EXHIBIT 10.1
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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
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PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
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ING (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION
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$100,000,000
November 8, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ARTICLE I - Definitions and References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 1.1. Defined Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Section 1.2. Exhibits and Schedules; Additional Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 1.3. Amendment of Defined Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 1.4. References; Titles; Common Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 1.5. Calculations and Determinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE II - Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2.1. Commitments to Lend; Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2.2. Requests for New Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Section 2.3. Continuations and Conversions of Existing Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Section 2.4. Use of Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2.5. Agent's Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2.6. Prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 2.7. Funding Required Prior to Execution of Indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ARTICLE III - Payments to Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3.1. General Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 3.2. Capital Reimbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 3.3. Increased Cost of Eurodollar Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3.4. Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 3.5. Funding Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3.6. Reimbursable Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 3.7. Change of Applicable Lending Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 3.8. Replacement of Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ARTICLE IV - Conditions Precedent to Lending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 4.1. Documents to be Delivered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Section 4.2. Additional Conditions Precedent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ARTICLE V - Representations and Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5.1. No Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5.2. Organization and Good Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5.3. Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5.4. No Conflicts or Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 5.5. Enforceable Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5.6. Initial Financial Statements; Solvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5.7. Full Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5.8. Litigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Section 5.9. Labor Disputes and Acts of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Section 5.10. ERISA Plans and Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 5.11. Environmental and Other Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Section 5.12. Names and Places of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 5.13. Borrower's Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 5.14. Title to Properties; Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ARTICLE VI - Affirmative Covenants of Borrower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 6.1. Payment and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 6.2. Books, Financial Statements and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Section 6.3. Other Information and Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 6.4. Notice of Material Events and Change of Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Section 6.5. Maintenance of Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 6.6. Maintenance of Existence and Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 6.7. Payment of Trade Liabilities, Taxes, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 6.8. Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Section 6.9. Performance on Borrower's Behalf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6.10. Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6.11. Compliance with Agreements and Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6.12. Environmental Matters; Environmental Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 6.13. Evidence of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 6.14. Subsidiary Guaranties; Exempt Foreign Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 6.15. Agreement to Provide Collateral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Section 6.16. Perfection and Protection of Security Interests and Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 6.17. Designated Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Section 6.18. Notice to Account Debtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
ARTICLE VII - Negative Covenants of Borrower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 7.1. Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 7.2. Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 7.3. Limitation on Mergers, Issuances of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 7.4. Limitation on Sales of Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Section 7.5. Limitation on Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 7.6. Limitation on New Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Section 7.8. Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 7.9. Hedging and Certain Other Contracts; Amendments; Multiemployer ERISA Plans . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 7.10. Public Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 7.11. Current Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 7.12. EBITDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 7.13. Debt to Capital Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ARTICLE VIII - Events of Default and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 8.1. Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 8.2. Bank Accounts; Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ARTICLE IX - Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Section 9.1. Appointment and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 9.2. Exculpation, Agent's Reliance, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 9.3. Credit Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 9.4. Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Section 9.5. Rights as Lender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 9.6. Sharing of Set-Offs and Other Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 9.7. Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Section 9.8. Benefit of Article IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 9.9. Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ARTICLE X - Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 10.1. Waivers and Amendments; Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Section 10.2. Survival of Agreements; Cumulative Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 10.3. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Section 10.4. Payment of Expenses; Indemnity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Section 10.5. Parties in Interest; Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Section 10.6. Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 10.7. Limitation on Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 10.8. Termination; Limited Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Section 10.9. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 10.10. Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 10.11. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Section 10.12. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SCHEDULE 1 Disclosure Schedule
SCHEDULE 2 Security Schedule
SCHEDULE 3 Required Insurance
EXHIBIT A Promissory Note
EXHIBIT B-1 Borrowing Notice
EXHIBIT B-2 Continuation/Conversion Notice
EXHIBIT C Certificate Accompanying Financial Statements
EXHIBIT D Environmental Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT E Assignment and Acceptance
EXHIBIT F Accounts Receivable Report
EXHIBIT G Rig Report
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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS TERM LOAN AGREEMENT is made as of November 8, 1996, by and among
Parker Drilling Company, a Delaware corporation (herein called "Borrower"), ING
(U.S.) Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (herein called "Agent") and
the Lenders referred to below. In consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I - Definitions and References
Section 1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, each of the
following terms has the meaning given it in this Section 1.1 or in the sections
and subsections referred to below:
"Accounts Receivable Report" means a report in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F, appropriately completed, together with the attachments
called for therein (and, upon request of Agent, copies of invoices, credit
reports, and any other matters and information relating to the accounts
described therein).
"Acquisitions" means the two stock acquisitions (and related
transactions) to be made by Borrower pursuant to the Mallard Acquisition
Agreement and the Quail Acquisition Agreement.
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common
control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise; provided that
beneficial ownership of ten percent or more of the voting securities of a
Person shall be deemed to be control.
"Agent" means ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent hereunder, and
its successors in such capacity.
"Agreement" means this Term Loan Agreement.
"Bank Parties" means Agent, Collateral Agent and all Lenders.
"Base Rate" means the sum of the Reference Rate plus the Base Rate
Margin. For purposes of this definition, "Reference Rate" means the arithmetic
average of the rates of interest publicly announced by The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Citibank, N.A. and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New
York (or their respective successors) as their respective prime commercial
lending rates (or, as to any such bank that does not announce such a rate, such
bank's "base" or other rate determined by Agent to be the equivalent rate
announced by such bank), except
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that, if any such bank shall, for any period, cease to announce publicly its
prime commercial lending (or equivalent) rate, Agent shall, during such period,
determine the "Base Rate" based upon the prime commercial lending (or
equivalent) rates announced publicly by the other such banks. The Base Rate
shall never exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.
"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan which does not bear interest at the
Eurodollar Rate.
"Base Rate Margin" means, on each day: (a) zero percent (0%) when the
Debt to Capital Ratio as then most recently determined is less than or equal
forty-five percent (45%), (b) one quarter of one percent (0.25%) when the Debt
to Capital Ratio as then most recently determined is greater than forty-five
percent (45%) but less than or equal to fifty percent (50%), and (c) one-half
of one percent (0.50%) when the Debt to Capital Ratio as then most recently
determined is greater than fifty percent (50%); provided that if the interest
rate on the Public Notes is increased due to any "Registration Default" as
defined in the Registration Rights Agreement referred to in the Indenture and
the Offering Circular, the Base Rate Margin shall be automatically increased by
the same amount.
"Borrower" means Parker Drilling Company, a Delaware corporation.
"Borrowing" means a borrowing of new Loans of a single Type pursuant
to Section 2.2 or a continuation or conversion of existing Loans into a single
Type (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, with the same Interest Period)
pursuant to Section 2.3.
"Borrowing Notice" means a written or telephonic request, or a written
confirmation, made by Borrower which meets the requirements of Section 2.2.
"Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
commercial banks are open for business with the public in New York, New York.
Any Business Day in any way relating to Eurodollar Loans (such as the day on
which an Interest Period begins or ends) must also be a day on which, in the
judgment of Agent, significant transactions in dollars are carried out in the
interbank eurocurrency market.
"Cash Equivalents" means (i) any evidence of Indebtedness with a
maturity of 365 days or less issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured
by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof
(provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is
pledged in support thereof); (ii) demand and time deposits and certificates of
deposit or acceptances with a maturity of 365 days or less of any financial
institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (iii)
commercial paper with a maturity of 270 days or less issued by a corporation
that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and is organized under the Laws of any
state of the United States or the District of Columbia and rated at least A-2 by
Standard and Poor's Ratings Group (or its successors) or at least P-2 by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors); (iv) repurchase obligations with a
term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types
described in clause (i) above entered into with any commercial bank meeting the
specifications of clause (ii) above; (v) overnight bank deposits and bankers'
acceptances at any commercial bank meeting the qualifications specified in
clause (ii) above; (vi) deposits available for withdrawal on demand with
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any commercial bank not meeting the qualifications specified in clause (ii)
above, provided all such deposits do not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at
any one time; (vii) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit with
any commercial bank organized in the United States not meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (ii) above, provided that such deposits and
certificates support bond, letter of credit and other similar types of
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (viii) investments
in money market or other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets comprise
securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above.
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of either of the following
events: (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting as a group shall acquire
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, and including
holding proxies to vote for the election of directors other than proxies held
by Borrower's management or their designees to be voted in favor of Persons
nominated by Borrower's Board of Directors) of 35% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of Borrower, measured by voting power (including both common
stock and any preferred stock or other equity securities entitling the holders
thereof to vote with the holders of common stock in elections for directors of
Borrower) or (ii) one-third or more of the directors of Borrower shall consist
of Persons not nominated by Borrower's Board of Directors (not including as
Board nominees any directors which the Board is obligated to nominate pursuant
to shareholders agreements, voting trust arrangements or similar arrangements).
"Collateral" means all property of any kind which is subject to a Lien
for the benefit of Lenders or which, under the terms of any Security Document,
is purported to be subject to such a Lien.
"Collateral Agent" means ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Collateral
Agent hereunder and under the Revolving Credit Agreement, and its successors in
such capacity.
"Commitment Period" means the period from and including the date
hereof until and including December 31, 1996 (or, if earlier, the day on which
the Notes first become due and payable in full).
"Consolidated" refers to the consolidation of Borrower, in accordance
with GAAP, with its properly consolidated Subsidiaries (or, where so stated,
its properly consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries). References herein to a
Borrower's Consolidated financial statements, financial position, financial
condition, liabilities, etc. refer to the consolidated financial statements,
financial position, financial condition, liabilities, etc. of such Borrower and
its properly consolidated Subsidiaries.
"Continuation/Conversion Notice" means a written or telephonic
request, or a written confirmation, made by Borrower which meets the
requirements of Section 2.3.
"Debt to Capital Ratio" has the meaning given to such term in Section
7.13.
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"Default" means any Event of Default and any default, event or
condition which would, with the giving of any requisite notices and the passage
of any requisite periods of time, constitute an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means, at the time in question, two percent (2.0%) per
annum plus the Base Rate then in effect; provided that, with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan with an Interest Period extending beyond the date such
Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable, "Default Rate" shall mean two percent
(2.0%) per annum plus the related Eurodollar Rate. The Default Rate shall
never exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.
"Designated Account" means an account maintained by Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary with a bank organized under the Laws of the United States
or any state thereof, which has been specified in a notice to the Agent
pursuant to Section 6.17.
"Disclosure Report" means either a notice given by Borrower under
Section 6.4 or a certificate given by Borrower's chief financial officer under
Section 6.2.
"Disclosure Schedule" means Schedule 1 hereto.
"Distribution" means (a) any dividend or other distribution made by a
Related Person on or in respect of any stock, partnership interest, or other
equity interest in such Related Person (including any option or warrant to buy
such an equity interest), or (b) any payment made by a Related Person to
purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any stock, partnership interest, or other
equity interest in such Related Person (including any such option or warrant).
"Eligible Accounts" means, at the time in question, any accounts (as
defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State
of New York):
(a) that have been earned by Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary from the sale of property or the rendition of services in
the ordinary course of business and are due and owing to Borrower or
such Restricted Subsidiary,
(b) that are owned, free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens) or rights of others, by Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary and (unless owned by a Restricted Subsidiary that has been
designated an Exempt Foreign Subsidiary under the Indenture) are
subject to a valid and perfected Lien in favor of Collateral Agent
pursuant to the Security Documents;
(c) that are payable in United States dollars to a Designated
Account;
(d) that are not outstanding more than 90 days past the due
date expressed in the related invoice, are not due more than 60 days
after the issuance date expressed in the related invoice, and for
which the account debtor thereunder has been sent an invoice within 30
days after such account has been entered on the financial records of
the appropriate Related Person;
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(e) that are not owed by an account debtor that is a Related
Person or an Affiliate of a Related Person;
(f) that are not owed by an account debtor that has taken any
of the actions or suffered any of the events of the kind described in
Section 8.1(j)(i), (ii) or (iii), which actions or events are still in
effect, unless the payment obligations of such account debtor in
respect of any such account are supported by a letter of credit on
reasonable and customary terms or other similar security provisions
the terms of which are reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
(g) as to which neither the account debtor nor the account
creditor is in default in the performance or observance of any of the
terms thereof;
(h) against which no defense, offset, counterclaim or claim
has been asserted or alleged, and which are not subject to any
defense, offset, counterclaim or claim (provided that any account for
which the account debtor has claimed an adjustment shall not be
disqualified as an Eligible Account under this clause (h) to the
extent that such account debtor has affirmed its obligation to pay any
undisputed amount); and
(i) that Agent has not otherwise determined, in the exercise of
its good faith discretion, to be inadequate support for the extension
of credit hereunder.
"Eligible Transferee" means a Person which either (a) is a Lender, or
(b) is consented to as an Eligible Transferee by Agent and (so long as no Event
of Default is continuing) by Borrower, which consents in each case will not be
unreasonably withheld (provided that no Person organized outside the United
States may be an Eligible Transferee if Borrower would be required to pay
withholding taxes on interest or principal owed to such Person).
"Environmental Laws" means any and all Laws relating to the
environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes into the environment including ambient air, surface water,
ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of
pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous
substances or wastes.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations promulgated
with respect thereto.
"ERISA Plan" means any employee pension benefit plan subject to Title
IV of ERISA maintained by any Related Person or any Affiliate thereof with
respect to which any Related Person has a fixed or contingent liability.
"Eurodollar Loan" means a Loan which is properly designated as a
Eurodollar Loan pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.3.
"Eurodollar Margin" means, on each day: (a) one and three-fourths
percent (1.75%) when the Debt to Capital Ratio as then most recently determined
is less than or equal forty-five percent
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(45%), (b) two percent (2.0%) when the Debt to Capital Ratio as then most
recently determined is greater than forty-five percent (45%) but less than or
equal to fifty percent (50%), and (c) two and one-quarter percent (2.25%) when
the Debt to Capital Ratio as then most recently determined is greater than
fifty percent (50%); provided that if the interest rate on the Public Notes is
increased due to any "Registration Default" as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement referred to in the Indenture and the Offering Circular, the
Eurodollar Margin shall be automatically increased by the same amount.
"Eurodollar Rate" means, with respect to each particular Eurodollar
Loan and the associated LIBOR Rate and Reserve Percentage, the rate per annum
calculated by Agent (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 0.01%)
determined on a daily basis pursuant to the following formula:
Eurodollar Rate =
LIBOR Rate + Eurodollar Margin
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100.0% - Reserve Percentage
The Eurodollar Rate for any Eurodollar Loan shall change whenever the
Eurodollar Margin or the Reserve Percentage changes. No Eurodollar Rate shall
ever exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.
"Event of Default" has the meaning given to such term in Section 8.1.
"Exempt Foreign Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower
which has been designated as an "Exempt Foreign Subsidiary" pursuant to the
Indenture, as requested by Agent and the agent under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, and as to which such designation has not been revoked at the time in
question.
"Federal Funds Rate" shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent) equal to
the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such
day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day
next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if the day for which such rate is
to be determined is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day
shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as
so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if such rate is not
so published for any day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the
average rate quoted to Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by
Agent.
"Fiscal Quarter" means a three-month period ending on the last day of
any November, February, May, or August.
"Fiscal Year" means a twelve-month period ending on August 31 of any
year.
"GAAP" means those generally accepted accounting principles and
practices which are recognized as such by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (or any generally recognized successor) and which, in the case of
Borrower and its Consolidated subsidiaries, are applied for all periods after
the date hereof in a manner consistent with the manner in which such principles
and
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practices were applied to Borrower's audited Consolidated financial statements
prepared as of August 31, 1996. If any change in any accounting principle or
practice is required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or any such
successor) in order for such principle or practice to continue as a generally
accepted accounting principle or practice, all calculations and determinations
to be made hereunder shall be made without regard to such change until Borrower
and Majority Lenders either agree to such change insofar as it affects the
accounting of Borrower or of Borrower and its Consolidated subsidiaries or make
any appropriate amendments to this Agreement to deal with the consequences of
such change.
"Guarantor Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of Borrower which, at the
time in question, is obligated on a Guaranty that has been executed and
delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.14.
"Guaranty" means (a) any of the guaranties being given concurrently
herewith to Collateral Agent by various Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) any
other guaranty which is now or hereafter given by a Subsidiary of Borrower to
Collateral Agent in substantially the same form.
"Hazardous Materials" means any substances regulated under any
Environmental Law, whether as pollutants, contaminants, or chemicals, or as
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, or otherwise.
"Hedging Contract" means (a) any agreement providing for options,
swaps, floors, caps, collars, forward sales or forward purchases involving
interest rates, commodities or commodity prices, equities, currencies, bonds,
or indexes based on any of the foregoing, (b) any option, futures or forward
contract traded on an exchange, and (c) any other derivative agreement or other
similar agreement or arrangement.
"Highest Lawful Rate" means, with respect to each Lender, the maximum
nonusurious rate of interest that such Lender is permitted under applicable Law
to contract for, take, charge, or receive with respect to its Loan. All
determinations herein of the Highest Lawful Rate, or of any interest rate
determined by reference to the Highest Lawful Rate, shall be made separately
for each Lender as appropriate to assure that the Loan Documents are not
construed to obligate any Person to pay interest to any Lender at a rate in
excess of the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Lender.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, all
obligations and liabilities of such Person:
(a) for borrowed money or to redeem mandatorily redeemable
preferred stock,
(b) evidenced by a note, debenture, bond, or similar
instrument,
(c) to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services,
(d) under conditional sales or other title retention
agreements,
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(e) consisting of capitalized amounts under leases
capitalized in accordance with GAAP,
(f) which (i) would under GAAP be shown on such Person's
balance sheet as a liability, and (ii) are payable more than one year
from the date of creation thereof (other than reserves for taxes and
reserves for contingent obligations),
(g) under direct or indirect guaranties of the Indebtedness
of any other Person, including obligations to purchase or acquire or
to otherwise protect or insure a creditor against loss in respect of
Indebtedness of any other Person (whether under working capital
maintenance agreements, agreements to keep-well, or agreements to
purchase Indebtedness, assets, goods, securities or services) and also
including all Indebtedness of other Persons which, whether or not
assumed by such Person, is secured by a Lien on the assets of such
Person, and
(h) with respect to letters of credit or applications or
reimbursement agreements therefor, or for bankers' acceptances;
provided that the Indebtedness of any Person shall not include (i) endorsements
in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments in the course of
collection, or (ii) trade accounts payable on ordinary trade terms to vendors,
suppliers, or other Persons providing goods and services for use by such Person
in the ordinary course of its business, so long as such accounts payable are
neither payable, on their face, more than 120 days past the incurrence thereof,
nor actually outstanding for more than 120 days past such incurrence.
"Indenture" means the Indenture, dated on or about November 12, 1996,
between Borrower and Texas Commerce Bank, N.A., as Trustee, containing the
terms described in the Offering Circular. The Public Notes will be issued
pursuant to the Indenture.
"Initial Financial Statements" means the audited financial statements
of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, of the Mallard Bay Drilling Division of
Energy Ventures, Inc., and of Quail Tools, Inc., which are presented on pages
F-2 through F-29 and F-34 through F-41 of the Offering Circular.
"Intercompany Subordination Agreement" means the intercompany
subordination agreement of Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries which is
being made concurrently herewith for the benefit of the Bank Parties, together
with any other intercompany subordination agreements of Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries which is hereafter made substantially in the same form.
"Interest Period" means, with respect to each particular Eurodollar
Loan in a Borrowing, a period of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months, as specified in the
Borrowing Notice applicable thereto, beginning on and including the date
specified in such Borrowing Notice (which must be a Business Day), and ending
on but not including the numerically corresponding day of the month as the day
on which it began, provided that each such period which would otherwise end on
a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day
(unless such next succeeding Business Day is the first Business Day of a
calendar month, in which case such period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day) and that each such period beginning on the last day of
a calendar month
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(or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
calendar month at the end of such period) shall end on the last Business Day of
a calendar month. No Interest Period may be elected which would extend past
the end of the final maturity date of the Notes.
"Law" means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, treaty,
judgment, order, decree, permit, concession, franchise, license, agreement or
other governmental restriction of the United States or any state or political
subdivision thereof or of any foreign country or any department, province or
other political subdivision thereof.
"Lenders" means each signatory hereto other than Borrower (including
ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation and its successors in their capacities as
lenders hereunder rather than as Agent or Collateral Agent) and the successors
of each such party as holder of a Note.
"Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, the office,
branch, or agency through which it funds its Eurodollar Loans; and, with
respect to Agent or Collateral Agent, the office, branch, or agency through
which it administers this Agreement.
"Liabilities" means, as to any Person, all indebtedness, liabilities
and obligations of such Person, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, primary or secondary, direct or indirect, absolute, fixed or
contingent, and whether or not required to be considered pursuant to GAAP.
"LIBOR Rate" means, with respect to each particular Eurodollar Loan
and the related Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) reported, on the date two Business Days
prior to the first day of such Interest Period, on Telerate Access Service Page
3750 (British Bankers Association Settlement Rate) as the London Interbank
Offered Rate for dollar deposits having a term comparable to such Interest
Period and in an amount of $1,000,000 or more (or, if such Page shall cease to
be publicly available or if the information contained on such Page, in Agent's
reasonable judgment, shall cease to accurately reflect such London Interbank
Offered Rate, as reported by any publicly available source of similar market
data selected by Agent that, in Agent's reasonable judgment, accurately
reflects such London Interbank Offered Rate).
"Lien" means, with respect to any property or assets, any right or
interest therein of a creditor to secure Liabilities owed to him or any other
arrangement with such creditor which provides for the payment of such
Liabilities out of such property or assets or which allows him to have such
Liabilities satisfied out of such property or assets prior to the general
creditors of any owner thereof, including any lien, mortgage, security
interest, pledge, deposit, production payment, rights of a vendor under any
title retention or conditional sale agreement or lease substantially equivalent
thereto, tax lien, mechanic's or materialman's lien, or any other charge or
encumbrance for security purposes, whether arising by Law or agreement or
otherwise, but excluding any right of offset which arises without agreement in
the ordinary course of business.
"Loan" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Security
Documents, the Collateral Agency Agreement, and all other agreements,
certificates, documents, instruments and writings at
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any time delivered in connection herewith or therewith (exclusive of (a) the
Revolving Credit Agreement, the promissory notes and letters of credit issued
thereunder, and the letter of credit applications made in connection therewith,
and (b) term sheets, commitment letters, correspondence and similar documents
used in the negotiation hereof).
"Majority Lenders" means Lenders whose aggregate Percentage Shares
equal or exceed sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%).
"Mallard Acquisition Agreement" means the agreement dated as of
September 14, 1996, between Borrower and Energy Ventures, Inc., pursuant to
which Borrower has agreed to acquire all of the stock of Mallard Bay Drilling,
Inc.
"Material Adverse Change" means a material and adverse change, from
the state of affairs presented in the Initial Financial Statements, to (a)
Borrower's and its Restricted Subsidiaries' Consolidated financial condition,
(b) the operations or properties of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
considered as a whole, (c) Borrower's ability to timely pay the Obligations, or
(d) the enforceability of the material terms of any Loan Documents.
"Maximum Loan Amount" means the amount of $100,000,000.
"Note" has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1.
"Obligations" means all Liabilities from time to time owing by any of
the Related Persons to any Bank Party under or pursuant to any of the Loan
Documents. "Obligation" means any part of the Obligations.
"Offering Circular" means the preliminary Offering Circular dated
October 18, 1996, prepared (and provided to Agent) in connection with the
offering of the Public Notes.
"Percentage Share" means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage
set forth opposite such Lender's name on the signature pages of this Agreement
(as adjusted pursuant to Section 10.7).
"Permitted Lease" means (i) any lease by Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary of a drilling rig and related equipment in connection with a
contract for drilling or workover services by such Restricted Subsidiary or
another Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the term of the lease corresponds
to the term of such contract for drilling or workover services, and (ii) rental
of oil tools and equipment in the ordinary course of business of such
Restricted Subsidiary.
"Permitted Lien" has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.2.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, joint stock company, trust or trustee thereof,
estate or executor thereof, unincorporated organization or joint venture, court
or governmental unit or any agency or subdivision thereof, or any other legally
recognizable entity.
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"Public Notes" means Borrower's 9 3/4% Senior Notes due 2006, issued
under the Indenture in an original principal amount of $300,000,000, together
with any notes bearing interest at the same rate, maturing at the same time,
and otherwise having substantially the same terms which are exchanged for such
originally issued notes pursuant to a registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933.
"Quail Acquisition Agreement" means the agreement dated as of October
7, 1996, between Borrower and various parties, pursuant to which Borrower has
agreed to acquire all of the stock of Quail Tools, Inc.
"Regulation D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect.
"Related Persons" means Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower.
"Reserve Percentage" means, on any day with respect to each particular
Eurodollar Loan, the maximum reserve requirement, as determined by Agent
(including without limitation any basic, supplemental, marginal, emergency or
similar reserves), expressed as a percentage and rounded to the next higher
0.01%, which would then apply under Regulation D with respect to "Eurocurrency
liabilities", as such term is defined in Regulation D, of $1,000,000 or more.
If such reserve requirement shall change after the date hereof, the Reserve
Percentage shall be automatically increased or decreased, as the case may be,
from time to time as of the effective time of each such change in such reserve
requirement. The parties hereto recognize that the Reserve Percentage on the
date hereof is zero percent.
"Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of Borrower other than an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
"Revolving Credit Agreement" means the Revolving Credit Agreement of
even date herewith, entered into by Parker Drilling Company, as borrower, ING
(U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent and Collateral Agent, and any lenders from
time to time party thereto.
"Security Documents" means the Intercompany Subordination Agreement,
all documents and instruments listed in the Security Schedule, all Guaranties,
and all other security agreements, deeds of trust, mortgages, chattel
mortgages, pledges, guaranties, financing statements, continuation statements,
extension agreements and other agreements or instruments now, heretofore, or
hereafter delivered by any Related Person in connection with this Agreement or
any transaction contemplated hereby to secure or guarantee the payment of any
part of the Obligations or the performance of any Related Person's other duties
and obligations under the Loan Documents.
"Security Schedule" means Schedule 2 hereto.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
association, partnership, joint venture, or other business or corporate entity,
enterprise or organization which is directly or indirectly (through one or more
intermediaries) controlled by such Person or in which such Person owns more
than fifty percent of the outstanding equity interests.
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"Termination Event" means (a) the occurrence with respect to any ERISA
Plan of (i) a reportable event described in Sections 4043(b)(5) or (6) of ERISA
or (ii) any other reportable event described in Section 4043(b) of ERISA other
than a reportable event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pursuant to a waiver by such corporation
under Section 4043(a) of ERISA, or (b) the withdrawal of any Related Person or
of any Affiliate of any Related Person from an ERISA Plan during a plan year in
which it was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of
ERISA, or (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate any ERISA Plan or
the treatment of any ERISA Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041
of ERISA, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate any ERISA Plan by
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (e)
any other event or condition which might constitute grounds under Section 4042
of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer,
any ERISA Plan.
"Type" means, with respect to any Loans, the characterization of such
Loans as either Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any of the following Subsidiaries of
Borrower: (a) Casuarina, Ltd., (b) Rock Island International, Ltd., (c) Parker
Drilling Investment Company, (d) PKD Sales Corp., and (e) any Subsidiary of
Borrower which is hereafter formed, provided that Borrower designates such
Subsidiary to Agent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary contemporaneously with such
formation and at the same time designates such Subsidiary as an "Unrestricted
Subsidiary" under the Indenture.
Section 1.2. Exhibits and Schedules; Additional Definitions. All
Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement are a part hereof for all
purposes. Reference is hereby made to the Security Schedule for the meaning of
certain terms defined therein and used but not defined herein, which
definitions are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 1.3. Amendment of Defined Instruments. Unless the context
otherwise requires or unless otherwise provided herein the terms defined in
this Agreement which refer to a particular agreement, instrument or document
also refer to and include all renewals, extensions, modifications, amendments
and restatements of such agreement, instrument or document, provided that
nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize any such
renewal, extension, modification, amendment or restatement.
Section 1.4. References; Titles; Common Terms. All references in
this Agreement to Exhibits, Schedules, articles, sections, subsections and
other subdivisions refer to the Exhibits, Schedules, articles, sections,
subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided
otherwise. Titles appearing at the beginning of any subdivisions are for
convenience only and do not constitute any part of such subdivisions and shall
be disregarded in construing the language contained in such subdivisions. The
words "this Agreement", "this instrument", "herein", "hereof", "hereby",
"hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The phrases
"this section" and "this subsection" and similar phrases refer only to the
sections or subsections hereof in which such phrases occur. The word "or" is
not exclusive, and the word "including" (in its various forms) means "including
without limitation". Pronouns in masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall
be
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construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be
construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise
requires.
Section 1.5. Calculations and Determinations. All calculations under
the Loan Documents of interest chargeable with respect to Eurodollar Loans
shall be made on the basis of actual days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last) and a year of 360 days. All other calculations of interest
or fees made under the Loan Documents shall be made on the basis of actual days
elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last) and a year of 365 or
366 days, as appropriate. Each determination by a Bank Party of amounts to be
paid under Sections 3.2. through 3.6 or any other matters which are to be
determined hereunder by a Bank Party (such as any LIBOR Rate, Eurodollar Rate,
Business Day, Interest Period, or Reserve Percentage) shall, in the absence of
manifest error, be conclusive and binding. Unless otherwise expressly provided
herein or unless Majority Lenders otherwise consent, all financial statements
and reports furnished to any Bank Party hereunder shall be prepared and all
financial computations and determinations pursuant hereto shall be made in
accordance with GAAP.
ARTICLE II - Loans
Section 2.1. Commitments to Lend; Notes. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, each Lender agrees to make loans to Borrower (herein called
such Lender's "Loans") upon Borrower's request from time to time during the
Commitment Period, provided that (a) only one advance of new funds may be
borrowed hereunder, and all Loans thereafter must be continuations or
conversions of previous Loans, (b) the aggregate amount requested from all
Lenders for such advance of new funds may not exceed the Maximum Loan Amount,
and (c) subject to Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.6, all Lenders must be requested to
make Loans of the same Type in accordance with their respective Percentage
Shares and as part of the same Borrowing. The aggregate amount of all
Eurodollar Loans in any Borrowing must be greater than or equal to $3,000,000,
and the aggregate amount of all Base Rate Loans in any Borrowing must be
greater than or equal to $1,000,000. Borrower may have no more than six
Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans outstanding at any time. The obligation of
Borrower to repay to each Lender the aggregate amount of all Loans made by such
Lender, together with interest accruing in connection therewith, shall be
evidenced by a single promissory note (herein called such Lender's "Note") made
by Borrower payable to the order of such Lender in the form of Exhibit A with
appropriate insertions. The amount of principal owing on any Lender's Note at
any given time shall be the aggregate amount of all funds lent by such Lender
under such Note minus all payments of principal theretofore received by such
Lender on such Note. Interest on each Note shall accrue and be due and payable
as provided herein and therein, with Eurodollar Loans bearing interest at the
Eurodollar Rate and Base Rate Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate (subject
to the applicability of the Default Rate and limited by the provisions of
Section 10.7). Funds borrowed and repaid hereunder may not be reborrowed.
Section 2.2. Requests for New Loans. Borrower must give to Agent
written notice of its requested Borrowing of the single advance of new funds to
be lent hereunder by Lenders. Such notice constitutes a "Borrowing Notice"
hereunder and must:
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(a) specify (i) the aggregate amount of any such Borrowing of
new Base Rate Loans and the date on which such Base Rate Loans are to
be advanced, or (ii) the aggregate amount of any such Borrowing of new
Eurodollar Loans, the date on which such Eurodollar Loans are to be
advanced (which shall be the first day of the Interest Period which is
to apply thereto), and the length of the applicable Interest Period;
and
(b) be received by Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York,
New York time, on (i) the day on which any such Base Rate Loans are to
be made, or (ii) the third Business Day preceding the day on which any
such Eurodollar Loans are to be made.
Such request must be made in the form and substance of the "Borrowing Notice"
attached hereto as Exhibit B-1, duly completed. Upon receipt of any such
Borrowing Notice, Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of the terms
thereof. If all conditions precedent to such new Loans have been met, each
Lender will on the date requested promptly remit to Agent at Agent's office in
New York, New York the amount of such Lender's new Loan in immediately
available funds, and upon receipt of such funds, unless to its actual knowledge
any conditions precedent to such Loans have been neither met nor waived as
provided herein, Agent shall promptly make such Loans available to Borrower.
Unless Agent shall have received prompt notice from a Lender that such Lender
will not make available to Agent such Lender's new Loan, Agent may in its
discretion assume that such Lender has made such Loan available to Agent in
accordance with this section and Agent may if it chooses, in reliance upon such
assumption, make such Loan available to Borrower. If and to the extent such
Lender shall not so make its new Loan available to Agent, such Lender and
Borrower severally agree to pay or repay to Agent within three days after
demand the amount of such Loan together with interest thereon, for each day
from the date such amount was made available to Borrower until the date such
amount is paid or repaid to Agent, with interest at (i) the Federal Funds Rate,
if such Lender is making such payment and (ii) the interest rate applicable at
the time to the other new Loans made on such date, if Borrower is making such
repayment. If neither such Lender nor Borrower pay or repay to Agent such
amount within such three-day period, Agent shall in addition to such amount be
entitled to recover from such Lender and from Borrower, on demand, interest
thereon at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such amount was made
available to Borrower. The failure of any Lender to make any new Loan to be
made by it hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation
hereunder, if any, to make its new Loan, but no Lender shall be responsible for
the failure of any other Lender to make any new Loan to be made by such other
Lender.
Section 2.3. Continuations and Conversions of Existing Loans.
Borrower may make the following elections with respect to Loans already
outstanding: to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans, to convert
Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loans on the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto, or to continue Eurodollar Loans beyond the expiration of
such Interest Period by designating a new Interest Period to take effect at the
time of such expiration. In making such elections, Borrower may combine
existing Loans made pursuant to separate Borrowings into one new Borrowing or
divide existing Loans made pursuant to one Borrowing into separate new
Borrowings. To make any such election, Borrower must give to Agent written
notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of any such
conversion or continuation of existing Loans, with a separate notice given for
each new Borrowing. Each such notice constitutes a "Continuation/Conversion
Notice" hereunder and must:
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(a) specify the existing Loans which are to be continued or
converted;
(b) specify (i) the aggregate amount of any Borrowing of Base
Rate Loans into which such existing Loans are to be continued or
converted and the date on which such continuation or conversion is to
occur, or (ii) the aggregate amount of any Borrowing of Eurodollar
Loans into which such existing Loans are to be continued or converted,
the date on which such continuation or conversion is to occur (which
shall be the first day of the Interest Period which is to apply to
such Eurodollar Loans), and the length of the applicable Interest
Period; and
(c) be received by Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York,
New York time, on (i) the day on which any such continuation or
conversion to Base Rate Loans is to occur, or (ii) the third Business
Day preceding the day on which any such continuation or conversion to
Eurodollar Loans is to occur.
Each such written request or confirmation must be made in the form and
substance of the "Continuation/Conversion Notice" attached hereto as Exhibit
B-2, duly completed. Each such telephonic request shall be deemed a
representation, warranty, acknowledgment and agreement by Borrower as to the
matters which are required to be set out in such written confirmation. Upon
receipt of any such Borrowing Notice, Agent shall give each Lender prompt
notice of the terms thereof. Each Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable and
binding on Borrower. During the continuance of any Default, Borrower may not
make any election to convert existing Loans into Eurodollar Loans or continue
existing Loans as Eurodollar Loans. If (due to the existence of a Default or
for any other reason) Borrower fails to timely and properly give any notice of
continuation or conversion with respect to a Borrowing of existing Eurodollar
Loans at least three days prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, such Eurodollar Loans shall automatically be converted into Base Rate
Loans at the end of such Interest Period. No new funds shall be repaid by
Borrower or advanced by any Lender in connection with any continuation or
conversion of existing Loans pursuant to this section, and no such continuation
or conversion shall be deemed to be a new advance of funds for any purpose;
such continuations and conversions merely constitute a change in the interest
rate applicable to already outstanding Loans.
Section 2.4. Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use all Loans to
finance capital expenditures and provide working capital for its operations and
for other general business purposes. In no event shall the funds from any Loan
be used directly or indirectly by any Person for personal, family, household or
agricultural purposes or for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or
ultimate, of purchasing, acquiring or carrying any "margin stock" or any
"margin securities" (as such terms are defined respectively in Regulation U and
Regulation G promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System) or to extend credit to others directly or indirectly for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying any such margin stock or margin securities. Borrower
represents and warrants that Borrower is not engaged principally, or as one of
Borrower's important activities, in the business of extending credit to others
for the purpose of purchasing or carrying such margin stock or margin
securities.
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Section 2.5. Agent's Fees. In addition to all other amounts due to
Agent under the Loan Documents, Borrower will pay fees to Agent as described in
a letter agreement dated of even date herewith between Agent and Borrower.
Section 2.6. Prepayments.
(a) Borrower may at its option, upon one Business Day's advance
notice to each Lender, from time to time and without premium or penalty prepay
the Notes, in whole or in part, so long as the aggregate amounts of all partial
prepayments of principal on the Notes equals or exceeds $1,000,000 and so long
as Borrower does not prepay any Eurodollar Loans before the end of the Interest
Period applicable thereto.
(b) On the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter, Borrower will,
in addition to paying any interest then due on the Loans, repay a portion of
the outstanding principal balance of the Loans in the amount set out below
opposite the time period in which such Fiscal Quarter occurs:
Time Period Amount of Quarterly
----------- Payment
-------
March 1997 through August 1997 $5,000,000
September 1997 through August 1998 3,500,000
September 1998 through August 2002 3,000,000
September 2002 through November 2002 28,000,000
In addition, Borrower will make a final principal payment on the Loans on
November 30, 2002, in an amount equal to $28,000,000 (or, if different, the
remaining outstanding principal balance of the Loans).
(c) Each prepayment of principal under this section, whether optional
or mandatory, may but need not be accompanied by all interest then accrued and
unpaid on the principal so prepaid. Any principal or interest prepaid pursuant
to this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all payments
otherwise required to be paid under the Loan Documents at the time of such
prepayment.
Section 2.7. Funding Required Prior to Execution of Indenture. At
least one Business Day prior to the execution of the Indenture (or any other
documents constituting a guaranty of the Public Notes) by any Restricted
Subsidiary, Borrower will borrow the initial Loans under Section 2.2. Until
such time as Borrower actually pays such funds to consummate the Acquisition,
Borrower will use such funds to purchase commercial paper from ING (U.S.)
Funding Corp. on an overnight basis and will pledge such commercial paper to
Collateral Agent under the Borrower Security Agreement. If Borrower has not
consummated the Acquisitions within three Business Days thereafter, Borrower
will upon request by Agent liquidate such commercial paper and prepay the Loans
in full.
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ARTICLE III - Payments to Lenders
Section 3.1. General Procedures. Borrower will make each payment
which it owes under the Loan Documents to Agent for the account of the Bank
Party to whom such payment is owed. Each such payment must be received by
Agent not later than noon, New York, New York time, on the date such payment
becomes due and payable, in lawful money of the United States of America,
without set-off, deduction or counterclaim, and in immediately available funds.
Any payment received by Agent after such time will be deemed to have been made
on the next following Business Day. Should any such payment become due and
payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of a payment
of principal or past due interest, interest shall accrue and be payable thereon
for the period of such extension as provided in the Loan Document under which
such payment is due. Each payment under a Loan Document shall be due and
payable at the place provided therein and, if no specific place of payment is
provided, shall be due and payable at the place of payment of Agent's Note.
When Agent collects or receives money on account of the Obligations, Agent
shall distribute all money so collected or received, and each Bank Party shall
apply all such money so distributed, as follows:
(a) first, for the payment of all Obligations which are then
due (and if such money is insufficient to pay all such Obligations,
first to any reimbursements due Agent or Collateral Agent under
Section 10.4 and then to the partial payment of all other Obligations
then due in proportion to the amounts thereof, or as the Bank Parties
shall otherwise agree);
(b) then for the prepayment of amounts owing under the Loan
Documents (other than principal on the Notes) if so specified by
Borrower;
(c) then for the prepayment of principal on the Notes,
together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal so prepaid;
and
(d) last, for the payment or prepayment of any other
Obligations.
All payments applied to principal or interest on any Note shall be applied
first to any interest then due and payable, then to principal then due and
payable, and last to any prepayment of principal and interest in compliance
with Section 2.7. All distributions of amounts described in any of subsections
(b), (c) or (d) above shall be made by Agent pro rata to each Bank Party then
owed Obligations described in such subsection in proportion to all amounts owed
to all Bank Parties which are described in such subsection.
Section 3.2. Capital Reimbursement. If either (a) the introduction
of any change in or in the interpretation of any Law, or (b) the introduction
of any new request, directive or guideline from any central bank or other
governmental authority (whether or not having the force of Law) affects or
would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any
Bank Party or any corporation controlling any Bank Party, then, upon demand by
such Bank Party, Borrower will pay to Agent for the benefit of such Bank Party,
from time to time as specified by such Bank Party, such additional amount or
amounts which such Bank Party shall determine to be appropriate to
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compensate such Bank Party or any corporation controlling such Bank Party in
light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Bank Party reasonably
determines that the amount of any such capital would be increased or the rate
of return on any such capital would be reduced by or in whole or in part based
on the existence of the amount of such Bank Party's Loans or commitments under
this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower
shall not be required to reimburse any Bank Party for any such amounts incurred
more than 90 days prior to such Bank Party's demand therefor to Borrower.
Section 3.3. Increased Cost of Eurodollar Loans. If any applicable
domestic or foreign Law (whether now in effect or hereinafter enacted or
promulgated, including Regulation D) or any interpretation or administration
thereof by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof (whether or not having the force of Law):
(a) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any
Bank Party of any principal, interest, or other amounts attributable
to any Eurodollar Loan or otherwise due under this Agreement in
respect of any Eurodollar Loan (other than taxes imposed on the
overall net income of such Bank Party by the jurisdiction in which
such Bank Party or its Lending Office is located); or
(b) shall change such as to impose any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirements in respect of any Eurodollar Loan
(excluding those for which such Bank Party is fully compensated
pursuant to adjustments made in the definition of Eurodollar Rate) or
against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit
extended by, such Bank Party; or
(c) shall changes such as to impose on any Bank Party or
on the interbank eurocurrency deposit market any other condition
affecting any Eurodollar Loan, the result of which is to increase the
cost to any Bank Party of funding, maintaining, issuing or
participating in any Eurodollar Loan or to reduce the amount of any
sum receivable by any Bank Party in respect of any Eurodollar Loan by
an amount deemed by such Bank Party to be material,
then such Bank Party shall promptly notify Agent and Borrower in writing of the
happening of such event and of the amount required to compensate such Bank
Party for such event, whereupon (i) Borrower shall pay such amount to Agent for
the account of such Bank Party and (ii) Borrower may elect, by giving to Agent
and such Bank Party not less than three Business Days' notice, to convert all
(but not less than all) of any such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower shall not be required
to compensate any Bank Party for any such amounts incurred more than 90 days
prior to such Bank Party's notice thereof to Borrower.
Section 3.4. Availability. If (a) any change in applicable Laws, or
in the interpretation or administration thereof of or in any jurisdiction
whatsoever, domestic or foreign, shall make it unlawful or impracticable for
any Bank Party to fund or maintain Eurodollar Loans, or shall materially
restrict the authority of any Bank Party to purchase or take offshore deposits
of dollars (i.e., "eurodollars"), or (b) any Bank Party determines that
matching deposits appropriate to fund or
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maintain any Eurodollar Loan are not available to it, or (c) any Bank Party
determines that the formula for calculating the Eurodollar Rate does not fairly
reflect the cost to such Bank Party of making or maintaining loans based on
such rate, then, upon notice by such Bank Party to Borrower and Agent,
Borrower's right to elect Eurodollar Loans from such Bank Party shall be
suspended to the extent and for the duration of such illegality,
impracticability or restriction and all Eurodollar Loans of such Bank Party
which are then outstanding or are then the subject of any Borrowing Notice and
which cannot lawfully or practicably be maintained or funded shall immediately
become or remain part of such Bank Party's Base Rate Loan. Borrower agrees to
indemnify each Bank Party and hold it harmless against all costs, expenses,
claims, penalties, liabilities and damages which may result from any such
change in Law.
Section 3.5. Funding Losses. In addition to its other obligations
hereunder, Borrower will indemnify each Bank Party against, and reimburse each
Bank Party on demand for, any loss or expense incurred or sustained by such
Bank Party (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation
or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by a Bank Party to fund or
maintain Eurodollar Loans), upon presentation of reasonable documentation
thereof, as a result of (a) any payment or prepayment (whether authorized or
required hereunder or otherwise) of all or a portion of a Eurodollar Loan on a
day other than the day on which the applicable Interest Period ends, (b) any
payment or prepayment, whether required hereunder or otherwise, of a Loan made
after the delivery, but before the effective date, of a Borrowing Notice, if
such payment or prepayment prevents such Borrowing Notice from becoming fully
effective, (c) the failure of any Loan to be made or of any Borrowing Notice to
become effective due to any condition precedent not being satisfied or due to
any other action or inaction of any Related Person, or (d) any conversion
(whether authorized or required hereunder or otherwise) of all or any portion
of any Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan or into a different Eurodollar
Loan on a day other than the day on which the applicable Interest Period ends.
Section 3.6. Reimbursable Taxes. Borrower covenants and agrees that:
(a) Borrower will indemnify each Bank Party against and
reimburse each Bank Party for all present and future income, stamp and
other taxes, levies, costs and charges whatsoever imposed, assessed,
levied or collected on or in respect of this Agreement or any Loans or
payments hereunder (whether or not legally or correctly imposed,
assessed, levied or collected), excluding, however, any taxes imposed
on or measured by the overall net income of such Bank Party by the
jurisdiction in which such Bank Party or its Lending Office is located
(all such non-excluded taxes, levies, costs and charges being
collectively called "Reimbursable Taxes" in this section).
(b) All payments on account of the principal of, and
interest on, each Bank Party's Loans and Note, and all other amounts
payable by Borrower to any Bank Party hereunder, shall be made in full
without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made free and clear of
and without deductions or withholdings of any nature by reason of any
Reimbursable Taxes, all of which will be for the account of Borrower.
In the event of Borrower being compelled by Law to make any such
deduction or withholding from any payment to any Bank Party, Borrower
shall pay on the due date of such payment, by way of additional
interest, such additional amounts as are needed to cause the amount
receivable by such Bank Party after
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such deduction or withholding to equal the amount which would have
been receivable in the absence of such deduction or withholding. If
Borrower should make any deduction or withholding as aforesaid,
Borrower shall within 60 days thereafter forward to such Bank Party an
official receipt or other official document evidencing payment of such
deduction or withholding.
(c) If Borrower is ever required to pay any Reimbursable
Tax with respect to any Eurodollar Loan from a Bank Party, Borrower
may elect, by giving to Agent and such Bank Party not less than three
Business Days' notice, to convert all (but not less than all) of such
Eurodollar Loan into a part of such Bank Party's Base Rate Loan, but
such election shall not diminish Borrower's obligation to pay all
Reimbursable Taxes.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section,
Borrower shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do so by
Law, to deduct or withhold (and not to make any indemnification or
reimbursement for) income or other similar taxes imposed by the United
States of America (other than any portion thereof attributable to a
change in federal income tax Laws effected after the date hereof) from
interest, fees or other amounts payable hereunder for the account of
any Bank Party, other than a Bank Party (i) who is a U.S. person for
Federal income tax purposes or (ii) who has the Prescribed Forms on
file with Agent (with copies provided to Borrower) for the applicable
year to the extent deduction or withholding of such taxes is not
required as a result of the filing of such Prescribed Forms, provided
that if Borrower shall so deduct or withhold any such taxes, it shall
provide a statement to Agent and such Bank Party, setting forth the
amount of such taxes so deducted or withheld, the applicable rate and
any other information or documentation which such Bank Party may
reasonably request for assisting such Bank Party to obtain any
allowable credits or deductions for the taxes so deducted or withheld
in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which such Bank Party is
subject to tax. As used in this section, "Prescribed Forms" means
such duly executed forms or statements, and in such number of copies,
which may, from time to time, be prescribed by Law and which, pursuant
to applicable provisions of (x) an income tax treaty between the
United States and the country of residence of the Bank Party
providing the forms or statements, (y) the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time, or (z) any applicable rules or
regulations thereunder, permit Borrower to make payments hereunder for
the account of such Bank Party free of such deduction or withholding
of income or similar taxes.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower shall not be required
to reimburse any Bank Party for any Reimbursable Taxes which have become owing
more than 90 days prior to such Bank Party's notice thereof to Borrower.
Section 3.7. Change of Applicable Lending Office. Each Bank Party
agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of
Sections 3.2 through 3.6 with respect to such Bank Party, it will, if requested
by Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations
of such Bank Party) to designate another Lending Office, provided that such
designation is made on such terms that such Bank Party and its Lending Office
suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of
avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise
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to the operation of any such section. Nothing in this section shall affect or
postpone any of the obligations of Borrower or the rights of any Bank Party
provided in Sections 3.2 through 3.6.
Section 3.8. Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender seeks
reimbursement for increased costs under Sections 3.2 through 3.6, then within
ninety days thereafter -- provided no Event of Default then exists -- Borrower
shall have the right (unless such Lender withdraws its request for additional
compensation) to replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to assign its
Loans and Notes and its commitments hereunder to an Eligible Transferee
reasonably acceptable to Agent and to Borrower, provided that: (i) all
Obligations of Borrower owing to such Lender being replaced (including such
increased costs, but excluding principal and accrued interest on the Notes
being assigned) shall be paid in full to such Lender concurrently with such
assignment, and (ii) the replacement Eligible Transferee shall purchase the
Note being assigned by paying to such Lender a price equal to the principal
amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. In connection with
any such assignment Borrower, Agent, such Lender and the replacement Eligible
Transferee shall otherwise comply with Section 10.5. Notwithstanding the
foregoing rights of Borrower under this section, however, Borrower may not
replace any Lender which seeks reimbursement for increased costs under Section
3.2 through 3.6 unless Borrower is at the same time replacing all Lenders which
are then seeking such compensation.
ARTICLE IV - Conditions Precedent to Lending
Section 4.1. Documents to be Delivered. No Lender has any obligation
to make its Loan unless Agent shall have received all of the following, at
Agent's office in New York, New York, duly executed and delivered and in form,
substance and date satisfactory to Agent:
(a) This Agreement and any other documents that Lenders are
to execute in connection herewith.
(b) Each Note.
(c) Each Security Document listed in the Security Schedule.
(d) Certain certificates of Borrower including:
(i) An "Omnibus Certificate" of the Secretary and of
the Chairman of the Board or President of Borrower, which
shall contain the names and signatures of the officers of
Borrower authorized to execute Loan Documents and which shall
certify to the truth, correctness and completeness of the
following exhibits attached thereto: (1) a copy of
resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Borrower
and in full force and effect at the time this Agreement is
entered into, authorizing the execution of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents delivered or to be delivered in
connection herewith and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and therein, (2) a copy of the charter
documents of Borrower
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and all amendments thereto, certified by the appropriate
official of Borrower's state of organization, and (3) a copy
of any bylaws of Borrower; and
(ii) A "Compliance Certificate" of the Chairman of
the Board or President and of the chief financial officer of
Borrower, in which such officers certify to the satisfaction
of the conditions set out in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d)
of Section 4.2, both on the date of the first Loan hereunder
and after giving effect to consummation of the Acquisitions.
(e) A certificate (or certificates) of the due formation,
valid existence and good standing of Borrower in its state of
organization, issued by the appropriate authorities of such
jurisdiction.
(f) Certificates of Borrower's good standing and due
qualification to do business, issued by appropriate officials in any
states in which Borrower owns property subject to Security Documents.
(g) Documents similar to those specified in subsections
(d)(i), (e) and (f) of this section with respect to each Guarantor
Subsidiary and the execution by it of its Guaranty of Borrower's
Obligations.
(h) Form UCC-11s, reports of searches of registration records
and similar reports listing all effective financing statements, ship
mortgages, registered pledges or similar documents which name Borrower
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (under its present name or
previous names) as debtor, mortgagor or pledgor and which are filed in
(i) the Central UCC records of each state in which the Borrower or
such Restricted Subsidiary has material assets or conducts material
business, (ii) United States patent and trademark records, (iii) U.S.
Coast Guard records of the home port of each vessel, (iv) Louisiana
boat registration office, (v) Panamanian vessel registration office,
(vi) registration office of each department or province in Colombia or
Peru in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary owns assets or
is conducting business, in each case reflecting no financing
statements, pledges, mortgages or other Liens on file.
(i) A legal opinion of Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., counsel for
Borrower, in form and substance acceptable to Agent.
(j) Legal opinions or advice letters from Agent's local
counsel in Colombia and Peru regarding their assessment of the
Security Documents, in scope and results acceptable to Agent.
(k) A favorable report of Agent's professional insurance
consultants regarding their assessment of the insurance maintained by
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in scope and results
acceptable to Agent.
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(l) A favorable report of Pilko & Associates regarding their
environmental assessment of the activities of Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries, in scope and results acceptable to Agent.
(m) Evidence satisfactory to Agent in its discretion that (i)
substantially all conditions to the consummation of the Acquisitions
and the sale of the Public Notes have been consummated (including the
execution and delivery of a firm underwriting agreement for the Public
Notes but excluding the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the
Public Notes and any separate guaranties thereof), (ii) the execution
and delivery of the Indenture, the Public Notes and any separate
guaranties thereof are reasonably expected to take place at least one
Business Day following the initial loans hereunder, and (iii) the
consummation of the Acquisitions and the sale of the Public Notes are
reasonably expected to take place at least two Business Days following
the initial loans hereunder.
Section 4.2. Additional Conditions Precedent. No Lender has any
obligation to make its Loan unless the following conditions precedent have been
satisfied:
(a) All representations and warranties made by any Related
Person in any Loan Document shall be true on and as of the date of
such Loan, as if such representations and warranties had been made as
of the date of such Loan.
(b) No Default shall exist at the date of such Loan.
(c) Since the date of the Initial Financial Statements, no
Material Adverse Change shall have occurred.
(d) Each Related Person shall have performed and complied
with all agreements and conditions required in the Loan Documents to
be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the date of such
Loan.
(e) Agent shall have received all documents and instruments
which Agent has then requested, in addition to those described in
Section 4.1 (including opinions of legal counsel for the Related
Persons and Agent; corporate documents and records; documents
evidencing governmental authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses
and exemptions; and certificates of public officials and of officers
and representatives of Borrower and other Persons), as to (i) the
accuracy and validity of or compliance with all representations,
warranties and covenants made by any of the Related Persons in this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) the satisfaction of all
conditions contained herein or therein, and (iii) all other matters
pertaining hereto and thereto. All such additional documents and
instruments shall be satisfactory to Agent in form, substance and
date.
(f) Borrower shall, prior to the making of the first Loan (or
using the proceeds thereof), have deposited $40,000 with Thompson &
Knight, P.C., counsel for Agent and Collateral Agent, to be held by
such counsel and applied toward payment of the costs and expenses
described in Section 10.4(a). If such deposit exceeds the amount of
such costs and
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expenses, the excess shall be returned to Borrower. If such deposit
is less than such costs and expenses, the deficit shall be paid by
Borrower pursuant to Section 10.4(a).
ARTICLE V - Representations and Warranties
To confirm each Bank Party's understanding concerning Borrower and
Borrower's business, properties and obligations and to induce each Bank Party
to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder, Borrower
represents and warrants to each Bank Party that:
Section 5.1. No Default. No event has occurred and is continuing
which constitutes a Default.
Section 5.2. Organization and Good Standing. Each Related Person is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, having all powers required to carry on its
business and enter into and carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.
Each Related Person is duly qualified, in good standing, and authorized to do
business in all other jurisdictions wherein the failure to so qualify would
present a reasonable possibility of causing a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.3. Authorization. Each Related Person has duly taken all
action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to authorize the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby and the performance of its obligations
thereunder. Borrower is duly authorized to borrow funds hereunder.
Section 5.4. No Conflicts or Consents. The execution and delivery by
the various Related Persons of the Loan Documents to which each is a party, the
performance by each of its obligations under such Loan Documents, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the various Loan Documents, do
not and will not (i) conflict with any provision of (1) any domestic or foreign
Law, (2) the articles or certificate of incorporation or organization, bylaws,
charter, or partnership agreement or certificate of any Related Person, or (3)
any agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon
any Related Person, (ii) result in the acceleration of any Indebtedness owed by
any Related Person, or (iii) result in or require the creation of any Lien upon
any assets or properties of any Related Person except as expressly contemplated
in the Loan Documents. Except as expressly contemplated in the Loan Documents,
no consent, approval, authorization or order of, and no notice to or filing
with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Related Person of
any Loan Document or to consummate any transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents.
Section 5.5. Enforceable Obligations. This Agreement is, and the
other Loan Documents when duly executed and delivered will be, legal, valid and
binding obligations of each Related Person which is a party hereto or thereto,
enforceable in accordance with their terms except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws of general application
relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights.
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Section 5.6. Initial Financial Statements; Solvency. Borrower has
heretofore delivered to Agent and each Lender true, correct and complete copies
of the Initial Financial Statements. The Initial Financial Statements were
prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the matters reported on
therein. Since the date of the Initial Financial Statements, no Material
Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing. Borrower is not insolvent on
the date hereof. Borrower's capital is adequate for the businesses in which
Borrower is engaged and intends to be engaged. Borrower has not incurred
(whether hereby or otherwise), nor does Borrower intend to incur or believe
that it will incur, debts which will be beyond its ability to pay as such debts
mature.
Section 5.7. Full Disclosure. Neither the Offering Circular nor any
certificate or other written information delivered herewith or heretofore by
any Related Person to any Bank Party in connection with the negotiation of this
Agreement or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
known to any Related Person (other than industry-wide risks normally associated
with the types of businesses conducted by the Related Persons) necessary to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading as of the date
made or deemed made. There is no fact known to Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary (other than industry-wide risks normally associated with the types
of businesses conducted by Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries) that has not
been disclosed to each Bank Party in writing which in any manner presents a
reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.8. Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Initial
Financial Statements or in the Disclosure Schedule, there are no actions, suits
or legal, equitable, arbitrative or administrative proceedings pending (or to
the knowledge of any Related Person threatened) against any Related Person
before any federal, state, municipal or other court, department, commission,
body, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality (whether domestic or foreign)
which present a reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse
Change. Except as disclosed in the Initial Financial Statements or in the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding judgments, injunctions, writs,
rulings or orders by any such governmental entity against any Related Person or
any Related Person's stockholders, partners, directors or officers which
present a reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.9. Labor Disputes and Acts of God. Except as disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule or a Disclosure Report, neither the business nor the
properties of any Related Person has been affected by any fire, explosion,
accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail,
earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty
(whether or not covered by insurance) in any way which presents a reasonable
possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.10. ERISA Plans and Liabilities. All currently existing
ERISA Plans are listed in the Disclosure Schedule or a Disclosure Report.
Except as disclosed in the Initial Financial Statements or in the Disclosure
Schedule or a Disclosure Report, no Termination Event has occurred with respect
to any ERISA Plan and the Related Persons are in compliance with ERISA in all
material respects. No Related Person is required to contribute to, or has any
other absolute or contingent liability in respect of, any "multiemployer plan"
as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA. Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule or a Disclosure Report: (i) no "accumulated funding
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deficiency" (as defined in Section 412(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended) exists with respect to any ERISA Plan, whether or not waived by the
Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and (ii) the current value of each
ERISA Plan's benefits does not exceed the current value of such ERISA Plan's
assets available for the payment of such benefits by more than $1,000,000.
Section 5.11. Environmental and Other Laws. As used in this section:
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, "CERCLIS" means the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System List of
the Environmental Protection Agency, and "Release" has the meaning given such
term in 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(22). Except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule or a Disclosure Report:
(a) The Related Persons are conducting their businesses in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local Laws,
including Environmental Laws, and have all permits, licenses and
authorizations required in connection with the conduct of their
businesses, except to the extent failure to have any such permit,
license or authorization does not in any way present a reasonable
possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change. Each Related
Person is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such
permits, licenses and authorizations, and is also in compliance with
all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
contained in any applicable Environmental Law or in any regulation,
code, plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction, notice or demand
letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, except to
the extent failure to comply does not in any way present a reasonable
possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change..
(b) No notice, notification, demand, request for information,
citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been
filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation or review is
pending or threatened by any governmental agency or entity or any
other Person with respect to (i) any alleged generation, treatment,
storage, recycling, transportation, disposal, or Release of any
Hazardous Materials in a material amount, either by any Related Person
or on any property owned by any Related Person, (ii) any material
remedial action which might be needed to respond to any such alleged
generation, treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal,
or Release, or (iii) any alleged failure by any Related Person to have
any material permit, license or authorization required in connection
with the conduct of its business or with respect to any such
generation, treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal,
or Release.
(c) No Related Person otherwise has any known material
contingent liability in connection with any alleged generation,
treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, disposal, or Release of
any Hazardous Materials.
(d) No Related Person has handled any Hazardous Materials,
other than as a generator, on any properties now or previously owned
or leased by any Related Person to an extent that such handling
presents a reasonable possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse
Change; and
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(i) no PCBs are or have been present at any
properties now or previously owned or leased by any Related
Person;
(ii) no asbestos is or has been present at any
properties now or previously owned or leased by any Related
Person;
(iii) there are no underground storage tanks for
Hazardous Materials, active or abandoned, at any properties
now or previously owned or leased by any Related Person;
(iv) no Hazardous Materials have been Released, in a
reportable quantity, where such a quantity has been
established by statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or order,
at, on or under any properties now or previously owned or
leased by any Related Person; and
(v) no Hazardous Materials have been otherwise
Released at, on or under any properties now or previously
owned or leased by any Related Person to an extent that such
release presents a reasonable possibility of resulting in a
Material Adverse Change.
(e) No Related Person has transported or arranged for the
transportation of any Hazardous Material to any location which is
listed on the National Priorities List under CERCLA, listed for
possible inclusion on the National Priorities List by the
Environmental Protection Agency in CERCLIS, or listed on any similar
state list or which is the subject of federal, state or local
enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to material
claims against any Related Person for clean-up costs, remedial work,
damages to natural resources or for personal injury claims, including,
but not limited to, claims under CERCLA.
(f) No oral or written notification of a Release of a
Hazardous Material has been filed by or on behalf of any Related
Person (and to the best knowledge of Borrower, no such notification
has been filed with respect to any Related Person by any other
Person), and no property now or previously owned or leased by any
Related Person is listed or proposed for listing on the National
Priority list promulgated pursuant to CERCLA, in CERCLIS, or on any
similar state list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up.
(g) There are no Liens arising under or pursuant to any
Environmental Laws on any of the properties owned or leased by any
Related Person, and no government actions have been taken or are in
process which could subject any of such properties to such Liens; nor
would any Related Person be required to place any notice or
restriction relating to the presence of Hazardous Materials at any
properties owned by it in any deed to such properties.
(h) Since the date hereof, there have been no environmental
investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews or other analyses
conducted by or which are in the possession of any Related Person in
relation to any properties or facility now or previously owned or
leased by any Related Person which have not been made available to
Agent.
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Section 5.12. Names and Places of Business. Neither Borrower nor any
Guarantor Subsidiary has, during the preceding five years, had, been known by,
or used any other corporate, trade, or fictitious name, except as disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule. Except as otherwise indicated in the Disclosure
Schedule or a Disclosure Report, the chief executive office and principal place
of business of Borrower and each Guarantor Subsidiary are (and for the
preceding five years have been) located at the address of Borrower set out
below Borrower's signature hereto or (if different) at the address of each such
Related Person set out in the Disclosure Schedule. Except as indicated in the
Disclosure Schedule or a Disclosure Report, neither Borrower nor any Guarantor
Subsidiary has any other office or place of business.
Section 5.13. Borrower's Subsidiaries. Borrower does not presently
have any Subsidiary or own any stock in any other corporation or association
except those listed in the Disclosure Schedule or a Disclosure Report. Neither
Borrower nor any Related Person is a member of any general or limited
partnership, joint venture or association of any type whatsoever except those
listed in the Disclosure Schedule or a Disclosure Report. Except as otherwise
revealed in a Disclosure Report, Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, the
equity interest in each of its Subsidiaries which is indicated in the
Disclosure Schedule.
Section 5.14. Title to Properties; Licenses. Borrower and each
Restricted Subsidiary has good and defensible title to all of its material
properties and assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens
and of all material impediments to the use of such properties and assets in
such Related Person's business. Each of Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries possesses all material licenses, permits, franchises, patents,
copyrights, trademarks and trade names, and other intellectual property (or
otherwise possesses the right to use such intellectual property without
violation of the rights of any other Person) which are necessary to carry out
its business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted
hereafter, and no Related Person is in violation in any material respect of the
terms under which it possesses such intellectual property or the right to use
such intellectual property.
Section 5.15. Government Regulation. Neither Borrower nor any other
Related Person owing Obligations is subject to regulation under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as any
of the preceding acts have been amended) or any other Law which regulates the
incurring by such Person of Indebtedness, including Laws relating to common
contract carriers or the sale of electricity, gas, steam, water or other public
utility services.
ARTICLE VI - Affirmative Covenants of Borrower
To conform with the terms and conditions under which each Bank Party
is willing to have credit outstanding to Borrower, and to induce each Bank
Party to enter into this Agreement and make the Loans, Borrower warrants,
covenants and agrees that until the full and final payment of the Obligations
and the termination of this Agreement, unless Majority Lenders have previously
agreed otherwise:
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Section 6.1. Payment and Performance. Borrower will pay all amounts
due under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms thereof and will
observe, perform and comply with every covenant, term and condition expressed
or implied in the Loan Documents. Borrower will cause the other Related
Persons to observe, perform and comply with every such term, covenant and
condition.
Section 6.2. Books, Financial Statements and Reports. Each Related
Person will at all times maintain full and accurate books of account and
records. Borrower will maintain and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain a
standard system of accounting and will furnish the following statements and
reports to each Bank Party at Borrower's expense:
(a) As soon as available, and in any event within ninety (90)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year, complete Consolidated and
consolidating financial statements of Borrower together with all notes
thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP,
together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using
generally accepted auditing standards, by Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. or
other independent certified public accountants selected by Borrower
and acceptable to Majority Lenders, stating that such Consolidated
financial statements have been so prepared. These financial
statements shall contain a Consolidated and consolidating balance
sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated and
consolidating statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in
owners' equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth the
corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, and such
consolidating statements shall clearly present the same Consolidated
information for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries. In
addition, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year
Borrower will furnish a report signed by such accountants (i) stating
that they have read this Agreement and reviewed the then most recent
Accounts Receivable Report, (ii) containing calculations showing
compliance (or non-compliance) at the end of such Fiscal Year with the
requirements of Sections 7.11, 7.12 and 7.13, and (iii) further
stating that in making their examination and reporting on the
Consolidated financial statements described above they did not
conclude that any Default existed at the end of such Fiscal Year or at
the time of their report, or, if they did conclude that a Default
existed, specifying its nature and period of existence.
(b) As soon as available, and in any event within forty-five
(45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, Borrower's
Consolidated and consolidating balance sheet as of the end of such
Fiscal Quarter and Consolidated and consolidating statements of
Borrower's earnings and cash flows for the period from the beginning
of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, all
in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to
changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments. In addition
Borrower will, together with each such set of financial statements and
each set of financial statements furnished under subsection (a) of
this section, furnish a certificate in the form of Exhibit C signed by
the chief financial officer of Borrower stating that such financial
statements are accurate and complete (subject to normal year-end
adjustments), stating that he has reviewed the Loan Documents,
containing calculations showing compliance (or non-compliance) at the
end of such Fiscal Quarter with the requirements of Sections 7.1,
7.11, 7.12 and 7.13 and stating that no Default exists at the end of
such Fiscal Quarter or at the time of such certificate or specifying
the nature and period of existence of any such Default.
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(c) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of all
financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent by
Borrower to its stockholders and all registration statements, periodic
reports and other statements and schedules filed by Borrower with any
securities exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
similar governmental authority.
(d) As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30)
days after the end of each calendar month, an Accounts Receivable
Report.
(e) As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30)
days after the end of each calendar month, a rig report substantially
in the form of Exhibit G.
(f) As soon as available, and in any event within thirty (30)
days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an environmental compliance
certificate signed by the president or chief executive officer of
Borrower in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(g) Concurrently with the annual renewal of the Borrower's
insurance policies, one or more certificates issued to Collateral
Agent by Borrower's insurance brokers, certifying Borrower's insurance
coverage for the next succeeding year after such renewal.
(h) Upon request therefor by Agent, but no more frequently
than once in each Fiscal Year, an appraisal of Borrower's and its
Subsidiaries drilling rigs and barges, in form, scope and authorship
acceptable to Agent.
(i) Upon request therefor by Agent, Borrower shall permit and
cooperate with an environmental and safety review made in connection
with the operations of Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries one time
during each Fiscal Year beginning with the Fiscal Year 1998, by
Persons selected by Agent and at Borrower's cost and expense.
(j) Copies of any budgets, business plans and forecasts which
Agent from time to time reasonably requests.
Section 6.3. Other Information and Inspections. Each Related Person
will furnish to each Bank Party any information which Agent may from time to
time request in writing concerning any covenant, provision or condition of the
Loan Documents or any matter in connection with the Related Persons' businesses
and operations. Each Related Person will permit representatives appointed by
Agent (including independent accountants, auditors, agents, attorneys, and
appraisers) to visit and inspect, during normal business hours, any of such
Related Person's property, including its books of account, other books and
records, drilling rigs and barges, and any other facilities or assets, and to
make extra copies therefrom and photocopies and photographs thereof, and to
write down and record any information such representatives obtain, and each
Related Person shall permit Agent or its representatives to investigate and
verify the accuracy of the information furnished to Agent or any Lender in
connection with the Loan Documents and to discuss all such matters with its
officers, employees and representatives.
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Section 6.4. Notice of Material Events and Change of Address.
Borrower will promptly notify each Bank Party of:
(a) the occurrence of any Material Adverse Change or any
Default.
(b) the acceleration of the maturity of any material
Indebtedness owed by any Related Person.
(c) any default by any Related Person under any indenture,
mortgage, agreement, contract or other instrument to which any of them
is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties is
bound, if such default presents a reasonable possibility of resulting
in a Material Adverse Change.
(d) the occurrence of any Termination Event.
(e) any claim of $2,000,000 or more, any notice of potential
liability under any Environmental Laws which might exceed such amount,
or any other material adverse claim asserted against any Related
Person or with respect to any Related Person's properties.
(f) the filing of any suit or proceeding against any Related
Person in which an adverse decision would present a reasonable
possibility of resulting in a Material Adverse Change.
Upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing the Related Persons will take all
necessary or appropriate steps to remedy promptly any such Material Adverse
Change, Default, acceleration, default or Termination Event, to protect against
any such adverse claim, to defend any such suit or proceeding, and to resolve
all controversies on account of any of the foregoing. Borrower will also
notify Agent and Agent's counsel in writing at least twenty Business Days prior
to the date that (i) any Related Person changes its name or the location of its
chief executive office or principal place of business or the place where it
keeps its books and records concerning the Collateral, or (ii) the ownership of
any Collateral is transferred from one Related Person to another Related
Person, and Borrower will with such notice either furnish any necessary
financing statement amendments and other documents as may be required by
Sections 6.15 and 6.15 or request Agent and its counsel to prepare the same.
Section 6.5. Maintenance of Properties. Each Related Person will
maintain, preserve, protect, and keep all Collateral and all other property
used or useful in the conduct of its business in good condition as required to
conduct its business and in material compliance with all applicable Laws, and
will from time to time make all repairs, renewals and replacements needed to
enable the business and operations carried on in connection therewith to be
promptly and advantageously conducted at all times.
Section 6.6. Maintenance of Existence and Qualifications. Each
Related Person will maintain and preserve its existence and its rights and
franchises in full force and effect and will qualify to do business in all
states or jurisdictions where required by applicable Law, except where
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the failure so to qualify will not cause any Material Adverse Change or
adversely affect the value of the Collateral.
Section 6.7. Payment of Trade Liabilities, Taxes, etc. Each Related
Person will (a) timely file all required tax returns; (b) timely pay all taxes,
assessments, and other governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon
its income, profits or property; (c) within 120 days after the same become due,
pay all Liabilities owed by it on ordinary trade terms to vendors, suppliers
and other Persons providing goods and services used by it in the ordinary
course of its business; (d) pay and discharge when due all other Liabilities
now or hereafter owed by it; and (e) maintain appropriate accruals and reserves
for all of the foregoing in accordance with GAAP. Each Related Person may,
however, delay paying or discharging any of the foregoing so long as it is in
good faith contesting the validity thereof by appropriate proceedings and has
set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor.
Section 6.8. Insurance.
(a) Borrower and the other Related Persons will at all times
maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, casualty, liability
and other insurance substantially in accordance with the minimum coverages set
out in Schedule 3, together with such additional insurance as may from time to
time be carried by similar Persons engaged in similar businesses. Any
insurance policies covering Collateral shall be endorsed to provide for payment
of losses to Collateral Agent as its interests may appear and to provide that
such policies may not be cancelled or reduced or affected in any material
manner for any reason without fifteen days prior notice to Collateral Agent.
(As used in this Section 6.8, "Collateral" shall include any assets of any
Exempt Foreign Subsidiaries.)
(b) Borrower will furnish to Agent and Collateral Agent a statement
respecting any loss or damage to any Collateral with an aggregate value in
excess of $1,000,000 promptly after Borrower obtains knowledge of such loss or
damage. Borrower will promptly reinvest all proceeds of insurance which it
receives pursuant to this section into the businesses of Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries or, alternatively, promptly use such proceeds to make
voluntary prepayments hereunder. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted
Subsidiary shall declare or agree with any underwriters that any Collateral is
a constructive or compromised, agreed or arranged constructive total loss
without the prior written consent of Collateral Agent.
(c) Subject to subsection (d) below: (i) any loss under any insurance
on any Collateral with respect to protection and indemnity risks may be paid
directly to Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary to reimburse it for
any loss, damage or expense incurred by it and covered by such insurance or to
the Person to whom any liability covered by such insurance has been incurred,
and (ii) in the case of any loss (other than a loss covered by clause (i)
above) under any insurance with respect to any Collateral involving any damage
to any Collateral, the underwriters may pay directly for the repair, salvage or
other charges involved or, if Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall have
first fully repaired the damage or paid all of the salvage or other charges,
may pay Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as reimbursement therefor. Any
loss covered by this subsection which is paid to Collateral Agent but which
might have been paid, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection,
directly to Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or others, shall be paid by
Collateral Agent to, or as directed by, Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, all insurance payments made with
respect to Collateral during the continuance of any Event of Default shall be
paid by the underwriters directly to Collateral Agent for payment on to Agent
and to the Agent under the Revolving Credit Agreement for application, pursuant
to the Collateral Agency Agreement, to the Obligations and to the obligations
owing under the Term Loan Agreement. In addition, in the event of cumulative
losses of $15,000,000 or more in any Fiscal Year with respect to Collateral
(and regardless of whether any Event of Default then exists), all insurance
payments for losses in excess of such amount shall (unless otherwise agreed by
Borrower, Majority Lenders, and "Majority Lenders" under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, which agreement shall not unreasonably be withheld) be paid to
Collateral Agent for payment on to Agent and to the Agent under the Revolving
Credit Agreement for application, pursuant to the Collateral Agency Agreement,
to the Obligations and to the obligations owing under the Term Loan Agreement.
(e) All funds received in the event that any Collateral is abandoned,
condemned as a prize, seized, lost, requisitioned, embargoed, forfeited, put up
for auction or bottomried, or disappears, or otherwise actually, constructively
or by arrangement condemned, seized or requisitioned, then all governmental
awards, insurance coverage, or other receipts on account of such event shall be
deemed to be, and handled in the same way as, insurance proceeds under the
foregoing provisions of this section.
Section 6.9. Performance on Borrower's Behalf. If Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary fails to pay any taxes, insurance premiums, expenses,
attorneys' fees or other amounts it is required to pay under any Loan Document,
Agent or Collateral Agent may pay the same. Borrower shall immediately
reimburse Agent or Collateral Agent for any such payments, and the such
reimbursement obligation shall be due and payable on the date such amount is
paid by Agent or Collateral Agent.
Section 6.10. Interest. Borrower hereby promises to each Bank Party
to pay interest at the Default Rate on all Obligations (including Obligations
to pay fees and reimbursement or indemnification obligations) which Borrower
has in this Agreement promised to pay to such Bank Party and which are not paid
when due. Such interest shall accrue from the date such Obligations become due
until they are paid.
Section 6.11. Compliance with Agreements and Law. Borrower and each
Restricted Subsidiary will perform all material obligations it is required to
perform under the terms of each indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, security
agreement, lease, franchise, agreement, contract or other instrument or
obligation to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is
bound. Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary will conduct its business and
affairs in compliance with all Laws applicable thereto.
Section 6.12. Environmental Matters; Environmental Reviews.
(a) Each Related Person will comply in all material respects
with all Environmental Laws now or hereafter applicable to such
Related Person and shall obtain, at or prior to the time required by
applicable Environmental Laws, all environmental, health and safety
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permits, licenses and other authorizations materially necessary for
its operations and will maintain such authorizations in full force and
effect.
(b) Borrower will promptly furnish to Agent all written
notices of violation, orders, claims, citations, complaints, penalty
assessments, suits or other proceedings received by Borrower, or of
which it has notice, pending or threatened against Borrower, by any
governmental authority with respect to any alleged material violation
of or non-compliance with any Environmental Laws or any material
permits, licenses or authorizations in connection with its ownership
or use of its properties or the operation of its business.
(c) Borrower will promptly furnish to Agent all requests for
information, notices of claim, demand letters, and other
notifications, received by Borrower in connection with its ownership
or use of its properties or the conduct of its business, relating to
any material potential responsibility with respect to any
investigation or clean-up of Hazardous Material at any location.
Section 6.13. Evidence of Compliance. Each Related Person will
furnish to Agent at such Related Person's or Borrower's expense all evidence
which Agent from time to time reasonably requests in writing as to the accuracy
and validity of or compliance with all representations, warranties and
covenants made by any Related Person in the Loan Documents, the satisfaction of
all conditions contained therein, and all other matters pertaining thereto.
Section 6.14. Subsidiary Guaranties; Exempt Foreign Subsidiaries.
Except for (a) Restricted Subsidiaries which do not possess $50,000 or more of
assets (excluding assets consisting of intercompany receivables existing on the
date hereof which have been subordinated pursuant to the Intercompany
Subordination Agreement) and (b) Restricted Subsidiaries which Agent has
requested be designated an Exempt Foreign Subsidiary under the Indenture, each
Restricted Subsidiary now existing or created, acquired or coming into
existence after the date hereof shall, promptly upon request therefor by Agent,
execute and deliver to Collateral Agent an absolute and unconditional Guaranty
of the timely repayment of the Obligations and the due and punctual performance
of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. Borrower will cause each Guarantor
Subsidiary to deliver to Agent, simultaneously with its delivery of such a
guaranty, written evidence satisfactory to Agent and its counsel that such
Guarantor Subsidiary has taken all corporate or partnership action necessary to
duly approve and authorize its execution, delivery and performance of such
Guaranty and any other documents which it is required to execute. If Agent
requests that any Restricted Subsidiary be designated an Exempt Foreign
Subsidiary under the Indenture, Borrower will promptly make such designation
(to the extent it is able to do so under the Indenture), and Borrower will not
allow any such Exempt Foreign Subsidiary to be or remain obligated on any
guaranty of the Public Notes. If Agent requests that any designation of an
Exempt Foreign Subsidiary be revoked under the Indenture, Borrower will
promptly make such revocation, to the extent it is able to do so without
violation of the Indenture and the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Section 6.15. Agreement to Provide Collateral.
(a) Borrower will cause at least eighty percent (80%) in value of the
assets of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to at all times be subject
to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of
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Collateral Agent which secure the Obligations, provided that, to the extent
that assets outside the United States representing ten percent (10%) or less in
value of Parker's and the Restricted Subsidiaries' total assets are held by
Exempt Foreign Subsidiaries, such assets shall nonetheless count toward
achieving such 80% in value threshold if (i) the stock of such Exempt Foreign
Subsidiaries is subject to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of
Collateral Agent which secure the Obligations, and (ii) such Exempt Foreign
Subsidiaries have no Indebtedness and are not guarantors of the Public Notes or
of the Revolving Credit Agreement.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, Borrower will deliver and to cause
its Restricted Subsidiaries to deliver, to further secure the Obligations
whenever requested by Agent or Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute
discretion, deeds of trust, mortgages, chattel mortgages, security agreements,
financing statements and other Security Documents in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent or Collateral Agent for the purpose of granting,
confirming, and perfecting first and prior liens or security interests in any
real or personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 6.16. Perfection and Protection of Security Interests and
Liens. Borrower will from time to time deliver, and cause the Restricted
Subsidiaries to deliver, to Collateral Agent any financing statements,
continuation statements, extension agreements and other documents, properly
completed and executed (and acknowledged when required) and in form and
substance satisfactory to Agent or Collateral Agent, which Agent or Collateral
Agent in good faith requests for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, or
protecting any Liens or other rights in Collateral securing any Obligations.
Section 6.17. Designated Accounts. Borrower shall cause, and shall
cause each Restricted Subsidiary to cause, all payors on accounts owing to the
Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to remit all payments on such accounts
either (a) by wire transfer into a Designated Account or (b) by check mailed to
a lockbox maintained in connection with a Designated Account. Designated
Accounts shall include up to six deposit accounts specified from time-to-time
by Borrower for itself and the Restricted Subsidiaries by notice to Agent and
Collateral Agent specifying the name of the bank and the account number.
Borrower shall cause, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to cause, each
Designated Account to be subject to a pledge agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Collateral Agent, provided, however, that so long as no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall not exercise control
over such account and the Borrower shall continue to have dominion over the
Designated Account including the power to make withdrawals from any such
Designated Account. Borrower shall not deposit into the Designated Accounts
monies of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which are not proceeds of
Collateral.
Section 6.18. Notice to Account Debtors. Borrower will, and will
cause each Restricted Subsidiary (excluding Exempt Foreign Subsidiaries) to,
deliver to Collateral Agent duly executed letters notifying each account debtor
on any of the Collateral earned in Columbia or Peru (or any other jurisdiction
outside the United States which Collateral Agent from time to time designates)
of the assignment of such account debtor's monetary obligations to Collateral
Agent to secure the Obligations owing to the Lenders under this Agreement and
the Revolving Credit Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII - Negative Covenants of Borrower
To conform with the terms and conditions under which each Bank Party
is willing to have credit outstanding to Borrower, and to induce each Bank
Party to enter into this Agreement and make the Loans, Borrower warrants,
covenants and agrees that until the full and final payment of the Obligations
and the termination of this Agreement, unless Majority Lenders have previously
agreed otherwise:
Section 7.1. Indebtedness. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted
Subsidiary will in any manner owe or be liable for Indebtedness except:
(a) the Obligations.
(b) Indebtedness owing under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
(c) Indebtedness owing under the Public Notes.
(d) unsecured Indebtedness owing by any Related Person to
Borrower or a Guarantor Subsidiary which is subordinated to the
Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.
(e) Indebtedness outstanding under the letters of credit,
instruments and agreements described on the Disclosure Schedule,
excluding any renewals or extensions of such Indebtedness (except as
expressly allowed on the Disclosure Schedule).
(f) any obligation of Borrower, as required pursuant to the
Mallard Acquisition Agreement, to redeem the preferred stock issued
thereunder.
(g) miscellaneous items of Indebtedness, not for borrowed
money and not described in the preceding subsections of this section,
which do not in the aggregate (taking into account all such
Indebtedness of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) exceed
$1,000,000 at any time.
No Unrestricted Subsidiary will in any manner owe or be liable for any
Indebtedness unless (i) such Indebtedness is not a Liability, in whole or in
part, of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Indebtedness is not
secured by any Lien on any assets or property of Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, and (iii) no default on such Indebtedness would allow or require
the acceleration of Indebtedness owed by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Section 7.2. Liens. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary
will create, assume, allow or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its
property, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except
for the following (herein collectively called the "Permitted Liens"):
(a) Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document to secure
payment of the Obligations and of the "Obligations" under the
Revolving Credit Agreement.
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(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges or levies which are not at the time delinquent or are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on
Borrower's Consolidated books.
(c) inchoate Liens arising under ERISA to secure liabilities
of the Related Persons which are not at the time delinquent or are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on
Borrower's Consolidated books.
(d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen
and landlords, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of
business and securing only sums not overdue or sums being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves in
accordance with GAAP have been set aside on Borrower's Consolidated
books.
(e) Liens on Cash Equivalents granted in the ordinary course
of business in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment
insurance or other types of social security or to secure the payment
of tenders, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety or appeal
bonds, bids, government contracts, performance bonds and other similar
obligations (excluding in all cases Indebtedness), provided that the
aggregate value of Cash Equivalents subject to such Liens may not
exceed $5,000,000 at any time, and that Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries must, to the extent practical, use letters of credit
permitted hereunder in place of such Liens.
(f) judgment Liens, but only for so long as enforcement
thereof is not allowed (whether by appeal and bonding, order of a
court, agreement, or otherwise).
(g) bankers' Liens and rights of setoff arising by operation
of Law and burdening only deposit accounts or other accounts
maintained with the financial institution holding such accounts,
provided that each such account is maintained in the ordinary course
of business and not with the intention of providing collateral to any
such financial institution.
(h) Liens listed on the Disclosure Schedule.
(i) Liens on Cash Equivalents granted to Borrower's
counterparties to secure Liabilities under Hedging Contracts, provided
that such Hedging Contracts are incurred in compliance with Section
7.9.
(j) Liens securing Indebtedness described in Section 7.1(g).
Section 7.3. Limitation on Mergers, Issuances of Securities. Neither
Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will merge or consolidate with or into
any other Person, except that: (a) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged into
or consolidated with (i) another Restricted Subsidiary, so long as a Guarantor
Subsidiary is the surviving Person, or (ii) Borrower, so long as Borrower is
the surviving Person. Borrower will not issue any securities other than shares
of its common stock and any options or warrants giving the holders thereof only
the right to acquire such shares, except that
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Borrower may issue (1) the preferred stock required under the Mallard
Acquisition Agreement, and (2) other shares of preferred stock, provided that
Borrower has the unqualified right to make all dividend payments thereon using
additional shares of such preferred stock or of Borrower's common stock. No
Restricted Subsidiary will issue any additional shares of its capital stock or
other securities or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such
additional shares or other securities except to Borrower and only to the extent
not otherwise forbidden under the terms hereof. No Restricted Subsidiary which
is a partnership, limited liability company, or similar entity will allow any
diminution of Borrower's interest (direct or indirect) therein.
Section 7.4. Limitation on Sales of Property. Neither Borrower nor
any Restricted Subsidiary will sell, transfer, lease, exchange, alienate or
dispose of any of its material assets or properties or any material interest
therein except, to the extent not otherwise forbidden under the Security
Documents:
(a) property leased under Permitted Leases.
(b) miscellaneous items of equipment or inventory which are
worthless or obsolete or which are replaced by equipment or inventory
of at least equal suitability and value.
(c) other property which is sold in the ordinary course
of business for fair consideration not in the aggregate in excess of
$15,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, the sale of which will not materially
impair or diminish the value of the Collateral or Borrower's
Consolidated financial condition, business or operations, taken as a
whole; provided that the proceeds of such sales must either be
promptly reinvested in the businesses of Borrower and Restricted
Subsidiaries or promptly used to make voluntary prepayments hereunder.
So long as no Default exists, Collateral Agent will at Borrower's request
release any Collateral sold, transferred, leased, exchanged, alienated or
disposed of pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section. Neither
Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of equity interests in any of Borrower's Subsidiaries (except that any
Subsidiary of Borrower may sell or issue its own capital stock to Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder).
Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will discount, sell, pledge or
assign any notes payable to it, accounts receivable or future income except
pursuant to the Security Documents.
Section 7.5. Limitation on Distributions. Neither Borrower nor any
Restricted Subsidiary will declare or pay any Distribution except for:
(a) Distributions by any Related Person to Borrower or a
Guarantor Subsidiary.
(b) dividends paid by Borrower in the form of shares of
Borrower's common stock or shares of Borrower's preferred stock
permitted under Section 7.3.
(c) any redemption which Borrower may be required to make,
pursuant to the Mallard Acquisition Agreement, of the preferred stock
issued thereunder.
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(d) payments made by Borrower, not in excess of $500,000 in
the aggregate in any Fiscal Year, to redeem stock from its executives
as part of their executive compensation arrangements.
Section 7.6. Limitation on New Businesses. Neither Borrower nor any
Restricted Subsidiary will engage directly or indirectly in any line of
business other than Borrower's and the Restricted Subsidiaries' present
businesses.
Section 7.7. Limitation on Investments and Credit Extensions.
Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will make any acquisitions of
any Person, any capital contributions to any Person, any loans or other
extensions of credit to any Person, and any other investments of any kind in
any Person or in any capital assets, other than:
(a) Cash Equivalents.
(b) loans from any Restricted Subsidiary to Borrower,
provided that such loans are subordinated to the Obligations pursuant
to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.
(c) loans or equity investments by Borrower in Restricted
Subsidiaries which are either presently existing and wholly owned by
Borrower (directly or indirectly) or hereafter organized and wholly
and directly owned by Borrower, provided that if any such Restricted
Subsidiary has assets of $50,000 or more, Agent must be given at least
fifteen Business Days' advance notice of each investment in such
Restricted Subsidiary and (i) if Agent requests that such Restricted
Subsidiary be designated an Exempt Foreign Subsidiary under the
Indenture and Borrower is able to do so under the Indenture, Borrower
must so designate such Restricted Subsidiary at or before the time of
such investment, and (ii) if Agent does not make any such request,
such Restricted Subsidiary must become a Guarantor Subsidiary at or
before the time of such investment.
(d) acquisitions of Persons which become direct or indirect
wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower, or of discrete
businesses which become owned in full by Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary, provided that (i) Sections 6.14 and 6.15 are complied with
at the time of each such acquisition, if applicable, and, (ii) no
Default exists, either before or immediately after each such
acquisition, and (iii) a senior officer of Borrower certifies to the
Bank Parties that Borrower believes that such acquisition will not
adversely affect Borrower's ability to remain in compliance herewith.
(e) investments by Borrower in any Unrestricted Subsidiary
(whether presently existing or hereafter owned or acquired), so long
as all such investments are made with funds presently held by, or
hereafter earned by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries or OnSite Technology,
L.L.C. (provided that after the outstanding principal balance of the
Loans has been reduced to $50,000,000 or less, Borrower may invest
additional funds of up to $7,500,000 in Unrestricted Subsidiaries).
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(f) normal and prudent extensions of credit to customers
buying goods and services in the ordinary course of business, which
extensions shall not be for longer periods than those extended by
similar businesses operated in a normal and prudent manner.
(g) loans to employees of any Related Person, so long as the
aggregate outstanding amount of all such loans made by all Related
Persons does not exceed $2,000,000 at any time.
(h) capital assets to be used in the businesses referred to
in Section 7.6, provided that, with respect to any such acquisition of
a capital asset costing $1,000,000 or more: (i) Sections 6.14 and 6.15
are complied with at the time of such acquisition, if applicable, (ii)
no Default exists, either before or immediately after such
acquisition, and (iii) a senior officer of Borrower certifies to the
Bank Parties that Borrower believes that such acquisition will not
adversely affect Borrower's ability to remain in compliance herewith.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless Agent expressly requests that a
Restricted Subsidiary which already owns Subsidiaries be designated an Exempt
Foreign Subsidiary, no Exempt Foreign Subsidiary will own or acquire any
Subsidiaries or other equity interests.
Section 7.8. Transactions with Affiliates. Neither Borrower nor any
Restricted Subsidiary will (a) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of
any of its properties, assets or securities to, (b) purchase or lease any
property, assets or securities from, (c) make any investments in, or (d) enter
into or suffer to exist any other transaction or series of related transactions
with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Borrower unless: (i) such
transaction or series of transactions is on terms that are no less favorable to
Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that would be available in a
comparable arm's length transaction with an unrelated third party, (ii) with
respect to any one transaction or series of related transactions involving
aggregate payments in excess of $1,000,000, Borrower delivers an officer's
certificate to Agent certifying that such transaction or series of related
transactions complies with clause (i) above, and (iii) with respect to a
transaction or series of related transactions involving payments in excess of
$5,000,000, Borrower delivers an officer's certificate to Agent certifying that
(A) such transaction or series of related transactions complies with clause (i)
above and (B) such transaction or series of related transactions has been
approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of Borrower; provided,
however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (u) any arrangements
in effect on the date hereof and described on the Disclosure Schedule, (v)
transactions between or among Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (w)
loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practices of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any one time, (x) indemnities of
officers, directors and employees of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
permitted by bylaw or statutory provisions, (y) the payment of reasonable and
customary regular fees to directors of Borrower or of any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries who are not employees of Borrower or any of its Affiliates, and
(z) Borrower's employee compensation and other benefit arrangements.
Section 7.9. Hedging and Certain Other Contracts; Amendments;
Multiemployer ERISA Plans. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will
enter into, or be or remain obligated on, any Hedging Contract, provided that
Borrower (but not any Restricted Subsidiary) may enter into
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and be obligated on Hedging Contracts entered into with investment grade
counterparties to fix the interest rate on the Loans or the loans under the
Revolving Credit Agreement or to protect against declines against the U.S.
dollar of payments which will be paid to a Restricted Subsidiary in other
currencies under service contracts in place at the time in question. Except as
expressly provided for in the Loan Documents, neither Borrower nor any
Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, or
otherwise allow to exist any contract or other consensual restriction on the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (i) make Distributions to Borrower,
(ii) to repay Indebtedness or obligations owing by it to Borrower, or (iii) to
transfer any of its assets to Borrower. No Related Person will amend or permit
any amendment to any contract or lease which releases, qualifies, limits, makes
contingent or otherwise detrimentally affects the rights and benefits of any
Bank Party under or acquired pursuant to any Security Documents. No Related
Person will incur any obligation to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" as
defined in Section 4001 of ERISA.
Section 7.10. Public Notes. Borrower will not amend the Indenture or
the Public Notes or allow any Subsidiaries of Borrower which have guarantied
the Public Notes to amend their guaranties. Borrower will not prepay, redeem
or repurchase any of the Public Notes, provided that Borrower may do so using
net proceeds from future sales of its common stock or (if then permitted
hereunder) its preferred stock if Borrower has at the time of any such
prepayment, redemption or purchase made prepayments hereunder which have
reduced the aggregate principal payments due at the maturity hereof to
$12,000,000 or less. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
7.10, Agent and Lenders hereby expressly consent to the exchange of
transfer-restricted Public Notes for Public Notes without such restrictions
(but otherwise on the same terms), as contemplated in the Offering Circular.
If Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary at any time receives "Net Proceeds"
from any "Asset Sale", as such terms are defined in the Indenture, Borrower
will cause such "Net Proceeds" to be applied either to investments in
properties and capital assets (if permitted hereunder) or to prepayment of the
amounts outstanding hereunder, with such investments and prepayments being
timely made with the result that no "Excess Proceeds", as defined in the
Indenture, ever exist prior to the repayment in full of all amounts outstanding
hereunder or under the Revolving Credit Agreement. If Borrower is ever
required to offer to repurchase any Public Notes as a result of any "Change of
Control", as such term is defined in the Indenture, Borrower will, prior to
making any such offer, repay the Notes in full and terminate this Agreement.
Section 7.11. Current Ratio. The ratio of the Consolidated current
assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to their Consolidated
current liabilities will never be less than 1 to 1.
Section 7.12. EBITDA. At the end of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of
(a) Borrower's and Restricted Subsidiaries' EBITDA to (b) required principal
and interest payments on the Obligations, the loans under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, the Public Notes and any other borrowed money for the four-Fiscal
Quarter period ending with such Fiscal Quarter will not be less than 1.25 to 1
for any such period ending prior to March 1, 1998 and not less than 1.40 to 1
for any such period ending on or after such date. As used in this section,
"EBITDA" means, for any such four-Fiscal Quarter period, the sum of (1) the
Consolidated net income of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such
period, plus (2) all interest paid or accrued during such period on the
Obligations, the loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Public Notes
and any other borrowed money (including amortization of original issue discount
and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations and capital
lease obligations) which was deducted in determining such
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Consolidated net income, plus (3) all income taxes which were deducted in
determining such Consolidated net income, plus (4) all depreciation,
amortization (including amortization of good will and debt issue costs) and
other non-cash charges (including any provision for the reduction in the
carrying value of assets recorded in accordance with GAAP) which were deducted
in determining such Consolidated net income, minus (5) all non-cash items of
income which were included in determining such Consolidated net income.
Section 7.13. Debt to Capital Ratio. The quotient of Adjusted
Indebtedness divided by Total Capitalization (herein called the "Debt to
Capital Ratio") will never exceed (a) sixty-five percent (65%) at any time from
the date hereof through and including August 31, 1998, or (b) sixty percent
(60%) at any time on or after September 1, 1998. As used in this section:
"Adjusted Indebtedness" means, at the time in question, all
Indebtedness of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (after
elimination of intercompany accounts between themselves), whether or
not required by GAAP to be presented on a balance sheet, and
"Total Capitalization" means, at the time in question, the sum
of (i) Adjusted Indebtedness at such time, plus (ii) the Consolidated
shareholders' equity in Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at
such time;
provided that all loans to and other investments of any kind in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries shall be valued at zero.
ARTICLE VIII - Events of Default and Remedies
Section 8.1. Events of Default. Each of the following events
constitutes an Event of Default under this Agreement:
(a) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to pay the
principal component of any Obligation when due and payable, whether at
a date for the payment of a fixed installment or as a contingent or
other payment becomes due and payable or as a result of acceleration
or otherwise;
(b) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary fails to pay any
Obligation (other than the Obligations described in Section 8.1(a)
above) when due and payable, whether at a date for the payment of a
fixed installment or as a contingent or other payment becomes due and
payable or as a result of acceleration or otherwise, within five days
after the same becomes due;
(c) Any "default" or "event of default" occurs under any Loan
Document which defines either such term, and the same is not remedied
within the applicable period of grace (if any) provided in such Loan
Document;
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(d) Any Related Person fails to duly observe, perform or
comply with any covenant, agreement or provision of Section 6.4(a) or
Article VII (other than Sections 7.6, 7.7, and 7.8);
(e) Any Related Person fails (other than as referred to in
subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) to duly observe, perform or
comply with any covenant, agreement, condition or provision of any
Loan Document, and such failure remains unremedied for a period of
thirty (30) days after notice of such failure is given by Agent to
Borrower;
(f) Any representation or warranty previously, presently or
hereafter made in writing by or on behalf of any Related Person in
connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been false or
incorrect in any material respect on any date on or as of which made,
or any Loan Document at any time ceases to be valid, binding and
enforceable as warranted in Section 5.5 for any reason other than its
release or subordination by Agent or Collateral Agent;
(g) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) fails to pay
any portion, when such portion is due, of any of its Indebtedness in
excess of $7,500,000, or (ii) any event specified in any note,
agreement, indenture or other document evidencing or relating to any
such Indebtedness shall occur if the effect of such event is to cause,
or (with the giving of any notice of the lapse of time or both) to
permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or
agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such Indebtedness
to become due prior to its stated maturity;
(h) Either (i) any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as
defined in Section 412(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended) in excess of $1,000,000 exists with respect to any ERISA
Plan, whether or not waived by the Secretary of the Treasury or his
delegate, or (ii) any Termination Event occurs with respect to any
ERISA Plan and the then current value of such ERISA Plan's benefit
liabilities exceeds the then current value of such ERISA Plan's assets
available for the payment of such benefit liabilities by more than
$1,000,000 (or in the case of a Termination Event involving the
withdrawal of a substantial employer, the withdrawing employer's
proportionate share of such excess exceeds such amount);
(i) Any Change of Control occurs; and
(j) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:
(i) suffers the entry against it of a judgment,
decree or order for relief by a court of competent
jurisdiction in an involuntary proceeding commenced under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law of any
jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect, including the federal
Bankruptcy Code, as from time to time amended, or has any such
proceeding commenced against it which remains undismissed for
a period of ninety days; or
(ii) commences a voluntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Law now or hereafter in
effect, including the federal Bankruptcy Code, as
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from time to time amended; or applies for or consents to the
entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any
such Law; or makes a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; or fails generally to pay (or admits in writing its
inability to pay) its debts as such debts become due; or takes
corporate or other action to authorize any of the foregoing;
or
(iii) suffers the appointment of or taking
possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator or similar official of all or a
substantial part of its assets (or of any Collateral worth
more than $7,500,000 in the aggregate) in a proceeding brought
against or initiated by it, and such appointment or taking
possession is neither made ineffective nor discharged within
ninety days after the making thereof, or such appointment or
taking possession is at any time consented to, requested by,
or acquiesced to by it; or
(iv) suffers the entry against it of a final
judgment for the payment of money in excess of $7,500,000,
unless the same is discharged within the earlier of (1) ninety
days after the date of entry thereof or an appeal or
appropriate proceeding for review thereof is taken within such
period and a stay of execution pending such appeal is
obtained, or (2) the date on which any creditor upon such
judgment may commence enforcement proceedings; or
(v) suffers a writ or warrant of attachment or any
similar process to be issued by any court against all or any
substantial part of its assets or any part of the Collateral,
and such writ or warrant of attachment or any similar process
is not stayed or released within sixty days after the entry or
levy thereof or after any stay is vacated or set aside.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in subsection (j)(i),
(j)(ii) or (j)(iii) of this section with respect to Borrower, all of the
Obligations shall thereupon be immediately due and payable, without demand,
presentment, notice of demand or of dishonor and nonpayment, protest, notice of
protest, notice of intention to accelerate, declaration or notice of
acceleration, or any other notice or declaration of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by Borrower and each Related Person who at any time
ratifies or approves this Agreement. Upon any such acceleration, any
obligation of any Lender to make any further Loans shall be permanently
terminated. During the continuance of any other Event of Default, Agent at any
time and from time to time shall, upon written instructions from Majority
Lenders, without notice to Borrower or any other Related Person, do either or
both of the following: (1) terminate any obligation of Lenders to make Loans
hereunder, and (2) declare any or all of the Obligations immediately due and
payable, and all such Obligations shall thereupon be immediately due and
payable, without demand, presentment, notice of demand or of dishonor and
nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate,
declaration or notice of acceleration, or any other notice or declaration of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower and each Related
Person who at any time ratifies or approves this Agreement.
Section 8.2. Bank Accounts; Offset. To secure the repayment of the
Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to each Bank Party a security interest, a
lien, and a right of offset, each of which shall
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be in addition to all other interests, liens, and rights of such Bank Party at
common law, under the Loan Documents, or otherwise, and each of which shall be
upon and against (a) any and all moneys, securities or other property (and the
proceeds therefrom) of Borrower now or hereafter held or received by or in
transit to such Bank Party from or for the account of Borrower, whether for
safekeeping, custody, pledge, transmission, collection or otherwise, (b) any
and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) of
Borrower with such Bank Party, and (c) any other credits and claims of Borrower
at any time existing against such Bank Party, including claims under
certificates of deposit. At any time and from time to time after the
occurrence of any Event of Default, each Bank Party is hereby authorized to (i)
foreclose upon any of the foregoing items subject to such security interest in
order to collect all Obligations then due and payable, and (ii) offset any of
the foregoing items against the Obligations then due and payable (in either
case without notice to Borrower). The remedies of foreclosure and offset are
separate and cumulative, and either may be exercised independently of the other
without regard to procedures or restrictions applicable to the other.
ARTICLE IX - Agent
Section 9.1. Appointment and Authority. Each Bank Party hereby
irrevocably authorizes Agent, and Agent hereby undertakes, to receive payments
of principal, interest and other amounts due hereunder as specified herein and
to take all other actions and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents
as are specifically delegated to Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together
with all other powers reasonably incidental thereto. The relationship of Agent
to the other Bank Parties is only that of one commercial lender acting as
administrative agent for others, and nothing in the Loan Documents shall be
construed to constitute Agent a trustee or other fiduciary for any holder of
any of the Notes or of any participation therein nor to impose on Agent duties
and obligations other than those expressly provided for in the Loan Documents.
With respect to any matters not expressly provided for in the Loan Documents
and any matters which the Loan Documents place within the discretion of Agent,
Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, and
it may request instructions from Lenders with respect to any such matter, in
which case it shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be
fully protected and free from liability to all Lenders in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of Lenders (including itself)
whose aggregate Percentage Shares exceed fifty percent (50%), provided,
however, that Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes it
to a risk of personal liability that it considers unreasonable or which is
contrary to the Loan Documents or to applicable Law. Upon receipt by Agent
from Borrower of any communication calling for action on the part of Lenders or
upon notice from any other Bank Party to Agent of any Default or Event of
Default, Agent shall promptly notify each other Bank Party thereof.
Section 9.2. Exculpation, Agent's Reliance, Etc. NEITHER AGENT NOR
ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED TO BE TAKEN BY ANY OF THEM UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THEIR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY KIND, EXCEPT THAT EACH
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent (a) may treat the payee of any
Note as the holder thereof until Agent receives written notice of the
assignment or transfer thereof in accordance
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with this Agreement, signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to Agent; (b)
may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Borrower), independent
public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for
any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with
the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or
representation to any other Bank Party and shall not be responsible to any other
Bank Party for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in
connection with the Loan Documents; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or
to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of the Loan Documents on the part of any Related Person or to inspect
the property (including the books and records) of any Related Person; (e) shall
not be responsible to any other Bank Party for the due execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Loan Document
or any instrument or document furnished in connection therewith; (f) may rely
upon the representations and warranties of the Related Persons and the Lenders
in exercising its powers hereunder; and (g) shall incur no liability under or in
respect of the Loan Documents by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or
other instrument or writing (including any telecopy, telegram, cable or telex)
believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons.
Section 9.3. Credit Decisions. Each Bank Party acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon any other Bank Party, made its own
analysis of Borrower and the transactions contemplated hereby and its own
independent decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Each Bank Party also acknowledges that it will, independently and without
reliance upon any other Bank Party and based on such documents and information
as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents.
Section 9.4. Indemnification. Each Lender agrees to indemnify Agent
and Collateral Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower within ten (10)
days after demand) from and against such Lender's Percentage Share of any and
all liabilities, obligations, claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
actions, judgments, suits, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements
(including reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants, experts and advisors) of
any kind or nature whatsoever (in this section collectively called "liabilities
and costs") which to any extent (in whole or in part) may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted against Agent or Collateral Agent growing out of,
resulting from or in any other way associated with any of the Collateral, the
Loan Documents and the transactions and events (including the enforcement
thereof) at any time associated therewith or contemplated therein (including
any violation or noncompliance with any Environmental Laws by any Person or any
liabilities or duties of any Person with respect to Hazardous Materials found
in or released into the environment).
THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LIABILITIES AND
COSTS ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY
CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY
NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY AGENT OR COLLATERAL AGENT,
provided only that no Lender shall be obligated under this section to indemnify
Agent or Collateral Agent for that portion, if any, of any liabilities and
costs which is proximately caused by such indemnitee's own individual gross
negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in a final
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judgment. Cumulative of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse Agent
and Collateral Agent promptly upon demand for such Lender's Percentage Share of
any costs and expenses to be paid to Agent or Collateral Agent by Borrower
under Section 10.4(i) to the extent that Agent or Collateral Agent is not
timely reimbursed for such expenses by Borrower as provided in such section.
As used in this section the terms "Agent" and "Collateral Agent" shall refer
not only to the Persons designated as such in Section 1.1 but also to each
director, officer, agent, employee, representative and Affiliate of such
Person.
Section 9.5. Rights as Lender. In its capacity as a Lender, each
Person serving as Agent or Collateral Agent shall have the same rights and
obligations as any Lender and may exercise such rights as though it were not
Agent or Collateral Agent, and each such Person may accept deposits from, lend
money to, act as Trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind
of business with any of the Related Persons or their Affiliates, all as if it
were not Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account
therefor to any other Lender.
Section 9.6. Sharing of Set-Offs and Other Payments. Each Bank Party
agrees that if it shall, whether through the exercise of rights under Security
Documents or rights of banker's lien, set off, or counterclaim against Borrower
or otherwise, obtain payment of a portion of the aggregate Obligations owed to
it which, taking into account all distributions made by Agent under Section
3.1, causes such Bank Party to have received more than it would have received
had such payment been received by Agent and distributed pursuant to Section
3.1, then (a) it shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased and shall be
obligated to purchase interests in the Obligations as necessary to cause all
Bank Parties to share all payments as provided for in Section 3.1, and (b) such
other adjustments shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to
ensure that all Bank Parties share all payments of Obligations as provided in
Section 3.1; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall in any way
affect the right of any Bank Party to obtain payment (whether by exercise of
rights of banker's lien, set-off or counterclaim or otherwise) of Liabilities
other than the Obligations. Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing
arrangements and agrees that any holder of any such interest or other
participation in the Obligations, whether or not acquired pursuant to the
foregoing arrangements, may to the fullest extent permitted by Law exercise any
and all rights of banker's lien, set-off, or counterclaim as fully as if such
holder were a holder of the Obligations in the amount of such interest or other
participation. If all or any part of any funds transferred pursuant to this
section is thereafter recovered from the seller under this section which
received the same, the purchase provided for in this section shall be deemed to
have been rescinded to the extent of such recovery, together with interest, if
any, if interest is required pursuant to court order to be paid on account of
the possession of such funds prior to such recovery.
Section 9.7. Investments. Whenever Agent or Collateral Agent in good
faith determines that it is uncertain about how to distribute to Lenders any
funds which it has received, or whenever Agent or Collateral Agent in good
faith determines that there is any dispute among Lenders about how such funds
should be distributed, Agent or Collateral Agent may choose to defer
distribution of the funds which are the subject of such uncertainty or dispute.
If Agent or Collateral Agent in good faith believes that the uncertainty or
dispute will not be promptly resolved, or if Agent is otherwise required to
invest funds pending distribution to Lenders, Agent or Collateral Agent shall
invest such funds pending distribution; all interest on any such investment
shall be distributed upon the distribution of such investment and in the same
proportion and to the same Persons as such
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investment. All moneys received by Agent or Collateral Agent for distribution
to Lenders (other than to the Person who is Agent or Collateral Agent in its
separate capacity as a Lender) shall be held by Agent or Collateral Agent
pending such distribution solely as Agent or Collateral Agent for such Lenders,
and Agent or Collateral Agent shall have no equitable title to any portion
thereof.
Section 9.8. Benefit of Article IX. The provisions of this Article
(other than the following Section 9.9) are intended solely for the benefit of
the Bank Parties, and no Related Person shall be entitled to rely on any such
provision or assert any such provision in a claim or defense against any Bank
Party. The Bank Parties may waive or amend such provisions as they desire
without any notice to or consent of Borrower or any other Related Person.
Section 9.9. Resignation. Agent may resign at any time by giving
written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower. Each such notice shall set
forth the date of such resignation. Upon any such resignation Borrower may,
with the written concurrence of Lenders whose aggregate Percentage Shares
exceed fifty percent (50%), designate a successor Agent. If within fifteen
days after the date of such resignation Borrower makes no such designation or
such written concurrence is not given, Majority Lenders shall have the right to
appoint a successor Agent. A successor must be appointed for any retiring
Agent, and such Agent's resignation shall become effective when such successor
accepts such appointment. If, within thirty days after the date of the
retiring Agent's resignation, no successor Agent has been appointed and has
accepted such appointment, then the retiring Agent may appoint a successor
Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed to conduct a
banking or trust business under the Laws of the United States of America or of
any state thereof. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder
by a successor Agent, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. After any
retiring Agent's resignation hereunder the provisions of this Article IX shall
continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken
by it while it was Agent under the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE X - Miscellaneous
Section 10.1. Waivers and Amendments; Acknowledgements.
(a) Waivers and Amendments. No failure or delay (whether by course
of conduct or otherwise) by any Bank Party in exercising any right, power or
remedy which such Bank Party may have under any of the Loan Documents shall
operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right, power or remedy, nor shall
any single or partial exercise by any Bank Party of any such right, power or
remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right,
power or remedy. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document and no
consent to any departure therefrom shall ever be effective unless it is in
writing and signed as provided below in this section, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instances and for the purposes
for which given and to the extent specified in such writing. No notice to or
demand on any Related Person shall in any case of itself entitle any Related
Person to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances. No waiver, consent, release, modification or amendment of or
supplement to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be valid or
effective against any party hereto unless
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the same is in writing and signed by (i) if such party is Borrower, by
Borrower, (ii) if such party is Agent or Collateral Agent, by such party, and
(iii) if such party is a Lender, by such Lender or by Agent on behalf of
Lenders with the written consent of Majority Lenders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, Agent shall not, without the
prior consent of each individual Lender, execute and deliver on behalf of such
Lender any waiver or amendment which would: (1) waive any of the conditions
specified in Article IV (provided that Agent may in its discretion withdraw any
request it has made under Section 4.2(e)), (2) increase the Maximum Loan Amount
or the Percentage Share of such Lender, (3) reduce any fees payable hereunder
to such Lender, or the principal of, or interest on, such Lender's Note, (4)
postpone any date fixed for any payment of any such fees, principal, or
interest, (5) amend the definition herein of "Majority Lenders" or otherwise
change the aggregate amount of Percentage Shares which is required for Agent,
Lenders or any of them to take any particular action under the Loan Documents.
The consent of each Lender to the termination of the Loan Documents is
contained in Section 10.8.
(b) Acknowledgements and Admissions. Borrower hereby represents,
warrants, acknowledges and admits that (i) it has been advised by counsel in
the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, (ii) it has made an independent decision to enter into this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, without reliance on any
representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking by Agent or any Lender,
whether written, oral or implicit, other than as expressly set out in this
Agreement or in another Loan Document delivered on or after the date hereof,
(iii) there are no representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings or
agreements by any Bank Party as to the Loan Documents except as expressly set
out in this Agreement or in another Loan Document delivered on or after the
date hereof, (iv) no Bank Party has any fiduciary obligation toward Borrower
with respect to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, (v)
the relationship pursuant to the Loan Documents between Borrower, on one hand,
and each Bank Party, on the other hand, is and shall be solely that of debtor
and creditor (or, where appropriate, letter of credit applicant and issuer)
respectively, (vi) no partnership or joint venture exists with respect to the
Loan Documents between Borrower and any Bank Party, (vii) Agent and Collateral
Agent are not agents of Borrower, but Agent and Collateral Agent for Lenders,
(viii) should an Event of Default or Default occur or exist each Bank Party
will determine in its sole discretion and for its own reasons what remedies and
actions it will or will not exercise or take at that time, (ix) without
limiting any of the foregoing, Borrower is not relying upon any representation
or covenant by any Bank Party, or any representative thereof, and no such
representation or covenant has been made, that any Bank Party will, at the time
of an Event of Default or Default, or at any other time, waive, negotiate,
discuss, or take or refrain from taking any action permitted under the Loan
Documents with respect to any such Event of Default or Default or any other
provision of the Loan Documents, and (x) each Bank Party has relied upon the
truthfulness of the acknowledgements in this section in deciding to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to become obligated hereby.
(c) Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents set
forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein and therein and supersede all prior
discussions and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
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THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE
FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.
THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
Section 10.2. Survival of Agreements; Cumulative Nature. All of the
Related Persons' various representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
in the Loan Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the performance hereof and thereof,
including the making or granting of the Loans and the delivery of the Notes and
the other Loan Documents, and shall further survive until all of the
Obligations are paid in full to each Bank Party and each Bank Party's
obligations to Borrower are terminated. All statements and agreements
contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by any Related
Person to any Bank Party under any Loan Document shall be deemed
representations and warranties by Borrower or agreements and covenants of
Borrower under this Agreement. The representations, warranties, indemnities,
and covenants made by the Related Persons in the Loan Documents, and the
rights, powers, and privileges granted to each Bank Party in the Loan
Documents, are cumulative, and, except for expressly specified waivers and
consents, no Loan Document shall be construed in the context of another to
diminish, nullify, or otherwise reduce the benefit to any Bank Party of any
such representation, warranty, indemnity, covenant, right, power or privilege.
In particular and without limitation, no exception set out in this Agreement to
any representation, warranty, indemnity, or covenant herein contained shall
apply to any similar representation, warranty, indemnity, or covenant contained
in any other Loan Document, and each such similar representation, warranty,
indemnity, or covenant shall be subject only to those exceptions which are
expressly made applicable to it by the terms of the various Loan Documents.
Section 10.3. Notices. All notices, requests, consents, demands and
other communications required or permitted under any Loan Document shall be in
writing, unless otherwise specifically provided in such Loan Document (provided
that Agent and Collateral Agent may give telephonic notices to the other Bank
Parties), and shall be deemed sufficiently given or furnished if delivered by
personal delivery, by telecopy, by delivery service with proof of delivery, or
by registered or certified United States mail, postage prepaid, to Borrower and
the Related Persons at the address of Borrower specified on the signature pages
hereto and to each Bank Party at its address specified on the signature pages
hereto (unless changed by similar notice in writing given by the particular
Person whose address is to be changed). Any such notice or communication shall
be deemed to have been given (a) in the case of personal delivery or delivery
service, as of the date of first attempted delivery during normal business
hours at the address provided herein, (b) in the case of telecopy, upon
receipt, or (c) in the case of registered or certified United States mail,
three days after deposit in the mail; provided, however, that no Borrowing
Notice shall become effective until actually received by Agent.
Section 10.4. Payment of Expenses; Indemnity.
(a) Payment of Expenses. Whether or not the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, Borrower will promptly (and in
any event, within 30 days after any invoice or other statement or notice) pay:
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(i) all transfer, stamp, mortgage, documentary or other
similar taxes, assessments or charges levied by any governmental or
revenue authority in respect of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents or any other document referred to herein or therein,
(ii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on
behalf of Agent or Collateral Agent (including attorneys' fees,
consultants' fees and engineering fees, travel costs, and
miscellaneous expenses) in connection with (1) the negotiation,
preparation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, and all
consents, waivers or other documents or instruments relating thereto,
and all due diligence related thereto, (2) the filing, recording,
refiling and re-recording of any Loan Documents and any other
documents or instruments or further assurances required to be filed or
recorded or refiled or re-recorded by the terms of any Loan Document,
(3) the borrowings hereunder and other action reasonably required in
the course of administration hereof, (4) monitoring or confirming (or
preparation or negotiation of any document related to) Borrower's
compliance with any covenants or conditions contained in this
Agreement or in any Loan Document, and
(iii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on
behalf of any Bank Party (including attorneys' fees, consultants' fees
and accounting fees) in connection with the defense or enforcement of
any of the Loan Documents (including this section) or the defense of
any Bank Party's exercise of its rights thereunder.
(b) Indemnity. Borrower agrees to indemnify each Bank Party, upon
demand, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, claims, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, actions, judgments, suits, settlements, costs,
expenses or disbursements (including reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants,
experts and advisors) of any kind or nature whatsoever (in this section
collectively called "liabilities and costs") which to any extent (in whole or
in part) may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Bank Party
growing out of, resulting from or in any other way associated with any of the
Acquisitions, the Collateral, the Loan Documents and the transactions and
events (including the enforcement or defense thereof) at any time associated
therewith or contemplated therein (including any violation or noncompliance
with any Environmental Laws by any Related Person or any liabilities or duties
of any Related Person or any Bank Party with respect to Hazardous Materials
found in or released into the environment).
THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LIABILITIES AND
COSTS ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY
CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY
NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY ANY BANK PARTY,
provided only that no Bank Party shall be entitled under this section to
receive indemnification for that portion, if any, of any liabilities and costs
which is proximately caused by its own individual gross negligence or willful
misconduct, as determined in a final judgment. As used in this section the
term "Bank Parties" shall refer not only to the Persons designated as such in
Section 1.1 but also to each director, officer, agent, employee, representative
and Affiliate of such Person.
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Section 10.5. Parties in Interest; Assignments.
(a) All grants, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan
Documents shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties thereto and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that no Related Person
may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties or
obligations under any Loan Document without the prior consent of Majority
Lenders. Neither Borrower nor any Affiliates of Borrower shall directly or
indirectly purchase or otherwise retire any Obligations owed to any Lender nor
will any Lender accept any offer to do so, unless each Lender shall have
received substantially the same offer with respect to the same Percentage Share
of the Obligations owed to it. If Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower at any
time purchases some but less than all of the Obligations owed to all Bank
Parties, such purchaser shall not be entitled to any rights of a Bank Party
under the Loan Documents unless and until Borrower or its Affiliates have
purchased all of the Obligations.
(b) No Lender shall sell any participation interest in its commitment
hereunder or any of its rights under its Loans or under the Loan Documents to
any Person other than an Eligible Transferee, and then only if the agreement
between such Lender and such participant at all times provides: (i) that such
participation exists only as a result of the agreement between such participant
and such Lender and that such transfer does not give such participant any right
to vote as a Lender or any other direct claims or rights against any Person
other than such Lender, (ii) that such participant is not entitled to payment
from any Related Person under Sections 3.2 through 3.6 of amounts in excess of
those payable to such Lender under such sections (determined without regard to
the sale of such participation), and (iii) unless such participant is an
Affiliate of such Lender, that such participant shall not be entitled to
require such Lender to take any action under any Loan Document or to obtain the
consent of such participant prior to taking any action under any Loan Document,
except for actions which would require the consent of all Lenders under the
next-to-last sentence of subsection (a) of Section 10.1. No Lender selling
such a participation shall, as between the other parties hereto and such
Lender, be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder as a result of the sale
of such participation. Each Lender which sells any such participation to any
Person (other than an Affiliate of such Lender) shall give prompt notice
thereof to Agent and Borrower.
(c) Except for sales of participations under the immediately
preceding subsection (b), no Lender shall make any assignment or transfer of
any kind of its commitments or any of its rights under its Loans or under the
Loan Documents, except for assignments to an Eligible Transferee, and then only
if such assignment is made in accordance with the following requirements:
(i) Each such assignment shall apply to all Obligations owing
to the assignor Lender hereunder and to the unused portion of the
assignor Lender's commitments, so that after such assignment is made
the assignor Lender shall have a fixed (and not a varying) Percentage
Share in its Loans and Note and be committed to make that Percentage
Share of all future Loans, the assignee shall have a fixed Percentage
Share in such Loans and Note and be committed to make that Percentage
Share of all future Loans, and the Percentage Share of the Maximum
Loan Amount of both the assignor and assignee shall equal or exceed
$5,000,000.
(ii) The parties to each such assignment shall execute and
deliver to Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the "Register"
(as defined below in this section), an Assignment and Acceptance in
the form of Exhibit E, appropriately completed, together with the Note
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subject to such assignment and a processing fee payable to Agent of
$2,500. Upon such execution, delivery, and payment and upon the
satisfaction of the conditions set out in such Assignment and
Acceptance, then (i) Borrower shall issue new Notes to such assignor
and assignee upon return of the old Notes to Borrower, and (ii) as of
the "Settlement Date" specified in such Assignment and Acceptance the
assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and a Lender hereunder and
Agent shall thereupon deliver to Borrower and each Lender a schedule
showing the revised Percentage Shares of such assignor Lender and such
assignee Lender and the Percentage Shares of all other Lenders.
(iii) Each assignee Lender which is not a United States
person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) for Federal income tax purposes,
shall (to the extent it has not already done so) provide Agent and
Borrower with the "Prescribed Forms" referred to in Section 3.6(d).
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent or prohibit any
Lender from assigning or pledging all or any portion of its Loans and Note to
any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and any Operating Circular
issued by such Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such assignment or pledge
shall relieve such Lender from its obligations hereunder.
(e) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, each
assignee Lender thereunder will be confirming to and agreeing with Borrower,
Agents and each other Lender hereunder that such assignee understands and
agrees to the terms hereof, including Article IX hereof.
(f) Agent shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance and
a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and the
Percentage Shares of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender
from time to time (in this section called the "Register"). The entries in the
Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and Borrower
and each Bank Party may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes. The Register shall be
available for inspection by Borrower or any Bank Party at any reasonable time
and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 10.6. Confidentiality. Each of Agent and Lenders agrees that
it will take all reasonable steps to keep confidential any proprietary
information given to it by any Related Person, provided, however, that this
restriction shall not apply to information which (i) has at the time in
question entered the public domain, (ii) is required to be disclosed by Law
(whether valid or invalid) of any court or governmental agency or authority,
(iii) is disclosed to Agent's or any Lender's Affiliates, auditors, attorneys,
or agents (provided such Persons are obligated to hold such information in
confidence on the terms provided in this section), (iv) is furnished to any
other Lender or to any purchaser or prospective purchaser of participations or
other interests in any Loan or Loan Document (provided each such purchaser or
prospective purchaser first agrees to hold such information in confidence on
the terms provided in this section), or (v) is disclosed in the course of
enforcing its rights and remedies during the existence of an Event of Default.
Section 10.7. Limitation on Interest. The Bank Parties, the Related
Persons, and all other parties to the Loan Documents intend to contract in
strict compliance with applicable usury Law
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from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof such persons stipulate and
agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in the Loan Documents
shall ever be construed to provide for interest in excess of the maximum amount
of interest permitted to be charged by applicable Law from time to time in
effect. Neither any Related Person nor any present or future guarantors,
endorsers, or other Persons hereafter becoming liable for payment of any
Obligation shall ever be liable for unearned interest thereon or shall ever be
required to pay interest thereon in excess of the maximum amount that may be
lawfully charged under applicable Law from time to time in effect, and the
provisions of this section shall control over all other provisions of the Loan
Documents which may be in conflict or apparent conflict herewith. If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount constituting interest is nonetheless
charged or collected in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted to
be charged by applicable Law from time to time in effect, then such excess
interest shall, at the option of the payee thereof, be credited on the amount
of the Obligations owed to such payee or refunded by such payee to the payor
thereof.
Section 10.8. Termination; Limited Survival. In its sole and
absolute discretion Borrower may at any time that no Obligations are owing
hereunder elect in a written notice delivered to Agent to terminate this
Agreement. Upon receipt by Agent of such a notice, if no Obligations are then
owing this Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall thereupon be terminated
(other than any Loan Documents hereunder which are also "Loan Documents" at
such time under the Revolving Credit Agreement) and the parties thereto shall
thereupon be released from all prospective obligations hereunder or thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, any waivers
or admissions made by any Related Person in any Loan Document, any Obligations
under Article III, and any obligations which any Person may have to indemnify
or compensate any Bank Party shall survive any termination of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document. At the request and expense of Borrower, Agent shall
prepare and execute all necessary instruments to reflect and effect such
termination of the Loan Documents. Agent is hereby authorized to execute all
such instruments on behalf of all Lenders, without the joinder of or further
action by any Lender.
Section 10.9. Severability. If any term or provision of any Loan
Document shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable all other terms and
provisions of the Loan Documents shall nevertheless remain effective and shall
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.
Section 10.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be separately
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same Agreement.
Section 10.11. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO PROCESS. EXCEPT TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION IS EXPRESSLY ELECTED IN A LOAN
DOCUMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS MADE
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE LAWS
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAW. BORROWER HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST
BORROWER OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY
OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR
OF THE UNITED
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STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AS AGENT AND MAJORITY
LENDERS MAY ELECT, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF, BORROWER ACCEPTS AND
CONSENTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT TO ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND AGREES THAT SUCH
JURISDICTION SHALL BE EXCLUSIVE, UNLESS WAIVED BY AGENT AND MAJORITY LENDERS IN
WRITING, WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY IT AGAINST ANY
BANK PARTY AND ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO USURY. BORROWER AGREES THAT SECTIONS
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL
APPLY TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO STAY OR TO DISMISS ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BEFORE SAID COURTS ON THE BASIS OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS CSC PRENTICE HALL, 375 HUDSON STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW
YORK, NEW YORK 10014, AS THE AGENT OF BORROWER TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF ALL
PROCESS BROUGHT AGAINST BORROWER WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT IN NEW YORK, SUCH SERVICE BEING HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED BY BORROWER TO
BE EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT. COPIES OF ANY SUCH PROCESS
SO SERVED SHALL ALSO, IF PERMITTED BY LAW, BE SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL TO
BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH BELOW, BUT THE FAILURE OF BORROWER TO RECEIVE
SUCH COPIES SHALL NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY THE SERVICE OF SUCH PROCESS AS
AFORESAID. BORROWER SHALL FURNISH TO AGENT A CONSENT OF CSC PRENTICE HALL
AGREEING TO ACT HEREUNDER PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY BANK PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF ANY BANK PARTY TO
BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BORROWER OR ANY OTHER RELATED PERSON IN THE COURTS OF
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IF FOR ANY REASON CSC PRENTICE HALL SHALL RESIGN OR
OTHERWISE CEASE TO ACT AS SUCH AGENT, BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO (A)
IMMEDIATELY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT A NEW AGENT ACCEPTABLE TO AGENT TO SERVE IN
SUCH CAPACITY AND, IN SUCH EVENT, SUCH NEW AGENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
SUBSTITUTED FOR CSC PRENTICE HALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HEREOF AND (B) PROMPTLY
DELIVER TO AGENT THE WRITTEN CONSENT (IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO
AGENT) OF SUCH NEW AGENT AGREEING TO SERVE IN SUCH CAPACITY.
Section 10.12. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ETC. TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF BORROWER (FOR ITSELF AND EACH OTHER RELATED
PERSON) AND THE BANK PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY TRANSACTION,
COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR
ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR EACH BANK PARTY'S ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH OF BORROWER (FOR ITSELF AND EACH OTHER RELATED PERSON)
AND THE BANK PARTIES HEREBY FURTHER (A) KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY,
AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHTS
IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY "SPECIAL DAMAGES",
AS DEFINED BELOW; (B) CERTIFIES THAT NO PARTY HERETO NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT OR COUNSEL FOR ANY PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,
OR IMPLIED THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
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EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS, AND (C) ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION. AS USED IN
THIS SECTION, "SPECIAL DAMAGES" INCLUDES ALL SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (REGARDLESS OF HOW NAMED), BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
PAYMENTS OR FUNDS WHICH ANY PARTY HERETO HAS EXPRESSLY PROMISED TO PAY OR
DELIVER TO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date first written
above.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
Borrower
By:_____________________________________
James J. Davis
Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
Address:
8 East Third Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
Attention: James J. Davis
Telephone: 918/631-1214
Telecopy: 918/631-1253
ING (U.S.) CAPITAL
Percentage CORPORATION, as Agent,
Share of Collateral Agent and Lender
Percentage Maximum
Share Loan Amount
---------- ------------ By:_____________________________________
100% $100,000,000 Alan G. Massara
Senior Vice President
Address:
135 East 57th Street
New York, New York 10022-2101
Attention: Alan G. Massara
Telephone: 212/409-1839
Telecopy: 212/832-3616
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SCHEDULE 1
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE 2
SECURITY SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE 3
REQUIRED INSURANCE
PARKER DRILLING CO.
SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE
1. Domestic Workers Compensation
Employers Liability
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - Workers Compensation - Statutory
Employers Liability - $1,000,000/Accident
Deductible - $250,000 each Accident
Covers USL&H, Foreign Voluntary Compensation
2. Foreign Workers Compensation
Employers Liability Insurance Co.
of the State of Pennsylvania (AIG) or equivalent carrier
Limit - Workers Compensation - Statutory
Employers Liability - $1,000,000/Accident
3. Domestic Auto Liability
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $2,000,000/Accident
Deductible - $250,000/Accident
covers owned, hired and non-owned autos
4. Domestic General Liability
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $1,000,000/Occurrence
2,000,000/Annual Aggregate
Deductible - $250,000/Occurrence
Covers bodily injury, property damage, personal injury and defense
cost.
5. Foreign Auto and General Liability
The Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania (AIG) or equivalent
carrier
Limit - $1,000,000/Occurrence
6. Excess Liability
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA. (AIG) or
equivalent carrier
Limit - $25,000,000/Occurrence
$25,000,000/Annual Aggregate
Covers legal liability excess of coverage provided by primary domestic
and foreign employers liability, auto liability, and General Liability
coverages.
7. [Intentionally omitted]
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8. Crime Bond
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $10,000,000/each loss ($100,000 each cash loss)
Deductible $250,000/each loss ($10,000 each cash loss)
Covers Employee Dishonesty, Forgery or Alteration, Money & Securities,
Robbery & Safe Burglary, Computer Fraud, Wire Transfer
9. Fiduciary Liability
Chubb Insurance Company or equivalent carrier
Limit - $10,000,000 annual aggregate
Covers Parker Drilling Co. Stock Bonus Plan Includes Designated Trust/
Trustee
10. Primary Combined Risk Package
Zurich Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
A. Section I - Physical Damage to Rigs, Camps, Inventories, and
Contractors Equipment
Limit - $10,000,000/occurrence
$ 3,000,000 sub limit - California Earthquake
Deductible - $250,000/occurrence except $100,000 for rigs
valued $1,000,000 or less
$50,000/occurrence on camps, inventories and contractor's
equipment.
B. Section II - Rig Builders Risk
Limit - $10,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - $10,000/occurrence
C. Section III - Ocean Cargo
Limit $10,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - $10,000/occurrence
D. Section IV - Cost of Well Control, Restoration and/or
Redrilling, Pollution Liability as a result of a well blowout.
Limit - $5,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - $10,000/in respite care, custody, control
11. Excess Combined Risk Package
Lloyds of London or equivalent carrier
A. Section I - (a) Physical Damage to Rigs
(b) Confiscation, Nationalization,
Expropriation and Deprivation
Limit (a) $50,000,000/occurrence
excess of primary coverage
(b) subject to 20% co-insurance for
C,E,N,D. (political risk)
excess of $5,000,000 primary
coverage
B. Section II - Excess Builders Risk
Limit - Full Contract Value excess of
$10,000,000 primary coverage
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C. Section III - Excess Cargo
Limit - $10,000,000 excess of $10,000,000
primary coverage
D. Excess Liability
Limit - $25,000,000 excess of $25,000,000, 1st layer excess
liability coverage
12. Political Risk
Lloyds of London or equivalent carrier
Limit - $5,000,000 any one country, any one loss.
Deductible - $500,000
13. Directors & Officers Legal Liability
Chubb Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $20,000,000 three year aggregate
Deductible - $300,000
14. Aircraft Hull & Liability
Associated Aviation Underwriters or equivalent carrier
Limit - $50,000,000 Liability
$3,100,000 Cessna Citation Hull
$1,800,000 Lear 35A - Hull
15. Building & Contents
Wm. McGee Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - Building - full replacement value
Personal Property - full replacement value
Deductible - $25,000/occurrence
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MALLARD BAY DRILLING INC.
SCHEDULE OF INSURANCE
1. Workers Compensation & Employers Liability
Louisiana Workers Compensation Corp. or equivalent carrier
Limit - Workers Compensation - Statutory
Employers Liability - $1,000,000/accident
Excludes USL&H Act and Maritime EL
2. U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers and
Outer Continental Shelf Land Act
Federal Workers Compensation
Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd. or equivalent carrier
Limit - Workers Compensation - Statutory
Employers Liability - $10,000,000
Maritime Liability - $10,000,000
Excludes state jurisdiction and masters and
members of crew on vessels.
3. Maritime Employers Liability
Clarendon American Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $750,000/person or accident
Deductible - $250,000/person or accident
4. General Liability
Institute of London Underwriters or equivalent carrier
Limit - $1,000,000/occurrence
$2,000,000/annual aggregate
Deductible - $100,000/occurrence
Covers third party liabilities including
pollution, underground resources
5. Auto Liability
GAN International Insurance Co. or equivalent carrier
Limit - $100,000 CSL
Deductible - Nil
Covers Liability for Owned, Hired, and
Non-owned Vehicles
6. Comprehensive Maritime Package
Lloyds of London et al or equivalent carrier
A. Section I - Physical Damage on rigs,
hulls, machinery including P&I (ex crew)
Limit - Physical Damage - Stipulated Values
Removal of wreck - $1,000,000/occurrence
P&I - $1,000,000/occurrence
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Pollution - $1,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - $25,000 Rigs valued $250,000 or less
$37,500 Rigs valued $250,000 to $1,000,000
$100,000 Rigs valued greater than $1,000,000
$ 5,000 quarters, equipment
$ 50,000 P&I
$10,000 Pollution
B. Section II - Excess Liability
Limit - $50,000,000/occurrence and annual aggregate excess of
primary coverages on Employers Liability, Aircraft Liability,
Maritime Employers Liability, P&I, Pollution, General
Liability.
C. Section III - Cost of Well Control, Restoration and/or
Redrill, Pollution
liability resulting from a blowout.
Limit - $10,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - $100,000/occurrence
D. Section IV - Political Risks for Rigs Located in Nigeria, Peru
and Argentina
Limit - $25,000,000/occurrence
Deductible - Nil
E. Section V - Physical Damage on Land Rigs
Limits - Stipulated values
Deductible - $25,000/occurrence rigs
$10,000/occurrence camps, equipment
F. Section VI - Cargo
Limit - $25,000,000/any one conveyance
Deductible - $7,500 on declared values up to $15,000,000,
otherwise to be agreed
G. Section VII - Mortgages Interest - Rig 71
Limit - $5,000,000
Deductible - Nil
7. Aircraft Hull & Liability
United States Aircraft Insurance Association or equivalent carrier
Limit - 20,000,000/occurrence - Liability
$150,000 - Cessna 185
$100,000 - non-owned A/C
Deductible - $5,000 - in motion
$1,000 - not in motion
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EXHIBIT A
PROMISSORY NOTE
$_________________ New York, New York November 8, 1996
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Parker Drilling Company, a
Delaware corporation (herein called "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to the
order of [NAME OF LENDER], a _______________________ (herein called "Lender"),
the principal sum of [LENDER'S PERCENTAGE SHARE OF MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT] Dollars
($ __________), or, if greater or less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of the Loans made under this Note by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the
Agreement (as hereinafter defined), together with interest on the unpaid
principal balance thereof as hereinafter set forth, both principal and interest
payable as herein provided in lawful money of the United States of America at
the offices of the Agent under the Agreement, 135 East 57th Street, New York,
New York or at such other place within New York County, New York, as from time
to time may be designated by the holder of this Note.
This Note (a) is issued and delivered under that certain Term Loan
Agreement of even date herewith among Borrower, ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation,
as Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders (including Lender) referred to
therein (herein, as from time to time supplemented, amended or restated, called
the "Agreement"), and is a "Note" as defined therein, (b) is subject to the
terms and provisions of the Agreement, which contains provisions for payments
and prepayments hereunder and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the
happening of certain stated events, and (c) is secured by and entitled to the
benefits of certain Security Documents (as identified and defined in the
Agreement). Payments on this Note shall be made and applied as provided herein
and in the Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Agreement for a
description of certain rights, limitations of rights, obligations and duties of
the parties hereto and for the meanings assigned to terms used and not defined
herein and to the Security Documents for a description of the nature and extent
of the security thereby provided and the rights of the parties thereto.
For the purposes of this Note, the following terms have the meanings
assigned to them below:
"Base Rate Payment Date" means (i) the last day of each
November, February, May, or August, beginning November 30, 1996, and
(ii) any day on which past due interest or principal is owed hereunder
and is unpaid. If the terms hereof or of the Agreement provide that
payments of interest or principal hereon shall be deferred from one
Base Rate Payment Date to another day, such other day shall also be a
Base Rate Payment Date.
"Eurodollar Payment Date" means, with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan: (i) the day on which the related Interest Period
ends (and, if such Interest Period is three months or longer, the
three-month anniversary of the first day of such Interest Period), and
(ii) any day on which past due interest or past due principal is owed
hereunder with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and is unpaid. If the
terms hereof or of the Agreement provide that
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payments of interest or principal with respect to such Eurodollar Loan
shall be deferred from one Eurodollar Payment Date to another day,
such other day shall also be a Eurodollar Payment Date.
The principal amount of this Note, together with all interest accrued
hereon, shall be due and payable in full on November 30, 2002.
All Base Rate Loans (exclusive of any past due principal) from time to
time outstanding hereunder shall bear interest on each day outstanding at the
Base Rate in effect on such day. On each Base Rate Payment Date Borrower shall
pay to the holder hereof all unpaid interest which has accrued on such Base
Rate Loans to but not including such Base Rate Payment Date. Each Eurodollar
Loan (exclusive of any past due principal) from time to time outstanding
hereunder shall bear interest on each day during the related Interest Period at
the related Eurodollar Rate in effect on such day. On each Eurodollar Payment
Date relating to such Eurodollar Loan Borrower shall pay to the holder hereof
all unpaid interest which has accrued on such Eurodollar Loan to but not
including such Eurodollar Payment Date. All past due principal of and past due
interest on any Loans hereunder shall bear interest on each day outstanding at
the Default Rate in effect on such day, and such interest shall be due and
payable daily as it accrues.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph and all other provisions of
this Note, in no event shall the interest payable hereon, whether before or
after maturity, exceed the maximum interest which, under applicable Law, may be
charged on this Note, and this Note is expressly made subject to the provisions
of the Agreement which more fully set out the limitations on how interest
accrues hereon.
If this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection
after default, or if all or any part of the indebtedness represented hereby is
proved, established or collected in any court or in any bankruptcy,
receivership, debtor relief, probate or other court proceedings, Borrower and
all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note jointly and severally agree
to pay reasonable attorneys' fees and collection costs to the holder hereof in
addition to the principal and interest payable hereunder.
Borrower and all endorsers, sureties and guarantors of this Note
hereby severally waive demand, presentment, notice of demand and of dishonor
and nonpayment of this Note, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to
accelerate the maturity of this Note, declaration or notice of acceleration of
the maturity of this Note, diligence in collecting, the bringing of any suit
against any party and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions,
renewals, partial payments or changes in any manner of or in this Note or in
any of its terms, provisions and covenants, or any releases or substitutions of
any security, or any delay, indulgence or other act of any trustee or any
holder hereof, whether before or after maturity.
THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE SAME ARE GOVERNED BY APPLICABLE
FEDERAL LAW.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B-1
BORROWING NOTICE
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November 8, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent
and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions, as Lenders. Terms
which are defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings given them
in the Agreement.
Borrower hereby requests a Borrowing of new Loans to be advanced
pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Agreement as follows:
Aggregate amount of Borrowing: $__________________
Type of Loans in Borrowing: __________________
Date on which Loans are to be advanced: __________________
Length of Interest Period for Eurodollar
Loans (1, 2, 3 or 6 months): ___________ months
Borrower hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges, and agrees to and
with each Bank Party that:
(a) The officer of Borrower signing this instrument is the
duly elected, qualified and acting officer of Borrower as indicated
below such officer's signature hereto having all necessary authority
to act for Borrower in making the request herein contained.
(b) The representations and warranties of Borrower set forth
in the Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on
and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that the facts on
which such representations and warranties are based have been changed
by the extension of credit under the Agreement), with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as
of the date hereof.
(c) There does not exist on the date hereof any condition or
event which constitutes a Default which has not been waived in writing
as provided in Section 10.1(a) of the Agreement; nor will any such
Default exist upon Borrower's receipt and application of the Loans
requested hereby. Borrower will use the Loans hereby requested in
compliance with Section 2.4 of the Agreement.
(d) Except to the extent waived in writing as provided in
Section 10.1(a) of the Agreement, Borrower has performed and complied
with all agreements and conditions in the Agreement required to be
performed or complied with by Borrower on or prior to the date hereof,
and each of the conditions precedent to Loans contained in the
Agreement remains satisfied.
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(e) The Loan Documents have not been modified, amended or
supplemented by any unwritten representations or promises, by any
course of dealing, or by any other means not provided for in Section
10.1(a) of the Agreement. The Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed in all respects.
The officer of Borrower signing this instrument hereby certifies that,
to the best of his knowledge after due inquiry, the above representations,
warranties, acknowledgements, and agreements of Borrower are true, correct and
complete.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of ____________,
199__.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT B-2
CONTINUATION/CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November 8, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent
and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions, as Lenders. Terms
which are defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings given them
in the Agreement.
Borrower hereby requests a conversion or continuation of existing
Loans into a new Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Agreement as follows:
Existing Borrowing(s) to be continued or converted:
$______________ of Eurodollar Loans with Interest Period
ending ________________
$______________ of Base Rate Loans
Aggregate amount of new Borrowing: $__________________
Type of Loans in new Borrowing: __________________
Date of continuation or conversion: __________________
Length of Interest Period for Eurodollar
Loans (1, 2, 3 or 6 months): ___________ months
Borrower hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges, and agrees to and
with each Bank Party that:
(a) The officer of Borrower signing this instrument is the
duly elected, qualified and acting officer of Borrower as indicated
below such officer's signature hereto having all necessary authority
to act for Borrower in making the request herein contained.
(b) There does not exist on the date hereof any condition or
event which constitutes a Default which has not been waived in writing
as provided in Section 10.1(a) of the Agreement; nor will any such
Default exist upon Borrower's receipt and application of the Loans
requested hereby.
(c) The Loan Documents have not been modified, amended or
supplemented by any unwritten representations or promises, by any
course of dealing, or by any other means not provided for in Section
10.1(a) of the Agreement. The Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are hereby ratified, approved, and confirmed in all respects.
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The officer of Borrower signing this instrument hereby certifies that,
to the best of his knowledge after due inquiry, the above representations,
warranties, acknowledgements, and agreements of Borrower are true, correct and
complete.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of ____________,
199__.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
CERTIFICATE ACCOMPANYING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November 8, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
Parker Drilling Company ("Borrower"), ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent
and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, which
Agreement is in full force and effect on the date hereof. Terms which are
defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings given them in the
Agreement.
This Certificate is furnished pursuant to Section 6.2(b) of the
Agreement. Together herewith Borrower is furnishing to each Bank Party
Borrower's *[audited/unaudited] financial statements (the "Financial
Statements") as at ____________ (the "Reporting Date"). Borrower hereby
represents, warrants, and acknowledges to each Bank Party that:
(a) the officer of Borrower signing this instrument is the
duly elected, qualified and acting ____________ of Borrower and as
such is Borrower's chief financial officer;
(b) the Financial Statements are satisfy fairly present the
matters stated therein and satisfy the requirements of the Agreement;
(c) attached hereto is a schedule of calculations showing
Borrower's compliance as of the Reporting Date with the requirements
of Sections 7.1, 7.11, 7.12 and 7.13 of the Agreement *[and Borrower's
non-compliance as of such date with the requirements of Section(s)
____________ of the Agreement];
(d) on the Reporting Date Borrower was, and on the date
hereof Borrower is, in full compliance with the disclosure
requirements of Section 6.4 of the Agreement, and no Default otherwise
existed on the Reporting Date or otherwise exists on the date of this
instrument *[except for Default(s) under Section(s) ____________ of
the Agreement, which [is/are] more fully described on a schedule
attached hereto].
(e) *[Unless otherwise disclosed on a schedule attached
hereto,] The representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in
the Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and
as of the date hereof (except to the extent that the facts on which
such representations and warranties are based have been changed by the
extension of credit under the Agreement), with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the date hereof.
The officer of Borrower signing this instrument hereby certifies that he
has reviewed the Loan Documents and the Financial Statements and has otherwise
undertaken such inquiry as is in his opinion necessary to enable him to express
an informed opinion with respect to the above
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representations, warranties and acknowledgments of Borrower and, to the best of
his knowledge, such representations, warranties, and acknowledgments are true,
correct and complete.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of ____________,
199_.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November 8, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent
and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions, as Lenders. Terms
which are defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings given them
in the Agreement. Borrower hereby certifies to the Bank Parties as follows:
1. For the Fiscal Year ending immediately prior to the
date hereof, Borrower has complied and is complying with Section 6.12
of the Agreement *[EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SCHEDULE I ATTACHED HERETO].
2. Borrower is on the date hereof in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws, noncompliance with which could cause a
Material Adverse Change.
3. Borrower has taken (and continues to take) steps to
minimize the generation of potentially harmful effluents.
4. Borrower has established an ongoing program of
conducting an internal audit of each operating facility of Borrower to
identify actual or potential environmental liabilities which could
have a Material Adverse Effect.
5. Borrower has established an ongoing program of
training its employees in issues of environmental, health and safety
compliance, and Borrower presently has one or more individuals in
charge of implementing such training program.
The officer of Borrower signing this instrument is the
*[President/Chief Executive Officer] of Borrower and hereby certifies that, to
the best of his knowledge after due inquiry and consultation with the operating
officers of Borrower, the above representations, warranties, acknowledgements,
and agreements of Borrower are true, correct and complete.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of ____________,
199_.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT E
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
Date _______________, 199__
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November 8, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
by and among Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, ING (U.S.) Capital
Corporation, as Agent and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions,
as Lenders, which Agreement is in full force and effect on the date hereof.
Terms which are defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings
given them in the Agreement.
____________________ ("Assignor") and ____________________
("Assignee") hereby agree as follows:
1. Assignor hereby sells and assigns to Assignee without recourse
and without representation or warranty (other than as expressly provided
herein), and Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from Assignor, that interest
in and to all of Assignor's rights and duties under the Agreement as of the
date hereof which represents the percentage interest specified in Item 3 of
Annex I hereto (the "Assigned Share") of all of the outstanding rights and
obligations of all Lenders under the Agreement, including, without limitation,
all rights and obligations with respect to the Assigned Share in Assignor's
Loans and Note. After giving effect to such sale and assignment, Assignee's
Percentage Share (and Assignor's remaining Percentage Share) will be as set
forth in Item 3 of Annex I hereto.
2. Assignor: (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal
and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that
such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto;
and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility
with respect to the financial condition of Borrower, any other Related Person
or the performance or observance by any of them of any of their respective
obligations under the Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.
3. Assignee: (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the
Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements most recently
delivered thereunder and such other Loan Documents and other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own analysis of Borrower
and the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and its own independent
decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption Agreement; (ii) agrees
that it will, independently and without reliance upon Assignor or any other
Bank Party and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit
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decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement; (iii) confirms
that it is a an Eligible Transferee under the Agreement; (iv) appoints and
authorizes Agent and Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers under the Agreement and the other Loan
Documents as are specifically delegated to them, together with all other powers
reasonably incidental thereto; and (v) agrees that it will perform in
accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the
Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender (including the
obligation to make future Loans). [; and (vi) attaches the "Prescribed Forms"
described in Section 3.6(d) of the Agreement.]
4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption
Agreement by Assignor and Assignee, an executed original hereof (together with
all attachments) will be delivered to Agent. The effective date of this
Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the "Settlement Date") shall be the date
specified in Item 4 of Annex I hereto; provided that this Assignment and
Assumption Agreement shall not be deemed to have taken effect unless (i) the
consent hereto of Agent and Borrower has been obtained (to the extent required
in the Agreement), (ii) Agent has received a fully executed original hereof,
and (iii) Agent has received the processing fee referred to in Section
10.5(c)(ii) of the Agreement.
5. Upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, then as of
the Settlement Date: (i) Assignee shall be a party to the Agreement and, to
the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, have the
rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan
Documents and (ii) Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its duties
under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
6. All interest, fees and other amounts that would otherwise
accrue pursuant to the Agreement and Assignor's Note for the account of
Assignor from and after the Settlement Date shall, instead accrue for the
account of, and be payable to, Assignor and Assignee, as the case may be, in
accordance with their respective interests as reflected in Item 3 to Annex I
hereto. All payments of principal that would otherwise be payable from and
after the Settlement Date to or for the account of Assignor pursuant to the
Agreement and Assignor's Note shall, instead, be payable to or for the account
of Assignor and Assignee, as the case may be, in accordance with their
respective interests as reflected in Item 3 to Annex I hereto. On the
Settlement Date, Assignee shall pay to Assignor an amount specified by Assignor
in writing which represents the portion of Assignor's Loans which is being
assigned and which is outstanding on the Settlement Date, net of any closing
costs. Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in
payments under the Agreement for periods prior to the Settlement Date directly
between themselves on the Settlement Date.
7. Each of the parties to this Assignment and Assumption
Agreement agrees that at any time and from time to time upon the written
request of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents
and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request
in order to effect the purposes of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
8. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly
authorized officers to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, as of the date first above written, such execution also being made
on Annex I hereto.
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
as Assignor
By:_________________________
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:_________________________
Title:
CONSENTED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED:
ING (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION
as Agent
By: __________________________
Title:
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ANNEX FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ANNEX I
1. Borrower: Parker Drilling Company
2. Date of Assignment Agreement:
3. Amounts (as of date of item #2 above):
Assignor Assignee
(as Revised) (New)
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a. Percentage Share (1) ________% ________%
b. Percentage Share of
Maximum Loan Amount: $__________ $__________
4. Settlement Date:
5. Notices:
ASSIGNEE:
____________________
____________________
____________________
Attention:
Telephone:
Telecopy:
6. Wiring Instructions:
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
(1) Percentage taken to 12 decimal places.
EXHIBIT F
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORT
Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of
November _, 1996 (as from time to time amended, the "Agreement"), by and among
Parker Drilling Company ("Borrower"), ING (U.S.) Capital Corporation, as Agent
and Collateral Agent, and certain financial institutions, as Lenders, which
Agreement is in full force and effect on the date hereof. Terms which are
defined in the Agreement are used herein with the meanings given them in the
Agreement.
This Accounts Receivable Report is prepared as of the end of
________________. Attached hereto are the following:
A. A summary calculations of Eligible Accounts as of the end of such
month, separately listing the account debtors owing $500,000 or
more to Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and aggregating
their remaining account debtors.
B. A detailed aged schedule of all Eligible Accounts as of the end of
such month, listing the face amounts and dates of invoices of each
Eligible Account and the name and address of each account debtor
obligated on such Eligible Account.
C. A summary aged listing of all accounts payable of Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries and an aged list of their ten largest
accounts payable.
The Officer or Borrower signing this instrument hereby certifies that
he has undertaken such inquiry as is in his opinion necessary to enable him to
deliver this report and the attached schedules and, to the best of his
knowledge, each of such schedules accurately and completely sets out the
matters referred to therein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of
_________________, 19____.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
________________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT G
RIG REPORT