of all principal and interest owing
with respect to the Notes held by such other Bank, the Bank receiving such
proportionately greater payment shall purchase such participations in the Notes
held by the other Banks owing to such other Banks, and/or such other
adjustments shall be made, as may be required so that all such payments of
principal and interest with respect to the Notes held by the Banks owing to
such other Banks shall be shared by the Banks pro rata; provided that (i)
nothing in this Section shall impair the right of any Bank to exercise any
right of set-off or counterclaim it may have and to apply the amount subject to
such exercise to the payment of indebtedness of the Borrower other than its
indebtedness under the Notes, and (ii) if all or any portion of such payment
received by the purchasing Bank is thereafter recovered from such purchasing
Bank, such purchase from each other Bank shall be rescinded and such other Bank
shall repay to the purchasing Bank the purchase price of such participation to
the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such other Bank's
ratable share (according to the proportion of (x) the amount of such other
Bank's required repayment to (y) the total amount so recovered from the
purchasing Bank) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the
purchasing Bank in respect
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of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent
it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any holder of a
participation in a Note, whether or not acquired pursuant to the foregoing
arrangements, may exercise rights of set-off or counterclaim and other rights
with respect to such participation as fully as if such holder of a
participation were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such
participation.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is hereby expressly
agreed that neither the Agent nor any Bank shall have any lien or security
interest in, or right to set-off against, any amount held for the Borrower (i)
by the Agent's or such Bank's Affiliates, including, but not limited to,
Trustco Capital Management, Inc. and Synovus Securities, Inc., or (ii) in any
corporate custody account or similar account maintained at any Bank in a trust
capacity, in either case as security for or for application to the Loans or
other obligations owing to the Agent, or such Bank under this Agreement or the
Loan Documents; provided, however, that nothing contained in this subsection
(c) shall in any way be construed as limiting the ability of any such Affiliate
of the Agent or any Bank to set-off against the Borrower's accounts for any
amount owing to such Affiliate or such Bank arising other than under this
Agreement and the Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.05. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of
this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Documents may be amended or waived
if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the
Borrower and the Required Banks (and, if the rights or duties of the Agent are
affected thereby, by the Agent); provided that no such amendment or waiver
shall, unless signed by all the Banks, (i) change the Commitment of any Bank or
subject any Bank to any additional obligation (provided that an Assignment and
Acceptance executed in connection with an assignment effected pursuant to, and
in compliance with, Section 9.07(c) shall not be deemed to be a violation of
this clause (i)), (ii) change the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan
or any fees hereunder, (iii) change the date fixed for any payment of principal
of or interest on any Loan or any fees hereunder, (iv) change the amount of
principal, interest or fees due on any date fixed for the payment thereof, (v)
change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of the Notes, or the percentage of Banks, which shall be required for
the Banks or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other
provision of this Agreement, or (vi) change the manner of application of any
payments made under this Agreement or the Notes; provided, further, that this
Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents may be amended to give effect (x)
to any increased fees, interest rates and/or margins, and/or any modification
of the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement or in any of the
other Loan Documents, agreed upon pursuant to Section 8.05 or (y) to reduce or
rescind any such increases, or to rescind any such modification, previously
agreed upon pursuant to Section 8.05, if such amendment is in writing and is
signed by the Borrower, the Agent, and the Required Banks.
(b) The Borrower will not solicit, request or negotiate
for or with respect to any proposed waiver or amendment of any of the
provisions of this Agreement from or with any Bank, except on terms fully
disclosed to the Agent (which terms the Agent shall be authorized to disclose
to the Banks). Executed or true and correct copies of any waiver or consent
effected pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be delivered by the
Borrower to the Agent (for delivery to each Bank) forthwith following the date
on which the same shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite
percentage of Banks. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, pay or
cause to be paid
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any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or
otherwise, to any Bank (in its capacity as such) as consideration for or as an
inducement to the entering into by such Bank of any waiver or amendment of any
of the terms and provisions of this Agreement unless such remuneration is
concurrently paid, on the same terms, ratably to all such Banks.
SECTION 9.06. Margin Stock Collateral. Each of the Banks
represents to the Agent and each of the other Banks that it in good faith is
not, directly or indirectly (by negative pledge or otherwise), relying upon any
Margin Stock as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit
provided for in this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that the Borrower
may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement.
(b) Any Bank may at any time sell to one or more Persons
(each a "Participant") participating interests in any Loan owing to such Bank,
any Note held by such Bank, any Commitment hereunder or any other interest of
such Bank hereunder. In the event of any such sale by a Bank of a
participating interest to a Participant, such Bank's obligations under this
Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Bank shall remain solely responsible for
the performance thereof, such Bank shall remain the holder of any such Note for
all purposes under this Agreement, and the Borrower and the Agent shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such
Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement. In no event shall a Bank
that sells a participation be obligated to the Participant to take or refrain
from taking any action hereunder except that such Bank may agree that it will
not (except as provided below), without the consent of the Participant, agree
to (i) the change of any date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest
on the related Loan or Loans, (ii) the change of the amount of any principal,
interest or fees due on any date fixed for the payment thereof with respect to
the related Loan or Loans, (iii) the change of the principal of the related
Loan or Loans, or (iv) any change in the rate at which either interest is
payable thereon or (if the Participant is entitled to any part thereof)
commitment or facility fee is payable hereunder from the rate at which the
Participant is entitled to receive interest or commitment or facility fee (as
the case may be) in respect of such participation; provided that such Bank may
agree (x) to any increase in the fees, interest rates and/or margins, and/or to
any modification of the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
agreed upon pursuant to Section 8.05 or (y) to the reduction or rescission of
any such increases, or the rescission of any such modification, previously
agreed upon pursuant to Section 8.05. Each Bank selling a participating
interest in any Loan, Note, Commitment or other interest under this Agreement
shall, within 10 Domestic Business Days of such sale, provide the Borrower and
the Agent with written notification stating that such sale has occurred and
identifying the Participant and the interest purchased by such Participant.
The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Article VIII with respect to its participation in Loans outstanding from time
to time, subject to the provisions of Section 9.07(e).
(c) Any Bank may at any time assign to one or more banks or
financial institutions (each an "Assignee") all, or a proportionate part of
all, of its rights and obligations under this
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Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, and such Assignee shall
assume all such rights and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J, executed by such Assignee,
such transferor Bank and the Agent (and, in the case of an Assignee that is not
then a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank, by the Borrower); provided that (i) no
interest may be sold by a Bank pursuant to this paragraph (c) unless the
Assignee shall agree to assume ratably equivalent portions of the transferor
Bank's Commitment (provided that the Borrower and the Agent may waive the
requirement contained in this clause (i)), (ii) no interest may be sold by a
Bank prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph
(c) to any Assignee that is not then a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank without
the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
(provided that it shall not constitute the unreasonable withholding of consent
if the Borrower shall decline to consent because (1) the Borrower makes a
reasonable determination that it is materially more likely that the proposed
Assignee will be entitled to compensation, or to a greater amount of
compensation, than the transferor Bank, or (2) the proposed Assignee is a
competitor, or an Affiliate of a competitor, of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
and (iv) the minimum amount of any Commitment, and the minimum aggregate
principal amount of Loans, that may be so assigned by any transferor Bank shall
be $5,000,000 (provided that the Agent and the Borrower may waive the
requirement contained in this clause (iv) without the consent of any Bank).
Upon (A) execution of the Assignment and Acceptance by such transferor Bank,
such Assignee, the Agent and (if applicable) the Borrower, (B) delivery of an
executed copy of the Assignment and Acceptance to the Borrower and the Agent,
(C) payment by such Assignee to such transferor Bank of an amount equal to the
purchase price agreed between such transferor Bank and such Assignee, and (D)
payment of a processing and recordation fee of $2,500 to the Agent, such
Assignee shall for all purposes be a Bank party to this Agreement and shall
have all the rights and obligations of a Bank under this Agreement (including,
without limitation, the rights of a Bank under Section 2.03) to the same extent
as if it were an original party hereto with a Commitment as set forth in such
instrument of assumption, and the transferor Bank shall be released from its
obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or
action by the Borrower, the Banks or the Agent shall be required. Upon the
consummation of any transfer to an Assignee pursuant to this paragraph (c), the
transferor Bank, the Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements
so that, if required, a new Note is issued to each of such Assignee and such
transferor Bank.
(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 9.08, the Borrower
authorizes each Bank to disclose to any Participant, Assignee or other
transferee (each a "Transferee") and any prospective Transferee any and all
financial and other information in such Bank's possession concerning the
Borrower which has been delivered to such Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement or which has been delivered to such Bank by the Borrower in
connection with such Bank's credit evaluation prior to entering into this
Agreement.
(e) No Transferee shall be entitled to receive any greater
payment under Section 8.03 than the transferor Bank would have been entitled to
receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless such transfer is made
with the Borrower's prior written consent or by reason of the provisions of
Section 8.02 or 8.03 requiring such Bank to designate a different Lending
Office under certain circumstances or at a time when the circumstances giving
rise to such greater payment did not exist.
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(f) Anything in this Section 9.07 to the contrary
notwithstanding, any Bank may assign and pledge all or any portion of the Loans
and/or obligations owing to it to any Federal Reserve Bank or the United States
Treasury as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Operating Circular issued by such
Federal Reserve Bank, provided that any payment in respect of such assigned
Loans and/or obligations made by the Borrower to the assigning and/or pledging
Bank in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall satisfy the
Borrower's obligations hereunder in respect of such assigned Loans and/or
obligations to the extent of such payment. No such assignment shall release
the assigning and/or pledging Bank from its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 9.08. Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees to exercise
its best efforts to keep any information delivered or made available by the
Borrower to it which such Bank knows to be or which is clearly indicated to be
confidential information, confidential from anyone other than persons employed
or retained by such Bank who are or are expected to become engaged in
evaluating, approving, structuring or administering the Loans; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall prevent any Bank from disclosing such
information (i) to any other Bank, (ii) upon the order of any court or
administrative agency, (iii) to any regulatory agency or authority having
jurisdiction over such Bank, upon the request or demand of such regulatory
agency or authority, (iv) which has been publicly disclosed (unless such Bank
knows such disclosure was made by a Person in violation of a confidentiality
agreement with or confidentiality obligation to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary), (v) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any
litigation to which the Agent, any Bank or their respective Affiliates may be a
party, (vi) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise
of any remedy hereunder, (vii) to such Bank's legal counsel and independent
auditors and (viii) to any actual or proposed Participant, Assignee or other
Transferee of all or part of its rights hereunder which has agreed in writing
to be bound by the provisions of this Section 9.08.
SECTION 9.09. Representation by Banks. Each Bank hereby
represents that it is a commercial lender or financial institution which makes
loans in the ordinary course of its business and that it will make its Loans
hereunder for its own account in the ordinary course of such business;
provided, however, that, subject to Section 9.07, the disposition of the Note
or Notes held by that Bank shall at all times be within its exclusive control.
SECTION 9.10. Obligations Several. The obligations of each
Bank hereunder are several, and no Bank shall be responsible for the
obligations or commitment of any other Bank hereunder. Nothing contained in
this Agreement and no action taken by the Banks pursuant hereto shall be deemed
to constitute the Banks to be a partnership, an association, a joint venture or
any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each
Bank shall be a separate and independent debt, and each Bank shall, subject to
Article VI, be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising out of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and it shall not be necessary for any
other Bank to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such
purpose.
SECTION 9.11. Survival of Certain Obligations. Sections
8.03(a), 8.03(b), 8.05 and 9.03, of the Original Credit Agreement and of this
Agreement and the obligations of the Borrower thereunder, shall, without
duplication, survive and continue to be enforceable notwithstanding, the
amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement, the termination
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of this Agreement and the Commitments and the payment in full of the principal
of and interest on all Loans.
SECTION 9.12. Georgia Law. This Agreement and each Note
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of
Georgia.
SECTION 9.13. Severability. In case any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan
Documents should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and
shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
SECTION 9.14. Interest. In no event shall the amount of
interest due or payable hereunder or under the Notes exceed the maximum rate of
interest allowed by applicable law, and in the event any such payment is
inadvertently made to any Bank by the Borrower or inadvertently received by any
Bank, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless
the Borrower shall notify such Bank in writing that it elects to have such
excess sum returned forthwith. It is the express intent hereof that the
Borrower not pay and the Banks not receive, directly or indirectly in any
manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may legally be paid by the
Borrower under applicable law.
SECTION 9.15. Interpretation. No provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be construed against or
interpreted to the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other
governmental or judicial authority by reason of such party having or being
deemed to have structured or dictated such provision.
SECTION 9.16. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Borrower (a)
submits to personal jurisdiction in the State of Georgia, the courts thereof
and the United States District Courts sitting therein, for the enforcement of
this Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents, (b) waives any and all
personal rights under the law of any jurisdiction to object on any basis
(including, without limitation, inconvenience of forum) to jurisdiction or
venue within the State of Georgia for the purpose of litigation to enforce this
Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents, and (c) agrees that service
of process may be made upon it in the manner prescribed in Section 9.01 for the
giving of notice to the Borrower. Nothing herein contained, however, shall
prevent the Agent from bringing any action or exercising any rights against any
security and against the Borrower personally, and against any assets of the
Borrower, within any other state or jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.17. EDGAR Filing. Promptly after the Effective
Date, the Agent agrees to deliver to the Borrower a 3 1/2 inch high density
computer disk containing the final form of this Agreement, formatted on
WordPerfect 6.0. After the execution and delivery of any amendment,
modification or supplement to this Agreement, the Agent agrees to deliver to
the Borrower, upon request of the Borrower, a 3 1/2 inch high density computer
disk or other electronic or computer record mutually agreeable to the Borrower
and the Agent containing the final form of such amendment, modification or
supplement, formatted on WordPerfect 6.0 or other software program
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mutually agreeable to the Borrower and the Agent.
SECTION 9.18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same
effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed, under seal, by their respective authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC. (SEAL)
By:
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Title:
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
1301 First Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31901
Attention: John O. Barwick, III
Vice President-Finance
Telecopy number: (706) 576-3419
Telephone number: (706) 576-3400
COMMITMENTS WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A., as Agent and
- ----------- as a Bank (SEAL)
$69,000,000
By:
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Title:
Lending Office
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Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A.
191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Douglas W. Strickland
Telecopy number: (404) 332-6920
Telephone number: (404) 332-1382
$50,000,000 SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA (SEAL)
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By:
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Title:
By:
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Title:
Lending Office
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SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
25 Park Place
23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attention: Trey Harvin
Telecopy number: (404) 588-8833
Telephone number: (404) 588-8658
$50,000,000 FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
OF GEORGIA (SEAL)
By:
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Title:
Lending Office
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First Union National Bank of Georgia
999 Peachtree Street
12th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Attention: George Calfo
Telecopy number: (404) 225-4255
Telephone number: (404) 827-7580
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$6,000,000 COLUMBUS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(SEAL)
By:
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Title:
Lending Office
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Columbus Bank and Trust Company
1148 Broadway
Columbus, Georgia 31901
Attention: Gus Evans
Telecopy number: (706) 649-4799
Telephone number: (706) 649-5853
__________________
TOTAL COMMITMENTS:
$175,000,000
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SCHEDULE 1.01
INVESTMENTS OF CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FEBRUARY 29, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Instrument Type of Date of Principal, Coupon
Instrument Maturity Shares or
% Ownership
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MANAGED BY SYNOVUS
SECURITIES
US Treasury Note Bond 08/15/96 3,085,000.00 4.375%
US Treasury Note Bond
08/31/96 2,050,000.00 6.25%
US Treasury Note Bond 01/31/97
2,250,000.00 6.25%
Money Market
6,363.00
OTHER
Conway Theater Partnership N/A
Company 50% N/A
Ocean Theater Company Partnership N/A
50% N/A
Roanoke Rapids Partnership N/A
Theater Company 37% N/A
Film Pro Assoc. Partnership N/A
Negligible
N/A
Over The Summer Partnership N/A
Negligible
N/A
Goldrush Partnership N/A
Negligible
N/A
Bakers Hawk Partnership N/A
Negligible
N/A
John McConnell Note Receivable 03/01/96
6,741.00 10.00%
Hazel Davis Note Receivable 11/16/98
10,622.00 8.00%
Rocking Chair, Note Receivable 12/15/01
Myrtle Beach 8,045.00 10.40%
Kerasotes Indians Note Receivable 04/01/99
Theatres, Inc. 917,630.00 Prime
AMC Entertainment Stock N/A
1 N/A
Loews Corp. Stock N/A 2 N/A
Marcus Corp Stock N/A 1 N/A
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Instrument Type of Date of Principal, Coupon
Instrument Maturity Shares or
% Ownership
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Trans Lux Stock N/A 1 N/A
United Artists Stock N/A 2 N/A
Wometco Stock N/A 1 N/A
General Cinema Stock N/A 2 N/A
Loews Stock N/A 4 N/A
Cineplex Stock N/A 1 N/A
Altus Parking Lot Stock N/A 25 N/A
Trans World Stock N/A 2,000 N/A
Airlines
Dunn Investors Stock N/A 50 N/A
Southbridge Partnership N/A 50% N/A
partnership
</TABLE>
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SCHEDULE 4.08
SUBSIDIARIES
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Subsidiary Percent Owned Jurisdiction of Restricted or
Incorporation Unrestricted
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Wooden Nickel Pub, Inc. 100% Delaware Restricted
Military Services, Inc. 100% Delaware Restricted
Eastwynn Theaters, Inc. 100% Alabama Restricted
</TABLE>
SCHEDULE 4.14A
Environmental Liabilities, Etc.
None
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SCHEDULE 4.14B
Environmental Releases
None
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SCHEDULE 4.14C
Environmental Authorizations
None
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EXHIBIT A
NOTE
$____________
Atlanta, Georgia
April 23, 1996
For value received, CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of
(the "Bank"), for the account of its Lending Office, the principal sum of
________________ ______________________________ and No/100 Dollars
($____________), or such lesser amount as shall equal the unpaid principal
amount of each Loan made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit
Agreement referred to below, on the dates and in the amounts provided in the
Credit Agreement. The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal
amount of this Note on the dates and at the rate or rates provided for in the
Credit Agreement. Interest on any overdue principal of and, to the extent
permitted by law, overdue interest on the principal amount hereof shall bear
interest at the Default Rate, as provided for in the Credit Agreement. All
such payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of the
United States in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30303, or such other address as may be specified from time to time pursuant to
the Credit Agreement.
All Loans made by the Bank, the respective maturities thereof,
the interest rates from time to time applicable thereto and all repayments of
the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any transfer
hereof, endorsed by the Bank on the schedule attached hereto, or on a
continuation of such schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that
the failure of the Bank to make, or any error of the Bank in making, any such
recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
This note is one of the Notes referred to in the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 1996 among the Borrower, the
banks listed on the signature pages thereof and their successors and assigns
and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent (as the same may be amended or
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"). Terms defined in the
Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. Reference is made to
the Credit Agreement for provisions for the prepayment and the repayment hereof
and the acceleration of the maturity hereof.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest,
notice of demand, protest and nonpayment and any other notice required by law
relative hereto, except to the extent as otherwise may be expressly provided
for in the Credit Agreement.
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The Borrower agrees, in the event that this note or any
portion hereof is collected by law or through an attorney at law, to pay all
reasonable costs of collection, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be
duly executed under seal, by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year
first above written.
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
By: (SEAL)
------------------------------
Title:
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Note (cont'd)
LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type Amount Amount of
of Interest of Principal Maturity Notation
Date Loan(1) Rate Loan Repaid Date Made
- ---- ---- ---- ---- ------ ---- ----
By
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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</TABLE>
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1
i.e., a Base Rate or Euro-Dollar Loan.
3
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EXHIBIT B
[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT C
OPINION OF
COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER
[To be provided]
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EXHIBIT D
OPINION OF
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, SPECIAL COUNSEL
FOR THE AGENT
[Date as provided in Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement]
To the Banks and the Agent
Referred to Below
c/o Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A.,
as Agent
191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1757
Dear Sirs:
We have participated in the preparation of the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of April 23, 1996
among CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the
banks listed on the signature pages thereof (the "Banks") and Wachovia Bank of
Georgia, N.A., as Agent (the "Agent"), and have acted as special counsel for
the Agent for the purpose of rendering this opinion pursuant to Section 3.01(d)
of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein
as therein defined.
This opinion letter is limited by, and is in accordance with, the
January 1, 1992 edition of the Interpretive Standards applicable to Legal
Opinions to Third Parties in Corporate Transactions adopted by the Legal
Opinion Committee of the Corporate and Banking Law Section of the State Bar of
Georgia which Interpretive Standards are incorporated herein by this reference.
We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records,
certificates of public officials and other instruments and have conducted such
other investigations of fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable
for purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of the foregoing, and assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and each of the
Notes by or on behalf of the Borrower, we are of the opinion that the Credit
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and each
Note constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, in each case
enforceable in accordance with its terms except as: (i) the enforceability
thereof may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or similar laws applicable to
creditors' rights or the collection of debtors' obligations generally; (ii)
rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable remedies may be
limited by equitable principles of general applicability; and (iii) the
enforceability of certain of the remedial, waiver and other provisions of the
Credit Agreement and the Notes may be further limited by the laws of the State
of Georgia; provided, however, such additional laws do not, in our opinion,
substantially interfere with
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the practical realization of the benefits expressed in the Credit Agreement and
the Notes, except for the economic consequences of any procedural delay which
may result from such laws.
In giving the foregoing opinion, we express no opinion as to the
effect (if any) of any law of any jurisdiction except the State of Georgia. We
express no opinion as to the effect of the compliance or noncompliance of the
Agent or any of the Banks with any state or federal laws or regulations
applicable to the Agent or any of the Banks by reason of the legal or
regulatory status or the nature of the business of the Agent or any of the
Banks.
This opinion is delivered to you in connection with the
transaction referenced above and may only be relied upon by you and any
Assignee, Participant or other Transferee under the Credit Agreement without
our prior written consent.
Very truly yours,
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE
a Professional Limited Liability Company
By:
----------------------------
James E. Lilly
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EXHIBIT E
[Reserved]
2
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EXHIBIT F
[Reserved]
3
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EXHIBIT G
CLOSING CERTIFICATE
OF
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(the "Credit Agreement") dated as of April 23, 1996, among Carmike Cinemas,
Inc. (the "Borrower"), Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent and as a Bank,
and certain other Banks listed on the signature pages thereof. Capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 3.01(e) of the Credit Agreement,
___________________, the duly authorized ____________________ of the Borrower,
hereby certifies to the Agent and the Banks that: (i) no Default has occurred
and is continuing on the date hereof; and (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are
true on and as of the date hereof.
Certified as of the 23rd day of April, 1996.
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
-------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
[CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.][GUARANTOR]
SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, _____________, _______ Secretary of [Carmike
Cinemas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower")] [______________, a
_____________ corporation (the "Guarantor")], hereby certifies that he has been
duly elected, qualified and is acting in such capacity and that, as such, he is
familiar with the facts herein certified and is duly authorized to certify the
same, and hereby further certifies, in connection with the [Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 23, 1996 among the Borrower,
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent and as a Bank, and the Banks listed on
the signature pages thereof (the "Credit Agreement")] [the Guaranty Agreement
dated as of April 23, 1996 made by the Guarantor and certain other guarantors
named therein for the benefit of Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent and
as a Bank and the Banks that are a party to that certain Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated April 23, 1996, among Carmike Cinemas, Inc., the Agent
and the Banks] that:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a complete and correct copy of
the Articles of Incorporation of the [Borrower][Guarantor] as in full force and
effect on the date hereof as certified by the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware, the [Borrower's][Guarantor's] state of incorporation.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a complete and correct copy of
the Bylaws of the [Borrower][Guarantor] as in full force and effect on the date
hereof.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a complete and correct copy of
the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
[Borrower][Guarantor] on ___________ __, 19__ approving, and authorizing the
execution and delivery of, the [Credit Agreement, the Notes (as such term is
defined in the Credit Agreement) and the other Loan Documents (as such term is
defined in the Credit Agreement) to which the Borrower is a party][Guaranty
Agreement]. Such resolutions have not been repealed or amended and are in full
force and effect, and no other resolutions or consents have been adopted by the
Board of Directors of the [Borrower][Guarantor] in connection therewith.
4. ____________, who as ________________________ of the
[Borrower][Guarantor] signed the [Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other
Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party][Guaranty Agreement], was duly
elected, qualified and acting as such at the time he signed the [Credit
Agreement, the Notes and other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a
party][Guaranty Agreement], and his signature appearing on the [Credit
Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a
party][Guaranty Agreement] is his genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as
of the 23rd day of April, 1996.
--------------------------------
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of April 23, 1996 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among Carmike Cinemas, Inc., the Banks
from time to time parties thereto, and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as
Agent. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto
in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement,
______________________, the duly authorized ____________________, of Carmike
Cinemas, Inc., hereby certifies to the Agent and the Banks that the information
contained in the Compliance Check List attached hereto is true, accurate and
complete as of ______________, 199_, and that no Default is in existence on and
as of the date hereof.
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.
By:
--------------------------
Title:
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
____________, 199_
1. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization
(Section 5.03)
At the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter
ending March 31, 1994, the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to
Consolidated Total Capitalization will not exceed .70 to 1.00.
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Consolidated Funded Debt Schedule - 4 $
------------
(b) Consolidated Total Capitalization Schedule - 1 $
------------
Actual Ratio of (a) to (b) _____________
Maximum Ratio .70 to 1.00
2. Ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow (Section
5.04)
At the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter
ending March 31, 1994, the ratio of Consolidated Funded Debt at the end
of each Fiscal Quarter to Consolidated Cash Flow for the period of 4
consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on such date will not at any time
exceed 4.5 to 1.00.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
(a) Consolidated Funded Debt Schedule - 4 $
------------
(b) Consolidated Cash Flow Schedule - 5 $
-----------------
Actual Ratio of (a) to (b)
-------------
Maximum Ratio 4.5 to 1.00
</TABLE>
3. Restricted Payments and Restricted Investments (Section 5.05)
The Borrower will not, directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary or
otherwise, declare, order, pay, make or set apart any sum or property
for any Restricted Payment and the Borrower will not and will not
permit any Restricted Subsidiary to make or become obligated to make
any Restricted Investment, in each case unless, both at the time of
the proposed action and immediately after giving effect thereto, (x)
no condition or event shall exist which constitutes a Default or an
Event of Default; and (y) the aggregate amount of:
(A) all sums and property included in all Restricted Payments directly
or indirectly declared, ordered, paid, made or set apart by the
Borrower during the period (the "Computation Period") (taken as
one accounting period) from and including April 1, 1993 to and
including the date of such proposed action, plus
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
____________, 199_
(B) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Investments of the Borrower
and all Restricted Subsidiaries made during the Computation Period
and outstanding on the date of such proposed action and all
commitments for such Restricted Investments made by the Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on such date,
shall not exceed the sum of $5,000,000 plus 80% (or minus 100% in the
case of a deficit) of Consolidated Net Income during the Computation
Period;
provided that the Borrower may declare,
order, pay, make or set apart funds for the payment of a dividend on,
and in accordance with the terms of, any class of its Preferred Stock
that is issued and sold by the Borrower for cash after the date
hereof, if, both at the time of the proposed action and immediately
after giving effect thereto, (x) the aggregate amount of Restricted
Payments after the date hereof with respect to all classes of
Preferred Stock of the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate net
proceeds to the Borrower from all issuances and sales of its Preferred
Stock after the date hereof, and (y) no condition or event shall exist
which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(a) Total Restricted Payments
made during Computation Period
(net of amount excluded pursuant to the $____________
foregoing proviso)
(b) Total Restricted Investments
made during Computation Period
$____________
(c) Total Restricted Payments and Restricted Investments
made during Computation Period (sum of (a) plus (b))
$____________
(d) 80% of positive Consolidated Net Income
during Computation Period,
or
100% of negative Consolidated Net Income
during Computation Period
(e) Base Amount
(f) Limitation (sum of (d) plus (e))
4. Fixed Charge Coverage (Section 5.06)
</TABLE>
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At the end of each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter
ending March 31, 1994, the ratio of Adjusted Cash Flow to Fixed
Charges, in each case for the current Fiscal Quarter and the
immediately preceding 3 Fiscal Quarters, shall not be less than 1.50
to 1.00.
COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
____________, 199_
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
(a) Adjusted Cash Flow Schedule - 3 $____________
(b) Fixed Charges Schedule - 2 $____________
Actual Ratio of (a) to (b) _____________
Maximum Ratio 1.50 to 1.00
</TABLE>
5. Negative Pledge (Section 5.07)
None of the Borrower's or any Consolidated Subsidiary's property is
subject to any Lien securing Debt except for (i) Liens permitted by
paragraph (a) through (h) of Section 5.07 of the Credit Agreement and
(b) Liens not permitted by the aforementioned paragraphs of Section
5.07 securing Debt in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed 15% of Consolidated Total Capitalization:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(a) Description of Lien and Property subject to same: Amount of Debt Secured:
1. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
2. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
3. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
4. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
5. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
6. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
7. ________________________________________ $
--------------------
Total of items 1-7 $
====================
(b) Limitation (15% of Consolidated
</TABLE>
Total Capitalization) $
--------------------
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
____________, 19__
Schedule - 1
Consolidated Total Capitalization
(a) Consolidated Net Worth $
---------------
(b) Consolidated Funded Debt $
---------------
(c) Consolidated Total Capitalization
(sum of (a) plus (b))
---- $
===============
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
____________, 19__
Schedule - 2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fixed Charges
-------------
<S> <C>
(a) Rental Obligations for:
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
Total Rental Obligations $
-------------
(b) Interest Expense for:
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
____ quarter 199_-__ $
-------------
Total Interest Expense $
-------------
Total Fixed Charges (sum of (a) plus (b)) $
---- -------------
</TABLE>
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
_____________, 19__
Schedule - 3
------------
Adjusted Cash Flow
------------------
<S><C> <C> <C>
(a) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Rental Obligations $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(b) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Rental Obligations $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(c) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Rental Obligations $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(d) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Rental Obligations $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
Adjusted Cash Flow $
============
(sum of (a) plus (b) plus (c) plus (d))
</TABLE>
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
_____________, 199_
Schedule - 4
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Funded Debt
- ------------------------
Interest
(a) Funded Debt Rate Maturity Total
----------- -------- -------- -----
Secured
-------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
Total Secured $
------------
Unsecured
---------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
$
----------------------------------- -------- -------- ------------
Total Unsecured $
------------
Guarantees
----------
$
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------
$
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------
Total $
Redeemable Preferred Stock -----------
--------------------------
$
------------
Total $
------------
Other Debt
----------
$
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------
$
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------
$
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------
Total Funded Debt $
---------------
(b) Current Debt $
------------
------------
(c) Consolidated Funded Debt ((a) plus (b)) $
----------------
----------------
</TABLE>
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COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
_____________, 19__
Schedule - 5
------------
Consolidated Cash Flow
----------------------
<S><C> <C> <C>
(a) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(b) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(c) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
(d) ____ quarter 199_
Consolidated Operating Income $____________
Depreciation and amortization $____________
Net income arising from sale, exchange or
distribution of capital assets
(not to exceed 5% of Consolidated
Operating Income for such period) $____________
Total for Quarter $____________
Consolidated Cash Flow $
============
(sum of (a) plus (b) plus (c) plus (d))
---- ---- ----
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT J
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
Dated ________________ __, ____
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of April 23, 1996 (together with all amendments and modifications
thereto, the "Credit Agreement") among Carmike Cinemas, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), the Banks (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
and Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent (the "Agent"). Terms defined in
the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning.
_____________________________________________________ (the "Assignor") and
_____________________________________________ (the "Assignee") agree as
follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, without
recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from
the Assignor, a ______% interest in and to all of the Assignor's rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date (as defined
below) (including, without limitation, a ______% interest (which on the
Effective Date hereof is $_______________) in the Assignor's Commitment and a
______% interest (which on the Effective Date hereof is $_______________) in
the Loans owing to the Assignor and a ______% interest in the Note held by the
Assignor (which on the Effective Date hereof is $__________________)).
2. The Assignor (i) makes no representation or warranty and
assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or
representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant thereto, other than that it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder, that such interest is
free and clear of any adverse claim and that as of the date hereof its
Commitment (without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet
become effective) is $_________________ and the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of Loans owing to it (without giving effect to assignments thereof which
have not yet become effective) is $_________________; (ii) makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the
financial condition of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the
Borrower of any of its obligations under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and
(iii) attaches the Note[s] referred to in paragraph 1 above and requests that
the Agent exchange such Note[s] as follows: [a new Note dated _______________,
____ in the principal amount of _________________ payable to the order of the
Assignee] [new Notes as follows: a Note dated ____________, ____ in the
principal amount of $_______________ payable to the order of the Assignor and a
Note dated ______________, ____ in the principal amount of $______________
payable to the order of the Assignee].
3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the
Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to
in Section 4.04(a) thereof (or any more recent financial statements of the
Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) thereof) and such other
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees
that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Assignor
or any other Bank and based on such documents and
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information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement;
(iii) confirms that it is a bank or financial institution; (iv) appoints and
authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the
terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto;
(v) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be
performed by it as a Bank; (vi) specifies as its Lending Office (and address
for notices) the office set forth beneath its name on the signature pages
hereof, (vii) represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and
performance of this Assignment and Acceptance are within its corporate powers
and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action[, and (viii)
attaches the forms prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United
States certifying as to the Assignee's status for purposes of determining
exemption from United States withholding taxes with respect to all payments to
be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement and the Notes or such other
documents as are necessary to indicate that all such payments are subject to
such taxes at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty].*
4. The Effective Date for this Assignment and Acceptance shall be
_______________ (the "Effective Date"). Following the execution of this
Assignment and Acceptance, it will be delivered to the Agent for execution and
acceptance by the Agent [and to the Borrower for execution by the Borrower].**
5. Upon such execution and acceptance by the Agent [and execution
by the Borrower]**, from and after the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall
be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent rights and obligations
have been transferred to it by this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights
and obligations of a Bank thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent
its rights and obligations have been transferred to the Assignee by this
Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights (other than under Section 8.03
and Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement) and be released from its obligations
under the Credit Agreement.
3. Upon such execution and acceptance by the Agent [and execution by the
Borrower]**, from and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all
payments in respect of the interest assigned hereby to the Assignee. The
Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments for
periods prior to such acceptance by the Agent directly between themselves.
4. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia.
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
------------------------------------
Title:
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[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
-------------------------------------
Title:
Lending Office:
[Address]
WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA, N.A., as Agent
By:
-------------------------------------
Title:
CARMIKE CINEMAS, INC.*
By:
-------------------------------------
Title:
* If the Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the
United States.
** If the Assignee is not a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank prior
to the Effective Date.
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EXHIBIT K
NOTICE OF BORROWING
__________, 19__
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent
191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1757
Attention: Manager, Syndications Group
Re: Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended and modified
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") dated as of April
23, 1996 by and among Carmike Cinemas, Inc., the Banks from
time to time parties thereto, and Wachovia Bank of Georgia,
N.A., as Agent.
Gentlemen:
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein
shall have the meanings attributable thereto in the Credit Agreement.
This Notice of Borrowing is delivered to you pursuant to Section
2.02 of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby requests a [Euro-Dollar Borrowing] [Base Rate
Borrowing] in the aggregate principal amount of $___________ to be made on
________, 19__, and for interest to accrue thereon at the rate established by
the Credit Agreement for [Euro-Dollar Loans] [Base Rate Loans]. The duration
of the Interest Period with respect thereto shall be [1 month] [2 months] [3
months] [6 months] [30 days].
The Borrower has caused this Notice of Borrowing to be executed
and delivered by its duly authorized officer this ___ day of ____, 199_.
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
By:
--------------------------
Title:
<PAGE> 1
EXHIBIT 11
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
($000's omitted, except for per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31,
1996 1995
---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Average shares outstanding 11,166 11,160
Net effect of dilutive stock options
based on the treasury stock method
using average market price 106 95
----------- ----------
TOTALS 11,272 11,255
=========== ==========
NET (LOSS) $ (25,915) $ (2,058)
=========== ==========
NET (LOSS) PER SHARE $ (2.30) $ (.18)
=========== ==========
</TABLE>
Note: Fully diluted calculation is not presented because dilution is less than
3%.
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<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SOF CARMIKE CINEMAS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996
<CASH> 3,556,000
<SECURITIES> 8,142,000
<RECEIVABLES> 9,698,000
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 2,309,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 29,052,000
<PP&E> 358,945,000
<DEPRECIATION> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 449,802,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 56,078,000
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 335,000
<OTHER-SE> 158,844,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 449,802,000
<SALES> 28,212,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 95,156,000
<CGS> 3,761,000
<TOTAL-COSTS> 75,028,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 53,992,000
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,935,000
<INCOME-PRETAX> (41,799,000)
<INCOME-TAX> 115,884,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (41,799,000)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> (25,915,000)
<EPS-PRIMARY> (2.30)
<EPS-DILUTED> 0
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